The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 166 Encirclement and suppression

In the western mountainous area of ​​Heishuiyu, there was silence.

Chen Wang hid among the vegetation in the mountains and forests, and looked down at the Heishuiyu below through the gap.

As early as the first day when Gao Yingxiang led the camp to Xianyou Temple, when their banquet was over, their vigilance was the most relaxed.

Chen Wang took his soldiers and horses down the Tangluo Road at night, turned into the mountainous area on the west side and hid down.

Zhao Huailiang and Chen Gong stood behind him, and followed him to observe the situation in the valley.

Although they were far away, Chen Wang could still smell an unpleasant smell of blood when the mountain wind blew.

If the top of the mountain is like this, one can predict how fierce the battle at the bottom of the mountain will be.

Zhao Huailiang looked awe-inspiring, looking at the Chuangjun attacking like a wave at the foot of the mountain, his heart was heavy, and he said in a low voice.

"At the beginning, Gao Yingxiang's name was heard the most on the Tang newspaper, saying that he was the strongest in the 72nd Battalion."

"When I was in Xing'an City, I just felt that the bandits under my command looked neater and more imposing than other bandits."

"Looking at it now, I realize that what was said in the pond newspaper is not bad..."

The Chuang army at the foot of the mountain launched an attack from the early morning to the current noon.

During these few hours, the Chuang army continued to attack the Ming army's camps in Yukou and Yubei without stopping.

The several simple defense lines set up by the Ming army outside the battalion had already been breached at this time, and the intruders even broke into the walls of the two battalions many times.

Zhao Huailiang's face was heavy. When the Chuang army attacked Xing'an, if the elite of the Chuang army were mixed in and attacked the city with all their strength, he felt that it would be really difficult for them to defend Xing'an City.

Chen Gong frowned, and he could see the situation down the mountain clearly.

But his feeling was different from that of Zhao Huailiang. What Zhao Huailiang saw was how powerful Chuangjun was and how orderly his command was.

Chen Gong was worried that the Ming army guarding at Yukou would not be able to stop Gao Yingxiang, so Gao Yingxiang broke through the line of defense and escaped from Heishuiyu.

"Brother, the mountain seems to be unable to hold on..."

Chen Gong was a little anxious, they marched all the way to follow, if the duck that reached its mouth flew away, wouldn't it be a waste of effort.

"The more this is the case, the more calm you must be."

Chen Wang raised his palm and suppressed what Chen Gong wanted to say later.

Chen Gong's personality is rather impatient, somewhat similar to Cao Bianjiao.

"The last time I left the valley, although Gao Yingxiang came back in a big defeat, he still has more than 4 riders under his command."

"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Now we have a total of [-] horses under our command. Throwing this few people into this valley will not cause much trouble."

Chen Wang turned his head and glanced at Chen Gong, then turned his gaze down the mountain again.

Hu Zhiyi has a calm personality, so Chen Wang now focuses on cultivating Hu Zhiyi, not only let him take the post of Chief Qian of the First Infantry Department, but also hand over the general's food, grass and military equipment to Hu Zhiyi to manage.

This time Chen Wang personally led the troops to follow Gao Yingxiang into Ziwu Road, and most of the troops left in Xing'an were handed over to Hu Zhiyi to lead.

Hu Zhili was quite withdrawn and unreasonable, so Chen Wang appointed him as a supervisor, in charge of military law and handling
Now the supervisory offices have been assigned to the bureau, and each bureau has a military judge, and there are also special soldiers to assist in the management of the bureau's military law, and also serve as a preacher.

"Soldier battles are dangerous, and life-and-death struggles must be done with caution."

Chen Wang pondered for a while, and said to Chen Gong.

"It turned out that we were just servants who just needed to rush and fight, but it's different now, you are already the boss."

"As a general manager, many times you can't rush blindly, you need to look at the overall situation."

"Otherwise you led the cavalry under your command to the depths of the enemy formation, and we were still fighting the enemy outside the formation. What should we do then..."

"Brother, I was wrong!"

Chen Gong raised his hand and surrendered without hesitation.

To be honest, Chen Gong has been a devil king in the world since he was a child. It can be said that he is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he is afraid of two people in this world.

The first person is naturally Cao Wenzhao, after all, he was a former general. Although Cao Wenzhao usually looks harmonious, when he is furious, even Cao Bianjiao and Cao Dingjiao dare not talk too much.

The second person is Chen Wang, after all, he is his elder brother.

He has been educated by Chen Wang since he was a child. The education here is not only reasonable, but also powerful.

If you can't fight, you can't win, and you are very desperate.

Compared with fists, he was more afraid of Chen Wang's long-winded and random thoughts.

It was fine at first, but I don't know why since the end of last year, Chen Wang said more and more truths, and his words were more difficult to understand than before.

"Brother, I will listen to whatever you say, and I will rush wherever you tell me to go."

"How do you say that……"

Chen Gong nodded again and again.

"The horse's head guides everything, and everything follows the elder brother's horse's head."

"you……"

Chen Wang couldn't help laughing, and shook his head involuntarily. He naturally knew why Chen Gong admitted his mistake directly.

"Then talk about it later."

Chen Gong breathed a sigh of relief, but he looked at it all morning, and he didn't have the interest to continue watching.

Out of sight, out of mind, as long as he doesn't look at the situation below, he doesn't need to think about what's there, so he left the high ground directly.

Looking at Chen Gong going away, Chen Wang was a little helpless, saying that he would learn a lot from a fall, but once defeated on the battlefield, the price would undoubtedly be heavy.

Many civil servants feel that military generals are easy to come by, and they can reach high positions at a young age by virtue of their military exploits.

But in fact, everyone can only look at those generals who have ascended to high positions, but they cannot see other soldiers and generals who have fallen on the battlefield. They will never be promoted again, and they will never be rewarded again.

For civil servants, if they make mistakes, they only need to make up for them, or they are punished and judged as inferior, and the worst is nothing more than imprisonment.

But for military commanders, there is a high probability that they will die on the battlefield after being defeated, and even if they escape, the lightest punishment is to be demoted and held accountable.

Cao Wenzhao was the commander-in-chief of Datong Town at the beginning, but because he was defeated in the battle with Jiannu for a while, he was directly demoted to be an officer of the guards to guard the border town.

Chen Wang withdrew his divergent thoughts. For hundreds of years, due to the civil fortress, the civil and military forces were out of balance. Since then, the internal ills of the Ming Dynasty have also increased.

If Chen Gong's personality doesn't change, he will suffer a lot on the battlefield in the future.

Chen Wang already had considerations in his mind. Before Chen Gong changed his character, he would not let him lead a battalion alone.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

The sound of shouting and killing at the foot of the mountain remained the same, and the sound of cannons that had been silent for a long time sounded again.

Chen Wang also turned his head to look down the mountain.

After cooling down, the artillery placed on the mountain roared again,

The fine cavalry of the Chuangjun invaded the camp at Yukou again. The defense line of the Ming army's camp at Yukou was crumbling, and it was only a thread away from collapse.

Chen Wang frowned involuntarily. Although he knew history, he knew that Sun Chuanting and Gao Yingxiang had fought in Heishuiyu for four days, and Sun Chuanting won in the end.

Although Gao Yingxiang still entered the Heishui Valley, many things have changed now, so it's not guaranteed...

Chen Wang's pupils shrank slightly, and he saw that Yukou's wave of rushing troops suddenly stagnated, and then started to retreat at this moment.

Before Chen Wang could figure out the reason, an extremely high-pitched horn sound suddenly came from a distance.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Immediately after that, there was a low rumbling sound from the direction of the valley mouth, as if there was a strange sound like some monster was churning underground.

But soon Chen Wang knew what the source of the sound was.

Just a moment after most of the Chuang army withdrew, Chen Wang was at the mouth of Heishuiyu and saw the cavalry turning in from the brigade.

Wearing red clothes, red armour, and red banners, the dazzling vermilion color can be seen everywhere.

As soon as this cavalry army entered the Heishui Valley, it instantly reversed the unfavorable situation on the battlefield for the Ming army.

Chuangjun retreated back as quickly as the tide of the sea, but his tail was still bitten.

Chen Wang could see clearly that there were only two thousand cavalry in this Ming army, but they were so overwhelmed that they couldn't lift their heads.

What's even more surprising is that there was not much resistance from the Chuang army's various ministries, and they all retreated backwards in a hurry.

wrong……

Chen Wang's eyes were fixed slightly, he felt that Chuangjun didn't seem to be retreating now, but more like a rout? !
Looking at the banners that were swaying in the valley, for some reason, Chen Wang suddenly felt very familiar.

In the rushing army, I don't know whether it was a hindsight or something, at this time, several teams of cavalry were finally separated, and they all rushed towards the newly entered Ming army cavalry to prevent the Ming army cavalry from continuing to attack.

But then, there was a scene that made Chen Wang a little dumbfounded.

A total of three teams of nearly [-] fine cavalry came to besiege the Chuangjun, but the final result was that after less than a moment of confrontation, the final result was that the Chuangjun Jingqi left a large number of corpses and fled in a hurry.

However, their sacrifices were not in vain. They bought time for the withdrawal of their own large forces, and did not let the retreat turn into a rout.

Seeing that most of the Chuang army had returned to Xianyou Temple, the cavalry of the Ming army also slowly retreated in the direction of Yukou. After losing the opportunity, they did not continue to pursue the victory.

Chen Wang looked at the Ming army in the valley with the vermilion banner, although he couldn't see the words on the banner because of the distance.

But for some reason, he had already roughly figured out who was leading the cavalry of the Ming army.

……

"Humble post Cao Bianjiao, pay my respects to the military gate."

"Following Governor Hong's order, as a pioneer, rush to help first."

Sun Chuanting's brows that had been tightly locked all this time finally relaxed. He watched Cao Bianjiao who was standing in the audience clasping fists and saluting more and more appreciatively.

"Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, once said, 'Wen Zhaoya is the only one who has become brave and brave, and has thousands of athletes under his command'."

Sun Chuanting walked down the wooden platform, supported Cao Bianjiao with both hands, and praised.

"I was a little skeptical when I first heard about it, but when I saw it today, I knew it was not half a lie."

Sun Chuanting turned his head and glanced at the messy Yukou camp below the mountain, and said.

"If you hadn't rushed to help in time this time, I'm afraid the Yukou camp would have been breached by intruders."

Cao Bianjiao replied with Sun Chuanting's support and straightened his back.

"There are rules and regulations for setting up camps in the army, and the soldiers under their command are brave and tenacious. From the perspective of humble positions, even if the humble positions have not arrived, trespassers will definitely not be able to break through the camp."

Sun Chuanting touched his beard with a smile, looked at Cao Bianjiao, and said with a smile.

"In any case, you are also responsible for the victory in this battle."

As the governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting naturally knew Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao.

He originally heard that Cao Bianjiao was young and energetic, but he was worried that he would be arrogant, domineering and difficult to control.

But right now, it seems that Cao Bianjiao is not as sharp-edged as the rumors say, but rather humble, introverted and deep, without showing his charm.

However, it can be seen from the time when he used his troops to charge the battle that he was indeed brave.

Standing on the high platform, Sun Chuanting has a panoramic view of everything below the mountain.

From Cao Bianjiao entering the battlefield all the way, to the follow-up pursuit of victory and defeating the enemy cavalry, it can be described as exquisite.

"You just said that you came first as the vanguard, presumably Governor Hong should be in the rear, how many soldiers and horses will follow, and how long it will take to arrive."

Sun Chuanting did not continue to praise, but asked about more important things.

Although they can still barely withstand the offensive of Chuangjun, the pressure is also enormous.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and the enemy is Gao Yingxiang's brigade of elite cavalry, which has assembled most of the elites of the 72nd Battalion.

In addition to the newly formed [-] supervising standard battalion soldiers, there are [-] unbearably useful guards and [-] battalions under Li Yuchun's command that he can rely on.

Needless to say, the guards, the battalion soldiers under Li Yuchun's command were not strong, otherwise they would not have been left alone in Qingyang Mansion to guard.

All the elite soldiers and generals in Shaanxi Province were taken by Hong Chengchou to the north and east to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng and other ministries.

So Sun Chuanting was actually a little urgent. After all, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Gao Yingxiang couldn't escape in the valley.

Once this opportunity is lost, I am afraid there will be no next time.

At such a time, Sun Chuanting would naturally not show his emotions on his face.

"Thieves Li still have power in the Yan'an mansion, and the mobilization of troops is limited."

Cao Bianjiao lowered his head slightly and reported.

"The reinforcements this time have a total of six thousand horses. I will lead two thousand horses as the vanguard first. Governor Hong will lead four thousand horses and should be able to reach Yuwai in half an hour."

"However, Zu Zongbing has arrived in Xi'an, and Governor Hong has sent a report to order him to lead his troops quickly to help Heishuiyu. He has more than [-] Liao cavalry under his command."

Sun Chuanting was assured that the six thousand cavalry brought by Hong Chengchou and the news that Zu Kuan had more than four thousand Liao cavalry under his command undoubtedly reassured him.

However, Sun Chuanting was not overwhelmed by joy at this time. After a short period of excitement, he regained his composure and composure.

Sun Chuanting's face was slightly condensed, suddenly he thought of something, his eyes sharpened sharply, and he said.

"The Chuang army should launch a second attack immediately. You should lead the troops and go to the Yukou camp first."

Cao Bianjiao was taken aback when he heard the words, he didn't know why Sun Chuanting reacted so suddenly, but he still complied.

And at this moment, a low-pitched horn sounded again from the Chuangjun camp.

Cao Bianjiao followed the sound and looked down the mountain, and saw that in the Heishui Valley, the Chuang army who had just returned to Xianyou Temple attacked again.

This time, the momentum of the Chuangjun attack was even bigger than before, and Gao Yingxiang's big banner even came to the front position!
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"History of Ming Dynasty Volume 270 II" (no charge for this section)
"Cao Bianjiao, Wenzhao followed Ziye, and he accumulated military merits from Wenzhao to guerrilla warfare when he was young."

"Chongzhen returned to Hequ in four years. Next year, defeating the bandits and friends of the Red Army is equal to Zhang Macun... and breaking Liu Daojiang is equal to Tongchuan Bridge, bravely crowning the army."

"Recommended by the censor Wu Zhen, he entered the general. The imperial edict was moved to Shanxi, and he became a jiao and won the battle."

"When the Wenzhao changed the town to Datong, Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, said: 'Although Zijinliang, the Jin thief, died, he returned to his old age...the canals are not destroyed.'"

"Being brave and brave, with thousands of athletes under his command, is Wen Zhaoya, begging to stay in Jinzhong."

The historical materials pasted at the end were supplemented after the chapters were released, and they were 4127 words before the supplements were completed.

It is 4317 words after the supplement, and the supplement is not included in the charging paragraph.

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