Chapter 56: The Death of the Flying Bear
(The third update, oh, ask for a red ticket)
Looking at the defeat on the north bank, Yue Lengqiu wanted to cry without tears.
He was cautious for half his life, and he really didn't expect that at this time, he would lose the chips in his hand cleanly, and he would put his life into it.
Lin Bin's secret letter clearly stated that Chizhou would make every effort to prevent the luxury family from crossing the river on the north bank, but he swayed and hesitated, completely unprepared that the backlash of the luxury family when they were dying and struggling would be so fierce.
Yue Lengqiu's heart was like a knife, and Deng Yu also looked gloomy.
The north bank and the two roads on the river were defeated, although there were still 20,000 soldiers and horses on the south bank, but the morale was low, and there was no possibility of attacking Peng Ze from the east flank.
As night fell, the enemy army on the north bank was still chasing and killing the routed army, and Zongyang City was also lost shortly after nightfall.
Chen Hansan was able to kill and led more than 1,000 cavalry from his headquarters to Yicheng. Fortunately, Cao Ziang received the letter in Luzhou in time, and Sun Zhuang led the cavalry to kill out of the Lujiang River in time, killing the enemy soldiers who were approaching Yicheng, and keeping the two counties of Yicheng and Qianshan on the north bank not lost.
The Chizhou army was defeated, the situation at the southern foot of Huaishan suddenly became critical, and the garrison of the Huaidong Army in Luzhou was also very limited, including the newly formed third brigade of the cavalry battalion, and the garrison in Luzhou was only about 10,000 people.
One victory and one defeat had a profound impact on the morale of both the enemy and us, and the morale of the Jiangzhou Navy was like a rainbow, and it would be unwise for the Jinghai Third Water Battalion to rush against the current to fight.
In order to avoid the risk of collapse of the entire defense line on the west side of Jiangning, Cao Ziang, who was in charge of the military administration of Luzhou, could only order the Jinghai Third Water Battalion, which had originally planned to enter Jiangzhou, to move closer to Yicheng and Lujiang on the north bank, so as to ensure that the Luzhou defense line was worry-free.
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The luxury family is trapped near Jiangzhou, and the beasts are still fighting and fighting beautifully, but it is difficult to come back to life in Shangrao.
The defense formation of the Chen Yan Department at the southern foot of Lianchi Peak was as solid as a rock, and the desperate attacks launched by the extravagant flying bear were ruthlessly shattered. By the 25th, the rain had stopped for three consecutive days, and the muddy land at the southern foot of Lianchi Peak had turned blood-red.
"Young marshal, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood!" Shi and Jin persuaded bitterly.
Heavy rain for three days in a row greatly prevented the main force of the Huaidong Army from pursuing by land, but the troop carriers transported more than 10,000 elites from the upper reaches and filled in the Huating Pass and Lianchi Peak on the north and south banks, completely blocking the westward escape route of the main force of the eastern front of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army.
Now, Zhou Pu led the cavalry battalion to slowly press towards the remnants of the extravagant flying bear from behind, only more than 20 miles away.
At this time, the remnants of the extravagant flying bear had no other choice but to disperse and flee south into the deep mountains and old forests.
"Ahem, ahem!" Extravagant Fei Xiong coughed fiercely twice, spit out a mouthful of bloody sputum, before rushing into the formation, he hit a stone bullet on the part of the left shoulder that was slightly lower, the shoulder bone was shattered, only survived, lying on the couch, the body was unable to move.
"Brother Shi listens to orders." Extravagant Fei Xiong called each other as a brother and asked Shi and Jin to listen to orders.
"Young marshal!"
"I don't have a long life, and I don't have the strength to walk through hundreds of miles of mountains and mountains to Shaowu. If I go with you, it's just a burden and a harm to everyone. When did a man from a luxurious family live or die, when did he become a burden to others? Extravagant Feixiong was about to take a breath when he said a word, and said laboriously, "You protect extravagant Jiao to Shao Wu." You guard Shao Wu, so that everyone knows that the luxury family has no chance to come back from the dead, so that everyone will not lose hope. If I stay here, I may be able to hold off the Huaidong Army for a day, and I can also win you and Jiangzhou some more time......"
Seeing that Flying Bear, Shi and Jin couldn't rush to Lianchi Peak, they led the remnants to retreat to the southeast, stopping in front of a stream leading to the depths of Wuyi Mountain.
Going south along the stream, it only leads to the depths of Wuyi Mountain, and there is no road that can directly lead to Shanguan and Shaowu. However, as long as they disengaged from the Huaidong Army and went through hardships, they could still disperse and flee to northern Fujian.
The grain and grass have been exhausted, there are hundreds of miles of mountains to cross in order to escape to northern Fujian, not to mention the wounded, even the people with intact hands and feet, it is also extremely difficult, along the way I don't know if it will be attacked and intercepted by the cottage.
The wounded soldiers could not accompany him and become a burden, so he ordered Shi Hejin and his second son Hao Jiao to abandon him and the wounded soldiers and flee from the trail to the depths of Wuyi Mountain, and then find an opportunity to escape to Shaowu.
Extravagantly weeping on the ground, his mind was in turmoil, Shi and Jin couldn't bear it, knelt on the ground and refused to get up.
With the last of his strength, he said sharply, "Do you want to disobey orders?" ”
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When Zhou Pu and his cavalry arrived, Shi Hejin and the remnants of Hao Jiao fled into the depths of Wuyi Mountain, and the Yuxi crossing was blocked by Yu Fei Xiong who was left behind by Hao Fei Xiong to act as a wounded pawn of the dead soldiers.
However, the arrows of the extravagant bear were exhausted, and they were unable to reorganize the camp, and about 2,000 wounded soldiers were in front of a slope, and countless people with severed limbs and stumps were holding the battle flag of the extravagant bear, fluttering under the slanting sun.
The Huaidong army formed a formation of infantry and cavalry in front and launched a strong attack.
Ao Canghai came on horseback, looked at the remnants of the enemy who had run out of arrows, drove his horse to the front of the battle, and shouted in a deep voice: "Flying Bear, if you kneel down, what if you don't die?" ”
Ao Canghai and the luxury family have a blood feud, but Zhou Pu hid aside and watched a good show, and did not see a response from the enemy formation for a long time, Ao Canghai ordered the armor and cavalry to trample on the enemy formation.
The enemy's arrows were exhausted, and the troops of the Flying Bear were almost exhausted in the end, and the wounded and soldiers had been without food for two days, and there was no other defense except for the simple rejection of the horses.
Such a defensive formation, in front of the Huaidong infantry and cavalry charging formation, is not an obstacle at all; A charge, about to break through the enemy's line.
Half of his body is crippled, and he has lost the power to commit suicide.
He originally wanted to ask the guards to help him commit suicide to avoid being humiliated by Huaidong, but the Huaidong army had already learned from the mouths of the captives that the extravagant bear was heavily injured, and countless generals were staring at the extravagant bear to capture him alive, so how could he die easily?
When rushing into the formation, a team of armored horsemen went straight to the center of the formation where the extravagant flying bear was, killed the dozens of guards around him, caught the extravagant flying bear who rolled into the mud puddle and was filthy, and sent it to Ao Canghai for meritorious service.
Ao Canghai got off the horse, saw that the eyes of the bear were like ashes, he didn't say a word, sighed, and did not insult his interest, grabbed half of his hair bun, pulled out a knife and cut his throat, threw it to the ground, and ordered left and right: "Spread the head of the rebel to the army, so as to raise the prestige of the army!" The enemy camp will be above and will be killed, and the rest will be born! ”
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Late at night on the 25th, after the rain stopped, the banks of the Xinjiang River were particularly quiet, and Lin was bound in Shangrao City, and he did not know the news of the defeat of the Chizhou army.
The main forces of the Huaidong Army, Liu Zhenzhi, Zhang Jiheng, Zhang Gou, Tang Fuguan, Chen Yan, and Sun Wenyao, all of whom belonged to the Chongcheng Army and the Changshan Army, all successfully passed through the flooded land and entered the middle reaches of the Xinjiang River.
Among them, Chen Zhen, Zhang Gou's department and part of the cavalry of the first brigade of the cavalry battalion were on the south bank to pursue and annihilate the remnants of the extravagant flying bear, Zhang Jiheng and Su Pin Xiaozhi guarded the Huating Pass and blocked the westward escape of the enemy of Hengfeng, and Liu Zhenzhi, Tang Fuguan, Sun Wenyao and other troops were commanded by Zhou Tong, advancing westward from Shangrao and slowly advancing to Hengfeng. In Hengfeng, there are still 25,600 remnants of the Zhejiang-Fujian army that have not surrendered.
It was late at night, the lights and candles were about to be gone, Lin Jian was still sitting under the lamp reading the official letter, and Fu Qinghe and Gao Zongting were also accompanied by him.
Song Jia pushed the door in and said: "Extravagant Feixiong has been beheaded before the battle, and its remnants of the battalion will be punished, except for more than 1,500 remnants who surrendered, about 2,000 people fled into Wuyi Mountain, and General Canghai asked for instructions on how to deal with it on the shore?" ”
"Tell Ao Canghai to go to Huating Pass, first lead Zhang Jiheng's troops to the north, join the advance army of eastern Gan, and recover the cities of eastern Gan; Chen Yan led his troops to rest on the south bank, and Zhang Gou led his troops to continue to advance westward, and after recovering Fuzhou, he went south to fight Shanguan, and he could resist the forces along the road, and he could choose his elite to be absorbed, and Zhao Qingshan attacked northern Fujian, so that the enemy in northern Fujian could not have a chance to breathe. Lin Jian said.
Chen Yan's unit pursued and intercepted the enemy soldiers twice, and suffered heavy casualties, and it was necessary to rest and replenish new combat strength in order to avoid a decline in combat effectiveness.
The 2,000 remnants of the enemy fled into Wuyi Mountain, and eventually they had to flee south to Shanguan and Shaowu, where they had no grain and grass in the deep mountains, and they had to cross mountains and mountains, which would not be faster than Zhang Gou's troops who would attack Shanguan in the south after recovering Fuzhou.
After the war in eastern Fujian, there were about 30,000 soldiers and horses in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, but the luxury family in order to guard Shangrao, has twice drawn elite troops from northern Fujian to the north, and now the luxury family will not have more than 20,000 soldiers and horses guarding northern Fujian.
Zhao Qingshan could have up to 30,000 soldiers and horses in Jin'an Mansion to go along the west of the Minjiang River to fight Jian'an, and Lin Jian asked Zhang Gou to lead 12,000 elites to fight Shaowu and Shanguan from Fuzhou to the south. With 40,000 troops, he attacked northern Fujian, and already had an absolute advantage in terms of troops. In addition, the resistance forces in southern Jiangnan will also be incorporated by Lin Tie, and they will not be taken out of control and become a new hidden danger in Jiangxi.
These things had been discussed before, and Lin Jian casually ordered, and did not discuss them with Fu Qinghe and Gao Zongting.
"Canghai has set the tone on the south coast, and I don't think the enemy who stubbornly guards Hengshan will also take this as an example?" Fu Qinghe suggested.
"Most of the generals of the luxury family are exchanged for military merits, and military merits are nothing more than the blood of the people and generals in Jiangnan, and the battalion generals will be sent to Jiangning for trial, and the rest will be pardoned," Lin Tie said, "Send someone to tell Zhou Tong about this." It was hard here, and the list of enemy generals and officials to be killed was written down in detail, and Zhou Tong was asked to use a stone-throwing crossbow to enter Hengfeng City; The enemy army was not in disarray, and the city was attacked after three days. ”
There are still 25,000 or 6,000 remnants of the enemy surrounded in Hengfeng City, and there are almost sixty or seventy generals above the battalion general, and these are all war criminals who cannot be forgiven -- although Lin Jian has no penchant for destroying people and destroying the human race, the main generals of the Zhejiang-Fujian army who have rebelled in the southeast from their homes have too much blood on their hands, and the blood feud caused is too deep, and there is no room for forgiveness.
"I don't know what the situation is in Jiangzhou?" Gao Zongting said, "The enemy of Ganzhou has withdrawn to the north yesterday, I think that Luwenzhuang will not wait for the troops to withdraw to Jiangzhou before crossing the river, if Yue Lengqiu hesitates a little on the north bank, the situation is really difficult to say......"
"When did Yue Lengqiu trust me without reservation?" Lin Jian smiled slightly, and said, "Luxury, Wenzhuang is determined to give up all the soldiers and horses on the Eastern Front, I'm afraid there is no chance to stop it from going north!" ”
In order to break through the defense line of the luxury family in Shangrao, Lin Jian transferred the Chongcheng Army and the Changshan Army to the south to participate in the war, and the garrisons in Luzhou and Yijiang were mainly water battalions, and the combat strength on land was very limited, less than 10,000. Whether or not the road to the north of the luxury family can be blocked, Lin Jian can only rely on Chizhou and Jinghu.
And Chizhou and Jinghu are at odds with Huaidong, the situation is developing so quickly, and the opportunity to block the luxury family to cross north is so lined, Lin Tie does not expect Yue Lengqiu to grasp it, but Lin Tie did not expect Yue Lengqiu to lose so badly at this time.
After the remnants of the luxury family crossed the river and fled north in Jiangzhou, although the overall situation in Jiangxi had been decided, there were still many things to be cleaned up, and the main force of the Huaidong Army could not be transferred north for a while.
First, the enemy of Hengfeng must be solved as soon as possible, and in addition, the luxury family still has a remnant army to be annihilated in northern Fujian, and the problem of Huang Binghao and Chen Zishou in Yuanzhou is also a headache. After the remnants of the luxury family crossed the river and fled north in Jiangzhou, Hu Wenmu's soldiers and horses in Ezhou were also easy to attack Jiangzhou, and Lin Jian had a headache how to force Hu Wenmu to hand over Jiangzhou.
Okay, a bunch of headaches are waiting to be solved one by one in front of you, Lin Jian rubbed his swollen temples, and said to Fu Qinghe and Gao Zongting: "You guys go to rest first, it's not that everything can be solved today...... " Leaving next to Fu Qinghe and Gao Zongting, Lin Jian groaned in pain, lay down, pillowed on Song Jia's plump and slender thighs, and said, "Alas, you must pretend to be sick for two days, or you will accompany me to pretend to be sick, right?" ”