Wang Xingben silently watched several large ships guarding both sides of the pontoon. The large ships were not high, but these ships had a commanding advantage. Once the Goguryeo soldiers fired crossbows from the ships, the Sui army on the shore would be extremely disadvantaged, but the war depended on it. It means courage. If your own soldiers dare not fight, then what kind of soldier will you be?
However, to prevent the crossbows on the big ship from causing unnecessary losses to himself, he still deployed the Sui soldiers in formation more than 300 steps away from Daliangshui. The 10,000 Xiaoguo troops formed three square formations, with one on each side. One thousand cavalry held the formation to prevent the enemy from rushing ashore from both sides of the pontoon. In front was the Modao Army composed of 5,000 soldiers, who were the main force in the battle. Behind them were 3,000 crossbowmen to suppress the enemy's arrows.
Gao Dayang took a large ship that served as the command center and observed the enemy's situation in the water of Daliang. He had already seen the Sui soldiers waiting in formation in front of him, and several other large ships of his own docked in the river were also distributed on both sides of the pontoon, ready to command a commanding position. He fired arrows to cover the troops building the bridge. He knew that the Sui general was also worried about this, so he deployed his troops far away. However, this was also in line with his wishes. As long as they were not threatened by crossbows, his soldiers would You can land on land and launch battle formations.
"General, the bridge has been built on the other side. General, please give me your instructions." When the construction of the pontoon bridge on the water in Daliang was completed, the Goguryeo soldiers immediately reported to Gao Dayang.
Gao Dayang immediately shouted: "Cross the river immediately!"
The soldiers of the Goguryeo Army burst into earth-shattering shouts amidst the sound of the war drums of "Dong Dong Dong" and marched toward the other side on the pontoon bridge like a tide.
The width of the pontoon bridge erected on the river was only more than 20 feet, which could not accommodate too many Goguryeo soldiers to launch an attack. The Goguryeo soldiers did not conduct multiple attacks. They charged in neat military formations one by one.
The forwards were the Sword and Shield Army. The soldiers held their giant shields high and held sabers in their hands. Dozens of them lined up in a row, a few steps apart, advancing in an orderly manner. When the first group of soldiers landed on land, the soldiers on the big ship The soldiers of the Goguryeo Army had already fired powerful crossbows and used dense rain of arrows to deter the Sui Army cavalry on the other side and prevent them from rushing forward.
Gao Dayang saw that his 3,000 sword and shield soldiers and 3,000 crossbowmen were safely on land, and he ordered: "Beat the drum, make the spear army move forward faster, and press on me!"
Following his order, drums beat loudly on the ship, and six thousand crossbowmen lined up in three teams and moved forward quickly.
The sword and shield soldiers had reached the front at this time. The shields they used were different from ordinary soldiers. The shields were three feet five feet high and two feet wide. They were made of fine wooden boards and covered with a layer of iron. Although it is relatively heavy, it is very strong. There are two foot-long wedges at the bottom of the shield, which can be inserted deeply into the soil.
"Are the Fire Bulls ready?" As the Goguryeo sword and shield soldiers slowly advanced in formation, Wang Xingben asked the flag soldiers beside him.
What he was worried about was the crossbows on the big ship. The arrows fired by the crossbowmen were missing and did not pose a great threat to the soldiers of the Modao Army who were the vanguard. As long as the enemy's sword and shield soldiers are broken, the Modao army can easily strangle the enemy's crossbowmen. As for the bed crossbows on the ship, they cannot threaten the Sui soldiers on the battlefield at all. The sharpest weapon of the Broken Sword and Shield Army is undoubtedly the Fire Ox Formation and Fire Horse Formation used countless times by the Liangzhou Army. When the Goguryeo army was building a pontoon bridge, he also silently prepared a powerful fire bull formation.
Rows of fire oxen were hidden behind the waving flags, and the distance was relatively far, so the Goguryeo soldiers on the big ship couldn't see them at all.
"General, we are already ready!" the flag soldier said: "As long as the general gives the order, the fire bull can kill the enemy."
"Hmm!" The Fire Bull Formation is a "one-time deal". Once used, it is gone. In order to achieve a greater effect of killing enemies, Wang Xingben did not rush to release it. When he heard that it was ready, he looked ahead silently. When he saw more and more Goguryeo soldiers landing, he immediately waved and said: "Set the cows on fire!"
"Here!" the flag soldier agreed, waving the command flag, and the originally compact and dense military formation behind the watchtower suddenly opened several gaps. Driven by the soldiers, more than twenty rows of fire oxen and fire horses arrived. Before the military formation.
Strong rows of fire oxen and fire horses were lined up in the direction of Gaojujun. The soldiers arranged them and immediately covered their eyes with cloth strips.
At the same time, the soldiers of the Goguryeo army on the opposite side had formed a huge front line. The shield soldiers were in the front, the crossbowmen were in the middle, and the spearmen were at the end. They launched an attack on the Sui army's formation amidst the roaring of war drums. Charged.
"Light the fire!" Wang Xingben pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist, slashed forward fiercely, and shouted loudly.
The soldiers of the Sui army raised the prepared torches and ignited the hay tied to the bodies of the cows and horses. These hays were covered with kerosene that would ignite when exposed to fire. In an instant, the fire cows and horses were enveloped in flames. among.
"Moo moo", "咴儿咴儿" One after another, the fire cows and the fire horses howled in pain, and charged forward with their four hooves frantically pawing.
"Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!" A dense military formation composed of more than 10,000 Goguryeo infantry swept towards the north like a stormy wave, but the sword and shield soldiers in front were surprised to see rows of The fire ox and fire horse that were fixed by the wood rushed towards them, and their expressions changed greatly.
"Boom, boom, boom!" In the horrified and desperate eyes of the Goguryeo soldiers, the fire oxen and fire horses had violently crashed into the dense military formation, and bursts of screams and wailings were heard instantly among the Goguryeo soldiers. spread in.
Gao Dayang's cheeks twitched fiercely on the big ship. He clearly saw that the fire ox and fire horse were going crazy. They would often knock down several rows of soldiers before falling from exhaustion. His morale was like a rainbow and the army was in order. The son was killed in pieces and suffered heavy casualties.
"Enter the Modao Army, follow the crossbowmen." The time was ripe, Wang Xingben gave the order to attack, and the soldiers of the Modao Army rushed forward in an orderly manner.
Mo Dao drew a beautiful arc in the air, and only heard a loud "bang" sound. Fortunately, the Goguryeo sword and shield soldiers who were not scattered by the fire ox and fire horse were killed by the invincible force, including the man and the shield. Broken by the blade.
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The Mo Swordsmen were divided into three rows. When the first row of Mo Swordsmen took action, the second row had already stepped forward, and then slashed at the Goguryeo soldiers in front. The third row came up alternately and slashed over again. By the time the third row was finished cutting, the first row had already moved forward from the gap, cutting like a wave.
Mo Daoshou pushed forward like a wall and a mountain. Even the cavalry was helpless, let alone the infantry?
The Goguryeo sword and shield soldiers and crossbowmen were unable to resist this powerful weapon and were forced to retreat step by step. Mo Daoshou, on the other hand, moved forward step by step like a wave. With every step he took, hundreds of Goguryeo soldiers were torn apart by the sword. The spearmen at the back were huddled together by the soldiers and crossbowmen retreating from the front, unable to exert any power at all. Soon they were being killed, retreating and dying heavily, and screams were heard everywhere.
Their living space was also squeezed to the river. Some people tried to escape from both sides of Modao Army, but were easily shot to death by the cavalry on the left and right wings. The pontoon was full of soldiers again. They had no way to escape, so they could only jump into the Daliang River in despair and be washed away by the torrent.
Gao Dayang's face turned pale when he saw it. The military formation he had carefully deployed was simply destroyed, but the tactics used were beyond his imagination, and the opponent's heavy armored infantry was something he had never heard of.
This was the most ferocious army he had ever seen for the first time. These soldiers were slashed with long blades, and their heads flew off in response. They lined up like an iron wall and were as violent as a sickle cutting grass.
The Goguryeo soldiers and arrows were lost in front of them, and there was nothing they could do. And it is used to deter enemy ships from being tied together. The crossbow cannot adjust its direction. Even if the arrow misses and can kill the enemy, the speed of re-launch is extremely slow and the efficiency of the launch is extremely low. It cannot cause too much trauma to the enemy. .
"Woooooooo!" The Sui army's trumpet sounded loudly, which was the order to continue advancing. The heavily armored Modao Army slightly adjusted their formation and began to step onto the pontoon bridge, charging towards the overcrowded Goguryeo Army soldiers like a huge wave.
Gao Dayang ran to the side of the boat and took a look. He found that the bridge was crowded with people and horses. They collided with each other and fell into the roaring river. However, the people behind did not know what had happened and still rushed to the pontoon bridge as planned. He was so shocked that he shouted hysterically: "Send the order to retreat!"
This is not a war at all, but a unilateral massacre!
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"Dang, Dang, Dang!" The bell rang to withdraw troops. The Goguryeo soldiers in the rear retreated like a tide, and the big ship also turned around and retreated. But at this time, under Wang Xingben's order, the Sui army had stepped onto the pontoon in an endless stream, chasing the rebels and rushing to the south bank.
"Woooooooooo..." A low horn sound also sounded from the northeast of Daliangshui, and then a massive cavalry appeared. They were as fast as thunder, approaching the battlefield.
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At the same time, more than a dozen ships appeared upstream, all of which were grain ships worth more than a thousand stones. They came from the northeast and quickly docked on the south bank. The soldiers on board disembarked one after another and attacked the baggage army from the east.
After the boat finished crossing this group, it rowed to the other side and brought the dismounted soldiers to the south bank.
The leader of this Sui army was Yang Yichen. He had already contacted Wang Xingben beforehand and told Yang Ji about his all-out attack strategy. This was also the reason why Wang Xingben ordered Mo Daojun to pursue along the pontoon; otherwise, he would not have dared to go deep alone.
Yang Yichen was the first batch of "reinforcements" to land on the south bank. He led his troops to firmly occupy the landing point, and coldly issued instructions one after another under the banner. As the leader of this army, his first priority is to win the battle; Ci does not control the army, and must not mix personal emotions in it.
Under the counterattack of the Goguryeo army on the shore, countless soldiers were killed by arrows, but an endless stream of soldiers were constantly sent over by ships from the other side. They continued to advance under the command of Yang Yichen, and the arrow clusters from both sides gathered in the air to form a death cloud, swallowing the lives of soldiers on both sides.
While the battlefield led by Yang Yichen was in a stalemate, the Xiaoguo Modao Army led by Wang Xingben was hoping to win. Their clean killing methods and fearless fighting style proved the power of the Modao Army to the Goguryeo army for the first time. The soldiers of the Goguryeo army suffered heavy casualties due to the heroic killings by the Xiaoguo Mo Dao army. The north and south sides of the floating bridge were covered with corpses.
The Goguryeo soldiers persisted for less than half an hour. Finally, some began to be unable to bear the tremendous mental pressure and began to flee backwards. As more and more people ran away, fewer and fewer people were able to stick around. Yang Yichen, who was under great pressure, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Goguryeo's defeat has been completed, and the Sui army has won this battle. As long as they capture this ferry, the entire Daliang water defense line will no longer be able to stop him.
"General, our army has been defeated, run away!" When the soldiers saw that the army was in chaos, they all said to Gao Dayang.
Seeing that there was no way he could do anything, Gao Dayang had no choice but to abandon the ship, mount his war horse, and flee toward Baiyan City.
Looking back at the ferry where the killing sound was shaking, Gao Dayang yelled at his subordinates in a hoarse voice: "Why is this happening? This is my elite army of Goguryeo. Why is it so vulnerable?"
"General, the Sui army is so treacherous. Who would have thought that they would use fire oxen and fire horses to break the formation? Who would have thought that they have such an invulnerable and terrifying army?" A general shouted filial piety with red eyes: "This is a lack of military intelligence and a lack of due diligence on the part of the scouts. Everyone says that the Sui army is insufficient in strength, and everyone says that the Sui army is weak in follow-up. But now? Where did these tens of thousands of reinforcements come from?"
"Hey! After our defeat, the Daliang water defense line has been broken, and the city of Liaodong will be exposed to the Sui army's front. Liaodong is over. How can I explain it to the king?" Gao Dayang saw the Sui army soldiers' leisurely contentment. The soldiers chasing him couldn't help laughing. He went north to fight on the orders of his brother Gao Yuan and his eldest rival Lu Yuanzi You. This time, all 30,000 elites and 30,000 soldiers from Baiyan City and Xiabao City were dispatched, but Who would have thought it would end so tragically? Who would have thought that the Sui army was so numerous and powerful?
Thinking of this, he suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and was about to kill himself to apologize, but his subordinates shouted loudly: "General, you must not do it. At the moment, the king does not know that the ferry has been lost, the Sui army has invaded in large numbers, and Baiyan and Xiabao have no soldiers and unscrupulous generals." Guard, if the general dies, wouldn't it mean that the king is trapped in a desperate situation?"
A look of struggle flashed in Gao Dayang's eyes, and he turned around and said sternly: "Send someone quickly to inform the king, saying that the defense line has been broken, and Liaodong is no longer safe. Prepare for a retreat at full speed. Wu Yan and I will defend Baiyan City and Hengshan City, buy them time. At the same time, please notify the defenders of Xiabao City, Taizi City, and Xiagocheng Zicheng in the east, and ask them to assemble towards Baiyan."
"Follow your orders!" A close aide agreed and went straight to the east toward Xiabao City. Gao Dayang led others to gather the remaining soldiers and retreat toward the west toward Baiyan City.
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The battle at the ferry ended completely after an hour. In this battle, nearly 17,000 Goguryeo soldiers were killed, nearly 20,000 soldiers were captured, and the number of soldiers who fell into the water and drowned cannot be counted.
The losses of the Sui army were only more than 3,000, and the lost soldiers were mainly Mohe soldiers and Xi soldiers brought by Yang Yichen. The Xiaoguo army suffered less than 700 losses. But I have to say that this battle was also an extremely beautiful victory.
Yang Yichen's army had all crossed the Daliang River. After Wang Xingben sent people to send victory reports to Han Hong, Xue Shixiong, Yang Shidao, and Yang Ji respectively, they just joined Yang Yichen. Yang Yichen pondered for a moment and said: "General Wang!"
"The general is here!" Wang Xingben responded.
"Baiyan City is the east corner of Liaodong City, and Hengshan City is the south corner. Its strategic location is very important. Gao Yuan must not be given time to deploy troops to guard it calmly." After Yang Yichen finished speaking, he ordered: "The Xiaoguo Army is mainly infantry. , running is inconvenient, you stay here. I will lead the cavalry to occupy this second battle."
No one wants to fight a fortified battle, and they won’t fight if they can. Once Gao Yuan reacts and redeploys his army, the Sui army, which does not have many siege equipment, will definitely suffer a bloody blow. This is something no one wants to see. . When Wang Xingben heard this, he immediately raised his hands and said, "Don't worry, general. The general will definitely defend the ferry. It's okay if the Goguryeo army doesn't come. If they dare to come, they will never come back!"
