Chapter 160: Fighting a war is a mental job

The Xia army of Feilingdu was the most fierce, and more than 40,000 people were placed opposite the ferry, looking like they wanted to cross the river and fight to the death with the Liao army.

In contrast, the Xia army on the side of Longmendu at Dadukou did not look like such a high-priced battle, except for the fact that it was placed in front of the ferry according to the word, it did not feel that it had the intention of crossing the river.

Seeing this situation, Bali didn't have the same slack energy as before, and the people on the other side of the heart didn't seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp, but out of confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Liao soldiers and his disdain for the Xia army that had been losing and retreating, he didn't make any moves, but stared at the front of this Fei Lingdu.

It lasted like this all night, and the next morning, the situation on the other side of the river had changed somewhat, Jiang Shang and Jiang Yun mobilized thousands of long and short crossbowmen, and began to attack the Liao people on the other side of the river with a rain of arrows.

Bari didn't really care, but ordered the defenders on the shore to return fire on the spot.

Until noon...........

The defenders on the north bank, Meng'an, sent people to hurriedly report to the Chinese army in the big tent, saying that the Xia army on the opposite bank began to show signs of erecting pontoon bridges.

When Polli heard this, he hurriedly rushed out of the camp and rushed to the edge of the river.

I saw that the Xia army on the opposite bank began to use a small wooden rope throwing machine to throw the thick hemp rope with the thick claw hook of the iron to the opposite bank, as long as these thick claw hooks can firmly grasp the stone cracks on the river bank, they will immediately be straightened by the Xia soldiers on the other bank, and then continue to throw the next one.

At first, the Liao soldiers could still carry a scimitar to cut the hemp rope or move the stone away to let the thick claw hook fall into the water, but soon the Xia army on the opposite side began to organize crossbowmen to advance dozens of steps to the shore, almost stepping on the edge of the river and then attacking the Liao people with arrows.

In this case, it is difficult for the Liao soldiers to step forward to break these hemp ropes, and they are often accidentally pierced by sharp arrows on the spot.

When the defender Meng'an saw Bali coming, he hurriedly turned around and ran.

"General, the Xia army on the other side is planning to erect a pontoon bridge, and we are doing our best to stop it, but their crossbowmen are too dense, and we can't rely on it for a while."

Bali watched the Liao soldiers on the shore who were kept being knocked down by cold arrows, some were shot in the legs, and some were shot directly through the chest and died on the spot, which made him frown and his brows were very painful, and he ordered: "You retreat our people, don't shoot at them, let the river bank out." ”

Na Meng'an was a little puzzled and asked, "If you don't care about the riverbank, then you can't just watch them build a bridge, right?" ”

"If you have the ability to build a bridge, they must also have the ability to do it, you go to the army to pick some accurate marksmen, take a longbow outside the range of their arrow rain, and aim at the Xia army who build the bridge, don't worry about the others!"

Even if you build it, I will pull the position of the crossbowman back, no matter how far your crossbowman shoots, it is just enough to take care of the north shore shore, and the people on the bridge are not going to go ashore with my crossbow? Originally, the pontoon bridge is not wide, and the stability is not high, and it is not too strong to carry the rain of arrows even if you don't die, so why bother with what I am shooting with you now,

However, looking at the appearance of this Xia army's vigorous and determined victory, he no longer had the confidence he had just now, so for the sake of safety, he ordered to the herald beside him: "Go to Longmen to pass on my military order, transfer 2,000 cavalry and order 500 infantry troops and 500 good archers to come." ”

"Yes!"

Qingcheng County Yali

An Yi paced back and forth in front of the case, listening to the sentry riders coming in and out one by one to report to him about the battle situation on the side of the Sushui River.

"Brother Yi!"

Soon there was a shout outside the door, and An Yi knew that the person he was most looking forward to seeing was coming, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked urgently, "How is it?" ”

Jin Mingyin panted and picked up the bowl of herbal tea on the comfortable table and poured it into his stomach, that is, in front of An Yi, he had never seen anyone's soldiers so presumptuous,

"The Liao people shot at us in Feilingdu this morning, and then they took the initiative to withdraw from the shore, and then ordered to transfer 3,000 people from Longmendu!"

When An Yi heard this, he raised his eyebrows with a touch of joy, stroked his palms and said, "Okay!" Well done! ”

However, he felt that this was not enough, he had to find a way to add another fire to that Bali, he squeezed his brows and walked around the front of the case twice, and then asked Jin Mingyin: "Now Jiang Yun's men and horses are all transferred to Feilingdu?" ”

Jin Mingyin shook his head: "No, only about a thousand people have come to support, and the remaining two thousand are still in the city." ”

"Smack!"

An Yi hammered his hand like this, and ordered: "Tell Jiang Yun that all the people are transferred over, take out all the firearms and greet me to the other side, until the Liao people dare not lean on the shore!" ”

"Okay, I'll go."

Jin Mingyin responded and was about to turn around,

He who had just turned around seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and turned back to ask An Yi: "Brother Yi, you don't expect Gu Chenxi's men to be the main attack, right?" ”

An Yi didn't know why Jin Mingyin asked this, and wondered: "When did I say that I wanted Gu Chenxi to be the main attack?" I've always said that Jiang Shang and He Liu are the main attackers, right? ”

Jin Mingyin was even more confused now, "Then you still brought all the Liao soldiers from Longmendu over?" Isn't this making things more difficult for yourself? Or do you think the more than 10,000 Liao soldiers on the other side are not exciting enough? ”

An Yi scolded with a smile: "Why do you have so many witty words, do what I say, and explain it later!" ”

"Yes! Do it! ”

..................

"Ready!"

"Put!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Jiang Yun's remaining 2,000 people in the city are different from those who support Fei Lingdu, all of them are all firearms troops, plus a few revoltains to the edge of this Sushui River, the first round of salvo let Bali know that it is powerful,

The crossbowmen who originally arranged to withdraw from the shore to cast cold arrows on the Xia army that built the bridge were completely caught off guard, and they were all blown up by the whistling projectiles.

Where did the rest of the Liao soldiers dare to stay here for a long time, they all turned around and retreated, and they retreated one or two hundred steps back to avoid the range of the firecrackers.

Although they finally took a breath and were no longer threatened by the firearms, the longbow on their side was completely out of reach of the other side, and they could only watch the Xia army on the south bank building the pontoon bridge in full swing.

The Liao defenders' face was black and swarthy, and he didn't know if it was to let the fire. The medicine is still dark red and the blood has dried up, and the facial features are almost unclear, only a panting mouth and a row of teeth that look very white in comparison,

"General, it seems that the Xia army is determined to come over, even the firearms have been moved to the battlefield, and the shore is completely unreliable now, I think we should prepare early on this shore."

Bali looked at the more and more people on the other side, but muttered in his heart, since the Xia army is attacking with great fanfare, what does it mean to put a team of men and horses there in Longmendu? The fists must be clenched together to fight to have strength! If you want to say that it is a suspicious army, it should be a big fanfare on the side of Longmendu, and Feilingdu quietly touched it, why is it that the people who feint are silent, and the main attack force is huge?

He thought so, then lowered his head and pondered for a while, then turned his head to Na Meng'an and said: "In this way, I will transfer another 2,000 people from Longmendu, I estimate that the other side is about 40,000 people, and your more than 16,000 soldiers and horses here should be enough to block them, you prepare in advance on the shore, as long as they cross the bridge, they will be pulled back to the open field to fight them, the Han people are weak, and they will be defeated after three or five charges." ”

The Xia army, which is nearly three times his size, is a completely acceptable confrontation in the eyes of the Liao people, and even feels that he has these advantages.

This Meng An arched his hand towards Bali: "Obey!" ”

Bali felt that there was no problem with Feilingdu, so he rushed to Pegasus on the side of Longmendu with his own soldiers, he had to see the situation in person, otherwise this Xia army, which was as silent as a lonely ghost and a wild ghost, really made him feel uneasy.

Longmendu

It wasn't until the empty sky in the northwest darkened again that Gu Chenxi got all the big and small boats that could be obtained from the nearby villages and counties in accordance with Anyi's requirements.

Gu Chenxi has been tired enough in the past two days, according to his previous temperament, he threw a few copper plates into your house and carried the boat away, who cares if you want to or not,

This is good, a sentence is not allowed to be snatched, and some people have to be accompanied by smiling faces when they give money.

"What a fucking bad luck!"

Gu Chenxi picked a two-masted sailing ship that looked like it, half lying on the deck, carrying a wine gourd burning knife in his hand, Erlang's legs were cocked to the edge of the boat, and while smashing his mouth and drinking wine, he scolded the idle street towards the night sky full of stars like a big black silk cloth.

"I don't know how to fight this battle, the people guarding a bunch of empty boats can't go to the river, and the people who cross the river don't have one but play with their lives to build bridges, I really don't understand!"

While he was complaining, he heard a sound of laughter from behind him,

"What's the matter, second uncle, who made you angry again?"

Gu Chenxi was still staring at the night sky, frowning without looking back: "How many times have I told you, call the commander, who is your uncle!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a person who sensitively climbed in from the dock holding on to the edge of the boat, with a smile on his face.

Although this person is also a little thin, but he is also a man, the edge of the ship is so high that he jumped over and didn't say anything, and when he landed on the deck, there was no sound, if Liu Siyi was here, he would definitely praise him, a full master of internal skills.

This is none other than He Liu!

"There are no outsiders, so I'm afraid of something."

Gu Chenxi glanced at him angrily and asked, "You don't have a good night patrol, what are you doing here?" ”

He Liu smiled, and then shook the wine bag in his hand at him, "Isn't this accompanied by the commander to borrow wine to drown his sorrows!" ”

Gu Chenxi picked up the wine gourd and poured it into his mouth violently, "Lao Tzu eats this little meat in Chengdu every day, drinks small wine, and hugs the little girls, who knows what Liao people were pulled to the northwest to fight for no reason, I really don't know what kind of evil has been created!" ”

He Liu's height is relatively short, so he found a quick cork from the deck and put it under his buttocks, so that he could put his legs on the edge of the boat like Gu Chenxi, and persuaded: "Oh, look away, I'm here, isn't this also a defense of the country?" ”

"!"

Gu Chenxi spat on the deck, and said disdainfully: "It doesn't matter who sits in the world, it won't be my turn anyway, when I see the Han emperor, I kowtow when I see the Liao emperor, and I kowtow when I see the Liao emperor, it's really true to earn silver, and everything else is!" ”

When He Liu heard him talk about this, he couldn't help but raise his head slightly, looked outside the deck, and after confirming that there was no one left, he came to Gu Chenxi's ear,

He was about to say something when he was interrupted by a shout,

"My lord! The guerrilla general has a military order! ”

Gu Chenxi got up from the deck with an impatient face,

"If you just lie down for a while, you can't watch others idle!"