Chapter 136: But Yue Victory (Part 2)
On December 4, the fourth year of Jian'an, at the time of Chou, Zhang Yunshui Camp beside the Mianshui River.
On the dark river surface, except for the two pine fires in front of the Shuizhai Camp, there was no more sight. Perhaps because of fatigue, there was no sign of a patrol boat outside Zhang Yunying tonight.
The sound of water was so loud that it was heard particularly clearly in the quiet night.
In the dark night, a low voice said, "I've heard it all. When I approach the camp later, the left army followed me to the central camp, and the right army captured the enemy's back camp and cut off the enemy's way back."
"Don't worry, brothers are all ready," answered several equally low voices.
With the light of the pine fire, you can see that several Mengchong warships were quietly sailing on the river, and the banner on the bow was the word "Su".
The team leading the night attack was not someone else, but Su Fei, the commander-in-chief of the Jiangxia naval army who surrendered Gao Chong in Guishan.
After Su Fei returned, he stayed in the Shaxian area to train the training team. According to Su Fei's wishes when he returned, although Gao Chong was insufficient in troops, he still kept his promise and did not force Su Fei to participate in the battle with the Jingzhou Army, which touched Su Fei very much.
This time, after learning that the counterattack was about to begin, Su Fei rushed to Xiakou overnight to ask for a meeting with Gao Chong, and volunteered to attack Zhang Yunshui Army in Mianshui.
After experiencing the discomfort at the beginning, Su Fei's heart knot gradually untied. He understood that only by proving himself in front of Gao Chong would he be valued. Gan Ning was stuck in Wulin, Xu Sheng, and Ding Fengyuan were in Mianyang, and Taishi Ci was not accustomed to water battles. If he wanted to defeat the enemy in Hanyang, he would first defeat Zhang Yun's navy, and this task was exactly what Su Fei was best at.
The shouts of killing suddenly sounded in the quiet midnight. Since the Gao Chong defenders in Xiyue City had no power to organize a counterattack for more than half a month, the soldiers of Jingzhou who were sleeping in their dreams were not prepared for the sudden attack.
Su Fei's night attack was very smooth. When he approached Zhang Yun's army, there was not even a decent team blocking his way. In the end, Zhang Yun's personal soldiers discovered that the situation was not good.
"The enemy attacked the camp!" Some soldiers kept shouting.
What followed was even more terrifying was that the huge rocks covered the sky in the darkness hit the camp tent, and many soldiers were smashed to the ground by the tent and people before they could get up. This was the effect of the power of thirty thunder chariots.
After experiencing the initial panic, Zhang Yun's soldiers were frightened by the power of the thunder chariot. For a moment, everyone in Zhang Yun's camp was panicked. Some of the soldiers who were quickly wearing clothes rushed out without even taking weapons. Of course, in addition to escaping, they could only become the souls of the generals of Su Fei's army.
"Who dares to escape? I will take his life first!" Zhang Yun pulled out his sword and shouted weakly. Unfortunately, the corruption of the battle situation is no longer something he can change with just a few words.
Su Fei, who knew the formation tactics of the Jingzhou army, did not give Zhang Yun any chance. After about half an hour of fierce battle, the desperate Zhang Yun retreated to the shore in a mess under the escort of his own soldiers. He was about to move closer to Cai Mao's army to seek support. At this moment, he had more or less hope of recapturing the camp in his heart.
"Ignite as a sign!" Su Fei, who occupied Zhang Yunzhong's army camp, ordered loudly.
In the dark night, the morning stars dotted with the ignition lights at the burning place of the torch, making people feel a sense of being in a fairyland. Gao Chong did not have the mood to further appreciate such beautiful scenery. After Su Fei's night attack was successful, the encirclement and annihilation of Cai Mao's army on the other side became the key to determining the success or failure of the battle.
"Ziyi, I'm looking at you!" Gao Chong, who came to Queyue City early in the first half of the night, was standing at the top of the city, watching the battle with Lu Xun, Huang Zhong, Tai Shi Ci and Xu Shu.
When Taishi Ci saw Gao Chong mention him at the first point, he said excitedly: "The three thousand Dan Yang Jingjia rushed out with me!"
Before Taishi Ci came down to the city, Huang Zhong and Lu Xun asked for an order, "People's command, General Ziyi's power is alone. If I have the two of us who are supporting each other, we will definitely be able to defeat Cai Mao."
Gao Chong and Xu Shu smiled knowingly and said, "Han Sheng, Bo Yan just let go of the big kill tonight. If I were not in the safety of the entire army, I would have been to take up the horse and capture Cai Mao's head."
The city gate was wide open, and there was no majestic war drum, nor the shouts of charge. In the dark night, Gao Chong's soldiers who had been waiting for many days rushed out of the city gate like a sudden flood, and like hungry bears waving their huge palms in the shallow stream, impatiently
Bent over and pounced on the cruising prey, the three Biao people and horses headed towards Cai Mao's camp like three invincible torrents.
The shallow-burned deer antlers and the pit could not stop the advance of the Gao Chong army soldiers who were determined to fight back. Taishici rode his horse first to step through the waist-high fence. The strong hind legs of the war horse kicked off the wooden railings as thick as their arms.
Gao Chong stood at the top of the city, and three fire dragons were jumping back and forth in the enemy camp. The Taishi Ci army, who had broken into the center, ran a short distance and met Cai Mao who had been in the battle. The two of them commanded their soldiers to fight to the death, and the shouts of killing resounded throughout the night sky.
It was only after receiving Zhang Yun's report that Cai Mao suddenly realized that Gao Chong had pointed the target of the attack at him. Before that, he always thought that Gao Chong was much more likely to take Wenpin. After all, Jing Nan was at his fingertips after defeating Wenpin. But now, Gao Chong did the opposite and chose the seemingly powerful Cai Mao army as a breakthrough.
Most of Cai Mao's personal soldiers were selected by him from the children of Guandong who had been exiled to the Jingyi area. These soldiers were talented, brave, and loyal to Cai Mao. They were the troops that Cai Mao had always been proud of. In recent years, he was able to gain the upper hand in the competition with Kuai Yue. The weight of this army cannot be underestimated.
"Roar over! Those who capture Cai Mao alive will be rewarded." Taishi Ci shouted wildly with his halberd.
Cai Maojun's desperate resistance made Taishi Ci feel a sincere pleasure. This was a battle he had longed for, and even if he won one-sided battle like attacking Xiakou, it would be boring.
"Taishici, you are too underestimating me." Cai Mao sneered in his heart when he heard the shouts from the army opposite.
The sky-surgent fire burned the camp to a frame. Huang Zhong swung his sword and rushed forward. Two enemy generals rushed to stop him immediately. He was stabbed by Huang Zhong and turned to the ground. Lu Xun was not showing weakness. Zhang Yun, who had just been defeated by Su Fei, had not recovered yet, but was encountered by Lu Xun again. Changying trembled slightly in Lu Xun's hand. Zhang Yun, who was unwilling to fight, was stabbed in the thigh by Lu Xun with a shot, rolled over his saddle and fell off the horse's back. Fortunately, the soldiers on the side saved their lives. Drops of blood sprinkled behind him, leaving behind a ferocious blood path.
With the light of fire all over the sky, Gao Chong saw the sudden attack of three people rushing to the enemy soldiers who were rushing to face the enemy. The fierce offensive caused the enemy soldiers holding weapons to drop their weapons and turn around and escape. Both Hebei and Hebei in Cai Mao's camp began to collapse, but the only army was still fighting to kill. The defeat of the two Hebei made Cai Mao fall into the siege of Taishi Ci, Lu Xun and Huang Zhong. Once the rear camp is also captured, Cai Mao will have no way to escape.
"General, we can't continue fighting anymore, let's retreat quickly." A personal soldier reminded Cai Mao, who was red-eyed.
"You dare to confuse the morale of the army!" Cai Mao was furious and stabbed his own soldiers with a sword.
In any case, the number of soldiers in Jingzhou is much more than Gao Chong. As long as they can persist until dawn, the chaotic situation can be controlled. At that time, it is unknown which one wins and who will lose?
At the top of the city of Queyue, Gao Chong felt a sense of pleasure in his heart. He shouted: "Military advisor, you come to defend the city. Cai Mao is not willing to give up. Then I'll give him the last blow."
"People handsome--!" Xu Shu stretched out his hand to stop him, but he saw that Gao Chong had already turned around and stepped down the city wall.
The flames were neighing, Gao Chong hid tightly on the horse's back, holding a wand in one hand and holding a tight hand in the other. The cloak draped on his body danced in the wind, rolling up a ball of fiery red clouds. Behind him, all the five hundred guards were armed with their black armor and spears, just like a group of heroic soldiers from hell, coming quietly, but it was chilling and terrifying.
When Gao Chong urged the horse to arrive in front of Cai Mao camp, the sky began to be dark, and a rising sun slowly climbed out from the end of the hills, and the sunlight shone on the battlefield where the battle was torment, everything seemed to be covered with thick and thick colors.
"I will pick Cai Mao's central army flag!" Gao Chong grabbed the horse's belly and rushed in first. If the flag fell down, even if Cai Mao was tenacious, he would not be able to stop the declining battle situation.
Accompanied by the cheers and shouts of all the soldiers of Gao Chongjun, Cai Mao looked at the big flag embroidered with the word "Yangzhou Mu Gao" approaching quickly, and he retreated! At this moment, a thought flashed through Cai Mao's heart. One day, Jingzhou would be covered by the fiery red flag in front of him.
"Don't let Cai Mao run away!" Crying sounds came one after another.
Cai Mao had already removed the flags of the central army. In order to escape, he no longer cared about his dignity and identity at this time. As long as he could escape into the defeated riot army, it would not be easy for Gao Chong to find it.
The battle reached Chen Si and the Hanyang War was finally coming to an end. The remaining soldiers in Jingzhou were completely divided by Taishi Ci, Huang Zhong, Lu Xun and Su Fei, and divided into four pieces. These four remaining soldiers could neither escape nor contact other enemies. They could only fight alone. Their destruction was only a matter of time for them.
The first one to be annihilated was the remaining troops of Zhang Yun's navy who retreated to the shore. After they were not good at land battles, they were hit by Huang Zhong after landing. In addition, the main general Zhang Yun was the first to escape and disappeared. The remaining soldiers were killed by Huang Zhong, and only dozens of wounded soldiers were left lying on the ground and groaning, and the rest were all wiped out.
The subsequent battle situation was no longer suspense. Although the unwilling Jingzhou soldiers were still fighting back dyingly, their meaningless futility could no longer change the fight against defeat of the entire battle.
Gao Chong reached out and gently stroked Lieyan's neck. The horse after running was sweating all over and felt smooth and smooth to the touch. This fiery red mount once escaped in the battle of Chejuku on his back. Now that time has changed, Gao Chong has also ushered in this day of pride.
At noon, the sporadic resistance on the battlefield was no longer there. The defeated Jingzhou soldiers fled from Hanyang to Mianyang. Huang Zhong, Lu Xun, Taishi Ci and others worked together to chase and kill, and finally achieved the brilliant results of losing more than 3,800 enemy heads and capturing more than 1,000 enemy soldiers at the cost of losing one thousand people.
At this time, Liu Biao, who had re-entered Mianyang, was commanding the troops to encircle and suppress Zhou Yu's army, who was heading east. When he heard the news of Cai Mao's defeat, he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Kuai Yue, Fu Xun, Xiang Lang and other generals persuaded him, so he calmed down.
On December 6, Liu Biao handed over the command power to Kuai Yue and returned to Xiangyang on the grounds of recuperation. Although the Jingzhou army was defeated at that time, except for Cai Mao's army, the other Kuai Yue, Xiang Lang and Caizhong troops had not lost their strength. There were nearly 20,000 Mianyang defenders. At the same time, reinforcements urgently recruited from Xiangyang, Yicheng and other places were coming to Mianyang. Gao Chong saw that the enemy still had power, so he ordered the pursuers to return to Hanyang and take a temporary rest.
Shocked by Gao Chong's devastating offensive, Baling's Wenpin led his army to Jiangling on December 7, thus making way for Ganning to enter Yunmengze in the south of Yunmengze.
The Hanyang War was another battle between Gao Chong and Liu Biao after the Battle of Jiangxia. In a very unfavorable situation, Gao Chong mainly defended in a low-profile manner at the beginning of the war, and unexpectedly divided troops to disturb the enemy's rear by a partial division, thus delaying the Jingzhou army, which had the advantage, until it finally dragged down. In this process, both Zhou Yu's army, as a partial division, and Lu Xun and Huang Zhong, who were responsible for the heavy responsibility of frontal resistance, showed great confidence in Gao Chong.
This kind of trust comes from their inner support and a sincere respectful friendship.
Although Gao Chong did not make much profit in the field, the potential benefits were not to be ignored. First, after this battle, Liu Biao changed from a strategic offensive to a strategic defense, and he had no confidence in re-taking the Jing's main rush - Jiangxia; secondly, Wen Pin abandoned Baling, which made it possible for Gao Chong's troops to fight on the two battlefields of Jiangxia and Jingnan to form a group, and also cleared the way for Lu Fan and Li Tong's troops south of Changsha to go north; again, by occupying Jiangxia County, Gao Chong could gradually win over the hearts of the people of Jingzhou and recruit people with ambition in Jingzhou for their own use, thus laying a solid foundation for the next expansion.
However, while Gao Chong received all these expected benefits, he had to face an unacceptable fact that Zhou Yu's partial army was jointly pursued by the enemy general Wei Yan and Cai Zhong to the east of Jingling. In the face of hard battles, Zhou Yu led his troops to Hengshan (now Dabie Mountain), and there was no news yet.
"If Gong Jing, Wen Xiang, Cheng Yuan is in trouble, even if I am empty, what's the use of Jiangxia?" When I got the news, Gao Chong couldn't help but sigh to the sky.
It is easy to get one place, but it is difficult to plan a general, but it is even more difficult to find a general. When Zhou Yu planned a surprise attack on the side troops that day, Gao Chong, who was famous for his marching, had a slight worry in his heart, but he had no other choice at the time, and he had a little luck in private.
Chapter completed!