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Chapter 221 I thought I was Cao Cao, but it was actually Chunyu Qiong
Wang Shangli sent troops to intercept Shen Shuren's logistics and food road, but it was not because he was in a fever or was urged by Zhang Xianzhong's military order.

During this period of time, Wang Shangli had also been sending out scouts to investigate the situation of the fighting troops ahead, so he knew the logistics rhythm of the Shen family army already.

The so-called expert in fighting depends on logistics. The more Shen Jiajun relies on the sharpness of firearms, the more he relies on smooth logistics.The best way to attack Shen Shuren is to attack the logistics. This truth is also very clear to Wang Shangli, a seasoned veteran.

Moreover, now he is alone leading an army, most of which are newly recruited troops in the Huguang area.There are only a very small number of old battalions from Shaanxi and Henan as the backbone of the army, and basically all of them have been promoted to officers at all levels.

Such a force has relatively low loyalty to Zhang Xianzhong.

The soldiers only followed suit out of fear of the liquidation of the government and the army, plus they didn't want to farm and pay taxes, and tasted the sweetness of robbery.As for whether the leader is Zhang Xianzhong, it doesn't really matter that much.

It's like a woman saying "I just want to be the wife of the county magistrate, I don't care who is the magistrate".

Wang Shangli had led the troops for a period of time, and he had already figured out this point, so when Zhang Xianzhong sent him to divide the troops, he agreed so readily, because he felt that opportunities and risks coexisted.

If Zhang Xianzhong could repel Shen Shuren a little after the war, or even lose both sides, Zhang Xianzhong was destined to flee westward and find a way to enter Sichuan via the Qianzhong Road in western Hunan.

In this way, Zhang Xianzhong would no longer be able to restrain him.If Shen Shuren also suffers too much loss and is temporarily unable to succeed, then Wang Shangli can win a precious window period to retreat eastward towards the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, and go up to Luoxiao Mountain to establish his own family.

Historically, when Zhang Xianzhong later established the puppet Western regime, he imitated Zhu Yuanzhang's time to set up the five military commanders. Wang Shangli would have been appointed as the Chinese military commander, and he was side by side with Feng Shuangli, Bai Wenxuan, Ma Weixing, and Zhang Hualong.The status of the five governors in the army is second only to Zhang Xianzhong's four adopted sons who were crowned king.

But now it seems that everything has been disturbed beyond recognition by the butterfly effect.The follow-up path can only be seen by Wang Shangli himself.

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It took about half a day to march, and there was nothing to repeat. Wang Shangli set off from Hengdong County, walked for an afternoon and evening, and arrived near Hengshanwei smoothly.

As the troops entered the fortress of Hengshan Mountain, calculating the distance, they could reach the valley area on the bank of the Xiangjiang River by walking about a dozen miles, where there were wharves, warehouses, and simple camps newly set up by Shen Shuren for water transportation.Wang Shangli's Ministry walked all the way, and was not stopped by the officers and soldiers along the way.

The success so far made him even more emotional.

If he could rob the Shen family's army of ammunition, then he would not have to look at Zhang Xianzhong's face in the future.

Anyone who reported that "there were many casualties in the fierce battle with the government and the army, but successfully destroyed the logistics and ammunition stock of the government and the army", and then retreated to stand on their own will be very confident, and it can be regarded as worthy of the cultivation of the eight kings over the years.

"The officers and soldiers were not on guard, and the whole army followed me!" As he turned over the last hill and saw the low Xiangjiang River valley in the distance, and the officers and soldiers' wharf was brightly lit, Wang Shangli decisively issued an order for a general attack.

"General, is there any deceit? Why are the officers and soldiers so lax? The Hengshan Guard Wharf and the storage yard are in the most precarious position in the valley between Hengshan Mountains. If the officers and soldiers set up ambushes on the high slopes on both sides, we will rush into the valley. I'm afraid I'll be intercepted from all directions." Wang Shangli also has a few counselors who are not in the rank of scholars, although their level is not very high, they can say a few pertinent and basic advice.

But Wang Shangli didn't take it seriously: "Shen Shuren is willing to spend such a big capital and use the ammunition stock of the whole army as bait? He fought fiercely with the king under the city of Hengzhou, and he stopped the offensive when the gunpowder was almost used up. Don't shake the morale of the army!"

The whole army did not raise any objections, and rushed forward.This is not considered a halo of mental retardation, but a general who was born as a thief. His IQ can only look back a step or two, and he can't see too far.

Around the Hengshan Guard, the terrain in front of the entrance is not narrow.It was only in front of the camp, wharf, and warehouse that the Hengshan Mountains on both sides of the bank suddenly narrowed and formed a canyon.

If the officers and soldiers really wanted to set up an ambush to be effective, they would have to wait for Wang Shangli's troops to completely rush into the canyon. Even if Wang Shangli was in ambush, he would be able to burn the supplies in front of him first, and then fight to the death to break through.

Once all the supplies of the officers and soldiers are destroyed, wouldn't they be as demoralized as the Wuchao defenders in the Battle of Guandu?

Sometimes, life and death are on the line between victory and defeat.

Take Wuchao robbery as an example, Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao's army rations, of course he can clamor that Yuan Shao fell into his trick.

But if Yuan Shao can turn around and set up some ambushes in Wuchao and strengthen the defense a little bit, even if the food is burned, but he can surround Cao Cao who came to rob the food and prevent him from breaking through, or even kill Cao Cao, then Yuan Shao can instantly turn into an enemy of the enemy. The side of the opponent.

The identities of fishing nets and baits can be changed anytime and anywhere according to actual combat performance.

"Kill! Burn the food, grass and ammunition of Officer Shen Dog! The entire army will be wiped out!"

Wang Shangli's army resolutely launched a full-scale charge, because the vision at night was not very good, and the two armies started to run clamorously only when they were within two miles of each other.

And the firearms team of the defenders obviously couldn't make full preparations and fire to intercept them too long in advance.

Many of them fired blindly in the dark. The timing was too early and ammunition wasted. Some of them fired the first shot when the enemy had already appeared in the field of vision. It was a waste of the previous firing distance. .

On both sides of the Xiangjiang River, you can see groups of small boats moored that seem to contain a lot of supplies. It seems that it is because it is getting late and there is danger for boats going against the current in the mountains at night, so they stay here and wait for dawn tomorrow before going against the current to balance. Under the state city.

There were also some hard labor dock workers on the shore, who were loading bags of supplies and barrels of gunpowder from the warehouse yard onto these small boats.As a result, when the army of thieves approached, these dock workers turned around and ran away one after another, looking so terrified that they were indeed powerless.

Wang Shangli went to the gate of Hengshanwei's wharf camp, but he was shot by muskets and paid the price of at least a thousand lives and more injuries.

But in the dark, neither side knew their respective casualties, and the soldiers couldn't see the overall situation clearly, so the blow to morale from these casualties was not so obvious.

The clamor and clamor gave great encouragement to the bandit soldiers. They firmly believed that they were the one who "succeeded in the sneak attack" and the other party was the one who got the trick.

This kind of psychological stability makes them extremely firm, and they feel that they are on the side of the winner, and they only feel that it is a coincidence that their comrades are killed by firecrackers occasionally.

The three armies can win the commander, but the common man cannot win the ambition.Believing that you are on the victor's side inspires such ferocious obstinacy.

However, as the cover-up deepened, there was also a little confusion in Wang Shangli's department.After all, attacking at night, the terrain is still a bit complicated, and the road ahead is getting narrower and narrower.

Under the crowd, it is inevitable that some soldiers will be squeezed to the slopes of Mount Heng in the east, or on the beach of Xiangjiang River in the west.

Those soldiers who were squeezed off the Xiangjiang River Beach couldn't help but want to seize the boats tied by the officers and soldiers on the pier.The small boat seems to have more than half of the supplies already loaded, if you can snatch it, you can drive away directly, and you will definitely make a lot of money.

In order to snatch supplies and seize them first, the bandit soldiers rushed more and more chaotically.On the other hand, although the number of soldiers escorted by the officers and soldiers on the opposite side was small, they could easily cut off the cables mooring the boats and put the boats directly down the river.

Because the Xiangjiang River flows from south to north, from Hengzhou to Xiangtan and Changsha, the speed of the ships going north is so fast that no one is required to row the boats, and the army will never catch up.

The sailors on the ship could still hide behind sacks and wooden barrel bunkers, and fight back with firecrackers. At close range, Wang Shangli's department suffered heavy losses and was unable to fight back.

These escort sailors were exactly Shen Lian and Li Yu's troops. Shen Lian's soldiers were in charge of punting the boat, and Li Yu's elite gunmen were in charge of shooting. The effect was astonishing.

Just because the number of ships is not large, the number of gunners on board can add up to a few hundred people, and it is far from possible to cause decisive damage to the main force of Wang Shangli's army of [-] to [-].
It can only weaken the morale of the opponent while scraping, and at the same time make the opponent's heart angry and lure the enemy to go deeper.

Sure enough, Wang Shangli's Ministry became more and more irrational, and rushed deeper and deeper, and soon entered the wharf warehouse of the army.

At first, the officers in the front row kept their eyes open. When they saw the rows of wooden barrels piled up in front of them, they directly hacked and smashed the wooden barrels with heavy weapons, and saw that what leaked out was indeed gunpowder.

Then let the pikemen smash a few sacks, and immediately there are yellow grains flowing out of them.Even after splitting open some crates, you can still see more advanced food supplies. Now Wang Shangli's department is completely crazy and has no scruples.

The officers and soldiers really fell for it!Otherwise, it would be impossible to burn and loot so many valuable materials here!

If it's a trick, don't use firewood to pretend to be food, let alone put the precious gunpowder barrel here!
Wang Shangli's department began to rob supplies while rushing to kill them. The situation became more and more chaotic, and even the small fleet on the Xiangjiang River was still firing guns at the shore.The defenders on the ground of the official army were also able to put away their firearms and retreat one by one until they reached the defense line of the wall on the north side of the camp.

The chaotic rush and looting lasted for about half a stick of incense, and finally some soldiers who rushed forward discovered that something was wrong.

The retreating officers and soldiers stopped running and retreated behind the wall on the north side, reorganizing a firm defense.

And it seems that they have been supplemented by new forces. The gunners and spearmen are all ready, and the gunners are also equipped with bayonets.

Feeling something was wrong, the bandit soldiers in the front row stabbed a few sacks with spears out of guilty conscience, and some of them were quick-witted, and found that the insides were no longer grain, but had really turned into firewood.

The contents of other gunpowder barrels and lead bullet boxes have also been changed.Those soldiers with the most active minds were the first to realize the fear.

At this moment, the officers and soldiers blocking the entrance in the front row began to shout in unison, firing firearms one after another.

The location of the blockage chosen by the officers and soldiers is the narrowest place in the Xiangjiang River valley, with the slopes of Mount Heng to the east and the Xiangjiang River to the west. The mountains and rivers are sandwiched between them, and the front of the battlefield is only [-] paces wide.

In such a congested terrain, musketeers blocked the entrance. No matter how brave the thieves were, they charged several times but failed. They just left layers of corpses in front of the formation.The very few who rushed forward were also stabbed into hedgehogs by bayonet arrays and spears.

"Wang Shangli, surrender early to avoid death! Zuo Zixiong, the commander-in-chief of Wuchang, led tens of thousands of soldiers here! You have fallen into my family's trick!"

"My Futai Zhiguan Heavenly Man, you idiots dare to expect our army to fight without food protection! You are looking for death! There is not enough ammunition in the city of Hengzhou, it is all pretend!"

In the army formation, a mighty general stood on a high place, shouting loudly, and the scolding soldiers next to him also shouted, which made the morale of Wang Shangli's department even lower.

One message after another was like a poisonous snake, piercing into the ears of the bandit soldiers, even if they wanted to, they couldn't hear it.But once he realizes that he is the one caught in the trick, the courage is gone, and everything is over.

At the same time, on the high slopes of Hengshan Mountain on the east side, countless officers and soldiers ambushed with crossbows, crossbows and muskets. They began to show their heads, wave flags and shout, shoot arrows towards the bottom of the slope, and throw torches and fireballs to set fire.Firewood and firewood disguised as grain sacks and gunpowder barrels in the camp were also ignited one after another. For a while, Wang Shangli's department was in the center, and the army was full of fire.

Zhu Wenzhen, who was in charge of the cavalry at the rear of the battlefield, also detoured back to his position at some point, and quietly crossed from the west bank of the upstream Xiangjiang River to the east bank. Just when Wang Shangli was about to retreat, he rushed out from behind and blocked the south mouth of the Xiangjiang River valley. .

Wang Shangli's whole army was in chaos, the rear army was still looting and setting fire, but the front army was about to retreat and flee, and countless people were trampled to death.

After being blocked by Zhu Wenzhen on the gentle road on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River, some bandit soldiers saw that Zhu Wenzhen had few people and chose to encircle them head-on, but they were scattered and scattered.

Zhu Wenzhen's department had a large number of double-barreled rear-loading nozzles and revolvers. Under the charge of riding and shooting, the morale of the breakouts was quickly defeated. Climb up the steep slope of Mount Heng to the east.

Some thieves who had discarded their armor and lacked weapons fell down from the steep hillside after climbing not too far, and fell directly into mud.The other soldiers saw the lessons learned from the past, and hurriedly discarded their armor and armor, and climbed the mountain lightly.

The situation on the banks of the Xiangjiang River was also chaotic. At the beginning, many bandit soldiers forgot to take off their armor and jumped into the river. As a result, they sank to the bottom within three seconds of wearing their armor.

After seeing the death of his brainless companion, he threw away his helmet before jumping into the river. Before he could take off his armor, he cut himself with a saber and cut off the straps of his armor before jumping into the river.

Zuo Zixiong saw that Wang Shangli's troops had collapsed, so he also rushed out of the defense line, leading the main force of the infantry to chase and kill.The soldiers under Wang Shangli's command have generally been fighting for less than two years, and under such multiple blows, they have completely collapsed.

Countless soldiers knelt down and surrendered, but even if they surrendered, they might still be dragged forward by the red-eyed officers and soldiers.The only way to survive is to rush along with the officers and soldiers, cover up and kill the rear team that has not yet collapsed, and continue to trample on each other until the whole army gives up resistance.

The bloody chase lasted for a whole night. When the sky was light, Zuo Zixiong and Zhu Wenzhen successfully joined forces. The two smiled at each other, convinced that Wang Shangli's main force had been killed.

On the banks of the Xiangjiang River, layers of drowned bodies were intercepted at the berths and pier bridges that were originally used to moor small boats.

The trestle bridge was originally propped up by driving a few wooden piles into the river.At this moment, they have all turned into breakwaters and T-shaped dams similar to the seawall of the Qiantang River, with corpses piled up at the bottom to form a thick dam.

On the other side of the steep slope of Hengshan Mountain, there are also countless escapers who overwhelmed themselves in the dark and fell to their deaths in the deep valley under the forest, shaped like meatloaf.

Except for a very small number of bandit soldiers who were excellent in water and could really swim across to the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, and those who climbed and crossed the slopes of Mount Heng, all of them should have been wiped out. Thousands of soldiers could not escape and could only surrender on their knees.

The only thing Zuo Zixiong and Zhu Wenzhen were concerned about was where Wang Shangli had gone. Finally, after searching for a long time, they dug up a corpse with a shiny armor in the corpse breakwater beside the trestle bridge. The captive identified the armor, and then confirmed that it was Wang Shangli.

"This is a bit troublesome. Being washed into the river and being trampled to death by the rebels, whose victory is better?"

"It's still up to Lord Futai to decide how to assign him. We will obey whoever he says."

Zuo Zixiong and Zhu Wenzhen discussed it, and finally decided that it would be best to assign credit to Shen Futai.

The news of the great victory here was quickly sent to the city of Hengzhou.Shen Shuren was also overjoyed to be rewarded: Zhang Xianzhong was counting on "the momentum of fighting corners" and "dividing troops to threaten the Shen family's army food road", which completely disappeared.

Not only greatly weakened the strength of Zhang Xianzhong's side, but also used this to further crazily attack the morale of Zhang Xianzhong's army.

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PS: Driving back to Hangzhou, that’s all for today.

(End of this chapter)