Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 949
Because it has an absolute advantage on the waterway, the Jin army's temptations against Heluo have always been going on.At the beginning, it was just some harassment. As the army became more and more concentrated, this kind of temptation became more detailed and purposeful.

In particular, the news that Guo Song was directly demoted to white body due to his negligence spread to the various armies, which was like pouring a pot of cold water on his head, so that the generals and commanders of the various armies did not dare to be arrogant anymore. Treat this war with a more serious attitude.

Due to the strength of the water army, the Jin army has an absolute advantage in this section of the Yellow River waterway. Before the general offensive order is issued, the commanders at all levels also order ships of all sizes to frequent this section of the waterway, or to monitor the water flow. Intensity, or to test the actual situation of coastal camps and defenses, and some even sailed warships directly into some tributaries along the coast, in order to grasp the enemy's military situation and all aspects of the combat environment as detailed as possible.

For the Jin army who just won a big victory in Hebei, this is definitely an attitude of being extremely cautious and paying attention to the opponent.It must be known that before the Liyang War, the Jin army did not investigate the enemy's intelligence in such a detailed manner.

But for the Peach Leopard defenders on the shore, this behavior of the Jin army was simply unscrupulous and extremely arrogant, completely ignoring their existence!It was as if the executioner had already boarded the execution platform, but he was not in a hurry to kill the prisoner, but carefully observed where Mo Shuo should drop the knife.Such behavior is simply an extremely arrogant provocation.

Being so blocked outside the camp gate and scrutinized so close at hand, it is naturally impossible for the enemy soldiers in the camp to remain indifferent.Whether it was to prevent the Jin army from spying on the truth, or simply to vent their anger, the Mengjin camp also organized several counterattacks.

Although they are short of boats and ships, they are sitting on the home field and can mobilize large-scale troops to fight in a short period of time.Especially the previous time, with the convenience of the river bridge, the rafts, floating boards, etc. were suddenly lowered upstream, and directly charged and killed more than 300 soldiers and sailors in a fighting ship of the Jin army.

But this time they raised their eyebrows and raised their eyebrows and did not make them happy for too long. The loss of a battleship by the Jin army seemed to be a signal, and huge ships began to appear on the water.A total of three Chang'an warships appeared on the water, and there were nearly a hundred large and small escort ships around them alone!
Such a giant warship with a huge hull needs huge power to drive it on the water surface, especially in the case of going upstream, the water flow is not only insufficient to leverage, but the impact of the water flow is greater due to the huge hull, The sailing speed became extremely slow, and in addition to the helmsman and oars carried by the big ship itself, it still needed the assistance of other ships.

Moreover, although the current season has entered a dry season, the momentum of the big river is still not small. Once the ship encounters an undercurrent with too fast water power, many previous efforts will be in vain.

Therefore, the Jin army did not use such a large ship when it was probing before. After all, although the Jin army has an obvious advantage in water, the upper reaches are still controlled by the Heluo defenders. However, part of the river bridge from Mengjin to Hezhou has been repaired through the unremitting efforts of the Taobao army.

Such a large ship is almost like a fortress floating on the water, so it is difficult to deal with it by conventional means.What's more, Taobao's army doesn't even have basic conventional means. They don't have enough boats at all. As for making simple rafts and the like, they are barely usable for crossing the river. If they are used in water warfare of this level, No matter how many people are dispatched, it is just the floating board that kills them.

Originally, the defenders on the shore hoped that the Jin army would give up using these large ships because it was too difficult to go against the trend, but the Jin army finally chose to put them into battle.

Of course, this does not mean that the defenders are completely powerless.On the original Fuping River Bridge where Mengjin was located, Taobao's troops spent a lot of effort building up many floating weirs made of bamboo and wood.These floating weirs can be used to pass through and reinforce the river bridge in normal seasons. Once there is a war, you only need to disconnect the horizontal piles and cables, and they will be directly washed down by the current.

The giant tree, as thick as two people's arms, is cut into a shuttle shape with two pointed ends. Once it is cut off and restrained, it flows down the river, and the water helps the momentum.Previously, due to the scattered distribution of enemy ships, it was difficult to obtain enough effect even if such a powerful ultimate move was used.

But now that the enemy ships are in a dense formation, and there are large ships that are cumbersome and not good at dodging, it is time for these floating weir fortifications to shine.

Therefore, when the Jin army fleet appeared in sight and approached Mengjin, the defenders on the shore naturally prepared to fight. Nearly a thousand people, including animal power, were dispatched to the river bridge. Once within the attack range, this ultimate move was launched immediately.

Although they are completely at a disadvantage on the water surface, because of the existence of this upstream ultimate move, they can also not be afraid of the powerful fleet of the Jin army.On the contrary, the more troops the Jin army uses, the greater the lethality that this ultimate move can cause!

But I have to say that although this kind of large battleship looks mighty, it is really not suitable for fighting against the current, and the speed of travel is simply ridiculously slow.After it appeared in the field of vision, it took more than half a day, and the forward distance was not even ten miles, almost moving forward bit by bit.

With such a slow speed, even the scouts of the Heluo garrison who were looking at the enemy from the riverside were very anxious. They wished they could help pull the fibers in person, so that these Jin army warships could reach their floating weir as soon as possible. within the area of ​​force.

When Taobao arrived in Mengjin, what he saw was exactly such a scene, which dragged down to an almost absurd battle situation.The Jin army seems to be full of obsession with the participation of large ships in the battle. Even though the speed of advance is so slow, they still refuse to give up those large ships that are simply out of date.

As the defenders, they were absolutely passive. Although the Jin army's big ship was traveling at a horrible slow speed, it always maintained control of the river.

Taobao also tried to send out some light boats to harass, or cruise on the water in order to gain more enemy information, but once the boats rushed out of the dock, some of the light boats in the Jin army fleet would also rush out to take those boats and rafts. The defenders were either dispersed or forced to retreat, and they were not allowed to gallop on the water at all!

As for the river bridge, since they had been thinking about killing a few large warships of the Jin army, they did not dare to act rashly for such a small-scale warship cruising and dispatching, so as not to startle the snake.After all, their ultimate move can only receive a miraculous effect once. Once the enemy is prepared, it is impossible to expand the results of the battle.

"The thief army is really disgusting!"

At this time, Tao Bao and his generals could see the purpose of the Jin army no matter how dull they were. They didn't insist on putting the big ship into battle, they clearly just wanted to use it as a bait to make the arrangement on the river bridge a trap. And dare not launch, so as to achieve the purpose of full control of the river.

But seeing it doesn't mean that there is a good coping strategy, false and true, false and true, they rely on the arrangement of mutual restraint to force the enemy to dare not go straight in.The same enemy army took advantage of their eagerness to delay them from making a big counterattack.

Once these ultimate moves were used in advance, but the corresponding results were not collected, the next thing is that the enemy's boats and ships will rush directly to the Mengjin Ferry they are strictly guarding.

On this section of the river, the atmosphere was unprecedentedly dignified, but the rhythm of the battle was unprecedentedly procrastinated, which was simply a kind of torture.The defenders on the shore were all attracted by the fleet with three large ships as the core on the water, and they dared not slack off.

Even at night, the fleet still had no intention of restraining its whereabouts. The large and small warships were brightly lit, and they were still approaching at that turtle-like speed.But in fact, everyone knew that they were just doing it deliberately. Once they gave up the three big ships that slowed down the pace, their marching speed would increase sharply.

Such a large-scale fleet must have at least ten thousand soldiers.The total strength of the Taobao in the Mengjin camp is only a little over [-], and it has to be scattered over a defense line that is more than ten kilometers long. If any point is suddenly attacked, it may cause a complete collapse.

In such a silent confrontation, the Taobao army seemed to be doing nothing on the shore, but in order to prevent an attack, all members were on alert.As for the Jin army, it is only a part of their strength on the water.Although it seems that the Jin army still has to sail and march, which consumes more energy, new troops will be thrown into the battlefield at any time.

In particular, the Taobao army's eyes and ears were restricted to the small area of ​​Mengjin, and they had no way of knowing the deployment of the Jin army on the larger battlefield.

You must know that the number of the Jin army is 20, and the combined army of Huainan and Xuzhou alone has at least 20 people. If you add the surrendered army collected by Liyang, its real army strength is really not much different from the claimed [-]. big.In a large-scale battle that always likes to exaggerate the number of troops, the Jin army's claim to this level can be said to be innocent.

Of course, Tao Bao didn't know that before the war in Heluo, a considerable part of the Huainan army had already returned to the south, and Shen Zhezi's reception of a large number of refugees in Hebei also required the army to guard and suppress them.Deducting the divisions in Hebei Jijun, Hanoi including Henan Huatai, Yanjin and other places, in fact, the army that can really participate in this battle is only in the early [-]s.

But even so, the combat troops owned by the Jin army are several times more than the Taobao army.In the current situation of the Taobao, the most ideal response is for the entire army to retreat to Jinyong City. Although Luoyang is dilapidated, Jinyong can still be called a stubborn city. The Taobao has less than [-] troops. If they are all placed in Jinyong City, as long as the funds are sufficient , may not be able to stick to it for a few months.

The Jin army is under huge logistical pressure, and it is impossible to maintain the army for such a long time.Especially with the huge burden of a million people, it is even difficult to confront Heluo for a long time.

But Tao Leopard himself didn't know the truth about the enemy, and the blow of Hulao's defeat had made him almost lose his mind, and the sudden defeat of Shi Kan, including the fall of Yecheng, made him dare not take the Jin army at eight passes within.So it was natural to put out this stupid arrangement that seemed to be well-founded, but actually further diluted the strength of the troops.

That night, the Peach Leopard Army was always preparing for the battle, and the soldiers didn't even dare to close their eyes.It wasn't until almost dawn that Taobao was sure that the night was passed safely, and then he realized that the Jin army's fleet had been floating on the water for almost a day and night, and it must have been seriously exhausted, and it might not be easy to advance and retreat, so he immediately ordered Meng Jin to transfer two thousand The soldiers attacked downstream.

However, while the sergeants in the camp were still dispatching, suddenly several dusty knights rushed in from outside the camp, bringing a shocking news: the Jin army had landed from the lower reaches, and an unknown number of enemy troops were crossing Beimang. Rush towards the Shouyang Mausoleum between Luoyang and Yanshi!
(End of this chapter)