489.Five Days of Life and Death (8)
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That's right, it was Zheng Fei and the cavalry brigade who came from the east, just when Hua Rong and Yao Qigong were fighting, Zheng Fei led the cavalry brigade to kill hundreds of officers and soldiers with only one charge, and the deputy general Xue Shuo saw that the general situation was gone and immediately led the remaining more than 1,000 officers and soldiers to surrender.
Then Zheng Fei immediately summoned the Yanggu soldiers and asked only to find out that they were two infantry companies under Hua Rong, and they went out of Yanggu County early on the order of Hua Rong to ambush on Jingyang Gang, and Hua Rong's order to them was to try their best to drag the enemy and drag it for as long as they could, so just now, although the enemy had more than 2,000 people and was four times their size, they also launched a sudden attack without hesitation, killed more than 100 officers and soldiers and fought with the officers and soldiers, and before the arrival of the cavalry brigade, They have already killed and injured more than 300 people in this forbidden army at the cost of more than 100 casualties.
Zheng Fei brought Xue Shuo to interrogate him closely, and when Xue Shuo heard that Zheng Fei was the head of the terrifying Liangshan thieves, he immediately turned pale with shock, and he didn't need to be tortured to tell everything he knew.
Zheng Fei was shocked when he heard that there were 8,000 forbidden troops besieging Yanggu County, he immediately left 500 cavalry with these more than 300 Yanggu soldiers to guard the prisoners, treat the wounded, dispose of the corpses and wait for the arrival of the two independent infantry brigades behind, and he led the cavalry brigade to continue the rapid march in the direction of Yanggu County, which rushed to Yanggu County at this moment, and when he saw in the distance that there was a quiet outside Yanggu County, and there was no siege battle at all, he was also startled, and thought that the officers and soldiers had captured Yanggu County. I was relieved when I saw that the flag of the Heavenly Dao Army was still hanging on the upper floor of Yanggu County, but I didn't know if the 8,000 forbidden troops who were besieging the city had gone elsewhere, or if they had been defeated and withdrawn.
Before Zheng Fei arrived in Yanggu County, Hua Rong had already come over with a few horses.
"The last general will meet the commander!" Hua Rong turned over and dismounted to kneel and bow,
"There is only a military salute on the battlefield, General Hua, please get up." Zheng Fei also immediately turned over and dismounted to hold Hua Rong,
Hua Rong had to get up, and the respectful Chaohu Sanniang also saluted, and then greeted Pang Wanchun and the others one by one.
"How is the battle going here, what about the 8,000 forbidden troops?" Zheng Fei's eyes were full of doubts,
"Back to the commander, 2,000 of the 8,000 enemy troops were killed by us, 3,000 were captured, and the remaining 3,000 people have been scattered and routed and cannot be found, and the enemy's main general, Yao Qigong, was defeated and committed suicide." Hua Rong's face replied as usual, but his eyes still couldn't help revealing a little pride,
Zheng Fei was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed, the biggest victory that Hua Rong could achieve that he had just guessed should be to repel the attack of the 8,000 forbidden army, or force the 8,000 forbidden army to go elsewhere, who expected, Hua Rong actually brought himself a big surprise, he really completely defeated the enemy army with four times the strength of himself, and it was the forbidden army of the generals known for the elite of the Great Song Dynasty!
"General Hua, how did you do it, tell us about it." Pang Wanchun also asked excitedly, Hua Rong is his brother-in-law, and his brother-in-law has made great contributions, and he is naturally the one who should be the happiest among everyone except Zheng Fei.
Everyone next to him also looked at Hua Rong with surprise on their faces, if they defended the city with 2,000 soldiers of the independent division, they would not be defeated, but Hua Rong killed the forbidden army with 2,000 Yanggu soldiers, which cannot but be said to be a great miracle!
Hua Rong smiled, but asked Pang Wanchun first, "Why are you and the commander here?" By the way, how did you know that there were 8,000 forbidden troops attacking the city? ”
Pang Wanchun immediately told Hua Rong about the commander's decision to personally lead the independent division to the front line to encourage the soldiers of the Quartet to kill the enemy, and the fact that he had just encountered a Yanggu soldier fighting to the death with 2,000 officers and soldiers in Jingyanggang, and that the commander personally led the independent brigade to defeat the enemy and capture more than 1,000 people.
Hua Rong finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that most of his more than 500 subordinates were still alive, and secretly said in his heart that he was really lucky, and expressed his heartfelt admiration for Zheng Fei for coming to the front line in person without fear of danger as the commander of the three armies.
Next, Hua Rong told Zheng Fei and others about his series of plans to break the enemy army.
Hua Rong said, "The last general has already sent many scouts to lurk in the various main roads leading to here in the Daimyo's Mansion, so I knew about this 10,000-strong forbidden army as soon as it came, and I really heard of Yao Qigong, the commander of this forbidden army, this person became a general at a young age, and it also caused a lot of shock in the military circles in the north last year." ”
"The last general said in his heart, this person is young to lead the army, there will be some inexperience, he sees that I have few soldiers in Yanggu County, maybe he will move the idea of taking Yang Wei in Yanggu County; The last general said in his heart, since the officers and soldiers came to burn our grain and grass on this trip, instead of sitting and waiting to be killed, why don't we take the initiative to attack, return the favor to the other in the other way, and burn his grain and grass? ”
Therefore, the last general decided to make a dangerous move, and selected 300 horsemen to form a death squad, which was personally led by the last general to lurk in the dense forest in the distance with enough oil to find fighters to attack their grain and grass, and ordered two companies of 500 people to go out of the city in advance and lurk on Jingyang Gang as a surprise soldier; The remaining 1,500 people of the brigade were stubbornly defending Yanggu County, and as soon as the people heard that the officers and soldiers were coming, they also enthusiastically asked to help defend the city, so there were more than 1,000 militiamen. ”
"I have made an agreement with the soldiers guarding the city that if I succeed in burning the enemy's grain and grass, they will shout in unison, 'The enemy's grain and grass have been burned, and our reinforcements have arrived!' As long as the opponent's main general retreats, the sergeants also show timidity, so they open the city gate and take the initiative to attack, because the more resolute we attack, the more they will believe, the more afraid they will be, and the more chance our army will win. Of course, if I don't succeed, or if the enemy doesn't react to the burning of the grain and grass at all, then be prepared to defend the city to the death. ”
"Then Yao Qigong really launched a fierce attack on the county, I waited patiently in their rear to find fighters, the last general wanted to fight to the death, and burned as much grain and grass as the enemy could burn, who expected that Yao Qigong saw that he could not capture Yanggu County, and actually made a fatal mistake, and actually put the troops guarding the grain and grass into the siege battle, so the last general easily burned most of the grain and grass, so the enemy was in chaos in an instant, and a victory was reasonable."
Pang Wanchun and others were fascinated by what they heard, sometimes amazed, sometimes worried, sometimes as if they were there, and sometimes they were contemplative and experienced the process.
Zheng Fei also sighed deeply in his heart, while lamenting Hua Rong's military talent, he was fortunate that his order was to ask the generals from all over the country to adapt to local conditions and adapt to the enemy's situation. Otherwise, if he forcibly arranges the method of warfare without knowing the military situation, Hua Rong is restricted, and it is difficult to say whether he can use such a clever plan to put himself to death and survive.
Then Hua Rong led the way, leading Zheng Fei and the Independent Brigade into Yanggu City, the soldiers and civilians in the city were surprised and happy when they heard that the commander of the Heavenly Dao Army had gone to the front line and came to Yanggu County, everyone was really in high spirits, and the fighting spirit was high, and after a while, the slogan of "King Liang" sounded again in the city, Zheng Fei was too lazy to do useless work now, and could only smile bitterly, only Hu Sanniang stood closely beside Zheng Fei, full of pride,
It didn't take long for the infantry brigade of the Independent Division to come to Yanggu County with 500 cavalry and 300 Yanggu soldiers with 1,000 forbidden army prisoners, and the whole city was full of cheers.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark, and Hua Rong was about to ask Zheng Fei about dinner at night, but saw that Zheng Fei had already led the independent division that had just eaten dry food with cold water to leave Yanggu County.
Hua Rong asked anxiously, "It's getting late, where are you going, Commander?" ”
Zheng Fei smiled and said, "Although this forbidden army has been defeated by you, they still have more troops that are attacking the rest of our Heavenly Dao Army, I am very relieved that Yanggu County has you in charge, I will not stay here, you have lost 800 people in this battle, I will leave you an infantry regiment of the independent division for you to dispatch." ”
Hua Rong was extremely moved in his heart, and even more emotionally felt that he finally met the Ming Lord, but it was a pity that his righteous brother Song Jiang died young, and he had no chance to follow the Ming Lord to show his ambitions.
Hua Rong sent Zheng Fei and the others out of the city, and watched the thousands of figures of the independent division disappear into the night before returning to the city.
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In the distance, Pang Wanchun asked, "Commander, where are we going now?" ”
Zheng Fei pointed to the south, "Before leaving this morning, I received information that two officers and soldiers were heading for Bozhou with 20,000 horses, and Huang Song's division was afraid that it would be much harder, let's go there!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Fei snorted at Pang Wanchun and said, "Did that kid Wu Yong tell you something before you left?" ”
Pang Wanchun's face was embarrassed and he said, "It's nothing, hehe, it's really nothing." ”
Zheng Fei waved his hand, "It's just a battle, dozens of people are not allowed to surround me in the future, Lao Tzu didn't even touch a single hair of the enemy after several impacts, it's really boring for his grandmother, whoever dares to stand in front of me in the future, I will take his sacrificial knife!" ”
After that, Zheng Fei raised his whip, laughed and drove the war horse and Hu Sanniang to the endless darkness in the north.
Everyone saw it in their eyes, and suddenly felt an inexplicable strong pride and courage in their hearts.
If the commander-in-chief is like this, what reason do we have to back down?!
Go, always follow behind the commander-in-chief!