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Volume 1, Chapter 280: An unexpected hit

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    Chapter 280: An unexpected hit

    Fatty Lu did not hesitate to sacrifice his reputation and body, and devised a vicious plan to lure the enemy into a decisive battle under Jiujiang City. His bad idea finally succeeded!

    Wu Jun¡¯s sentry report revealed that the Zhao Guozha and Xibu troops in Nanchang in the south sent 20,000 troops, personally led by Zhao Guozha, a veteran of Qing Dynasty, along the Jiangxi official road, and rushed toward Jiujiang with murderous intent!  But this is nothing. The real terror lies in the east. Anqing Mangou Shiergen sent 43,000 troops, personally led by General Xiergen of Qingqing and Dingnan. They first crossed the Yangtze River south and landed in Chizhou.  Then he turned west, taking both water and land routes, and headed towards Jiujiang with murderous intent. The warships on the river were like crucian carp crossing the river, densely packed, and the mites on the ground were riding like ants, majestic and powerful.  Rushing like a stream, surging like a tide!

    Although the bad idea was successful, new troubles also came one after another, especially two big problems, which gave Fatty Lu a headache and made him extremely nervous.  The first question is that this is the first time for Fatty Lu to command such a large-scale battle. The total number of participating troops of both the enemy and ours has exceeded 110,000, and this is still in a situation where the enemy is early and we are few, and the enemy is strong and we are weak.  A large-scale battle conducted under prerequisite conditions was undoubtedly an extremely serious test for Fatty Lu, who had only participated in similar battles as a staff officer.

    The second question comes from the navy. Before the Fat Man's Army's Eastern Expedition, Wu Jun's scouts repeatedly confirmed that Anqing's Qingqing Navy only had more than a hundred main warships of various types, about as many as the Fat Man's Navy.  Twice that of the enemy, this was a great threat to the Fat Man Navy, which had the advantage of upstream and Kaitian torpedoes, but it was not without hope of defeating the strong by the weak.

    But what Fatty Lu and others never expected was that during the time when Fatty's army was setting off for the Eastern Expedition, they once had an acquaintance with Fatty Lu, Lord Wei's legendary good friend, and the Qingqing Governor of Jiangning.  Mu Tianyan actually sent more than a hundred brand-new warships and 5,000 new naval training divisions to the Anqing Qing Army, which suddenly quadrupled the strength comparison between the Anqing Qing Army Navy and the Fat Man Army Navy!  As a result, not only did the famous traitor Li Guodong, the commander of the Fatty Army's navy, turn pale, but even Fatty Lu, who had always been arrogant and confident, began to be worried about conquering the Jiangnan water town with dense rivers and lakes. How could he fight without a navy?

    "Damn it, no wonder that old traitor Wu Sangui agreed to let me attack Nanjing at the first glance. I finally managed to fight off a Yang Jie on the water, and then came another E-nai with more boats. Without the superiority of the navy, it would have been impossible to conquer Nanjing.  It doesn¡¯t matter no matter how many promises he makes! To this old traitor, asking me to send troops to northern Ganxi is not so much asking me to capture northern Jiangxi and take Jiangnan directly, but rather asking me to contain Jiangnan, which is full of dogs, for him.  Elite, protect his rear and buy time for the Shaanxi-Gansu battlefield where his main force is! Old guy! Old fox! Old traitor! Old immortal!"

    Secretly scolding Old Han Wu for being a traitor, Fatty Lu tried his best to calm down and began to analyze the enemy's offensive strategies and strategies to defeat the enemy. At the same time, judging from the enemy's trends collected by the scouts, Fatty Lu believed that  , if nothing unexpected happens, the Nanchang Qing Army Zhao Guozhao Department, which is relatively close to the road, will first arrive at Nankang Fucheng, which is less than 40 miles away from Jiujiang, on the 30th day of the first lunar month the day after tomorrow - this is an insignificant ordinary city.  , there is no danger to defend, and there is little money and little food to earn, and Fatty Lu pretends to be injured to lure the enemy, so Fatty's army has not been free to recover, but after Zhao Guozhao's army goes north, they will definitely choose to use this  The city was used as a foothold, and it was also possible to choose this place as a granary, or as a stronghold to support the Qing army in Anqing to cross the lake.

    As for the Qing army in Anqing, judging from the distance and the marching speed of the Qing army, it is likely that the Qing army in Anqing arrived at the west bank of Poyang Lake within two days of the first or second day of February. Fortunately, the navy of the Qing army in Anqing  Although there were many warships, they were still unable to carry all the Qing troops across the lake at one time. This meant that the Wu army still had a good fighter plane to attack the Anqing Qing troops halfway across the lake.  At the same time, because the two Qing armies of Nanchang and Anqing cannot arrive at the same time, the Fat Man's Army still has the opportunity to defeat the two Qing armies individually - of course, this is only a theoretical opportunity. Once the Fat Man's Army moves south, it will  Zhao Guozhao, who is known as an old treacherous and cunning man, must rely on danger and wait for reinforcements from the Qing army in Anqing, which makes the Fat Man Army's wishful thinking come to nothing.

    The treacherous and suspicious Fatty Lu is timid, too resourceful and decisive, and dare not make up his mind to formulate various defeating tactics. However, the traitor Wu arranged for Fatty Lu's right and left lieutenants, Gao Dejie and Han Daren, to think differently. They just heard that Zhao Guozhao was sending troops.  After hearing the news, the two natural enemies rushed to Fatty Lu and asked for orders to go to war with one voice. They asked to lead an army south to intercept the weaker Zhao Guozhao Army and lay a good foundation for the Jiujiang Battle.

    "Brother Lu, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't miss it!" Gao Dejie said loudly: "Mangou came in two directions, divided into two groups to attack together, fighter opportunities are rare, don't have too many, give me three to five thousand cavalry, go for you  The night after I chopped off old Zhao Guozhao¡¯s dog¡¯s headpot!  "

    "General Gao, we only have a total of five or six thousand cavalry, and we have to take out more than half of them at once. What if something goes wrong? Will we be able to fight cavalry battles in the future?" Han Daren sneered, also asking Fatty Lu  He raised his hands and said, "General, with only one thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry, the last general will definitely defeat the enemy coming from the south and win the first victory for our army!"

    "Two generals, I understand your mood." Fatty Lu was afraid that the two enemies would quarrel again, so he hurriedly said: "As you said, Mangou came from two directions to attack Jiujiang City separately. It is indeed our general.  The dogs are full of opportunities to defeat each one."

    Having said this, Fatty Lu paused, glanced at Han Daren and Gao Dejie, who were looking forward to it, and said in a deep voice: "But don't forget, we can think of this, but Mangou can't think of this.  Point? Especially Zhao Guozhao, the commander-in-chief of the dog-man army from the south, is a mature old fox, a sixty-six-year-old battlefield veteran. He has spent more time rolling around on the battlefield than the rest of us.  Commander, even Zheng Chenggong suffered big losses in front of him several times back then, how could he attack him first without guarding against us picking up the weak ones?"

    Although I feel that Fatty Lu is a bit timid and conservative, after thinking about it carefully, I feel that Fatty Lu¡¯s words are not completely unreasonable. In addition, I have always known Fatty Lu¡¯s tactical and strategic vision, and even the traitor Wu Lao was full of praise, so Gao Dejie is very  He quickly calmed down and said no more.  But Han Daren was different. Han Daren, who had dreamed of ousting Fatty Lu and replacing him, raised his head and said loudly: "General, with all due respect, are you a little timid and suspicious? Zhao Guozhao is indeed a treacherous old man.  It's true that it's a huge slippery slope, but don't forget that in order to prevent our army from interfering with crossing the lake and river, Mangou in Anqing would rush northward to seize the beachhead to help Mangou cross the lake. Zhao Guozhao, in order to carry out the military order, could he not rush forward?  Go north and expose your flaws?"

    "Ten thousand steps back." Han Daren also added: "Even if Nanchang Mangou is prepared, what does it matter? Since our army started its army, Nanchang Mangou has hardly participated in the war. Most of the soldiers have never seen blood or experience.  Not enough, can it be the opponent of a warrior like our army who has fought hundreds of battles?"

    "General Han, what you said does make sense." Fatty Lu nodded and said seriously: "But it's a pity that we still don't have a chance! Because the Mango coach Hilgen in Anqing is also an old man in his sixties.  Old fox, how can he not guard against us defeating each other? How can he not know the field gap between our army and Nanchang Mangu? So I can conclude that Hilgen will definitely not give Zhao Guozhao a fatal order to arrive on the battlefield on time.  I will only order him to take steps step by step and be careful heading north, and he would rather be late than rush forward!"

    "General, why do you think so much of Mangou at every turn? Thinking so cunningly?" Han Daren asked with a sneer.

    "Be careful when sailing the ten thousand year ship. Strategically, you can despise the enemy, but tactically, you must pay attention to the enemy." Fatty Lu said coldly: "I have made up my mind. I will not divide my troops to intercept Nanchang Mangou for the time being. Let's take a look at the situation first."

    After Fatty Lu¡¯s words reached this point, no matter how dissatisfied Han Daren and Gao Dejie were, they had no choice but to leave in dismay.  Fatty Lu stayed in the commander's hall and continued to plan strategies to defeat the enemy, constantly calculating the strength comparison between the two sides and analyzing the enemy's military psychology, looking for ways to defeat the strong with the weak. However, at the second watch, the exhausted Fatty Lu was about to return  While resting in the back hall, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the hall. Li Tianzhi, Gao Dejie and others rushed in quickly. As soon as they entered, Gao Dejie yelled: "Brother Lu, that bastard Han Daren is so courageous."  Mom is so big!"

    "What's wrong?" Fatty Lu was stunned at first, then jumped up suddenly and shouted with a pale face: "Did he disobey the general's order and lead the troops out of the city privately?"

    "That's it!" Gao Dejie yelled: "That bastard and his bastard brother Han Yuanren took advantage of the darkness to privately open the east gate they were responsible for and led 5,000 infantry and hundreds of cavalry out of the city!  "

    "He also left a message." Li Tianzhi added: "He said he asked the general not to send troops to chase him. He went to kill Mangou, not to surrender Mangou. If he doesn't get back the head of the traitor Zhao Guozha, he will swear  Don¡¯t withdraw your troops!¡±

    "F***ing mother!" This was the first time that such a thing happened to a soldier. Fatty Lu couldn't help but curse out with a livid face.

    "Brother Lu, give me an army, and I will capture Brother Han Daren and punish you!" Gao Dejie rushed to say.  Over there, Li Tianzhi, Quanjie, Hu Tongchun and others also angrily requested orders to send troops to hunt down the Han Daren brothers. Fatty Lu was thinking nervously with a livid face and was not in a hurry to speak.

    "Brother Dajie, I will give you three thousand cavalry to leave the city." After a long period of nervous calculation, Fatty Lu finally said: "But you are not allowed to chase Han Daren's army. You are just following him from the side. Once you find out that he is with Mangou  When fighting, immediately ambush in a secluded place. If Han Daren is ambushed, there is no need to save him! If he fails on his way back, you don¡¯t need to care about him, let alone go out.?If you are flanked by a group of chasing troops, you must continue to wait patiently for the group that is full of dogs!  "

    "Why?" Gao Dejie asked in surprise.

    "If I guess correctly, Zhao Guozhao is afraid of our army's field strength, so he will definitely place his elite soldiers in the front line and new infantry in the squadron." Fatty Lu explained: "So if you ambush Mangou's front line,  Even if the team succeeds, it won¡¯t gain much. Only the ambush combat power and the unprepared Mango team will have a chance to achieve a big victory, do you understand?¡±

    "Understood!" Gao Dejie agreed happily and hurried down to make arrangements - not saving Han Daren was exactly what he wanted.

    "Follow the order!" Fatty Lu ordered again: "You lead five thousand infantry out of the city and chase Han Daren along the official road. When you find that he has retreated in defeat, immediately step forward to respond and rescue our brothers. Remember, tens of millions  You must not march too fast, you must preserve the strength of your soldiers, and do not rush to get there, and end up losing the strength to fight."

    "General, I will obey the order!" Quanjie agreed loudly and hurriedly went down to organize the army to attack.  Fatty Lu turned to the generals with a livid face and said, "Everyone else, please go back to the camp and strictly restrain your subordinates. Anyone who disobeys the general's orders and attacks privately will be killed!"

    The generals agreed and left together. Looking at the departing figures of the generals, Fatty Lu was silent for a long time. It was not until everyone had gone away that Fatty Lu punched the table and hummed: "Little Han Daren, I'll wait for you."  Come back and see how I deal with you!"

    After humming here, a mysterious and evil smile suddenly appeared on Fatty Lu's fat face, and he said to himself: "But it's okay, with a stupid pig like you as bait, Zhao Guozhao, no matter how old a fox he is, I'm afraid he will definitely be as good as me, Master Lu."  when!"

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    Not to mention that Fatty Lu was sulking in Jiujiang City, but after Brother Han Daren led his troops out of the city privately, for fear that Fatty Lu would send troops to chase him, they just hurried southward until dawn, stopping to rest in the Yangjiashan area of ??De'an and sending out sentry horses.  After reconnaissance, there was no pursuer of the Wu army. Brother Han Daren was both happy and nervous. Of course, he was happy because no one interfered with his brother's achievements. But he was nervous because things had reached this point. There was no way back for his brother, or he would win completely.  Return, go back to the city and slap Fatty Lu in the face, or die in battle to make your ambition clear. It's either this or that, there is no choice.

    Since there was no turning back, there was no use regretting it. Brother Han Daren could only desperately promise huge rewards to boost the morale of the army, while leading the army to continue southward to meet the Nanchang Qing army heading north along the official road.  Marching all the way in a hurry until noon, the army had just arrived at Jianchang Loess Pit when the sentry horse Pegasus from the front came to report that the Qing army's vanguard team had been found in the Xiaolu Mountain area of ??Jianchang. The number was not very large, probably only two or three thousand people.  Brother Han Daren was overjoyed when he heard the news. He ordered the whole army to rest on the spot, seize the time to replenish their physical strength, and wait for the Qing army to move north.

    After less than half an hour, the forward team of the Qing army, which was mixed with infantry and cavalry, arrived at Huangtukeng. Judging from the flags, the general leading the Qing army should be Zhao Guozhao's favorite general Chang Jinggong. Brother Han Daren was overjoyed and rushed to order the entire army.  Rise up and attack.  The vanguard of the Qing army was obviously ill-prepared, and was completely defeated as soon as the battle began. They were killed by the Han Daren brothers and were completely defeated. The Han Daren brothers, who were eager to make meritorious deeds, pursued them for nearly twenty miles at a stretch.

    While the pursuit was in full swing, a large river suddenly appeared in front of the road. It turned out that Brother Han Daren had unknowingly chased Chang Jinggong's defeated troops to the Xiushui River.  It was early spring and the river was not big. Chang Jinggong's defeated army crossed the river and continued to flee south. Han Yuanren wanted to urge the army to pursue them, but Han Daren calmed down and quickly grabbed Han Yuanren and said nervously: "We can't pursue them."  Crossing the river, if Mangou has an ambush on the south bank of the Xiushui River, we will be in big trouble."

    "But our gains are not big!" Han Yuanren said anxiously: "We have only cut off two to three hundred dog heads. If we go back like this, we can't explain it to Lu Yifeng."

    "Be careful when sailing for ten thousand years." Han Daren finally remembered Fatty Lu's mantra and ordered: "After a day of rapid march and another battle, our soldiers are not strong enough. Let's go downstream and advance to Jianchang City.  Let¡¯s rest for a night before we talk.¡±

    "Boom!" Just as Han Yuanren was about to agree, a cannon suddenly sounded from the other side. An army on the left and right sides of the north and south banks of the Xiushui River came out. Like wolves and tigers, they attacked Han Daren's brothers from left to right. Chang Jingong's team in front, which had been retreating, also fell.  Turning around, Wu Jun was attacked from three sides.  Although the Wu soldiers led by Brother Han Daren were elite, they were extremely exhausted at the moment. They were attacked from three sides by the Qing army, and the team was immediately in chaos.

    "Sure enough, there was an ambush. Fortunately, we didn't chase him across the river!" Seeing this scene, Brother Han Daren broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that his army had already turned around at the gate of hell - the Qing army was on the north and south banks of the Xiushui River.  There was an ambush. If the Qing army foolishly pursued and killed them across the river, and the Qing army launched an ambush, then it would be unreasonable for the own army not to be severely defeated.

    "Don't be afraid, don't be confused!  Form a phalanx and fight against Mangu!  Nanchang Mangou doesn¡¯t have much experience, so don¡¯t be afraid of them!  "Han Daren is still calm. He knows that if his army retreats like this, it will definitely suffer a loss. There is no way to explain to Fatty Lu when he returns to Jiujiang City. It is better to form a bloody battle on the spot and still have a chance of victory.

    Although Han Daren's abacus was good, he forgot that the physical strength of his own soldiers could no longer persist, and he did not expect that the Qing army's combat effectiveness was quite good, fighting bravely and resolutely executing orders, surrounded on three sides.  The Wu army charged and slashed fiercely, causing considerable casualties to the exhausted Wu army.  As a result, the battle only lasted for a moment, and the Wu army began to retreat completely. No matter how much brother Han Daren shouted for encouragement, he did not have the strength to fight the Qing army. Brother Han Daren was so anxious that his voice was filled with tears, but he could not control the army's attack.  The north retreated.

    At the same time, on the high ground on the south bank of the Xiushui River, Qing army veteran Zhao Guozhao, who was deeply feared by Fatty Lu, was smiling. While observing the battlefield situation with a telescope, he said with a smile: "Wu Gou's abacus was good.  They wanted to defeat them all and eat them first. Unfortunately, I had expected this. But they were smart and did not pursue Xiushui River. Otherwise, it would be great if half of their thousands of troops could cross the river alive.  .¡±

    "Military Gate has a wonderful plan, and the ghosts and gods are unpredictable." The generals of the Qing army next to them were flattering, and the commander-in-chief Xu Zhen suggested: "Military Gate, do you want to urge our Chinese army to move quickly and join the battlefield as soon as possible to annihilate this Wu dog?  ?¡±

    "No need, Wu Gou refused to retreat. He must have known that there would be no reinforcements, so he had to fight for survival. Our army's victory is determined." Zhao Guozhao replied: "And this battlefield is close to mountains and rivers, which is not conducive to the formation of our new soldiers.  If they fight in formation, they won't be able to exercise their experience. If they break up and join the battlefield, it's just a waste."

    After saying that, Zhao Guozhao pointed to the front and ordered: "Go and give Zhao Yue an order to speed up the charge. Wu Gou's brigade must be dispersed so that our army can kill the thieves."

    The messenger rushed forward to deliver the order. The eldest son of Zhao Guozhao, Zhao Yue, who was commanding the battle, did not say a word. He personally led the elite cavalry and charged towards the Wu army. Although the number of more than 800 cavalry was not large, the victory was due to the elite and bravery.  Like a sharp knife, it was thrust straight into the center of the Wu army's ranks. Even if the Wu army's infantry was exhausted, it was difficult to intercept them even if they formed a formation. The momentum of defeat was even more obvious.  Seeing this situation, Han Daren, who was still somewhat loyal to the traitor Wu, had no choice but to order the entire army to retreat north to protect his soldiers, and went to the rear of the First Army in person. The three Qing armies merged into one and pursued with all their strength.  kill.

    "Give Zhao Yue another order not to pursue the enemy too deep and to be on guard against Wu Gou's ambush." ??Zhao Guozhao issued two more orders in succession, "In addition, order the Chinese army to speed up northward and must cross the border before it gets dark.  Set up camp on the Xiushui River.¡±

    The order was conveyed, and Zhao Yue's team in front pursued them more fiercely. The Chinese army group commanded by Zhao Guozhao personally accelerated northward carrying siege equipment and food and grass supplies, and fully crossed the Xiushui River before it became dark.  Stopped on the north bank of the river, started to light a fire to cook, and set up camp to rest.  Zhao Guozhao, who had matured into a master, was spreading scouts to detect the movements in all directions, while constantly sending messengers to get in touch with his son and grasp the movements of the front army.

    While the army was camping, Zhao Guozhao found a flat and clean place to sit down, and began to analyze the Wu army's situation, and thought to himself: "From the perspective of today's battle, there is indeed something wrong with Jiujiang Wu Gou's internal affairs.  , Lu Yifeng, that dog thief, was either really injured by artillery, or there was a problem with the control of Wu Dog's army. Otherwise, Wu Dog, who is famous for being cunning and cunning, would never allow this to happen today.  Zhiwu Dog marched in such a hurry and rashly pursued the enemy without sending rear troops to respond."

    "If this is the case, the battle in Jiujiang may really be promising." After thinking about this, Zhao Guozhao couldn't help but reveal a relaxed smile on his wrinkled face.

    "Boom!" Just as he was feeling proud, a cannon shot suddenly rang out from behind the mountain to the west of the Qing army's camp, and with a loud killing sound, groups of Wu army cavalry rushed over with shouts, shocking the Qing army who were setting fire to rebel and setting up camp.  , and there was a sudden chaos.  Zhao Guozha also jumped up in shock and shouted in a panic: "How is it possible? How could Wu Gou arrange an ambush here?"

    "Dazhou!" Surprised and confused, the thunderous shouts of killing were already very close. The Wu army's cavalry soldiers, who had been charging for a long time and were extremely elite, rolled over in batches and attacked the Qing army's camp like several sharp knives.  He cuts down people and kills enemies on sight. He goes on a rampage and is invincible.  The elite of the Qing army had already been lured far ahead by the Han Daren brothers. The Chinese army was full of recruits who had never seen blood on the battlefield for the first time. How could they withstand an attack in a hurry?  They were killed until corpses lay all over the field, rivers of blood flowed, and rats trampled on each other, leaving countless dead.

    "Don't mess up! Don't mess up!" This time it was Zhao Guozhao's turn to yell in panic, but in the darkness, the sergeant was running for his life, so how could he reorganize quickly?  The Wu army's cavalry led by Gao Dejie himself were in good order.Wandering dragons only ran around the Qing army's camps, slashing and setting fire everywhere. The Qing soldiers were even more panicked and frightened. They either jumped into the river to escape or went up the mountain to escape. Almost no one in the army raised a sword to defend against the enemy.  However, the Wu cavalry was merciless and targeted areas with large numbers of Qing troops to attack, desperately harvesting the lives of Qing recruits. One cavalry even charged directly at Zhao Guozhao's central army.

    "What's going on? Since Wu Gou had an ambush for a long time, why did he refuse to rescue the friendly troops at first? Could it be that Wu Gou's internal strife has reached the point where they are unwilling to rescue each other? Or, Wu Gou's coach has already expected that I will send the elite  Are the soldiers concentrated in the front line?" Zhao Guozhao was still thinking about this issue until the soldiers forcibly mounted his horses and fled south.

    "Dazhou!" With the roar, the Wu army's cavalry charged even more fiercely. The sharp sabers fell like a whirlwind like a storm. The steel sabers gradually turned into blood sabers, and the horse's hoofs gradually turned into blood hoofs. And correspondingly,  There were more and more corpses of Qing soldiers on the battlefield, getting higher and higher. The dead were scattered all over the mountains and plains, and blood flowed into channels.  The fires on the siege equipment originally used to attack the Jiujiang city wall burned more and more fiercely. The military equipment and the corpses of Qing soldiers rushed into the Xiushui, blocking it.

    The blood of the Qing soldiers once again stained the crown of the Qing traitor Fatty Lu!
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