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Volume 2: Hu Qi and a Thin Willow Chapter 109: North-South War Strategies (3)

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    On September 20th, the battle that took place on the unnamed plain north of Xiangyuan and south of Nangou River was the largest cavalry decisive battle of this era.  Two armies known for their cavalry warfare launched a total of two charges on this unknown plain. The first was the Hedong cavalry commanded by Zhou Dewei. They used 3,500 cavalry to attack the 6,000 cavalry on the opposite side.  Trying to use the Black Crow Army's cavalry combat ability to overwhelm the opponent.  It has to be said that the Black Crow Army's world-famous reputation was not given in vain. Under the leadership of Zhou Dewei, their assault order made the Huaiyue Allied Forces into a passive position. When it came to the experience of killing immediately, they were completely absent.  The Huaiyue Allied Forces, which were mainly composed of grassland herdsmen, were below the carriages, but in terms of bravery, they were above them.  Jie Li surrounded the Black Crow Army with nearly twice as many troops, but found that the opponent's desperate spirit should not be taken lightly, especially the arrowheads of the former army led by Zhou Dewei himself. Although they suffered heavy losses and the speed of the attack was faster,  It was getting slower and slower, but it still moved forward without hesitation, with such ferocity that even the cavalry of our own team, which had always been strictly ordered, could not stop its retreat.  Therefore, upon contact, Xie Li gave up the idea of ??surrounding it and constantly mobilized cavalry teams to block it from the front.  The second charge was launched by the Yan Army. Under the leadership of the military commander Zhao Ba, thousands of Zhaozhou Army cavalry appeared on the battlefield and attacked the Black Crow Army cavalry.  Their attack was timed just right, hitting the juncture where the Black Crow Army was dividing its forces. Zhou Dewei, who had already rushed into the Wyoming coalition cavalry formation and fought bloody battles, looked back and saw this scene. He could only let out a long sigh of despair. He was completely  I can¡¯t understand when the Yan army had such a large-scale cavalry!  The one Zhao Ba uses is a jujube and poplar tree inherited from the old Zhao family. It is said that it took Zhao Yuande seven years to make this long tree.  He personally rushed to the front line and fought until he was in front of the Black Crow Army. He could still see the horrified faces of the Black Crow Army cavalry in front of him.  He tightened his arms under his arms.  The tip of the spear penetrated directly into the chest of the Black Crow Cavalry. The tip of the spear was blocked by the wings and did not penetrate further. It only penetrated three inches into the flesh - this depth is enough to be fatal and does not damage the weapon. It is a spear used for cavalry combat.  Features.  Feel the moment when the tip of the penis enters the body.  Zhao Ba pressed down lightly with his right shoulder, and the pole exploded with extremely strong toughness, forming an upward arc. The Black Crow Cavalry on the opposite side was immediately ejected diagonally by this huge force.  A cloud of blood sprayed in the air.  As Zhao Ba took the lead, a torrent of Zhaozhou Army cavalry rushed in behind him. The front row of cavalry fired three crossbows according to standard tactics and shot down a large number of Black Crow Army cavalry.  Then they threw down their crossbows, picked up their lances, and charged towards the Black Crow Army ahead.  The use of lances is different from that of long spears. The lances used by cavalry are more similar to disposable weapons.  Once the lance hits the target.  The cavalryman holding the gun must let go immediately, otherwise he will be injured by the force transmitted from the gun barrel. Many recruits who have just learned cavalry combat will even be directly shaken off their elbows, wrists and other joints during training.  Of course, there are also many sergeants with strong cavalry skills who can use lances multiple times. They often choose to attack at the enemy's throat. The recoil force here is not strong, and the lance tip will pierce directly from the back of the neck.  At this time, all it takes is a flick of the wrist to pull the lance out of the neck.  There are very few sergeants who can use a lance in this way, so most cavalry are equipped with a lance and also carry a saber. This saber is the main weapon for continued fighting.  The effect of the Zhaozhou Army's ten thousand cavalry charge is undoubted. No matter how elite the Black Crow Army is, they cannot stop this violent torrent.  In fact, winning with more is the normal state of battle, and this is no different in the nameless plain north of Xiangyuan.  Zhou Dewei led more than ten personal guards to rush left and right, but they were surrounded by Yan army cavalry and could not break out.  At this moment, large groups of the Black Crow Army had already abandoned their weapons, dismounted and surrendered to the Yan Army.  At this point, Zhou Dewei knows his fate.  Zhao Ba Xieli, surrounded by the sergeants, came to the foot of the hill where Zhou Dewei was trapped. Zhao Ba laughed and asked, "Is that Zhou Dewei up there?" Zhou Dewei looked at his opponent dozens of steps away from the hill, clasped his fists in greeting: "Someone  It's Zhou Dewei, opposite are Zhao Tongzhi and Yelu Tongzhi?  Maybe I will forgive you." Zhou Dewei sighed: "I have heard that Hebei is rich, but I didn't know that there were so many knights, so I was defeated unjustly. How can I beg to surrender to Zhao Tongzhi?  There is no need to say anything more. I just want to ask the two generals to submit to His Majesty the King of Yan. The soldiers in Hedong are all elite soldiers and may be used. I hope your army can treat them well." Zhao Ba looked at each other in peace.  They all nodded.  In fact, they also understood what Zhou Dewei meant. Zhou Dewei, Li Sizhao, and Li Siyuan were all the same. They had received titles from feudal states and were already among the kings. SuchEven if the beasts surrender, I'm afraid the final outcome won't be too good. How many people in the country can really tolerate such people?  What's more, the person in front of me is the king of Jin, and he is also Li Cunxu's enemy. If he really treats him kindly, how should he deal with Li Cunxu and the Hedong pro-Yan faction?  Zhou Dewei smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness." He turned the gun and stabbed it into his throat. This world-famous leader of the Hedong Army died here.  The dozen or so guards behind him didn't say a word. After Zhou Dewei committed suicide, they all dismounted, kowtowed to his body three times, and all committed suicide beside him.  Xie Li was slightly moved, Zhao Ba sighed, and ordered the corpses of Zhou Dewei and the bodyguards to be packed and sent to Gaoping to report their merits.  As soon as Zhou Dewei died, the infantry of the three kings' coalition who were still surrounded by the encirclement had no fighting spirit. The nearly 20,000 people all disarmed and surrendered to the Yan army.  So Zhou Kan, who was back in Xiangyuan, gave the order to march north and launch a general attack on Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan in Shiyu.  In fact, the more than 20,000 people commanded by Zhou Dewei are the most elite part of the Three Kings Alliance, including not only the elite cavalry of the Black Crow Army, but also the elite soldiers under Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan.  Moreover, among the old Hedong Army, Zhou Dewei's subordinates had outstanding combat prowess and had always been the main force of the Hedong Army. Otherwise, King Liang would not have directly named him King of Jin and asked him to take over Li Keyong's title, nor would Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan.  This will be the default.  Zhou Dewei's failure directly declared the failure of the Three Kings Alliance. The fate of Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan, who were blocked in Nangou River, was already doomed.  It took most of a day to solve the problem of dividing the spoils of the Yan Army's Pingqiu Camp. Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao added two to five from the baggage left by the Yan Army in Xijiayan Village - of course, leaving a lot for Zhou Dewei.  After the partition was completed, the two found that something was not right. There was a spy report that the main force of the Yan army appeared in Xiangyuan and surrounded Zhou Dewei.  The two of them didn't believe it at first, but the detective reports kept coming, and the final result was reported. The Yan army who showed up said that the number reached 100,000.  Whether they believed it or not, at least at the southernmost end of the Nangou River channel, more than 20,000 Yan troops were waiting in formation, which became an undoubted fact.  This shows that Yan Jun has separated the two of them from Zhou Dewei.  In the face of a formidable enemy, the slight suspicions and petty grievances between Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan had long been put aside. The two joined forces and attacked the Yan army vigorously, trying to open a bloody road to meet up with Zhou Dewei, who was cut off from the other end.  Naturally, there was a long period of fighting. Although the Yan army blocking the way seemed to be the Hu tribe outside the pass and could not be considered the main force, Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan's troops were not their most elite troops at the beginning of the war.  Then he transferred the elite troops to Zhou Dewei's command to pursue Zhou Kan and Zhao Zaili and attack Xiangyuan.  They continued to fight until the dusk of the next day, and they lost an unknown number of people. They were both killed until their eyes turned red, and the battle was finally over.  For no other reason, the Yan army threw Zhou Dewei's commanding flag Wang Huang directly in front of the two armies' formations. A large number of mid-level and senior officers from the Black Crow Army were escorted to the two armies' formations and shouted to Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao to admonish them and their subordinates.  The soldiers surrendered.  Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao had no choice but to retreat sadly, directly back to the Shiyu camp, and defended at the Shiyu mountain pass.  Li Sizhao also wanted to send people back to recruit new soldiers and prepare for a good fight with the Yan army here. At the same time, he wanted to send people to the rear to quickly push for food.  Li Siyuan's thoughts were different from Li Sizhao's. He didn't want to fight.  Li Siyuan was concerned about Zhou Dewei's territory. Since Zhou Dewei was dead, there should be a new explanation for the vast land around Jinyang.  He believed that he should be regarded as the natural successor of this territory.  No matter from the time of the old Hedong Army or from the time when the Three Kings were ennobled, they should have a place in Hedong.  Since the two states of Zelu and Zelu that were originally granted the title cannot be regained for the time being, it is an acceptable choice to temporarily replace them with Jinyang of Zhou Dewei.  If you want to completely take over Zhou Dewei's Jinyang, you must get the support, or at least the non-objection, of the military leaders Zhou Dewei left in Jinyang. Li Siyuan thought that with his prestige in the old Hedong Army, he could not do this.  It's too difficult, but it's not easy either.  The best way is to get Li Sizhao's approval. With Li Sizhao's approval, all problems will naturally be solved.  It is not easy to persuade Li Sizhao. Li Siyuan wants Jinyang, and Li Sizhao does the same.  Jinyang is the place where the Tang Dynasty flourished. It is also known as the Northern Capital along with Dongdu and Xijing. How could Li Sizhao not know the importance of Jinyang after spending his whole life fighting in the east of Hedong?  Zhou Dewei is the strongest among the three kings, and he was personally granted the title by the emperor. It is enough that he can occupy Jinyang. Now that you, Li Siyuan, have not even secured your own territory, why should you fight with me for Jinyang?  The two of them didn't talk to each other. They were so angry with each other that they stopped talking about it for the time being and went back to camp.
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