Chapter 761: Crossing the River (5)

Li Po felt unhappy, mainly because Li Shenfu stretched out his head quite long, but before he could do anything, he retracted his head again, which was a very puzzling operation.

The most direct consequence is that Li Po's good expectations have been disappointed, and Li Po estimates that looking at Li Shenrune's ghostly appearance, he will no longer lead troops to fight with people in the wilderness, so with his own troops, it is difficult to say which city's walls will hit his head and break the bloodstream.

Of course, this is obviously His Royal Highness the King of Han's habitual complaints, and it can't be taken seriously.

A war that had been prepared since last winter would never be dominated by such a small-scale war, which was not at all fierce and short-lived.

After winning the first battle, the river beach was easily under control, which was inseparable from the careful planning and meticulous preparation before the battle, and it could also boost the morale of the army a little.

There was nothing to say, and then it was an overnight crossing of the river.

From the end of the battle of the river beach, there were "big boats" on the river, they were much thicker and stronger than their companions, one by one, spliced together, straight to the opposite bank, paved with wooden planks, supplemented by chains, a pontoon bridge that seemed to be no worse than the Pujin Bridge that was burned by Sang Xianhe at the beginning has appeared on the Yellow River.

Of course, this is an exaggerated statement, what was built in a hurry temporarily, there must be a gap with the Pujin Bridge back then, this is a temporary building, fast and easy to use, but the durability can not stand the test.

This pontoon bridge is very laborious to build, because the ship is large and thick, so don't fiddle with the inertia, because of the use, the middle joint can't be as rough as the other two pontoons, you have to get some wooden wedges, shelves and other things to reinforce.

It was not until dinner time that a spacious, flat pontoon bridge with little undulation was truly completed.

"Send an order to General Li Nian, cross the river immediately, and there must be at least a thousand horsemen on the opposite bank tomorrow morning, tell him to hurry up, don't let me do another urging......

This most spacious pontoon bridge was naturally prepared for cavalry, and the four cavalry guards under his command all commanded an army of more than 10,000 cavalry.

Ren takes out one, as long as they cross the Yellow River, they can almost become the key force for victory.

It's a pity that although they run fast, they don't have wings, they are not good at attacking cities, they can't cross rivers, and they are not invulnerable monsters, so their advantages and disadvantages are equally prominent.

Cavalry is the most expensive type of troops in this year, there is no one, Jindi now has nearly 50,000 cavalry troops, and the potential is still not fully developed, which is obviously a relatively deformed state.

The reason why he was able to continue for such a long time and not make Li Po poor was because he had occupied the horse farm in northern Jin Province early, and the Yunnei grassland was completely under his control, which was the most basic thing for raising cavalry, and without a large area of grassland, everything else was just empty talk.

In one night, a thousand cavalry crossed the river and had all the combat strength, this task was not easy at all.

And at this rate, think about it, how long will it take for the whole army to cross the other side of the river? It will take at least half a month, if there is a change in the middle, the time will drag on for a longer time, and I am afraid that it will not be able to stop for a month.

And Yun Dingxing also affirmed this conclusion, the throughput of the Pujin ferry determines the speed of crossing the river, and there is no way to build more pontoon bridges.

This is not Liaoshui, this is the Yellow River, and there is nowhere for you to build dozens of pontoon bridges for the army to pass.

No matter how well prepared he is, Li Po is not an immortal, and he can't build any Yellow River bridge, so he can only endure the speed at which he thinks the turtle climbs, and at the same time, it will definitely leave more time for Li Tang to react.

In fact, the calculation of strategic and tactical gains and losses is a kind of torment for every person who leads the troops, whether he is a famous general or a waste.

Many ancients regarded the chessboard as a battlefield, just because the two gave people the same feeling, countless choices led to the final victory or defeat, whether they won or lost, in the process, they needed to feel the torture from the mind to the body.

So even if he discussed with Wei Chigong and others for many days, trying to be orderly in the course of the war, so that the opponent had no chance to take advantage of it, the results now seem to be remarkable, but then again, this does not make Li Po really relaxed.

"Zhao Shixun."

"The end will be."

"You immediately set off to Hongnong, and pass on my general to General Yubu and order him to lead the army to Tongguan, I don't care what method he uses, I must let Li Jiancheng not move lightly."

In fact, in the middle of the night, Li Po led people to inspect the progress of the various departments along the river only slightly, and found that it was much worse than he expected, and the speed was too slow, slow enough for him to change the strategy he had set before.

What was the strategy before, when he discussed with the generals in the army, everyone preferred to cross the river quickly, and if they couldn't break through each of them, they would look for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Tang army.

A strategy that is very atmospheric and confident is to use elite soldiers to press you hard and bully you...... Neither Li Po nor the generals would think that Li Tang would be able to gather an army strong enough to resist in a short period of time.

But now Li Po did not hesitate to choose a backup strategy, that is, to disperse Li Tang's forces, break the defenders by the river, and then enter Chang'an.

In other words, the previous one is a quick solution, and the latter one has to fight wits and courage, since it can't be solved quickly, then it can only be a battle of wits and courage.

On this night, the lights on the Yellow River were bright, people shouted and neighed, and even the sound of the Yellow River was suppressed, but it also vividly interpreted the difficulties of the army crossing the river.

The scene was very prosperous, but it was difficult for both Li Po and the generals of Weifu to be happy, of course, this could only be a worry about the course of the war, not anything else.

For Li Tang, it was much more complicated.

Li Shenfu led his troops back to Feng Yi, but the movements on the side of the Yellow River could not hide from him, and the enemy crossed the river under his nose with great fanfare, and Li Shenfu was furious.

On the entire side of the Yellow River, nearly 100,000 defenders seemed to be fighting fiercely with the enemy, in order to prevent the enemy from crossing the river, and everyone else was watching coldly, and even Chang'an did not move.

The feeling of loneliness accompanied Li Shenfu, which made him angry and anxious, because it was obvious that the enemy army had crossed the Pujin ferry and would definitely attack Feng Yi, could he hold it......

Well, thinking of this, Li Shenfu saw the short battle on the shore in front of his eyes, so his confidence was greatly hit, of course, he himself would not admit that he was afraid of the enemy, and he put the responsibility on his subordinates.

Everyone is incompetent, and this king is a good woman, but it is difficult to cook without rice......

Of course, this is purely spiritual self-comfort, if he Xiangyi County King Li Shenfu is so unresponsible, today's power to lead the troops will not reach his hands.

This person, like many people of the Li clan, is not so amazing, but it is not too bad, in terms of character, even if the Li clan is a little hypocritical, he can confidently stand in the forefront of the Guanxi aristocracy.

Well, that's probably what it looks like, it's still the old saying, most of the nobles in these years, especially the Guanxi nobles, are talented, but that is the advantage formed by the advantage of resources, which does not need to be praised, it can only be said to be a fact.

But if you really compare it with the resources they occupy, most of the nobles are undoubtedly wine bags and rice bags, that is, the input is generally incomparable with the output.

Therefore, nobles are also mortals, and they can't become immortals, and Li Shenrune, the king of Xiangyi County, is even more so, stripped of layers of aura, in essence, he is just an ordinary Kansai nobleman.

When he returned to Feng Yi, in addition to sending people around again to ask for help, he planned to lead his troops to defend Feng Yi.

When fighting for the river beach with the enemy before, Li Shenfu behaved quite badly, which made his subordinates dissatisfied, but then again, no one wanted to lose Feng Yi, right?

Besides, when King Li Jun was in charge of Feng Yi's troops for a long time, the rewards and punishments were fair, and he was not like the legendary King of Qi and the like, relying on his identity to oppress anyone, even if such a person's ability to lead the troops was worse, everyone could still bear it.

Anyway, at this time, Feng Yi was already closed in the four cities, even if some people were afraid, no one dared to persuade Li Shenfu to abandon the city and flee, well, there are still a few guys like Yu Wenxin in the world after all.

Compared with Li Po, who was a little anxious, Li Shenfu could only be described as trembling, and the noisy Pujin Ferry was not as unnoticed as Li Shenfu imagined.

In fact, from the time Li Po gathered troops in Kasaka, everything here has become the focus of the Kansai people.

Li Shenfu led his troops to fight with Li Po at the Pujin Ferry, Li Shenfu felt lonely like a tragic hero, but in fact, not only did someone come to watch, but even someone had already put on a posture and was ready to go to the table.

Just when Li Shenfu retreated, more than 20 miles southwest of the Tang Army, five or six hundred cavalry quietly gathered in one place, as if waiting for something.

It wasn't until the spies came to report that Li Shenfu had led the troops to retreat to Feng Yi, the enemy army was few and did not pursue, and the people who led the troops listened to it, and then muttered in annoyance: "Hmph, the two brothers are more incompetent than the other, and everyone is surnamed Li ......."

Sitting on the horse, looking left and right, it was not someone else who was angry, it was Princess Pingyang who guarded Yongfengcang, and Li Xiuning, who led the Shangshu of the Shaanxi East Road Xingtai Criminal Department.

Yongfeng Cang is the closest to Feng Yi, and it is not surprising that Li Xiuning will appear in such a place.

It stands to reason that he should stand with Li Shenfu and jointly lead the troops to the enemy on the riverbank, because after all, Li Shenfu is the secretary of the military department of the Taiwan Province in eastern Shaanxi, and he has the post of the general of the Weifu, nominally speaking, he can directly command the various departments along the river in wartime.

But just like Zhang Shigui said at the beginning, the Tang army ordered many doors, and the various departments were not under the same control, so it was very easy for people to take advantage of them...... At this time, don't say that Li Shenfu can't command Li Xiuning, even if it is Hou Junji, who is stationed in Hancheng, he doesn't want to be easily transferred......

(To be hospitalized for at least three days, depending on the situation extended to four to seven days, today's wound is not very painful, but swollen, Ah Cao brought a notebook, coded a chapter out, and it was done, right?) )