Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 312 The Battlefield on the Northern Front (3)

Uncle Zhou's despicable methods completely angered Dong Yi and Sima Xin, so in the early morning of the next day, they got a report from the scouts, knowing that Uncle Zhou personally led [-] Han troops to kill Jinyang. Without blinking an eyelid, they immediately decided to send troops to fight the Han army to the death, and use the blood of the Han army soldiers and Uncle Zhou to wash away the shame they have suffered!

In order to ensure victory, Dong Yi and Sima Xin, who were well aware of the current situation of their own army, dispatched an army of [-] in one go to fight the decisive battle with the Han army from the south. , Still spears and halberds are like forests, flags are like seas, soldiers are everywhere, and the queues are neat and picturesque, as if the main force of the Qin army was reappearing back then. ——Of course, it just looks like, if the overall strength of Sima Xin and Dong Yi's army can still have [-]% of the original main force of Zhang Han's army, Uncle Zhou will have to rush to take [-] Han army recruits to run away.

In the middle of the day, [-] Han troops with mixed infantry and cavalry arrived near the battlefield. They also quickly arranged their formations to prepare for a decisive battle. As a result, at this time, the partial division of the Han army also exposed the weakness of all the soldiers who were recruits. Slow is not neat enough, there are errors in the mobilization of infantry and cavalry, or they block each other's path, or the infantry occupies the position of the cavalry, and the cavalry is in the position of the infantry, revealing a lot of flaws.Dong Yi, who was experienced in the battlefield, seized the opportunity and decisively dispatched [-] troops to attack the most chaotic left wing of the Han army first.

The cavalry of the Han army failed to line up neatly in time, which gave Dong Yi's soldiers a chance to rush quickly. The messy and out-of-order feather arrows only caused a few casualties to Dong Yi's soldiers, and Dong Yi's soldiers successfully rushed to the area. In front of melee combat, the soldiers of the Han army on the left were forced to start hand-to-hand combat ahead of time. Although they were not at a disadvantage for a while, Dong Yijun had the upper hand in terms of momentum.Seeing this scene, Dong Yi and Sima Xin of course laughed triumphantly, Uncle Zhou also nodded slightly, and praised, "As expected of the person who followed Zhang Han to defeat Zhang Chu's army and Xiang Liang back then, he really knew how to seize the opportunity."

Praise, Uncle Zhou casually gave an order, and as soon as the personal flag was waved, more than a thousand cavalrymen of the Han army rushed out from the position of the central army, brandishing their sabers and attacking the flank of Dong Yi's front team, helping the left flank of their own army to defend against the enemy, but they ended up relying on the sabers. With the advantages of advanced weapons, the cavalry of the Han army, who could all fight on horseback, successfully disrupted some of Dong Yi's soldiers and helped the left wing of the self-army stabilize their position.Dong Yi did not hesitate, and immediately invested another thousand troops to continue attacking the left flank of the Han army, luring the Han army to continue to draw troops from the central army to reinforce the flank.

Uncle Zhou refused to be fooled. He put his hands on his chest and let the soldiers on the left wing intersect with the enemy's spears and spears. Even though the left wing was always in a passive state, he did not send troops to reinforce the left wing. , trying to attack the enemy's central and left positions, and fire to detect the enemy's weaknesses in the battle.Dong Yi quickly saw through Uncle Zhou's intentions, and hurriedly said to Sima Xin: "King Jin, the left wing I'm in charge of intentionally pretended to be defeated, and led Uncle Zhou to concentrate his forces to attack our left wing. You will be in charge of the counterattack later, how about it?"

Sima Xin agreed without hesitation, and Dong Yi then ordered his left wing troops to slow down their bows and arrows to counterattack, deliberately giving the Han army a chance to fight at close quarters, luring the Han army to charge into the left flank of the Jinzhai coalition army, while Sima Xin let his army fight in close quarters. The Chinese army fired arrows continuously on the position, trying their best to suppress the Han army's attack.And Uncle Zhou was really fooled. Seeing that the right wing of the Han army had succeeded, he decisively increased his troops to strengthen the attack, and stormed the left wing of the Jindi coalition army from south to north.

The battle quickly turned into a typical positional warfare. Both the Han army and the Jinzhai coalition forces seized the weakness of the opponent's left wing, continuously increased their troops to the front line, and continued to attack the opponent's left wing. At the first opportunity, the soldiers of both sides exchanged spears and swords, fighting until the sky was dark and the earth was dark, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.

The left wing of the Han army is indeed a weak point. It is needless to say that the recruits are all seriously inexperienced. The soldiers are all recruits from the Guanzhong Plain. Zhai Lianjun's key attack, the longer the fierce battle lasted, the more disadvantageous it was. After holding on for more than half an hour, the position began to shake, and gradually showed signs of defeat. Seeing that the situation was not good, Uncle Zhou could only bite the bullet and withdraw from the Central Army The reinforcement of the left flank by the army once again weakened the strength of the central army of the own army.

Sima Xin was waiting for this opportunity. Just now when he saw Uncle Zhou mobilize troops to reinforce the left flank, he immediately beat the drums and urged his troops to advance from the front to attack the Han army's central position. He used his feathered arrows to meet the enemy with all his strength, but Sima Xin's troops were strong. The front army was shot into chaos, but the rear army was still moving forward. Hard to fight back.

The left wing of the Han army was still not up to the mark. When Dong Yi threw all his right wing troops into the attack, the left wing of the Han army quickly ran out of steam again. As a result, by this time, Uncle Zhou could no longer spare any troops to reinforce the left wing. up.Seeing an opportunity to take advantage of, Dong Yi immediately ordered the drums to be beat to cheer the front army, and then his soldiers did not disappoint him, shouting and charging, and finally broke through the left wing of the Han army, and the Han army soldiers on the left were forced to Fleeing away, the soldiers of the Han army who were the main attacker on the right wing were also psychologically affected, and their offensive was greatly reduced, which immediately gave the left wing of the Jinzhai Allied Forces a chance to counterattack.

The battle has come to this point, the Han army is of course doomed to lose. Seeing that the situation is not good, Uncle Zhou can only quickly order Mingjin, and flee with the Han army soldiers. Sima Xin was overjoyed and was about to order a general attack However, Dong Yi grabbed him and said, "Don't be in a hurry, the traitors are cunning, and they like to deceive the enemy the most. We have already suffered countless losses, and we must not be fooled this time!"

"Then what should we do?" Sima Xin asked quickly.

"Divide the troops into two teams and pursue them forward and backward." Dong Yi quickly said: "I will lead my army to pursue with all my strength. You should organize your team first, and then line up to pursue. This will not waste the opportunity to destroy the thief, but also can be used when encountering enemies. When there is a sudden situation, let your army respond to my army."

Sima Xin was overjoyed when he heard it, and quickly agreed. Dong Yi also led his army to attack from both wings, chasing and defeating the retreating Han army with all his strength. Just in case.

The defeat of the Han army was very wasteful. Not only was the queue chaotic, but all the golden drums and guards of honor were lost during the escape. He just fled southward. Dong Yi relied on Sima Xin behind him to meet him at any time. , ignoring that our army had been lured by the Han army into the narrow terrain with the Luliang Mountains on the left and the Fenshui River on the right, and just kept yelling, "Chase! Chase with all your strength! Don't be afraid of ambushes, we have rear troops to support us!"

After chasing and killing for more than ten miles, the Han army still did not see any tricks. On the contrary, they fled even more chaotically. He chased even tighter, and soon chased out of the road of fourteen or five miles.However, just when Dong Yi's army was completely complacent, there was a sudden sound of killing in the forest in the Luliang mountain area to the west, and a Han army suddenly rushed out from the dense forest, screaming and attacking Dong Yi's waist.At the same time, the defeated soldiers of the Han army also turned around one after another, shouting to attack Dong Yijun's pursuers again.

"Son of a bitch, there really is an ambush!"

After yelling, Dong Yi didn't panic, but just urged the army to meet the enemy at both ends, trying to hold the Han army temporarily, waiting for Sima Xin to go south to rescue.But at this moment, dozens of primitive grenades flew out from the main force of the Han army and the ambush soldiers, and fell into the densely populated places of Dong Yijun's soldiers and exploded one after another. Big mess. ——By the way, neither Dong Yijun nor Sima Xin's army has been baptized by the original hand grenade of the Han army before.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"What is that? How could there be a sudden thunder in winter?"

Like all the troops who encountered primitive grenade attacks for the first time, Dong Yi's army was shocked by the primitive grenades of the Han army, and they were caught off guard. The army was in chaos, and countless soldiers fled. Dong Yi yelled and screamed, but he couldn't control it. In the end, Dong Yi had no choice but to retreat northward with the army, and took the initiative to go back to seek Sima Xin's support.

At this time, seeing Dong Yi's army in an ambush from a distance, Sima Xin also speeded up to come to the rescue, but Sima Xin's army had just started to speed up, and immediately there was a loud noise in the mountains and forests to the west, and countless Han army cavalry held high. With a sharp saber, he rushed out, also hitting the waist of Sima Xin's army. Sima Xin was forced to fight, and the formation quickly became chaotic. He could no longer form an formation to stop the Han army and meet Dong Yi's defeated soldiers.

In this way, when Dong Yi's defeated soldiers fled north to the scene, the formation of the Jindi coalition army was naturally in complete chaos. The two armies were mixed and stirred up. Shuai Qi, coupled with the fact that the Han army had already killed them, also used primitive grenades to blow up the enemy again. Yi and Sima Xin's banners are under attack.

"Pull down the flag, don't let the bandit cavalry see it!"

Sima Xin and Dong Yi made this decision almost at the same time. As a result, after their commander-in-chief flags were lowered together, they were immediately much safer. However, the soldiers of the Jindi coalition army completely lost their command. Fleeing all over the mountains and plains, being hacked and killed by the soldiers of the Han army, the flesh and blood flew all over the place, and they fell to the ground constantly. They just fled northward in a mess.During this period, because the soldiers of the Han army kept shouting the slogan of surrendering and not killing, many soldiers of the Jindi coalition army who missed their hometown took the opportunity to put down their weapons and surrender, and returned to the team of fellow villagers as prisoners.

This time the Han army was so resolute in their pursuit that they could not be more resolute. In addition to the infantry charging continuously, the cavalry continued to intersperse and intercept the defeated brigade of the Jindi coalition army, one after another, they scattered the defeated troops of the Jindi coalition army. , did not give the Jindi coalition any chance to gather in groups, the Jindi coalition completely collapsed, and countless surrenders, and then the Han army drove the defeated soldiers of the Jindi coalition as vanguards, and entered the Jindi coalition outside Jinyang City. The camp of the coalition army directly kicked down the camp of the coalition forces of Jin and Di, forcing Sima Xin and Dong Yi to abandon the camp of the coalition of Jin and Di and fled into Jinyang city in embarrassment to save their lives.

In this battle, at the cost of more than 1 casualties, the Han army defeated the 6000 main force of the Jindi coalition forces, beheaded more than [-] people, captured countless weapons and supplies, and captured tens of thousands of old soldiers of the Qin army who were eager to return home. , and more than [-] recruits recruited by Sima Xin and Dong Yi in Taiyuan and Daijun, won a big victory.And then, Uncle Zhou immediately ordered the Han army to move the camp to Jinyang City, and started to prepare for the attack on Jinyang. Sima Xin and Dong Yi were completely helpless, so they could only send people to the north to contact Zhang Han and ask Zhang Han went south to rescue.

There was no need for Sima Xin and Dong Yi to send someone to ask for help from Zhang Han, because on the same day, they stayed in Shanwu for more than ten days, and after confirming that the Han Army's Royal Tomb had gone south, Zhang Han was relieved. With his 3 main force, he went south to Jinyang for reinforcements. When he arrived at Loufan, he learned that Dong Yi and Sima Xin had been defeated in Jinyang. Xin defended Jinyang Jiancheng, while urging the army to speed up and rush to Jinyang for rescue as quickly as possible.

During the period when Zhang Han went south, the civil and military soldiers of the Han army also made suggestions to Uncle Zhou, urging Uncle Zhou to take advantage of the victory to attack the city as soon as possible, first take Jinyang and then deal with the reinforcements sent by Zhang Han at ease, but Uncle Zhou refused with a smile. Said: "What's the rush? If Jinyang is taken down like this, Zhang Han will come to Jinyang to die when he receives the news? When we go north to attack Daijun, how much more time and money will we spend?"

"But General Zhou." Cui Guang, one of the four old men in Shangshan, warned: "Jinyang City is already strong and difficult to attack. If Zhang Han's rescuers arrive and cooperate with the remnants of Dong Yi and Sima Xin, how can we Isn't it more difficult to take Jinyang City?"

"It doesn't matter, when the time comes, I will have a way to turn against the enemy and force the bandit army to give up the strong city, and take the initiative to initiate a decisive battle with us."

Uncle Zhou replied confidently that in addition to allocating some troops to take Yuci eastward, he also ordered the soldiers of the Han army to strengthen the new camp as soon as possible and prepare for a long-term confrontation with the enemy.The civil and military soldiers of the Han army naturally looked at each other when they saw it, and they didn't understand Uncle Zhou's self-confidence. The Han army had traveled thousands of miles, and it was difficult to transport food and grass. Come over and start a decisive battle with your own army in a hurry?
Of course, Zhang Han was also puzzled. A few days later, when Zhang Han led the rescuers to Langmeng in the north of Jinyang, the Han army not only did not dispatch a single soldier to stop him from going south to rescue Jinyang, but even sent troops from Fen to rescue Jinyang. Shuidu didn't send troops to guard him, so he let him cross the river and go down the river.Zhang Han was very suspicious, but Jinyang had to save him, and he had to rely on Jinyang for supplies. After much deliberation, Zhang Han bravely crossed the Fenshui River and arrived in Jinyang cautiously. Set up camp twenty miles north of the city, and at the same time quickly sent people into the city to contact Dong Yi and Sima Xin, and to carefully investigate the current situation of the Han army's partial division.

The current situation in Jinyang city reassures Zhang Han a little. The remnants of Dong Yi and Sima Xin still have more than [-] troops. Although they are not the opponents of the Han army, it is definitely not a big problem to defend the city.However, after the Han army's partial division incorporated the surrendered troops, its strength had expanded to more than [-]. The number of troops was still slightly weaker than that of the combined forces of the Dai, Jin and Zhai allied forces, and did not have any upper hand.

What puzzled Zhang Han's army the most was still the strange action of the Han army's partial division. It neither took advantage of the opportunity of Zhang Han's army coming from afar to send troops to intercept, nor did it rush to attack the city. Instead, it chose deep ditches and high forts. Reinforce the camp and assume the posture of preparing for a long-term battle.Regarding this, not only Zhang Han was puzzled, but several of his confidantes were also puzzled. Nei Shibao also said directly: "What the hell are the Han thieves doing? They didn't attack the city, and they didn't stop us from reuniting with King Zhai of Jin." , Do they want to consume us? Their grain and grass have to travel hundreds of miles to Jinyang, how can they consume more than us?"

Zhang Han decided not to speak, but when he was still carefully studying and collecting the information of the Han army, Zhang Han suddenly thought of a question, and said in shock: "Where are the bandits from Wangling? We're heading south, why haven't you come over to join Uncle Zhou's bandit army?"

The generals of Zhang Han's army were dumbfounded, none of them could answer Zhang Han's question, and then, Zhang Han suddenly punched the table in front of him heavily, and shouted angrily: "It's been tricked again! I bet you, The Wangling bandit army must still be near Yunzhong, waiting for our main force to go south, the Yanmen Gate is empty, and then take the opportunity to sneak attack behind our Yanmen Gate!"

As if to test Zhang Han's judgment, at this moment, a messenger stumbled into Zhang Han's large tent of the Chinese army, panting and shouting: "Your Majesty, there is no emergency! Our main force just left. Five days later, the army of the Han bandit King's Mausoleum suddenly sent troops westward from the cloud, and came to kill our Shanwu. General Zhou Lei only has more than 2000 people in his hands, and I'm afraid they won't be able to resist, please send troops to rescue immediately!"

With a bang, the case in front of Zhang Han almost flew into the air, and at the same time Zhang Han's face turned ashen, but the generals of Zhang Han's army all looked ashen, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, send troops quickly, we few Most of the money, food, and military supplies that Yue worked so hard to accumulate are in Shanwu City, if they are lost, let alone expand the territory in the future, it will be difficult for us to keep Yanmen County and Dai County!"

The words of several generals reminded Zhang Han, and Zhang Han couldn't help but feel annoyed again, and shouted regretfully: "I'm careless, I'm too careless this time, this time we are not only in danger, but also in the capital Daixian ! As long as Wang Lingping successfully takes Shanwu City and seizes the food, grass and military supplies we have hoarded in Shanwu City, it is entirely possible to go west along Chidao and directly attack Dai County, our capital!"

Zhang Han's words changed the face of his subordinates even more, and he hurriedly urged him to send troops to rescue Shanwu. Zhang Han helplessly shouted: "At this time, where do we dare to divide the troops? Our strength is not as good as Zhou Shupifu, If the army is divided again, and he takes the opportunity to send troops to attack our main force, won't our main force be in danger immediately? Besides, from Jinyang to Shanwu, even if it is a quick march, it will take at least eight days. Who can guarantee it? Zhou Lei's more than 2000 troops will surely last until our rescuers arrive? If Shanwu is lost first, and everyone in the royal tomb is waiting for work, wouldn't our division of troops be extremely dangerous?"

The generals shut their mouths, and Zhang Han thought about it for a while with a dark face, and then said: "There is only one way, that is to take advantage of the combined strength of us and King Zhai of Jin, and still slightly surpass Uncle Zhou, as soon as possible. Find a way to kill him directly, and then free up your hands to rescue our rear!"

(End of this chapter)