Chapter 265: Seize the Ferry

A section of the big river at the junction of Hedong and Guanzhong, the east of the river is blocked by Leishou Mountain, Puban is the main road of Qin and Jin, it is the largest ferry port at the south end of the river to enter Guanzhong. Xu Huang led the army non-stop, wading north in the starry night, and overnight, the light army quickly marched north for more than 100 miles, and finally arrived at the Pubanjin ferry.

Around the hour, after running all night, the three thousand Xia troops finally had to rest, and they were all tired and did not dare to. It was the coming of the scorching heat, the sun was high, the weather was hot, watching the soldiers work hard, Xu Huang wiped his sweat, looked at the Puban ferry, and ordered loudly: "Order the soldiers to rest and eat." Wait for the order, the whole army crosses the river! ”

Xu Huang himself went to the ferry to check the situation. At the side of the ferry, hundreds of boats have been arranged, one by one, extending to the opposite bank, and some people are making the final repairs to the pontoon bridge. It was under Liu Yuan's order that Puban County made early preparations for the army crossing the river.

"General, Lord Subu is at the ferry!" A soldier came to report.

A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Huang's eyes, and he led his own soldiers and walked forward quickly, and sure enough, he saw Xu Bu Chiyi wearing a deep coat, standing on the ferry with his back hand, his eyes staring at the river flowing south.

Sensing the movement behind him, Xu Bu Chiyi turned around, smiled slightly, and looked at Xu Huang.

"How can you do it in person?" Xu Huang stepped forward. The generals of the Xia Kingdom are also Bu Chiyi, and Xu Huang can still be "close" to one or two.

Stretching out his hand, Xu Bu Chiyi smiled and said to Xu Huang: "The king sent Gongming, it can be regarded as the right person!" Huayin fought against each other for more than a month, and Gongming crossed to the west, which was a game-breaking move. Whether he can help the king enter Chang'an and capture the thieves in Guanzhong in one fell swoop depends on the general's advance warriors!

"Come on, serve the wine!" Xu Bu Chiyi took a jue of wine, his hands were flat, and solemnly handed it to Xu Huang: "A jue of thin wine, practice for the general!" ”

"More Governors!"

The pontoon bridge has been built, and without much hesitation, Xu Huang gave an order, and the exhausted five thousand summer soldiers crossed the river in turn. Three thousand, which is not a large number, and it took the whole army an hour to cross the river.

At the first moment of setting foot on Zuo Fengyi's land, Xu Huang's order was issued, and the village was set up until the sun was west, on the west bank of the river, a crude camp was erected, and Xia died before resting.

After running all night, and crossing the river twice, even if the Xia army was elite, the physical strength was almost exhausted, and finally had to rest, and the Xia soldiers fell asleep one after another. The sound of snoring and the scorching sun did not affect their sleepiness.

As a general of the unified army, Xu Huang is not lightly tired, but he can't fall asleep like an ordinary soldier. It is estimated that it will not be long before the army sent by Li Dao to guard Pusaka is about to arrive, and he has to think about how to deal with it. Crossing Pusakajin was only the first step, and holding the ferry and receiving the rear army across the river was his most important task.

His 3,000 pawns are just forwards, and after that, Liu Yuan still has soldiers and horses to be sent. If there are only Xu Huang's 3,000 people, it will be difficult to make too big waves in the huge pass, and it will be difficult to pose too much threat to the generals in the pass.

Xu Huang still overestimated the speed of the enemy's northward approach, until sunset, smoke and dust rose in the distance, and the two brothers Li Li and Li Xian led 4,000 soldiers and horses to the Pusaka Ferry.

The two did not send anyone to probe forward, and when they got closer, they found that the ferry had been occupied by the Xia army. Looking at the Xia military camp in the distance, Li Xian lost his voice and said, "What's the matter!" Xia Jun, how did you cross the river! ”

Li Li's expression was also stunned, and he reacted: "It really made Jia Wenhe accurate, Xia Jun really made a move here in Pusaka!" ”

"Brother, now that the ferry has been occupied by the Xia army, what should I do?" Li Xian asked.

Li Li's face was slightly gloomy, and he immediately replied: "Uncle ordered us to guard Pubanjin, and we must take it back, otherwise Xia Guo will send troops to cross from here, and Guanzhong will be in danger!" After seeing that there are not many Hexia troops, they immediately attacked, defeated them, and recaptured the ferry! ”

As soon as the two brothers discussed, they didn't make much preparations, and immediately drove their subordinates to attack the summer camp. Xu Huang learned early that the enemy was coming, and most of the soldiers were almost rested, although they were still sleepy, but there was no problem in fighting mentally.

Seeing that the enemy's foothold was not stable, he launched an attack on his side, with a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes, and quickly commanded his soldiers to enter the defensive position and wait for their impact.

Li Li's army was not the elite under Li Wei's command, and after a day's journey, it had become a tired soldier and its morale was not high.

On the Xia army's side, he took the lead and rested for a long time, and under the command of Xu Huang, he was more comfortable to deal with his attacks. No matter how simple the camp was, it was also relied on, and it leaned against the fence to attack Li's army.

Li Li and Li Xian soon felt the strong malice from the Xia army, and rushed to the camp several times, but to no avail, the loss of soldiers was not small, and the opponent's camp was still as stable as Mount Tai.

Some bloody bravery, Li Li and Li Xian personally led the team to rush twice, in a vain attempt to arouse the courage of the soldiers, but unfortunately under Xu Huang's strict defense, it had no effect.

The camp was fought until it was dark, and only a little tail corner of the sun hanging in the west was exposed. The sound of killing at the Pusaka Ferry had weakened a lot, and a corpse had fallen by the camp, and many of the soldiers and soldiers of Li on the corpse were still driven to attack.

The body was tired, hungry, and the soldiers had no heart to fight, at this time, Li Li and Li Xian knew that they could not break through the summer camp.

The two brothers glanced at each other, and Li Xian said: "Brother, the Xia army has a strong defense, we have lost hundreds of soldiers, and our morale is declining, so let's withdraw, report the situation to my uncle, and then find another way!" ”

Li Li's forehead was full of sweat, and he deliberately moved, looking at the summer camp ahead, the fence had been broken by them Many gaps, and the two sides were fighting around the gaps.

A little unwilling in his heart, Li Li said fiercely: "Concentrate your forces, hit the gap in the enemy's camp, attack again, no, retreat again!" ”

During the summer camp, many torches were erected to illuminate the surroundings. Xu Huang's expression was serious, and when he saw the enemy army who was slow to attack, a cold color flashed in his eyes, and he asked the little colonel next to him: "How many rounds have the enemy attacked?" ”

"Back to the general, there are six waves!"

"Summons Li Le, follow the general to attack!" When Li Li was about to launch the last wave of offensive, Xu Huang gave the order in a cold voice.

When resisting Li Li's attack, Xu Huang never did his best, and 2,000 people were enough to resist the enemy's "weak" attack. ordered Li Le to lead thousands of people to wait in the back, thinking that it would be used later. Xu Huang would not choose to be beaten passively, but now that he saw that the enemy's momentum had disappeared and the opportunity to break the enemy appeared, he did not hesitate to release his back hand.

The camp gate was wide open, the fence was lowered, and thousands of troops were led by Li Le to attack in advance, and Xu Huang personally commanded the rear to launch a counterattack against the Li Li brothers.

The Li army, which was originally at the end of the strong crossbow, faced with the sudden attack of the Xia army, where could it resist and hold on, and under one touch, it became a rout. Li Li's last wave of attacks, before he could start, was stillborn, and when he saw that the defeat was decided, he fled in embarrassment.

Xu Huang took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, pursued for twenty miles, and beheaded Li Xian and returned. In this battle, Li Li lost more than half of his troops, and broke his brothers, and finally gathered less than a thousand soldiers and fled south to Li Dao's side. The Kasakatsu ferry, relying on him alone, can't take it back.