At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 197

The Sui army successfully seized the bridgehead on the opposite bank. Gao Bufan thought that the next situation would be a matter of course, but the Goguryeo defenders in the water village were unexpectedly tenacious. Counterattack, trying to recapture the bridgehead.

Liu Wuzhou was quite brave at the beginning of the battle. As more and more people died in battle, he gradually became a little timid and slack. He didn't dare to lead the way anymore, but hid more and yelled at the back, and occasionally rushed forward to fight for a while. , and quickly retreated to continue yelling, the typical thunder is loud and the rain is little, and the fart is useless.

As the saying goes, one raging soldier, one raging general, the general is the example of the soldiers below, and the general takes the lead in fishing in troubled waters, how can the soldiers below be desperate?

Seeing that the team was blocked at the bridgehead and couldn't move any further, and there were even signs of being forced to retreat by the enemy, Pei Xingyan couldn't help getting angry, and said loudly: "Changqing, let me go, tell Liu Wuzhou to retreat."

Gao Bufan also saw that Liu Wuzhou was timid to fight, so he nodded in agreement, and ordered Liu Wuzhou to lead his troops to retreat in an orderly manner, while Pei Xingyan led [-] new troops to rush forward, and finally sent Luo Shixin up.

When these two fierce generals go into battle, the effect is undoubtedly quite remarkable, it is simply a pair of dragons going to sea, and their power is unstoppable.

As the saying goes, if a general does not hesitate to die, how dare the soldiers not die?
Pei Xingyan and Luo Shixin rushed and killed, one as ten, the morale of the Sui army behind them was like a rainbow, and finally the defenders retreated slowly. The arrows were released, and the sharp arrows were like locusts, killing the defenders inside with fear, and accelerated to retreat.

On the battlefield, two armies wrestle with one another. When one side has the upper hand and the other side fails to reverse the situation for a long time, the advantage of the side that has the upper hand will continue to expand. When the advantage expands to a certain extent, it will change from quantitative to A qualitative change occurred, instantly overwhelming the opponent like a flood without a dike.

The situation at this time was that the Sui army was steadily gaining the upper hand and constantly expanding its advantage. The two sides stalemate for about half an hour, and finally reached the critical point of qualitative change. Like a flood that lacks an embankment, it rushes in.

"Come on, kill!" The Sui army was full of fighting spirit, striding forward on the pontoon bridge one by one, with a firm belief in their hearts, that is to go home, and kill whoever dares to block.

This pontoon bridge was the only way for the Sui army to go home, and it was also the only way back for the Goguryeo defenders. Therefore, even though they were attacked by the Sui army, the defenders were still unwilling to give up the water village and escape, but retreated to the barracks to build Set up a new line of defense and continued to resist tenaciously.

At this time, the infantry of the Sui army had almost completely passed the pontoon bridge, and only more than 500 cavalry remained on the other side of the pontoon bridge.

It is more troublesome for the cavalry to cross the bridge. They have to lead horses on foot, and there should not be too many people crossing the bridge at one time, so as not to crush the pontoon bridge. In addition, there is still fierce fighting in the water village on the opposite bank, and there is not enough space for the horses to cross the river for the time being. .

However, Qin Qiong didn't seem to be in a hurry to cross the river, carrying two maces on his back, holding the reins of a fat yellow horse with his left hand, and gently stroking the horse's mane with his right hand, as if combing his lover's hair.

The sun rose higher and higher, and the battle continued. Ulji Qingde, the guard of Liaodong City, finally had the courage to open the city gate and sent a thousand-man infantry to rescue the pontoon bridge. Huaiyuan City was being attacked on the other side. The pontoon bridge was not only the retreat route of the army, but also the logistics supply channel for the army. If it was occupied by the Sui army or even destroyed, the consequences would be disastrous.

Because of this, even though there are only 500 guards in Liaodong City, Ulchi Qingde still had to allocate half of them to come to the rescue, but his hesitation at the beginning has already missed the best time for rescue, and the Sui army has now successfully controlled The entire pontoon bridge was destroyed, and the infantry completely passed the pontoon bridge and entered the water village on the opposite bank. Now there are only more than [-] cavalry led by Qin Qiong left on the pontoon bridge.

"General Qin, there are enemy troops coming out of the city." Seeing that Qin Qiong was still combing the mane of the fat yellow horse, a soldier reminded him.

Qin Qiong then raised his head and glanced at the Goguryeo infantry who formed a phalanx in the distance and were slowly advancing this way. The corner of his mouth could not help but sneer, and said lightly: "It seems that Ulchi Qingde is better than his brother Ulchi Wende. It's far away, and it's too late to send troops out of the city at this time?"

After finishing speaking, Qin Qiong untied his maces and got on his horse, saying murderously, "Brothers, it's time for us to exercise our muscles."

Qin Qiong's [-] cavalry "elites" have not only improved their riding and archery skills after long-distance raids and actual combat training, but they have also adapted to a certain extent. At least in Qin Qiong's eyes, they can barely be regarded as suitable cavalry. The remaining [-] "cavalry" have also made great progress. Although they can't reach the level of shooting bows on horseback, they can still slash people with swords on horseback.

Seeing that the infantry brothers fought bloody battles for the bridge, and finally succeeded in taking the pontoon bridge and crossing the other side, the cavalry brothers were already hungry and thirsty. Hearing this, they immediately drew their swords and mounted their horses, and followed Qin Qiong to charge towards the enemy's infantry phalanx past.

Five hundred cavalry against one thousand infantry, the outcome is naturally not in doubt. The two sides first shot at each other, and then Qin Qiong led a hundred cavalry elites to enter the enemy's formation first, and fought hand-to-hand with the enemy. After several shocks, finally A hole was torn open in the enemy's battle formation, and the cavalry pierced through the torn hole like a sharp knife, and then there was an overwhelming massacre.

The Goguryeo infantry collapsed in an instant, turned around and scattered for their lives. Most of the soldiers fled to the city gate.Seeing the defeat of the infantry, the guard Yizhi Qingde on the top of the city was so frightened that he immediately raised the suspension bridge over the moat and closed the city gate. run.

Qin Qiong was about to gallop his horse to chase and kill to expand the results of the battle, but suddenly saw dust flying in the distance, his expression changed slightly, he hurriedly called gold to withdraw his troops, and retreated to the side of the pontoon bridge.

"General Qin, Mr. Gao ordered you to lead the cavalry to cross the river immediately, and there must be no mistakes!" A messenger of the Sui army holding a small flag ran over and shouted the order.

Qin Qiong immediately arranged for the cavalry to cross the river in batches, fifty at a time, but when half of the cavalry boarded the pontoon bridge, dust heads flying in the distance had already rushed to the Liaodong city, and only the sound of hoofs rolling like thunder could be heard, and the dust cloud raised The sky covered the sun, and the next moment, a huge cavalry appeared in the sight of Qin Qiong and others, and the rolling horses were like a flood.

This cavalry was none other than the commander-in-chief Jin Gongcheng who bit behind Gao Bufan and the others and chased them all the way.

It is said that after Jin Gongcheng realized that the target of the Sui army was Liaodong City, he led his cavalry to chase all the way, and finally arrived at this time, but it was a pity that it was still a beat late.

"General Qin, hurry up to the bridge!" Seeing the enemy cavalry approaching, all the soldiers sweated and urged Qin Qiong to cross the river.

At this time, most of the cavalry had already crossed the bridge, leaving only a hundred elite cavalry.Qin Qiong shouted: "You cross the river first, and I'll finish it off."

Ever since, the remaining [-] cavalry also led their horses across the bridge one after another, until the last cavalry got on the pontoon, Qin Qiong rode his horse to the head of the bridge, and at this time Jin Gongcheng had already led the cavalry to the river at a fast speed. Seeing that the Sui army was leading their horses across the river, they could not help tearing their eyes, and shouted sharply: "Shoot the arrow!"

The cavalry under Jin Gongcheng's command are really well-trained cavalry, everyone can shoot bows and arrows on the horse, and the rain of arrows poured down on the people and horses on the pontoon bridge at the command, and the poor dozen or so who hadn't had time to escape the shooting range The cavalry of the Sui Army immediately became the ghosts of the arrows, and more than a dozen war horses were also shot into hedgehogs, and fell into the river with a sad hiss, including Qin Qiong's yellow fat horse.

Qin Qiong's eyes were red, and he danced his mace tightly, and shot down the arrows with a clang. Several sharp arrows were shot, and these Goguryeo cavalrymen were shot off their horses.

Qin Qiong glanced back in his busy schedule, and found that there were more than a dozen warships on the river behind him. The Sui Army archers on the warships were firing their bows one after another, shooting at the Goguryeo cavalry on the shore.

"General Qin, jump on board!" Dou Xianniang called out anxiously.

But Qin Qiong didn't board the boat, but swung his maces and smashed the bridge deck, smashing the wood on the bridge deck, smashing the bridge deck five or six meters as he retreated, and then jumped into the battle ferry.

However, the moment Qin Qiong jumped up, a powerful arrow pierced through the air and hit his left shoulder. The former groaned and staggered to the deck.

"General Qin, you've been hit by an arrow!" Dou Xianniang hurriedly raised her shield and rushed up, just in time to block two incoming arrows for Qin Qiong.

"Thank you Miss Liu!" Qin Qiong thanked gratefully, broke the arrow shaft on his shoulder with his bare hands, and stood up without changing his expression: "Miss Liu, please continue to sail and try to rely on the pontoon bridge."

Dou Xianniang and Liu Gou'er heard the words and had no choice but to continue to operate the boat. Qin Qiong picked up two iron maces and smashed the pontoon bridge all the way, as if the arrow wound on his shoulder had no effect on him.

Liu Gou'er couldn't help smacking his tongue, and said to himself, "Niubi."

On the opposite bank, the commander-in-chief Jin Gongcheng watched Qin Qiong smash the pontoon bridge, and couldn't help but go crazy with anxiety. There were only a thousand cavalry, but there was nothing he could do.

(End of this chapter)