Chapter 268: Battle with Changshou Village (Part 1)

In the army camp of Changshou Village, Li Cunqin, the chief supervisor, sighed and sat in a corner. Liu Chengjun and Bai Conghui were sitting face to face. Liu Chengjun was just a bit of dry grass on his head and lost a boot with him. Bai Conghui had a large pool of blood on his chest, and a thick bandage was wrapped around his left shoulder, and the blood was still oozing out!

Li Cunqian sighed and whispered: "General Bai, Your Highness has no choice. If he had the intention to escape at the fortitude, how could he only bring out more than ten personal guards?!"

Liu Chengjun also apologized to Bai Conghui repeatedly: "General Bai, the enemy cavalry was unstoppable at that time, and our defeated troops dispersed all the defense lines. Although I did not go into battle personally, I was also fighting desperately and even escorting the entire guard. It was just that the enemy was too powerful and I couldn't stand it!"

Liu Chengjun's deputy general of the guard Cheng Yun also said, "Your Highness was desperately supervising the battle at that time. I saw that the enemy was unstoppable and then dragged down your highness. At that time, I specially sent someone to report to the general that you cannot rely on your highness for the collapse of the entire army."

In fact, Bai Conghui also understood that as Liu Chengjun, as Liu Chong's existing eldest son (rumored that Liu Yun is dead), even if he ruined the entire army, he would probably not be punished by the emperor after returning to Jinyang. The reason why Bai Conghui grabbed Liu Chengjun's fault was that he did not let go of the air in his chest. In addition, his troops were completely lost and he was seriously injured, and he couldn't help but feel extremely angry. Now Cheng Yun gave him a step, and Bai Conghui was just sighing a few times.

Li Cunqin nodded slightly and said loudly: "That's right. As long as we work together, how can the Zhou Dynasty's army be patient? I still have two thousand elite soldiers in my hands. I wonder how many direct subordinates Your Highness and General Bai still have?"

Liu Chengjun lowered his head and whispered: "I have five hundred people under him."

Bai Conghui also whispered: "There are less than three hundred people left in my direct subordinates!"

Li Cunqin was shocked and asked quickly: "It's impossible, why is the loss so great? Then there are only so many people in Dong Zunhui, how can he destroy so many of our teams?!"

Bai Conghui sighed and said, "At the time of the city of Jinzhou, we were shot and killed by the old thief Wang Yan. Then we invested two thousand archers and more than one thousand elite soldiers. Basically, they were strangled by the two armies of Dong Zunhui and Wang Yan. Few people fled back in an organization. Nearly a thousand soldiers under An Yuanbao's troops were trapped at the top of the city, and none of them escaped. These were already five thousand soldiers, all of them were regular soldiers. Then in the camp defense battle, I abandoned nearly a thousand soldiers in order to rescue His Highness; and His Highness also lost nearly a thousand people to resist the enemy's attack.

Of course, it does not mean that the loss means the entire army is destroyed. Most of them are just broken up and lose their combat capabilities in a short period of time. Fortunately, most of the more than 10,000 people who went to the expedition this time are natives from Jinyang, and their families live near Jinyang, so the possibility of surrendering to the enemy is relatively small. I believe that after a period of shelter, the broken soldiers will come to Changshou Village to meet us."

Li Cunqin also sighed, "It's just a pity that those young and strong people have fled after this battle. It's hard for us to capture such a large number."

Liu Chengjun also sighed repeatedly from the side. He was still too brave at that time. If he could gather more troops to escape with him, the situation would be much better now. There is no way to regret it now, so he could only send more scouts to lead the defeated soldiers here.

Li Cunqin also proposed to ask Jinyang for help urgently, but was stopped by Liu Chengjun and Bai Conghui. The two had just lost a big battle, so how dare the emperor know now that if they were transferred back to Jinyang, it would be a waste of money! The two of them just hoped to fight another turnaround, so that even if they told the emperor the truth about his miserable defeat in the future, they would be pardoned by the emperor for their crime and dealt with it lightly.

After three days of rest, the Northern Han army recovered to about 5,000 people. According to the soldiers who returned to the team, all the soldiers who fell behind were captured by Dong Zunhui's pursuit troops.

Liu Chengjun, Bai Conghui and Li Cunqian discussed and decided to take action against Xizhou. Anyway, Xizhou Governor Xu Qian had only more than a thousand soldiers, so it should be easy to take him down. So Liu Chengjun immediately ordered the entire army to assemble and reorganize, establish a organization, and be ready to be dispatched at any time.

At this time, Dong Zunhui was also discussing war with Wang Yan in the city. Wang Yan said to Dong Zunhui: "The general said he would raid the Changshou Village, but I thought it was inappropriate. Although Liu Chengjun suffered a severe blow, there were still more than 5,000 people. Although the general's troops were elite, there were less than 700 people. According to my opinion, we should stick to Jinzhou and wait for the large reinforcements sent by the court!"

Dong Zunhui felt something was reasonable, but he remembered the poem of **: You can also take advantage of the victory and pursue the enemy, and you should not seek fame and learn from the overlord! Now the enemy's courage has been released. If you wait for them to recover, wouldn't you make a big mistake?! Don't forget that according to Wang Yan's information, there are still 5,000 enemy troops, but now there are only more than a thousand defenders in Jinzhou, and Dong Zunhui only has 700 people, and they are still at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. Although An Yuanbao's uprising on the battlefield surrender, neither Wang Yan nor Dong Zunhui could believe his loyalty and had to leave troops to monitor them. In this way, the troops were even less.

At this time, the inspector Wang Wandao said to Wang Yan: "Sir, General Dong actually makes some sense. We have to take this opportunity to beat the dog in the water. If Liu Chengjun and the others make a comeback, we will have to go through a lot of trouble!"

Wang Yan snorted coldly, although Dong Zunhui made contributions to rescue Jinzhou, he still cannot escape the nature of young people and acted recklessly! But even so, Dong Zunhui made contributions to rescue, and I cannot deny his face too much. Moreover, Dong Zunhui and Wang Wangan and others support him. If I strongly oppose it, it would be against everyone's will. Wang Wangan is really hateful. He happened to go out of the city a few days ago to guide the work of the steadfast walls and clear the field, and missed the battle to defend Jinzhou. Now, he has not made any contributions, but he actually agreed to the young man's opinion for his military achievements.

Wang Yan coughed and said to Dong Zunhui: "I am responsible for defending the territory. I still have to make a long-term plan for attacking Changshou Village. However, the prisoner-of-war camp built in the city is very vacant. General Dong can escort the prisoners to the prisoner-of-war camp if he wants. I believe Hanlun and others will be very happy to help guard. Moreover, the medical conditions and medicinal materials in the city are far more than those outside the city. I heard that General Dong has built a wounded barracks, and you can deliver the wounded soldiers to me without worrying about it."

Dong Zunhui hurriedly thanked that after handing over the prisoners and wounded soldiers, the cavalry could dispatch at least 650 people, and they could be worry-free whether it was reconnaissance or sneak attack.

After discussion, everyone decided that General Dong Zunhui, Dingyuan, led the cavalry to Changshou Village to look for fighter jets, and inspector Wang Wangan led the newly recruited two thousand young men to support him. As for the governor of Jianxiong Army, Wang Yan, he sat in Jinzhou and stabilized the rear.

So Dong Zunhui left Wang Zhengzhong and his guards to be responsible for the wounded soldiers, and he led the remaining 650 cavalry out of the city immediately and went to Changshou Village. Wang Wan dared to hand over his two thousand young men to the commander of the governor Hanlun, and he took fifty guard soldiers as Dong's guide.

Soon, the team arrived at Changshou Village, which is located southwest of Mianshan Town, about 30 miles away from Mianshan Town. This place is surrounded by Lingshi in the south, Siyao in the north, Mianshan in the east, and Shanling in the west. It is a place that military strategists must fight for. Standing on Mianshan Mountain, you can see the beautiful scenery here, and the fresh air smells very much. I believe that living here for a long time will lead to longevity.

Dong Zunhui whispered to Wang Wangan and asked: "General Wang, what do you think of the fighting power of your young man? Can you participate in the war?"

Wang Wandao smiled foolishly and whispered: "We are all our own people now, so I will tell the truth: the troops that can fight in Jinzhou are held in Wang Yan's hands, and no one is allowed to use them. And these newly recruited young and strong men can only fight with the wind. If they attack for a strong force, they should not be able to count on them."

Dong Zunhui was relieved. He also thought so, but because of Wang Wandao's face, he could not speak out. Dong Zunhui was still afraid that Wang Wan would dare to engage in stubbornness, and did not dare to persuade him along the way. Dong Zunhui nodded and asked in a low voice: "General Wang, do you think this place is only more than thirty miles away from Mianshan Town, and are there guards in Mianshan Town?"

Wang Wan dared to scratch his head and said uncertainly: "It should be. Mianshan Town belongs to the territory of Xizhou, and there should be troops stationed there. However, some time ago, the Northern Han army was very powerful, and the governor of Xizhou Xu Qian did not dare to move at all. He had withdrawn all the troops back to Xizhou. Now that the Northern Han army is defeated, Xu Qian is also a bold and greedy person, and should have done something."

Dong Zunhui then whispered to Wang Wandan: "The enemy has been resting in this Changshou Village for so long, and the food and grass are inseparable. He should have recovered a lot of morale and is wary of the sneak attacks we may have. Now, the plan is to do everything possible to strengthen our strength. I suggest that Lord Wang send people to Mianshan Town immediately to see if he can get some reinforcements from there. The defenders there are regular troops in Xizhou after all, and their combat power should be strong. Moreover, they are familiar with geography, which will also help us."

Wang Wandao nodded repeatedly, immediately selected young and strong men as messengers, and took a shortcut to Mianshan Town. After a long time, the messenger lived up to expectations and actually brought back five hundred elite soldiers. The leader was Sun Jiye, the commander-in-chief of the infantry commander under the governor of Xizhou Xu Qian.

Dong Zunhui exchanged a few greetings with Sun Jiye and informed the current situation. Sun Jiye also said enviously to Dong Zunhui: "General, I have also heard of the great victory you won a few days ago, and everyone was very excited. My Lord Xu immediately ordered me to lead my army to attack Changshou Village, hoping to support the defensive operations in Jinzhou. However, our troops were weak, and now that I have received the support of your large army, I feel relieved. After recent days of reconnaissance, I discovered a loophole in the enemy's defense!"

Dong Zunhui was overjoyed!

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Chapter completed!