Chapter 681: The same sad Southern Route Army
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Qu Wuxuan led his army to the southeast and immediately entered Jiazhou, which was exactly the same as the large-scale escape encountered by Zhu Biao's army, and it didn't take long for the more than 30,000 people under his command to become only 20,000 strong.
Qu Wufu is still wise, he knows the truth that blocking is better than slackening, and he didn't go to tough measures after seeing a large number of sergeants fleeing. Therefore, when he led his army westward into the mountainous area at the junction of the two states, he was hungry and thirsty along the way, stayed at night and traveled for eight days, and only crossed the 200-mile mountain road marked on the map, and when the whole army arrived close to Peijiang and set up a village, there were only 15,000 or 6,000 soldiers and horses left.
Nearly 5,000 soldiers escaped during the eight-day march in the mountains, some of them even deserted on the sixth or seventh day, and they may not have enough food to satisfy themselves for a few days back, but the reluctance to leave home and the lack of hope for the future still crushed their hearts!
On the other side of the Peijiang River, more than 10,000 troops led by Taishou Gaoding were waiting for the battle to prevent the Dong'an Song army from going north to join Zhu Biao, and preventing Zhu Biao's army from converging with Qu Wufu in the south, which were two strategic decisions of equal weight.
At the same time that Song Mei and other Bawu Fort-Yunshui defense lines were cast, the Gaoding Department was also firmly guarded on the edge of the Peijiang River.
Qu Wuwu has only one way forward. Not to mention the Jeonju army outside the mountains behind him, but the eight-day mountain road back was enough for his entire team to collapse.
But how can he cross the river? He didn't know how many Gao Ding's troops were, and he didn't know how to distribute the police posts. However, in the days of confrontation, it was definitely necessary for the Song army to cut down wood and make boats. Maybe Zhu Shuai came back to save himself, otherwise why did he point out this path and let him go?
Qu Wuyu and Gao Ding held each other on both sides of the Pei River for five or six days, and Gao Ding began to sit still. Because he knew that Zhu Biao had broken Bawu Fort, and the army had entered the Dianjiang River and entered Langxiang County, and it would be driven to the lower reaches of the Peijiang River in a few days......
When the time comes, Zhu Biao only needs to cross the river in the lower reaches of the Pei River. and then traced the river up to attack the army, how could Gao Ding's only 10,000 people in his hands stand it.
"Although Song Jun is a rootless duckweed, Zhu Biao must not be underestimated." Gao Ding was full of courage when he raised troops to deal with Qu Wuyi, did he have the danger of Peijiang in his hands. Gather all the fishing boats within a few dozen miles along the river early, what if the Song army has 100,000 soldiers?
Qu Wuxuan, who has already climbed the mountain road for eight days, is he still ready to take Song Jun to continue climbing the mountain road to the lower reaches of the Peijiang River? The distance between the mountains of 100 miles is not long, but after leaving the mountains, it is the Dianjiang River. Fan Zhao took away part of Dianjiang's military strength, but the remaining strength was still a piece of cake to stop the exhausted Qu Wuxuan? An attack must be launched against Qu Wuxuan. It is necessary to let Dianjiang County divide troops to come to support.
Gao Ding thought about it, and in the face of Zhu Biao's direct threat from Langxiang County, if he wanted to protect himself, he had to do so.
The reinforcements from Dianjiang County came quickly, but there were only 5,000 people. At that time, Zhu Biao had already rushed to the southern border of Langxiang County. The broken forces of Bawu Fort are also speeding through Lang Township.
"Brother Yong means ......" In the military tent, looking at Yongliang who led the troops to help, Gao Ding's brows were furrowed to death, and the whole army moved across the river to attack the Song Dynasty, is it too risky?
Although Qu Wuyu's reputation is not very loud, and he is 108,000 miles behind Zhu Biao, he is a general under King Song no matter what. He also tried his best to ensure that Cangsong Pass was not lost, how could Gao Ding not worry at all in his heart for such an attack?
If there was no danger of Zhu Biao above his head, he would not have fought with Qu Wuxuan at all. Unless it is Qu Wuyu who raises troops to attack by himself. There is the danger of Peijiang, rather than taking a risk to fight, it is better to honestly guard the riverside.
"If you don't take risks, do you have to wait to be attacked by Song Wei on both sides?" Yong Liang certainly understood what Gao Ding was worried about. But the situation there is by people! Song Mei's 20,000 soldiers can be said to be the most well-trained troops in the counties of the Jiazhou Imperial Court, except for Fan Zhao's 50,000 elites. As a result, the war was destroyed. The people who did it were caught off guard.
"There are a lot of deserters under Qu Wu's tent, and now the soldiers and horses are less than half of what they did when they left Dong'an. I also climbed the mountains for many days. Trapped by the river for many days, at a loss, it can be seen how low the morale of his army is now. ”
"There is a brave general under the account of a certain high-ranking envoy, named Meng Hai. The body is seven feet long, and his face is hideous, making a square heaven halberd, and he has the courage of ten thousand people. Why don't you let him be the vanguard, fight first, watch its victory or defeat, and test the reality of the Song army on the other side, and then I will make a decision? ”
Gao Ding glanced at Yongliang deeply, "It's up to Brother Yong." Then he sent someone to summon Meng Hai and ordered him to go down, and ordered his headquarters to be the vanguard and cross the river tomorrow to fight the Song army.
"My lord, General Yong don't worry, I see that the end will take the head of Qu Wuwu tomorrow." Meng Hai, born in Jiazhou Wu Zhuangyuan, is known for his courage and prestige. Compared with Song Mei, his strength is not too much, and he is in a county, because he has less qualifications, and he has no chance to beg thieves and catch thieves, and now he is only a captain in Xiaolu County.
As soon as he bowed his hand to Gao Ding and Yongliang, Meng Hai turned around and left.
On the second day, the sky brightened. Meng Hai led 5,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters to leave his camp, and took more than 100 large and small ships on the riverside, and went straight to the other side of the Peijiang River to kill.
Gao Ding and Yongliang each led 5,000 troops to deploy in Peijiang to respond.
"Report to the general, the enemy general Meng Hai led 5,000 troops to call for battle."
As soon as Meng Hai's army crossed the river, the news reached Qu Wuyu's ears. After thinking about it for a while, Qu Wuxuan gave up the idea of attacking half-crossing, and ordered the Song army to give up the beachhead by the river, and the whole army to retreat to the camp. The Song army camp was five miles away from the river, which was to guard against sneak attacks and harassment by the Jiazhou army, which occupied the water conservancy. The rafts and bamboos all over the ground were abandoned.
"Summoned Li Min to lead an army of 3,000 to meet the enemy. If you are defeated, you must not win, and lead Meng Hai to the valley five miles to the right of the camp. ”
"Order Liu Yi and Sima Cuo, each lead 3,000 troops to the valley to ambush, and be sure to capture the enemy. The rest of the soldiers and horses are ready to go, and after Meng Hai is hooked, he will go with the general to block the rear team of the Jiazhou army. ”
Meng Hai's martial arts are very good, Jiazhou martial arts champion was born, and he is naturally proficient in the art of war. However, Qu Wuxuan first collapsed on the shore without a fight, and then Li Min's soldiers and horses fled, and it was expected that Meng Hai would no longer have doubts.
Moreover, Qu Wuxuan's troops had stopped on the bank of the Peijiang River for nearly ten days, and there was not much grain stored in the army, and the morale of the army was really very low. Li Min's 'defeat battle', there was no need for Qu Wuyi to make special orders, and the battle was peaceful, it was a big defeat without any falsehood.
The east bank of the Peijiang River, which had been quiet for many days, was full of murderous sounds. Meng Hai waved his army straight to the Song army's Dazhai, and three thousand Song troops came out to block the road, but they were vulnerable, and the soldiers fled in despair. After interrogating dozens of prisoners, Meng Hai led the army to chase and kill them boldly and with confidence, and he was never seen again.
"Let go of me, Uncle will leave by himself." Before he was escorted into the big tent, Meng Hai's rough voice had already reached Qu Wuyu's ears.
With a shake of his shoulders and a shake of his shoulders, Meng Hai, who was seriously injured, barely shook off the hands of the two Song soldiers behind him who were holding on his shoulders, and strode into the Chinese military tent.
Looking at the wolf who lost his armor, but Meng Hai with a proud face, Qu Wuyu smiled, "Are you willing to surrender?" ”
In the big tent, all the civil and military forces under Qu Wuyu were present, the long history Jiang Yiwei, the military Fei Tong, the chief bookkeeper Ma Guangyu, the generals Li Min, Liu Yi, Sima Cuo, Dong Zhiping, left and right.
Counting the pro-soldiers in the account, more than a dozen pairs of eyes containing contempt greeted Meng Hai, who had just walked in. Striding into the tent, Meng Hai raised his eyes and "saw" a pair of eyes full of contempt, and immediately became angry in his heart, and a pair of eyes stared like bull's eyes, burning with anger at the people in the tent.
But it can't be denied that while being angry, Meng Hai himself also felt a little ashamed, after all, he was captured by the person in this tent. Thinking like this, the momentum on his body couldn't help but be intimidated, and he was much less unconvinced, but he was more ashamed. He is a martial champion, but he was taken by a group of martial artists, and he also involved 5,000 soldiers.
"If you want to kill or chop, listen to it. But if I want Meng Hai to surrender to the thief, I don't even think about it. Meng Hai's somewhat shrunken momentum suddenly grew crazy in these two sentences, and his whole body was filled with a strong and unyielding force.
"I still have a bit of backbone, and I haven't lost the face of Wu Zhuangyuan." Qu Wufu chuckled, and didn't give Meng Hai a chance to speak again, waved his hand and said, "Take it down." ”
Meng Hai was instantly filled with anger by Qu Wuxuan's contempt, and was about to open his mouth to refute, but four guards had already rushed in front and back, and the sword was on his neck, and he could not speak again.
"What do you think?" As soon as Meng Hai withdrew from the tent, Qu Wuxuan turned around and asked.
"General, Gao Ding and Yongliang should have deliberately used Meng Hai to test the knife in today's battle. Otherwise, the 10,000 soldiers and horses that followed him should not have made only a little contact with our army and retreated. Although Meng Hai was the first to recklessly attack and enter the hub of our army, but if we remove the troops who set up ambushes and lure, there are only four or five thousand people on the riverside......"
"Let's go." As soon as Meng Hai heard this, he was pushed hard by Song Bing in the back, because of his uncertain thoughts, coupled with his serious injury, the force of his own soldier's push actually made him stagger forward two steps before stopping, looking back at the soldier holding the knife and gun, he could only take a sip into the ground, and walked forward. Vaguely, he heard it again - the Song army seemed to have arranged less than a thousand people in the woods by the river, bluffing under the banner, pretending that most of the men and horses were lying in ambush behind the four or five thousand troops on the riverside. This was a clever plan, and Meng Hai had to agree. "However, is it really Gao Taishou who used it to test the blade of the Song Army?"
After tossing and turning all night, Meng Hai had a knot in his heart.
Early in the morning of the second day, I saw Sima Cuo come to the tent and summon Meng Haiyan and said: "The new emperor has no way, does not love his siblings, does not have compassion for the people, and is bent on acting recklessly, which is the way to bring about his own destruction."
My lord King Song first rebelled in the world, but it was difficult for the world, and it was a clear and sunny day in the Great Zhou. General Qu knew that Gao Taishou cherished the people and was strict in his law, which was a good government. I can't bear to see him go astray, and let you go back today, so that Gao Taishou can surrender as soon as possible and avoid a catastrophe. ”
(To be continued)