The 10,000 Yan army soldiers who attacked Jiangxinzhou did not encounter any resistance and went straight to the island. Cui Qianyou frowned and said to An Qingxu: "Your Highness, if there is a problem, let them retreat immediately!"
An Qingxu asked in confusion: "What problems could there be?"
Yan Zhuang sighed on the side: "General Cui means that the Tang army will cut off their retreat!"
An Qingxu suddenly woke up and shouted: "Send the gold first and withdraw the troops!"
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
The bell rang to withdraw troops, but it was too late. I saw a Tang Army warship suddenly appeared, about a thousand stones in size, with an iron bump on the bow. It was going very fast, and with a "Boom!", it hit the first pontoon bridge. The pontoon bridge was immediately broken, and a raging fire broke out, which spread quickly.
In just a moment, the second one was also broken, and a fire broke out.
At this time, the soldiers on the island encountered a massacre by heavy armored infantry, and a thousand heavy armored infantry appeared in front of three Yan army soldiers who came to the island.
The heavy armored infantry were not afraid of the opponent's spears and arrows at all. They lined up to kill and moved forward step by step. The ghosts and gods were frightened by the news. The sharp swords were flying up and down, unstoppable. Wherever they passed, there was a bloody storm and stumps all over the ground. Broken arms and internal organs, and the fishy stench made the island stink.
The soldiers of the Yan army resisted a little at first, but were soon frightened by the brutal killings by the heavy armored infantry of the Tang army. They fled in all directions, but they were surrounded by floods and there was no way to escape. Some soldiers jumped into the floods and rushed toward them. They swam over to the other side, but they were greeted by a dense barrage of crossbows. Soldiers from the Tang Army who were ambushing across the river appeared and fired crossbows at the soldiers who fled in panic. Countless soldiers were shot and killed in the water.
At this moment, the bell rang to withdraw troops. The panicked Yan army seemed to have seen the direction of escape, and the soldiers rushed towards the pontoon bridge.
Unfortunately, all three pontoon bridges were damaged and there were still raging fires burning on them. A long section of the pontoon bridge was on fire.
Countless soldiers were blocked on the pontoon bridge, unable to move forward or retreat, and the heavy armored infantry from behind also came up to fight. The soldiers cried and shouted desperately, waving to the north bank, begging for help.
An Qingxu asked anxiously: "General Cui, what should we do now?"
Cui Qianyou said coldly: "Your Highness, why didn't you ask General Tian? This was his idea. Once the idea is made, will the rest of the matter be ignored?"
Tian Chengsi glared at Cui Qianyou fiercely and had to bow and said: "Your Highness, the only way right now is to send a raft to pick them up."
This is a good idea. An Qingxu said anxiously: "Send three hundred rafts to bring them back!"
Three hundred rafts were launched into the water one after another and rowed towards Jiangxin Island one mile away. Soon they arrived at the pontoon bridge. Soldiers crowded onto the rafts one after another. The rafts full of soldiers began to turn around and sail back.
All the generals breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment, an accident happened. A raft suddenly lost its balance and overturned, and all the dozens of soldiers on it fell into the water. Then another raft overturned, and the soldiers on the raft overturned. There was a lot of exclamation and everyone fell into the water.
Seeing the rafts overturning one after another, Yan Zhuang's expression changed greatly, "No, there are people under the water!"
Everyone could see that there must be Tang Jun water ghosts under the water, which is why the accidents happened continuously. What is even more creepy is that the soldiers did not move after falling into the water. It should be that they were desperately calling for help, but now there is deathly silence on the water.
Just like falling into the water and sinking directly to the bottom of the river, no one knows what happened underwater? But everyone knows that something extremely terrifying must have happened underwater.
Three hundred rafts and more than forty returned with less than a thousand soldiers. They were the lucky ones who escaped three death attacks and finally landed ashore.
Everyone was so frightened that their faces turned pale, their whole bodies were trembling and they were speechless.
A general was led to An Qingxu, and An Qingxu asked sharply: "Tell me, what happened?"
The general said tremblingly: "Your Highness, we encountered an ambush when we went to the island. Hundreds of heavy armored infantrymen from the Tang Army were waiting for us. They were so fierce that they killed our brothers until their corpses piled up in mountains and blood flowed into rivers. We couldn't resist it and fled in all directions.
, but there are ambushes on all sides in the east, shooting us with crossbows, and there is water all around, so there is no way to escape."
In the past, Fan Yang's army also had heavy armored infantry. Each army under the command of the Jiedushi had heavy armored infantry. This was built with the strong national power of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, Fan Yang Jiedu had the largest number of heavy armored infantry, with 3,000 people.
Beside An Lushan.
Therefore, An Qingxu and other generals all know how sharp the heavy armored infantry is, but the most powerful heavy armored infantry is in Anxi. This is recognized by the entire Tang Dynasty. The main reason is that the soldiers of the Anxi army are too strong. The heavy armored infantry of other Jiedu Prefectures are almost
It is difficult to walk, but the heavy armored infantry of the Anxi Army can charge and attack the city. The heavy armored infantry of the Jianghan Army comes from the Hezhong Army, and is actually the heavy armored infantry of the Anxi Army.
Hearing that there was an ambush of heavy armored infantry on Jiangxin Island, everyone was speechless. An Qingxu asked anxiously: "Why did the raft overturn?"
The general said quickly: "We saw a dark shadow swimming quickly under the water, and then the sheepskin bags below burst, and the raft overturned. After the soldiers fell into the water, they were stabbed to death by the water ghosts waiting below."
"What about the Lord turning the fire to Gui Ren?" An Qingxu asked anxiously.
The general sighed and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, I saw that he was chopped into pieces by heavy armored infantry, his head was split open, and he died a tragic death."
At this time, the soldiers shouted, and the corpses of countless soldiers were washed ashore. An Qingxu quickly took everyone to check, and they saw that the corpses had their vests pierced or their throats cut.
An Qingxu looked at the vast Han River and sighed. The start was not good. The Jianghan army was very powerful on the water. They were no match at all. How should we fight this battle?
Cui Qianyou finally spoke, "Your Highness, I don't agree with attacking Jiangxinzhou because we stopped at Jiangxinzhou and lost ten thousand people in vain, but we still know nothing about the real strength of the Tang army. I think that whether it is Jiangxinzhou or Xiangyang
Regardless of whether the water surface is a death trap for us, we should avoid the death trap and cross the river."
Yan Zhuang nodded and said with a smile: "Your Highness, General Cui's plan is very good. Let's leave Xiangyang and cross the river elsewhere."
An Qingxu was a little worried and said: "If we cross the river elsewhere, how will our logistics keep up?"
Cui Ganyou explained: "Your Highness, as long as our main force crosses the river, the Tang army will not fight with us in the wild. They will definitely withdraw to Xiangyang and defend Xiangyang to fight against us. At that time, we will build a pontoon bridge from Jiangxinzhou to safely transport the logistics, food and supplies. Transported across the Han River."
An Qingxu was convinced that this plan was really the only feasible one at present.
"Then where is the best way for us to cross the river?"
Everyone looked at Wang Shu, the governor of Ruzhou. He had been a county magistrate in Xiangyang for many years. He should know where to cross the river better.
Wang Shu thought for a while and said: "Going south will be very wide, and there will be mountains blocking it. The army cannot pass. I suggest you go west. The water surface in Gucheng County is only about two miles, and you can cross the Han River in half an hour. Moreover, the water flow there is relatively gentle, which is very conducive to crossing the river."
Cui Ganyou added: "Your Highness, you can send spies to check first and choose a better place to cross the river. I estimate that the Tang army will also intercept, but the number of troops will not be too large. Even if we lose part of it, we can still cross the main force. River."
An Qingxu made a decision immediately. He first ordered the entire army to stay in camp and rest, to calm down the troops and not to rush for success. After settling the soldiers, An Qingxu sent dozens of spies to the river section of Gucheng County to check the situation. Looking for opportunities to cross the river.
