Just when Li Yue attacked Sichuan and Shu, the battle between Li Wu, the prince of Xia in Dengzhou, and Wang Kai, the commander of the Jianghan army, was about to begin, at this time Wang Kai had led the army to successfully occupy the city of Dengzhou, which was located between the turbulent water and the tide, and was the location of the seat of Dengzhou, but since the Xia army occupied most of Dengzhou, the place of governance of Dengzhou was moved to Nanyang, but Dengzhou became the strategic frontier of the Xia army's attack on Xiangyang.
The Xia army once put the ordnance in the city to put grain and grass, but before the Song army occupied Dengzhou, the Xia army had already transported most of the grain and grass ordnance, Dengzhou City was just a bait that Li Wu threw to Wang Kai, the Xia army camped fifty miles north of the turbulent water, at this time Li Yue's hands only 100,000 Praetorian Guards, as for Li Huer's 100,000 Royal Forest Army has made a detour to copy Wang Kai's back road, Li Wu plans to eat the main force of the entire Jianghan army in one go.
Late at night, in the camp of the summer army, Li Yanze came to Li Wu's side and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the sentry cavalry has reported that the Song army is still cowering in Dengzhou City. ” Li Wu put down the official document in his hand and got up to the map and said, "If the Song army doesn't go out of the city again, we can only take the initiative to attack." ” "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince takes the initiative to attack, it will inevitably cause great unnecessary losses, do you want to wait, wait until the little prince leads the army to cut off the back road of the Song army."
Li Yanze said to Li Wu.
"If the Song army doesn't take the initiative to attack, we won't be able to copy their back road."
Li Wu said to Li Yanze: "Order the army to pull out the north bank of the turbulent water tomorrow and prepare to cross the river. ” "Yes, the last general commands."
Li Yanze took the military order.
"By the way, is there any news from King Liang?"
Li Wu suddenly asked Li Yanze.
"Your Highness, King Liang has come to report that 100,000 Yuzhou troops have arrived on the north bank of the Huai River and are crossing the river, and it is estimated that they should have entered the territory of Guangzhou at this time."
Li Yanze said to Li Wu.
"In this way, the war is going very smoothly."
Li Wu said with a smile.
On the other side, in the city of Dengzhou, in Wang Kai's line.
A Song general reported to Wang Kaiyu: "Marshal, the sentry cavalry has reported that the Xia army Praetorian Guard is still stationed on the north bank of the turbulent water for fifty miles, and there is no movement. ” Wang Kai frowned and said, "If the Xia army doesn't move tomorrow, there will be a big problem here." ” "The marshal means that the Xia army wants to lead our army across the river," General Song said to Wang Kai.
"I don't rule it out."
Wang Kai said to General Song: "The Praetorian Guard is the elite of the Xia army, and its strength should not be underestimated."
"Dashuai, the last general thinks that there is no need to worry so much at all."
General Song said to Wang Kai: "Our army has 200,000 elites, and there are 100,000 troops to protect our army's grain and grass, and there is a steady stream of reinforcements arriving in the rear. ” "You're thinking too idealistic."
Wang Kai said with a smile: "Combat can not be solved by numbers alone, there must be strategy, the reason why our army has been defeated again and again is because of the lack of strategy for the generals." ” "Yes, the Admiral understands."
General Song said to Wang Kai: "That commander, what should our army do next If the Xia army does not attack, will we stay here?"
"Don't worry, the Xia army will take the initiative to attack, the Xia army is more anxious than us."
Wang Kai said with a sneer.
In the early morning of the next day, when Wang Kai was still sleeping, General Song hurriedly ran in to report: "Report, report, report to the marshal, the Xia army has arrived on the north bank of the turbulent water and is preparing to cross the river." ” "It's coming so fast."
Wang Kai frowned and said, "Order all the troops to prepare, and attack as soon as the Xia army crosses the river halfway through." ” "Yes, the last general commands."
On the north bank of the turbulent water on the other side, the Xia army was preparing to cross the river, and Li Yanze said to Li Wu: "Your Highness, our army will cross the river like this, and the Song army will definitely attack halfway." ” Li Wu looked at the south bank and said: "Since it is impossible to lure the Song army to the north, then there is only a decisive battle across the river, after you lead the first echelon to cross the river, you must strictly guard the beachhead, and this prince will order artillery to assist in providing you with artillery support." ” The Praetorian Guard Corps has an independent artillery battalion, with 300 artillery pieces as standard, and since the start of the war, Li Wu has also transferred 200 artillery pieces from Li Hu'er's hands, and now there are 500 artillery pieces in Li Wu's hands alone, and they are all large-caliber heavy artillery with very powerful power.
Under the leadership of Li Yanze, the first batch of 30,000 Xia troops began to cross the river, and on the other side of the turbulent water, 200,000 Song troops were already in full array, Wang Kai planned to use superior forces to carry out a heavy assault on the Xia army when the Xia army crossed the river, and wiped out all the troops of the Xia army crossing the river, so as to achieve the purpose of weakening the combat power of the Xia army.
Seeing that the Xia army was crossing the river in batches, Wang Kai ordered: "Order, the whole army will attack immediately after the Xia army lands, and eat all the Song troops crossing the river at all costs." ” "Yes, the last general commands" The speed at which the Xia army crossed the river was very fast, Li Yanze led the Xia army to land, and the Song army launched a crazy attack on the Xia army, on the other side of the river, Li Wu saw through the telescope that the Song army launched an attack on the Xia army, and immediately ordered: "Order the artillery attack." ” "Obedience" "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an order, artillery attack" "Boom, boom, boom" Five hundred artillery guns fired one after another, the sound was deafening, this was the beginning of the first large-scale use of artillery by the Xia army in history, although the artillery of the Xia army was not very accurate, but it could not stand a large number of five hundred artillery pieces constantly pouring ammunition on the road of the Song army's attack, and the Song army, who did not know how to guard against it, was instantly caught off guard, and the losses were very heavy, but even so, the Song army was still attacking.
Seeing the sound of explosions constantly resounding in his attacking troops, Wang Kai frowned and said, "What's going on?"
"Marshal, the Song army seems to have used the so-called new weapons and artillery."
A Song general reports to Wang Kaiyu.
Wang Kai said with a pale face: "I didn't expect the Xia Army's artillery power to be so huge. ” "Do you want the prince to stop attacking?"
Song Jiang said.
"No, the more so, the less you can stop the attack."
Wang Kai said to General Song: "The herald will launch an attack on the Xia army at all costs, and the whole army will be pressed, and those who dare to retreat privately will be killed." ” "Yes, the last general commands" The 200,000 Song army rushed to the landing force that the Xia army had just crossed the river like crazy, and the Xia army's 500 artillery pieces were indeed not small, but they could not resist the siege of the 200,000 Song army from three sides, and Li Yanze immediately set up a formation after crossing the river, and the Xia army formed a phalanx, with its back to the turbulent water to form a three-stage attack, constantly pouring ammunition on the Song army, causing great casualties to the Song army.
"Bang, bang, bang" gunshots continued to sound, the Song army soldiers continued to fall, and some Song soldiers even used the corpses of their companions as shields to advance step by step towards the Xia army's position.
Looking at the approaching Song army step by step, Li Yanze ordered: "Prepare for the earth-shaking thunder" The second update will be presented as: