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Chapter 1310 Unfavorable first battle

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    After the navy and the main force left, Ou Yan led the main force to continue southward, and the army attacked all the way to Baihu Mountain in the north of Yuhang County.

    Wukang County (now west of Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province) where Baihu Mountain is located is the north gate of Yuhang County.

    Liu Yuanjin was defeated at Jishan before, losing his troops and generals, and was almost at the end of his rope.  When all the generals heard the news that the Sui army was pursuing them, they were frightened and were in panic all day long.

    After everyone fled into Yuhang County, Liu Yuanjin was afraid that the pursuers would deepen, so he had to order his general Wang Minzhi to guard Wukang County. He also took the opportunity to order Zhu Xie's general Hou Wenshi to guard Fengxi Mountain (now Fengshan Gexi Mountain in the southeast of Deqing County, Zhejiang Province), and will  Zhu Xie's army separated from it.

    Wang Minzhi had 20,000 troops under his command, and Hou Wenshi had 4,000 troops under his command. The two of them jointly guarded the north gate of Qiantang.  Of course, in order to unify the command, Hou Wenshi had to be controlled by Wang Min during the war.

    Wang Min, the general responsible for guarding Wukang County, is descended from the Langya Wang family. Although the Langya Wang family has long since declined, he is full of superiority in his bones. He has always been arrogant and looks down on others.  Wang Minzhi also had a bad relationship with Zhu Xie, and he and Hou Wenshi, who guarded Fengxi Mountain, disliked each other. The two parties had no contact at all.

    However, Wang Minzhi had two skills in fighting. He once led an army to sweep through the counties in the western part of Yuhang County. In the Vietnamese army, he was Liu Yuanjin's right-hand man along with Li Junfan.

    After Wang Minzhi led 20,000 horses north to station in Wukang County, he immediately seized Baihu Mountain, the commanding heights in the north of Wukang County.  Wukang County is located on the east side of Tianmu Mountain, with rugged and mountainous terrain and inconvenient transportation.  Wang Minzhi controlled the Baihu Mountain, blocking the Sui army's southward path, and could also threaten the Sui army's rear along Tianmu Mountain.

    Although Baihu Mountain only has five thousand defenders, it is close to Wukang County and can receive support from Wukang County at any time.

    Ou Yan¡¯s 60,000 troops were stationed in the north of Baihu Mountain. Wang Shichong, Yuan Yan and others were all eager to make contributions and asked for battle one after another.  Although everyone was a new army and had not been through battle formations, they also knew that Tu Wanxu's southern expedition had been devastated along the way, and the bandits fled in the face of the wind. Therefore, they despised the bandits and thought that this march south was to gain military exploits.  Only Zhu Kuan had followed Chen Leng on his expedition to Ryukyu, and he knew more about the battlefield and knew how difficult it was to fight in the south. He also saw that except for him and Yuan Yan, all the troops in the army belonged to Ou Yan, so it was inconvenient for him to fight with Ou Yan.  He has been keeping a low profile and not saying a word.

    Ou Yan has fought against the opponent before, and he knows very well that the opponent is quite powerful. Even though he is not as good as before, he is not easily defeated.

    Therefore, Ou Yan refused to accept the request of the various tribes to attack, but prepared to observe again.

    When Yuan Yan saw this, he thought Ou Yan was unfair and wanted to take all the credit, so he complained a lot and tried to win Zhu Kuan against Ou Yan.

    Seeing that the opponent was not inferior, Ou Yan was a bit stupid and wanted Yuan Yan to test the strength of Baihu Mountain, so he ordered Yuanyan's troops to be the vanguard and Wang Shichong to hold the battle for Yuanyan and launch an attack on Baihu Mountain.

    Yuan Yian was born in the royal family of the Western Wei Dynasty and was the grandson of Gong Gongqian of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He was only thirty years old this year and had already been officially worshiped as General Huya Lang. He was a rising star in the family.  Yuan Yan followed Yang Guang on the expedition to Goguryeo last year and gained an experienced reputation.  He said he had rich experience, but in fact he had not fought in the war. He followed Yang Guang in an armed parade and returned.  But at least he had experience in leading an army, and this time he went through Yu Shiji's path to lead the new army in Huaibei.

    Yuan Yan was eager to make great achievements and was afraid that Ou Yan would regret it, so after receiving the order, he immediately attacked Baihu Mountain.

    Baihu Mountain is not high, so it doesn¡¯t look like a dangerous situation.  In order to defeat the enemy, Yuan Yan ordered his troops to disperse and attack in three groups.  Each route is divided into three batches, with about a thousand people in each batch.  He planned to use three groups of troops to continuously attack the enemy's camp, taking advantage of his strength and not giving the opponent a chance to breathe.

    There were about 3,000 people in the three groups, each holding a small shield in one hand and a horizontal sword in the other, and attacked the mountain with their backs on their backs.  Behind them is the third batch of attacking troops, all armed with crossbows, covering the rear.  As for the second batch, they are hanging at the end, always ready to pass the crossbowmen and meet the front army.

    The war drums were beating "dong dong", and the Sui army all over the mountains and plains rushed towards the top of the mountain. The crimson color of the Sui army caught people's eyes, as if the whole world was covered with that crimson color.

    Baihu Mountain is guarded by General Fangzhou under Wang Minzhi.  When he saw the Sui army launching an antfu charge, he ordered his men to lie down in the grass, leaving only a few people on the hilltop to attract the Sui army.

    Yuan Yan saw that there were only a few bandits on the mountain, and the arrows he shot were also sparse and weak.  Yuan Yan was overjoyed.  In Yuan Yan's opinion, the thieves must have no intention to fight and are fearful, so they are unable to fight back.  Therefore, in order to show his bravery, Yuan Yan personally led his men to charge to the top of the mountain.

    Yuan Yan¡¯s bright armor shone brightly in the sunlight.

    Wait until the Sui army reached halfway up the mountain, already completely within the attack range of the thieves.  At this time, Fangzhou no longer hid his strength. With the sound of drums, the bandits who had been hidden all rushed out of the grass and woods one after another, and countless arrows were fired at the Sui army.

    The Sui army was completely unprepared for this, and the officers and soldiers in the front row were shot one after another.  Then the bandits on the top of the mountain began to counterattack. Countless stones rolled down the mountain and crushed the Sui army.  The entire Baihu Mountain was filled with the shouts of the bandits, and the sound vibrated back and forth, frightening the Sui army.

    "Hold on!"

    Yuan Yan didn¡¯t expect this to happen, but he didn¡¯t dare to retreat at this time, otherwise he would be defeated.  Yuan Yan, who had no choice but to shout orders, personally led the charge and counterattack.

    Yuan Yan is wearing bright light armor, and at this moment, he is almost the brightest target.  The bandits on the mountain saw Yuan Yan shouting and seeing that he was wearing armor, so they greeted Yuan Yan with their bows and arrows.

    Yuan Yan had no time to dodge, and was hit by countless feathered arrows, turning into a porcupine full of feathered arrows.

    The leader of the Sui army died, and the remaining troops were even more chaotic.  Moreover, there was no shelter halfway up the mountain. The small shields they originally held had been thrown away in the rush to climb. Therefore, everyone became lambs to be slaughtered under the attack of the bandits on the mountain, crying and shouting.  Flee down the mountain.

    The Sui army at the foot of the mountain also discovered the chaos on the mountain, but the commander-in-chief Yuan Yan was not around, and the whole army fell into chaos, and they had to resist on their own initiative.  Everyone was a new army, and most of the generals in the army were inexperienced. Everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, but there was nothing they could do.

    Wang Shichong, who was still holding the battle, had some experience. Seeing Yuan Yan's defeat, he ordered his soldiers to move forward with their shields in formation to the foot of the mountain.  While supporting the Sui army fleeing down the mountain, they also built a defense line at the foot of the mountain to prevent the enemy army from following the route and attacking the Sui army's array at the foot of the mountain.

    The two sides fought fiercely all morning, and the Sui army finally retreated in embarrassment.  This battle ended with the Sui army losing more than a thousand people and the former army chief Yuan Yan dying in battle.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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