Although Wang Sizheng was not very optimistic about the Heluo war, it did not affect the people in the situation who were very ambitious about it.
As Li Tai led his troops to evacuate Heqiao, Yuwenhu officially settled in Heyang Nancheng. The timely arrival of Yifeng's troops made him even more delighted, allowing him to replace the Henanxi Township soldiers with low combat effectiveness with their elite troops.
Down, making the river defense more stable and reliable.
The men and horses brought by Yifeng were directly drawn from the Huazhou River Defense, so they were also experienced in fortifying rivers and were also quite proficient in surface warfare.
The only one who is a bit difficult to arrange is the commander-in-chief of the army, Yifeng. As one of the first batch of people who followed He Bayue into Guanzhong to suppress the rebellion, and also supported Daxingtai Yuwentai, Yifeng naturally has deep qualifications, hard work and merit, and he also has many talents.
He is brave and resourceful, and is known as a brave general. As the general who Daxingtai arranged to first reinforce Heqiao, it also shows that Yuwentai attaches great importance to Yifeng.
But the problem is, the higher Yifeng's qualifications and ability, the more resistant Yu Wenhu is. He finally squeezed Li Boshan away in order to seize the frontline command, hoping to conquer Hehe under his command and leadership.
Yangbeicheng gained full control of the river bridge.
But the arrival of Yifeng now has reduced his sense of presence again, especially Zhao Gui's plan to arrange Yifeng to defend the town in the middle of the river bridge. This makes Yuwenhu, who had just been on the front line, directly retreat to the second line, and he felt self-conscious.
is even more dissatisfied.
But it has to be said that when people have a determined goal and a strong desire, they will always become quick-thinking and be able to find ideas and methods to solve problems in time.
Just when Yifeng took a short rest in Luoyang and planned to go north to Heqiao and stationed at Hezhou, Yu Wenhu promptly raised a more critical question, that is, if the enemy troops crossed the river from elsewhere and invaded from the south, what would happen to them?
How to respond?
This question is naturally not without purpose. Just before they arrived, the Heyang Beicheng bandits crossed the river from the upper reaches to the south, occupied the Xianshui River Basin, and attacked in dispersion. Thousands of Li Yisun's troops were defeated and fled between Heluo and Heluo. It took a lot of effort.
It took a lot of effort to get it together again.
Previously, it was because Li Boshan replaced the defense with attack and continued to advance into Zhongli City in Heyang, which forced the rebels who crossed south to retreat hastily and did not dare to divide their troops outside.
But now they are only guarding two cities, which is far from enough pressure on the enemy forces on the other side of the river. If the enemy army still has enough strength, they may not resort to their old tricks and send troops southward again.
In response to this situation, the best way is naturally to divide the troops to defend the Han River. Once the enemy is found to be crossing the river for a sneak attack, attack them while they are halfway across the river. While Zhao Gui is stationed in Luoyang, Yu Wenhu is stationed in the south city of Heyang.
Under the circumstances, it is a logical choice for Yifeng to lead his troops to take precautions.
Moreover, Yifeng's position in the Han River has another meaning, which is to cooperate with the military operations on the other side of the river. Daxingtai attaches great importance to the results of the Heqiao victory. In addition to sending a large army eastward from Tongguan to come for reinforcements, he also sent orders to guard Hedong.
Yang Gu, the governor of Jianzhou in the carriage, led his army eastward along Qiziling, hoping that this group of troops could break out of the Taihang Mountains and carry out a raid on Hanoi, thus cooperating with the southern army's offensive against the northern city of Heyang.
If Yang Guo can rush out from Zhiguanxing, then Yifeng can lead his army to cross here, join forces with him on the north bank of the Yellow River, and launch an attack along the river from the flank to the north city of Heyang.
Yu Wenhu's combat idea was quite satisfactory, and since it involved various combat forms such as fortification along the river and cross-river operations, it was obviously more reliable to be executed by Yifeng, an experienced general.
Zhao Gui did not feel comfortable letting Yu Wenhu, a new man with no independent combat experience, carry out this task, so he ordered Yifeng to lead 2,000 cavalry to the Hanshui Police to prepare for the war.
Not long after Yifeng arrived, He Lanxiang and others led more than 13,000 soldiers of the Bafu Central Army through Hanguan City and entered the Heluo area. Among them, He Lanxiang personally led 3,000 elite cavalry as the vanguard of the army and first arrived at the Heluo River.
Yangnancheng.
"Great joy is coming, I have no worries!"
Yu Wenhuqin greeted He Lanxiang and his entourage outside Heyang South City. When he saw He Lanxiang riding his horse from a distance, he couldn't help but stride forward. When He Lanxiang turned over and dismounted, he patted his shoulder and sighed: "Recently, the division has been stranded with few soldiers, and the defense is difficult.
It was difficult. Because I was afraid that the bandit army would gather in large numbers to attack, I used all my bluffing tactics to scare the enemy, but I finally managed to delay the arrival of the reinforcements safely!"
As he spoke, he pulled He Lanxiang onto the river bridge and introduced to him the tactics he had deployed in the past few days to deceive the enemy. Along the river bridge and with great fanfare at the city defense stronghold, he lined up all the boats he had collected along the river to fight.
Transition and so on.
"Only through experience can we gain wisdom. During the trip, I was very worried that my cousin was greedy for the old river bridge and was unwilling to destroy it, leaving a way for the bandits to advance and retreat. Now I have the advantage of river defense. It is better to pursue stability than to advance. As long as I can hold on to it
Now, waiting for all the troops from the country to gather here, it will be a great achievement!"
When He Lanxiang arrived at Hezhou Zhongli City and saw that all the bridges to the north of the river had been destroyed, making it difficult for him to walk with him, he looked at Yu Wenhu and said with relief.
Although Yu Wenhu was older than him and quite wise in his own affairs, he only joined the army perhaps because he had never experienced real dangers and acted impetuously, often erring on the side of caution, which made people uneasy.
Yu Wenhu told He Lanxiang in high spirits that he had devoted all his efforts to river defense, but after hearing this, his expression suddenly froze, and after a moment he laughed and said: "The two armies are fighting, and the situation is changing rapidly. No one dares to boast that he can
Completely predicting the enemy's opportunities, and whether the strategy is clever or not, only depends on the commander-in-chief's concentration.
Now, destroying the river bridge is just for stability, but is it not destroying the way forward? Seeing that I am holding back, the rebel army will naturally know my true and false status, and they will inevitably despise me, and will also have the desire to counterattack..."
Seeing Yu Wen's guard making an analysis, He Lanxiang immediately understood that he was flattering the horse and praising the wrong person, so he stopped saying anything about it. He turned his eyes and pointed at Zhongli City and said: "This
This is the first time I have set foot on the Central City since it was built. The city is in the middle of a river, with streams on both sides. The terrain is so dangerous. How did Li Boshan capture it? Did my cousin ask him in detail about his plan to attack the city? If so.
If it continues to be feasible, it will also be very helpful for the subsequent capture of Beicheng!"
After hearing this, Yu Wenhu shook his head first, and then said: "Li Boshan was suspected of collaborating with the enemy at that time. Even if he confessed his plan, I did not dare to believe his words. But after taking over the city defense, I also carefully inquired about the city defense.
The people knew that he was attacking at night, using carts of river sand to resist Guancheng's crossbows, and attacking Guancheng with several stone cannons. The plan was not a clever one, it was just to take advantage of the enemy's surprise."
"Stone cannon? The river bridge is unstable. How powerful a stone cannon can actually shake Guancheng?"
He Lanxiang was immediately surprised when he heard this. He was no stranger to stone cannons. He knew that if this kind of equipment wanted to exert great power, it must be driven by more manpower. However, the combat environment of Heqiao was very restrictive.
Yu Wenhu was a little uninterested in this. After hearing the words, he waved his hands and said: "Although I don't know its intricacies, it can never be separated from its roots. It is useless to go into details. Knowing its bones can naturally imitate its shape. I have already based it on this. After preparing the weapon to attack Beicheng, it can not only break the thieves' battle formation, but also destroy the city fortress!"
As he spoke, he led He Lanxiang to the dock on the south side of the river island, pointed at the boats inside and introduced to He Lanxiang the weapon he had invented for the rescue operation.
These boats are covered with iron in the front and back, and there are many spears and blades arranged on the left and right. They look like a hedgehog with steel teeth and claws, and the body is covered with spikes. And these are not the only killing moves. There is also a huge one in each boat. The bed crossbow can be used to move targets on the case.
"But these ships seem to be too small and equipped with so many equipment. Can they still be controlled by soldiers on board?"
Looking at the packed ships, He Lanxiang quickly raised a fatal question.
"Yes, we northerners are not good at boating after all, and there are no big ships here. So we have to have two ships connected with iron ropes, one loaded with equipment and the other loaded with soldiers, so that we can fight together."
After hearing this, Yu Wenhu also sighed in distress and said that the boat was too small, which restricted him from making more diverse changes in combat forms.
After the two returned to Heyang Nancheng after an inspection, another urgent military situation was reported. There were no traces of the enemy in the Xianshui River Basin where Yifeng left the town, but there were a large number of enemy traces in the direction of Hulao to the east, and Come quickly towards Yanshi and Heqiao direction.
"It is expected that the thieves will come from now on. If it was still difficult to solve before, now that Sheng Le has arrived, we can divide our troops to resist them."
When Yu Wenhu heard about this, he was shocked at first, but then he said confidently: "Sheng Le quickly led his troops to Baiguwu and tried his best to prevent the enemy from crossing Luoshui. I will also give you support here!"