Chapter 730 Breakout Battle
After Fu Gongyou's words, the generals of the Jianghuai Army bowed their heads. It was not that they didn't know that there was a possibility, but they all subconsciously ignored it. After learning about the fall of Danyang, all of them wanted to return to their hometown to see what was going on. So they also suggested to Fu Gongyou that he would order a breakout.
Fu Gongyou glanced over and looked at the generals one by one. He walked up and patted the shoulders of several trusted generals on the shoulders, and then stayed in the arms of a general and said firmly: "The Zhao army set up a heavy encirclement in the south, at least 70% to 80% of the possibility, but the morale of the soldiers in the city is already disintegrated. If Zhao army continues to attack like this, Xuzhou City will break through the city in just three or five days. So instead of trapping here, I think it is better to break out of the siege and kill back to Jiangdong!"
When Fu Gongyou said this, his face showed a firm look.
When the generals saw Fu Gongyou decide to break through, they all showed a look of surprise and joy.
Fu Gongyou raised his fist and said, "Go back to Jiangdong!"
The generals felt his slogan of killing back to Jiangdong, and immediately said with a loud bang: "Return to Jiangdong!"
After the agreement was made, Fu Gongyou and the soldiers agreed to break through at the third update tonight.
The war outside the city continued. After a fierce battle all day in Xuzhou City during the day, the Zhao army stopped in the evening.
During the fierce battle this day, the Zhao army broke into the city several times, and the city wall in the north was once lost. In the afternoon, the soldiers guarding the city in the west of the Jianghuai Army were former subordinates of Wang Xiongdan. They mutinized on the city wall on the spot, and more than 200 people turned against each other. The Zhao army almost took down Xicheng and ended the battle.
In the end, the Jianghuai Army barely defended Xuzhou City, but both the generals and soldiers believed that under such a fierce attack by the Zhao army, they were not sure about continuing to defend Xuzhou City.
Night finally came. Fu Gongyou's Jianghuai army that were about to break through now gathered to the south of the city, and set up a false torch on the city wall. The straw man confused the soldiers of the Zhao army.
At the third update, the south gate of Xuzhou City quietly opened, and the Jianghuai soldiers in the urn city immediately rushed out, and then nearly 30,000 Jianghuai soldiers flocked to the south city gate.
First, three thousand light cavalry of the Jianghuai army explored the way forward. The Jianghuai army's out-of-city battle immediately alarmed the Zhao army. Not long after, thousands of Zhao army cavalry arrived with torches from the city gates on both sides of the east and west. The sound of horse hooves was deafening, and the large flag of Qin under the flames was eye-catching. Everyone in the Jianghuai army knew that it was Qin Qiong, a famous general of the Zhao army.
The light cavalry of the Jianghuai Army did not hesitate and immediately stepped forward to stop the harassment of the Zhao army's cavalry and covered the main infantry force that broke out from the Nancheng gate.
Just as the main force of the Jianghuai Army broke through, Li Chongjiu and his generals were watching the formation in the southeast.
"It's true that as Your Majesty expected, the main force of the Jianghuai Army really broke through tonight." Yu Shinan was in the sidewalk.
"However, the Jianghuai Army was closely arranged in an orderly manner, and there was no panic at all. Qin Qiong's cavalry advanced several times and wanted to disrupt the Jianghuai Army's formation, but they failed." Xue Wanche, the general of the Wuwei Army, analyzed. "It seems to be two completely different teams from the Jianghuai Army who performed very badly in Bai Ridge."
Li Chongjiu looked for a while and said, "The military strategy is clear, don't intercept the return troops. The Jianghuai Army breaks through and returns. Unlike when defending the city, the morale of the soldiers must be high. At this time, if our army forcibly blocks head-on, with the current force, the losses will be huge. That's why I have to set up three ambushes and harass them layer by layer. Not only do I exhaust the Jianghuai Army's determination to break through, but also annihilate his vital forces. Finally, when the enemy is exhausted, he will wipe out him in one battle and pacify the Jianghuai."
After hearing what Li Chongjiu said, the generals said together: "Your Majesty is wise!"
At this time, the sound of drums sounded loudly from the east camp on the side. It turned out that the general of the Zhao army, Wang Mahan, led 10,000 infantry to attack the flanks of the Jianghuai army. The soldiers of the Jianghuai army at the city of Xuzhou fled in a hurry while splitting their troops to resist.
Wang Mahan's 10,000 infantry did not intend to forcibly storm the front line of the Jianghuai Army at this time, but was just raiding the Jianghuai Army behind the flanks and sucking away the strength of the Jianghuai Army.
The sound of drums in the south of Xuzhou City resounded all night.
It was almost dawn, on a hill outside the south of Xuzhou City.
Fu Gongyou stood with his hands behind his back, looking northward. After Fu Gongyou's hill, there were many fires faintly. These were the soldiers of the Jianghuai Army who broke through the city of Xuzhou were catching up to rest. Under the pursuit of Zhao army general Wang Mahan, the troops were dispersed or the soldiers were left behind. They were gathering here, trying to gather the troops again.
On the north where Fu Gongyou continued to stare, you could see countless torches lit up the field, as if fire dragons were passing through the plains and mountains. They were obviously the pursuers of the Zhao army, and they were biting tightly at the throat of the Jianghuai army.
Fu Gongyou was wearing a sheepskin coat, his eyes were covered with bloodshot, and he looked very tired, but he was also standing straight up on the top of the mountain.
Fu Gongyou looked at him for a long time, and finally said to himself: "It seems that Zuo Laosan and Zhou Weizi's men cannot come to join our army."
The trusted general on the side said, "Mr. Fu, there is nothing you can do about this. After Zhao's army discovered that our army broke through, they chased behind like wild dogs, and they couldn't get rid of it. After fighting for a night, many brothers were gone. As for Zuo Laosan and Zhou Weizi, they were the last ones to leave the city, and now they should not be in the chaos."
Fu Gongyou looked back and said, "There is no other way. I can only avenge the two brothers in the future. We can only protect the central army now. The brothers who went to the camp are the elite of our army, and the Danyang soldiers are the founding team of our Jianghuai Army. Both of these two teams must be firmly protected by the central army and break through with me. As for the other teams, it is not a pity that they can protrude, even if they are all gone."
Speaking of this, Fu Gongyou shouted: "Since ancient times, those who have done great things have not sacrificed, everyone, as long as I go to the tutor camp and the Danyang Army, I, Fu Gongyou, can make a comeback at any time."
Fu Gongyou's words exuded an incomparable confidence, as if the morning stars faintly lit up in the sky at this time, illuminating the hearts of the generals of the Jianghuai Army. Although they had been fighting for several miles a night, everyone's spirits were cheered up again.
A general said, "Yes, what's this in front of us? In the past, were there still fewer people who went from Shandong to fight in the north and south? The officers and soldiers chased us dozens of times, didn't they get rid of them again and again? This time it was the same. Let's tell the northern barbarians of Zhao that they could not win our Jianghuai Army."
When the general said this, the soldiers around and the soldiers cheered together, and the morale of the soldiers instantly cheered up.
Fu Gongyou looked to the north and said, "Okay, before the sun comes out, we will walk ten miles more, get rid of the pursuers, and then make a living to fill our stomachs!"
Chapter completed!