Ping An Biography

The battlefield at this time was in the area near Ewang City, on the south bank of the Yangtze River opposite Huangzhou Mansion. There are many waters in this place, mainly lakes.

The army of 2 to 20 troops on Guanjun North Road deployed westward from the county seat until it was ten miles away from Sanshan Lake; on the north side of Sanshan Lake was Ya'er Lake, and between the two lakes were more than [-] camps with about [-] people in the Huben Camp of the Zhuque Army.To the west of Sanshan Lake are the largest lakes in the area, Liangzi Lake and Niushan Lake. In the north of the two lakes, there are also waters such as Houhu Lake and Yangzhuan Lake.

Because the official army controls the Yangtze River, the marching route of the new Suzaku army is the land road west of the Yangtze River, marching southward from the flat road in the middle of the lake group, and then turning east to approach the official army.The forward Huben camp has reached the easternmost part of the lake group, building fortifications between Sanshan Lake and Ya'er Lake; while the main force of the Zhongwu Camp is still near Niushan Lake in the northwest;

In fact, the officers and soldiers failed to block the southward route of the third battalion of the Suzaku Army. If Zhou Mengxiong wanted to rush southward for help, there were several roads he could take; , a great threat.The Guanjun North Road can not only attack and cut off the Suzaku army's supply and food road, but also follow the north of the river to capture Wuchang, the old nest of the Huguang regime. Half of the first battalion of the naval division reinforced Wuchang's defense, but that number of people obviously couldn't resist the elite of the official army and the North Route Army.

That's why the officers and soldiers gathered heavy troops by the river, instead of setting up defenses on all sides to encircle reinforcements.

... After the chief of the army sent someone to send the letter of war, Zhou Mengxiong did not move all day long.He just analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and ourselves in public, as if he wanted to stick to the fortifications.

"It has been learned that there are the rest of the Shenji Battalion and the Fifth Army Battalion in the Guanjun North Road, both of which belong to the Beijing Battalion, and many of them are veterans who have experienced battles. The veterans of the Beijing Battalion are familiar with knives, guns and sticks, and are good at fighting in battle; the soldiers of our new army are few A few months ago, most of them were farmers, and they would definitely lose miserably if they fought hand-to-hand.

But our army is not completely inferior. We have been practicing firearms continuously for several months, and each battalion has practiced proficiently.When it comes to face-to-face shooting, it is no worse than the Shenji Battalion; and it will definitely be more proficient than the Fifth Army Battalion and the local guards. There is not much time to practice firearms.The strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and the enemy are clear at a glance. The generals must always remember the joints. In every battle, they must use their strengths to avoid weaknesses. "

After a whole day like this, Zhou Mengxiong issued a military order in the evening, ordering all villages to rest for one night and cook at five o'clock tomorrow; but he left the command of each village in the Chinese army. [

All the generals thought that ordering the soldiers to get up early to prepare was to defend against the official army's attack position tomorrow... If Marshal Zhou does not accept the contract, the official army may directly march to the front of the villages to attack the fortifications.

As night fell, more than 20 Dazhai villages in the north and south gradually fell asleep, leaving only the swaying flames in the cold wind.

Unexpectedly, just after midnight, the commanders of the various villages who had settled near the camp of the Chinese army were called up.It was October, and it was midnight, and everyone was soundly asleep. Even when they got up at night, they would rather use the chamber pot than leave the warm bed.The crowd didn't hear any movement, so they asked what happened.After Liu Mazi went outside the tent and cursed, everyone hurriedly put on their clothes and armor.

It is really uncomfortable to have the cold iron sheet directly touching the ears and neck, and many people also tied their scarves.There was a "ding, ding, bang, bang" sound outside the ruined temple, and a group of generals entered the dilapidated house one after another.There was a fire burning in the middle of the room, and Zhou Mengxiong was seen sitting on the chair in the middle, all dressed up.

"The last general will wait to see the commander-in-chief." Everyone stepped forward to pay respects one after another.

Zhou Mengxiong pointed to the ground, beckoning everyone to sit on the ground, and then ordered the guards to hang up a picture drawn with a brush. "Zhang Fu's military order to Zhu Mian, the leader of the Northern Route Army, must be to guard the northern front and not to fight. If he leads the army tomorrow, he will definitely deceive our new trainees and work hard to come here, and he wants to be the first to give us a disarm; but If we stick to the fortifications and it is difficult for Zhu Mian to break through, he will retreat and continue to defend by the riverside, and it will be difficult for us to find a fighter in the future. The old man will arrange new tactics to lure the enemy deep and divide the encirclement..."

An hour later, all the generals rushed back to their respective camps overnight.The drums rose at the fifth watch, and the soldiers of each battalion stood up against the stars to make breakfast, and then assembled for "Function". At this time, it was just dawn.The commanding envoy took out the troop deployment talisman issued by the Chinese army, and after checking with the commander's troop talisman in public, he ordered the main force to withdraw from the fortifications, leaving only 100 people in each village to guard.

The commander said to the remaining officers and soldiers: Because the Chinese army has withdrawn troops and horses, the remaining people try their best to defend the camp; if they cannot defend, they can abandon the camp and flee westward. Go westward, and our garrison is behind.Remember to follow the military law. If the "disorder" soldiers cannot find their superiors, they will be led by the highest rank among them and obey the command. Those who disobey the order are deemed to have disobeyed the military order!

This is a military law of the Suzaku Army. When a small team arrives at the post, the commander will make the chief officer a "soldier" and the small soldiers "pawns".This rule is very useful in melee and after a defeat. The army is easy to disperse because the soldiers can't find the generals, and the generals can't find the soldiers, and they become scattered sand; There are ways to follow.

And because the clothes of the Suzaku army are distributed uniformly, the soldiers have different shades of "color", and the grades are distinguished by the color of the belt and the material of the buttons.Therefore, anyone who is familiar with the Vermilion Bird Army can judge the other party's official position just by looking at their attire, which is convenient for forming an upper and lower organization.

... Early in the morning, the main force of the Huben Battalion had abandoned the fortification of Sanshan Lake and retreated [-] li to the west.After the armies arrived at the designated location, they found that there were already many ditches and wall fortifications there; the Zhongwu Battalion in the back had helped repair the camp yesterday, and the ready-made local troops directly divided the sites to settle in.

At this time, the infantry from the two outposts of the Shenji Battalion of the Guanjun Army and the thousands of horsemen from the Fifth Army Battalion also moved westward. They had not encountered any enemy soldiers after traveling for more than ten miles; Apparently the "rebels" broke their appointment and did not accept Zhu Mian's challenge, and they were still huddled inside the earthen wall at three poles in the sun.

Zhu Mian felt a little disappointed, because he thought that the rebels would definitely win the first battle if they dared to fight, and they would destroy the opponent's spirit in one fell swoop; unexpectedly, since the rebels came to attack, they pretended to be Sun Tzu.

The detailed work of the factory guards has already found out the details of the opponent. The chief general Zhou Mengxiong, the father-in-law of the King of Hunan, led about [-] to [-] soldiers, but they were "new troops".The so-called new army refers to the recruitment of strong men who have not been trained for a long time, and it takes only a few months to form an army.Huguang is an inland province with a very limited supply of soldiers, so it can only be trained from the common people; these people who used to only know how to farm and do handicrafts, after several months of training, Zhu Mian does not think they have any combat effectiveness.The rebels relied on firearms, and it was okay to bully the equally weak inland guards, but they couldn't do much to deal with the strong bows and crossbows of the Beijing camp. How can it be compared with a novice to work like a skilled craftsman?

So Zhu Mian observed the fortifications ahead and decided to try to attack.Of course he remembered the words of the British public Zhang Fu, but defense is not just about defending but not attacking. [

After receiving the military order, the Shenji Battalion first set up the heavy artillery, regardless of the 21th and [-]st, they bombarded them randomly, but the effect was not very good.The General and Huzun Cannons equipped by the Shenji Battalion are huge projectiles, which are quite powerful when dropped from mid-air, but the chance of hitting the low earth wall just right is too small, and almost did not cause any damage to the fortifications. damage.

It can only be effective by attacking with soldiers.Zuoye of Shenji Battalion was ordered to mobilize troops to attack a camp directly in front. The phalanx formed by hundreds of people began to march forward slowly amidst the sound of drums. Gunpowder smoke and dust obscured vision.

(There are only a hundred people in the camp over there. If they all go to the front line and shoot a dense volley, they will not be able to change teams; if they are divided into three teams, the first team will only have more than 30 people, and a round of volleys will be [-] people. More than half of the multiple pills can't hit anything, how can such a lethality stop the infantry's dozens of steps from charging?)

I couldn't see how the rebels were deployed. Hundreds of officers and soldiers went up to meet them without being repulsed. After the sound of the guns, a crowd of people yelled and swarmed up to the wall without stopping.Then a lot of hard bamboo strips and wooden boards were put up, and people rushed up; the waist wall can defend the crossbow and firearms well, but the infantry defense that is too low and rushing to the front is completely incomparable with the city wall.

There was a brief fight in the camp, and soon the banner of the Shenji Camp was erected in the center.The rest of the rebels fled over the wall, and some fell into the deep ditch dug by themselves in a panic and couldn't get up.The official army captured a stockade in a short period of time.

Then Zhu Mian ordered to continue to attack other fortifications. After breaking through one place, it will be easier: the officers and soldiers can attack from both fronts and from the fortifications that have already been taken, and the defense of the defenders will be more dispersed.

Seeing this, the rebels in various fortifications began to flee one after another, and Zhu Mian immediately ordered the horsemen of the Fifth Army Battalion to follow and kill them.The rebels were killed and wounded all the way, and they were defeated. Fortunately, the generals of the horse soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion were worried about chasing too far and ambushed and did not continue to pursue them.

In less than half a day, Zhu Mian's troops occupied the Sanshan Lake fortification group, and the victory was too easy.According to reports from the generals of the various ministries, the rebel defenders were obviously too small, and the front line was stretched nearly twenty miles away, and the thin force could not stop the attack.

Zhu Mian thought for a moment whether the rebels were trying to lure the enemy into setting up an ambush, so he sent scouts around to investigate, but no ambush was found, and the rest of the rebels were already twenty miles to the west.He also observed the fortifications he had just occupied. The ditch was dug deep, and there were sacks of sand on the wall, which obviously took a lot of work.In such a situation, Zhu Mian suddenly felt that Zhou Mengxiong was an idiot who was a complete layman... He was originally a famous person, and he was also the in-law of King Xiang, so he might really be a capable person with nepotism.

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