Chapter 312: Sacrifice to Die
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Zhang Xutuo was worried, he didn't know the battle situation west of Zhongchuan Shui, he didn't know whether Shengcheng and Changqing had fallen, he didn't know how many troops the white thieves had invested to attack Qi County, and he also had to pay the price for his previous excessive underestimation of the enemy. Zhang Xutuo was annoyed, he knew that the strength of the white thief was so amazing, he should have accepted Yang Qian's construction, contracted the defense, and held the city, instead of being blindly confident and resisting the enemy outside the Zhongchuan River, as a result, Qin Qiong and the three thousand soldiers fell into a desperate situation of annihilation.
Soon, Jia Wuben rushed to the battlefield of Shagou with 3,000 men and horses.
At this moment, Licheng is empty, and the government sings about the empty city plan, and what is even more strict is that once the news of Zhang Xutuo and the white thieves fighting in Zhongchuan Water spreads, the thieves of Changbai Mountain and Beihai will definitely react and will definitely go down the mountain to harass. Spring has arrived, the food crisis is plaguing the rebels, even if Li Fengyun does not kill Qi County, the thieves of Changbai Mountain will go down the mountain to plunder, and the thieves of Beihai will also attack the city. At the same time, Wang Bo, who has been in contact with the thieves in Changbai Mountain and has always tried to cross the river to the south, will also react, if Zhang Xutuo's main army is dragged by the white thieves on the Zhongchuan water battlefield, and the defense of the first line of the river is becoming thinner and thinner, then Wang Bo will inevitably cross the river and go south, so that Qi County will be surrounded by rebels on three sides.
Jia Wuben warned Zhang Xutuo, "Qi County is worried about internal and external troubles, the abdomen and back are subject to the enemy, and if you are not careful, you will fall. ”
The so-called internal troubles are the pincers of the three-way rebels, and the external troubles are alluding to the Qi King Yang Lan, it is obvious that the external troubles are greater than the internal worries, once the Qi King Yang Lan controls Qilu, the impact on the political situation in the eastern capital is too great, Zhang Xutuo and other Qilu officials will be overwhelmed by the anger of the Holy Lord and the center.
This analysis comes from Yang Qian, and now it has been accepted by the officials of Qi County, everyone's eyes are no longer just staring at the rebels and the battlefield of rebellion, but looking farther and thinking more, after all, accompanied by the battle of the emperor and Yang Lan is the battle for the imperial unification, the political dispute in the eastern capital, and the high-level game, so the rebels, the officials of Qi County, everyone is a chess piece, and the chess pieces can be discarded, so it is meaningless to fight between the chess pieces, and the meaningful thing is to find ways to protect themselves and survive in the fierce battle of the gamers.
Jia Wuben's meaning is very straightforward, don't be busy suppressing thieves first, protect yourself first, keep the strength of the Qi army, once you lose with the white thief, the last unlucky person must be yourself.
Zhang Xutuo hesitated, although he surrounded Shagou City, he couldn't "eat", he couldn't "eat", and as soon as he "ate", he would fall into the front and back attacks of the rebels, and the losses would become bigger and bigger, and as the losses increased, the more his hope of rescuing Qin Qiong would be slimmer, and in the end he would get nothing.
Wu Heimin also saw the bad things about the battle situation, and said cautiously, "There are 2,000 of our men and horses in Changqing City, as well as more than 1,000 people in Jibei County, adding up to more than 3,000 people, this is a big bait, this bait forces us to rescue, but if we want to defeat the rebels, destroy the rebels' Zhongchuan water defense line, and kill under Changqing City, I am afraid the price will be more than 3,000 people." ”
Wu Heimin said very implicitly, in fact, it was not cost-effective to warn Zhang Xutuo, instead of rescuing Qin Qiong, being dragged by the white thief on the Zhongchuan water battlefield, and fighting with the white thief, it was better to abandon the three thousand soldiers in Changqing City, retreat to Licheng, hold on to the city, take back the initiative on the battlefield, and drag the white thief under the city of Licheng, so as to worsen the shape of Qi County and force the Donglai Water Division to send troops to support.
However, after thinking for a while, Zhang Xutuo made a decisive decision, attacked, attacked Zhongchuan Shui, attacked Changqing City, even if he was defeated by both sides, even if he suffered heavy losses, even if he lost the control of Qi County, he had to rescue Qin Qiong and the three thousand soldiers, because they were their own robes, their subordinates, and brothers who shared life and death.
"X will never abandon his brother, at any time, under any circumstances, as long as X is still alive, as long as X still has a breath, he must save his brother, even if he sacrifices his life to die, he will not hesitate to do so"
Jia Wuben no longer persuaded. Wu Heimin also obeyed Zhang Xutuo's orders. They know that this is Zhang Xutuo, and if Zhang Xutuo retreats and gives up, he will not be Zhang Xutuo.
"Command, cross the river before dawn, attack at sunrise"
In the early morning, the scouts sent by Zhang Xutuo sent back useful information, they exhausted all means, and finally figured out the deployment of the rebels on the west line of Zhongchuan Shui, from south to north, they were the thief Shuai Xu Shiren, Shuai Rentai, Meng Haigong, Shan Xiongxin and Cao Kun, and the white thief Li Fengyun and his main army were besieging Shengcheng and Changqing, and were not deployed on the Zhongchuan Water line.
Zhang Xutuo was overjoyed, he knew that the strongest in the rebel alliance was Li Fengyun and his descendants, otherwise Li Fengyun would not be able to control a group of unruly people! Thieves are in charge to maintain the existence of the alliance. As long as Li Fengyun does not confront him head-on, the odds of victory are extremely high, except for Li Fengyun, who among the thieves can block his fierce blow?
At this time, Tang Wanren also provided an important message to Zhang Xutuo, before the rebels fought in the mountains, it was the thief marshal Meng Haigong and Xu Shiren who did their best, and the other thief Marshal Shuai Rentai did not work, the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and even withdrew from the battlefield with the army after dark. It was precisely because of Shuai Rentai's withdrawal that there was a gap in the Shanqi battlefield that Tang Wanren successfully evacuated, otherwise he would not have been able to withdraw at all. Obviously, Shuai Rentai is very selfish, bent on preserving his strength, and has no courage and determination to fight to the death.
Zhang Xutuo immediately made a decision to fight Shuai Rentai, and took Shuai Rentai's department as a breakthrough.
On the eve of dawn, Zhang Xutuo commanded 4,000 soldiers to begin to force the crossing of Zhongchuan. Zhongchuan is just a small river, not wide or deep, and it is the dry season, so you can wade through the water.
Shuai Rentai can't help but fight, retreating at this moment, the army's heart will inevitably be shaken, once defeated, it will be slaughtered by the official army, so he can only bite the bullet, and at the same time report to Li Fengyun, and ask for help from Xu Shiren and Meng Haigong on the left and right wings, as long as the three-way army works together, plus Li Fengyun's support, it will be able to block Zhang Xutuo and repel the official army.
Shuai Rentai's idea is indeed not wrong, what is wrong is that he overestimated the discipline of Meng Haigong and Xu Shiren. Meng and Xu were dissatisfied with Shuai Rentai on the battlefield of Shanchi, especially Meng Haigong, Shuai Rentai did not listen to his orders, did not give him face, and confronted him, so that he held a grudge, and now the two saw that Shuai Rentai was attacked by the official army, and fell into a bitter battle.
Xu Shiren ordered his subordinates to set up a battle formation, the war drums shook the sky, the horns sounded in unison, the sound of killing was like thunder, and the momentum was very strong, but he just didn't move his feet, didn't move his nest, and stood aside to watch the excitement.
Meng Haigong did even more desperately, not only did the two armies under his command not move closer to Shuai Rentai's department, but instead widened the distance, moved in the direction of Changqing City, and made a second blocking trend in the rear of Shuai Rentai's side, and at the same time replied to Shuai Rentai, you fight first, I will give you a top in the back, you can't hold it, I will go again.
Shuai Rentai was furious and scolded. Shall I hit first? Isn't that putting me to death? I lost both of Zhang Xutuo and I, and my strength is gone, what will I do in the future? Waiting for you to "eat" me?
Shuai Rentai immediately had the idea of retreating, but Zhang Xutuo commanded 4,000 soldiers who had already rushed up and fought with his 10th Army, and they couldn't withdraw if they wanted to. The Tenth Army could not stop the officers and troops, and the battle formation was gradually torn apart, and it was in danger of collapse at any time. In desperation, Shuai Rentai could only fight to the death, and could only count on Li Fengyun to pull him at the moment of crisis. Shuai Rentai ordered the Ninth Army to attack on both flanks, and while supporting the Tenth Army, launched an attack on the flank of the official army, tearing apart the battle formation of the official army at any cost, and fighting with the official army to defeat both sides.
However, Shuai Rentai has always been too "self-cherishing", although the two armies under his command are actively training, but lack of real swords and guns, lack of baptism of war, and lack of courage to fight bloodily with the enemy on the bloody battlefield, the result can be imagined, attack, attack can not enter the enemy position, defend, can not hold the line of defense, and what is more fatal is that at the critical moment Shuai Rentai is not the first soldier, rushing to the front, encouraging morale, but hiding behind to give orders, only care about his own safety, regardless of the life and death of the soldiers.
Compared with Zhang Xutuo, who was like a wolf and a tiger, Shuai Rentai was too "bear", so the ninth and tenth armies of the alliance quickly collapsed under the fierce attack of the officers and soldiers, and the defeat was like a mountain, and it fell for thousands of miles.
Xu Shiren was shocked, he never expected Shuai Rentai to be so vulnerable, and the eight thousand soldiers of the two armies collapsed before they could fight for long, and the wolf ran away suddenly. The sudden change in the battle situation caught him off guard, looking at the deserters rushing from a distance, Xu Shiren did not dare to hold on, so as not to be overwhelmed by the tide of deserters, so he did not hesitate and ordered a retreat, and the regiments and brigades rushed along the river bank and withdrew directly to Shanqi City.
Meng Haigong was also dumbfounded, this is defeated? That's a little too fast, isn't it? I didn't even set up the battle array, and if I didn't get a firm foothold, you would be defeated, didn't you harm me? If you want to die, you will die, and when you are dying, you will pull me as a back, it is too shameless.
Meng Haigong ordered that the Sixth and Seventh Armies of the headquarters retreat sharply, moving closer to Shan Xiongxin's Seventeenth Army and Cao Kun's Second Army.
Fortunately, the deserters fled in the south and west, not to the east, and did not endanger Meng Haigong's army, so that Meng Haigong was able to join Shan Xiongxin and Cao Kun along the way.
The three of them met, and before the frightened Meng Haigong could speak, Shan Xiongxin handed over Li Fengyun's order.
After Li Fengyun received the news that Zhang Xutuo had crossed the Zhongchuan River and stormed Shuai Rentai's Ninth and Tenth Armies, he immediately knew that the defeat had been decided, so he decisively ordered that Zhen Baoche's Tiger Ben Army and Huo Xiaobao's Hussar Army immediately cross the Zhongchuan River, enter the battlefield of Shagou City, launch a fierce attack on the official army surrounding Shagou City, and defeat the official army, and then join Han Jinluo's 11th and 12th armies to block Zhang Xutuo on the east bank of Zhongchuan Water.
Li Fengyun expected that Meng Haigong would meet Shan Xiongxin and Cao Kun, so this order was given to the three of them. Li Fengyun decided to let Zhang Xutuo kill under the city of Changqing, and let the officers and troops trapped in the city break through, and then Zhang Xutuo would cross the Zhongchuan River again, but he would be blocked by Zhen Baoche, Huo Xiaobao and Han Jinluo. Li Fengyun ordered Meng Haigong, Shan Xiongxin and Cao Kun to launch a fierce attack on Zhang Xutuo's flank when he turned around and returned to Zhongchuanshui, on the one hand, delaying Zhang Xutuo's crossing of the river, giving Zhen, Huo, and Han the three divisions more time to clear the city of Shagou, and on the other hand, cooperating with the Zhen, Huo, and Han three divisions to block Zhang Xutuo's crossing of the river head-on. At the same time, Li Fengyun led Xu Shisan's Fengyun army to attack from behind the official army.
Li Fengyun's purpose was very simple, that is, to maximize the effectiveness of the enemy's killing and wounding in the movement. As many people as you rescue, I will kill as many of you as I want in the pursuit and interception.
The three of them unfolded the map, briefly divided their respective blocking areas, and then each returned to the headquarters to give orders
At this moment, Zhang Xutuo commanded the men and horses of the headquarters to attack and advance towards Changqing City. He knew that outside Changqing City were the main forces of Li Fengyun's lineage, and the next battle would definitely be fierce, so he urged his subordinates to be fast, to run wildly, to kill under Changqing City as quickly as possible, not to give the traitors more time to adjust their deployment, and not to let Li Fengyun organize a strong defensive line, otherwise today's battle may fall short.
Li Fengyun commanded the Fengyun Army to launch a frontal blockade, delaying Zhang Xutuo's advance, and gaining more time for Zhen Baoche and Huo Xiaohan, who were crossing the river eastward.
In Changqing City, drums and trumpets sounded in unison, and a group of officers and soldiers lined up in battle formation, ready to break through.
On the city wall, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Fan Hu, and Cheng Zhijie climbed high to lookout. On the endless plain, there are rebels everywhere, some are orderly, some are chaotic, and the colorful flags are the same, some stand majestically, some are crooked, and at the same time, the dense drums and trumpets and bursts of fighting sound came from the direction of Zhongchuan Water, it seems that there are officials and soldiers are fighting hard towards Changqing City.
The expressions of the four people were very solemn, and their eyes were very hesitant. What they saw in front of them made it difficult for them to determine whether it was the trick of the thieves or the help of friendly troops, so they could only prepare for a breakthrough and could only wait for the arrival of friendly troops. Rushing out, under the unfavorable shape of the enemy and my outnumberedness, the annihilation of the whole army was the only ending, so Qin Qiong did not dare to take risks, and Luo Shixin and the others did not dare to gamble with the lives of the three thousand brothers.
The air froze, Qin Qiong and the others' breathing became heavier and heavier, and under the huge pressure, they almost collapsed, but even if there was a glimmer of hope, they had to persevere, and they had to pray for a miracle.
Suddenly, Luo Shixin shouted, "Daqi, that's the banner of Ming Gong, Ming Gong is coming, Ming Gong is coming, Ming Gong is coming......" Luo Shixin raised his arms and shouted, followed by the flying body and jumped off the battlement, rushed to the other side of the city wall in a few steps, and shouted at the soldiers who were waiting under the city, "Ming Gong is coming, the reinforcements are coming, brothers, go out with a certain kill......
Suddenly, there were cheers, the sound of killing was like thunder, and the morale was like a rainbow.
A relieved smile appeared on Qin Qiong's face, and excitement appeared in his eyes, "Ming Gong, you will live up to your brothers, and your brothers will never live up to you." ”
"Command, open the gates, kill out"
"Kill"
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