853. The Battle of Yokoyama
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Two more days passed.
The people in the three counties of Changlin, Songxi, and Zhenghe have successively withdrawn from the county seat in the inland of these two days, and now the city has almost become an empty city.
In Changlin County, Su Quandang and Liu Zaiyuan led the two armies of Tiangang and Tianli to assemble in the city, preparing to completely abandon Changlin.
However, there was no movement in the Yuan army garrison two miles outside the city, and I don't know if it was hesitating, or if it had already seen Su Quandang's intentions.
However, outside the two counties of Songxi and Zhenghe, the Yuan army was already ready to move.
They probably wouldn't let the two armies of Tiansu and Tianji bring the people back to Jianning Mansion so easily.
Because it's an opportunity.
If they wait until the Tiansu and Tianxuan troops rush back to Jianning Mansion, they don't know how many years it will take if they want to capture Jianning Mansion.
No one wants to be in the same situation as Xiangyang again.
Especially now that Kublai Khan is also old, this ambitious emperor of the Yuan Dynasty is afraid that he has no real intention to confront the Great Song Dynasty for more than ten years.
He couldn't afford to wait.
It was only before the confrontation between the Yuan army and the Tiansu and Tianxuan armies that the battle of Hengshanzhai on Guangnan West Road took the lead.
After the Dali army took the lead in arriving at Hengshanzhai, they directly occupied Hengshanzhai. They probably didn't know that the Yue Li army had been annihilated in the north of Qinzhou.
Even, when they learned that Liu Hongyi and others had led the army to approach Hengshanzhai, the generals in the Dali army were very surprised.
They had no idea why the Song Kingdom suddenly had so many soldiers and horses to kill Hengshanzhai.
Are they going to ignore those Viet Li troops?
Or did those Yue Li troops not go to capture the cities of the Song State at all?
As for the fact that the Yue Li army had been destroyed, they did not dare to think about it. Because, the Yue Li army has an army of 50,000.
Originally, on the West Guangnan Road, the Song army did not have many troops that could be mobilized.
It was not until it was affirmed several times that Liu Hongyi led the army to approach Hengshanzhai that the chief general of the Dali army ordered the soldiers to arrange the city defenses.
This Dali lord is named Wang Ziqian, who was unknown before, and he has not even shown his face in Dali. But as soon as he appeared, he was entrusted with a heavy task by Duan Qilin and became the main general of one of the three route armies, which is enough to show that he is not ordinary. The biggest possibility is that like Qin Han, he is also a great talent in the Guigu Academy.
In terms of talents, Duan Qilin, who has the support of the two academic palaces of Pojun and Guigu, undoubtedly has more advantages than Zhao Dongting. Even better than Kublai Khan.
Of course, if the imperial examination system in the Great Song Dynasty was completely perfected and flourished, this may not be the case.
When Liu Hongyi led the Jingjiang Mansion garrison and the Qiongzhou army to the outside of the Hengshan Cottage, the Dali army on the gate of the Hengshan Fortress was already in full array.
Many catapults are lined up in close proximity.
The cold light of arrows could be faintly seen on the battlements.
Liu Hongyi and others led the army to stop at a distance of about a kilometer from the city.
All the generals raised their binoculars and looked at the city.
Whether this Dali army is an elite soldier or not, there is no doubt that some clues can be seen from the defense of the city.
After observation, Liu Hongyi and the others shook their heads lightly and sighed.
Ran Anguo and Liu Hongyi glanced at each other and said, "Boss, I'm afraid this Dali army is not so easy to deal with......
Liu Hongyi nodded lightly, "Yes, look at its city defense layout, it is close and orderly." Each base can echo each other from afar, and there are few loopholes. This chief general is by no means mediocre. โ
The two brothers Zhu Haiwang and Zhu Hecong still lacked battlefield experience, and they didn't see much of it, so they only frowned at this time and asked, "What about us?" โ
Liu Hongyi groaned for a moment and said, "Withdraw the army for two miles first, and let the soldiers camp and rest!" If we want to take this Hengshanzhai, we need to discuss it carefully. โ
Originally, he led the army to Hengshanzhai in a hurry, and he was ready to take Hengshanzhai directly. But now it can be seen that this Dali army is not simple, and it is obvious that there is no longer such an idea.
Mo said that the combat effectiveness of the Qiongzhou army and the garrison army was not as good as that of the forbidden army, even if the 30,000 forbidden army was here, it might not be able to take the Hengshan cottage. Even if you can win it, I'm afraid it will hurt you a lot.
The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty are all treasures, and Liu Hongyi obviously will not joke with the lives of the soldiers.
In just a moment, Liu Hongyi and the others led the army to slowly retreat.
The spring breeze blows through the city.
The generals of the Dali army in the city only chuckled when they watched the Song army withdraw.
Wang Ziqian was wearing ink armor, and his face was cold. At this moment, the corners of his mouth are also slightly curved.
Whether the Song army attacked the city or not, he was not worried. Even, he would prefer to see the Song army not attack the city.
Seeing the Song army retreating farther and farther, he suddenly said to the generals next to him: "Order the scouts to go out of the city to investigate." In addition, assemble an army of 50,000 men. โ
The general on the side was stunned, "General, are you going out of the city?" โ
Wang Ziqian smiled lightly: "There is no heavy city around Hengshanzhai, and the Song army will not be too far away, and will camp outside the city." How could you miss such a great opportunity? โ
"But ......"
The general on the side hesitated, "The combat effectiveness of the Song army is not simple. General, are you thinking again? โ
Wang Ziqian's face showed contempt, "Cowardice before fighting." No wonder you were beaten so badly by the Song army before. โ
The general's face was swollen and red, but he was speechless. Because he was Song Ruili who was defeated by Liu Zhuwen in the Xiushan Army before.
He is also a great talent in the Guigu Academy, but at this time, he can only let Wang Ziqian be humiliated like this. This is only because he is the general of the defeated army.
The people in the Guigu School Palace are all arrogant, and if they are defeated by people outside the School Palace, they will really be looked down upon.
After being slightly stunned, Song Ruili walked away with some anger.
There are several masters who jumped down from the city wall like phantoms, and they are the masters of the Dali army.
Then, the Dali army began to assemble in the city.
This assembly was silent, but the Dali army that gathered was murderous.
was attacked by the Song army before, and it was fought so badly. The current Dali army attacked the Song Dynasty this time, but they all came with the idea of revenge.
After the 50,000 troops were assembled, Wang Ziqian came to the army in person and shouted loudly: "Warriors, destroy the Song army, and be ashamed of the snow, just today!" โ
"Kill!"
Just now, a soldier was about to shout loudly, but he waved his hand and suppressed it, "Don't shout, keep your courage and murderous spirit, and let the Song army tremble in front of you!" โ
Outside the city.
Liu Hongyi, Ran Anguo and others led the army to a certain hillside more than two miles away from Hengshanzhai and began to camp.
The hill was a bit steep enough to hinder the cavalry's charge, making it a good place to camp.
But no one thought that the Dali army would really go out of the city to attack. After all, they had just arrived outside the Hengshan Cottage, and if the Dali army wanted to fight, they could go out of the city to meet it before.
There was not much tension in the Song army's camp.
The soldiers camped separately.
White tents soon spread along the slopes of the mountain.
Soldiers cut down trees in the surrounding mountains and forests, and then built a fence outside the barracks.
The inside and outside of the barracks were filled with clanging sounds.
This is not something that can be done in a short period of time.
And their actions all fell in the eyes of those Dali masters who pursued them here.
After looking at it for a while, these masters all turned back to Hengshanzhai.
When they saw Wang Ziqian, after the report, the smile on the corner of Wang Ziqian's mouth became even colder.
"Let's go!"
The east gate of Hengshanzhai slowly opened in a squeak, and the prince led an army of 50,000 out of the city. The army was dominated by cavalry.
And in the city, there are also Dali's earth-shaking troops gathered and ready for battle.
As soon as they left the city, the 50,000-strong army invaded the Song army camp at a very fast speed.
However, the distance of more than three miles is nothing to the cavalry.
The sound of horses' hooves is like a dragon.
Smoke and noise.
It wasn't until they were only about a mile away from the Song army's camp that the Song army's sentinels noticed it.
The sentry hiding in the mountains and forests saw so many Dali cavalry menacing, his face turned a little pale with fright, and he took out a signal flare from his arms and fired it out in a trembling manner.
In the barracks, some Song soldiers were also shocked when they saw the signal flare exploding in the air.
The sound of the trumpet resounded through the camp in the blink of an eye.
Liu Hongyi, Zhu Haiwang and others stayed in the tent, but they all hurriedly ran out of the tent at this moment.
A soldier ran to them and reported: "General, there are sentry scouts in the forest on the west side who have released signal flares!" โ
"The Dali army is coming!"
Zhu Haiwang exclaimed.
Liu Hongyi shouted: "Assemble quickly!" Assemble now! โ
The sound of the horn in the barracks seemed to be a little more urgent.