Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

And immediately achieved results.

Because their enemy's formation was disrupted by the wooden cannons.

Seeing this, Zhong Quan quickly deployed more troops.

At least they managed to stabilize the formations of the left and right armies.

On the flank, Fan Ruwei and Liu Heng were also engaged in battle.

until this time,

Lin Chong's elite troops have not yet been deployed to the battle.

Among them, three thousand were elite troops.

In Lin Chong's central army formation.

The other three thousand elite troops

Led by Lin Chong, they launched a large-scale flanking maneuver.

A few nights ago,

Lin Chong then led his troops away.

They traveled in batches by small boat down the Yuan River into Dongting Lake.

They then traveled by naval warship to a point thirty li east of Chenyang.

Camping on the shore of Dongting Lake

They rested and recuperated for three full days.

Last night, I took a small boat westward from Dongting Lake again.

They then abandoned ship and traveled at night.

They reached a point six miles south of the battlefield.

Lurking in the woods along the Cangshui River (the Cangshui and Langshui rivers converge to form the Canglang River).

So careful,

They were afraid of being discovered by the people.

Local farmers would inform the Chu army.

"Woooooo~~~"

A bugle call sounded from the top of Chenyang city wall as a warning.

The Chu army finally discovered that a large number of enemies were approaching from the southwest.

The battlefield was surrounded by rice paddies.

But the water has dried up.

Even tiny cracks appeared.

If we don't irrigate now, there's a high chance of total crop failure.

Lin Chong led three thousand elite troops,

First, I jogged along the ridges of the fields.

They were all wearing armor weighing thirty pounds each.

I was so hot under the scorching sun that I almost fainted.

Two miles from the battlefield

They then jumped into the rice paddies and lined up in formation.

They waded slowly forward through knee-deep straw.

The location where Lin Chong appeared

It was to the side and rear of the Chu army's main formation.

At this point, the two sides are locked in a stalemate.

Moreover, the Chu army has already fallen into a disadvantageous position.

The main problem was insufficient military rations and decreased physical strength.

It was hit by two more rounds of shelling.

The severely damaged left and right armies have withdrawn three units.

The morale of the Chu army

It was already declining sharply.

Lin Chong charged into the battlefield from the flank and rear.

This immediately threw the enemy's morale into chaos.

Zhong Quan urgently mobilized reserve forces and laborers to go there.

They attempted to stop Lin Chong from charging into the central army formation.

Lin Chong also deployed his elite troops to the battlefield.

However, they went to cooperate with the Fujian monks and soldiers.

The plan is to deal with the Chenyang garrison on the flank first.

Chapter 1915 Should We Still Fight?

Liu Heng's garrison in Chenyang was facing an even more severe food shortage.

The people outside the city all fled into the city.

People both inside and outside the city need to eat every day.

We can't just keep them for nothing.

They might as well conscript a large number of able-bodied men to defend the city.

The food ration has been reduced to two meals of thin porridge a day.

When physical strength is insufficient,

They were already being overwhelmed by the monk soldiers.

The elite troops from Sichuan suddenly attacked.

Liu Heng could only lead his personal guards to resist.

The two sides have just engaged in battle.

A temporary contingent of Chenyang Chu troops.

They began to flee without warning.

They were not only tired and hungry, but also found it difficult to continue.

Moreover, they couldn't withstand the pressure of the battlefield.

They all fled towards the county town.

At this moment, the right wing of the main force of the Chu army,

One unit also collapsed.

Those were the laborers who had just been put in.

Their morale was already low.

They also discovered that the main force was engaged in combat on its flank and rear.

These laborers were unaware of the situation.

All we know is that the main force was surrounded.

In a panic, all I wanted to do was escape back to my hometown.

The Chu army's frontal and flank battlefields

The gaps appeared almost simultaneously.

"Give the order to Gongyi to lead his troops and break through the enemy lines!"

Lin Chong finally seized his opportunity.

Gongyi was Gongxiu's second son.

Last year I was transferred to Chengdu to serve as a cavalry general.

They trained 600 riders using warhorses from the southwest.

This year's transfer was temporary.

I only arrived at Dongting Lake last month.

Due to acclimatization issues

Only about 530 cavalrymen recovered.

There are still many sick soldiers lying in the barracks.

These hundreds of riders seized the opportunity and rushed through the gap.

Racing through the parched rice paddies,

They chased after the fleeing enemy army.

After chasing for a while,

They turned back and charged to shoot arrows.

The infantry, in coordination with the infantry, threw the right flank of the Chu army into chaos.

The Chu army did not have a large-scale cavalry force.

There were only a few scattered sentries.

When the formation is intact, it is not afraid of cavalry.

At this moment, however, it is difficult to resist.

In less than half an hour,

The various units of the Chu army's right wing collapsed one after another.

The Chenyang Chu army, which was close to the right wing,

Morale was also affected.

A second and third rout unit emerged.

"Dong-dong-dong-dong!"

Lin Chong personally beat the drum.

He ordered the entire army to attack.

Amidst the deafening shouts of battle...

The local militia and laborers conscripted by the Chu army fled in droves.

Tens of thousands of defeated soldiers rushed toward the Canglang River.

"Your Highness, let's go!"

The guards dragged Zhong away.

If you don't leave now, you can forget about running away.

Because Zhong Quan's central army had been breached by Lin Chong.

Zhong Quan seemed to have lost his soul.

His face was ashen as he stared at the battlefield.

He let his personal guards drag him away.