The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 725 Yuzhang Defense Battle
Not bad, after several hours of bloody fighting by the three kings and other soldiers, at the fourth watch, Liang Jun finally made a bloody way out of Sifang Valley.At this time, his navy was also defeated by Bai Yu and Liao Yong's men.

Under the protection of all the soldiers, Xiao Xian fled to Jiangxia overnight with the remnants of the defeated generals.Liang Jun ran for dozens of miles at a stretch, to see if Yang Yong's rebel army did not catch up again. At this time, it was already dawn. Xiao Mian saw that his men were too embarrassed, and he was also exhausted, so he ordered to stop and take a breath.

Someone checked the number of people and reported it to him. In the battle of Sifang Valley, more than 6 troops were lost. In addition, the navy battalion lost nearly 15 people. More than half of the 8 troops including the navy team lost more than half. Counting less than [-] people.

"God does not protect my great beam! What can I do! What can I do?" The disheartened Xiao Mian suffered such a disastrous defeat just after his personal conquest.

"Your Majesty, it's important to take care of the dragon's body. Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. Li Yuan's 10,000+ army has already reached the hinterland of the rebel army. It will be a matter of time before Yang Yong retreats. Let's go back to Jiangxia for the time being. When the army takes Yuzhang, we will send troops from Jiangxia to attack Jiujiang, so that even if Yang Yong does not retreat, it will be hard to deal with it. At that time, our army will surely win a big victory and avenge Sifanggu." Song Wang Yang Daosheng, Yan Wang Xu Xuanche and Lu Wang Wanzan hurriedly persuaded him.

"Your words are reasonable. I wonder where the troops of King Chu and King Qi are now?" Seeing hope again, Xiao Mi hurriedly asked his subordinates.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Second King's troops have captured Pingxiang and Yichun counties (now around Xinyu City), and they will arrive in Yuzhang in a few days." Someone replied.

Xiao Mian felt a little comforted, and after being persuaded by the three kings under him, he pulled himself together and retreated to Jiangxia with the remnants of the defeated army, waiting for news from the other party.

The four generals Zhang, Zhao, Lin, and Gongye ordered people to count the number of people at dawn. The rebel army also suffered more than [-] casualties in this battle. Losses are minimal.

The four generals ordered people to treat the wounded, clean the battlefield, and bury the corpses. Then they escorted the prisoners, took the spoils, and took the wounded and sick, happily returning to Ruichang to report victory to Yang Yong.

The Sifang Valley victory, Yang Yong only invested [-] troops to win the victory, and the trophies such as firearms, food and grass he obtained piled up like a mountain. Liang Jun reached more than [-] people.

Yang Yong was very happy, and praised the four generals, and asked them to take their brothers to rest. They must be exhausted after fighting for so long.

On the second day, Yang Yong rewarded the four chief generals heavily, recorded one of their great achievements, then rewarded the meritorious soldiers, and then reorganized the captives according to the old method. According to the wishes of the captives, those who should be released were educated, registered and collected. The knives, guns and armors were released on the spot, and those who should be included in the battle order were included in the battle order, and a month's food and salaries were issued first.

These prisoners had never received such preferential treatment. They neither killed nor beat nor scolded them. They left as they wished, and stayed as long as they wanted.Therefore, all these captives were full of gratitude to the rebels. Those who did not want to be soldiers handed over their weapons and took off their armors and went home. As for the food and payment, he surrendered desperately and officially became a member of the rebel army.

In this way, more than 1 people were gained. After the increase and decrease offset each other, not only did Yang Yong's volunteer army not decrease in this battle, there were more than [-] more people.Yang Yong rested his troops in Ruichang...

As soon as Xu Maogong's men and horses withdrew to Jiujiang, the guard Zhang Ruixiang took out Yuzhang's urgent official document, and unfolded it. It turned out that the two princes in front of Xiao Mi led one hundred thousand Liang troops to Lian Keping Township, Yichun, Fengzhou and other counties. , Unstoppable, the front of the soldiers has reached Gao'an.Due to the disparity between the number of people and the widows, Hou Junji sticks to the city and asks Jiujiang for help.Guard Zhang Ruixiang had no choice but to send [-] reinforcements to Yuzhang and Hou Junji to defend together, but this amount of troops was like a drop in the bucket. If Gao An was lost, Yuzhang City would be in danger.Just when Xu Maogong arrived in Jiujiang, Zhang Ruixiang hurriedly reported the matter to Xu Maogong.

Xu Maogong also felt nervous, no matter what, Yuzhang City must not be lost, otherwise he would not be able to explain to Yang Yong.

Xu Maogong did not dare to neglect, and immediately dispatched Luo Song and Yu Chigong with 7000 cavalry as the vanguard to rush to Yuzhang, and then he led an army of 9000 from Jiujiang as a backup. In the huge Jiujiang City, [-] troops are too few. He temporarily allocated [-] to Zhang Ruixiang, and asked him to continue to garrison Jiujiang with [-] troops.

The camera temporarily shifts to Gao An.Gao'an is the southern gate of Yuzhang. Although it is a county seat, it is not a small city. It is a military fortress. 5000 men defended, and later Hou Junji sent 8000 soldiers from Jiujiang to Gao'an, but only [-] men.

Last year when Yang Yong led troops to attack Yuzhang, at that time Yuzhang was the capital of Lin Shihong in the state of Chu, and there were 8000 elite soldiers stationed in Gao'an County, but they were still taken away by Luo Song's [-] troops within a few days. City, it can be seen that the defense force is weak.

Zheng Wenxiu, king of Chu, and Zhang Xiu, king of Qi, led an army of [-], and when they arrived in Gao'an, they attacked the city without saying a word.The [-] rebels in the city desperately defended the city, but due to the disparity in numbers, Gao'an fell within two days. After Liang Jun took Gao'an, he rushed straight to Yuzhang City with an army of [-].

There are only [-] rebels stationed in the huge Yuzhang, and the Yuzhang that was rebuilt after the baptism of war last year is a bit weak, and there are not many people in the city. When they heard that the Liang army was coming, they were frightened.

How could Hou Junji dare to go out to fight, he ordered the four gates to be closed tightly, and hurriedly climbed to the top of the city to watch the enemy's situation, and saw Liang's army overwhelming the sky and overwhelming the earth, like overwhelming mountains and seas.

In fact, this 10 troops is just an imaginary number, when the second king set off from Yueyang with this troops, there were 8 troops, not a few of them.After all the conquests and killings, even though there were no defeats, excluding casualties, the Liang army in front of us only had [-] men at best, but [-] was against [-]. This battle was not easy to fight, and Hou Junji could only stand by and wait for help. .

Zheng Wenxiu and Zhang Xiu saw that the rebels did not dare to fight, so they still relied on their numbers and sent orders to attack.For a time, tens of thousands of Liang troops rushed across the moat, carrying ladders, pushing siege vehicles, siege stone cannons and other light and heavy weapons, and rushed towards the city walls and gates.

Hou Junji climbed to the top of the city and commanded it personally. When within the shooting range, bows and arrows, stones, and rolling logs were rained upwards, and the Liang army suffered countless casualties.

After attacking three times in a row, Yuzhang was not captured, but more than 1 horses were killed or injured. Seeing that the sun was setting, Liang Jun temporarily sent an order to withdraw his troops, and retreated five miles to set up camp.

Seeing Liang Jun's retreat, the exhausted Hou Junji heaved a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to rest. He ordered people to rescue the wounded, led his subordinates to strengthen the city defense, built fortifications, transported bows and arrows, rolled logs and stones, and patrolled the city defense. Returning to his room late at night, hastily ate a few mouthfuls of dinner, and couldn't fall asleep even when he lay down.

The number of casualties has already been given to him. After a day of fighting, more than [-] people were killed or injured, and the number of people in the city who can fight is less than [-]. It seems that the Liang army will have to attack the city tomorrow. If things go on like this, this small number of people can last for a few days. ?Abandon the city?No, just after the prince left, I lost such an important place, how will I do business in the future?I don't know if the prince and the military adviser have sent reinforcements...

Thinking of these, Hou Junji's mind sank, and he fell into a deep sleep...

(End of this chapter)