First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 91

89. Yongning Riverside
Pianshi has arrived at Sanguan, and when he exits the pass, he will be Hechi County, but Liu Wenjing insists on advancing westward, allowing Hechi County, which can be captured easily, to plot Longxi Tianshui instead. Dou Gui and others are also helpless.

As Liu Shirang said, the [-]-strong army, half of the infantry, made a lot of noise when they moved. Although the scouts had been scattered ten miles away, and they circumvented carefully along the way, as soon as Fang entered the boundary of Tianshui County, they were captured by the Western Qin troops. noticed.

The original governor of Tianshui County was named Qiu He. He was born in the general family, he was a man of righteousness and a chivalrous man, and he was skilled in bowing and horses. He was called a good general. The counties and counties in the Central Plains were comfortable, so they presented rare treasures to Yang Guangjin frequently, hoping to be transferred back to the Central Plains. These painstaking efforts finally moved Yang Guang and transferred him to be the governor of Boling County. However, it was not long before Jiaozhi rebelled. Hehui fought, and he was transferred to Jiaozhi County, which was even more remote. Qiu He wanted to cry but had no tears.

Since Qiu He left, Tianshui County has lost its sheriff. In fact, since the chaos of the world, many counties have been like this.

After Xue raised his troops, he captured the "ownerless" Tianshui County without any effort, and appointed Chang Zhongxing, a general, to garrison Tianshui. , Chang Zhongxing, who was bored in Shangyu (Tianshui County Government), suddenly became energetic.

Originally, warriors like Chang Zhongxing were happy when they heard about the war. Xue Ju went to Fufeng to fight without taking him, and left him in Tianshui to garrison. This made Chang Zhongxing very bored. He just drank and had fun every day. Instead of worrying about joy, he immediately cheered up and gathered [-] defenders to fight head-on.

Yongning River, originating from Daliang Mountain, the remaining branch of Qinling Mountains, flows through Tianshui, Hechi and other places. It is a tributary of Langshui River. More turbulent.

And Liu Wenjing stationed troops on the bank of Yongning River, which made Dou Gui and others very puzzled. Liu Wenjing obviously didn't bother to explain this, and Liu Wenjing also let Liu Shirang spread scouts.

Finally, the news came that General Chang Zhongxing of the Western Qin Dynasty was leading the army, and Liu Wenjing summoned all the generals for the first time.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Wenjing sat at the head, "Jiang Mo, you lead your people to the upper reaches of the Yongning River three miles tonight, and build a dam to intercept the flow. When my general orders arrive tomorrow, the embankment will be broken immediately."

"Gongsun Wuda, you lead [-] cavalry and hide in the river bend two miles away on the right. Liu Shirang, you lead [-] cavalry and hide behind the camp alone. When my general orders arrive tomorrow, charge immediately."Liu Wenjing cheered up, "Everyone, I want these [-] Western Qin soldiers to die in Yongning River."

Hearing Liu Wenjing's arrangement, everyone was startled, Liu Wenjing wanted to hit it halfway.

Dou Gui frowned and thought for a while, and found that the arrangement was very reasonable, but he didn't question it, he just frowned and asked, "How can we expect that the soldiers and horses of the Western Qin Dynasty will cross the river to pursue?"

Liu Wenjing smiled confidently when she heard the words, "The general of Tianshui in the Western Qin Dynasty is Chang Zhongxing, who was born as a bandit and a reckless man. Liu Shirang sent out scouts all the way, carefully. You also advised me to take a detour. I agree with all of them. Let Chang Zhongxing think that we just want to sneak and have no intention of fighting, and when Zhongxing arrives tomorrow, I will show my weakness to the enemy and retreat in a hurry, I will not believe that reckless man will not pursue."

Everyone was full of admiration when they heard the words, Dou Gui also nodded, Liu Zhaoren was indeed full of talents, and immediately asked again: "What about Longxi County?"

Liu Wenjing stared, "It's true. After Chang Zhongxing is defeated, Tianshui will be unimpeded. By then, it will be close to Longxi. I want old Xue Ju to come and go."

Dou Gui was stunned.

That night, Jiang Mo led his people to build a dam on the upper reaches of the Yongning River to intercept the flow. Of course, it didn't cut off all of it, but just allowed the upper river to accumulate, leaving a small gap for the flow of water.

The next day, when the sky was bright, Liu Wenjing went to check the river, and she couldn't help but be very satisfied. It was severe winter, and the river bank was covered with hoarfrost. If you don't observe carefully, you can't see the trace of yesterday's water level at all. At first glance, there is no sign of closure.

Just at this moment, there was the sound of rumbling horseshoes on the river bank, and Liu Wenjing looked up, her expression changed immediately, and she could only see the flag with the character of Qin fluttering in the cold wind.

One of the leading generals was holding a spear, and there was actually a person protruding from the spear tip. Although Liu Wenjing had only one ear, she had very good eyesight. From a distance, she could see that the person being protruded was the Tang army's scout.

Liu Wenjing turned pale with fright, jumped on her horse in a hurry, and shouted: "Enemy attack".

Conscience of heaven and earth, Liu Wenjing has absolutely no intention of acting, this is really frightened.Chang Zhongxing was so good that he directly killed Tang Jun's scouts and cut off Tang Jun's eyes and ears, so that Tang Jun hadn't noticed when he got close to him, so he caught Liu Wenjing by surprise.

"Blow the buoys quickly to build a bridge", Chang Zhongxing immediately ordered when he saw more than a dozen Tang soldiers fleeing in panic on the other side of the river.

As a general of the Western Qin Dynasty, Chang Zhongxing had made preparations before marching. The northwest region was rich in cattle and sheep, and more than a thousand auxiliary equipment behind him carried the whole stripped cattle and sheepskin. Easy pontoon too.

After the auxiliary soldiers checked the water level, they were pleasantly surprised: "General, the water is no higher than knees, so you can just wade through it."

Chang Zhongxing was overjoyed, waved his spear and shouted: "Wave over".

Although the water was no higher than knees, the river water in winter was really icy cold, the horses were neighing from the cold, and the soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty were all teeth chattering.

Liu Wenjing galloped back to the gate of the camp, shouting at the top of his voice: "Enemy attack, prepare quickly."

When Chang Zhongxing led the front army across the river, he saw the panicked Tang army retreating in a hurry, "crossing the river quickly", Chang Zhongxing had to urge the rear army, he didn't want to miss the opportunity.

At this moment, the rumbling sound came from far to near, and Chang Zhongxing glanced at it, his face turned pale immediately, and he could only see the white waves of the river in front of him, and the turbulent river rushing in.

Seeing this scene, the Western Qin soldiers who were crossing the river were frightened and cried for their parents. Some rushed forward and wanted to go ashore, and some ran backwards and wanted to turn around. They all wanted to get out of the river as soon as possible. How can it be so easy to get out of bound feet, and squeeze into a ball for a while.

The flood is ruthless and does not wait for anyone. Although the river water accumulated overnight is not enough to cover the sky and cover the earth, it is really powerful when it hits head-on in the river.

"General, I've been tricked, retreat quickly," the guard shouted hastily.

As soon as the voice fell, Tang Jun, who had been retreating in a hurry, turned around, and a large group of cavalry rushed towards him. At the same time, there was the sound of horseshoes on the right side. Chang Zhongxing saw that another large group of Tang Army cavalry rushed forward.

Chang Zhongxing hated him, "withdrew", turned his horse's head and rushed to the left.

Gongsun Wuda and Du Junchuo chased after each other. On a high slope in the distance, Liu Wenjing looked up to the sky and laughed.

There was no face-to-face combat at all in this battle. Since the flood rushed down, the Western Qin soldiers collapsed without fighting, and Chang Zhongxing only led the remnant army to flee.

(End of this chapter)