Pinglu Road, in the south of Youzhou, on the bank of the confluence of the Gaoliang River and the Sangganshui,

Although the symbolic cross-river shooting has ended, under the remote instructions of the floating flying boats, the continuous routine shelling still falls on the camp on the opposite bank from time to time; intermittent splashes of broken fragments, or flying human limbs; Coupled with the free killing and hunting invested by the hunting team, there are no patrolling teams on the opposite riverbank, and how many people dare to show their heads and show up rashly.

And the soldiers of the Huai Army under the banner of Fenglei are still unhurriedly using the building materials dismantled from the vicinity, one by one bundled into various tools for crossing the river, and they are blatantly displayed in the open air.

After all, similar battles for crossing the river have been experienced many times in the battle of Huaizhen, and they can be said to be quite mature, experienced and countermeasures. For example, a floating raft made of inflatable leather bags and wooden planks is formed one by one in front of each other.

One of them, who was responsible for blowing the air bulks with special bellows and telescopic cylinders, and supervising the auxiliary guards and military service to cut suitable planks with knives and axes; Of course, after these years of polishing and experience, he has been washed away from the jerkiness and immaturity of being a recruit, and has officially become a regular pawn with full allowances and subsidies, and can directly instruct five people to work before this battle, including the temporarily assigned auxiliary guards and military service.

And not far from him, there are the movements created by the more courageous veterans, who even stand bare-chested in the river to wash themselves, and provocatively make some unsightly moves, as much as possible to provoke and stimulate the enemy camp on the opposite bank, and then lure out some more suitable sniper targets for the lurking hunters on their side.

Therefore, after accumulating a lot of losses in a short period of time, the other side completely learned to shrink the head of the turtle, and only hid behind the camp and used a bow and crossbow with no accurate head to speak of, and from time to time diffused to make a symbolic counterattack. Most of them did not have a chance to reach the south bank and were washed away by the river.

However, before he could count the fifth arrow that had landed on the riverbank, and finish the eleventh inflatable pouch of the morning, he soon heard the whistle blow for the noon start; Then, the chef and assistant who carried the tin bucket and the rice basket were already busy delivering them today's military food.

Shrimp sauce pork stewed taro strips are one of the new military specialties in Huaidong. The big fat meat that was stewed badly and fat and thin, and the thick sauce soup was buckled on the brown rice and bean dumplings, and it was a meal in a few clicks.

Then, the five dumplings that were slapped in one breath completely disappeared in the mouth with the sauce, and even the salted tea soup was saved.

Of course, the material conditions and support that he was able to enjoy before the battle were based on the fact that the rear had been pacified and greatly accessible.

As the bridgehead and frontier point for attacking Youzhou, the three passes in Younan, such as Yijin Pass (Baxian County, Hebei), Waqiao Pass (south of Zhuoxian), and Sikou Pass, which border with Pinglu Road on the Hebei Plain, have long been taken by Kefu and have become an important transit hub for grain stations in the rear.

Therefore, through a steady stream of water and land transportation forces through multiple routes, the supply and support before the army are still quite sufficient.

The only fly in the ointment was that a large part of the grain transported from the Huaishang crossing the Yellow River was consumed to maintain control and order in these places due to the need to manage the population and cities of the occupied areas along the way.

However, before Lu Qi'er had completely finished eating, the golden drums on the other side suddenly sounded in unison, and all kinds of whistling sounds exploded in all directions, and then I saw a series of familiar colored fireworks and arrows rising from the rear of the enemy camp between the sudden pillars of smoke and firelight.

"What's going on here."

This was the biggest doubt and incomprehension in the hearts of these soldiers on the shore.

Then the sound of the trumpets in their own camp also sounded, urging them to drop the materials, tools and uneaten utensils in their hands, quickly pick up the nearby fire guns and swords, and complete the assembly and formation on the spot.

Looking at the sudden fireworks on the other side and the chaos in the noise, I smiled slightly, and then gave the order to force a cross of the river.

In the midst of the sudden intensification of the short shelling and the more intensive firing on the river, countless rafts with skins were pushed into the water from the river bank at the same time, and under the impetus of the drowning pioneers and daring soldiers, carrying the corresponding equipment and equipment, slowly but steadily drifted towards the opposite bank, which was not very spacious.

Although there were still some scattered rain of arrows in the camp on the opposite bank, and splashed on their heads and around them, most of them were either shot in the air or blocked by the equipment on the rafts, and only a few of them were bleeding in the river, and then they were quickly replaced by their companions who followed them.

At this time, the attack and chaos on the opposite bank became more and more noisy and lively, and the smoke and fire that had been ignited had already shrouded most of the visible river bank defense line; Of course, it can already be seen from here that because of some hasty preparation of the other side, the barracks established on the opposite bank of the river actually only exist in one direction towards the river, and in the flank and rear directions, they are basically undefended or too late to be arranged;

Therefore, relying on locally-born guides and several battalions of cavalry from the downstream to find the ground and dive in the past, such a relatively favorable result can be achieved. Otherwise, it will be a basic effect of containing, harassing, and cutting off support to echo the strong attack of the brigade of this formation.

It wasn't long before the first rafts arrived on the opposite bank, and were fixed against the bank, and then there was a towing rope submerged in the river water, and then joined with other rafts that had been pushed over, and then a temporary transition and still a little swaying pontoon bridge was basically formed.

And those pioneers who were squatting in the shallows of the riverbank, in the sporadic counterattack of the nearby camp wall, took out firearms and swords from the waterproof equipment on the rafts, and became the first force to guard the beachhead of the riverbank. Until this time, none of the opposing armed forces could take the initiative to kill, try to fight back or drive out these pioneers hiding under the river bank.

So the rest is much simpler; When the number of passable pontoon bridges has reached more than double digits, even if the fire support and cover have stopped, no one can resist and resist, and the inevitable trend of the Huai army soldiers rushing to cross the river is inevitable.

Of course, before the decisive battle under Youzhou City began, the real protagonists in this vast battlefield were actually the cavalry of the dozen battalions I brought, especially the hussars formed by Anton's children.

On the other hand, the Yandi cavalry, which was somewhat weak and weak; However, this is not an unusual thing, because since the Zhang clan, a powerful minister of the Northern Kingdom, rose to camp in Andong in the land of Youyan, the famous cavalry force in Pinglu Road has been continuously weakened;

Almost every year, most of the horses and cavalry with excellent performance were selected to go to Luodu, and they were used as the source of the Gongwei force in Jinai and the guards of the Beijing army; Especially during the two Northern Expeditions, because of its own mobility, Yandi was preferentially withdrawn by cavalry or horseback walking, and only some second- and third-rate local garrison forces and limited mobility were left to guard the frontier;

So far, the people of Pinglu Road have not eased up, but after all, the basic foundation and the foundation of the past dynasties are there, plus the convenience of obtaining horses from the adjacent and backing steppe domains, maybe as long as they recuperate or gather for a generation or two, they can recover.

However, now that I have arrived with an army of firearms, they will no longer have this opportunity. In other words, those Anton children who are serving in our army will not give them this opportunity; After all, their ancestors have been dealing with these Yandi cavalry on the battlefield for generations; It can be said that they know each other best and are familiar with their enemies and opponents.

If it weren't for the fact that the number of cavalry that eventually formed the army was really limited, and Huaizhen's requirements were relatively scarce, it would not have been a problem to raise another 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry in the name of auxiliary cavalry on the basis of the existing dozen battalions of cavalry.

This is still limited to the Liaohe River Valley, where Liaodong and Liaoxi are located, or because of the lack of manpower and weakness brought about by the exhaustive military and continuous conquests in recent years, otherwise it is possible to raise more; It does not include the central region from Tieling to the Mingtongjiang River basin, which has not been started for a long time.

In addition, from the vassal forces such as the vassals and vassals that retained their territories, it was probably possible to temporarily recruit 10,000 to 20,000 cavalry with their own mounts, but it was difficult to say in terms of quality.

Of course, if Anton is allowed to recuperate for a few more years, these figures could be multiplied several times more when most of the fruits of local reconstruction and population recovery begin to be felt.

Therefore, just from the ready-made strength and follow-up background of cavalry warfare, it has completely overwhelmed the opponent.

Not long after, after crossing the Sangganshui, I was in the temporary camp that had been captured, receiving a report on the results of the battle.

"Congratulations to the army, this time the enemy has broken more than 10,000 ,。。"

"More than 4,000 were beheaded, about 5,000 enemies were captured, and about 8,000 were served."

"Hundreds of flags of the four departments of Yuguan Guard, Xingping Army, Luping Unity, and Yuyang Town were captured."

And this is obviously just a warm-up battle before the Youzhou Raiders.

(End of chapter)