The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 10: Qinshui first battle

Wuyin, the first year of Longsheng, February 16, Taizong issued an edict to send Qi Wangxian and Hou Jiangzhe from the village of Chu to attack Qinzhou, and the war between Yonghan and Han began.

——"Yongshi Taizong Benji"

On February 27th of the first year of Longsheng, the southernmost defense line of Qinzhou, Lingyuanbao, was densely covered by war clouds, and the Dayong border was blocked for a winter. Even the most savvy and capable scouts could not send news, but people Everyone knows that Dayong will not stop like this, and war will start.

A castle stands alone on a small hill. Below the hill is the south flow of Qinshui. In the early spring of each year, the melting of ice and snow makes Qinshui soar. All areas along the river must beware of the flooding of Qinshui, but it seems that the water level is not high this year. It should be no problem. The river is wide, the water flow is gentle, the land is fertile, and there are dozens of villages on both sides of the bank. The Lingyuan Fort on the hill is where the North Han Army is stationed. This is also the forefront of Qinzhou. Fifty miles away is Ji's county town, along the Qinshui River, where there are bunker walls everywhere, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Anze, Qinyuan, and Qinzhou are the most important passes.

A group of soldiers from the North Han Dynasty stood on the city wall, paying attention to the movement on the south side. Since the year later, a military order was passed from them to keep them on guard against the Yong army's attack, so they did not dare to relax. A soldier was probably a little tired. He turned his head and wanted to say a few gossips with his fellow robe, but when he turned his head, he saw his fellow robe staring forward dumbfounded. He turned his head subconsciously, and saw that black lines suddenly appeared on the horizon. , But in an instant, the blue and black became thicker. Although it was very far away, in the eyes of the soldier, he seemed to have seen the flag of Dayong. He shouted hoarsely: "Hurry up and ring the alarm bell." A somewhat dazed soldier came to his senses. , Rushed to the bell tower in two steps in three steps, banged the bronze bell, and then the horn sounded in the castle, and many neatly dressed soldiers of the North Han rushed out from various barracks. A general wearing a general uniform rushed up to the castle, and said in anger: "Why the scout sent out didn't return, go and light the beacon." His guard hurried to the top of the castle and lit the beacon. The billowing smoke pointed directly at the sky. Twenty-two years after the Great Yongwuwei, the Great Yongjun has set foot on the northern Han land for the first time, and a battle concerning the life and death of the North Han is about to break out.

Xia Ning, a pioneer of the Great Yong Army, a close friend and beloved general of the King of Qi, saw the smoke billowing in the distance, could not help laughing, pulling his horse back and pointing forward: "Even if they find out what our army can do, little Can a Lingyuan Fort stop what our soldiers pointed at. The army obeyed the order and took the Lingyuan Fort in one fell swoop. Under the order of the King of Qi, the army cleared the field." After saying that, he rushed forward, wearing a blue-black armor. The army shouted loudly, and as Xia Ning rushed forward, the little Lingyuan Fort rose up to resist, it was nothing more than a man's arm. But in half an hour, Lingyuan Fort had been breached, and the Yong Army surrounded it, and the Northern Han Army had no life. Lingyuan Fort was originally an outpost in charge of investigating the enemy's situation. Once the Yong Army attacked, Lingyuan Fort would not be able to hold fast. Therefore, the soldiers sent to this place were desperate. The Yong Army did not intend to persuade surrender. Down, the flesh becomes muddy.

Xia Ning saw that Lingyuan Fort had been breached, causing the city gate and defense equipment to be destroyed, and then the army went to the countryside on all sides. This time King Qi issued a strict order not to leave the enemy behind. Villages were burned down. Although most of the young men were in the army, the people of the Northern Han Dynasty were sturdy. Even the strong women, children and the elderly could even take up swords and attack the soldiers and soldiers of the Yong army. It was these village fortresses that were crushed into ruins, and the surviving civilians were driven by the sword to Duanshi and Anze. The Yong army did not advance with Qingqi, but steadily advanced step by step, leaving abandoned villages and uncultivated fields wherever it passed. The only thing that made the civilians of the Northern Han Dynasty grateful was that the Yong Army commander Qi Wang’s army ordered that civilians were not to be killed indiscriminately, so as long as they did not resist, not only could they save their lives, they could even have a chance to bring some belongings, but, in addition to going north, they There is no other direction to go.

On the shore of Qinshui, a group of old and weak women and children in rags walked northward with difficulty supporting each other. There were only a few broken cars in the team with some rice on them, and a few children and old people who were really unable to walk were sitting. In the car, the expressions were full of misery. They were all weak and powerless. Basically, they had fallen to the back among the refugees on the north, and the Yongjun cavalry had passed countless times, and they would often encounter searching and searching. Yongjun. The Yongjun general who expelled them from their homeland made it very clear that if they could not rush to Duanshi before March 10th, they would be executed as spies of the Northern Han army. The bitter spring breeze blew from the river surface, causing some thinly-clothed old and weak to shrink into a ball. The spring in Qinzhou is still very cold, and the future is long. Thinking that they might be executed as spies by the Yong army, some of the elderly in the team are already in tears. Weep blood.

Who would have thought that Yong Jun would use such a method? Six years ago, the Yong army also invaded Qinzhou, but did not commit any crimes to the villages along the way. Now they are all flat. Several old people talked about it in private, and they all said that it is no wonder that the former ruler of the army is now the Emperor Yong. Li Zhi, this time it is Qi Wang Li Xian. Who doesn't know that Li Zhi is magnanimous and Qi Wang is cruel?

A child sitting in a car glanced across the river inadvertently. He suddenly pointed to the river in surprise and said: "Grandpa, there is a big boat." The old man who was staggering by the car looked up. I was also stunned. In the middle of the Qinhe River, more than a hundred large and small ships were moving upstream. One of the large and strong ships was the most huge and strong, with a big flag on the bow and a big river on it. A forest of soldiers stood on board, and more than 20 warships guarded the building in the center, followed by cargo ships full of Yongjun's baggage. The old man’s exclamation made everyone else turn their heads and look at them. They saw the Yong army’s sailing clippers and the soldiers on board with bright soldiers. They were almost unable to walk anymore. Last time, the Yong army attacked the North Han Dynasty, but there was none. With so many navy forces, this time, surely Dayong is bound to win, right?

At this moment, the bow of the ship seemed to be a little turbulent. A few half-old children with better eyesight clearly saw three people walking slowly out of the cabin on the top floor. One of them stood in a crowd and stood at the bow. He stroked the railing and looked towards the shore. This person is dressed in a plain robe with a large blue cloak. He can't see his appearance from a distance. He only sees that the person's hair is light gray. He should not be young anymore. In addition, everyone can only see a pair of clear and cold eyes. Although they were far apart, those eyes could almost see through their internal organs, causing them to feel an inexplicable chill. And among the crowd, a simple-looking middle-aged farmer flashed an icy light in his eyes when he saw the boat, but he immediately lowered his head again, still looking like an annoyed look, from time to time. Touching the right leg, there are some cloth strips on it. It should be a wounded leg. No wonder he is behind.

At this moment, there was a quiet sound of horseshoes behind everyone. Although the sound was not loud, the vibration of the ground still made them aware of the crisis. Several farmers took up **** and sickle, trying to protect their family as much as possible. Those Yong army didn't know when they would kill. What fell into their sight was a small cavalry team of no more than twenty or thirty people. The leader was a female general in blue and black soft armor. Although she was wearing an indistinguishable armor, this woman was unparalleled and beautiful, with long eyebrows. At first sight, people knew that this was a heroine, wearing a black cloak, a long sword hanging from her waist, and a crossbow hanging behind her back. And the entourage behind her is also wearing soft armor, wearing a crossbow, but the weapons are all this kind, almost the same.

When the cavalry team approached the refugee team that was forced to go north, it spontaneously dispersed, faintly surrounding the refugee team, and a cavalryman shouted: "Why are you still hanging around here? , As long as tomorrow is passed, if you can't enter the Ji clan, it means your death date has come." That voice became clearer and more moving, but it was also a woman.

An old man staggered forward and said: "Military man, we are all old and weak women and children who are unable to go quickly, so we missed the schedule. Please be forgiving."

The woman turned her head to look at the leading female general. The female general's eyes passed from everyone one by one, her eyes were icy, and everyone who was staring at her felt the shadow of death enveloped. The woman's gaze fell on the injured middle-aged farmer, with a sneer at the corner of her mouth, she raised her whip and pointed out: "You, come out."

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, and limped forward. The woman kept looking at him with her eyes, until he came to the horse, the woman asked coldly: "You are A spy under Xiao Tong?"

The farmer was at a loss. He didn't seem to know what else the woman said. He just defended in a panic: "The villain is not a spy, but a duty farmer. He was thrown down by the villagers only because of a broken leg and fell behind. ."

The woman smiled coldly and said: "I, Su Qing, are a good spy. How can you hide from my eyes?" After that, the whip in her hand pierced the farmer's throat like a poisonous snake. The farmer's eyes flashed, as if he couldn't react, he just screamed and closed his eyes, and the long whip turned back instantly. The farmer was already in a cold sweat and fell to the ground with fright. The woman was condescending and looked at him coldly for a long while, then turned her head and said loudly: "Su Qing, the frontline chief, asks to see Mr. Supervisor." The voice was clear, and everyone felt as if Su Qing was talking in their ears. The heart of the river was far away, but there was some commotion on the boat above the building, and it was obvious that he heard Su Qing's voice. Not long after, a clipper approached the shore, and the female general led the horse to the shore. The other knights also rode away, but they moved along the shore. Obviously, they were not ready to board the ship. The talking woman lags behind. The middle-aged farmer breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to get up, but felt that a cold and sharp foreign body had pierced his throat. As he struggled to look up, he saw the woman who fell behind staring coldly. Yourself. Fierce anger and confusion flashed in the farmer's eyes.

Get off the horse and walk to the shore. Su Qing's eyes are calm and watery, as if he doesn't know what is happening behind him, even though the refugees let out a suppressed exclamation. It wasn't until the young woman rode her horse to rush to her side that she calmly said: "Juritsu, I would rather kill the wrong one than let it go. You did a good job." The woman saluted immediately: "Thank you for your praise, Miss." Then she took it. The rein of the horse thrown by Su Qing.

Su Qingfei leaped onto the battleship, and said to the tiger guard in pure black armor: "Thank you for accepting it, sir, sir?" The tiger guard said with a smile: "My lord is used to boarding a boat. , There is no discomfort, General Su must have brought the military report, adults are waiting."

I stood on the boat and looked at the refugees on the shore faintly. Although the spring breeze was strong, but I couldn’t penetrate the cloak I was wearing. Although it was only a mere 500 steps away, they had two different destinies. , I am a well-dressed and powerful high-ranking official of the enemy country. They are refugees with low lives. Born in troubled times, it has been from the beautiful south of the Yangtze River to the north of Saibei where frost has condensed for many years. This situation has long been commonplace. Even with the prosperity of Da Yong, it is difficult to avoid this situation, not to mention the fact that the North has been fighting for years. What about Han? Just by looking at these refugees who are mostly old, weak, sick, and disabled, we know what the conditions of the Northern Han Dynasty were like.

Sighed lightly, I turned my gaze to the front. The strategy I made with my own hands cannot be overthrown. If these people cannot escape to the Ji clan, there is only one dead end. Since I have pushed them to the edge of death, why use it? Cheap sympathy to conceal the guilt in my heart, let the pity in my heart be ruthlessly concealed, as long as Dayong rules the world, I don't need to watch such a human tragedy repeat itself.

Shunzi standing behind me suddenly took a step forward and whispered: "You should go back to the cabin."

I looked back at Xiao Shunzi, and from his eyes, he didn’t want me to feel sad because of those refugees. Although there are people I respect and love in this world, only Xiao Shunzi is My confidant, I smiled softly and whispered: "Don't worry, I am selfish and afraid of death. You don't know how to be tempted for these irrelevant people."

Xiao Shunzi did not make a sound, stood behind me and did not turn back. My heart grew warmer. The words that I just said were not all comforting. I am just an ordinary mortal, unable to take care of the world, except for myself and For the close relatives, close friends, colleagues and subordinates around me, I can't take care of more people.

Hu Yanshou said in a loud voice at this moment: "My lord, General Su Qingsu, the frontline chief sent me to see you."

I nodded and said: "Please let General Su aboard." Su Qing is a general I appreciate very much. Although she is a woman, she is calmer and smarter than most men, and her mind is more ruthless and cruel. This time, I and Qi Wang unanimously agreed to let her be the front-line scout chief, responsible for investigating the military situation, intercepting and killing the North Han army's scouts. This time it must be passing through Qinshui and seeing my building ship, so come and visit me, the military supervisor. This is also an unwritten practice in the military, and according to my estimation, our army and the North Han army have not yet started a frontal war, and there should be no emergency military situation.

Not long after, Su Qing got on the boat. As expected, there was nothing important. But from Su Qing’s tone, I could hear her doubts. For the army’s need to clear the country, it took more than ten days. Lai is still wandering around the border of Qinzhou. If you march with all your strength, you can reach Ji in just two days. However, in order to clear the bunkers along the way, the army is still wandering in this area. It is no wonder that she is puzzled by the so-called fast soldiers. . However, she had a calm temperament and did not explicitly question her, but only expressed her dissatisfaction with the speed of the march.

I also had no intention of explaining to her, and asked: "General Su, have the spies sent by our army among the refugees entered the Ji family?"

Su Qing shook his head and said: "The Ji guardian is very cautious. He keeps all the refugees out of the city, and asks them to arrange the arrangement in the village. They also set up the Baojia company seat system. Although our spies have been lurking for many years, there is no It was rejected, but the action was difficult, and the news could not be delivered. I am afraid that it would be useless when attacking the Ji family. Moreover, intelligence will be obtained at the end. The Ji family has been ordered to move the refugees and civilians in the Ji family area. Entering the hinterland of Qinzhou, only a few young men were left to help defend the city."

I chuckled and said: "The defense of the North Han Dynasty puts Duan Wudi as the first. It must be his idea. They must have decided to fight with solid walls and step by step. This is not bad. Our first step was to clear the field. , So that there are no civilians between the two armies on the battlefield. They helped us in this way, but they also had to stop. If not, the Ji clan would be destroyed by the refugees without our army’s attack."

Su Qing hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "My lord, there will be something unknown at the end. These civilians are harmless to the overall situation. Why do adults insist on clearing the fields first? Is it to threaten the people as the forerunner? Why did this great country use this method? In this way, there may be many obstacles to Dayong's rule in Qinzhou."

My eyes flashed brightly. I didn’t expect this Su Qing to have such insights. He was not only a spy, and praised: “General Su can see this. It can be said that his vision is far-reaching, and he is forced to drive the people north. I can’t tell you the key for the time being. I ordered His Royal Highness Qi to apply for military orders and try not to kill innocent people. In this way, most of the civilians can escape safely, and Qinzhou has always been the enemy of the Northern Han Dynasty and Dayong. On the front line, the people here are also quite hostile to Dayong, so even if they resent our army even more, they can't take care of it. Just like the people of Zezhou, they hate the Northern Han Dynasty too much!"

At this moment, there was a commotion in front of me. I subconsciously looked at it and saw that a warship with the banner of the Northern Han Dynasty appeared suddenly at the turning point of the river more than ten miles away. I was shocked. The Northern Han Dynasty has always Without the establishment of a navy army, a navy army costs countless money. For the Northern Han Dynasty, horses are easy to obtain and cavalry is easy to train, but naval forces are difficult to train. Therefore, the Northern Han forces have traditionally not only requisitioned civilian ships to transport their luggage during wartime. Basically, there are no examples of using naval combat. She couldn't help but glanced at Su Qing. She had been in the Northern Han Dynasty for many years, why didn't she notice the existence of the navy?

Su Qing also had a pale face. She was responsible for the intelligence network in the North Han Dynasty, but she didn't notice the existence of this navy in the North Han Army. This was not only a major negligence, but also a great shame. Her stern eyes passed. On the river surface, the warship in front of the Yong Army was already ready to meet the enemy. Although the Yong Army’s navy was not as good at fighting as the South Chu navy, it was compared to the North Han navy, which had never been heard before. , It should be quite powerful.

The North Han navy went down the river, but it was already clearly visible for a moment. I could not help but sigh when I saw those warships. It was clearly a battleship commonly used by the South Chu navy. It is said that it will take a year and a half. Looking closely, those warships are clearly brand new. They must have been preparing for the navy before the Zezhou War last year. Looking at the shape of the warships, Nanchu should have provided craftsmen. Sea transportation, Guanshan barrier is no longer a problem. No wonder the Northern Han Dynasty can also prepare for the establishment of a navy. However, considering the manpower and material resources consumed, it is not easy for the Northern Han Army to have such courage. Nowadays, although our army has one building ship and more than a hundred warships, compared with the stern warships of the North Han Navy, it has fallen in terms of speed and offensive and defensive warships. Moreover, our army is still downstream. It was not expected in advance. In this case, the Zezhou naval forces are not strong enough, and it seems that our army will suffer.

The Qinhe waterway is not wide. I saw the antlers on the bow of the ship, and the tung oil-painted stern was divided into three rows and hit the Yongjun battleship. I could not help but sigh. I remembered what I had seen in Nanchu. The scene of the navy battle, hesitating whether to intervene in the command of the Dayong navy general. At this time, Zhuang Ru, the commander in charge of the Zezhou navy army, had already stood by my side. He didn't even bother to ask me for instructions. He waved the flag to pass the order. I only looked at it for a moment and felt relieved. It seems that this man has rich experience in commanding naval forces. , Even in the South Chu, you can fight, let alone the newly fledgling North Han navy. I saw that he ordered the Yongjun warships to disperse, avoiding the frontal attack of the North Han navy, and attacking the two wings with full force. The bows and arrows were like rain on the Qinshui, and the bows and arrows were the first to fight on the water, and many small ships were dropped from the warships. The stern, taking advantage of the small ship speed, is like the defense line of the North Han navy. Suddenly, the sound of killing shook the sky above the Qinshui, and the spears blocked the sun.

I watched the battle between the two armies. Although the ships are different in strengths and inferior, the generals' tactics are also different, but there are still considerable points. It seems that they have all worked hard in the navy. Somehow I think of Nanchu, Dayong and Beibei. The Han capital was developing a navy army. It can be seen that all of them had the ambition to go south. However, in addition to the establishment of a cavalry by the Prince of Germany, the Southern Chu was still dominated by naval forces and infantry. As far as I know, the Prince of Germany After their death, the Xiangyang cavalry was reduced a lot by the Southern Chu court, and the level of elite was not as good as before. Just by looking at the investment of various countries in military power, you would know that Nanchu was the last.

When I was faintly melancholy, Zhuang Ru came over and said: "My lord, the main force of the enemy is about to be lured into the siege at the end. I need to use the boat as a bait. Please take refuge in the cabin temporarily, or go to another battle first. How about taking a rest on the boat?" I glanced at him lightly. Zhuang Ru, twenty-seven years old, has a dark face, average appearance, medium height, majestic body and calm temperament. He is one of the few navy talents in Da Yong. His weakness is that his temperament is too upright, and he most despise the civil servants who are greedy and fearful of death. I can even see the hidden contempt of me in his eyes. His qualifications are still relatively young, maybe for him, I am just a weak scholar, good at conspiracy and tricks, I have been transported well, and got the blue eyes of the royal family. After all, many of my things are hidden in the clouds and mist, not like him. The identity of the generals can be known.

I deliberately ignored the hidden contempt in his words. I said indifferently: "If you want to lure the enemy ship to fight, call for life extension, and make the tiger guards shout loudly, you will say that it is the prison army of Zezhou camp, Chuxiang Hou Jiangzhe is here."

Hu Yanshou hesitated for a while, but was shocked by my calm and firm tone. He gave the order, and he took the lead and shouted: "Zezhou Daying Supervisor, Hou Jiangzhe of Chu Township is here, if the enemy will have the courage , Can you dare to fight?"

On the main ship of the North Han Navy, a tall general flashed a fiery light in his eyes, and he raised his arms and said: "Erlangs, capture Jiang Zhe alive, and break Zezhou Shuiying." Following his orders, the North Han The navy offensive became more and more fierce. The two armies were fighting desperately. The warships were staggered. From time to time, warships overturned and sank. After a while, the three sterns of the North Han army rushed to the side of the building, and there were already enemy troops approaching the building. Climbing from above the boat. I said loudly: "Hu Yanshou, you all listen to General Zhuang's order."

A gleam of gratitude flashed in Zhuang Ru’s eyes, and successive orders were given to command the navy on the building to fight against the tiger guards. Although these tiger guards are not good at water warfare, all of them are highly skilled warriors. And it has been able to come and go on the ship, at least on the relatively calm Qinhe River, so the North Han army, except for a few warriors, could not attack the ship at all. Zhuang Rude said empty-handedly: "My lord, it is too dangerous here. You can rest in the cabin first." This time his tone is very sincere~IndoMTL.com~ I smiled slightly and said loudly: "Even though Jiang is weak, he has Protect me from the warriors of Da Yong, so why are you afraid of the North Han’s strong attack? Jiang is here today to see you defeat the enemy." Those navy and tiger guards were all shocked and shouted: "My lord trusts I'll wait, I'll wait for a fight to the death." All of a sudden, he showed great power and forced the North Han naval forces that had attacked the ship to retreat and kill. A handsome and tall young general commanding a stern stern shouted sharply: "Look at the arrow." With the sound of the bowstring, three eagle arrows shot at my front door incomparably fast. From my eyes, the arrow is as fast as that. Meteor, some of the navy and tiger guards on the straight line between the two of us were shouting angrily to block the feather arrow, but they were all slowed down. Only one tiger guard slashed with a horizontal knife and cut a feather arrow. , But the front half of Yujian shot at me almost unabated, but the guard was shocked, and the horizontal sword almost broke away. The distance between the two sides was only more than 20 feet, no wonder they could not stop.

Just as the two half-feather arrows were about to come, a snow-white palm suddenly appeared in front of me, the **** flicked, three crisp sounds, the two half-feather arrows were shaken back. I knew that Xiao Shunzi could keep me safe, his face remained unchanged, and his eyes fell on the young North Han army general who shot me an arrow. I laughed loudly: "If someone takes this person's head to offer it, Reward fifty taels of gold. If this person is captured alive, reward one hundred taels of gold."

Everyone is even more energetic, and the hidden worries of a sudden encounter with a powerful navy have long disappeared. Since the coach wants them to capture the enemy, it seems that his side has already gained the upper hand. A few big-sounding tiger guards have already shouted: "The enemy general will be captured before he is ready, but I am about to make a decision." The young general was pale and commanded his subordinates to attack the building and the two armies fought hard. Endlessly, the sound of killing shattered the clouds.