Song Dynasty

Chapter 256 Niu Gao ([-])

Yelv Mawu is completely scared now, even a little nervous and timid.

After entering the land of Lushan and Baofeng, after hearing that the scouts under his command came to report to the local regiment training of the Song people, and the township army was gathering in large numbers, he changed his indifference in the real history and sent a large number of scouts to investigate the opponent's reality.

He deliberately broke away from the main force and set up an ambush to lure Niu Gao to attack.

At that time, Ma Wu had only a hundred guards around him, and Niu Gao thought that there was something to gain, so he led more than ten thousand brave men with hoes and sickles to surround him all over the mountains and plains.

Yelv Ma Wu did not run away in a hurry, but led his men back to a small fortress that had been taken before in a calm manner, and was almost killed.

Niu Gao's Xiangyong attacked all night, not only failed to take down Ma Wu, but his men suffered heavy casualties.The soldiers were exhausted to the extreme, and their morale was extremely low.

In the morning of the second day, just as he was preparing his equipment to attack again, the cavalry of Khitan and Jurchen suddenly arrived and defeated the township army.

In this battle, the Jin army beheaded a thousand, and the entire township army in southern Henan was wiped out by them.

Niu Gao couldn't hold a foothold in Henan either, so he took three hundred guards and fled to the mountainous area in southern Henan to struggle for survival.At this time, an envoy brought Wang Shen's letter and asked him to go to Jianghan to join the Sizhou Army.

Now that Niu Gao was at the end of his life, he had heard of Wang Shen's reputation for a long time and felt the sincerity in his letter, so he led his troops to Anlu.It's a pity that he was a step late, Wang Shen had already set off for Hunan with Bei Wei's army.

Niu Gao saw that he had nothing to do in Jianghan, and he wanted to make meritorious service on the battlefield, so he led his men to chase after him.He has not formally joined the Sizhou Army yet, and Anlu has nothing to do with him, so he has to let him go.

Fortunately, Niu Gao's subordinates are all northern athletes, with a horse in hand, they rushed day and night, and unexpectedly caught up with Wang Shen on the edge of Dongting Lake outside Dingzhou City.

Naturally, Wang Shen knew about Niu Gao's unprecedented defeat in Henan. In fact, after taking down Jianghan, Wang Shen felt that there was not enough talent under his command, so Wang Shen set his sights on Niu Gao.

According to historical records, this bull testicle is not a reckless man like in the novel, this man is very shrewd, he is a general with a brain, and he is flexible in his military methods. Point, clever means.

After joining the Yue family's army, all the key achievements were made, such as capturing Yang Zaixing alive and defeating Li Cheng's main force in battle.

It has to be said that this person is the first under Yue Fei who can fight.

The most wonderful thing is that this person is also the most scarce cavalry general in the south.

In real history, in the decisive battle between Yue Fei and Li Cheng, the cavalry unit was led by Niu Gao.

Now Wang Shen has only two cavalry generals who can fight. Lao Guo is the coach, and he can't use one hand, so he can't fight; Fang Worong's martial arts and ability are not enough to command Tabai.

As a last resort, Wang Shen could only command Ta Bai himself. Now that Niu Gao is here, he can lead the Ta Bai army.

Just like this, Wang Shen had long ordered Chen Da to send a spy to Lushan to invite Niu Gao.

After Niu Gao's troops were scattered by Yelv Mawu, Xi Zuo happened to find him, and without much effort, the Niu Tuan trainer immediately threw him over.

The so-called regiment training envoys are the same as the defense envoys Wang Shen served before, but they are the heads of local military agencies.It is much smaller than the defense envoy, which is the role of the troops of the People's Armed Forces of the later generations of the county.But at this moment, Wang Shen, as a recruitment envoy, opened his teeth to build a mansion, and the Jiezhen side was already the commander of the large military region.

Being able to get the favor of such a big feudal town, Niu Gao was excited and moved.

Seeing Niu Gao's face full of shame, Wang Shen comforted him, "Don't be angry, General Niu. I fought Yelu Mawu in Jinling, and I know his details. This man is very brave, and all the Khitan leather soldiers under him are very brave. He is a fierce murderer who is not afraid of death, and my subordinates suffered heavy casualties back then. Although there are many brave men in your regiment, but your equipment is poor and your training is poor, it is normal to lose to him, and there is no need to blame yourself."

Niu Gao continued to sigh, he clenched his fists: "It's a pity that so many children died under the sword of the enemy because of my fault, every time I think of this, I feel like a thousand needles are pricking my heart. I can't wait to act immediately The soldiers and horses returned to Henan to avenge the children who died."

Wang Shen patted the back of his hand: "Yes, I will. After I have wiped out the demon Zhongxiang, I will lead the main force to attack Xiangyang when I return to Anlu. Xiangyang is the gateway to Henan, and the Jurchen Tartars are bound to defend it. At that time, they will station troops in Xijing Wushu will definitely bring a large army to help, and then he will be able to meet Ma Wu face to face on the battlefield. At that time, he will not be able to avenge Yelu Ma Wu if he kills Yelu Ma Wu?"

Niu Gao's eyes lit up: "Is this true?"

Wang Shen: "Of course, if Xiangyang can't be restored, a certain person will have trouble sleeping and eating when such a big stone is pressed on his head!" After speaking, he told him in detail the strategic significance of Xiangyang to Jianghan.

Niu Gao was overjoyed, and bowed to the ground: "I would like to follow the military envoy, and I will die after I die."

Wang Shen quickly helped him up, and said: "Let's go, Bo Yuan, let me introduce you to the generals in the army."

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In fact, Wang Shen also entered the territory of Dingzhou yesterday.

He set off from Anlu before, the army went down the Han River, entered the Yangtze River, passed the Hanyang Army, and went westward in Fuzhou, but did not directly enter Dongting Lake, and went through the entire Great Lake to kill Dingzhou.There is no way, Dongting Lake is completely dominated by Zhong Xiang's navy, who told his own navy to fail!

Wang Shen is very safe with his troops now, and would rather take a long detour than take risks.

After passing through Fuzhou, he continued up the Yangtze River, landed at Shishou and entered Lizhou.

When they met Zhong Xiang's troops in Lizhou, the two armies, large and small, fought more than a dozen battles, and they beheaded a lot in each battle, which was a bit devastating.

Zhong Xiangjian was not Wang Shen's opponent in the battle, and his soldiers were all frightened. They refused to compete with the Sizhou army head-on, but broke up the whole into pieces and started to write travel notes.

Wang Shen couldn't stand being harassed by him, so he ordered the troops to follow suit into several small groups of hundreds of people and move forward.

At this moment, the Yue Yun Department had already penetrated thirty or forty miles outside Dingzhou City, and should have already contacted Li Cheng.

He just brought Xingyuan to Anxiang County, and was going to wait for Yue Yun to clear the way before leading the Chinese army to go there.

After introducing Niu Gao to the officers above Dutou in the Beiwei Army, Wang Shen stood with him on the sidelines to watch the soldiers practice.

I saw that there were at least three to four hundred people on the field.However, they did not form a thick formation like an ordinary army, advancing like a wall.

On the contrary, it is scattered into teams of more than a dozen people and practiced separately.

And in this squad of more than a dozen people, the weapons in the hands of the soldiers are also different.In this way, there is no so-called close connection between teams.

Niu Gao only took one look, then frowned.

(End of this chapter)