Chapter 53: Breaking the Camp

The moon is in the sky, and the southeast wind rises at night.

When Zhou Pu led the armored light cavalry to withdraw from the north, the strength of the Jiangdong Left Army on the east bank of Surabaya was only more than 4,000 people, and there were not enough troops to besiege the Hedong camp of the Liumin Army, not to mention that Chen Hansan led more than 2,000 cavalry to arrive and peep from the east.

Aside from the other three sides, Ning Zechen led three battalions of infantry to attack the Hedong camp only from the south, and Surabaya in the west was galloping, Lin Jian led two battalions of armor and cavalry to display in the southeast direction, protecting the rear wing of Ning Zechen's attacking battalion soldiers and blocking Chen Han's three troops on the periphery.

Although Chen Hansan spared his troops, he had a knife on his neck, and he did not dare to fight a tough battle.

The Yishui camp has been broken through, and next, the Jiangdong Left Army did not go to Siyang, and unexpectedly stormed Suyu's camp in the east of the Surabaya River, and it was not difficult for Chen Hansan to see that the Suyu Hedong camp could lead to a rather serious consequence after it was breached.

After capturing the Hedong camp, the elite infantry and cavalry of the Jiangdong Left Army can cross the river and enter the west of the Surabaya River, which will penetrate into the hinterland of the Liumin Army in the Huaisi area, and will directly affect the military deployment of the main force of the Liumin Army in the periphery of Xuzhou.

Although the Jiangdong Left Army did not have much to do with its westward advance this time, and the Jiangdong Left Army was temporarily stationed in Shanyang County, the total number of troops in the Huaisi area was only 6,000 people, and the strength of the Floating People's Army in the Huaisi area at the same time was as high as 156,000 people. According to reason, there should be no fear that the Jiangdong Left Army will come in and fight, and there will be a chance to cover it, but Chen Hansan always has an ominous premonition in his heart.

The Jiangdong Left Army's attack on the Yishui camp was unexpected, and it turned to abandon Siyang, and without the slightest rest, it stormed the Hedong camp in Suyu, which was even more unexpected - in addition to leading 2,000 cavalry to catch up, Ma Lantou in Siyang and Liu An'er in Xuzhou did not have time to react at all, and the Jiangdong Left Army was too strong and too fast.

Ma Lantou was in Siyang, mainly to prevent the Jiangdong Left Army from crossing the river from the north bank of Huaishui and the lower reaches of Surabaya to land on the shore and rescue Liu Tingzhou's Huai Army.

What will Ma Lantou and Sun Zhuang's expressions be in Siyang? What kind of adjustments will be made, do you have the ability to eat the remnants of Liu Tingzhou's Duhuai army in Siyang tonight, and then wave your army to help Suyu?

Chen Hansan had to think about what would happen if he didn't make a move tonight, if the Jiangdong Left Army successfully captured the Hedong camp in Suyu, he would cross Surabaya tomorrow?

Although the Wandering People's Army has a large number of troops on the west bank of Surabaya, Suyu at this time is not very strong.

Chen Hansan had to think seriously about it, once the military deployment of the Wandering People's Army on the west bank of Surabaya disrupted the sharp, fast and effective offensive of the Jiangdong Left Army, the siege of Xuzhou was likely to collapse, and the Jiangdong Left Army's water camp warships drove straight into the Surabaya River section north of Suyu, and the more than 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command would be completely blocked in the east of the Surabaya River, and they would not be able to advance or retreat!

Thinking of this, Chen Hansan's cold anger went straight to the tail ridge, the East China Sea fox was really ambitious and greedy for no reason.

It is very likely that the East China Sea Fox planned it this way, otherwise it would be impossible to abandon the water camp and abandon the water road, and take the land route to storm the Yishui camp and the east camp of the Suyu River. As long as the offensive of the Jiangdong Left Army was slightly frustrated at the Yishui Camp or the Suyu Hedong Camp, not only would the Jiangdong Left Army lose its troops and generals, but it would no longer have enough time to save Liu Tingzhou.

Even if he didn't mention the blood feud of his brother's killing, as long as he speculated that the East China Sea Fox Lin had such a treacherous scheme, Chen Hansan could no longer stay out of the matter, and he didn't dare to worry about the troops.

Led the troops over, and saw that the Jiangdong Left Army set aside the other three sides and specialized in the south gate of the Hedong camp, Chen Hansan scattered the cavalry in the wilderness, first pointed out hundreds of elite cavalry, and attacked the Jiangdong Left Army from the right flank.

The eyebrow moon shines in the sky, the clear light is like water, and the weather at night is not hot, which is just suitable for night battles.

When most people in the world reach the night eyesight, the country people call it "chicken blind", saying that when the chicken enters the nest, the eyes become blind and cannot see clearly. But for people who can eat meat regularly, the symptoms are much milder.

In fact, eating animal liver can alleviate the symptoms more obviously, and there is already a prescription for using pig liver to treat night blindness.

The two thousand cavalry under his command took Chen Hansan's great effort, and they were all elites who had been saved up with great difficulty, and the food was far better than that of the ordinary wandering army, that is, under the command of Chen Hansan, the supply supply was also divided into three, six, and nine, etc., these two thousand cavalry were naturally the best, and the wandering army called it a meat-eating demon.

Although it is called a demon, many people want to squeeze in, after all, being able to eat several meals of braised pork in a row is the most extravagant dream of many people in their lives.

If it is said that there are elite soldiers in the exile army who are suitable for night battles, the 2,000 cavalry of Chen Hansan's department should be counted as one. In addition, cavalry was less dependent on command than foot soldiers.

Hundreds of elite riders were invested at a time, and under the dim light of the eyebrows, the black pressure was scattered, and the hooves were raised, and the momentum was terrifying.

Just as the cavalry was attacking the two infantry arrays of the Jiangdong Left Army, all of which were separated in oblique formations, layer by layer, like swallowtails.

The bows and crossbows of the Jiangdong Left Army's infantry are dense and extremely sharp, and the shield car is buckled in front of the formation, and its spears, high shields and swords are clearly layered, and the ability to resist the impact of cavalry is extremely strong.

If it was possible, Chen Hansan didn't want to hit the infantry array of the Jiangdong Left Army head-on.

However, in addition to the more than 2,000 soldiers responsible for attacking the camp on the inside, the infantry of the Jiangdong Left Army deployed on the rear flank stood in six oblique formations, like the tail feathers of the wild goose and the lotus petals.

Due to the obstruction of the field of vision, the distance was too far, and the situation of the Jiangdong Left Army's formation was not very clear, and it was a black and mushy group, and there were many reserve troops.

Generally speaking, the formation uses cavalry to cover the flanks of the foot soldiers, but the layout of the Jiangdong Left Army has a greater need, not only the heavy cavalry cannot see the figure, but the armored light cavalry also presses the infantry array on the inside, so that Chen Hansan cannot find the flank with obvious weaknesses.

If there are shortcomings, it is that the rear wing defensive formation of the Jiangdong Left Army is a little thin, and its rear wing is only more than 1,000 foot soldiers, but it lists six oblique formations with parallel rings, and the depth and thickness are limited.

In Chen Hansan's view, even if he could not find a flank with obvious weaknesses, he would attack from the front, and as long as he penetrated the formation in one fell swoop, the lotus-petal-shaped array on the rear wing of the Jiangdong Left Army would be completely scattered.

Hundreds of cavalry under Chen Han's three divisions charged forward, and the two infantry sentry formations of the Jiangdong Left Army in front of them not only did not converge and assemble into a tighter defensive array, but pushed the shield cart and raised the shield to the sound of war drums, and pushed outward, with the intention of taking the initiative to engage in battle.

In the current situation, the Jiangdong Left Army still has such a strong intention to take the initiative to seek war in its rear flank, which makes Chen Hansan secretly frightened, but at the same time, he also secretly feels lucky.

The infantry array that is mobilized and driven forward will naturally have a certain degree of dispersion, and the ability to resist the impact of the cavalry cannot be compared with the infantry array that gathers in a tight formation, and it is easier for the cavalry to penetrate it.

The infantry against the cavalry relied on a dense formation, relying on the tacit cooperation between discipline and robes. Once the infantry formation is overwhelmed by the cavalry, it often means the beginning of ruthless trampling and rout.

Seeing that there was a chance to win, Chen Hansan personally beat the drums, and asked the cavalry to break through the rear flank of the Jiangdong Left Army regardless of casualties, penetrate its formation, and in one fell swoop its offensive to storm the south gate of the Hedong camp, and he even arranged the second batch of cavalry to attack.

To Chen Hansan's surprise, the two infantry arrays of the Jiangdong Left Army that took the initiative to engage in the battle spread out to the left and right in each direction during the attack, and took the initiative to leave a big gap in the middle.

At this time, Chen Hansan felt bad, he handed over the drum to his deputy, and drove his horse to the front of the two infantry arrays of the Jiangdong Left Army to observe the enemy situation, and suddenly saw that the gap in the middle of the two infantry arrays flashed with the cold light of the armor of the Jiangdong Left Army's heavy cavalry.

The two infantry arrays unfolded as a result of the attack, and the gap formed in the middle just gave the heavy cavalry in the center of the formation a way to speed up the charge.

The speed of the heavy cavalry rushing forward was not fast, Chen Hansan was silently calculating in his heart, when his cavalry came into contact with the front line of the Jiangdong Left Army's foot soldiers, the heavy cavalry of the Jiangdong Left Army just stood out...... Chen Hansan couldn't even order the withdrawal of the army, and more than 100 people in armor and light cavalry of the Jiangdong Left Army galloped out from the flank, just waiting for his side to retreat to cover the rear!

There is a difference between a war horse and a war horse.

According to the standard Huai implemented by Lin Tie in Chongzhou, the cavalry of Chen Hansan's cavalry can only be regarded as a walking horse and a camel horse, and the weight is five or six hundred catties, which is already strong. The weight of the riding horse of the Jiangdong Left Army is more than 800 catties, and the people are wearing armor and horses, and the people and horses are combined, almost nearly 1,100 catties.

It is not difficult to imagine the effect of a head-on collision between the light cavalry of Chen Han's three divisions and the armored cavalry of the Jiangdong Left Army.

The two armies were in front of each other, and the situation of flesh and blood flying made Chen Hansan's heart palpitate and his flesh tremble. He knew that most of the flesh and blood that flew were the elite cavalry that he was easily reluctant to take out to fight a tough battle, and the infantry of the Jiangdong Left Army had shield armor and armor and heavy armor to protect each other, and the casualties were very limited without breaking through its formation.

After seeing the infantry of the Jiangdong Left Army attacking, Chen Hansan resolutely ordered the withdrawal of the army, stopped the meaningless unilateral slaughter, and ordered the second group of cavalry to stand out dozens of paces to prevent the armored light cavalry of the Jiangdong Left Army from rushing out.

After a rough count, this time the charge was miscalculated, and nearly a hundred elite horsemen were lost, and Chen Han's heart was dripping blood.

Lin Jian also did not have the luxury of besieging and killing Chen Hansan's cavalry in the field on a moonlit night, the heavy cavalry was easy to use, but the endurance was not long, and the speed of the foot soldiers was not enough, unless he could attack and save, but at present, there was no condition to completely annihilate Chen Han's cavalry.

Lin Jian ordered the rear flank to be reorganized and Chen Hansan was blocked on the periphery, and his purpose was to ensure that Ning Zechen's attack on the south gate of the Hedong camp of the Liumin Army was not disturbed.

Only then did Chen Hansan clearly distinguish the formation of the Jiangdong Left Army on the rear flank. Although 1,200 foot soldiers formed six oblique formations, a team of heavy cavalry was sandwiched between the flanks of every two diagonal formations, and the armored light cavalry was used as a reserve near the center of the formation, Chen Hansan only had cavalry available in his hand at this time, even if he did not count the casualties, it was difficult to shake the rear flank formation of the Jiangdong Left Army......

The plan discussed by Lin Jian with Qin Chengzu, Ning Zechen, and Zhou Pu is very simple: with two battalions of foot soldiers, one sentry heavy cavalry and two sentry light cavalry to protect the rear wing, and with three battalions of foot soldiers as the main force, storm the south gate of the Hedong camp of the Liumin Army, occupy the upper wind, attack from the south gate, and drive the Liumin Army out of the Hedong camp.

The pontoon bridge between the camp in the east of the river and the city of Suyu broke several sections of the giant trees rushing upstream, and the iron cable was also broken in two, which could not be repaired at night, and the reinforcements in the city of Suyu in the west of the river could not cross the river.

The Wandering People's Army is on the east bank of the Surabaya River, and in addition to the reinforcements of Chen Han's three departments, there are still 6,000 troops in the camp.

It is said that the Wandering People's Army has a lot of troops, and it still has the advantage of defending the camp, but after the South Gate was crashed by a rushing car, the outpost of the Jiangdong Left Army broke through the South Gate and grabbed the wall, and the gap between the Wandering Army and the Jiangdong Left Army in terms of soldiers, training, cooperative operations, and weapons and equipment became more and more distinct.

When the Jiangdong Left Army still had the spare strength to replace the foot soldiers who broke forward and attacked the fortified positions in a rhythmic manner, the Liumin Army even had to carry out the silver on the spot to gather the dead soldiers who dared to intercept the Jiangdong Left Army's advance in the front......

Chen Hansan watched as the Hedong battalion was taken away inch by inch by the Jiangdong Left Army from the south gate, and countless soldiers of the exile army who had lost their will to resist escaped from the other three gates.