Chapter 233 Break the bridge together and turn the tide of the battle! King Hongnong is the real son of heaven!
This arrow.
The shot was extremely decisive and the angle was extremely tricky.
It's a pity that King Chen Liu Chong was already noticed by Lu Bu the moment he galloped on his horse.
Although his arrow was fierce, it had already been accurately caught by Lu Bu. He swung the war spear violently. Before the arrow could break into the circle of the spear, it was cut into two pieces by the sharp spear edge.
Backhand.
Lu Bu waved out a ray of cold light like the moon, killing three of the seven soldiers who were surrounding him and forcing four back. At the same time, his ferocious gaze swept across Liu Chong across the sea of people, like a sharp knife.
The sword pierced his heart.
If it weren't for the red rabbit horse still on the other side and unable to pull him over, Lu Bu would have really wanted to ride his horse and kill Liu Chong, who had previously suppressed him with a bow and arrow, and turn him into a hornet's nest.
And now...
He could only express the anger in his heart with his eyes and violent attacks from a distance.
However, it was precisely because of this quick glance that Lu Bu noticed the footsteps of the reinforcements on the east side. The soldiers, like a tide, were squeezing toward the bridgehead.
"not good."
Lu Bu felt uneasy in his heart.
Although the iron pear formation and the horse trap formation have been broken, there are still not many soldiers and horses of the wolf cavalry and the heroic cavalry to break through the obstacles. At this time, the opponent's reinforcements are pouring in. If they cannot support it, they will still be silenced.
He even surrounded and killed himself in reverse.
Don't dare to hesitate at all.
Lu Bu looked back and saw that the general of the Cavalry, Guo Si, had already crossed the bridge. He was very happy: "General Guo, you lead the troops and horses to guard the bridge and buy time for the army to cross the bridge."
"General, don't worry."
Guo Si has also experienced hundreds of battles, how could he not know the dangers of being blocked at the bridgehead?
He originally had the idea of blocking the enemy's reinforcements, but now that he had Lu Bu's personal order, he naturally rushed to the side as soon as possible: "Brothers, hold the bridge at all costs."
"Kill with me—!"
Guo Bin held a Huanshou sword and rushed towards the oncoming enemy troops.
He turned slightly to avoid the opponent's thrusting spear, and with one arrow step, he suddenly reached in front of him. The Huanshou knife in his palm stabbed straight, the blade passed through the armor and went straight from the front to the back.
Peng!
Immediately.
Guo Bang raised his foot and kicked the enemy soldiers away, slashing the blood-stained Huanshou sword in the air. He cut off the arms of the two soldiers, and the heartbreaking pain caused them to let out heart-rending wails.
But Guo Si kept taking action, and in a leisurely moment, another knife fell in the air.
Phew! Phew!
It was easy to kill two soldiers.
Guo Bin waved his hand fiercely: "Kill—!"
All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Kill—!"
Under the leadership of Lu Bu and Guo Si.
The Cavalry soldiers also exploded with 120% combat power.
Carrying Huanshou swords and spears, they faced the incoming reinforcements and faced them without any fancy.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The golden sound exploded, and the sparks burst out.
In the blink of an eye, corpses littered the fields and blood flowed into rivers.
Lü Bu and Guo Si led their elite troops like a city wall to block out the reinforcements coming from the east, preventing them from advancing even further and making it even more difficult to cut off the bridge.
At this time, Li Jue, who was in charge of the rear control, shouted in pain and kept waving: "Quick! The enemy formation at the bridgehead has been broken. All troops must cross the bridge quickly without making any mistakes."
drive-!
The officers and soldiers of both armies, regardless of whether they were the enemy or ourselves, rode their horses to the bridge and ran towards the other side of the river as fast as possible.
Although the Han River in the north is not as wide as the Luoshui River in the south, it is still hundreds of steps away. It would take dozens of seconds for the soldiers to gallop on horseback to successfully reach the other shore.
*****
now.
The mountainside of Beimang Mountain.
A platform with a good view.
Liu Bian, Xun Ou and others stood on top of it, looking over the battlefield.
Xun You was frightened when he saw it, and he was covered in cold sweat: "Your Highness, the situation is not good. Lu Bu personally led the team and broke through the defensive formation at the bridge in such a short time."
"As a result, a large number of cavalry will inevitably attack Benzi Village. If Cao Cao and Bao Xin cannot stop them, our previous plan to surround and kill Lu Bu will probably come to nothing."
Liu Bian stared at the battlefield with burning eyes, his expression still calm: "Wen Ruo, don't worry, no one knows what the outcome will be until the last moment, so be patient in everything."
certainly.
Although Liu Bian appeared calm on the surface, he was actually beating the drum in his heart: "Teacher, can this bridge really be destroyed by resonance? If not, the pressure on Cao Cao will be great."
"Master Bian must believe in science."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance was very firm: "This bridge is four feet wide, nearly ten meters, more than 380 steps long from north to south, with a total of 68 bays, 750 columns, and 122 beams."
"When we first surveyed the terrain, experts had already determined that the two bridges north of Luoyang had obvious signs of decay due to infrequent use and the fact that the columns had been soaked in water for a long time, and their actual bearing capacity was no longer what it used to be."
"Based on the calculations of experts' dynamic mechanics model, and the fact that most of the Bingliang war horses are Mongolian horses with weights in the range of 267 to 370 kilograms, taking 0.8 times the weight of the war horses when they fill the bridge deck, the probability of the bridge collapse is 92.4%."
"In addition, when the war horses fill the bridge deck, a specific war horse pace frequency will be generated. This continuous and repeated periodic force is likely to produce a resonance phenomenon, causing the bridge to collapse. Although this probability is not high, it is still 65.2%
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"..."
After hearing the analysis of the Military Advisor Alliance, let alone Liu Bian, even the netizens in the live broadcast room couldn't help but get excited:
"The expert is indeed an expert. He is so awesome. I just wish I didn't study hard back then."
"Every point is analyzed very clearly. I feel that this bridge will definitely collapse."
"The north of Luoyang is adjacent to Mang Mountain. It is indeed not as prosperous as the south. It is normal for these two bridges to be in disrepair."
"If you think about it carefully, when we were crossing the bridge, the bridge suddenly collapsed. This was a devastating blow to morale."
"I can't wait to see the bridge collapse."
"..."
When Liu Bian was completely relieved, the alliance of military advisors added: "Master Bian, experts suggest that you can give appropriate hints to Xun He, Li Jue, and Lu Bu that they are going against heaven, and heaven will definitely help you."
"In this era of divine right of imperial power, the image of you as an orthodox emperor is very helpful to Mr. Bian. Especially Liu Xie was supported by Dong Zhuo's deposed emperor, which has a greater impact."
Huh?
That makes sense!
Why didn't I think of that?
Liu Bian's eyes suddenly brightened and his heart surged.
You should know that the prophecy technique was popular during the Han Dynasty.
Prophecy: refers to the cryptic words fabricated by alchemy based on celestial phenomena;
Wei: refers to the books written by Confucian scholars under the guise of sages;
The combination of prophecy and wei is a language that combines natural changes with political ecology.
Although prophecy is only a side theory, it became a prominent science after Dong Zhongshu proposed the theory of "induction between heaven and man".
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed hundreds of schools of thought and respected only Confucianism", which recognized this deified monarch's authority.
This is a double-edged sword.
For the emperor, it was a technique to control the people.
But for the rebels, it is also a banner of rebellion.
For example, Zhang Jiao of Taiping Road in the late Han Dynasty is an outstanding representative of the application of this technique.
certainly.
If the bridge really collapsed, it would turn the tide of the war in one fell swoop.
Then, it will definitely add a mysterious color to Liu Bian's image as the orthodox emperor.
"Wen Ruo, don't worry."
At that moment, Liu Bian did not hesitate and turned to glance at Xun He, his eyes full of confidence and affirmation: "Li Jue and Lu Bu are helping Zhou to do evil. They are actually going against nature. Since ancient times, evil has never prevailed over good. I believe that heaven will definitely help them."
"this......"
Xun or he didn't really believe it at first.
But King Hongnong's eyes were firm, full of certainty of victory, and Xun or could only give up his hand: "Well, the way of heaven is with Han, so how can we be invincible?"
Liu Bian nodded affirmatively: "So Wen Ruo, just watch the battle with peace of mind. You will never know the answer until the last moment."
Xun You took a long breath and tried to keep himself calm: "Nuo."
Immediately.
His eyes turned back to the battlefield again, observing calmly and analyzing carefully.
The same was true for Liu Bian, but he only thought of one word:
"Collapse! Collapse! Collapse!"
"..."
*****
now.
North Gate Battlefield.
"Report—!"
Just as Li Jue was dispatching his troops to the bridge.
suddenly.
A horse flew from Luoyang City.
Li Jue raised his eyes and saw his own scout: "What's the matter?"
The scout stepped forward and bowed his hands: "General, Zhang Liao from the south gate is forcing his way across the bridge. Our army is small and difficult to resist. We have retreated into the city."
"Damn it!"
Li Jue cursed angrily.
Although he had expected that once the north gate started to attack, it would inevitably affect the whole body, causing the other three gates to quickly enter the battle, but he never expected that the opponent's offensive would be so sharp.
Li Jue turned back and glanced at the army. There were still many cavalry who could not get to the bridge.
Time is tight and tasks are heavy.
Li Jue thought for a moment and then made a decisive decision: "Send the order and order Army Sima Li Ying to lead troops to Luoyang City to block the enemy's reinforcements."
The messenger bowed and held his hands: "No."
Immediately.
Pegasus rushed to the rear army with a loud voice: "The general has an order, Army Commander Li Ying should lead troops to Luoyang City to block the enemy's reinforcements."
"The general has an order, Army Commander Li Ying..."
"The general has an order..."
"..."
Behind the team, a burly man flew out on horseback and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me, rush into the city, block enemy reinforcements, and buy time for the army to cross the bridge."
All the soldiers shouted in unison: "No."
Rumble~~
A group of cavalry turned around and left, heading straight for the ruins of Luoyang.
At the same time, Li Jue continued to mobilize his troops:
"Quick, get on the bridge quickly and rush over."
"Don't leave empty-handed, rush over."
"..."
Xiyuxu—!
The neighing of war horses continued to sound.
Troops mounted on the bridge one after another and galloped forward as fast as possible.
It didn't take long.
The entire bridge was filled with war horses.
Although the team kept moving forward, the entire bridge deck also creaked.
But such a small sound had long been drowned in the sound of horse hooves and the roar of horses, and it did not attract the attention of Xiliang Xiaoqi and Bingzhou Langqi at all.
Their eyes were all focused on the front, calculating when they could cross the bridge and whether Lu Bu and Guo Si, who were fighting fiercely, could stop the enemy's fierce attack.
Creak, creak, creak!
...
Jam!
...
Creak, creak, creak!
...
Jam!
...
On the pillars supporting the bridge deck, cracks are opening and gradually getting longer and wider.
If you look at it from the side, some of the columns have even undergone obvious slight deformation.
The entire bridge deck gradually presents an arc.
And this arc is constantly fluctuating up and down as the war horse runs.
Even on the bridge deck, several cracks of varying sizes have appeared near the nodes between beams and columns. They are deepening and lengthening along with the continuous changes in the bridge deck.
only......
Such changes have been covered up by war horses.
No soldier could detect or even stop it.
Creak, creak, creak!
...
Jam!
...
Creak, creak, creak!
...
Jam!
...
There are more and more cracks and they are getting deeper and deeper.
Just as the cavalry was halfway across the bridge in a fast and orderly manner.
suddenly.
The bridge deck in the middle of the water collapsed with a loud bang.
More than ten war horses, together with the cavalry, pursued him into the turbulent river.
At the same time, the cavalry on the bridge reined in their horses one after another, causing the orderly transfer of power to suddenly become chaotic. The bridge deck, which was already on the verge of collapse, continued to collapse.
Peng! Peng! Peng!
More than ten pillars fell into the water, and the bridge deck tilted hugely. The cavalrymen who were caught off guard, including their horses, fell into the water one after another. As the bridge deck collapsed, they grabbed the wooden bridge behind and continued to collapse.
Xiyuxu—!
The sudden change shocked all the soldiers and horses on both sides of the river.
Especially Li Jue, who was directing and dispatching, his eyes were as wide as bells and his scalp was numb: "What's going on?"
"General, it seems the bridge has collapsed!"
"ah?"
Li Jueton was surprised.
He hurriedly rode his horse to the riverside and glared at the collapsed bridge, his heart racing: "How...how is this...how is this possible? Why did a perfectly good bridge collapse?"
?”
In my memory, when they entered Luoyang on horseback, there were more soldiers and horses than now. They had never collapsed before. How could it suddenly collapse now?
Li Jue's head was buzzing.
The bridge collapsed, and the cavalry stranded on the other side had no choice but to force their way through from another way.
However, without the tiger like Lu Bu, it would be difficult for them to get through with their strength alone.
"what to do?"
"what to do?"
For a moment, Li Jue had a splitting headache and couldn't think of any solution.
At the same time, Lu Bu, who was fighting fiercely, was also confused.
He couldn't believe it.
The bridge deck will actually collapse at this time.
What was originally a good start was completely reversed by this sudden change.
Glancing back.
The number of soldiers and horses that crossed the bridge was only two or three thousand at best.
Moreover, there were hundreds of people who were infantry and did not transport the horses.
"Damn it!"
Lu Bu was disheartened.
Want to rely on two thousand cavalry to break through the siege?
How is this possible!
The only good thing is that in order to enhance his combat power, Song Xian sent the red rabbit horse out in advance, otherwise he would have been permanently separated from his beloved war horse.
"Ha ha!"
Just when Lu Bu was stunned.
Liu Chong, who was not far away, looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "The thief Lu Bu, do you see it? You are helping the emperor to do evil and going against the will of heaven, which is why we have the current disaster of breaking the bridge."
"This is God's will!"
"God willing!"
Liu Chong's confidence doubled, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Soldiers, since ancient times, evil has always prevailed over good. We are waiting for heaven's help. How can we be invincible? We should fight back immediately and kill this thief Lu Bu here."
"kill-!"
The morale of the officers and soldiers soared, and they shouted loudly.
The situation reversed in an instant.
A wave of turbulent counterattacks was directed at Lu Bu. Guo Si came with his head covered and his face covered with arrows. Countless swords flashed with cold light, constantly devouring the lives of Xiaoqi and Wolfqi.
Lu Bu was extremely surprised.
At this moment, he had completely lost the confidence to resist. As he waved his war spear and the cold moonlight forced the soldiers in front of him to retreat, Lu Bu turned around and walked away without any hesitation.
"withdraw!"
"Quickly retreat—!"
The bridge is broken and there is no point in blocking it.
If you don’t leave now, when will you wait?
But......
It doesn't matter if he leaves now.
The morale of Wolf Cavalry and Xiao Cavalry, which was already on the verge of collapse, collapsed in an instant.
Wuyangyang's soldiers and horses followed Lu Bu's footsteps and fled towards the west. The entire defense line completely fell into pieces and were scattered by Liu Chong's soldiers and horses like a tide.
"General Lee!"
Liu Chong shouted at the top of his lungs: "I'll leave this place to you, and I'll chase Lu Bu myself."
Li Min responded loudly: "Your Highness, don't worry, just leave it to the general."
"Soldiers."
Liu Chong galloped his horse and chased Lu Bu: "Follow me and kill—!"
All the soldiers roared in unison: "Kill—!"
It didn't matter that Lu Bu escaped, but Guo Si, who was blocking the attack at the bridgehead, was instantly passive.
He stared and shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to win Lu Bu back: "How long does it take for the general to abandon me?"
But......
Lu Bu didn't even look back and continued to gallop towards the west.
At this moment, Guo Si couldn't bear it anymore and opened his mouth to curse:
"Thief Lu Bu, you ungrateful villain."
"Come back, you bastard, get back here!"
"Thief! Lu! Bu!"
"You have to die!!!"
"..."
*****
now.
The mountainside of Beimang Mountain.
Faced with this sudden scene, Xun's eyes nearly popped out.
He held on to the tree trunk beside him, leaned forward slightly, and stared at the Xianshui River in disbelief.
"this......"
"How is this possible?"
Even Xun Yu, a talented person like Wang Zuo, did not think of it.
Just when the war situation was at its most unfavorable, the bridge that had stood for hundreds of years miraculously collapsed.
This is equivalent to cutting the Wolf Cavalry and Xiao Cavalry teams into two sections.
The blow to the enemy's morale was simply devastating.
However......
When Xunyou turned to look at King Hongnong, he found that the other person's expression was natural and calm, as if he had expected it.
When Xun You was about to ask, King Hongnong turned his head and glanced at him: "Wen Ruo, how are you? The way of heaven is with you, how can the thief win? You should be relieved this time, right?"
"Your Highness..."
Xun You's throat rolled and he swallowed hard: "Did you expect this?"
Liu Bian shook his head: "I'm not a god. How could I have predicted that the bridge would collapse? It's just that Mang Mountain behind us has buried too many emperors of the Han Dynasty. How could they allow the traitors to cause trouble?"
"This is God's will!"
Liu Bian looked up to the sky, took a deep breath, and said sonorously: "The Han Dynasty is bound to be revitalized again before its energy is exhausted, and all demons and ghosts will be buried alone."
Xun Ou hurriedly bowed deeply: "I may die for the revitalization of the Han Dynasty."
Zhu Tong, Shi A and other guards all raised their hands and said: "We will fight to the death for the revitalization of the Han Dynasty!"
This scene immediately caused a burst of ridicule from netizens in the live broadcast room:
"Damn it! Mr. Bian's pretense is so fresh and refined."
"I really want to give you a double click and shout 666."
"Look at Xun You's expression. Would it be strange for him to rebel in the future?"
"Zhu Tong, Shi A is even more adoring!"
"It feels like fearing the gods."
“Awesome plus”
"..."
This moment.
The spirit of king and domineering is added to the body.
Liu Bian stood on the mountainside of Mang Mountain, feeling the strong wind blowing against his face, and his eyes swept over the land of Heluo, as if he was looking down on the world.
"Wen Ruo."
"exist."
"I have a feeling that there will definitely be gifts for me from my ancestors in Luoyang City."
"Well......"
Xun You didn't understand Liu Bian's meaning for the time being, so he could only say with a smile: "It's a pity that the palace has been burned down. Otherwise, His Highness can return to the palace in Luoyang, gather people with lofty ideals from all over the world, and rebuild the world."
The breeze blew by, and the corners of Liu Bian's clothes fluttered, and he exclaimed: "There seems to be something calling me from somewhere in Luoyang City. After we take it down, we must send people to search carefully to make sure there is no mistake."
Xun may not know what he meant, but he still bowed his head and said, "Nuo."
Liu Bian emphasized: "Remember! Any corner, including streets, dry wells, broken houses, etc."
Xun You nodded: "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll leave it to you."