After three hours of fighting, this time the battle for Pubanjin finally came to an end.
As Han Shizhong led more than a thousand soldiers to board the ferry, it was difficult for the Sui soldiers in Pubanjin to find the energy to stop the Jin troops who were crossing the river.
The war situation had reached an extreme level, and the fall of Pubanjin was a foregone conclusion. In grief and anger, Lai Huer decided to lead the army in a fight to the death and remain loyal to Yang Jian.
However, facing the god-level Huang Tianxiang, Lai Hu'er seemed a little helpless. Even in Huang Tianxiang's hands, Lai Hu'er couldn't even draw his sword and kill himself. Huang Tianxiang shot away the weapon in his hand, and then,
The gun fell on Lai Hu'er's body, knocking Lai Hu'er unconscious.
After capturing Pubanjin, Wang Meng ordered the army to set up camp here, and at the same time ordered Huang Tianhua to lead five thousand light cavalry to attack Longmendu to meet Huang Feihu's troops.
As for Han Shizhong's navy, they returned to Xiaopingjin to assist Zhang Liao in defending Xiaopingjin.
Previously, Cao Shen's troops were besieged by Wang Meng, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's troops entered Hanoi to rescue Cao Shen's troops. Although the support army was ultimately late, half of Hanoi County east of Xiaopingjin was already lost.
After Wang Meng eliminated Cao Shen's troops, he did not think of regaining the lost ground. Now, the focus of their Jin army's operations is still the Yongliang Prefecture in the west. Several battlefields in the east can only be used for the time being due to troop shortages.
On the defensive.
With their current strength, it would be okay to guard a few strong passes. But if they want to get back the lost half of Hanoi, they will have to leave the protection of Xiaopingjin and fight the enemy.
In this way, the current strength of the eastern front is somewhat insufficient. What's more, if Wang Meng really insists on taking back half of Hanoi and goes out to fight, then I am afraid that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will die of joy.
Moreover, the reason why Han Shizhong's navy was asked to return to Xiaomengjin was because since the war began, Han Shizhong's navy had lost nearly half of its navy in several consecutive battles, and it was not suitable to fight anymore.
Moreover, Han Shizhong's navy will need to continue to guard against Liu Rengui's navy at Xiaopingjin and control the surrounding Yellow River waterways.
After Wang Meng captured Pubanjin, at least Wang Meng's grain and grass had to be transported from Hedong to Pubanjin Ferry across the Yellow River for supply. At this time, Han Shizhong had to ensure the tranquility of the Yellow River waterway.
Once Liu Rengui is allowed to stir up trouble in the Yellow River and affect the transportation of grain and grass between Hedong and Pubanjin, then Wang Meng and others will be in danger.
Yang Fan, a character in "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan", is the second king of Dongting Lake. He is the younger brother of Yang Yao, the king of Dongting Lake. He is brave enough to be worthy of all men and is one of the best generals in Dongting Lake. He is nicknamed "Little Overlord".
When Yue Fei sent troops to Dongting Lake, Yang Yao set up a five-sided formation and asked Yang Fan to preside over the formation. Yang Fan and Song Ying's strong general Yang Zaixing fought for dozens of rounds with no outcome, which shows that his martial arts skills were outstanding.
During the fierce battle, Yan Chengfang arrived. Yang Fan did not know that Yan Chengfang had surrendered to the Song Dynasty. He thought that Yan Chengfang was here to help him fight, and was unprepared. As a result, he was beaten to death by Yan Chengfang's horse.
Yang Fan's strength has obviously reached the peerless level. However, his strength is not outstanding enough among the peerless ones. He is just one of the relatively weak ones. At least, he is still far behind Huang Feihu.
At the beginning, Yang Fan could still take advantage of Huang Feihu's unsteady footing, and Huang Feihu's troops entered the ferry with limited force. The two sides fought back and forth.
Later, with the arrival of reinforcements, Huang Feihu also knew that Wang Meng's plan had been successful. Therefore, he took the initiative to withdraw from the ferry.
Just when Yang Fan thought he had defeated Huang Feihu and was reorganizing the defenses of Longmendu, news of the fierce attack on Pubanjin had come. Although Yang Fan was not very smart, he realized that the Sui army had fallen into the enemy's plan.
The first reaction was to want to return the favor.
However, if Yang Fan wanted to leave, how could Huang Feihu easily agree? Dang even started the cross-river battle again, forcing Yang Fan to move forward or retreat, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
But when Huang Tianhua's cavalry arrived, this time, Yang Fan had no way to go to the sky and no way to the earth. The two sides fought fiercely, and Yang Fan was killed by Huang Tianhua's heart attack.
Since then, the two generals in Yang Jian's forces who were responsible for staying at Pubanjin were captured and killed. The Sui army completely lost the Pubanjin ferry, and a gap was officially opened in the eastern part of Yongzhou by Li Xiang's Jin army.
Once Pubanjin was broken, Wang Meng did not continue to act rashly. As long as he could guard this gap on the east line of Yongzhou, this would be the biggest blow to Yang Jian's forces.
As long as Wang Meng can defend Pubanjin, whether or not Tongguan is captured is no longer that important to Li Xiang.
The reason why Li Xiang wanted to conquer Tongguan was just to open the road to Guanzhong. But now that Pubanjin has been broken and the road to Tongguan is open, why should Li Xiang continue to cling to Tongguan.
"Hahaha..." When the news came that Wang Meng had defeated Pubanjin, even though Li Xiang's temperament had become calmer over the years, he couldn't help but let out a burst of unbridled laughter.
"Pengju, Wenhe, Bowen, now that Jinglue has defeated Pubanjin, Yang Jian's turtle shell has been completely broken by our army!" Li Xiang put down the letter in his hand and turned to Yue Fei, Jia Xu, and Liu Ji in the tent.
The others said with a smile.
"Congratulations, lord, Pu Ban, this battle has not been long ago!" Liu Bowen also smiled.
Facing the attack of Li Xiang's forces, Yang Jian's biggest advantage is the geographical location. With those fortresses nearby, Li Xiang really has a headache.
As for other generals, commanders, strategies, etc., although the Sui army is considered to be among the best in the world, there is still a big gap between it and the Jin army.
Especially under Liu Bowen's design, Yang Yong slaughtered the Dong family so much that Yang Jian had to cut off an arm to kill Wu Wenhua. In terms of talents, there was a huge gap between Yang Jian's Sui army and Li Xiang's Jin army.
The gap becomes even greater.
Now that Tongguan has been established, their Jin army can turn to Pubanlu, pass through the Weishui River, and advance towards Chang'an. At that time, it will be the time for their Jin army to truly give full play to its advantages.
"Pengju, go prepare and mobilize the ships. Our army will divert to Pubanjin!" Li Xiang ordered Yue Fei.
From Tongguan to Pubanjin, one must cross the river. Li Xiang's regular elite at Tongguan, plus the prisoner army of less than 30,000, still have more than 90,000 or even nearly 100,000 troops.
For such a large force to cross the Yellow River, a large number of ships are needed, and preparations must be made in advance.
