Northern Dynasties

Chapter 508 Be Prepared
Although Wang Sizheng was not very optimistic about the Heluo war, it did not affect the ambitions of the people in the situation.

As Li Tai led his troops to withdraw from Heqiao, Yu Wenhu officially settled in Heyang South City.The timely arrival of Yifeng's troops made him even more delighted, allowing him to replace the low-strength Yuxi Township soldiers with this elite force, making the river defense more stable and reliable.

The troops brought by Yifeng were drawn directly from the Huazhou river defense, so they are also experienced in fortifying the river and are also quite proficient in surface warfare.

The only thing that is a bit difficult to arrange is Yifeng, the commander in chief.As the first group of people who followed He Bayue into Guanzhong to suppress the rebellion, and also supported Daxingtai Yuwentai together, Yifeng has deep experience, hard work, and he is also brave and resourceful, so he is called the brave general.As the general who Daxingtai arranged for the first reinforcement of Heqiao, it also shows that Yuwentai attaches great importance to Yifeng.

But the problem is that the higher the prestige and ability of Yifeng, the more conflicted Yuwenhu will feel.He squeezed Li Boshan away with great difficulty, just to snatch the command of the front line, hoping to conquer the North City of Heyang under his command and lead, and gain the merits of occupying Heqiao.

But the arrival of Yifeng today has reduced his sense of presence again, especially because Zhao Gui plans to arrange Yifeng to defend the city in the middle of the river bridge, which makes Yu Wenhu, who just stood on the front line, directly retreat to the second line, feeling self-conscious in his heart. is more dissatisfied.

But it also has to be said that when a person has a firm goal and a strong desire, he will always become quick in thinking and be able to find ideas and solutions to problems in a timely manner.

Just as Yifeng had a short rest in Luoyang and planned to go north to Heqiao and station at Hezhou, Yu Wenhu raised a more critical question in time, that is, if the enemy troops cross the river from other places and invade from the south, what will they do? How should we deal with it?
Naturally, this problem is not aimless. Just before they arrived, the bandit army from Heyang Beicheng crossed the river from the upper reaches of the river, occupying the Dashui River Basin and marching out. As a result, Li Yisun's thousands of songs were defeated and fled between Heluo, which took a lot of effort. It took a lot of effort to get together again.

Previously, it was because Li Boshan used offense instead of defense and continued to advance into Heyang Zhongli City, which forced the Nandu bandit army to retreat in a hurry, and did not dare to divide their troops outside.

But now they are only guarding the two cities, and they are far from enough to pressure the enemy on the other side of the river. The enemy may not repeat the same trick and send people south again when they still have spare power.

In view of this situation, the best way is naturally to divide the troops and defend in the water, and once the enemy is found to be crossing the river for a sneak attack, attack them while they are halfway across.With Zhao Gui in Luoyang and Yu Wenhu occupying the south city of Heyang, it was a logical choice for Yifeng to lead his troops to take precautions.

Moreover, Yifeng's position in Dangshui has another meaning, which is to cooperate with the military operations on the other side of the river.Daxingtai attaches great importance to the results of the Heqiao battle. In addition to sending a large army east out of Tongguan to come for reinforcements, it also sent an order to Jianzhou Inspector Yang Wei, who was guarding the east carriage box, to lead his army east along Qiziling, hoping that the troops along the way would be able to break out of Taihang Mountain and be rescued. Raid against Hanoi, so as to cooperate with the southern army's offensive against the northern city of Heyang.

If Yang Xi can rush out from Zhiguanxing, then Yifeng can lead his army to cross here, join forces with him on the north bank of the Yellow River, and attack Heyang North City from the flank along the river.

Yu Wenhu's combat idea was quite satisfactory, and because it involved various combat forms such as fortification along the river and crossing the river, it was obviously more prudent for an experienced general like Yifeng to execute it.

Zhao Gui was also worried about letting Yu Wenhu, a newcomer who had no independent experience in leading an army, carry out this task, so he ordered Yifeng to lead two thousand cavalry to Dangshui to guard and prepare for the battle.

Not long after Yifeng arrived, He Lanxiang and others led more than 3000 Chinese soldiers from the Overlord Mansion through Hanguan City and entered the Heluo area.Among them, He Lanxiang personally led [-] fine riders as the vanguard of the army, and arrived at the southern city of Heyang first.

"The joy is coming, I have nothing to worry about!"

Yuwen Huqin greeted He Lanxiang and his party outside the southern city of Heyang. Seeing He Lanxiang riding his horse from a distance, he couldn't help striding forward. Difficult. Because the terrorist army gathered a crowd to attack, I exhausted my bluff to intimidate the enemy, and finally dragged it safely until the reinforcements arrived!"

While talking, he dragged He Lanxiang onto the river bridge, and introduced to him the tactics he had arranged to confuse the enemy in the past few days. Transition and so on.

"Only by doing things can you gain wisdom. On the way, I was very worried, cousin, that you were greedy for the old river bridge and refused to destroy it, so that you left it as a passage for the bandits to advance and retreat. Now that the river defense is my advantage, it is better to seek stability than to advance. As long as you can stick to it Right now, waiting for the troops from the middle school to gather here is a great achievement!"

When He Lanxiang traveled to Zhongyi City in Hezhou, seeing that the Xiangbei River Bridge had been destroyed since then, making it difficult for him to walk together, he looked at Yu Wenhu and said with relief.

Although Yu Wenhu was older than him and was quite wise in his own affairs, he was the only one who joined the army, perhaps because he had never experienced any real danger, and his actions tended to be rash and often out of proportion, which made people feel uneasy.

Yu Wenhu was very excited to tell He Lanxiang that he had worked hard for the river defense, but when he heard this, his expression froze, and he laughed dryly after a while and said: "The two armies are fighting, and the situation is changing rapidly. No one dares to boast that we can Complete anticipation of the enemy's opportunities, and whether the strategy is clever or not depends only on the single-mindedness of the supervisor.

Destroying the river bridge today is a way of seeking stability, but is it not self-destructing the way forward?The thieves saw me stagnating, so they naturally knew what I was, and they would inevitably despise me in their hearts, and they would also have the heart to fight back..."

Seeing Yuwen Guard put on a face and analyze it, He Lanxiang immediately understood that he had flattered the horse's hoof and praised the wrong person, so he didn't say anything more about it, and turned his eyes to Zhongcheng City and said: "This This is the first time I have seen the city since it was built. The city is in the middle of the river, with streams on both sides. The terrain is so dangerous. How did Li Boshan capture it? Did my cousin ask him in detail about his strategy for attacking the city? If so, the method It is feasible to continue, and it will be very helpful for the subsequent capture of Beicheng!"

After hearing the words, Yu Wenhu shook his head first, and then said: "At that time, Li Boshan was suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Even if he confessed his plan frankly, I didn't dare to believe it. But after taking over the city defense, he also asked the city carefully The people know that he is attacking at night, using river sand to resist the crossbows in the Guancheng bed, and attacking the Guancheng with several stone cannons. The plan is not an ingenious plan, it is just a surprise."

"Stone cannon? The river bridge is floating and unstable. How can such a powerful stone cannon be able to forcibly shake the city?"

He Lanxiang was amazed when he heard this. He was no stranger to stone cannons, and he knew that if this kind of equipment wanted to exert its great power, it had to be driven by more manpower, but the combat environment of Heqiao was very restrictive.

Yu Wenhu was not interested in this, and after hearing the words, he waved his hands and said: "Although I don't know its details, but it is always the same. It is useless to go deep into the details. Knowing its bones can naturally imitate its shape. I have already used this When you are ready, the sharp weapon for attacking the North City can not only break the bandits' formation, but also destroy the city's fortifications!"

While speaking, he led He Lanxiang to the dock on the south side of the river island, and pointed to the boats inside to introduce to He Lanxiang the weapon he invented to fight across the river.

The front and back of these boats are covered with iron, and there are many spear blades arranged on the left and right, looking like a hedgehog with steel teeth and iron claws and a body full of spikes.And the ultimate move is not only these, there is also a huge bed crossbow in each boat, which can be used to move and attack the target on the table.

"But these ships seem to be too small, and with so many equipment installed, can they be controlled by armored soldiers?"

Looking at the packed ships, He Lanxiang quickly asked a more fatal question.

"Yes, we northerners are not good at boating after all, and there are no large ships available here. Therefore, two ships must be connected in series with iron cables, one carrying equipment and the other carrying armored soldiers. Only in this way can we cooperate in combat."

After hearing this, Yu Wenhu also sighed in distress. The small size of the boat restricted him from making richer and more diverse changes to the fighting form.

After the two of them inspected and returned to the south city of Heyang, another urgent military situation came over. There was no trace of the enemy in the Yishui River out of Yifeng Town, but there were a large number of enemy traces in the direction of Hulao in the east. Quickly come straight to Yanshi and Heqiao.

"The thieves have come from here, and it's within our expectations. If it was a problem before, but now that Sheng Le has arrived, we can divide our troops to reject them."

Yu Wenhu was startled when he heard about this, but he didn't lose his confidence: "Sheng Le quickly led his troops into Baiguwu, and tried his best to prevent the enemy from crossing Luoshui. I will also support you here!"

(End of this chapter)