The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 10 The Battle of Gaoping

Chapter 10 The Battle of Gaoping
Zhao Xu watched Zhang Yuanhui flee from the battlefield, but didn't chase after him!
Because he knew that the next battle of Gaoping, Zhang Yuanhui might die here.

Liu Chong had also learned that Zhang Yuanhui had returned in a big defeat, and when he knew the news, he was furious.

However, Liu Chong was also an outstanding man of his generation, and he quickly suppressed his anger. He couldn't deal with this beloved general at this time. The way of controlling people is the emperor's forte.

He personally went to the gate of the camp to meet Zhang Yuanhui who had returned from the battle.

I saw that Zhang Yuanhui also lost his former style, and his whole body was in tatters.

His face was dark, and the soldiers behind him were even more dejected, without any energy. Zhang Yuanhui immediately knelt down when he saw the emperor.

Liu Chong supported him with his hands, preventing him from kneeling, and smoothed Zhang Yuanhui's messy hair with his hands.

At the same time, he also comforted him, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, don't pay too much attention to it, I will rely on General Zhang a lot in the future.

In fact, what Zhang Yuanhui most wanted to hear was Liu Chong's accusation, so he would feel better.

But instead of accusing him of defeat, Liu Chong comforted him, which moved him very much.

With tears in his eyes, Zhang Yuanhui vowed to repay His Majesty to the death.

Liu Chong was happy, this is the result he wanted!

So Liu Chong ordered Zhang Yuanhui to lead the left army and sit in the middle army himself.

There is a reason for Liu Chong to arrange this way. He already knew that Chai Rong had already marched in person and was about to arrive in Gaoping.

On the other side, Chai Rong got the battle report ahead, and Zhou Jun defeated Zhang Yuanhui, which is a good thing!
At this moment, Chai Rong wished that the main force of the Zhou army led by him would appear in front of the Northern Han army immediately.

He couldn't wait to win a battle. Although his army was not as large as that of the Northern Han Dynasty at this time, Chai Rong felt that this was an opportunity, otherwise he might not have to wait until later.

So he no longer waited for Liu Ci's arrival, and immediately deployed the combat order:

Xiang Xun and Shi Yanchao led elite soldiers to live in the center and served as the central army.

In front of the hall, the commanders Zhang Yongde, Zhao Kuangyin and his son protected me, and led the forbidden army to sit in the middle army and command in front of the battle.

The horse army commanded Fan Aineng, and the infantry commanded He Hui. The two commanded the East Road troops.

Li Chongjin, Marquis of Yu, and Bai Chongzan, the governor of the Mabu Army, commanded the West Route Army.

Chai Rong issued a series of orders, and everyone prepared to go.

The Northern Han Dynasty was full of joy, because they heard that Zhou Lord Chai Rong was coming. Wouldn't it be better if he could catch Chai Rong in one fell swoop this time.

In particular, Emperor Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty was even more happy. He saw that there were not many troops in Hou Zhou, and moreover, the last few battles against Hou Zhou had basically resulted in big victories, so his confidence swelled even more.

This time, he saw that there were not many forwards in Houzhou, so he thought that Zhou Jun could be defeated without Khitan's troops.

He said to the generals under him: "Our Han army can defeat the Zhou army, so we don't need the Khitan people. Today we will not only defeat Zhou in one fell swoop, but also let the Khitan people see how powerful our Han army is, so that they will not dare to fight." Look down on us big guys"

The generals of the Northern Han Dynasty also agreed, because they had long been displeased with Khitan's arrogance, and they did not come to help in the war. This was clearly inviting an ancestor.

Khitan political order Yang Gun was a far-sighted general. After observing the formation and military capacity of the Zhou army before the battle, he judged that the Zhou army was strong and well-trained and could not attack by force.

So he said to Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty: "The Zhou army is a strong enemy, so don't attack rashly."

Liu Chong thought that Khitan was going to raise the price again and ask for benefits, so he said disapprovingly:
"Chai Rong is right in front of you. Don't miss this opportunity. If you don't miss it again, the general will stop talking. Just watch me defeat the enemy. Let the Khitan brothers watch the battle from the sidelines."

Yang Gun wanted to say something, but Liu Chong waved his hand impatiently, which means, stop nagging.

Yang Gun was also angry: "I'm going to see how you defeat the enemy in the Northern Han Dynasty, and then see how you come to beg me for Khitan!"

"Since His Majesty has made a decision, the foreign minister will leave." Yang Gun stepped out of the military tent with one sleeve on.

This scene made everyone in the Northern Han Dynasty very angry. They made up their minds to win this battle, lest the Khitan look down on us.

The deputy privy envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty, Wang Yansi, sent Si Tianjian Li Yi to speak to the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, saying that it was an auspicious omen for the northeast wind to turn to the south, and advised the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty to attack. I really believe it.

So this guy himself led the Chinese army, preparing for a decisive battle with the Zhou army.

At the same time, Zhang Yuanhui was ordered to lead the army in the east, and Yang Gun was asked to lead the Khitan cavalry in the west. For a while, it seemed very prestigious.

Emperor Chai Rong smiled slightly when he got the news, this Liu Chong is really hopeless, and he still believes that the change of wind direction is a good omen, so stupid.

What Chai Rong didn't consider was that the tailwind could make the arrows of the Northern Han Dynasty shoot farther, which was more beneficial to the Northern Han Dynasty.

Sure enough, before the two sides came into contact, a round of arrows from the Northern Han Dynasty shot over, carrying the force of the wind, and the Sergeant of Da Zhou fell down in an instant.

When the army of the Northern Han Dynasty saw it, they kept shouting long live, but the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty seemed a little scared, and some people's faces were already turning pale.

Hearing the cheers from the soldiers of the Later Han Army and the pale faces of the soldiers of the Great Zhou, Chai Rong was also a little worried.

Zhang Yongde rushed in front of Chai Rong, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, our morale is constantly falling, and this is not the way to go! Otherwise, we should retreat first to avoid the edge.

"Zhen, why don't you know that morale is so low, but if you retreat, you will be defeated, and our soldiers will no longer have the strength to fight."

"Besides, the number of our army is not as large as that of the Han army. We don't know when Liu Ci's rear army will arrive. We can hold on for a while. If we can persist until General Liu's rear army arrives, then we will win."

Zhang Yongde looked at the confident Chai Rong, and couldn't help nodding. He immediately deployed the imperial army to protect Chai Rong's safety.

Chai Rong didn't know that his two generals, his confidant general Fan Aineng, commander of the right army, He Hui and others were quietly discussing in the army at this time.

Fan Aineng said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has miscalculated a bit this time. You actually went to conquer the Imperial Army yourself, and you still want to rely on our little force to defeat the Northern Han Dynasty."

He drank a glass of wine and continued:
"Northern Han is not enough to be afraid of. The key is that there are Khitan behind the Northern Han. Brother He, you have seen Khitan's army. It is so majestic. We can't beat them. Your Majesty is a little too overconfident."

He Hui also nodded repeatedly in agreement:
"Brother Fan, what you said is extremely correct. I think we will definitely be able to win the battle against the Northern Han Dynasty, but to defeat the Khitan and Northern Han coalition forces, that would be impossible. Your Majesty is still too young..."

At this time, Fan Aineng also lowered his voice and said:
"Brother He, I think we have little chance of winning in today's battle. We don't want to risk our lives here. If..."

He looked around:

"If the enemy army is too fierce, I think we have to use the best strategy out of 36. Look...!"

He Hui also understood:

"That's right, Brother Fan, let's play by ear and come over for a drink."

The two of them were already ready to escape before the battle started, what a fucking shame.

At this time, the original northwest wind turned into a southeast wind, which made Chai Rong breathe a sigh of relief. Sometimes this wind direction can withstand thousands of troops.

Unexpectedly, Liu Chong loudly ordered a general attack at this time.

Standing beside Liu Chong, Wang Dezhong, a direct scholar of the Privy Council, hastily pulled the reins of Liu Chong's horse, and tried to persuade him repeatedly: "The current wind direction is not conducive to our army, so it is better not to attack."

Liu Chong laughed: "Master only knows the way of Confucius and Mencius, how can you know about the war, you should go back and read your book."

Wang Dezhong left in shame.Liu Chong immediately issued the military order for the decisive battle, and the first order was given to his beloved general Zhang Yuanhui!

Zhang Yuanhui was very happy to see that he was the first person in the whole army to receive the order, and he was determined to defeat the Zhou army with all his strength in his heart, so as to avenge his shame.

At the same time, I was more touched, not only did His Majesty not punish himself, but instead entrusted me with heavy responsibility, I will die.

Zhang Yuanhui personally led a thousand elite cavalry troops to launch an attack on Zhou Jun's East Route Army, and the power of the angry attack should not be underestimated.

The soldiers in the front row of the Eastern Route Army were not able to stop the attack of the Han cavalry at all, and they collapsed at the touch of a touch.

Some soldiers fled directly.

Seeing such a situation, Fan Aineng and He Hui looked at each other with a tacit look that they were going to run away.

They ordered the supervisor of the East Route Army to lead their troops to resist Zhang Yuanhui's attack, but the two of them retreated slowly.

The supervising army was unambiguous at all. After receiving the order, he led his troops to kill the enemy, and actually blocked Zhang Yuanhui for a while.

At this time, a dramatic scene actually happened in Zhou Jun's camp, and the commanders Fan and He Erjiang ran away.

The right-wing army, which was in charge of monitoring, saw that Fan Aineng and He Hui had escaped first, and they were shocked.However, all his strength has been suppressed by Zhang Yuanhui's subordinates, and there is no time to stop him.

The supervising army felt powerless for a moment, and he could only do his best to block the enemy's attack.

The supervising army was indeed fierce, and Zhang Yuanhui's troops were almost powerless to fight back.

At this time, Zhang Yuanhui raised his gun and mounted his horse, slapping the horse and stabbing.Before the supervisor could react, Zhang Yuanhui's spear had pierced his back!
The commander-in-chief fled, and the death of the supervising army made this group of Eastern Route Army who had not had time to escape at a loss, without a backbone.

Some people gave up resistance slowly, threw their weapons on the ground, and some even shouted Long live the big man.

Liu Chong was very proud to see this.He immediately ordered the whole army to go south and launch a general attack on the Zhou army!For a moment, the arrows were like migrating locusts, and the stones were like raindrops!
Chai Rong was shocked to see his Eastern Route Army defeated. How could my Great Zhou lose?
Especially when he heard that his two confidantes had run away, his lungs were about to explode.

Perhaps it was at this time that he decided to rectify military discipline in the future! .

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