When the long-lost hot sunshine finally broke through the heavy clouds and shone on the city of Chang'an, the Beiyuan battle at the foot of Longshou Mountain finally came to an end.
Blowing head-on, full of blood and sweat, and soaked in the hot wind with the smell of leather and metal, Huang Chao, with a tired face, was also squinting, watching the more than 2,000 Hedong soldiers who were finally besieged on a small platform in the battlefield. , And the middle side "On behalf of the northbound camp" big 纛.
Layers of entangled and laid corpses surround these last Hedong soldiers, showing a scene that is both tragic and tragic; it is all due to the price paid by the reckless besieging and forcibly attacking the Hedong soldiers.
Now these officers and soldiers who have been trapped in a heavy siege and cannot retreat, also seem to be filled with an atmosphere of exhaustion and despair. Because, not far away from them is the temporary bridge (Zhongwei Bridge) that crosses the Weishui River. However, this field of vision is less than one mile away, and it eventually becomes the sky of life and death.
As for the fighting in other places in Beiyuan, the results have already been known. Whether it is the brave and courageous Hedong Yajiang General, Wang Chan, the skilled assault cavalry general with archers and horses, or the stable and solid left-wing soldiers and horses, such as Xue Weizhi and other generals, all hang their heads one after another. Up the flagpole.
Only the Shatuo army that came in halfway, relied on a little advantage of horsepower and mobility, and rushed out from the left to the right at a high price, trying to find the gap that has not been closed by the many encirclement circles.
Obviously, after a series of battles, Huang Chao is finally away from completely solving the crisis in Guanzhong and achieving the final victory. It seems that there is only a tangible distance left; as long as he has a command, he can bring the bloody hatred and long-standing grudge to Cui Anqian. The killer came in front of him.
However, the occasional roar and gray smoke from the array on the opposite side of the battlefield, as well as the cyan flag held high in the air, reminded him that the luscious fruits of this victory were not actually his exclusive use. .
It is a complete lineup with light gray and blue hues as the main step. At first glance, it is tightly lined and lined up from the northeast and east to each other. The longboard carts are connected to form several arc-shaped blockades. The front line; and after they gathered together with firearms, bows and crossbows, they did not rush to kill and weaken the periphery of the remnants of the Hedong Army one by one.
Therefore, at least for the exhausted division of Huang Chao, who has returned from a long distance and had to go through hard battles; until the strength and specific attitude of the cheap son-in-law in the city are found out and understood, this place of Gyeonggi cannot be called. The above is able to give people peace of mind.
Then, he cast his gaze to the southeast side of the other end of the encirclement, the two sides of the "East Capital North Defense Envoy" and "Dugui Road Camp Southeast Duyuhou" under the banners, a slightly messy lineup; but he sighed again in his heart. Up.
After he fought all the way in the Kanto area, he left at least a dozen passers-by, and there are 20 or 30 defenders who have been canonized and collected one after another. Then, the one who was able to attract troops to support Guanzhong was actually the one who was once unknown. Zhu San.
Doesn't this prove once again the knowledge of his "monk's son-in-law"? However, it was the "Zhu San" who made Huang Chao's heart hesitant and uncertain. After all, it is well known that because of his eldest brother, he has always kept close contact with the south.
However, even though the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command were the weakest party, the equipment and equipment were also miscellaneous, even inferior to any army brought back by Huang Chao. But in a sense, his team has become an important part of the current situation.
However, Huang Chao was a little bit annoyed. He had been sent to capture the exit of the north wall of the inner wall-Xuanwumen, Shangshu Huang E, but he hadn't responded for a long time, which undoubtedly made his potential disadvantages even more serious. Is he, as the once soaring general, now the dignified son of the emperor, really wants to behave in a humble manner
Thinking of this, Huang Chao's desire to end this war immediately became even more urgent. Although there are still more than 30,000 soldiers under his command, and there are some left-behind soldiers in various parts of Kansai; in fact, most of them are tired and full of injuries and illnesses, and they need to find a place to rest and supplement to restore their old views.
Therefore, then he made up his mind to wave his hands to the left and right in a low voice, fatigued:
"Send my order, let people come forward to recruit the remnants of Hedong; it is said that I believe in God to have a good life, as long as you hand over the leaders below Cui thief, the other soldiers and generals can all live on the net for the time being... "
"Send someone to the army in the southeast. It is said that Zhu San will come to see him... so that I will honor him in person for his rescue and emergency aid..."
Soon after, when Huang Chao made people run around in front of the battlefield and shouted again and again, but these Hedong army seemed unmoved, and there was no response; until the other end of the Taiping army array, there was a sudden roar of rolling thunder. Sound; one after another bombarded the remnants of the Hedong Army, and even the stubbornly standing camp in the middle was swept away and torn down.
And these Hedong soldiers, who gathered on the mound in silence and numbness, seemed to be awakened all of a sudden and bombed their nests. They fled and fled in an uproar, and then were surrounded by soldiers and horses. Blocked and pushed back, rushing to kill and tearing the bucket back;
However, what is even more surprising is that when the Hedong soldiers charged by the Taiping army array almost dropped their weapons in response to gunshots and arrow shots, they knelt on the ground with their hands high and raised their hands on the ground and shouted please surrender and beg for mercy. ; On the contrary, he was confronted by Hedong soldiers from other directions, but they were fighting desperately and then being hacked and stabbed to death in the present.
Then, a group of hundreds of full-body armored soldiers was smashed out. Everyone wielded a broad sword and axe to slash and slash, and in the besieging Great Qi army, there were few enemies in a row. They slammed into the realm of no one again, and smashed through the Wei River one after another, before turning around and smashing towards the Zhongwei Bridge a hundred steps away.
However, Huang Chao who saw this scene was not angry and rejoiced:
"Old thief Cui is out of guilt... but it happened to be in my cock!"
As his words didn’t last long, these full of arrows and blood had already smashed to the edge of Zhongwei Bridge, and then dispersed the bridgeheads who were shooting arrows to block the rebel archers. Suddenly they had to scramble to stop and slow down. . But before these archers were killed and scattered, they had already piled up a lot of horizontal woods on the bridgehead as obstacles.
These sturdy armors, who are heavy and armed with long soldiers, become extremely difficult once they want to cross during the step; then the crossbowmen who are surrounded again concentrate on shooting arrows, even if they are protected by thick armor. It's hard to escape, and the whole body is filled with arrows and fell to the ground one after another;
However, under the cover of these fierce warriors who went forward and succeeded with their bodies, some people were able to escape to the Zhongwei Bridge, and then braved the flow arrows chasing from behind and flew towards the opposite bank lifelessly; however, in the next moment What greeted them was not the vast wilderness that escaped the sky, but a new force that suddenly emerged from the grass on the opposite bank of the river, greeted them with knives and spears.
After more than half an hour, except for the part that was surrendered by the Taiping Army and some guards were handed over, the last remaining Hedong soldiers were beheaded and killed; the Weihe Mansion guarding the opposite bank of the Weihe River led Huang Wantong, He also escorted dozens of captured prisoners along the Zhongwei Bridge to Huang Chao face to face, and then slammed down on the ground and announced loudly:
"Sacred Enlightenment, the little one is fortunate enough to fulfill his mission, and none of them are allowed to escape. Please have you also seen, which is the old dog Cui"
At this time, a prisoner whose hair had been broken up and was pressed into the mud with a dusty face, suddenly raised his head and hissed and shouted:
"Here's the truth, I only hate the heavens, and fail to destroy the thief for the country... But I want to die."
Before he finished his words, he suddenly slammed his body and turned his head and rammed a side with a halberd on his arm. Suddenly, half of his neck was pierced by the sharp halberd, and the blood spurted like a stream of blood on the spot, staring at death.
"Asshole things, the rest will be skinned for me and sacrificed to heaven..."
This result made Huang Chao furious, but he still wanted to catch the old Cui thief, paraded the streets and humiliated him a few times, and then used it to sacrifice many soldiers who died in the past.
"The king is forgiving, this servant is not Cui Anqian... but the battalion commander history..."
At this time, another prisoner screamed miserably, and then was knocked down to the ground by another prisoner who suddenly broke free.
"You bastard, what nonsense... can't you just die for your country..."
At this time, Huang Chao suddenly calmed down when he saw it, and his ginger complexion whispered to the guard who was about to drag away the execution:
"Stop, pull out to torture, and then immediately make the People's Congress and the army go around... You can catch everything, you can only catch the wrong, don't let it go..."
At the rear of the Yellow Nest Army, a small group carried several powerful and powerful soldiers on stretchers full of ointment, blood and rancid smells. They also hurriedly passed through the simple fence at the head of the Xiwei Bridge, and they were simply patrolling on the other side of the bridge. After the interrogation, he was released to the new direction of Xianyang City.
—I am a fake dividing line —
In the city of Chang'an, Zhou Huaian also listened to and discussed the experience and lessons before and after the Chang'an Battle and the advantages and disadvantages in details at the summary meeting convened temporarily. Of course, the core element of Zhou Huaian's organization of this battle was the later German military master Clausewitz. When discussing the "battle", he put forward four principles for victory: mobilization, concentration, speed, and pursuit.
The so-called mobilization is the preparation for battle, and all available forces should be used as much as possible;
The so-called concentration is to concentrate as much force as possible on key offensive points;
The so-called fast means that the speed of action must be fast, time is the magic weapon to win, and the party that wins the time is the party that wins the war;
The so-called pursuit means that the remaining courage should chase the poor, pursue the enemy forces who have failed and retreat, and expand the results as much as possible, which is a powerful supplement to win the final victory of the war. (End of this chapter)