Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 974
The circumstances of the two solitary troops going deep were very different. The reason for this was probably that one was actively arranged, and the other was tricked into going deep. There was a huge time difference between them.

This time lasted for ten days, which was very terrible.

The three armies of Kuangba, Feiteng, and Yinhuqi actually worked very hard and performed very well.But under the siege of nearly three times the Xia army, it was still too much.

After ten days of fighting, the weakest link suddenly collapsed, and Yinhu, who had less than a thousand people, fled, causing the entire army to be defeated.

The soldiers of the Wuwei Army who were attacking the village shouted and climbed over the wall, killing the last batch of resisting enemy troops, then lowered the trench bridge and opened the gate of the village.

On the outskirts, the generals of the Jinglue Army who were about to take over from the Wuwei Army, under the leadership of the military envoy Guan Kairun, bypassed both sides of the camp and chased them bravely.

Under the rainy night, the soil was soft and slippery, and the lights were dark, so it was difficult to maintain the formation.After only chasing for a moment, it became too loose.Later, it became a spontaneous pursuit battle with the team as the unit.

There is no doubt that this violates the basic principles of pursuit warfare.But the morale of the enemy army has collapsed, and even the broken troops have collapsed, and there is no counterattack force in the rear, and the whole is in chaos.

This is a breakthrough, not a retreat.

So we saw a miraculous scene, a Xia soldier with a long spear, chasing a deserter, the deserter also had a weapon in his hand, the two sides were one-on-one, but he didn't dare to turn back and fight.

Morale ebbs and flows, that's for sure.

Li Chengsi and Li Sibi took the lead and disappeared into the rain.

The deserters threw away the spears and armors that were in the way, and only carried bows and knives, and fled desperately.

The sound of cavalry chasing and killing continued to sound from behind, and everyone kept their lips closed, covered their heads and hurried on the road, hoping to escape under the cover of night.A dead fellow Daoist is not a poor daoist, you can kill others, don't look for me.

They crossed fields, waded across shallow streams, skirted forests...

There are fewer and fewer people around, and the body is getting more and more tired, until a towering mountain appears in front of it, and then weep with joy.

There was a faint sound of shouting and killing from the edge of the mountain, and there was a muffled sound of horseshoes nearby. It was the cavalry of the Xia Army searching and suppressing.

Kuu Bing knew in his heart that Xia Bing must have ambushed and intercepted him, and fleeing along the post road would be fruitless, it would be better to take a small road.

The path is not easy to walk, and sometimes you will get an arrow for no reason.

Don't think about it, that's the villagers who were looted by them before.They didn't dare to take any action at first, fearing reprisals.But right now the Jin army has been defeated like a mountain, scattered everywhere, if this is not revenge, what are you waiting for?
The broken soldiers in twos and threes were terrified and had to run away with their heads covered.

But the villagers have already gathered. They hold wooden spears, hatchets, axes, and hunting bows, calling for friends and being as brave as tigers.

The broken soldiers with local accents begged for mercy loudly, and their response was heavy stabbing.

Latin enlistment is a common method used by various warlords.Wouldn't these young men harm the locals?not necessarily.No need to talk nonsense, unless someone bails, it will be killed.

The rout soldiers who took the small road fell into bad luck, and the rout soldiers who took the main road were also strongly blocked by the plateau.

Xia Bing shot arrows from the mountain plateau, and there were two or three hundred people blocking the front.The rout soldiers ran away in a hurry, made a desperate assault, and even killed Xia Bing who was blocking the way.However, the cavalry rushed after them, and the long horse spears picked up the enemy one after another, and then threw them off the horse.

The rout soldier lost his mind and ran forward with all his strength, only to run into a second wall.

Only a few clever and lucky people disappeared into the mountains under the cover of the woods.

The Jinglue soldiers chased him all night.

After dawn, they rested for a while, and then each of them took twenty vinegar cakes and chased northward along the post road.

On the tenth day of the lunar new year, they occupied Cizhou.

The city was empty, and more than a thousand Jin soldiers guarding the city fled along which mountain road they did not know.They are very smart, knowing that there is a black army crossing the road behind them, so they may not be able to break through the block.Moreover, the post road was really dangerous, and there was a possibility of encountering a cavalry raid, so he fled along the mountain path.

After a brief inquiry from the Jinglue Army, more than a thousand people were separated and chased in the direction in which the Jin soldiers fled, and then the army continued to go north.

On the twelfth, they chased to Wencheng County, and the false county magistrates and county magistrates who surrendered to the Jin people scattered like birds and beasts, daring not to resist.500 people were separated to go east to Wucheng, where there was also a small fork in the road, and the county magistrate surrendered the Jin people, which happened to be liquidated.

On the 3000th, the Jinglue army pursued to the south of Daning County, just in time to encounter a Jin soldier who had turned around over the mountain.There were about [-] rebel soldiers, and the Jinglue Army had more than [-] infantry. The two sides fought and killed directly, and the rebel soldiers were defeated and retreated.

After defeating this group of enemy troops, the soldiers of the Economic Strategy Army who had been chasing for nine days were almost paralyzed from exhaustion.

Traveling in the mountains is much more difficult than on flat ground. You have to keep vigilant, and sometimes you have to fight. Everyone's physical strength and energy have reached their limit.

"General Guan, I've been looking forward to it day and night, and I'm finally looking forward to you." Xia Sanmu, the envoy of the Heilong Army, personally led the reinforcements into the city, and said with emotion.

There are 5000 defenders, and to this day, only about 4000 are left.However, the number of enemy troops besieging the county town and camp has increased to more than [-], and there are also a lot of bugles, including the five armies of Zhangqian, Wansheng, Shenyong, Shenwei, and Shenjie, as well as the local peasants who were forcibly conscripted. [-] people.

In addition, the Jin army also divided part of the troops into a detour to sneak attack, Madouguan was captured by them, and all one hundred defenders were killed in battle.

There are nearly [-] Jin troops in Hengcheng Town and Xichuan County.

It wasn't that Kang Junli didn't want to overwhelm all the troops, it was because the terrain was narrow and cramped, and he couldn't use it.We can only keep dividing our troops and try to detour.But there is no way to go far by detour, logistical supply is a big problem, and it can only be a small army of a thousand people, which will not have any decisive impact-the only harvest is probably horse mules, and they found some of them in the mountains. The grazing Heiyu army auxiliary soldiers killed more than a hundred people and looted [-] horses and mules.

After more than ten days of offensive, their harvest was as follows: [-] black soldiers were beheaded, [-] horses were plundered, and more than [-] hu of grain were seized at Madou Pass.

The price paid by the enemy is certainly not small.

The Wansheng army was almost wiped out, with only about 500 people left.Zhangqian and other troops also lost about 2000 people.Ding Zhuang from Xizhou, who were forcibly conscripted by them one after another, killed more than [-] people in battle, and a thousand people were killed when the rebellion was suppressed.

Today, I met with the Jinglue Army and left more than [-] corpses behind.If you count more than [-] people from the three armies of Kuangba, Feiteng, and Yinhuqi who were basically killed or injured, the overall loss is not insignificant.

"Not only did I wait, but Lu Dutou led the Wuwei Army to follow behind. It is only two days away from here. The Chishui Army, Xiaojie Army and Puzhou Township Yong have already arrived in Cizhou. When the army arrives, the thieves will definitely look good. "Guan Kairun was very excited, and pursued all the way. Their strategic army is the vanguard, and Cizhou and other cities were recovered by them. If they become the vanguard and defeat a part of the Jin army and demoralize the enemy, this feat cannot be escaped. up.

"Can Dutou come here with food and grass?" Xia Sanmu asked with concern.

After sending people to Hexi for interrogation, Yanchang County urgently gathered more than [-] dendrobium grains and beans, crossed the river and sent them to Madouguan, and then sent them through the Pushui River Valley.At that time, the Jin army had not detoured to cut off the grain transportation line, so the grain was delivered to Daning in time.

However, the food sent from Yanzhou was not so lucky.The Jin army divided its forces and captured the Madouguan Ferry, and the grain transportation was interrupted.

Therefore, within and outside of Daning City, there are no more than two thousand hu of food stored, and a large amount of dried meat is consumed, which cannot support the consumption of an army of [-] to [-].

"Naturally." Guan Kairun said with a smile: "The Xiaojie army escorted a large amount of food and grass behind, no less than [-] hu, enough for a month's needs."

"That's good." Xia Sanmu heaved a sigh of relief, then gritted his teeth and said, "This time, I will definitely vent my anger."

Under the inferior force, being passively beaten for so long, everyone is angry, and of course wants to take revenge.

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Kang Junli in Xizhou City has received the military report from the front.

There are a lot of military newspapers, and there is one every once in a while, which made him look gloomy and frown.

The more than [-] troops of Kuang Ba, Fei Teng, and Yin Hu Qi should have been completely annihilated. Even if they could run back, how many would there be?several hundred?one thousand?It's just a drop in the bucket.

There were more than [-] soldiers in Wan Sheng's army, and only [-] were left in the fight. An Yuanxin and Shi Jingrong knew that the fight ahead was not good, so they personally led the team to charge.For this, Kang Junli can't blame too much, they didn't make any mistakes.

The four armies of Zhangqian, Shenwei, Shenjie, and Shenyong each suffered hundreds of losses.

There were 6000 people lost before and after, and the loss was so huge that he didn't know how to report it for a while—as for Cixi Xiangyong, he was not counted as one of his own anyway, so he didn't need to report the loss, just ignore it.

There is no doubt that he suffered a big defeat.

This news cannot be concealed. Even if he suppresses it now, Xia Jun will make a big announcement in a few days, and the sergeants will know it sooner or later.

Li Chengsi, this idiot!
Kang Junli thought about it, and it would be better to throw the blame on Li Chengsi who didn't know his life or death.If he is dead, that's fine, dead people don't speak.If he didn't die and ran back, then the military law would be enforced, and he would also be unable to speak.

"Send an order, the two armies of the sudden formation and the sudden cavalry gather and retreat, and the destroying front army abandons Madouguan and retreats to Xizhou. The Shaking formation army retreats to Shangpingguan and guards my rear."

"The two armies of Wansheng and Shenyong led Xizhou Xiangyong to retreat, and the two armies of Zhangqian and Shenjie were cut off. The Shenwei army lay down in the mountains and dense forests between Hengcheng and Daning. If the bandits pursue them, they will deal a head-on blow. "

"As soon as the luggage, grain, grass, and goods are taken, they will be escorted to Lan and Shi by the army master."

"Give orders to the governors of Lan and Shizhou to repair the city gates and fortresses in the territory under their jurisdiction, and send prefectural and county soldiers to guard them. Tutuan villagers, carry out the second batch of mobilization to increase the number of troops."

"Also, send an envoy to report to King Jin. Let him decide what the future strategy is."

The staff members looked at each other in blank dismay, they didn't dare to fight.

But it doesn't seem to work.The more than 1 people including Kuangba, Feiteng, Yinhuqi, and even Wan Shengjun basically no longer exist.With such a heavy loss, morale must have been affected.

On the other hand, the Xia people surrounded and wiped out the idiot Li Chengsi, their morale was high, they went all the way north, and came in pursuit.

It is really not suitable for a decisive battle under the ebb and flow.You can only use the strong city and the strong village to kill Xia people's morale, and then see if you can counterattack successfully.

Hengcheng Town is between Daning and Xizhou, and Shangpingguan is between Shilou and Pingyi. They are all good places to kill the enemy's spirit.What's more, after such a toss in the two prefectures of Cixi, most of the people have no food left in their hands. Xia's army has penetrated hundreds of miles, and they still travel on mountain roads. Now the logistical problem is on their side.

The mountain paths are crisscrossed, and it is not impossible to send surprise soldiers to attack the grain road, which can further disperse the Xia army's strength.

Kang Dutou used troops, but there were still a few, and he did not act recklessly.

It's just - well, it would be great if he used this trick to lure Xia Jun to go north from the beginning.Up to now, it is our own side who are greedy for meritorious deeds, which makes people speechless.

(End of this chapter)