Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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Since he predicted that the Western Army would be defeated, our army had to strengthen its defenses at the border to prevent the Liao army from taking advantage of the victory to pursue and enter our territory in Cangzhou.

When the army is defeated, it is also a great achievement for the magistrate to protect the environment and the people, and to keep the enemy out of the country. "

Du Chong said: "That's all! This mansion is ordered to know Cangzhou, and Cangzhou must be the most important thing. Zhu Dian, you immediately mobilize troops to strengthen the defense of Nigu Village, Xiaonanhe Village, Duliu East Village and other villages by the Jiehe River. Let the sergeants closely monitor the movements of the Liao army."

"The last general is in command, please rest assured, the magistrate, there is a last general here, and the Liao army will never invade our territory in Cangzhou!"

"Beautiful bearded man" Zhu Dian clasped his fists in response.

Holding the wine glass, Ximen Qing rolled his eyes, and suddenly said to Du Chong: "Brother, I have a plan. Maybe I don't need to go to Xiongzhou, but I can make my brother make a great contribution to Tong Taiwei."

When Du Chong heard this, he hurriedly asked Ximen Qing for advice.

Ximenqing told Du Chong that the cavalry army could be dispatched to form a separate army, hidden in Xiaonan Hezhai and other places, and ready for boats to cross the river.

When the news of the fierce battle between the two armies comes from the direction of Xiongzhou, you can send this other army to cross the river and enter the territory of the Liao Kingdom, and go straight to Yongqing, Gu'an, Anci counties along the Sanggan River. the capital.

This was a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao. When the Liao army learned that the Song army was going north to the Gaoliang River and threatened Yanjing City, they would definitely withdraw from Xiongzhou City.

In this way, Du Chong can rescue Taiwei Tongguan in a critical moment, isn't it a great achievement?

After hearing Ximen Qing's plan, Du Chong ordered people to move out of the wooden map, and deduced it with Ximen Qing, Zhu Dian and others around the wooden map. And go.

After eating and drinking, Du Chong and Zhu Dian, who had negotiated properly, immediately dispatched troops and generals, and acted separately according to Ximen Qing's instructions.

Chapter 791 Battle of Giant Horse River

When Ximen Qing and Du Chong were secretly planning and preparing, neither Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi from the Liao Kingdom, nor Tong Guan, Zhong Shidao from the Song Army, and others did not expect that there would be a group of people who would dare to disrupt the situation in a place like Cangzhou. strength.

After Yelu Dashi defeated Yang Keshi's Five Thousand Qingqi in the first battle, the morale of the Liao army was greatly boosted.

Taking advantage of this momentum, Yelu Dashi led his army to attack the stronger Song army on the Juma River at the border between the two countries.

The Song and Liao armies started a bloody battle on the Jiehe Bridge. The Liao army tried to seize the Jiehe bridge and cross the river to attack the Song army on the south bank.

Seeing the menacing approach of the Liao army, Zhao Ming couldn't hold on at the head of the bridge. Yang Keshi led the former army to rush up, erected a large shield and spears at the south of the bridge, and resisted the impact of the Liao army cavalry.

At the same time, Yang Keshi commanded the archers to shoot randomly with strong bows and crossbows, killing dozens of Liao cavalry who rushed up the wooden bridge.

The Liao army attacked twice, but failed to break through Yang Keshibu's iron hedgehog formation at the bridgehead.After losing hundreds of brave cavalry, the Liao army retreated from the boundary bridge helplessly, and shot at the Song army with bows and arrows across the bank.

Arrows fell like rain on both sides of the Juma River. Although the soldiers of the Song and Liao armies had shields, they were also hit by arrows and fell to the ground.

At this time, Yelu Dashi arranged to shoot at the Song army on the north bank of the Juma River boundary bridge. It was the Han infantry under the Guo Yaoshi of the Changsheng Army.

Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army has fought against the Jin army in Liaodong for many years. Although they lose more than they win, they are an army capable of fighting the most powerful Jurchens, and their combat effectiveness is also extremely strong.

Yang Keshi's unit is also the elite of the Western Army. He fought Guo Yaoshi across the river without retreating, and the fight was evenly divided for a while.

When the Changsheng Army held back the Song Army's former army, the Liao Army's leader Yelu Dashi led the cavalry composed of Khitan and Xiren and galloped westward along the Juma River.

The move of the Liao army to divide its troops was noticed by Yang Keshi, the former army commander on the south bank of the Juma River.

Yang Keshi hurriedly recruited troops to explore and ask if there was a shoal upstream that could cross the river.

The Western Army had just arrived, and more than half of the scouts they sent out were distributing bulletins and recruiting surrender and rebellion, so they couldn't find out whether there was any shoal where they could cross the river near the wooden bridge.

Although he didn't get any information from Tan Ma, Yang Keshi was a mighty general in the army, and he was keenly aware that there must be something abnormal in such a mobilization of the Liao army.

Yang Keshi said to the generals of the former army: "There must be a shoal in the upper reaches of the Juma River that can ford and cross the river. Our army must divide the troops to guard it, and the Liao army cavalry must not be allowed to cross the river!"

The disastrous defeat in the battle of Langoudian made Yang Keshi realize that the cavalry of the Liao army was stronger than the Xixia army, and the cavalry of the Western army who could gallop across the border of Xixia would be difficult to defeat the Liao army on the Hebei Plain.

Most of Yang Keshi's former army cavalry had been lost in the Battle of Langoudian, and the remaining remnants were being repaired. Now most of his troops are infantry, with only a few hundred cavalry for scouting.

When Yang Keshi was about to divide his troops to intercept the cavalry of the Liao army, he felt that he was stretched and did not have enough cavalry.

"Who are you waiting for who dares to fight?"

Yang Keshi asked the generals under his command.

"General, the last general is not talented, and I would like to lead the troops to intercept the Liao army."

A burly man with a height of eight feet stood up and challenged Yang Keshi with his fists clasped.On the face of the big man, there were still some bruises that had not dissipated.

Yang Keshi saw that the volunteer general was none other than Han Shizhong, the famous "Splashing Han Five" in the army.

This fellow prides himself on his bravery, and has always been disobedient to anyone in the Western Army.A few days ago, after being beaten up by Lu Da, the favorite general under the command of Mr. Zhong Jinglue, he has calmed down a bit now, and he is also in the right shape in the army.

"Han Shizhong, I entrust all the cavalry in my general to you to command, follow up with the Liao army quickly, and don't let the enemy cross the river!"

Han Shizhong was also famous in the Western Army for his fearlessness in fighting, and Yang Keshi also recognized his bravery very much.

Seeing Han Shizhong asking for a battle, Yang Keshi handed over the remaining cavalry of the former army to Han Shizhong and asked him to intercept the Liao army.

Although these hundreds of cavalry may not be able to stop the Liao army for a long time, Yang Keshi is now a dead horse as a living horse doctor, trying his best to resist the Liao army, waiting for the support of Zhongshi Dao Zhongjun.

While Yang Keshi was waiting anxiously, Zhao De, the general of Jingyuan Road sent by Zhong Shidao to support him, led five thousand troops to Jieqiao.

Seeing that there were many cavalry under Zhao De's command, Yang Keshi hurriedly said to him: "General Zhao, the cavalry of the Liao Army are heading west, and they must be wading across the river. I have sent Pohan Wu to meet the enemy. General Zhao please go quickly. reinforce."

"Don't worry, general, I'm going down!"

Zhao De immediately took his army and horses and ran westward along the Juma River.

Zhao Dejun was less than a mile away from Yang Keshi's army, when he saw more than a dozen Song soldiers in front of him retreating with injuries and injuries.

One of the generals was lying on his horse, with more than a dozen arrows stuck in his body, and was covered in blood.

"Who is coming? Where is the Liao army now?"

Zhao De rushed forward on horseback and asked loudly.

The general of the Song army who was lying on his horse raised his body upon hearing this, and shouted at Zhao De, "General, I am Han Shizhong! The Liao army has already crossed the river. General, hurry up to meet the enemy!"

Seeing that Han Shizhong was injured and retreated so quickly, Zhao De knew that the Liao army was powerful.He was worried that his thousands of troops would be divided and surrounded by the Liao army, so he hurriedly led the troops to retreat in the direction of Yang Keshi's army.

Han Shizhong and others also ran wildly with Zhao Dejun.

Han Shizhong immediately asked anxiously: "General Zhao, why don't you line up to meet the enemy?"

Zhao De glanced back at the dust flying behind him, and said to Han Shizhong: "Pu Han Wu, you reckless man only knows how to charge and fight, but how do you know the art of fighting with a large army.

Our East Route Army is mainly infantry, and it is impossible to start a chasing battle with the Liao Army cavalry on the plain.The cavalry of the Liao army can use their mobility to bypass our army and surprise the army behind.

For the current plan, we can only shrink our East Route Army into a large formation, so as to avoid being divided and encircled by the Liao Army cavalry, and cannibalized one by one!

Hundreds of cavalrymen of yours were swallowed up by the enemy in a short time, which is the lesson of dividing troops! "