Horse on the World

Chapter 512 Fierce Battle on the Tuojiang River

When Zeng Chong saw the fortification site chosen by Chen Zeyue, besides scolding his mother secretly, he also had to admire these generals in Dingzhou. He taught all the low-level officers, but few people know about him to the outside world. He has fewer expeditions, and there are no famous battles. However, if the opponent underestimates him because of this, he is destined to suffer. .

The Dingzhou Army's garrison site is a U-shaped terrain, with steep mountains at both ends, covered with forests, and snow several meters thick. Chen Zeyue will deploy his troops at the bottom of this U-shape. You want to cross the river from both sides to attack He, yes, but you have to go around a long way and cross the steep ridge. In this season and in this kind of weather, it is almost impossible to complete the task. On the contrary, because the Tuojiang River is frozen, the original wide water surface here Instead, it became flat.

Standing on the smooth ice surface, Zeng Chong stared at the defense line made of ice and snow on the opposite side, and clenched his hands in his sleeves involuntarily. up.

Zeng Yifei, the commander of the Jinghai Battalion, and Zeng Yiyang, the commander of the Zhenliao Battalion, stood beside Zeng Chong. Both of them were generals over forty years old. They both came from the Zeng family. , while Zeng Chong is from the generation of Zeng Yifan's uncle.

"The Dingzhou Army is well-known. Although Chen Zeyue, the guard on the opposite side, is not well-known, seeing Li Qing bring him by his side, you can tell that he is not Yi Yi's generation. But watching him choose the battlefield and deploy defenses, although he can't see anything unusual. This place is not easy to fight, but it's still in the middle of the rules. Are you mentally prepared?" Zeng Chong asked solemnly.

Zeng Yifei stroked his beard, and said in a puzzled way: "The Dingzhou Army can fight a lot of armies, like the Tianlei Battalion, which is called the first in the Dingzhou Army, followed by the Stormy Bear Battalion, Hengdao Battalion, Whirlwind Battalion, and Changsheng Battalion. The battalion is all famous, and it is the Panshi battalion guarding Dingzhou. Although it has not been on the battlefield after Pingman, it is also famous. The battalion in front of it does not even have a name. It should not be the main battalion of the Dingzhou army. Why? But Li Qing brought him with him?"

Zeng Yiyang also nodded and said: "Yes, according to Dingzhou military regulations, only troops who have made great achievements in battle can be given to the camp gate. Even the Bai people who rebelled this time were given the name of defending the army by Li Qing. What is this Chen Zeyue? The background? Can Li Qing value it so much?"

Zeng Chong shook his head, "I don't know very well, but a good fighter has no great achievements. Since Li Qing safely brings this person by his side, he definitely has his strengths. Let's be careful."

Zeng Yifei nodded: "Uncle, don't worry, we will not take it lightly even if we are facing the Dingzhou Army. The lion fights the rabbit with all our strength. I think this is also the reason why the commander-in-chief sent us here. If we can't get rid of Li Qing completely this time, our Zeng family will be in trouble again and again!"

Zeng Chong sighed, "If I could choose, I really don't want to be enemies with people like Li Qing! I hope I can keep Li Qing in Shenzhou this time, otherwise Zeng's disaster will not be far away! Yifei, Go to your Jinghai camp first, bring more equipment, don't feel bad about those things, we can buy them again when they are used up, and rebuild them, we can't afford to fail, or even delay. Yiyang, if there is a war, we will take it down in one fell swoop, During the day, Yifei is the main attacker, and at night you are the main attacker, taking turns to fight, not giving the opponent a chance to breathe."

"Follow the order!" Zeng Yiyang and Zeng Yifei bowed to accept the order, then turned and returned to their station. Zeng Chong stood on the ice, stared at the opposite position for the last time, turned sharply and returned to his command station on a high ground Standing in the camp, you can have a panoramic view of the battlefield in front of you.

Hundreds of battle drums were beating, rows of infantry descended to the ice, and quickly assembled into a dense formation. The trebuchet was lifted and carefully placed on the ice, followed by densely packed scorpions. Cannons and eight-ox crossbows were also placed on the ice. The ice was smooth. The trebuchets, which usually require dozens of people to move, can now be pushed by more than a dozen people. When these heavy equipment were pushed to the center of the Tuojiang River, they were fixed in place. , the infantry passed these instruments and began to advance.

The first stone bullet crossed the Tuojiang River and hit the embankment with a bang. The shooting distance was measured, and soon the throwers were busy adjusting the shooting angle and carrying the stone bullet.

At the back of Chen Zeyue's camp, dozens of trebuchets were also ready to launch at this time. Looking at the trebuchets opposite, the corners of Chen Zeyue's eyes twitched a few times. Damn it, they were all produced in Dingzhou. In the past, Dingzhou competed with each other for range And the accuracy of the catapult has no advantage at this time.

"Take aim at those trebuchets first, and destroy them." Chen Zeyue said, this thing is too threatening, if one bullet falls off, if you are unlucky, it can kill or injure dozens of people.

"General, our catapults are set behind the position and cannot reach them!" A school lieutenant said angrily.

"Damn it, the calculation is accurate!" Chen Zeyue spat, the other party obviously calculated the range of the Dingzhou trebuchet, they can hit their own forward positions, but they can't suppress firepower, "Son of a bitch , if that’s the case, then be their infantry, I still have a bunker here, but you are bareheaded.”

Saying this in his mouth, he was so annoyed in his heart, what is the difference between the Dingzhou army now? The difference is in strength and quantity, but the enemy is paying attention to fighting with them.

The war drums on both sides were beating at the same time, and the drums gradually became more and more exciting, and the soldiers on both sides were also aroused by the passionate drumming, and their emotions were aroused little by little, until the horns sounded suddenly, and the two sides of the strait erupted almost at the same time. With a roar, the stone bullets flew across the sky and fell towards the opponent.

With a few bangs, several bunkers were immediately smashed down, and several soldiers were crushed underneath. On the surface of the river, blood erupted all the way. On the surface, those falling stone bullets are like ducks in water on the ice, and their lethality is several times greater than usual.In the first round of mutual shooting, it was Chen Zeyue who had the upper hand. Chen Zeyue let out a strange cry and laughed loudly, "God help me too!"

On the smooth ice surface, the blood flowed, and the red color quickly spread on the white ice surface. The attacking soldiers stepped on the blood of their comrades, with red eyes, shouting, screaming, carrying simple wooden ladders, Pushing the simple building car, advance quickly along the ice.This kind of building car was made on the spot after Zeng Chong observed the opponent's defense line. It was only about three meters high, and there was a ramp on one side. Push it to the river embankment, and the soldiers ran up the ramp. On the contrary, you can condescendingly hack and kill the Dingzhou soldiers behind the line of defense.

Zeng Chong was not worried about the strength of the army. He knew that there were only more than 5000 Dingzhou soldiers on the opposite side of him at this time, and he himself had nearly [-] main soldiers. And behind him, there are other troops from Liaoshen and Shenyang rushing over in an endless stream. Even if they are exhausted, they can exhaust the opponent's troops. Even if they cannot break through, they can still make the enemy shed the last drop of blood behind the defense line. He wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to defeat this line of defense. At this moment, his attention was on the three thousand personal guards that Li Qing brought out.

Chen Zeyue's deployment of troops here can indeed make him unable to flank both sides, and can only attack from the front, but likewise, Li Qing's personal guard battalion cannot go to support him after returning. In other words, Chen Zeyue has put himself in a deadly position. , he has no choice but to fight to the death. Of course, he can retreat to the mountain behind him, but this season, entering the mountain, what is the difference between that and death?Would Chen Zeyue do this?
The only possibility is that after Li Qing came back, he would most likely cross the frozen river and attack himself from behind. Therefore, even if the frontal battlefield was wide enough, Zeng Chong still only ordered the two battalions to attack in turn, while the remaining battalion was the main force. Armed behind him to prevent Li Qing from attacking from behind.

Be careful to sail the boat for thousands of years, and once filled your heart with deeds.Li Qing must go here to attack the elite of the Bai people. To be honest, Zeng Chong didn't have the slightest affection for these barbarians. It doesn't hurt, even if they are standing on the same boat now, Zeng Chong is more concerned about how much Li Qing will lose in this battle. Although the barbarians are hateful, their fighting power is quite impressive, especially these elites of the Bai nationality. Belittle.

It would be best if Li Qing wiped out all the barbarians and suffered heavy losses himself, then it would be the best of both worlds.Zeng Chong fancied a little in his heart, but he also knew that the possibility of this situation was extremely small.Since Li Qing dared to attack at this time, he must be sure. The biggest possibility is that after eating an elite of the Bai tribe, he turned back to deal with him. Zeng Chong knew the situation of the right wing, whether it was Zeng Yifan or Well, whether it was Lu Fengchun or Lu Fengchun, they deliberately delayed the journey for two days. The meaning of this is naturally self-evident. They wanted Li Qing and the Bai people to fight first, and then come to pick up the bargain. There is no doubt about Zeng Chong's choice of people. On the contrary, he thinks it should be done. If he is not in our clan, his heart must be different. Moreover, the barbarian is now in the hands of that crazy woman named Neveu, and he will die even more. The more the merrier.

This woman even killed her own husband, Zeng Chong shuddered.

The resistance on the other side was no surprise to Zeng Chong. The resistance was extremely tenacious and fierce. After fighting for half a day, his troops rarely even attacked the river embankment, but there were already thousands of casualties.Seeing the gradually darkening sky, Zeng Chong thought, even if you are tired, I will exhaust you to death.

The Jinghai Battalion began to retreat one after another, and the soldiers in Zhenliao, who had been recharging their nutrition for half a day, began to set foot on the ice.The two battalions began to switch roles.

In the Dingzhou Army's defensive line, Chen Zeyue leaned on a knife, sat on a blanket, closed his eyes, and listened to a captain reporting the battle damage loudly.

"Command the frontline officers that the enemy will not stop attacking. They must resist at least until the second watch before abandoning the river embankment position and retreating to the bastion." Chen Zeyue ordered loudly.

After this battle, how many people in my battalion can survive?Chen Zeyue didn't want to think about this issue, let alone think about how to reverse the situation of being surrounded even though he won the battle?
(End of this chapter)