Chapter 588 Veterans Immortal
When the truth was revealed, everyone suddenly realized.
And when I recall the details of all my experiences during this period, I can think of one unreasonable place after another, and I feel annoyed that I could be so careless and fall into such a trap.
Unfortunately, these are all hindsight and hindsight.
When you are in the middle of the game, your eyes seem to be blocked, and you cannot clearly see the crisis hidden behind the temptation.
In fact, the flaws have always been there
It's just that due to various inducements of interest, the parties involved can always find some seemingly very reasonable explanations to cover up such flaws.
In the final analysis, it is still due to greed, or it can be said that it is too confident.
Just like Feng Kuan and Yang Lixin, they didn't know that the 30,000 Tigers and Ben troops under Kang Zhen's command were extremely powerful. It would be extremely difficult for them to win against this Huben army alone with their strength.
But just because of the Danyang Incident and Jiang Qian's resignation, they believed that the morale of this Tiger and Ben army would inevitably collapse.
In addition, the opponent did release all kinds of smoke,
They jumped into the trap without hesitation.
Ambition is the driving force behind this action.
And when strength and ambition do not match, they have to pay the price for their impulse.
Feng Kuan was blocked by the small Yangcheng.
After several days of violent attacks, when they couldn't even touch the walls of Yangcheng, Feng Kuan finally realized something was wrong.
If the army of a small county town in Chu State had such strong combat effectiveness, then Chu State would have dominated the world long ago.
When he realized that what was in front of him was definitely the main force of the Huben Army, Feng Kuan did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered a retreat.
He wanted to meet Yang Lixin and others first before making any plans.
No matter how powerful the Tiger Army is, its numbers are still limited.
And now that they have lost Chu, a powerful source of logistical supplies, it is impossible to support a long-term battle.
Heavy infantry like the Huben Army are certainly powerful in combat, but their consumption is equally astonishing.
It's a pity that I woke up too late.
More than 20,000 people under Yang Lixin's command were wiped out in Meishan.
He Yiming's troops have long been colluding with the enemy.
The Yangcheng defenders finally showed off their sharp fangs, and thousands of heavy infantry came out of the city to pursue them, and the leader turned out to be Kang Zhen, the commander of the Huben Army.
Feng Kuan's troops were in a desperate situation.
Enemies are attacking from three sides.
He Yiming, Li Xiu, and Kang Zhen combined a total of nearly 50,000 troops, gradually compressing the living space of Feng Kuan's troops.
And behind, is the roaring Han River.
Feng Kuan knew that there was no need to work more on the water,
Maybe the enemy is expecting him to do this!
Spending time and effort to find a ship or build a pontoon is just a joke in the eyes of the other side's navy, and all your hard work can be ruined in the blink of an eye.
Since Kang Zhen's army was demoralized and the soldiers' escape was false, then of course there were countless internal strife in the Chu Navy.
There is only one battle!
Unlike Yang Lixin's troops who were either Green Forest Rebels or newly recruited troops in Nanyang, Feng Kuan's troops were built on the basis of the old Qin Army's eight towns in the south of the Yangtze River. The main force of its army was basically the children of the eight towns.
The Qin and Chu armies have been fighting for hundreds of years, and the Eight Towns in the south of the Yangtze River have always been at the forefront.
After hundreds of years of confrontation, which family did not die at the hands of the Chu army?
Not to mention distant events, just during the Battle of Xiangcheng a few years ago, almost every family in the eight towns in the south of the Yangtze River held mourning ceremonies and held funerals.
The hatred between the two sides has long been condensed in the blood.
Therefore, surrender is impossible.
Break the cauldron and sink the boat, fight with your back against the water.
After trying to persuade them to surrender, Kang Zhen stopped doing useless efforts and immediately issued an order for a full-scale attack.
There were no temptations from either side. From the very beginning, both sides invested their most powerful forces. Kang Zhen's heavy-armed infantry was led by Li Xiu personally, holding large shields and large spears, and pressed forward like a mountain, while Feng Kuan personally led his personal heavy-armed cavalry to charge forward.
Armored cavalry is a very expensive unit. Even Li Dachui only armed a Tianzi battalion with a full force of 300 men.
Feng Kuan's troops only have about three hundred people.
The armored cavalry charged into the formation and broke the formation, while the light infantry rushed in along the gap.
Heavy infantry is not without its weaknesses. Inflexibility is the most fatal point. Experienced light infantry can easily find the opponent's ribs, buttocks, and neck, and can also cut them with one knife.
When the two sides collided with each other, a bloody battle began on the bank of the Han River.
There was deathly silence in the Huai'an County Sheriff's Mansion.
News is constantly coming from all over the country at the fastest speed.
Although the earliest news was from the day before yesterday, the general form is already clear.
The forces in the eight towns in the south of the Yangtze River under the control of Hebu unfortunately fell into the trap of their opponents this time.
Yang Lixin's troops have been destroyed, and although there is no final news about Feng Kuan's troops, it is obvious that the situation is in danger.
Not to mention taking over Yong'an County, now even the key points like Xiangfan are probably in danger.
At this time, no one dared to speak. Ever since the news of Yang Lixin's defeat came three days ago, General He's temper suddenly became extremely violent. A personal guard who had been with him for many years just made a small mistake. , just above the lobby where everyone was now, was slapped away by He Zudao's palm.
It's not that he was beaten to death, but that he was really beaten to pieces.
At that moment, everyone discovered that General He was not a ninth-level Xuanyuan at all. He had been promoted to Xiantian at some point.
"General, I'm afraid that the Danyang coup is all fake! It's just Jiang Qian's conspiracy against our eight towns in the south of the Yangtze River!" Chen Jianren said in a trembling voice: "If this is true, I'm afraid we will usher in the Chu Kingdom soon. The army has invaded!”
Chen Jianren's guess was not unreasonable. If he hadn't thought that Jiang Qian, Xiang Ying and the others had completely fallen out and were deposed by the coup, and fled to Yong'an County in panic, how could He Zudao have the idea to capture Yong'an and invade Jianghan!
"The coup must be true, and Jiang Qian's resignation must be true!" He Zudao's face turned pale. Chen Jianren might not understand some things, but he did.
No matter how much Jiang Qian wants to go to the eight towns in Jiangnan, she can't do it in this way. It's easy to step down, but it's hard to get back up again. How stupid is she to have such a way of killing a hundred enemies and losing ten thousand to herself? He is planning to plot the Eight Towns in Jiangnan!
Therefore, Jiang Qian's downfall is true, and it should be Li Dachui from outside the customs who united Jiang Qian to deal with him.
After all, he was deceived by the old thief Ke Wuji, or he never made up his mind to clear out Ke Wuji's power, which finally brought him disaster.
"General, are we really not going to send troops to rescue Feng Kuan?" Chen Jianren said tremblingly.
"The enemy's navy has the upper hand. If we send out troops rashly, we may fall into their trap again if we are not careful. At the moment, we can only break the bowl with strong men. It would be best if Feng Kuan can break out of the encirclement by himself. If not, That’s all.”
"Brother Feng Kuan will never surrender. Once defeated and unable to break out, I'm afraid..." Chen Jianren lowered his head.
He Zudao was silent for a moment and said: "If this is really the case, Jianren, then find a way to get brother Feng Kuan's body back!"
"Yes!"
"Next, you will be in charge of the overall situation in Huai'an. Be careful that the other party takes advantage of the current momentum to attack!" He Zudao looked at Chen Jianren and said.
"Where is the general going?"
"I'm going to see Xiang Ying." He Zudao sighed: "If it weren't for Li Dachui, it wouldn't matter if I united with Jiang Qian, but now, I have no other way out except to go to Xiang Ying! ”
On the bank of the Han River, the last ray of sunshine fell on the river, reflecting the Han River in a golden light, and the war had also come to an end.
There were less than a dozen riders left beside Feng Kuan. He was scarred and injured. He raised the spear in his hand and shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge with me!"
"Kill the enemy!" Although there were only a dozen people left, the momentum was not low.
Without hesitation, they rushed towards the densely packed gun forest and shield array in front of them again.
Countless spears flew out from behind the large shield, drowning the charging warriors.
Veterans don't die, they just go to another world.
(End of chapter)