Chapter 528: Once and for all
A torrential rain came to the northern part of Kaeju, diluting the thick bloody atmosphere on the battlefield.
The warring sides did not stop fighting because of this, but fought more fiercely and fiercely.
Bad weather, which led to muddy roads, poor visibility on the battlefield, and limited movement of soldiers...... This kind of change makes the outcome of the battle more and more confusing.
Thousands of arrows were sharp, breaking through the rain curtain, and in the next moment, a large group of cavalry roared, their horses' hooves trampled in the mud, and the muddy water splashed as high as it was.
Between the lightning and thunder, the sky seemed to be torn apart, and the pouring rain fell, pouring people unable to open their eyes, the armor was already soaked, and they were bound to the body to die, and many soldiers simply took off their clothes and went into battle shirtless, braving the heavy rain and roaring!
"Kill!"
Ji Nantang's armor was washed by the rain and shiny, Jing Jie followed closely, and several times wanted to persuade the general to take shelter from the rain and rest for a while, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back.
He knew why the general was so anxious, and in the past two days, the general led his troops north, and many people in the northern towns responded spontaneously.
The earliest Mixi and Jinfeng were successfully taken because there were not many Jilu people stationed in the garrison and they were defenseless, and the subsequent important town of Furong was unfavorable for the people who took the lead, and after a hard battle, they finally took hundreds of lives in vain.
And in Rouning, the gateway to the north of Kaizhou, the Jilu army stationed in it was extremely vicious, and did not treat the people of Daliang as human beings, and had begun to wantonly kill the young and strong people in the city.
If you arrive a moment early, you can save many innocent lives, and when you think of this, how can the Ji family army care if it rains.
The army advanced at full speed, and by noon suddenly came the bad news. A group of Ji family troops who rushed to join from the left were ambushed while crossing the river, and the main general Meng Zhenguo died in battle.
Tong Yongnian and Meng Zhenguo have always been Ji Nantang's right-hand men, and Meng Zhenguo has followed Ji Nantang for a longer time.
Suddenly lost a general. When the news came, Ji Nantang almost didn't believe his ears, closed his eyes, and forced himself to calm down.
Meng Zhenguo is coming, Ji Nantang knows, he originally led troops to be stationed in Houyang, guarding the west gate of Kaizhou. He also fought with Yang Yan's father and son, but since Yang Haoyu was held hostage by the master of Baiyunwu, Yang Yan had no time to take care of himself. There was no movement.
Seeing that Ji Nantang was fighting so fiercely here, even Tong Yongnian from Yezhou had withdrawn, he was itching in his heart, and sent his henchmen to send Ji Nantang a letter of invitation. The men and horses under his command did not dare to bring more. Only led more than 1,000 people to help.
The place where Meng Zhenguo passed through the Golden Hook River was far away from the battlefield, what did Temur send his men and horses there for?
More than half of the more than 1,000 people survived, and Ji Nantang called to ask about it.
A cadre of Meng Zhenguo wept silently: "Dashuai, the Jilu people are really a bunch of brutes, they are lying in ambush there to blow up the river embankment on the south bank of the Golden Hook River, it was raining heavily, I waited to cross the river in a hurry, and I found out when I got closer." General Meng rushed to the front, unaware for a moment. After being hit by an arrow, the general found out that they were trying to blow up the embankment, but they didn't stop, so he rushed straight up with us. Marshal, you must avenge General Meng! ”
Because of this heavy rain, the water level in the Golden Hook River is high, and once the embankment bursts, I don't know how many people will be ruined.
Ji Nantang was both heartbroken and fortunate, fortunately he found out in time and stopped the enemy's crazy move, but he could take the life of his confidant, which was too great.
Thinking of the excited tone of Meng Zhenguo's letter, he only felt that his heart was like a knife.
When the rain gradually subsided, Ji Nantang ordered the news of Meng Zhenguo's death to be transmitted to the whole army, and tens of thousands of soldiers from him down to the waist wore plain belts to avenge General Meng.
In the evening of that day, the main forces of the two armies encountered in the wilderness near the Pucang military camp, and the sound of killing was heard for a hundred miles, and about 40,000 people participated in the battle.
Ji Nantang personally commanded in front of the formation, and Tong Yongnian was ordered to suppress the rear formation.
The main force of the Giroud army is the iron cavalry of one color, and the Ji family army sent chariots to meet them.
The chariot was nearly a foot long and wide, and each chariot was equipped with strong archers, crossbowmen, pikemen, shield bearers, and a number of armor soldiers, which could be attacked and defended.
Behind the chariot, more than 10,000 infantry troops formed a formation, and cavalry galloped to the aid on both sides.
The two collided together, and the momentum of the Giroud cavalry was immediately contained. After a brief standoff, the Giroud cavalry fell in the direction they came, like wheat sprouts in a strong wind.
Defeat is evident!
Ji Nantang raised his head under the banner of Shuai, and the scuffle of tens of thousands of people was densely packed, covering the sky and the sun.
The soldiers of the Ji family army rushed up from behind him, crossed over left and right, and killed the opposite side, and their ears were full of shouts such as "capture Temur alive" and "kill the ****, avenge General Meng".
He couldn't see where the enemy commander Temur was hiding, but he could feel the other party's unwillingness.
"Report! General, someone from the rear is looking for you, saying that there is a letter from Master Li Cao. The probe horse galloped under the banner and reported loudly.
Ji Nantang turned his head to look, and saw a group of people coming from afar, the messenger was a lieutenant surnamed Qi from the General's Mansion, and it was Wang Qi and several other people in the rivers and lakes who escorted this person to come.
Ji Nantang couldn't help but show a little caution, if it wasn't a big deal, Li Cao wouldn't have sent the letter directly to the battlefield.
Just after Meng Zhenguo's death, he was worried about what kind of unbearable accident would happen.
"General, I will give you good news." Captain Qi Peng knelt on one knee, his eyebrows and eyes could not hide his joy, and he presented the letter with both hands.
Ji Nantang showed the letter, it was really a happy event, Li Cao said in the letter that before they let go of Sha Ang, they planned to install their own people around him, and now the scout captain named Tang Hongda has made a great contribution.
He made plans along the way, so that Sha Ang escaped Zhong Tianzheng's pursuit, returned to Dongyi, and contacted Kumagai Hao, one of the "Seven Heroes".
Kumagu Hao has fled back to Dongyi from Shunning for more than a year, and in the past year, he has assisted Yan Shan, re-recruited troops, returned to the old department, and is preparing for a comeback in Dongshan.
Sha Ang himself was wronged, and Tang Hongda provoked along the way, hating Zhong Tianzheng to the core.
A few days ago, Kumagai Hao heard that a group of men and horses had quietly occupied the Dali Islands, with about 20,000 people, most of whom were Liang people, and half of them were his own people, many of whom were captured by the Ji family army in the Battle of Shunning.
In this way, how did Sha Ang not know that this was Zhong Tianzheng's soldier.
He simply concealed it from his father, and together with Kumagu Hao, who was extremely hostile to the Liang people, he gathered more than 5,000 of his men to attack the Dali Islands at night.
Don't look at the number of soldiers in the Dali Islands, the elite were all taken away by Zhong Tianzheng, and there was only one Qian Ping who could fight, he was ordered to come back with a few generals to enrich the team, how could he think that Sha Ang fled back to Dongyi, Kumagu Hao didn't miss the old feelings at all, and the two of them came up and killed.
By dawn, the sea near the Dali Islands was covered with corpses, and the blood had stained the island's mud black.
After this battle, Zhong Tianzheng's men and horses on the island were almost wiped out, and all the family funds that Yan Shan had managed to save on the Dongyi side were also put into it, and there was no hope of sitting on the throne of the great leader again, let alone coveting the land and wealth of Daliang.
After fighting with Dongyi for so many years, this time can be regarded as a real once and for all.
(To be continued.) )
PS: Sorry, only so much. The cervical spine is uncomfortable, it is uncomfortable to sit, and it is also uncomfortable to turn the head.