On the south bank of the Hutuo River, Huang De led his generals to watch the refugees on the other side disperse as if they were being discharged from the flood. He grinned and expressed his admiration to Li Muxian: "The Taoist Master is really a good strategist. He dispersed thousands of troops without any effort."
Li Muxian pretended to be noble, stroking his beard and smiling: "It's just a small trick to show off one's ugliness. These fools are just a mob. What do they think of thousands of troops? The real thousands of troops are behind. We still need to Look at the general’s methods!”
Huang Degong looked proud, looking at the black clouds of the traitor army in the distance due north, and said coldly: "Why are there some thieves to be afraid of? I will let their cigarettes be extinguished with just a raise of my hand."
"The ashes will fly away," Tu Yuan kindly reminded, Huang Degong clenched his fists: "Yes, let them fly away into the ashes!"
"Sir, it's annihilation by flying ashes," Weng Zhiqi couldn't stand listening anymore and reminded in a low voice.
"Ahem, cough, cough, let him finish his job anyway." Huang Degong didn't feel embarrassed at all, and waved his hand: "Generals, listen to the order and prepare for war!"
Huang Degong used the Hutuo River as a barrier to build a defense line of more than ten miles, including seven shallow water areas. He ordered his seven generals to guard one of them, with their bows and arrows ready to wait for the enemy to come.
At the same time, he deployed three heavy artillery pieces in the center of the defense line. These three artillery pieces were originally captured in Zhaozhou. He had previously received a message from Li Muxian and brought them over to attack Zhending City. However, he later decided to give up the storming of Zhending City and never put them to use. , it's quite impressive to show off his strong voice at this time. He fired a few cannons just now, scaring the refugees to the point of pissing themselves and running away in all directions.
The provocation method worked. When Li Muxian saw the refugees on the other side dispersed and the bandit army did not stop them, he smiled at Huang Degong and said: "That bandit really wants to fight with the commander-in-chief with real swords and guns and real skills."
Huang Degong exclaimed: "But I don't intend to fight him based on his true skills." After saying this, he burst out laughing. The crowd burst into laughter, and some even burst into tears.
The generals under Huang Degong had already arrived at the designated position to prepare for the battle. Only the commander of the third battalion of Dongchang and Li Muxian were left. Hu Ling looked around and saw that there were bandit troops approaching on both sides of the river in the distance, so he said: "This is to distract our forces!"
Huang Degong chuckled: "The water is deep on both sides. It's not that easy. Just hit it head-on." He looked up at the scorching sun and said, "It's noon. After fighting, it's time to eat."
The refugees dispersed, most of them heading east along the river. As soon as they left, Li Guo's army was already in front of them. They lined up with the officers and soldiers on the other side to confront each other. They only waited for an order to kill them.
Li Guo, Luo Hu and others rode along the river to observe the terrain. The Hutuo River was between 100 meters and several hundred meters wide. The water in the river was not abundant. In many places, the water was only as shallow as the knees, but the silt was deep, and there were also deep water areas. However, it was not easy to cross the river without boats. How could we get so many boats at once?
"Look for shallow water and attack by force. You only need to break one point. Once the army crosses the river and succeeds, they will die without a burial place!" Niu Jinxing suggested. Li Guo decisively ordered preparations for war. Luo Hu found a shoal in the middle and ordered the Zhenshan camp to force the crossing.
The drums were beating loudly, and the bandit army attacked at the same time from three places on the east and west wings. Tens of thousands of horses and horses rushed over with great momentum and loud killing sounds.
The sound of the artillery was like thunder. Huang Degong felt that he was a guest from afar and must be more solemn. The three heavy cannons fired at him and landed in the formation of the rebels on the other side. Coincidentally, they were right near where Li Guo was. He was frightened. He evaded hastily, and was shocked. Could it be that he was discovered by the officers and soldiers? He turned around and looked at the handsome flag, which was clearly far away, but he didn't know that the bombardment on the other side was just a blind attack.
The thieves were far more powerful than the officers and soldiers and their morale was very high. As soon as the drums started beating, the thieves crossed the river with knives and bows and howled to kill them. The officers and soldiers who had been waiting for a long time rushed down the river bank and shot the thieves crossing the river with their bows. .
Soon, the archers of the rebel army were in position and exchanged fire with the officers and soldiers to cover their companions and forced them to cross the river. Luo Hu's Zhenshan bore the brunt. He jumped on his horse to cross the river. Suddenly, he found that the mud was too deep and his horse was stuck in it and it was difficult to move. During this delay, They were greeted by a downpour of bows and arrows from the officers and soldiers.
Luo Hu was furious and ordered his men to abandon their horses and cross the river, vowing to be the first to cross the river.
Faced with the overwhelming enemy troops and the murderous cross-river attack, Huang Degong seemed leisurely and contented. He pointed at the few artillery pieces not far away and said to Li Muchian: "If there were hundreds of fucking cannons, it would be so easy!"
"Mr. Huang actually told the truth." The two met and laughed.
The rest of the people did not have such a good attitude as the two of them. Tu Yuan immediately rushed to the shore and suddenly shouted: "Commander Huang, the bandit army is coming!" But it was Luo Hu's Zhenshan Camp who had crossed the shallow water.
"They crossed the water so quickly, it seems they are hard stubble." Huang Degong raised his eyebrows: "The ones in your Dongchang are also hard stubble. Go and touch them to see who is tougher."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tu Yuan, Hu Ling and other three battalions were about to rush down, but Li Muchian shouted: "Wait a minute, wait a minute!"
"What are you waiting for? They will wash ashore if you wait any longer!" Tu Yuan shouted and was about to give the order. Hu Ling quickly stopped him and looked at Li Muxian: "Taoist priest, why is this?" Gao Yuan is not comparable to himself.
Li Muxian stroked his beard and looked like an expert again: "You can only catch big fish by using a long line. The big fish are all behind. How can we catch them if they don't come over? The team at the moment has just crossed the water and has reached the river bank." It’s not too late to kill them, let the big fish behind them take two steps forward, and let them come to die, it will save a lot of trouble than if we go over later.”
Everyone suddenly realized that they paid close attention to the people and horses crossing the river. After crossing the water, they saw that they were fighting with the defending officers and soldiers on the dry river. This people and horses were from Luo Hu's Zhenshan Camp. They had strong combat power and the defending officers and soldiers were slightly weak. The enemy was forced to slowly retreat across the shore.
On the other side, Li Guoguan Luo Hu's men and horses took the lead in crossing the river. He couldn't help but praise Zhenshan Camp for being really strong and worthy of being the best among the best. The battles in the seven shallow water areas in the defense line were fierce, but he was the only one who crossed the river. Although he looked at the two wings from a distance. The sound of killing was loud, but the attack was slow due to the deep water, but the huge momentum did attract many officers and soldiers to respond.
Seeing that Luo Hu's Zhenshan camp had been killed, just as the military advisor Niu Jinxing said, only one line of defense needed to be broken, and the army would then cover it up and kill the rest without attacking. Huang Degong's death was approaching, so he ordered the main force to follow Luo Hu immediately. The men and horses crossed the river and killed them.
"I'm hooked, I'm hooked!" Li Muxian and Huang Degong shouted in unison when they saw the thieves on the other side swarming to cross the river from the shallow water area. Both of them looked very excited, while Tu Yuan and other generals were holding their long knives tightly and staring at the river. The battle situation in the battle seemed a little tense.
The rebels in Zhenshan Camp were fierce, killing the officers and soldiers in the defensive area and retreating. After crossing the water, they easily occupied the river and covered the follow-up troops to cross the river. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of people crossed the water and began to seize the river and fight with the officers and soldiers. I wanted to open a bigger hole, and when I was about to rush to the shore, I suddenly heard loud killing sounds on the shore. I looked up and saw, holy shit, the heavy armored cavalry is coming to kill!
The river was muddy, and the war horses of Zhenshan Camp could not cross the river, and the river dried up. At this time, the officers and soldiers not only sent cavalry, but also heavy armored cavalry that made the rebels frightened. This is so fucking shameless!
Huang Degong saw that the bandits had crossed the river in large numbers and were close to the shore. With a wave of his hand, the men of Dongchang's third battalion, who had been preparing to attack, killed them from the shore.
Li Guo saw the officers and soldiers swearing so angrily, but he was not worried. After all, the officers and soldiers only had such a small force, and they were scattered in seven shallow water areas of the defense line for more than ten miles. , Huang Degong's cavalry is so powerful, how can a lonely boat withstand his violent storm.
Damn it, let’s see how long you can show off your majesty. Seeing the officers, soldiers and cavalry on the other side cutting grass and killing the rebels, Li Yan clenched his fists and couldn’t help but cursed. Luo Hu on the other side was extremely angry when he saw his subordinates being slaughtered. After rushing down the river, they had to cross the river. However, the shallow water area, which was already filled with mud, became even more muddy after being trampled by thousands of people. The war horses were stuck in it and could not move at all.
In other words, the rebels could only suppress the situation with large infantry forces at this time, and the cavalry could not mobilize a single horse. The two were furious and ordered all the ministries to step up their offensive. They crossed the river and killed Huang Degong in one fell swoop.
Seeing that half of the main force under his command had crossed the river and fought with the officers and soldiers, and when the officers, soldiers and cavalry who were like a gust of wind in the formation were gradually unable to move, Li Guo's face gradually showed a smile.
But at this moment, Niu Jinxing suddenly screamed, pointing to the west with a pale and frightened face, trembling all over: "This, this, this..."
Li Guo was surprised. He looked along and was suddenly startled. His heart felt as cold as if he was trapped in an ice cave. My life is at risk!
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