Chapter Seventy-Four: Impact
Retreat is not such a simple thing.
If the morale of the army is relatively high and the fighting spirit is full, then the retreat will also be retreated, and the enemy may not be able to do anything with them. For example, Liu Yao retreated from Chang'an and swaggered with 80,000 scholars, do Jia, Liang and others have a way? No.
This only shows that Jia Kai and others have little advantage on the battlefield, and they are worried that if they catch up and lose the battle, they will simply stop fighting the Chang'an chickens and eggs.
But if the Chinese army in Luoyang besieged the fortified city for more than two months, the camps were exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, and it would not be so convenient to retreat.
From 23 August, the right guard, which is not considered to be able to fight, will withdraw first, the left guard that can fight will go later, and the cavalry army and the Liangzhou army will be cut off.
As soon as the general policy was set, the noisy retreat began.
From Xin'an to Luoyang, on the road of more than 100 miles, there were crowds, war horses neighed, and the soldiers of the battalions scrambled to be the first, and even scolded and fought.
The first few days were quite orderly, but as they ran, everyone's minds were like long grass, and their wills became more and more shaken.
Especially when Shile rode in pursuit, it was even more chaotic.
The Xiao cavalry army and the Liangzhou army cannot stop all the enemy cavalry, there are always those who miss the past, not to mention this hilly and mountainous terrain, which is not conducive to the cavalry that charges hand-to-hand combat, on the contrary, it is very suitable for the light cavalry that gallops and shoots.
The Jin cavalry stopped slightly, and the Xiongnu rangers scattered in all directions, intimidating and chasing the retreating infantry.
The Jin cavalry returned to block it, and the Huns copied the aforementioned tactics.
On the post road, wounded soldiers lay on the side of the road and groaned.
A battle was thrown everywhere, overturned and overturned grain trucks and baggage trucks could be seen everywhere, and the military rations and weapons that the Son of Heaven was reluctant to give to Shao Xun were all cheaper than the Huns.
Not many people died.
Because the forbidden army sometimes organizes various departments to stop and counterattack, block the Hun cavalry, and force them to stop or detour. In addition, the infantry ran into the mountains, and the cavalry was not easy to chase, so the gains were not large.
However, the fact that the Huns did not capture much does not mean that these scattered soldiers will return to Luoyang one by one.
Many people slipped away directly, especially those Ding Zhuang who were incorporated into the army before the war, and they didn't want to work for the Jin court anymore, at least not at this time.
Even the non-commissioned officers of the forbidden army who joined the army in the early years were discouraged and disappointed at this time.
Someone directly took the equipment, led a dozen or dozens of robes, and went to take refuge in the dock castle marshal, the lord of the manor, and the family family, and became a part of their huge tribe.
There are also people who meet to go to the mountains to form a village, half ploughing and half robbing, struggling to survive - if they really can't get by, they will think of other ways.
Many more ran straight home. No matter where his home is in Luoyang, he will not return to the Chinese army in short.
On the night of the 26th, the first group of routs poured outside the Ximing Gate.
For the next three or four days, a large number of routs arrived every day.
There were only 3,000 soldiers left behind in the city, and they did not dare to let all the people in, and only allowed a maximum of 2,000 people a day, and then put a second batch into the city after the rectification was completed.
By the last day of August, there were only about 12,000 veterans of the Luoyang Chinese Army in the city, and another 3,000 or 4,000 homeless recruits, of whom only about half were allowed to enter the city, and the rest were camped in the residential areas west of the city.
Fortunately, there are many houses in this area, which is not conducive to cavalry drive, and fortunately, some generals withdrew with relatively complete troops, and no one was left behind, so this part of the west of the city slowly settled down.
Next - in fact, there is no next.
The Luoyang Imperial Court had only one thing to do: to contain the defeated army as much as possible, retain more vitality, and then step up the rectification and reorganization of the troops, so that this defeated army could be relieved.
Although Wang Mi won the defensive battle of Xin'an, his casualties were not small, and he was unable to pursue.
Although Shi Le chased very well, he only had more than 10,000 horsemen, and he was divided into two places, which meant that he could chase after him, and he couldn't fight hard with the Xiao cavalry army and the Liangzhou army.
Instead of that, it is better to collect the carriages, horses, grain, weapons, and money and silk left by the Jin people and enrich their own small treasury.
No one is stupid, Dahu is a smart person who knows how to do the best for himself. What's more, he went out quite hard this time, and no one can blame him.
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The enemy cavalry rushed outside the city, and even if it could not attack the city for a while, it still caused a huge impact in Luoyang City.
Fu Chang was guarding filial piety for his father at home, and after hearing the news of Xin'an's defeat, he was speechless for a while.
Before long, the sky was filled with fine autumn rain.
Fu Chang walked to the courtyard in a daze, looking at the trees struggling to survive in the wind and rain.
The rain became heavier and heavier, and the clouds were getting lower and lower.
Fu Chang looked up, and the dark clouds as black as ink opened their teeth and claws, and they were extremely hideous, almost crushing the entire Luoyang.
The street was already filled with the sound of footsteps.
Thieves and wicked young men poured out, armed with knives, guns, and clubs, and began to plunder.
The cries and shouts continued to ring, and the hearts of the people were in turmoil.
The servants of the Fu Mansion hurriedly closed the courtyard door, holding knives, guns, and bows, and stood nervously in the courtyard.
There were two or three bold servants, armed with bows, and climbed up the wall.
The wicked teenagers running around on the street saw this kind of military standard equipment and knew that this family was not easy to mess with, so they scattered one after another, looking for a better target to bully.
Fu Chang still didn't have any expression. It seems that the thieves have come and gone, and they have nothing to do with him.
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Fu's wife drove the children to the back room, knelt on the futon in front of the incense table, and chanted words in her mouth.
There are two statues on the incense table: Futu and Lao Tzu!
Lao Tzu Su is associated with Cheng Xian, and at this time, there is little incense in front of him, only the soot that has cooled for a long time.
In contrast, there is incense and mist in front of the floating slaughter.
Fu's wife looked pious, and she recited words to this Rong god, who had the function of facilitating disasters and blessings, and made countless wishes and promises.
Fu Chang heard the voice and had the heart to say a few words, but he closed his mouth weakly.
Perhaps, Futu has an exotic immortal magic that can save their family? After all, even Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty once sacrificed Futu and Lao Tzu in the Haolong Palace, which shows that this Rong God should have some mana.
However, he soon sighed again and said to himself, "It is better to ask for others than for yourself." ”
Of course, he will definitely not be able to retreat from the enemy with his mouth, and he will not be able to kill the thief.
But he has been studying since he was a child, traveled from south to north, understood many truths, and accumulated a lot of experience. He can work for someone who can calm the chaos, push him up, and let him bring peace to everyone.
"Boom!" A thunderclap flashed through the sky.
Fu Chang was startled first, then laughed in the rain, and said, "If the sky wants to stop me, why not stop the thief?" ”
As soon as these words came out, a string seemed to break in my mind.
Fu Chang continued to laugh, laughing so much that tears came out.
"Huanghuang China, just like this, what harm does it hurt to abandon it?" Fu Chang looked like crazy.
Fu's wife stopped chanting the scriptures anymore, and turned to look at her husband, her expression full of worry.
The servants were also dumbfounded, almost thinking that the main family had voted for the Huns, which is not impossible.
Thunder and lightning flashed in the sky continuously, lasting for a long time, as if there were countless people in Luoyang City who were turning their backs on the heavens.
Fu Chang smiled more and more heartily.
Look, there are a lot of people who think the same way as me, right?
Who's to blame? Blame the Son of Heaven for disappointing people again and again, blame this Great Jin Dynasty that has inherited the shortcomings of the Han and Wei dynasties for three hundred years.
Since the beginning of Hanguang Wudingding, the root of the disease has been planted, right?
In the past three hundred years, no one has clarified, and no one has the will to change.
Then, don't blame God for forcibly correcting the deviation with three hundred years of troubled times.
Fu Chang suddenly thought of Shao Xun's large-scale government soldiers in Luonan, Xiangcheng, and Gaoping, and thought of his gathering of displaced people and distribution of land in Chenjun, Nanton, and Xincai.
He didn't think so, but he was upset by the chaos again and again, and he repeatedly doubted his past thoughts.
When this suspicion accumulates to a certain extent, it only takes one opportunity to make a man break through the defense and make him completely change.
Let's get a little harder......
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On the north bank of the Yellow River, fierce battles have been fought three times.
For the first time, on the afternoon of the 21st, more than 100 ships crossed the 2,400 soldiers of the Black Army to attack the north shore, and finally failed.
The Huns did not even send cavalry, and the Black Army was repulsed, and the defeated army rushed back to the ship in a hurry, leaving behind two or three hundred corpses.
On the night of the 24th, almost the day after the Chinese army in Luoyang began to retreat, 2,000 Xuchang soldiers and 2,000 Tuntian troops landed again by boat.
This time, the Jin army even used some newly built ships to carry more soldiers, and sneak attacked at night, achieving a certain suddenness.
Sure enough, they caused a certain amount of trouble to Zhao Gu and Shi Le's infantry troops, and even touched the enemy's camp outside, and the first warriors climbed over the camp wall and went down, the killing sound shook the sky, and the momentum was terrifying.
In the darkness of the night, the two sides fought together. The Hun cavalry was also a little dazed, not knowing who to fight.
It was not until after dawn that they made a big move, and the combined infantry drove the group back into the river, causing them to flee in disarray.
From a military point of view, it was a successful sneak attack. If it was on land and there were no big rivers to block it, it might have been successful, but there was no if in the war, and rivers, mountains, and climate were important factors that had to be considered for the generals.
On the 30th, Shao Xun already knew the outcome of the Battle of Xin'an and the situation near Luoyang, so he was unmoved, and put all the ships he had collected in the past few days into use, preparing to load more soldiers to cross the river and attack.
For a time, the river was like a forest, and the boats were dense.
At the same time, the pontoon bridge downstream of Mengjin was stubbornly rebuilt after being washed away twice, and a large group of sergeants assembled on the south bank, eager to try.
Liu Fu, the king of Bohai, couldn't sit still, and ordered all his troops to send troops and horses to gather in the main camp of Shama Causeway, preparing to fight to the death with the Jin people.
On August 30, autumn was heavy and rainy.
Liu Fu received a report from a scout covered in mud on the Shama Embankment: the Jin army pontoon bridge downstream was washed away for the third time due to the rising water of the Yellow River.
He couldn't help but laugh.
How many years have you been fighting on both sides of the river, and why are there so many famous ferries? Are people stupid?
"Shao Xun is poor." Liu Fule said: "Order, the battalions will select another 3,000 sword and shield hands to move closer to my Daxu." Shama Causeway will become Shao Xun's burial place. ”
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