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At the beginning of the fourth watch, everyone finally arrived to the east of the Baima Ferry. Looking around, it was pitch black, and the flat ferry crossing was empty of people. The surface of the river glows white in the night, and the water is soupy and makes a thunderous sound. But I don't seem to see anyone.

Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan walked quickly to the flat ground of the White Horse Ferry and looked at the water by the pier. Suddenly, someone under the dock whispered, "Wang Xiangguo, is that you?" ”

Wang Yuan was startled, looked down, and saw that in the shadow below the dock, a small boat was anchored tightly on the shore, and if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see that there was a small boat there. A dark shadow on the boat was slowly standing up, apparently this person had been curled up in the boat before, so it coincided with the shadow.

"It's me, who are you?" Wang Yuan shouted.

"Thank God, the old man has been waiting for Wang Xiangguo for a long time, and you can count it as coming. The old man is an old cow and an old man. The figure exclaimed in surprise.

Wang Yuan laughed and said: "It turned out to be Uncle Niu, why are you alone?" What about other ferries? ”

Mr. Niu smiled, blew the fire fold and lit a torch, raised the torch and shook it a few times towards the river. Soon after, dozens of floating black shadows appeared on the river, and soon they came to the front, which were dozens of ferries.

"I was afraid that there would be traces, so the old man set up a boat to take a look, and they all stopped on the river. This is what Yan Taishou explained. Mr. Niu explained with a smile.

Wang Yuan nodded slightly, although it was not necessary, but it showed that Yan Zhenqing was indeed careful and cautious, so that he would ensure that he would not be discovered by the enemy at all. Another reason is that the ferry has already arrived, and the longer you wait on the shore, the easier it will be to be spotted, so it is safe to do so.

At that moment, Wang Yuan beckoned the soldiers and horses to come to the ferry port immediately to board the boat, because the water on this river was gentle, and the ferry must have carried more people than it did in the downstream rapids, and this trip was full of more than 3,000 people on board. Although everyone tried their best to ask Wang Yuan to get on the boat and cross the river, Wang Yuan would not do this, and stayed at the ferry with more than 1,000 guards and 500 soldiers to wait for the second trip. According to Mr. Niu, the speed of crossing the river at the White Horse Ferry will be half an hour faster than that of the downstream section. That means that in less than an hour and a half they will be able to return and fetch the remaining 2,000 men across the river.

The ferry went far from the shore, and Wang Yuan's heart was relieved again. The vast majority of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have escaped, and now they only have to wait for the last ferries to arrive. The significance of this incident is not only to save the people from crossing the river itself, but also to be able to come and go behind enemy lines and get out under the siege of the enemy's heavy troops, which will bring a great blow to the rebels, and at the same time add a brilliant stroke to their own experience. It will be of great benefit to both Wang Yuan himself and to the counterinsurgency.

This last hour or so was the most difficult. For the 2,000 soldiers who remained in Baimadu, waiting was not a problem, but the problem was that they were all soaked. After the fourth watch, it is the coldest time of the night, the frost and dew condense at this time, and the temperature is as cold as a harsh winter. But at this time, you can't make a fire to keep warm, because that would be too big. Staying in this empty White Horse Ferry with arrows blown by the wind is a disaster. Therefore, Wang Yuan had to order people to find a small mountain bag on the west side of the ferry as a shelter from the wind, and 1,500 soldiers huddled together tightly to warm each other's bodies, staring at the river to stay up for time.

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More than ten miles to the east, there was already a commotion in the logistics camp outside Wagang Village. The army used a lot of water, and the logistics personnel who prepared breakfast for the army waited for water, but the convoy that went to fetch water did not return for a long time. The soldiers in charge of cooking the food who were in a hurry hurriedly reported the situation to the general in charge of logistics. The general was woken up from his sleep, and after checking the situation, he couldn't help but curse that the soldiers carrying the water were lazy. So he personally took dozens of people to the Yellow River to look for them. I'm going to find this group of lazy guys and punish them well.

However, they followed the route of the water transport all the way, but they did not see the shadow of the water transport team, and finally walked to the embankment of the Yellow River, and searched along the embankment for several miles, only to find more than a dozen water wheels overturned under the embankment. More than a dozen cart animals were standing blankly by the river.

The general in charge of logistics felt that things were very strange, and he held a torch to check for a long time, and then he found several pools of blood splashed on the waterwheel. The general felt that the matter was a little serious, and immediately sent people back to the camp and called hundreds of soldiers to search for it on a large scale. Soon, traces of a fight on the road and a small piece of corpse in the reeds were discovered, and there was a stir like a frying pan.

Soon, the news was sent to the rebel camp in Wagangzhai. Yan Zhuang, who was sleeping soundly in the tent, was woken up by his generals and reported what had happened in the logistics camp outside Dazhai. Yan Zhuang was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that something was wrong. Why was the Tang army trapped in the reeds to the east, but there was an attack on the water truck outside Dazhai? Wasn't the Tang army trapped in the reeds? Or did the Tang army flee in the reeds?

Just when Yan Zhuang was about to send someone to venture into the reeds in the east to verify whether the Tang army was still trapped in the reeds, someone in the reeds took the initiative to come out and surrender with a white flag. Hundreds of captured rebels could not survive the cold in the reeds, and they did not hear the sound of fighting until they waited for half the night, they realized that they seemed to have been deceived by Wang Yuan, so they boldly turned back and went ashore, ready to return to the rebel ranks.

Soon, the soldiers searching the reeds at the back of the barracks found piles of reed poles to hide. I also saw wet mud and water stains along the way. With the accounts of these hundreds of rebels captured by the Don Army and the appearance of these traces and bundles of reeds, everything fell into place. The route of hiding and escape of the Tang army has been made clear. They hid in a small patch of reeds to the southwest, disguised as reeds. Then he used the captives and a large number of war horses as bait to draw the attention of the army to the great reeds to the east, and sneaked away in the middle of the night under the noses of the army. The water transport team was attacked, and it should have encountered the fleeing Tang army, so they were all killed.

Yan Zhuang's face was pale, and his face was distorted. He knew that it was his own carelessness that led to the current situation, and he couldn't blame anyone else. But how can a breath of anger in the heart be dissipated? So Yan Zhuang ordered dozens of soldiers in charge of patrolling the night in the rear camp to be immediately beheaded to punish them, allowing thousands of people to pass through the edge of the camp without knowing anything.

After killing these soldiers, Yan Zhuang gradually calmed down, and after asking about the departure time of the water truck and the time of discovery, Yan Zhuang found that the time when the Tang army left was only a little more than an hour. Maybe it's not that bad.

"The order is that all the 5,000 cavalry in the army will be dispatched to pursue, and another 20,000 infantry will be transferred to respond, so that if this group of Tang troops is not annihilated, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart." Yan Zhuang gave the order loudly.

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As the minutes passed, the stars in the sky gradually dimmed, and that was because the canopy gradually brightened. Although it is already late autumn, the sky will slowly brighten after the fifth watch, and dawn will come soon.

The soldiers huddled together were already too cold to stand it, and their eyelashes were covered with frost flowers, just as the dead grass on the ground beneath their feet was also covered with white frost flowers. The gas coming out of the soldiers' mouths was also white, which showed how cold the temperature had become.

It was cold, but the arrival of dawn meant that the ferry was about to return. The ferryboat that left on the fourth watch will return in more than an hour, and now that it is almost dawn, it is obvious that the time is almost up. This is the reason why everyone can grit their teeth and persevere, and it is precisely knowing that this will soon be over that everyone can endure the pain in front of them.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the river, hoping to see the traces of the ferry. But the surface of the river was white, and I don't know if it was fog or water vapor, or falling hoarfrost. As far as the eye can see, there is only a distance of more than 100 paces, and beyond that, there is chaos.

Wang Yuan didn't huddle together like the soldiers, although Wang Yuan was also cold, he still had a straight back and stood on the side of the dirt slope with an indifferent expression. His gaze did not look at the river, but at the chaos to the east. It's not that Wang Yuan doesn't care about when the ferry arrives, but Wang Yuan cares more about other uncertain things than the certain things that the ferry will inevitably come. That is when the rebels arrived.

The longer the time drags on, the easier it will be to see through his golden cicada's plan to get out of the shell. As soon as the morning dawns, it is difficult to hide anything. And the team of soldiers who carried water on the road was also a guide. Fire. Suo, Wang Yuan knew that it was almost inevitable that things would be exposed. The only thing Wang Yuan hoped was that they would find out later and arrive later.

Gongsun Lan stood quietly behind Wang Yuan, her eyes also looking at the mist in the east. She knew what Wang Yuan was thinking, and she was also worried about it.

"The ship is coming, the ship is coming." The soldiers were surprised to stir up as they saw several ferries emerging from the river. Although the morning light was dim, the ferries could still be seen clearly, and in the sound of the oars, more ferries broke through the fog and appeared in sight. The soldiers got up one after another, and some jumped up happily.

"Thank goodness." Wang Yuan waved his hands to the sky, turned his head and ordered in a deep voice: "All get on the boat and leave immediately." ”

The guards of the Shence Army were well trained, and they began to line up quickly. But the soldiers of the five hundred Plains City did not know the rules so well, and more than a hundred of them were already cheering and galloping towards the flat land of the ferry, their patience had reached the limit, and they could not wait to get on the boat.

Wang Yuan didn't scold them, because Wang Yuan knew that they had reached their limit. However, at this moment, Wang Yuan's ears seemed to hear some unusual noises, and the ground seemed to be shaking slightly.

Wang Yuan frowned and discerned carefully, and suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "The enemy cavalry is coming, and immediately prepare to meet it." Bow and crossbow preparation. ”

The guards were startled, and they heard the rumbling sound approaching. As cavalrymen, of course, they were familiar with this sound, which was the noise of the cavalry galloping towards them.

"Signal to the ferries that they will not be allowed to dock for the time being, lest they be attacked by cavalry bows and arrows. Obey my orders before we are allowed to land. Wang Yuan ordered in a deep voice.

The well-trained cavalry quickly began to move, and with the help of the mountain bag as a defensive place, they all took out their bows and crossbows and concentrated on guard. Zhao Qing also quickly signaled to the ferries near the shore and told them to wait in place.

"Come back, come back, the enemy cavalry is coming." The guards shouted at the hundred or so soldiers who knew nothing and were running towards the ferry.

The hundred-hundred-hundred The voices were drowned out by their own footsteps and gasps and cheers. Suddenly, they heard the shouts of the guards behind them, and they stood in place in a daze. It wasn't until they finally heard the shouting from behind them, and the rumbling was loud enough for them to hear clearly. And when the vibrations under their feet were already extremely obvious, they began to run back in panic.

However, behind them, the fog hundreds of paces away was stirred up by the disturbance, and the figures of a large group of black cavalry finally appeared in the white mist. The war horses galloped forward, and the short distance of a few hundred paces could be crossed by the feet of the cavalry in just a dozen breaths. The more than 100 soldiers of Plains City had just run dozens of steps before they were rushed behind by the surging cavalry behind them. The sword flashed and screamed, and a moment later, the hundred soldiers were all slaughtered.

The cavalry did not stop, and the flying horses rushed towards the mountain bag, and they had already seen the Tang soldiers lying on the mountain bag. The cavalry rushed like a rushing torrent.

"Shoot the arrows!" Wang Yuan shouted loudly.

"Whoosh, buzz." The dull sound of the bowstring vibrating and the sound of the bow and arrow intertwined to form a cacophony of noise. After this noise sounded, countless arrows pounced on the oncoming rebel cavalry like black crushed locusts. The sound of arrows scurring into flesh and shooting armor and shields resounded along the riverside. The Divine Army's strong crossbow and hard bow are no joke, and it is difficult to resist with ordinary armor. These arrows pierced through the armor and pierced the flesh under the action of great kinetic energy, and the front team of the rebel cavalry, which was densely formed, suffered great wounds under the rain of arrows. More than 100 horsemen at the front were drenched by the rain of arrows, and they tumbled and flew up and fell to the ground in the neighing of their horses. Their mounts also tumbled along the ground, and their flesh flew sideways, sweeping across the cavalry running around them, and even the other cavalry fell off their horses.

The distance of more than 200 steps was only enough for the guards of the Shence Army to shoot three rounds of arrows. But these three rounds of arrows brought great damage to the charging rebel cavalry. Hundreds of horsemen rolled and fell under the mountain pack, and the entire charging formation was too narrow and dense to collide with each other, and the number of wounded and fallen cavalry amounted to more than 800 horsemen.

But even then, the cavalry of the rebels rushed closer. The mountain bag is too short for the charging horses to rush up. Hundreds of horsemen galloped up and rushed up the mountain with ease. Wang Yuan threw down the bow and crossbow in his hand, reached out and took the long-handled Mo knife on the side and placed it across his chest. A rebel army rushed forward and slashed at the king's source with his sword. Wang Yuan roared, his body was on one side, and the Mo knife in his hand was vigorously swung, only to hear a loud bang from Peng, and the sharp and long-bladed Mo knife actually split the cavalry and the horse in half. With a disgusting rattling sound, the internal organs of the intestines erupted out. The stench of the hot air is disgusting.

"Dashuai, how are you?" Several guards around rushed forward, they only saw that Wang Yuan was wrapped in flesh and blood, and thought that Wang Yuan had an accident.

"I'm fine, I just got my clothes dirty." Wang Yuan's cold voice came, and in the flesh and blood, Wang Yuan stood with a Mo knife, his body was covered with blood, but he was majestic like a god.

The guards were greatly encouraged and their morale was high. There are no weak soldiers under strong generals, not to mention that they are all elite soldiers who are selected by thousands of people. At this moment, the heart of fear suddenly disappeared, and not only did not flinch from the cavalry that rushed up fiercely, but one by one they rushed forward with their swords and swords. The rebel cavalry is also a little confused, it stands to reason that the infantry are like mice and cats fleeing when they see the cavalry, this group of Tang troops not only did not run but came up to fight, which is really incredible.

The next moment, they realized why the other party dared to do this. The knife flashed, slashed horizontally and vertically, and the guards were flexible and learned. With the power of the opponent's charge, use the sharpness and length of the Mo knife to split the horses and soldiers' bodies. This ferocious method of killing is more impressive than stabbing a sword into the body. Because when you see a man and a horse being split alive in front of you, splattering the ground with entrails and flesh, the feeling will break you. It will make you feel chills all over your body and fear to the bone marrow.

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It must be said that Datang's unique weapon, the Mo knife. Later generations also called the Mo knife the Tang knife, indicating that this is a unique blade of the Tang Dynasty. The knife is famous not only because of its peculiar shape. Double-edged pointed tip, thin and narrow long blade. The length of the blade alone is several feet. The three of them stand side by side, and the three of them can be killed together by the Mo knife, which shows the length of their blades. The design of the pointed double blades can stab opponents, and can also slash forward and back, no matter from any angle, you can slash opponents. But that's just one of the features for which it's famous, and what makes it even more famous is its sharpness and the care with which it is manufactured.

The raw materials of the Mo knife are extremely exquisite, and the finest iron is used, the best coal is calcined, and the most experienced craftsmen are forged and quenched, all of which are secrets. It is precisely because of this that with the national strength of the Tang Empire, such a powerful weapon cannot be equipped in a standardized manner, and the huge cost is one of the most important reasons. The cost of a Mo knife is as high as 300 guan, which is a hundred times that of ordinary spears, hooks, sickles, and other weapons. Therefore, after the Mo knife was made in the early stage, it almost stopped forging in the decades from Emperor Wu to Xuanzong. It's because it's too expensive to build, and the cost of maintenance is also very high. The Tang Empire is strong and strong, and there is no need to use these expensive weapons to ensure the stability of the Tang Empire, so the equipment of the Mo knife has long been stopped in the army over the years. Changed to a low-cost poleweapon.

In terms of its structure and shape, the Mo Dao is a weapon that can restrain cavalry. The Sharp Long Blade can cut through the opponent with men and horses, which is more advantageous than the average long blade. And the design concept of the Mo knife is based on a Han Dynasty called chopping horses. The long-handled blade of the sword came. As the name suggests, chop the horse. The role of the knife is to cut the horse. It can be seen that the ultimate purpose of its design is to be used not only for infantry combat, but also for cavalry combat. Today, Wang Yuan's behavior of splitting the opponent into two sections with a single sword is the standard use of the Mo knife against cavalry.

After Wang Yuan entered Jiannan, he hoarded a large number of materials to accumulate wealth, and vigorously developed weapons and equipment. Committed to building an invincible soldier. How can this Modao Wang Yuan let go? It's just that even if it is a large amount of wealth gathered by Wang Yuan, all kinds of raw materials are collected. He could only forge the Mo Sword, which was only equipped with cavalry. And it is said that it is an improvement, but in fact, it is suspected of cutting corners. The length, weight, and even the length of the blade of the Mo knife equipped by the cavalry of the Shence Army have been reduced, and they are almost two feet shorter than the authentic Mo knife. But this is also a last resort. In order to reduce the weight of cavalry equipment, so that cavalrymen equipped with a full set of weapons and armor such as spears, bows and arrows, and swords would not affect the speed of the horses. Wang Yuan can only think about all kinds of blades and armor, and find a balance in terms of cost performance, basically not too much to weaken the comprehensive combat power, and give full play to its maximum effect is Wang Yuan's goal. It can be said that Wang Yuan has basically achieved this, although the improved Mo Knife is much lighter and shorter, its power is still not to be underestimated.

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The pro-guards armed with Mo knives lined up in a phalanx, and the enemy cavalry rushed up to the top of the soil slope. Bloody corpses flowed down the dirt slope all over the ground, and the scene was horrific. Although the guards also lost a lot of casualties, on the whole, as long as the formation was maintained, the guards of the Shence Army, who were inferior in numbers, had the upper hand in the battle.

Wang Yuan paid attention to the enemy's movements while killing the enemy, and he found that the opponent only had these thousands of enemy troops chasing after him, and there were no soldiers and horses in the rear to keep up. Wang Yuan's heart is like a mirror, although the number of cavalry on the other side is not much, they are obviously here to pursue and entangle, and a large number of infantry must be coming from the rear. At this moment, although the attack of the opposing cavalry was blocked, the situation was not in serious trouble for the time being. Soon after, however, enemy reinforcements arrived, and the tide was bound to be reversed.

Wang Yuan waved his knife and killed a cavalry company with a horse in front of him, stretched out his hand to wipe the blood on his face and shouted: "Brothers, we can't fall in love with war, we must fight to the ferry to board the ship." ”

"Yes. I'll wait for the commander to escort us, and let's fight a bloody way. Zhao Qing shouted.

Wang Yuan said coldly: "Guarding what? What is the need for ready-made horses? To kill people and seize horses, it is necessary to disperse the enemy army and have a chance to board the ship. ”

As Wang Yuan spoke, his eyes fixed on a galloping rebel cavalry. The rebel stabbed at Wang Yuan with a spear in his hand, Wang Yuan dodged his figure, reached out and grabbed the spear, grabbed the spear with his armpit, and pulled it violently. The rebel cavalry pulled back hard, and Wang Yuan stretched out his right hand and slid the knife along the barrel of the spear, slicing into the cavalryman's waist with a snort. The cavalryman screamed and was torn off the horse by Wang Yuan, and then Wang Yuan grabbed the horse's tail and leaped with strength, and instantly got on the horse's back and sat on the saddle.

These actions are done in one go, and they are extremely chic. All the guards beside him cheered in unison, and even Gongsun Lan, who was standing beside Wang Yuan to protect him, nodded and smiled.

Wang Yuan sat on the saddle and laughed: "Although this bad horse can't be compared with my big black horse, it is much better than standing on the ground." ”