The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 410
The beacon smoke of the ancient garrison denounced the palace, and the village of the sunset was relieved.I don't know how many people returned from the battle.

——"Huanxisha · Desire to send sorrowful heart Shuo Yanbian" Nalan Xingde (Qing Dynasty)

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Zhang Xun is resourceful, his officers and men are full of whimsy, Tang Jun is united as one, like the Great Wall of Steel.

All the siege weapons brought by the Yan army from Luoyang were destroyed by the Tang army, and the generals of the Yan army had nothing to do.Yin Ziqi rides horses around the city several times a day, thinking about how to break the city.

At noon that day, when Yin Ziqi passed the northwest corner of Suiyang City, he found that the forest was dense and the trunks were thick.Yin Ziqi had a plan in mind and decided to build "Deng Dao".

Yin Ziqi ordered his soldiers to cut down a large number of trees here, and then after a little trimming of the trunks, they were piled up under the city wall of Suiyang according to a certain mortise and tenon structure, just like building a house.

The Yan army piled soil bags and sandbags on the branches again, planning to build a strong and wide trapezoidal ramp so that the Yan army could gallop their horses and quickly rush up to the tower.

Due to the use of trees as beams and bones, the construction speed of Dengdao is much faster than that of building siege hills.All the generals of the Yan army are gearing up to train their horses, expecting to be determined in a battle, and they will smash the battle and slaughter the city.

Yin Ziqi was worried that Zhang Xun would destroy the Dengdao, so he sent heavy troops to guard it.Divide thousands of crossbowmen into three squads and be on duty day and night.Once the Tang army's raiding team rushed to the road, they went all out to shoot and kill.

During the days when the Yan army was building the road, Zhang Xun remained calm and did not send anyone to harass him.

However, this does not mean that Zhang Xun listened to it.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Xun ordered Bai Fu to secretly go down to the city using his extremely light kung fu.Bai Fu was as fast as the wind, and his body was like a ghost. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Yan army, he stuffed a large amount of pine trees, dried wormwood and other flammable materials into the trees under the sandbags.

Bai Fu was busy for more than ten days. Because Songming and Ganhao were cleverly disguised and hidden, the soldiers of the Yan army did not notice the clue.

Early this morning, Yan Jun buried the pot to cook.After the soldiers had breakfast, they prepared for battle.

The gate of the barracks was slowly opened, and thousands of cavalry galloped out of the gate and rushed to the Dengdao.

Yin Ziqi waved the flag and used arrows to suppress the firepower of the Tang army at the top of the city, covering the cavalry attacking the city.I saw thousands of crossbow arrows shooting towards the city tower like dark clouds over the city.

The firepower was so fierce that the soldiers at the top of the city were unable to look out.

The cavalrymen of the Yan army were overjoyed, holding a shield in their left hand and a knife in their right, roaring towards the Dengdao.Dozens of cavalry pioneers rode their horses and jumped up the tower without encountering any resistance.

Only one cannon was heard, and the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky.

Hundreds of arrows shot out from the urn in the city, with flames on their tails, like a rain of flowers, across the sky, with a beautiful arc, crossed the city wall, and shot towards Dengdao.

The rocket instantly ignited the entire road, and the cavalry galloping on the road burned like hell messengers and flame knights.

Many cavalry had no choice but to walk through the thick smoke and jump down the road at their own risk.The cavalry at the lower end of the path would fall on their backs, but once the cavalry at the top of the path jumped off, they would often have their horses and their bones broken.

The wind helped the fire, and the fire on the road was too large to be extinguished.

Yin Ziqi stood dumbfounded in front of the formation, unable to do anything.

All the officers and men of the Yan army looked at the flames and sighed, watching helplessly that ten days of hard work were burned to the ground, powerless.

The first batch of dozens of cavalry vanguards who rushed to the Suiyang city tower were not much better.

As soon as they jumped up the city wall, the cavalry ran into the titan Bai Fu head-on.Bai Fu is holding a dark iron thick back saber, and the horizontal saber stands proudly, full of murderous aura, rebellious and unruly.

Bai Fu raised his hand, and three cobblestones shot out, heading straight for the enemy general, piercing the skulls of the first three cavalrymen and killing them on the spot.

Bai Fu raised his lightness skill and flew over the heads of the three horses. The black iron knife cut horizontally, drawing a golden arc, and the light of the knife rippled away like water waves.

The sword light flashed, and the No. 4 cavalry was chopped into two sections with both men and horses.The horse's head and the human's head rolled down the inner city steps together.

The remaining half of the men and horses continued to charge forward, and Bai Fu passed by, facing the No.5 cavalry.

This man is a general of the Xi family, brave and good at fighting.He saw that Bai Fu's sword skills were fierce and extremely brave, not only he was not timid, but his blood was surging.He roared angrily, brandished his mace, and charged towards Bai Fu on his horse.

When he came to Bai Fu, General Xi, relying on his speed, aimed a stick at Bai Fu's head.

The wolf tooth lance is powerful and heavy, coupled with the speed of the horse, the power is even stronger.

With the blessing of Kan Ding's true energy, the Xuantie Houbei Dao is invincible.Bai Fu was not afraid at all, without any pretense, he slashed casually.

"laugh"

Like scissors cutting cloth, the Xuantie thick-backed knife cut the Spike into two pieces.

The knife's edge remained undiminished, and Xi Jiang's arm went up, broke through the armor, and cut diagonally from the shoulder blade and armpit, cutting Xi Jiang's oblique lala into two pieces, one into two.

Before the blood sprayed on Bai Fu's body, Bai Fu had already rushed to the side of the sixth and seventh cavalrymen.

The two cavalrymen saw that the situation was not good, they drove side by side, the one on the outside slashed obliquely with a knife, while the one on the inside stabbed straight at Bai Fu's heart with his spear.

Seeing that he was about to stab Bai Fu, Bai Fu bounced off like a flea and a grasshopper.There was a flash in front of the two of them, and Bai Fu disappeared.

With a gust of wind passing by, Bai Fu leaped out from the gap between the two horses and landed between the two of them.

The two were shocked and were about to withdraw their weapons and stab again.Bai Fu swept across with his left and right hands, Xun and Kan Gang's qi rushed out.

"puff"

The people inside the city tower were decapitated by Bai Fu, just like cutting open a watermelon.The hot blood in the cavity and neck gushes out like a fountain;

The person on the outside of the tower was swept by Bai Fu's palm and flew horizontally from his horse, was swept off the tower, screamed, fell to the ground and died.

Bai Fu took the reins of the horse, reined in the horse, turned the horse's head, and rushed towards the rest of the Yan army's cavalry.

Bai Fu was like a god of killing, he raised the knife and dropped it, the head fell to the ground, and there was no one under his command.

Yan general was terrified, turned around and ran away.In the panic, many cavalry collided with each other, and fell down the tower with their horses.

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The fire on Dengdao was raging and the smoke soared into the sky. It had been burning for more than [-] days before it was gradually extinguished.

At this point, the generals of the Yan army were at the end of their wits and had nothing to do, so they dared not attack again.

Bai Fu studied under General Wang Zhongsi, and his art of war was unparalleled.

However, Officer Zhang Xunwen led the troops, his eyes were like a torch, he commanded the enemy, his wit and ingenuity in adapting to the situation opened Bai Fu's eyes, and he was completely impressed.

This kind of change in facing the enemy cannot be understood without actual combat.

In Bai Fu's eyes, Zhang Xun can be called a master tactician, he sees every move and dismantles every move, his whimsy and whimsy flow freely, the sky and the sky run freely, infinite like heaven and earth, and endless like rivers and seas.Just like Dugu Sword Demon's swordsmanship, there is no fixed method, and there is no trick to win.

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In the battle of Dengdao, the Yan army lost a thousand elite cavalry in vain, and the morale of the army was devastated.

Yin Ziqi's next general, Luohu, said: "General, Suiyang City cannot be attacked for a long time, we have suffered too many casualties, why don't we bypass Suiyang and go directly south.

When the Khitan tribe invaded Fanyang County, they often bypassed important cities and directly broke through to Youzhou. "

Yin Ziqi glared, and said: "You Hu people are simple-minded! If the purpose is to plunder, there is no need to fight a siege. If the purpose is to seize the city and occupy the territory, then the siege is inevitable.

If we bypass Suiyang, we will be in danger of being attacked from both sides.Our army's logistics, messengers, and troop transportation were all exposed under the eyes of the Tang army.

Our army of 10,000+ eats horses and feeds people every day, consuming countless food and grass.Once Zhang Xun cuts off my food road, the morale of the army will be in chaos.If the food is cut off for three days, if the Tang army does not attack, our army will be defeated. "

Another general scolded angrily: "It must be those stupid courtiers in Luoyang who planned indiscriminately to make our army go south from Suiyang!"

Yin Ziqi shook his head, and said: "Master Yan Zhuangyan, Minister of Zhongshu, is also a well-read person, and his strategic plan is correct.

The area around Huaisi looks flat, but in fact there are not many cities to attack.

The 10,000+ army, food and supplies, and siege equipment are so huge and heavy that they can only rely on water transportation for logistical support.

The Huaihe region has a dense water network and many rivers, but there are not many rivers with enough water to support the logistics of the army, just a few rivers such as Yingshui, Suishui, and Surabaya.

Therefore, the attack points that our army can choose are nothing more than Pengcheng in the Biansi River Basin, Suiyang on the Suishui River, and Shouchun on the Yingshui River.

Compared with Shouchun and Xuzhou, Suiyang's defense is relatively weak, with only five or six thousand troops, and there are very few civilians in the city, only thirty to forty thousand old and weak women and children.

If our army goes south, if we don't attack Suiyang, we can only choose Xuzhou or Shouchun.Since the Sui Dynasty, Xu and Shou have been important military towns, with heavy troops stationed to ensure the safety of food and taxes in the south of the Yangtze River.

Therefore, from the overall point of view, compared to Xuzhou and Shouchun, Suiyang is the best player to fight, but we did not expect that we would encounter Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan, two hard nuts to crack. "

Yin Ziqi still has some military information that he did not tell the generals: the plan of the Yan army to capture Xiangyang, capture Hanshui, and cut off the Tang army's food and payment transportation line was destroyed by Lu Jiong's department.

Lu Jiong, the governor of Shannan Dongdao, guarded Nanyang, and the generals Wu Lingxun and Tian Chengsi of the Yan Army successively attacked it.The city is full of food, and the starving dead live together.

On the night of Renxu ([-]th) in May of the second year of Zhide, Lu Jiong abandoned Nanyang and led thousands of soldiers from his remaining troops to Xiangyang, continuing to guard against death.Tian Chengsi could not conquer Xiangyang, so he had to retreat.

"Now there is only one Yan army left in the south. If Suiyang is not captured, Dayan will miss the opportunity to sweep the Jianghuai area." Yin Ziqi looked at the map and sighed.

　If you want to send your sorrowful heart to the side of the geese, the westerly wind is turbid and the wine is miserable.The blue sky in the yellow flower season.

　　The beacon smoke of the ancient garrison denounced the palace, and the village of the sunset was relieved.I don't know how many people returned from the battle.

　　——"Huanxisha · Desire to send sorrowful heart Shuo Yanbian" Nalan Xingde (Qing Dynasty)

　　
　
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