After three hours of fighting, this time the battle for Pubanjin finally came to an end.
As Han Shizhong led more than a thousand soldiers to board the ferry, it was difficult for the Sui soldiers in Pubanjin to find the energy to stop the Jin troops crossing the river.
The war situation has reached an extreme level, and the fall of Pubanjin is a foregone conclusion. In grief and anger, Lai Huer decided to lead the army in a fight to the death and be loyal to Yang Jian.
However, facing the god-level Huang Tianxiang, Lai Huer seemed a little helpless. Even in Huang Tianxiang's hands, Lai Hu'er couldn't even draw his sword and kill himself. Huang Tianxiang shot the weapon away from his hand. Then, the gun fell on Lai Hu'er's body, knocking Lai Hu'er unconscious. .
After capturing Pubanjin, Wang Meng ordered the army to set up camp here, and at the same time ordered Huang Tianhua to lead five thousand light cavalry to attack Longmendu to meet Huang Feihu's troops.
As for Han Shizhong's navy, they returned to Xiaopingjin to assist Zhang Liao in guarding Xiaopingjin.
Previously, Cao Shen's troops were besieged by Wang Meng. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's troops entered Hanoi to rescue Cao Shen's troops. Although the supporting army was finally a step late, half of Hanoi County east of Xiaopingjin was already lost.
After Wang Meng eliminated Cao Shen's troops, he never thought of regaining the lost ground. Nowadays, the focus of their Jin army's operations is still the Yongliang Prefecture in the west. Several battlefields in the east can only be on the defensive for the time being due to troop shortages.
With their current strength, it would be okay to rely on a few strong passes to guard them. But once you want to get back the lost half of Hanoi, you must leave the protection of Xiaopingjin and fight the enemy.
In this way, the current strength of the eastern front is somewhat insufficient. What's more, if Wang Meng really insists on taking back half of Hanoi and goes out to fight, then Cao Cao and Yuan Shao may want to die.
Moreover, the reason why Han Shizhong's navy was asked to return to Xiaomengjin was because since the war began, Han Shizhong's navy had lost nearly half of its navy in several consecutive battles, and it was not suitable to fight anymore.
Moreover, Han Shizhong's navy will need to continue to guard against Liu Rengui's navy at Xiaopingjin and control the surrounding Yellow River waterways.
After Wang Meng captured Pubanjin, at least Wang Meng's grain and grass had to be transported from Hedong across the Yellow River to Pubanjin Ferry. At this time, Han Shizhong must ensure the tranquility of the Yellow River waterway.
Once Liu Rengui is allowed to stir up trouble in the Yellow River and affect the transportation of grain and grass between Hedong and Pubanjin, then Wang Meng and the others will be in danger.
Yang Fan, a character in "The Complete Biography of Yue Shuo", is the second king of Dongting Lake. He is the younger brother of Yang Yao, the king of Dongting Lake. He is brave enough to be worthy of all men and is one of the best generals in Dongting Lake. He is nicknamed "Little Overlord".
Yue Fei sent troops to Dongting Lake. Yang Yao set up a five-sided formation and asked Yang Fan to preside over the formation. Yang Fan and Song Yingqiang general Yang Zaixing fought for dozens of rounds without deciding the outcome, which shows that his martial arts skills are outstanding.
During the fierce battle, Yan Chengfang arrived. Yang Fan did not know that Yan Chengfang had surrendered to the Song Dynasty. He thought that he was here to help him fight, and was unprepared. As a result, he was beaten to death by Yan Chengfang's horse.
Yang Fan's strength has obviously reached the peerless level, but his strength is not outstanding enough among the peerless ones, and he is just one of the relatively weak ones. At least, it is still quite far away from Huang Feihu.
At the beginning, Yang Fan could still take advantage of Huang Feihu's unsteady foothold, and Huang Feihu's troops entered the ferry were limited, and the two sides fought back and forth.
Later, with the arrival of reinforcements, Huang Feihu also knew that Wang Meng's plan had been successful. Therefore, he took the initiative to withdraw from the ferry.
Just when Yang Fan thought he had defeated Huang Feihu and was reorganizing Longmendu's defenses, news of Pu Banjin's fierce attack had arrived. Although Yang Fan was not very smart, he realized that the Sui army had fallen into the enemy's scheme, and his first reaction was to return reinforcements.
However, if Yang Fan wanted to leave, how could Huang Feihu easily agree? When the river-crossing operation started again, Yang Fan was forced to move forward or retreat. He didn't know what to do for a while.
But when Huang Tianhua's cavalry arrived, this time, Yang Fan had no way to go to heaven and no way to the earth. After the two sides fought for ten seconds, Yang Fan was killed by Huang Tianhua's heart attack.
Since then, the two generals in Yang Jian's forces who were responsible for staying at Pubanjin were captured and killed. The Sui army completely lost the Pubanjin ferry, and a gap was officially opened in the eastern part of Yongzhou by Li Xiang's Jin army.
Once Pubanjin was broken, Wang Meng did not continue to act rashly. As long as he could protect this gap on the east line of Yongzhou, this would be the biggest blow to Yang Jian's forces.
As long as Wang Meng can defend Pubanjin, whether to break through Tongguan is no longer that important to Li Xiang.
The reason why Li Xiang wanted to break through Tongguan was just to open the road to Guanzhong. But now that Pubanjin has been broken and the road to Tongguan is open, why should Li Xiang continue to cling to Tongguan.
"Hahaha..." When the news came that Wang Meng had defeated Pubanjin, Li Xiang couldn't help but let out a burst of unbridled laughter despite his increasingly calm temperament over the years.
"Pengju, Wenhe, and Bowen, now that Jinglue has defeated Pubanjin, Yang Jian's turtle shell has been completely broken by our army!" Li Xiang put down the letter in his hand and turned to Yue Fei, Jia Xu, and Liu Ji in the tent. The others said with a smile.
"Congratulations, lord, Pu Ban, this battle has not been long ago!" Liu Bowen also smiled.
Facing the attack from Li Xiang's forces, Yang Jian's biggest advantage was the geographical location. With those fortresses nearby, Li Xiang really had a headache.
As for other generals, commanders, and planners, although the Sui army was among the best in the world, it was still far behind the Jin army.
Especially under Liu Bowen's design, Yang Yong slaughtered the Dong family so much that Yang Jian had to cut off an arm to kill Wu Wenhua. In terms of talents, there was a gap between Yang Jian's Sui army and Li Xiang's Jin army. The gap becomes even greater.
Now that Tongguan has become a dummy, their Jin army can divert to Pubanlu, pass through the Weishui River, and advance towards Chang'an. At that time, it will be time for their Jin army to truly exert their advantages.
"Pengju, go prepare and mobilize the ships. Our army will divert to Pubanjin!" Li Xiang ordered Yue Fei.
From Tongguan to Pubanjin, you must cross the river. Li Xiang's regular elite at Tongguan, plus the prisoner army of less than 30,000, still have more than 90,000, or even nearly 100,000 troops.
For such a large force to cross the Yellow River, a large number of ships are needed, and preparations must be made in advance.
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