Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and even monks are no exception. "One monk carries water to drink, two monks lift water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink" speaks to this truth.

Originally, Xin Weishi, the guerrilla commander of the left camp of Fu Biao, was stationed in Susong with 3,000 soldiers alone. He had the final say on how to deploy the troops, and it was very convenient to dispatch them. But since Guerrilla Fu Xi and Commander Fan Shuying were ordered to station 5,000 people in Susong, there were three generals in a small city, so who should listen to whom became a problem.

Susong City is next to Leishui, and to the south is a vast Leichi. In theory, if the guards want to attack the city, it is most convenient to force their way across Leishui. Because of this, it is common sense that the troops guarding Leishui will suffer heavy casualties. None of the three generals was willing to guard Leishui, and they could not reach an agreement, so they had no choice but to draw lots.

God bless, can't I guard the thunder and water? Fan Shuying prayed secretly and opened the paper ball in his hand. The words "guard the city" were written on the paper ball, and he was so happy that his face was full of smiles.

"Damn it, Old Fan is so lucky!" Xin Weishi cursed and picked up a ball of paper. She opened it and saw three big words "Guard the Thunder Pool". She couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Bah! Bad luck!" Fu Xi angrily tore the last piece of paper into pieces and shouted, "Guarding Leishui is the most risky. Fan Dusi must allocate half of his troops to me, otherwise I would rather die than obey!"

Generals Xin and Fan looked at each other and nodded in agreement. The three agreed that Fu Xi would lead 3,000 of his own troops and 1,000 of Fan Shuying's men to guard Leishui, Xin Weishi would lead 2,500 of his own troops to guard Leichi, and Fan Shuying would lead 1,000 of his own troops and 500 of Susongcheng's guard camp to guard the city.

The facts seemed to be as they expected. Scouts reported that a guard troop had arrived at the west bank of Leishui River, under the banner of Xuan Youcai, the general of Jizhou. Judging from the camp set up by the enemy, there were as many as 20,000 people.

Hearing that 20,000 enemies were coming from the other side, Fu Xi was so angry that he cursed his mother. Fortunately, he had mines and water to rely on, and he dug trenches along the river bank with great caution, and laid many chevaux de frise, caltrops, trip wires, etc. Fortunately, although the guards on the other side were numerous, they lacked tools to cross the river, so they could only cut wood to build boats and rafts, and were temporarily unable to cross the river.

Xuan Youcai, who had experienced many battles, naturally knew the principle that the real is the false and the false is the real. In fact, there were only 5,000 troops on the west bank of Leishui. The high-profile logging and shipbuilding was just a trick to confuse the enemy. Ever since Liu Qingli brought back the news that there were only some small enemy patrol boats on Lei Chi, the general made up his mind to land on the enemy's rear through Lei Chi. He had been making preparations during this period, collecting and building a large number of ships and rafts.

"General, according to local elders, it will be sunny in the next few days and the soldiers are ready. Please give your instructions whether we should set off," guerrilla general Tan Yicong excitedly asked Xuan Youcai for permission to fight.

"You can't wait any longer, right?" Xuan Youcai laughed and suddenly shouted, "Pass on my order, all troops, march out, advance without retreat, anyone who shrinks back in battle will be killed!"

Upon hearing the order, the guards filed out and boarded the boats and rafts in an orderly manner. Xuan Youcai ordered to leave the heavy military equipment and supplies in the camp, and only carry weapons and dry food, and move forward lightly. Garrison Liu Qingli led 2,000 soldiers, riding 70 small patrol boats, sampans, long dragon boats, gunboats, Tongan boats, flower seats, eight-paddle boats and other inland warships as the vanguard; Garrison Cheng Zhenbang led 2,000 people to fight in the second battle; Xuan Youcai led the northern soldiers who were not good at water battles to ride various transport ships and rafts in the middle; guerrillas Zhou Youde and Tan Yicong each led 2,000 people to guard Xuan Youcai's left and right wings; Garrison Chen Dingye led 2,000 people as the rear army.

The local elders' judgment was correct. It was indeed a calm day, and the boats and rafts sailed smoothly in the mine pond, quickly approaching the northern shore of the mine pond. Such a large-scale military movement could not be concealed. Despite sufficient pre-war reconnaissance, Xuan Youcai's palms were still clenched with sweat, and he kept urging the entire army to speed up and land as soon as possible. Only when they landed did this northern man feel at ease.
"Ugh~" Chen Huai'en burped loudly, lying on the deck of the patrol boat and looking up at the blue sky. With the war imminent, the food in the camp has become much richer. It is said that Guerrilla Xin has issued a military order to make sure the brothers are well fed and well watered so that they will have strength to go to the battlefield.

Chen Huai'en is very satisfied with his current life. He was born in a poor peasant family in Linhuai, Fengyang. When he was a child, he encountered a famine and could not get enough food. His parents held him and beat the flower drum to beg for food. They raised him up. In order not to forget the kindness of the villagers, they named him "Huai'en". When he was a teenager, he ran around just for a full meal. It was not until he became a soldier that he could live a peaceful life. With a knife in hand, he would not be hungry. In the past few years, relying on his bravery in combat and his ability to please others, he got a military position as a team leader, managing 30 people, which can be regarded as "bringing honor to the family". Naturally, he is satisfied with his current life.

The troops were stationed at Leichi this time, and Zhang Bazong ordered him to patrol the lake with three small patrol boats and call the police in time if anything happened. At first, the brothers patrolled the lake in a formal manner, but after a whole month of no movement and hearing that the guards camped on the west bank of Leishui and wanted to force a crossing of Leishui, everyone relaxed.

"Captain~Enemy~Enemy ship!" The subordinates' exclamations woke up Chen Huai'en, who was looking up at the blue sky and white clouds. He suddenly climbed up from the deck and looked around. One ship after another appeared in front of him, and the fishing rods and flags flying high reminded the world of the identity of the fleet.

Chen Huai'en was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted, "Quick, go back to the camp and report, the guards are coming!"

The three patrol boats hurriedly turned back to the camp, but it was too late. To prevent the news from leaking out, Liu Qingli placed the ten fastest patrol boats in the front to clean up the patrol boats of the Wu army. After seeing the three patrol boats of Chen Huai'en's subordinates, the ten fast boats of the Wei army rushed over quickly, and soon sent Chen Duizheng and his thirty subordinates to the lake to feed the fish and shrimp.

After clearing the eyes and ears of the Wu army, Liu Qingli led his men to the north bank of Leichi without saying a word. The Wu army on the bank was unprepared, and most of them were still resting in the camp. Only a few soldiers on duty were lying on the riverbank in twos and threes to rest.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The guards fired their cannons first, then landed and attacked the shore. Upon hearing that the guards had landed, Xin Weishi led his troops out of the camp and fought with Liu Qingli's troops. Soon, Cheng Zhenbang's troops from the second line of the guards arrived, and soon Xuan Youcai also arrived with the main force. Outnumbered, Xin Weishi was defeated and did not dare to return to Susong. He simply fled north to Taihu County.

After landing, Xuan Youcai and his group of northern men turned into fierce tigers. As the general, they led 800 cavalrymen to chase the defeated soldiers and drive straight to Susong City. Before the defeated soldiers had completely fled into the city, Xuan Youcai led 800 cavalrymen to attack, sabers flying, and quickly controlled the city gate. The guards behind rushed into the city. Although the defending general Fan Shuying fought hard, he had few soldiers and generals and lost the city gate. He was soon chopped to the ground by the chaotic soldiers.

After Xuan Youcai captured the city, he led his army to attack Fu Xi's Wu army on the east bank of Leishui. Unfortunately, Fu Xi was only concerned about the guards on the west bank of Leishui, and he didn't expect that the enemy army would come from the side. The whole army was surrounded by the river, and they were annihilated after only one hour of resistance, and Fu Xi himself became a prisoner of the guards. (End of this chapter)