Chapter 733: Greed for Merit
"Hahaha, he Sun Tu really gave such a military order as I expected, let us stand still here." With a disdainful smile, Zhang Gon slapped the military order he had just sent on the table, and said to the two generals in front of him who had just arrived in Lin'an.
After Xu Shen and Ren Shifan read this military order one after another, they also sneered: "He fought so wishy-washy, he actually wanted my 100,000 troops to wait for his tens of thousands of Shandong troops to arrive in Lin'anku." This is still trying to compete with us. ”
"Guys, what do you think?" Now there are not only these three main generals in the hall, but also a number of generals under their command, and even several newly surrendered generals of the Wu army.
"This is going to Hangzhou, the opportunity cannot be lost, the anti-army is already in turmoil, it is a good time for us to put down the thieves in one fell swoop!"
"Yes, we can't wait any longer, or we'll only add more variables. The last general doesn't believe that Sun Tuhui doesn't understand the truth of the speed of soldiers, and if he doesn't enter the army to break the enemy at this time, when will he wait! ”
The generals of the Sanluxiang Army immediately scrambled to express their eagerness to fight again, this period of time was smooth, and they won successive battles, which had already stimulated all their fighting spirits, seeing that Hangzhou was in sight, how could they be willing to die and wait in Lin'an City?
Those generals had different expressions for a while, and they didn't know how to speak, and after a while, Fang Bainian spoke up: "What the generals said is extremely true, now the rebel army has long lost its fighting spirit, even Hangzhou Jiancheng can't stop the imperial court heavenly soldiers from striking a blow, as long as they send troops, they will win a big victory, how can they delay their doubts." ”
"That's right, Hangzhou is only a day's journey away, my army moves, and it is just around the corner, so why wait for any reinforcements!" Zhang Gon said, and quickly made a decision: "Pass on my military order, all the brothers will have a full meal today, and they will leave Hangzhou early tomorrow morning." Within three days, I will re-insert the Great Song Dynasty flag back into the city of Hangzhou! ”
Because this key Lin'an City was obtained by the Huaibei Army under his command, Zhang Gon faintly had the intention of being the master of the house at this time. Xu Ren and the others glanced at each other, and then they didn't say anything more, and nodded one after another: "That's right, we have calculated that the logistics grain and grass are enough for half a month, so it shouldn't be a problem." ”
"It doesn't take half a month, within five days, I will break Hangzhou!" Zhang Gon was extremely confident at this time, or it could be said that it was swelled to the extreme, and immediately waved his hand: "Everyone go back and prepare well, the great credit is at your fingertips, this time to pacify Jiangnan, we are the first to make the contribution!" ”
Early the next morning, when the golden sun poked out from the east, the loud horn had sounded in Lin'an City. Nearly 100,000 Great Song Xiang troops quickly moved into action, all of them lined up majestically, slowly marched under the leadership of their respective generals, and headed towards Hangzhou in front.
Lin'an County is only thirty or forty miles away from Hangzhou, once the army advances at full speed, it is naturally fast, it is just after noon, you can already see the towering Hangzhou city in front of you from afar, and even have the good eyesight, you can also see the military flag fluttering at the head of the city. Seeing this, there was another shout and cheer in the Great Song army, and the whole army rushed forward at a faster speed, but it was intended to launch the most fierce attack on Hangzhou as soon as it arrived at the city.
Song Jun's movements had already been reported back to Hangzhou in time, and after seeing this scene, Pang Wanchun's pale face suddenly showed a contemptuous smile: "Since you are here, let's entertain the distinguished guests who have come from afar!" Pass my order, ambush the soldiers for the time being, to cut off their rear road, I want to break the enemy in a battle! ”
Fang Shi Buddha beside him was already eager to try, and looked over with his hands: "Pang Shuai......"
The previous successive defeats at the hands of the Song army finally made Fang Shifo learn a lesson, and he no longer dared to act as recklessly as before-of course, this was also related to Fang La and Fang Fei's deep conversations with him several times - even if he was anxious to be ashamed, he didn't dare to assert himself anymore, and only waited for Pang Wanchun's order.
Pang Wanchun glanced at him with a smile: "My injuries have not healed yet, and the heavy task of leading troops to fight will be entrusted to you, General Fang!" All you have to do is charge and kill, and the enemy will soon be defeated! "If there is any lesson left to him by the previous defeat in Huzhou, it is that as the main general, he should not rashly make rash moves. Therefore, this time, Pang Wanchun completely suppressed the stupidity in his heart, and gave up all the credit for leading the army to defeat the enemy.
Fang Shifo was overjoyed when he heard this, and the last bit of dissatisfaction in his heart also dissipated, and he immediately nodded solemnly and clenched his fists: "Pang Shuai, you are optimistic, see how I can break the Song army!" This Pang Shuai is much louder than before, but he is really handsome.
When the Song army shouted and rushed to the place where there were still four or five miles away from Hangzhou, the closed gate of Hangzhou had been opened first, and the suspension bridge had not yet been settled. Under his influence, the soldiers and horses in the rear were also hideous, fierce, screaming, and pouring out of the city gate with a neat lineup.
They had no intention of leaning on the fortified city to engage the enemy again, and before the enemy could rush to them, the 80,000 Wu troops had already howled and took the initiative to meet them. Fang Shifo only brought a thousand vanguard elites, stabbing straight at the forward troops of the Song army like a sharp arrow off the string.
Wu Jun's reaction was indeed a big surprise to Song Jun. Originally, in their imagination, these rebels had already broken their courage, and at this time, they should have stayed in the city, waiting for themselves to be surrounded on all sides and carry out the most typical offensive and defensive battle. But who would have thought that they would actually take the initiative to meet the attack, and the strength of the troops was not above their own, which made the Huaibei Army running in front of them a little vague.
Originally, Zhang Gon made this arrangement to highlight the merits of his subordinates, but now it is good, but it has become a tiger riding trend. As the vanguard general under Zhang Gon, Huang Mao knows very well that he must not retreat, which is not only related to the morale of the whole army, but also related to the face of his own generals, so he must face the enemy and win!
At that moment, he no longer had any hesitation, he had raised the long knife in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, this is the time to make meritorious contributions." The anti-army is just a bluff, follow me to kill the past, and take Hangzhou! Kill! After shouting this, as soon as he urged his crotch to get off his horse, he sped up and galloped towards the enemy.
The soldiers in the rear were still a little uneasy, but after receiving a burst of encouragement from their own generals, they also had confidence, and they all screamed, followed by Sayazi and rushed forward. It's just that this queue is much inferior to the Wu army, it looks loose and sloppy, and there is a lot of distance between the head and tail of the team. This was a helpless thing, because in a hurry to rush to Hangzhou to participate in the battle, the entire Song army advanced at full speed all the way, which greatly consumed the physical strength of the soldiers. Although it is not to the limit, there are many people who have already felt tired, and if they rush again, their strength is even more difficult to continue, and the formation is naturally difficult to guarantee.
The two armies of Song and Wu rushed head-on, and the distance of several miles was naturally a flash, and the main generals of the two sides who were running at the forefront of the team collided head-on in an instant. There was no scolding rhetoric, and Fang Shifo, who had already held back his strength, immediately shouted violently, and smashed the enemy general's face door with the posture of Mount Tai pressing the top.
The momentum was extremely terrifying, and the speed was so fast that Huang Mao hurriedly raised his knife to meet him, and a series of thoughts turned in his heart, thinking about how to change his tactics and retreat from the enemy later. But as a result, as soon as the knives and hammers intersected, he only felt a burst of heat and numbness in the tiger's mouth, and a huge force had quickly slammed into his limbs along his hands, making his body shocked, and the knife was no longer stable. Not to mention taking advantage of the situation to fight back, he didn't even have the ability to parry.
Before he could make a dodge move, the second hammer had already arrived, and it rang again, and then the knife in Huang Mao's hand had been cut in two. But this hammer was castrated, and it fell directly without any stagnation, and hit Huang Mao's Tianling cover with a bang.
In an instant, his entire head was shattered along with the helmet, and the red and white were scattered and splashed, but only one of them was killed, and he was killed by Fang Shi Buddha. When the warm blood splattered on his cheeks, Fang Shifo's eyes revealed a trace of crazy laughter, and the angry shouts rose again, and the double hammer had been danced like a whirlwind by him, and without stopping for a moment, he swept straight towards the Song army in front of him.
Before all the soldiers could calm down from the sudden change in front of them, the enemy generals rushed over like tigers into a flock of sheep, and behind them, many Wu troops howled and slaughtered like jackals. Almost instantly, the vanguard of the Song army, which was two or three thousand people, had collapsed.
Without any parry resistance, everyone suddenly turned their heads in unison and fled for their lives.
And this inspired the fighting spirit of the Wu army even more, shouting one after another, waving weapons and chasing and killing the past, even the large number of soldiers in the rear also roared, and the pace of the charge was faster, which really allowed them to catch up with the vanguard of the Song army who slowed down and completely engulfed them.
Above the city, the corners of Pang Wanchun's mouth curled up when he saw this scene: "In fact, in the final analysis, the Ten Buddhas should be such a vanguard and fierce general in a head-to-head confrontation, with him taking the lead, he will be able to destroy and defeat tens of thousands of enemy troops!" ”
The same scene fell into the eyes of the Song army soldiers and soldiers It was a completely different feeling, Zhang Gon couldn't believe all this, but he could only accept it, and hurriedly shouted: "The whole army attack, stop the enemy vanguard for me!" Press it up! ”
By now, it is impossible to retreat, what the Song army can do is to meet the enemy and fight the opposition in the simplest and most direct frontal battle to the death! The soldiers of all walks of life also knew the importance of this battle, and they all gathered their spirits, held their weapons high, and pounced on the enemy troops in front like waves.
No one expected that the battle would heat up at the moment it began. No one will have any reservations......