I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 130 The Battle of Runzhou ([-])

The south of the Yangtze River is full of flames, and Yangzhou, which is located in the north of the Yangtze River, is naturally impossible to be calm.

At the end of June, King Wu raised the banner of rebellion, and dozens of generals including Bi Sili, Zuoyu Hou Biyi, Youyuhou Zhang Shun, etc. were executed for treason.

Salt merchant Wang Tan was sent to prison and ransacked his house. Everyone was afraid of the new governor's cruelty.

Afterwards, there were a lot of bandits in Huainan Road for no reason, claiming to be ordered by the King of Wu to set things right.

Yangzhou City became a large barracks again, and tens of thousands of troops gathered inside and outside the city.

On July 28, Fu Jinchuan led more than [-] cavalry troops back to Yangzhou, and along the way brought back several heads of bandit leaders who claimed to be the "general" and "dudu" of Wu Wangfu.

One of the prime ministers, Zhongshuling Pei Xiuming, came to Yangzhou in person to serve as the head of the marshal's mansion. At the same time, he also set up a transshipment department.

As soon as Fu Jinchuan returned to the Governor's Mansion, Liu Jingming and Pei Xiuming arrived together before he even had time to remove his armor.

First, after walking for six miles, Pei Xiuming read out the edict, Fu Jinchuan was the deputy marshal, and then a few people sat in the festival hall to discuss the war.

"Thanks to Pei Xiang and Liu Jing for a long time, I have traveled almost half of Huainan Road in the past 20 days, only to find these traitors, thanks to the guide and information provided by Patriarch Xiang."

Looking at Fu Jinchuan's unconcealable look of wind and frost, Pei Xiuming said: "Your Majesty, you are being polite. They are all doing things for the court. It doesn't matter if I wait for a few more days, but now that Jianye is in a hurry, the army in Yangzhou still needs more money." Marquis, you come to dispatch."

Here Fu Jinchuan picked up the tea bowl, just about to take a sip, but felt that the tea was too hot, so he put down the tea bowl.Then I picked up the nearest military newspaper and looked at it.

"This rebel army is so powerful? But in January, half of Jiangnan Road in Hangzhou, Suzhou, Xuanzhou and Taizhou fell? How unbearable are the Jiangnan defenders?"

Fu Jinchuan frowned and said that he was somewhat surprised that the situation in Jiangnan Road was so critical.

Liu Jingming explained: "The slackness of military equipment is only one of the reasons. The second is that the king of Wu lived in the south of the Yangtze River, with many eyes, eyes and inner organs. He often opened the city and offered his gate. Among them, there are many wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, the guards of Runzhou and Jianye. Because Tong Wu was almost completely killed by the Duke of Wei, and the soldiers below are also very popular, Jiangbei needs to send reinforcements as soon as possible to support Runzhou and Caishiji. Otherwise, Jianye will be in danger."

Fu Jinchuan said: "The soldiers here in Yangzhou are not much better than those in Jiangnan. I only started to clean up the military discipline since I came here in June. Why don't we send more than [-] Anguo soldiers from Tanhui to support Runzhou."

In the lower reaches of the great river, the army in the north of the river wants to cross the river. There are two easy crossing places, one is the Caishi ferry in Hezhou, and the other is the Guazhou ferry in Yangzhou.

Runzhou is located on the south bank of Guazhoudu, in the lower reaches of the Dajiang River, with the Dajiang River in the north and the steep mountains in the south.Its location is the north mouth of the Jiangnan Canal, crossing the river and connecting with the Jianghuai Canal, so it is extremely important.

If the imperial court wanted to quell the rebellion quickly, it must be able to transport the army to the south of the Yangtze River.Therefore, whether it is Caishiji opposite Hezhou or Runzhou opposite Yangzhou, there is nothing to lose.Even the importance of these two places is greater than that of Jianye, Tokyo.

After the agreement, Fu Jinchuan can recruit Tan Hui, an envoy of the Anguo Army, and order him to immediately mobilize the army to support Runzhou and Caishiji.

On the Jiangnan side, the Duke of Wei, Li Shizhong, was naturally more aware of the importance of Runzhou, so he ordered his confidant Yuan Heng to sit in Runzhou, and after receiving the order to appoint him as the Grand Marshal, he immediately ordered the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion to send troops to two places for help.

These two places have also become the focus of the battle.

Wu Wang Zhao Deyu personally led [-] rebels to the outside of Runzhou City and Chen Bing City.

Runzhou doesn't have much money, so it's better to fight Jianye first.

This is what many rebel generals said in private. For many of them, no strategy is as important as being able to plunder money after breaking the city. Runzhou City is small, so it is naturally not as rich as Jianye, which is Tokyo.

The fireworks on the banks of the Qinhuai River will fascinate half the world.

But Wu Wang Zhao Deyu still has some control over the rebels.The appointed four generals, front, back, left, and right, are all his confidantes and direct descendants, and they all have some skills.

The former general was his nephew Zhao Chengjun, who had been familiar with military books since he was a child, and was brave and courageous.The left general Wang Bing was born as the guard commander of the palace, and naturally he was diligent in martial arts. The right general Lu Qing was born as a frontier general. Hangzhou Sima.

As for Li Tuizhi, a tycoon in the south of the Yangtze River, he has great ambitions, and he also studied and practiced martial arts since he was a child, so he has a bit of strategy.

Each of the four is in charge of more than [-] people, plus the Chinese army led by Zhao Deyu himself, there are more than [-] people in total.

The composition of these rebels is also very complicated. Many of them were imperial soldiers before, as well as bandits gathered by Zhao Deyu with money, as well as refugees and tenants recruited temporarily.

To be able to knead an army with such a complex composition into shape in a very short period of time, and to conquer dozens of cities in a row, although there are hidden stakes to assist and surrender in anticipation, it is still undeniable.Regarding rebellion, to be precise, it is the matter of "the Qing emperor's side".

Wu Wangfu is really well prepared.

Tens of thousands of rebels marched unhurriedly one by one, occupying various key passes and high grounds outside the city in an orderly manner.

The armies are endless, with spears like a forest, and before that, they have conquered dozens of cities, and the high morale of the army has also shocked the defenders in the city.

As for Wu Wang Zhao Deyu's ability to do things to such an extent under the nose of the imperial court, the guard of Runzhou in the city, the governor and fellow acquaintance Yuan Heng admired him a little.

Yuan Heng is Li Shizhong's confidant and beloved general. He is calm and experienced in using troops. He has followed Li Shizhong for 20 years, which is unprecedented.

He has fought the barbarians in southern Xinjiang, and the Qingtang people on the Xihai Plateau. The only pity is that he has never fought the Jinzhang people in the northern border, and Li Shizhong also promised him that when he resigns from Jiangnan, he will seek a term for Yuan Heng. Will, go to meet the barbarians of the golden tent.

Jiedu envoy is a bit difficult, but the governor or deputy envoy of Jiedu is still fine, but he never thought that one day he would meet with his own people in the state of Jin.

On the watchtower above the city, Li Zhaoxin, the son of Li Shizhong, the deputy general of Yuan Heng, and Yuan Gang, the eldest son of Yuan Heng, held pens and paper in their hands, and began to draw the deployment of each other against the rebels below the tower.

"The visitor is not kind," Li Zhaoxin threw the pen away after drawing the sketch.

Yuan Heng walked over, looked at the positions of the rebels below the tower and the corresponding ones on the map, and then nodded: "The picture is good. The rebels have conquered dozens of cities, and their morale is high. We need to be careful in dealing with it."

At this time, his son Yuan Gang pointed to a high ground outside the city and said: "Look over there, under the canopy must be Wu Ni in person. It's a pity that the cavalry in the city is useless. If there are [-] capable cavalry, at this time Open the door and rush over, maybe you will be able to win the battle and capture Wu Ni. Establishing an incomparable merit, it is not a problem to be named a marquis."

Yuan Heng laughed and said, "You kid, do you think of yourself as Marquis Wu'an or Ping Xibo? The eight hundred cavalry wanted to defeat the enemy and capture Wu Ni alive?"

Yuan Gang blushed a little at what Aye said.

Who in the Jin army doesn't know that Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an and Xibo Xue Cong are good at riding and fighting?In particular, Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an was best at using cavalry to assault the enemy's weak spots.

The Battle of Baiting and the Battle of Shule all seized the enemy's weak defense, or directly blocked the loopholes in the enemy's defense, and then personally led the elite cavalry to penetrate and defeat the enemy's sharpness.

Fu Jinchuan, who made great achievements in his weak crown, can that young gentleman who is interested in military service not be fascinated by him?
Of course, Yuan Heng also saw that the opponent's camp was not stable now, but the first was that he did not have enough cavalry under his command, there were few horses in the south of the Yangtze River, and the entire Runzhou City only had more than 300 military horses.

The second is that although the opponent's foothold is not stable, they have arranged guards of at least a thousand riders on each of the two wings.This is probably all the cavalry of the opponent.

Unless there are brave generals like Fu Jinchuan or Xue Cong who personally lead the assault, because they can find the enemy's weak points on the ever-changing battlefield, otherwise it is undoubtedly a dream to open the city gate and go out to surprise the enemy.
"Remember, battles like Shule and Baiting's are extremely special, and not everyone can copy them. As a general, you have to judge the situation and adapt to local conditions. We only have [-] available soldiers. Runzhou It is the key point of this battle again, don’t take risks, besides, with the soldiers we have now, it’s not bad if we still think that we can defend the city wall in battle.”

The left general Wang Bing, who had won the siege lottery, did not set up the camp first, but directly gathered his troops and lined up his troops.Prepare siege equipment such as ladders and rattan cards, but the preparation turned out to be to attack the city immediately.

The city has long been prepared for battle, and there are three soldiers on each crenel, holding spears, sword shields and crossbows.

The sound of drums under the city was heard, the flags were unfurled, and the siege began.

The rebel army began to form an formation under the cover of swords and shields, approaching the city wall, and when they were less than a hundred steps away from the city wall, they dispersed suddenly. The crossbowmen began to fight back against the shooting from the top of the city.

And the sword and shield hand began to climb the city after the ladder was erected.

As the chief general, Wang Bing advanced to a position only a few hundred steps away from the city wall and commanded the troops to attack the city.

Amidst the sound of drums, the famous brave general among the rebel army, Wang Bing’s cousin Wang Yang personally took the lead, and behind him were his trusted subordinates, some carrying large shields, surrounded him, and some followed behind, waving their knives and shouting to urge the soldiers Climb the city to attack and kill.

But in an instant, on the front wall in the south of Runzhou City, the rebel army was densely packed with ants.

The crenels on the city wall continued to shoot out spears, poking down the rebel soldiers who climbed up.Or just throw a stone down.

Both sides are under the banner of the Great Jin, but they are facing each other with swords and guns.

And the reason why they fought was not because of any hatred between them.Some of them may even be fellow villagers or relatives.

The root cause is actually just the delusion of the old man in the python robe under the canopy, and the fueling of a group of unwilling and ambitious people.

(End of this chapter)