Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4406
Thirty miles away from Xianyang Bridge, Zuo Wuwei's scouts were already looming outside the rain curtain. Li Huaiqin was uneasy and in a dilemma, so he ordered the army to slow down and at the same time sent people to investigate where the two armies of An Yuanshou and Liu Keman had arrived .

Our scouts reported that Zuo Wuwei was waiting in line at the north of Xianyang Bridge, which made Li Huaiqin at a loss: he must not retreat at this time, otherwise he would not be able to give a reasonable explanation in the future when he sent troops rashly, but he could not advance rashly. If Zuo Wuwei is really determined to resist the enemy, once he leads his army across the Xianyang Bridge, he will encounter a fierce battle. With the strength and combat power of his troops, it is absolutely impossible to defeat Zuo Wuwei.

Even if you can win the battle, is it necessary to make a huge sacrifice to take this step?

He couldn't figure out whether Cheng Yaojin was going to fight to the death or just pretending, so he scolded Yuwen Shiji again. The old thief swore that Cheng Yaojin would preserve his strength, and as long as he led his army to Xianyang Bridge, he would back away... What a fart!
At the end of the unitary hour, the heavy rain continued to pour down like pours, and Li Huaiqin, who was advancing slowly in the rain, finally waited for You Xiaowei and Liu Keman behind him...

The two armies walked side by side. Li Huaiqin rode his horse in a coir raincoat and saw An Yuanshou, who had a strong body and a hill on his horseback. If you can fully salute, I hope you will forgive me.”

Although he has sixteen guards like You Xiaowei, the Duke of the state is lower than the king of the county, so he has to go first.

An Yuanshou, who is almost young, has a strong body, a high nose, deep eyes, and a deep outline of the resting blood. Sitting on the horseback, he looks deep in the night, and the eagle looks at the wolf, giving people a kind of unruly killing The aura is astonishing.

If it weren't for such a person, it would be difficult to lead a guard of soldiers to guard Xiliang, suppressing the nine surnames of Zhaowu that have gradually been attached to them over the years, as docile as a dolphin dog...

Li Huaiqin didn't dare to take it too seriously, so he quickly returned the courtesy: "You don't need to be too polite, Duke Liang!"

The two clasped their hands on horseback, and then An Yuanshou asked in a deep voice: "The king of the county took a step ahead, why is the progress slow, and he still hasn't reached the Xianyang Bridge at this time?"

Li Huaiqin said: "To tell you the truth, the soldiers under my king's command have been out of battle for a long time and lack of training. When it rains, the roads are difficult to walk, and it is difficult to speed up after procrastination. I am ashamed."

Naturally, I can't say that I'm waiting for you to take a step ahead and take a trip to Cheng Yaojin's muddy water for me...

An Yuanshou is an honest man, and he believed it to be true. The rumors that this King Hui of Nanyang sang, sang, ate, drank, and had fun in Mei County are known all over the world. At first, the [-] soldiers under his command were to guard against Tuyuhun's invasion, but it turned out that Tuyuhun had already invaded Unbearable to fight, it was Fang Jun who personally led the army to travel long distances to Dadoubagu to defeat the Tuguhun cavalry, while Li Huaiqin retreated to Mei County, motionless.

It would be difficult for him to lead the troops to Chang'an now...

An Yuanshou waved his hand, and said proudly: "Even so, the county king might as well postpone it for now, and in the end, he will charge into battle and defeat Cheng Yaojin!"

Li Huaiqin was taken aback, although he didn't want to take the lead, but An Yuanshou's recklessness was not a good thing, really thought Cheng Yaojin was a vegetarian?No matter how calculated, this battle can only be won, not defeated, so it is better to be on the safe side.

"Mr. Liang, why should you be in a hurry? Behind you are Li Keman's [-] troops who will arrive soon. Why don't we wait a little longer to discuss it? Even if you are the only one who can take on the task of vanguard, you should do it." Good division of labor, tacit cooperation, and strive to win with one blow, otherwise, if we entangle with Cheng Yaojin at Xianyang Bridge, causing King Jin to be unable to withstand the pressure, wouldn't it be a big deal."

Cheng Yaojin, a veteran of hundreds of battles, Zhenguan Xunchen, Zuo Wuwei, a strong army in the world, fierce and good at fighting, whoever dares to underestimate him will suffer a big loss. Now that he is one step away from Chang'an, he should naturally fight steadily, as long as he crosses the Xianyang Bridge It's half the battle, how can you be so rash?

However, An Yuanshou has a rebellious personality, how could he listen to Li Huaiqin's persuasion, and said in disdain: "If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, why should you be so eloquent? A certain person will rush ahead, and the king of the county only needs to hand over Zhong Zhouchuan That's it."

Li Huaiqin frowned in displeasure, and suppressed his anger: "If this king is afraid of death, why would he attack Chang'an? It's just a matter of great importance. If the march is frustrated, it will not only affect the morale of the army, but will also cause His Royal Highness King Jin in Chang'an to fall into trouble." Passive, our troops are superior, the enemy can only stick to their positions, and if we fight steadily, we will win the battle, why take risks?"

An Yuanshou resolutely said: "Soldiers are precious and fast, and the Zuo Wuwei is no more than one guard, so what if he is good at fighting? At the worst, he can be held back by the last general. When Liu Keman arrives, the two of you But each of us can lead our troops across the Weishui River and go around the two wings of the enemy's position. At that time, whether it is to encircle Zuo Wuwei and wipe them out completely, or divide our troops to reach Chang'an, we can advance or retreat. Why bother here? I have made up my mind, the king of the county. Needless to say, please ask the king of the county to send the boats carried by the generals to the last general, who will then cross the river, attack Cheng Yaojin, and capture the Xianyang Bridge!"

You Xiaowei has been guarding Ganliang in recent years, and has never participated in the battles such as destroying Xue Yantuo, attacking Tuyuhun, conquering cannibals in the west, and conquering Goguryeo in the east. However, Liangzhou is a place where the nine surnames of Zhaowu gather. , You Xiaowei has extremely rich combat experience up and down, that's why An Yuanshou doesn't put Cheng Yaojin's Zuo Wuwei in his eyes.

In his opinion, Zuo Wuwei is just an incompetent person who followed Emperor Taizong to make meritorious deeds. Who would be defeated if he went out with tens of millions of troops?
In addition, many of the right Xiaowei are young and strong with the nine surnames of Zhaowu, all of them are brave and good at fighting, and they will definitely be able to win the battle against the Zuowuwei who has completely lost his mobility in the defensive position.

As long as this battle is won and Chang'an is approached, he will be the number one hero when King Jin ascends the throne. Who can ignore the temptation of the "feudal side"?The An family belonged to the Anxi kingdom, and the Anxi kingdom had been destroyed for many years. If it could be restored under his hands, what an honor would it be?

Therefore, he did not allow Liu Huaiqin, Liu Keman and others to share his achievements...

Li Huaiqin realized it later, and now he is slowly coming back to understand An Yuanshou's thoughts, knowing that no matter how much he persuades him, it is useless, so he had no choice but to say: "Since Duke Liang is determined to do this, how can this king stop him?" ? There is no need for the soldiers of the right guards to accept the boats, this king will let people lay the pontoon bridges and ferry them across the river, I hope the flag of Liang Guo will win and success will come soon!"

"Haha! Borrow the auspicious words of the county king!"

An Yuanshou was full of ambition and heroism, only to arrive at the north of Xianyang Bridge, gather along the river bank, and wait for the crossing.

Li Huaiqin didn't say much, since you want to get a head start, then give it to you, as long as you don't break your front teeth, I just reduce casualties here, why not do it?

Immediately ordered the troops to transport the boats recruited and collected along the way, choose a ferry upstream of the Xianyang Bridge, and start building the pontoon bridge.First, the boats are arranged in the river to connect the north and south banks, and then they are connected with ropes to make them stable so that they will not be washed away by the turbulent river.

Around Haishi, the three pontoon bridges were built on the Weishui River. An Yuanshou, wearing a helmet and armor and wearing a coir raincoat, commanded the army to cross the Weishui River along the pontoon bridges in the heavy rain.

Zuo Wuwei on the opposite bank had been prepared for a long time, and almost all the bows and crossbows gathered on the south bank of the Weishui River, and built a position near the bridgehead of the pontoon bridge.

All of a sudden, the arrows were as dense as rain, turning the people who were shot by the Youxiao guards who crossed the river on their backs. Many soldiers were shot head-on by the arrow rain before they even set foot on the bank, and turned over and fell into the river. The corpses filled the diving on the bank, and the river was stained red with blood. Countless Youxiao guards stepped on Paoze's corpse, wading up to the bank in the blood-red river, and rushed towards the enemy's position.

Zuo Wuwei had been prepared for a long time, and the sword and shield soldiers immediately stepped forward to form a barrier, and the crossbowmen retreated to a safe distance, and continued to suppress the enemy with long-range throws of bows and crossbows.

In the north of Xianyang Bridge, An Yuanshou got off his horse and listened to the captain's report on the battle situation. Under his sunken eye sockets, his slightly light blue eyes looked a little deep, and his expression did not fluctuate due to the heavy losses of the vanguard troops in the beach battle. .

The thug waved his hand, and said calmly: "Let the cavalry go up, harass the enemy's flanks, look for weak points and attack twice, forcing their line to move back."

Crossbowmen can indeed kill from a long distance, but their own defense is very weak, so they must be used in conjunction with sword and shield soldiers. However, the formation of sword and shield soldiers in front and bowmen behind will make the defense of the two wings weak. The cavalry guarded the flanks, or retreated quickly after a storming wave.

As long as the opponent is forced to retreat, You Xiaowei can successfully land on the south bank and launch a frontal attack.

"Here!"

The captain went to deliver the order, and the cavalry unit that had already assembled on the north bank stepped onto the pontoon bridge, marched towards the south bank, then landed in shallow water, and divided the troops into two places to detour towards the two sides of Zuo Wuwei's position.

Naturally, Cheng Yaojin would not put his own cavalry up to a duel with the enemy's cavalry at the beginning of the battle, so after the crossbowmen had severely injured the enemy's vanguard and dampened their spirits, they ordered the sword and shield soldiers to cover the crossbowmen Withdrew slowly, directly giving way to the beach on the shore.

It's not that he doesn't want to block the enemy's army on the pontoon bridge, but once he does that, the enemy can build another pontoon bridge anywhere upstream and downstream. As long as the troops land separately, they can go straight to the left flank, causing huge hidden dangers to their own positions .

Such things as "strike halfway" can indeed destroy the enemy to the greatest extent, but the danger is also great, and if you are not careful, you will suffer backlash...

Knowing that Zuo Wuwei had retreated and that his vanguard troops had also landed on the beach, An Yuanshou said to Li Huaiqin, "The general will go into battle to break through the enemy's formation in person, and the king of the county can act accordingly to ensure support."

Li Huaiqin nodded again and again: "Duke Liang really has elite soldiers and strong generals who are invincible in all battles. You can go ahead without worry. The king will come later. I will ensure that the right guard is stable and the two wings are not lost."

An Yuanshou nodded, got on his horse, stepped onto the pontoon bridge surrounded by his own soldiers, and braved the heavy rain with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, and rushed to the opposite bank.

(End of this chapter)