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The Xishui River Bridge and Zhong Zhen’s disastrous defeat shocked the Qin army’s front camp.

For Yuan Yiqiu, the Xiushui River Bridge was the direction he focused on breaking through, and the other breakthrough points were nothing more than to dilute the defensive power of the Ming army. He designed countless Ming army's resistance plans in Xiushui River in advance. Even the Ming army would destroy the Xiushui River Bridge. It doesn't matter if the bridge is broken. The Ming army has no time to damage those piers. He can use these piers to rebuild a simple bridge to pass through Xiushui River in a short period of time.

But he didn't expect that the 10,000 troops of Zhongzhen suffered unprecedented failures at the Xiushui River Bridge. The only enemy in front of them was only 500.

Ten thousand troops, this is not the soldiers of various counties that were pieced together on the left and right wings, but the soldiers who were used to fighting who were retreating from the Luoying Mountains, who were used to fighting, were actually blocked by 500 people on the Xiushui River Bridge. If it weren't for the real existence of the battle report in front of him, Yuan Yiqiu really thought that this was a dream.

The 10,000 troops were defeated in a few days, but they were more than half lost. Zhong Zhen's unit almost lost its offensive power. What shocked Yuan Yiqiu even more was that the Ming army troops that blocked them at several other breakthrough points of the Qin army disappeared without a trace overnight.

The weather turned clear and the water level dropped. The violent Xiushui River had become a docile girl. For the Qin army who was about to cross the river, the best opportunity had arrived. Qin army, who was preparing to give a fatal blow to the Ming army on the other side, suddenly found that the opponent in front of him was gone. It was like a strong man who tried his best to punch, but hit the air hard. Only he knew this uncomfortable feeling.

"Shoude, what do the Ming army want to do?" Yuan Yiqiu was puzzled by the side of the Cema River. He looked at the empty opposite bank. The Ming army disappeared overnight. It seemed that they had been preparing to do this. The camp was cleaned up and there was almost no trace of the army stationed there. Now, the Qin army can cross the Xiushui River flatly and advance directly towards the Hulao. This is exactly the goal they wanted to achieve before.

The fragrant big cake was placed in front of me, but neither Yuan Yiqiu nor Jin Shoude, they were hesitant.

Jin Shoude pondered for a while before saying, "General, Xiushui River Bridge!"

Yes, Xiushui River Bridge!

Now this bridge has become a thorn in the hearts of the Qin army.

"The Xiushui River Bridge is still in the hands of the Ming army. They can pass the bridge and send a large amount of troops to the other side in a very short time." Jin Shoude said in a deep voice: "Now the water level of the Xiushui River has dropped and the water is flat. The Ming army also knows that it cannot stop us from crossing the river, so they gave up simply. I guess they will definitely send the main force to the other side in one step. If we cross the river, they will be behind us. The general and our food route will be under the threat of the Ming army. Not only that, they can also go around the left and right wings and attack the rear paths of Nian Chunfeng and An Zishan."

Yuan Yiqiu nodded because they were blocked in Xiushui River, which led to Nian Chunfeng, who attacking Wanxian, and An Zishan, who attacked Jingxian, walking far ahead. Now the three armies have become an inverted shape, and his troops are about a hundred miles away from the left and right wings.

"There are still five thousand troops in Zhong Town. He is stationed at the Xiushui River Bridge and is unable to attack. But there should be no problem in defending this passage, right?" Yuan Yiqiu asked.

"General, it's not just a problem with the Xiushui River Bridge!" Jin Shoude shook his head: "The water level of Xiushui River has slowed down now. We can cross the river, so can the Ming army. And now it can be obvious that the Ming army has been deliberate for a long time, and they are afraid that they have made all preparations. The five thousand troops in Zhong Town are afraid that they will be unable to support it. The Ming army will definitely concentrate its efforts to attack him."

"Have the spy not yet reported the whereabouts of Ming Jun?"

"The Ming army left silently. The spy set out this morning, but I'm afraid it would be later before we could come back." Jin Shoude explained.

"First order a forward troops to cross the river and build a camp on the other side!" Yuan Yiqiu said: "When the spy figured out where the Ming army was going before making a decision."

"General, the last general suggested that no matter what, we should send a support force to the Xiushui River Bridge. If we can defend this point, the Ming army will not be able to go deeper, and we must even beware of the retreat of our army crossing the river." Jin Shoude suggested.

Yuan Yiqiu thought for a moment. He did not want to divide his troops at this time, but if something went wrong with the Xiushui River Bridge, it would threaten the entire army's retreat.

"You said it well, let's do it, Shoude, you bring 5,000 people there. This is the greatest force we can divide now. The Ming army is powerful and has strong combat power. We must be careful to be able to take advantage of it." Yuan Yiqiu thought about it and never gave up on Xiushui River Bridge. "By the way, what is the situation with Nian Chunfeng and An Zishan?"

"It is normal for An Zishan to contact each other. They are in a proper manner and are fighting with the Ming army in Jing County. Although there is no obvious result, they are still moving forward step by step. However, there has been no news on Nian Chunfeng for two days."

"No news in two days?" Yuan Yiqiu was shocked, "What did the spy say?"

"No spies sent out can come back. The direction of Wanxian seems to have become a dead land. You can only go in, but you can't come out." Jin Shoude said helplessly.

Yuan Yiqiu frowned deeply: "The army immediately crossed the river. After crossing the river, I will move closer to Wanxian. If you go to Xiushui River Bridge, if you can't resist it, you will withdraw your troops to Jingxian."

Jin Shoude was surprised, "General, if this is the case, we will give up the Emperor's defense and expose His Majesty the Emperor to the front of the Ming army."

"It's nothing, only Nian Chunfeng and An Zishan are safe and sound, then the Ming army is equivalent to getting into our pockets. If they really dare to attack His Majesty the Emperor directly, it would be a good thing for us." Yuan Yiqiu said: "I am worried about Nian Chunfeng's side now. Whenever something happens to the left and right wings, we will be limped, and all plans will be broken. What we need to think about next is not attack, but how to withdraw safely."

Jin Shoude's body trembled slightly. Looking at Yuan Yiqiu, he couldn't help but remember what Bian Wushuang talked to him about this battle when he was still in the Luoying Mountains.

Bian Wushuang strongly opposed the Qin army's large-scale attack on Hulao, believing that with the current strength of the Qin army, attacking Hulao and Ming army with the Ming army will only further weaken the Qin army's already weak strength. Bian Wushuang's suggestion is to defend the city and fight repeatedly with the Ming army, lure the Ming army into the Qin army's controlled area, drag the Ming army to the Ming army's food route, increase the difficulty of their march, and turn the war into a mud pit. The most beneficial to the Qin army is to make the Qin army.

At that time, Jin Shoude refuted Bian Wushuang's statement without hesitation. In his opinion, although the Ming army occupied Hulao, they had not yet established a stable foothold and did not use much troops. If Qin wanted to win, they had to take advantage of this time to attack decisively.

But when the Qin army launched a large-scale attack, bad news came one by one. The Qingzhou soldiers who had originally had high hopes surrendered to the Ming army, which immediately lost a big help from the Qin army. Without the slaughter of Qingzhou, the Ming people quickly gained a foothold in Hulao, and the next battle was particularly difficult to score.

A sudden sound of horse hooves came, and a deputy general was full of big men and rushed over like an enclave, "General, General Jin, something is not good."

The general turned over and dismounted, his face pale: "We have news about General Nian Chunfeng."

Both Yuan Yiqiu and Jin Shoude's expressions changed slightly. Just looking at the general's appearance, you will know that what they came is definitely not good news.

"The Ming people have taken down Xintong County. The 20,000 troops under the command of Chen Chu, the governor of Xintong County, and the 5,000 cavalry of Cai Qiang are all occupied. The Ming cavalry has rushed behind General Nian. General Nian is now retreating to Wanxian and is besieged by the Ming army. Please support quickly."

Yuan Yiqiu's tall body shook slightly, turned around and said to Jin Shoude: "General Jin, you will lead 10,000 troops to the Xiushui River Bridge immediately. After joining Zhongzhen, you will approach the left wing Anzishan Mountain. I will lead the main force to cross the river and move closer to Wanxian. In addition, I will report to His Majesty the Emperor immediately, asking His Majesty to stay in Lin'an County and temporarily hold on."

Jin Shoude also knew that the situation of the battle suddenly became dangerous. The two looked at each other, and there was a look of panic in their eyes.

On the west side of Xiushui River Bridge, only a few miles away from the bridge, a camp stood up in just a few days. After suffering a defeat, Zhong Zhen had lost the courage to attack the Xiushui River Bridge again. However, the morale of the Ming army increased greatly. The two thousand fire death camps brought by Mahou directly raised troops to cross the Xiushui River, and roared and challenged each day before the Qin army camp.

Of course, Zhongzhen could not come out to fight with the Fire Death Camp, and Mahou would not have any brains to get into the water and lead the cavalry to attack the heavily defended camp.

All this was changed with the arrival of Su Xingyi's new Hulao Army's Fifth Battalion. The Fifth Battalion of Hulao Army rushed to the Xiushui River Bridge without stopping at all. After crossing the bridge directly, he set up a camp with his back to Xiushui River. Their arrival also means that the Ming army finally had the power to attack.

What shocked Ma Hou, Zhang Yu, Chang Yonggang and others even more was that there was another person who could not even think of them as Su Xingyi arrived at the Xiushui River Bridge.

The Queen of the Ming Dynasty Min Ruoxi.

When these people walked into Su Xingyi's central army tent and saw Min Ruoxi sitting in the middle, they were stunned.

"The counterattack is about to begin, I will beat the drums for everyone!" Min Ruoxi looked at the generals in the tent with a smile, and said softly and firmly: "Tomorrow, I don't want to see the Qin army's camp still standing in front of me."
Chapter completed!