Chapter 32: The Battle of Fengzhou (Part II)
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"Marshal Bing, generals.? The villain came back from the periphery of Fengzhou, the generals of Fengzhou City may have known the news of our army going south, the villain waited outside Fengzhou City for two days, and did not wait for the slightest news from the brothers who entered the city, I visited outside the Fengzhou City Gate for a long time, although the Fengzhou City Gate was wide open, but I only saw the people enter the city, but never saw the people out of the city, presumably Fengzhou is now allowed to enter and not allow to go out. The villain secretly ran to the ferry port in the south of the city, and the ferry was heavily guarded, and from a distance, he saw that there were ships inside, and there were three-story building boats, all of which were big boats. On the way back to Wuzhou, there was an ambush of the Han army on the bank of the Fengchuan River one mile downstream of the Heshui River that flows into the mouth of the Xunjiang River. ”
Ma Guangmeng, Xu Wei, He Jingzhen and others listened to this detailed report while looking at the topographic map of Wuzhou and Fengzhou. Circle the ambush location of the Han army in the picture. After the details were finished, Ma Guangmeng confirmed the position of the Han army again, and then asked the details to retreat, and then slowly said to the generals in the account: "Generals." After the confluence of the Xunjiang River, the river surface is wide at the confluence, which is conducive to the battle of large ships, and about a mile down, the river suddenly narrows after arriving at Fengchuan, the narrowest place is only about 100 meters wide, the big ships of our army, a row can only row up to five, no matter how many rear troops there are, they can only shout and cheer in the back, but they can not charge into battle, so that the numerical advantage of our army can not be waved. If we set up ambushes on both sides of the bank and attack the crossbows, our troops will only be able to shoot arrows on the ship, but they will not be able to effectively kill and injure the enemy. If the enemy sends another army on the Hejiang River to cut off our way back while our army is in ambush and retreats, I am afraid that our army will be defeated at Fengchuan. ”
Ma Guangmeng smiled slightly and said: "But now, our army has the information that the Han army will set up an ambush in Fengchuan, so we can calmly arrange, plan and plan, and completely defeat the Fengzhou naval army." Generals, what are the best plans? “
"Marshal, since the Han army set up an ambush in Fengchuan, it is better for us to advance with 6 water, the water army went down the river to the east, and led the Fengzhou water army to feint at the intersection of Heshui and Xun River. After defeating it, the waterways marched together and besieged Fengzhou, how? Zhou Xingfeng said on the side.
"Marshal, this Han army is set up in Fengchuan, then the other side of Fengchuan is afraid that there will also be an ambush of the Han army, can we set up two armies in 6 places, all the way to capture Fengchuan, all the way to capture Fengcheng. After defeating the two armies, they converged under the city of Fengzhou. wipe out the defenders of the state." He Jingzhen said on the side.
"It's not appropriate, our army should concentrate its forces, quickly defeat it, and seal the enemy in Sichuan. In this way, the Fengzhou Naval Division can be mobilized by our army, otherwise the news will leak and the Fengzhou Naval Division will go south, and our army will not be able to catch up. Xu Wei said.
In the handsome tent, everyone spoke freely and offered suggestions one after another.
Ma Guangmeng saw that everyone was almost discussed, so he asked, "What the generals said is quite insightful. But have you ever thought about it, if the intention goes well, after Fengchuan defeats the Han army, the next step for our army will be to go east to take Fengzhou, or to surrender to Wuzhou to promote peace? ”
Seeing that the generals were about to speak again, Ma Guangmeng hurriedly said: "Generals, in fact, our army has a large number of generals, but compared to the enemy of Fengzhou, this Lingnan land, the Liu family has been operating for many years, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, sufficient grain and grass, and the advantage of the terrain. Fengzhou is regarded as the gateway of the Liu family, and it is also the so-called land of Longxing of the Liu family. If the commander of our army encircles the state, the Liu clan will inevitably think that our army intends to destroy the Han state, and will inevitably mobilize troops from all walks of life to come to the rescue. At that time, if we are still besieging the city and fighting to the death, I am afraid it will be difficult to last. Do you have any suggestions for this situation? “
Considering the safety of Fengzhou, Pan Chongche would definitely not go out to attack the Chu army. Therefore, even if the Chu army can successfully achieve the victory of Fengchuan, it may be difficult to take advantage of the victory to conquer Fengzhou. Fengzhou is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is severe, coupled with the towering city wall, the siege battle is bound to be difficult. If you want to win in the long siege, it is not easy, because under Fengzhou, the Xunjiang River is open and conducive to the march of large ships, and the Han army's naval division is not weak, and it is entirely possible to send reinforcements to Fengzhou City through waterways. What's more, the status of the closure state is sensitive. For the Han State, once Fengzhou fell, although there were Duanzhou and Kangzhou in the lower reaches of the Xunjiang River, there was no natural danger to rely on, and the Chu army could go straight down the river to Xingwangfu (now Guangzhou). Conquering Fengzhou is tantamount to stabbing a hornet's nest, and the Han State must always be wary of whether the Chu army will go south. As the saying goes: There is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days. In this way, the Han State will inevitably raise troops to fight for the feudal state. When Ma Yun was in power at the beginning of the year, and the Chu State was only coarse, the Chu army was not ready to destroy the Han State at all, so the capture of Fengzhou was extremely unfavorable to the entire war situation.
Being handsome, the same as the game, you can't simply look at one step and take one step. Rather than suddenly not knowing where the next step will be after Fengchuan's victory over the Han army, it is better to discuss it now, and the next move will not be passive.
After the discussion, Ma Guang made a decision that after Fengchuan defeated the Han army, he would go down the river and make a posture of encircling and sealing the state, causing the Han army to come to the rescue, find its gap, defeat one or two of its reinforcements, take the opportunity to capture some prefectures and counties, show off their military strength in Lingnan, and then collect troops in Wuzhou.
Two days later, Ma Guangmeng took He Jingzhen and Cui Honglian to train the sailors in Xunjiang as planned. Not long after the beginning, I saw a little white sail in the distance to the east, going up the river. Ma Guangmeng secretly said in his heart: It's finally here. He hurriedly ordered the navy to form a formation and engage the Han army. At the same time, with Xu Wei as the main general and Qian Qing as the vanguard, he led the infantry to advance from the north bank to Fengchuan as planned. Only Zhou Xingfeng was left to lead 5ooo people to garrison Wuzhou.
On the north bank, Qian Qing took the lead, Xu Wei was in the center, the two commanded the Chu army, people circled the flag, horses picked up the bell, quietly out of the military camp outside the north gate of Wuzhou, along the two-meter-wide dirt road, towards Heshui. Between Wuzhou and Fengzhou, there were frequent battles, and in order to delay the other party's march, it was the Chu army or the Han army, both intentionally or unintentionally, secretly destroying the official road between the two cities. The official road is long-damaged, potholed and dilapidated. Qian Qing rode on the horse, bumped up and down, rode the horse extremely badly, he was temperamental, he jumped off the horse, threw the reins to the pro-army around him, took the lantern-sized copper hammer from the horse, took a big stride, walked in the front, and the sergeants behind him, seeing that the generals all dismounted and walked in person, all of them were in good spirits, morale was high, and they involuntarily accelerated the pace of the march.
On the Xunjiang River, the Han army, like last time, was still stealing chickens and rice, making itself defeated and retreating. At the beginning of the battle, the Chu army was still in the forefront of the big ships, and the rush at the Han army was a rain of arrows, a rush, either shooting the Han sergeant under the arrow, or damaging the Han army's ships. After the defeat of the Han army, the Chu army seemed to be much more careful than last time, only chased twice, and stopped Mingjin to withdraw his troops.
The Chu army stopped, but he didn't expect the Han army to kick his nose and face and kill it again. The Chu army was indignant, and once again fought with the Han army. The small boat of the Han army had obvious disadvantages, and after a short battle, it retreated back to Fengzhou in a hurry.
This time, the Chu army did chase down directly. It's just that although the Chu army was victorious, they were extremely careful in their actions, and they did not pursue directly like last time. The big ship took off its sails, and did not use the wind, but just went down with the water, chasing while fighting, and the degree was extremely slow. Moreover, the formation was changed, on the left side of the Xun River, the big ships went downstream, and the offensive was fierce; The right half of the big boat was staggered, and several narrow waterways were carved out in the middle of the river, and the small boats behind the array jumped out like a snake, waving the flexible and mobile characteristics of the small boats, and surrounded the Han ships that fell into the Chu army's array, with the intention of total annihilation. The boats collided, and some Chu troops actually jumped on top of the Han ships, raised their big knives and fought desperately, turning the water battle into 6 battles.
And the Han army no longer wanted to be like last time, ignoring their comrades-in-arms and fleeing in a hurry. When they saw that the Chu army stopped the pursuit and turned to attack the besieged Han army, they actually mustered up the courage to rush up again, and the Chu and Han armies were entangled on the Xun River, but the battlefield quietly moved eastward unconsciously. The Xunjiang River was dyed red with blood after a short time.
The battle on the Xunjiang River was fierce, and on the path hidden in the jungle on the north bank, the Chu army rushed forward, and actually rushed ahead of the water army to reach the bank of Heshui. On the narrow river surface of Heshui, there were more than ten Han army boats parked in a row. These ships are all three stories high, with white sails down, anchored in the river, quietly waiting for the moment of general attack.
At this time, the drums of war on the river were heavy, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, startling the birds in the forests on both sides of the river. But it was a good cover for the actions of the Chu army on the shore that was sneaking into the forest. The Han army in He Shui did not appear, and under their noses, there was already an army secretly lurking. Qian Qing smiled at the corner of his mouth, He Shui had the matter of the Han army and was guessed by the marshal, he hurriedly passed on the current situation to Xu Wei, and on the other hand, he commanded the army to sneak into the forest quietly.
The Chu army's naval division soon pursued him near the entrance of the He Shui into the Xun River. Ma Guangmeng ordered the pro-army to wave the banner and command the Chu army to slow down the ship, the sound of war drums and shouts of killing shook the sky, but the Chu army finally stopped. And I don't know when, the formation of the Chu army has changed, and there are all big boats in a row near the two banks, especially in the direction of He Shui. Ma Guangmeng prepared to divide the naval army into two according to the plan, and sent ships into Heshui to attack the ambush of the Han army.
Before he could give an order, the sound of shouting and killing came from He Shui, and when he squinted, he saw a Han army building boat, white sails bulging, pennants fluttering, and he went down He Shui, and rushed straight over. Ma Guangmeng hurriedly ordered Cui Honglian's commanders to resist. But there are some doubts in my heart: Isn't this army ready to copy the back road of our army and cut off the way back of our army? Why did it come out so early. They come out now, wait for a while, in Fengchuan, when the situation of our army is unfavorable, what can they do to cut off my way back? Is this Han army of Heshui just reinforcements?
Xu Wei on the west bank of Heshui was also surprised in his heart, and the original plan was for Cui Honglian to lead the naval army to block the mouth of the river in Heshui. Xu Wei and his 6th Army fired rockets on the west bank of Heshui, set fire to the ship, and forced the Han army to leave Heshui, or abandon the ship on the east bank. Then the two armies of the Chu army, the waterway, marched together, pursued the Han army, and defeated the Han army in Fengchuan. I didn't expect the Han army in He Shui to take the initiative to attack. At this time, at the mouth of the river, half of the Han army that had just been defeated, and half of the Chu army that had just pursued here, the Han army's big ship entered the river and intercepted the pursuing Chu army. And the retreating Han army's boat, regardless of their own reinforcements, sailed away, although the three-story building ship is huge, but after all, the ants bite the elephant, not to mention the Chu army's big ship, not to mention the Han army's building ship, not much worse than the Han army's building ship, therefore, only a moment of effort, the Han army became dangerous, they couldn't help but get anxious, and they didn't dare to fight with the Chu army anymore, and fled in the direction of Fengzhou.
Ma Guang hesitated sharply and ordered Cui Honglian to dispatch the broken military boats, go against the He River, and scuttle the military ships in a narrow place on the water, so as to provide convenient conditions for the 6th Army to build a pontoon bridge. On the other hand, he commanded the naval army and besieged the five Han army ships that had not yet escaped.
The pontoon bridge in Heshui had just been repaired, and the small boat of the Han army that had just escaped went and returned as if it had just remembered, and once again entangled with the Chu army, intending to rescue its own army.
At this time, Ma Guangmeng had already taken advantage of the advantages of the open river at the mouth of the river to fully spread out his naval army, the outer circle was a large ship guarding and defense, the inner circle was the alternation of large and small ships, and the building ships surrounding the Han army were a burst of pain. The big ship is like a needle in the sea, no matter whether the Han army breaks through and collides, or shoots with bows and arrows, it still does not move; The small boat was like a snake in the water, swimming back and forth, or shooting the crossbowmen, or shooting the boatmen, advancing and retreating with evidence, so that the Han army could not be guarded. There are also a few small boats, desperate to hit the past, at the moment of impact, the boat suddenly caught fire, and as if by magic, tightly glued to the Han ship, no matter whether the Han ship turned around and got rid of, or sailed fast, how can not get rid of it, for a while the flames were everywhere, the trapped Han army was in turmoil, and they were in a hurry.
The Han army on the periphery took turns to attack, although it was very heroic, but the river here was open, and the arrows and crossbows of the Chu army shot straight over like raindrops, and the Han army's small boats could not resist it, and in desperation, they could only retreat again. This defeat made the sergeants of the Han army building ship in the heavy siege almost lose their fighting spirit, and after a while, they surrendered.
In the pursuit and melee along the way, more than ten Han ships were destroyed, and no less than 2,000 people were lost. Ma Guang suddenly saw the opportunity, commanded the navy, and pursued the past downstream.
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