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Volume 2: Hu Qi and a Thin Willow Chapter 108: North-South War Strategies (2)

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    ps: Thanks to brother Sunnysondenzi for the reward. Unknowingly, the monthly ticket has exceeded 100. I am very satisfied with my old rice and Xiaofu. Thank you all. In September of the second year of Tianyou, Yan Jun took on huge risks and used inside operations.  Advantage, the main force was mobilized from the Gaoping battlefield to go northward and launched the northern front campaign.  This campaign assembled the five main forces of Cangzhou Army, Weizhou Army, Yingzhou Army, Zhaozhou Army and Huaiyue Allied Forces, and was supplemented by 60 supplementary battalions. The total force totaled more than 90,000 people, all of whom were secretly deployed on the Xiangyuan battlefield.  Among them, there are 43,000 field infantry and more than 17,000 cavalry.  Together with Zhao Zaili's cavalry, which was originally deployed in Xiangyuan, all the established cavalry of the entire Yan army were concentrated here, exceeding 20,000 cavalry in one fell swoop!  This was the largest cavalry group that the Tang Dynasty could assemble in the past hundred years, and it was also the entire mobile force of Hebei.  The 90,000 Yan Army divided the Xiangyuan battlefield into two fighting areas in the north and south. Among them, the Cangzhou Army, Weizhou Army, Yingzhou Army, Zhaozhou Army, and Huaiyue Allied Army Horse Box were combined with 20 supplementary battalions to form the Southern Group, with an advantage of nearly 70,000 people.  The troops set up an ambush circle and surrounded the more than 20,000 people led by Zhou Dewei five miles north of Xiangyuan; the Huaiyue Allied Infantry and the attached forty supplementary battalions formed the Northern Group with a strength of 26,000, at the Nangou River Passage  An interception position was established at the southern end to block Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan's troops from rushing to assist Zhou Dewei.  After Zhou Dewei held on for a day and night in the encirclement, he had deeply realized that under the Yan army's offensive, he might not be able to hold on for long.  The soldiers of the Three Kings Alliance Army under his command were all from the old Hedong Army, and had fought countless tough battles with King Liang's Xuanwu Army.  Fighting one against another, Zhou Dewei's confidence was no worse than that of Yan Jun opposite him.  There is no problem even if one versus two, but when a large army is fighting, who will give you a chance to fight one on one?  Zhou Dewei had seen the organizational ability of the Yan Army before. Thousands of Yan Army deserters persisted for more than ten miles surrounded by more than 20,000 elite troops. At that time, he had already admired this army.  But during the day and night of the fair fight, he realized what the real main force of the Yan army was.  The ballistae fired intensively and the big arrows covered it accurately. Before they could reach the enemy, 30% of the soldiers fell.  Finally, he rushed forward and engaged the white soldiers.  The first few rows were filled with heavily armored soldiers. The battle formation was extremely compact and well-organized. The rows of iron spears like a forest were clearly layered and well-proportioned, and the killing efficiency was extremely high.  What frightened Zhou Dewei the most was that the Yan army was so skillfully coordinated in the battle formation that his own soldiers risked their lives and rushed over.  They are often simply surrounded by small-scale formation changes, and suffer heavy casualties in an instant, or even the entire army is annihilated.  In just one day and one night, Zhou Dewei lost more than 2,000 men, especially the Yan army who was facing him head-on. More than 60% of the losses were caused by them!  The banner of this Yan army is Cangzhou Army.  Zhou Dewei had heard of them. Their leader was called Zhong Shao. He was said to be short in stature, but a ruthless man who ate human blood and had commanded dozens of battles, large and small.  They fought from Hebei all the way to Guanwai, Bohai, Silla, and back from Liaodong.  After tossing it all the way to Ziqing, I didn't expect to meet him here.  The Cangzhou Army commanded by this dwarf is the number one main force in Hebei. It was formerly the front camp of the Pingzhou Army founded by King Li Chengzhong of Yan. The Khitans, Bohai people, and Silla people were all conquered by this army, and later they were able to conquer it cleanly.  They defeated Wei Boya's soldiers. I heard that on the Ziqing battlefield, Liang Wang's general Zhu Youning also suffered a turtle death at the hands of this Cangzhou army.  The Yan armies in the other two directions are not weak either, the Yingzhou army and the Weizhou army. Needless to say, the Yingzhou army bears the old title of King Yan who was successful and famous in the past. The Weizhou army is also not simple. It is said that it has absorbed many of the Wei Boya soldiers.  The remaining ones are quite powerful in combat.  The only area that has not been engaged is the east side, where the Yan army left a way out for themselves, but this road is also difficult to walk, and the cavalry of the Huaiyue coalition army has been stuck there.  After this day and night, Zhou Dewei has deeply realized that he cannot continue to fight like this. If he continues to fight like this, he will tie the Black Crow Army cavalry and other infantry in one place, and he will not be able to use his cavalry's maneuverability at all.  Only by changing the way of fighting, bringing out the Black Crow Cavalry, jumping out of this fixed battlefield, and waiting for opportunities to find fighters can the current passive situation be changed.  Zhou Dewei commanded the infantry with his confidants and ordered the infantry to hold on here. He personally led the five thousand cavalry with the Black Crow Army's elite cavalry as the main force and began to charge eastward, preparing to stand out first.  When Zhou Dewei's cavalry began to attack eastward, many infantry officers led their soldiers to prepare to follow Zhou Dewei out, but how could they keep up with the cavalry?  The Yan army, who had been rushed back in the blink of an eye, rushed back into the encirclement. At this moment, the entire encirclement was truly closed.  Zhou Dewei couldn't bear to look back and urged the cavalry to keep moving forward. He really had no way to rescue the men in the encirclement. Not to mention whether it was feasible to use the cavalry to attack the heavily guarded heavy infantry formation, the Yan army was watching eagerly from half a mile away.  The cavalry asked him to give it up.idea.  The Yan Army cavalry opened the way for the Black Crow Cavalry to break through, but this does not mean that Zhou Dewei succeeded in breaking through. In fact, he is still a long way from safety.  On the two flanks of the Black Crow Army cavalry, thousands of Yan Army cavalry were running in the direction they were moving, ready to attack at any time.  Zhou Dewei is familiar with cavalry warfare. He knows that the purpose of the Yan army is to consume his physical strength and morale. When the Black Crow cavalry under his command cannot bear their hunger and thirst, it is the time for the Yan army's cavalry to launch an attack.  This process may take several days. During these days, the Black Crow Army cavalry will gradually become exhausted from the tension anytime and anywhere, and will endure hunger and thirst without supplies. The Yan Army will not even let themselves  Get an easy rest - maybe tonight they will take turns to attack.  Therefore, Zhou Dewei did not plan to escape for a long time. When being targeted by a cavalry, it was useless to run away regardless. He planned to find a suitable place or a suitable opportunity to meet the Yan Army cavalry in front of him.  Starting a decisive battle is the purpose of his prominence. If it goes well, this battle can even reverse the overall situation of the war.  The route Zhou Dewei chose was to go east first, and then take the opportunity to go north to get closer to Shiyu.  Although he did not think that the Yan army would leave him a chance to reunite with Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan, at least this was a hope and a good way to boost morale.  The situation is basically the same as what Zhou Dewei judged. After the Black Crow Army cavalry broke out of the encirclement, the road ahead became increasingly difficult.  The Yan Army's cavalry frequently approached the Black Crow Army in units of hundreds on both flanks, fired a burst of crossbow arrows at the Black Crow Army's brigade, and then quickly drove away.  The large-angle turning direction of the Yan Army cavalry was performed perfectly. Their focus was always on controlling the horses and maintaining the formation. As for firing the crossbow, this task was relatively simple.  Compared with the Yan Army's "pseudo cavalry shooting", the Black Crow Army suffered a lot. After all, there were only a few elites who could mount and shoot, and they were scattered among the entire group of 5,000 cavalry. There were very few arrows that could fight back.  Not much, most of the time it only has symbolic meaning.  Every time the Yan Army cavalry approached, the Black Crow Army cavalry could only wave their lances and swords to fight, and those who could not fight with their leather armor resisted. Such a passive situation resulted in five, six, or seven or eight cavalrymen being killed every time.  When a cavalryman falls from his horse, the losses are small, but they add up to considerable losses.  The situation is very passive. If this situation persists, the Black Crow Army may not be able to reach Shiyu and the Black Crow Army will be defeated.  Zhou Dewei thought over and over again and decided not to leave. He wanted to start an upright cavalry battle with the Yan army here.  Zhou Dewei divided the Black Crow Army into two parts, one was the rear army with 1,500 cavalry, and the other was the front army with 3,500 cavalry.  The rear army was led by confidants to entangle and delay the 4,000 Yan army cavalry behind them. He personally led the front army to charge towards the 6,000 Yan army cavalry on the left wing, trying to defeat the opponent, and then turned around to deal with the Yan army behind them.  It is a pity that Zhou Dewei thought that the Yan Army cavalry in front of him was already the opponent's entire cavalry force. This hasty decision led to the horror of the subsequent battle.  If he knew that the Yan army still had a cavalry force of tens of thousands of people nearby, maybe he would not choose to fight immediately, or simply not choose to break out with cavalry - if he stayed with the infantry, he would at least be able to hold on longer.  When Zhou Dewei stopped and began to reorganize the queue and arrange the formation, the Yan Army cavalry also realized his plan. Countless rockets rose into the sky, exploding dense black clouds in the sky.  Zhou Dewei ignored the enemy's warning. He issued the combat order without hesitation. The Black Crow cavalry was divided into two parts. One part charged towards the enemy in front of them, while the other part stayed to intercept the Yan army cavalry behind.  The target of Zhou Dewei's attack was the black-faced general under the opponent's general "Yelu". Zhou Dewei had heard of him and knew that his name was Yelu Jieli. He was the earliest cavalry instructor in King Li Chengzhong of Yan and the chief general of the cavalry team of the Waiyo Alliance Army.  Zhou Dewei sneered at this before he ordered the charge. What's the use of summoning friendly forces when they are so far away?  When you call, the war will be over.  In his opinion, the "friendly troops" summoned by Yan Jun should and must be infantry. It is impossible for another cavalry to come, right?  You know, the entire Hedong has been famous for its cavalry battles for decades. At its peak, there were less than ten thousand cavalry!  He really couldn't imagine what it would be like if there were another 10,000 Yan army cavalry, let alone what it would be like if 10,000 cavalry launched a charge.  In fact, Zhou Dewei no longer needed to imagine, he skipped the thinking process and witnessed with his own eyes the scene of ten thousand cavalry charging madly.  The earth-shaking horn sound covered up the thunderous sound of horse hooves. At that moment, the mountains and rivers were shaken, and the sky and the earth changed color The people who led the cavalry to charge were the former hegemonic cavalry army suppressing envoys and the capital commander envoys, now Yan Yan  The Zhaozhou Army controlled Zhao Ba.  This Hebei general who is good at riding and fighting now boarded a cavalry general at thisThe pinnacle that modern times can reach - commanding tens of thousands of cavalry to sweep across the wilderness.  At this moment, Zhou Dewei¡¯s face was full of despair.
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