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Xiushui River Bridge, Zhongzhen's fiasco shocked the Qin army's former army camp.

For Yuan Yiqiu, the Xiushui River Bridge is the direction of his key breakthrough, and many other breakthrough points are nothing more than to dilute the defensive strength of the Ming army, he has designed countless resistance plans for the Ming army in the Xiushui River in advance, and even the Ming army will destroy the Xiushui River Bridge, it doesn't matter if the bridge is broken, those bridge piers, the Ming army has no time to damage, he can use these bridge piers to rebuild a simple bridge to pass the Xiushui River in a short time.

But he just didn't expect that Zhong Zhen's 10,000 army suffered an unprecedented defeat at the Xiushui River Bridge. And the enemy in front of them was only 500 men.

10,000 troops, this is not the county soldiers from all over the country who have been cobbled together on the left and right flanks, but the border soldiers who have been withdrawn from the Luoying Mountains and can fight habitually, and they were actually blocked by 500 people at the Xiushui River Bridge, if it weren't for the real existence of the battle report in front of him, Yuan Yiqiu really thought that this was a dream.

The 10,000-strong army, after a few days of fighting, actually lost more than half, Zhong Zhen's part, almost lost the strength to attack, and what shocked Yuan Yiqiu even more was that the Ming army troops who intercepted them at several other breakthrough points of the Qin army disappeared without a trace overnight.

The weather is clear, the water level is dropping, the dry Xiushui River has become a docile big girl, for the Qin army who is ready to fight across the river, the best opportunity has come, the Qin army who is preparing to give a fatal blow to the Ming army on the opposite bank, suddenly found that the opponent in front of him is gone, this is like a strong man trying his best to punch out, but it hit the air firmly, this uncomfortable feeling, only he understands in his heart.

"Shoude, what does the Ming army want to do?" On the bank of the Zema River, looking at the other bank that was already empty, Yuan Yiqiu was puzzled, the Ming army disappeared overnight, it seemed that they had been preparing to do this for a long time, the camp was cleaned up, and there was almost no trace of the army stationed, and now, the Qin army could cross the Xiushui River and advance directly to the direction of the tiger prison, which was exactly what they wanted to achieve before.

The fragrant flatbread was placed in front of him, but whether it was Yuan Yiqiu or Jin Shoude, they both hesitated.

Jin Shoude pondered for a long time before he said, "General, Xiushui River Bridge!"

Yes, Xiushui River Bridge!

Now this bridge has become a thorn in Qin Jun's heart.

"The Xiushui River Bridge is still in the hands of the Ming army, and they can use the bridge to send a large number of troops to the opposite bank in a very short time." Jin Shoude said in a deep voice: "Now that the water level of the Xiushui River has dropped, the water is gentle, and the Ming army knows that it can't intercept us from crossing the river, so they simply give up, I guess, they will definitely throw the main force to the other side if they want to make a move. If we cross the river and they are behind us, the general, our grain route, will be under the threat of the Ming army. Not only that, but they can also go around the left and right wings and attack the back roads of Nian Chunfeng and An Zishan."

Yuan Yiqiu nodded, because they were blocked in the Xiushui River, causing Nian Chunfeng, who attacked Wanxian, and An Zishan, who attacked Jingxian, to walk far ahead of them, and now the three armies have become an inverted zigzag, and his troops have opened a distance of almost more than a hundred miles from the left and right flanks.

"Zhong Zhen still has 5,000 men and horses, he is stationed at the Xiushui River Bridge, and the attack is weak, but there should be no problem in holding this passage, right?" Yuan Yiqiu asked.

"General, it's not just a matter of the Xiushui River Bridge!" Jin Shoude shook his head: "Now that the water of the Xiushui River is slowing down, we can cross the river, and so can the Ming army. And now it is obvious that the Ming army has been deliberate for a long time, and they are just afraid that they are ready for everything. The 5,000 men and horses on the side of Zhongzhen are afraid that they will not be able to support it. The Ming army will definitely concentrate its forces on attacking him."

"Haven't the spies reported the whereabouts of the Ming army until now?"

"The Ming army is walking silently, the spies only set off this morning, but I'm afraid it will be later to come back." Kim Shou-deok explained.

"Order an outpost to cross the river and set up a camp on the other side!" Yuan Yiqiu said: "Wait for the spies to figure out the whereabouts of the Ming army before making a decision."

"General, the last general suggests that no matter what, we still have to send a reinforcement to the Xiushui River Bridge. If we can hold this point, the Ming army will not be able to penetrate deeply, and we will even have to guard against being copied by our army crossing the river." Kim Shou-deok suggested.

Yuan Yiqiu thought for a moment, he didn't want to divide his troops at this time, but if something went wrong with the Xiushui River Bridge, it would threaten the back of the entire army.

"You are right, this way, Shoude, you take 5,000 people, this is the biggest force we can divide now, the Ming army is large and has strong combat effectiveness, we must be careful not to be taken advantage of by them." Yuan Yiqiu thought about it, and the Xiushui River Bridge must not be given up." By the way, what is the situation on Nian Chunfeng and An Zishan's side?"

"An Zishan's side has been in normal contact, they are in a decent manner, they are entangled and fighting with the Ming army in Jingxian County, although there are no obvious results, but they are still firmly advancing step by step, but Nian Chunfeng's side, there has been no news for two whole days."

"No news in two days?" Yuan Yiqiu was taken aback, "What did the spies say?"

"None of the spies sent out can come back, and the direction of Wanxian seems to have become a dead field, and they can only go in, but they can't come out." Kim Shoude was helpless.

Yuan Yiqiu's brows furrowed deeply: "The army will cross the river immediately, after crossing the river, I will move closer to Wanxian, you go to the Xiushui River Bridge, in case you can't resist it, you will withdraw the army to Jingxian."

Jin Shoude was taken aback, "General, if this is the case, we will give up the frontal defense of His Majesty the Emperor and expose His Majesty the Emperor to the front of the Ming army."

"This is nothing, only the left and right wings Nian Chunfeng and An Zishan are safe and sound, then the Ming army is equivalent to getting into our pockets, if they really dare to attack His Majesty the Emperor directly, it is a good thing for us." Yuan Yiqiu said: "I'm worried about Nian Chunfeng's side now, but as soon as something happens to the left and right wings, we will be lame, and all plans will be broken, and the next thing to think about is not to attack, but how to withdraw safely."

Jin Shoude's body trembled slightly, looking at Yuan Yiqiu, but he couldn't help but think of what Bian Wushuang talked to him about this battle when he was still in the Luoying Mountains.

Bian Wushuang strongly opposed the Qin army's large-scale attack on the Tiger Prison, believing that with the current strength of the Qin army, attacking the Tiger Prison and the Ming army would only make the already weak strength of the Great Qin further weakened, Bian Wushuang's suggestion was to defend the city by city, and the Ming army repeatedly fought and killed one place after another, lured the Ming army into the area controlled by the Qin army, dragged the Ming army's grain route, increased the difficulty of their march, and turned this battle into a mud pit is the most beneficial for the Qin army.

At that time, Jin Shoude did not hesitate to refute Bian Wushuang's statement, at that time, in his opinion, although the Ming army occupied the tiger prison, but the foothold was not stable, and they did not have many troops at their disposal, if the Qin State wanted to win, it must take advantage of this time to attack decisively.

But when the soldiers and horses of Great Qin attacked in a big way, the bad news came one by one, and the Qingzhou soldiers who had originally placed high hopes surrendered to the Ming army as a whole, which made the Qin army immediately lose a big help. Without Qingzhou's troubles, the Ming people quickly gained a foothold in the tiger prison, and the next battle became extremely difficult.

There was a sudden sound of horses' hooves, and an adjutant general with a big head rushed over like a flying horse, "General, General Jin, it's not good."

The general turned over and dismounted, his face pale: "We have news of General Nian Chunfeng."

Yuan Yiqiu and Jin Shoude's faces changed slightly, just looking at the appearance of this general, they knew that it was not good news.

"The Ming people have taken Xintong County, Xintong County guards Chen Chu's 20,000 troops and Cai Qiang's 5,000 cavalry are all occupied, the Ming cavalry has rushed behind General Nian, General Nian is now retreating to Wanxian County, besieged by the Ming army, please support the general quickly."

Yuan Yiqiu's tall body shook slightly, turned around, and said to Jin Shoude: "General Jin, you lead 10,000 horses and horses to the Xiushui River Bridge immediately, and after meeting with Zhong Zhen, move closer to Anzishan on the left flank, and I will lead the main force to cross the river immediately and move closer to Wanxian. In addition, I will immediately report to His Majesty the Emperor, asking His Majesty to sit in Lin'an County and postpone his advance."

Jin Shoude also knew that the battle situation was all in danger all of a sudden, and the two of them glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but have some panicked looks in their eyes.

On the west side of the Xiushui River Bridge, only a few miles away from the bridge, a barracks had risen in just a few days, and Zhong Zhen had lost the courage to attack the Xiushui River Bridge again after losing the battle. However, the morale of the Ming army was greatly increased, and the two thousand fire daring battalions carried by the horse monkeys directly raised troops across the Xiushui River, and roared back and forth in front of the Qin army camp every day.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhong Zhen to come out to fight the fire death camp, and the horse monkey will not have a brain in the water, and lead the cavalry to attack the heavily defended camp.

And all this changed with the arrival of the fifth battalion of Su Xingyi's Tiger Prison New Army. The fifth battalion of the new army of the tiger prison rushed to the Xiushui River Bridge without the slightest stop, directly after crossing the bridge, set up a large camp with their backs to the Xiushui River, their arrival also means that the Ming army finally has the strength to attack the fortification.

And what shocked Ma Monkey, Zhang Yu, Chang Yonggang and others even more was that with Su Xingyi arrived at the Xiushui River Bridge, there was also a figure they couldn't think of.

Empress Min Ruoxi of the Ming Dynasty.

When these people walked into Su Xingyi's Chinese army tent and saw Min Ruoxi sitting in the center, they were directly blindsided.

"The counteroffensive is about to begin, and I'm here to cheer everyone up!" Min Ruoxi looked at the generals in the tent with a smile, and said softly and firmly: "Tomorrow, I don't want to see the Qin army's camp still erected in front of my eyes."

"Do as the mother wills!" A large group of generals knelt down in front of Min Ruoxi.

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