Chapter 131: First Encounter
When Lan Jing'an heard the scout's report that there were countless Dayong ships on the opposite side and were assembling towards the east of Xiangyang City, she knew that the other party was going to have a head-to-head confrontation with the cadres in the wilderness east of the city.
She asked the sailor to go to Hanshui to intercept it first. At the same time, the cavalry was ordered to rush to the east of the city to set up defenses. The infantry was divided into two groups, one group was guarded in Xiangyang City, in case the other side attacked from the west of the city. A group rushed to the east of the city to fight.
As for the baggage in the west of the city, it has basically been moved. If you don't finish moving, if you encounter an attack from the other party, you can only give up, after all, it is more important to hold Xiangyang City.
When the cadres heard the other party's attack, they all tensed up their spirits, but fortunately, although they were attacked last night, they basically slept well in the second half of the night. Now the cadres are in full spirit. However, in any case, these soldiers were a little afraid in their hearts, if the other party really came to attack with 80,000 people, the Xiangyang cadre army would have no way to survive.
Lan Jing'an also guessed that the sergeant below would be worried. She asked the scout to give an order, saying that the opponent's warships were not enough, and it was impossible for the whole army of Dayong to attack today, at most 10,000 people, which was almost the same as the number of cadres, and there was nothing to be afraid of. When the soldiers at the bottom heard the news, they also felt much more at ease.
In just two quarters of an hour's effort, the Han River was filled with warships, ships, fighting ships, and boats. The ship carrying the word "Yong" sailed downstream from Moon Bay at high speed, but did not directly wade into the river to attack the opposite shore. The boats with the word "Qian" hanging on it, under the guidance of Da Fang, followed from the other side of the Han River to launch an interception.
I only heard the sound of shouting "prepare" and "shoot" on the fighting ships, and thousands of feathered arrows shot towards the opponent's deck, and the feathered arrows in the air kept coming and going, like flying locusts. The ships were ready for battle, and the sound of heavy ship crashes began to emerge on the Han River.
However, Dayong's primary purpose was not water warfare, so Dayong's ships did not love war, but occupied the sandbar at the mouth of the Baihe River for the first time, quickly connected the fighting ships together, spread wide logs on them, and directly led the Dayong cavalry and infantry on the side of the Baihe estuary to go straight to the plain east of Xiangyang City along the wooden road on the ship.
Lan Jing'an, who was already neatly draped, was standing on the corner tower in the northeast corner of Xiangyang City at this time. I saw that the sound of killing on the Han River outside the north gate shook the sky, and hundreds of warships had been mixed together, and the previous confrontation had now turned into a broadside battle. Dayong's warships were holding on to the sandbar at the mouth of the Baihe River, while the Qianjun sailors were trying to break the plank passage they had erected on the Han River.
At this time, countless Dayong soldiers and horses gathered like a torrent along the sandbar at the mouth of the Baihe River across the Han River to the east of Xiangyang City, and it seemed that there were no less than 10,000 people. Pieces of iron armor glowed with a chilling cold light in the winter sun.
Lan Jing'an took a deep breath, put the silver mask on his face, held the bow and shouted, "Go out of the city to fight!" ”。 turned around and took Feng Shen and the others to the east of the city.
At this time, Zhang Xun cooperated with the infantry captain to be in charge of the city, and Pang Tu was already in command of the formation in the east of the city. As the vanguard, Sun Wei led the cavalry to the front of the team. Just wait for a voice to lead, and then lead the team to attack.
Dayong's team was also quickly assembled, and the team of more than 10,000 people spread out along the dense riverside, looking at the black pressure in the past. As the coach, Wu Daoming was at the center of the team at this time, and when he heard that the other party seemed to be no more than half of them at this time, Wu Daoming nodded with satisfaction and invited Yuwen Moyuan's eighth brother Yuwen Moqi to persuade him to surrender.
Yuwen Moqi went to the battlefield for the first time, and the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, and took the initiative to take on the task of persuading him to surrender by relying on his identity as the prince of Dayong. Dressed in iron armor, he rode to the front of Dayong's team.
shouted loudly: "Everyone on the other side, listen, I am the king of Wuling County, and I came with General Weikou to destroy the rebels on the orders of the emperor. They have been surrounded by a large army, and now there is no way out. However, the emperor and General Weikou have the virtue of a good life, and they know that you are deceived by thieves. If you surrender immediately and hand over the thief Lan Jing'an, everyone will be spared death, and Xiangyang will not suffer from the scourge of sword soldiers. ”
Sun Wei rode forward and scolded: "Phew! The Yuwen family is all shameless! More than ten years ago, it invaded and occupied Qianguo, and for so many years, it has become rich and prosperous like a purgatory on earth. If it weren't for the blessing of the goddesses of the Qianguo country, let the chief priest and the marshal come back to guide the people out of misery, how would we live a life of food and clothing again? ”
"I advise everyone on the other side to think about it, it is to follow an emperor who has no morality and no virtue and brings disaster to the country and the people. Or obey the will of heaven, respect the mandate of heaven, follow the orders of the marshal and the great secretary, and let the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. If you are obsessed, you will not only harm yourself, but also your relatives who are living a hard life in your hometown. ”
Yuwen Moqi heard that he couldn't persuade him to surrender, and even asked Sun Wei to try to rebel against his soldiers, and hurriedly said: "Thieves don't have to quibble. Let's look at our 80,000 army, you can't wait for only a thousand people. If you don't want to die here, it's better to surrender quickly. ”
Sun Wei laughed loudly and loudly exposed his lies: "Eighty thousand? Are you blind when Lao Tzu is blind? Our cadres have never been cowardly like your Dayong, and they will never be cowardly before fighting. Er is just a Yuwen sinner who aids and abuses and only knows how to exploit the people, and everyone will be punished. Hugh is going to waste his tongue here, and he has a battle with my Captain Sun Wei in advance! ”
With that, Sun Wei stepped forward. His figure is not as big as Pang Tu's, but he is good at horse warfare, and he is a pair of tigers and tigers with double hammers.
Yuwen Moqi saw Sun Wei come forward on the horse, but he was a little hesitant, although he knew some kung fu, but after all, he was not from the army, seeing Sun Wei coming on a horse and holding a hammer in both hands, he didn't need to hold the reins, so he naturally knew that his strength was not bad. But if you retreat like this, won't it become a joke for Dayong? After all, there are several brothers with the same surname Yuwen watching it.
Yuwen Moqi gritted his teeth, but still urged him to step forward and raise his gun to meet the battle. Yuwen Moqi took the lead in stabbing a shot, and when Sun Wei saw him coming, he gently dodged with a slight lean. Instead, he turned around and smashed his right hand towards Yuwen Moqi's head with a hammer.
Yuwen Moqi hurriedly dodged sideways, but his left arm was still injured by the heavy hammer, only to hear a click, and suddenly his left arm hurt and became numb. Sun Wei did not stop, and the sledgehammer in his left hand smashed into Yuwen Moqi's heart.
Yuwen Moqi hadn't recovered from the pain in his left arm yet, and saw Sun Wei's sledgehammer coming over again. Now he has no competitive heart, and he just wants to save this little life. He hurriedly reined in his horse and retreated, but in the end, he was still hit by Sun Wei's sledgehammer to the heart, and immediately a mouthful of blood gushed up.
Dayong saw Yuwen Moqi's situation here, and the striker Zhu Yuan hurriedly led people forward to pick up Yuwen Moqi. When Sun Wei saw Zhu Yuan coming, he didn't like to fight, and returned to the cadre army on horseback.
At this time, Wu Dao saw that the situation was completely different from what he expected, and couldn't help but be furious. He rode forward under the protection of his own guards, and shouted loudly to Dayong on the opposite side: "Lan Jing'an, I am General Weikou, on the orders of the emperor, to clear out the rebels." If thou art acquainted, stand up thyself and surrender. ”
"If there is a disaster in Xiangyang that breaks the city, it will be a guide for you. Thou hast called the people everywhere, why are thou hiding like this? Shall the people of a city bear the sin of one of them? If you still appoint yourself as the commander of the country, you should not shrink behind the rebels and let everyone die in vain for you! ”