Chapter 39: The Battle of the River Crossing

In the entire Kaifeng War, the Yellow River was very important, at least as far as the Xiao Yuan camp was concerned, they hardly worried about the danger of digging the river for a moment.

No matter how fierce the siege is, no matter how difficult it is, on the river embankment, there has never been a shortage of manpower to patrol the city.

Therefore, when an official army from Hebei crossed the river, he immediately reported to the battalion, but it was too late.

When Luo Dai arrived with the cavalry first, the officers and soldiers were already in formation on the riverbank.

Luo Dai didn't know who it was, but when Yuan Shimin saw Liu Zeqing's formation, he immediately gritted his teeth and said, "It's Liu Zeqing's person." ”

Liu Zeqing and Xiao Yuan Ying are old rivals, and Yuan Shizhong's record of repeated defeats and battles is many of the defeats to Liu Zeqing, and Yuan Shimin's memory is particularly fresh. How can you not know?

The patrol officers sent by Xiao Yuanying on the bank of the Zheng River were only to prevent people from digging the river embankment. Just provided warning, there were not many people, so they were taken down by Liu Zeqing in one fell swoop.

Liu Zeqing lined up on the back of the river, although there were only more than 3,000 people, but it was formal and rigorous, there were steps and rides, and there were a lot of firearms. They are all veterans of the battlefield, and some even follow Liu Zeqing and Tartar to see the battle, and the more than 1,000 cavalry in Luo Dai can't scare them. In addition, it was night, and Luo Dai did not dare to let the horse gallop.

And the topography here is also conducive to Liu Zeqing.

Because Liu Zeqing's department is condescending.

The highest place near Kaifeng Mansion is above this river embankment dam. Luo Dai tentatively rushed a few times, but they were all knocked down.

He immediately understood that this was a ruthless character. It's hard to deal with. Immediately report the matter to Yuan Shizhong.

The army moved unfavorably at night. But the embankment is too sensitive. Once the river embankment was dug up, the rebels numbered millions, although not all of them were fish and turtles. But there must have been heavy losses.

In such a sensitive place, Yuan Shizhong did not dare to relax a little. I heard that it was Liu Zeqing who crossed the river, because of Wang Xianzu's death, a ball of anger in his heart, and suddenly had a place to vent, and said: "Immediately send someone to inform the camp, Cao Ying." Brother Xian, I will hand over this big camp. ”

Zhang Xuan didn't want to stop it, but said: "Marching at night is especially dangerous, please be careful, big brother." ”

"I remember." Yuan Shizhong said: "I want Liu Zeqing to see that today's little Yuan Ying is no longer Wuxia Ameng." ”

Then the army was dispatched.

Because of the night action, those vassals of Xiao Yuan's camp are of no use at all, so they can use the elite of Yuan Shizhong's headquarters, they are divided into several teams, each holding a torch, and there are people on the road to arrange bonfires everywhere for lighting, from Xiao Yuan to the river embankment, the mighty and mighty like a fire dragon.

Although this is a bit troublesome, there is a priority, even if it is urgent, you must pay extra attention when marching at night, and you will not be careful

It was the end of the rout of the whole army.

"How did they move in advance?" The north gate of Kaifeng can be seen most clearly, and I don't know whether to stand high and see far, or whether the stars and moon are dim tonight. Chen Yongfu looked north, and looked at it from a distance, and it was estimated that the countless stars and dots of fire ten miles away were connected together, and in the dark night, it was extremely eye-catching.

As for the plan to open the passage, it is impossible for Chen Yongfu not to know that he is the person with the highest martial rank in the city. There are many things that cannot be hidden from him.

Chen Yongfu knows this plan very well, but the city remembers that it was after the third watch, but how did Liu Zeqing get it until the first half of the night.

Chen Yongfu was thinking about it, and Gao Mingheng took all the Chinese military officials of the city to the north gate, looking at the fire above the river embankment in the north. said: "What's going on in the north?" ”

Chen Yongfu said: "It should be that General Liu attacked in advance. I also asked my lord to give an order to order the soldiers to go out of the city. ”

Gao Mingheng suddenly hesitated, he called Chen Yongfu aside, and said: "The day before yesterday, he defeated the thieves, beheaded hundreds of levels, and Xiao Yuanying stopped attacking, this time, can it be stopped." ”

When it came to the end, Gao Mingheng hesitated again.

The reason for his hesitation is nothing else, it is precisely because among the social soldiers, officers at all levels are talented and promoted, and these people are all in the context of Kaifeng. Dead a thousand or 10,000 big-headed soldiers, Gao Mingheng won't blink an eye.

But with these students buried outside the city, Gao Mingheng didn't know how to face Shilin at all.

"My lord, this big victory is just a small victory, not enough to turn the overall situation around." Chen Yongfu said: "The last general thinks that the thieves will inevitably attack other cities, and Kaifeng City may not be able to support it for long." Please make a quick decision. ”

Gao Mingheng took a deep breath and said, "Okay." Someone came to send an order to Huang Shu and Li Xiliang to prepare to go out of the city. ”

Gao Mingheng gave an order, and someone immediately began to prepare.

For example, at the north gate of Kaifeng, there are countless people who have begun to move, and the four gates of Kaifeng have been blocked before. It will take a while to reopen it.

And just as they were preparing, on the bank of the river, Xiao Yuanying and Liu Zeqing's department were in close contact with each other again.

The so-called new hatred and old hatred.

For Yuan Shizhong's old subordinates, the old hatred is even more hateful, and this old hatred is Liu Zeqing. Yuan Shizhong didn't know how many of his subordinates died at the hands of Liu Zeqing. As soon as the attack began, the two sides played dog blood.

Countless torches, bonfires, piled up everywhere.

In the darkness, Yuan Shizhong's dispatch of the army was not effective at all. Thousands of soldiers rushed forward.

Liu Zeqing's department has a psychological advantage.

Psychological superiority is actually a very subtle thing.

Liu Zeqing's department, up to Liu Zeqing, down to ordinary soldiers

, they all feel that Xiao Yuanying is not Erer, and it is very easy to deal with. And on Xiao Yuanying's side, even though Yuan Shizhong felt that his subordinates were not what they used to be, the soldiers under his command did not think so.

When they rushed up just now, there was still a trace of blood and bravery, but after a long time, they couldn't take it, and they naturally remembered all kinds of things that were defeated under Liu Zeqing's hands. Morale suddenly dropped, and he was driven down by Liu Zeqing's subordinates.

"Damn." Yuan Shizhong knew what he was wrong with.

Even if he has been training for more than a month, he is still not as good as Liu Zeqing in terms of the elite level of the army. Liu Zeqing has relied on him for more than ten years, and he is the thousands of elites under his command. I don't talk about what kind of person he is, but Liu Zeqing's department is capable of fighting.

And Yuan Shizhong's training for more than a month can catch up with Liu Zeqing, and he underestimates Liu Zeqing too much.

And the dark night also limited Yuan Shizhong's play.

Without him, the biggest advantage of Yuan Shizhong's department is that there are many people and they are powerful.

But in the night battle, it is the most inadequate. After all, no matter how many people there are, the number of people who really engage in the battle is not large, and the night dispatch remains the same, and the advantage of more people cannot be brought into play, and it has always been the elite troops who dare to fight at night, even if there are more torches, they can't offset the reduction in visibility.

Yuan Shizhong pondered for a while and said, "Camp under the river embankment, no, retreat a little and set up camp." ”

is too close to Liu Zeqing, I am afraid that Liu Zeqing will kick the camp desperately, and Yuan Shizhong will not dare to be careless about Liu Zeqing, an old opponent.

"General, we won." Zhang Guozhu said.

Liu Zeqing was not very happy, snorted coldly, and said, "Don't you think that Xiao Yuanying is not quite right?" ”

Zhang Guozhu is a member of Liu Zeqing's command, who has just rushed down from the river embankment, and the battle was commanded by Zhang Guozhu.

"Thus saith the Lord." Zhang Guozhu said; "I don't feel quite right. If Xiao Yuan's camp had been beaten like this before, it would have collapsed, and they would have withdrawn. ”

Liu Zeqing said: "It seems that Yuan Shi has grown up." ”

Liu Zeqing did not pursue, without him, just because it was dark.

Lest there be some ambush down there. After all, there were hundreds of thousands of rebels on the south bank of the river, and Liu Zeqing did not dare to be careless.

But Xiao Yuanying's performance also surprised Liu Zeqing.

The best way to show how an army is when they are victorious, but when they are defeated. Liu Zeqing and Xiao Yuanying fought I don't know how many times, I don't know how many times Xiao Yuanying fell, and it collapsed as soon as it was fought, but if he was defeated today, he was able to collect the defeated soldiers, and there was a tendency to fight again. It can be seen that Xiao Yuanying has at least learned how to fight.

"No matter how much Yuan Shizhong has grown, he will go to take his head at the end of tomorrow." Zhang Guozhu said.

"Less." Liu Zeqing said: "Arrange it and set up camp." After dawn, there is a fight. ”

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