Chapter seven hundred and ninety seventh: turn around
Yueyang's overall defense plan can be regarded as an open model. Qian Biao's main force only guarded two points, one is Yueyang City and the other is Yunxi City, and these two cities are now separated by Liu Xinda.
Although it was cut off, because the waterway was completely controlled by Zheng Wenchang, Yunxi City, which was hanging outside, was not short of material supplies and personnel supplements, which was also the most helpless thing that made Liu Xinda.
Zheng Wenchang's navy used well-connected waterways and entered every hole, ranging from dozens of ships, as many as several ships, or even one ship. In the loopholes in the Liang army's defense, they went ashore at any time and launched attacks again and again.
The damage caused by these attacks was not great, but it made Liang Jun unable to see things. It was like in the dark night that his eyes could not see anything, but there were always two mosquitoes buzzing in your ears, flying around you constantly. You slapped them heavily, and you would basically slap them all. But if you ignore them, he would take the opportunity to drink your blood with a full mouthful.
Not only Zheng Wenchang's navy, but also those ubiquitous bandits. Several of them received strong support from Qian Biao. In terms of equipment, they were not inferior to regular troops. They took advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and were also elusive. They attacked the grain transport team and ambushed the scouts, and there was no time to stop.
Liang Jun lost blood every day, two less today, and fewer tomorrow. After fighting for a few months, Liang Jun's morale was getting lower and lower.
Liu Xinda was helpless, but he could only grit his teeth and ignore these small-scale attacks. If he divided his troops to deal with these people, he would probably suffer greater losses. In the early stage, he suffered a great loss. When he was chasing a team of bandits, he was seized by Zheng Wenchang's navy. Thousands of well-equipped water bandits got ashore behind the Liang army and attacked the bandits from behind. Unpredictable, Liang army suffered a great loss, and less than half of them escaped. The rest became the opponent's sword ghosts.
As a general from the north, on a battlefield with intertwined rivers and extremely complex terrain, it has a sense of incompatibility.
Until now, Liu Xinda has lost his temper. As an experienced veteran, he knows very well that under such a situation, he really can't continue to fight. Unless reinforcements arrive immediately, he can have enough troops to launch an indiscriminate attack on Yueyang and Yunxi respectively.
Otherwise, if you hit Yunxi, Yueyang will come to support you, Yunxi will come to support you, and if you hit Yunxi, Zheng Wenchang will keep making trouble in the middle like a mess, he will not be able to use all three things at all.
Among these three armies, there are 20,000 defenders in Yueyang City, of which no less than 5,000 are elite. Yunxi has eight thousand, and at least two to three thousand elite troops. Zheng Wenchang on the lake is even more annoying. He never competes with you head-on, and always stabs you with a knife behind you.
None of these three teams can be underestimated because they all have excellent combat power.
He had too few troops. In such a situation, the Liang army could not be used at all and was restricted. Now he could only wait for Tian Guofeng's reinforcements to arrive.
Although he was reluctant.
However, Tian Guofeng's troops were like turtles crawling.
Either the military rations are not available, or they are attacked and harassed by opponents, and sometimes they travel at most about ten miles a day.
However, Liu Xinda also knew that the other party did not lie. Now the military rations were in short supply. The third prince sent a large amount of food to Luoyang and Chang'an. First, it was because there was indeed a gap in food in those places, and second, it was because of political reasons. The original consideration was that the army could raise food on the spot, but who knew that Qian Biao was so vicious that he cleaned around Yueyang, and even the crops that were about to mature in the fields were burned clean with fire.
It is difficult to raise grain on the spot and transport it all from the rear.
Liu Xinda was thinking about Tian Guofeng, but Tian Guofeng was losing her temper at this time.
Because of his logistics and supplies camp, he was attacked by a team of bandits. At midnight, a group of bandits sneaked into the logistics and supplies camp and ignited the grain truck. Although the rescue was timely, tens of thousands of kilograms of grain were burned to ashes.
"Bastard! There are a thousand people, a thousand people, and they can't even defend a baggage battalion. What do you want your brothers to eat? Drink the northwest wind!" In the tent, generals of all sizes were silent, watching Tian Guofeng kicking a lieutenant with a black face.
Among his own troops, Tian Guofeng fought fiercely and charged forward in the battles. His prestige in the army was unrivalled. But at the same time, he was also a tyrant. He had a disagreement and beat up his subordinates. When his anger broke out, no one dared to persuade him at this time. Except for one person.
Chen Fu watched coldly for a while, and saw the captain curled up with his head and was kicked and beaten several times, then he walked over and hugged Tian Guofeng.
"Okay, okay, although I lost some, I finally saved most of it. It was a blessing in disguise. Although he missed the military plane, he would not be killed. Even if it was a death sentence, it should be handled by military law. What's the matter if you kick him to death?"
After being dragged by Chen Fu, Tian Guofeng stretched out his feet and wanted to kick it a few more times. After several consecutive kicks, he finally stopped trying to attack this unlucky guy.
After returning to the big case with a strong breath, he slapped the table and looked at the captain kneeling in front of him, and said angrily: "If it weren't for the sake of your former personal soldier, I would have killed you now. Get out of here and go to the palace to collect the crime."
"General Tian, please spare me, please give the general a chance to atone for his sins!" the captain raised his head and shouted.
Here, you may not die. If you are driven back by Tian Guofeng, you will be afraid that you will really die.
"General Tian, this person used to do his best. Although he missed the military plane this time, I'd better give him a chance! He was incorporated into the vanguard camp and asked him to commit crimes and make meritorious service." Chen Fu advised.
Tian Guofeng snorted and looked at the man and said, "For General Chen, you are a favor. Now you are deprived of your military position and go to the Forward Battalion to be a centurion. When will you make a contribution and come back."
"Thank you, General Tian." The man begged repeatedly.
"Get out!" Tian Guofeng was furious, and the man rolled out of the military tent.
Originally, he was qualified to discuss military aircraft here, but now he has been demoted to a certain leader, but he has to get out obediently.
"Zhang Deng, you will take over the entire logistics battalion now. If you are attacked again, you will get out of the vanguard battalion and become the sergeant!" Tian Guofeng looked at a captain below and said.
"Abide by the order!"
"Tomorrow, we will go at least forty miles, and each tribe will prepare for me. If you don't have to rest, you must arrive even if you are on the night road."
"yes!"
A group of generals took the order to leave.
The military tent became quiet, leaving only Tian Guofeng and Chen Fu.
The two looked at each other, but they both laughed.
Finally, I found an opportunity to completely take control of the logistics and supplies battalion in my own hands.
"Okay, during this period, we have found an opportunity to deal with several Zhu Youzhen's confidants. The rest cannot be moved anymore. If you move again, it will make people suspicious." Chen Fu said.
"It's time to kill him." Tian Guofeng said.
"After entering the vanguard camp, once the war starts, it will not be easy to let him die!" Chen Fu snorted.
"No matter how slow we are, we finally arrived one day and arrived in Yunxi, how could we really fight?" Tian Guofeng looked at Chen Fu and said.
"Of course, it's really a fight." Chen Fu looked indifferent, "Before we receive new instructions, we are the strongest Liang army. We will fight as much as we should. Our sharp knife should be used in the most useful place. If we don't move, we will give the enemy a fatal blow. Before that, anyone who hinders us can be eliminated."
"Grandma, if this happens, I'm afraid it won't be easy to be a human being in the future!" Tian Guofeng spread his hands.
"We are only responsible to Xiang Li, and the others are not within the scope of consideration!" Chen Fu said.
Tian Guofeng nodded. He was responsible for the military command, but when it comes to such matters, Chen Fu was the one who made the decision.
The sound of horse hooves sounded outside the big tent. After a moment, they arrived directly outside the central tent. The two of them looked at each other in surprise. I was afraid that there would be some urgent military information that could run horses in the camp.
The two walked out of the tent, and a war horse happened to arrive. The knight immediately turned over and dismounted, saluted the two of them, and shouted: "General Tian, emergency military order."
After tearing open the military order sealed by the fire paint, Tian Guofeng glanced a few times and handed it to Chen Fu.
"If you don't go to Yueyang, go to Jingnan?" Chen Fu was shocked. "What does your Highness mean?"
The messenger shook his head and said, "The two generals, the subordinates don't know the specific situation."
"What's wrong?" Chen Fu asked.
"It was General Cao Bin who led the Wuning army to attack Yangzhou and suffered a great loss!" said the messenger. "I also heard that Huainan also showed signs of instability."
Tian Guofeng and Chen Fu looked at each other.
No wonder! Something big happened. If Huainan was unstable, the entire southern war situation would change a lot. Obviously, they turned to Jingnan to assist Dai Chao in taking over the entire Jingnan. It must be that the Daliang court had intervened in the southern war situation. Otherwise, Zhu Youzhen would not use his own troops to pull nails for Zhu Youyu.
"I understand, you go and rest first. Go back tomorrow morning and tell the Third Highness that Tian Guofeng obeys military orders." Tian Guofeng said. "If you will grab Jing Nan for the Third Highness, it will definitely not be cheap for some people."
The messenger smiled and bowed back.
Chapter completed!