Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 353 0348 [Magical Main Battlefield] (add more for the leader EBITDAD)

In the northeast of Zitong, the area twenty miles long and twelve miles wide is collectively called Qiqu Mountain.

There is a road in the belly of the mountain, which turns seven times, hence the name.

Today, Qiqu Mountain is divided into half by officers and soldiers and half by rebels.

Zhu Ming's main force is divided into several camps, and each camp can rescue each other.

The officers and soldiers also set up three villages on the mountain, with a total of [-] troops stationed.

If the rebels want to attack Zitong, they must remove these three villages.

And only two or three miles to the southeast, the officers and soldiers set up two cottages.If the rebel army attacked the three villages of Qiqu Mountain, the officers and soldiers of the two villages here could not only go down the mountain to rescue quickly, but also go around to attack on the flanks.

On the mountain on the other side of the river, there are also officers and soldiers camps, which can cross the river to attack the other side of the rebel army.

That is to say, once Zhu Ming was dispatched, he would be attacked from three sides before he even went to attack the city, but just attacked the cottage.

On the third day after Bai Qi captured the enemy general alive, Zhu Ming suddenly moved.

First, the whole army retreated six miles, looking for a suitable ferry, and headed to the west bank of Tongjiang.The dangerous land in Qiqu Mountain is no longer there, and the food roads are no longer cared about. The officers and soldiers can run out of food as they like.

Then advance to the southwest for eight miles, camp in the middle of the hills, away from the Qiqu Mountain area, and attack the westernmost mountain stronghold of the officers and soldiers.

"Zhu thief abandoned Qiqu Mountain? He ignored food and roads?" Huang Gai was overjoyed when he heard the news.

"It's absolutely true," the sentry replied, "The camps that the bandits had set up before have all become empty camps."

Zhao Yu guessed: "I'm afraid that the food and grass that can be transported for the Zhu thief has already been transported. There will be no food and grass to be transported in the future. The food for the rebels can last until the twelfth lunar month at most."

"That would be better," Huang Gai suggested, "our army can move troops to occupy Qiqu Mountain, build a stronghold, fight idle battles, resolutely not fight in the wild, and delay the time until the beginning of spring. Wait for the bandits' food After eating, I will definitely collapse without fighting!"

Zhao Xun shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that the Zhu thief thinks that Zitong is difficult to attack, so the whole army will go around Zhangming (Jiangyou) or Mianzhou (Mianyang). There are [-] township soldiers guarding the city, I'm afraid they may not be able to hold it."

Huang Gai said: "Our army is always on the lookout. If the Zhu thief dares to march like this, he will be surrounded by groups. The big city of Mianzhou can't go down for a while, so the Zhu thief can only go to Zhangming. At that time, his retreat is cut off, and there is not much left in the army. Surrounded by officers and soldiers again, we can only retreat to the mountains in the northwest to deal with the Qiang people!"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to surround him, but I will be caught by him..." Zhao Wei seriously doubted the field combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers.

"Then the next best thing is to retreat," Huang Gai said. "If the Zhu thief dares to advance westward, our army will send more troops to Mianzhou to block its southward passage. Even if he can capture Zhangming, it will become a deep army. Lone army."

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Zhu Ming's idea was very simple. At the cost of abandoning the escape route and food road, away from the unfavorable terrain of Qiqu Mountain, he turned to storm the westernmost mountain stronghold of the officers and soldiers.

If Li Bao can reach Mianzhou smoothly, it will block the retreat of the officers and soldiers going south.And Zhu Ming's strong attack on the cottage can block the way for officers and soldiers to escape westward.

At that time, officers and soldiers could only go north if they wanted to run, that is, to Jianzhou and Jianmen Pass.There were motley troops of the rebel army guarding there, and Zhu Ming and Li Bao followed and chased them.

If Li Bao encounters an accident and cannot come to join the siege, Zhu Ming will insist on Zitong!
"Buzzing~~~"

Three days later, in the morning, the dull sound of the trumpet sounded.

The main force of more than 1000 rebels left the camp with [-] auxiliary soldiers, leaving only [-] auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands to guard the camp.

It is said that they are auxiliary soldiers, but they are all young and strong, but the weapons are too bad.Many people still use simple knives or spears as spearmen. They have all practiced in Qiqu Mountain, and they can turn into regular soldiers as long as they get weapons.

The whole army came two or three miles down the mountain, with nearly 3 troops, it was difficult to line up in the hilly area.

Often this battalion is formed on flat ground, and that battalion is crooked on a small hill, which is quite suitable for mandarin duck formations.

The [-] main forces are all practicing mandarin duck formation.

When Lizhou was blocked by Jianmen Pass, he had already practiced for a month, and when he was blocked by Zitong, he practiced for another month.

The advantage of the mandarin duck formation is not only suitable for fighting in hills, but also frankly saves weapons.

Ju Ming's armor is seriously insufficient, and the weaponry of the mandarin duck formation can effectively make up for this deficiency.

"Bring me armor!"

Bai Sheng and Shi Biao came forward holding the heavenly king armor, helping Zhu Ming to dress neatly, and even made a red cloak specially.

The rising sun reflected on the golden heavenly king armor, and a layer of red halo was shrouded in the golden yellow.

Zhu Ming pulled down his armor, rode forward slowly, drew his sword and pointed to the sky, and passed through the passages of each camp.

Bai Sheng, Shi Biao, Gu San and other relatives followed behind and shouted: "Zhu Tianwang! Zhu Tianwang! Zhu Tianwang..."

The soldiers of the rebel army looked at the majestic battle armor, and the terrifying visor was even more breathtaking.Where Zhu Ming rode his horse, the soldiers involuntarily knelt on one knee and shouted together with the soldiers: "Zhu Tianwang! Zhu Tianwang..."

It took Zhu Ming four to ten minutes to inspect the troops all the way and boost the morale of the whole army.

He was deliberately procrastinating, trying to attract the officers and soldiers from Qiqu Mountain and Zitong City, and he didn't even set up defenses by the river, so that the officers and soldiers could cross the river with peace of mind.

Attacking the mountain today is more like besieging a point to fight for aid.

It is better to be able to attract officers and soldiers to a decisive battle than to waste human life to attack.

"Do you want to cross the river for rescue?" Huang Gai asked.

Zhao Yu said: "I plan to withdraw all the officers and soldiers from the two western villages to the east bank of the Zijiang River. The previous deployment of troops was based on the premise that the Zhu thief camped on Qiqu Mountain. Since the Zhu thief is no longer in Qiqu Mountain, the two western villages should , so there is no need to defend. Alas, the main thing is that we can’t defend, the mountain is not steep, and we are besieged by Zhu thieves again.”

Huang Gai said: "The Zhu thief is not superhuman. Our army has set nails in the stronghold, and when the Zhu thief is attacking the mountain with all its strength, we will send a large army across the river to attack its flanks. With the attack from both sides, we will definitely win a big victory!"

Zhao Xun was silent, he still didn't trust the fighting power of the soldiers.

A few years ago, he was in charge of exterminating Lunan Yi, and he had more than 1 Xiang troops and township soldiers in his hands.Every time a good plan is arranged, there must be no problem with conceit, but in the end, nothing can be achieved after a fight, and it always fails inexplicably.

You can lose any battle that is sure of chance!

When the [-] Western troops were transferred, they would fight wherever they could, and easily defeated the barbarians.

Zhao now has two options:

One is to abandon the two cottages on the west bank of the Zijiang River. This method is calm and prudent, but it will result in losing part of the initiative on the battlefield.

The second is to send troops across the river to respond, and cooperate with the friendly troops in the cottage to fight, there is a certain chance of defeating the bandits.But once the army is defeated, it must suffer heavy losses, because the defeated army must cross the Zijiang River to flee back to the city.

After much thought, Zhao Yu finally made a decision: "Send [-] soldiers from the city across the river to attack the bandits' flanks. Send [-] soldiers from Qiqu Mountain to cross the river and look for opportunities to attack and kill the bandits' backs. Send another [-] elite troops to attack the bandits' flanks. Go upriver and cross the river quietly, heading straight for the camp of bandits, it is best to burn their food and grass. All ships meet by the riverside, make sure there is nothing wrong with it!"

Huang Gai said: "It's better to cross the river with the whole army. Our army has more soldiers, so we can win in one battle!"

"What if we lose?" Zhao Yu said, "We must reserve some troops to defend Zitong, so that the whole army will not be wiped out. If we hold on to this city until next year, the Western Army will be able to dispatch Sichuan to suppress the thieves."

"You don't fight like this. If you look forward and look backward, you will lose everything." Huang Gai said, "It's better to abandon the west bank fortress if you fight like this."

Zhao Xun shook his head: "I am not going to send troops now, but to let the officers and soldiers of the village stand firm first. If they can hold on for a day, the soldiers will be available, and they will cross the river to fight tomorrow. If they can't hold on for a day, then don't fight. Jundu River will definitely be defeated, just stick to the city and Qiqu Mountain."

This guy is really cold-blooded. He wants to test the combat effectiveness of the two armies with the lives of officers and soldiers in the West Bank cottage.

Sun Tzu said, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

Zhao Xun's primary problem now is that he knows neither himself nor the enemy, no matter what he does, he has no idea.

Zhu Ming inspected the army for 10 minutes, and waited for a long time, but he didn't wait for the main force of the officers and soldiers to cross the river.

The plan to encircle the dot to fight aid has failed, then take down the dot surrounded!

The rebel army advanced slowly, leaning towards the foot of the mountain.

Several messengers from the officers and soldiers also went out of the city and crossed the river to avoid the rebels and came up the mountain from the south to send a message: "The commander-in-chief has an order, order you to stick to it for a day, and the army will cross the river tomorrow for a decisive battle!"

"Pooh!"

Xie Jianzhong, commander of the Chengdu Fulu Infantry Army, spat at the departing messenger and cursed: "If there are soldiers who don't come to rescue, I have to let Lao Tzu stick to it for a day. This Zhao is not a good guy!" Fortress, be sure to defend until tomorrow.”

Xie Jianzhong also had no idea, and began to fight wits and courage with the coach.

There are two cottages arranged here, which can rescue each other.Xie Jianzhong simply abandoned one and moved all the troops together. The more people there are, the less afraid they will be and the morale of the army can be guaranteed.

Moreover, the arrangement of civil servants is only theoretically feasible.

The rebel army is crushing by force, the two cottages are too busy to take care of themselves, what the hell are they trying to rescue each other?

Zhu Ming was arranging troops to attack. This man was still at the foot of the mountain, and he saw through the binoculars that the officers and soldiers abandoned the village and moved.

Immediately, thick smoke billowed, and the abandoned cottage had food, but was burned by officers and soldiers!
The two battalions of rebels rushed up and quickly occupied the empty stockade, and then found that the food was burning, and they did not save much after trying their best to rescue it.

The soldiers of the rebel army were very angry and cursed at the officers and soldiers who ordered to burn the food.

In fact, the officers and soldiers were also scolding.

Liu Chengyou is a child of the Liu family in Guangdu, who was separated from the main clan very early.After subdivision, his family's land property is only more than 500 mu, but they have to support more than 30 people.

Originally, I could live on, but the government's exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were too heavy, and my family's savings were gradually depleted. After doing this for a few more years, I would have to borrow money to pay taxes.

Liu Chengyou is now the head of the township soldiers. He rushed to Xie Jianzhong with a gun and asked angrily, "Why did you order to burn the food?"

Xie Jianzhong said: "The abandonment of the village was too hasty, and the army rations could not be transported away. They could only be burned if they could not be left to the bandits."

Liu Chengyou's heart was bleeding: "It's the people's fat and people's ointment of the people in central Sichuan. You burn it as soon as you say it. Why don't you abandon the village and move it earlier?"

Xie Jianzhong said unhappily: "Those big turbans in Zitong City, they think about fighting. They obviously have soldiers in their hands and won't come to rescue them. We must stick to it until tomorrow. I just got the military order, how can I guess what the commander thinks?" ?”

"Controlling, Commander Yang led troops down the mountain from the south! He said that the commander-in-chief has soldiers who cannot be rescued, but let everyone work their lives. It is better to retreat to the city. There is no way to stop it!"

At this moment, a soldier came to report in a panic.

Xie Jianzhong was stunned when he heard the words, and then looked at the officers under his command, and found that all of them were angry.

It's not that the friendly soldiers are angry to flee, but that the coach is angry that the troops are standing still.

"Farewell!"

Liu Chengyou clasped his fists in salute, turned around and said to his fellow countrymen and subordinates: "Let's go too, the whole army will cross the river and retreat to the city."

One after another, the officers left with the soldiers.

Xie Jianzhong had no choice but to evacuate, and he gave up the only remaining cottage in an instant.And the bandits were about to kill him, so he didn't have time to set fire to the grain, so he just threw a few torches in the granary and ran away.

Zhu Ming was fully prepared for this battle, and even wore the Heavenly King Armor to fill up the sense of ceremony.

Before the battle, the officers and soldiers all abandoned the village and fled.

How about playing with me?

Zhu Ming was furious and shouted: "Pursuit, pursuit, don't let the officers and soldiers cross the river calmly!"

Zhao Xun was even angrier than Zhu Ming. Watching the officers and soldiers flee across the river, he was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

He turned to face Huang Gai, gritted his teeth and said: "You are a good soldier, but you don't obey the military order. This time, you must kill a few to make an example!"

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