Chapter 32: The Battle of Fengzhou (Part II)

The more than 100 warships went against the current, the sailmen adjusted the direction of the sails according to the direction of the wind, and the sailors shouted neatly and waved the oars in an orderly manner. Reading artifact.

Looking at the menacing enemy army, Ma Guangmeng unhurriedly handed down the order, placing the big boat in the front, and the small boat such as the sampan boat in the back, maneuvering to attack at any time. The Han army took the initiative to attack unexpectedly, but although their ships were fast, after all, they were discovered by the Chu army from a long distance, and the effect of this surprise attack was much worse. Moreover, this is the territory of Wuzhou, there are many bright and dark posts on the shore of Ma Guangmeng, and the green trees on both sides of the bank are verdant, but there is no ambush of the Han army, just relying on more than 100 small boats, I want to defeat Ma Guangmeng's 20,000 troops, and it may not be too blind. Moreover, the Chu army has just arrived and is full of vigor, if it does not retreat without a fight, I am afraid it will damage morale and turbulent the morale of the army.

Ma Guangmeng formed a square formation, firstly because the Xunjiang River was narrow, and secondly, because the Han ships were smaller, and the large ships were more powerful than the other side when they were in front of them or rammed or flew arrows to resist the enemy. Ma Guangmeng stood on the bow of the second column, looking at the high banner of "Han" on the opposite side, and suddenly there was a hint of intention in his heart, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a sneer.

The drums were beating, the big ships of the Chu army stood in the middle of the river, standing still, and the sergeants bent their longbows and crossbow arrows, and their expressions were engrossed, staring intently at the ships of the Han army, looking for their targets. The Han ships rushed towards them with a charging formation. As the ships of the two armies approached, long arrows and short crossbows rained down on them. The Han ships were short, the Chu ships were high, one fired from the top and the other from the bottom. There are few villains in the Han military ships, and there are many adults in the Chu military ships. The number of people, the difference in position, the impact on both sides, a moment later, it was revealed, the Han army crossed, screamed again and again, and there were many arrows, but the Han army was full of war drums, and the soldiers were not afraid of death, and the speed of this ship did not decrease much, regardless of the direct rush over, it was like a small and large, vainly trying to hit and sink the big ship of the Chu army.

Ma Guangmeng was quite surprised in his heart, now that the defeat of the Han army was revealed, before the charge, in a vain attempt to turn defeat into victory, it was an edict in the next move, and the best way at present was to make a decision immediately and withdraw immediately. Under the pursuit of the Chu army, although it was inevitable to be defeated, it was still able to retain a considerable amount of military strength after all. Looking at the appearance of the Han army, although the ships are small, each boat is afraid that there are still 180 people, rough estimates, these more than 100 ships will have nearly 10,000 Han troops, this Fengzhou general Pan Chongche, is it the lard covered with heart and lungs, deliberately sent 10,000 people for the Chu army to practice.

Could it be that he still has some tricks that can't be accomplished? Fire attack?

Thinking of this, Ma Guangmeng hurriedly gave an order, asked the sergeant to wave the battle flag, signaled the first column of warships to set sail, went east along the river, and killed the Han army in the direction of the coming, and then ordered the second column of warships, staggered the bow, and followed.

"Kill !!"

"Don't panic, give the old man a shot"

"Rush over and knock over this group of Nanban directly for the old man,"

Xunjiangzhi, the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky, and there was a shocking sound of "bang" during the period, it was actually the Chu army warship that crashed into the surface of the Han army's ship, the Han army's ship was small, and the pressure bearing capacity was very poor, and in a blink of an eye, seven or eight ships were injured.

The water of the Xunjiang River is relatively urgent, and for a time, the river water quickly poured into the boats. Three or five transposing boats sank quickly, the ships sank, and the sergeant fell into the river. The turquoise water of the Xunjiang River was dyed red in an instant. Until this time, the generals of the Han army seemed to have just realized that the situation was not good, and hurriedly waved the battle flag, slightly signaled to retreat, and even did not command the front team again, and fled east with the middle army and the rear army on their own. The main general fled, the Han army was in chaos, some followed the main general and fled, some hesitated, both wanted to fight and like to flee, the worst was the Han army who fell into the water, most of these people were injured by arrows, while struggling in the water to call for help, on the other hand, they had to be careful to beware, so as not to hit the arrows of the Chu army again, after a lot of hardships, but they could only look at their own warships, and they were farther and farther, and fled in a hurry.

Ma Guangmeng seized the opportunity, ordered the ships to move together, and pursued them along the Xun River. The Chu army pursued by victory, the Han army was defeated, and chased straight to the place where the He River converged into the mouth of the Xunjiang River, after Ma Guangmeng saw the intersection, the Xunjiang River suddenly became narrow, and the river surface of two or three hundred meters wide was only one or two hundred meters left, and the order was given to stop the pursuit. But there were still three or two boats who were still so proud of the killing that they continued to rush and kill despite the general's order.

The Chu army returned to Wuzhou City in victory. Along the way, He Jingzhen and Cui Honglian saw the defeat of the Han army, and the Chu army chased half of them, and actually Mingjin withdrew his troops and left. As the saying goes: while you are sick, you will be sick. Now such a good big victory, chasing half of it, actually didn't let it be chased. It's like a good drinker, you let him drink two or three glasses of wine, provoke the addiction to alcohol, but suddenly stop drinking. This is still unfinished, making people scratch their ears and cheeks, and there are more or less complaints in their hearts. Cui Honglian has been a assassin, and he still has some political vision, and after secretly complaining about the two armies in his heart, he understands a little that this Ma Guang Magong is so conservative, presumably because the political situation in Changsha needs such a victory. Although this big victory turned into a small victory, it was still a victory after all, which met the needs of Changsha. He Jingzhen wanted to make a contribution, but he was inevitably a little anxious in his heart, and he couldn't return to Wuzhou City, so he personally let a small boat carry him to the big ship where Ma Guangmeng was.

"Marshal, how did you withdraw the troops when it was obviously a big victory just now? If it is delayed for a while, our army may be able to annihilate all the Han army, and then encircle and seal the state. He Jingzhen just saw the salute, and couldn't help but ask. He is such a quick temper, even in Langzhou, he is not very treated by Ma Xicao.

Ma Guangmeng was not angry, smiled slightly, and said to Cui Honglian, who had just come over: "General Cui, you have been in Lingnan for a long time, how about the use of troops by Pan Chongche, the chief general of this Fengzhou?" How many troops are stationed in this Fengzhou city? ”

Cui Honglian pondered for a moment and said, "Marshal, General He, although this Pan Chongche is a eunuch, he is also quite knowledgeable. In previous years, Zeng Nan conquered Jiaozhou, made many military exploits, and was a veteran of the battlefield. As for the army situation of Fengzhou, this Fengzhou is regarded as the northwest gateway by the Liu family in Lingnan, and the Xunjiang River is outside Fengzhou, which is convenient for waterways, the city wall is tall, the food is sufficient, and there are as many as 30,000 soldiers and horses, and they are all the elite ...... of the Liu family" Speaking of this, Cui Honglian's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but glance at Ma Guangmeng, could it be ......

Although He Jingzhen has a quick temper, he is not stupid, he heard Cui Honglian say this, and said in surprise: "Could it be that this defeat of the Han army turned out to be a cover for Pan Chongche?" “

Ma Guangmeng secretly praised in his heart, but his mouth said: "How can you see it? ”

"Just now, the Han army seems to have more than 100 boats, 70 or 80 people every day, and it seems that there are a lot of troops dispatched, but you have found that the ships of the Han army are all small boats. Isn't it suspicious that our army lives in a large ship that can accommodate two or three hundred people, but the Han army lives downstream but does not dispatch a large ship? Moreover, the Han army was in a charging formation just now, and it stands to reason that his ship is small and small, which is not conducive to arranging the charging formation. The defeat of the Han army, this sharp arrow formation may have to pay an important responsibility. The Han army was defeated at the beginning, but after all, there were more ships, and if the formation was changed immediately, it might not be a crisp defeat. What's more, in the pursuit all the way just now, in addition to the front team of the Han army, we can also kill and injure some enemies, the middle army and the rear army, we can't chase them, this can only show that the Han army is deliberately retreating. “

Ma Guang laughed violently, and Cui Honglian on the side nodded again and again, it seems that the Han army has set a trap. Fortunately, the handsome man was quiet and witty, otherwise the consequences would not depend on the assumption.

Ma Guangmeng stopped laughing and said: "Today, we will defeat the main force of the Han army and give an order to reward the three armies." As he spoke, he changed his words, smiled, and said in a deep voice: "When marching and fighting, those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have done so will be punished." Just now, the soldiers used their lives, and the commander was by no means stingy, but just now when I was singing gold and withdrawing troops, there were a number of ships, which violated our military law and pursued against orders, military judge, have you ever written down the numbers of those ships? ”

A military judge hurriedly stood up and bowed his hand: "Bing Dashuai, I have written it down." ”

Those people were He Jingzhen's subordinates, he was not restrained, and seeing that Ma Guangmeng was about to punish these people, he couldn't help but stand up and plead: "Marshal, those people are sincere in their meritorious service, and they don't intend to violate military law. At the moment, when the soldiers are together, it is the time to employ people, and I hope that the marshal will spare their lives and let them make meritorious contributions. “

Ma Guangmeng's face turned cold, and said: "General He, I see that you are brave in battle, and you are quite quick to see the opportunity, Langzhou is west of the insight clan, there should be a lot of conquests, and the general should have a lot of military achievements, why is it just a guard commander today?" ”

He Jingzhen hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered his head and stopped begging for help.

Ma Guangmeng said: "This commander and general, meritorious service will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished." It will never be because this person has any background or relatives in the background, it is a fake public and private benefit, and he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. On the other hand, if a person violates military law, then the commander will inevitably be punished, and he will not be spared, and it is useless for anyone to intercede. The military judge, immediately after the shore, enforces the military law. “

After the shore, Ma Guangmeng's commendation order was handed down, and the three armies thundered and cheered. When all the soldiers were jubilant, several junior officers who had just disobeyed the order without authorization and sent troops to pursue were also cut off their heads. The news quickly came in the Wuzhou garrison, and while the sergeant secretly warned himself that he must obey the military order at all times, his heart could not help but be full of hope, after all, the promise of reward for meritorious service deeply stimulated the lowest-ranking sergeants of the army who were begging for a living.

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