Chapter 740 Zhao Family General
In mid-May of the sixth year of Qianfu, the soldiers and generals were successively damaged, not only did Gao Pian, who had just been captured, but also Chuzhou was also brought in.
Gao Pian gathered 60,000 troops to prepare for a decisive battle with Li Jing in Gaoyou area. Unexpectedly, after several days of heavy rain, Li Jing had already patted his butt and returned to Huaibei. After receiving this news, Gao Pian's seven orifices were filled with smoke. Previously, Li Jing only relied on 40,000 people all the way south, with a strong momentum, and was as if he would not give up until he was captured alive in Yangzhou. This forced Gao Pian to be cautious, not care about the situation in Haozhou, and was even forced to reach an agreement with the thief Huang Chao to jointly deal with Li Jing.
For this reason, he lost Chuzhou and Haozhou, in order to concentrate his efforts to have a real decisive battle with Li Jing.
But when he was ready, Li Jing patted his butt and left.
Damn, this is the greatest contempt for him, Gao Pian, and the naked one stirs up his old face in front of the world.
Now, Li Jing destroyed tens of thousands of Huai troops and seized him from Chuhao and the two states of Chu and Hao, leaving him alone in Gaoyou in front of him, completely ignoring him.
Gao Pian was angry, this time he was really angry.
Zhang Lin was destroyed by Huang Chao before. Although he pretended to be a turtle, it was just that he deliberately retreated without fighting. If he really wanted to fight, ten Huang Chaos were destroyed by him. But now it is different. In the past few years, Li Jing's rise has completely taken over his old face. This time he was destroyed by Li Jing for more than 100,000 people. Although most of them were civilian recruits, the elite soldiers suffered losses of 50,000 or 60,000.
This made him suffer his bones hurt! Originally, he had already planned to fight with Li Jing with all his strength to determine the prestige. But now that Li Jing left, all his preparations were hit in the air. In the eyes of outsiders, Li Jing had hit the front gate of Yangzhou. But he did not dare to fight. After this comparison, Gao Pian was defeated this time.
From then on, he would really not have the status of Gao Pian in the world.
Li Jing withdrew, no matter what reason Li Jing withdrew, Gao Pian could not forgive him.
How could Li Jing retreat? He should fight with him in Huainan, and then betray him and beg for mercy by him.
"Li Jing has arrived in Xia Pi in Sizhou. Now he has gathered more than 40,000 troops in Xia Pi and is preparing to compete for Xu Su from the Qi army." Gao Pian's confidant Lu Yong's hand is currently in charge of Chazi, the spy investigation agency formed by Gao Pian. Now Zhuge Yin, one of the three sorcerers under Gao Pian, sat on the side of Gao Pian. Although he was reporting to Gao Pian, he did not sit down. He took off his shoes and held the rotten sores on his feet. However, Gao Pian did not blame such rude behavior. Opposing the actions of this immortal master is regarded as a free and easy expression among the gods.
Zhuge Yin not only had sores on the soles of his feet, but his whole body was filled with sores, but it was caused by poisoning when he was refining the alchemy. He sat there and could not stop for a moment, so he had to scratch left and right, and a strong fishy smell on his body continued to emit.
"According to the information found by Chazi, after Li Jing returned to Huaibei, he left five generals to guard the cities of Chu and Hao. Zhao Feng was the main general, including Li Wei, Xuancheng, Qiu Shengong, and Li Xu, a deputy to him, and a total of 18,000 people were there in the water and land."
Gao Pian couldn't help but feel even more angry when he heard that Li Jing had only left such a few people in Huainan. Li Jing didn't take him seriously at all. He was the prince of Bohai County, a famous general, and the commander of Huainan. Li Jing ran to Huainan to steal his two states and killed his 100,000 soldiers, but only more than 10,000 people were left and left. What did he think he was Gao Pian? Puppet clay sculpture?
The Zuo Moye Du Jun army envoy Lu Yongzhi has now become Gao Pian's most trusted confidant. Like Zhuge Yin and Gao Pian, this popular military envoy in Huainan Town is neither wearing armor nor the robes of civil and military officials, but instead wearing Taoist robes. In addition, Zhang Shouyi, who was also wearing Taoist robes opposite, was like a Taoist robe in Huainan Town.
Lu Yongzhi was best at observing his face and looking at Gao Pian's expression, he immediately knew what Gao Pian was thinking at this time. He immediately spoke, "Prince, didn't Huang Chao just send someone to send a letter to ask the prince to send troops to deal with Li Jing together? I felt that Li Jing was about to attack Xuzhou. At this time, it was a great time for us to send troops to kill Zhao Yuan and retake the two states of Chu and Hao."
Gao Pian had a dark face, "If I send troops to deal with Li Jing with Huang Chao, if the matter spreads, wouldn't the world make people laugh at me for being afraid of Li Jing?"
"The prince is so bad." Lu Yongzhi smiled slightly, as if he looked like a master. "Huang Chao is just a thief, so he is not qualified to be compared with the prince. When we send troops, we don't have to join forces with Huang Chao. If he beat him, we will beat us. First kill Zhao Yuan and take back the two states of Hao and Chu. Then we will cross the Huai River in one fell swoop and take Li Jing and Huang Chao together."
Zhang Shouyi and the other two quickly agreed and flattered Gao Pian. Gao Pian was very satisfied with these words and decided to go to war tomorrow.
Although Gao Pian said he was not ashamed to join forces with Huang Chao on the surface, he actually knew in his heart that Li Jing is different now, and now he is powerful and the fallen Huai Army this time is proof of it. If Li Jing had not focused on the north, he would have been afraid that he might not be able to get through this time. Now that Li Jing and Huang Chao have bitten it, it is a fool if he doesn't pick it up.
To fight Li Jing, Gao Pian is indeed a little older and more courageous as he grows.
But that Zhao Yuan was just a tooth general in Chenzhou before. Although he had been under Li Jing for a few years, so what? He was the first general in the Tang Dynasty. He had to pick up the persimmons, so this time he didn't take the opportunity to destroy Li Jing's 18,000 troops. When Li Jing seized Xuzhou in the future, how could he have such a good opportunity to retake Chu and Haozhou?
At this time, Liu Hanhong was taking over many benefits from Gao Pian and got countless beautiful promises made by Gao Pian. At this time, he was leading his troops to Hangzhou and followed Zhou Bao's petal wrist. It seemed that Zhou Bao had no time to provoke Huainan again for a while.
After carefully analyzing the current strategic situation around Huainan, Gao Pian decided to take back the two states of Chu and Hao, which were taken away by Li Jing, first. Although Li Jing and Zhou Bao were obviously stronger, Gao Pian was not only good at pinching soft persimmons. He knew very well that if Li Jing gained a foothold in Xu Si, he, the Huainan Festival coach, would probably not be able to sit for long.
At the end of mid-May, Gao Pian left behind his nephews Gao Jie and Gao Yu, guarding Yangzhou. He brought three fellow Taoists, Lu Yongzhi, Zhang Shouyi, and Zhuge Yin, and the 20,000 Xinjianya Army. He also had 30,000 elite Huai Army convened from all over the country. He led his army to a boat along the Han River and headed straight for Chuzhou with murderous intent.
When Li Xu, who was patrolling Hangou and stationed in Yancheng, Anyi, learned that Gao Pian led a large army, he immediately sent someone to report to the Jianghuai governor Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Quan personally led 5,000 troops to support Anyi. After hearing Li Xu's detailed reports on the military situation, he said: "Although Gao Pian is old, he is still majestic. He is good at using troops and cannot fight lightly. Please observe the movement and then respond to the battle."
On that day, Feng Shou, a general under Gao Pian, led 3,000 cavalry to the city to fight first. Zhao Feng's younger brother Zhao Feng loudly requested the battle, "The last general is willing to lead the 500 cavalry in the headquarters to fight and destroy the tax energy of the Huai bandits!"
Five hundred vs. Three thousand, this is a bit dangerous. Zhao Hu nodded in agreement. He ordered Zhao Hu to go out of the city to fight, and he went up to the city gate tower to cheer for his brothers.
With the rumbling drums and horns, Zhao Yan led five hundred light cavalry out of the city.
The two armies shot at the base of hundreds of steps away. Zhao Yu recognized the general, who was defeated in the army of General Gao Yu. He couldn't help but sit on the horse and laugh, asking his subordinates to shout together: "How dare you speak of your bravery for the defeated general?"
For a moment, five hundred cavalry shouted loudly. Feng Shou, who was far away, almost fell off his horse when he heard the shouting. He was so angry that he was both ashamed and angry. He didn't say much at the moment. With a wave of his hand, the horn sounded, and Feng Shou led the cavalry to come.
The ancestors of the Zhao brothers were Chenzhou's teeth generals for generations, and they were good at riding and shooting skills. When they saw the enemy coming, they were not afraid. They immediately waved their horse lances, and also commanded five hundred cavalry and rushed towards the opponent.
Two cavalrymen rolled in and raised smoke and dust.
Feng Shou dared to fight when he saw the 500 cavalry of the Qin army. Although he was a little surprised, he just happened to be in the middle and lower body. Although the Huai Army was in the south, he was a general who had fought in the south and north. Most of the three thousand cavalry under him were veteran soldiers who had followed Gao Pian for many years. If the Qin army wanted to collide, he would make him beat him to death.
But what Feng Shou did not notice was that when Zhao Yan's five hundred cavalry came out, a lit fuse was still wrapped around his left wrist. At this time, the horse rushed over and was about to collide, and a tragic cavalry collision was about to happen.
But the cavalry in the front row of Qin army suddenly took out a fist-sized object, approached his left wrist and lit it, and threw it at them violently.
In a flash of breaths, it passed by.
When Feng Shou saw the bumps flying constantly, something suddenly sounded, that is, when Li Jing fought with the four towns in Hejian, Li Jing's cavalry used sharp firearms to defeat the Hebei army.
Could this be the firearms in front of you?
In the last battle in Huainan, because the Qin army's firearms were damp and later fought in heavy rain, the Huainan army did not see the Qin army's firearms at all. So many Huainan soldiers thought that the so-called Qin army firearms that could defeat more than 100,000 Hebei troops was nothing but a fictitious thing. Or maybe there were, but they were not as powerful as the boast. Otherwise, why didn't the Qin army take it out and use it?
Because of this, although Feng Shou fought with the Qin army several times, it was the first time he had seen the Qin army's thunder fire.
Five seconds delay is here!
The thunder fire that fell into the cavalry of the Huai Army began to ring one after another. In the smoke of gunpowder, countless war horses of the Huai Army neighed and fled in a mess, and dozens of war horses fell into the sky and earth.
The Huai Army was in chaos, but the Qin army's war horses had long received specialized anti-explosion and shock prevention training. At this time, amid the loud noises in the sky, under the instigation of five hundred knights, they swept like waves, sweeping over, constantly impacting and drowning.
Seeing this, Zhao Hun on the city quickly ordered the eldest son Zhao Lu and the second son Zhao Lin to lead 500 cavalry out of the city from both sides to cover the battle and expand the results.
Feng Shou was still struggling to support him, but he heard that the war drums in the distant city were like thunder, and a cavalry on both sides had arrived quickly. He couldn't help but scream. The cavalry of the Huai Army no longer had the fighting spirit and walked south. The three generals of the Zhao family led 500 cavalry to chase and kill all the way, covering up and killing twenty miles.
Nearly half of Feng Shou's three thousand cavalry were lost, and he was in a mess and was about to be surrounded. Fortunately, the Huai Army general Lei Man led 3,000 Wuling barbarian cavalry to rescue him.
At this time, Zhao Hun, his brothers Zhao Chang and Li Xu also led 500 cavalry to the reception. The two sides fought and suffered damage to each other and gradually separated. Zhao Hun ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops and return to the city, but Lei Man did not dare to pursue him. At that time, the six generals of Zhao Hun returned to the city, and Lei Man did not dare to stay for more. They retreated twenty miles with Feng Shounan to camp, waiting for Gao Pian's army to arrive.
Chapter completed!