Chapter 196: Chaotic War
The pontoon bridges are all built temporarily, and the quality is worrying, Yang Su has rich experience, and knows that these pontoon bridges, more than 10,000 people, are almost broken.
Erecting pontoon bridges is very time-consuming, especially on the Yellow River, which is even more dangerous.
Because the Yellow River is turbulent, if a person falls, no one will save it, it is all up to you, if you can't swim, then wait for death.
Fortunately, in addition to the temporary pontoon bridge, there has always been a large pontoon bridge at the ferry here, which I dare not say is permanent, at least it can last for a long time.
Moreover, there are hundreds of small ferries at the ferry, which have long been docked on the shore, waiting to transport troops to Pujin Pass on the other side.
The army arrived one after another, gathered on the shore and stretched for more than ten miles.
At present, it is not possible to cross the river, and it is necessary to understand the situation on the other side.
One by one, the postmen who delivered the military information came from the other side to bring back the latest news.
At the end of the morning, Yang Ming received a military report that Hedong County had suffered three sieges last night, and Pei Wen'an's vanguard had already attacked the county seat.
"The time is completely in time, the pharmacist is still capable, leaving us with plenty of time," Yang Su unfolded a map and pointed to the Pujin Pass above: "Hedong County is lost, this place is a lonely city, it won't take long to resist, we have to cross the river now." ”
Yang Ming frowned and said: "The army crossing the river is quite time-consuming, and after crossing the river, it will face the rebels directly, and once it is clashed, it will be unfavorable to our army." ”
The other side is only thirty miles away from Pujin Pass, and Hedong County has been lost, so the enemy spies must have already investigated the situation on Yang Ming's side.
Pei Wenan is not a fool, he will definitely allocate a part of his troops and horses to bypass Pujin Pass and block the army from crossing the river, so that he can eat Li Jing.
Yang Su nodded and said: "Therefore, His Royal Highness needs to immediately give an order and order Li Jing to abandon the pass, he should still have more than 10,000 people in his hands now, and he must make every effort to stop the rebels from approaching the ferry and buy us time to cross the river." ”
Didn't this send Li Jing to death? Yang Ming was reluctant in his heart.
But after thinking about it, war is like this, and the overall situation should not be affected because of the safety of one person, especially if the generals disagree, it is even more taboo.
Li Jing is Yang Su's protégé, and Yang Su made such a deployment with the overall situation in mind.
So Yang Ming just nodded decisively and said:
"Immediately give the order, and the whole army crosses the river."
A hint of brilliance flashed in Yang Su's eyes, and he hurriedly ordered all the generals in his headquarters to immediately arrange the crossing of the river.
For a time, on all the pontoon bridges, the sergeants came out in succession and crossed the river slowly.
Yes, you can't go fast when you walk on a pontoon, as soon as the speed is fast, the steps will be heavy, which will cause great pressure on the pontoon.
All the boats also began to send troops to the other side, with small boats carrying twenty men and large boats carrying fifty people, and the river crossing was very slow.
The Yellow River is the fastest river in China, and the ferry is crossed sideways, and the boat will capsize if you are not careful, which is a great test of the boatman's boatman's skills.
The cavalry baggage will be put last, because the temporary pontoon bridge will not last long, and it will be as much as it can pass.
As long as Pujin Pass can be kept, Feng Yijun will continue to build pontoon bridges to ensure supplies in the rear.
For two whole hours, there were only more than 20,000 people on the opposite bank, but fortunately, Yang Su was properly deployed, and the vanguard troops were all men and horses from Shi Wansui's headquarters, and once they crossed the river, they would march in the direction of Pujin Pass to relieve Li Jing's pressure.
Yang Ming stood on a high ground on the shore, wearing heavy armor, looking in the direction of the Yellow River.
One pontoon bridge was so stressed that it had broken its waist, and the hundreds of sergeants walking on the pontoon bridge had all fallen into the water.
The battlefield is so brutal, many times the attrition is not during the engagement.
Breaking a pontoon bridge will not affect the speed of crossing the river, because there is a team of warlords, and the soldiers only need to understand one thing, that is, obedience.
Those who are disobedient will be cut on the spot.
On the other side of the river, there are also countless family rolls coming in a hurry, most of these people are the family rolls of Hedong County officials, and there may be red whisked girls in them, so they have to temporarily dispatch boats to take them back to the other side.
Until nightfall, the army was still crossing the river, and seven pontoon bridges were broken, which was already a good result.
Countless people, under the supervision of the government, urgently repaired the pontoon bridge, and countless people died.
At this time, Yang Ming needs to cross the river, he is the generalissimo, and he can't leave last, because he has to go over early and command the army.
After Shi Wansui crossed the river, he ran into a vanguard army under Pei Wen'an, the number of which could not be estimated in a short time.
Although he didn't have time to set up a formation on his side, Shi Wansui still decisively dispersed the army, with three regiments as an army, that is, 900 to 1,000 people, and directly fought with the rebels.
The situation is very chaotic.
And Shi Wansui led his own troops, a total of 3,000 people, and took advantage of the chaos to go straight to Pujin Pass along the road.
He knew that the reinforcements in the rear were crossing the river in a steady stream, and he could not be dragged down by the rebels behind him, and he must support Li Jing as soon as possible, otherwise Pujin Pass would be lost, and they would not be able to retreat if they wanted to.
Don't look at the fact that he only brought 3,000 people, these 3,000 people are all his cronies, and they are pulling the banner of the Taiping Gong, and many small groups of rebels dare not step forward when they see Shi Wansui's banner.
Of the seventy-two generals of Wumiao, only four people from Dasui were selected, Yang Su, Han Baohu, He Ruobi, and Shi Wanzai.
Shi Wansui has been fighting all his life, and his prestige in the Great Sui Army is extremely high, and many of Yang Liang's rebels are Shi Wansui's old subordinates, and many soldiers have followed Shi Wansui to fight the Turks.
Therefore, as soon as they saw the banner of the Taiping Gong, their hearts were empty.
Shi Wansui's vanguard army of 20,000 people crossed the river first, followed by Yang Ming's Chinese army of 30,000 people, some under the banner of King Qin, and some under the banner of Yue Gong.
After Guo Yan and the eldest grandson Chengdian were broken.
As soon as the river is crossed, it is a big war, and in the hinterland of the mountains, there is no position on both sides, so it can only be blindly fighting.
Yang Ming took his personal guards and Yang Su's headquarters, a total of 20,000 people, and went straight to Pujin Pass, while the rest of the people scattered to block the rebels from approaching the ferry.
The ferry to Pujin Pass, thirty miles, running and marching, can be particularly tired, can only run and walk, but also need to deal with the small group of rebels that suddenly appeared around.
Almost all the rebels were killing in the direction of the Yue Gong banner, and Yang Ming had no pressure on his side.
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Pei Wen'an, who knows the soldiers, has a good background, has read military books, and his hometown is in Hedong, so he is still familiar with the surrounding environment.
A scout came to report, saying that it was behind Pujin Pass, and found the Taiping Gongshi Long live, Yue Gong Yang Su, and the banner of the King of Qin.
The first two are easy to understand, what the hell is King Qin?
Isn't he dead? Dead ghosts can also lead troops?
"Probe again, find out who is in command of the Qin Wangbu."
Pei Wen'an's 80,000-strong army has been divided into 40,000 people, and the 40,000 people are divided into five routes, bypassing Pujin Pass and approaching the direction of the ferry, so as to delay the other side's reinforcements crossing the river.
He himself personally led the remaining 30,000 main forces to engage in an all-out battle with Li Jing's army in several areas outside the Pujin Pass.
The 10,000 horses that were missing, it was a bit embarrassing to say it, and they attacked Hedong County, and they were lost there.
He didn't expect that the guard in Hedong County was so powerful that he could cause him such a big casualty, and after inquiring, he found out that it was the nephew of Han Baohu, which was no wonder.
Pei Wen'an knew in his heart that whether he could take Pujin Pass or not was a big matter, so he had no reservations on his side, except for leaving the guards to follow, all the others were pulled to the front line.
The 40,000 reinforcements brought by Qiao Zhongkui from Daixian County are about to arrive, and his side must first ensure that the battle line does not collapse, and as soon as the reinforcements arrive, they can use the advantages of the situation in the mountainous areas of this area to annihilate the incoming army.
His plan was actually right, if it weren't for the unexpectedly difficult bite of the defenders of Pujin Pass, he could have surrounded Pujin Pass on the one hand, and sent a large army to approach the ferry and set up an ambush on the other hand, so as to destroy the enemy troops who hurriedly crossed the river.
It is a pity that last night the battle in Hedong County was extremely tragic, not only suffering heavy losses but also delaying military planes, so that reinforcements from the other side had already landed.
Therefore, the most important thing now is to concentrate superior forces and quickly take Pujin Pass.
The armies of the two sides have already come into contact and can only fight hard.
Although Pei Wen'an has already sent someone to pass it on, saying that it is Yang Xuangan, not Yang Su, who is under the banner of Yue Gong, so as to calm the morale of the army.
He can't admit that Yang Su is here, after all, they are pulling the flag and rebelling, the goal is to kill Yang Su, if they are killed here, then how can they go to Guanzhong?
Moreover, Yang Su had a high prestige in the army, and he was afraid that the soldiers would be timid.
As for the dead ghost King Qin, this reason is not easy to make up, so Pei Wen'an and the doorman combined, and simply said that it was a general named Qin Yu, anyway, at night, if there is a little less, no one can see clearly.
There can be no royal flag on the opposite side, because they are also king flags, Han Wang flags.
The slogan of king to king, killing Yang Suqingjun's side, is untenable.
Fortunately, the soldiers are used to get the lake, as long as the generals below know it, ordinary sergeants can only use their lives.
Li Jing's side, heavy casualties, most of the dead and wounded, coupled with the chaos of the battlefield, many were scattered, and many of them left, at the moment, he only had 3,000 people in his hands, and he fought and retreated, retreating to Pujin Pass in the rear.
He knew that three thousand people, only one thousand at most, would be able to successfully return to Guancheng.
This time, he received Yang Ming's warrant, only a thousand people were left to guard the pass, and the rest were brought out by him, relying on the situation of the mountains and rivers around Pujin Pass to fight guerrillas, because the troops were at an absolute disadvantage, and the head-to-head confrontation would be eaten in one bite, so he could only disperse and disrupt the other party in small groups to delay Pei Wen'an's main westward advance.
There were corpses everywhere, and Li Jing ordered all the torches to be thrown away and retreat in the dark, so as not to make the target obvious.
For a while, the rain of arrows in the sky came in the sky, but fortunately, as long as the distance was far enough, the lethality of the bow and arrow was still very limited.
The most terrifying thing is the enemy's small group of light cavalry, the cavalry harvests the battlefield with great effect, and can tear the defense line very well, so that Li Jing's side is quickly reduced, and in a short time, there are only 800 people left, fortunately, the city is in sight, as long as you run a few hundred meters, you can smoothly return to Pujin Pass.
It was at this time that a group of infantry troops came out of the distant path, well-equipped, and although the number was small, they could quickly set up a position, like a wedge inserted between Li Jing and the rebels.
One look at the flag, Shi Wansui is also.
Shi Wansui is a long time old, still wearing armor all over his body, with a left shield and a right sword, riding a horse and standing in the middle of the military formation to give orders.
This person is a natural general, and he was born for the battlefield.
3,000 people were in the middle, directly blocking the nearly 10,000 people who were chasing and killing Li Jing on the opposite side.
There is no way, Shi Wansui's side is full of armor, very resistant to beating, and he is a battle-hardened elite general, and the rebels on the opposite side are forced to perform due to the terrain, and what is really against Shi Wansui is the one or two thousand people in the vanguard army.
The situation suddenly reversed, and it became a chaos in which Shi Wansui had the advantage and killed the rebels.