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Under Pan Mei's command, the Song army's cavalry and infantry continued to attack fiercely.

The Tang army's 30,000 troops formed a square formation on the hillside behind the Caishiji camp to resist the Song army.

As time passed, the Song Army gained an absolute advantage. Five thousand cavalrymen completely penetrated the second line of defense. The elite Song Army at the rear, the Tiger and Wolf Division, poured into the Tang Army's formation and fought together.

"Kill--"

The bravery of the Song army was fully demonstrated at this time. The Tang army in the south of the Yangtze River was inferior in many aspects such as personal bravery, burly stature, excellent armor, fierce fighting, and overall morale.

Every officer of the Song army seemed to be able to equal one to five. The more they fought, the more courageous they became. They were extremely powerful and suppressed the Tang army until they retreated steadily.

Wei Ming, the general of Pi, led his troops to attack and resist, but was killed by Dang Jin, the Huben general of the Song army. His morale was further affected.

From noon to dusk, I completely collapsed.

"Charge into the Caishiji Camp!" Pan Mei commanded the army and continued to advance to destroy the Caishiji Camp.

As long as this camp is broken, the Tang Army's navy will continue to withdraw eastward. Once Wuhu and Dangtu are abandoned, there will be no cities along the river behind to defend. Only the Jinling camp, which is ten miles away from Jinling City, has been

There is no danger to defend.

When Zhang Zheng returned to the camp with 10,000 remaining soldiers, he found that King Zheng Li Congshan had already boarded the warship, left the camp, and led part of the navy to leave the war zone.

He looked at the fighting on the river, the fierce Song army charging at them, and Zhang Zheng himself felt a strong sense of powerlessness.

"General, are we still resisting?" Marquis Yu of the capital asked Zhang Zheng, the general who was in command of the capital, who was his identity.

"Send people to count how many empty ships are left on the river beach, retreat while fighting, cover part of the main force to board the ship, protect the force, and those who can't leave, stick to the camp, consume the Song army, and fight to the end!"

This Zhang Zheng still has a very good character and is strong-willed.

"Yes!" Du Yuhou spread his orders.

"Blow the drums!" Zhang Zheng ordered the drums to be beaten to inspire the three armies to continue fighting.

"Kill--"

The Tang army lined up to block the entrance of the camp and fought to the death with the Song army. It was bloody and cruel, like a purgatory.

Soon, the Song Army's cavalry had broken through the fence of the camp and entered the camp. It was like a flood pouring into the camp, flooding the three armies.

The Song cavalry rampaged through the camp, taking advantage of the speed of the horses to destroy everywhere and collide with the Tang army in the camp, gaining the upper hand.

This was the scene at the Madu Company Camp. Thousands of cavalry moved vertically and horizontally from north to south and cut east and west. They quickly collided with the Caishiji Camp of the Tang Army, leaving them completely bruised and unable to defend and protect normally. The infantry of the Song Army,

Immediately afterwards, they rushed into the camp, set fire everywhere, killed everyone they saw, and drove the Tang army closer to the beach.

At this time, Li Congshan had already led part of the Tang Army's navy and was forced to retreat. There were still some remaining large and small boats on the river beach. The soldiers in the camp boarded the boats frantically and then fled.

However, these ships could not accommodate tens of thousands of people, and only one-third of them escaped, leaving two-thirds of the Tang army in the camp. About 20,000 to 30,000 people were in the camp, either fighting stubbornly or abandoning their armor and surrendering, forming a chaotic mess.

In the end, some of them were surrounded and annihilated by the Song army, and the rest were captured as prisoners.

Pan Mei led her men and horses outside the Caishiji camp.

Looking down at this largest camp of the Tang army, the navy has retreated, and tens of thousands of Tang troops have survived. However, the Caishiji camp has been completely destroyed. Today, the Song army killed at least 10,000 to 20,000 Tang troops, and captured close to 20,000 people.

Thirty thousand people directly defeated half of the Tang army here.

This time, the Tang army suffered heavy losses in both the navy and land infantry. They rushed into battle without preparation. As the commander-in-chief, King Zheng Li Congshan failed to command well and fled before the battle, which also seriously affected morale. In the end, they were defeated without a fight.

The vanguard general rode the party army over and said: "The Tang army was completely defeated. They threw away their armor and fled back to Jinling. They are completely finished. Our next stop is to besiege Jinling."

Pan Mei nodded and said: "By retreating like this, King Zheng and Li Congshan not only lost the Caishiji camp here, a key strategic position, but also gave up the connection between Wuhu and Dangtu. Now Lin Renzhao is holding on to Wuhu, but when Dangtu

The city's troops are insufficient and its defenders are mediocre, so we can capture it first."

Dang Jin thought it made sense and continued: "General Pan, this Tang army is so unbearable in a real battle that it is not far from destroying the country."

Pan Mei analyzed rationally and sighed: "Among the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Li and Tang were the most powerful separatist regime. At its peak, it destroyed Fujian in the south and Chu in the east, with thirty-six states and a population of five million. However,

With the rise of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Li Tang continued to decline, abandoning the Huaihe River and retreating to the Yangtze River. During the Song Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty, the Zhao Guan family wanted to unify the world, so it was necessary to eliminate the separatist regime of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

"There are three reasons for the decline of the Tang Dynasty, but they are not aware of it. First, it has never formed a true Southern Dynasty. In the east, there is the Wuyue Kingdom, which has been an enemy for generations. The Southern Tang Dynasty cannot control Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River; in the west, there are Hou Shu, Jingnan, Chu and other separatist regimes.

Li Tang's sphere of influence was never able to advance to the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

"Second, the Southern Tang's strategic mistakes were too obvious. The biggest enemy of the Southern Tang was the Central Plains regime in Huaibei. However, the Southern Tang's main force exports were all given to countries such as Fujian and Chu, and they were never able to seize the opportunity to attack the areas beyond the Huaihe River.

Expanding territory in the north led to missed opportunities.

"Third, the aggressiveness of the Southern Tang Dynasty was always insufficient. There was no heroic leader in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and none of the three generations of kings had a strong role. And its court was dominated by literati and bureaucrats, and party strife was serious. Although the economy was strong and the culture was outstanding, the force was obviously insufficient.

, Facing the arrogant soldiers of the Central Plains in troubled times, the military level of the Southern Tang Dynasty was much worse."

"What General Pan said is true. He really pointed out the real shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty!" Dang Jin said with praise.

Pan Mei was not complacent, but her face was calm. She directed the envoys to General Pi and Du Yuhou continued: "Escort the prisoners out and keep them under strict supervision. Don't kill innocent people indiscriminately. The food, grass, soldiers, etc. in the camp are

, send people to sort it out. The wounded of our Song Army will be treated in time. The battle is over. We cannot be careless in the aftermath."

"Understood!" All the soldiers took the order.

On the north bank of the Yangtze River, Cao Bin and others also learned that the attack on the Caishiji camp on the south bank was successful and the remnants of the main Tang army had withdrawn. The news was exciting.

"Great. The Caishiji camp is home to 80,000 troops. It is a key fortress for our army to march eastward and attack Jinling City. After it is captured by our army this time, all the main forces in Jiangbei can be sent to the south bank.

Go down to Wuhu, Dangtu, and then march to Jinling City from the south bank, use your strengths and avoid weaknesses, and stop engaging in water battles with the Tang army. Li Tang is not far from being destroyed!"

Cao Bin stroked his beard and smiled, very satisfied with the victory of Caishiji Camp and the fortress this time.

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