Chapter 1111 Recovery
Li Yue still had a sense of aura, and it was more likely that he was afraid of being punished. So while ordering his retreat, he brought a thousand iron-armored warriors to the stone bridge to stabilize the morale of the army.
More than 3,000 infantry gathered here, and after seeing Li Yue's big crow, I felt relieved.
The pontoon bridge not far away was already full of firewood, and some people were pouring fuel on it.
Seeing this, the Xianbei cavalry of the Bai tribe of Shangjun dismounted and rushed over with long and short weapons.
Ding Zhuang, who was fueling the fuel, scattered and refused to obey the command at all. Seeing this, several military academies cursed, then threw the torch in their hands on the pile of firewood and turned around and left.
The fire started to burn.
When the Bai tribe Xianbei cavalry saw this, they retreated resentfully.
This is the difference.
If the imperial guards or even the yellow-headed army came up at this time, they might have tried to put out the fire, but the Xianbei of the Bai tribe was unwilling to put themselves in the sea of fire for the sake of the Daliang Dynasty, so they retreated.
The fire became more and more prosperous, making crackling sounds. The smoke rose into the sky, as if endorsing the previous order to withdraw troops.
After seeing this, Li Yue let go of his heart and turned to command the soldiers to pile up deer antlers, horse-resisting and even damaged vehicles at the bridge, in short, do everything possible to create obstacles.
A little further away, a group of men shouted trumpets, and under the whipping of soldiers, they pushed the crossbow over and placed it on the bank of the river.
The Xianbei cavalry jogged across the river and shot arrows from time to time.
After the bow strings ring, someone will scream and fall to the ground.
Some soldiers could not bear the casualties and retreated in panic and were soon arrested and beheaded by Li Yue's personal army.
A team of swords, shields and archers were transferred over and shot at the other side of the river. After a few rounds, the cavalry were shot overturned by more than ten cavalry, and the remaining personnel turned their heads and gathered them in the distance.
Li Yue was completely relieved.
Stone bridges are not wooden bridges, and they are difficult to damage when they are urgent, so they can only be blocked. Of course, they are also sending people to dig the bridge foundation, but it is hard to say when the result will be.
On the east bank of the river, countless soldiers burst into the river crying and shouting.
The Di Qiang soldiers chasing behind them were already killed. They roared and rushed towards the fleeing enemy soldiers, and did not care about their formation. Anyway, they just raised their hands and fell, killing and killing, creating a large pool of bloody hell in the east of the east.
There are continuous sounds in the water.
Countless soldiers abandoned their armor and equipment and jumped into the river. Unfortunately, most people don’t know how to swim, only a small number of people try their best, swam back to the West Bank trembling with cold, and escaped from birth.
The worst thing is those who know how to swim but also have the strength to swim back to the west bank, but were grabbed by their panicked comrades and even tied their necks. After repeated struggles, they finally sank at the bottom of the river.
When everything was settled, only more than 300 troops on the east coast came back, more than 1,500 captured, and the rest were either killed or drowned in the water, which was extremely tragic.
After the battle ended, the Diqiang soldiers of Shangjun and Xinqin from the east of the east were arranged on the river bank and shouted in unison to "kill the thief"!
The army, who was retreating in Xixi, actually caused some chaos when they heard about it. The low morale is evident.
But, with the big water blocking it, Chengjun still feels a little psychologically secure.
Their only cavalry surrounded Fu'an everywhere, and some infantry were forced to stay and occupied the high ground to encircle. After killing dozens of cavalry, they finally drove Fu'an's troops out again.
Chengjun cavalry did not give up, hundreds of cavalry chased behind, resolutely not giving Fu'an's chance to harass him.
The rest seized the time to retreat.
The first batch of elite soldiers was more than 2,000 first to pioneer the way, followed by the weak auxiliary soldiers, followed by the second battalion.
They looked pale and panicked. They abandoned all unnecessary supplies and moved forward as lightly as possible.
A few people were left in the camp with a sad face, gathering bulbs, hay and firewood together, and setting the oil jar aside, ready to set fire at any time.
Some people are muttering: "It's a pity to burn it with a fire, it's a pity..."
Yes, look at the baggage, which is basically collected from the homes of the people and wealthy families, and then transported by ships.
But it can be transported by ship when it comes, which is very convenient. It cannot be done when retreating in a hurry. It is too late. It can only be like Liu Bei burning his baggage and cutting off the road and stopping the pursuers.
There are also people who are reluctant to let the yellow cloth for the fortune of Shuzhong to serve as a reward, secretly stuffing a piece into the bag and taking it away when they are about to escape.
This kind of behavior was a felony in the past, but now no one cares about it.
When escaping, he still carries fine goods, that is seeking death. He wants to die, no one will care about him.
During the Great Retreat, another army walked south to the navy's anchorage, which was the troops that received the order to escape by boat.
Before leaving, they kept some mules and horses for the soldiers who were left behind in the camp to escape.
These are all ponies in the middle of the south and can be used as cavalry mounts, but they are definitely not as powerful as those in the north. It would be good to use them to escape. After all, this is a mountainous area after all. There are not necessarily these Shu horses in the north. It is really hard to say who runs fast...
Near the mouth of the Dalun River, small boats ferry back and forth, transporting people, supplies, and equipment onto the ship one by one.
Every time you fill up one, you drive away one.
If you can row the paddle and leave, you can use a boatman to drag it away and leave this dangerous area first.
The navy ships divided more than twenty ships and drove downstream, defeated several of the Liang Navy ships that had spied in, turned them into food for fish and turtles. Then they let out a sigh of anger and avenged the revenge of being raided last night.
But even so, everyone knows: this time the defeat was very miserable, and both sides were defeated. The impact of defeat is not only the casualties, the lost baggage, and the sunken ships on the battlefield, but most importantly, the impact on people's hearts.
In fact, until a few months ago, the Dacheng Kingdom was still expanding its territory, and the people's hearts and morale of the entire country were in an upward state. All the states and counties were full of vitality and everything was in full swing.
The first attack on Badong failed. Chengdu only said that fish were repeatedly dangerous and dangerous, and it was not easy to get it easily. It was normal that ten thousand people could not be beaten down.
But this time, several counties were recruited and nearly 40,000 troops were dispatched, but the situation was defeated on land and water. The defeat was so desperate, but there was no reason to find it.
At this point, the idea of separatist parties was completely broken with Hanzhong and Badong as barriers.
The Liang people were indeed blocked from Hanzhong, but the opening in the east was wide open. From then on, Shao Liang could imitate the battle between Liu Xiu and Gongsun Shu and enter Shu from Badong. Coincidentally, Gongsun Shu established his capital in Chengdu and the country was called "Hang Jia".
In this way, even if Dacheng's country has expanded outwardly, it is difficult to protect itself, and its national destiny has taken a sharp turn for the worse.
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Shao Shen set up a flag for the central army on the east bank of the Dalian River.
He first came forward to observe the enemy's deployment, then decisively ordered the attack on Shiqiao, and adjusted Dou Yuzhen to lead five hundred cavalry, lead the horses and walk, and detoured the north to see if there are any shallows for crossing - if so, cross the river immediately and pursue the enemy.
The two thousand new Di soldiers from the Fu Hong family were launched on the attack on Shiqiao.
They recruited elite troops and carried a large shield and launched a fierce attack on the stone bridge.
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
For a moment, bows and crossbows on both sides of the Dalun River were fired at once, and the sound of killing was shocked.
Two thousand Di soldiers attacked until afternoon, but still failed to cross the river.
Shao Shen ordered Shangjun and Xinqin Diqiang to take over the attack, but it was still unsuccessful in the evening.
He was furious and killed several military academies in a row.
The Di Qiang were in agitation, but the chiefs took the initiative to suppress it.
After entering the night, attacking again, and finally defeating it.
Li Yue and his remaining troops ran to the river bank, boarded the navy warship, and fled in a hurry.
The soldiers who stayed in the camp set fire directly and then scattered.
Looking at the raging fire that was almost filled with the wilderness, Shao Shen ordered a rest.
After rushing for several days, they first defeated Cheng's army under Yufu City, and then marched for more than ten miles. The soldiers were also very tired.
On the 29th day of the first lunar month, Dou Yuzhen, who failed to detour, led hundreds of high chariots and cavalry as the vanguard and pursued the westward. After entering the mountainous area, he stopped and replaced Fu Hong's troops as the vanguard and continued to chase.
Near noon the next day, I chased to Nanxiangxia and obtained some money and silk abandoned by the enemy. The troops were very happy, so everyone carried their bags and walked slowly.
When Shao Shen found out, he ordered the bag to be confiscated and the entire army was distributed uniformly, and the Di soldiers were in agitation.
Fu Hong killed more than ten people in a row, and convinced everyone through his family prestige, and then explained the pros and cons. The troops reluctantly agreed and continued to pursue.
On the evening of the second day of the leap month, I arrived in Baxiang. The enemy occupied the dangerous road and cut off the back, but the soldiers were unwilling to fight and were defeated by one blow, and more than a thousand people were killed.
On the third night of the first lunar month, a group of enemy troops were resting. When they heard the pursuit of the troops arrived, they fled in a hurry.
In the morning of the fifth day of the lunar month, I arrived at the place name of the Umbrella, which is located at the Tangxi River entering the river. The wings of the stream have more than a hundred salt wells. The salt is produced in a large area, and the size is like a umbrella, hence the name.
Cheng Jun arranged a group of people to monitor the other side of Tangxi (now east of Yunyang), destroyed the bridge near the left, burned all ships, and blocked the pursuers for two days.
Fu Hong didn't want to chase him too hard either.
If there are heavy casualties in the middle school, the loss is his own capital. This battle is already very hard, there is no need to fight for Shao Xun anymore, it is not worth it.
Of course, the most important thing is that the people below complain.
The pursuit has been for several days, and the seized property must be distributed uniformly. The more than a thousand prisoners captured are not allowed to be taken home as slaves. Only then did your mother and maid work hard for Daliang and have the intention of Cheng Jun on the opposite side.
On the evening of the sixth day of the lunar month, under the order of Shao Shenyan, Fu Hong's troops crossed the stream and walked a mile westward, they plundered the merchant market and obtained many rare treasures in Shu capital, gold and tin in the southern country, and fish and salt in the gorge.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, the army arrived in Quren County.
When he arrived here, there were suddenly more defeated soldiers. Fu Hong sent someone to ask, and it turned out that it was the enemy brigade who passed by three days ago. The soldiers and horses in the county dared not fight. After their main force retreated westward, they attacked their tail - uh, before the head arrived, they ran away.
Fu Hong captured nearly 2,000 people, more than a thousand of them were local Ding Zhuang, who was captured by the army. He was released directly, and the rest were under the supervision of Qunin County, and the pursuers continued to travel west.
Three days later, they saw Nanpu County from afar, and then defeated a group of unstoppable troops and surrendered more than a thousand people.
When chasing the city of Nanpu, Yuqiu also sent hundreds of prisoners to come, which were the prisoners they seized while the enemy retreated and left the city.
At this point, the entire territory of Badong has been recovered.
Fu Hong stopped and waited for the next order.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Shao Shen's order came, ordering him to plunder food and pursue Linjiang County, Ba County, and not to stay.
At the same time, he began to report his victory to Luoyang.
(This chapter ends)