When the suspension bridge was paved, Lin Jian also moved from Fancheng to Huanglongtan to supervise the battle.

The sky is drifting with snow, the cold wind is howling, and the forest is covered with a big coat and stands, standing on the dragon claw rock like a rock.

In the past, for fear of arousing the vigilance of the enemy, Lin Jian only looked at the army Huanglong Beach, that is, the soldiers and horses extending west along the north bank, and only the first, third, and sixth brigades of the first town division of the Chongcheng Army, and more soldiers and horses were parked in Fancheng, waiting for the suspension ropes to be erected here, paved with trestle bridges, occupied the beachhead on the south bank, and then made up for it here......

"Chen Yan has crossed the river to the south bank to command the war, and the eight hundred light soldiers in the front have completely occupied Huya Beach and Guanyinjian," Huang Zuyu came over to report the latest development on the south bank, "On the other side, the rebel general Tian Chang led his troops and horses from Cao Chong Village, and joined Wuya and Lin from Qiangu, with a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses; He originally wanted to bypass Guanyinjian and attack Shanmen Rock, but suddenly retreated to the south of Guanyinjian, seeing that the situation was intended to prevent my soldiers and horses from crossing the river south of Guanyinjian and continuing to extend south; There are sixteen naval warships in Xiangyang, mainly warships, and they have not yet passed Longzhong, so there should be three hours to come here! ”

"Tanda is not slow!" Lin Jian turned back to Song Fu and Gao Zongting and said with a smile.

They have less than 400 soldiers in place at Shanmen Rock, but the trestle bridge has been paved, as long as the armor soldiers in the south of Shanmen Rock can repel a wave of enemy attacks, they can make up for two sentry guards to strengthen the position; When the enemy army arrives from downstream, the 3,000 Huaidong armor soldiers assembled near Longclaw Rock can cross the river, and a single counterattack can tear the enemy army attacking Shanmen Rock to pieces.

"They want to make amends, I'm afraid it's too late!" Song Fu looked at the Han Shui who was surging and facing each other, and said with a slight sigh.

The trestle bridge has been paved, and Huaidong Jiashu fish crosses the bridge and crosses it, and enters the opposite bank in an orderly manner.

Although the enemy was the fastest to come from the upper warships, the ships that the enemy assembled upstream were all oared boats that allowed Eli to cross the river quickly.

Although the constant enemy ships came from the upper reaches and risked their lives to pass through the blockade of the crossbow array on the north bank of the Huaidong Army to approach the trestle, they could not anchor for a long time in the turbulence. In the short period of more than a dozen breaths, the enemy ships had no way to destroy the trestle that was hanging high, and they could only shoot dozens of arrows indiscriminately and perfunctory, and they could not even have much impact on the Huaidong soldiers passing on the trestle.

The suspension is erected at a height of 14 zhang from the river, and the trestle bridge is paved, and the first team of soldiers stands on it, and the suspension height of the lowest point is also 12 zhang. This is also in addition to the strength, the rigidity of the wire rope is far superior to the performance of the general hemp rope.

On the left flank of Longclaw Rock, the soldiers quickly set up a camp tent to think that Lin was bound to the command shed of the front base, Lin Tie and Song Fu and Gao Zongting came over, and the military attache of the Military Intelligence Department had already put out the sand table and map, and was methodically marking the development of the situation on the south bank from the map and the sand table.

Zhao Hu had just rushed from Fancheng non-stop, and he hadn't even taken a breath when he entered the camp, Lin Jian asked with a smile: "It's hard to come all the way, right?" He added, "Fancheng is led by Zhou Tong, you can now transfer the forbidden camp infantry army......

Zhao Hu led the forbidden camp infantry army to arrive in Fancheng last night, there was no time to rest, once Chen Yan gained a firm foothold on the south bank, this side will send more soldiers and horses to the south bank through the suspension bridge, and completely entangled more than 80,000 enemy troops on the south bank to annihilate!

"You asked me if I worked hard, and I thought that I could rest for a day in Fancheng before entering the battle," Zhao Hu rubbed his hands and said with a smile, "But for more than half a month, most of them have been on the road, and there are few opportunities to kill the enemy, and the soldiers in the forbidden camp are also full of ......anger."

Zhao Hu, who is the commander of the forbidden camp infantry army, is wearing green armor and wrapped in a crimson robe to keep out the cold.

The three brothers of the Zhao family, who were born in farmers, are the youngest Zhao Mengxiong and the military attache who commanded the army, and the generals who came out of Huaidong were really dazzling, Gao Zongting sighed in his heart, and asked Lin Lian again: "Do you want to shrink Shiqiaoling?" ”

In Shiqiaoling, there are Ao Canghai in the town, Liu Zhenzhi's department, Yu Wencheng's department, Zhang Jiheng's department, and Sun Zhuang's department, which spread out to Dengzhou and Xinye, in addition to containing the enemy forces on the north bank, the greater role is to block the flank of Huanglongtan.

When the soldiers and horses of Huanglongtan crossed the Han River to cut off the Xianggu Post Road between Miaotanling and Shilongling, most of the enemy troops on the north bank were blocked by the soldiers and horses of Shiqiaoling in the periphery of Dengzhou and Xinye.

Lin Jian turned his gaze back to the map, pointed to the slope valley between Miaotanling and Shilongling on the south bank, and said: "The gap here is not big, and our investment of 15,000 soldiers and horses is enough to cut off the passage for the enemy soldiers in Xiangyang to flee west, and contain the enemy in Gucheng; And the enemy army wants to attack Huanglongtan from Zanyang on the north bank, the road is obstructive and dangerous, and it can't be defeated for a while, I think the troops in our hands are enough for the time being, and there is no need to shrink on the side of Shiqiaoling," he added, "But Ao Canghai should also be cautious on the side of Shiqiaoling, in case Chen Zhihu suddenly ......intervenes from Xichuan," and asked Song Fu and Gao Zongting, "When do you think Hu Yuer's naval army will come up?" ”

"It can be delayed for another day," Gao Zongting said, "At this time, the enemy's spirit has not yet been broken, and while it is holding the line south of Guanyinjian by land, it will inevitably divert water from the downstream to destroy the suspension bridge as much as possible." If it drags on for another day, we should be able to thwart its spirit, and our naval warship should be more relaxed when it passes through the evil ghost......"

Lin Lian nodded and said, "Then let Hu Yu'er wait for one more day on the side of Longzui Mountain, and after noon tomorrow, he will try the evil ghost crutch and enter the Xiangfan Waterway......

At this time, Huang Zuyu hurriedly walked in and said anxiously: "Chen Zhijun said that the enemy will have a hard foothold in Guanyinjian when retreating, and he will personally lead the attack with the soldiers and horses of Shanmen Rock and want to retreat to the enemy south of Guanyinjian!" ”

"! Look at him after the war, I don't skin him! Lin Jian scolded, angrily slamming the charcoal pen on the table, "I asked him to go to the south bank to sit in Shanmen Rock and command the war on the south bank." He is a commander, I stayed in Longclaw Rock, he didn't instruct him, he personally pressed all the soldiers and horses to the tip of Guanyin, did Shanmen Rock want me to help him dispatch? If it is not good to attack Guanyinjian, do you want me to go to Shanmen Rock for him to clean up the mess? Could it be that I can delay him from eating a cup of tea? ”

"Xu is Chen Zhijun saw the opportunity to break through Guanyinjian," Song Fu said mediatingly, "The south bank can send Huang Zhijun to replace Chen Yan in the middle of Shanmen Rock to dispatch, and the soldiers and horses on the Huanglongtan side will be taken over by Zhao Commander......"

Lin Jian thought about it, Chen Yan had transferred troops to attack Guanyinjian, and it was not good to order him to be stopped, so he could only send Huang Zuyu to the south bank to replace Chen Yan, and Zhao Hu would replace Huang Zuyu here, and said to Huang Zuyu: "You go to the south bank and immediately take over the post of the division of the first town of the Chongcheng Army, and you must guard against the failure of Chen Yan's assault; You tell Chen Yan again, I will take away his duties of army control today, and let him rush up with his soldiers," he wanted to say something cruel, but shook his head again and said, "Forget it, he doesn't care about this, let him go; Let him cherish his pawns, and not use them too much......"

Gao Zongting, Song Fu, Zhou Pu, Zhao Hu and others in the tent all laughed helplessly.

Chen Yan did not send people to the north shore to ask for instructions, and he took the initiative to attack the enemy of Guanyinjian with the troops of Shanmen Rock, that is, with the idea of cutting the first prelude, he led his troops to kill him, even if he wanted to dismiss his general, he had to wait until after the war; No one can do anything about such a general.

Chen Yan is a tiger general, and his rashness is an insurmountable shortcoming, when he intercepted Zheng Mingjing's troops in the Jiangning War, he was punished for taking the risk of attacking the enemy, but he can't be expected to change his ways.

A general like Chen Yan is a double-edged sword, if used well, he can break the enemy like breaking the leather, and if he doesn't use it well, he will go into danger because of risk, resulting in unnecessary casualties and sacrifices of his generals.

Of course, although there were only 1,500 or 600 soldiers and horses entering the south bank at this time, and the enemy army had 4,500 people, the enemy army was deliberately retreating to the south of Guanyinjian, and the position was unstable.

Therefore, Song Fu did not recommend sending someone to intercept the old stains immediately, but suggested sending Huang Zuyu to the south bank to Shanmen Rock to replace the old stains in the center to dispatch, so as to prevent the unfavorable situation of the Chen Stains leading the troops to attack.

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Tian Chang, Tong Erdan, Wu Ya and Lin Zheng followed Hu Zongguo's advice and retreated the soldiers and horses that had broken into the gap between Guanyinjian and Shihutan. There was no possibility of taking Shanmen Rock in a short period of time, so it was a top priority to retreat to the south of Guanyinjian and form a solid infantry formation, and to protect the Xianggu Post Road behind it from being cut off by the Huaidong Army who crossed the river.

At present, although there are not many Huaidong troops entering Shanmen Rock, the trestle bridge has been paved, and there are groups of Huaidong troops walking the bridge to make up for Shanmen Rock every moment, and it will take three hours for the naval warships that can destroy the trestle or prevent the Huaidong Army from passing through the trestle to come from downstream.

Three hours later, I was afraid that three or five thousand Huaidong troops would enter the south bank, Tian Chang knew that he only had three hours to form a formation south of Guanyinjian and wait for Ye Ji Luorong to transfer more troops and horses to join him and suppress the Huaidong army to break through from Guanyinjian to the south.

Seeing that there were not many Huaidong troops entering Shanmen Rock, Tian Chang left a battalion of soldiers and horses to divide the left and right wings, and he and Wu Ya and Lin led the remaining five battalions of soldiers and horses to spread their feet and retreat south.

Tian Chang's deployment was not improper, they withdrew to the south of Guanyinjian, and joined Ma Tuhai, just five miles away, at most an hour at Guanyinjian can be regrouped into a dense group of foot formations, but I didn't expect them to trot south less than two miles, and the Huaidong army that had entered Shanmen Rock would suddenly fall out of the nest......

Listening to the hissing sound of killing in the cold wind behind him, Tian Chang looked back in horror.

The letter cavalry sent by the soldiers and horses of the palace to report the anomaly had not yet galloped to him, and Tian Chang had already seen the Huaidong army south of Shanmen Rock like an iron stream and like a tiger pounced on the soldiers and horses of the palace who remained on the right flank of Shanmen Rock.

"Formation, lean to the left mountain!" Tian Chang was shocked.

Tian Chang didn't expect that the Huaidong Army would be so bold in commanding on the south bank, and the Huaidong Army that entered Shanmen Rock at this time was only one-third of them, so they chose to kill at this time.

Tian Chang was also caught off guard for a while, and could only order the pawn to retract the low slope on the left flank, if the soldiers and horses behind the palace could not stop the Huaidong army's charge, he could still close the array on his side, the consequences would be extremely fatal, and no matter how many troops there were, it would be useless.

Different from Tian Chang's panic, Wu Ya and Lin shouted excitedly, holding the reins, and shouting: "Turn around, cloth cone formation, kill back with Lao Tzu!" "The Huaidong army is shrinking to the south of Shanmen Rock, and it is difficult for them to overcome it in a short time, but the Huaidong army of Shanmen Rock is pouring out at this time, as long as they ask their palace soldiers and horses to be entangled for a moment, they can lead their troops back and surround this Huaidong army and eat it......

The 2,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Wu Ya and Lin are mainly 1,000 cavalry, and the other is equipped with 1,000 infantry elites, which is also to adapt to the more complex terrain between Miaotanling and Shilongling.

"No," Tian Chang stopped, "the Huaidong army has made it clear that it will fight our soldiers and horses from the north, and the flanks are dense forests and valleys, and even if you have a hundred cavalry, you can't spread it; At this time, if they are pressed up, they will only collide with the soldiers and horses behind the palace, causing unnecessary chaos. ”

"Timid as a mouse," Wu Ya and Lin Cai scolded disdainfully, looked at Tong Erdan, and asked, "Tong Erdan, do you sit and watch the Huaidong Army eat up our royal highness soldiers and horses, and we have three times the number of soldiers, but we want to shrink the formation here?" ”

Tong Erdan looked at Hu Zongguo: "Lord Hu, tell Wu Ya and Lin to lead their subordinates to fight on horseback, outflank the woods from the flank of the rear of the palace, and flank the Huaidong army?" ”

Hu Zongguo looked at Wu Ya and Lin who were full of beards and unruly looks, they would not be restrained by Tian Chang at all, and he was afraid that he would lead the army to kill back alone, and Tong Erdan's suggestion was not improper, as long as the soldiers and horses of the palace could hold on, they would bypass from both wings, and they would indeed be able to give a heavy blow to the Huaidong army that was killed from Shanmen Rock, and maybe they could take advantage of the situation to occupy Shanmen Rock......

Tian Chang trembled with anger, Wu Ya and Lin treated him as nothing, and Tong Erdan only valued Hu Zongguo's opinion.

Hu Zongguo's hesitation, Wu Ya and Lin Ben agreed to them, and shouted to the brave general behind him: "Dismount and draw the sword......" According to his temper, it is best to directly kill the soldiers from the rear of the palace and kill directly in front of the Huaidong army, but he is also afraid that Tian Chang will be in a hurry with him, so he dismounts and stands, and it is also a way to outflank the woods on both wings.

In their early years in Yandong, they were accustomed to fishing and hunting in the dense forests, dismounting and fighting, although the impact would be greatly weakened, but there was no inconvenience.