When the fleet appeared near Shuibeili, most of the outer fortifications of the entire Shuibeili had already been repaired. However, Xu Sheng naturally didn't come to chat with Bing Cao Peng and Li Xuan. The first thing he looked for was the general flag of the Taixing Army.

The speed of the Taixing army is undoubtedly quite fast. It was so fast that it surprised Li Wei. In just half a day, there was a Taixing cavalry of about five hundred, which appeared near Shuibeili. Fortunately, at this time, the county soldiers had dug almost the outer wall ditches of the two small villages in the north and south, which was enough to dispel the cavalry's idea of assault.

However, only an hour after the arrival of the cavalry of the Taixing Army, a steady stream of foot soldiers began to appear from the east. With the reinforcements of the foot soldiers, the cavalry that arrived first also began to become active, divided into two teams, one east and one west, blocking Shuibeili. This posture made Li Wei deeply uneasy.

When the figure of a fleet faintly appeared in the distance, Li Wei estimated that there were no less than 3,000 people in the east, west, and north directions of Shuibeili, who participated in the encirclement of the Taiyuan soldiers.

In particular, the "Zhang" character that was raised high from the east made all the Taiyuan soldiers know that the other party has unpredictable opportunities for ghosts and gods, is invincible, and the "little heavenly master" who has beaten the Xianbei and the Huns in the north is arrogant, just on the opposite side!

The so-called "the name of a person, the shadow of a tree". In the past two years, along with the southern and northern wars of the Taixing Army, the arrogant daimyo has also become known and unknown to everyone in the Bingzhou area.

This is said to be the successor of the Taiping Dao personally selected by the "Great Sage and Good Master" back then, and like the deceased "Great Sage and Good Master", he has terrifying advanced Taoist skills. What "calling for wind and rain, sprinkling beans into soldiers" and the like, that's all out of the question!

Therefore, the word "Zhang", which represents arrogance, appeared. The morale of the Taiyuan soldiers who were about to defend Shuibei was knocked down. In particular, the enemy came so quickly and so many that many soldiers and soldiers beat a small drum in their hearts.

- It can't be a trap, right?

- Will you be fooled?

In a place where Bing Cao Peng could not see. The soldiers of Taiyuan County began to discuss in private. When Li Jian heard the reaction of the soldiers from his own soldiers, it was like a basin of cold water poured on his head.

- This is a disadvantage for teachers!

Li Yan's first reaction was to engage those guys who did not work well in private but chewed their tongues indiscriminately. However, he thought about it again, and felt that the reaction speed of the marching army was indeed too fast. From this point of view, the reaction of those guys is normal.

Moreover, Li Yan is just a soldier with a rank of 200 stones. And among the county soldiers under him, the tun chief is already more than 200 stones, and the military marquis is more than 600 stones. With Li Yan's current status, he still feels a little reluctant to forcibly kill the county soldiers under him. If the military marquis doesn't buy it, Li Wei will just tear his face with the other party in vain, but it will not achieve any effect, and it will also weaken Li Tang's ability to control the county soldiers.

Although the Han has always had a lowly and powerful official position. to command the tradition of a higher level of military generals, but Li Wei's own prestige in the army. It's not that high. The reason why the military marquis under him will be obedient is only because Li Yan was born in the Jinyang clan, and if those military officials still want to mix in Taiyuan County, they must give the Li family some face.

However, giving face is one thing. Whether or not to listen to Li Wei's command at a critical moment is another matter. After weighing one or two in his heart, Li Yan decided to ignore these little things for the time being. Just wait for the next batch of reinforcements to arrive, as your strength increases. Naturally, those rumors will disappear with them.

However, when the figure of the fleet reappeared, Li Wei faintly felt something bad in his heart.

- It came too quickly.

Du Feng's ability, Li Wei knows. The speed of the clan brother's command of the advance of the naval army, Li Yan also has a rough idea in his heart. This time, the appearance of the fleet was a full hour earlier than expected. Li Yan didn't think that Du Feng and his clan brothers could do it, and even save the necessary time for the ship to sail.

The foreboding in Li Yan's heart soon became clear. Next, the flags planted on the fleet made the soldiers who were extremely excited to see the appearance of the fleet suddenly became dumbfounded!

- It is the banner of the Tai Marching Army!

- Why did these fleets take refuge in the Tai Xing Army in the blink of an eye?

The county soldiers stationed in Shuibeili changed their faces one by one, and it was difficult to understand the scene in their eyes.

The flotilla soon approached the shore. Shuibeili, who became lively because of the shock, saw that the Taixing army around his camp had divided a unit and went to meet the docked sailors. Next, the strings of prisoners who were escorted out of those flat-bottomed boats made many Taiyuan soldiers who saw this scene full of despair!

"It's Chief Li Tun!"

"Is he even captured?"

The noise in the north of the water suddenly peaked, and then suddenly fell silent. Everyone stared at Bing Cao Peng Li with their eyes, and the meanings revealed from their eyes could be called various.

"It's over......"

I don't know who was the first to say this. Li Yan turned around sharply, trying to find the one who dared to shake the hearts of the army indiscriminately. It's just that in front of him, there are only some lost and depressed faces, and for a while, he really can't tell who said that.

"Wan Sheng!"

From the bottom of the slope in Shuibeili, there were cheers from thousands of people, which made Li Yan's body shake and almost fall. He looked back, but saw a group of heavily armed samurai in iron armor holding large shields, shouting and shouting, and slowly approaching the north of the water with neat steps.

It seems that taking advantage of the high morale, the Tai March army is going to attack directly!

"Prepare to defend against the enemy!"

Li Yan gave orders loudly, but he woke up the stunned county soldiers nearby. Under the vicious gaze of the soldier Cao Peng, the county soldiers finally began to act, picked up their swords one after another, and prepared to defend against the enemy.

"Crossbowmen! Crossbowmen! ”

Faced with the approach of the enemy, Li Wei shouted again. Although the navy had been defeated, Li was determined to continue fighting. For the sake of the safety and survival of the Li family, even if it will fail in the end, Li Wei has to make the Taixing army pay enough blood.

In order to hold Shuibeili under the siege of superior enemy forces, he brought here 400 strong crossbows of various colors taken out of the Jinyang arsenal. Among them, there are ten "rhubarb crossbows" with ten strengths of ten stones!

These war machines, which are so powerful that even the "10,000 enemies" are extremely feared by the powerhouses, are Li Tang's last confidence in guarding Shuibeili!

"Can't hold ......"

Just as Li Yan hurriedly commanded, such a low sigh came from his side. Li Yan turned his head and glared angrily, only to find that this sentence actually came from the mouth of the highest-ranking military marquis in the county soldiers.

Seeing Li Yan glaring at him with his eyes, the military marquis did not react, but repeated in a low voice again:

"Can't hold ......"

Hearing the emotion of the military marquis, Li Wei suddenly felt that all the strength in his body had disappeared. Yes, the marquis is right. Li Yan also knew in his heart that this battle, at the moment when his own fleet was completely annihilated, was already doomed to defeat after all.

In the first two times, most of the materials transported by the navy were used to build the barracks. As for the rations, there was now only enough for a thousand men in the camp for three days. In fact, the Taixing army under the hill did not need to attack, as long as they surrounded the Taiyuan soldiers who had been cut off from military food for four or five days, if they did not want to starve to death, they had to surrender.

Originally, even if the situation was so bad, Li Yan still felt that he could insist on guarding for a few days and teach Tai Xingjun a profound lesson. As long as the morale of the defenders is still there, the Taixing army will not be so easy to capture Shuibeili.

However, after the Taixing Army announced the news of the destruction of the Taiyuan County Soldiers and Water Army, it meant that the back roads and supplies of the defenders in Shuibeili were all cut off. As a result, almost all the soldiers realized that they were in a desperate situation.

A desperate situation means that this battle will be lost. With this kind of understanding in mind, it is conceivable that the morale of the soldiers is low. Li Yan just looked at the few crossbowmen who raised their crossbows in a panic, but forgot to wind them, and he had a hunch:

- I can't say, I'm afraid I won't even be able to survive the first attack......

Li Yan's premonition soon came true.

The first wave of large shield armorers who launched the attack were all tall, burly and powerful. The man at the head was nine feet tall, and his actions were like a mountain. This person is none other than the most famous general in the entire Tai Marching Army:

- "The Evil of the Ancient Comes" Dian Wei!

Dian Wei pinned the two large iron halberds behind his back, held a wooden cowhide shield weighing at least sixty catties in both hands, and steadily rushed to the first. The large shield in his hand was not so much a shield as a wooden wall. This large shield is made of three-inch-thick hardwood, nailed to a wooden stick the thickness of an arm, nailed to a one-inch-thick plank, and covered with a solid layer of raw cowhide. This kind of protection, even the powerful rhubarb crossbow in the hands of the county soldiers can barely shoot through this big shield, but it can't hurt Dian Wei in the slightest.

Of course, such a thick and heavy shield weighing more than sixty catties can be used normally by Dian Wei alone. The shields used by the rest of the strong men of the heavy armor team are not so exaggerated. However, the cowhide shield, which weighs about forty catties, is not something that ordinary crossbow arrows can shoot through.

Unhurriedly came to the enemy's camp, Dian Wei shouted, and with both hands, the special shield fell to the side of the ravine in front of the camp. The heavy shield was immediately transformed into a makeshift wooden bridge, located on a ravine that the county soldiers had spent most of the day digging up.

Dian Wei pulled out the double iron halberd from his back, tried it on the temporary wooden bridge with one foot, and felt that it was strong enough, so he roared again, like a landslide and the ground cracked, and strode into the enemy's camp! (To be continued......)