Chapter 654 Infighting
"King, Niu Jinda sent someone to report that the Zheng army had civil strife in front of the battle, with heavy casualties, and Wu Heimin, Hao Xiaode and others surrendered to the Tang ......"
Xu Shiji hurriedly came to the Shuai tent and reported the news to Li Poyu.
There were more and more signs of civil strife in the Henan army, but when it finally happened, it was still very sudden, and when Niu Jinda, Shen Qingnu got the news, and then reported to Li Po here, in fact, the civil strife of the Zheng army had already had results.
What's even more ridiculous is that Niu Jinda and Shen Qingnu got the news earlier than Wang Renze.
And for those who are guarding the two sides of the strait, this will be a chain reaction.
When Li Po heard this, he didn't ask whether the news was true or not, and immediately ordered: "You go back and reorganize your troops with General Zhang, listen to my generals' orders, and prepare to cross the river." ”
For more than a month, all the preparations were for the arrival of this moment, so Li Po did not hesitate, he was not Li Jiancheng, he would not think so much, he had so many scruples, what he wanted was simple, it was a military and strategic victory.
After thinking about it for a while, he immediately ordered Xu Shiji to say: "You send a message to Niu Jinda, Shen Qingnu, I want Wang Renze's head, so that they must occupy the beachhead before the army crosses the river." ”
Xu Shiji hammered his fiery chest, and when he saw that there was no more order, he hurriedly turned around and left.
Subsequently, military orders continued to come out of the tent, and the Jin army camp on the north bank of the Fengling Ferry slowly stirred.
At this time, Li Po's army had gathered more than 30,000 soldiers, including more than 8,000 cavalry, such a military force with high morale, full of energy, long-term battle formation, and strict military rules and regulations was enough to fight a decisive battle with anyone, and the premise was that the whole army could cross the Yellow River.
Xu Shiji and Zhang Shigui are undoubtedly the leaders of the army, followed by Zhang Lun, who will hold on to the beachhead, or adapt to the situation and take the initiative to delay the arrival of the enemy.
Until the army is completely gathered at the Fengling Ferry...... Their first military goal is also very clear, that is, the old site of Hangu in Hongnong County, and they want to block the Tang army in Guanxi, which is the most reliable and dangerous place.
Therefore, Li Po only planned to leave 2,000 soldiers and horses in the camp on the north bank, ready to receive prisoners, and the rest of the men and horses had to march to the south bank of the Yellow River, which could be regarded as an all-out effort.
At this time, whether Wang Shichong still has the strength to fight again, or he is defeated and returned, he can no longer change Li Po's established strategy, unless someone can lead the army to come at this time and drive the Jindi army down the Yellow River, otherwise, no one can stop Li Po's plan to insert a foot in Henan.
In such a chaotic situation, accidents were almost everywhere, and in fact, they had already done it before Li Po's military order reached Niu Jinda and Shen Qingnu.
It's not because the two of them can't hold their breath, let alone because they are eager to make meritorious contributions, but because of the situation.
Wang Ren got the news of the defeat of the Tongguan army, although it was later than Niu Jinda, but it was not much later.
He immediately convened the generals to discuss the matter, and with just this order, Niu Jinda and the two of them had to do it.
They didn't dare to go to the Chinese army at this time, Shen Qingnu was still successful, Niu Jinda categorically didn't dare to show his face in front of Wang Renze, as a fish that slipped through the net of Li Mi's old department, Wang Renze was likely to cut off his bull's head first.
It is definitely different from peacetime, at this time, if you don't listen to the orders of the Chinese army, according to military law, you have nothing to say about killing.
Since there is no way to advance or retreat, it must be the first to strike, in fact, it is also the case, first Liu Anshi's department left the Fengling Ferry, and wanted to move towards the side of Niu Jinda's department.
On the front are Wang Renze's brother-in-law Yuan Cong, and the tiger general Zhang Junnian, faintly forming an encirclement of Niu Jinda, and the people who spread Niu Jinda's entry into the Chinese army also came.
At such a time, where did Niu Jinda dare to hesitate, immediately beheaded the Chinese army, and refused to raise troops, first ordered Niu Meng to lead 200 people to attack Zhang Junnian, and he led 800 soldiers to storm Yuan Cong's department.
This is not arrogant, from the beginning of the conquest of Liaodong, Shandong, Hebei has never put the Henan army in their eyes, to this day, the Shandong people who survived by luck, regardless of men, women and children, are simply full of anger.
What's more, Niu Jinda's rate was born from the officers and soldiers, Zhang Xutuo's old subordinates who had no opponents in Shandong in the past, and the Henan military claimed to be able to fight, but in fact, it was the guys from Shandong and Hebei who supported the war situation everywhere.
Wang Shichong's next battle at Tongguan Pass, in fact, not only consumed Li Mi's old department, but also consumed most of the vitality of the Henan army.
At Fengling Ferry, Niu Jinda also told Wang Renze's generals with facts what kind of army can be called elite.
The camp suddenly erupted with shouts of killing, Niu Meng led 200 soldiers into Zhang Junnian's camp, Zhang Junnian led more than 1,000 people, caught off guard, it was simply a touch of collapse, in the chaos, Zhang Junnian almost did not hesitate, and then took his own soldiers to turn around and run to the Chinese army.
On the other hand, it is very different, Yuan Cong is a descendant of the Eastern Wei royal family, and he also served in Liaodong, but he has been staying in the hussar mansion and serving as the emperor's pro-army, and later married Wang Shichong's niece, or served in the emperor's pro-army, and when he came to the west, he was under Wang Renze's subordinates.
The 1,000 men and horses he led were actually part of Wang Renze's own army, and they were neatly equipped and showed off their might on weekdays, which looked very good, but when they really fought, in front of the ragged Shandong elite, they were more like lambs to be slaughtered.
The name Yuan Cong is not very amusing to look at, but he is really smart, Niu Jinda only led his troops to break through the periphery of his camp, and this person did not lead people to retreat to the Chinese army, but directly ordered his subordinates to throw down their blades and kneel to surrender......
As for whether this guy was frightened or smart enough to see the situation clearly, there is nothing to say, judging from the current situation, he is indeed very smart in doing so.
Because the army of the Western Expedition was completely chaotic, Niu Jinda led the troops on this side, and Shen Qingnu's beggar army over there immediately rose up to respond, and he was on the other side of the camp, and the Chinese army could not get close to Niu Jinda.
According to the previous plan, once the two armies rebelled, there would be nothing to say, just kill the Chinese army directly, and take Wang Renze's head.
Therefore, the beggar army attacked Wang Renze's Chinese army, if Niu Jinda disobeyed the order, and Wang Renze and others were still prepared, then the beggar army was like a surprise attack like a flying immortal outside the sky.
Over there, Zhang Junnian had just fled into the camp of the Chinese army, and the beggar army here, under the leadership of Shen Qingnu, was already about to kill Wang Renze's Chinese army tent.
For a while, the sound of shouting and killing was everywhere, and among the camps of more than 10,000 people, it seemed that the chaos was even worse than that of Wang Shichong.
In fact, there is nothing to say, the scale of this battle on the south bank of the Yellow River is "too small", and it can only exist as a footnote to the Battle of Tongguan.
But then again, its significance is extraordinary, whether it is for Li Po, Wang Shichong, or Li Jiancheng, it is the same.
The impact is so great that it is estimated that Niu Jinda, Shen Qingnu and the two would not even dream of it.
Wang Renze, who is very attentive, will also be blinded, and he will flee in a hurry...... This is the way the war has been in these years, and the generals in the army are rarely captured, and even if they become prisoners, the chances of survival are much higher than those of others.
It's like a chaotic battle under Tongguan, so many people's souls fly out of the sky, but Wu Heimin, Hao Xiaode and others are still alive, isn't it fair? There is no way, so many people rely on others to eat, the Lord will die, and many people will suffer, so no matter how chaotic the scene is, there are countless people who want to fight for the merit of the savior in danger with their lives.
It's the rewards and punishments in the army and the rules of society at work, if you are escorted by your cronies to ask for credit from the enemy, it can only mean one thing, you have completely lost hope for your subordinates.
Wang Ren ran very fast and took people directly to Hongnong, so Niu Jinda, Shen Qingnu's mind of holding back his strength to get a bigger name was shattered.
The two of them met in the Chinese army, and only caught a few generals in the army who could not escape, and the two of them did not complain anything, and immediately joined forces and turned back to find Liu Anshi's trouble.
At this time, the two of them already had the advantage of strength, even if Liu Anshi was the most brave and good at fighting among Wang Renze's generals, the two were fearless.
Liu Anshi was actually blindsided at this time, and the blood that the emperor touched under Tongguan had already made him panic, and now there was such a fierce infighting on the side of the Yellow River.
Niu Jinda, who was previously said to be a turtle in an urn, broke out of the urn directly with his teeth and claws......
Before he could lead his troops to surround Niu Jinda according to Wang Renze's general order, there was already a battle over there.
Just as he was urging the soldiers to hurry forward and think about giving Niu Jinda a bite to come up on his ass, so many of his mother's people were beaten in the blink of an eye.
He actually wanted to ask Wang Renze, how did you lead the troops? In the past, I only listened to you boast about what happened, but when it came to the critical moment, you were so unlucky?
I'm also blind, so I followed you a shit.
He also wanted to lead his troops to retreat to the direction of Tongguan, but he couldn't go anymore, Niu Jinda and Shen Qingnu, plus Yuan Cong's department, blocked him by the river.
What's even more terrifying is that the Jin army on the other side has begun to cross the river, and the figure of the Jin soldiers will soon be covered with pontoon bridges, and the boats that have been built have long been continuously transported to the river.
Under the persuasion of the generals, Liu Anshi surrendered......
With the transmission of the news, Zhang Shigui's department, which was originally preparing to engage in the battle, thundered with joy and made a good start, not to mention, there were seven or eight thousand more people and horses at the Fengling Ferry.
The only pity is that Wang Ren fled, and His Royal Highness the King of Han asked for this person's head by name......