Chapter 25: The Battle of Jiujiang (Part II)
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The 5,000 Chu troops set foot on the north bank of the river without danger, and in the process of crossing the river, they did not encounter a trace of resistance, and it was as easy as a daily drill. There was not a single torch on the north bank of the river, nor was there a trace of movement, and this calm made Xiang Yi, who led the army, very uneasy. In the entire Jiangbei, it seems that a fierce beast with a bloody mouth is quietly waiting for the Chu army to throw itself into the net.
Although Xiang Yi has always comforted himself, the Han army would never think of the Chu army launching a night attack, so it was so undefended, and the north bank of the river would be so quiet. But after years of military life and countless life-and-death battles, Xiang Yi's intuition was told that the invisible enemy was the most terrifying, and there was a dangerous breath in the air, and the Han army would never be as empty as the main general Xiang Feng thought.
"All troops on alert!" Xiang Yi ordered, and at the same time, all the 200 people in the scout camp were scattered.
The deputy general on the side looked up at the full moon in the sky, and then carefully looked at Xiang Yi's solemn expression, a little confused. There is a moonlit road, which eliminates the risk of the Chu army lighting the torch and exposing it in advance, the Korean army is defenseless at the moment, as long as the Chu army and his party can sneak to the vicinity of the Han army camp more than 20 miles away, launch a surprise attack, how to look, a big victory is within reach! I really don't know what Xiang Yi is nervous about.
Although he was puzzled, the deputy general still carefully ran through the five thousand people, explaining to the thousands of generals, who were grassy and horses, and must not make a sound that alarmed the Korean army.
"General, within a radius of ten miles. No Korean troops were found! "In half an hour, the 100 men of the scout camp will return to their lives.
"Revisit! Find out the situation of the Korean army camp for General Ben! Xiang Yi looked immobile and instructed.
The 100 people of the scout battalion left in response, and the deputy general on the side couldn't help but speak: "General, out of this mountain forest, you only need to advance ten miles to the Han army camp." There is no cover from the mountains and forests. The scout camp is exposed, won't it be wasted? β
Xiang Yi nodded and replied: "The mountains and forests are more than ten miles in radius, if you were the commander of the Han army, would you not have a single soldier in such an important place?" β
The adjutant general shook his head and said, "This is exactly the strange thing about the last general, but if you really want to give an explanation, maybe the Korean army is not attacking the city well and the war is tight." So all the troops were transferred to the siege? After all, we forcibly crossed the river from the upstream, and the downstream crossing was the focus of the ROK army's defense, right? The general suspects that this is a trap deliberately set by the South Korean army? β
Xiang Yi was noncommittal, but continued: "Order the whole army to slow down, and it's not too late to wait for the scout battalion to find out the information!" β
"Where's the lieutenant?" The adjutant general hesitated, after all, before leaving, Xiang Fengke asked to fight slowly with speed. Kill the Korean army by surprise. The longer the time drags on, the greater the danger of the Chu army being discovered!
"There will be no disapproval of the king's life outside! General Ben would rather be slower. I don't want to fall for the Korean army! Xiang Yi said undoubtedly. In Xiang Yi's view, his honor and disgrace are not a pity, if he folds 5,000 soldiers and horses, it is the biggest loss! Since Xiang Feng trusted himself and appointed himself as a pioneer, he was responsible for the five thousand men.
An hour later. The scout battalion sent back the news that the Han army camp was heavily guarded and the Qixian killing shouts were continuous, and the deputy general couldn't help but worry when he heard this, thinking that the night attack would not be able to do his best, but Xiang Yi was overjoyed and did not have a worried look.
The lieutenant is strange. asked: "The Han army is heavily guarded, and the general is not worried, but happy, why not?" β
Xiang Yi explained with a smile: "Qi County is brightly lit and the shouts of killing are constant, which shows that the main force of the Korean army is attacking the city, and the camp must be empty, otherwise, there will be no bluff!" As long as our army arrives, we will break the village lightly, and then join the defenders of Qi County to encircle the main force of the Korean army under the city! β
"Pass the order, and the whole army will speed up! Be sure to arrive at the Korean military camp before dawn! In addition, inform the Lieutenant of the Commander of the Hon. Xiang Yi commanded.
"Whoa!" The adjutant general hurriedly went down and ordered.
After learning of the report of his confidant Xiang Yi, Xiang Feng, the lieutenant of Jiujiang County, had no worries and personally led 10,000 Chu troops to cross the river first, and the remaining 20,000 troops were commanded by two captains in batches.
On the other hand, the vanguard of the 5,000 Chu army marched all the way, and finally arrived five miles away from the Han army camp half an hour before dawn. However, unlike what was learned, the South Korean army was not so heavily guarded at this time. In the field of vision of the Chu army, there were only a dozen people guarding the gate of the huge Han army camp. Come to think of it, the Han soldiers who were keeping vigil were so sleepy that none of them were willing to move.
Xiang Yi gave an order, and the 5,000 Chu army was like a tiger descending the mountain, directly killing the Han army camp. Every Chu army exerted their strength and rushed forward desperately. Because on the way here, every Chu soldier got the exact news, and for every Han soldier killed, he could get half a stone of corn, and if he could get the head above the rank of captain of the Han army, he could get 100 gold. This is a rare reward!
Since the own side has launched an attack, the speed must be fast and ruthless, and the South Korean army must be defeated and defeated. Otherwise, once the South Korean army reacts, it will turn into a fierce battle. Casualties are no longer something to consider, because behind them, there are still 30,000 troops to support themselves! The confidence and morale of the Chu army were very sufficient, so they launched a charge with indomitable progress.
As the Chu army hoped, the Korean army was completely defeated. Without exception, more than a dozen Han soldiers who were responsible for guarding the gate of the camp were killed in the first wave of arrows of the Chu army, and the speed of the Chu army was too fast and too sudden for the Han soldiers to raise the alarm.
Just when the Chu army thought that they could be like a bamboo next and kill the Korean army without leaving a piece of armor, an accident happened - it was an accident for the Chu army, but it was expected for the Korean army, the Chu army broke through one tent after another, but did not find any Korean soldiers. Xiang Yi's expression immediately changed drastically, and he realized that he had been ambushed. It was too late, and thousands of Korean archers appeared, greeting the Chu army huddled together with wave after wave of arrow rain. This was completely unexpected by Chu Jun, who originally thought he was a hunter, but suddenly found that he was just a prey. The contrast between them made the Chu army chaotic!
Although Xiang Yi led the guards to fight back and wanted to break out of a bloody road, the Korean army's swordsmen, pikemen and hoplites who appeared immediately completely wiped out the last trace of luck of the Chu army. Facing more than 10,000 elite Korean troops, including elite cavalry such as the 3,000 Yulin Army. The resistance of the light infantry of the 5,000 Chu army looked a little tragic. In less than an hour, except for less than 100 of the 5,000 Chu troops who successfully broke through, all the rest were killed, and none of them were spared!
"Why did the general let those Chu troops go?" A South Korean military captain asked puzzled. According to the strength of the Korean army, it is completely possible to annihilate all the light infantry of the 5,000 Chu army. If it weren't for the last minute, Wang Jian ordered a gap to be opened. It is impossible for these dozens of Chu troops to be spared. Even if they were able to escape from the Han army camp, they would not be able to escape the pursuit of the Yulin army.
Wang Jian smiled slightly, looked at the south, and smiled disapprehantly: "Sometimes, it is better to catch the prey when it is frightened!" β
Captain Han was puzzled, and could only blame it on his own lack of broad vision and his inability to understand Wang Qian's virtual and real ways of using soldiers.
Fifteen miles south of the Korean army camp, the two armies were engaged in a fierce battle. One was the South Korean army, numbering no more than 3,000 people. The other is the Chu army. The number of people is nearly 30,000. It's just that this scene is a bit amazing, and the South Korean army, which has an absolute disadvantage in numbers, actually has the upper hand.
Xiang Feng looked at the Chu army that had been defeated again, and his face became more and more embarrassed. I never thought that why the Han army let go of the 5,000 pioneers led by Xiang Yi, but instead intercepted the main force of the 30,000 Chu army led by himself. I didn't expect that I had no way to take this small valley.
After stepping on the north bank of the river, the Chu army needed to march fifteen miles through the mountains and forests first. Then cross a narrow valley and travel for more than ten miles. in order to arrive at the Korean military camp. This valley is said to be a valley, which is really reluctant, because the distance between the north and south of the valley road is only more than 100 steps, and the army can cross it with a simple charge, and the mountains on both sides of the valley are only more than ten zhang high, and they are steep and difficult to climb. If you want to condescendingly attack the army marching in the valley, it is even more unthinkable.
This is also the reason why Xiang Yi only left a few hundred people to guard both sides of the valley, but the Han army did the opposite and captured the valley after Xiang Yi's army left. And the fortifications were built in great haste. Therefore, when Xiang Feng led an army of 10,000 to the valley and found that his road was blocked, although he was surprised, he was not very panicked. After all, the strength of his own 5,000 pioneers is there, and even if he is divided into two by the Korean army, it is impossible for the Korean army to eat his 5,000 pioneers in a short time. On the contrary, it was Han Jun who painstakingly lured himself to cross the river, which was really a bit of a big deal. As long as you take the valley by yourself, and then join the army of 20,000 behind you, with more than 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Chu army, you can run rampant in Jiangbei.
It's just a pity that Xiang Feng's ideas are beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The first charge of the Chu army dispatched 2,000 people, which is also the limitation of the terrain, if there are more, the Chu army will be too dense and become a live target for the archers of the Korean army, and the casualties will inevitably be very large! Even so, Xiang Feng thought that this would cause a lot of pressure on the Han army. After all, the Han army was so risky, he followed the five thousand Chu army, and the vanguard of the five thousand Chu army left this valley, at most an hour and a half ago, and the time that could be left for the Han army was really very little, very little. Even if the Chu army fills it with human lives, it can take this valley within an hour.
If the Han army did not have a Han crossbow and a Hercules trebuchet, perhaps Xiang Feng's idea could be realized, but the preservation of these two sharp weapons dispelled the illusions of the Chu army. The first wave of Chu troops who launched the attack lost more than 1,500 people in less than two quarters of an hour, and only more than 400 were extremely lucky to return to their main camp alive.
Xiang Feng attributed it to the fact that the Chu army rushed too fast and the arrow rain of the Han army was too dense, so the second wave of 2,000 Chu troops all carried giant shields, protected their bodies, and crushed the Korean army at an extremely slow speed. The Chu army was greeted by a bloody massacre.
In the third charge, the Chu army learned a little smarter, and took the death squad of hundreds of people as the vanguard, trying to attract the attention of the Korean archers, and then rushed with a main force of 3,000. It worked wonders. But the dense rejection of horses made Chu Jun feel like he couldn't start. After an hour of fierce fighting, the Chu army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, but it still couldn't break through the Korean army's rejection array. The follow-up reinforcements were blocked by the rain of arrows of the Korean army, and the Chu army could not, so it could only retreat!
Xiang Feng had already demoted a Chu military captain who was unfavorable in battle to a hundred generals, and even personally killed several Chu troops who were defeated and retreated without Ming Jin, but this did not change the fact that this small valley seemed to have become an insurmountable existence of the Chu army. Maybe if you don't consume 10,000 people here, the Chu army will not want to pass by.
Carefully calculated, the Chu army has been delayed here for more than two hours, Xiang Feng doesn't know, the longer the time drags on, the more dangerous his own 5,000 vanguards, and the 5,000 vanguards led by Xiang Yi will be, after all, the Han army only sent a small number of troops to block and fight themselves, instead of fighting to the death with the main force, it is clear that they want to solve the 5,000 Chu army vanguards first. Just when Xiang Feng decided to send someone to launch the fourth and final charge, he suddenly received a report from the adjutant general in the rear army, saying that Xiang Yi wanted to see him.
This directly made Xiang Feng stunned, Xiang Yi and the five thousand Chu troops under his command were obviously on the other side of the valley, maybe they were fighting with the Han army, why did they suddenly get to this side of the valley?! For a while, countless thoughts came to Xiang Feng's heart! There is no doubt that Xiang Yi's army has been defeated, and even the five thousand Chu army is already fierce and unlucky! Otherwise, Xiang Yi would definitely not appear in the rear army at this time! After all, the valley is just a shortcut and the main road, leading to the mountains and forests on both sides of GuΓ², and you can still take a detour to the back! It's just that the mountain roads are difficult to navigate, and only a few small troops can pass through guΓ²! As small as Cheng dΓΉ, there are only dozens of people at a time, and the time and energy consumed is very large, very large!
"Hurry up and let Xiang Yi come to see General Ben! Forget it, it's better for General Ben to go and see him! "Xiang Feng changed his mind, after all, if Xiang Yi came to the front army and was seen by someone with a heart, he would definitely deduce that the front army of the Chu army had been wiped out! It's better to go and see him quietly by yourself.
In the rear army, Xiang Feng met the scarred Xiang Yi. Looking at the henchman who knelt down in front of him, tearful, Xiang Feng was distressed and angry, and when he asked the ins and outs of the matter, Xiang Feng was only shocked. If you want to talk about the responsibility for the defeat, you can only blame yourself! If he had not led his army across the river, there would have been no such defeat.
At this moment, a Chu soldier rushed in in a panic and said something that made everyone desperate - the Han army's sailors appeared behind him and burned most of the Chu army's boats! (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)
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