Chapter 998: Land and Water Arrive

As the outpost of the battle of Xu Yang, the Yangzhou army raided the Yan army water village this night battle between the two sides fought very fiercely, in order to be able to threaten the Long Xiang army to the greatest extent and explore the real strength of the Yan army at this time, Liu Bei Zhuge Liang sent a few soldiers but all of them are elite, Guan, Zhang, Huang The three tiger generals came out, and the Danyang elite soldiers of the Danyang army of the Wubai Ear pro-army were also dispatched, and the performance of the Yangzhou army in the face of the Yan army's ace Long Xiang army was still remarkable, but in terms of combat power alone, in addition to the Danyang elite soldiers led by Guan Yu himself, they could also compete with the Long Xiang army without falling behind. The gap between the other main force and the flying army is more obvious! Although Bai'er's personal soldiers are also very powerful, after all, it is only Liu Bei's guards and does not have much impact on the overall battle situation, so on the whole, the Yangzhou army is still slightly inferior.

In this battle, the two sides dispatched to fight and kill only 30,000 soldiers, but when it comes to the fierce and exciting, it may not be under the confrontation of hundreds of thousands of troops of Liu Cao in Qingzhou, the most outstanding of the Yangzhou army is undoubtedly Guan Yu, with 6,000 soldiers to deal with the 5,000 elite cavalry battalion of the Longxiang army, plus the 3,000 men and horses in the water village, the enemy can still be tired of coping and win 2,000 numbers, so that the cavalry battalion is greatly injured, it can be said that it has exerted the ability to transfer troops to the extreme! It is even more remarkable than its amazing martial prowess. And the Yan army is naturally the second son Liu Xin, not only showed outstanding bravery in the single battle with Guan Yunchang, but also injured Guan Ping, a young general who was quite powerful in the rising star alongside him, under the halberd, of course, in addition to bravery, the second son's on-the-spot response was also impressive, and his play finally caused Guan Yu to never be able to pose a threat to Shuizhai!

When the cavalry battalion gathered in one place again, even Guan Yu could not create the favorable situation of Fang Cai again, with Liu Xinzhu Wuxian and Lin Xue on the side, it was even more difficult to capture Shuizhai, seeing that the dawn was approaching, and once the vision was unhindered, the combat power of the enemy cavalry would increase exponentially, and they were all so tenacious in such adversity, it is conceivable how much pressure it would put on the Danyang soldiers once it was restored to normal? Guan Yu didn't dare to take this risk, so he had to retreat to the west to try to join Zhang Fei to see if there was a chance to inflict a bigger blow on Long Xiang's army, and their strategic goal this time could only be half accomplished.

When Liu Xin was taken out of danger, Lin Xue had already sent someone to ride to pass on Zang Ba and Ji Ling, so before Guan Yu's Danyang elite soldiers arrived, the Yan army that was fighting with the Wudang Fei Army and Bai'er's personal soldiers had already begun to shrink! Zang Ba is the enemy of Zhang Fei, Ji Ling is entangled with Huang Zhong, this battle has been fought for more than two hours now, and the soldiers on both sides are already very tired, and the more at this time, the advantage of the Yan army's durability can be brought into play, and the enemy army has been pressed down, and they naturally want to go, even if Guan Yu's Danyang soldiers take them, they are helpless.

Guan, Zhang, and Huang joined forces together, compared to a battalion of half-dragon soldiers in the hands of Zang Ba, it is obvious that they have an advantage in terms of strength, and they can fight with the other party for nearly a night, and the strength of the Yan army's ace has penetrated deep into their hearts, and it is extremely difficult to annihilate them when the enemy is waiting for their own soldiers and is extremely tired, not to mention Liu Xin's cavalry battalion hesitating, once the sky is about to dawn, the soldiers who have been holding back all night and suffered heavy casualties will completely show their fangs! After weighing it again and again, Guan Yu's choice is to retreat at the opportunity, neither can he fight and retreat at this time, but he can't stop the enemy army, after all, at this time, this land of Xu Nan has become Liu Yi's subordinate, and Xu Huang will arrive at any time!

Fighting in the middle of the night, both sides paid thousands of casualties, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei two generals personally broke off, Yangzhou soldiers boarded the warship one by one and went across the river, during which Liu Xin and Zhao Wuxian were very interested in coming forward again to learn Zhang Yide's Zhangba snake spear but was blocked by Zang Ba, the overall situation of this battle has been decided, the victory or defeat of the fighting general has no meaning for the battle situation, and he has no need to let the second prince take any risks, at this time Xuan Gaoshang did not know that Liu Xin did not care about life and death in the face of Guan Ping, and later learned that his courage was also extremely appreciated, Of course, the appreciation is secret, on the surface, he still reprimanded the second prince with a straight face, if Liu Xin had three long and two short under him, even if King Yan did not condemn him, the rest of the generals would probably not be so polite, and he himself would definitely feel guilty, it is true that this is the duty of a general, but the second prince is not an ordinary general. This responsibility is not only unaffordable for Zang Ba, but also for Xu Huang, the second general, and the third general.

Soon after Guan Yu and other generals led the army across the river, when the sky was just bright, the first support soldier of the Longxiang Army had already arrived at the battlefield, and the general was Yan Liang Yan Shiping, one of the two heroes of Hebei, and now as the commander of the Jizhou Battalion of the Iron Cavalry Battalion, the 10,000 elites under his command were all the pro-army of him and Wen Chou in the Jizhou Iron Cavalry of that year, Liu Yi did not break it up, and Wen Gongheng was already the commander of the Iron Cavalry Battalion and the Heavy Cavalry Battalion. It took a lot of thought to subdue Liu Yi, the two heroes of Hebei, and the addition of these two played a very important role in strengthening the command of the Yan cavalry.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the two generals of Yan Wen were used by Luo Dada to set off Guan Yu's bravery, but they did not belittle their martial bravery, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and other generals were defeated under their hands, but their ability to lead troops may be due to lack of information and they are classified as a brave man! In fact, just look at Yuan Shao's use of them, you can know the ability of the two generals, which key battle in which two are not in an extremely critical position? Guo Tu and the trial duo's evaluation of the two heroes appropriately shows their status in the army, "Their generals should be similar to Koji Yi." ”

In this battle, Yan Liang's Jizhou battalion was temporarily under the command of Xu Huang, the commander of the Longxiang army, and Shiping had nothing to do with it, Liu Yi in the Yan army emphasized discipline and obedience, and once it was determined that the main general would be strictly implemented regardless of his reputation! Moreover, with Xu Huang's qualifications and status in the Yan army, it is understandable to command Yan Liang! The expectations of Xu Yangzhi's warriors this time are self-evident, they are still working to establish the size after defecting to the Yan King, of course, this is also inseparable from the Yan army's two-year strategic cultivation. This battle of Qingzhou has nothing to do with them, both of them are holding their breath to prove their strength on the battlefield, proving that the king of Yan values them is not out of old friendship, these words are useless, only with a piece of combat exploits to prove it, Wen Chou has been fighting in Yanzhou at this time and Cao Jun tiger and leopard cavalry have a lot of confrontations, after getting Xu Huang's military order, Yan Liang was excited to lead the army to come, and naturally put the speed to the extreme.

It's a pity that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, and it is still more than an hour late after all, which makes Yan Liang extremely depressed, which can also be seen that Guan Yu and the others will see the accuracy of the opportunity, if they blindly seek merit and continue to entangle with Zang Ba's department, then once the sky is bright, the Yangzhou army will face more than the thousands of cavalry under Liu Xinlin Xue, Yan Liang's Qibao phoenix mouth knife plus the combat power of more than 10,000 cavalry, I am afraid that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and the three of them will not be able to block the impact of the other party after they are all broken!

Compared with the fierce battles in Hanzhong, Qingzhou, Yanzhou and other places, the fierce battle near Liuhe Water Village is more like a small episode, but it is of great significance to both sides, the Yangzhou army is unfamiliar with the Yan army, and vice versa, through this battle both sides have a further understanding of each other, regardless of the flying army for the time being, Guan Yu's Danyang soldiers' combat power is not much better than the ace Longxiang army, and this time he only has 6,000 soldiers, and according to the military situation, this Danyang elite has more than 30,000 people, which will be a powerful force that the Yan army can not ignoreIn addition, the Feiyan Rider under Zhang Fei still did not show up, and neither Liu Yi nor Xu Huang would have the slightest contempt for this.

Overall analysis of this night battle, the Yan army's infantry casualties were around 2,000, and the cavalry battalion was the heaviest, with nearly 2,000 casualties already accounting for forty percent of their overall combat strength. He shouldn't be unable to see the enemy army of Yiyang Xiaodao clearly, and he has to wait until Liu Xin leads the army to go, it is because Ji Ling came to help the battle, and the lack of well-managed generals in the main village will make the Yan army appear so passive in the face of Guan Yu, if Shi Lian is not injured in the battle of Qingzhou that day, he has dispatched in the camp, even if Guan Yu uses troops like a god, the Yan army has the power to fight! According to the situation at that time, if it wasn't for the second prince to stand up in time to lead the overall situation, I am afraid that Liuhe Water Village will really be broken, and if this is the case, what face does he Zang Xuangao have to meet General Xu and King Yan? Everything is extremely dangerous.

Zang Ba not only personally led a battalion of soldiers, but also served as the deputy commander of the Longxiang Army, for the cavalry battalion suffered such a loss, he blamed himself in heartache, because these could have been avoided, and after understanding the specific battle situation, there was a deep pride in his heart! Many of the casualties of the Yan army are caused by their reluctance to abandon their comrades, or scramble to stop Guan Yu, it is true that this trait was successfully used by Guan Yunchang in the battle array, but Zang Ba will not have any change in this idea, this is one of the best traditions of the Yan army, the soldiers used their lives to defend the honor of the trump card, the loss of the battle array lies in the general, and the soldiers are all good.

The casualties in this battle were mainly in the advantages of the cavalry of the Longxiang army, which was not fully exploited, and was entangled by Guan Yu to carry out a melee by taking advantage of various situations, and the factors of the night battle were also very heavy, but even so, the heroic cavalry battalion soldiers still caused more than 1,000 casualties to the Danyang elite soldiers under the encouragement of the second prince. And the most important thing is that the Liuhe Water Village, which the Longxiang army worked day and night, has been preserved without any damage by the enemy, and the purpose of the Yangzhou army's raid can only be said to have reached half, so that Gan Ning's Flying Tiger Army can get sufficient supplies on land, and Pang Tong and others' ideas on the first stage of the Xu Yang battle have been realized! At this time, with Yan Liang's Jizhou battalion on the side and the continuous arrival of reinforcements from the Longxiang army, it is absolutely impossible for the Yangzhou army to want to attack again, and then I am afraid that the focus of the battle will return to the river!

On the third day of February 202 in the second year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty, on the morning of the third day after the night battle of Liuhe, Xu Huang, the commander of the Yan army and the Longxiang army, led 20,000 soldiers to arrive on the riverbank, under the strong organization of Tian Yu Zhang Zhao and others, strategic materials also began to be transported in a steady stream. Although this decree was issued by the imperial court, how could General Cao not know that this was the intention of King Yan? This time, it was even more dedicative to mobilize the same clan to transport materials for the water village, and Liu Yi's unintentional move in Xuzhou back then was also a good fate!

Just a day later, the Flying Tiger Army led by Gan Ning finally appeared on the river, Xu Huang personally led the generals to the shore to greet each other, this time the arrival of the two generals means that the control of the Yangtze River waterway has fallen into the hands of the Yan army, and the next attack and defense will depend on these water comrades!