Chapter 166 Surrounding Three Missing One
After Xiongwei Army destroyed Wang Guangtai's troops, it threw the task of cleaning the battlefield to the baggage camp. Without stopping for a moment, it rushed towards the Tianwu Army's garrison, trying to get a piece of the feast of encirclement and suppression of Wang Guangen.
At the same time, Huang Long also smelled a sense of danger. Without waiting for Gao Yingxiang's order, he hurriedly sent 20,000 rioters to try to support Wang Guangen. Most of the 20,000 rioters were surrendered to the official army, each with a piece of leather armor, and the weapons were not messy, which was quite a bit like the aura of the regular army of the court.
In this way, the near the Tianwu Army's garrison was like a black hole, attracting nearly 100,000 people and rushing towards the flat land without hesitation.
Wang Guangen did not have the obligation to stay where he was. After a little contact with the Long Guard Army, he heard the inexplicable long rocket, and was like a frightened rabbit. He threw away the Long Guard Army and walked away with the 20,000 rioters. Finally, he returned to Jiangzhuang with the rioters.
After receiving the report, Gao Yingxiang no longer went to the Tianwu Army's garrison, but turned to the northeast, trying to join the majority of the troops before making long-term plans.
So, as Wang Guangen retreated, the black hole immediately moved to Jiangzhuang, continuing to attract all kinds of people.
The battlefield is transparent to both sides, and there is no hidden strength at all. Tactical feints are used. In this case, winning by head-on and relying on absolute strength will become the best choice for the Jingzhou Army.
The Jingzhou Army is obviously in an advantageous position when fighting for strength. The scattered 100,000 chaotic civilians can raise food and grass and carry more chaotic civilians. If you want to participate in the battle of the large corps, you may still be 108,000 miles away. Gao Yingxiang's only 16,700 cavalry left at hand may have no other choice than to avoid the edge when the elite troops of the Jingzhou Army and the Five Armies gathered together.
Lin Chunhong never felt that his troops were so abundant. After hearing that Gao Yingxiang returned to Jiangzhuang, he immediately ordered the Tianwu Army to work with the Cavalry Camp to advance to the east of Jiangzhuang, and ordered Zhou Wang to lead the Xiao Guards, the Long Guards approached Jiangzhuang from south to north, while he personally led the Tiger Roar Army, and the Xiongwei Army approached Jiangzhuang from west to east.
Since then, an encirclement of three and one missing is officially formed, and the intention of driving Gao Yingxiang to the north is obvious.
As Zhou Wang led the reinforcements to arrive, the initiative was moved to the Jingzhou army overnight. Gao Yingxiang knew that he had to leave, and even if he left all the rioters behind, he had to leave quickly!
However, in which direction to escape is a big problem!
To the north? It is a larger encirclement, with 30,000 to 40,000 elite Jingzhou troops in the south, Liu Zeqing's tightly defended Yellow River in the north, Zu Dale, Chen Yongfu and other fierce men in the east, and to the west, let alone Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army and Zu Kuan's Guanliao Iron Cavalry!
Going west, south, and east? Gao Yingxiang is sure that his cavalry can quickly break through the defense line of the Jingzhou army and escape. What about the more than 100,000 riot civilians? I am afraid that there is no other possibility except for the disappearance of the smoke and smoke!
Gao Yingxiang discussed with his leader for a long time and chose to divide his troops to break through!
Huang Long led all the rioters to the north into the Funiu Mountains, headed towards the Lu family, and then approached Hanzhong. Gao Yingxiang personally led the cavalry to the south through the Jingzhou army defense line, southwest into Yunyang, and then waited for an opportunity to enter Hanzhong. Finally, the two armies merged in Hanzhong.
After deciding the strategy, Gao Yingxiang did not hesitate for a moment. He rushed out of Jiangzhuang camp first after Huanglongzhi, passed through the gap between Xiongwei and Longwei troops, and then fled in the direction of Dengzhou, like a stray dog.
As soon as Gao Yingxiang left, Huanglong ordered the rioters to burn the camp and hurried to the Fangcheng, trying to rush into the Funiu Mountain area.
As soon as Gao Yingxiang's troops moved, Lin Chunhong understood Gao Yingxiang's plan. He immediately ordered Zhou Wang and Lu Shiming to lead the Tianwu, Longwei and Xiaowei army to pursue the rioters going north, and must completely wipe out the rioters without leaving any troubles.
He himself personally led the Xiongwei Army, the Hu Xiao Army and the Cavalry Camp to chase Gao Yingxiang.
The cavalry under Gao Yingxiang was attacked by Lin Chunhong in succession, with only more than 16,000 remaining, but there were still many war horses, as high as more than 34,000. In addition to the horses and auxiliary soldiers who took care of the horses, the total strength exceeded 25,000. With such a huge war horses and troops, the daily food and grass consumed is simply astronomical!
Therefore, after Gao Yingxiang marched to Dengzhou, he consumed all the food and grass he carried with him, and had to slow down and raise food and grass everywhere. In addition, beans were difficult to find, and war horses needed a lot of time to replenish nutrition. Gao Yingxiang's team was not faster than infantry.
On the other hand, after the Tiger Roaring Army and Xiongwei Army arrived at Nanyang City, they boarded the boat, and they were worried about food and grass, without any fatigue, and went down the Baihe River, and their physical strength and condition were always in excellent condition.
Lin Chunhong ordered the Cavalry Camp to follow Gao Yingxiang all the way and act as a scout cavalry. He kept reporting Gao Yingxiang's dynamics to Lin Chunhong, and rushed forward from time to time, and suddenly came to Gao Yingxiang for a while, making Gao Yingxiang not very upset and the marching speed slower.
As long as Lin Chunhong was willing, he could exile the boat and run to Gao Yingxiang. However, Lin Chunhong deliberately suppressed the speed and followed Gao Yingxiang all the way, neither surpassing nor falling too far.
He was still waiting for Gao Yingxiang to enter a place where the Tiance army had been waiting for many days, waiting for Gao Yingxiang to crash into the encirclement!
As early as when Gao Yingxiang was in trouble with Yuzhou, Lin Chunhong ordered the Tiance Army to hand over the city defense to the Xiangyang archers and move them to the mountainous areas of Yunyang to block the important roads to prevent Gao Yingxiang from rushing west through Yunyang. As expected, Gao Yingxiang not only came, but also left all the infantry behind!
After Gao Yingxiang fled to Dengzhou, he learned from his mistakes and felt that the main reason for this defeat was that he underestimated Lin Chunhong's strength. If Zhou Wang had not led reinforcements to arrive, defeating Lin Chunhong this time would have been no problem!
Who is Lin Chunhong? Why can he mobilize troops that are even more elite than Lu Xiangsheng?
Gao Yingxiang was puzzled and made people investigate it briefly, which surprised him: Lin Chunhong was the local emperor of Jingzhou, Yiling and Xiangyang at all, and even reached into Nanyang and Kuizhou, and he was obedient to the court and not the Xuan!
This is nothing. Lin Chunhong was still forming archers in three places, and it was not a problem to summon 100,000 troops in an instant. He also built Xiangyang and Hanjiang frontlines into iron walls. Any force trying to enter his territory would definitely pay the price of bleeding. Zuo Liangyu's defeat in a blink of an eye is a clear proof.
It’s really angering to compare people!
Gao Yingxiang felt discouraged. He fought in the south for seven or eight years, and has been chased by the government troops and fled everywhere. The world is so big that there is no place to settle down. But Lin Chunhong was so happy that he unknowingly managed his lair so prosperously.
Gao Yingxiang originally planned to enter Xiangyang Prefecture, raise food and grass, and after raising troops, he waited for an opportunity to shoot a backlash, and then entered Yunyang. Now, after learning about Lin Chunhong's strength, he did not dare to stay for a moment and rushed towards Yunyang.
For refugees, Yunyang Prefecture is simply a Feng Shui treasure land. Since the Yuan Dynasty, refugees from Jingxiang, Henan and Shaanxi have gathered here, and cultivated land and weaving here, which has become an unstable factor for the zhongyang Dynasty. The Mongolians set this place as a forbidden area and prohibited refugees from entering. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of refugees entered this place without hesitation, and an uprising broke out in the first year of Chenghua. After finally suppressing it, an uprising broke out again in the sixth year of Chenghua. The court learned from the pain and established Yunyang Prefecture in the 12th year of Chenghua to govern Yunxian, with the jurisdiction of Fang, Zhushan, Shangjin, Zhuxi, Baokang and other counties under it, thereby strengthening the management of refugees.
During the Tianqi and Chongzhen period, the number of refugees here suddenly increased. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong all noticed this point keenly. Once the troops were frustrated, they would all enter here to hide and use the power of refugees to restore their strength.
Now Gao Yingxiang has also seen this point and is following the old path that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have taken.
Gao Yingxiang walked west along the Han River Valley, constantly gathering the rioters, looting food and grass, and the soldiers revived. The Cangshan Mountains were like the sea, and they swallowed into the sky with great momentum. The water poured down like white and flowed eastward and never returned. Gao Yingxiang finally got rid of the mood of decay and became very happy. He laughed at his left and right and said, "The country is so beautiful, let us gallop across..."
Everyone laughed loudly.
However, Gao Yingxiang's good mood did not last long. News came from the horse: Lin Chunhong led more than 10,000 people to chase after Xinye after getting off the boat.
Gao Yingxiang was shocked and said to the left and right: "The mountains are high and the road is dangerous here. Once Lin Chunhong set up a division on the front road, block our way, there will be blockages in front and pursuers behind, what should we do?"
The left and right disagreed and said, "If Lin Chunhong can predict in advance that we will pass by here, it will be no human being, but a monster!"
Gao Yingxiang thought about it and found that this was indeed the truth, so he felt a little relieved.
However, Gao Yingxiang, who calmed down, became less and less wrong. He always felt inexplicably frightened. He immediately sent a scattered horse to explore forty miles in the mountains of Yunyang. The result of the reply made him feel terrified: there were more than 6,000 soldiers in Yangxipu ahead, setting up camps under the banner of the Tiance Army!
Needless to think, Tiance Army is Lin Chunhong’s Jingzhou Army!
When Gao Yingxiang thought of the turtle shell that could not be broken by the Jingzhou army, his scalp was numb. Gao Yingxiang tried to send a force to attract the attention of the Tiance Army, and he personally led a large army to break through the Tiance Army's defense line from the south bank of the Han River.
However, the report of the horse trampled his dream ruthlessly: the Tiance Army divided a battalion of troops on the south bank of the Han River and set up a floating bridge in the middle of the Han River to support each other!
As the saying goes, the years are unfavorable, and disasters never come alone. God seems to be unwilling to watch the high thief burn and kill the yin, and the drizzle of the lips fell!
Once this lip rain begins, there is no intention of stopping. The mountain road is slippery and people are difficult to move. Gao Yingxiang has reached a desperate situation!
Gao Yingxiang burst into a desperate situation and exclaimed like a wild beast: "I have been in the world for many years, how can I be deterred by a mere barbarian of Jing! Everyone, immediately follow me and attack Yang Xipu with all their strength!"
In the rain of lips, drums and horns sing, tens of thousands of people gathered into a torrent, rushing towards the camp of Chu Wenshan...
Chapter completed!