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Chapter 423 Strong Enemy (Happy New Year Everyone)
Yishui originates from Taihang Mountain, flows eastward through Yi County, and is divided into three streams: North Yishui, Middle Yishui and South Yishui.Nan Yishui is the most famous of the three streams, and it was here that Crown Prince Dan of Yan bid farewell to Jing Ke.

Why did Prince Dan bid farewell to Jing Ke at Nanyishui, because this place is the border of Yan State, which has always been the division of Yan and Zhao.

Yanzhao is bounded by Nanyishui. In order to guard against the powerful Zhao and Qi in the south, Yan built a Great Wall along Nanyishui, named Yishui Great Wall, to defend Yanxia Capital in Yi County.Back then when Zhang Yi talked about the King of Yan, there was a saying that Qin went to Jiayunzhong and Jiuyuan, drove Zhao to attack Yan, and then changed the Great Wall of Water, which is not for the king.

When Jing Ke assassinated the Qin Dynasty, he left the land of Yan and entered Zhao, leaving behind the song of Yi Shui, which has been sung throughout the ages. However, thousands of years later, on both sides of the Nanyi River, there are large armies gathered, and a war is imminent.

By the Yishui River, there was a lot of voices.

On the south bank of Yishui, banners spread all over, and Xia Jun's legion drove all the way to the riverside.

Dou Jiande was stationed by the Ma River, looking at the Youzhou Army on the other side of the river, he suddenly waved his hand and shouted: "Which general is willing to build a bridge and pave the way for me?"

"Someone is willing to go!" It was Xia Jun's number one general Wang Fubao who answered.

Dou Jiande agreed.

Wang Fubao immediately led 5000 former soldiers forward, [-] soldiers lined up on the south bank, prepared bows and crossbows, and prepared to cross the river. The objects are launched into the water to lay the pontoon bridge.

The soldiers drove wooden stakes and built a pontoon bridge in the river up to half their waist.

At this time, in the late autumn of October, the north wind is blowing, and the water in Yishui is very cold.Even though the soldier drank a large bowl of crude spirits before going into the water, his face was blue from the cold and his lips were purple.

Despite the hard work of the soldiers, with the width of the Yishui River being seventy or eighty steps wide, five thousand bridge-laying troops worked together, and in an instant six pontoon bridges were laid along the river surface to the center of the river.

After the drums sounded like a shower, Xia Jun's soldiers all raised their heads, and saw that the Youzhou Army's formation on the river bank began to change.

When Wang Fubao saw the scene, he immediately ordered the five thousand soldiers on the south bank: "The crossbowmen are ready to cover the brothers crossing the river."

The crossbowmen of the Xia army shot their arrows one after another, and the five thousand soldiers who paved the bridge had no shelter. They were in the middle of the river and were most vulnerable to enemy arrows.

Unexpectedly, the facts were beyond Wang Fubao's expectation. The Youzhou army erected their large shields, and the whole army retreated instead of advancing. They retreated 60 steps, leaving a beach more than [-] steps long for the beach. Stay with Xia Jun.

Even if the effective range of the farthest crossbow is no more than a hundred steps, and an ordinary bow and arrow is no more than sixty or seventy steps, Li Chongjiu is definitely not Song Xianggong, and Wang Fubao can clearly see the intention of the Youzhou army to empty the tidal flat.

"It was intentional to lure our army to go deep, attack halfway, and annihilate them on the river bank." Wang Fubao sneered, "I don't know the truth that the more you fight, the more courageous you are."

Wang Fubao is brave by nature, overcomes difficulties, and fights countless hard battles, otherwise how can he beat Liu Heita, Gao Yaxian and others, and become the number one general under Dou Jiande's command.

At that moment, Wang Fubao yelled and said: "Brothers, King Xia is watching you from behind. He wants to confer his wife and son, and if he is full of princes, he will speed up and build a bridge for me."

Encouraged by Wang Fubao, Xia Jun's five thousand bridge-laying soldiers sped up their movements.

Zhang Xuansu, who was beside Dou Jiande, said to Dou Jiande: "King Xia, the Youzhou Army must have cheated in giving up the tidal flats. I implore King Xia to order General Zhang to retreat."

Dou Jiande said: "General Zhang is a general I personally selected, I trust him."

Hearing what Dou Jiande said, Zhang Xuansu stepped back and said nothing.

The soldiers of the Xia army who entered the water immediately accelerated, and the speed of construction, in a blink of an eye, the pontoon bridge was built over the center of the river, spanning two-thirds of the length of the river.

On the north bank of Yishui, Wang Mahan saw that the enemy's six pontoon bridges were making rapid progress, and the fastest pontoon bridge almost reached the opposite bank.

So Wang Mahan shouted loudly: "The crossbowmen are ready!"

After Wang Mahan's words fell, the front army put down the big scull together, and the crossbowmen stood in three rows in front and back, aiming their arrows at the soldiers of Xia army who were repairing the river with cold light.

puff!
The bowstring collapsed, and countless arrows flew away. The soldiers of Xia Jun who laid the bridge fell into the river with the roar of the arrows. Bubbles on the water surface turned up, and a ray of bright red color quickly filled the water.

The arrows of the Youzhou Army did not catch Xia Jun by surprise, and the infantry with shields rushed up to the pontoon bridge quickly, holding shields to protect them.

In order to resist the invasion of the frontier Fan people, the people of Yanzhao have been able to ride and shoot since ancient times, and the arrow array of the Youzhou Army is famous all over the world.

Dou Jiande had heard about the defeat of the Khitan White Wolf Water for a long time, so before sending out troops, he specially built [-] large oars, huge shields, side plates, and [-] pieces of iron armor to strengthen the protection of the soldiers.

The Youzhou Army's arrows caused a certain commotion to Xia Jun, but the throwing did not hinder, Xia Jun spread the pontoon bridge across the river.

Finally, the pontoon bridge in the second column from the left reached the north bank of Yishui River.

Seeing the scene, Xia Jun on the opposite side of the river cheered together, and the cheering drums rang out.Beside the dozens of corpses that fell into the river on the Yishui River, footsteps sounded on the pontoon bridge.

The sound of footsteps was steady and powerful, as if all the forces were pulling out the weight, and the pontoon bridge sank together. It turned out that the iron flow composed of Xia Jun's heavy infantry was crossing the river quickly from the pontoon bridge against the crowd.

This infantry crossing the river first, armed with iron spears, lances, large sculls, and heavy armor, obviously crossed the river for the army, and set up a solid position on the beach to meet the army of Xia's army.

The arrows of the Youzhou Army shot more fiercely. After the crossbowmen, the archers also began to exert their strength.

He was holding a step bow with one stone and five buckets, and now the bows were all fully stretched, and he raised his head to the sky at 45 degrees. With an order, countless arrows drew a parabola in the air, and covered the top of Chao Xia Jun's head.

Xia Jun crossed the river in heavy armor, but accidentally fell into the mud on the tidal flat, and was suddenly hit by a double blow from bowmen and crossbowmen. Although no one was injured, the situation suddenly became a little chaotic.

Seeing this, Wang Mahan couldn't help laughing, and said: "These iron bastards, in the mud, don't they become mud bastards!"

Immediately, Wang Mahan shouted loudly, and the Youzhou army's infantry rushed forward with their spears without any hesitation.

The fierce battle between the two armies on the river beach broke out, and the large shields of the soldiers on both sides suddenly collided with each other, making a loud bang.The collision of steel and flesh echoed along the Yishui River, and the rifles of the two armies clashed in the air.

The heavy infantry of the Xia army wanted to make a landing place on the bank of the river for Paoze, while the Youzhou army wanted to drive them into the water.

As Wang Fubao said, the Xia army fought extremely bravely in the last battle, especially the heavily armed infantry who rushed across the river bank were veterans of the Xia army who had experienced many battles. The tiger has a sound, and the iron armor on its body is made of iron leaves. Unless it is stabbed by a gun, ordinary arrows and knives will definitely not hurt the opponent.

Of course, the Youzhou army is also an elite in hundreds of battles. If you fight on flat ground, it is hard to say who will win and who will lose.

But what Wang Fubao didn't expect was that the Yishui river beach was very muddy. Xia Jun's heavy infantry only had twenty or thirty kilograms of iron armor on their bodies, plus a dozen kilograms of large shields and rifles. The impermeable leather boots made them almost trapped in the mud, becoming dragons trapped in the ground.

Plop, plop, Xia Jun's infantry fell miserably in the muddy water, and the Youzhou Army infantry in straw sandals stepped forward, counting shots.

Seeing that the hundreds of heavily armed infantry of the Xia army crossing the river were about to be driven into the river, at this time the soldiers of the Xia army on the south bank of the river cried out in surprise.

Everyone said one after another, General Wang has passed.

I saw General Dou Jiande Wang Fubao crossing the river with an iron gun in his hand, and the soldiers on the left and right on the pontoon bridge couldn't help but give way to him.

"Who can stop me!"

Hearing Wang Fubao's loud shout, it was like a god descending from the earth, entering the Youzhou army's formation.

The soldiers on both sides of the strait seemed to be watching the resurrection of Changshan Zhao Zilong. Wang Fubao shuttled across the river bank like a dragon with an iron spear in his hand.

Wherever Wang Fubao's iron spear went, where the Youzhou army retreated hastily, where the Xia army's critical situation decreased immediately, and then the crisis was turned into safety.Each of them shot one shot as if entering no one's land.

Youzhou Army, Wang Mahan here saw the mighty enemy general, and he couldn't help saying angrily: "That bastard, you ruined Lao Tzu's plan, take my big axe."

As soon as Wang Mahan finished speaking, Chen Ke, Zhao Quanting and more than a dozen generals stood up and stopped him, saying: "Before the battle, Lord Shanggu must explain that the general is the leader of an army, and he should not go into battle to kill the enemy, otherwise Hold us accountable."

When Wang Mahan saw it, he couldn't help being furious, and said: "All of you, I'll get out of the way, or I'll chop you up."

All the generals stepped forward and hugged Wang Mahan desperately, and Wang Mahan gave up.

Seeing Wang Fubao's bravery, the lieutenant commanding the front of the Youzhou Army also paid close attention to him, and the archers and crossbowmen in the back row were looking for Wang Fubao to shoot.

Wang Fubao was still in the bloody battle, his body was already covered with blood-soaked heavy armor, and more than a dozen arrowheads were inserted into the armor.

Yishui surged, washing the river bank, and the ground was covered with blood and flesh on the river beach. The soldiers of the Xia army on the floating bridge poured into the north bank one after another. A round of assault.

Under Wang Fubao's hard work, three pontoon bridges were repaired together, and thousands of Xia soldiers gained a foothold on the other side of the river.

On the banks of the Yishui River, Dou Jiande had been watching the battle for a long time, and suddenly he pulled out the long knife from his waist, stabbed it into the sky and shouted loudly: "Jun Xia, mighty!"

Nearly [-] Xia soldiers on the south bank of Yishui drew their swords to the sky, and shouted in unison, "Mighty!"

Immediately, all the soldiers slapped their swords and shields together, shouted in unison, and suddenly there was a thunderous sound, accompanied by drums, cheering for the robes on the north bank.

On the high ground on the north bank of the river, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but change his face when he saw the cheering crowd of Xia Jun, and said to himself: "Dou Jiande's Xia Jun is really no better than ordinary rebels. Although they may not be so brave and good at fighting, they are all The army is so motivated to fight, it is really a formidable enemy."

PS: In the new year, happiness is here. I wish everyone a happy new year. Take the lead, get rich right away, have a partner right away, auspicious year of the horse, and happy family.

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