Xu Jingcheng, the commander of the Eastern Route Army of the Northern Expedition of the Chen State, died, died so unexpectedly, died so simply, it was only a cup of tea, and he was killed so suddenly in the safest army headquarters on the battlefield!

Although it was Wei Xiangyuan, a native of Qi who killed him, Xu Jingcheng actually died in the conspiracy of Chen Shubao, the crown prince of the Chen dynasty of the Chen State to whom he had always been loyal!

After killing Xu Jingcheng, Wei Xiangyuan did not stop, but drew his saber, raised and fell with his hand, and after cutting off Xu Jingcheng's head, he took all the killers and rushed out of the headquarters together, and then continued to shoot at the Chen soldiers who surrounded him, and also kept throwing out the earth bombs made of the powder taken from the fireworks and firecrackers, and a group of people were struggling to break out of the encirclement of Xu Jingcheng's guards!

The other East Route Army, which had just launched the encirclement, were also stunned by this sudden explosion, but they saw that the explosion was coming from the command headquarters, and there were also screams, which made all the officers and men of the East Route Army shout that it was not good!

After the various units of the Eastern Route Army lost the unified command of Xu Jingcheng, they suddenly became chaotic: some generals immediately rushed to the headquarters with their subordinates and went to rescue Xu Jingcheng; Some generals are still carrying out Xu Jingcheng's orders and continue to encircle Xiapi County; Even some generals are standing still, not knowing whether they are advancing or retreating now!

As a result, the army of nearly 20,000 people was like a headless fly, and they could only fight on their own, and they could not form an encirclement and attack formation against Xiapi County at all!

At this time, the Qi army in Xiapi County suddenly rushed out, and the nearly 2,000 defenders were all cavalry!

Although there are many soldiers on the East Road, they are basically infantry, and they have not yet stood in formation, so in the face of the Qi cavalry that suddenly rushed out, they had no power to fight back, and they were suddenly scattered by this Qi army!

Defeat is like a mountain!

When he saw that his troops were completely dispersed by the enemy, a cavalry unstoppably rushed into the formation of the Eastern Route Army, like a wolf into a flock of sheep, rampage, countless Chen soldiers were knocked over by war horses, and were stabbed to the ground by cavalry with long lances, and other soldiers saw this tragic scene, and suddenly had no idea of fighting with the Qi army, their hands began to tremble, and their legs began to retreat!

Moreover, these officers and soldiers of the Eastern Route Army also vaguely heard that Xu Jingcheng, the commander of the Eastern Route Army, had been killed in battle, and his head was in a different place! This news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and it made all the officers and men of the Eastern Route Army lose the courage to continue fighting!

As a result, the Eastern Route Army, which had nearly 20,000 people, collapsed in an instant, everyone was fleeing for their lives, everyone threw away their armor, and ran around with their heads in their hands!

And the Xu Jingcheng guards, who were still surrounding Wei Xiangyuan just now, were also completely overwhelmed by this sudden rout, and saw that the opponent's weapons were so powerful that they couldn't even get close to them, so they also gave up the encirclement of them and retreated back with the fleeing army!

But at this time, a Qi army suddenly appeared on the way of the retreat of the Eastern Route Army, and together with the Qi cavalry, they flanked the fleeing Eastern Route Army!

This Qi army that suddenly appeared was the unit in the Xiapi County defender that was transferred away by Gao Changgong yesterday, because Gao Changgong, who had mastered every move of the East Route Army, had already predicted the rout of the East Route Army, as the commander of the Qi army who had been on the battlefield for a long time, Gao Changgong would definitely not miss such an excellent opportunity to chase down the defeated soldiers!

Therefore, this Qi army, which was transferred to Xuzhou City under the pretext of assisting in the defense, was actually ambushed on the periphery of Xiapi County, ready to meet the cavalry in Xiapi County at any time, and when they heard the explosion at the headquarters of the Eastern Route Army, they attacked together, inside and outside, and attacked the Eastern Route Army in front and back! 89 Literature Network

The Eastern Route Army, which was menacing and neat an hour ago, was easily defeated by the defenders of Xiapi County, which had less than 5,000 people! The nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Eastern Route Army are now in a rout, dead to death, surrendered to surrender, captured and captured, and less than half of them rushed out of the Qi army's flank and fled in all directions!

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On October 10, the news of the rout of the Eastern Route Army had not yet spread, and on the side of the Central Route Army, Lu Guangda, who had not encountered any resistance from the Qi army along the way, had led 30,000 troops to the outskirts of Xuzhou, and saw the city wall of Xuzhou City from a distance, which made the soldiers of the Chen army who seemed a little tired very excited!

And according to the report of the spies, Gao Changgong, the commander of the Huaibei Qi army, is now in Xuzhou City, and a few days ago he also sent a force out of the city and rushed in the direction of Xia Pi County, probably to reinforce Xia Pi County!

Xiapi County is an important town in Xuzhou, so Gao Changgong sent a part of his troops to reinforcements, which is a very reasonable thing, but this also means that the defenders in Xuzhou City have been reduced now, so now the Middle Route Army has an absolute advantage in numbers!

Therefore, Lu Guangda, the commander of the army, decisively ordered the 30,000 soldiers of the Middle Route Army, who had been rushing for days and looked very tired, to immediately encircle Xuzhou City, and then launch an attack on the city!

Although Lu Guangda is a battle-hardened veteran, and he also feels that the operation of the Northern Expedition to Huaibei seems to be too smooth, and even a little unsteady, but the psychology of competing with Xiao in his heart, and out of the soldier's desire for victory, Lu Guangda selectively ignored these suspicious places, did not think too much about it, did not carefully reconnoiter around Xuzhou City, and did not even wait for those who were sent to contact the Eastern Route Army to come back to report the situation of the Eastern Route Army, and immediately organized a large army. Siege Xuzhou City and prepare to attack the city!

Because as long as Xuzhou City is taken, it can basically be announced that Chen Guo has recovered Huaibei and completed the victory of the second phase of the Northern Expedition plan! And as the main general who captured Xuzhou City, Lu Guangda will also become famous in one battle, and his military exploits are even greater than Xiao Yao's military exploits in Huainan, this reason makes Lu Guangda unable to think carefully at all, whether this is a trap set by Gao Changgong!

And this time, it was a trap set by Gao Changgong!

According to the information provided by Chen Shubao, the operation of Chen Guo's northern expedition to Huaibei this time was mainly to attack Xuzhou with the tactics of pincer attack, so Chen Guo's original plan was that when the Middle Route Army and the East Route Army arrived near Xuzhou, they should keep in touch at all times, and then according to the specific deployment of the Qi army, they would choose to attack Xuzhou City or Xiapi County together!

And the key to this battle plan is to stay in touch and fight together! Because if the two armies join forces, more than 50,000 people attack a place at the same time, even if Gao Changgong is in charge, he may not be able to hold it!

Therefore, in order to crack Chen Jun's flanking battle plan, Gao Changgong chose the strategy of breaking them one by one!

First of all, he showed weakness to the enemy and took the initiative to give up Renzhou, so that Chen Jun, who easily took Renzhou, had the mentality of underestimating the enemy!

Then he made a trick and transferred the defenders of Xiapi County and Xuzhou City out of the city with great fanfare, creating a false impression that the Chen army was not enough to defend the city, and then took advantage of the opponent's underestimation of the enemy and the psychology of seeking victory, and in the face of such a fighter plane that was beneficial to him, he decisively gave up the established plan of joining forces to attack, but chose to seize the fighter, fight separately, and immediately attack the city!

So yesterday's Xu Jingcheng did not resist this temptation, and when he heard that there were only 2,000 defenders in Xiapi County, he immediately chose to attack the city, and as a result, Wei Xiangyuan caught the plan, and took advantage of the encirclement of the army, when the scene was a little chaotic, he raided Xu Jingcheng's headquarters, successfully assassinated Xu Jingcheng, and caused chaos in the Eastern Route Army, and successfully defeated the Eastern Route Army of nearly 20,000 people with a Qi army of 5,000 people!

And now Lu Guangda also did not resist the temptation set by Gao Changgong, and after hearing that Xuzhou City had divided his troops out of the city to reinforce Xiapi, he also chose to immediately attack the city, without noticing that behind them, the troops that had gone out of the city a few days ago had begun to approach behind them!