Chapter 816: Breaking through the Yishui Defense Line
Murong Ke was faced with a dilemma, whether he withdrew his troops to reinforce the north bank of Yishui, or continued to attack the Xie Ai Army, he was facing a huge crisis.
If the attack on the Xie Ai Legion continues, the Yishui defense line is in danger of being broken through by the main force of the Jin army, and if the troops are immediately withdrawn to reinforce the Yishui defense line, the Xie Ai Legion will take advantage of the victory to pursue and break the main force under its command.
For this reason, after some careful consideration, Murong Ke decided to continue to attack Xie Ai's army with all his might, after all, at this time, the 100,000 main army under his command had already fought with the 60,000 soldiers and horses of Xie Ai's army, if he retreated rashly, it would naturally cause a rout, and defeat would be a foregone conclusion, and the Yishui defense line was defended by 60,000 main forces and 30,000 recruits, and the main force of the Jin army might not be able to break through in a short time.
"Fourth brother, the main force of the Jin army has launched an attack on the Yishui defense line, and this place will be handed over to me, and the fourth brother should immediately return to the camp and preside over the overall situation." Murong Ba said loudly.
Murong Ke nodded, patted Murong Ba's shoulder, and said with a straight face: "Fifth brother, this place will be all handed over to you, remember, if you find that there is a fire in the direction of the camp, you will immediately lead the army to evacuate in the direction of Jicheng, remember." ”
Obviously, Murong Ke was already lacking in confidence in holding the Yishui defense line, and he was ready to make initial preparations for retreating.
Murong Ba naturally understood what Murong Ke meant, paused for a moment, and replied, "Yes, fourth brother." After saying that, he personally led his guards and launched a fierce attack on the Xie Ai Legion.
Murong Ke, under the protection of hundreds of guards, rode his horse in the direction of the big camp on the north bank of Yishui.
At this time, it is on the south bank of Yishui. All units of the Jin army are stepping up the construction of pontoon bridges, and large and small warships shuttle between the pontoon bridges to provide protection for the soldiers who build the pontoon bridges.
In order to deal with the actions of the Jin army, the Yan army on the north bank was also urgently assembled, and formed a formation to move closer to the shore of Yishui, preparing to make every effort to prevent the main force of the Jin army from crossing Yishui.
Of course, due to the strategy of all-out offensive adopted by the Jin army, dozens of pontoon bridges were built on the shore that stretched for ten miles, which greatly dispersed the defensive energy of the Yan army. And let the Yan army not figure out the main direction of the Jin army. As a result, a large number of troops had to be deployed in dozens of positions to prevent the Jin army from successfully breaking through the Yishui defense line.
And in this way, the reserve strength of the Yan army is gone, so. Once a certain direction is broken through by the Jin army. There was not enough strength to fight back. As a result, the Yishui defense line was completely broken by the Jin army.
"Your Majesty, the main forces of the Yan Kingdom to defend the north shore have all been pinned down by our army in the middle and upper reaches. There are almost no soldiers and horses in the downstream direction, and our 10,000-strong army is ready to attack at any time. Wang San walked to Hua An's side and said with his fists clenched.
Hua An nodded and said softly: "It's all up to you to break through the Yishui defense line tonight, act now!" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will be fortunate not to be dishonored." Wang San replied and immediately turned around to prepare.
In the direction of the lower reaches of Yishui, the Jin army's 500 small wooden boats and 1,000 soldiers are fully ready, and with just one order, a wide pontoon bridge leading to the north bank of Yishui can be built in a very short time, so that Wang San's personal guards can quickly pass through Yishui, reach the north bank of Yishui, and then launch a fierce attack on the Yan army on the north bank.
When Wang San arrived in the direction of the lower reaches of Yishui, he immediately issued an order for 500 small wooden boats to move immediately to form a pontoon bridge, and at the same time, let his 10,000 personal guards immediately prepare to cross Yishui.
At the order of Wang San, 500 small wooden boats immediately rowed to their respective positions, and formed a wide pontoon bridge between the banks of Yishui, and then the soldiers on board immediately tied the adjacent ships together with ropes, so as to form a pontoon bridge large enough for the army to pass through Guò.
In order to cope with the influence of the current, the soldiers in the bow and stern of the boat were still rowing hard, and, in some places upstream, more than a dozen medium-sized warships connected the small wooden boats in the middle with ropes, so as to relieve the soldiers of the small wooden boats in the middle and cope with the pressure of the current.
The Jin army built a pontoon bridge with a small wooden boat, which can be said to have built a pontoon bridge in a very short period of time, such a fast speed is unimaginable for the Yan army soldiers, when the Yan army scouts found that the Jin army's small wooden boat built a pontoon bridge in the downstream of the easy water, the Jin army's pontoon bridge has been built.
The Jin army built a pontoon bridge on Yishui so quickly, which surprised and frightened the Yan soldiers on the north bank of Yishui, after all, they arranged very few soldiers and horses in the downstream direction, and it also took a certain amount of time for the army to go to the location of the pontoon bridge, so it was difficult to stop the Jin army from crossing Yishui.
Now that the pontoon bridge had been built, Wang San naturally would not delay time, so he immediately ordered his 10,000 soldiers to rush to the north bank of Yishui at the fastest speed.
Under Wang San's order, 10,000 soldiers of the personal guard army immediately galloped along the pontoon bridge to the north bank of Yishui, and urgently assembled on the north bank of Yishui, ready to attack the counterattacking Yan army at any time.
The pontoon bridge composed of small wooden boats was not very wide, but it could meet the needs of two cavalrymen side by side, so Wang San and his 10,000 personal guards arrived on the north bank of Yishui, which could be completed in a relatively short time, so that the soldiers and horses of the Yan State did not have enough time to counterattack.
......The 10,000 guards under the command of Wang San had just crossed 3,000 men and horses, and a 5,000-strong army of Yan State counterattacked.
Seeing that the Yan army launched a counterattack, Wang San did not dare to slack off, and immediately personally led the three thousand personal guards under his command to attack the Yan army that counterattacked.
Although the Yan army had an advantage in terms of strength, it soon became clear to Wang San that the five thousand men and horses of the Yan Kingdom, except for one thousand elites, were almost all old people and children, and the weapons were very simple, not like a large army at all.
However, since they have already gone to the battlefield and engaged in the fight, they are the soldiers of the Yan Army, and Wang San will not be soft on these old soldiers and child soldiers, after all, the battlefield is a life-and-death contest, and no mercy can be had.
Wang San's guards are all the elite of the Jin army, and the five thousand counterattacks of the Yan State are only one thousand elites, and the remaining temporary soldiers and horses do not have much combat effectiveness at all, for this reason, the five thousand Yan soldiers and horses under the command of Wang San occupy an absolute advantage, and after a period of fighting, they will defeat all the five thousand Yan soldiers and horses who counterattacked, thus gaining a foothold on the north bank of Yishui.
Soon, all the soldiers of the personal guard army under his command crossed Yishui and immediately assembled, as long as Wang Sanyi gave an order, he could launch a fierce attack on the Yan army on the north bank of Yishui.
At this time, on the south bank of Yishui, Hua'an stood on a high platform on the shore, observing the army under his command to attack the opposite bank, because the Yan army on the opposite bank deployed targeted defense facilities along the bank of Yishui, for this reason, the Jin army soldiers attacked very hard, even, several pontoon bridges were smashed by the thunderbolt of the Yan army, and there were several pontoon bridges leading to the shore of the north bank, which was blocked by the conical chariots of the Yan army, so that the cavalry and charioteers of the Jin army could not cross the Yishui.
Seeing that the progress of the army under his command was not very smooth, Hua An was slightly anxious, but the news soon came from the downstream direction that Wang San's 10,000 soldiers and horses had successfully crossed Yishui.
Hua'an believed that it would not be long before the 10,000 guards under Wang San's command would attack the Yan army along the north bank of Yishui, so as to cooperate with the main army to fully break through the Yan army's Yishui defense line.
"General, all 10,000 horses of our army have crossed Yishui." A subordinate general looked at Wang San and reported loudly.
Wang San was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered loudly: "Soldiers, follow the generals to kill, rush to the ......" After speaking, he personally led his soldiers and horses to kill along the north bank of Yishui and in the upstream direction.
The army of Yan on the north bank has been completely contained by the main force of the Jin army that is forcibly crossing Yishui, so it is an unstoppable strength for Wang San and the 10,000 personal guards under his command.
Wang San led a 10,000-strong guard, invincible, and soon, he broke several soldiers and horses of Yan State, and successively received the soldiers and horses under the command of Zhuge Xiong and Deng Qiang to cross Yishui.
At this time, Murong Ke, the main general of the Yan army, had arrived at the camp under the protection of the guards, and was ready to sit in the camp and personally dispatch the army to defend Yishui, but Murong Ke didn't know that the situation he was currently facing was already quite sinister, and this was not something that could be changed by him sitting in person.
"General, the Yishui defense line has been broken through by the Jin army, and now, more than 10,000 troops of the Jin army have arrived on the north bank, and more Jin soldiers and horses are still arriving on the north bank of Yishui, and our army is no longer able to resist." As soon as Murong Ke arrived at the camp, a captain came with extremely unfavorable news.
When Murong Ke heard this, he was greatly surprised, and said to himself: "How is it possible, how is this possible?" How could the Jin army break through our army's Yishui defense line so quickly. After saying that, he had an incredible expression.
"General, the Jin army formed a pontoon bridge with small wooden boats downstream, and suddenly launched a forcible crossing operation, and our army was caught off guard, and the Yishui defense line was broken by the Jin army." The Colonel explained why.
When Murong Ke heard this, he was greatly surprised, paused, and said: "Our army has no reserve troops, since the Yishui defense line has been broken through by the Jin army, there is no need for our army to defend it, pass the order, let all soldiers and horses immediately evacuate in the direction of Jicheng, and also, light a bonfire in the camp, go and prepare!" ”
Obviously, Murong Ke has clearly realized that there is no possibility of holding the Yishui defense line, after all, the strength of the army under his command is quite different from the Jin army on the south bank of Yishui, and the downstream direction has been broken through by Wang San's army.
"Yes, General." The Colonel immediately received the order and immediately went to convey the order. (To be continued......)