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Chapter 963 Battle of Haoze (Part 1)

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    In the battle of Gaobiling, the Sui army won a complete victory.  In this battle, Zhao Zikai's 80,000-strong army was lost, and more than half of it was lost. By the time Zhao Zikai escaped from Queshu Valley and Jiexiu was reorganizing his troops, there were only less than 20,000 remaining troops.

    At this time, Zhao Zikai¡¯s troops had abandoned their armor and had no fighting spirit. They did not dare to stay in Jiexiu City. He ignored the dissuasion of Liang Xiuluo, the governor of Jiezhou, and chose to abandon the city and flee.

    After Zhao Zikai left, Liang Xiuluo, the governor of Jiezhou, did not want to be trapped in the isolated city and be the scapegoat for Zhao Zikai, so he chose to follow Zhao Zikai and abandon the city and flee.

    Huang Mingyuan ordered Dugu Lan to pursue Zhao Zikai relentlessly. After Zhao and Liang abandoned the city and fled, the Sui army effortlessly occupied Jiezhou and gained the most important supply point and foothold north of Queshu Valley.

    On September 20, Huang Mingyuan led the main force of the Sui army into Jiexiu City. After a short period of training and replenishment, the army then headed north.

    After Zhao Zikai abandoned the city and fled, he arrived near Haoze (now Beihu, Fenyang County, Shanxi), north of Jiexiu City, and met the main army led by Yang Liang himself.

    After Yang Liang sent Zhao Zikai south to defend Queshu Valley before, he was worried that Zhao Zi would lose to Huang Mingyuan in the meeting.  At this time, Wang Li also took the opportunity to persuade Yang Liang to personally conquer Huang Mingyuan to boost morale.  When the time comes to join forces with Zhao Zikai's main force, hundreds of thousands of troops will surely be able to defeat Huang Mingyuan.

    Yang Liang originally didn't want to go on the expedition himself, but he was soft-eared and couldn't resist Wang Kun's persuasion.

    At this time, another important minister of Yang Liang, Xiao Mohe, also persuaded Yang Liang to fight in person. Instead of waiting for Yang Guang to gather all the troops and the army pressed down on the border, it was better to take the initiative to defeat Huang Mingyuan's troops who had penetrated deeply alone, and regain the southeastern part of Henan Province.  Even if the game is a draw, you can have a choice.

    Everyone agreed with Yang Liang's personal expedition, but Yang Liang had no choice but to order General Ruru Tianbao to be the vanguard, General Wang Shizong to be the left army, and Xiao Mohe to be the right army, and summon the army to go south.

    When Yang Liang arrived at Haoze, he happened to encounter Zhao Zikai who was defeated and fled in embarrassment. When Yang Liang heard the result of the battle, he was like a thunderbolt, and his liver and gallbladder were split.

    Zhao Zikai had been frightened for the past few days. When he saw Yang Liang, he hugged his legs and cried loudly. He bluntly said that Huang Mingyuan was like "an evil ghost has come down to earth and it is difficult to fight."

    When everyone heard this, they all looked fearful.

    At this time, Wang Kun saw that the morale of the army was in great confusion, and he was furious and persuaded Yang Liang to kill Zhao Zikai to police the three armies.  However, Yang Liang exempted Zhao Zikai from the death penalty and ordered him to serve in the army on the grounds that Zhao Zikai was a veteran general and had great achievements in hard work.

    Wang Kun was helpless, but he couldn't decide.

    At this time, Yang Liang joined Zhao Zi to launch the entire army. The army will consist of 100,000 people.  Yang Liang ordered his army to set up a large formation in the northeast of Haoze, waiting for Huang Mingyuan's arrival.

    Huang Mingyuan pursued all the way, and had already learned about Yang Liang's personal expedition from the scouts.

    Bingzhou is a place where elite soldiers from all over the world gather, and there are countless generals who can conquer and fight well.  If Yang Liang sent generals to defend the enemy layer by layer, Huang Mingyuan might not be able to defeat the opponent in a short time.  But now that Yang Liang is on the expedition in person, Huang Mingyuan is still stroking his hands and laughing.

    Everyone was confused when they saw this, and they all said, "The rebels have mobilized the main elite to fight our army to the death. I am afraid that the rebels of the King of Han will fight desperately at the critical moment of life and death. This matter is exactly what embarrasses our army. How can the general manager not worry but be happy?"  .¡±

    Huang Mingyuan smiled and said: "Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find. If the generals leading the army are pigs and dogs, even if there are thousands of troops, they will all be killed."

    Some people are not necessarily suitable for personal expedition, such as Zhao Guangyi and Zhu Qizhen.

    Although Yang Liang was placed by Yang Jian in Bingzhou to guard the Hebei area, taking charge of the defense north of the river, and held a high position, his military capabilities were actually limited, and he was far behind his second brother Yang Guang and third brother Yang Jun.

    When Yang Jian ascended the throne, Yang Liang was only six or seven years old. He had been doted on by Yang Jian and his wife since he was a child, and he had learned some things from a scholar. When it came to leading the army in war, he was not even as good as talking on paper.

    In February of the 18th year of Kaihuang's reign, Yang Liang was the marching marshal and led an army of 300,000 land and sea troops to attack Goguryeo.  In September, the forced crossing of the Liao River coincided with the rainy season. Diseases were prevalent among the army, and the army returned at a disadvantage.

    In the 19th year of Kaihuang's reign, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty appointed Yang Liang as the marching marshal and wanted him to lead troops to attack the Turks. However, Yang Liang did not go to the battle to lead the troops.

    In the 20th year of the founding of the Emperor, Bujia Khan marched south, and Yang Liang's troops left Shuozhou, but found nothing.

    In the first year of Renshou, Awu Sili attacked Qimin Khan. Yang Jian sent Yang Liang to rescue him, but Yang Liang was defeated by the Awu Sili people. More than 80 of his generals were dismissed for crimes.  He was exiled to Lingbiao.  In the end, Yang Jian had to use Yang Su again.

    It is a bit exaggerated to say that Yang Liang is a stupid pig, but Yang Liang really has no commanding ability. Instead, he will distract the rebel generals because of his random command.

    Hearing the report from the scouts, the King of Han Dynasty sent troops to the northeast of HaozeHuang Mingyuan ordered General Xue Shixiong and his younger brother Huang Mingxiang to lead more than 4,000 cavalrymen from the west of Haoze to attack the rear of the Hanwang camp. Huang Mingyuan led the main force to the main battlefield set by Yang Liang.

    Huang Mingyuan's main force reached the northeast of Haoze, more than 20 miles away from the Hanwang rebel camp.

    Looking from a distance, the rebels of the King of Han were camped for several miles, with many people and horses, and a huge momentum.  Many people in the Sui army were frightened when they saw this.

    Huang Mingyuan said: "There is not much time left before the Han king's rebels are defeated."

    ??Everyone is puzzled.

    Huang Mingyuan said: "From the camp of the rebels of the Han Dynasty, we can see that a sense of fear is spreading. Once the Han Dynasty defeated Puzhou, then Gaobiling, and if it defeated Haoze again today, it would be destroyed.  How can you not be afraid?"

    All the generals were convinced, and they all admired Huang Mingyuan's method of looking at Qi, but they also had a lot of resistance in their hearts.

    On the opposite side, Yang Liang, the king of Han, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Sui soldiers and horses were less than half as many as his.  The elite men under his command are all soldiers who are good at fighting in Bingzhou. If they fight two against one, even if they don't win, they won't be defeated.

    However, after Huang Mingyuan's troops arrived at Haoze, they stayed in the camp and did not take the initiative to fight.  And Yang Liang was originally afraid of Huang Mingyuan, so he didn't dare to fight.

    Haoze is Zhao Yuqi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, also called Da Zhaoze.  This place is the lowest point in the Jinzhong Basin, and it is the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and the water vapor is diffuse. Therefore, at this time, there are often heavy rains near Haoze.

    On the day Huang Mingyuan arrived at Haoze, it rained heavily.  It rained suddenly and non-stop, the roads were muddy, and the weather changed suddenly, making it difficult for both sides to fight.

    At this time, Yang Liang saw that the heavy rain was not stopping and the weather was getting colder. He was really unbearable, and he was also afraid of Huang Mingyuan, so he wanted to retreat and prepared to retreat to Qingyuan County (today's Qingxu County, Shanxi) to fight against the Sui army again.  war.

    Wang Yu advised: "Huang Mingyuan's lone army penetrated deep into our position. We are trapped and exhausted. Your Majesty will lead the elite troops and attack in person. We will definitely win. Now we have to retreat when we see the enemy. This shows our cowardice, depresses the morale of the army, and increases the arrogance of the opponent's army."  , Your Majesty must not return to the army."

    Wang Qi¡¯s words were written in pearls, and every sentence wept with blood. Unfortunately, Yang Liang was unwilling to listen.

    On September 25, it was still raining heavily, so Yang Liang ordered the entire army to break camp and march northward, returning to Bingzhou.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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