Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 114: Even if there are less than ten thousand Beiwei soldiers, they are invincible!
At present, the entire territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is being invaded by the rebels of Ma Su'an and Lu Yi at a very fast speed.

It can even be said that it is unstoppable.

The main reason for such a terrifying battle was naturally not just that these two people conspired with the Huns and relied on external forces.

If the Huns were really that strong, they should have overthrown the Zhou Dynasty and fought their way here long ago. Many times, the Huns took advantage of the time when the Zhou Dynasty was in serious internal turmoil and suffered heavy losses before attacking.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had entered a period of weakness, it was not something that could be easily conquered by a nomadic people without siege equipment.

The difficulty this time lies in the two people Lu Yi and Ma Suan.

Ma Su'an was a frontier general, and Lu Yi was a general of the Three Prefectures Army and had served as a Jiedushi. His abilities might not be very significant, but Lu Yi relied on his identity and status as a senior general, so he had a lot of information that ordinary people did not have.

Just look at the offensive line.

Lu Yi asked Ma Su'an and the Huns to attack Jinyang, while he changed his route and attacked southwards towards Cangzhou and Qingzhou. Compared with the Huns, these two people not only had siege equipment, but also specifically attacked places that Chu Shizhao had little control over. This was a headache for Chu Shizhao in defense.

Moreover, Lu Yi and Ma Suan are partners, not superiors and subordinates.

Chu Shizhao originally had the idea of ​​a counter-espionage plan. After all, Ma Su'an was known to be brave but not wise. Once he got angry, he could do anything, and it was very likely that he would kill Lu Yi.

However, Lu Yi directly split his troops with Ma Su'an.

It just so happened that the places chosen by Lu Yi were all the weak sides of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After a long period of peace, many places in the Zhou Dynasty did not understand war, especially this area in the heartland of the Zhou Dynasty, which could be easily shattered.

You should know that the three prefecture armies in Chang'an all have incidents of ghost soldiers eating empty salaries. I don't know where so many non-existent soldiers came from to eat military salaries. If this is the case under the emperor's feet, what kind of combat effectiveness do you expect from the official armies in other places?

In addition, Lu Yi used border troops with relatively high combat effectiveness, so the siege was easy.

The key point is that Lu Yi deceived Ma Su'an into attacking Jinyang.

In this way, the longer Ma Su'an and Li Jin fight, the smoother Lu Yi's battle line will be on the other side.

The Great Zhou Dynasty simply had no time or energy to divide its troops to deal with Lu Yi's offensive.

Li Jin's position is very important. Jinyang cannot be lost. Without this line of defense to block the path of Ma Su'an's army, the Huns and Ma Su'an will be able to march straight in.

Lu Yi posed a great threat to the Zhou Dynasty, but were Ma Suan and the Huns less of a threat?
If this place is not defended, can Chu Shizhao guarantee that another incident of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China will not break out?

If Chu Shizhao wants to deal with Lu Yi as soon as possible, he must kill Ma Suan quickly.

However, Li Jin was opposed to the idea of ​​a quick battle.

It’s not that Li Jin is afraid of fighting, but the rebels have won victory after victory and are not suitable to take the initiative to launch an attack.

The characteristic of Ma Su'an's troops is quick battle. They are extremely good at field combat, but siege is their weakness.

Many places were lost before because they did not hold their temper, gave up the city’s strongest defense, and actively chose to fight the enemy in the wild.

The Huns took advantage of the mobility of their cavalry and used bows and arrows to kill the infantry of the Great Zhou Dynasty from a distance. The cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty was relatively small, so they were able to achieve a one-for-one victory, which was all due to the bravery of their own cavalry.

Both in terms of equipment and experience in field combat are far inferior to those of the opponent, so Li Jin believes that he should keep holding on until the opponent loses patience and becomes anxious, and then take the initiative to attack.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

Li Jin wanted to attack when the enemy's morale was low, and that was also the time when the enemy was at its weakest.

However, Li Jin is not Chu Shizhao.

He made his choice from the perspective of a general, based on his best judgment of the course of the war, and there was no problem with his deployment of troops.

However, Chu Shizhao also has his own overall interests in mind. The longer he wastes time with Ma Su'an, the more difficult it will be to quell Lu Yi's rebellion.

Lu Yi did not come to the frontal battlefield, and his strength was not as strong as Ma Suan'an, but the problem was that he was able to strengthen his own strength by encroaching on the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This means that the longer Chu Shizhao delays, the more difficult it will be to eliminate Lu Yi's rebels later.

Chu Shizhao directly rejected Li Jin's opinion.

He just wants to fight.

Moreover, the cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not good at field battles, but that was before. Now Chu Shizhao has trained a Beiwei Army. If it still cannot fight in the field, then wouldn't it be a waste of training? !

Compared with the Black Armor Cavalry's frontal charge capability.

Suitable for large-scale troop operations.

The Beiwei Army's field combat capability, raiding capability, detour capability, and light armor penetration capability are stronger than those of the Black Armor Cavalry.

[On March 16, the 33rd year of the Yongjin reign, Chu Shizhao incorporated Yang Yanchao into his Beiwei Army. He proposed different ideas about Li Jin's tactics.]

[The two discussed their thoughts, and Li Jin immediately understood why Chu Shizhao wanted to take down Ma Suan. However, Li Jin first agreed that Chu Shizhao should stay in the army and worry about the people thousands of miles away. Then he asked his question, "If Your Majesty loses troops in this battle, how will you deal with Lu Yi's rebels?"]

【Yes. 】

[All of Chu Shizhao's ideas were based on successfully destroying Ma Suan's rebel army.]

[If we fail to annihilate Ma Suan's troops and instead lose a large number of our own men, then we won't be able to deal with Lu Yi, let alone.]

[Li Jin wanted to suppress first and then promote, because he wanted to advance steadily, eat up Ma Su'an bit by bit, and achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost. If he continued to fight like this, even if Lu Yi became powerful in other places, as long as the military strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty was guaranteed, it would be only a matter of time before he could capture Lu Yi.]

【Chu Shizhao also knew that Li Jin had no selfish motives. His son died at the hands of the rebels, so Li Jin probably wanted to win more. It was precisely because he was too eager to win that Li Jin did not want to take too big a risk in exchange for victory.】

[On March 20th of the 33rd year of Yongjin, Ma Su'an sent troops to attack Jinyang again, but was defeated after a long battle.]

[Chu Shizhao used the strategy of tiring out the troops, constantly harassing Ma Suan's camp day and night, and launching small-scale night raids.]

[On March 21, Ma Suan was fed up with Chu Shizhao's constant tactics of wearing out the troops, and he did not rest properly for several days, so he retreated fifty miles and set up camp.]

[On March 22, Lu Yi captured Lu County and began to recruit wise men from all over the world. He believed that Chu Shizhao's position was not legitimate, and a loyal minister from a famous family like him should clear the emperor's side, establish a new emperor, and rectify the country.]

[On March 23, after Chu Shizhao used the strategy of tiring out the enemy and forcing them to retreat, he received news that reinforcements from the Three Prefectures Army were on the way. Finally, he ignored all objections and waited until the reinforcements arrived in Jinyang before taking the initiative to attack, trying to stop Ma Suan's main force.]

[However, the reinforcements from the three prefectures led by Yang Fang were delayed in arriving, and it was not until the end of the month that Yang Fang arrived in Jinyang.]

[“Why is our army advancing so slowly!” Chu Shizhao was filled with anger. This was the best time to defeat Ma Su’an, but because of the marching speed of the three prefectures’ army, they missed a good opportunity.]

[“It’s raining heavily on the road, making it difficult to march.” Yang Fang could only smile bitterly and said, “Our food and supplies were also severely damaged along the way.”]

[Chu Shizhao examined the food and supplies of the three prefecture armies, but found that most of the officers of the three prefecture armies were carrying boxes of various sizes.]

Since the Three Prefectures Army was not led by Chu Shizhao himself, it had never been led by Chu Shizhao to fight in a war.

This Sanfu Army was inherited by Chu Shizhao, which led to the existence of many bad habits and shortcomings of the army.

Even Yang Fang, a general, did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

【“I just observed the loss of food and baggage along the way, and was about to ask the Beiwei Army to pick up the armor you transported along the way, but I found that the army was clamoring along the way, and saw many donkeys, oxen and horse carts carrying large and small boxes. I asked those soldiers and found out that these were the luggage of the officers of the Sanfu Army.”】【“Why do you carry so much luggage when you go out to fight?” Chu Shizhao was furious. His Beiwei Army traveled quickly with light armor and abandoned the most important armor. They arrived at the battlefield in a few days, while the Sanfu Army procrastinated for so long and brought a lot of unnecessary things. 】

[“When you die, the state will provide you with a coffin, and I will pay you a pension.”]

[Chu Shizhao stood up and slammed the table. He immediately rectified the military discipline of the three prefectures and ordered the Beiwei Army to wear the original standard armor and attack in heavy gear.]

In the picture, each Beiwei soldier is wearing standard armor, like a black knight.

The army also changed from light cavalry to heavy cavalry, and its mobility decreased, but its frontal impact capability and combat effectiveness were improved.

[In April of the 33rd year of Yongjin, Chu Shizhao led the Beiwei Army and decided to attack Ma Su'an's camp at night, and then ordered Yang Yanchao to lead the vanguard of the three prefectures to attack, while Li Jin and Yang Fang were stationed in Jinyang.]

[On April 3, Ma Su'an led a large army from Fanyang, claiming to have 100,000 soldiers, to attack Jinyang. Over the past few days, the attack was not going well, and the army was exhausted, so they had to camp a few dozen miles away to rest.]

[There are only 30,000 troops in Jinyang, and with the help of the three prefectures, the combined force is only 60,000.]

[Chu Shizhao personally led a thousand Beiwei troops to supervise the vanguard camp. ]

[He planned to attack Ma Suan's front camp at night.]

【For this reason, Chu Shizhao specially granted the court tribute wine. 】

[Taking advantage of the night, they rode quietly along the way, wearing armor and holding their mouths shut, and sneaked to Ma Su'an's camp.]

In the picture, people are holding grass and horses are holding tobacco. Chu Shizhao and his Beiwei army are slowly approaching the enemy's camp.

[At the second watch, Chu Shizhao suddenly launched an offensive. His soldiers pulled out the antlers and rushed into Ma Suan's camp.]

[Ma Su'an had been tricked into tiring out his soldiers, and had difficulty sleeping day and night. They had re-set up their tents and had a place to sleep. Now was the time for them to rest and sleep soundly. When Chu Shizhao led the Beiwei Army into the camp, many people were unable to react in time.]

【Chu Shizhao had a clear division of labor. He had some soldiers throw torches at the camp where the soldiers were resting. He also sent some soldiers from the Beiwei Army to burn the granary. He also had some people attack the camps of Ma Suan's generals, taking advantage of the time when they had no time to react and launching the fastest surprise attack.】

[In the darkness of the night, Ma Su'an's troops were facing a formidable enemy, raising torches, beating drums and shouting.]

[But I saw that the army's banner had been shot down. ]

[The Beiwei army was seen weaving through Ma Suan's army like mowing grass. The soldiers who had not yet had time to equip themselves had almost no power to resist.]

[Chu Shizhao obviously didn't want to fight. He used the strategy of tiring out the enemy by making full use of his real and fake tactics. During the half month, Ma Suan didn't suffer such a hardship. Chu Shizhao used his strong mobility and weapons to launch a real surprise attack on the camp when Ma Suan felt that he had retreated dozens of miles and even had a good rest for a few days. This was enough to make Ma Suan uneasy and suspicious.]

[By the time the torches raised by Ma Suan's army were as dense as stars, Chu Shizhao had already returned to his own military camp.]

[The next day, Yang Yanchao's three-government army's vanguard began to attack Ma Su'an's camp. Ma Su'an, who had not slept all night, did not want to take the risk of fighting. Out of exhaustion, he retreated another fifty miles and spent half a day to set up camp again.]

[On April 4, the 33rd year of the Yongjin reign, Chu Shizhao attacked Ma Suan's camp again at night.]

[Ma Suan retreated from Anzhai one after another because he didn't want to be harassed by repeated night attacks like this, and he also felt that the enemy would not raid the camp twice in a row.]

[During the first raid, Ma Suan was sure that the enemy had only a small group of people, and he was just taking a risk. He didn't believe Chu Shizhao had the courage to raid the camp again. Moreover, the two raids were so short that there was no room for rest. Everyone was human, and Ma Suan didn't think Chu Shizhao would be so risky.]

[At three o'clock in the morning on April 4, the 33rd year of the Yongjin reign, Chu Shizhao once again attacked the camp at night, and attacked the main force of Ma Suan. Chu Shizhao and more than a thousand brave cavalrymen of the Beiwei Army broke through the front and captured the enemy, and were invincible.]

[“Thousands of cavalrymen raided the camp, and Wei dared not stop them!!!”]

[Ma Suan was caught off guard, but this time he reacted very quickly and immediately sent his general Bao Gao to lead more than 8,000 brave cavalrymen to chase him from the flank.]

[Chu Shizhao and dozens of Beiwei soldiers around him rode alone into a group of thousands of cavalrymen, killing and wounding more than a hundred people before escaping. After six or seven such incidents, no one dared to pursue them!]

[“Defeat the enemy and slay the general! It’s like entering an empty space!!!”]

[On April 5, the 33rd year of the Yongjin reign, Ma Su'an retreated a hundred miles for three consecutive days. At this time, his troops were demoralized and suffered two surprise attacks and raids. Not only did they suffer heavy losses in food and supplies, but they also suffered shocking casualties in the night raids.]

[Chu Shizhao did not lose a single man in the two raids, but Ma Suan lost many soldiers and generals, including those killed in the fire, those killed in the attack, and those who fled in the chaos. He lost more than 7,000 people in total.]

[Even if Ma Suan fell into a trap to tire out his troops and was caught off guard by Chu Shizhao's two consecutive raids, Ma Suan's main force was unable to capture even a single soldier from Chu Shizhao's Beiwei Army. How could anyone dare to believe such a record!]

[On April 6, the 33rd year of the Yongjin reign, Yang Yanchao's vanguard army came in pursuit. Ma Su'an was angry that his camp was raided twice by the enemy and suffered heavy losses. He wanted to save face, but found that the food supply route behind him was cut off by Chu Shizhao's Beiwei army.]

[“An army that is hungry, exhausted, and weak can be attacked directly!”]

[“Everyone, follow me to attack the enemy!!!”]

All the Beiwei troops were seen lined up in battle array, and they rushed towards the enemy's main camp from behind Ma Su'an like a black torrent.

Wherever the Beiwei army clad in pitch-black armor went, there was a bloody battlefield.

Ma Su'an's army, which was originally densely packed into lines, was torn into an unhealable hole in an instant.

Ma Su'an's rebels wanted to gather together to block the cavalry charging from the rear, but they found that they could not get close to the Beiwei army that was like ghosts and gods!

As long as they enter the combat distance, the Beiwei Army can eliminate those threatening enemies as quickly as possible.

In the picture, Chu Shizhao's martial arts and command ability also increased step by step after two night raids on the camp and a flank charge to break the enemy's formation.

damn it.

What is intensity!

This is called intensity!

There is nothing wrong with expensive things except that they are expensive.

If there are less than ten thousand Beiwei soldiers, they will be invincible!
Such cavalry can achieve such an effect with only a thousand people. If Chu Shizhao could be given ten thousand, he would dare to lead the troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the west.

This charge gave Chu Shizhao a great surprise attack.

The main reason is that any general who has fought in a war would never have thought that Chu Shizhao could do this.

It would be fine if they raided the camp at night.

The camp was raided twice during the night raid.

If this kind of sneak attack succeeds once, it is already a great victory. If it is done again, the effect may not be as good. Moreover, once you are ambushed by the enemy, the big profit will turn into a big loss. The right thing to do is to run away after making a profit.

There is no need to take risks continuously.

But Chu Shizhao dared to do so.

He wanted to make a lot of money and beat Ma Suan to the point that he would doubt his life.

The problem was that Ma Su'an had indeed begun to guard against Chu Shizhao, and had even retreated three times in a row, each time to a place hundreds of miles away. Yet Chu Shizhao still dared to raid the camp across such a long distance.

It would have been bad enough that he was attacked twice at night, but in the third frontal battle, Chu Shizhao led the Beiwei Army to rob the grain road and counter-encircled the army in the front. Ma Su'an was knocked unconscious on the spot by Chu Shizhao's actions.

How can one fight a war in such a reckless and reckless way?
Are you a human?!
(End of this chapter)