Horse on the World

Chapter 681 Xiaoaihe Attack and Defense
The Xiaoai River is less than 30 meters wide, and the deepest point is only a few dozen meters. The water is extremely clear. In some shallow places, you can even see pebbles at the bottom of the water. Occasionally, fish swim by wagging their heads and tails. Disappeared in a dark green.The water and grass on both sides of the strait used to be lush, but after the troops were stationed here, all the things that obstructed the line of sight, or those things that were helpful for the enemy to hide, were cut clean, revealing a piece of green stubble grass roots close to the ground, and countless people came and went. , has been trampled muddy.

Zhou Zuxun stood more than ten meters away from the shore, looking at the clear Xiaoai River. He didn't know that one day, this river would be stained red with blood.Zhou Zuxun is a brave general, he has fought against the Southern Army for many years, and he has also fought against the elite of the Xiao family. He has no fear of the Dingzhou Army, which is the most brave in the world. He firmly believes that he can defend Xiaoaihe, even if Xiaoai The Aihe defense area was not completely completed, because he and his subordinates were all soldiers from Qinzhou. On the other side, that was their hometown, but now, they had become a group of people who could not return home.He and his soldiers are eager to fight back to their hometown one day and take back the land that should belong to them.

Zhou Tong was promoted to general and took charge of Xingzhou. Originally, there were more than 20 troops under his command, which were basically formed based on the original Qinzhou army. The atmosphere in the state became tense.Luoyang has already advanced to the strategic point of attacking Qinzhou, and Xingzhou is absolutely not allowed to lose again. In the past six months, Luoyang has been dispatching troops to Xingzhou, and the soldiers and horses owned by General Zhou of Xingzhou are approaching. [-].But the composition is extremely complicated, including Zhou Tong's own direct line, soldiers and horses from Luoyang Capital Camp, and local troops from Suzhou, Huaizhou, and Gwangju.

As Zhou Tong's confidant general, Zhou Zuxun complained about the number of nearly 20 troops. Needless to say, the soldiers and horses of the Luoyang Capital Camp are elite, but they are too arrogant and have no eyes. All walking eyes are in the sky.If you just look at their equipment, Zhou Zuxun is very jealous. Compared with them, Qinzhou Army is not much better than beggars.However, Zhou Zuxun was very skeptical about their real role in the battle. When the cavalry of Ouyang Jianqiang of the Imperial Forest Army fought against Yizhou, they were indeed extremely brave in the early stage and won many battles. But in the final battle, When they encountered Dingzhou cavalry, they fell apart immediately, and even the leader Ouyang Jianqiang died in the battle.The Royal Forest Army is an even more elite army than the capital camp!They may be good when fighting against the wind, but when fighting against the wind and attrition, they need to compete for perseverance and blood. How about these veteran soldiers who were raised in the capital?
Qinzhou soldiers are different. After fighting these years, it seems that they have been fighting against the wind. They fought against the Southern Army, fought against the Xiao family, and finally fought against Yizhou and Dingzhou. Too many battles against the wind, too many The bitter and bloody battles have honed them too.

And the troops in Suzhou, Huaizhou, and Gwangju?Zhou Zuxun smiled wryly, is that called the army?The military discipline is extremely lax, the people where they are stationed are complaining endlessly, and the squires complain every day, either they have robbed a woman from a certain family, or they have stolen a certain family's things, just like a group of bandits, a military discipline Unscrupulous army, how strong can you expect their combat effectiveness?

Even General Zhou did not dare to put them on the front line of the Qinling Mountains. Such guys are not even qualified to be cannon fodder. If they were allowed to guard the frontline of the Qinling Mountains, the Dingzhou Army would probably be defeated in a single battle.

Fortunately, the army of the Luoyang Capital Camp is a little arrogant, but after all, its combat power is not bad, and it can still prohibit the orders of General Zhou. As the military aid of the Qinzhou Army, it can still give them some strong support.

Zhou Zuxun was thinking silently, when he suddenly heard the soldiers around him screaming, he couldn't help being startled, and came back to his senses, listening to the soldiers' screams, when he looked intently, the hair on his body stood on end, and he was covered in cold sweat Later, the Xiaoai River, which was still clear just now, gradually became cloudy, and the cloudiness became thicker and thicker. In a short time, the Xiaoai River had turned into a yellow soup.

"General!" The soldiers around him were all veterans who had fought battles. When they saw this scene, they understood something in their hearts, and their eyes were filled with astonishment when they looked at Zhou Zuxun.

Zhou Zuxun stared blankly at the Xiaoai River. He didn't expect that the Dingzhou Army went upstream to build a dam and cut off the water, turning the river into a lake and preparing to attack the Xiaoai River's defense line.The defense line of the Xiaoai River is not far from the river. If the upstream water potential reaches a certain stage, it will cause a devastating blow to the defense line.

"Immediately send someone to go upstream to investigate, where is the Dingzhou army building the dam?" Zhou Zuxun whispered.

"Yes, General!"

"Let's go, go back, and call a meeting of all the officers above the wing." Zhou Zu picked up his feet and left.

The water in the Xiaoai River was in a coma for two days, and from the third day onwards, the water began to slowly clear again. This is because the dam of the Dingzhou Army in the upper reaches has been closed, and the sword has been hanging above the head.This can be easily judged from the water level of the Xiaoai River which is decreasing every day.From the general to the soldier on the defense line of Xiaoaihe, they now understand what the Dingzhou army wants to do, and everyone is anxiously expecting the general to pay attention, what should we do?
what to do?Zhou Zuxun was hesitant, but now it has been found out that the Dingzhou Army built a closure dam in Wutou, tens of miles upstream from the Xiaoai River. The Xiaoai River is neither deep nor wide, which is enough to surprise Zhou Zuxun.

Now there are only two ways in front of me, one is to fight out.Cross the river to attack the opponent or go to Wutou to annihilate the defenders there, dig the dam to relieve the danger, and second, retreat.With the current wood-covered earth fortifications of the Xiaoai River, it will never be able to withstand the flood, especially in July, and the rainy season is coming. When it rains, the water in the upper reaches will rise and rush down. momentum will become stronger.

But didn't the punch hit the opponent's arms? Zhou Zuxuan didn't believe that Guan Xinglong on the other side would be defenseless. Maybe he was digging a trap and waiting for himself to jump!But if he retreats without fighting, not only will it be difficult for General Zhou to explain, but Luoyang will even hold the general and himself accountable.Retiring without a fight is not only a matter of losing the first-line area of ​​Xiaoaihe, but also tearing a big hole in the Qinling defense line.

Looking down at the map of the defensive area, Zhou Zuxun's eyes widened, as if he was trying to find a way out of the paper.

"General, you have to make up your mind. If you don't say a word, everyone in the army below will be uneasy. The big guy said that even if you die in battle, you will always drag a few back, but if the flood comes , then it will be cheap for Lord Dragon.” Lieutenant General Zhou Bin said worriedly.The generals who lead troops in battle are most afraid of low morale.Once a soldier falls, the army is filled with an atmosphere of failure, and it will be difficult to improve.

Zhou Zuxun raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot, "Fighting is going to happen, even if we don't want to fight, will the other party let us go easily? Zhou Bin, let Yao Chang take his cavalry battalion to Wutou to find out True or false, tell him, be careful, once the opponent is on guard, don't fight recklessly, come back immediately."

"Yes, general, regardless of victory or defeat, we always have to fight. As long as there is blood, it is easy to cheer up the soldiers again!" Zhou Bin nodded.

"Zhou Bin, come and see!" Zhou Zuxun pointed at a small red dot on the blueprint.

"Yaqueling?" Zhou Bin asked in surprise.

"If we can't beat the opponent, and Wutou's opponent is also on guard, then Xiaoaihe will definitely not be able to defend. The rainy season is coming soon, and as long as the opponent holds Wutou firmly, it will be very easy to accumulate extremely high water levels to attack We, if we haven't left at that time, we can only feed the fish and shrimp!" Zhou Zu said.

"The general wants to retreat to Yaqueling to hold on?"

Zhou Zuxun nodded, "Yes, but it's not me, but you. You take half of the troops to Yaqueling to build a second line of defense. There is a military stronghold there, relying on it to build a line of defense."

Zhou Bin was startled, "General, you are the commander-in-chief of the first army. You take people there. I will stick here for a while to buy you time."

Zhou Zuxun shook his head, "As you said, I am the commander-in-chief of the first army. If I leave first, the unstable morale of the army will be even more panicked. Only when I stand here can the morale be stabilized to the greatest extent. You are in Yaqueling The faster the defense line is repaired, the better, the sooner I can withdraw, and the more soldiers can be guaranteed to withdraw. After we retreated to Yaqueling, although the entire Qinling defense line was dented, it still remained. It can be guaranteed to be a whole and minimize losses.”

Zhou Bin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "General!"

Zhou Zuxun raised his hand to stop the other party, and then said, "I will report this battle plan to the general, and I expect the general will agree. When Yao Chang returns tomorrow, if he returns without success, you will leave immediately."

"So fast?" Zhou Bin said in surprise: "If the opponent finds out that we have withdrawn half of our troops, they will definitely attack immediately. General, the opposite is the famous Hengdao Battalion. No, it is already Hengdao Master!"

"So what?" Zhou Zuxun sneered, "Even if he has iron teeth, I will destroy him this time. It is better to leave early than late. Go down and prepare!"

"Yes, General!"

Not surprisingly, Yao Chang's cavalry came back from Wutou, and Li Feng's Yizhou battalion combined with Li Guo's infantry battalion. Yao Chang ran away after losing hundreds of cavalry. In Zhou Zuxun's thousands of exhortations beforehand, he had been cautious all the time. After seeing Yao Chang return in defeat, Zhou Bin led [-] troops and left Xiaoaihe immediately.

"Report!" A spy galloped back from outside the camp, rushed to the outside of Guan Xinglong's tent, got off his horse, and entered the tent.

"Report to General Guan! The enemy army in Xiaoai River is abnormal. Our brothers who dived to the other side found that they have a large number of troops retreating!"

"Oh?" Guan Xinglong sat up straight all of a sudden, "Have you figured out how many people have withdrawn? Where are they going?"

"Back to the general, there are more than [-] people, and they are retreating backwards. Our brothers are not familiar with the terrain, so we haven't figured it out yet, but they have already followed!"

"General Guan, they are going to run. It seems that the dam building upstream has frightened them." Wang Peng said excitedly.

"Who led the troops back, Zhou Zuxun?" Guan Xinglong ignored Wang Peng and continued to ask.

The spy shook his head, "It's not the enemy general Zhou Zuxun, but the deputy general Zhou Bin."

Guan Xinglong nodded, "That's right. It seems that Zhou Zuxun is a difficult opponent. Wang Peng, prepare to attack! Someone, call Li Feng's Yizhou camp back and join the attack together. I want to give Zhou Zuxun Thunder Thunder One blow, even if you can't defeat him in one fight, you still have to hit him with fear!"

"Yes!" Wang Peng stood up excitedly.

Boom boom boom!Boom boom boom!The sound of the passionate battle drums, the huge sound caused by hundreds of cowhide drums beating at the same time resounded through the sky, and amidst the sound of horns, the phalanxes of the Dingzhou Army appeared in front of the Qinzhou Army in neat steps. In front of them, swords and guns entered the forest, and the formation was rigorous.When they were more than a hundred feet away from the Xiaoai River, amidst the sharp whistle, they stood on the spot, and thousands of pairs of big feet stepped on the ground at the same time, making the ground tremble.

Ho ho ho!Ho ho ho!There was a burst of low-pitched yelling, followed by a rapid click of the war drum, and the battlefield suddenly fell silent. The scene where thousands of people were suddenly silent at the same time made people feel panicked. After a moment of silence, a fixed The state military officer jumped out on his horse, with the banner of Dingzhou Hengdao Camp fluttering in the wind.

"Dingzhou Army, all victories!" He shouted loudly, holding up the battle flag fluttering in the wind.

"Dingzhou Army, ten thousand victories!" Wherever the battle flag passed, there were thunderous cheers.

The deafening roar made the Qinzhou army on the Xiaoaihe defense line on the opposite bank look at each other, and their faces were all pale.

Zhou Zuxun saw that the soldiers in the defense line were all showing some timidity, so he couldn't help being furious. He jumped onto the wall of the village wall, drew his knife, and roared, "Who are you?"

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what Zhou Zuxun meant.

"Who are you? Where are you from?"

One of the generals understood Zhou Zuxun's meaning and said loudly: "We are Qinzhou Army, we come from Qinzhou!"

"Who are you and where do you come from?" Zhou Zuxun asked loudly again.

"We are the Qinzhou Army, we are from Qinzhou!" This time, there was a roar from the defense line.

"What about your hometown?"

"At the feet of the enemy!"

"Do you want to take it back?"

"want!"

"For what?"

"With our knives, with our guns, with our blood and lives!"

"Well said, brothers, our home is on the other side of the river, our fathers and relatives are on the other side of the river, but we are on this side of the river, we want to fight back, starting from today, from the day you killed the first A Dingzhou soldier started. Is there any kind?"

"Kill, kill, kill!" The roar of the Qinzhou soldiers was no less than that of the other side at this moment.

Hearing the roar from the other side, Guan Xinglong smiled, "Good opponent, this is interesting! Wang Peng, let's start!"

Wang Peng took a command flag from Guan Xinglong, turned around and strode forward.

With a buzzing sound, a stone bomb jumped over the Xiaoai River, jumped over the city wall and landed on the defense line of Xiaoai River.

"Be careful, general!" Yao Chang rushed forward and pulled Zhou Zuxun off the wall. "The opponent is testing the shooting range and will launch a long-range attack soon!"

"What are you afraid of? It's too early to kill me!" Zhou Zuxun laughed loudly, holding a knife in one hand, and said loudly: "Brothers, the boys in Dingzhou are very good at weapons, so let's hide first and wait for them to come up to fight melee." At that time, let them taste the knife in our hands!"

The soldiers laughed and searched for places to avoid the opponent's long-range attacks. With the rise of the Dingzhou Army, the tactics of the Dingzhou Army have become the focus of research by the generals on the mainland. The attack of the Dingzhou Army is actually very simple. Powerful, overwhelming long-range attacks cover blows, relying on their catapults to shoot farther than others, the Baoxu crossbow not only goes far, but also shoots more, bullying the opponent from a distance.

When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, the sword is fast, Kai Jiajian, the equipment of a Dingzhou soldier, placed on the Qinzhou soldier's side, is enough to equip several soldiers, but for this, others can only envy, want to equip, Sorry, no money!
Sure enough, after a few stone bullets to test the range fell to the ground, there was a moment of silence, and there was a loud buzzing on the other side, and then black spots bounced from the opponent's formation, and the black spots became bigger and bigger, reaching the small When Aihe's defense line was in the air, it was already as big as a watermelon, and it smashed down hard with a screaming sound.

The sound of rumbling was endless, and the entire defense line was trembling. Qinzhou soldiers held their shields above their heads and squatted close to the wall.These battle sheds are all made of huge logs, and a thick layer of soil is spread on them to offset the impact of the stone bombs. This is also the idea of ​​​​the generals of various armies on the mainland when they are studying how to deal with the catapult attacks of the Dingzhou soldiers. Move, let alone this move really works.Hiding in such a battle shed, the power of the stone bullets will be greatly weakened, unless you are really unlucky and hit several in the same place.

But today, a battle shed encountered such a fate. It is estimated that the character of the people inside is too poor. Their battle shed was hit by dozens of stone bullets in a row. It collapsed during the war, and dozens of soldiers inside were buried below, either dead or injured.

Under the long-distance cover, behind the Dingzhou army formation, rows of soldiers from the supply battalion carried thick crossbars on their shoulders, carried hammers and iron grippers, and rushed like flying.One person inserted a sharpened piece of wood into the river, and the other immediately picked up the iron hammer and hammered the stake into the river bed with a grunt. The people behind followed closely and connected the two stakes with wooden boards. During the period, more than a dozen bridges across the river began to be built.And the speed was astonishing, the soldiers kept changing people and swung their hammers, and in less than a stick of incense, they extended to the middle of the river!Zhou Zuxun saw the bridge extending straight from the river from the wall, and couldn't help spitting hard. He is the heavy soldier of Dingzhou!Bridges are built so quickly.

"Catapult, destroy these bridges for me!" he yelled.Even if these catapults are exposed now, they can't let the opponent cross the river so easily.

Xiaoaihe started to fight back for the first time. Dozens of stone bullets bounced from different positions, but the target was one of the stone bridges. With a bang, the bridge was smashed to pieces, and the soldiers on it screamed Falling into the river, some were directly hit by stone bullets, their blood was smashed into minced meat, and Xiaoai River was covered with a layer of red.

"Wonderful!" Zhou Zuxun laughed.

"Spot clear!" A roar rang out from the Dingzhou army.

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Oops, I finally wrote a chapter, so I posted it quickly, a chapter of [-] words!After posting this chapter, let’s make a preview of tomorrow’s. The time for tomorrow is still uncertain. Anyway, I will post it when I finish writing it. As for whether it will be one chapter or two chapters, I can’t say for sure. It all depends on the time. It’s the end of the year and the unit is busy. I'm busy at home, although I don't know what to be busy with, but I am really busy, everyone can understand it!Long live understanding!
Now I go to take a shower, and then I have to write the year-end summary. If I don’t hand it in, the leader will deduct my bonus. For an amateur writer, the end of the year is really a sad thing!I don’t think I can go to bed until one o’clock today. I have the most trouble writing a summary. It’s difficult to write new ideas for stereotyped essays!

It's hard to hide your tiredness, bow and bow sorry to step down!
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