Chapter 92 Revenge
Si Jun quickly evacuated from Shandu. Qian Xiaoxing didn't know whether Sima Yiqing's provocation strategy was effective. I really hope that they could fight a battle and make some anger in their hearts. Qian Xiaoxing asked Sima Yiqing and said, "Father-in-law, do you think Shi Jun and Lin Jun will fight?"
"It is unlikely to fight, because there is a gap in strength between the two sides. At present, Lin's army is strong and Shi's army is weak, so I guess Shi's army can only give in. However, even if the fight is not started, the alliance between them will be shaken. If something happens, it is not impossible to fight..." Sima Yiqing said slowly.
The troops of the Si army retreated to Lanjiang in an orderly and quickly. At this time, scouts had already come to report that Lin's army had 50,000 troops passing by, and headed towards Lanjiang. It was about five days away from the current Si army's location.
After hearing this, Qian Xiaoxing said, "As expected, King Lin sent troops to attack us in the rear."
"No one will let go of such a good opportunity," Sima Yiqing smiled and said, "Now we have retreated back. I wonder what King Lin will plan to withdraw these 50,000 people or continue to march?"
Qian Xiaoxing was forced to withdraw his troops this time, and he replied: "If these 50,000 people dare to enter the south of Lanjiang, I will let them not go back."
"If they really go there, they are afraid that it will not be difficult to catch them. It is best to trap them north of Lanjiang. I think we should speed up and catch up with these 50,000 people." Sima Yiqing suggested.
Qian Xiaoxing thought about it and made sense. If these 50,000 people scattered after crossing the river, and only fought guerrillas and did not confront the Si army head-on, it would be a bit tricky. Thinking of this, he ordered the cavalry brigade and the archer brigade to march quickly and chase the 50,000 Lin army.
From Shandu City to Lanjiang, there are four cities in a straight line. Qian Xiaoxing also rushed in from these four cities. After more than ten days of marching, he came to Jade City, passed by Jade City, and Luofu City, and then arrived at Lanjiang. There was also Tongtianqiao on Lanjiang. Qian Xiaoxing arranged 10,000 soldiers to garrison, hoping that these 10,000 people would block the 50,000 Lin army, otherwise the Lin army would enter the south of the Yangtze River, and the people and various facilities would suffer again.
Qian Xiaoxing and Sima Yiqing talked about the defense of Tongtianqiao. Sima Yiqing heard that Qian Xiaoxing had built a bridgehead and sent 10,000 people to garrison, and nodded and said, "It's good that the son-in-law is leaving a hand, otherwise the 50,000 Lin army can pass a ready-made bridge, which is really troublesome."
As the two were talking, Lu Shengzhong had just received the information and walked over and said, "Lin Jun is in Luofu City ahead, and we are still two days away. According to this calculation, we can catch up with them when they arrive by the Lan River."
Sima Yiqing looked at Nanbian and shook his head and said, "It seems that King Lin did not retreat, but let the 50,000 people continue to march. His heart is really cruel. He thought that we could go to Jiangnan to loot, but this time his intelligence was misled by intelligence."
Lu Shengzhong replied: "Fortunately, you two have calculated the conspiracy of King Lin long ago. Our troops finally arrived after a rush to march. In Shandu City, they were surrounded by 300,000 people and did not dare to take action. When they arrived here, it would be strange if the 50,000 Lin troops were destroyed!"
Sima Yiqing laughed and said, "What I mean is that this time I see that King Lin will not lose rice. As long as we return to the south of Lanjiang and defend with Lanjiang natural danger, even if Lin Jun has 300,000, it will not be so easy for him to cross the river."
"Okay, then move forward immediately and catch up with Lin's army by the Lan River. There are big rivers in front and pursuers behind them. This time, they can't fly even if they have wings!" Qian Xiaoxing said excitedly.
Seeing Qian Xiaoxing's excited look, Sima Yiqing asked lightly: "How many troops do you have now? Do you want to wipe out all 50,000 Lin troops? Can you do it by rushing around like this?"
Qian Xiaoxing was stunned for a moment and replied, "In order to march urgently, I only transferred 30,000 cavalry and 30,000 archers. The other troops were still behind, but dealing with 50,000 Lin Army infantry is enough."
"It's enough to win, but it's still a little short of destroying all the troops." Sima Yiqing reminded.
"This..." Qian Xiaoxing asked in confusion: "With the father-in-law's opinion, how will our army deal with it?"
"Get the map!" Sima Yiqing waved his hand, and Zhang Yongchao sent the map. After spreading it out, Sima Yiqing said: "Thirty thousand cavalry can only scatter the Lin army, but may not be able to completely wipe out the Lin army. Therefore, we can ambush the soldiers of the archer brigade at the nearby valley entrance, so that no deserter in the Lin army will run away, and truly wipe out the enemy army completely!"
Qian Xiaoxing looked at Sima Yiqing and pointed to several locations on the map. It was indeed an important military point. As long as these places were guarded, a circle of encirclement was formed. It was difficult for Lin Jun to run away. It seemed that Sima Yiqing was indeed mature in considering the problem. He said in admiration: "My father-in-law is far-sighted and is not as good as a son-in-law. If he could wipe out Lin Jun, his father-in-law would make a great contribution. I have said before that only father-in-law can defeat more than 100,000 elite troops."
"Haha, this is nothing. Your clever son-in-law is the only trick that makes people unable to defend against. Your mind is really good. When you become more steady and mature, no one in the world will match you. Sooner or later, China belongs to you." Sima Yiqing praised.
Qian Xiaoxing sighed and said, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. Originally, I just wanted to destroy Hu and go home to retire and live a happy life. Unexpectedly, when King Lin made a fuss, he would not do anything without taking revenge. He couldn't stop even if he wanted to stop. It seems that it will take a long time for me to retire."
"Haha," Sima Yiqing smiled and said, "I haven't even thought about retirement yet. You've thought about it, but I think we can kill Lin Guo and Shi Guo without much effort."
"Okay, okay, my father-in-law can help me, and I will decide that the world!" Qian Xiaoxing said domineeringly.
Then, Qian Xiaoxing and Lu Shengzhong explained the plan to surround the 50,000 Lin army. After hearing this, Lu Shengzhong said happily: "That's right, I have two chiefs of staff, and it turns out twice the result with half the effort. I will make arrangements immediately."
Lu Shengzhong divided 20,000 archers and ambushed in various important roads. Thirty thousand cavalry led 10,000 archers to chase. This march required quick action, so the Dark Knights and the Undead Legion did not come. However, with 30,000 cavalry as the main force, the 50,000 forest army infantry were still vulnerable.
Three days later, the Si army finally chased the Lin army. The 50,000 Lin army had already reached the riverside. Seeing the wide bridge on the riverside, I wanted to pass through the bridge, but was blocked by the bridgehead and could not move forward for the moment.
The Tongtian Bridge was already full of Lin Jun's corpses, with many feather arrows inserted into the body. The corpses near the bridgehead were lit by fire and were still emitting black smoke. It seemed that Si Jun's oil refining bombs were effective.
Lin Jun's commander saw that the bridgehead was hard defense, and it seemed that the strong attack could not be broken. He was planning to take a detour across the Lanjiang River when he heard the soldiers report: "General is not good! Si Jun is coming from behind us!"
"Impossible, how could the Si Jun arrive so soon!" the commander said in disbelief.
The soldier pointed to the back anxiously and said, "If you don't believe me, please see it yourself."
Commander Lin Jun looked away and saw that the sky was covered with dust behind him. He gradually heard the sound of horse hooves rolling like thunder, and said in horror: "Damn, there are at least tens of thousands of cavalrymen in this horse hooves! What should I do? What should I do!"
When the soldier saw the commander, he was even more shocked and replied, "General, let's run away!"
"Yes, yes, run!" The commander reacted and immediately commanded the troops and shouted: "Retreat!"
The Lin army troops were divided into two groups, preparing to bypass the cavalry of the Si army and retreated back. The Si army discovered Lin army's intentions, and also divided into two groups and rushed towards them.
Speaking of which, it was the first time that Lin Jun fought with the Si army, but he didn't start fighting. Lin Jun lost his morale just to escape. The soldiers of the Si army were full of morale. After fighting so many battles, they had full confidence in their own strength and were forced to cede land to seek peace. They also hated Lin Jun very much. Now they have the opportunity to take revenge, so they would not let it go. They rushed into the enemy like tigers and wolves, and the sound of chopping and slaughtering sounds were everywhere.
The cavalry charge was the most fierce, not to mention the 30,000 cavalry units, with thousands of horses galloping and powerful. Even if they were next to them, you could feel the huge impact. The samurai sword passed by, and the Lin army infantry fell one after another. After the cavalry charge, many Lin army was forced to jump into the Lan River. The cold river made the Lin army sink one by one, and the other Lin army began to flee in all directions.
Ten thousand archers behind the cavalry brigade formed a fire line, blocking the deserters of the Lin army. The Si army almost exhausted much effort to eliminate most of the Lin army.
Yang Qing, the commander of the Cavalry Brigade, raised his sword and shouted: "Don't let a Lin army escape, everyone kill!"
"Kill!" the soldiers shouted excitedly, and the sound of killing shocked the sky, making Lin Jun even more panicked when he heard it.
The battlefield was cruel and ruthless. The cavalry of the Si army rode a horse and chased Lin army one by one. Just like a target for practice, the Lin army soldiers fell down screaming. The Lin army who were about to be chased were frightened and hated that their parents had only given birth to two legs and could not run fast.
The battle lasted for an hour. Except for a few Lin soldiers who escaped, the other Lin soldiers had been executed on the spot. Qian Xiaoxing and Sima Yiqing rode on the horse and looked at the battlefield. Sima Yiqing sighed: "The quality of the Si army soldiers is indeed good. I thought at least one-third of the Lin soldiers escaped, but I didn't expect that only one-tenth of the escaped. It seems that I need to have a new understanding of Si army's abilities."
"Haha, even one-tenth of Lin Jun still cannot escape the encirclement arranged by his father-in-law. We will celebrate this great victory when we return to Jiangnan." Qian Xiaoxing said.
Sima Yiqing was in a good mood and destroyed 50,000 Lin troops, which was a big victory. After thinking about it, he said: "Celebration is necessary, but this time the 50,000 Lin troops were eliminated, and the war with Lin State was really started, so we must make corresponding measures to the subsequent actions of Lin State."
"What my father-in-law said is that in addition to Lanjiang, there is also the Huju Pass in front of Xinghuo City. Now Huju Pass only uses a few thousand troops to defend, and there are still 100,000 troops in Lin country, so reinforcements are required." Qian Xiaoxing replied.
Sima Yiqing nodded and said, "I hope the troops will be mobilized."
Qian Xiaoxing waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this father-in-law. Our company has a wooden rail lane with convenient transportation in China. I can transport it to the army in four days in a day."
"I have heard of the wooden track lane but I have never seen it. I want to see your invention with my own eyes this time." Sima Yiqing was also very excited.
Chapter completed!