bastard seizes tang

Chapter 482 Night Attack
In terms of talent, Ye Mang is nothing more than mediocre, and it can even be said to be inconspicuous in the Tang Dynasty. I am afraid that the General of the Sixteenth Guards, the Governor of the Frontier State, and anyone who is drawn randomly will probably be stronger than him.But such a person, in such a position, caused Li Ke a lot of trouble.

At night, on the banks of the Dab.

The night was already dark. If it was in the past, it would have been a quiet time at this time, but today, on the first day when Li Ke's army arrived at the Yudujun Mountain, this night is destined to not stop.

"Governor, the enemy seems to be on guard." Li Ke and Su Dingfang stood side by side on the low slope on the other side of the Dabu River. Su Dingfang looked at the other side and said to Li Ke.

The night was getting dark, and it should have been the time when the soldiers were most sleepy and their defenses were the most lax, but Xue Yantuo's defenders on the opposite bank did not feel tired at all, and they still stared at the Tang army on the other side of the river without moving for a moment.

Li Ke heard the words, and said: "Although Yemang's military tactics are rigid and he doesn't know how to adapt, he is also quite capable in defending the ground."

Su Dingfang said: "What Your Highness said is very true. The last general has been watching here for a long time. Looking at it for a long time, Xue Yantuo's army on the other side really has no time to relax."

Li Ke asked: "Has Ding Fang noticed Ye Mang's habit of guarding every day?"

Su Dingfang nodded and said: "According to the general's observation, the soldiers on the other side are rotated every three hours, so there are four shifts a day, and each shift is on duty 1 people."

Li Ke thought for a while, and said: "According to what Ashina Zhong said, the total number of Xueyantuo soldiers on the other side is no more than [-]. They rotate in four shifts every day, and each shift is on duty for [-] people. They should be on duty every day. What time is it?"

Su Dingfang said: "What Your Highness said is very true, and it is exactly the same, that the defense on the other side can be so strict."

There are four shifts a day, and each shift is only three hours. The time is not too long, and the soldiers on duty will naturally not feel too tired.

Li Ke thought about it for a while, but he couldn't feel anything wrong for a while, so he ordered Su Dingfang: "Send the order, the three armies cross the river, and hit him once. This king wants to test Xue Yantuo's depth."

"Promise." Su Dingfang got the order and immediately complied.

After Su Dingfang agreed, he took out the command flag behind him, first slowly drew a circle in the air, and then waved it forward violently. The soldiers of the Tang army who had been waiting for a long time on the bank of the Dabu River got the order and went straight to the river.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty charged like fierce tigers. The soldiers in the front raised their round shields and stood at the forefront, while the soldiers in the rear held driftwood and other bridging objects and followed closely behind, trying to build a pontoon bridge to lead the troops across the river.

Li Ke handed over the power of commanding the battle to Su Dingfang's hands, and he stood on the short slope, watching the Tang army charging across the river, with a calm expression as usual, but stared closely at Xue Yantuo on the other side of the river, motionless.

Li Ke has been in charge of the army for some years, and he has quite a lot of experience, but he is not as good as Su Dingfang in terms of the ability of the commander in front of the battle, so Li Ke will not criticize Su Dingfang's actions at will.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty moved, but after a while, the soldiers of Xue Yantuo on the other side had already noticed it, and then there were long and loud horns on the other side, and the Xue Yantuo people also moved one after another.

For the Tang army's attack, Xue Yantuo's people were naturally prepared long ago. Before the Tang army moved, Xue Yantuo's arrows fell like heavy rain, trying to block the Tang army's offensive.

In terms of the elites of the two armies, Li Ke's army is the experienced Hebei army, while Yimang's army has many newly recruited soldiers in recent years. The Tang army is naturally superior to many, but The Xue Yantuo people were waiting to attack, so they naturally occupied the Dabu River.

Xue Yantuo's army was firmly separated, and the two armies were not allowed to meet. Even if the Tang army was good at fighting, there was no good way to take Xue Yantuo's people for a while, so they could only move forward against the rain of arrows.

The Tang army was good at fighting, brave and not afraid of death, and he just obeyed the order of Xue Yantuo's arrow rain, and he didn't see the slightest retreat. But every step forward, the Xue Yantuo's arrow rain became more and more dense. It is inevitable that there will be many casualties. It can be said that almost every inch of Tang Jun's forward movement is made of corpses.

The reason is that kindness does not command the army, and the two armies fought without seeing casualties. Li Ke watched his subordinates go forward and fell on the first step of the Northern Expedition. Naturally, his heart was painful, but his face was still forced to remain calm. .

Li Ke looked at the corpses of Tang soldiers gradually gathering on the ground, frowned, and asked Su Dingfang, "Dingfang, in your opinion, how long will it take to forcefully cross the Dabu River if such a forceful attack is made?"

Su Dingfang stared at the battle situation of the former army with the same dignified expression. Su Dingfang said to Li Ke: "If there are no surprise soldiers, with such a strong attack, it should be possible to go down to Buhe within three days, but the casualties may not be less than [-]%."

Li Ke nodded when he heard the words, the number Su Dingfang said was not far from what he thought.

Thirty percent is more than 2 people, more than [-] living lives, and this is only the first step of the Northern Expedition, and there are still many tough battles to be fought.

The reinforcements from Du Junshan will arrive soon, and Li Ke dare not delay here, but if he insists on rushing to attack by force, casualties are inevitable.Either trade life for time, or wait for Dujun Yu's reinforcements to arrive, and then find another way, Li Ke was caught in a dilemma for a while.

When Li Ke was thinking about crossing the river, unknowingly, it took a long time for Tang Jun to cross the river.

During this time of burning incense, although the Tang army has advanced a hundred steps forward, and the front has begun to build a pontoon bridge in the river, the casualties of the Tang army have already exceeded a thousand, and at this time, the number of defenders on the other side is also increasing. more land.

Su Dingfang looked at the other side of the river, pointed to a person on the opposite bank, and said to Li Ke: "Great Governor, the reinforcements led by Yimang have also arrived."

Li Ke looked around, and the number of people on the other side of the river suddenly more than doubled than before, it must be the reinforcements brought by Yimang.

Li Ke said: "Yemang came so fast. Judging by the posture on the other side, there may not be nearly 3 people."

Su Dingfang replied: "What Ashina Zhong said is true, this mang is really cautious, our army did not cross the river to test, he almost came out of the nest."

Ye Mang acted cautiously, Fang Yi learned that Tang Jun was crossing the river, and he could not trust others, fearing that his absence would make Tang Jun take advantage of the loophole, so he quickly brought heavy troops to garrison himself to be at ease.

Ye Mang was so cautious that he didn't dare to take any risks, which made it even more difficult for Tang Jun to cross the river. Li Ke looked at the increasing casualties, and his heart seemed to be crushed by a huge rock.

Li Ke's heart was gloomy, and he raised his forehead and fixed his brows in thought, but after a while, when Li Ke saw Ye Mang, who was doing things cautiously and doing everything personally, and was busy back and forth on the opposite bank, he thought of something, and the brows that were originally furrowed slowly relaxed. stretched out.

Li Ke immediately ordered: "Determine the party, there is no need to add more casualties, call for gold and withdraw troops, this king has a way to defeat the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)