Chapter 184: The First Battle in the South of the Yangtze River [Unbanned]
Chapter 184 The First Battle in Jiangnan (Part 2) [Unlocked]
Zhu Zhao can be called the first of the four famous generals of Ji Le, and it is not for nothing. Since he already knows that the opponent has a navy, when he sees him retreating upstream, the opponent will definitely know that he has a river crossing tool such as a pontoon.
, then he will inevitably lead the navy to destroy it. Therefore, upon arrival, Zhu Zhao asked his soldiers to prepare many pointed wooden stakes to be inserted into the water near the ferry, and some were placed on the pontoon. As soon as he saw Wu Wei's navy
When they arrived, they immediately asked their subordinates to lower the wooden piles down the river. Of course, most of the wooden piles were avoided by Wuwei's navy. As for the sparse rockets of the Bliss soldiers, Weiwei didn't even notice. Wuwei
Seeing that the other party only had these methods, he immediately felt contempt, so he led ten battleships and rushed forward without hesitation. As a result, the bottom of the battleship suddenly hit Zhu Zhao's body buried in the water.
On top of the pointed wooden stake, he could no longer move.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Zhu Zhao's pale face, Yan Lege, who had just arrived, couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"I had a fight with Xue, and a mouthful of blood spurted out on the spot. The opponent is a master, so you must be careful." Zhu Zhao shook his head and said.
"Then you go first, and I'll take the lead." Yan Lege nodded resolutely and said.
"That's okay, remember, don't get yourself trapped. I have prepared a lot of tung oil on the south side of the river bank. Just set a fire on the pontoon bridge when we retreat." Zhu Zhao was not polite. He is now like this
With this appearance, even if he stayed, the effect would not be greater than that of Yan Beige. It was better to lead the remaining soldiers and leave first.
"Brothers, follow me!" Yan Lege shouted and led a thousand of his soldiers to meet the surging Hetao army. When Zhu Zhao saw this, he frowned and asked Yan again
Elegy left three thousand soldiers behind, and pulled over his confidant Zhu Yaping to give a few instructions in a low voice, and then led the remaining soldiers to hurriedly withdraw towards Chizhou.
"Blissful Yan's tragedy is here, who dares to fight with someone?" Yan's tragedy led four thousand soldiers to stand on the north bank of the pontoon, shouting at the swarming Hetao soldiers. There are still soldiers who need to retreat on the north bank of Songjiang River.
There were more than 30,000 people. Yan Lege calculated that it would take at least half an hour for all these soldiers to retreat. But looking at the Hetao army holding butter torches in front of them, illuminating the entire river bank as if it were daytime,
Yan Lege felt a wry smile in his heart. I am afraid that this half hour will be very difficult. But he has no confidence, so why should the soldiers below fight to the death?
"I have written this letter from Commander Hetao, and I am here to fight you!" At this moment, a long laugh came from the Hetao army, and the formation of the army suddenly split to both sides. One man was naked and holding a gun in his hand.
The sturdy young man with a double-edged battle ax straddled a fine blood-colored plateau war horse and came out with a long smile. Seeing Yan Laige, who was holding an iron spear and motionless as a mountain, he engraved another long laugh: "This commander
I heard that Yan Lege of the Holy Sect of Paradise is a man, so I’m here to meet you today! Haha, you don’t have a war horse, and I won’t take advantage of you!”
After saying that, Xin Ke turned over and jumped off his horse, and said to Xue Sha and others beside him: "Commander Xue, Commander Du, Yan Lege will be handed over to someone. You must move faster, otherwise they will slip away."
But it’s not good!”
Yan Lege also laughed loudly: "Someone has also heard that Hetao Xinqing's military force is unparalleled in the world. Please come and learn about your brilliant move!"
"Go, don't let them slip away!" Xue Sha waved his hand and said. At this time, Zhang Yuewan had also arrived at the battlefield, but the front was blocked by Wuwei's warships, and he could not move forward at all. Zhang Yuewan had no choice but to lead
The navy landed on the south bank of the Songjiang River and used the medium and long-range weapons on the ship to cover the retreating Ji Le soldiers on the shore. However, Zhu Zhao had already been on guard against this move. During the retreat, he specifically stayed near the shore.
A lot of firewood was piled up, and as soon as they saw the Hetao navy, they immediately lit a fire. Coupled with the well-prepared archers, they actually blocked Zhang Yuewan's navy.
"Cang!" The first full-force confrontation between the double-edged battle ax and the iron spear immediately made a deafening noise. Under the huge force, both of them stepped back at the same time, but Xin Ke only took one step back.
, while Yan Lege took two steps back.
"Okay, let me give you another axe!" Xinke laughed loudly, drew a circle in the air with the double-edged battle ax in his hand, casually removed the power from the axe, and struck down with the ax head again.
Yan Lege, on the other hand, snorted, and rushed forward with the iron spear in his hand without hesitation. Since his debut, he has never seen such a brave person. Judging from his strength, he seems to be stronger than himself.
Two points. It seems that Hetao Xingeng is famous all over the world, and it is indeed not an ordinary person. But being able to meet such an opponent is indeed something worth being excited about. At this moment, Yan Lege put aside the victory or defeat on the battlefield.
He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the one-on-one challenge with Xinke.
The situation here at Yan Lege is not bad, but the four thousand soldiers responsible for cutting off the rear are already in crisis. The soldiers who can stay and be responsible for cutting off the rear are all the best among the soldiers of Paradise, and they have no regard for the Saint of Paradise.
Their infinite loyalty and fearlessness of dying on the battlefield also brought their combat effectiveness to the extreme.
However, without enough good generals, they were brave enough to die, but under the joint attack of Hetao Xuesha Fengjing and Dugu, they were completely in a situation of fighting on their own. Although their spirits were still very strong, they were defeated.
It's a matter of time. The key to the problem is whether they can sustain it for half an hour and buy time for the Paradise army to retreat.
At this time, there are still more than 10,000 Bliss soldiers remaining on the north bank of Songjiang. With their current retreat speed, it is really possible for them all to escape after wiping out these stubborn Bliss soldiers. Thinking of this, the bloody killing and
Dugu moved to both sides at the same time, one on the left and one on the right to outflank the pontoon, while Fengjing led the cavalry to cut through the Ji Le soldiers, trying to defeat the Ji Le soldiers' fighting will as much as possible.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yaping, who was ordered by Zhu Zhao to stay on the south bank of the Songjiang River, waved to his soldiers, and then shouted loudly to Yan Lege on the north bank of the Songjiang River: "Shuai Yan, something bad is going to happen. Zhu Shuai is in front of him."
Qingfeng's army is sniping, the situation is critical, I want you to lead the troops to rescue immediately!",
"What!" Yan Lege was shocked. He and Zhu Zhaoping and Lang Minghui were sworn brothers in Jinlan. Although Zhu Zhao was sinister and cunning, he was indeed very attentive to his brother. Hearing what Zhu Yaping said, Yan Lege's heart
Suddenly, he was at a disadvantage. He was originally at a disadvantage in Xinke's attack. Due to this distraction, it was even more difficult to sustain Xinke's attack, which was almost as strong as an axe.
Xin Ke is playing vigorously now. Since his debut, no one has ever been able to fight with him with so many moves. He is in a great mood and can use his strength to the fullest. But seeing Yan Lege doing two things like this, Xin Ke
The ax in his hand made another circle in the air, and then he took half a step back and said: "Your Excellency is so strong, you are worthy of being the first brave general! It is rare to meet an opponent, I will let you go today, and we will meet next time
, I will never be merciful again!"
"You let me go?" Yan Lege took two steps back and asked strangely.
"Since my debut, no one has ever been able to withstand my attack for so long. It's hard to find a confidant and it's hard to find an opponent. Since you are distracted, what's the point of fighting?" Xin Ke smiled.
Said: "But you can leave, but these soldiers will depend on their abilities."
Yan Lege looked at the Ji Le soldiers behind him who were fighting bloody battles, and felt unbearable for a while. However, thinking of his elder brother's current situation, he hesitated, and finally turned to the letter and said: "Someone has thanked you for your mercy, and I will be destined to do so someday."
, let’s fight again.”
"Okay, I will give you a good fight then!" Xin Ke said with a loud laugh.
Yan Lege did not hesitate this time. He closed his eyes and suddenly knelt down on his knees. He kowtowed three times to the thousands of soldiers behind him. Then he walked towards the pontoon with the iron spear in his hand. He naturally
Knowing that Xin Ke let him go on purpose, although his physical strength was strong, Xin Ke's strength was actually two points stronger than his. If the fight continued like this, he himself would definitely not be Xin Ke's opponent. The following are
The soldier, although he was very intolerant, thought that his eldest brother had been seriously injured and was sniped by Qingfeng's army. If he had been slower, it might be too late. And when the soldiers in Hetao saw that this man was released by Commander-in-Chief himself, naturally,
He didn't dare to stop him, but let him leave. Seeing Yan Lege's figure disappear into the army, Xin Ke sighed: "What a man, it's just a pity!"
As soon as Yan Lege crossed the pontoon bridge, Zhu Yaping had already led him a war horse. Yan Lege was not polite, climbed on the war horse and hurried away under the leadership of the soldiers with his iron spear. Zhu Yaping, on the other hand,
With a sinister smile, he waved to the soldiers around him: "Come here, drive all the women into the Songjiang River or onto the pontoon bridge, pour tung oil on it, and burn the pontoon bridge!"
"General, there are nearly ten thousand of our brothers on the north bank of Songjiang River!" a soldier said unbearably.
"Shut up! This is the commander's order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" Zhu Yaping said coldly. The combat effectiveness of the Hetao army is so fierce. If they are allowed to rush across the bridge, with the speed of the opponent's cavalry, I am afraid that Zhu Zhao's army will be defeated.
They will all be overtaken. Burning the pontoon bridge can at least stop the enemy for a while. Of course, there are warships on the Hetao side. As long as the opponent is willing, a wide pontoon bridge can be built in half an hour at most. Therefore, Zhu Zhao specially left it for him.
One trick that can definitely get rid of the pursuit of the soldiers in the Hetao is to throw all the women in the Bliss Army, a total of more than 2,000 people, into the Songjiang River.
Cross the river. Then among chasing the enemy and rescuing the people, they will naturally choose to save people.
As for Zhu Zhao being sniped by Qingfeng's army, the main purpose was to allow Yan Lege to withdraw from the battlefield automatically. Zhu Zhao knew his sworn brother very well. Yan Lege was heroic and upright, fighting to be the first, and retreating to retreat.
There is a soldier who has not crossed the river, and he will never retreat. Therefore, Zhu Zhao had to pretend that he was attacked and the situation was critical. In this way, Yan Lege would definitely choose to lead his army to rescue his brother. Although it was not possible at the time
Yan Lege will definitely complain about himself, but as long as he can live, what does that little bit of complaining mean?
At this time, it was starting to get light, and even without torches, the situation on the battlefield could be seen clearly. Seeing the Ji Le soldiers burning the pontoon bridge, Zhang Yuewan's first reaction was naturally to prepare the warship to lay wooden planks to build a pontoon bridge for the Hetao cavalry to pass, and immediately
Chasing the Bliss army. However, at this time, she was surprised to find that the Bliss soldiers were pushing many women into the river. Zhang Yuewan's eyebrows immediately stood up. She was smart enough to understand the purpose of the Bliss Holy Cult at that time. But here
In this situation, she had no choice at all. The Songjiang river was only more than a mile wide, and it would take at least half an hour to build a pontoon bridge, and at least forty warships would be needed. This would probably delay the rescue of people.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuewan said with a livid face: "This princess orders all the soldiers on the battleship to go down to rescue people. The battle on the shore is left to the Blood Commander and the others!"
The watermen of the Zhang family on the Huai River are indeed elite, and they are indeed good at water kung fu. Countless soldiers either jumped on the boat to rescue the women in the water, or jumped directly into the water. In just a short time, countless women who were driven into the water were
They had been rescued by the navy. However, there were too many women who fell into the water at that time, and most of them could not swim. By the time the navy officers and soldiers jumped in, many women had already sunk to the bottom of the river, and the rescue was in progress.
The struggling women did not need much effort, but for those who had sunk to the bottom of the river, it was not an easy task. After rescuing all the women on the water, Zhang Yuewan was still worried and ordered the soldiers to dive into the water.
He continued to search while using bamboo poles to poke around in the water. Although it took some effort, the effect was still very significant. At least a moment later, more than 200 people were rescued. At this time, the navy officers and soldiers really could not find them.
After seeing the woman in the water, Zhang Yuewan ordered the soldiers below to stop searching and prepare to build a pontoon bridge.
Although the general has escaped, the fighting will of the Bliss soldiers has not been greatly affected. The nearly 10,000 soldiers who stayed on the north bank of the Songjiang River are still in high spirits, as if they are looking back to the past, gritting their teeth and preparing to fight for two.
Everyone made a profit. When the battle reached this level, Xue Sha Fengjing and others on the Hetao side were particularly angry. In anger, Xue Sha even ordered Zhang Yuewan to mobilize all the archers on the battleship.
In addition to the Hetao cavalry's vertical and horizontal ###, they still waited until daybreak before completely arranging all the Ji Le soldiers on the north bank of Songjiang River.