Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 126
"Do you want the main force of our Young Marshal's Army on the southern front to go north to help Pengcheng?" Master Xiang Boxiang sneered, and said with a bit of a sneer: "Isn't my Young Marshal nephew invincible in every battle?" What kind of trouble did you encounter this time, to think of our little side teacher who is far away in the remote place of Jiujiang, and wants us to go north to Pengcheng to reinforce him?"

Knowing Xiang Bo's bad temper, Feng Zhong didn't mind, but said truthfully: "Baoqin's army marched into Pengcheng, and the young commander was afraid that he would be alone and unable to stop the Baoqin's army, so he told us to go north quickly to reinforce him."

"Joke!" Uncle Xiang raised his voice, and sneered again: "It's difficult to support a lonely army? Doesn't he value military power more than anyone else, and has always controlled our main force elite, so he still has to worry about being unable to support an isolated army? The Tyrant Qin army around Pengcheng How much can there be? Does he still have to worry about being alone?"

"The master wrongly blamed the young marshal. This time he is really alone." Feng Zhong explained: "The Tyrant Qin army that launched an attack on Pengcheng this time has more than 5 troops in the front alone, and there are 20 more troops behind. The main force of the tens of thousands of Tyrant Qin's army is ignorant, and may follow their former army into Pengcheng at any time, so even if the young commander gathers all the troops we can use, he will still be at a disadvantage in terms of strength?"

"There are more than 5 troops in the front alone? There are more than 20 main forces behind?"

Uncle Xiang's face turned pale, and he hurriedly asked why there were so many Qin troops in the Central Plains. Feng Zhong also told Uncle Xiang the news that Zhang Han's army had left the customs, and introduced that Zhang Chuguo had been captured by the Qin army. When Zhang Han was defeated, Uncle Xiang’s face turned pale when he heard about it, but Feng Zhong suddenly said: “Master, although the Tyrant Qin army is powerful, Pengcheng is our foundation after all. They all live in Pengcheng, so they have to be rescued. What the last general means is that I want you and Brother Xiang You to lead the army as the vanguard. First lead an army to rush back to Pengcheng, and the last general will lead the main force and then go north. I don’t know what you want How about next?"

Hearing this, Uncle Xiang almost jumped up and strangled Feng Zhong to death on the spot. He wanted to jump up and have a seizure, but he didn't have the face to open his mouth to admit that he was greedy for life and afraid of death. His face was extremely ugly. Fortunately, Feng Zhong said again: "Of course, Master, if you are not feeling well, you don't have to force it. Remember, Master, you said a few days ago that you had a cold from the outside world. The general is busy with military affairs and has no time to care about your condition. I don't know that you are well." Are there any? Do you want to stay in Jiujiang to recuperate?"

"Cough, cough." Being reminded by Feng Zhong that he suddenly remembered that he was sick, Uncle Xiang coughed hurriedly, nodded and said, "Thank you, General Feng, for your concern. The old man is indeed feeling unwell. , I’m afraid I can’t help you anymore, I have to stay and recuperate for a while. Cough, cough.”

"That's how it is." Feng Zhong said casually: "The final general will bring the main force from the southern front back to Pengcheng. Master, you can stay in Jiujiang to rest and recuperate. You don't have to worry about the military and civil affairs in Jiujiang, the general. We will arrange Feng Hui and Jiang Guo to command the troops on their behalf, and Li Yuan, Tang Quansheng, and Yu Hao to act as civil affairs agents, Master, you only need to rest in peace and recuperate, and you don’t need to worry about these complicated affairs.”

If Feng Zhong directly arranged for other young commanders, military and military, to take over Jiujiang from him, and did not give Master Xiang Boxiang a chance to take power, then needless to say, Master Xiang Boxiang's saliva could definitely be sprayed directly on Feng Zhong's face, but it would Now that Master Xiang has admitted that he is sick, of course he can’t swallow what he said, so no matter how much hatred he has in his heart, Uncle Xiang can only accept Feng Zhong’s arrangement with a smile on his face, and he has to thank Feng Zhong in turn. The care and concern for myself, neither being able to disturb Feng Zhong's eyes when he went north with the army, nor being able to become the local emperor of Jiujiang after Feng Zhong left, was extremely depressed and aggrieved to the extreme.

But fortunately, at least Master Xiang didn't have to go north with Feng Zhong to die. If the battle of Pengcheng ended with the annihilation of the young commander's army, Master Xiang Bo would still have time to escape to Jiangdong to join his brother Xiang Liang. You don't have to worry about being buried on the battlefield, let alone being captured alive by the Qin army, and the car is ripped apart, so thinking of this, Master Xiang's heart immediately became more balanced.

After blocking Xiang Bo's mouth with tricks and quickly arranging the young commanders who stayed in Jiujiang, Feng Zhong was not in a hurry to lead the army north to reinforce Pengcheng. The reason was not that Feng Zhong was greedy for life and afraid of death like Master Xiang. Dare to go back and face the Qin army’s offensive with Xiang Kang——Feng Zhong has the disadvantage of being relatively timid, but Feng Zhong’s wife and children all live in Pengcheng, and Feng Zhong, who has always been a good man at home, of course will not be against it They sit idly by.

The reason why Feng Zhong didn't send troops in a hurry was that Jiujiang County was sparsely populated. The few troops sent out before had not had time to rush back to Shouchun to gather for orders. At the same time, Feng Zhong's most trusted soldier surnamed Han also pointed out: "Soldiers It’s not wrong to say that you are more expensive than you are, but our army does not have many elite soldiers. If we send a small number of elite troops north to help Pengcheng, it will not have any effect. We have a better chance of defeating them. Instead of this, it is better to bring all the troops we can use to Pengcheng. In this way, we not only have sufficient troops to use, but also increase the difficulty for the Tyrant Qin army to defeat us individually, increasing our The assurance of successfully returning to support Pengcheng."

He has long been used to obeying the advice of Han's soldiers, Feng Zhong still followed suit this time, until the southern army from the expedition to Liyang returned to Shouchun, Feng Zhong led the army across the Huaihe River, commanding the [-] troops he could use. Thousands of troops marched north and quickly returned to Pengcheng.

Although there are fast roads and transportation is the most convenient in this era, the disadvantage is that the distance is far away, and when he arrived in Qi County with the army, Feng Zhongcai learned from the urgent document sent by Xiang Han that the Qin army was partial to Yao Ang. Hearing the news that the headquarters had already marched towards Fuli, the soldiers surnamed Han did not hesitate, and immediately suggested: "General, we should speed up our journey to the north. In any case, we must rush before the Tyrant Qin army crosses Sui River." Arrive at Fuli, and grasp the initiative on the battlefield of Fuli. If not, if the Qin army crosses Sui River before us, the initiative will be taken by the Tyrant Qin army, and our battle will be difficult to fight. "

Still obeying his words, Feng Zhong immediately ordered the young commanders on the southern line to speed up their advance, and marched straight to Fuli. He also succeeded in arriving at Fuli city more than an hour earlier than the Qin army's partial division, and quickly grasped the Suishui ferry. The control of the Qin army shattered the hope of the Qin army to cross the Sui River immediately.

Then, Feng Zhong not only quickly sent people into the city to exchange military information with Xiang Han who was in charge of defending the city, but also sent scouts to carefully explore the surrounding terrain.The result was the same as what Han's personal soldiers had guessed before. The Sui River, which is not a big river, is really not wide enough and deep enough. It is also the dry season of winter, and the flow rate of the Sui River is even more gentle. As long as it is a slightly suitable terrain , can initiate a rush to cross the river.And if Qin Jun wants to, he can even cross the river directly on a raft.

Feng Zhong, who has accumulated a lot of military experience in actual combat, also saw this problem, and couldn't help but said to the soldiers surnamed Han worriedly: "It's troublesome, I didn't expect that the Sui River would be so small in winter, so we can hold it I'm afraid the ferry is not very useful, the Qin army can find any suitable place, and they can still rush across directly. If they want to rely on the Sui River to block the Qin army on the north bank, I'm afraid there is not much hope."

The soldiers surnamed Han remained silent, before suddenly asking after a while: "General, has the envoy we went to exchange military information with General Xiang Han returned? Did General Xiang Han confiscate all the ferries on the south bank of Suishui before this?"

"The ferry boat on the south bank?" Feng Zhong was taken aback by the question, and then he said: "Probably not, the Tyrant Qin army came from the north, even if Brother Xiang Han seized the Suishui boats, they should only seize the civilian boats on the north bank. We will not attack ships on the south bank."

"Make sure, this is very important." The soldier surnamed Han replied.

It was also a coincidence that not long after, the envoy who went to exchange military information with Xiang Han returned to Feng Zhong, and handed over the summary of Fu Li's military information that Xiang Han had prepared a long time ago. The military report said that he had only confiscated the ships on the north bank of the Suishui River, and hurriedly told the situation to the soldiers surnamed Han.The soldier surnamed Han was overjoyed when he heard that, and said, "Great! This battle is ready for us to fight! General, please give an order immediately, let us go to the south of Fuli City to set up a camp and prepare for battle."

"South of Fuli City?" Feng Zhong suspected that he had misheard, and hurriedly asked if the soldiers surnamed Han wanted to set up camp in the south of Fuli City by himself. Hurry up and hurry up, you managed to get to Fuli one step ahead of the Tyrant Qin army, why do you want to take the initiative to give up the ferry and set up the camp to the south of Fuli city?"

"Of course it's because the Sui River can be crossed everywhere, so even if we hold the crossing, it won't do much." The soldier surnamed Han said with a smile: "So why don't you be more generous and simply give up the easiest crossing to the Tyrant Qin army, and let them Cross the river at the ferry so that we can fight them head-on."

Feng Zhong was even more dumbfounded when he heard this, and hurriedly asked for further reasons, and threatened that if the soldiers surnamed Han dared to cheat, he would not accept his suggestion. He told Feng Zhong, saying: "Baoqin's army attacked Fuli with partial divisions. No matter how much food and grass they had with the army, they would definitely strive for a quick battle. We took the initiative to give up the Suishui Ferry. To fight decisively as soon as possible, we will definitely launch a rush to cross the river at the ferry that is easiest to cross, and we will definitely cross the river first with the elite to prevent us from attacking halfway. As long as the Tyrant Qin army does this, we will... "

After listening to the detailed introduction of the soldiers surnamed Han, Feng Zhong, who was overjoyed, did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the army that had already taken control of the ferry to abandon the ferry and move to set up camp outside the south gate of Fuli.As a result, after the young generals followed the order, Xiang Han, who was in charge of guarding Fuli City, was also taken aback. He hurried out of the city to meet Feng Zhong in person and asked Feng Zhong why he gave up the ferry on his own initiative to let the Qin army relax. River of chance?
Feng Zhong, of course, followed the gourd's drawing, saying that the plan of the soldiers surnamed Han was his own idea, and told Xiang Han the tactical plan formulated by the soldiers surnamed Han. The surety of success is still very high, and he was immediately overjoyed, and couldn't help but patted Feng Zhong on the shoulder and said: "Brother Feng, I have you! I have convinced you that you have never tire of cheating to this point! Hey, why didn't you do it before?" It can be seen that you still have this ability?"

"It's not just a little bit of experience." Feng Zhong said shamelessly: "In actual combat, I learned the art of war while fighting, and gradually learned some skills in using tactics. I only hope that I can succeed this time."

Hearing this, the soldiers surnamed Han who stood behind Feng Zhong certainly curled their lips in disdain, but unfortunately Xiang Han didn't notice it, instead he complained that Xiang Kang only let himself guard the city, and didn't let himself be like Feng Zhong. In the Western War, he did not have the opportunity to learn and use the art of war in actual combat like Feng Zhong, which delayed his time to become a famous general in the world.

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While Feng Zhong and Xiang Han were chatting and laughing, Yao Ang had already arrived at the north bank of Sui River with the Qin army's side division, and it was discovered that Feng Zhong and his army had rushed to the Fuli city first, Yao Ang's face was of course extremely gloomy , and then heard that Feng Zhong took the initiative to set up a camp at the ferry and arrived in the south of Fuli City, Yao Ang couldn't help but hesitated, and said in surprise: "Giving up the ferry on your own initiative? Feng Zhong's traitor is so confident that he feels sure that he can fight us head-on ?”

Although he is only Zhang Ping's deputy, Yao Ang's character is actually more cautious than Zhang Ping's. He thinks Feng Zhong's willingness to give up the favorable terrain is too weird. Of course, he didn't dare to take risks. In addition to letting the army carefully build camps, he also sent agents to the south bank to investigate According to Feng Zhong's military situation, he personally went to the bank of Sui River to survey the hydrology and topography.Naturally, Yao Ang soon discovered one of the reasons why Feng Zhong gave up the Suishui Ferry voluntarily - the water flow was too slow and the river surface was obviously not wide enough. Initiate rush-over at other suitable locations.

At the same time, Yao Ang quickly discovered through careful investigation and collected military information that although Feng Zhong brought a large number of young commanders from Jiujiang County, their weapons and equipment were no match for the young commanders in Pengcheng. Compared with the main force of the army, at the same time, Jiujiang County in this era has a large land area and sparsely populated land, and the land is barren (the leaching effect of rainwater did not become the current fertile land until long-term cultivation of paddy soil), and there is absolutely no possibility of long-term support for such a large Therefore, Yao Ang can conclude that Feng Zhong's troops are definitely mobs put together, and their combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to that of the real main force of the Young Marshal's Army. ——In fact, it is true.

After getting a general idea, Yao Ang not only ordered the generals of the Qin army to start building rafts and pontoon bridges immediately, but also summoned the generals of the army to discuss how to cross the river and launch an attack. All the generals of the Qin army who were separated from the main force really advocated a quick battle and a quick decision, and suggested to cross the river directly at the Fuli West Suburb Ferry, which is the easiest to rush across, and fight Feng Zhong head-on.Although Yao Ang had the same intention in his heart, he still said: "It is more convenient to attack directly across the river at the ferry, but Feng Zhong's traitor deliberately gave up the ferry, making it clear that he wanted to attack our army halfway. In this case, the pressure on our army who crossed the river first will be great."

"Don't worry, general, please let the last general lead the army first." Jiang Wen, the elite general in command of Longxi, said loudly: "As long as the last general's army passes Sui River, the two traitors, Feng Zhong and Xiang Han, will attack with all their strength. The last general is also sure to hold his position until all our rear troops cross the river."

Full of confidence in Longxi's elite, Yao Ang also knew that Jiang Wen was definitely not bragging, and Zhang Ping repeatedly ordered Yao Ang to take down Fu Li and seize the city's food and military supplies for the main force, so he hesitated again and again Afterwards, Yao Ang still made up his mind and said, "Okay, let's fight like this. We will directly launch a rush to cross the ferry. General Jiang Wen will lead his troops and [-] troops to cross the river first, and buy us time to build a pontoon bridge."

According to Yao Ang's order, the Qin army, eager for a decisive battle, prepared enough simple pontoon bridges and four pontoon bridges with sufficient width on the second day after arriving in Fuli. It is very likely that the rush to cross will be initiated on the third day, and various corresponding preparations have been made quickly, patiently just waiting for the Qin army to initiate the rush to cross.

In the early morning of the third day, the snowflakes were flying, and the Qin army, who had only established a simple camp, was dispatched in full force, carrying baggage vehicles, rafts, and pontoons, and came straight to the ferry. The news was reported to Feng Zhong. Feng Zhong did not dare to neglect. Hastily led [-] troops to fight, but Feng Zhong did not stand on the shore of Sui River, but formed a battle formation three miles away from the ferry wharf, and had already put on a stance to attack the Qin army halfway across.

Of course, it’s a bastard who doesn’t take advantage of the advantages. Feng Zhong, who is not a bastard, of course also sent the crossbow team to line up on the shore. With the attitude of getting as much as they can get, let the crossbow team shoot and kill the soldiers of the Qin army on the raft. Pick enough cheap and then get serious.

At this time, when the Qin army's war drums were beating, the Qin army officially began to cross the river, but the first to cross the river was not the Qin army's elite Longxi elite, but a thousand ordinary Qin troops, basically composed of Lishan prisoners, charged and boarded the river. Get on the raft, shake hard and head straight to the south bank, while the young commander's army is firing arrows at random, desperately weakening the enemy with long-range weapons.But this is not enough to completely resist the Qin army from crossing the river. The successive Qin army officers and soldiers struggled to row their oars. On the south bank of Sui River.

As soon as they touched the shore, the soldiers of the Qin Army on the raft jumped onto the ground immediately, shouting and charging at the young commander's crossbow team with full of anger, only the young commander's crossbow team who defended themselves with short knives and daggers dared Facing the enemy, they hurriedly ran for their lives. The Qin army successfully seized the ferry position and quickly deployed defenses. At the same time, another ordinary Qin army immediately crossed the river, relying on the cover of the front army to quickly rush across the Sui River, reinforcing the army on the south bank.

Originally, Yao Ang thought that Feng Zhong would launch an attack at this time, with absolute strength to attack more and less, making it more difficult for his own army to continue crossing the river, but to Yao Ang's surprise, he had already seen the well-equipped Longxi elite of the Qin army board the raft After crossing the river, Feng Zhong's side still did not move, and continued to sit and watch Qin's army cross the river.Knowing Feng Zhong's plan, Yao Ang couldn't help but sneered and said, "Want to eat more of our army in one bite? It's a beautiful idea, and I'm not afraid of breaking your mouth full of teeth."

According to Yao Ang's expectation, when all the elite soldiers from Longxi with distinctive weapons and equipment landed on the south bank of Suishui River, the sound of marching drums sounded in the formation of the young marshals, and more than ten thousand young marshals marched forward in great strides. Slowly approaching the Qin army's position, officially began the shameless action of attacking halfway.But it is a pity for Feng Zhong. Seeing such a situation, the soldiers of the Qin army who were full of confidence in the elite of Longxi not only did not panic at all, but also sneered. Thief, don't get too excited, you will immediately understand how big the gap between our Great Qin's Longxi elite and your mob is."

(End of this chapter)