Although some clues were detected in Linhuang City, dozens of miles away, Wei Wang Le Yanzhen, who still did not expect the imminent crisis, was troubled and troubled by another matter. Because the weather has become warmer and higher in the past two days, the result is that the ice that had been silted up on the river melted and passed, and it seemed that it would have been much faster than expected.
The crushed ice surface, which was originally as large as a meter wide and as small as a grinding plate, has been reduced to the size of a basin. If it continues to melt away, the floating bridge on the river that was burned down at the support will no longer be a moat that is difficult to cross. To make matters worse, the manpower he sent to the Daming Mansion to mobilize the siege equipment has not returned;
However, he drove the attack for days regardless of the cost, and although he broke many of Linhuang's city heads, he also caused considerable casualties to the defending Tianping Army, but the casualties of the siege party were obviously much greater; therefore, it was also Quite dissatisfaction and grievances have accumulated in the army. Therefore, as a mitigation measure, he can only send out the sentry (catharsis) of the soldiers and horses that have been in the battle in turn.
Then, after hearing that Le Congxun actually violated his instructions, he took the initiative to attack; he did not hesitate to send Feiqi Liudu as a mobile and squad (reserve) to go north to support and echo the east and Heyang army. In addition to the previous casualties and damages, the Wei army who continued to besiege Lin Huangcheng within a short period of time has been reduced to more than 20,000.
However, the Tianping Army in the city also seemed to be at the end of the crossbow, and it seemed that only a little more effort would be able to completely dissolve its final resistance. Therefore, at this critical moment, he was more cautious and did not dare to give up easily. Otherwise, the ultimately futile grievances and accumulated contradictions will be directly eaten back on him as the coach.
In this case, it is better to persevere, and directly drive those resentful potential threats directly into the battle to consume them; at least the dead will not find themselves to complain and counterattack, but they can also redistribute their left positions and fields; even if it is. After being injured, he can stop for a while. In this way, I can concoct this generation well.
In any case, he had to map the immediate crisis to the past to have other futures; otherwise, how could a king Wei, who has been fighting and losing ground and losing ground, continue to give orders and drive those appetites to become more greedy. Where's the proud soldier? Le Yanzhen only felt that the more he thought about it, the more annoying he became, and once again said in a solemn voice to the men who followed him:
"Did the teams sent to the village to raise materials (to demolish the homes) come back? Send someone to remind you again. Don't be too procrastinated (indulge in plundering), or I will engage in military law."
"promise!"
Left and right responded quickly:
"Tell the Tiger Wing Army and Guixiang Solidarity Battalion in charge of the first attack, as long as the inner Huangchengchi is broken, they will be allowed to wash the streets for three days."
Then Le Yanzhen opened the ** Acting Road:
However, this time around before he had time to respond again, I saw several horses galloping in the distance suddenly, shouting slogans and falling off the horse, Le Yanzhen gasped and said loudly:
"My lord, the pirate army on the other side has begun to cross the river..."
Soon after, Le Yanzhen personally led his troops to a sentry built by a mound a few miles away from Linhuang City; you can vaguely see the flags on the other side of the remote river, which have been erected for many purposes. Unidentified facilities and large-scale equipment, while the people and horses neigh faintly running and coming back and forth, showed a full-blown situation.
On the foreshore of the big river a little bit closer, a base site similar to a pier and a ferry has been built; and then there are several weird-looking things like cars and boats bursting with smoke, in the continuous flow of large and small ice. Under the scouring and impact of Dingdingdongdong, even without the help of oars and sails, he still drove slowly and resolutely toward the north shore.
This scene could not help but make Le Yanzhen a little bit wrong and a little surprised, and immediately shouted harshly without hesitation:
"What are you still trying to do? Blew the trumpet to call in the follow-up troops, and set up defenses along the coast, waiting to be beaten halfway through hard work. Never let a thief land ashore!"
However, when, under Le Yanzhen’s personal supervision and wisdom, the people, husbands and horses who were constantly being mobilized, the fortresses and walls built along the river bank first saw the scale; those ships slowly moved in strangely. The car and boat finally passed most of the river surface full of lingxun, but it was only a few dozen steps away from the shore, and then suddenly slowed down slowly.
Then, with the roar of the boat one after another, the artillery fired from the boat bombarded the river bank, splashing piles of sand and dust. Although there were no specific casualties at this moment, the horrified people who were struggling to excavate soil and lay piles on the bank of the river, and who refused their horses belonged to them. The shocked uproar was scattered.
At this time, the Wei Jun on the shore also rushed forward as if waking up from a dream, shooting waves of arrows at the bows of the slowly approaching cars and ships. Of course, most of them are scattered in the river, only a few clanging on the reinforced boat gangs and decks;
And a puff of blue smoke and ignition light appeared on the vehicle and ship, but the blast was placed between the perforation openings of the ship's side guard, and suddenly Wei Jun who was lined up on the shore was knocked down on his back. . However, looking at this scene, Le Yanzhen felt obvious anxiety in his heart. He decided that he did not believe that these strange vehicles and ships alone could impact and shake the battlefields, soldiers and horses he had set up on the shore.
Not to mention that by relying on the continuous shooting of the thunder, the heavy rain and the small raindrops, one can suppress and repel his defensive position. So where is the confidence and confidence of these peaceful thieves? Le Yanzhen thought and thought about it and couldn't do anything about it, but the next moment he turned around and looked around, he was already shivering with some horror. Because, in the direction of Linhuangcheng where he came, a very conspicuous cloud of smoke had already risen.
On the side there was also a general exclaimed:
"Could it be that Linhuang City has been broken? Congratulations to the king..."
However, Le Yanzhen’s mind is to cool off the cold, and he wants him to believe that this is the result of the soldiers and horses who have left behind the besieged city. They have broken through the city’s defenses and started to burn, kill, and looting. It is better to say that the siege of the city has been out. What unexpected situation and change happened. At this moment, he can no longer take care of these thieves who are tentatively attacking near the shore, and he can't wait to fly back to his own formation.
It was only when Le Yanzhen took the dental soldiers and guards who followed him, did he sprint out to the original path with all his strength, and he had already hit the defeated soldiers in twos and threes who were dragging the flag down or routing with their bare hands; most of them didn't care. Recklessly fleeing and hiding from the roadside, only a few of them stopped quickly after seeing the banner of Le Yanzhen, and cried out:
"My lord, it's not good. The Heyang army from the north and Linhuangcheng should join forces with the outside to break down the big camp under the city..."
Hearing these words, Le Yanzhen couldn't help getting up in anger and turned into dizziness again, and almost fell off his horse. In the north, he appointed Shizi Le Congxun as the capital of the horse infantry army, and commanded the tens of thousands of troops with the Daming Mansion as the core and key defense. How can people break through after only one or two days, and there is no sign or warning. Go to the back of your own side.
He also resented and regretted his selfishness again, and left the responsibility to this son who was always difficult to support. But then Le Yanzhen recovered from the discomfort full of frustration and anger; because he could not fall down here, otherwise all his efforts and calculations would cease; at the same time, he also took care of what happened. Missed. Perhaps the invading enemy is just a limited-scale light soldier and partial division that succeeded in the chaos.
At least there were at least seven or eight thousand men and horses he brought to the river bank to deploy. As long as he followed all of this armed forces, he might be able to gather the collapsed main formation in time and try his best to save the situation under Huangcheng. Even if the matter is really out of control, he can use this team to fight the blockade and interception of the enemy from the north with all his strength, and then return to the famous mansion and make a comeback.
However, when Le Yanzhen gathered the defeated troops all the way and regrouped and rushed to board a hillside near Linhuang City, all he could see was the fortresses shrouded in continuous fire and smoke, as well as through the smoke. A looming array of enemy troops; the next moment he almost wanted to kill the informant.
Where is Zhuge Shuang's subordinates who are habitually bullying and fearing hardship, so they have to pick up the cheap Heyang army? This is clearly an array of firearms on which the famous Taiping thief has been extremely famous in Henan and Guanzhong. However, just when Le Yanzhen didn't hesitate to retreat and rejoin the rear team; there was already a group of Taiping cavalry wandering on the edge of the battlefield, focusing on their apparently brightly armored foreign forces.
While this team of Taiping Tuqies suddenly dashed and sprinted, they also released a few flame arrows used to mark directions and send messages. Therefore, it didn't take long for the team headed by Le Yanzhen to turn around, and a tentative shot fired near the slope. Then Le Yanzhen also spent a lot of effort before breaking through and throwing away the pursuit of the Taiping Turk;
However, when he led his troops out a few miles away, he still didn't meet the group of people who should have been ordered to follow, and he couldn't help but feel a certain kind of anxiety and anxiety again in his heart. At this time, another defeated soldier who had fled from the southern river bank line of defense had once again confirmed his speculation and worry that a good fortune would never come singly.
However, after he led the team back to Linhuang City's main formation, the people who stayed on the bank of the river to build the line of defense were also ordered to lay down their work tools, pick up knives, guns and armor, and the whole team was ready to attack; only more than a thousand people were left on the bank. As a defensive force to contain, monitor and confront. However, at this time, the strange vehicles and ships suddenly changed their course and accelerated forward.
Then, the beach ran aground on the rocky beach. Immediately after that, many licensed Taiping soldiers jumped from the boat. They continued to shoot at the Wei army on the shore under the cover of vehicles and boats, while they began to work on the spot under the cover of group cards, and they would be stranded by various means. The cars and boats were completely fixed on this beach.
Then, the turntable winch tightened as the vehicles and ships continued to rotate, unexpectedly pulled up several thick-armed iron chains in the river full of broken ice, and then, as these chains were towed, they came back. There is a prefabricated iron pontoon on the opposite bank, stretched section by section across the vast river surface, and reached the north bank amidst the sound of floating ice.
At this time, Wei Jun stayed on the shore in panic, but no one was in charge. He just hid conservatively behind the constructed camp fence and could not shoot with arrows and tortoise, leaving it to look very crude. The pontoon is laid and shaped in a short time. Then when the first team of Taiping soldiers arrived on the north bank along the paved bridge, the rest of the matter was out of control.
—I am the dividing line —
And in Zhending Mansion, one hundred and seventy miles away from Weizhou, the suffering Li Siyuan ushered in a brand new day again. (End of this chapter)