Northern Dynasties

Chapter 489 Fierce Battle at River Bridge

In the Zhitang of Heyang Beizhong City, Hu Lujin, who had just returned from the Hebei Racecourse, bowed his head and pondered after hearing Xue Guyan's account of his battle with the enemy. After a while, he looked at Xue again. Gu Yan sighed: "It's really careless."

"The final general only said that the people on this road should be the side of the thief. After seizing me and closing the defense, they will definitely become more greedy. If they don't fight head-on and regain the lost ground, they may attract more..."

When Xue Guyan faced Pan Le, he dared to stare and argue a few words, but when he heard Hu Lujin's accusation, he didn't dare to refute, especially since he had made a mistake this time, even though he sent troops to inform Hu Lujin , but before waiting for a reply, he has already impatiently led the crowd away.

However, Hu Lujin did not continue to listen to Xue Guyan's defense, but turned his head to look at Pan Le and frowned and said, "Xianggui doesn't mean to be fully prepared this time, the three cities are the foundation of my river defense, so we will guard them." Here, it is the safety of the city defense here. Other than that, the rest are not in your plan. It is too late to regret because of the small loss!"

Pan Le knew that Hu Lujin was accusing him of being trapped at the Fanbing Saiqiao and failing to recapture the Nancheng in time, so he cupped his fists after pondering for a while and said, "Master Sima Mingjian, I am guarding Zhongyu City, which seems to be the same as Nancheng. Lips and teeth are interdependent and can support each other, but they do not belong to each other.

After Xue Guyan's defeat, he did not inform me of the danger. If I knew it earlier, how could I allow the thieves to take the city defense lightly?Waiting to know what happened, the time has already passed, and the thief is able to arm people one by one in such a short period of time, presumably they have to use their power to subdue people in the city.Without the help of the troops from the rear, the last general really dare not put all the troops of Zhongyu City to the south of the bridge..."

Hearing this, Hu Lujin frowned slightly, and immediately said again: "I don't need to say more about the current situation. I am with you, and we share weal and woe. Xue Guyan lost his place I don't blame him deeply, but I am afraid that he will be taken away by his prestige, which will damage his heroic feelings of hatred and revenge.

When you ask Xianggui, it is because you have always been both wise and brave. When the Lord is present, you often say to yourself that the power you have gained from Xianggui is not only used by a general.It is indeed a pity to lose a city, but it is still too early to tell the merits and demerits of the matter, and there is a lot of room for redemption.What I said today is just a warning to you, don't be decadent and despondent, and gain more power! "

Hearing this, Pan Le hurriedly got up and cupped his hands, and said with shame on his face: "Da Sima has a broad mind and puts the overall situation first. The general will be ashamed, but he has never lost his ambition to serve the country! How to deal with the future , the only one waiting to be dismissed is Da Sima, but the last general will never dare to resign if he is dispatched!"

Hu Lujin also stood up from the table, came forward to hold Pan Le's arm, turned and looked back at Xue Guyan and sighed: "Your worry about the thieves' greed is indeed justified. .Fang Jin internal and external turmoil, people's hearts are uneasy, a little turmoil will make people feel uproarious.

The son asked me to go out of the town of Heyang in the hope of guarding the key points and calming down the overall situation. The success or failure of Heqiao is more dangerous to the current situation than the disaster in Henan.The thieves in Kansai have been suffering for a long time. Before, they were weak and had no chance to take advantage of them. This time, the advance of Heyang will definitely encourage the thieves.If the black otter comes, the situation is in danger.Recapturing Nancheng is a top priority, but the defenses in other places cannot be ignored. "

Speaking of this, he held Pan Le's hand again and said, "I would like to ask Xianggui to lead his troops back to guard Zhiguan to prevent western thieves from rushing out of Qiziling to attack me. It may not be like this in the future, but we are always prepared .”

Pan Le heard this arrangement.He was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Don't worry, Da Sima, I will definitely not let the western thieves invade Hanoi!"

Hu Lujin looked at Xue Guyan again and said: "I will pay you another five thousand soldiers, and immediately enter Heyang Pass. If the city is lost to you and regained to you, the merits and demerits can still be offset. If not, you will return to Ye to plead guilty." In front of the son!"

"The last general takes orders! He must fight to the death to win the city, and he will live up to Da Sima's kindness!"

After Xue Guyan heard this, he quickly clasped his fists in worship, his eyes were already bloodshot, which showed his deep hatred for the western thief.

In the northern city of Heyang, the soldiers were constantly preparing for battle that night, and the southern city was also not stable.

Although He Ruodun and Gao Le entered the city smoothly, and with the help of Linhuai King Yuan Xiaoyou, who had surrendered, they drove back the Hebei Fanbing, and deployed some defenses urgently, and finally barely delayed the enemy's first counterattack.

But then the difficult test they faced really began, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that this Heyang South City was really a sweet trap, and if they were not careful, they might die without a burial.

The reasons for this need not be elaborated, the most important thing at the moment is that it is better to be happy alone than to be happy together, and to pass this news back as soon as possible to make the Lord and the others happy.So shortly after entering the city, He Ruodun sent his staff to report.

Although the enemy did not launch another attack that night, Ho Ruo Dun and the others did not dare to neglect. The soldiers were on duty at the south of the bridge in batches to prevent the enemy from launching a night attack.

At dawn, the river was filled with mist, and the night had not completely receded, so the vision was even more restricted. Every time the waves in the river rose and fell, it made people worry. It was audacious to worry that there were other extraordinary sounds hidden under the waves. He Ruodun and Gao Le also held their weapons tightly at this moment, each guarding the side of the river bridge.

"What, what is this sound? Is it the oars hitting the water, or the sound of horses' hooves?"

A strange and very rhythmic sound wave came out from the thick fog. The few people who heard it at first thought it was an illusion, but as more and more people heard it, the buzzing voice gradually sounded in the team .

This kind of fear in the face of the unknown is the most terrifying. Even many veteran soldiers who have been in battle for a long time, if they are in such a frightening situation for a long time, they are very likely to have mental breakdown and then vicious events such as battalions.

"Do you want to set fire to the bridge? This way, even if the enemy troops attack, you can suspend the offensive..."

Gao Le felt that the crowd was getting more and more tense, so he approached He Ruodun and whispered.

He Ruodun was also very nervous at the moment, and when he heard Gao Le's words, he showed a tangled and struggling look, and shook his head after a while and said: "No, if the bridge is burned right now, the thief will know that my fighting spirit has disappeared, and the offensive will only go away. Even more swiftly and violently! Alas, the situation has come to this point, we can only hope that the Lord will come soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, several riders rushed out of the thick fog, and the leader was Zhang Shinu.Seeing each other, each of them showed joy, Zhang Shi Nuxuan said immediately: "The Lord will arrive in half an hour, I ask you to hold on to the city and not lose it!"

The white mist hit the face, and Li Tai's robe was covered with a layer of water vapor, which almost soaked into the bones, making people feel hot and unbearable.

But he didn't have time to raise his hand to wipe the dew off his face, he just galloped along the way, and he didn't know how many times he had scolded He Ruodun and Gao Le in his heart.

If these two bastards hadn't been greedy for their work, he should have had a good night's sleep in Golden Barn City, instead of galloping all night, crossing half of the Heluo Plain to rescue them.

It is indeed gratifying to capture Heyang City, but the definition of capture and capture is different.Li Tai only felt that after this time, we must strengthen the ideological construction of the team, so that everyone is down-to-earth, don't always think about making big things, and act more and more exaggerated. Today he captured Heyang, and tomorrow he will rush into Ye city?
He doesn't know if it's unlucky or lucky, with such a group of disgusting subordinates, with only a few thousand troops in their hands, Hanguan City who can take Luoxi is considered a super-level performance of shit luck, He Yang, is that what he can think of?
Taking the present as an example, just one rush to aid is already a bit fatal, and the troops he brought out from Kansai have been dispersed and stretched to the limit. Tian Hong and others who stayed behind in Hanguan City are completely unable to What cooperation and interaction with him.

Although he was in a bad mood and didn't even know what to do next, he still came.It's really because He Yang's temptation is too great, not only his boss Yu Wentai is scratching his head, but he is also very greedy.Such a big piece of fat, even if you can't swallow it in one gulp, it will still be full of greasy licks!
As the dawn breaks in the eastern sky, the mist on the river is also quickly receding. The current Yellow River is not as turbid as it is in later generations, and it is even more vast because of the rising water in midsummer.But at this time, on the river, there are a hundred flying boats sailing towards the south bank from the back through the waves.

Seeing this scene, Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief first, which means that Heyang South City is still guarding, at least he didn't let himself make the trip in vain.

The armored soldiers who were crossing the river on boats also noticed that their team was galloping eastward on the bank, so the oars swung even more vigorously, probably to rush to the shore and line up to meet the enemy.

But whether to talk about it or not, we still have to look directly at the shortcomings of people.These Jinyang soldiers, mainly the townspeople of the six towns, do not have the genes of water warfare in their bones. They used to sail down the river in an orderly manner, but now the more urgent they are, the more chaotic they are. The boat at the front was directly overturned by the turbulent current.

Li Tai doesn't know much about the combat boats of this era. From a distance, there are many types of boats coming from the north. Among them, the largest is a speedboat similar to a boat, several feet long, with an inboard About a hundred armored soldiers stood on the deck.The largest number are the small boats, each with about 30 people.

But if we say that the most stable are the wooden rafts and bamboo rafts, although they fluctuate with the waves, they will not be in danger of capsizing, but the ability of these rafts to cross the current is really not strong, and they can still be used near the shallows Boat poles are used to change the course, but if they reach deep water, they must be pulled by boats, otherwise they will be washed downstream by the current along the river.

It is also a rare experience to see so many people working hard to do something that they are not good at but can't do it well, and it even gives people a very strange sense of cuteness.

When Li Tai saw the scene of boats vying for the ferry, his nervous mood improved.But he didn't have time to continue admiring it, not only because these boats were about to dock, but also because the battle on the river bridge had already begun.

"Quickly line up to meet the enemy!"

Li Tai raised his hand and ordered Han Xiong to lead his troops to defend the pier beside the river bridge, while he led the other troops to rush towards the river bridge and quickly joined the battle.

"Lord Lord, Lord Lord is finally here!"

He Ruodun is often bold and flamboyant because of his high martial arts skills and bravery, but when facing the menacing Eastern Wei troops on the river bridge, he was also retreated by the rush. When he saw Li Tai leading his troops into the battle, he stood still. They are a little unstable.

After all, they have been in high-intensity operations from the night before until now. Although their physical strength recovered somewhat last night, their mental energy was doubled. At this moment, not only He Ruotun, but also the other soldiers are in poor condition.

However, Xue Guyan, who is the attacker, and the thousands of soldiers newly allocated to him are full of strength, and they are like wolves and tigers. If it weren't for the unique combat terrain of the river bridge, they might have closed the bridge long ago. The soldiers were surrounded.

Seeing Li Tai leading his troops into the battle group at this time, Xue Guyan looked like a wounded and runaway bear, while roaring loudly, he swung the saber in his hand and slashed at Li Tai.

Li Tai would not rush forward to challenge Xue Guyan, a lunatic, one-on-one, while retreating into the formation, he shouted loudly: "Those who capture and kill the thief general Xue Guyan will be rewarded with [-] bolts of silk!"

Xue Guyan was even more ashamed after hearing the sound, but he didn't have any leisure to ask why the reward was discounted, but he charged forward more fiercely, and was once out of touch with the subordinates behind him, and was surrounded by the enemy.

But Xue Guyan's bravery is really unreal, he holds a saber in each hand and flies up and down, covering his whole body, and constantly slashes and injures the surrounding enemies. The rest is no one's space.And his subordinates also took this opportunity to take a big step forward, getting closer to the river bank.

"Master, please retreat to the shore temporarily, and wait for the fire to burn the bridge!"

He Ruodun, who retreated for a while to rest, came to the back of the formation again, shouted loudly into the battle circle, and ordered the soldiers to shoot rockets straight to the cabin under the river bridge.

Although the cabin is made of wood, it has already been soaked in water for a long time, and the cabin is also very damp. Therefore, the rocket did not directly cause an open flame after being fired, but the oil filled inside has already billowed thick smoke. .

Seeing the thick smoke billowing ahead, the soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty who were waiting to charge forward also panicked, and stopped moving despite the urging of the soldier commander.As for those who have already rushed forward, they retreated even more hastily, fearing that they might be buried in the sea of ​​flames next, or be intercepted by the fire to the south and be hacked to death by thieves.

Seeing Wu Xiang retreat behind him, Xue Guyan was also full of helplessness, facing Li Tai who was making various provocative actions towards him in the battle formation, he could only retreat in hatred.

Although he is brave and brave, it is difficult for him to fight against thousands of people with his own strength. Before that, all the trusted followers were scattered between Heluo, but now these tribes assigned to him have high and low status, but they are absolutely invincible. They will not hand over their lives to him. If he is still unwilling to retreat, these people really dare to leave him alone on the battlefield.

As the enemy retreated, the battle on the river bridge temporarily came to an end, but the battle at the pier continued.

Although the quality of the enemy's boats is not good, the capacity is still very impressive. After being blocked on the pier, other small boats and flat-bottomed rafts did not require docking at the harbor because they were not deep in draft, and landed directly from other river beaches, and The siege came towards the pier, causing Han Xiong's troops to fall into siege from all sides.

However, because the combat rhythm of the river bridge and the boat ferry personnel could not be coordinated, the enemy troops on the river bridge had retreated at this time, and the enemy soldiers who landed again had become a lone army. Turning the bow, I dare not approach the pier again.

As for the enemy soldiers who landed first, they suffered disaster, or were hacked and killed on the spot by the troops who had transferred to the battle, or turned around and jumped back to Hanoi, and were soon swallowed by the waves of the river.More than a thousand enemy soldiers who landed died or drowned, and the rest were also disarmed and captured.

After the battle at the pier was over, flames burst out of the billowing smoke under the river bridge. After pondering for a while, Li Tai quickly raised his hand and shouted: "Extinguish the fire, don't burn the bridge!"

The existence of the river bridge certainly gave the enemy a channel to attack directly to the south of the bridge, but at the same time it also restricted the enemy's attack methods.As long as the river bridge can pass unimpeded, the enemy's counterattack strategy will also be carried out around the river bridge. For example, the boats coming from Fannan obviously cooperate with the attack on the bridge. If the attack on the bridge fails, the boats will also retreat.If a fire burns down the river bridge, then the enemy's counterattack method will be really unpredictable.

Moreover, He Ruodun and other hundreds of people dared to swindle Heyang South City directly, and although Li Tai complained endlessly in his heart, if he did not approve of this behavior, he would not bring his troops to come overnight for reinforcements.He was originally the initiator of the team's exaggerated and aggressive style. After coming here to fight for a while, he couldn't help but have more thoughts in his heart.

(End of this chapter)