Poor Family Chapter 1008

  Chapter 1008 The key cut

  It was getting brighter, and the camp of the Qi army had been burned to a white ground. During the overnight battle of stealing the camp, more than 6,000 Qi soldiers were killed, more than 1,000 people escaped, and the rest became prisoners.

   An open space was filled with captured soldiers of the Qi army. Surrounding them were hundreds of rebel soldiers with guns and rotten knives and wearing various military uniforms.

  The captured soldiers really looked down on this group of rebel bandits in their hearts, but they were afraid in their hearts, and everyone bowed their heads in silence.

  At this time, a bearded general walked up and shouted in Yunzhou dialect: "Listen to me, all death row prisoners!"

The prisoners of war raised their heads one after another, and the general shouted: "General Shi feels sorry for your parents, wives and children, so he decided to let you go back to your hometown and you are not allowed to join Liu Mazi's army. If you are caught next time, you will be killed one by one." Chop it in half!"

  The prisoners of war were overjoyed, and they were about to be released at last. They all expressed their stance that they would no longer join the army, and the guard soldiers released them in groups, and each soldier fled in panic after receiving a few liters of food.

  In the distance, Yan Qing watched the prisoners of war being released one after another. He turned around and asked, "How many casualties did we have? Have you counted them?"

   "Report to Dutong, it has been counted, 23 brothers were injured, and no one was killed."

   "Is there anyone missing?"

"No!"

Yan Qing nodded, and urged the horse to walk towards the river. The Ruan brothers led a thousand water troops and captured hundreds of enemy logistics transport ships. Most of the escaped enemy troops came from here. They were in charge of standing guard on the shore. , The camp caught fire and many experienced soldiers immediately abandoned their armor and fled. There were more than 700 soldiers who fled.

  But they couldn't take away the supplies of the fleet, and all of them fell into the hands of the Song Army.

  This time, in addition to the 10,000 elite Song army, there are more than 1,000 sailors led by Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi. In addition, they also took over some of Zhang Rong's water thieves and transformed them into sailors.

At this time, hundreds of logistics transport ships had already set sail and headed for the hinterland of Liangshanbo. When Yan Qing rushed to the shore, she saw Ruan Xiaowu commanding hundreds of soldiers to carry the grain bags piled up like hills onto the ship. A batch of grain in the northwest corner of the camp. The Northwest Army of the Daying Camp is a warehouse area. It has built special barracks and trenches to block it. In addition, the Song Army deliberately let go of this area. The warehouse area was not affected by the fire, and it was lucky to be well preserved. .

  All the food, grass, and materials in the warehouse area were moved to the shore, and then the soldiers carried them onto the boats to transport them away.

  At this time, Yan Qing came over and asked, "Fifth brother, when will it end?"

  Ruan Xiaowu looked at the grain pile and said, "It will be over in about half an hour!"

  Yan Qing nodded, "Fifth brother let his army go back first, and leave Zhang Rong's men to handle the food. There will be enemy spies coming soon, so be careful."

   "Let's go first, Dutong! Let's go when our side is over."

  Ruan Xiaowu asked again: "Has the enemy general been caught?"

  "Liu Yi's body was found. He was pierced by a spear and died in the camp. It is probably due to internal strife."

  Yan Qing looked around again. Except for the river, everything else was cleaned up. He immediately ordered, "Assemble the whole army and leave the battlefield!"

  The battlefield has almost been cleared up, Yan Qing needs to lead the army to leave immediately, waiting for the next attack.

  Yan Qing immediately led 10,000 troops to leave the battlefield, and quickly retreated back to Liangshanbo by the same route. Half an hour later, the last dozen ships also left the battlefield, and the battlefield finally became deserted.

At this time, more than a dozen spies of the Qi army appeared on the battlefield. They collected information about their opponents, picked up a few broken flags, and found some weapons left by the enemy. They quickly left the battlefield and galloped northward on horseback. and go.

The war was not over yet, and the Song army's goal turned to the 20,000 Qi army going north. This is also the enemy they must wipe out this time, but this time it is not the Song army fighting alone, or even the Song army as the main force, but Zhang Rong The army of the Song Dynasty served as the main force, and the Song army cooperated in the battle.

  Chen Zhiyuan chased Zhang Rong's bandit army all the way, and stopped in Pingyin County, the northernmost part of Yunzhou. Chen Zhiyuan had received news that Zhang Rong's army was in Changqing County, fifty miles away from him.

  At this time, Chen Zhiyuan had already realized that something was wrong. The opponent's tactics were exactly the same as when Zhang Jian was annihilated last time.

  Chen Zhiyuan, who realized that something was wrong, immediately stopped the pursuit, and sent more than a dozen spies back to the main camp to remind Liu Yi.

  At dawn, Chen Zhiyuan finally received the information, and what he was most worried about happened. Liu Yi's 10,000 troops had been wiped out by Zhang Rong's army. Chen Zhiyuan was dumbfounded by the news.

   There were more than a dozen generals gathered in the big tent. From a personal point of view, they had no sympathy for the annihilation of Wan Yuncongjun, and even a little bit of gloating. Yuncongjun's special treatment had already made them seriously dissatisfied.

General Zhou Hang rummaged through the items brought back by the spies, and said to Chen Zhiyuan: "Obviously, the other party succeeded in sneaking at night with a fire attack. To be honest, the last general doesn't think the enemy army is strong. This is entirely Yun Congjun's own fault." The problem is, they underestimate the enemy."

All the generals agreed with each other. Judging from the flags and weapons picked up by the spies, the opponent was simply a mob with very simple equipment. The poles were also peeled and peeled from branches. All the evidence showed how stupid Yun Congjun was, and he was just a sham army.

  Chen Zhiyuan sighed and said, "Perhaps Yun Congjun underestimated the enemy. General Liu's whereabouts are also unknown, and his life and death are unknown. What should we do now? Everyone talk about it."

Zhou Hang said: "General, we should withdraw our troops immediately. We have no food supplies, and the warehouses in all counties are empty. Now the enemy army is going to use food to defeat us. No matter whether the opponent is a mob or not, we must first ensure that our troops will not Frustrated by lack of food."

  Everyone agreed with Zhou Hang's opinion. Chen Zhiyuan nodded. He knew that what Zhou Hang said was right. If the way back was cut off, they would fall into a serious shortage of food, and soon, the army would be completely defeated.

  Chen Zhiyuan opened the map and looked. Juye County has no food, so they should at least retreat to Yingtianfu.

  He immediately ordered: "Order the whole army to withdraw from the camp and retreat south immediately!"

  The 20,000 Qi army immediately packed up and turned around to retreat. At this time, Zhang Rong led the army to follow and chase, but they were not in a hurry to catch up with the Qi army, but kept a distance of three to forty miles.

  In the afternoon of the next day, the 20,000 Qi troops retreated 15 miles south of Xucheng County. At this time, they received information from spies that an army of 10,000 people appeared ten miles ahead and formed a combat formation, cutting off their retreat.

   At the same time, Zhang Rong's 20,000 troops have also arrived in Xucheng County, fifteen miles away from them, which means that the Liangshan Rebel Army has finally made a move.

  Chen Zhiyuan is also an experienced veteran. He used to be a general of Zongze. Their army surrendered after being surrounded by golden soldiers. He was reused by Liu Yu.

  Sending him this time to cooperate with Liu Yi in suppressing bandits is to rely on his experience to make up for Liu Yi's lack of experience in warfare.

  Chen Zhiyuan knew that this battle was inevitable, and immediately ordered 20,000 troops to line up, ready to fight the enemy to the death.

  The 20,000 troops quickly formed two phalanxes in the wilderness, while the 10,000 troops in the south stood still.

At this time, the 20,000 troops led by Zhang Rong also marched from the north to the south, and they also lined up a mile away. The two armies faced each other far away. Chen Zhiyuan looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late. He had to defeat the opponent within an hour. Otherwise, it will be late and a pack of wolves will be at his side, which will be extremely unfavorable to him.

  He drew out his saber and shouted, "Brothers, kill!"

  His 20,000 troops began to run, rushing towards the opponent's formation. Zhang Rong also drew his sword and shouted, "Expel the Tartars, exterminate the traitors, brothers, the time for revenge has come, kill!"

   "Kill—" Zhang Rong's army also shouted angrily, and the soldiers ran wildly. Zhang Rong led the way, followed by Shi Xiu and Liu Tang.

  If you look down from the sky, you can see that the two armies are getting closer and closer, and finally collide with each other. Forty thousand troops are fighting in the wilderness.

The biggest mistake Liu Yu made was that he regarded Zhang Rong's subordinates as mobs. He didn't know that there were as many as hundreds of thousands of righteous men who came to join Zhang Rong, but Zhang Rong and others only selected 20,000 people. Either the elite of Liangshan in the past, or the top imperial guards in the past, they are all strong and powerful men. After a little training, they can become a sharp army, and they are by no means a mob.

The two armies were fighting in the wilderness. At this time, the sky was getting dark and the sight was not so clear. At this moment, there was a low-pitched horn sound from the south, and the 10,000 troops led by Yan Qing appeared. Immediately there was a loud drumbeat, and an army of ten thousand was mobilized. Like a sharp sword, they slashed fiercely at the back of the Qi army.

Chen Zhiyuan was in despair, who said that this army of bandits was a mob, who said that this army did not understand strategy, who said that this army had no combat experience, ten thousand bandits stabbed him fiercely from behind when he was most critical In this battle, the Qi army was flanked by front and back, and they were bound to lose.

  (end of this chapter)

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