Chapter 63: The First Battle of Yizhou
Soon, only Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Yu Xunyu and others were left around Liu Zhang, surrounded by eight hundred personal soldiers!
After a while, Zhou Cang, whose armor was stained with blood, led seven or eight soldiers to run over. Liu Zhang clearly saw that the leather armor on his back had been cut out of a big hole, but fortunately, it only cut through the leather armor, and his body was not injured.
"Yu Gongzi, the situation is basically clear, it is indeed Dong Zhuo's army that came to attack at night, with a strength of about 30,000 people, they broke through the camp of Chen Liutai guarding Zhang Miao and Guangling guarding Zhang Chao, the two suffered serious losses, and there is no way to contact them, I don't know if they were killed by the thief army or dispersed; Shanyang Taishou Yuan's camp may be broken at any time, and rescue troops are needed; The league commander has already attacked the thief army; The battalion of Kongrong in Beihai, which was in front of our army, had also been attacked...... The entire garrison was attacked almost everywhere and was in disarray. ”
Liu Zhang nodded and said, "I know, my body is fine!" ”
Zhou Cang said indifferently: "Yu Gongzi, it's okay, when I just came back, I encountered thieves attacking Master Kong's camp, we were stopped by a group of thieves, and a kid took advantage of me to carry out a sneak attack, but unfortunately that kid didn't have enough strength and didn't hurt me, but was split into two pieces by me!" ”
"Well, it's okay!" Liu Zhang turned his head to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, in your opinion, what should I do now?" ”
Xun Yu arched his hand and said: "Childe, according to General Zhou, the strength of the rebels is less than half of our army, but relying on the advantage of the night, it is difficult to argue between reality and fiction, which has caused great damage to the coalition army. Once the coalition forces come to their senses, stabilize their positions, and return to fight, the rebels will not be able to bargain. The rebel generals must also know about this, and they will not dare to fight, and once the coalition forces launch a counterattack, they will retreat! Therefore, it is advisable for our army to dispatch troops immediately, otherwise the coalition forces will suffer serious losses, which will be unfavorable to the cause of Dong Dae, and there is a possibility of defeat. ”
Guo Jia also said: "Yes, with my mighty army in Yizhou, it will be difficult for the rebels to hold out and retreat!" ”
Xi Zhicai said: "However, the coalition army is like a tide, if our army rushes out of the village, I am afraid that its fear will be spread to our army, especially worried about whether our army will be carried away by the rout!" ”
Xun You said: "But our army has an alliance with the princes, if you sit back and watch them suffer blows and ignore them, I am afraid of damaging the reputation of the prince!" ”
Guo Jia said: "In Jiazhi's opinion, our army will stick to the camp with part of its troops, and at the same time contact the princes to inform them of the details, teach them not to panic, and to hold the camp tightly; and assemble a large army in the battalion to stand by; Then a small elite assault to rescue the besieged friendly forces, give them the confidence to hold on, and once the rebels find that they can't be violated, they will retreat. If our army pursues and fights with the main force, it will definitely be abundant, and it will also strengthen the prestige of our Yizhou army! ”
Liu Zhang nodded and said, "The proposal of filial piety is very much in line with my wishes, you can have doubts, if not, then handle it accordingly!" ”
Everyone shook their heads, all agreeing with Guo Jia's opinion.
Liu Zhang immediately ordered: "Order Zhang Ren to lead 500 Dongzhou soldiers to relieve the siege of Kong Taishou, and Huang Zhong to lead 500 Dongzhou soldiers to relieve the danger of the alliance leader, tell the two of them, don't make fearless sacrifices, contain them from the side, and don't teach the rebels to break through the camp of the two." Yan Yan and Li Yan led the Yu Dongzhou soldiers to strictly guard the gates of the camp, so that the entire British army was assembled and ready to attack at any time! ”
The soldiers immediately led the general to leave.
Liu Zhang wanted to pursue the enemy, the most powerful thing was the cavalry, cutting off their heads from behind the rout was definitely the cavalry's specialty, and he ordered all 800 cavalry to gather, led by Xu Huang, to prepare to pursue the enemy.
Everyone stood under the starry sky, the pungent smell of burning and the thick smell of blood in the breeze, and the various sounds in the ears were mixed together, like a symphony that shook the heart......
More than half an hour later, after suffering huge losses, the coalition forces finally stabilized their positions, and the rebels' offensive was suddenly frustrated......
After Liu Zhang got the news, he immediately ordered Wei Yan and Xu Huang to lead the army to attack!
Wei Yan and Xu Huang got the order and took the soldiers who were waiting for the camp to kill the camp, and the rest of the princes were busy fighting fires, saving people, looking for people, or licking their injured hearts, and no one had the ability or courage to order a pursuit!
The shouting and killing gradually faded away, and after a while, Huang Zhong and Zhang Ren led the soldiers and horses back to the camp, Liu Zhang withered a little, the damage was not heavy, and his heart was safe, this army of soldiers and horses was his only strength at this time, and he would be heartbroken if he lost one more.
Huang Zhong and Zhang Ren carried the blood-dripping weapons and bowed: "Yu Gongzi, we will complete the task and come to give the order!" ”
Liu Zhang helped the two of them up and said, "The two of you have worked hard, and the brothers, you have all worked hard, and the people of the Han Dynasty will not forget your efforts." Now go take a shower and get some rest! Order the military doctor to do his best to treat the wounded brothers, and if the brothers are unjustly injured because of the ineffective treatment, I will definitely add the same injuries to them! ”
Huang Zhong and Zhang appointed people to bring back the soldiers and horses, but they stayed, they knew very well that this was the first battle of the Yizhou army, and Gongzi must have questions to ask!
Sure enough, after the soldiers left, Liu Zhang said: "Han Sheng, Ziyan, are our army suffering serious losses?" ”
Huang Zhong said first: "Hui Gongzi, our department has killed 27 people and injured 33 people, and the casualty rate is 10%!" ”
Zhang Ren followed: "Hui Gongzi, our department has killed nineteen people and injured forty-three!" ”
Liu Zhang nodded, fortunately, the casualties were within his acceptable range, and said: "In your opinion, how is the enemy's combat strength compared to our army?" ”
Huang Zhong said: "The Xiliang Army is worthy of being a strong soldier in the north, and its combat power is not inferior to that of the Dongzhou Army!" ”
Zhang Ren also said: "I agree with General Han Sheng's words, the enemy is attacked by our army but does not panic, the enemy will command the soldiers to continue to attack the camp, and on the other hand divide the troops to resist our army. The enemy suffered from the enemy on the belly and back, but his army was not chaotic, but gave our army a big blow, which shows the elite of its soldiers! The last general listened to Kong Taishou's words, and after half an hour of attack, Kong Taishou faced the enemy with superior forces, and suffered more than 3,000 casualties! If the rebels hadn't taken the initiative to retreat, I'm afraid that our army would have suffered even heavier casualties, and Kong Taishou's battalion would have been difficult to hold! ”