Chapter 421 Late Surprise
On the south bank of the river, the convoy transporting materials suddenly stopped.
The sound of rapid horse hooves sounded in the distance.
Soon, the cavalry got closer and closer.
The sergeants, men, and drivers accompanying the car shouted and dispersed one after another.
The cavalry rushed quickly, divided into two wings, and outflanked.
On the wilderness by the river, arrows fell like rain and blood flew.
It only took a short while for thousands of riders to slaughter the entire convoy of nearly a thousand soldiers and civilians.
A moment later, a fire shot into the sky, and all kinds of materials shipped from Luoyang burned and were burned.
The cavalry rushed north again.
Heyang Nancheng has received the news, but it is still in chaos.
The common people fled one after another and hid in the rough earthen fence, looking at the sudden attack of enemy cavalry in panic.
Most of the adult men were transferred to the north bank of the river to fight. At this time, those who stayed on the south bank were either elderly people or teenagers.
But they are not easy to mess with.
If you encounter a large group of cavalry in the wild, you will definitely be frightened and run away in all directions. But they were hiding behind earthen walls or wooden fences, and were surrounded by their relatives. They couldn't help but become more courageous. They all held wooden spears, hunting bows, hatchets, wooden poles and other equipment, and nervously watched the enemy cavalry spinning outside. Prepare to fight hard.
The cavalry patrolled around, surrounded and killed a group of common people who had no time to retreat, and seized some supplies, and then they didn't know what to do.
Concentrate your efforts to break through some earthen fences. Of course it can be done, but is it worth it?
It is simply impossible for them to stop like the Refugee Commander, coerce the young and strong, and develop like a snowball. That takes time, and they don't have time.
Shi Le's banner moved from far to near, and soon came to the south bank of Mengjin.
He turned over and dismounted, surrounded by the generals, and carefully inspected the front.
Heyang Nancheng stands to the west of the ferry, close to the post road.
After all, this is a city, not a fortress, and the post road will not be allowed to pass directly through the city. But being so close can still be regarded as cutting off the post road - shooting arrows and firing crossbows from the top of the city can completely stop the traffic.
"You can send a team of Jingqi to go far around, pass through the fields, and reach the bridge head." Taobao pointed forward with a whip and said: "It's quite a mile from the north of the city to the bridge head. The Jingqi will kill them." At that time, the Jin people would not dare to leave the city, and they might be able to seize the pontoon bridge. There is no way to rush over to the baggage train.”
“It’s just a few hundred field warriors. We can defeat them by dismounting, just watch.”
"What's the use of burning the pontoon bridge? As long as we can't take Nancheng, we can rebuild it if we spend more time, money and food."
"I think they feel uncomfortable. , What’s wrong? I want revenge now for killing Brother Zhang Yue.”
“That’s enough!” Shi Le scolded.
Everyone shut up immediately.
Shi Le continued to look into the distance.
The killing sounds on the north bank of the river gradually became less frequent, which made him a little worried.
On the way here, I received news that Shao Xun was leading his troops eastward to attack the Zhamati camp. After gathering the troops and rushing over, they found that the war had already started, but now they didn't know the extent of the fighting.
If King Bohai wins, then his side will step up the offensive.
If King Bohai fails, then withdraw.
A very clear idea, without any doubt. After all, he couldn't fly across the Yellow River from Mengjin to join the King of Bohai - the bridge hadn't been built yet.
Now he needs to judge how North Shore is playing.
"Come forward with me and watch." Shi Le got on the horse again and galloped forward, and the generals followed.
The battle is going on between Heyang Nancheng and Qiaotou.
Kui'an picked hundreds of people who were good at archery, dismounted from their horses and held bows, shooting at the hundreds of strong men gathered at the bridge head until they could not lift their heads. When Shi Le arrived, they almost collapsed.
In the south city, some men who were good at archery were sent out of the city, but they were quickly beaten and fled in panic, almost letting the cavalry chase them and seize the city gate. From then on, they couldn't hold on and guarded this almost meaningless turtle shell. If the city guards did not dare to leave the city to fight in the field, the city's role would be greatly reduced and it would become a mere "storage point" for supplies and soldiers. .
Shi Le paid little attention to the battlefield and only stared at the north bank.
What's going on over there?
"General." Kui'an rode back and saluted from a distance.
Behind him, the garrison at the bridgehead had completely collapsed, and people were squeezing and fleeing towards Zhongli City.
There were not many people in Zhongli City. They even dismantled a few boats near Hezhu and disconnected the pontoon bridge to prevent Shi Le from taking advantage of it.
The defeated soldiers fled to the edge of the pontoon bridge, looking at the broken pontoon bridge in front, crying and crying.
Zhongli City found the few small boats and ferried them one by one.
On the South Bridge, the Huns rushed over with firewood, then poured kerosene on it and set it on fire.
The sound of "crackling" gradually sounded, and thick smoke rose into the sky. The Heyang South Bridge, which took several months to build, was destined to be destroyed.
Zhongli City sent people by boat to demolish the bridge and recover as many floating boats as possible that had not been affected by the fire, but it could no longer change the overall situation.
The Huns cavalry deliberately waited on the south bank for a while.
The gates of Heyang Nancheng were always closed, and the left-behind sergeants, like quails, did not dare to go out to fight, and watched helplessly as the pontoon bridge was burned down.
From beginning to end, Shi Le didn’t stop him.
And this attitude of not stopping actually shows his inner tendency: I tried my best, and it has nothing to do with me how the Bohai King fights.
With this fire set, it is impossible to lose sight of the North Shore.
The Shao thief has transferred all the available men to the north bank. If they know that the south bank is being attacked, the morale of the army will definitely be turbulent. With morale low, it is difficult to say whether they can break through King Bohai's camp - —There is a high probability that you can hold on until reinforcements arrive. Shi Le lingered near the ferry for a while, then mounted his horse and roared away with the cavalry to see if he could make some more gains.
Choice, since Shao Thief has made a choice, then I will smash the part you gave up.
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When Shi Le led his troops to attack the south bank, the battle on the north bank had basically ended, and they had entered the stage of chasing death and chasing north.
Liu Fu did not run far.
Under the protection of thousands of cavalry, he patrolled uncertainly in the distance.
After a long time, several generals were assigned to lead more than 3,000 cavalry to meet the defeated troops.
A few people looked at each other and were unwilling.
At a time of great defeat, who has the heart to sacrifice his life for others?
After a moment of stalemate, someone finally sighed and led his troops out.
Someone took the lead, and the other two also led the troops.
It is still a classic riding and shooting.
The Jin army's cavalry fought repeatedly and was badly damaged, but they still sent more than a thousand cavalry to tangle with the Huns' cavalry.
The Huns spread out, avoiding direct contact with the Jin cavalry, looking for gaps to exploit, and taking advantage of their slightly faster speed to kill the Jin infantry who were chasing the remnants of the enemy.
This trick is still effective.
The infantry of the Jin army immediately stopped on the spot and formed a formation to defend themselves against the enemy.
The Xiongnu defeated their troops and ran away as if they had been granted amnesty. They threw away everything they could throw away.
But the effect was not particularly good, because soon a group of Huns were intercepted and beaten up.
What intercepted them was another Jin cavalry group. They gave up on the scattered Hun infantry, turned around and charged straight from behind, beating three to four hundred Hun cavalry into pieces. fall.
I have already said it above, no matter how many Xiongnu infantry are killed, they will not be able to harm the foundation of Liu Han, because these are all servant soldiers, and they are basically Jin people. After you kill a group, they will recruit another group, and they will have as many as they want, and they will never be able to kill them all.
If you want to make the Huns feel pain, you still have to use cavalry.
Even if the people killed were not the Huns themselves, but the miscellaneous cavalry who surrendered to the Huns, it would still be meaningful.
The cavalry on both sides fought back and forth and struggled for a long time. In the evening, the Huns were defeated and withdrew during the night.
The Jin cavalry went back, changed horses, and continued the pursuit.
This time their target was infantry.
Although it was already dark and the danger was greatly increased, Wang Queer issued an order to gather as many people as possible to pursue within thirty miles to avoid being attacked by Huns in the dark - at that time But they had the upper hand.
Shao Xun rode his horse to the river embankment.
It is already dark, but the fire on the pontoon has not been extinguished.
Obviously, the south bank was attacked by surprise.
After Wang Que'er asked for instructions, he ordered the entire black army and two thousand men to be mobilized back to the south bank to stabilize the position there.
The battle in the north is over and there is no need for so many people.
"We still have to recruit cavalry." Shao Xun smiled freely and said, "Don't worry about one and lose the other."
Cai Cheng was thoughtful.
He has been with Shao Xun for a long time and knows a lot about it.
In his opinion, was the Liu Han court very good? It's just as good as the Jin court.
Is Liu Han strong? Maybe he is stronger than Chen Gong, but his strength is limited.
Can Liu Han’s army fight? I can fight a lot more than before, but I'm still not strong enough.
But why can they develop so smoothly?
There is only one reason, there are too many cavalry, so much so that the number of your infantry is far less than the number of other people's cavalry.
Although the Huns' cavalry cannot defeat the Silver Spear Army head-on, they can choose not to fight and run around to intercept your retreat. The only thing that can limit them is logistical factors.
How difficult it is to attack the "country that leads the bow" with infantry.
“Let’s not talk about these disappointing things.” Shao Xun said: “Today we have defeated the Xiongnu, captured and killed nearly 15,000 people, and captured the Zhemati camp. It can be said that we have taken a critical step. Next is the next step. How to do it, Shun Ling knows?”
“The South Bridge was burned, and we must take time to recover.” Cai Cheng said.
"What else?" Shao Xun asked.
"Set up camp to stop the Huns army."
"That's right." Shao Xun said, "It's my turn to stay here, but I don't know if the Huns are coming."
< br>Cai Cheng did not mention building a city, which is right.
The South Bridge has been destroyed, and the concubines, servants, materials and tools from the south bank cannot be transported over. After all, there are only so many ships, and they have to provide supplies for the army on the north coast. It is impossible to have much spare capacity to undertake other transportation tasks. After being exhausted, Shao Shao ferried some craftsmen and servants over to lay the foundation of Beicheng first.
As for the location of Beicheng, it has actually been decided long ago: one mile north of the Changdi.
The Three Cities of Heyang is not something Shao Xun strongly promotes. In fact, it is a project of the imperial court. It's just that Shao Xun was very interested in it and took over halfway after Wang Yan's persuasion.
His ambition is very big.
Based on the three cities of Heyang, conduct a northern expedition to Hanoi, and then choose one of the two routes, Shangdang or Ziguan, to attack the core area of Liu Han.
This step is not easy, and it has not been done smoothly yet - the Huns may come to besiege him, and there are still people like Shi Le and Wang Mi on the south bank who have not been expelled.
The wars are one after another, never ending.
(End of this chapter)