On the south bank of the river, a convoy transporting materials suddenly stopped.
The sound of rapid horse hooves sounded in the distance.
Soon, the cavalry was getting closer and closer.
The sergeants accompanying the car were all strong, and the drivers shouted and dispersed one after another.
The cavalry rushed quickly, divided into two wings, and outflanked.
In the wilderness by the river, arrows fell like rain and blood flew.
It only took a short moment for thousands of riders to slaughter the entire convoy of nearly a thousand soldiers and civilians.
A moment later, fire broke out into the sky, and all kinds of materials shipped from Luoyang were burning and burned.
The cavalry rushed north again.
Heyang Nancheng has received the news, but it is still in chaos.
The common people fled one after another and hid in the rough earthen fence, looking at the sudden attack of enemy cavalry in panic.
Most of the adult men were transferred to the north bank of the river to fight. At this time, those who remained on the south bank were either elderly people or teenagers.
But they are not easy to mess with either.
If you encounter a large group of cavalry in the wild, you will definitely be frightened and run away in all directions. But if you are hiding behind an earthen wall or a wooden fence, and surrounded by relatives, you can't help but gain courage, and they all hold wooden spears and hunting bows.
Equipped with hatchets, wooden poles and other equipment, they nervously watched the enemy cavalry spinning outside, preparing to fight for their lives.
The cavalry patrolled around, surrounded and killed a group of civilians who had no time to retreat, and seized some supplies. Then they did not know what to do.
It is certainly possible to concentrate on breaking through some earthen fences, but is it worth it?
It is simply impossible for them to stop like the refugee commander, coerce the young men, and develop like a snowball. That would take time, and they don't have time.
Shi Le's banner moved from far to near, and soon reached the south bank of Mengjin.
He dismounted and, surrounded by the generals, carefully inspected the front.
Heyang Nancheng stands to the west of the ferry, close to the post road.
After all, this is a city, not a fortress, and the post road will not be allowed to pass directly through the city. But being so close to it can still be regarded as cutting off the post road - shooting arrows and firing crossbows from the top of the city can completely stop the traffic.
"You can send a group of fine cavalry to go far around, pass through the fields, and reach the bridge head." Taobao pointed forward with his whip and said: "There is a long distance from the north of the city to the bridge head. If the jing cavalry comes and kills them, the Jin people will not be able to kill them."
If you dare to leave the city, you may be able to seize the floating bridge."
"Inappropriate." Lu Ming objected: "The knights reported that there were hundreds of men at the bridgehead, and there were many horses and heavy vehicles stationed there, so we couldn't rush across directly."
"It's just a few hundred farm laborers. The men will dismount and fight, and they can be defeated. Kui'an has already led his men there, just watch."
"What's the use of burning the pontoon bridge? As long as we can't capture Nancheng, we can rebuild it if we spend more time, money and food."
"I see they are uncomfortable, what's wrong? I killed brother Zhang Yue, and I want revenge now."
"Enough!" Shi Le scolded.
Everyone shut up immediately.
Shi Le continued to look into the distance.
The killing sounds on the north bank of the river gradually became less frequent, which made him a little worried.
On the way here, I received news that Shao Xun was leading his troops eastward to attack the Zhemati camp. After gathering the troops and rushing over, I found that the war had already begun, but now I don't know to what extent it has reached.
If King Bohai wins, then his side will step up the offensive.
If King Bohai fails, then he will withdraw.
A very clear idea, without any doubts. After all, he couldn't fly across the Yellow River from Mengjin to join the King of Bohai - the bridge had not yet been repaired.
Now he needs to judge how North Shore is playing.
"Follow me and come forward to observe." Shi Le got on the horse again and galloped forward, and the generals followed him one after another.
The battle is going on between Heyang Nancheng and Qiaotou.
Kui'an selected hundreds of people who were good at archery, dismounted from their horses and held bows while shooting. The hundreds of men gathered at the bridge were shot until they couldn't lift their heads. When Shi Le arrived, they almost collapsed.
Some men who were good at archery were sent out of the city in the south city, but they were quickly beaten and fled in panic, almost letting the cavalry chase them and seize the city gate. From then on, they could not hold on, guarding this almost meaningless turtle. Shell - If the city guards dare not leave the city to fight in the field, the role of the city will be greatly reduced and it will become a mere "storage point" for supplies and soldiers.
Shi Le paid almost no attention to the battlefield, only staring at the north bank.
What's going on over there?
"General." Kui'an rode back and saluted from afar.
Behind him, the garrison at the bridgehead had completely collapsed, and people were squeezing and fleeing toward Zhongli City.
There were not many people in Zhongli City. They even dismantled several boats near Hezhu and disconnected the pontoon bridge to prevent Shi Le from taking advantage of it.
The defeated soldiers fled to the edge of the pontoon bridge, looking at the broken pontoon bridge in front, crying and crying.
Zhongli City found the few small boats and ferried them one by one.
On the South Bridge, the Huns rushed over with firewood, then poured kerosene on it and set it on fire.
The sound of "crackling" gradually sounded, and thick smoke rose into the sky. The Heyang South Bridge, which took several months to build, was destined to be destroyed.
Zhongli City sent people by boat to demolish the bridge and recover as many floating boats as possible that had not been affected by the fire, but it could no longer change the overall situation.
The Huns cavalry deliberately waited for a while on the south bank.
The gates of Heyang Nancheng were always closed, and the soldiers who stayed behind were like quails, afraid to go out to fight, and watched helplessly as the pontoon bridge was burned down.
From beginning to end, Shi Le did not stop him.
And this attitude of not stopping actually shows his inner tendency: I tried my best, and it has nothing to do with me how the Bohai King fights.
If this fire is set, there is no way the north bank will be invisible.
The Shao thief has transferred all the available men to the north bank. If they know that the south bank is being attacked, the morale of the army will definitely be turbulent and the morale will be low. It is hard to say whether they can break through King Bohai's camp - there is a high probability that they can hold on until Reinforcements arrive.
Shi Le lingered near the ferry for a while, then mounted his horse and roared away with the cavalry to see if he could make some more gains.
It's a choice. Since Shao Thief has made a choice, I will smash the part you gave up.
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When Shi Le led his troops to attack the south bank, the fighting on the north bank had basically ended, and they had entered the stage of pursuing death and chasing north.
Liu Fu did not run far.
He was guarded by thousands of cavalry and patrolled uncertainly in the distance.
After a long time, several generals were assigned to lead more than 3,000 cavalry to meet the defeated troops.
Several people looked at each other and were unwilling.
When you are defeated, who has the heart to sacrifice your life for others?
After a moment of stalemate, someone finally sighed and dispatched with his troops.
Someone took the lead, and the other two also led the troops.
It’s still the classic vertical riding and surrounding shooting.
The Jin army's cavalry fought repeatedly and was badly damaged, but they still sent more than a thousand cavalry to fight with the Huns' cavalry.
The Huns spread out in all directions, avoiding direct contact with the Jin cavalry. Instead, they looked for gaps and took advantage of their slightly faster speed to kill the Jin infantry who were chasing the remnants of the enemy.
This trick is still effective.
The Jin army's infantry immediately stopped where they were and formed a formation to defend themselves against the enemy.
The Huns routed their troops as if they had been granted amnesty. They threw away everything they could and ran away.
But the effect was not particularly good, because a group of Huns were soon intercepted and beaten up.
What intercepted them was another group of Jin cavalry. They gave up on the scattered Hun infantry, turned around and charged straight from behind, driving three to four hundred Hun cavalry to pieces.
The boss has already said that no matter how many Xiongnu infantry are killed, they will not be able to hurt Liu Han at all, because these are all servant soldiers, and they are basically Jin people. After you kill one group, they will recruit another group, as many as they want, and Liu Han will be killed at all.
Not finished.
If you want to make the Huns feel pain, you still have to use cavalry.
Even if the people killed were not the Huns themselves, but the miscellaneous cavalry who had surrendered to the Huns, it would still be meaningful.
The cavalry on both sides fought back and forth and struggled for a long time. In the evening, the Huns were defeated and withdrew during the night.
The Jin cavalry went back, changed horses, and continued the pursuit.
This time their target was infantry.
Although it was already dark and the danger was greatly increased, Wang Queer issued an order to gather as many people as possible to pursue within thirty miles to avoid being attacked by Huns in the dark. At that time, they had the upper hand.
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Shao Xun rode his horse to the river embankment.
It was already dark, but the fire on the pontoon was not extinguished.
Obviously, the south bank was attacked by surprise.
After Wang Que'er asked for instructions, he ordered the entire black army and two thousand men to be mobilized back to the south bank to stabilize the position there.
The battle in the north is over, so there is no need for so many people.
"We still have to recruit cavalry." Shao Xun smiled freely and said, "Don't worry about one thing and lose that."
Cai Cheng was thoughtful.
He has been with Shao Xun for a long time and knows a lot about him.
In his opinion, was the Liu Han court very good? It was only on par with the Jin court.
Is Liu Han's national power strong? Maybe he is stronger than Chen Gong, but his strength is limited.
Can Liu Han's army fight? It can fight a lot more than before, but it is still not strong enough.
But why can they develop so smoothly?
There is only one reason: there are too many cavalry, so much so that the number of your infantry is far less than the number of other people's cavalry.
Although the Hun cavalry can't defeat the Silver Spear Army head-on, they can choose not to fight, and they can run around and cut off your retreat. The only thing that can limit them is logistical factors.
How difficult it is to attack "the country that draws the bow" with infantry.
"Let's not talk about these disappointing things." Shao Xun said: "Today we defeated the Xiongnu, captured and killed nearly 15,000 people, and captured the Zhemati camp. It can be said that we have taken a crucial step. What to do next, Shunqing will know.
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"The South Bridge has been burned. It needs time to recover first," Cai Cheng said.
"What else?" Shao Xun asked.
"Set up camp to stop the Xiongnu army."
"That's right." Shao Xun said, "It's my turn to stay here, but I don't know if the Huns will come."
Cai Cheng did not mention building a city, which is right.
The South Bridge has been destroyed, and the materials and tools of the slaves and slaves on the south bank cannot be transported. After all, there are only so many ships, and they have to provide supplies for the army on the north bank. There is not much spare capacity to undertake other transportation tasks. Some craftsmen on the ferry were killed, and the slaves
Come over here and lay the foundation of Beicheng first.
As for the location of Beicheng, it has actually been decided long ago: one mile north of the Long Beach.
The Three Cities of Heyang was not something Shao Xun pushed for. In fact, it was a project of the imperial court. But Shao Xun was very interested in it and took it over halfway after Wang Yan's persuasion.
His ambition is very big.
Based on the three cities of Heyang, make a northern expedition to Hanoi, and then choose one of the two routes, Shangdang or Ziguan, to attack the core area of ​​Liu Han.
This step is not easy, and it has not been done smoothly so far - the Huns may come to besiege him, and there is Shile on the south bank, but Wang Mi and others have not driven them away.
The wars are one after another and never ending.
Chapter completed!