The mighty navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, with flags fluttering, broke through the morning fog and headed straight towards Zhengyang.
Zhengyang is located on the coast of Huairu, facing Luoshan and Xinyang in the south across the Huaihe River.
Li Gu led the Zhou troops south to Jianghuai, and it was from here that he took advantage of the Southern Tang's lack of defense and broke into Huainan, starting a war between the two countries.
Zhengyang Bridge was repaired by Luo Youdu who sent people from Xu area.
The connection between the Central Plains and the Jianghuai River currently relies on this pontoon bridge.
Once the pontoon bridge is destroyed, it means that the road between the two places is cut off.
Liu Yanzhen's way of attacking the pontoon was very rough. There was no tactics at all and no tactics were needed. He directly hit the pontoon with his building boat.
The water system within the Jianghuai River is not sufficient to drive large ships, but the Huaihe River does not have this concern.
The five-story red building boat was specially transported to the Huaihe River by sea. The huge building boat carried a huge force and destroyed most of the Zhengyang Floating Bridge with just one impact.
Liu Yanzhen hugged the mast in a somewhat embarrassed manner and stabilized her body. Seeing that the guards on both sides of the Huaihe River were stunned by her violent impact, she couldn't help but said excitedly: "You good men from Jiangnan, destroy the pontoon bridge for me.
, bravely kill the thief."
His eyes were shining with excitement, and he knew how to use the foggy weather to hide the ship and catch the opponent off guard. He was indeed a genius.
He stood on the boat and shouted: "Bring me my bow and arrows!"
The servants presented the bow, and Liu Yanzhen bent it and shot an arrow. He raised his hand and fired an arrow at the soldiers on the river bank.
The name "Liu Yijian" is indeed not in vain.
The arrow from the string seemed to have eyes, and it shot a soldier on the river bank to the ground.
"Good archery skills!"
Cheng Shilang praised loudly.
Liu Yanzhen's current reputation is also related to his archery skills.
It is impossible to tell whether he is Han Xin or not without fighting, but the quality of his archery skills can be seen at a glance.
Liu Yanzhen suddenly frowned. He found that the soldier he shot down actually got up and continued running away. His arrow was still hanging on his back, but it obviously did not kill him.
Liu Yanzhen looked a little confused and took another arrow with her bow.
The whistling arrow hit the vest of a Zhou soldier again, but the opponent was hit with a huge force and rushed forward two steps and continued running.
"this……"
Liu Yanzhen became a little angry and opened his bow again. He wanted to shoot his head with this arrow, but he was on a seven-foot-high building boat. It was a foggy day, and the soldiers on the south bank of the Huaihe River were seventy steps away from him. In this situation,
If you can hit the body, you are already a master of archery, but you are really not sure of the head.
At this time, a burst of cheers came from the middle of the Huaihe River.
Immediately after they hit the Zhengyang Bridge, soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty came up in small boats and surrounded them on the left and right wings. They attacked the damaged pontoon bridge with axes and knives, cutting the pontoon bridge into two sections.
The piles floated left and right towards the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, but they hit the boat on the way. They hit the boat one by one with the current, making a "dong-dong-dong" sound.
"The Zhengyang Floating Bridge was destroyed?"
Liu Yanzhen was stunned for a moment, and then a flash of ecstasy flashed through her mind.
Have you cut off the Zhou army's supply line?
"Liu Du deployed, Zhou soldiers ran away, we won." Zhang Yanhan shouted loudly.
Liu Yanzhen laughed "haha": "This week's soldiers are nothing more than that, how can the rumors be so scary!"
Cheng Shilang also flattered him and said loudly: "It's me, Han Xin of the Tang Dynasty, who has been deployed all over the place. He knows things well. Should we pursue him?"
Liu Yanzhen hesitated for a moment, and suddenly he found several flags with the word "Luo" hanging high on the camp on the south bank of the Huaihe River. His heart suddenly moved, and he shouted: "Quickly go ashore to pursue Luo Youdu. I want to capture Luo Youdu alive. Haha... Hurry, go ashore and chase the enemy."
He ran down the boat impatiently and planned to pursue Luo Youdu himself.
Han Xin and Liu Yanzhen of the Tang Dynasty captured Zhou Zhuge and Zhuge Liang alive in one battle. What a perfect plot.
Although he was not sure whether the flag with the word "Luo" was Luo Youdu, except for Luo Youdu, he could not think of anyone with the surname Luo in Zhouying.
There was Liu Yanzhen's war horse in the boat, and he rode the horse to the shore.
Cheng Shilang and Zhang Yanhan felt that Liu Yanzhen was like a god in his military skills and that his judgment was absolutely correct, so he followed him without hesitation and prepared to seize the meritorious service.
Seeing that Wu Yanhui did not follow, Liu Yanzhen ignored him and just shouted: "Yanhui, you stay here and wait for someone's triumphant return!"
His voice spread farther and farther, and finally he led his soldiers to pursue the Zhou soldiers in the direction of their escape.
Liu Yanzhen followed the flags and footprints on the ground and pursued them for eight or nine miles. Along the way, he saw only messy military flags and not a single soldier.
The more Liu Yanzhen thought about it, the more something was wrong. Why did the other party run so fast?
No one left behind?
An ominous premonition came to my mind.
On the other side, Wu Yanhui saw Liu Yanzhen leading a large army to chase the enemy, and he was thinking hello, how did he win this battle?
Is this brother of mine really a genius?
If you think about it carefully, it's not impossible.
Liu Yanzhen is an expert in archery, smart and knows how to make money, and it is not surprising that he knows the art of war.
Wu Yanhui regretted not following along in the pursuit.
Seeing the messy ordnance and supplies in the camp, Wu Yanhui arranged for soldiers to clean up the battlefield...
Wu Yanhui unexpectedly discovered that there were a lot of good things in the Zhou army's camp this time. Thinking that Liu Yanzhen, Cheng Shilang, and Zhang Yanhan would gain merit and supplies by chasing Zhou soldiers, so what if he stayed here and made a small profit?
?
He hurriedly asked more soldiers to collect supplies from the weekly camp.
Wu Yanhui shouted loudly: "Hurry up, everyone move on to the boat. Don't worry, haven't you had enough to eat yet?"
The soldiers who heard Wu Yanhui's shout cursed a few words secretly.
In order to beat the heavy fog, didn't they just set off westward without eating breakfast?
Wu Yanhui couldn't care less, and the main business was to clear out the camp.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a burst of thunder in his ears.
"No, cavalry!"
Wu Yanhui shouted in horror: "Quick, quick, prepare to fight."
They were in the navy, and only a few high-ranking generals were qualified to lead the horses aboard the warship and carry them all the way.
The entire naval force only consisted of a dozen horses.
There is no such thing as one of our own, it can only be the enemy's cavalry.
Moreover, Liu Yanzhen was chasing towards the west, but the sound of horse hooves came to the east.
Wu Yanhui had limited abilities and no combat experience. When he panicked, he would just shout: "Meet the enemy."
I don't know how to meet the enemy or how to fight.
Cao Bin broke through the fog and led thousands of cavalry directly into the Zhou army's south bank camp.
More than a thousand cavalry were like a torrent, covering the general camp and submerging it.
Pan Mei and Zhang Qiong led five hundred imperial troops to board the largest building boat on the Huaihe River.
The two generals Pan Mei and Zhang Qiong were somewhat uncomfortable with the unstable floating conditions on their feet, but the soldiers of the Royal Camp Division were all working on the docks. It was commonplace to get on and off the ship to carry goods, and they were able to cope with the rocking of the ship.
On the contrary, their strength overwhelms them.
They went into battle for the first time, but they showed no fear at all. They waved their swords and began to plunder ships.