Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 665
Chapter 666: Liyang Ferry Breaks Zhao Jun
In the tenth year of Tiantong, on the third day of April, Zhao Kuo, the leader of the Zhao army, followed the plan of his subordinate Tian Zhen and adopted the strategy of luring the enemy to go deep. When the army crossed the river, a surprise attack was launched.

Liyang City is only a few miles away from the Yellow River, and in order to ensure logistics, Deng Jun specially transferred Nu Jiaowei, who has been stationed on the Yangtze River all year round, to the Yellow River for inspection. As soon as Zhao Jun left Liyang City, Nu Jiaowei immediately got the news. The news was sent to Xue Rengui's army immediately.

After getting the news, Xue Rengui immediately called the generals to discuss.

"Everyone, General Zhou Yu of the Angry Dragon Guard sent someone to send news that Zhao Kuo led the entire army to withdraw from Liyang a few days ago and headed towards Yecheng." Xue Rengui said.

"General, do you know why the Zhao army suddenly retreated?" Ma Chao asked in puzzlement. Although he knew that Zhao Jun's return to Yecheng was the best choice, Zhao Kuo led his army south to Liyang and returned to Yecheng without a battle. , which is really puzzling.

Xue Rengui said: "Zhao Jun's withdrawal from Liyang was probably related to Murong Cheqi. Now that Murong Cheqi has besieged Huai County, Hanoi County does not have the main force of the Zhao army. The army with Murong Cheqi will be able to be completely defeated within half a month. Take the entire territory of Hanoi County, and when Murong Cheqi takes Hanoi County, he will march towards Yecheng. The main force of the Zhao army is in Liyang. Once Murong Cheqi takes Yecheng, it will cut off the Zhao army's retreat. Worry about this, no matter what, since Zhao Jun has left Li Yang, our army can cross the river with peace of mind."

"The general is right, but Zhao Jun's withdrawal from Li Yang without warning is a bit strange, and we need to be careful." Xun You thought for a while and said.

Xue Rengui has been in the army for many years and has always been cautious. Even if Xun You didn't say anything, Xue Rengui would have considered this point, so he nodded and said: "Mr. Deliberately withdraw from Liyang, lure our army to cross the river, and then surprise our army, Deng Qiang obeys orders!"

"The last general is here!" Deng Qiang came out and responded.

"The general ordered you to lead your troops to cross the river first, and set up a large camp on the north bank of the Yellow River. If the Zhao army attacks, you must hold the position at all costs and wait for the reinforcement of our main force." Xue Rengui said.

"Here!" Deng Qiang replied.

"Qin Lie listen!" Xue Rengui continued to order.

"The last general is here!" Qin Lie responded.

"I command you to lead your troops across the river following the Jinwu Guard. If the Zhao army attacks our camp, you need to respond from the outside and protect the camp!" Xue Rengui said.

"Here!" Qin Lie replied.

After receiving the order, Deng Qiang led the Jinwu Guard to the Baima Ferry on the edge of the Yellow River, and Nu Jiaowei had already prepared enough ferries for the army to cross the river.

When they arrived at Baima Ferry, Zhou Yu personally led the angry dragon guards to welcome them.

"Zhou Yu has met the King of Guiyang!" Although they are both generals of Yiwei, in terms of title, Deng Qiang is the county king, while Zhou Yu is just a county prince, so in terms of etiquette, Zhou Yu has also done a lot.

Deng Qiang quickly came to Zhou Yu, helped Zhou Yu up, and said, "General Zhou doesn't need to be too polite. He is now in the army. We should judge it by military position. You and I are both Generals of the Guard and have the same status. They do not belong to each other, so there is no need to perform this great gift."

After Zhou Yu got up, he said: "King Guiyang, after receiving the general's military order, Nujiaowei has already prepared enough ferry boats for the Jinwuwei to cross the river. The [-] troops cross the river in batches, and they can all cross the river in half a day." Yellow River."

Deng Qiang nodded, and then asked: "General Zhou, do you know what the current Zhao army is doing?"

Zhou Yu said: "After Zhao Jun withdrew from Liyang, he marched in the direction of Yecheng, but the strange thing is that Zhao Jun's marching speed was not fast, and there were many Zhao Jun scouts wandering around Liyang. The purpose of evacuating Li Yang is not pure."

Although Zhou Yu is a general of the Yiwei, and his commanding ability is among the best in the Deng army, Zhou Yu's intelligence is not low. Even among the military divisions in the military plane, there are not many people who can beat Zhou Yu, so it is easy to detect Zhao Jun. out of phase.

Deng Qiang nodded, and then said with a solemn expression: "It seems that he really obeyed the words of Junjun Xun. I am afraid that Zhao Jun did not really retreat, but intends to use the retreat as a bait to lure our army to cross the river. It seems that this general will The vanguard is under a lot of pressure."

"Hehe, if Zhao Kuo really has this plan, then I'm afraid it will be the day of his downfall. It's just a trick to lure the enemy into deep, and he dares to throw an ax in front of our army. It's really ridiculous." Zhou Yu said with a smile.

Deng Qiang also showed a smile on his face when he heard the words. Indeed, when it comes to ingenuity, Deng Jun can be said to be the most powerful. Although Deng Guo now has millions of troops, when Deng Guo rose, most of them They are all battles of victory with less, and there are endless tricks and tricks. The most classic ones are the Xixian County in the first year of Deng Wangsheng, the battle of Wuguan, and the smuggling of Qinchuan and the raid on Chang'an in the 11th year of Qianyuan, which defeated the Han Dynasty. Doubt about life.

"It's getting late, I'd better cross the river earlier, so as not to delay too much time." Deng Qiang said.

"Alright, King Guiyang, this way please." Zhou Yu nodded and said.

With the help of Nujiaowei, Jinwuwei's [-] troops crossed the Yellow River in an orderly manner. After crossing the river, Deng Qiang did not lead the army to occupy Liyang City immediately, but set up a large camp on the bank of the Yellow River. Guard the Liyang Ferry to ensure the main force crosses the river smoothly.

On the second day after the Jinwu Guard crossed the river, the Long Xiang Guard led by Qin Lie also started to cross the river with the help of the Nu Jiao Guard.

At the same time, Zhao Jun, who pretended to return to Yecheng, chose to stay in Huangze to investigate Deng Jun's movements after confirming that there were no Deng Jun scouts following him.

"Taiwei, the scouts report that the vanguard of Deng's army has crossed the Yellow River and set up a camp near Liyang Ferry. They have not entered Liyang City, but the main force is still on the south bank." Tian Zhen reported to Zhao Kuohui.

Zhao Kuo was a little puzzled. Liyang City was the first fortress for Deng Jun to go north to Hebei. Camped in the area around Liyang Ferry, did Deng Jun see something?
"Tian Zhen, Deng Jun didn't enter Liyang City, but what did you see?" Zhao Kuo asked.

Ever since Tian Zhen offered Zhao Kuo a strategy to lure the enemy in, Zhao Kuo seemed to have regarded Tian Zhen as his staff and counselor, and would ask Tian Zhen for his opinion on anything.

How did Tian Zhen know the intention of Deng Jun not stationing in Liyang City, but the surprise attack on Deng Jun is related to his future, so Tian Zhen said firmly: "Taiwei, don't worry, everything our army has done is flawless. Deng Jun also didn't know that our army did not return to Yecheng, but stopped in Huangze, so Deng Jun would never notice anything. As for why Deng Jun didn't enter Liyang City in the first place, the last general I think this has something to do with Deng Jun's always being cautious. After all, Liyang City has always been the city of my great Zhao. It is a good thing to say, after all, it is much easier to fight Deng Jun in the wild than to attack the city."

Zhao Kuo thought for a while, and felt that what Tian Zhen said was very reasonable, so he felt relieved, and asked again: "Tian Zhen, now that the vanguard of Deng's army has crossed the river, you said we should go back to attack Deng now." Army, or wait for the main force of Deng's army to cross the river before making a surprise attack?"

"Taiwei, now is the most suitable time for a surprise attack. The purpose of our army's surprise attack on Deng's army is only to severely injure Deng's army. It is too unrealistic to wipe out 30 Deng's troops with a single raid. Now Deng's army on the north bank of the Yellow River is not as good as mine. There are many troops, and our army has the upper hand. If we make a surprise attack at this time, we will definitely hit Deng Jun hard." Tian Zhen said.

Tian Zhen is not stupid. Although he really wants to make contributions, Tian Zhen also knows that the strength of Deng Jun is far superior to that of Zhao Jun. It is simply wishful thinking to defeat 30 Deng Jun in a surprise attack. There are only tens of thousands of horses, and a surprise attack first can also hurt Deng Jun.

Zhao Kuo thought for a while, nodded and said: "You are right, it seems that this is the only way to go, you must immediately gather troops and prepare to surprise Deng Jun."

"Here!" Tian Zhen replied.

Soon, Tian Zhen gathered all the generals in the general, and Zhao Kuo planned to return to Liyang to attack Deng's army, and ordered the generals to rectify their troops and prepare to go.

Most of the generals did not have much opinion on Zhao Kuo's approach, but it was strongly opposed by Kou Hong. Kou Hong thought that Zhao Kuo had figured it out, and led the army back to Yecheng, and later stopped in Huangze. Although Kou Hong Some doubts, but he didn't think too much, thinking that Zhao Kuo was going to rest his army, and it was only a few days' journey from Li Yang back to Yecheng. At this time, Murong Ke still couldn't hit Yecheng, so Kou Hong didn't say anything. , but now Zhao Kuo actually wants to kill the carbine and return to Liyang to attack Deng Jun. This is not a great fallacy.

So Kou Hong persuaded: "Taiwei must not do it. Now Deng Jun has sent tens of thousands of vanguard troops to cross the river. If the attack fails, we will be entangled by Deng Jun. When Deng Jun on the south bank crosses the river, our army will be killed by Deng Jun." The army is encircled, and by that time, our army may be in danger of being annihilated, now we should return to Yecheng immediately, and the Taiwei should think twice!"

It was Kou Hong again, Zhao Kuo felt bored when he saw Kou Hong, he and Tian Zhen had been planning this plan for a long time, and they were sure to win, but at this time Kou Hong wanted to come out and pour cold water on him.

However, as the general of the first army, Zhao Kuo still has the city, so he suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said patiently: "General Kou, don't worry, the Taiwei already has a comprehensive plan, and this operation is sure to be foolproof." Moreover, Deng Jun didn't even know that we didn't return to Yecheng, and we stopped at Huangze. At this time, if we mobilized troops, our army could kill Deng Jun in less than a day, and the main force of Deng Jun wanted to get through all of them. Yellow River, there is no way to do it in a few days, so don't worry."

"But Taiwei, our army is the main force of Da Zhao in Hebei. If our army loses, the whole of Hebei will be in danger. Unless it is a last resort, this risky move is absolutely impossible. Please follow the original plan. , and return to Yecheng." Kou Hong still disagreed and insisted on returning to Yecheng.

Now Zhao Kuo couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and said with a livid face: "Kou Hong, this Taiwei is the commander of the army, and I don't allow you to dictate how to do things. This Taiwei has already decided to return to Li Yang and Deng. You don't need to say much when the army is at war."

Although Zhao Kuo used the identity of the general to suppress Kou Hong, Kou Hong was still unmoved, and said righteously: "Although the Taiwei is the general of the army, this battle is related to the life and death of my great Zhao. Zhao Chenzi, you can't watch the Taiwei put the army in a dangerous situation and ruin my great Zhao's elite."

"Kou Hong, you are presumptuous!" Zhao Kuo was furious when he heard the words, and he jumped up against the case, angrily said: "I saw that you are a man who can be made, so I will bring you by my side and give you the opportunity to make contributions, but you three Contradicting the Taiwei twice and questioning the decision of the Taiwei, it seems that the Taiwei was too tolerant to you in the past, come and take Kou Hong down!"

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to do. Seeing this, Tian Zhen immediately called the guards and pulled Kou Hong down. Kou Hong, who was dragged by the guards, shouted: "Zhao Kuo, you have no plan! Seniors, Da Zhao will be defeated by you people sooner or later."

"Drag!" Seeing that Kou Hong was still talking nonsense, Tian Zhen quickly asked the guards to drag Kou Hong down.

After Kou Hong left, the anger on Zhao Kuo's face still didn't dissipate. Tian Zhen comforted him: "Taiwei, Kou Hong is just a common man who doesn't understand Taiwei's tricks. Taiwei should not be as knowledgeable as him. When he returns from victory, Kou Hong will naturally be convinced by the Taiwei."

Hearing Tian Zhen's consolation, Zhao Kuo's anger subsided a little. Although he was very dissatisfied with Kou Hong, Zhao Kuo knew that after Kou Hong was a hero, his foundation in the army was not stable. Unfavorable, so he said: "Let's not talk about Kou Hong, a stubborn and ignorant person, everyone, get ready, time is running out, two hours later, the army will follow the Taiwei to attack Deng Jun!"

"Here!" Everyone responded.

Two hours later, the 15 Zhao troops were ready to go and marched towards Liyang under the leadership of Zhao Kuo.

At this time, Long Xiangwei, who followed the Jinwu Guard to cross the river, had also crossed the Yellow River and supported the Jinwu Guard outside the camp.

After Qin Lie crossed the river, he sent scouts to investigate in the direction of Yecheng, and soon found the traces of Zhao Jun's return to the division.

After Qin Lie got the news, he immediately sent someone to inform Deng Qiang. After hearing this, Deng Qiang showed a sneer on his face and said, "Sure enough, as Junjun Xun said, Zhao Jun really lured our army to cross the river and took the opportunity to surprise us. Army, but Zhao Kuo's idea is very good, but the result may disappoint him. Send someone to inform General Qin Lie, hoping that he will hide his tracks first, so that Zhao Jun will not find out that Long Xiangwei has also crossed the river. When the army is fighting fiercely, let him cut off the retreat of the Zhao army, and at the same time send someone to report to the general, so that the general is ready to support our army at any time."

"Here!"

In order to prevent Zhao Kuo from knowing that there were not only Jinwu Guards on the north bank of the Yellow River, Deng Qiang asked Qin Lie to hide in advance, and when he was fighting fiercely with Zhao Jun, he suddenly rushed out, cutting off Zhao Jun's retreat, and at the same time made Xue Rengui on the south bank get ready , and at this time Xue Rengui had also led the main force to leave Puyang City and arrived at Baima Ferry, preparing to cross the river in batches.

A few hours later, Zhao Jun killed Deng Jun outside the camp, but Zhao Kuo found that Deng Jun saw that he was leading the army, and he didn't panic.

At this time, Tian Zhen said: "Taiwei, Deng's army has only tens of thousands of horses. Even if there is a large camp, it is futile in front of our army of 15. Please give orders quickly, don't miss the opportunity."

Zhao Kuo nodded and ordered: "The whole army attacks!"

"Kill!" Zhao Kuo gave an order, and Zhao Jun frantically launched an attack on Deng Jun's camp. Seeing this, Deng Qiang ordered calmly: "Pass the order, hold it!"

"Here!"

The two armies launched an offensive and defensive battle where the bayonet saw red. Because Deng Jun was well prepared, even though Zhao Jun had the advantage in strength for a while, there was nothing he could do about Deng Jun, and the two sides fought fiercely like this.

When Zhao Jun stormed Deng Jun's camp, Xue Rengui at Baima Ferry also received a message from Deng Qiang, and said to Xun You: "Master Xun, as expected, Zhao Kuo really wanted to lure the enemy into deep, but I'm afraid To disappoint him."

If there is only one Jinwu Guard on the north bank, Xue Rengui is really worried about facing the 15 Zhao army, but now there are [-] elite cavalry from the Longxiang Guard on the north bank, and the Nu Jiao Guard on the Yellow River is an amphibious guard. There are [-] infantry, and Jinwuwei can be reinforced at any time.

"General, since Zhao Kuo overestimated himself and wanted to kill himself, then we must not let him down!" Xun You said with a smile.

"Master Xun Jun is right. Since Zhao Kuo doesn't know how to live or die, then he will fulfill him. He sent someone to send an order to Nu Jiaowei Zhou Yu, ordering him to lead the Nu Jiaowei's infantry to go ashore to reinforce Jin Wuwei. At the same time, he sent an order to Wang Yanzhang to lead the army Spirit Snake Guard crossed the river quickly, this time he was going to severely injure Zhao Jun in Liyang!" Xue Rengui said with a cold look.

"Here!" Xun You replied.

At Liyang Ferry, outside the camp of the Deng Army, the two armies of Deng and Zhao are still fighting fiercely. Even though the Jinwu Guard has only 5 people, they fought back and forth with the 15 Zhao Army. However, the Jinwu Guard suffered relatively large casualties. Although Deng Qiang was a little distressed, but for the sake of the overall situation, Deng Qiang still gritted his teeth and persisted.

And Zhao Kuo, who was attacking fiercely, was also very anxious when he saw that he had not been able to take Deng Jun's camp for a long time, because the more it dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be to Zhao Jun, so Zhao Kuo ordered to strengthen the offensive and take Deng Jun's camp as soon as possible. camp.

There was a fierce battle for two hours, seeing that Deng's army was getting weaker and weaker. At this time, General Gan Ning led [-] Nu Jiaowei infantry to kill them. He also quickly stabilized his heels and continued to fight fiercely with Deng Jun.

Seeing that Deng Jun's reinforcements arrived so quickly, Zhao Kuo suddenly had an ominous premonition, but at this time, the rear army came to report that the rear army was attacked by Deng Jun's cavalry, and the rear road was cut off. Zhao Kuo was shocked and turned pale. Overwhelmed.

Seeing this, Tian Zhen on the side suddenly felt bad, and hurriedly said to Zhao Kuojin: "Taiwei, the reinforcements from the Deng army have arrived, and our army may not be able to make achievements. In order to avoid being cut off, the Taiwei please retreat quickly. !"

Zhao Kuo glared at Tian Zhen. He also knew that if the fight continued at this time, his 15 troops might have to be accounted for here. He didn't dare to be negligent and ordered to retreat immediately.

But at this time, how could it be that Zhao Jun came and left as soon as he said he would come?After Zhao Jun withdrew his offensive here, Deng Qiang asked people to open the gate of the camp, and the whole army attacked, entangled Zhao Jun at all costs.

The Jinwu Guard's sudden attack really caught Zhao Jun by surprise, which also strengthened Zhao Kuo's idea of ​​withdrawing troops, so regardless of the Jinwu Guard who attacked behind, he tried his best to break through the blockade of Longxiang Guard.

But how could Long Xiangwei let Zhao Jun leave so easily?The [-] cavalry voluntarily gave up their advantage on horseback and fought with Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun was unable to break through for a long time, and the Jinwu Guard and Nu Jiao Guard entangled him again, leaving Zhao Jun in a dilemma.

After another half day of fierce fighting, it seemed that it was almost dusk. At this time, Wang Yanzhang led the Spirit Snake Guards to kill them. As soon as the Spirit Snake Guards arrived, Zhao Jun's superiority in strength disappeared immediately.

Seeing Deng Jun's reinforcements coming again, Zhao Kuo knew that if he didn't leave quickly, he might not be able to leave, so he tried his best to break through in the direction of Long Xiangwei.

The strength of Zhao Jun is really not weak, and Longxiang Guard is a cavalry guard, and his close combat ability is not stronger than Zhao Jun, so after blocking it for a while, he let Zhao Jun break out, but it is estimated that he can follow Zhao Kuo to leave. Only half of them are gone.

After the Zhao army broke through, Qin Lie immediately put Long Xiangwei on horseback and pursued the Zhao army, killing thousands of Zhao troops along the way. It was not until the Zhao army retreated into Huangze that Qin Lie led his troops back.

In this battle, Deng Jun won a big victory, beheading more than 3 Zhao Jun and capturing 4 people. Zhao Jun's general was also beheaded and killed several people, including Kou Hong, but Deng Jun's own casualties are also unclear. Especially the Jinwu Guard and the Longxiang Guard, the main force of the Jinwu Guard to resist the Zhao army's offensive left and right, 5 people lost 1. Deng Jun suffered more than 3 casualties in this battle, but it was worth it for being able to severely damage the main force.

After Zhao Kuo retreated into the Yellow River, he counted his soldiers and horses, and suddenly felt like crying. Only less than 15 of his 8 troops were left, which was more than half lost. Under such circumstances, how dare Zhao Kuo After staying in Huangze and taking a brief rest, he quickly led his troops back to Yecheng.

At the same time, Xue Rengui also led the remaining main force of Deng's army across the Yellow River safely and entered Liyang City.

(End of this chapter)