Chapter 861 Lure the Enemy
The cavalry stood out, swords and guns roared, and the silver bottle was broken and water slurry burst out.
When Xu Huang first heard this little phrase from the king, he couldn't understand its meaning. But when he was ordered to go south to attack the Huainan soldiers this time, he was invincible, and then he understood what it would be like to plummet thousands of miles when the water bottle was broken.
The Huainan soldiers were really vulnerable. It was a shame that I was so cautious.
The king has always attached great importance to the movements of the Huainan soldiers, and has made many plans one after another, just to lure the Shouchun soldiers into the net.
But who would have imagined that it had just entered February, and the Shouchun soldiers went north without using the Taishan Army's own efforts.
Of course, the Taishan Army does not recognize the word "Northern Expedition" that Shouchun typed. No matter how much the king values you Jiangdong, what level of Jiangdong do you think you can use the word "expedition" against me?
Therefore, in the early spring of February, when the Shouchun Army had just set off, it was still cold in Kaifeng, so the Taishan Army made targeted arrangements at that time.
I still remember that day, the clear sky was as clear as a wash, and the small town of Kaifeng was reflected in the bright and colorful scenery.
I have been hearing recently that the king seems to have a lot of favorable impressions of this small city, saying that if the water network in the Central Plains is properly explored, Kaifeng may become a giant city.
The generals of the Taishan Army did not pay much attention to these rumors. They were more concerned about whose hands the opportunity to send troops to Shouchun this time would fall.
Xu Huang is naturally one of the eager generals.
Speaking of which, Xu Huang's current position is quite embarrassing, that is, he feels like he is neither up nor down.
If you want to talk about the many military leaders in the army, Xu Huang feels that he is still among the best, but even if he is at the top, he is only a military leader with five thousand soldiers. This is not Xu Huang's pursuit.
What he wanted was to be able to lead one hundred thousand troops and conquer all the territories under the sun for Tai Tai, so that the whole world would be bathed in Huang Tian's grace.
But unfortunately, Xu Huang is currently in the second echelon. Even if he has such a fighting opportunity, it will not be his turn, because Xu Huang has no chance to be a commander.
So Xu Huang understands that no matter whether it will affect the decisive battle later, he needs the opportunity to be alone now.
Xu Huang originally didn't expect this, but after seeing Le Jin's choice, he understood why Le Jin wanted to ask Ling Wei to attack Xuanhu.
Everyone wanted to follow the main force and gain military glory in the decisive battle later, but Le Jin was so stupid that he went to fight against the odds.
At first, Xu Huang, like his colleagues, thought Le Jin was honest, but unlike others who just mocked him, Xu Huang truly cared about Le Jin.
Like Mao Shao, Le Jin was originally from his Flying Tiger Army, so Xu Huang has always cared about these people as his own children.
But when Xu Huang came to persuade Le Jin, he didn't want to be persuaded by Le Jin instead.
At that time, Le Jin asked Xu Huang whether a person is noticeable in a crowd of people or when there is no one around.
Does this need to be said? Naturally it was the latter, but Xu Huang didn't understand what Le Jin meant.
Le Jin told Xu Huang that they were now military generals at the level of military commander. In fact, there was not much difference between their colleagues, that is, the difference in military merit.
The way to truly surpass your peers at this time is not to compete with your colleagues for military glory, but to show something at a higher level.
Le Jin told Xu Huang that he had not fully participated in the Heluo decisive battle before, but why was he, Le Jin, ranked sixth in the final evaluation of his military merit?
It was because he had led troops alone to conquer the vast area east of Kyoto before.
Being able to lead troops alone and regain such a large territory already shows that Le Jin has the ability to stand alone. How many people in Taishan's army have this ability?
The attack on Pengcheng this time was for the same reason.
The generals have all gone to Pengcheng, and the competition for great achievements will be great, and even if they have done some great achievements, they will eventually become part of the great war.
The battlefield in Xuanhu is different. He is in charge of the entire Runan side, Le Jin. He can not only enjoy the military exploits here, but also lead a group of subordinates.
What a difference there is between being judged and judging others.
In this way, Xu Huang truly understood and began to truly set his sights on the battlefield in Huainan.
Sure enough, when Zhang Chong began to summon the generals to determine the candidates to lead the army, Xu Huang's entire battle plan for Shouchun and Huainan was the one that Zhang Chong agreed with the most.
In fact, although the other generals were prepared, they were not too careful. After all, no one really wanted to miss the opportunity to achieve success in the decisive battle.
In this way, Xu Huang did his part and became the best candidate for this sudden attack on Shouchun soldiers.
As usual, Zhang Chong asked Xu Huang how many troops he needed.
But Xu Huang just stretched out a finger and said confidently:
"Your Majesty, the last general only needs a thousand elite cavalry. Not only can he annihilate the invading Shouchun soldiers in Guoshui, but he can also burn the war to Huainan and look for opportunities to capture Shouchun."
But Zhang Chong was not satisfied and shook his head directly:
"What I want is Shouchun. In addition to the thousand fine cavalry you want, if you take your own five thousand troops southward, you must win Shouchun with me in this battle."
Xu Huang paid a military salute to Zhang Chong:
"No!"
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After that, Xu Huang first took the elite Qianqi all the way south along Langtangshui, while the headquarters behind them escorted the baggage and boats, looking for an opportunity to enter the Whirlpool along Langtangshui.
Xu Huang was already good at cavalry, and he attacked suddenly. The Huainan soldiers in the upper reaches of Wushi River were completely unprepared.
Under the charge of the powerful horses from the north, the Huainan soldiers were completely slaughtered.
If Xu Huang's target was not the main enemy force at Wokou, these Huainan soldiers would definitely not be able to escape.
But Xu Huang didn't like the results but seized the huge opportunity now.
At this time, when Xu Huang arrived at the outskirts of the vortex with more than a thousand fine cavalry like magic soldiers descending from the sky, the entire Shouchun army was also confused because of the time difference between Xu Huang's side.
The Shouchun soldiers at the outermost sentry post even forgot to light up the smoke, and were annihilated by the tide of Taishan troops.
It wasn't until Xu Huang and the others reached a place less than four or five miles away from the Uokou camp that smoke was finally lit, and the entire Shouchun army reacted.
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At this time, Xu Huang, surrounded by several generals, was sitting on his horse, looking at the enemy camp not far away.
Although it is a bit cold in February, the further south you go, the warmer it becomes.
At this time, although the beauty of the world has not yet blossomed, some people who cannot bear the loneliness have begun to compete for beauty.
The sky is also blue, as clear as a mirror.
What occupies the most view is the vortex winding southward. Both sides of the bank are covered with green willows. The Huainan Army camp in the middle looks like Xiaojiabiyu, but it is not as rough as the iron-blooded battlefield.
But outside the Huainan Army camp, everything looked like wolves running around in panic.
The Huainan army officials who were chopping wood outside were running madly towards the camp because they were too far away. But unfortunately, they could never run into the camp. Behind them, the elite cavalry of the Taishan Army were spreading out to clean up the Huainan soldiers outside the wall.
The Huainan soldiers on the ramparts could only watch the robes outside being slaughtered, but they were unable to do anything.
At this time, the morale of the Huainan soldiers fell directly to the bottom.
Originally, Xu Huang was enjoying the pursuit of his brothers to the north, but suddenly he saw smoke and dust rising from the camp opposite, and he couldn't help but feel wary.
Then a roaring noise came from the front, and then countless Huainan soldiers were seen running out of the camp. Not only that, in the shade of the willow trees on both sides of the camp, there seemed to be Jiangdong's military flags, and there seemed to be swaying flags. Thousands of troops.
The elite cavalry of the Taishan Army who were still chasing were taken aback by the sudden counterattack of the Huainan Army. At first, they relied on their horse speed to continue charging, but there were too many Huainan soldiers rushing out.
Moreover, the combat prowess of these Huainan soldiers was simply not on the same level as what they encountered in the upper reaches of Guoshui River.
These people are proficient in swords and bows, especially the bow, and their shooting skills are not weaker than those of the Pingzhou soldiers in the army. It can be seen that they have been practicing boy skills since they were young.
In this way, the remaining Taishan Army's assault cavalry hurriedly retreated from both sides.
Originally, according to the prescribed tactics, these Taishan troops were supposed to cruise from both sides and attack the Huainan soldiers who were leaving camp at this time, but suddenly the golden sound of the Chinese army came from behind.
A sharp golden sound pierced the sky, and the assault cavalry who wanted to fight again began to run back. Not only were they running, but Xu Huang's Chinese flag was also retreating towards the northeast.
Seeing that Xu Huang's side was retreating in embarrassment without a fight, the Huainan soldiers who rushed out of the camp felt that the enemy was trying to escape and quickly pursued them.
At this time, the golden sound also sounded in the camp, but it was Wu Jing who just gave the order to rein in the troops and return to the camp without attacking.
In this way, the Huainan soldiers could only glance at the Taishan Army who was about to disappear, and began to clean the battlefield bitterly to rescue Pao Ze who had been hunted before.
In fact, Shuowei's resentment is just for the following Huaixi soldiers. These people are very brave and fierce at heart, and they have full blood and courage.
But He Qi, who had been ordered to go out to fight in the camp before, was very sober.
He Qi is not well-known. Few people outside Jiangdong know such a big figure, but he is famous in Jiangdong.
He comes from a local wealthy family in Shanyin, Kuaiji, and his family is a group of naturalized Shanyue. He is a small military leader in his own right, and he has a strong reputation in the Shanyin area.
Later, Sun Jian returned to Jiangdong. Because he had been He Qi's boss, he always knew the abilities of his former subordinate, so he personally invited him to join the shogunate.
And He Qi lived up to Sun Jian's expectations and continued to conquer Shanyue in the Kuaiji area, absorbing Dingkou and injecting it into Sun Jian's group.
It can be said that He Qi is not a simple general, but a heroic figure.
How could such a person not see that what the enemy had just done was to lure the enemy?
Originally, he was going to restrain his troops and return to the camp, but Wu Jing, who was at the rear, noticed the same and decisively responded.
At this time, He Qi's view of Wu Jing changed slightly, and he no longer simply treated him as Sun Jian's brother-in-law.
When He Qi returned to camp and went straight into the central army, he saw Wu Jingzheng and Zhu Ran discussing the battle just now.
Before He Qi could explain the situation of leaving the camp, Wu Jing raised his head and said the first thing to He Qi:
"You go clean up the camp immediately, we have to withdraw from the vortex to Shouchun."
At this time, not only He Qi was surprised, but Zhu Ran on the side was also a little unhappy.
Zhu Ran hummed:
"The Taishan Army has nothing to be afraid of. It's not like I haven't fought before in Luoyang. As long as our army defends the Guokou Village, what can the Taishan Army do to us?"
As Zhu Ran said, in fact, the Huainan Army does not need to be too afraid of anything. There are groups of giant ships on the vortex behind them. The barrier can stand firm just by relying on these giant ships.
However, the reason why Zhu Ran insisted on guarding the mouth of the vortex was more importantly because he wanted to have a chance with the Taishan Army.
The previous defeat at the hands of the Taishan Army had always been a pain for people like Zhu Ran. Their benefactor Zhu Jun was dead, so how could they not take revenge?
Not to mention, they have been training troops in Jiangdong for so long, don't they regard the Taishan Army as their lifelong enemy? Now that the enemy is here, if you don't even fight, wouldn't your training be in vain?
He Qi had the same idea. Of course, he mostly started from the shape of the vortex.
While stationed on the west bank of the vortex, he had a deeper understanding of the importance of the vortex.
He understood that once the North wanted to go south, it would definitely have to force Shouchun, and Ba Shouchun would definitely hoard troops at the mouth of the vortex.
Therefore, if you want to defend the river, you must defend the Huai River first. If you want to defend the Huai River, you must suppress Shouchun. If you want to defend Shouchun, if you can stop the enemy at the mouth of the vortex, you will be keeping the enemy out of the country.
But although He Qi and Zhu Ran wanted to continue to hold on, Wu Jing insisted on evacuating the vortex and returning to Shouchun.
And just when a few people were arguing, a small boat suddenly came down from the upstream and headed straight for the huge naval ship at the mouth of the vortex like a sharp sword.
After learning that Wu Jing was not on board, the boat rowed crazily to the shore, and then several sharp soldiers rushed straight into the west wall.
As soon as these warriors entered the big tent, they said sadly to Wu Jing above:
"Wu Fujun, Erlang is surrounded in Longkang."
He Qi and Zhu Ran were still confused, but Wu Jing jumped up directly. It was the second man who was his sister, Sun Quan, his sister's second son.
He never imagined how Sun Quan would be in his army, but he didn't care much about it at this time and directly asked these people about Sun Quan's current situation.
These soldiers were all the warriors arranged by Mrs. Wu to protect Sun Quan. They had previously protected Erlang when he went to the army for training.
Sun Jian was consistent as a father and a warrior. For him, raising a son was no different from training soldiers.
Previously, Sun Jian's eldest son Sun Ce was raised in the military camp and trained to be a resolute and decisive son. And his second son, Sun Quan, was raised by Mrs. Wu because he was an official abroad at that time.
Sun Jian stubbornly believed that raising a son by a woman would only lead to him being wasted. Although Sun Quan was not that gentle, his overly calm temper was considered a shortcoming by Sun Jian, and he insisted on sending Sun Quan to the army for training.
Even in order to achieve the real effect, Sun Jian did not reveal the news to Wu Jing, and only a few members of the Wu family followed him and joined the army.
At this moment, when He Qi and Zhu Ran saw Wu Jing's appearance, they understood who the so-called Erlang was.
The two of them were frowning when they suddenly heard Wu Jing giving an order:
"Let's break camp immediately and return to the division boat. Our goal is Longkang."
He Qi and Zhu Ran looked ugly. Just now Wu Jing was unwilling to guard the mouth of the vortex, but now he wanted to go straight north to Long Kang, who was on the upper reaches of the vortex.
But even as they watched Wu Jing jump from one extreme to another, the two of them were helpless.
After all, no one can afford the consequences of Erlang dying in Longkang.
If you have no choice, just grit your teeth and head north!