Qiming 1158

Chapter 1037 Wang Xun turns like the wind
Fankou is a port, named because it is where Fangang enters the river.

There are also 2000 Song troops stationed here, and there are more than 70 military ships in case of emergency.

The reason why Wang Shun set up the army and the army here is that in the event of the collapse of the Jiujingjiang army and the Wuchang garrison unable to fight against the peasant army, the Fankou army boat can be used to quickly retreat, so as not to be overtaken and annihilated.

However, the Fankou defenders obviously did not expect that Xu Tong would lead the peasant army to kill from behind.

On the afternoon of March [-], Xu Tong led his troops on a forcible march, and soon killed them from Bailuji to Fankou.

After a short breath, the army raided Fankou while the Song army was eating together at dusk.

They burned the Song army ships with rockets, and the army broke into the port to kill the defenders and destroy the ships.

The Song army in Fankou was unprepared, many were frightened and fell into the water, or trampled on each other and died, and a few were captured.

Only a few Song troops crossed the Yangtze by boat and escaped to the north of the river to survive.

Xu Tong got another victory.

But I don't know why, Xu Tong didn't have a very strong joy of winning. He always felt that something was wrong, and he always felt that something was missing.

After thinking for a long time, he knew what was missing.

What about the famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty?

What about the elite troops of the Southern Song Dynasty?

What about a really powerful enemy?

Where?
As a big country, why should you have some real skills?

Xu Tong felt that from the very beginning of their army, they had not found any offensive in the Southern Song Dynasty that was strong enough to threaten their survival, nor had they encountered the elite army led by the famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Why are these people so incompetent?
What about capable people?
With such a big court, can't even a capable person be brought out?
Xu Tong was very confused about this.

But in any case, after three consecutive victories, the defense line of the Ezhou army was torn clean from the rear by Xu Tong. At this moment, the Wuchang Song army has been completely isolated.

What's even worse is that at this time, they still don't know that their rear nest is over, and their retreat, including the food route, has been cut off, and they are in a state of being attacked from both sides.

After capturing Fankou, the peasant army was faced with the choice of whether to continue to attack Wuchang or to be stationed there.

Let's continue to march, Wuchang still has 2000 Song troops, but Xu Tong only has less than [-] weak troops.

But if he was stationed on the spot, he was worried that Zhao Yucheng's main force would be dragged by the Jiujiang army, and he would not be able to resolve the battle quickly, and would not be able to eat the Wuchang Song army in time.

After struggling with the time for a stick of incense, Xu Tong made a decision. He decided to use psychological tactics to release all the captured Song troops and let them go to Wuchang to spread the news that Ezhou had been broken by the peasant army. panic.

When the other party panics, he will make mistakes, and when the other party makes mistakes, he will have a chance.

He ordered the whole army to rest and recuperate, eat more food to replenish their physical strength, and then deliberately let the guarding peasant army soldiers talk to the peasant army soldiers at the place where the Song army prisoners of war were being held.

Then in the second half of the night, they pretended that their defenses were not tight, the guards dozed off, and deliberately released hundreds of captured Song soldiers.

Hundreds of Song soldiers ran for their lives at night, some chose to flee south, and some arrived in Wuchang on the afternoon of March [-] to seek protection.

Then the news that Ezhou and even Yufankou were broken by the peasant army spread among the Song army in Wuchang.

They were terrified, from generals to soldiers.

When did the peasant army kill him?
what is this?
Isn't the peasant army fighting bloody battles with the Jiujiang army in the east of Jiujiang?Why did it suddenly appear in Ezhou?

But Song Jun, who looked terrified, would not lie.

The Wuchang Song Army suddenly panicked, and the soldiers panicked and didn't know what to do.

At this moment, the Wuchang Song Army is facing a very terrifying situation.

The east was the main force of the peasant army, and the old nest in the west was conquered by the peasant army's surprise troops. The retreat was cut off, and the food route was cut off. The food in Wuchang City was only enough for them to support them for ten days and a half months at most. According to the news brought by the defeated soldiers, The next step of the peasant army is to attack Wuchang.

Wang Xun, the commander of the Song army in Wuchang, immediately realized that he had only two paths to take.

In this case, sticking to the ground would definitely be death, because it was absolutely impossible for the food to be supported until the reinforcements arrived. If the Jiujiang army was destroyed and the peasant army attacked from both sides, he would not even have a place to cry.

To the east and west, there is a high probability of death, and he knows that his subordinates are silver-like pewter heads, which are completely unusable. With Wuchang City as a turtle shell, he can still hold on for some time, but if he leaves the city to play field battles , that is, the turtle has no shell.

Then, only to go north or south.

To the north is the Jiangbei area. Although it is also in the Song Dynasty, it is closer to the Ming Kingdom in Jiangbei. He is very afraid of the Ming Kingdom and does not want to go north, so the only way is to go south.

Go south from Wuchang and then turn to Yuezhou in the southwest. As long as you can escape to Yuezhou, you will be safe.

As for the responsibility of defending the soil, he was completely out of his consideration. He couldn't even guarantee his own safety.
And if you keep thinking about it...

The Jiujiang army is in jeopardy, the Ezhou army is over, and two of the three armies in the Jinghu theater are already at stake. Although the Xiangyang army is strong, facing the Ming Dynasty's elite Henan Corps, can they ignore their threats and go all out to support them?

The sudden attack by the peasant army was too ruthless.

At that time, if the Ming Kingdom seizes this opportunity and takes advantage of the situation to go south, the Jinghu Theater will inevitably collapse in an all-round way. At that time, who will care about a small Wuchang city?
So what's the point of him staying here?
wait to die?
After thinking about this issue, Wang Xun has decided to apply oil on the soles of his feet to moisten Yuezhou.

But it is obviously impossible to run with the army. Now the army is a burden to him. Continuing to bring these new recruits who have never been on the battlefield will only slow down his escape.

So he decided to first assume an attitude of guarding Wuchang and waiting for the support of the Xiangyang army, stabilize the group of recruits, deceive them, and then run away quietly.

This will give you enough time to distance yourself and be safe.

He ordered his subordinates to spread rumors in the army, saying that the Xiangyang army was going south to attack Ezhou, the peasant army was defeated like a mountain, and soon the Xiangyang army would recover Ezhou and wipe out the peasant army.

Therefore, what the Wuchang army needs to do now is to stick to Wuchang and wait for reinforcements. If they rush to escape and lose the city, the end will only be worse.

There is always a good market for gossip, and there is never a shortage of people in the world who only believe in gossip but not official announcements.

So this gossip quickly spread among the Song Army group, giving Song Bing a trace of solace in despair.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Xun led a majestic inspection of the city defense, condolences to the soldiers, and gave some rewards, which really stabilized the hearts of the people. It's really okay.

The Xiangyang army has come to save them!
Of course, this was a lie. After Wang Xun showed up once, he sneaked away with his personal guards that night, leaving behind a city and [-] recruits.

Wang Xun ran very fast, he turned like the wind, and rode away with an extremely elegant and elegant posture.

The Wuchang City and [-] recruits he left behind were abandoned, and the recruits in Wuchang City collapsed in less than a day after he left, as he expected.

Because Wang Xun could not be found anywhere, not to mention the soldiers, the middle-level officers were also puzzled and frightened, and they took their soldiers to find Wang Xun.

But after searching and not finding it, the officers and soldiers gradually became tense.

At this moment, the gunpowder storehouse in the city where gunpowder was stored exploded.

(End of this chapter)