Chapter Eighty-Four: The Bridge Can't Be Burned

On the Tiancheng pontoon bridge, countless Song army horse infantry crowded together, with their chests against their backs, and fled to the south. The sound of horses' hooves behind them became louder and louder, and these soldiers were all dead, but they struggled to walk. Suddenly, there was an exclamation, and one of the horsemen was thrown off his horse and fell straight off the bridge! No one looked at it at all, his comrades pushed each other, and people were constantly being squeezed out of the bridge and falling into the Yellow River!

Cursing was everywhere, and some people even cried, making people can't believe that this is the forbidden army of the regular army of the Great Song Dynasty. The Jingsui battalion was at the end, perhaps affected by the panic of the forbidden army, and the soldiers were a little busy. Several of them tried their best to suppress the head, and only then did they basically maintain their formation and slowly retreat south. After Xu Wei led his soldiers to break under the north bank barrier, he fulfilled his promise when he became an army with practical actions, charging in front and retreating in the rear, never giving up a brother.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he carefully observed the topography of both sides of the strait. This pontoon bridge is erected between the three mountains, not a straight one, but a lonely form above the Yellow River, divided into two sections, with a total length of nearly 500 steps. The mountain in the middle of the river, near the north bank, was apparently cut through to divert the Yellow River. Therefore, this section on the north bank of the pontoon bridge is relatively short, and it is estimated that it is less than 200 paces away. The three mountains are built with fortifications such as walls and ramparts, which can be described as easy to defend and difficult to attack. But by this time the defenders had fled, and in history, when he led the army to the north bank of the Yellow River, he could not see the Song army, and even he himself could not believe it. After the Jin army crossed the Yellow River, he didn't say to Guo Yaoshi, but there are one or two thousand men and horses to garrison, how can I easily cross the river, this is the death of the Southern Dynasty!

"Look!" A fifteen or sixteen-year-old soldier shouted.

Xu Wei looked back and couldn't help but gasp. I finally saw the earth-shattering formation of the Prairie Iron Horse! They were now standing on the hill on the north shore, with a commanding view. In the northeast direction, a large number of cavalry of the Jin Army galloped like a whirlwind cloud, densely packed like ants, stretching for miles back and forth, bringing up smoke and dust in the sky! The sound of the majestic hooves shook the earth and pressed everyone's hearts like the thunder of war drums!

This must be just the vanguard of the Jin Army, with mice pulling wooden shovels and big heads behind. It seems that the Jurchens are still pouring the country's troops here! Looking back at the bridge, the congested rout still hadn't completely passed, but because someone broke off, the order improved. But a company camp on the south bank became a pot of porridge, and countless officers and soldiers fled westward, apparently throwing themselves into Tokyo.

"Brother Jiu, withdraw it." Who is Yang Yan? The master who kills people without blinking, but at this time, seeing that the Jin army is at its peak and its momentum is shocking, he can't help but feel fear. Is it just him? Which of the hundreds of soldiers here was not stunned? Since the day they joined the Jingsui camp, how have they ever seen such a heroic teacher?

The sound of hooves was deafening, and everyone could clearly feel the ground trembling under their feet, not seemingly, but really feeling it. Yang Yan suddenly gasped heavily, and switched his right hand curved blade gun to his left hand. Xu Wei knew that this was a person who was so nervous that he even forgot to breathe.

The enemy is getting closer! The military flag can be clearly seen, and even the scimitar in the hands of the cavalry!

"They're coming straight for the pontoon!" Someone exclaimed! The soldiers began to whisper! The morale of the army is shaken!

Xu Wei turned his head sharply and raised his knife! In the face of his fierce gaze, no one dared to speak out again, and held the weapon in his hand tightly. Although, the hands were already shaking.

Yang Yan's gun unconsciously changed back to his right hand, staring closely at the Jin Army's iron cavalry that was less than three miles away, and his teeth were clenched. That's it! Don't want to live together, but want to die together!

"Withdraw! My Highness! Xu Wei gave an order, and hundreds of soldiers turned back in unison and ran forward. He and Yang Yan turned their horses and headed south. At this moment, a sentence popped up in his mind for no reason, "The horse's hooves go south and people look north", Yue Wumu's sad mood when he withdrew his troops to the south, he can understand a little now.

Stepping on the pontoon bridge nearly two feet wide, there is the surging Yellow River under your feet. Listening to the roar of the river, Xu Wei's heart was surging, and his handsome face was full of resolute expression. But suddenly, perseverance turned into shock! For he clearly saw that a group of soldiers on the south bank with torches in their hands and dry wood were anxiously waiting for all their comrades to pass.

What do they want to do? Do you want to burn the bridge? Thinking of this, as calm as he is, he can't help but be shocked! Once the pontoon bridge is burned, it can temporarily stop the Jin army from advancing. But this move will inevitably force the Jurchens to cross the river by boat, and at that time, it will be even more difficult to defend! They must not be allowed to burn down the pontoon!

"Get out of the way!" Whoop! The soldiers immediately flashed out of a way, and Xu Wei galloped wildly! Seeing that the troops in front were about to all pass through the pontoon bridge, he was in a hurry! The horses are struggling, the wind is in their ears, and they rush to the south bank of the bridge like an arrow from the string! Broken! The soldiers had already piled dry wood on the ground!

"Stop!" Xu Wei shouted violently and slashed it away! The soldier who was about to light the pyre with a torch felt a gust of wind pass by, and the torch in his hand was gone, leaving only a bare wooden stick!

The officers and men with torches in their hands were stunned for a moment, and after a moment, one of them protested and shouted: "Bold! What do you want to do? ”

Xu Wei looked for prestige, only to see a tall, extremely majestic middle-aged military attache glaring at him. Jumping off his horse, knife in hand, he exclaimed, "The bridge can't be burned!" ”

"This is a military order from above! Hurry up and dodge, otherwise the military law will ......" The military attache took a few steps forward and stood in front of Xu Wei and shouted.

Pressed for time! Xu Wei didn't want to entangle with him, so without waiting for him to finish his nonsense, he raised the Mo knife in his hand and said sharply: "If you want to get out, get out!" The bridge must not be burned! ”

The military attache was furious, drew his saber from his waist, and howled at the top of his throat: "Brothers! Tie me up! ”

Xu Wei's face changed! "Brothers! ”

"In!" Behind the south bank ramparts, an earth-shattering roar erupted suddenly and neatly.

"Tie me up!" As soon as Xu Wei's voice fell, most of the soldiers suddenly poured out of the bridge, and they came straight to the officers and soldiers. I couldn't help but say, with a spear and a big axe, he collected all the opponent's weapons, cut his hands back, and held his head down.

The military attache struggled desperately, jumped to his feet and shouted, "It's the other way around! It's the other way around! Lao Tzu is a prisoner of soldiers and horses! Soldiers and horses are overseers! Where did the thieves come from! Lao Tzu wants to ......"

Xu Wei ignored it at all, thought about it for a while, and immediately ordered: "Zhou Xiong! Take your people and block all the horses and wooden carts on the bridge deck a hundred steps away! Zhang Hong, you lead your troops to the camp and look for all the available utensils to block the bridge deck! Cheng Fang, you lead people and gather all the officers and soldiers who are willing to stay and fight! Zhang Qing, you personally go to the camp to find the commander of the army to negotiate, we urgently need strong bows, crossbows and arrows! Others climbed the ramparts, and the archers were on standby! Hurry up, hurry up! ”