Chapter 263: Qian Biao Crossing the Sea (II)

"Marshal Qiqi, General Li's cavalry corps has arrived outside Fuzhou City, please increase your troops quickly. Qian Biao and the others were already preparing to cross the sea. On the way from Taizhou to Fuzhou, the herald quickly spread the news of Li Tianyi's arrival in Fuzhou to Xue Wanli's side.

"Order the forward troops to speed up, break away from the Chinese army, and arrive in Fuzhou as quickly as possible, under the command of Li Tianyi, and the follow-up men and horses will continue to accelerate." Xue Wanli shook his horsewhip when he heard this, and began to urge the troops to speed up. It's just that at this time, it is rainy and high temperature in the south, coupled with the rugged southbound road on the road from Taizhou to Fuzhou, and under the high-intensity march for several days, many soldiers have been injured and sick.

He was in a hurry on the road, but Li Tianyi had already fought a battle with Qian Biao's army outside Fuzhou. 30,000 cavalry circled Fuzhou, and almost burned all the large camps that Qian Biao had piled up outside the city during this time. This made Qian Biao furious, and led his troops out of the city to start a big battle with Li Tianyi. The two sides fought for most of the day in the north of Fuzhou. Li Tianyi's cavalry corps has really matured through the uninterrupted fighting on the southern front for most of the past half a year, and the cavalry charge is no worse than those brother troops on the northern front. After this formation was broken through, Li Tianyi personally led the personal guards to rush directly towards him, if it weren't for the fact that several generals under his command desperately blocked the momentum of the other party's charge, it would not only be the chaos of the front army, but also the Chinese army in his own command.

In desperation, Qian Biao let the front army disperse and retreat on both sides, and he led most of the Chinese army to withstand Li Tianyi's impact and slowly retreated into the city, which avoided a greater blow. However, Qian Biao, who returned to the city, was worried again, his naval army was ready, if he could not defeat Li Tianyi's cavalry, then the materials and people stranded in Fuzhou City would not have time to board the ship. But in this case, he really couldn't come out of the nest and fight Li Tianyi. The other party is a cavalry, and if the momentum is not right, you can ride the dust, and wait until you lead the army to board the ship and then harass you.

Qian Biao can't help it, and the people under him don't have any good way, the war is actually won and lost when it comes to this point, according to the ideas of Luo Yin and others, instead of tossing this last bit of capital, it is better to negotiate with the Tiance Army. I didn't see that Yang Xingmi and Wang Jian and several others are now members of a province, and they are in a high position and have a pivotal position within the Tang Empire. If Qian Biao's ability can be sincere, it may not be worse than Yang Xing's. Almost everyone on Liuqiu Island is pessimistic, even if the people who went to explore the way said that there was no power there, but the thought of crossing the sea with hundreds of thousands of people always shrouded their hearts with an indelible shadow.

"My lord, for the sake of today, there is only one way to force back the cavalry of the Tiance Army." Luo Yin couldn't help but sigh when he saw Qian Biao standing alone at the head of Fuzhou City, pondering, and walked over and said: "I will lead the main force of the army out of the city to stop the opponent's cavalry, cover the people to board the ship, and then retreat one by one, so that we can board the ship before the other party's large group of men and horses arrive." Otherwise, once the opponent's infantry catches up, I'm afraid there won't be such a good chance. ”

Qian Biao didn't answer, he had already thought about the method Luo Yin said, but for him, he couldn't make up his mind. The army went out of the city to fight to cover the people to board the ship, and then boarded the ship one by one, but I was afraid that the losses would be too great. In this way, even if it is Liuqiu, can Qian Biao, who has lost the army, still be able to suppress the hundreds of thousands of people in his hands and the indigenous people on the island? And under the impact of the cavalry of the Tiance Army, what if you can't get out?

"Strategist, I have a way to trap the Tiance Army, and if it is implemented well, it may be able to completely destroy the opponent's cavalry. I hope the military advisor can help me. Qian Biao pondered for a long time before he said slowly.

Luo Yin's heart sank, and he asked in a muffled voice: "Dare to ask if the lord wants to repeat his old tricks again, set fire to Fuzhou City, and lure the Tiance army into the city?" ”

Looking at Qian Biao's face, Luo Yin hurriedly said: "The lord must not, our burning of the city in Hangzhou has caused heavy casualties to the people of Hangzhou, but fortunately, the Tiance army entered the city in time and did not spread." If the fire is set on fire again this time, it will inevitably be a burning of jade, and the entire people of Fuzhou will be buried with them. ”

Qian Biao knew Luo Yin's reaction, and when he heard this, he also sighed and said, "I also know that doing so will inevitably bring disaster to the people, but now we have no other good way." I, Qian Biao, followed Dong Dashuai from Hangzhou to raise troops, and I fought dozens of battles, although I didn't have any merit, but in the end I climbed up step by step from the bottom, how can I not know the suffering of the people? But is there any other way for us? ”

"My lord, why don't you negotiate with the Tiance Army? With your ability and knowledge, you will not be worse than Yang Xingmi, and I believe that Li Xuanqing of Chang'an will definitely cherish the talents of the lord and treat the lord well. Luo Yin endured it for a long time and finally couldn't hold back, and said what he thought in his heart, "Since the Anshi Rebellion, the world has been in trouble for a long time, and now Li Xuanqing is still in Chang'an, although he still founded the Tang Dynasty, but in fact it is a new dynasty. Let's return to the Tang Dynasty, even if it is not from the minister of the dragon, it is also due to the people, even if he sets an example for the follow-ups, he will not do anything to us. Why did the lord have to go to that wild overseas land? ”

"If it was before the burning of the city in Hangzhou, I think we would get a good home if we returned to Datang, but now. Forget it, since the military division doesn't approve of it, let's think of another way. Qian Biao shook his head and said with a wry smile: "With a bad thought, the road you have traveled is destined to be impossible to turn back." ”

"If the lord must go to Liuqiu, I will lead the army to battle tomorrow, and the lord will be responsible for leading the team to board the ship." Luo Yin's original temperament was impatient, and his relationship with Qian Biao shows that he is a monarch and a minister, but in fact, it is better to say that he is a friend. So at this time, seeing the sigh on Qian Di's face, he couldn't help but say.

Qian Biao didn't agree, just waved his hand lightly, turned around and walked down the city wall, leaving Luo Yin alone for a long time.

At this time, because the city of Fuzhou had just experienced defeat, morale was low and people's morale was weakened. In addition, this was originally the city of the Fujian army, and the occupation time of Qian Biao was very short, and the early methods were extremely brutal, and there was no way to clean up the hearts of the people. So after Qian Biao returned to his residence to rest, some people in the secret began to move one after another, preparing to find new opportunities. It's just that Xuanyingwei had very few arrangements in Fujian in the early stage, and they were basically placed in Quanzhou. Therefore, these people want to get on the line with the Tiance Army outside, but they don't have the opportunity. But it has nothing to do with the Tiance Army, and the Min Army in Quanzhou, his former master's home, has a lot of means, and during this time, some people have constantly transmitted the news from the city to Quanzhou. If it weren't for Fan Hui being busy fighting against Wang Chao, Qian Di's notice in Fuzhou would be really unstable.

In fact, Qian Biao didn't care about these people, for him, the Wusheng army and the people he led just regarded Fuzhou as an excessive place, and when the Tiance army outside was solved, it would inevitably cross the sea.

The night passed in this eerie atmosphere. Li Tianyi, who was outside the city, actually had a very simple idea at this time, as long as he dragged Qian Biao and didn't let him leave Fuzhou, he would have won. As soon as the follow-up army arrived, it would be difficult for Fuzhou City to stop the advance of the Tiance army. At that time, the cavalry with their hands free could have left Qian Biao on the coast before he boarded the ship and left, so that he could not escape. Therefore, the method adopted by Li Tianyi is that the enemy does not move, I will not move, as long as Qian Biao does not leave the city, then he will not move.

However, this confrontation was soon broken by Qian Di, at noon on the tenth day of the sixth month of the second year of the Apocalypse, Qian Bi led the army out of the city again, this time the whole army was dispatched, and the army of more than 100,000 people set up a position in the northwest of Fuzhou, apparently preparing to fight Li Tian to the death, or expel him.

This kind of scene made Li Tian's face serious, and it could even be said to be heavy. Qian Biao's courage is really extraordinary, once the army is dispatched, he has no way to disturb the other party's follow-up manpower and people to board the ship. This method of reducing the focus is to take a fancy to the limited strength of the Tiance army, and even the cavalry of the whole army cannot quickly break through the military formation of their own army of more than 100,000 troops, so as to disrupt the movement of their rear. Thinking of this, Li Tianyi decided to take the lead in the charge, to see if he could use the strong combat power of the cavalry to chisel through the opponent's battle formation, so as to open a way to intercept the opponent's rear manpower.

In fact, Li Tianyi's idea could not be realized at all, although Qian Biao's infantry could not block the cavalry, but the Wu Yue infantry has been known for its strong combat power since ancient times. After being familiar with the combat mode and methods of the cavalry, he quickly summed up some useful experience, plus this time Qian Biao went all out to take out all his belongings, and the shield and pikemen did not need money to stand on the front line to block the cavalry's cavalry and impact. Even the small explosives bag with the Tiance Army was blocked by the tower shield. Looking at the other party, who was four or five times more numerous than himself, Li Tianyi tried his best, but still made little progress.

"General, it's not a way to go on like this, the people in the rear of the Wusheng Army have already begun to board the ship, and all the supplies have been loaded one after another, we have to find another way, otherwise they will definitely leave by boat." In the fierce battle, Li Tianyi was found by his own guards and reported the latest situation in the rear of the Wusheng army.

"Go and tell ***, let him lead the people of the headquarters to intercept the other party immediately, and be sure not to let the other party board the ship and leave. I'll leave it to me here. Li Tianyi roared, the spear in his hand smashed open the tower shield in front of him like mercury, and a shot knocked a Wusheng Army soldier far away, and then rushed in from the open gap, and countless Tiance Army cavalry behind him followed the commander into the Wusheng Army array.

The battle has now entered the stalemate stage, and after the cavalry of the Tiance Army entered the large array of the Wusheng Army, they began to use the impact and speed to disrupt the layout and command of the other party, and the forward of the Wusheng Army was finally disrupted, and the battlefield began to be chaotic.

"Lord, you lead the rear army to withdraw, and leave it to me here." Luo Yin pointed to the *** soldiers and horses who had already led the team to leave: "This person must be there to intercept the landing men and horses of our army." ”

Qian Biao took a deep look at Luo Yin and wanted to say something but was interrupted by the other party, who smiled and said: "Don't worry, the lord, I'm just a scribe, if I can't go, I will surrender directly, I hope the lord will have a smooth sail in the future and establish a foundation in Liuqiu." I, Luo Yin, are worth it even if I die. ”

"Take care of the military advisor, we will still be brothers in the next life." The more Luo Yin said this, the worse Qian Biao's heart became, but at this time, there was no way to turn back, so he could only take a deep look at the other party, and then turned over and immediately withdrew with the rear army.

"The generals listened to my command, and immediately led the army forward to meet the Tiance army, and after half an hour, General Du led the army to withdraw, catching up with the footsteps of the lord, and the others took over the battle of General Du. Let's give the Tiance Army a method of reducing the stove. Luo Yin smiled slightly after seeing Qian Biao leave, took over the order flag of the guards behind him and began to officially command.

Since Luo Yin's method was to take the initiative to increase the intensity of his attack, Li Tianyi did not notice anything unusual in the formation for a while, and even felt that Wu Shengjun's siege of him was instantly strengthened. But as time passed, he faintly felt that something was wrong, because *** Since leaving, there has been no news coming, according to the strength of his 5,000-strong cavalry, how can he deal with those almost all the soldiers and sailors for so long without moving? Thinking of this, Li Tianyi suddenly looked towards the command platform of the Chinese army, and Qian Biao was long gone.

"Damn, we're fooled." The use of the reduction method at this time is not an uncommon thing, Li Tianyi understood the action of dealing with it after a little thought, but he was no longer able to intervene in the opponent's actions at this time, so he could only lead the army to rush towards the Chinese army of Wu Shengjun desperately, trying to knock out the opponent's command center, so that the Wu Shengjun could collapse in order to have a chance.

"Let General Du immediately retreat to catch up with the lord, General Ruan, you lead the headquarters to take over the battle of General Du, and be sure to stop Li Tianyi from attacking the Chinese army. The others set me up in front of the Chinese army. Luo Yin saw Li Tianyi's thoughts at a glance, and immediately asked Du Ling to withdraw, and asked Ruan Jie to replace the former to stop Li Tianyi. In this way, although Li Tianyi was getting closer and closer to Luo Yin, the resistance he suffered was getting bigger and bigger, and the newly raised Wusheng army surrounded him and desperately intercepted the opponent to attack the Chinese army's large array.

"General Qiyu, *** was stopped by Qian Biao himself leading an army in the south of Fuzhou City, and he couldn't intercept the other party from boarding the ship." Li Tianyi also sighed gloomily when he heard the latest news from the rear guards: "Let him withdraw, turn around and attack the rear army of the Wusheng Army, and find a way to defeat the other party." ”

There is basically no suspense in the battle so far, although the Wusheng army cannot defeat Li Tianyi's cavalry corps, and can only watch the other party sprint back and forth in his own military formation, but Li Tianyi cannot divide the manpower to intercept the opponent's movements, and even as time goes by, more and more people withdraw from the Wusheng army, and the speed of boarding is getting faster and faster. Qian Biao's crossing of the sea has been unstoppable.