Chapter 12: Expulsion of the Khitan
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In February of the fourth year of the Great Jin Dynasty, Ma Yun, who was ready to stop everything, under the banner of "driving out the Khitan and returning my rivers and mountains", with Ni Kefu as the striker, Ma Yun himself took Li Xiang, Liu Yantao, Peng Shigao, Zhu Yuan, Cao Bin, Shi Da and other generals to form the Chinese army, with Chen Zhi as the rear together, Fan Zhen and Wu Ban were responsible for the supply of grain and grass, with a total of 60,000 soldiers, known as 100,000 troops, from Jiangling and into Xiangzhou.
Xiangzhou, Fangzhou, Junzhou, Dengzhou, Suizhou, Tangzhou, Fuzhou, and Anzhou are all under the jurisdiction of the Great Jin Dynasty's Weisheng Jiedu envoy (the seat of governance is in Dengzhou), which was originally held by Feng Dao, but when the Khitan entered the Central Plains, this Feng brother was in a hurry to hold the stinky feet of the Khitan people, so he left office without permission. After he left, within two days, 10,000 Khitan soldiers and horses were stationed in Dengzhou, and the generals of the Khitans, Cui Tingxun and Tura, temporarily served as the envoy and deputy envoy of the Jiedu. These two guys didn't do anything good in Dengzhou, they either looted the people's fat and ointment all day long, or drank and farted, and made the Weisheng Jiedu Embassy a miasma.
The news of Ma Yun's northward journey reached Xiangzhou, and Zhang Congde, the assassin of Xiangzhou, immediately expelled the Khitan generals who "fought in the grass valley" and surrendered to Ma Yun. The Chu army captured Xiangzhou without bloodshed. Ma Yun rested in Xiangzhou for a day, left Chen Zhi to garrison Xiangzhou, pulled out the camp and raised troops by himself, and continued north along the Baihe River, but the army had not yet left the city. Fangzhou (now Shiyan) also sent a table. Immediately afterwards, Junzhou also sent people to send a table of surrender, all of which expressed a warm welcome to Ma Yun's arrival, like a long drought and a rainstorm, rescued them from the abyss of Khitan sin, and expressed their desire to keep up with Ma Yun's pace and go all the way north, and also sent 2ooo reinforcements.
The original plan was to lay Xiangzhou first, and then test the strength of the Khitan, and attack Dengzhou if it could advance north, otherwise it would turn around and go south, and capture Suizhou, Fuzhou, and Anzhou, so as to occupy the Jianghan Plain, and then recruit some immigrants and repair water conservancy, and it will be a huge granary in two years. I didn't expect that... I didn't expect the situation of the Northern Expedition to be very good! There was green smoke on the ancestral grave, and two slogans were shouted at the top of their voices, and they were like clouds. The land of the three states turned out to be at your fingertips.
"The king of the righteous soldiers, expelled the Khitan, and now the respondents are like clouds, and the ministers invite the king to ascend the throne and be the emperor, command the world, and set the Central Plains." Seeing that Fangzhou and Junzhou had also surrendered, Zhang Congde, who had just surrendered, came out and persuaded him.
As soon as Zhang Congde's words were finished, Liu Yantao also stood up and said: "King, what Lord Zhang said is extremely true, at present, there is no owner in the Central Plains, and the feudal towns are fighting for themselves, and the ministers also respectfully ask the king to be the emperor and order the Quartet. ”
Ma Yun was stunned, and he said reflexively and modestly: "Two adults, you have misunderstood. In addition to expelling the Khitan and rescuing the people from dire straits, the widow sent troops to save His Majesty and rebuild the rivers and mountains of the Great Jin Dynasty. Ma Yun treated Zhang Congde very favorably, and after seeing him surrender, he still appointed him as the assassin of Xiangzhou, but the army in Xiangzhou was handed over to Chen Xu.
Li Xiang asked on the side: "The king, since Junzhou and Fangzhou have surrendered, the king should send someone to appease him." And then there is, will our army continue to attack Dengzhou now? ”
Ma Yun looked at the generals in the tent, thought about it for a while, and said: "Wu Ban and Shi Da listen to the order, and the two of you can lead a regiment of soldiers and horses, and you can enter the military Fang and Junerzhou to pacify the people for the widows." “
Wu Ban and Shi Da stood up and arched their hands: "Obey the order." ”
Ma Yun continued: "Zhu Yuan, you lead 1oooo soldiers and horses east into Suizhou to protect the safety of our army's flanks, as for Fuzhou and Anzhou, you can make your own decisions on the spot. ”
Zhu Yuan said: "Obey." ”
"Zhang Congde, Chen Xu. The two of you are stationed in Xiangzhou, and Bu'an people have issued a notice that they put civil affairs first and are determined to protect the grain routes of our army. ”
Zhang Congde and Chen Yu also hurriedly stood up and said yes.
"Li Xiang, you immediately go to Jingnan and order Ding Sijin to send suspicious soldiers to Fuzhou to respond to Zhu Yuan's soldiers and horses." Seeing Li Xiang nodding, Ma Yun continued: "The rest of the generals will follow this king along the Baihe River and march to Dengzhou. Expelled from the Cui Tingxun Department in Dengzhou. ”
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"Report! Report to the general, Ma Yun, the king of Chu, has gone north, and Zhang Congde, the assassin of Xiangzhou, killed the centurion of our army and surrendered to Ma Yun, and now Ma Yun has led the army north along the white river. “
"Haha, this King of Chu is trying to find death. is a hero like Liu Zhiyuan, to His Majesty, he is also a subservient minister, his little King of Chu, in a poor and remote place, is his brain broken, or he has eaten bear bile. even dared to send troops north. Hehe, drive us away, Brother Cui, what do you think we should do? Let's reach him first, lest we wait for reinforcements to come, and we won't have any benefit at all. He asked Cui Tingxun with a grin.
Cui Tingxun said: "Brother Drag, there are 30,000 Jin soldiers in Dengzhou right now, and nearly 10,000 of our Khitan soldiers and horses. Numerically, these 40,000 people are enough. But what is this Weisheng Jiedu envoy, you must also know that next to this is the Chu State in the south, and the Chu State has always been obedient, this Weisheng Jiedu envoy has few soldiers and horses, plus five or six years ago, An Congjin rebelled in Xiangzhou, so the Jin State has been weakening the Weisheng army. I'm afraid these 30,000 Jin soldiers can't afford to be too big. Choi Tingxun said. This kid surrendered to the Khitan with Zhao Yanshou back then, and he is still familiar with the affairs of the Jin Kingdom.
"Then we'll go it alone, I heard that this Chu army doesn't have a few horses. Hehe, as soon as our cavalry charges, they will probably have to flee in the desert. Ha ha. Dragging said nonchalantly.
Cui Tingxun shook his head and said: "The main force of this war, of course, is our Khitan soldiers and horses, but these 30,000 Jin soldiers can't let them be idle." You don't know much about the Han people in the Central Plains. If these 30,000 Jin soldiers fought against the Chu army, if our army was in an unfavorable situation, they would most likely be on the verge of turning against the water. Instead of letting them guard Dengzhou City, it is better to let them take the lead, fight with the Chu army, and have a grudge, so that they will stand with us with all their hearts. Moreover, our Khitan army can take advantage of the mobility of the cavalry to attack on both flanks of the Chu army, and if the battle does not go well, it will be much easier for us to retreat. “
"Haha, you Han people's hearts, I don't know how they grow, there are so many ghost ideas, but you are timid. Ha ha. It's up to you. Let that Gao Xinggui come and see us. “
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Ni Kefu led 5ooo soldiers and horses as the front, and was marching when he heard the spy report: "General, there are a large number of Jin soldiers in front." “
The terrain near Dengzhou is flat, Ni Kefu led the army along the Baihe River and marched to Xinye County, Xinye is a small county, there are not many defenders, he is ready to capture Xinye tonight, take a little rest, and attack Dengzhou the next day. Unexpectedly, Jin Bing actually came first. Ni Kefu asked, "How many people are there?" “
"There are about twenty or thirty thousand horses." The spy said.
"Go, report to the marshal."
"Herald, give the order immediately, assemble the troops, and form a phalanx to wait for the enemy." Ni Kefu ordered. Dengzhou is a basin, the Chu army marched quickly, has come to an open place, here is about 5oo meters away from the White River, although these trees grow on the side of the White River, but the forest is not dense, there is no ambush in it, as for the White River, although it is not spacious, only twenty or thirty meters wide, the water potential is not large, and it is enough to resist the opponent's cavalry. Therefore, Ni Kefu didn't care much about the situation on the banks of the White River, but lined up around the official road.
After a while, you can see the dust in front of you, presumably the impact of the fast march of the Great Jin.
As the distance narrowed, 10,000 people charged together, making the ground shake the mountain, the momentum was like a rainbow, Ni Kefu was not in a hurry, he sat on the horse, holding the reins in his left hand, holding a big knife in his right hand, squinting his eyes into the distance, the momentum of the enemy army like a mountain, it seemed that he was not in his heart at all. And the soldiers of the Chu army did not show a little panic, holding shields and bows, each taking their own responsibilities, quietly waiting for the moment of fighting.
The earth-shattering shouts of killing came roaring, and the Jin soldiers rushed over in spite of the rising tide of the Qiantang River, but unfortunately, those who had not yet rushed to the Chu army were greeted by a rain of arrows. This Jin army is different from the Jin soldiers in Hebei Zhuzhou led by Dewey, Li Shouzhen and others, it is the border guards, the elite troops of the Jin army, well-equipped, and the sergeants are also experienced in battle, rich combat experience, the same arrow rain shoots over, they either form a formation and wave swords and guns at the same time, knock arrows, or cooperate with the sword and shield hand, let the sword and shield hold a shield to resist. However, how could the Weisheng army be completely different, they had not been in battle for many years, and finally mustered up the courage to rush over, hoping that according to their own momentum and their numerical advantage, the Chu army would be frightened first, and then scared away, and they could pursue them behind. As a result, the situation was completely different from what they thought, although there were only 5ooo people coming, but the Chu army must not have panicked, just stared at them and rushed over, and when they rushed to the range of the arrows, the Chu army in the phalanx suddenly cast their bows and arrows.
The arrows rained like springs, and the Jin soldiers were unguarded and suffered heavy losses, but after all, the Jin soldiers were numerous, and the distance between the Jin soldiers and the Chu army was getting closer and closer when the generals did not care about the number of dead and wounded. At this moment, Ni Kefu raised his big sword, the horn of "woo" blew, and the Chu army brandished knives and guns, each of which was like a tiger on the mountain, and bravely rushed up. Swords and guns gathered, blood flew everywhere, and the Jin soldiers, who were eager to rush into the Chu army array just now to avoid the rain of arrows, suddenly appeared It is better to retreat. Although the number of Jin soldiers is large, but the Chu army relies on this riverside to set up a formation, gather themselves, and after the Jin soldiers rush in, but now in this small range, the most people are actually the Chu army, and the few people are their Jin soldiers.
Ni Kefu patted the war horse and struck left in the formation, so uncomfortable. This formation was specially trained by the Chu army for a year, it was a phalanx at the beginning, and when it was time for the melee, the phalanx quickly broke down, and 3o soldiers, with their backs facing inward and their faces outward, formed a circular formation, and began to fight with the Jin soldiers.
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