The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 709 The Destruction of Lin Shihong (2)

Yang Yong was also very happy to see that the three troops had won the battle. Only then did he understand the reason for Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng's sudden withdrawal.In yesterday's battle, the rebel army suffered heavy losses, with more than 3 casualties.In front of him, plus the troops brought by Luo Song, Yang Yuling and Nangong Saihua, Yang Yong still has more than [-] soldiers.

After generals Zhang Ruixiang and Kang Jinyu commanded thousands of infantry and worked hard for half a night, now Yang Yong's big camp fire has also been extinguished, the coal-destroyed tent has been rebuilt, the wounded and sick have been rescued, and the camp has returned to its original state .

Regardless of the exhaustion of the overnight battle, Yang Yong took all the generals and An Daoquan to visit Zhang Jiaxiang, Yang Guowen, Zhang Ruixiang and Kang Jinyu. In yesterday's battle, all four generals were injured, and Zhang Jiaxiang was the most injured. The genius doctor was here, Yang Yong was not worried, he handed over these matters to the genius doctor An Daoquan, and then led the soldiers to rush to Yuzhang City.

The current Yuzhang is an empty city, to be precise, it is in ruins. Yang Yong's [-] rebels, except Yang Yong and Princess Yujing and other hundreds of people who fell into the city and escaped alive, the remaining troops and hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in the city They were all buried in the sea of ​​flames. When Yang Yong's troops opened the gates of the city, it was too miserable to see inside. There were ruins everywhere in the city, and there were countless charred corpses. The smell of barbecue is still in the air, which is horrible.

This time, not only the rebels but also the innocent people in the city were in distress. In the huge city of Yuzhang, there was no one alive, not to mention people, not even livestock.

"Damn it, Lin Shihong, Lei Shimeng, these people-eating demons, their crimes are heinous and cruel, and they will never end well..." Yang Yong cursed, and ordered his soldiers to clean up the corpses, clean the battlefield, and repair the houses. Relieve the families of the dead soldiers, rebuild Yuzhang City, and then do the work of the nearby people, publicize the policies of the rebel army, and help the people outside the city to move to live in the city.

Of course, these tasks cannot be completed in a short period of time, but this is a great livelihood project and must be done well.

Yang Yong handed over this matter to Zhang Gongjin, the chief general who was escorting grain and grass.Ask him to make a list of the required expenses, and all of them will come from the inventory of the rebel army, and if there is not enough, please ask the military adviser Wei Zheng for long-distance transportation.

After arranging these things, Yang Yong took a rest in the city and held a grand collective condolence ceremony for the nearly [-] soldiers and hundreds of thousands of innocent people who died.

At this time, Ma came to report that Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng's troops had fled to Poyang Lake and were fighting fiercely with the [-] water army commanded by Bai Yu, Liao Yong, Zhu Er and Bi Er on the lake.

Yang Yong discussed with his generals and asked Princess Yujing to lead [-] elite soldiers to defend Yuzhang City. Yang Yong led Luo Song, Yang Yuling, Nangong Saihua and other [-] rebels to Poyang Lake to cut off Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng. to support the navy in operations.

Waiting for Yang Yong to take two beauties and general Luo Song and other [-] soldiers Chen Bing to look at the shore of Poyang Lake, my first day, it’s so spectacular, this is Poyang Lake, this is the first time for me to come here, even before crossing However, if you don’t know, you will think that you are at the seaside, the mist is vast, the mountains are far away, the lakes and mountains are beautiful, and there is no limit.

Yang Yong recalled that he had studied geography before traveling, and knew that Poyang Lake was the largest freshwater lake in China, and it was indeed much larger than that of Taihu Lake. Thinking about it, he could still recall the data in the book. The area of ​​the lake area is more than 5000 square meters km, the shoreline of the lake is 1200 kilometers long, and the average water depth is more than 6 meters. What is Dongting Lake worth [-] miles?
However, what Yang Yong remembered was the measurement data in the 21st century. Yang Yong didn't know that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, because of the influx of countless rivers around it, it was the period of the southward invasion of Poyang Lake, which was also the period when the lake was most abundant. Since then, Poyang The reputation of the lake was handed down.Therefore, the scale of Poyang Lake that Yang Yong saw far exceeded today's scale.

Yang Yong didn't come to Poyang Lake to play, but to lead troops to fight.Therefore, he had no intention of watching the scenery, and this time Yang Yong made up his mind that he must annihilate Lin Shihong's troops in Poyang Lake.

"Where are Yu'er and General Liao's navy now? How is the battle going?" Yang Yong asked.

"Back to the lord, the navy of Mrs. Bai and General Liao went down the river and occupied Wucheng and Duchang. Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng fled to Songmen Mountain Island with their troops by boat. One hundred thousand Xiaoliang troops were blocked. On Songmen Mountain Island, it is difficult to move an inch, and the two sides are fighting fiercely around Jishan and Xiaojishan." Someone replied.

When Yang Yong heard it, he repeatedly praised: "Well played, Yu'er and Zhu'er, Bi'er and General Liao are really good."

Therefore, he didn't know where the specific battlefield was, so Yang Yong hurriedly ordered someone to take out the combat map and capture it. Although this map is not as good as the satellite nebula map of later generations, it is also very clear. The main strategic strongholds, as well as the area and distance are all highlighted.

Yang Yong took a look at Songmen Mountain Island, which can be called the largest island in Poyang Lake, and he is the iconic big island in the lake. The northern part is narrow and long, stretching nearly a hundred miles is the estuary of the river, and it suddenly opens up to the south, which is the lake body. The vertical distance of the lake's widest point from south to north is over 350 miles, and the widest point from east to west is also 210 meters away. Here, Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng's [-] troops have now fled to the island, that is, on the mountain. Bai Yu and Liao Yong's [-] sailors blocked the waterway at the narrow part of Poyang Lake on the north side of Songmen Mountain. There is a fierce battle going on here.

After reading the map, Yang Yong analyzed that although Xiao Liang's army was large, they were fleeing for their lives. The reason why so many troops withdrew from Yuzhang City was to win the battle. Therefore, the military supplies he brought, including food and grass supplies, must not be much. , but now they have lost the battle and are fleeing, so they must be trapped.

After discussing with the generals, Yang Yong immediately issued several orders and sent people to send letters to the rebels along the shore of Poyang Lake, ordering Sun Cheng who was stationed in Gao'an and Princess Yujing who was stationed in Yuzhang City to lead their troops to the south bank of Poyang Lake and order the east The defenders of Poyang and Jingshan in the northeast, that is, Li Wan'er and Luo Shiying, also gathered along the shore of Poyang Lake. With Yang Yong's 3 troops and Baiyu's [-] navy in the north, the total strength of the rebel army was no less than [-]. , Surround Poyang Lake on all sides, block all river exits, and create a situation of closing the door and beating the dog while catching the turtle.

Then, Yang Yong deployed the 3 horses on the west bank of Poyang Lake, and ordered Luo Song, Yang Yuling, and Nangong Saihua to lead troops to guard the river mouth, ferry, and intersection. Rush to Mount Ji, which is Liao Yong's line of defense, the closest to Songmen Mountain. Yang Yong was afraid that Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng would break out from here, so he personally sent [-] more troops here to strengthen the defense.

At the same time, Yang Yong sent an order that all the troops do not need to take the initiative to attack, but only need to hold the line of defense. As long as the Xiaoliang coalition forces do not break through, Yang Yong made up his mind, this time he must trap Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng to death on the island.

(End of this chapter)