Chapter 180 Destruction First, use layers of resistance to tire out the Red Turban Army.
Then they relied on the city defense of Gaoyou City to hold on, further consuming the Red Turban Army's physical strength and morale.
When the physical strength and morale of the Red Scarf Army were reduced to a certain level, Dong Tuanxiao, a famous general with both civil and military skills, suddenly arrived with reinforcements and cooperated with the officers and soldiers in the city.
There is no doubt that Qizhedu, Zuocheng of Jiangbei Province, Henan, is a master of military use.
Especially in terms of battle layout, he is much better than his Mongolian and Han colleagues around him.
He was even a few points better than the enemy's nominal commander, Zhu Bayi, who couldn't help but be confused after learning that a large number of Mongolian and Yuan officers and soldiers followed the canal and drove into Baoying City first: At this juncture, Qi Zhe Du Bu shrank all his troops into a fist and defended Gaoyou.
But he sent people to fight for Baoying, which has no strategic value.
Could it be that he was kicked in the head by a donkey?
"Grandma, someone must have tipped them over there that the two bastards Guo Zixing and Sun Deya have fallen behind the team."
Mao Gui, the general manager of Mengcheng and the former commander of the Xuzhou Army, reacted much faster than Zhu Bayi.
He frowned and immediately cursed, "So the Tatars sent 30,000 forwards to test the strength of our brothers.
His grandma's two grandsons, you shouldn't have called them in the first place."
"No way, thirty thousand versus fifty thousand, they still have no chance of winning."
Zhu Bayi thought for a moment and shook his head slightly.
The news of the five armies joining forces must have been well known to Gaoyou.
This was originally what he expected.
In fact, with the level of confidentiality and awareness of secrecy in this era, it is impossible for any two or more teams to act together without leaking information.
What's more, Guo Zixing and Sun Deya are both from green forest tycoons, and they have a network of people from all walks of life.
A whole lot.
If we expect these people to keep their mouths shut, we might as well expect God to make a thunderous sound and directly split a two-foot-wide gap in the wall of Gaoyou City.
Therefore, when Zhu Bayi first planned to use troops against Gaoyou and Yangzhou, he had no hope of keeping it secret.
Deep down in his heart, he even hoped that the officials in the two places would make preparations as soon as possible and gather all the soldiers and horses scattered in the county and state cities below in one place.
In this way, if the two sides do not fight, it will be enough.
If they want to fight, every battle will be a decisive battle.
If the battle is won, there will be no need to waste time in the following states, cities and counties, and people can be sent directly to take over.
Unexpectedly, the enemy's reaction was completely unreasonable.
And his performance here is also a bit unsatisfactory.
On the first day after setting off from Huai'an, Sun Deya's troops and horses could not keep up.
The brothers under the old brother's command have no distinction between combat soldiers and auxiliary soldiers.
Everyone, except those who are officials, must carry their own weapons, armor, bedding and food.
Every three to five miles, you must stop and rest, otherwise some people will die of exhaustion due to lack of physical strength.
Although we were marching within Huaidong Road, we dragged our feet for a whole day and managed to walk only thirty miles.
And this was done with the help of the Huaian army to prepare lunch and dinner.
If we walked alone, I'm afraid twenty-five miles would have reached the limit.
Guo Zixing's military performance was slightly better than that of Sun Deya, but his strength was limited.
As an elite commander's personal soldiers and 500 mounted infantrymen, their quality is very high, basically on par with the Guards Regiment in the Huai'an Army.
But the quality of the other troops in the army is a bit appalling.
They can only be regarded as a group of refugees with weapons, not to mention that there is a big gap compared with the soldiers under Zhu Bayi and Mao Gui, and even compared with the auxiliary soldiers of the latter two families.
At least, the auxiliary soldiers of the latter two families can still guarantee that they will train every three days and have enough to eat every meal.
However, most of the people under Guo Zixing's food standard were meager and dry.
If you can't even guarantee the most basic consumption, how can you have the strength to march quickly?
In desperation, on the third day after setting off from Huai'an, Zhu Bayi had no choice but to leave Wu Yongchun's Fourth Army behind, and accompanied the teams of Guo Zixing and Sun Deya as they slowly moved towards Gaoyou.
At the same time, Mr.
Su, Hu Dahai and others who were staying in Huai'an were notified, and they were ordered to allocate another portion of military rations to Guo Zixing and Sun Deya, so that the two friendly troops could have a few decent meals first.
In order to prevent the brothers under these two men from getting hungry and causing any unpleasant things.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
In that case, the plan to join forces and march south has probably come to nothing before it has even been launched.
Guo Zixing and Sun Deya certainly felt very ashamed.
No matter what, they are unwilling to accept the relief from the Huai'an Army.
Zhu Bayi talked a lot, and finally agreed to sell the military rations to the two of them at the market price.
After Gaoyou was captured, they would be deducted from the profits.
The two of them accepted the food with red faces.
They also swore in public that they would strictly enforce military discipline and would never allow anything that disturbed the people to happen.
In this way, the hidden danger on Huaidong Road is eliminated.
However, the five coalition forces were divided into two sections.
Moreover, the marching speeds were very different, and the distance between them tended to get further and further away.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Mao Gui felt that Qizhedu's side saw that the coalition forces were in disarray, so they took courage and sent more than 30,000 troops to test.
But his inference is indeed a bit arbitrary.
Not only did Zhu Bayi disagree, but Zhao Junyong's general Fu Youde also found it incredible after listening to it, "Logically speaking, when the two general managers are discussing the matter, the young general has no say."
He gently clenched his fists and confessed humbly. , "But the young general believes that Qi Zhedu's move is probably based on the idea of holding on continuously.
Starting from Baoying, step back along the canal.
Slow down the speed of our army's attack and make more preparations for Gaoyou City.
Time.
In addition, if he has reinforcements, they can arrive in time."
"You said that he deliberately brought more than 30,000 people to die."
Mao Gui frowned at first, then turned his head and asked Fu Youde loudly, "You said that, do you have any evidence or anything reliable in your hand?"
's sources" "No."
Fu Youde thought for a while and gently handed over his hand again, "Don't blame the general manager, the young general is just guessing.
According to what General Manager Zhu said before sending troops, Gaoyou City originally only had more than 10,000 defenders, and the rest, except for Yan Ding, were temporary recruits.
If the general is Qi Zhedu, the original ten thousand people will be destroyed at this moment.
However, he is reluctant to send them out.
He will only send Yan Ding and newly recruited personnel to fight.
In this way, no matter how badly he loses, his side will not be seriously injured.
And if the people he sends out are lucky enough to last ten days.
In half a month, he has ten more days of preparation time, and can raise another 30,000 troops at any time."
"Hiss" Mao Gui gasped slightly.
Gaoyou, like Huai'an and Yangzhou, is an important cargo turnover hub on the canal.
Both the government and the people are very prosperous, and the population in the city and suburbs is also very large.
If Qi Zhedu really disregards his reputation and capital and recruits people as cannon fodder.
It can really tire everyone to death.
After all, 30,000 soldiers and horses are not a small number.
No one dares to leave them behind while squatting in the city without showing their heads.
And siege has never been a labor-saving job.
Even if artillery is used to bombard it, Baoying City with large projectiles can still sustain it for at least half a month.
If the defensive skills are a little better, it won't be a big problem to persist for a month.
"General, this is just speculation."
Fu Youde's thinking was quite organized.
Seeing that Mao Gui began to take his words seriously, he immediately added in a low voice, "Two managers, please forgive me for saying more.
If the enemy troops cannot leave the city, then They must be deliberately trying to compete with our army.
If the enemy army is willing to go out of the city to fight, even if it is only a few thousand troops, the general's judgment can be completely overturned.
Therefore, the two general managers may as well wait and see what the scouts will lead next. message back” "Report" had just finished, a Huai'an army scout with a flag on his back had already arrived on horseback.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
He saluted Zhu Ba11 from a distance and loudly reported back, "Report to the manager, the enemy troops are leaving the city and are carrying a flag on their backs."
They lined up against the city wall, numbering about ten thousand in size, and they were under the banner of the Governor of Jiangbei, Henan.
In addition, the flags of Liu Ziren, Wang Kerou, Qiu Yi and Zhang Shicheng, four of the Gaoyou Nine Tigers, also appeared in the formation at the same time.
Commander Wu of the Fifth Army had already led a regiment of brothers who had opened the way to build fortifications and defenses on the spot.
Okay, please let the manager decide the next battle plan at any time."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work.
You go down and have a rest first."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bayi immediately thought about it.
He waved his hand and ordered the scout to retreat.
Then he quickly turned his head to Mao Gui and Fu Youde, "It seems that the enemy did not intend to resist continuously, or in other words, Qizhedu's men deliberately violated his orders.
In any case, the opponent formed a formation to fight, and we cannot Turn a blind eye.
You two need to rest first.
I will bring ten thousand brothers forward to weigh them."
"Brother Zhu, wait a minute.
I just took two hundred pairs of plate armor from you for nothing a few days ago.
Let me help you with this battle to pay back the money you paid for the armor."
Mao Gui has been suffering from itchy hands recently. , How could he let Zhu Bayi take action in person?
Immediately, stretch out your hand to stop the other party and clear the way for him.
"Two managers, why don't you let the last general take action?"
Fu Youde, not to be outdone, interrupted loudly from the side.
"My General Manager Zhao said that he learned all his military training methods from General Manager Zhu.
I don't know how much he has learned.
Therefore, before coming, I specially ordered the general to go all out, so that's okay.
Let Mr.
Zhu give me some more advice."
"Then it's your turn, it's my turn" "General Manager Mao, please give me a chance."
"Brothers, please organize your troops and watch our Huai'an army fight this battle first."
When the three people were arguing, a crisp sound like exploding beans suddenly came from their ears.
Immediately afterwards, the cheers from the front of the team were like thunder, "Collapsed, the enemy army collapsed, Commander Wu, Commander Wu!"
mighty"
"What's going on?"
Not only Zhu Bayi, but also Mao Gui and Fu Youde were stunned by the news from before.
There is a saying that if there are tens of thousands of people, they will form piles.
The 50,000-strong army moved forward.
From their position, they could not see what was happening at the front.
Just relying on experience, I think it is impossible for the enemy to rush up immediately.
As for the Huai'an Army regiment that was leading the way, it was impossible for them to take the initiative to attack the opponent without waiting for the follow-up troops to arrive.
The person responsible for clearing the way for the army was only a thousand-man team directly under Wu Liangmou.
According to the establishment of the Huai'an Army, it was called an infantry regiment.
The total number is less than one-tenth of the enemy troops who came out of the city to fight.
It is not easy to control the position and avoid sudden enemy attacks.
However, listening to the cheers in front, it seems that the enemy troops have been killed.
While they were in shock, they saw several war horses galloping along the outside of the team.
On horseback, the three scouts were in high spirits.
They were far away, so they raised their hands and reported loudly at the top of their voices, "Report, General Manager, General Manager Mao, and Governor Fu.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
The enemy troops are attacking the position.
Commander Wu ordered the musketeers to fire a volley."
Intercept.
The enemy troops dispersed immediately and Wu Commander took the opportunity to seize the north gate.
He had no time to ask the general manager to send troops to respond immediately."
"What?"
This surprise was a bit big, and Zhu Bayi almost fell off his horse in fright.
"From the Fifth Army, where are the other members of the Fifth Army?
Hong San, you go up immediately with two battalions of soldiers to meet General Wu.
At the same time, pass on my general order so that the Fifth Army can do things easily."
"Yes," Xu Hongsan agreed, turning his mount around neatly, "The first and second battalions of the soldiers came out and marched urgently to meet Commander Wu of the Fifth Army."
"Yes."
Zhu Bayi's two best-equipped battalions of soldiers agreed.
They picked up weapons from the baggage truck closest to them and quickly moved around from the left side of the team to the front.
All the plate armor was left on the baggage train and given to the care of the auxiliary troops.
"Send an order to inform Navy Admiral Zhu Qiang to send three gunboats to sail to the north gate of Baoying at full speed.
Provide fire support to the Fifth Army from the water."
"Yes."
A messenger agreed, took the flag, and rode the horse team towards the canal on the right side.
The movements are as clean as flowing clouds and flowing water.
"Send the order to Liu Ziyun and ask the cavalry battalion of the first regiment to hold down the formation of the fifth army."
"Send the order to Lian Laohei, and ask him to press me up with the rifle and hit the enemy hard.
Whoever dares to stop the Fifth Army, I will shoot him directly with the rifle."
"Send the order to Pei Qizhu" "Send the order to Zhou Ding" A series of general orders came out of Zhu Bayi's mouth like a flowing stream, and then passed to the hands of generals at all levels like a flowing stream.
From start to finish, there was no lag.
He admired Ge Maogui and Fu Youde endlessly, with stars in their eyes.
After finally waiting for Zhu Bayi to stop, he immediately rushed to say: "Brother Zhu, Manager Zhu, as for us, our two families can't just stand by and watch the fun":