Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 730 Crossing

Li Yue leaned on the ground with his sword, ignoring the exhaustion of running back and forth. He just looked at the river and the south, his heart was filled with emotions, and victory or defeat depended on this.

This is what has been my long-cherished wish.

Ma Gu and Shen Jin's navy can only be used as surprise troops. They cannot open up the situation on the frontal battlefield, and it is difficult for his troops to perform miraculous effects.

Li Yue never placed his hopes on others.

On the river, dozens of cockroaches sailed out of the enemy's water stronghold.

Although Xie Xuanshuijun went downstream, he still kept a hand.

There were only a few dozen dragonflies, but in front of thousands of bamboo rafts and rafts, it was like a few lions meeting a group of hyenas.

Little sparks lit up, dispersing the dusk on the river.

The scorpion was as ferocious as a wolf. It ran rampant and knocked over dozens of rafts and boats. The boats were covered with rawhide and could not be burned for a while.

However, it was obvious that these dozens of bamboo rafts alone could not block so many bamboo rafts. The soldiers braved the cannon stones and rain of arrows from the south bank and rushed towards the south bank crazily.

Someone fell into the water, hugged the driftwood, and struggled toward the south bank.

In less than an hour, Liang Jun soldiers rushed to the south bank. The fire also extended to the south bank of the river, igniting the withered grass and reeds on the bank.

In an instant, flames burst into the sky on the south bank, and there were sounds of killing.

In the firelight, the overwhelming arrows and spears were reflected, densely packed.

None of the black cloud soldiers on the south bank retreated. Their thin figures bravely faced the enemy's spears, and then fell down under the light of the fire.

The entire south bank gradually turned bright red...

The Chu army's capable troops are all the navy army and the Beifu army. Xie Xuan supports Wuchang, and it is impossible to leave many elite troops in Lexiang.

The fire was bright on the river. The dozens of boats were ignited by the bamboo rafts filled with kerosene. They stopped in the middle of the river and burned cracklingly. People on fire kept screaming and jumping from the boats into the river, never to be seen again. Made a sound.

Li Yue walked to the riverside, facing the river wind. The coldness carried by the wind slightly dispelled the fatigue on his body. Several floating corpses were sent back to the north bank by the waves, rising and falling, and there was a touch of light red in the dark river water.

At first, he thought it was Chu Jun. When he glanced over, he suddenly saw a somewhat familiar face.

Holding the torch and getting closer, I felt an inexplicable sadness in my heart. Among the floating corpses, there was Jia Ping. His white eyes stared blankly at the dark sky. He was sinking in the waves. He was hit by more than ten arrows in his chest, and there were also The blood had long since drained out of the internal organs torn open by the spear, and the wound was a faint pale white.

The boy lived up to the promise he made when he set off for the war.

Li Yue used a spear to hook him ashore, closed his eyes, and had no time to feel sad for him. "Salvage the bodies and bury them by the river."

War is extremely cruel. As long as the world is not unified, this kind of thing will continue.

Since the war in the late Han Dynasty, countless Chinese heroes have died on the battlefield.

Either they died of inexplicable cannibalism due to the Eight Kings Rebellion, or they died in extremely humiliating ways under the swords and spears of barbarians.

Looking at the faint sounds of fighting coming from the other side, Li Yue returned to Jiangling City, climbed onto the tower and beat the war drums with his guards.

Boom, boom, boom...

Each sound was heavier than the other, piercing the long night and crossing the Yangtze River.

A moment later, the shouts of killing on the south bank of the Yangtze River became intense again.

Li Yue kept banging until he could no longer lift his hands, and then he was replaced by his bodyguard. He leaned on the pillars of the city tower and looked south quietly, wishing he could kill himself across the river with a knife.

But now he is an emperor, not a bandit leader.

On the battlefield, no matter how many clever plans the general has, it is useless. The brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. No matter how good the deployment before the war is, the soldiers must carry it out. force

Gradually, the enemy's artillery fire and arrow rain also became sparse.

This shows that the Yangtze River is completely under our control, but the shouts of killing on the south bank have not stopped.

The villagers pulled out more bamboo rafts and laid them on the river. Soldiers wearing heavy armor jumped on them one by one and floated towards the south bank with the current.

Listening to the shouting of killing in his ears, Li Yue fell asleep in a daze. I'm really tired from running back and forth these days. After all, I'm forty years old and I can't stay awake for three days and three nights like I did back then.

When he opened his eyes, the sky was slightly bright and he was wearing a cold quilt.

Lu Qing stayed by his side all night, eyes red.

Li Yue glanced at the other side. Since no one woke him up, it meant that the attack was going well.

If you defend for a long time, you will lose. No matter how powerful Xie Xuan is, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. It is impossible to take care of such a long river defense.

Faced with such great pressure, it is already very good to be able to fight with myself until now.

"Your Majesty, our army has broken through the enemy's water stronghold and is besieging Lexiang City." Lu Qing looked tired, and his words were full of excitement.

"Only take down the water stronghold?" Li Yue was slightly disappointed that he had made such a big noise and failed to break through the city.

If Lexiang City is not broken, Xie Xuan still has a chance.

However, we cannot blame the soldiers for not fighting well. It is no longer easy to break through the enemy's water stronghold. Without siege equipment, there is nothing that can be done to Lexiang City for a moment.

"The enemy generals Tian Luo and Sun Wuzhong were quite brave. They led two to three thousand Beifu elites to defend the city."

"Let Zhang Hao and Liu Laozhi lead the forward army across the river and send a message to them. I don't blame them for not taking Wuchang. If Lexiang can't be taken, stop bragging about being an enemy with ten thousand people!"

"Leader!"

Not long after, Li Yue heard bursts of sharp and high-pitched roars coming from the city.

With this drake-like voice, you can tell it's Zhang Hao without even looking. Only his voice can be so special.

Then there was the sound of heavy armor clanging, and groups of heavily armored infantry walked toward the Yangtze River carrying large axes and maces.

After controlling the Yangtze River, it was only a matter of time before we conquered Lexiang.

Looking at this momentum, Li Yue knew that Lexiang City was almost there.

They have always been the ones who charge into battles, and are always victorious in every attack. They rarely fail to live up to Li Yue's hopes.

At noon, the scouts excitedly came to report, "Your Majesty, Generals Zhang and Liu took the lead in attacking the city. General Zhang killed Sun Wuchuang with all his strength. Tian Luo was exhausted and led the seventy-seven men to the east and committed suicide."

When he heard that the enemy had committed suicide, the original hatred in Li Yue's heart suddenly disappeared.

When the two armies are at war, each is his own master.

Even if there is hatred, it should not spread to ordinary soldiers.

Many of their fathers, brothers, and neighbors also died at the hands of the Black Cloud Army. This kind of hatred is meaningless.

However, the spirit of Tian Luo and others deserves to be admired by future generations, and it is much better than the noble families who kneel at the crotch of barbarians to beg for their lives.

"Bury him with dignity." Li Yue waved his hand.

"only!"

Lexiang was conquered, and Xie Xuan became a bereaved dog.

Li Yue washed his face with cold water and suddenly became energetic.

Although there was a fierce battle all night, there were still 20,000 soldiers in Jiangling City who did not participate in the battle.

"Send the order, all the troops in the city are mobilized, follow me to Xiakou, Xie Xuan cannot leave!"

If the navy and Beifu troops in Xie Xuan's hands return to Jiangdong, they will definitely be a big hidden danger in the future.

To capture this man would be to cut off the arm of Huan Wen and Xie An.

(End of this chapter)