Pirate Song

Yingshan is located to the east of Zaoyang County. It has been the gateway to Hubei since ancient times. There is Wuyang Pass here, which is an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place. This time, Hu Zaixing set his sights on Wuyang Pass and planned to lead the way.

The army recaptured Wuyang Pass, but the troops were somewhat insufficient, so they asked Meng Zongzheng for important people.

Meng Zongzheng did not have enough troops at the moment. Although he wanted to assist Hu Zaixing, he was suffering from insufficient manpower, so he finally thought of Gao Huaiyuan's troops.

Although the supply camp is just a rural army composed of rural warriors, under the leadership of Gao Huaiyuan, the combat effectiveness of this rural soldier is not weak, and the equipment level is also good. It can compete with the regular army, so Gao Huaiyuan will

It would be a good idea to send it to Hu Zaixing.

Gao Huaiyuan had no choice but to nod in agreement, but he was not optimistic about Hu Zaixing's battle to capture Wuyang Pass. After all, this was an important pass for the Jin army to move south. With the IQ of the Jin army coach Wan Yansai, it was absolutely impossible.

You can't fail to see the importance of this place, and they will definitely send strong generals to guard it. Although Hu Zaixing is brave, he only has more than 3,000 soldiers and horses at hand. Even if he adds his own supply camp, there are only more than 4,000 people. Think about it.

If we want to capture Wuyang Pass, we may be unable to do so.

However, Gao Huaiyuan did not express his thoughts. Not long after the Song army's victory, Gao Huaiyuan's morale was high. Even if he spoke out, he might not be able to stop Hu Zaixing from attacking Wuyang Pass. With his status, he could only wait and see the situation.

Say it again.

During this period, Gao Huaiyuan learned a lot about the situation in the Jiangbei area. In his opinion, the Jin army once again sent its troops south to attack Zaoyang. The strength of Meng Zongzheng and Hu Zaixing was not enough to fully confront the Jin army. They divided their forces to attack.

The previous strategy is good, but it is obviously unwise to storm Wuyang Pass. It is best to adopt guerrilla tactics at the moment, using Hu Zaixing and Chen Xiang's armies to contain the Jin Army, retreating in order to advance, avoiding its edge, and waiting until the Jin Army cannot attack for a long time.

When the time comes, counterattacking the Jin army may have a greater chance of winning.

On this point, Jia Qi and his ideas coincided. After the baggage camp left Zaoyang, Gao Huaiyuan continued to discuss this matter with Jia Qi and others on the road. In the end, they were not optimistic about Hu Zaixing's action.

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The distance from Zaoyang to Yingshan is more than a hundred miles, but it is not that close. After all, the forwards of the Jin army have passed Yingshan and are heading towards Zaoyang. If they take the main road, they will inevitably encounter the Jin army.

The main force of the army, Gao Huaiyuan, was not so arrogant as to use his own rural army to attack the large army of the Jin Army, so they chose a northerly path to Yingshan and Hu Zaixing's army for a meeting. They would see the situation after getting there. After all,

They don't know the specific situation of the two armies yet.

When they came out this time, they brought several crossbows for attacking fortresses and two carts of trampling arrows. The rest were the food and fodder needed for the army to be reorganized, but the number of vehicles was less than when they came from Xiangyang.

After all, this time they were going to Yingshan to fight, and they were not only performing transportation tasks, so the 700 rural soldiers only escorted more than 30 large vehicles, which could be regarded as moving lightly.

In order not to run into the Jin army, they walked very carefully along the way. Gao Huaiyuan still sent Huang Yan as a scout, who went out about five miles ahead to check the situation. Zhou Hao served as the back of the rear army, and Gao Huaiyuan personally took control of the two.

A few days later, they entered Yingshan County and found Hu Zaixing's soldiers and horses in a small town called Yanzidu. It can be said that they reached their destination without any danger.

Hu Zaixing was very happy about Gao Huaiyuan's coming to help. After hearing the news, he immediately left the town to greet Gao Huaiyuan and his party. This made Gao Huaiyuan quite touched.

Speaking of which, the first Song Army general he met was Hu Zaixing. It was just because he didn't want to be involved in the army yet that he never agreed to serve under Hu Zaixing. Moreover, Hu Zaixing was an upright person and was considered a trustworthy person.

Hu Zaixing was indeed kind to him, and Gao Huaiyuan was very grateful to him for this.

"Young general Gao Huaiyuan is late, I hope General Hu will forgive you!" Gao Huaiyuan immediately got off his horse, walked a few steps quickly to Hu Zaixing, and bowed his head to pay homage.

"Haha! It's not too late! It's just the right time! You guys finally came to my place today. Let's see if you can run away this time!" Hu Zaixing was a straight-tempered man. He laughed and mentioned the need to recruit Gao again.

Huaiyuan, and stepped forward to help Gao Huaiyuan up.

"General Hu has misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to work under the general. It's just that for special reasons, I can't join the army yet. But as long as the general is in the army for a day, he will obey the general's orders. The general is the leader."

Zhan!" Gao Huaiyuan quickly made his attitude clear again, telling Hu to stop even if he was not happy again.

Seeing that Gao Huaiyuan's attitude had not changed, Hu Zaixing said nothing more. He had not expected Meng Zongzheng to send him reinforcements this time, but he was very happy that Gao Huaiyuan's supply battalion could come over.

, not to mention a batch of supplies were sent to him to support him in fighting the Jin Army in this area!

After entering the big tent, Hu Zaixing introduced the situation here to Gao Huaiyuan. It turned out that when Gao Huaiyuan left Zaoyang, the Jin army had already crossed Wuyang Pass, and the forward had arrived in Suizhou, where he and Chen Xiangjun were born.

After a fierce battle, Chen Xiang led his army to hold back the Jin army in Suizhou. Hu Zaixing saw this opportunity and wanted to take the opportunity to capture Wuyang Pass and cut off the Jin army's connection with Xinyang.

This plan is very bold, but the risk is also very huge. Although Gao Huaiyuan is the commander of a heavy supply camp, he is now considered a influential person in Hu Zaixing's army. After all, the number of rural soldiers under his command almost accounts for

Hu Zaixing had one-fifth of the army, so when Gao Huaiyuan arrived here, Hu Zaixing wanted to listen to Gao Huaiyuan's opinion.

Gao Huaiyuan listened carefully to the news from the scouts, and couldn't help but asked: "But I wonder if the main force of the Jin army has already passed Wuyang Pass at this time?"

"It's over. Now Wanyan Sai has led the main force into Yingshan and will soon reach Suizhou. That's why I want to attack Wuyang Pass. Huaiyuan, why don't you tell me what you think?" Hu Zaixing said.

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Gao Huaiyuan carefully looked at the map in Hu Zaixing's account. The ancient map only marked some villages and towns, and the representation of the terrain was not very clear. So after looking at it for a long time, he couldn't figure out the reason, so he asked some more questions.

Regarding the issue of Wuyang Pass, in his memory, the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, the main north-south transportation route, seemed to pass through Wusheng Pass. The terrain there was very dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. With four thousand of them, they wanted to capture Wuyang.

Guan, it seems a bit uncertain!

Hu Zaixing was a little unhappy about Gao Huaiyuan's question, so he smiled and said: "As far as I know, although Huaiyuan is young, he is very courageous. Is it possible that you are afraid of attacking Wuyang Pass?"

"The difference between what the general said is that since the general wants to hear the opinion of the young general, then the young general wants to understand it as clearly as possible before speaking. Otherwise, wouldn't it appear that the young general is not cautious enough if he expresses his position rashly? Although Wuyang Pass is an important pass, young general

I think it will not be easy for our army to attack Wuyang Pass in this battle!" Gao Huaiyuan still insisted on his opinion on this matter.

"Oh? Why?" Hu Zaixing asked, frowning.

"The young general thinks that the general has a good idea. As long as we capture Wuyang Pass, we can block the Jin Army's retreat. However, it is not yet mature because although the Jin Army was defeated a year ago, its vitality was not damaged. This time it was again

It has just been regrouped and morale is at its peak. This is one of them;

Furthermore, the terrain of Wuyang Pass is dangerous. The Jin Army commander will not fail to see its importance. He will definitely guard it with heavy troops. Moreover, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We only have a force of 4,000 people. If we want to be short,

It is obviously impossible to capture Wuyang Pass at this time.

Take another look at the terrain here. From here to Wuyang Pass, it is about twenty miles all the way, all of which are mountain roads. The young general heard that this place can only accommodate one large cart, and even war horses cannot ride side by side. Even if we have

Even with the advantage of military strength, we cannot deploy in front of the pass. Once we are dragged under the pass, there is only one way in and out of Wuyang Pass. If the main force of the Jin army gets the news, they only need to send a troop to block our retreat, and we will

Being stuck in the mountain road, unable to advance or retreat, maybe the whole army will be annihilated!

Therefore, the young general believes that it is unwise for us to rush to attack Wuyang Pass now! Unless the general is determined, he will be merciful if he fails, otherwise, attacking Wuyang Pass will be a bad idea! I hope General Hu will think twice!" Gao Huaiyuan saw

Hu Zaixing was not happy, but he still insisted on stating his opinion. After all, if Hu Zaixing went to attack Wuyang Pass this time, Gao Huaiyuan would not be able to run away and would accompany him. If something went wrong, he would also be finished.

So he doesn't want so many people to take risks.

After listening to Gao Huaiyuan's words, Hu Zaixing's brows knitted together. He had also thought about these things, but he just wanted to take them by surprise and capture Wuyang Pass in one fell swoop to cut off the Jin army's retreat. However, he did not do this like Gao Huaiyuan.

The problem is so thought-provoking. If they really encounter the situation mentioned by Gao Huaiyuan and they fail to make a surprise attack, if they cannot capture Wuyang Pass in a short time, they may be turned around and blocked in the mountains by the Jin army, unable to advance or retreat.

At that time, it was just a matter of closing the door and beating the dogs. It was not empty talk that the whole army would be annihilated.

Not only was Hu Zaixing frightened, but several of his lieutenants were also frightened. Gao Huaiyuan's words were like a basin of cold water, which instantly extinguished their enthusiasm, because Gao Huaiyuan made it very clear.

War is actually a fight to the death. If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent. If you win, you will be successful. If you lose, you will die!

This is the life of more than 4,000 people! Hu Zaixing is a little scared when he thinks about it. He is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Now the Song army does not have a numerical advantage in the Xiangyang area. The 4,000 soldiers he has on hand will be able to

It is said that it is a new force. Once the entire army is wiped out, it will affect the entire battle situation. Therefore, he rationally tells him that such a risky plan cannot be implemented, otherwise, the defeat may be very high.

After Hu Zaixing frowned and thought for a long time, he said to Gao Huaiyuan: "I'm afraid Huaiyuan has already thought about it on the way here! You are right. It is indeed too risky for us to attack Wuyang Pass now, but I want to hear what you have to say.

There is no good way, thousands of us can’t hide here forever!”

After hearing that Hu Zaixing had given up the bad idea of ​​attacking Wuyang Pass with rash troops, Gao Huaiyuan felt relieved. Now that he was still young, he didn't want to lose his life under Wuyang Pass just because Hu Zaixing had a fever. He would be needed in the future.

There are still many things to do!

"This young general hasn't thought about it carefully, but judging from the young general's point of view, the Jin army is stronger this time. General Hu might as well use last year's method, taking advantage of our army's familiarity with this area, to attack the Jin army from the flank, and then use

We retreat to advance, drag them into the mountains, and then defeat them one by one, thereby consuming the strength of the Jin army. Even if the Jin army reaches Zaoyang County, we can harass them from behind, preventing them from concentrating our forces to attack Zaoyang County. As long as we drag them up

After a period of time, the Jin soldiers will naturally be exhausted and retreat! General Hu is the commander in chief of the army, and it is the general who decides!" Gao Huaiyuan expressed his thoughts while kicking the ball back to Hu Zaixing.

After Hu Zaixing thought for a long time, he nodded and said: "Although Huaiyuan is young, he has great vision! That's right. Now we'd better follow the old method, contain the Jin army from the flanks, and drag them out for some time.

That’s right! If that’s the case, then we’ll revise our thinking and consider which Jin army to attack first and where!”

After saying this, the generals began to discuss where to start the first battle.

Although the Jin army captured Xinyang and attacked Zaoyang, they were not able to completely control the Suizhou and Yingshan areas. This was still under the jurisdiction of the Song people, but the number of soldiers and horses in Suizhou was not enough to fight against the Jin army.

That's all, and the Jin Army's original intention was not to attack Suizhou and Zaoyang. The purpose was still to attack Xiangyang. Therefore, the Jin Army was essentially operating on the territory of the Song Army. This provided great convenience for Hu Zaixing's actions.

This gave the Song Army a certain amount of initiative.

After Gao Huaiyuan arrived at the Hu Zaixing Army, he left Yanzidu with the army early the next morning and headed towards Suizhou. The purpose of their trip was to support Chen Xiang's Song Army from the flanks and give the Jin Army a hard blow.

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One day later, they traveled to Xinglong Township in the southeast of Suizhou, where they settled down and sent scouts to Suizhou to inquire about the news.

Before dawn, Gao Huaiyuan heard the sound of drums beating and raising tents in the army. He immediately dressed up and rushed to Hu Zaixing's tent.

At this time, the generals from all the camps rushed to Hu Zaixing's tent and stood in two rows, waiting for Hu Zaixing to give orders.

"Last night, the scouts came to report that there was a Jin army stationed in Wandian Town, about fifteen miles west of us. This Jin army obviously did not detect our presence, and their strength was limited, so they could give us a hard beating.

After calling them, you will immediately make your men eat war food. After half an hour, break up the camp and immediately follow me to Wandian Town. Anyone who dares not to die will blame me for my ruthless military skills!" Hu Zaixing briefly informed the generals of the news.

, ordered them to prepare for the expedition immediately.

Gao Huaiyuan's baggage camp was once again assigned to the rear army as a reserve force, so he immediately returned to the camp and got busy after receiving the order.

More than 4,000 Song troops, led by Hu Zaixing, suddenly appeared in Wandian Town in half a day. Before the more than 2,000 Jin troops here could react, they formed a square formation and pounced on the Jin army.

This Jin army was unprepared and was immediately frightened. As soon as they set up their formation, before they could wait for the arrows, Hu Zaixing led his troops and rushed into the Jin army's formation. Under such circumstances, it was better to be prepared than to attack, and the battle situation was immediate.

There was a one-sided situation. The Jin army was unable to resist the Song army's crazy attack. It only lasted for a short time before it began to collapse.

It can be said that there is no suspense in such a surprise attack. The Song army defeated the Jin soldiers easily and made a lot of gains. They killed more than 300 Jin soldiers in one fell swoop. The remaining Jin soldiers immediately dispersed like birds and beasts.

, fled all over the mountains and fields and were completely defeated.

Hu Zaixing was worried that the main force of the Jin army would arrive at any time, so he ordered to stop chasing the defeated Jin army. He immediately gathered his troops and withdrew towards the mountainous area to the north. However, Gao Huaiyuan's supply camp did not win the battle this time and followed the main force in vain.

After hearing Hu Zaixing's order, he had no choice but to immediately retreat to the mountains with the army.

This area was originally a mountainous area, which was very conducive for the Song Army to adopt such a fighting method, attacking quickly and recovering quickly, coming and going without leaving a trace. However, the Jin Army was not familiar with the local terrain, so it suffered a huge loss.

After the victory, the morale of Hu Zaixing's army was immediately boosted. They were overjoyed for such a small victory. Hu Zaixing was even more happy. He repeatedly praised Gao Huaiyuan for his careful thinking. Otherwise, if they had rashly attacked Wuyang Pass, they might not have been able to do so.

What will happen!

Afterwards, they found out that the Jin army that was defeated in this battle was originally sent by Wanyan Saibu to plunder grain and fodder in this area for use in the army. This was good, not to mention that they did not take advantage at all, and were also attacked by the Song army.

He took a big bite and ended up losing a lot of money.

After tasting the sweetness, Hu Zaixing no longer thought about conquering Wuyang Pass, and began to lead his army around the mountains in this area. He attacked continuously and attacked some Jin Army skirmishers. In just a few days,

In the middle, he killed several scattered soldiers of the Jin army and greatly shocked the Jin army.

Moreover, Gao Huaiyuan once again offered his advice to Hu Zaixing, telling him that it was very inconvenient for so many people to act together at the same time. It was better to disperse them into several waves and attack separately. This way, they could move faster and be less likely to be noticed by Jin Jun. Even if

If something goes wrong along the way, it will not lead to the annihilation of the entire army, and it will be more conducive to guerrilla warfare in this area.

Hu Zaixing heard what he said was reasonable, so he immediately followed Gao Huaiyuan's suggestion and divided his troops into four branches, three of which were led by his three deputy generals. He personally led a group of troops and dispersed them to Suizhou.

In the mountains, a guerrilla war began.dd