Chapter Seventy-Four: The Battle of the Baisha River

Jiangxi's terrain is mountainous, not necessarily near Poyang Lake, where there are large plains, and the Poyang Lake Plain is also the most important grain producing area in Jiangxi.

The center of Raozhou is the rich area in the east of Poyang Lake, and the name Lianraozhou is named because of the abundance of land.

However, north of Raozhou, next to the Yangtze River, it is connected with the mountains of southern Anhui, although the mountains have eased here, but it is still not suitable for the movement of the army. Therefore, it is necessary to travel along a river valley and go south for more than 100 miles before it suddenly opens up and enters the territory of Raozhou Mansion.

Zhang Xuan saw at a glance that countless peasants were busy working in the rice fields, and even if the army passed, they did not dare to flee.

Without him, this harvest in this field is related to whether these farmers can survive this winter.

They fled, and there was a lot of chance that they would starve to death in the cold of winter, and they would die early and late, all of them just one death. Of course, Zhang Xuan's reputation is also outside, Zhang Xuan's brigade has entered and exited Raozhou Mansion not once or twice, although it is not possible to talk about the autumn without committing crimes, but it will not kill people indiscriminately.

Zhang Xuan saw the peasants one by one, kneeling on the edge of the field in rags, and said: "The order is given, the army is not allowed to go down to the field, and those who violate the order will be beheaded." ”

Zhang Xuan's order was passed on.

But Zhang Xuan obviously encountered a practical problem.

Although this road is an official road, the number of passes is limited. As soon as he gave the order, the procession that had been expanding into the fields immediately crowded on the official road, which was not very wide. The pace of the march slowed down.

Although there are countless scouts running back and forth, the news with Raozhou Mansion is quite smooth. Knowing that after the beginning of the offensive, the offensive of the officers and troops slowed down a lot. Within a day or two, there should be no problem.

Even if the army slows down, within a day or two, it can reach the city of Raozhou.

Baisha River Dingwu Station.

This is a ferry crossing.

A relatively important ferry, the official road running north-south, is cut off by the Baisha River from here, forming an important ferry here.

The Baisha River got its name because the sand was as white as snow.

However, Zhang Xuan did not have time to enjoy the scenery as white as snow, but sat on the boat and crossed the Baisha River.

Although the Baisha River is an ordinary small river, the river course is not narrow, and it seems that the river is not bound by the mountains, and it suddenly opens up in the plains, but there are not many ferries here. In terms of quantity, it is seriously insufficient, and it can only be used to build a pontoon bridge.

Zhang Xuan led his troops to cross the bridge first, and Cao Zongyu was in the position of the broken back.

Just after crossing the bridge, something happened suddenly.

Numerous small boats, most of them civilian awning boats, washed down from the upper streams, very tightly loaded, but with a very light draft. Very fast, several

It crashed into the pontoon bridge with lightning speed. At about the same time, countless flames came out of nowhere, burning the canopy boat alive. Flames swooped down on the pontoon by the way.

At this moment, everyone was stunned.

Zhang Xuan's face was stiff, and he was furious, eager to behead the sentry patrolling along the Baisha River to show the public. But I also know that at this time, most of the sentry guards in the upper reaches of the Baisha River are dead.

Moreover, the officers and troops will soon appear.

The officers and soldiers tried their best to play this hand, not just to attack half-crossing. Zhang Xuan had his toes and thought, the side they were going to attack was himself.

And now Zhang Xuan's side is only Linying Camp, Xiping Camp, plus personal soldiers and knights, and so on, there are less than 10,000 people. Now he doesn't even have the heart to hold anyone responsible. Immediately sent an order down and said: "The order is to Linying camp, Xiping camp is outside, cavalry is inside, and form a circle formation."

"Yes." Zhang Xuan gave an order, and Deng He, Shen Wandeng, Qin Meng and others immediately executed it.

Fortunately, Zhang Xuan was surrounded by veterans of the Runing Army. An order can be executed immediately.

As soon as the circle array was arranged, I heard the ground shake slightly, and a large banner of General Zhennan poured out of the ground, and the smoke and dust were lifted, and at this moment, I didn't care about any food, and swept towards Zhang Xuan's side.

It's none other than Fang Guoan.

I don't know, it's a coincidence, or it's deliberate, Fang Guoan's general number is the same as Zhang Xuan's general number, they are both Zhennan generals, and in this battle, I know who is the real Zhennan and who is the fake Zhennan.

Seeing that Zhang Xuan had fallen into the trap, Fang Guoan couldn't help but compliment Yang Tinglin and said, "Lord Yang, you have a clever plan.

Yang Tinglin was expressionless and said, "Everything I can do has been done, and the rest depends on the general." ”

What Yang Tinglin said was also what he did.

This ambush has already taken Yang Tinglin's mental strength and connections.

Zhang Xuan is an old war, where the army passes, scouts are constantly haunting, almost a mile to explore the horses, and when they arrive at the city of Raozhou, they are all under Zhang Xuan's monitoring, and how Yang Tinglin hid so many men and horses and ships under Zhang Xuan's nose.

Without the help of the local gentry in Jiangxi, it would have been impossible to do so.

But now is different from the past, when Chongzhen was there, the gentry everywhere were all in the heart of the Ming Dynasty, but now, the small court of Wuchang is really not able to see any hope, the first general of the small court of Wuchang, before the offensive of Cao Ying, was defeated and retreated, and after more than ten days of effort, he lost the land of Nanzhili, and when Jin Sheng died in battle, he did not save him when he saw death, which made the gentry in various places feel cold. They all started to wait and see.

It is also Yang Tinglin and Wan Yuan Ji who are both natives of Jiangxi and are very famous. There are also soldiers in hand, it can be said that coercion and temptation, and they do everything to let the taxis in this area

The gentry cooperated and hid the soldiers in the village.

After all, Zhang Xuan strictly forbids disturbing the people, under normal circumstances. Scouts won't easily enter the village.

It's not that I believe in the local gentry, but I can run the monks, but I can't run the temple. Under normal circumstances, these gentry would not risk their lives with their own lives.

In addition, Fang Guoan did not have scouts in his hands, and the news was blocked for too long, maybe not, but it was temporarily blocked for a period of time, and there was no problem at all. And what Fang Guoan needs is just a time difference.

In the early stage of planning, Yang Tinglin has a way, but the real decision on the spot and the decisive victory on the battlefield is something that Yang Tinglin can do.

Fang Guoan agreed and said, "Since Zhang Xuan has entered the urn, in a moment or three, Lord Yang will be able to see where his head is. ”

"Sons, kill the enemy with me." Fang Guoan shouted.

"Rush." Suddenly thousands of cavalry rushed over.

The foot soldiers are easy to hide, but the cavalry horses are not easy to hide, the foot soldiers can march in teams, and the traces of the cavalry of the brigade, Cao Ying scouted, and there is no need to look at it in front of him, only the nose to smell, and they all smell the smell of horse manure.

Therefore, Fang Guoan did not bring many cavalry, but it was the most elite combat force.

Thousands of cavalry rushed over. Zhang Xuan rode on a horse. Qin Meng immediately asked for battle and said, "My lord, please fight." ”

Zhang Xuan did not have much cavalry in his hands. When Zhang Xuan was marching, he did not think about the situation of a surprise attack, so he basically distributed the cavalry and foot soldiers in proportion, focusing on the first and last. Therefore, at the moment, he has a lot of cavalry in his hands, and the bits and pieces add up, there are as many as two or three thousand horsemen.

Resisting the opponent's cavalry may not be impossible.

But at this moment, the army was divided into two halves by the Baisha River, and the two sides converged again, and I don't know when, and the official army was covering the sky and the sun, and the foot soldiers were integrated from all directions, and it seemed that there were a lot of them. Zhang Xuan always had to leave a little hole card for himself, and said: "Don't worry, when you are useful." ”

"Zhang Yuanhai." Zhang Xuan shouted.

"The end will be." Zhang Yuanhai said.

Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Take the fire gun team to the front line." ”

"Yes." Zhang Yuanhai was promoted by one level, he is the captain of the now reconstituted fire team, and the entire fire team is at the level of 1,000 people. The training is the most demanding, and the selection is also a high-quality veteran. The foundation is there, and the psychological quality is also excellent, so with an order, thousands of people lined up in the outermost form, and several rows of muskets were aimed at the galloping cavalry.

The fire rope was lit, the green smoke curled, and one eye saw through the green smoke, watching the galloping horses, like a tsunami, and the ground shook slightly, still unmoving. But the hand clenched the barrel of the gun. The palms of the hands were slightly sweaty.

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