Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 742
The hanging gourd in Runan, the land is as its name suggests, where the Ru River diverts and outlines the landform to form a dangerous land.There are many ditches and tidal flats in this place, hanging Rushui, if it is guarded according to this, it will be difficult for outsiders to enter lightly.

The land of hanging gourds, which reaches Heluo in the north and Jingxiang in the south, is a key point of the earth that connects the north and the south.Since the Three Kingdoms, this place has been a place for business and trade distribution, and many merchants hang around here, which can be described as prosperous.

I've been lonely for a long time, and the land of hanging gourds has become noisy again in recent days, but the picture is no longer the peace and prosperity of the merchants.A large number of wandering refugees in southern Henan who were tortured by slave soldiers and had to leave their homes were mostly recruited and brought here by the Huainan army. They stayed here for a short time to receive some food and supplies, and then went south along the waterway to cross the Huai River. Either cross the mountains and reach the west of Huainan, or continue southward until Yiyang and Jiangxia.Although the journey is tiring, it is always a place to make a living, which is better than staying in the countryside and being trampled by the rebels.

The similar situation didn't last long, and soon the Jienu army went south, advancing in boats and horses, and surrounded the place. Many people who hadn't had time to migrate had to stay here to fight against the invading army with the defenders. Jie slave army.

There is no garrisoned city in the place of hanging Hu, including the Huainan garrison, they can only temporarily build a simple camp with bamboo, wood and turf for defense and residence.As for the large number of other people, most of them sleep in the open, and the conditions can be described as difficult.

Although the defense here is simple, due to the terrain, the circulation of waterways, and the many shallows and swamps, it is difficult for slaves to gallop inside directly, and fences are set up everywhere according to the location, and the army and the people fight together. There is no guarantee.

At this time, thousands of people are fighting fiercely in the valley of the Jiahe River where the Ru River diverges.The few simple water fence camps set up by the water have long been pulled out, and many pieces of bamboo and wood are floating on the water. The attacking slave army came across with penny rafts, while the Huainan defenders stood firm on the river bank, repelling the slave soldiers time and time again. attack.

The shoal here is muddy and it is difficult to run. If the soldiers have a little heavy armor, they will get stuck in the mud and cannot move.Therefore, it seems that one by one is standing in the same place, slashing with a knife, and stabbing with a spear. Only by killing the enemy invading from the front can we guarantee our own safety.

In such a harsh battlefield environment, the battle is particularly fierce. Once they rush to the front line, they have to fight hard, and even defeat is extremely difficult.In the midst of the battle between the two sides, there are many corpses lying down, with severed heads and broken arms, very few people can get the whole corpse.And the two parties who are fighting each other have no tactics at all, they are just the simplest confrontation that consumes lives.

On the back road of the Huainan army, there are still a large number of people who are cutting bamboo and binding them to make bamboo rafts. In the front, the Jienu on the opposite side increased their troops to cover the retreat of the comrades.

Behind the army formation, Mao Baodou's face was flushed with heat, and he frequently ordered the soldiers to reinforce as soon as possible.At this time, the thousands of Huainan troops trapped in the tidal flat were originally defending in the upstream camp.Today, it was suddenly attacked by thousands of slave soldiers, and the camp was broken in no time.And these defenders were too closely pursued by the slave army to get out of the battle completely, and they fought and retreated and were forced into the current desperate situation.

In addition to direct military reinforcements, the reinforcements also sent a large number of spiked bamboo spears to the front to pierce the slave soldiers who came wading out of the water, and distanced each other as much as possible.As the tidal flat retreat gradually paved, Huainan reinforcements also entered the battlefield more quickly. The slave soldiers saw that they had failed, and their casualties were also increasing, so they retreated slowly.

When the slave army retreated, the Huainan army in the front line was able to retreat, collect and behead, and treat the wounded.

Most of a general's legs were sunk in the tidal flat, and his armor and clothing were filled with mud. It took more than a dozen soldiers to pull him out of the tidal flat.This person was covered in mud and plasma, the chest armor had been pierced long ago, the broken armor pieces were even embedded in the chest, the pocket was also deformed and turned inward, the ears were dripping with blood, and the breath was already weak.After being rescued, he fainted, and the saber he held was still in his hand. When he broke through the mud, he saw that the handle of the saber was tied to the palm of his hand with tough kudzu vines.It can be seen that the fight was fierce, if not for this, they would not even be able to hold a knife.

"What a strong young man, General Li's family raised a cub!"

This general is the commander of the Huainan Army who is in a hard fight. Li Youzhi, who had offered advice to guard Runan in Shouchun earlier.Mao Bao stepped forward to check the injury, saw that he was just fainted from exhaustion, and his life was safe, so he turned his head and said to Li Cang, the army leader who came with him.

"It's really hard to be praised by Marquis Mao. This child was born with such a destiny. If he doesn't fight with strength, it will be difficult to live this year."

Li Cang personally bent down and carefully removed Li Youzhi's armor, then ordered his own soldiers to carry it to the rear for treatment, and then looked at Mao Bao with worry, and said: "The attacks of the slaves have intensified recently. Here, of course, we do not shy away from talking about fighting. Even if we die in the battle, there is no need to complain. But if the tens of thousands of villagers gathered here do not follow the rules, they will inevitably fall into the hands of thieves!"

Mao Bao frowned after hearing the words.I thought that the defeat of the enemy army in Yuyingkou in Shouchun Township would more or less intimidate the other troops and relieve the pressure on Runan, but I didn't expect the slave army's offensive to become more fierce.

The hastily built garrison in Runan has many shortcomings.Although there was a city defense in the territory before, it was broken and trampled by Shi Cong's army a few years ago, making it difficult to hold on.Even if there is little division of troops, it is not enough to stop the tens of thousands of slave Taobao troops, so they can only retreat into this hanging Hu land one by one to defend themselves.

Moreover, the pressure here is not limited to the slave army's strong attack, because it is suspended outside the town of Shouchun, and all resources must be supplied from the back.The refugees who had been appeased had almost retreated in batches, which greatly reduced the urgent consumption of supplies.But when Taobao came to the south, they didn't directly attack this place, but dispatched rangers to roam the countryside and drive a large number of refugees to this place.

If these refugees are kept out and not included, then these people will be persecuted by the slave army and become the vanguard of destroying the defense here.Moreover, these refugees inside and outside the defense line had a lot of nostalgia collusion, and it was impossible to prevent them from bringing in the villagers without permission.If you really want to stubbornly refuse to go outside, you will be in a mess.

Taobao was originally an eighteenth cavalry who had served under Zhao Lord Shile, and he was well versed in the tactics of driving the crowd and exhausting the enemy. Not only the people from Runan Township were driven here, but even Nanyang, which was farther away, was not spared.All these villagers were driven into the place of hanging gourd, and only then did they surround the place.

Due to the rapid increase in population, the original reserves of Runan Land were suddenly insufficient and consumed rapidly.In addition, the people who came to seek refuge were mixed, far away from the village and near the wild, and it was not even ruled out that there were slave soldiers and spies lurking inside, so it brought great pressure to the management of this place.

Of course, the main reason is that the condition of the place where the gourd hangs is really bad. Although the geographical location is important, the landform is poor, with a lot of tidal flats and ravines, and reed ponds with endless shrubs.If you want to build a city here and operate it as a real important fortress, it will definitely not be successful in the short term.The influx of a large number of wandering food refugees, coupled with the sweltering heat in midsummer, the transpiration of poisonous miasma, and epidemic diseases followed, and a large number of people died of diseases every day. Not only was there a lack of food, but also medicines.

Li Cang, who was originally stationed here, would soon be unable to control the situation, and Mao Bao was in charge of defending Rukou, and he did not dare to devote too much of the Rukou defenders here, so he could only turn to Shouchun in a hurry, hoping that Shouchun would be there as soon as possible. Come up with a solution, whether to stick to it or give up.

During this period of time, the attack by the slave soldiers became more and more intense. The deaths on the battlefield and the torment of the disease made the situation in Xuanhu even more precarious.Mao Bao couldn't come up with a good strategy so far, so he could only forcefully drive the diseased people together in one place. Although he didn't say it clearly, it was also to prevent the disease from getting out of control and directly breaking out in the army.

In this way, he persisted for another two days, during which time he repelled several small-scale attacks by the slave army, and finally he waited for the order from the Huainan Town Office to abandon the land of Xuanhu. Han Huang sent more troops to Rukou to defend the retreat. Passage, the military and civilians withdrew to Huainan one after another.Of course, the first thing to withdraw is the young and strong soldiers, and the second is the villagers.

Shen Zhezi was quite helpless in making such a decision.Huainan is not an independent battlefield, and the coping abilities of Jing and Xu Townships have been weakened due to various reasons. Without the support from these aspects, Huainan itself will face greater pressure.Under such circumstances, it would be an unwise choice to invest a large amount of money in a remote battlefield in Runan.

Yingkou was poured, and the ability to resist the enemy was already reduced. The supply line was stretched, and there was a possibility of being attacked by Yingshang slave boats.In addition, the remote town of Runan lacks control. Once too much investment is made, it will be difficult to ensure that the people will be able to use it.If you are tempted by the slave army, you will be tempted by yourself.

Previously, it was because they were worried that the situation in Shouchun would be unstable, so they had to temporarily send Runan's manpower outside.Now that Yingkou's big victory has stabilized the situation in Shouchun, it is also a suitable choice to bring in manpower to reorganize and supplement the town of Shouchun.

The Battle of Yingkou gave the Huainan Army a great initiative in the entire battle situation. However, due to Shihu's new defeat and the fact that there were many conflicts among the various ministries, the greatest strength of the slave army was not a threat, but a hidden danger.

Shen Zhezi guessed that Shi Hu's current state of mind should be in a dilemma, the army's morale will be difficult to use in the war, and the future will be worrying in the retreat, so it should be eagerly hoping that there will be changes in the war in order to reverse the unfavorable situation.

However, the Huainan Army did not have such a need, and being obsessed with Runan would only increase the pressure on defense.And if a large number of troops are invested in the battle in Runan, if Taobao cannot be dealt with quickly, then it is very likely that Shihu will make a comeback.Fighting on the two fronts requires at least an army of tens of thousands. With the current strength of the Huainan Army, it is inevitable that they will lose sight of the other.

Although temporarily abandoning Runan, it is also possible to face the coalition forces of Shihu and Taobao.But Shouchun Headquarters is a home battle after all, and it is definitely easier to fight than Runan's hasty defense. Even if there is a fierce battle, the troops can be concentrated on the mainland to avoid the problem of scattered troops.With the foreshadowing of the previous Yingkou battle, at least there is no need to worry too much about the morale of the army, just another fierce battle.

Having said that, Shen Zhezi regretted not being able to take advantage of Shihu's new defeat and the turmoil in the army to further expand the results of the battle.With his Huainan Headquarters alone, it is really not enough to hope to completely eliminate the enemy in the north within World War I.

But there is no need to be relieved because of this, at the beginning of the war, he had a plan to refuse to stick to it for a long time, and now the war is back to the starting point, but the enemy is no longer as frightening as before.

As long as he can stick to the Huai line and maintain the current situation, he will definitely not be the one who is anxious.Whether it is the people who are barely squeezed together, the hearts of the people who are broken, or the consumption of maintaining the army, including the reaction of the slave country after learning that Shihu is defeated, it is a noose wrapped around Shihu's neck. It gets tighter and tighter as time goes by.

　After waking up and reading this chapter, it was very lively. Last night, in order to catch up with time and get full attendance, the ending was a bit hasty.Regarding Shi Le's death, there is nothing to say. The Northern Expedition was chosen at this time to grab this node and maximize it.As for making things happen because of people, when Shi Le died in history, the Eastern Jin Dynasty's reaction was not quick, and Shi Hu was given time to put down the rebellion. It can be seen that making things happen because of people requires his own efforts, and it is also a way of interfering in history, so there is no need to deny it.I mentioned this matter frequently, and the context is indeed a bit negative. First, I was a little rushed last night, and I posted it in less than [-] words, which was not polished. Second, many readers said that the time was a bit vague, and this was the only thing during this period. It can be said that historical events can be regarded as a node, modify and supplement the ideas. . .

　　
　
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