Thirteen miles on the north bank of Shahe River.
Tian Zhenbeizheng, deputy commander-in-chief of the sixth battalion of the garrison, led the entire battalion to rest on the spot, and at the same time, he also sent all the troops out overnight.
Suddenly a team of horses galloped back at all hours of the night and brought Liu Yan's order.
"Lee Laiheng's Ministry?"
Tian Zhenbei was shocked. He didn't expect the troops from the front camp of the bandits to arrive so quickly, and immediately ordered the entire camp to assemble.
"Elder Ge asked me to lead my troops closer to the main force and go to the bridge on the north bank of the Shah River?"
At this time, Tian Zhenbei held the order sent by Liu Yan in one hand, pointed to the map on the ground with the other, and murmured: "It seems that Mr. Ge can attack halfway this time and drive Li Laiheng's troops directly down." Going to Shahe? I just don’t know if I can grasp the timing!”
Immediately, Tian Zhenbei put away the map and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and assemble the team and set off!"
Although the soldiers of the sixth battalion of the garrison were slightly worse than the other battalions of the New Army, looking at today's world, they are also a first-class strong army. Soon more than 12,000 soldiers were assembled. Under the cover of a large number of night warriors, , began to move towards the bridge on the north bank of Shah River.
At the same time, Liu Yan also led the battalions of the New Army to attack the north bank of Shahe River. Nearly 100,000 soldiers marched forward in a mighty manner, and their marching speed was the fastest in the world.
On the way, Liu Yan continued to receive messages from messengers from various ministries and battalions that stayed up all night.
"good!"
Liu Yan shouted to Miao Shao who was following him: "Li Laiheng's troops are really rushing towards that bridge. The forward scouts of the bandits' front camp have already appeared on the south bank of Shahe River!"
Miao Shao said worriedly: "Mr. Ge, then we have to speed up. We must rush to the north bank before the main force of Li Laiheng's troops arrives at the south bank of Shahe River.
Be prepared for a surprise attack! "
Liu Yan nodded in agreement, and immediately ordered the entire army to speed up and advance southward at the speed of a forced march. At the same time, he expanded the search range of each battalion to thirty miles to prevent possible ambush by rogue soldiers.
Twenty miles south of the Shah River.
At this time, the soldiers and horses of the Liuthief's front camp were resting. They marched all the way down. The more than 200,000 troops in the Liuthief's front camp were exhausted. Almost everyone couldn't understand that they had just gone south from Quyang County to Tang County, but when they arrived in Xingtang County But they only saw the desolation after the war. The hundreds of thousands of troops in the rear camp had disappeared, and a layer of gloom enveloped the hearts of all the soldiers in the front camp.
But now there is no definite explanation about the situation of the soldiers and horses in the rear camp. The army is going to march back to Quyang County in a hurry. What is it doing?
Fortunately, Generals Gu Kecheng and Xie Junyou, Generals of Zuo Guoyi, and Generals Tian Hu of You Guoyi, stabilized the morale of the army and prevented this doubt from spreading in the army.
Li Laiheng is naturally aware of these situations, but time is running out at the moment. Li Laiheng has no time or energy to clarify anything. All he wants now is to rush to Quyang County as soon as possible, so that he can attack Liu Yan from both inside and outside with the firearms battalion. Ten thousand troops were defeated at the foot of Quyang County!
"Liu Yan is really good at it. He made several raids and attacks, and he toyed with millions of soldiers in Dashun. First, the soldiers and horses in the rear camp were raided. According to the reports of the remnant soldiers who escaped, the young general had suffered an accident. Then It’s the Firearms Camp…”
Thinking of this, Li Laiheng was startled and said to himself: "No! The time doesn't match up! There are still a few days left during this period, Liu Yan's department
what are you doing? Where have they gone! "
Then Li Laiheng thought of the soldiers and horses of the rogue right camp in the south, and said secretly: "There has been no news from Yuan Zong's disciples for a few days. Could it be..."
Thinking of this, Li Laiheng felt a strong sense of terror in his heart. If his guess was true, then Liu Yan would be so terrifying. He could actually flash and move within a few inches, and then attack all the soldiers and horses of the Dashun battalions one by one. A surprise attack and a successful turn!
Without any time to think about it, Li Laiheng immediately called a commander and said to him: "Immediately go to the west of Xingtang County, look for His Majesty's troops, and report to Your Majesty that the rear camp has been raided by Liu Yan, the entire army was wiped out, and the young general was killed. , no body was found. At the same time, I reported to Your Majesty that Youying was very likely to be raided by Liu Yan's troops. Please send someone to contact Youying immediately."
"Reporting to your majesty, I suspect that Liu Yan is leading an army to raid the firearms camp. He is now leading the troops of the front camp to help Quyang County. Your majesty, please mobilize troops as soon as possible to help!"
"yes!"
After sending the message, Li Laiheng ordered the army to continue advancing. The soldiers and horses in the front camp of the bandits had lost all their energy at this time. They were urged to assemble by Li Laiheng, General Gu Kecheng and Xie Junyou of Zuo Guoyi, General Tian Hu of You Guoyi and others. After setting off, the army's marching speed could not be increased, and Li Laiheng was also worried about this.
"I hope Li Dingguo can hold on!"
It's not that Li Laiheng was worried about Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi, it was just that the Dashun Army was losing one after another and could no longer bear the heavy losses, so Li Dingguo's troops had to be rescued, but he just hoped that there would be enough time.
An hour later, Li Laiheng finally led his troops to the south bank of Shahe River.
A wooden bridge that was too wide spanned the river. A group of scouts rushed up on horseback to check it out and came back to report the condition of the bridge.
"General, this bridge is relatively strong, but narrow."
"General, our department has collected more than 70 large and small boats. Each batch can transport more than 800 people across the river."
Li Laiheng looked at the sky. At this time, the sun had begun to shift to the west. In more than an hour, it would be dusk.
So Li Laiheng ordered the army to cross the river quickly, and the troops began to pass the bridge and board the ships in an orderly manner.
According to Li Laiheng's deployment, there were 40,000 knights, 40,000 armored soldiers, 10,000 fire soldiers, and 120,000 dead soldiers in the bandit's front camp. The 40,000 knights passed the bridge first and occupied favorable terrain in the north for defense. Ten thousand fire soldiers and 40,000 armor soldiers passed the bridge.
As for the 120,000 dead soldiers, they would cross the river in boats at the same time, as many as they could cross. After the knights, armored soldiers and fire gun soldiers passed the bridge, the remaining dead soldiers would then cross the river from the bridge.
After everything was arranged, Li Laiheng ordered General Gu Kecheng of Zuo Guoyi to lead 40,000 knights to cross the river first, General Xie Junyou of left Guoyi to lead 40,000 armored soldiers to wait, and General Tian Hu of right Guoyi to lead 10,000 gunmen to wait at the same time. .
Li Laiheng personally led 120,000 dead soldiers across the river.
Soon, Gu Kecheng led the leading force of five thousand knights to rush across the bridge, and the following knights were passing through in an orderly manner.
After arriving at the north bank, Gu Kecheng sent thousands of knights to spread out and search to the north to prevent an ambush from the army.
"Everyone cross the river quickly and speed up!"
Gu Kecheng quickly received the reward. Ten miles ahead
There was no trace of the officers and soldiers inside, so he felt relieved and concentrated on directing the various troops of Xiaoqi to cross the river.
On the south bank, Li Laiheng looked at the troops and horses that were crossing the river in an orderly and fast manner, and he felt relieved. Soon the 40,000 knights in front successfully crossed the river and began to reorganize the military formation on the north bank of the Shah River as a barrier for the army to cross the river. .
"call!"
Li Laiheng breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately ordered General Tian Hu of You Guoyi to lead 10,000 gunmen across the river, and ordered 40,000 armored soldiers to prepare.
Less than half an hour later, 10,000 fire gunners also arrived on the north bank of the Shah River, and then began to exchange positions with tens of thousands of knights, and formed their formation at the far north.
At the same time, 40,000 armored soldiers also began to cross the bridge in batches. General Zuo Guoyi, Gu Kecheng, personally led his troops to the bridge.
Suddenly, there was a harsh sound of breaking through the air. It was countless artillery shells streaking through the air. In the blink of an eye, they landed near the bridge, frightening the armored soldiers who were crossing the river into confusion. They fled towards both ends of the bridge. The army crossing the river, which was originally orderly, now became chaotic.
In the river, the dead soldiers who were crossing the river by boat were also unlucky. One after another, the boats were hit by cannonballs, and sawdust flew everywhere. One boat was even smashed in half, and more than a dozen people on board died. Except for a few soldiers who were directly killed by ricochet bullets, all the rest fell into the water. They splashed in the river for a few times and then disappeared.
"Enemy attack!"
Li Laiheng roared angrily: "Isn't there no trace of the army ten miles ahead? Where is this artillery fire coming from?"
At this time, a captain next to him exclaimed: "The general is coming from the south, it's the artillery fire coming from the south!"
Li Laiheng's eyes suddenly turned sharp and anxious.
He hurriedly mobilized the tens of thousands of dead soldiers who were still on the south bank to form an array. At the same time, he sent people across the river and ordered the heroic cavalry, armored soldiers, and gunmen on the north bank to immediately withdraw to the south bank to occupy the enemy.
After receiving Li Laiheng's order, Generals Gu Kecheng and Xie Junyou of Zuo Guoyi, and General Tian Hu of Right Guoyi were dumbfounded. When did Liu Yan's troops run south of Shahe? Didn't he lead his troops to Quyang County for a surprise attack? Firearms camp?
A few people didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly led their troops to retreat. The 40,000 armored soldiers led by Xie Junyou rushed onto the bridge first. However, a large number of people and horses gathered at the end of the bridge, which was not wide. It soon became congested, and a large number of soldiers and horses crowded on the bridge. From the north, it is impossible to reach the bridge in a short period of time.
Gu Kecheng led 40,000 knights and was already crowded with 10,000 gunmen led by Tian Hu. The formations of both sides had begun to disperse. However, it was difficult to cross the bridge at this time. Looking around, the north bank of Shahe River was full of people scrambling to cross the river. There are thousands of thieves and soldiers and horses, and the black waves are endless as far as the eye can see.
Li Laiheng looked at the north bank with dumbfounded eyes and roared angrily: "How did these three bastards Gu Kecheng, Tian Hu, and Xie Junyou lead the troops? They were all in chaos just after crossing the river. Are they looking for death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another round of artillery bombardment fell. Although the casualties of the tens of thousands of dead soldiers around Li Laiheng were not very large, the shocking effect brought by the bombardment was not something that these dead soldiers could bear. The formation collapsed in an instant.
A large number of dead soldiers began to flee, and even thousands of dead soldiers began to scramble for ships, using ships docked on the south bank as tools to escape. Countless dead soldiers began to fight with each other, and even drew their swords at each other. .
Li Laiheng is angry
He had to curse loudly, and at the same time he was also upset that he should not have sent all his elite troops to the north bank and left these vulnerable dead soldiers around.
Fortunately, at this time, more than two thousand armored soldiers and hundreds of knights rushed over from the chaotic bridge and began to gather around Li Laiheng. They quickly reorganized the military formation with the black banner of the former camp as the center.
But just when Li Laiheng breathed a sigh of relief, a huge military formation appeared in the south and was quickly attacking Li Laiheng's position.
"Liu Yan!"
Li Laiheng stared at a huge Ming Dynasty battle flag, and next to it was a handsome flag with the word "Liu" in it. Needless to say, this was where Liu Yan's central army was.
"Haha, it's true. Li Laiheng was so cooperative with me that he even sent all his main forces to the north bank!"
Miao Shao said with a smile: "If I were Li Laiheng, I would deploy like this. Who would have thought that Mr. Ge would lead his troops across the river and set up an ambush on the south bank!"
Liu Yan smiled and said: "Haha, now it depends on whether the soldiers of the cavalry battalion staying on the north bank can succeed in the side attack. We must also start taking action here, ordering the soldiers of each battalion to launch an offensive and win the battle quickly!"
