Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 896 Truncation
Under the city of Lu County, the sound of killing shook the sky.

Guo Shaobin actually didn't want to fight desperately. Up to now, they have been fighting in a standard manner, and they are very slippery.However, if the people of Jin didn't give them a chance, and looked like they were going to eat the Jianrui army alive, then he had no choice but to fight the Jin thieves.

Zhang Yun's heart was bleeding.

Jin people fight so hard?I just don't know what to say.

How can you enjoy wealth when you have spent all your money?

The Jianrui Army has less than 5000 people in total, and [-] of them are still with the Shao bandits and have not yet been rebuilt.Zhang Jun seemed to see his gloomy future, and the sky was about to fall.

Commanding the old troops and the township party that he is comfortable with is completely different from being a mid-to-high-ranking officer in the Xia army.If he had a choice, he would rather be unpopular in the Xia army and become a miscellaneous brand, but also firmly control a team that he can have the final say on.

What "Jane is in the heart of the emperor" and "heavily valued" are all deceptive!It's all given by others, and nothing matters at critical moments.

Only the army is the source of all wealth.

Jin thief, I will marry your mother, and ruin my Zhang family's riches and honours. There is one thing to say, although Guo Shaobin and Zhang Yun are not modern people, they have a deep understanding of what is "the value of the united front". Without the army, you still have a fart value.

"Kill the thief!" Guo Shaobin showed the courage he had once led his troops to kill the governor of Caozhou, swung his knife and slashed repeatedly, personally boosting morale.Under his knife, three consecutive Jin people fell to the city - not all of them seemed to be Jin people, but also the local young men from Lu County who were captured by them.

Zhang Yun was already exhausted, and sat in the tower, panting for breath.

It can be clearly seen here that at least ten thousand Jin people are besieging the city.And there are thousands of steppers ready to go next to prevent sudden attacks during the siege.

Their strength is really abundant.

And so far, at least half of the dead bandits were natives of Yunzhou.These inhuman guys are good at harming the people, although Zhang Yun himself is not much better.

A group of cavalry appeared on the southeast field. Their horses were not fast, and they were cruising far away.

Zhang Yun managed to stand up, took a look, found that it was his own, and immediately ordered: "Ready to respond."

The soldiers went down to deliver the order.Zhang Yun continued to watch, and saw that the cavalry of the Jin army had also dispatched, surrounded by more than a thousand cavalry, while the Xia army had only a hundred or so. They didn't stay, and disappeared into the distance with a whimper.

"Boom!" Zhang Yun slammed his fist on the pillar.

But then he comforted himself, as long as there are reinforcements, this battle can still be fought, otherwise the **** will directly surrender the Jin people.

At noon, the Jin army retreated like a tide.

He Huaibao came to the front line and looked around the city.After a long time, he only heard him say: "Unexpectedly, the Xia people don't have the courage to fight in the field. How long will it take to fight like this in the city? Stop fighting, and camp in another place. An Fuqian!"

"The end is here!" An Fuqian stepped forward and responded.

"Lead people to collect food and grass, the more the better."

"As ordered."

In fact, the simple pontoon bridge has been built, and supplies have begun to be delivered to the south bank.But who still thinks there is less food and grass?
"Mi Zhicheng!"

"The end is here!"

"Defend the camp at the ferry. Hurry up about building the city, if there are not enough people, just catch it." He Huaibao said again.

"As ordered!"

It is very necessary to build cities on both sides of Yangliudu, and then build the second and third pontoon bridges, or build a large pontoon bridge like the three cities of Heyang.

"General Li..." He Huaibao changed his tone, and said with a smile, "Your department is very elite. You can set the sea god needle for me, but you can lead the troops and horses of your department to keep an eye on it. In case there is a Xia thief who comes to rescue Lu County, find an opportunity to let him go." They come and go."

"Follow orders." Li Siben replied neither humble nor overbearing.

He brought 3000 members of the Yier Army, all of whom were cavalry, and they were indeed elite.

The cumulative number of soldiers and horses crossing the river has reached 7000, including [-] Jin troops, [-] Yiwu troops, and [-] Chengde troops.Li Siben is also a person who has fought many times, and he is looking forward to the upcoming battle.

But they still need to wait, because there are too few pontoon bridges at present, and it is difficult for personnel and materials to pass through. They must wait for this channel to stabilize and accumulate a certain amount of materials before they can cross the river in a large scale and look for the Xia people for a decisive battle.

Half a day passed quickly.

After nightfall, both banks of Yangliudu are brightly lit, and the continuous flow of cars and horses on the pontoon bridge almost illuminates the entire river surface.

Bags of grain, bundles of arrows, bags of wound medicine, and tools were brought over.There were even thousands of Bozhou masters who were sent by their state and county officials to help the Jin army with their work.

What a busy scene!

At midnight, Li Siben got up to watch the night.

The inside of the camp is quiet and peaceful, while the outside of the camp is noisy and lively, like two worlds.

He walked around with his own soldiers and checked almost every sentry post before he felt relieved.

There was a sudden exclamation on the river in the distance, and there was the faint sound of war drums.

Li Siben was startled and immediately climbed up to the watchtower.

On the pontoon bridge, a long stream of torches flows continuously.It was quite orderly at first, but suddenly, it became chaotic with an irresistible trend.

Li Siben's gaze moved westward, and he saw densely packed boats floating upriver.Firewood was lit on the boat. At first, the fire was small and seemed to be extinguished by the river wind. However, as the boat approached the pontoon bridge, the fire became bigger and burned the whole boat gradually. fireball.

"Boom!" Although they were far away, Li Siben seemed to have heard the sound of the fireboat crashing into the pontoon.

People came and went on the pontoon bridge, panicked.

Someone pointed a long gun at the fire boat floating over to prevent it from approaching.

Some people hurriedly searched for buckets to fetch water and extinguished the small flames rising and falling on the pontoon bridge.

Someone took an ax to cut off the bamboo joints connecting the boats on the pontoon bridge, and peeled off the burning part.

Seems like the situation is under control?But reality quickly gave him a slap in the face.

The sound of war drums was getting closer, and dozens of tall ships were looming in the flames, slowly approaching the pontoon bridge.

Concentrated arrows shot out from the boat, and the pontoon bridge was uncovered, and screams of pain could be heard endlessly.

In just one stick of incense, the soldiers and civilians who had just struggled to control the fire dispersed, and even became a mess because they were fighting for the road, and people kept falling into the river.

The arrows never stop, and there seems to be the sound of strong crossbows, ruthlessly harvesting every life that is still standing on the pontoon bridge.

Finally no one tried to fight the fire, and no one wanted to stay on the pontoon.

Some sailors from the warship jumped onto the pontoon bridge, sweating profusely, and demolished the bridge as quickly as possible.

Arrows covered them, and no one could pass through the death-like rain of arrows. Even if they were wearing heavy armor and carrying a large shield, they would not have any reason to survive under the shooting of a strong crossbow.

"The floating bridge is gone!" Li Siben closed his eyes in pain.

He remembered the offensive and defensive battle between Li Guangbi and Shi Siming in Heyang.Shi Siming was downstream, taking advantage of the east wind, he piled firewood and kerosene in the sailboat, and went upstream until he approached Heyang Bridge.

Li Guangbi had been prepared for a long time, and asked the soldiers to block the fire boat from a distance with long bamboo poles, and then bombarded Shi Siming's ship with artillery carts, destroying the enemy in one fell swoop and keeping the Heyang Bridge.

But the Heyang Bridge is so huge that it can even be covered with artillery vehicles.The bridge on Yang Liudu's side was too small, and they were not prepared enough, so they suffered this defeat.

In fact, the response to the first wave was already good.Xia Jun's fire attack technique did not have the desired effect, and the fire was very likely to be extinguished.However, they still had navy warships, so they ended up shamelessly, killing the sergeants and masters on the pontoon bridge with crossbow arrows, scaring off the defenders who might rush over, and then calmly destroyed the pontoon bridge.

"It's time to think about countermeasures." Li Siben went down from the watchtower and went straight to He Huaibao's big tent.

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"We can't wait for all the enemy troops to cross the river before destroying the pontoon bridge." In the camp in the northeast of Pingyin County, Shao Shude was having breakfast while chatting with his soldiers: "I expect the Jin army to be no less than [-], and most of them are soldiers who are accustomed to fighting. If they all cross the river, with the current strength of the troops, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold them all, and then it will be self-defeating."

Li Yixian, Yang Hongyin, Zhang Wen, Dong Zhang and others listened intently and nodded repeatedly.Maybe there is such a feeling of disbelief in my heart, but when I think about the nearby soldiers and horses, there are only more than [-] Tielin Army and more than [-] Feilong Army who can fight. — Forget it, it might be a disservice.

Moreover, after a while, Jin people may not only have built a pontoon bridge.The boats that make up the pontoon may also have been linked by chains rather than bamboo.If he was a little more ruthless and tied Hengjiang, the trouble would be even greater.

At that time, they can advance, attack and retreat, and even if the iron chains and pontoon bridges are eventually destroyed, they will have enough time to retreat.

"Sometimes you can't be too greedy." Shao Shude said: "Ziqing and Taining still have more than a hundred thousand people. How big is your heart to let Li Ke use the whole army?"

Everyone laughed when they heard the words.

"Your Majesty, the pontoon bridge has been broken, and the Jin thieves have no backup, what will they do?" Li Yixian asked.

"What do you think?" Shao Shude asked while eating milk porridge slowly.

"I heard that Jin people built cities on the north and south banks of Yangliudu and hoarded food, grass and equipment. This was for an army of [-], so there was no shortage of food and grass, or did they intend to stick to it?" Li Yixian said.

"Perseverance is a dead end." Yang Hongyin said: "When the Yi Cong army arrives and the army encircles them, can they still survive? No matter how stupid Jin people are, they also know that Henan is our territory. The longer it takes, the more our reinforcements will die. more."

"Li Keyong may find another place to build a pontoon bridge." Zhang Wen said: "He will not give up the soldiers and horses crossing the river."

"Difficult." Yang Hongyin shook his head and said, "Although it is possible to temporarily repair a simple pontoon bridge while the navy is not paying attention, it is difficult to pass through a large group of people and transport large amounts of food and supplies. Moreover, this kind of pontoon will not exist for too long. If found, it will be destroyed immediately."

"If I were from Jin, I would go south directly to Zhu Jin's territory. Or go east and run to Qingzhou. Squatting in Yangliudu for a long time is not an option. I just sit and eat. The cavalry is okay, they run fast, what about the infantry? "Dong Zhang said suddenly.

Shao Shude put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said with a smile, "That's good. The more you argue, the clearer the reason. Since you can guess and predict the next move of the Jin army, then you will make targeted deployments."

Everyone's expressions were terrified, knowing that the king is going to give orders to the ministries.

(End of this chapter)