Chapter 7: The Battle of the Rivers

"Boom! Boom! Boom! "

The drums of war beat one after another, slowly but steadily and powerfully.

The decisive battle has finally arrived.

With the sound of drums, the high-spirited Beifu army came to the plain area on the east bank of the river and set up a battle on the beach.

The total strength of the Beifu army was 80,000, of which 8,000 light cavalry lined up in a long phalanx and spread across the shore. and eight thousand horsemen, divided into four

groups, each group of 2,000 cavalry, wing armies left and right, the main force of 4,000 heavy cavalry in the center.

The infantry army was sandwiched between the cavalry, divided into three formations: front, middle and rear.

In the front were the archers. The bow and arrow are a sharp weapon for the infantry to deal with the Hu cavalry, which can effectively curb the Hu cavalry coming and going;

In the middle were pikemen, each armed with spears several meters long. If the archers in front of them are scattered and the Hu cavalry is killed, the spearmen can use the advantage of their long weapons to confront the opposing cavalry;

In the rear is the shield knife hand that is conducive to hand-to-hand combat, and when the Hu cavalry is stabbed off the horse by the pikemen, the shield knife man immediately steps forward to kill.

Twelve large flags embroidered with the word "Beifu" hunted in the wind, and the end was majestic and murderous

The drums ceased, the sound of horns came from the opposite bank, and Fu Jian's Qin army also began to mobilize, starting from Shouyang and the surrounding camps, and assembling in the vast plains on the west bank of the river.

Fu Jian also poured out of the nest, the total strength of the Beifu army was ten times higher, the momentum was huge, the army was prosperous, the front line was dominated by infantry, and the formation was arranged at a hundred steps away from the water, and the two wings were equipped with light cavalry to help the battle. The shields are lined up, coupled with strong crossbows and arrows, and they resist hooks and long blows, and they do have the huge strength to crush any river-crossing operation of the Beifu soldiers.

Due to the large number of people, in addition to the front defense-based infantry cavalry is arranged in a horizontal and long formation, the rear cavalry is sixteen groups to form a glaive-style formation, each group is about 10,000 horsemen, forming a half-moon shaped contraction dense formation, the round arch towards the opposite bank, the defense line is narrowed, forming an organic defense system, and the explosive power can be exerted when counterattacking.

Under the banner of the commander held high, Xie Xuan personally led the generals to advance to the river, and the cavalry on both sides saw the beloved general in front of the battle, and they couldn't help but boil their blood all over their bodies, and all the troops drew their swords and shouted salute.

For every Beifu soldier, this battle is a righteous battle to protect the family and the country, and the division is famous, with a clear goal and fairness, and everyone is born with indomitable determination and courage.

On the other hand, although the Qin army was far superior, it was a division of fatigue, especially after the outbreak of injuries, the morale fell to the bottom, and there was no confidence and courage to fight at all.

The water sparkled in the light of the rising sun, separating the two opposing sides.

Xie Xuan shouted: Drumming!

The drums thundered, and after the three-way drum sounded, it fell silent.

There was no sound on both sides of the river, only the sound of the river flowing and the neighing of the horses that rose and fell.

A cavalryman galloped out of the Jin army and crossed the river to the Fu Jian array, which was a messenger sent by Xie Xuan.

The envoy conveyed Xie Xuan's words to Fu Jian: You are alone in the depths, but you are pressing on the water to deploy the military formation, this is a long-term strategy, not a way to fight each other. If you really want to fight to the death, why don't you move your troops and retreat a hundred steps, and let us cross the river to fight it out. If you don't dare, then go back to Chang'an as soon as possible to have fun!

The generals of the Qin army thought: We have few enemies, it is better to contain them and make them unable to go ashore, so that nothing can go wrong.

Fu Jian: Just lead the soldiers to retreat a little, let them cross the river halfway, and then we will send the ironclad cavalry to attack and kill, there is no reason to be invincible!

Fu Rong, the general of the expedition to the east, also thought that it was okay, so he waved the battle flag and commanded the soldiers to retreat.

Fu Jian was willing to withdraw from the division because he wanted to take advantage of the fact that his army could not cross the river quickly, and returned to the division to attack him.

But Fu Jian overlooked one point, an army of up to a million people was like a bloated Pang with a head that could not command his limbs

Big monsters, not to mention a hundred steps back, one step back will also involve millions of people, and the chaos can be imagined.

Moreover, the Qin army's dense defensive position is invulnerable in defense, and the attack can be orderly, but if it turns around and goes backwards, it will not only be difficult to coordinate, but will also loosen and destroy the original tight formation system.

Hu trumpets sounded, and the cavalry in the rear of the Qin army began to retreat, due to the large number of people, the farthest troops were half from the front line

miles away. Because the distance was too far, I didn't know what had happened in front of me, and when I received the order to retreat a hundred steps, I was confused and confused.

At this time, Xie Xuan saw that the entire rear of the Qin army began to turn around and retreat, and the momentum spread to the Chinese army, and the original impregnable position had disappeared.

Xie Xuan shouted: Drumming!

The earth-shattering drums immediately sounded and spread to every corner of the battlefield.

"Kill"

The 80,000 sons and daughters of the Han family roared in unison, rushed into the water, and waded like an angry dragon.

For a while, the sound of hooves was deafening, the river was splashing, and the retreating cavalry of the Qin army lost their square inches for a while, and they did not know whether to turn around to meet the enemy or continue to retreat, although Fu Jian shouted loudly to meet the enemy, but the shouts were all covered by the drums of the Jin army.

The retreating Qin soldiers were in a mess, and they didn't know whether to turn around or continue to retreat, you hit me, I blocked you, and the situation was chaotic

Extremely.

Fu Jian has an army of one million, but he can't exert the power that he should have to dominate the outnumbered.

Zhu Xu saw that it was the right time, and also shouted: The Qin army is defeated! led his subordinates and generals, turned around and left

The Qin soldiers on the left and right didn't know what was going on, so they immediately followed, and when they landed in front of them, a big gap was exposed, and they moved their whole bodies.

The whole front is in chaos.

Seeing the chaos in the formation, Fu Rong, the general of the expedition to the east, led more than a dozen personal soldiers to gallop to the front line, galloping back and forth, shouting loudly

Stop the retreat.

Unexpectedly, at this time, a sharp arrow broke through the air, and Fu Rong was shot off the horse.

The front-line soldiers watched the commander fall from his horse and fell headlong, and the Jin army had already killed the front, and Zhu Xu and the others kept shouting, "Qin."

The army was defeated", the Qin army, which had already lost the spirit of war, threw away its bow and blade, scattered and fled, and scattered the cavalry that was about to turn back and fight back.

I saw people stepping on horses, horses stepping on people, horses turning over and people falling, shouting to shake the sky, Xie Xuan's cavalry of the Beifu Army had broken into the Qin army's formation, and the war was no longer a war, but a one-sided massacre.

By the time the Jin infantry crossed the river, the entire northern shore was full of fleeing Great Qin soldiers.

Fu Jian, who turned back to meet the enemy, saw that his eyes were about to split, regardless of the dissuasion left and right, he insisted on fighting for his life, desperately pulling the reins of Fu Jian's horse left and right, and shouted: Our army has been defeated, please retreat...

Fu Jian was about to resist, but a stray arrow shot at him and plunged into his left shoulder, causing him to snort in pain and fall down immediately. A group of generals and soldiers were busy supporting him and fled north.

The Qin army was finally completely defeated.

Due to proper planning in advance, Wang Tuo miraculously escaped unscathed in the battle, and was rescued by the Jin army cleaning the battlefield, and Emperor Xiaowu sent the best doctor in the country to treat him

Li Huan also ignored the disparity in identity at this time, and personally took care of Wang Tuo

But at this time, because he had been poisoned for a long time, the treatment was ineffective, and Wang Tuo was getting weaker day by day

When he was dying, Li Huan hugged Wang Tuo tightly in his arms

Wang Tuo slowly lost his consciousness, and muttered to himself: Sister, I will never live up to you in this life...

Wang Tuo finally died peacefully in Li Huan's arms, with a smile on his face when he died

Li Huan came to the bank of the river and buried Wang Tuo with his own hands in the place where the two fell in love

Li Huan looked at Wang Tuo's tomb and said sadly: Brother, you don't live up to me, how can I bear you?

Li Huan drew a knife and martyred...

When the news came back to health, Emperor Xiaowu mourned when he heard it, and sent Yousi to build a cemetery according to the specifications of the princess by the water, and buried the two together....