The border town closest to Nanyan is called Dingyuan, which is a larger border town than Baishui City. A small part of the defenders in the city were the original frontier troops, and the rest were county soldiers that Fang Jie had brought from the Three Paths of Yongbei. They were sent here after rectifying the county soldiers. The life in the border town made some of them harden their tenacity, and some of them complained.
The other generals of the frontier army are used to this kind of thing, and the recruits they led before also behaved like this. Time can change everything, if you go out to kill people more times and face more dangers, these disgruntled county soldiers will gradually become calm and cold.
"General, opposite is Qingyuan City."
The frontier general pointed to the majestic big city on the opposite side: "Since Murong Yongduo was defeated and the remnants of Nanyan fled back, the defenders of Qingyuan City have closed the border, even the stone bridges on the river are closed. Demolished."
Standing on the city wall, Fang Jie raised his clairvoyance and found that the distance between Dingyuan City and Qingyuan City was not far, no more than ten miles at most. The vigilance can still be seen. There is no one on the official road between the two cities, it is empty and looks so lonely.
There is a small river about two miles south of Dingyuan City, which is not wide. There used to be a stone bridge on the river, but most of it has collapsed, and the remaining bridges on both sides are still there.
"This river is called Jinshui."
The frontier general pointed to the small river and said: "Although this section of the river is only a few dozen meters long, the current is very fast and deep. It is considered that now is the best time to advance troops. We can discharge troops in the wide downstream, and we can also build floating bridges." The rainy season will come in a while, and it is not uncommon for the rainy season in the southwest to last for two or three months, and it is not uncommon for the river to double in width.”
"How far is the slowest point of water?"
Fang asked.
"Back to the general..."
The other general of the frontier army pointed to the southeast direction and said: "Go out of the city to the southeast for more than twenty miles. The waterway is the widest and the water flow is the slowest. After ten miles, it is the place where the Jinshui flows into Luoshui. Luoshui bypasses Qingyuan City. The closest place to Qingyuan City is only four or five miles away."
Fang Jie nodded, and couldn't help thinking of the solution that Wu Yiyi, Marquis of Sanjin, thought of. Luoshui is actually a tributary of the Yangtze River. It is different from the Yellow Niu River. The Yellow Niu River originates in the mountains west of Huangyang Road and finally flows into the Yangtze River. The Luoshui River is a tributary of the Yangtze River at the confluence of the Huangniu River. It goes south almost straight, passes through Qingyuan City, crosses northeast of Dali City, and flows into the South China Sea.
Wu Yidao said a few days ago that no matter how tight the defense of Nanyan Qingyuan City is, as long as the upper reaches of the Luoshui River are blocked and then exploded, the water will be poured directly into Qingyuan City. In the big cities in the south, there are many waterways leading directly to the outside of the city. Unlike the big cities in the north, the big cities in the south will have an extra water gate. There are only iron bars for the water gate, but no city gate, so it cannot stop the water.
At that time, the river will rush into the city, and it will be impossible to stop it.
However, if this is the case, Qingyuan City will turn into a lake within a radius of tens of miles. Even if the water recedes, it will take more than a month at the earliest. At that time, the Southern Expedition Army will step on the mud, and not only Qingyuan City, but Dingyuan City may also be affected, there are both advantages and disadvantages.
Besides, filling the city with water like this is against Fang Jie's way of leading the army. Fang Jie has never been soft on the enemy, but now Zheng's main strategy is to lure the people. Once the city is flooded, the people will not be on the side of the Black Banner Army.
"Look, General!"
The border army interrupted Fang Jie's thoughts, and pointed to a small black spot outside the city: "The Nanyan army will come out every two hours to patrol. When they reach the Jinshui River, they will return. There has never been a break." .”
Fang Jie nodded, raised his clairvoyance to look, and saw a cavalry cavalry of about three to five hundred people galloping from the official road in the south, and stopped for a while when they reached the Jinshui River. Clairvoyance looked towards Dingyuan City. After looking at it for a while, the cavalry divided into two teams and swept out along the river in the east-west direction. It seems that such inspections of the river have become the practice of the Nanyan army.
"It's not far away, and the Nanyan army is still patrolling every day."
The other general of the frontier army said: "As long as the army leaves the city, the Nanyan army in Qingyuan City will find it immediately. Although the Jinshui River is not wide, if the army is rushing across, if the Nanyan army attacks while halfway across, our People also lose."
Fang Jie looked again and asked, "Do you know how many defenders there are in Qingyuan City?"
"Back to the general, before the war started, my subordinates asked Nanyan's merchants. It is said that there are at least 20,000 elites in Qingyuan City, and there are many brave people. But that was when Luo Yao was still in Yongzhou. Now I'm afraid there will be more, Nanyan sealed off the border after the war, and there has been no definite news from Qingyuan City for a long time. Except for the daily inspection of the army, common people and merchants are not allowed to enter or leave."
Fang Jie hummed, this is also the reason why the people from Xiaoqi School couldn't send back the news. When the Nanyan army was defeated, Chen Xiaoru sent people to sneak into the defeated army and follow them back. But no one has returned since the war. The current understanding of Qingyuan City is all from before the war.
Since Murong Shame is allied with Eastern Chu, he is ready to fight with all his might. Qingyuan City and Fengping City are the gateways to the north of Nanyan, and there must be enough troops in these two big cities.
"Looking at it this way, nothing can be seen. Qilin, Nie Xiaoju..."
Two strong men like iron towers took a step forward: "This subordinate is here!"
"Take a hundred soldiers and follow me out of the city."
Fang Xie gave an order, threw the clairvoyant to the soldiers beside him, and then quickly walked down the city wall.
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Bianjun Biejiang tried to persuade him several times in a row, but there was nothing he could do. Now that Nanyan's patrolling cavalry is still outside, Fang Jie is going out of the city to patrol with only a hundred soldiers. Although the river cannot pass through now, the narrowest place is only more than ten meters wide, and feather arrows and continuous crossbows can be easily shot. come over.
He was from the frontier army, and although he had heard that Fang Jie's cultivation was amazing, he was still worried.
On the other hand, no one was surprised by the team brought by Fang Jie's men. Fang Jie's temperament was more or less understood by his soldiers. At the beginning in Huangniuhe, with ten people, they dared to fight thousands of rebels, and nearly a thousand people were assassinated with swords and spears. This incident alone is unforgettable.
At that time, Fang Jie was just a young man who relied on his body to fight. Now, not only his physique has become stronger, but his cultivation has also faintly shown signs of breaking the ninth rank. When he was at the ninth rank, he was able to kill the great cultivators of the Brightness Realm with all his strength, but once he broke into the Brightness Realm, there were really not many people in the world who could kill him.
With a hundred soldiers and the unicorn Nie Xiaoju, Fang Jie rode on the white lion and asked the frontier army to open the city gate, and a group of troops roared out. The frontier general stood on the city wall and looked out nervously, but found that the cavalry of more than a hundred people went out with a kind of grandeur and fierceness like thousands of horses and horses.
Momentum like a rainbow
Two or three miles out of the city is the Jinshui River, and Fang Jie and the others soon reached the river. At this time, the Nanyan army who was patrolling on the opposite side had obviously already discovered it, and issued several warnings in succession. The sound of the horn sounded on the south bank of the river, and the Nanyan cavalry who were patrolling on both sides separately came back and joined together.
Fang Jie stopped by the broken bridge of the Jinshui River, sat on the back of the white lion with his legs crossed, and looked at the river.
The water area of the Broken Bridge is the narrowest, about 16 to 7 meters. But it is only less than one mile, and it gets wider and wider as it goes downstream, and the widest place is more than one mile. This stone bridge is said to have been built by the Great Shang after the founding of the country, and it has been hundreds of years. If it hadn't been destroyed by the Nanyan army, it might not be a problem to stand for another few hundred years. Fang Jie never dared to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. This stone bridge is probably much stronger than some modern projects in his previous life.
Seeing the Sui army coming out of Dingyuan City, the Nanyan army on the south side of the river is obviously facing a formidable enemy. They lined up along the river bank under the leadership of a general, looking nervously at the side of the river. It is only a dozen meters wide, and you can even see the expression on the face of the person opposite. The general of the Nanyan Army could tell at a glance that these people who came out were definitely not the frontier troops in Dingyuan City. These more than a hundred cavalrymen all looked so fierce and cold, and their murderous aura made people shudder even across the river.
And the young man in black robe sitting cross-legged on the huge white lion in front of the team made General Nan Yan even more frightened. Almost instantly, he guessed the other party's identity.
white lion black robe
Who else could it be if it wasn't Fang Xie, the general of the Black Banner Army
The name Fang Jie was equated with a devil in the Nanyan Army.
He looked at Fang Jie nervously, fearing that the other party would do something. The Nanyan soldiers were the same, their crossbows had already been stringed, and their hard bows had been drawn. From the expressions on their faces, it could be seen that they were afraid. Fang Xie couldn't help but want to laugh. When he was in Fan Gu City, he was just a small frontier soldier. At that time, Fang Jie's name was well known in Fan Gu City, but after leaving Fan Gu City, who would have known him?
Now, just his appearance in front of the enemy is enough to scare the enemy from acting rashly. Even the name Fang Jie is enough to make many people terrified.
"Hey! The one on the other side!"
General Nanyan was trembling in his heart, when he suddenly heard a shout from the opposite side, he trembled subconsciously in fright, and almost fell off his horse. Originally, his nerves were tense, but Fang Jie's cry almost frightened him to death.
Fang Jie, who was sitting cross-legged on the back of the white lion, smiled and raised his jaw: "I ask you, do you know who I am?"
"It's... General Fang."
General Nanyan swallowed his saliva and replied tremblingly.
"Let me ask you again, if I lead an army across the river, will you come out of the city to stop me?"
Fang Jie asked with a smile.
General Nanyan was holding the rein with sweat in his palms, he pulled the horse subconsciously and took a step back: "Dang... of course you have to stop, as a soldier, defend the land and open the border, how can you run away without fighting... without fighting?"
"well said."
Fang Jie nodded, got off the white lion and walked slowly to the Jinshui River until he reached the Broken Bridge, looked at the Nanyan general and asked, "How do you people from Nanyan talk about me?"
The Nanyan army retreated a few meters in an orderly manner, and someone behind the soldiers started to pull their horses.
General Nanyan opened his mouth, but did not dare to answer.
At this moment, Fang Jie's foot suddenly clicked, and with a bang, he landed in front of General Nanyan's horse on the other side of the river. The war horse neighed in fright, raised its front hooves, and threw General Nanyan off. Fang Jie brushed it casually, and the frightened war horse was swept aside. The Nanyan soldiers at the back didn't react for a while, but after they did, none of them dared to draw their knives!
"Go back and tell General Fu Zhengnan, the defender of Qingyuan City, to open the city and surrender within five days. Otherwise, all armored soldiers in Qingyuan City will be executed."
Fang Jie leaned over to look at the general Nanyan, whose face turned pale with fright, and said slowly: "If you are stubbornly resisting, kill. Those who assist the city defenders, kill. Those who wear official uniforms, kill. Those who incite the common people, kill. Weapons, kill. Remember?"