Chapter 51: The Battle of Shouzhou

How could Ma Shiying not think about this question.

Ma Shiying has thought about it not once or twice, he has thought about it too many times, and because of this, he feels that it is difficult.

First of all, abandoning the state and county is a big crime in the imperial court, and taking the initiative to abandon it is above the bright side, no matter how you say it, it is unjustifiable.

And the difficulty of retreating before the battle, how could Ma Shiying not know.

Ma Shiying was worried that Huang Degong would not be able to withdraw at all.

Ma Shiying sighed and didn't say much. Yang Longyou said: "My lord, maybe you can consider it, the opinion of the eldest prince." ”

"Oh." Ma Shiying's heart suddenly became important, even if it was the same word, it was said in different mouths, and the degree of attention was not the same, his son said it, Ma Shiying didn't think much about it at all, and he already denied it in his heart.

But Yang Longyou said it, but Ma Shiying attached great importance to it.

Yang Longyou is a staff member, a brave man, and a mastermind. Ma Shiying also knows his in-laws very well, and knows that he is definitely not a person without purpose. said: "Wen Cong, what do you mean?" ”

"Dividing the troops to meet the enemy at both ends will not be able to support it after all." Yang Longyou said: "Shouzhou City is not as tall as the Zhongdu City, so that General Huang will be withdrawn to the Zhongdu and stick to the city, Kaifeng City can still hold on for three months, we hold on for a long time, Luo Rucai will not stay here for a long time." ”

Ma Shiying sighed and said, "I know what you said, it's just Wen Cong, Hushan is certainly a fierce general, but can he really withdraw at this moment?" ”

At this moment he has some regrets, regrets about dividing the troops.

He was worried about the safety of Zhongdu at the beginning, but what he was worried about at that time was that Luo Rucai made a detour, and Liukou has always avoided it when he is strong, so he hoarded heavy troops in Fengyang, and did not dare to move lightly, lest Luo Rucai take advantage of the loophole, but he didn't want Luo Rucai to not arrive, Luo Rucai's son-in-law arrived first, and he and Yuan Shizhong combined were only 20,000 people, and they didn't see each other for three or four months, expanding several times, just looking at the scale of about 50,000 or 60,000.

Every time he thought of this, he regretted that when he was in Xiayi, he was not ruthless, even if he fought for it, he would ask for Zhang Xuan's head.

Now it's going to be self-reaping.

Yang Longyou said: "This place is separated from Shouzhou by one or two hundred miles, how can adults know the truth of Shouzhou, why not write a letter to ask." Let General Huang decide? ”

Ma Shiying's heart moved, and said: "In this case, I'll take a look at Hushan's opinion." ”

At this moment, the battle under the city walls came to an end.

In this battle, Yang Shenzu and Liu Liangzuo did not fight hard at all.

Yang Shenzu's original intention was to shake Fengyang Mansion, when people arrived, it would be fine, even if there was a big victory under the city, what could it be, with the officials and troops at the head of Fengyang City, once Liu Liangzuo was defeated, he only needed to hide under the city wall, and there would be nothing

Finish. Yang Shenzu was determined not to chase down the city wall.

And Liu Liangzuo had a big defeat before, and the foot team was thrown cleanly, and now there is only this horse team left as the capital, where is the willingness to fight this capital out.

Since neither side had a strong will to fight, this big battle, after only a few rounds of hedging, Yang Shenzu retreated. Go back to the camp. Just wait for Zhang Xuan's army to go straight to Fengyang City, and then compete again.

Zhang Xuan and Ma Shiying are under Fengyang City, and the wind and rain are coming, but under Shouzhou City, it is already a black cloud pressing the city.

Between Zhang Xuan and Luo Rucai, the news was communicated by waterway, so Luo Rucai got the news one step earlier than Huang Degong.

"Hahaha." Luo Rucai was overjoyed and said: "Huang Degong, Huang Degong, what will I do with you this time?" ”

"Congratulations to my father, Huang Degong can't sit still." Luo Yulong also said.

Luo Rucai said: "That's natural, how is Yulong Shouzhou City doing?" ”

Luo Yulong's face was a little embarrassed. said: "The child has fought many times without success, and he also asks his father to punish him." ”

After Huang Degong entered Shouzhou City, Luo Rucai appointed Luo Yulong as the commander-in-chief of the siege, commanding all the horses in Cao's camp and trying his best to attack the city. Of course, Cao Ying's elite horse team was not in the siege sequence.

This is Luo Rucai's cultivation of Luo Yulong.

Try to familiarize Luo Yulong with the feeling of commanding an army.

Luo Yulong has been commanding the horse team before, although there are a lot of people, but in essence, he is just a horseman. But if you want to assume the position of commander of Cao Ying, it is far from enough, and this siege is a training for Luo Yulong.

Zhang Zhen, as Luo Yulong's mastermind, gave him advice.

Zhang Zhen has been by Zhang Xuan's side for a long time, and has experienced all the battles of Zhang Xuan and Yuan Shizhong joining forces to attack Kaifeng City, and the walls of Shouzhou City are far inferior to Kaifeng City. Therefore, many of Zhang Xuan's methods to attack the city can be directly applied.

Building siege equipment, recruiting people from all over the country, commanding the horse team to suppress the formation, and other things were all handled by Luo Yulong.

Luo Rucai handed over almost the entire Cao Ying's men and horses into Luo Yulong's hands.

It's just that the results are not satisfactory.

There is no other reason, it is Huang Degong.

Huang Degong is not the same as Chen Yongfu.

Chen Yongfu is a veteran, although he defends it well, but he doesn't have much courage, only defending the city, rarely counterattacking, at most just sending some soldiers to attack the camp, but Huang Degong is different.

Huang Degong's personal martial arts are certainly good, but his sense of smell on the battlefield is even more powerful.

He often led hundreds or more than a thousand horses from the gates of the city when the rebel army was in full swing, and in the weak place of the rebel army, he left as soon as he attacked, or burned the siege equipment, or forcibly broke down several battalions of infantry troops. or disperse the people.

It's simply impossible to prevent.

At most, there were as many as five or six sorties a day, and the riders behind him were changed again, but only one black tiger head flag remained the same.

Luo Yulong was very angry with Huang Degong, and when Huang Degong attacked, he led the horse team to surround Huang Degong and bit Huang Degong fiercely. Huang Degong lost hundreds of horses, and only returned to Shouzhou City with hundreds of horses.

If it was an ordinary general, after suffering a defeat, he would naturally have to go back to rest and breathe, but after Huang Degong went back, he opened the city gate and rushed out all the horse teams of the Yongwei Battalion, and hit Luo Yulong by surprise, almost dying under the city of Shouzhou.

Fortunately, Yang Chengzu, Wang Long, Luo Dai and others reacted quickly and immediately mobilized the support of the headquarters. And as soon as the rebel horse team approached, it would be bombarded with artillery fire.

wants to maintain the situation of the melee, and in the melee, Huang Degong is even more like a fish in water. And the soldiers of the rebels were often beaten to the point of demoralization.

Not every soldier is a dead soldier, when he sees an almost invincible general, even if he knows that no matter how powerful Huang Degong is, he is also flesh and blood, and he will definitely be killed by employing people, but the question is who can guarantee that before Huang Degong is killed, will he die first?

In the last battle under the city, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and there was no difference between victory and defeat, but the morale of the rebels could not be recovered for several days. So much so that the siege below has a sense of routine.

"Forget it." Luo Rucai said.

Luo Rucai knows all these things, and it can be said that there are very few things in Cao Ying that can be hidden from him.

"If you can't capture Shouzhou, you can't take it." Luo Rucai secretly said in his heart: "During this period of time, Yulong also has some prestige in the army. That's enough. ”

"Zhang Xuan threatened Fengyang, thinking that Ma Shiying would definitely recall Huang Degong." Luo Rucai said: "This time, Huang Degong is not in the strong city. I must take Huang Degong's head. Luo Dai. ”

"The end will be." Luo Dai said with some excitement.

"You are optimistic about Shouzhou Simen, once there is a movement, you will report it quickly. And in pursuit of them in the rear. Luo Rucai said.

"Yes." Luo Dai said.

"Luo Yulong." Luo Rucai said.

"The son is here." Luo Yulong said.

"You command all the horse teams, between Fengyang and Shouzhou, widely spread scouts, once Huang Degong leaves Shouzhou City, intercept and kill him on the road." Luo Rucai said.

"Yes." Luo Yulong said.

"Rodain." Luo Rucai said.

"The minister is here." Luo Dain and Zhang Xuan said in unison.

"You lead the rear camp, ready to rush to Fengyang City from the waterway at any time." Luo Rucai said.

"Yes." Rodain said.

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