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The speed of the loss of the Xitang Ferry was obviously unexpected by the monarchs and ministers of the Wei State, although it could not disrupt the deployment of the Wei State, but it was enough to make the Wei State sleep. According to the information transmitted by Duan De, the monarchs and ministers of Wei have now affirmed that most of the main forces of the Han army are still on the other side of Danshui, and the Han army wants to use the Xitang ferry as a breakthrough to enter the heart of Wei and surround Daliang.

Wei Qing's army of 50,000 is afraid that it will be more auspicious than lucky, and how can the ambush carefully set by the Korean army let it fail! Even the Kaifeng City, which was garrisoned by the Jin Dynasty, was unpredictable. If the South Korean army wants to attack Daliang, it must eliminate all hidden dangers behind it. The Han army will not tolerate the opening of the city still in the hands of the Wei state.

Thinking of the fact that the Huben camp was still fighting with the Qin State in Taiyuan County a few days ago, but now, with the cooperation of the Korean Boat Division, it has penetrated into a place only fifty miles away from Daliang, and it is obvious that in order to deal with the Wei State, South Korea has added troops. As for the specific increase, it is difficult to say, but even if it is less than the 200,000 troops around the beam, it will not be much less. South Korea will even invest a little more.

"How many troops are there around the beam?" King Wei frowned and asked Xinling Jun Wei Wuji.

Before Xinlingjun could answer, King Wei added another sentence, saying, "The 50,000 troops who have crossed the river do not count!" "Obviously, the King of Wei no longer thinks that Wei Qing's 50,000 troops can return to Daliang safely and participate in the defense of Daliang.

"Excluding the total loss of 40,000 troops from Xitang Ferry and General Duan De, there are only 180,000!" Shin Lingjun reported the exact number.

Originally, there were nearly 300,000 Wei troops near Daliang, but first 30,000 were sent by the King of Wei to recover the lost land between the chasm and Danshui, and 50,000 were sent to Kaifeng to recover the lost land west of Daliang. Moreover, 40,000 troops were lost by the attack of the Korean Boat Division and the Tiger Ben Battalion, and only 180,000 troops were left near the direct guide to the Liang!

King Wei secretly calculated that in addition to the 50,000 troops guarding Daliang, there were only 130,000 elites of Wei around Daliang who could be mobilized by himself! 130,000, some too little! Now that they have seen through the Han army's strategy to cross the river, what Wei must do is to recapture the Xitang ferry as quickly as possible. Otherwise. A steady stream of Korean troops will cross the river from Xitang Ferry, so that the Wei State will be overwhelmed! Every time there was one more Han army crossing the river, the pressure on Wei was greater. When the South Korean army gains a firm foothold, the unsafe beam will become the target of public criticism. Perhaps, South Korea will really flood the girder as the pawn Chen Xiao said. Therefore, the Xitang ferry must be taken back!

"Xinling-kun!" King Wei said solemnly.

"The minister is here!" Xin Lingjun replied in a solemn tone.

"The widow ordered you to send 100,000 soldiers to the aid of Xitang Ferry. Be sure to take the Xitang ferry within half a day and drive the South Korean army to the opposite bank! This matter is a matter of life and death for the Wei State! You have to do it! ”

Seeing that what King Wei said is beyond doubt. Xin Lingjun also realized that the gains and losses of the Xitang Ferry had been related to the life and death of the Wei State. If Korea really besieged Daliang City, Wei would lose the strength to resist and could only ask for help from the princes of various countries. Did the four congresses of Zhao, Yan, Qi, and Chu, who were in the midst of a fierce battle, strike their troops because of the siege of Daliang? Even if countries are willing to send troops, how long will it take to reach Daliang? At that time, Wei could only hope more about signing an alliance with Korea and ceding a large area of land in exchange for the withdrawal of Korean troops.

It's just that. Korea is not the state of Qin. The Qin State besieged Daliang twice, and the reason why it retreated. It's because you can't conquer Daliang City, even if you conquer Daliang and destroy Wei, the large area of land you get is just an enclave, and it is difficult to defend. South Korea borders Wei State, and the ruler is both the ruler of Han. The inch is the inch of Han. South Korea already has a way to conquer Daliang, will it really withdraw its troops? Shin Ling-kun was skeptical.

But Xinlingjun still said: "The minister must die and live up to the king's trust!" It's just that, just to be on the safe side, are we suing for peace with South Korea at the same time? If South Korea is willing to withdraw its troops on its own initiative. That's great. This time South Korea repented and did not negotiate peace with our Wei State, there must be Fan Sui, the Korean imperial historian, who provoked it inside, Wei Qi is Fan Sui's mortal enemy, and our Wei State deliberately let Wei Qi go, if South Korea raises troops to attack Wei because of this, there may be room for turnaround! ”

King Wei thought about it, not long ago, South Korea also swore that it was willing to accept Wei's request for peace, and now it suddenly changed its hexagram, it was really possible that Fan Sui imposed personal grievances on Wei, so he nodded and agreed, but reminded: "The matter of seeking peace should be fast!" lest South Korea deliberately delay and quietly increase troops here. Therefore, it is possible to seek peace, but we cannot pin all our hopes on South Korea's promise to seek peace. This Xitang ferry must not be left to South Korea for too long! Otherwise, the night will be long and you will have many dreams! ”

"I understand! Your Majesty! If the shape is extremely deteriorated, and the Korean army is approaching the city, even if you want to flood the girder, it will take two or three months! This time is enough for us to move the rescuers! Seeing that King Wei was a little flustered, Xinling Jun reassured.

King Wei's face was overjoyed, and then he gloomy, and said, "I hope South Korea can accept our request for peace!" Xinlingjun, hurry up and send troops to recapture the Xitang Ferry, please! After saying that, he actually made a deep sigh.

"Retire!" Xin Lingjun's expression was grim, he bowed back respectfully, and then left without looking back.

After judging the current situation, Wei acted with unprecedented speed. In addition to the 30,000 troops who stayed behind at the two ferries and the 50,000 troops who stayed behind in Daliang, Xinlingjun led the most elite 70,000 troops of Wei (and 30,000 troops led by General Duan De) and went straight to the Xitang Ferry. At the same time, King Han also led an army of more than 200,000 to the Xitang Ferry at the fastest speed. As for the 47,000 Wei troops who surrendered, the king of Han left only 20,000 to guard them.

At the Xitang Ferry, Duan De watched the Han army gradually improve the defense line in full swing, and knew that he couldn't wait any longer. Knowing that launching an attack at this time would inevitably result in heavy casualties, time waited for no one. Duan De didn't wait for follow-up reinforcements, so he led his 30,000 soldiers to rush out of the dense forest and kill the Korean army. Of course, intimidated by the invincible weapons of the Tiger Battalion, the Wei army strengthened the strength of the archers in this active attack, and also paid more attention to the cooperation of several small formations.

The arrival of the Wei army obviously caused the Han army to panic for a while. But it was just a fluster. In terms of the strength of Han and Wei alone, the Huben battalion with the support of the boat division is no less than the Wei army in terms of numbers, and the only disadvantage is that the Huben battalion has fought hard repeatedly, and the soldiers are a little tired. But the advantages of the Korean army were also obvious, with the support of the archers of the boat division, as well as the sharp equipment equipped with half of the Tiger Ben battalion. It was also enough to offset some of the advantages of the Wei army.

Of course, Zhu Hai knew that the main purpose of the Wei army was to delay his own side and not give him time to build a defensive line. Even if all 30,000 Wei troops died here, it would be worth it for Wei, because the follow-up steady stream of Wei reinforcements could bring their own side into Danshui without a camp guard. Therefore, no matter how tired and hard the Tiger Camp is, it can't take half a step back.

Zhu Hai drew out 4,000 soldiers from the Tiger Ben battalion to replace the retreating boat division, and quickly occupied the favorable terrain in the horse rejection array. Embattled. The archers of the Korean army, who had been on guard nearby, quickly assembled, formed a phalanx of thousands of people, and aimed their arrows at the approaching Wei army.

As soon as the Wei army rushed into a distance of more than 100 steps from the Xitang ferry, the archers of the Han army began to release arrows. The dense rain of arrows continued to shoot the Wei army to the ground, but the charging Wei army was unmoved, and only rushed forward desperately. The archers of the Wei army were even braver, completely instinctive, and rushed forward without any protection. While dropping arrows into the air. Although this method of fighting for one's life could not scare away the South Korean army, it was enough to cause a lot of trauma to the South Korean army. Everybody knows. For every additional Korean archer, the charging Wei army was safer. After paying the price of three or four thousand casualties, the Wei army finally approached the first line of defense arranged by the Korean army, the Horse Rejection Formation.

Although the Han army set up a long horse rejection array, it could not accommodate more than 30,000 Wei troops, so many Wei troops wanted to cross the shoal from the north and south flanks. Wade into the water to attack the South Korean army camp. Speaking of this, we have to talk about the topography of Xitang Ferry, in the beginning, Xitang Ferry was purely built on the river beach by the water. However, as the Qin army broke through from here several times to attack Wei, Wei deliberately requisitioned tens of thousands of people to fill this small section of Danshui. The Xitang ferry port has become surrounded by water on three sides. An important place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The water on the north and south sides, though waist-deep, was enough to slow down the movement of the footmen. Even if the cavalry arrives here, they can only sigh at the water. Because the cavalry that loses its speed will be the best target for the archers.

In order to win the Xitang ferry as much as possible, the Wei army can be said to have invested enough. In addition to the 20,000 elites who attacked the Han camp head-on, there were also 5,000 Wei troops on the north and south sides who braved the non-stop rain of arrows from the Korean army and resolutely advanced forward.

Soon, the archers of the Korean army, who had shot all the long arrows in the quiver, quickly retreated, leaving space for the swordsmen and shield soldiers behind them. The attitude of the Korean army was very resolute, and the Wei army attacking from the north and south was suppressed by the archers in the Korean boat division. The main attention of the Han army was still on the main force of the Wei army that was attacking from outside the horse formation.

The two sides fought in a dense and criss-crossing array of horses that were no more than two steps wide and criss-crossed. The Wei army was ruined and did not leave any reserve troops, which obviously showed a resolute attitude of death if it was not victorious. The Han army was also unable to retreat, and behind the horse rejection formation was the second line of defense that the Han army had not yet built in a hurry, once the Wei army broke the formation, the Wei army could drive the Han army into the river in one go.

The two sides, who had no way out, started a battle to the death as soon as they came up, without the slightest temptation. The narrow and rugged terrain greatly limited the strength of both sides. In the rejection of horses, if you don't pay attention to it, you will encounter a sharp stinging pile, and the blood flow of the head is good, and if you use too much force, you will even die with a whimper.

The Han army is undoubtedly more skilled, whether it is cooperation or advance and retreat, it is very orderly. But the Wei army, which had suffered from the rejection of horses, was also prepared. The Wei army prepared a large number of crossbow archers, and from time to time they let go of the cold, which offset this advantage of the Han army on a large distance. Because the Wei army was cautious and steady, although the advance was slower, it was very solid. Moreover, every time the Wei army stood firm in a corner of the rejection array, it would use ropes and Changge to move this corner as a barricade to save the rejection of horses, so as to facilitate the advance of the subsequent army. Even if it is a great sacrifice, it will not change this established strategy.

Except for the Wei army on the north and south sides that were suppressed by the Korean boat division, the battle situation in the horse rejection formation became stalemate. The only thing that can be compared between the two sides is the willpower of both sides. Duan De will mark the price of every Korean soldier, from ordinary soldiers to captains and generals. Want to make a meritorious service? Very simple! Go kill the Korean army! The more you kill, the more credit you get! Even if you die in battle, no one will covet your merits! This greatly increased the enthusiasm of the Wei army.

Facing wave after wave of Wei troops who were not afraid of death. If it weren't for the excellent armor of the Tiger Battalion, the casualties of the South Korean army would definitely reach an unbearable number. Two hours later, the first wave of reinforcements from Daliang arrived at the Xitang Ferry. The arrival of 20,000 Wei troops made the Korean army under more pressure. The Horse Rejection Formation has been destroyed by one-fifth, and to make matters worse, the South Korean army has not had a chance to breathe. finally wiped out the 10,000 Wei troops from the north and south. The newly added Wei army "repeated the mistakes of the past" and launched a deadly charge. The arms of many Korean archers trembled so much from the long and non-stop release of arrows that the Korean boat division had to let some of the Wei troops rush into the camp and use close combat to solve the part to relieve the pressure on the archers.

Zhu Hai clearly knew that the arrival of the first wave of 20,000 Wei reinforcements was an obvious signal, maybe in another hour or not an hour, the main force of Wei reinforcements would arrive. When the time comes, the Tiger Camp will be well-equipped. He will also be killed by the Wei army because he is too tired. Time is actually running out for yourself. When there are more and more Wei troops, the pressure on their own side will increase. It is better to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Wei reinforcements has not yet arrived, and kill the Wei army in front of you first.

Thinking of this, Zhu Hai used the heavy infantry as the last trump card in advance. The 3,000 heavy infantry that had been hidden by Zhu Haixue had not participated in the defense of the horse rejection formation, which can be described as recuperating. As soon as they received Zhu Hai's order, the heavy infantry were like tigers out of the cage and killed them from the horse rejection array. The Wei army, who was caught off guard, suddenly suffered a big loss, and no one expected it. How could the South Korean army have such courage to launch a counterattack! The heavy infantry faced unsuspecting light infantry, more precisely a large number of archers plus a small number of shield-bearers and swordsmen. Even if the heavy infantry was only 3,000 people, even if the number of light infantry of the Wei army was as high as 20,000, it was a complete torture. The position that the Wei army had managed to seize was quickly lost and resolutely blocked by the Korean army. After losing 5,000 men, the Wei army managed to retreat to their own position. The Han army finally had a chance to breathe.

Taking advantage of this gap, both sides are counting casualties. But two hours of fierce battle. The Wei army suffered 25,000 casualties, while the Han army was much better, but 4,000 were also killed. A quarter of the Horse Rejection Formation has been destroyed. The ratio of one to six seems to be very high, but considering that the reinforcements of Wei are constantly coming, and the reinforcements of our own side are still far away. Even if your own reinforcements arrive. The boat division of the Huben battalion also had to divide its forces to transport the Korean army across the river, and during this time, once their own casualties were too large, they could not hold the crossing. So, the shape shì is not optimistic.

The Wei army naturally knew the urgency of time, so after a short rest, the Wei army regrouped and fought again to the Xitang Ferry. After experiencing the baptism of arrow rain, the Wei army began to advance step by step. The battle between the two sides instantly entered the daylight, and the entire horse rejection array was full of people, one fell, and the other would make up, and for the size of the land under their feet, there would often be more than a dozen or even twenty or thirty people dead.

Half an hour later, a burst of smoke and dust rose in the direction of Daliang, and the Wei army was jubilant, and there was no doubt that the main force of the Wei reinforcements was about to arrive. Just looking at the smoke and dust, Zhu Hai could also judge that at least 50,000 Wei troops were attacking. Once these 50,000 Wei troops were put into battle, the Xitang ferry would be vulnerable. For the Han army, the only good news was that the Xitang ferry was narrow after all, and although the Wei army had an absolute advantage in numbers, it could not be used. But the Wei army could crush the Korean army with a continuous offensive.

In order to boost morale, Zhu Hai led the guards to rush into the horse rejection formation and kill them, but the effect was not obvious. The Korean army has worked hard enough, but if the reinforcements do not come for a long time, it will be really difficult for the Huben battalion to hold the ferry.

Although the Han army was very reluctant, two quarters of an hour later, the figure of the second batch of Wei reinforcements still appeared in front of everyone. The Wei army was encouraged by this, and their morale was even higher! Although the Korean army resisted desperately, it was only after retreating more than ten steps that they were able to stabilize their position.

Zhu Hai stared at the Wei reinforcements who were getting closer and closer, and the banner embroidered with the three big characters of "Xinling Jun" flew in the wind, which meant that it was Wei Wuji, the prime minister of Wei, who led this army. If it was changed to a field battle, Zhu Hai could capture the thief and capture the king first, and directly kill Wei Wuji's Chinese army. As long as Wei Wuji was killed or captured, the Wei army would also be defeated. But for the current Tiger Battalion, the most important thing is to hold the ferry and wait for reinforcements that have not yet arrived. This restricts the play of the Tiger Camp!

"The time has come to be loyal to the king! We cannot take a step back until the king's army has arrived. If I die in battle, the adjutant general will command the army on my behalf, if the adjutant general dies, the general will replace him, if the general dies, the captain will replace him, as long as there is still one person alive in our Huben battalion, we can't lose the ferry! Zhu Hai pressed his sword and said righteously.

"Whoa!" The people around Zhu Hai responded in unison.

Soon, the rumbling war drums came out from the deepest part of the Han camp at the Xitang Ferry, and the flag of the Chinese army commander and the tiger camp were raised to the highest point, which means that the time has come to fight to the death, and moreover, it is still a fight to the death! Even if there is only one person left, you must launch the final charge against the enemy army on behalf of the Tiger Battalion! This is the spirit of Tiger Camp! (To be continued......)