mtlumby2d Chapter 401 Attack on Caizhou
Chapter 401 Attack on Caizhou
The comments on the screen were in agreement. Throughout history, any wise monarch who needed to expand his territory was unlikely to do what Zhao Gou did: discard the useful tool after it has served its purpose!
Therefore, Yue Fei's ending is truly heartbreaking! Whenever I think of this, I feel grief and regret, and at the same time, I am filled with anger at Zhao Gou's incompetence!
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The live stream is still ongoing:
"In Dengzhou, compared to other regions, the puppet Qi regime has only about 50,000 troops here."
"Led by Guo De and Wei Rubing, commanders of the puppet Qi Western Capital Garrison, they attacked Dengzhou. Upon seeing this, Yue Fei ordered Zhang Xian to lead 10,000 men to reinforce Dengzhou."
"Zhang Xian, Yang Zaixing and others also knew that this situation could not be dealt with casually. For the first two days, they confronted each other during the day and held meetings at night to study strategic plans."
"By the time the battle began on the third day, Yue Fei's army had already devised a plan."
"Zhang Xian used light troops to lure the enemy, and the soldiers of the puppet Qi army fell into the trap and entered the ambush. The Song army then attacked from both sides, and the puppet Qi army was no match for them and suffered a great defeat."
"As a result, Yue Fei's army captured Guo De, Shi Fu and a thousand others, and seized more than 500 warhorses. Others, such as Wei Rubing, escaped back to Xijing Henan Prefecture."
"At this point, the five-way battle is essentially over, and the situation has now reversed."
"The Jin and Qi armies no longer hold the initiative; it's our Yue Family Army now. The counterattack has begun!"
"In another part, when Yue Fei and his party arrived at the Tangzhou front, the war had already entered the second stage, that is, Wang Gui, who had previously defeated Liu Fu, had pursued the puppet Qi army and entered Caizhou territory."
"Yue Fei immediately decided to lead 20,000 troops and ten days' worth of provisions to continue the advance, planning a surprise attack on Caizhou."
"Subsequently, Wang Gui, Niu Gao and others joined Yue Fei's army. However, after Yue Fei launched several probing attacks on Caizhou City, he discovered that the city was well-defended, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even a strong attack would not be able to take it down in a short time."
"Moreover, we only brought enough supplies for ten days. The surprise attack strategy is no longer effective. If we are to launch a prolonged offensive, then the supplies will definitely run into problems."
"In addition, Yue Fei was a cautious military commander. Although his Yue family army had won the first five routes, they were capable of luring the enemy, and it was hard to guarantee that the puppet Qi army would not do the same."
"Especially when he discovered that the soldiers in Caizhou City were equipped with very fine armor, he realized that if it turned out to be a trap, the losses would outweigh the gains. Therefore, after careful consideration, Yue Fei decided to withdraw his troops first and then make careful deployments!"
"Therefore, Yue Fei immediately ordered the troops to return to their camp, and ordered Niu Gao, Wang Gui and others to cover the rear."
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: "General Yue is so cautious! If it were us, we might not have thought of this!"
Du Ruhui of the Tang Dynasty: We should be more cautious in military operations, but these are indeed rare consecutive victories for the Song court!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: I must say, such a victory is truly exhilarating!
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: I'm scared of losing, hahaha! I could lose even with a huge advantage, but now I can win with fewer troops!
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At this moment, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Zhen, Zhao Xu, and others on the screen were undoubtedly stung by Liu Che's words!
That's true. The Song court did have advantages in the early stages, but they still lost! They lost!
The appearance of Yue Fei and the valiant Yue Family Army were like a ray of light in the cold winter, giving them hope!
However, this damn hope only has a limited time to appear, and the culprit is none other than that brat Zhao Gou!
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In the live broadcast room, Lin Ke continued, "Yue Fei's considerations were not without reason, as evidenced by what happened later. Yue Fei had anticipated Liu Yu's plan."
"Just as Yue Fei was returning to his capital, Dong Xian, Wang Gui, and others were still covering the rear when Dong Xian discovered the scouts of the puppet Qi army who were secretly following them."
"After arresting these people, he planned to find out the truth. It is said that one of them was a relative of a soldier in Dong Xian's army. It's like fellow villagers meeting each other!"
"That's how they found out. They discovered that the enemy seemed to know a lot about their numbers. They also learned that ten generals, including Li Cheng, Li Xu, Shang Yuan, and Kong Yanzhou, were leading 100,000 ambush troops who were lying in ambush near Caizhou."
"Now we know that Liu Yu has grand ambitions. He not only wants to annihilate Yue Fei's army that has entered Caizhou, but he also wants to strike directly at Yue Fei's army's main base in Ezhou!"
Dong Xian: ?? ? Damn it, I'll fight him!
"So, on the one hand, he hid his rearguard troops in the dense forest and ordered them to obey orders. At the same time, Dong Xian sent someone to inform Yue Fei of the situation here."
"As for myself, I will occupy a river bridge alone and wait for Li Cheng's arrival!"
"Not long after, Li Cheng arrived as expected. He shouted loudly, 'Don't run! I'm sure I'll catch you today!'"
Dong Xian replied: "I'm not running away. Don't let yourself be the one who has to run in the end!"
"Li Cheng may seem arrogant, but he has fought against Yue Fei and Yue Family Army. Seeing that Li Cheng was alone and there was dense forest behind him, they were afraid that he had set up an ambush, so they dared not advance rashly."
"Afterwards, Li Cheng sent out a few soldiers to probe the attack, but Dong Xian did not give in either, sending out one or two squads of soldiers to meet the enemy. As long as the puppet Qi army retreated slightly, Yue Family Army would retreat back into the forest. The two sides had been deadlocked for a long time, neither giving in."
"Just when the two sides were locked in a stalemate, Yue Fei appeared at a critical moment. Li Cheng had been fighting Yue Fei for a long time, and like the people in the Song court who were afraid of the Jin, he also had a shadow over Yue Fei."
"So when he saw the banner of the reinforcements in the distance bearing the character 'Yue,' and then saw a large number of Yue Family Army soldiers pouring out, he immediately lost his courage and refused to fight!"
"So this is what happened: Li Cheng was running ahead, and the puppet Qi army was chasing behind. They ran for dozens of miles."
Pseudo-Qi Army: Damn it, we were careless! We're starving! Time for food!
The Yue Family Army chasing after them: (｀へ′) Just you wait! We'll beat you to a pulp!
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