Right and wrong, good and evil are often just a matter of thought. He is loyal to the Taiyuan army but is suspected for no reason. He kindly opens the city gate to meet the friendly army, but even the boss's brother Li Er refuses to enter the city, and asks himself to hand over the enemy envoy to prove his innocence. . Liu Jizhen, the Yuci defender who felt that he had been greatly insulted, made a typical impulsive but also very smart and correct decision on the spur of the moment-the fire line uprising and defecting to Chen Sangliang.
Liu Jizhen’s impulsive decision made it difficult for Yang Jun, and Liu Wuzhou himself even more. He hurriedly sent people into the city to investigate and found nothing abnormal. The soldiers of the army chased after the Dingyang army who had hacked for more than 30 miles, and the whole army cheered loudly, scrambling to rush into the west gate of Yuci. Li Er was also very hesitant, not knowing whether he should venture into the city, and even more worried about whether he would still have a chance to survive after entering the city.
Thanks to Li Er's hesitation, at this moment, there was a loud bang, and the Qianjin gate on the city wall inside the west gate of Yuci suddenly fell to the ground, smashing several Ding Yang soldiers who couldn't dodge into meat sauce, and also The son cut Dingyang's army into two pieces, Liu Wuzhou led a small number of soldiers and was trapped in the city, while the main brigade of Dingyang's army was blocked outside Yuci city. All kinds of screams followed one after another, including the Taiyuan soldiers on the city wall who also screamed, "What happened? Why did the Qianjin gate fall?"
It was also after hearing the screams from the soldiers of the self-army that Liu Jizhen realized that his decision just now was too impulsive and reckless, and he never considered the possible consequences of doing so. Immediately drew out the sword and shouted at the soldiers under his command: "Brothers, the army of His Royal Highness King Tang has already reached the city of Taiyuan, and the Li family brothers will be destroyed soon. If we persist in our obsession, we will only be buried with the Li family brothers! Rather than being in vain To die, why not capture Liu Wu and Zhou Pifu together with me, and present it to His Highness Tang Wang as a meeting gift! Would you like to come with me?!"
To Liu Jizhen's surprise, even though he was unprepared, after hearing his words, nearly half of the Taiyuan Army soldiers raised their weapons and shouted loudly, expressing their willingness to go with Liu Jizhen, although the other half did not make a clear statement , but all of them looked at each other, and no one stood up to stop or object.
Seeing this scene, Liu Ji was secretly delighted, and hurriedly sent his confidant soldiers to the north gate of Yuci to contact his younger brother Liu Liuer who was stationed there, and asked him to cooperate with him, and then pointed his sword at the city, He roared: "Brothers, come with me! Capture Liu Wuzhou alive and present it to His Royal Highness Tang Wang!"
Chaos, complete chaos, this is the case in and outside the city of Yuci, Liu Wuzhou, who was suddenly trapped in the city, jumped over the wall and fled with only a few dozen soldiers, looking for a way out of the city; there was no turning back Liu Jizhen, who could leave, led more than two hundred soldiers to chase after him, and kept saying that he wanted to capture Liu Wuzhou alive; then Liu Jizhen's younger brother Liu Liuer also brought people to help arrest him. He also annoyed Li Zhongwen, the general of the Taiyuan Army who was stationed at the east gate of Yuci. Li Zhongwen, who was loyal to Li Jiancheng, also led a team of cronies to join the battlefield, and fought with the Liu brothers in Yuci City in full swing.
Of course, the situation outside the city was even more chaotic. In order to rescue Liu Wuzhou who was trapped in the city, Song Jingang, Huang Ziying and others divided up their troops to resist the Sui army's pursuit, while hacking with knives and axes on the iron-clad wood gate, and some Dingyang There was no one on duty at all on the sergeant's city, and they actually climbed onto the city wall by climbing with their bare hands. However, just as these ascending soldiers cheered and called their companions to go to the city as soon as possible, the main force of the Sui army had already reached the west gate of Yuci, sounding the death knell for the destruction of the main force of the Dingyang army.
At this time, the sky was already twilight, and he could see the Dingyang army congested in the west gate of Yuci from a distance, and there were still many Dingyang soldiers climbing up the city. Although Chen Sangliang didn't have time to understand what happened, he immediately arrested Seizing this rare opportunity, he immediately ordered a general attack, and even went into battle with a sword in hand, encouraging his soldiers to fight the enemy bravely.
In the twilight, more than 30,000 Sui troops rushed towards the Dingyang army crowded outside the west gate of Yuci like waves, but the Dingyang army was in a panic. Shouting dumb, but still unable to quickly line up a solid phalanx to resist the charge of the Sui army, the soldiers of the Sui army charged in front of them. The cavalry first collided and fought on the open left wing, and then the infantry of the Chinese army confronted each other, swords against swords and guns. , the shield slammed into the shield, and soldiers of both armies were cut down, knocked over, knocked over and strode back, but the soldiers of the Sui army obviously had the upper hand, and the casualties of Ding Yang's soldiers were obviously much more during the collision.
The brutal and bloody melee battle began. The soldiers of the two armies fought hard for survival and victory. Swords, guns and shields kept colliding on the battlefield, accompanied by the sound of shouts, screams and neighing of war horses. The voices of the two armies were mixed together, and the two armies were in chaos like a pot of boiled rice porridge. Blood and human body remains were constantly spewing out. an absolute majority.
There is no suspense, Ding Yang's army can compete with the Sui army in cavalry warfare, but infantry combat is no match for the main infantry of the Sui army, no matter how hard Song Jingang and Huang Ziying and others try to restrain the soldiers However, the infantry of the Dingyang army was still defeated by the Sui army, and was quickly forced to retreat on the edge of the moat. At the same time, as usual, a dozen or twenty gunpowder bottles flew out of the Sui army's formation, and smashed into the crowd of Dingyang soldiers who were already too dense to splash water. There are countless lower moats, and the infantry of the Sui army took the opportunity to retreat in large strides, compressing the formation of the infantry of the Dingyang army more densely.
At the critical moment, a new change appeared behind Ding Yang's army. After countless times of hard work, the Qianjin gate in the west gate of Yuci was finally destroyed by Ding Yang's army. The soldiers of Ding Yang's army entered the city cheering. The soldiers of Army Yang saw that there was a way to retreat, Song Jingang, Huang Ziying and others hurriedly arranged for the supervisory team to stop the soldiers from escaping, so the soldiers of Army Ding took the opportunity to escape across the moat and into the city. Disastrous consequences came. In order to enter the city to fight for the suspension bridge, the soldiers of Dingyang Army pushed each other and trampled on each other. Countless people fell into the water and were trampled to death. Yang Jun's soldiers went into the water and also tried to attack the west gate of Yuci to control the city gate.
In the chaos, the corpses of Dingyang soldiers quickly filled the moat on both sides of the suspension bridge, and soldiers from both armies could step on the corpses and reach the city of Yuci. Seeing this situation, Chen Sangliang also immediately made some tactical adjustments, letting Kan Leng and Qiu Xinggong, the two exhausted divisions who had worked so hard last night, retreat to the rear to rest the whole team, and Chen Sangliang also withdrew to the rear to command the overall situation , the Ximen battle was entrusted by Chen Sangliang to generals such as Yuchi Jingde and Liu Shishan, and it was at this time that Chen Sangliang found the opportunity to watch the fierce flank battle between the cavalry of his own army and the cavalry of Dingyang Army, and understand the strength and strength of the enemy cavalry. Master the shortcomings of your own cavalry.
After some observation, Chen Sangliang found that the combat style of Ding Yang's cavalry was very similar to that of nomads, that is, they desperately opened up space to kill the enemy with bows and arrows as much as possible, and tried not to fight close combat unless forced to do so, while Qin Qiong and Cheng The Sui Army cavalry led by Yao Jin divided into encirclement, looking for close combat opportunities as much as possible, supplemented by shooting with bows and arrows during the period, although they did not lose the wind, they did not have much advantage. Seeing this, Chen Sangliang nodded first, and then said in his heart with some joy: "Fortunately, Liu Wuzhou took the initiative to bring his main force south to Taiyuan, otherwise, I would like to wipe him out in the grassland outside the Great Wall. Just the cost of food and money would make me vomit blood."
After rejoicing, Chen Sangliang hurriedly sent someone to interrogate the prisoners of war to find out the specific whereabouts of Liu Wuzhou. As a result, Chen Sangliang's luck was not bad. It happened that a seriously injured and captured Dingyang Army prisoner saw Liu Wuzhou trapped in Yuci City Also made a truthful account. Chen Sangliang was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately ordered his flag formation to be moved outside the north gate of Yuci, and ordered Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin to stop playing hide-and-seek with the cavalry of the Dingyang Army led by Xunxiang, and withdraw to his side to rest and feed the horses. Always ready to intercept Liu Wuzhou's soldiers fleeing north. In addition, Chen Sangliang naturally had to give Yuchi Jingde, Liu Shishan and other generals orders to go, requiring them to enter Yuci City and force Ding Yang Jun to abandon the city and flee.
Yuchi Jingde, who seldom had the opportunity to fight the enemy, did not disappoint Chen Sangliang. During the fierce battle in front of the gate, Yuchi Jingde seized the opportunity to get to the gate. At the entrance of the city gate, the soldiers of the Sui army took the opportunity to swarm into the city, entered the city and started street fighting with Dingyang's army, which also completely cut off Dingyang's army's desire to close the city to catch their breath.
At the same time, Liu Wuzhou, who had been hiding in the city for a long time, finally met Song Jingang and others who were struggling to meet him in the city. For a period of time, I will rest the army and gather the scattered and defeated soldiers before making plans, but seeing a large number of Sui army flags appearing on the west side of the city from a distance, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang will die immediately. Transfer to the north gate of Yuci, and then open the north gate to retreat to Mayi's lair.
It is a pity that the retreat route of Liu Wuzhou and others had been expected by Chen Sangliang, and the reserve team had already been transferred to the north gate of Yuci to stand by. And Liu Wuzhou and others were startled when they opened the door and saw the Sui army in formation, but they saw that the cavalry of their own army was gathering in the northeast. Liu Wuzhou, Song Jingang and others were a little relieved, and then immediately started Out of town and across the river.
At this time, Chen Sangliang ordered Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong next to him: "Zhijie, Shubao, take your cavalry and wait for orders. When you see me waving the flag, attack immediately and surprise Liu Wu and Zhou Pifu's bandit army out of the city." .”
Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong agreed immediately, and immediately rushed back to their own army to prepare to attack, Guo Feng, Chen Ci and other generals of the Nationalist Army over there were not happy when they heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, why don't you entrust us with this task? Not to mention that our men and horses have plenty of physical strength and are more suitable for assaults. Even if it's our turn, shouldn't it be our turn? We followed you all the time last night, but we never had a chance to make a move."
"What's the hurry?" Chen Sangliang pouted at the cavalry brigade of the Dingyang Army in the distance to the east, and said with a smile, "Your opponents are them. Uncle Zhijie raided the commander of the bandit army, and the bandit cavalry must go south to meet them. They are entangled with our cavalry, don't you have a chance?"
Guo Feng, Chen Ci and others were overjoyed when they heard this, and then shut up obediently, while Chen Sangliang nervously observed the situation at the north gate of Yuci. Without hesitation, he immediately waved the command flag with his own hands, and the cavalry of the Sui army led by Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin immediately shouted to kill, rushing towards the north gate of Yuci like a tide. As expected by Chen Sangliang, General Ding Yang Xunxiang, Gao Manzheng and others in the east also immediately led the cavalry to attack, killing the Sui cavalry flanks obliquely, forcing the Sui cavalry to adjust their direction to fight, and then in order to cover Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang and others retreated, Xun Xiang and Gao Manzheng did not hesitate to start a melee with the Sui cavalry, and gave up the kite tactics that Chen Sangliang hated the most.
Chen Sangliang was waiting for this fighter plane. He first ordered the Baoguo army to prepare for a surprise attack, and then told Kan Leng and Qiu Xinggong: "I will personally lead the Baoguo army to make a surprise attack, and you are responsible for intercepting the bandit infantry! Remember, as long as there are If you have a chance, give me no matter the cost to take down Liu Wuzhou, life or death!"
While Kan Leng and Qiu Xinggong clasped their fists together and sang promises, the six school newspaper national troops led by three generals Guo Feng, Chen Ci and Yu Le finally showed off their white robes. Chen Sangliang, who was also wearing a white robe, personally led Next, charge together, and raid the Dingyang Army cavalry who has been entangled with the Sui Army cavalry. The Dingyang Army cavalry who has never fought against the Baoguo Army did not pay much attention at first, but when the Baoguo Army directly killed After entering the Dingyang cavalry formation, Xunxiang, Gao Manzheng and other Dingyang army generals inevitably felt the urge to cry, "Fuck you! Even the soldiers' weapons and equipment are better than those of our generals. How do you fight?!"
Sophisticated weapons and equipment are indeed one of the important reasons for the invincibility of the Nationalist Army, but it is definitely not the most important thing. The most terrifying part of the Nationalist Army is its cohesion and silence. It does not need to shout and be brave like other armies on the battlefield. Some just condense into a group, act in unison, silently and calmly look for opportunities to make a move, never fancy but absolutely practical powerful attacks, every knife and every shot is just going away, never thinking about self-defense, just like the same Standing up a cold killing machine is daunting.
It's the same this time, with Chen Sangliang surrounded by Chen Sangliang's commander-in-chief and surrounded by Chen Sangliang's commander-in-chief. What noises are made, some are just like a storm, chopping with knives and spears, chopping with sticks and axes, as long as the cavalry of the Dingyang Army dare to get close to block the road, they will all be hacked to death with random knives, turned over and stabbed to death by random guns. The soldiers didn't even see clearly the moves of the soldiers of the Nationalist Army until they died. Xunxiang and Gao Manzheng roared again and again, commanding the cavalry to block and chase several times, but they still couldn't stop the Baoguo army's charge.
The cavalry of the Baoguo army is a new force, but the cavalry of the Dingyang army is exhausted after a series of battles. In addition, the cavalry of the Sui army led by Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin are helping out, and the cavalry of the Dingyang army soon showed signs of defeat. . Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Wuzhou, Song Jingang and others at the back immediately fled northward for their lives without daring to delay any longer. However, Kan Leng and Qiu Xinggong were well prepared, and immediately led their troops to stop Liu Wuzhou and the others. Yuchi Jingde also led a Sui army infantry to chase out the north gate of Yuci. Liu Wuzhou, Song Jingang and others were blocked and had nowhere to go, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush at Kan Leng and Qiu Xinggong. Fighting, trying to open the road to escape.
The fierce battle resumed, and there were only more than 12,000 people left including the cavalry. The Dingyang Army fought more than twice as hard as the Sui Army's cavalry. The sky was dark and the sun and the moon were dark. , The fierce battle lasted for a long time, neither the winner nor the loser. However, it is a pity that Ding Yang's army is not as well-prepared as Sui's army at all. He brought enough horse feed and dry food early on, and he can feed the horses if there is space. The Dingyang army who entered Yuci was unprepared, and they continued to fight and rush for more than 50 miles overnight. The generals and soldiers were so hungry that their stomachs were growling and their physical strength was seriously declining, so the fierce battle came close to noon. , Ding Yang's army finally collapsed completely because they couldn't hold on, and Liu Wuzhou himself was forced to change into soldier clothes and run for their lives.
The pursuit battle started again. In the daytime with sufficient light and good sightlines, the Sui Army cavalry focused on chasing the enemies on horseback. The slogan of capturing Liu Wuzhou alive and surrendering but not killing was earth-shattering. Every time a prisoner was caught, he had to question Liu Wuzhou Whereabouts, Chen Sangliang, who has always pursued cautiously, also publicly threatened that even if he chased to the foot of Fenyang City, he must catch up and take Liu Wuzhou's head!
There was no need to pursue to the foot of Fenyang City, in fact, the pursuit was only ten miles away. A guard of Liu Wuzhou who fell off his horse and surrendered betrayed Liu Wuzhou's location. Chen Sangliang personally led the national army to outflank and successfully intercepted Liu Wuzhou The cavalry of the Dingyang Army who were hiding quickly surrounded the cavalry of the Dingyang Army with only a hundred or so cavalry, and demanded to hand over Liu Wuzhou. life.
The cavalry of the Ding Yang army obviously hesitated, and seemed to have plans to break through the siege, but after Qin Qiong also led the cavalry brigade to the vicinity, the cavalry of the Ding Yang army still had the intention of rebelling, and they once crossed the river with Chen Sangliang Liu Wuzhou, who had met once, came out obediently and ordered all his subordinates to dismount and put down their weapons. Liu Wuzhou himself begged Chen Sangliang to surrender.
Finally, Liu Wuzhou was caught. The hard work of the whole night and half day was not in vain. Chen Sangliang, whose face was covered with dust, was relieved. The situation on the battlefield, it turned out to be okay if you don’t look at it, but when you look at it, the four cavalrymen of the Dingyang Army who were looking towards this side on a low hill not far from the west attracted Chen Sangliang’s eyes intentionally or unintentionally. Then one of the four Dingyang cavalrymen sneaked to see where Chen Sangliang's commander-in-chief was. After more than a hundred steps, his eyes intersected. recognized the identity of that person. And the man's eyesight was obviously excellent, as if he saw that Chen Sangliang's expression was wrong, he immediately pulled out his horse and galloped in the opposite direction of Chen Sangliang.
"Guo Feng, Chen Ci, Yu Le! Take them to the National Army and follow me!" Chen Sangliang yelled, "Shubao, Liu Wuzhou will leave it to you, and take him back to Yuci City!"