Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 186 Encounter

During the Yongjia period, Zhou Qi raised three volunteer armies and put down rebellions in various parts of Jiangnan, allowing Sima Rui to secure half of the country. To commend his achievements, the Jin Dynasty separated four counties from Kuaiji and Wuxing counties to establish Yixing County.

Xu Yunzhi and Qiu Weng were originally grasshoppers on the same rope.

When two meet in a narrow road, the brave will win. At this point, it is impossible to retreat.

At dusk, the river was covered with red light, like boiling blood. Liu Daogui grabbed a handful of dust and sprinkled it into the air, which blew towards the northeast with the wind.

There are many small rivers like this in Jiangdong. They are neither deep nor shallow. However, it is August now and the autumn sun is high in the sky, so these small rivers can be crossed on foot.

The enemy troops formed up their array on the opposite bank.

It turned out to be a goose-wing formation that was capable of both offense and defense, like a giant goose wing covering the east coast.

Although it was a bit chaotic, it was in good order. Long spears formed a reed marsh of more than 500 steps, and archers were lined up behind them.

There are dozens of small fishing boats lying across the river, waiting to be launched.

"Damn it, is this a bandit army?" Liu Zun opened his eyes wide.

This configuration surpasses the Hu army in the north.

Liu Daogui said, "Lu, Qiu, and Xu are all powerful men in Jiangdong. They have been preparing for many years and of course they have some assets."

"Then how to fight?"

"No fighting! Send the order, go down the river!"

Don't attack their formation. Liu Daogui is not so stupid or arrogant as to cross the river to attack their position. Since they have set up their formation here, the worst that can happen is to fight in another place.

By the way, mobilize the enemy troops.

Whether an army is strong or not depends on its marching ability.

One of the great advantages of Jiangdong is that there is no need to raise an army, so we just see who can run faster.

"The soldiers have orders to go down the river!" the messenger shouted loudly.

When marching to Lu County, the soldiers had already gotten used to Liu Daogui's style and had no complaints. Each unit marched northeast along the small river.

Sure enough, there was chaos on the other side.

The more troops there are, the higher the command ability required of the general.

The rebel army had been in rebellion for less than two months and lacked training, so they were caught off guard.

Some people followed, some circled in place, and some even ran upstream, trying to board the boat and then go downstream.

Liu Daogui tested the other party's character with just one move.

Jiangdong has been peaceful for many years and has not seen any battles for a long time, so it is not easy to train elite soldiers.

"Cross the river!" Liu Daogui pointed to the east bank.

The horn sounded wailingly, startling the egrets on the river beach, which flew into the sky chirping.

The combat boots crushed the water surface, stirring up waves of water.

The bandit army became increasingly panicked and rushed over in a huge crowd.
Gao Xun's left wing lined up on the west bank, standing at the upwind position, with bows and crossbows strung. At a command, arrows flew into the locusts. Although not many people were hit, it made the enemy even more panicked.

Liu Huaishen was the first to land on the east bank and formed a battle formation with several soldiers.

Other soldiers came ashore one after another, followed the formation, raised their large shields and held up their long spears.

In the blink of an eye, a formation of two hundred people was set up on the east bank, and at this time the enemy army had already arrived.

They were not lacking in courage and bloodiness. They rushed towards the Northern Army formation like a tide, and arrows rained down from the sky.

But no matter how fierce the tide is, it cannot shake the reef composed of more than 200 people.

Amid screams, clouds of blood mist splattered, covering most of the east coast, and under the rendering of the setting sun, it was covered with a layer of golden red.

The rebel army did not destroy the formation immediately. More and more people from Beifu County crossed the river and joined the formation, making it more stable.

Gao Xun led more than 500 archers from the left and shot arrows in the river, which landed on the rear of the enemy army.

But at this time, the enemy's fishing boats also rushed down.

At Gao Xun's command, the soldiers switched to long spears, as if long thorns suddenly grew out of the river.

This small fishing boat is not a warship and is only about ten feet long.

They couldn't move fast in the creek and were pierced by the dense long spears. The enemy soldiers on the boat were also stabbed to death.

Peng - flames rose in the river, it was Gao Xun who ordered the fishing boats to be set on fire.

Seeing the fire on the river, the thieves became even more panicked.

At this time, Liu Daogui had already set foot on the east bank.

After fighting for nearly an hour, Liu Daogui had already seen the quality of the rebel army. It was still a motley crowd, not even as good as Zhai Wei's troops.

The reason why they did not collapse was entirely due to the hundreds of soldiers in the back who led the battle.

Their biggest mistake was choosing to fight a field battle with the Northern Army.

If Liu Daogui guessed correctly, the enemy saw that they had fewer people and were not as famous as Liu Laozhi, Sun Wuzhong, and Liu Gui, so they rushed forward with their entire army, hoping to win the first victory and boost the morale of other rebels.

Unfortunately, the soldiers who were sent to conquer the enemy have undergone a complete transformation in the past two years.

As the sun sets, the afterglow of the sunset gradually disappears into the twilight.

The enemy army has been unable to shake the enemy's formation, morale is low, and even the attack is somewhat powerless.

The pressure on the soldiers was greatly reduced.

"Attack!" Liu Daogui gave an order, the flag was waved forward, and the horn sounded wailing.

Boom, boom, boom...

The soldiers moved forward almost instinctively.

After several bloody battles, the army became as powerful as his own arm. All the middle and lower-level military officers in the army were promoted by him. They were all veterans who had experienced many battles and had strong military qualities. They resolutely carried out any military orders of Liu Daogui.

These middle and lower-level military officers formed the backbone of the army. During the advance, the soldiers quickly formed a cone formation.

Liu Zun, Liu Huaishen and Tan Ji formed a cone and advanced forward.

Combat boots crushed the flesh on the ground, long spears tore into the bodies of the enemies in front, and feather arrows covered the left and right wings. At such a close distance, even iron armor could not stop the crossbow arrows.

No matter how many rabble there are, they are all lambs to be slaughtered in front of a solid formation.

On the land of the east coast, a bloody path made of minced meat and blood was instantly formed.

It was not until this time that the enemy became terrified. In the face of the brutal battle, their courage came and went quickly. Many people threw down their weapons and fled into the night, while others flew around like headless flies.

And the night was even more favorable to Liu Daogui.

The soldiers who were sent to conquer the enemy have had enough food to eat in the past two years, and their physical fitness has also improved.

On the contrary, the chaotic army suffered from night blindness and could not see clearly at night.

"kill!"

Liu Zun in front of the battle formation roared, and the army fled in all directions.

Even the hundreds of soldiers collapsed and turned around to flee.

"Follow them and charge into the city!" Liu Daogui shouted loudly.

"kill!"

Morale reached its peak at this moment.

In the past, facing the pursuit and blockade of the Yan army in Daye Lake was much more difficult than it is now. The soldiers all survived, and the current scene was just a small one.

There were fewer than two hundred casualties.

The soldiers followed behind calmly, not even glancing at the discarded armor and weapons on the ground, and strode forward.

At this moment, a scout suddenly reported, "General, nearly ten thousand demonic bandits from the Tianshi Dao are heading towards our army from Haiyan, fifty miles away!"

Wuxing, Yixing and Kuaiji are all located south of Taihu Lake.

It’s not surprising that Tianshidao can come.

Liu Daogui glanced at the soldiers. When their morale was high, it didn't take much effort to defeat the coalition forces of Qiu Weng and Xu Yunzhi.

In essence, the other side is not an army at all, but just a group of people who have risen up in rebellion...

"You've arrived just in time! Send the order, all troops, to rest and regroup, and follow me for another battle!"

Smelling the bloody smell in the night wind, Liu Daogui's blood boiled all over his body.

(End of this chapter)