Chapter 1158 The building will collapse
The battlefield on the 16th suddenly became quiet during the day.
Li Xiong did not make much noise. Li Cheng's army almost completely moved to the hills, logged wood and set up fences, dug trenches and built walls, and put on a posture of deep trenches and high trenches.
Huan Wen sent some Hushang to fight on the horse and the battle in the footsteps, and the crossbows and long spears and large shields were repelled.
Without hesitation, he immediately used the mobility of the cavalry to rush north for several miles, targeting the central and rear troops who were moving closer to the forward army.
At the beginning, the army resisted quite well. More than 10,000 people met with Li Xiong's army, but the thousands of people walking at the end suffered a surprising collapse.
In the Fu River, there were countless soldiers running into the river in panic.
Huan Wen stood on a high place and saw the whole picture.
He Fen took hundreds of cavalry and cut into tofu like a knife, he directly separated more than 3,000 infantrymen, and then the cavalry was divided into two and scattered very wide.
The knights slowly controlled the speed of the horse, just like sheep grazing. When they encountered running around, they would greet the rain of arrows. While cutting the defeated soldiers into more small pieces, they strictly controlled their way forward.
Some people couldn't run anymore and rushed forward, which scared them to escape again.
Someone ran slowly and directly picked up a bow and arrow. After dying the last few people, the people in front completely lost their minds, squeezed out the last potential of their bodies, and fled.
Someone tried to resist in groups, and the rain of arrows fell instantly, and then the iron cavalry rushed over directly. The sabre gently slashed, and a huge hole was revealed between the chest and abdomen. The long spear was lifted and swung twice, and the body fell like rain.
Every hard block trying to "group" was instantly shattered by the "plowshare". In the end, no one on the entire battlefield dared to resist, and everyone fled in scattering.
Abandoned weapons and armor can be seen everywhere, and countless people trampled on each other and died. The people who were limp on the ground were no different from those who died, and they remained motionless and were left to slaughter.
The three thousand troops were divided into more than ten small groups, completely lost their establishment and completely lost the courage to resist, and even their strength was consumed in the escape of death.
They were swept and driven to the banks of Fushui.
The people in front stopped subconsciously, but the people behind were still running around and ramming. For a moment, the "thump" sound was endless. The people who fell into the water cried and tried to climb to the shore, but they were soon knocked into the river by the crowds coming from behind. After a few floating and sinking, they quickly disappeared.
It was not until the crisp sound of the cavalry sounded that the forward pressure was stopped.
The army knelt or lie on the bank of the river, lost intent and tears flowed.
Without weapons, fighting spirit, and strength, it seems that even the soul is gone.
Huan Wen even suspected that if these people were asked to dig and bury their own pit, they might have done it numbly.
The defeat is like a mountain of defeat, probably that's it.
On the hills on the other side, Li Cheng and the king and minister looked at the scene silently, looking at each other without looking at each other.
The untrained infantry had no power to fight back in front of the cavalry and was driven forward in a mess like a sheep. In the end, they completely lost the ability to resist. A cavalry often drove more than a dozen or even dozens of infantry, but none of them turned back to fight. It was incredible and cold all over the body.
Sometimes people can be strong enough to face the armored cavalry and fight to the death, and even kill themselves to stab the enemy off the horse.
But the same person is sometimes so fragile that he abandons all equipment and armor, and then lies to the ground after exhaustion, and lets him slaughter.
The cavalry tactics of the Liang people were really at its peak. A mere three or five thousand cavalry could seize the 30,000 army and collapsed inch by inch.
It is not impossible to crack this tactic, but they cannot do it, and they can even assert that this scene will continue to happen for hundreds of years.
After everything was settled on the battlefield, the Liang people began to escort the prisoners away.
Nearly 20,000 troops had already gathered in a regiment and had no action. It was obvious that the courage had been reduced and the morale had been seized.
The camps built on the hills became the last barrier to protect them and also the cage to imprison them.
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All the Liang army near Dianjiang have been withdrawn, and the food supply routes for Jiangzhou have been opened, but the situation has not improved and seems to be even more sinister.
On the ninth day of the second month, the Baihuyi tribes of Fuling, under the persuasion of Xu Yaozu, killed officials from Chengguo and raised the flag to rectify.
If the loss of Fuling is not fatal, then since mid-February, the loss of the counties in Ba County has made the army of Jiangzhou panic, which not only means that they have lost some of the sources of resources, but also blocked a considerable number of transportation channels.
On February 13, someone rebelled in Jianwei County and killed the prefect to surrender.
On February 16th, on the day Li Xiong was surrounded, Langzhong was trapped and Luo Yan was captured.
The next day, Banyan Man in the south of the Yangtze River in Ba County surrendered one after another, almost completely cutting off the retreat of the Jiangzhou army.
At this point, all the troops that Li Cheng could fight in the country were divided into three parts—
The troops of Li Shou, the army of the Great General of the East, had more than 30,000 people left, and there were nearly 10,000 navy troops. The source of food and grass was almost completely cut off. Although Yangguan had not been conquered, he was already in a trapped city;
General Zhenbei served as the transfer department, with about 20,000 infantry and cavalry left. They were probably the best part in the situation, but with the evolution of the war situation in the south, it is likely that they will collapse without fighting;
Finally, there were 30,000 soldiers and horses that the Lord Li Xiong gathered hastily. After repeated harassment, the remaining 20,000 people were trapped by thousands of cavalry in a hilly area several miles north of Guanghan, and they could not advance or retreat.
Moreover, with Gong Chun leading the Banyan Man to conquer Guanghan County on February 18, they were no different from the dead, and they could only rely on the food and grass they carried with the army to spend one day.
Thinking back to the beginning of the war three months ago, Li Cheng mobilized the whole country and recruited a large number of troops, gathering 120,000 troops from land and land. It looked like he was strong.
Three months have passed, and there are still 80,000 or 90,000 troops left. It seems to be OK, but the situation is extremely passive, completely surrounded by cutting and falling to death. When the war reaches this point, it can be said that the defeat has been decided.
Not only was the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of Li Cheng not as good as Shao Liang, but his tactics were completely suppressed. He looked like a star who was on the verge of death when the main force was still alive.
If 70,000 or 80,000 troops surrender and the country is destroyed in three or four months, it is almost certain that the historical books have a much higher evaluation of them.
Shao Shen received the news on February 20th and immediately sent someone to promote it.
At the end of Yangguan City, Li Shou, Luo Heng, Cai Xing, Shangguan Dan, Li Bao, Jie Siming and other major generals lost their voices for a while after hearing this.
Some news cannot be concealed, let alone Liang people intend to promote it.
That night, the navy ships anchored on the river below the city were noisy. Governor Luo Heng personally suppressed them, but was taken by the rioters and drove the ship downstream to seek the Liang army surrender.
To be fair, the surrender of the Navy was the smartest move, because they really defeated the Liang army on the battlefield and showed their own value.
After the first group of people surrendered, the second and third groups soon...
Even Mr. Lu was making noise, so Li Shou was decisive in handling it and barely suppressed it.
However, under the severe sway of military morale, the fall of Jiangzhou and Yangguan was already in the evening.
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However, no one expected that Chengdu was the first to have problems.
On the 21st, Liang Jun cavalry appeared outside the outskirts of Chengdu.
"Li Xiong has been defeated, so why not surrender?"
"Fifty thousand people in Yangguan were all lifted out of their armor."
"Yang is still unbeatable to kill Ren Dian, and Xiancheng is the only one who has surrendered. Chengdu can descend quickly."
While the knight was running back and forth, he also held a few heads with a spear, which was not real from a distance, but he should be the Duke and General of Chengguo.
The prince Li Ban was in charge of government affairs in Chongde Hall of the East Palace. When he heard the news, he was disgraced with the prince's left guard and Li You.
Prime Minister Fan Ben also received the news as soon as possible.
He left the palace directly and drove back to his house. At the same time, he sent someone to notify his familiar officials to meet at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
There was already some chaos in the city.
The common people are the easiest to panic and the most realistic.
They would not listen to the number of enemies they killed today and the number of generals tomorrow. They only knew that the Liang thief was riding outside the city. What does this mean? It means no one stopped him along the way!
Why no one stops it? After a great defeat, all the soldiers and generals died, of course no one stopped them.
The first thing the crowd gathered was the grain and oil shop. More and more people gathered there, took out all the valuable things in their homes, and did everything possible to buy food.
It may be good if the city is broken, but what I fear most is the siege. When it reaches that point, is it strange to have a dou of rice and hundreds of cents of coins? Not to mention rice, a mouse can sell you thousands of dollars!
Their snap-up further aggravated the panic and quickly spread to every inch of the city.
Not long after, the noise gradually became louder, but there were almost no soldiers in the city. Except for the prince's left and right guards, the other palace guards were plundered and taken away by the emperor, so that no one could suppress them for a while.
The rogue boys took the opportunity to make trouble in masks, their goal was to market...
The high-ranking households began to close the yard door, and even the old Cangtou, who had difficulty in legs and feet, held a knife to the wall. As for why there were no young people, of course they were conscripted by the emperor...
Fan Ben put down the curtain of the carriage and sighed secretly.
"It's only three months, and the situation of the battle has taken a sharp turn." He thought to himself: "If you lose so easily, the Liang army may be despised by the people of Shu, and it will be difficult for the future. But what can we do if the war is like this?"
Being despised by Liang Bing is indeed a very fatal problem. Fan Ben is a veteran and can see this key at a glance.
In the past, it was not easy for Cao Wei to destroy Shu. After the war, there were occasional minor chaos in Shu, which was generally peaceful. Even the scholars in Shu were recruited as officials, and Cao Wei and Sima Jin adopted a policy of politeness as a whole.
how so? The two countries have been stalemate for many years and have created value. This is a factor that cannot be ignored.
If Shao Liang destroyed Li Cheng in three months, how can you expect others to respect you? That person Shao Xun is not a good man and a trustworthy woman.
"Somewhat wrong!" Fan Ben sighed and said to himself.
To be honest, in this national war, the Shu tribes did not support the court enough, and they generally held a negative attitude, and they were even worse than the people of the people and the people of the Liao to support the emperor. After all, they really paid money and worked hard.
If one contributes more to the training of one's own troops and supports the emperor's war, he will be more in line with the Liang army for several months or even a year or a half, and finally turn against the enemy and surrender, his status will be much higher.
Anyway, it's a very wrong move.
The carriage stopped and stopped, and after dispelling a wave of young men, they finally arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Fan Ben went home with a stern face, and he wanted to make some plans with others.
(This chapter ends)