The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1024 The Battle of the Boundary Bridge
Fire in July.

Although it is autumn, the weather is still as hot as ever, and the summer heat is still there. Marching under the poisonous sun is indeed a hard job.

However, the morale of the Shu army did not become low because of the hot weather. On the contrary, the morale of the team seemed quite high. The official road along the Pan River to the south was straight and flat. The cavalry of the Shu army stood in a row of four, Running fast, whipping the horse and whipping the whip, the smoke and dust are light.

The cavalry is no different than the infantry when marching. The infantry can form a uniform formation. The formation of the cavalry is usually scattered, but this phenomenon is rare among the Shu army. Fast, but the formation of four people in a row is still very good, and the four horse heads are almost in a line. It can be seen that the cavalry of the Shu army is skillful in controlling the horses, showing good quality.

The flags of the entire team were fluttering. On those battle flags, the most were the flags with the word "Han" and the flag with the word "Luo" for the chief general, followed by the flags of the generals who guarded the army.Countless battle flags fluttered in the wind, seeming to be as excited as the soldiers of the Shu army, and the tips of spikes made of rusted gold thread shone brightly in the blazing sun.

A gust of cool river wind blows, making people feel extremely comfortable.Luo Xian is a native of Shu, and the climate in the middle of Sichuan is often humid and hot, which is completely different from the scorching dry environment in the north. However, Luo Xian has lived in Jizhou for several years, and has gradually gotten used to the climate here. In order to avoid the scorching heat at noon, Luo Xian chose to march an hour earlier, taking advantage of the cooler weather in the morning as much as possible to hurry.

This is the first large-scale offensive operation of the Right Army Corps. In the past several battles, the Right Army Corps has always been in a defensive state. Incomparably carefree and comfortable, it is probably because people's subconscious tends to take the initiative.

It has been several years since Luo Xian arrived in Jizhou. He can be said to be the first of the Shu army to enter Jizhou to fight. At the beginning, in order to fight against the Huns, the Shu army divided into three groups. Luo Xian led the right army to enter Jizhou first. After two years After a lot of hard work, he finally gained a firm foothold in Jizhou, and the moment to expel the Hulu was also ushered in.

Jizhou has always been the main battlefield of the Right Army of the Shu Army. The vast plain here is the big stage where the cavalry of the Shu Army is active. , that was last year's great victory in Anguo, which was also the result of the joint operations of the three legions. The right legion fought alone, and it seemed that there was no commendable victory.

This undoubtedly made Luo Xian very depressed. You know, in terms of equipment and combat power, the Right Army is second to none among the armies of the Shu Army, but it seems that luck is worse. There is no right legion.

But this time, the Right Army Corps finally had an opportunity to fight alone, which was to attack the Qinghe Plain. Play better.

"Captain Luo, the boundary bridge is ahead!" Deputy Governor Wang Qi pointed to the front and said to Luo Xian.

In Luo Xian's eyes, a sharp light flashed across his eyes. He set up an awning and looked forward. The famous Jieqiao is actually just an ordinary small town on the bank of the Pan River. If Wang Qi hadn't told him that this is the Jieqiao, Luo Xian would have It will not be connected here with the ancient battlefield where Yuan Shao, Gongsun and Sun Zan fought fiercely.

From this position of Luo Xian, one can vaguely see the tents and flags of the Jin army. It is obvious that Ma Long has set up a barracks at Jieqiao first. Luo Xian immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing, but he did not set up camp, but ordered The Shu army took a brief rest in situ.

At the same time, Luo Xian sent scouts to investigate the situation immediately. Before a big battle, at least one must know oneself and the enemy, so as to be able to win a hundred battles.

Luo Xian didn't set up camp first, but just wanted to know the situation of the Jin army, and then decide whether to launch an attack immediately or to camp first and fight another day.

The scout soldiers soon reported back that the Jin army had already sent troops to garrison Jieqiao. The army stationed at Jieqiao was led by Ma Long himself, with about 3 people, most of whom were infantry.

Seeing that the Jin army was obviously lagging behind in terms of strength and equipment, Luo Xian smiled slightly, saying that he was bound to win this battle.

Luo Xian has always been known for being calm and capable, and good at tough battles, but it doesn't mean that Luo Xian won't fight with the wind. Now that the Shu army has an overwhelming majority of cavalry against the Jin army's infantry, Luo Xian has no doubts about this battle The Shu army can easily win.

The Shu army who hadn't camped had rested for more than an hour in place. The meal at noon was simply to eat some dry food to deal with it. When the sun was westward and the weather was not so hot, Luo Xian ordered Attack.

The camp of the Jin army on the opposite side was Luo Xian's target. The reason why he did not choose to camp at this time was because Luo Xian had already decided to spend the night in the camp of the Jin army tonight. Why bother to do it yourself, Luo Xian's goal is very clear, to end the battle before dark.

As soon as the cavalrymen of the Shu army heard that a battle was about to start, they immediately became excited. The same is true for people and horses. The whole army was in a state of excitement.

Deng Pu's Qinglong Army and Fu Ju's White Tiger Army were in charge of the first attack. After Luo Xian's order was issued, the second general was in high spirits, and immediately raised his own army and horses, with great momentum, and headed towards the Jin Dynasty stationed ten miles to the south of Jieqiao. The army camp rushed all the way.

The arrival of the Shu army has already alarmed Ma Long, the deputy governor of the Jin army stationed in the south of Jieqiao.

Since Ma Long took charge of the defense of the two counties of Qinghe and Pingyuan, he has been actively preparing for battle. If he wants to defend the two counties, he must first defend the gate boundary bridge of Qinghe. Only by keeping the enemy out of the country can Qinghe Plain be secured The two counties are safe and sound.

Ma Long did not devote all of his troops to the Jieqiao this time, but only led [-] infantry, and the other [-] infantry were deployed by Ma Long on the rear wing, ready to attack at any time. Jieqiao provided reinforcements, and at the same time, in order to prevent accidents, Malone still arranged a retreat.

When the Shu army launched an attack, Ma Long also chuckled and shouted loudly: "Let's fight! Set up the formation!"

The gate of the Jin army camp was wide open, and several groups of troops filed out. On the open and flat plain of Jieqiao, they calmly formed formations to meet the enemy.

(End of this chapter)