Volume 10 Chapter 391
Chapter 391
The Mo army did not dare to fight against the Ninth Army, but retreated and defended blindly, and then retreated and defended again, handing over all the checkpoints and fortresses that they had built with great effort to the Feng army. !.
The battle was so easy, Qi Heng was even more proud and confident. On the third day of entering Haowan County, Qi Heng said that the Mo army was vulnerable, and the king's army could be stationed in Jiangyang without moving. The Ninth Army alone was enough to easily defeat the Mo army and take over the entire Haowan County.
The Ninth Army was unstoppable in Haowan County, winning battles one after another, advancing more than a hundred miles in one breath, and no one could resist its edge. Tang Yin, who was in Jiangyang, was also happy and relaxed, allowing the Ninth Army to rush around in Haowan County and sweep away the enemy.
But just when the Ninth Army was reporting victory, something happened in the rear of the Feng Army.
Le Chen, the chief of Tianyang County, who received Xu Lengzhi's military order, led the Mo Army of 20,000 people and suddenly rushed into Zeping County and successfully attacked Changdu.
Feng Army left a garrison in Changdu, but the number of soldiers was small, only about 3,000. Feng Army never expected that the Mo Army would suddenly attack Changdu. They were not well prepared and the guards were lax. In addition, the Mo Army attacked at night and was caught off guard. The Mo Army took Changdu easily without much effort.
After occupying Changdu, Le Chen immediately ordered to burn the food and military supplies stored by Feng Army in the city. The only thing he did not burn was the Broken Army Crossbow of Feng Army. Le Chen asked people to gather the Broken Army Crossbow in one place. After the fire started, he immediately led his men out of the city and took the Broken Army Crossbow away with him.
The sneak attack by the Mo army was extremely fast, and it took only two hours. Moreover, they did not stay in Changdu to defend it, but ran away after the battle. However, the food and supplies stored by the Feng army in Changdu were burned clean. What was particularly hateful was that hundreds of broken army crossbows were also robbed by the Mo army.
Tang Yin, who heard the news in Jiangyang, was furious and immediately ordered the execution of the garrison commander who neglected his duty in Changdu. In addition, he assigned 20,000 direct troops and appointed the deputy commander of the direct troops, Shen Zhichen, as the main general to garrison Changdu to ensure that Changdu was safe.
Fortunately, the Feng army now has sufficient food and supplies. Although Changdu suffered heavy losses, it did not threaten the Feng army. At most, they could replenish more food and armaments from the mainland.
However, this bad breath was hard to swallow. Tang Yin temporarily changed his tactics and decided to divide his troops again. He sent Zuo Shuang to lead 100,000 Flying Dragon Army to advance to Tianyang, and he must annihilate the remaining forces of the Mo Army in Tianyang County in one fell swoop.
Zuo Shuang received the order and led 100,000 Flying Dragon Army back from Jiangyang to attack Tianyang County.
Now there are not many troops left in Tianyang County, otherwise the county chief Le Chen would not have been able to take only 20,000 people to take the risk of attacking Changdu. Hearing the news that the Flying Dragon Army Corps of the Feng Army turned to attack Tianyang County, Le Chen was frightened and hurriedly sent a message to Xu Lengzhi, asking for help.
Xu Lengzhi's reply was very quick and straightforward. He asked him for troops, but he didn't have any! He asked him for help, but he was sorry, he couldn't send any soldiers to Tianyang. As for how to resist the Feng Army, Le Chen had to figure it out by himself.
Seeing Xu Lengzhi's reply, Le Chen was so angry that he cursed on the spot. He asked him to sneak attack Changdu, and he followed his orders, and the sneak attack was successful. He asked him to snatch the broken army crossbow of Fengjun, and he did it, and even sent someone to deliver it to him. Now Fengjun turned its spearhead to retaliate, but Xu Lengzhi abandoned him. Where in the world is there such a ruthless and cold-blooded person?
Le Chen hated it so much, but he had no way to deal with Xu Lengzhi. In the end, he could only withdraw all the troops scattered throughout the county and defend Huaqiao, the county seat of Tianyang County.
Huaqiao is located in the center of Tianyang County. It is also a big city with high walls and perfect city defense. Le Chen gave up resistance early and retreated all the available soldiers in the county to Huaqiao, which was very practical.
The Feilong Army led by Zuo Shuang marched straight into Tianyang County without any resistance, and the soldiers pressed directly to the city of Huaqiao. When persuading them to surrender failed, Zuo Shuang ordered the whole army to attack the city.
The tragic situation in Changdu was still vivid in their minds. The soldiers and civilians in Huaqiao City were determined to fight against the Feng Army. The Feilong Army attacked for a whole day without any progress, so Zuo Shuang had to order the troops to withdraw.
When the Feilong Army reached Huaqiao, it was a stalemate. There were not many Mo troops in the city. The central army and local army together were less than 60,000 people, but there were too many people in the city. These people were afraid that after the city was broken, they would become the food of the Feng Army like the people in Changdu. Those who had money contributed money, and those who had people contributed people. Even if they did not directly participate in the defense of the city, just helping the Mo Army to transport rolling logs, pounding stones and other things saved a lot of manpower for the Mo Army, so that the soldiers who could fight could be thrown into the battlefield to the maximum extent.
At this time, the defenders and civilians of Huaqiao had achieved the degree of unity between the army and the people. In this way, Huaqiao became impregnable and the Feilong Army could not attack it for a long time.
On the other hand, the Ninth Army fighting in Haowan County also encountered trouble.
In the more than ten days since the Ninth Army entered Haowan County, it has captured three cities in a row, and successively broke through 31 checkpoints, 15 fortresses, and 7 camps of the Mo Army. However, the Ninth Army captured quickly, and the Mo Army built quickly. Often, the Ninth Army had just captured a checkpoint, and the Mo Army built another checkpoint a few miles away. Such repeated capture and construction made the soldiers of the Ninth Army very annoyed.
The only consolation is that no matter how fast the checkpoints and fortresses of the Mo Army were built, they were retreating step by step, while the Ninth Army was advancing step by step.
At this time, Qi Heng also saw that the Mo army was using a delaying tactic, but he didn't care. He wanted to see how long the Mo army could delay. Sooner or later, his army would reach Pufeng, the county seat of Haowan County.
The Ninth Army fought and stopped in Haowan County, and it was not until 20 days later that it advanced to Zhi County where Pufeng was located. Just as the Ninth Army continued to advance, the scouts in front reported that there was a large camp of the Mo army ten miles ahead.
After hearing this, Qi Heng snorted and laughed. He had already forgotten how many camps, fortresses, and checkpoints he had captured along the way. He thought this section of the road was quite peaceful, but there was another camp in front. He asked absentmindedly, "Who is willing to lead the charge and take down the enemy camp?"
Without waiting for others to speak, Shi Lexuan, who was afraid of being left behind, urged his horse out and said, "General, I am willing to lead the charge!"
He was the deputy commander of the Ninth Army, and it was not his place to lead the charge. However, the battle had been easy all along, and the Mo army had put up little resistance. Qi Heng did not think much about it, and nodded and said, "Okay, Lexuan, you take 10,000 brothers to break into the camp first, and I will be there soon!"
"I obey your command!" Shi Lexuan smiled and took the order, still muttering in his heart that this time he would have to add another entry to his merit book. Ye Tang and Gao Yu, both deputy commanders of the Ninth Army, looked at Shi Lexuan's receding back and said to Qi Heng with concern: "General, the spies reported that the enemy camp we encountered this time was quite large. It is too dangerous for General Shi to break the camp with only 10,000 brothers."
"Huh?!" Qi Heng waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "That was just the bluff of the Mo Army. If I am right, Xu Lengzhi and the main force of the Mo Army should be in Pufeng, the county city. They want to use delaying tactics to buy time for them and store as much food and supplies as possible, so that they can fight a decisive battle with our army in Pufeng!"
Qi Heng's analysis is not unreasonable. Since entering Haowan County, the tactics used by the Mo Army seem to be exactly this intention.
But Ye Tang always felt that the war was going too smoothly, so smoothly that it was not normal. He said with some concern: "The fact that the Mo Kingdom can dispatch a naval commander here shows that he must be outstanding. General, don't be careless!"
Although he hated to hear such words, Qi Heng still said patiently: "I understand, General Ye, don't worry!"
Ye Tang and Gao Yu looked at each other and stopped talking, but their worries did not decrease at all.
Let's talk about Shi Lexuan, who led the second corps of the Ninth Army and approached the camp of the Mo Army. While moving forward, he looked around and saw the whole picture of the Mo camp. Shi Lexuan also took a breath.
This camp is very different from the camps they had captured before. The camps that had been built before were obviously temporary and very rough, and even the walls were not complete. This piece and that piece looked like they had been gnawed by a dog. However, the walls of the camp in front of us were as high as 23 feet, and the whole was circular, which tightly wrapped the huge camp. In addition, there was a circle of circular chevaux de frise outside the wall, and behind the chevaux de frise, there was another half-foot-high earth wall, which were all used to block cavalry.
This didn't look like a temporary camp, but more like a carefully arranged camp specially prepared to block our army.
At this time, Shi Lexuan's heart gradually lifted up, and he deliberately slowed down his horse and shouted to the soldiers around him: "Everyone cheer up, the enemy camp ahead is a little unusual!"
The people on both sides comforted: "General, don't worry, the Mo army can't hurt us. If there are really heavy troops in the camp, we can just retreat!"
Shi Lexuan nodded and said no more. When there were only 300 steps left to the Mo camp, he squinted his eyes and looked forward carefully.
The walls of the Mo camp were full of flags and ribbons, but surprisingly, there was not a single soldier to be seen, and even the gate was open, with no soldiers guarding the gate.
Seeing this, Shi Lexuan was somewhat amused. He thought that the Mo army was not bluffing this time and wanted to fight a head-on battle with him here, but in the end he still overestimated the Mo army, and they set up an empty camp for him again.
He took a deep breath and shouted to his left and right: "Mo army is abominable, brothers, charge, kill into the enemy camp, and wipe out the enemy! Kill——"
"Kill——" Under Shi Lexuan's call, the Second Corps changed from a slow advance to a full charge, and the war horses threw their four hooves and galloped at full speed. The scene of thousands of horses galloping in that instant was extremely spectacular.