Yang Peng said with a smile: "You can't talk about seeing thousands of miles." Actually, I almost believed them. What really makes me suspicious is that Wang Dong relayed Wang Zhuo's strategy, and even asked us to wait a month until the rainy season arrives before acting! As soon as the rainy season arrives, it will be very difficult for our army to force the crossing of the river! Could Wang Zhuo not know this? Therefore, I can't help but suspect that Wang Zhuo's surrender is fake, and the use of this to delay the army is true! ”

Of course, his reasons make sense, so I can't be sure of his intentions on that alone. Since I had doubts in my heart, I naturally recalled the whole thing, and Wang Dong's ability to go back and forth to the river many times without being noticed aroused my suspicions. At this point, although I am already very skeptical of Wang Zhuo's surrender, I can't be completely sure that he is a fake surrender, because both doubts can be reasonably explained, and there are coincidences. Therefore, when Wang Dong left, I ordered Wang Kai to send a hidden killer to monitor the situation on the water upstream and downstream. Sure enough, late that night, there was movement on the river, and the Song Army Naval Division, which was originally arranged in other places, quietly assembled at Chengling Pass overnight! Seeing this, I affirmed my previous judgment, so I decided to plan and attack the west! ”

Xiao Duli nodded and said, "If there is no abnormality on the river that night, it means that Wang Zhuo is really sincere, since there is a secret transfer of the sailor, everything will be clear!" Yang Peng smiled slightly.

Xiao Duli frowned and asked puzzledly: "But I don't know why King Yan has already seen through the enemy's plan, why did he still release the fleet for the enemy to destroy?" Those ships were collected with great difficulty! ”

Yang Peng said: "That's a must. If they don't do this, I'm afraid that Cao Yong will immediately realize that there is a problem and take action, if their naval army rushes to the aid of Fangtai Mountain in time, it is difficult to say whether our army can successfully capture Fangtai Mountain! Xiao Duli understood, and said: "The last general understands, this is to delay the time for Cao Yong to wake up, so as to win enough time for General Shi Liancheng to seize Fangtai Mountain!" ”

Yang Peng smiled slightly, then frowned and said, "But now it seems that this is a bit of a snake and a lot of things to do is counterproductive!" The defenders of Fangtai Mountain were completely defenseless, and Shi Liancheng's 5,000 men and horses completely defeated them in less than an hour, and there was no need for that move to delay time. The time gained at the expense of a large number of ships is of no use, and it makes our follow-up a bit more troublesome! ”

Woowoo...... The sound of a horn representing the alarm suddenly came from the downstream direction.

Yang Peng and the others immediately followed the prestige, only to see countless ships covering the general who was tracing up the river along the general. Yang Peng frowned and said, "Cao Yong's reaction is very fast!" Then he asked Xiao Luli: "There are already 50,000 horses, right?" Xiao Luli immediately nodded and said, "Yes, the Fifth Army Corps commanded by General Shi Liancheng has basically passed, and there are more than 50,000 horses. Yang Peng said: "Order, stop crossing the river, and all boats return to the north bank." Xiao Duli made a promise and immediately ordered the standard-bearer to give the order. The ships scattered on the river retreated to the north bank, and at the same time, the Yan Yun army on the north and south banks rushed to the river, ready to attack the enemy ships with bows and crossbows. Seeing that the enemy army had stopped crossing the river, and the Yanyun army on both sides of the river was ready to attack with bows and crossbows, Cheng Huang ordered the fleet to stop advancing and monitor the enemy troops on the spot, while waiting for the arrival of a large army force.

Duan Zhixian ran in front of Yang Peng and scolded angrily: "Fuck, this river is too wide, otherwise put the cannon on the shore and discipline those frustrated birds if there is no return!" Yang Peng smiled, and then showed a look of thought.

And they returned to the tent. Yang Peng ordered his soldiers to hang out the map. Everyone walked to the map, Yang Peng's eyes fell on the section of the river in Linxiang, pointed his finger, and said: "I sent scouts to reconnoiter along the river before, and found that this section of the river is the narrowest, less than two miles, we can cross the Yangtze River from here!" The eyes of the generals fell on Linxiang one after another, and Xiao Duli said excitedly: "Now the main force of the Song army will inevitably be attracted to Fangtai Mountain, and our army can force the river from here!" Then he frowned, "It's just that there are 20,000 defenders and 30,000 militia troops in Linxiang, and Linxiang City is also near the river, and many cannons are also arranged on the city wall!" It's not easy for us to storm the past! ”

Duan Zhixian said depressedly: "It's a pity that most of our ships were destroyed at Chengling Pass, otherwise, we would definitely be able to capture Linxiang!" ”

Yin Mingde frowned and said: "It will take at least five days to build enough rafts, plus the time for the mobilization of the army and the attack, it is absolutely impossible to build more than half a month!" I just don't know if Shi Liancheng can hold on for more than half a month! ”

Duan Zhixian said angrily: "Nonsense! With the combat power of our Yanyun Army, it would be easy to hold on for more than half a month! There are more than 50,000 soldiers in the Fifth Army, and the Song Army does not have an army of 200,000, so you don't have to think about it, even if an army of 200,000 comes to attack, it may not be Erlang's opponent! ”

Yang Peng said: "Cao Yong alone will need at least five days to mobilize enough troops, I am not worried about whether Shi Liancheng can be defended, I am only worried about their grain and grass!" Only then did the generals think of this question, Xiao Duli frowned and said, "The grain and grass carried by General Shi Liancheng and the grain and grass captured from Fangtai Mountain are only enough to last for ten days!" If Cao Yong and them besiege and do not attack, I am afraid that there is no need to fight, and our army itself will starve to death! The generals couldn't help but be worried, Duan Zhixian hugged his fist at Yang Peng, and said loudly: "Big brother, I will lead a team of soldiers and horses to carry grain and grass to support Shi Liancheng!" ”

Yang Peng shook his head and said, "That's not going to work!" Then he pointed to the river surface of Fangtai Mountain, "Chenghuang's navy is there, and if you attack rashly, not only will you not be able to support Shi Liancheng, but you will suffer huge losses on the contrary!" Duan Zhixian blinked his eyes and said urgently, "Then what should I do?" In this case, wouldn't Shi Liancheng's crossing of the river and capture Fangtai Mountain be a bad move to kill himself! Everyone couldn't help but fall down, and secretly sighed: Only you dare to say that King Yan's strategy is a stinky chess!

Yang Peng said angrily: "Zhixian, do you have to save some face for me, the big brother!" Duan Zhixian glared and raised his eyebrows and said: "Shi Liancheng is going to die, big brother, what kind of face do you have!" ”

Yang Peng glanced at the map and said, "Only if the nail of Shi Liancheng is set here, can my later strategy be carried out!" ”

Everyone was curious, and Duan Zhixian asked excitedly; "Big brother, do you have any ideas?"

Yang Peng said: "Whether it's a clever plan or not, it's hard to say now." Duan Zhixian, uh. Yang Peng said to Xiao Duli: "General Xiao, you lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to stay here, if Shi Liancheng is in a critical situation, you must support Shi Liancheng at all costs!" Xiao Duli's heart sank, and he hugged his fists and promised.

Yang Peng glanced at Duan Zhixian, who was impatient, and then looked away, making Duan Zhixian extremely anxious and almost jumping. Yang Peng's gaze glanced at the generals and said, "The rest of the armies will return to the camp with me first, and then make a decision!" The generals agreed in unison, and Duan Zhixian couldn't help but ask; Big brother, what's your plan? ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Don't worry. ”

Duan Zhixian shouted: "How can you not be in a hurry! Big brother, tell the Sprinkle family quickly, otherwise the Sprinkle family will stay here and not leave! ”

Yang Peng pointed his finger at Duan Zhixian, and said angrily: "Everyone says that you Duan Zhixian is a rough man!" You're a fucking shrew! "The generals couldn't help laughing, but Duan Zhixian had the virtue of playing tricks to the end!"

Yang Peng was helpless and said: "In this way, you and Yin Mingde will lead the Fourth Army to the opposite side of Linxiang first, cut down trees, make rafts, and prepare to force the crossing of the river!" Duan Zhixian was overjoyed, hugged his fists and said: "Order!" Yin Mingde also clenched his fists and said: "Follow the order of the eldest brother!" ”

Duan Zhixian pulled Yin Mingde to transfer troops, and the two came to the front of the Fourth Army arrayed on the river beach. All the soldiers clasped their fists together and bowed: "I've seen the Du Commander, I've seen General Duan!" Duan Zhixian laughed and said to Yin Mingde: "Hurry up and give the order!" "The Fourth Army is under the command of Yin Mingde, so it is up to him to give orders.

Yin Mingde frowned and thought, "I think it's a little strange......"

Duan Zhixian didn't understand, and asked angrily, "What's so strange?" ”

Yin Mingde raised his head and frowned: "It seems that we should attack Chengling Pass and attack the west and force the river, how can we go to attack Linxiang if we are willing to go far and wide?" In this way, wouldn't it be in vain! Duan Zhixian glared and raised his eyebrows and said: "I said that you don't care so much about what you do, what does the eldest brother want us to do, let's just do it!" Yin Mingde felt that what Duan Zhixian said was reasonable, so he couldn't help but nodded, stepped forward, and raised his voice to the soldiers under his command: "The soldiers of the Fourth Army listen to the order, and follow the order of King Yan, and the army will immediately drive to the other side of Linxiang!" All the soldiers and soldiers responded in unison, and the sound shook the sky.

Duan Zhixian and Yin Mingde led the 60,000 troops of the Fourth Army to the east. Duan Zhixian turned his head to look at Yin Mingde and saw Yang Peng talking to Deng Yi. Deng Yi, the commander of Yanyun's first artillery team, is also the commander of the three artillery teams that accompanied the army to the south this time, and the Yanyun army currently has ten artillery teams, each artillery team has a commander, equipped with 150 cannons.

Deng Yi bowed to Yang Peng, and then left in a hurry.

Cao Yong led an army of 100,000 to approach Fangtai Mountain, and seeing that the Yanyun army was in full array, he did not dare to attack rashly, so he ordered the army to camp on the spot on the spot, and sent cronies to spread messages to the surroundings and send troops over for reinforcements. Later in the evening, Cao Yong received a detailed report from Jiangbei that the Yanyun army on the other side of Fangtai Mountain was moving eastward. Cao Yong felt unexpected, he originally thought that since Yan Yunjun had broken through in this direction, he should do his best to attack this, but he didn't expect that Yan Yun's army would actually move away! Cao Yong hurriedly ordered his soldiers to unfold the map, and his eyes slowly moved along the Yangtze River, thinking carefully.

Cao Yong thought of Yang Pengsheng's plan to attack the west one after another, and now the Yanyun army is divided into two ways, and it is really difficult to judge what the intention of the Yanyun army is for a while, whether it is to use Fangtai Mountain to contain its main force and its main army to force the Yangtze River from Linxiang, or the main direction of attack is still on Fangtai Mountain, the movement of Yanyun's army is actually a way to cover people's ears and eyes? Or are Fangtai Mountain and Linxiang directions all feints, but in fact, there are other main directions of attack? If there is another main direction of attack, then where is this main direction of attack?

Cao Yong's gaze couldn't help but fall on Chengling Pass, and when he was moved, he frowned, and muttered: "There are only 10,000 defenders in Chengling Pass now, and the Yanyun army will suddenly attack from now on, I'm afraid it won't be able to resist!" However, although he thought so, he did not dare to conclude, let alone immediately transfer troops to support Chengling Pass, regardless of whether this judgment was correct or not, even if he concluded that this was so, Cao Yong did not dare to immediately mobilize a large army to support Chengling Pass. Because at present, more than 50,000 Yanyun troops have crossed the Yangtze River and are entrenched on Fangtai Mountain, if the main force of the brigade is transferred, the 50,000 Yanyun troops will inevitably get out of trouble, if they rush south to attack Yuezhou and other places, the entire Jinghu South Road will be shaken, and the Yangtze River defense line will be undefendable at that time! When Yanyun's army crosses the river, the situation in Jiangnan will be irreparable!

Cao Yong hesitated, thinking of many possibilities, but he was never able to decide. Cao Yong has been in the army for many years and has experienced countless treacherous battles, but he has never felt so difficult to make a choice as at this moment. Because he had never felt so weak as he did now, in the face of Yang Peng and his Yan Yunjun, Cao Yong only felt as if he was facing an invincible Tianwei, Tianwei was unpredictable, he was panicked and indecided!

Cao Yong paced back and forth in the big tent, his brows furrowed, thinking about Yang Peng's various possible attempts over and over again in his mind, only feeling that every situation was possible, and with Yang Peng's erratic and untraceable style of fighting in the past, it was impossible to judge the direction of his main attack, as if his judgment was correct, the other party might immediately change his intentions, and turn the original direction of the main attack into a feint direction! Cao Yong stopped, turned to look outside the tent, and couldn't help muttering: "Yang Peng, King of Yan, is powerful in the world!" Hey, the name is well deserved, the name is well deserved! ”

Cao Yong felt that no matter how he transferred his troops, he was afraid that he would fall into the opponent's trap, so he decided to use his own advantages to respond to all changes without change, and the infantry army still pressed Fangtai Mountain according to the previous order, waiting for the opportunity to recapture Fangtai Mountain and annihilate the Yanyun army, and transferred the main force of the naval army back to Chengling Pass, and at the same time strengthened the water patrol, once it was found that the Yanyun army was forced to cross from which direction, he would go to support with the naval army. Cao Yong believed that although the Yanyun army was brave and invincible, it would not be able to compete with his own army on the water in the absence of a water army! The lack of a navy can also greatly delay the progress of Yan Yunjun's army, and then he can calmly dispatch!

Cheng Huang, the governor of the navy, received Cao Yong's general order and immediately led the main force of the navy to return to Chengling Pass; At the same time, reinforcements from all over the surrounding areas arrived at the foot of Fangtai Mountain, and the Song army gathered here more than 300,000 troops, of which 1230,000 were temporarily recruited people's troops.

Cao Yong and the generals made some arrangements, and then attacked Fangtai Mountain. The area of Fangtai Mountain is very large, and the side facing the river is also very steep, but the back side is relatively gentle, and the defensive side has little advantage. The Song army attacked from this direction, and the arrows fired by both sides flew staggered in the sky, and the Yan Yun army and the Song army fought as a ball of flesh and blood; At the same time, Cao Yong secretly came to the riverside of Fangtai Mountain with an elite army, and secretly climbed Fangtai Mountain with a hook.

Yan Yunjun was caught off guard and was broken into the camp of the Chinese army by the Song army, and there was chaos in the camp. The Song army rushed bravely to kill, and at the same time set fire, as if entering a no-man's land for a while.

Cao Yong was very excited when he saw the success of his elite surprise attack at the foot of the mountain, and immediately ordered the main force to attack in an all-out way. In the rumbling war drums, the main force of the Song army continued to surge towards the mountains like a tsunami! Yan Yunjun was inevitably panicked because he was attacked from behind, and the frontal defense line was in danger! Seeing that the situation was critical, Shi Liancheng immediately led his own soldiers to take the lead and go to the bloody battle! The Song army desperately shouted and attacked, seeing that the defense line of the Yanyun army was shaking, but it was impossible to break through!

The Yanyun army that stayed in the Chinese army camp quickly reacted, and immediately launched a counterattack, how the soldiers of the Song army were the opponents of Yanyun Tiger Wolf, they were killed in an instant, and the corpses were bloodied and retreated, and finally the three thousand elite troops were wiped out!

Cao Yong saw that the agitation on the mountain had quickly subsided, and he was shocked and anxious in his heart, and couldn't help but feel desperate, strictly ordered all armies to strengthen the offensive, and beheaded a general who retreated from the battle! When the soldiers of the Song army saw this scene, the desperate hearts in their hearts were excited, and they rushed up the mountain frantically! All of a sudden, the Song army's offensive was earth-shattering, as if it could pull up the mountains!

Yan Yunjun's shield defense line was as solid as a rock, resisting the impact of the Song army's wave after wave; Repeating crossbows and strong crossbows continued to fire a rain of arrows, causing ripples in the middle of the wave of the Song army; The spear formation knocked the Song soldiers to the ground in rows. The Song army attacked and rushed many times and suffered heavy losses, but it was never able to break through the defense line of the Yanyun army.

Suddenly, the sound of Yanyun's war drums sounded like thunder, and at the same time, the defense line of the Yanyun army was scattered, Shi Liancheng was wearing heavy armor and holding a long knife, and the thousands of Mo sword troops rushed out like a tiger out of the box, crashing into the middle of the Song army! The sword was shining brightly, the flesh and blood were flying, the Song army couldn't resist the Mo Dao army like a tiger and a bear, and they were terrified in their hearts, and they retreated again and again! The Modao Army impulsively attacked the Song army's position in one fell swoop, and the whole army launched a comprehensive counterattack! I saw tens of thousands of Yan Yunjun troops pouring down like a torrent, and the entire square platform shook! The Song army was terrified and tried their best to resist, only to see that the soldiers at the head were knocked down by the Yan Yun army one after another, and the Song army's heart was shocked, and some of the Song army soldiers turned their heads and ran backwards first, which caused the entire army to collapse! The soldiers of the Song army abandoned their blades and ran wildly, completely losing the momentum of the previous attack, like a flock of sheep being chased by wolves, panicked and panicked!

Cao Yong saw the battle reversal in an instant, and at the same time, he was horrified, and immediately ordered the army left under the mountain to immediately fire arrows and set foot in the formation!

The crossbowmen of the Song army hurriedly released arrows at the Yan Yun army that rushed down, and the dense rain of arrows fell into the middle of the Yan Yun army across the tide of the fleeing Song army, which made the Yan Yun army's charging momentum pause! After several rounds of arrow rain, Yan Yunjun's momentum was cut by more than half, but it also rushed to the front of the Song army's big array! Yan Yunjun, who was killing the enemy, under the leadership of Shi Liancheng, roared and roared like an angry wave and slammed into the Song army's front, and it actually smashed the Song army's front to the ground!

Cao Yong was greatly shocked, and while strictly ordering the army to resist, he immediately ordered the two generals to gather the defeated and fleeing soldiers and horses and civilian troops to attack the Yanyun army from both flanks. The armies of the two sides were mixed together, killing the sun and the moon, the grass and trees were sad, the arrows were roaring, the swords were dancing, and the soldiers on both sides were splashed with blood on the battlefield!

A fierce battle lasted until before evening, and the Yan Yun army failed to defeat the Song army, and the Song army failed to defeat the Yan Yun army. Yan Yunjun first broke away from the battle and retreated to the mountain. Song Jun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Yan Yunjun retreating. As far as the eye can see, there are corpses all over the battlefield, and in the sound of night owls, people suddenly feel as if they are in hell!

Cao Yong and the others returned to the big tent. All the generals looked tired, and one of the generals couldn't help but murmur: "The Yanyun army is really worthy of being a tiger and a wolf, and the 300,000 people of our army can only barely fight a draw with their 50,000 horses!" ”

Cao Yong turned around, sat down in the handsome seat, and frowned tightly. reacted and raised his voice: "Don't be afraid, everyone, we will definitely be able to defeat them!" ”

When the generals heard this before, they would always feel a boost in morale, but when they heard this now, they sighed one after another. Everyone has really felt the power of the Yan Yun army, but they only feel that it is so laborious to deal with these 50,000 horses, if the Yan Yun army crosses the river, this battle will not be able to fight at all! If the Yanyun army wants to destroy its own army, it is not like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves! Cao Yong saw that the morale of the generals was low, and he didn't know what to say, because even he couldn't help but feel a sense of depression in his heart.

Cao Yong was suddenly startled and said secretly: "It's not good! How can I be discouraged, and if I am also discouraged, how can I encourage everyone to fight! ’

At this time, a herald hurriedly rushed in, knelt down and said: "Marshal Qiyu, the Yanyun army has launched a strong attack on Linxiang, and the Governor of Chenghuang has already led the naval army to support!" Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and a general frowned and said: "Now it's up to the navy, if the navy can't resist it, I'm afraid that Linxiang will fall!" Another general frowned and said, "If Linxiang falls, then the problem will be serious!" The entire Yangtze River defense line is bound to collapse! "All the generals looked at Cao Yong in unison, Cao Yong frowned, and said secretly: "I originally wanted to send troops to support Linxiang, but after today's battle, it seems that the 300,000 or so troops here can only barely suppress the 50,000 Yanyun army, and they can't send troops to support other places at all!" Fortunately, our army still has the advantage of the water army, and they should be able to resist the attack of the Yan Yun army! ’

At the same time, far away on the Linxiang River, Yanyun's army was forcibly crossing the Yangtze River, and the warships carrying the assault troops were charging in front of the enemy under artillery fire, and some troops were quickly building pontoon bridges behind. Thousands of troops and horses forcibly crossed the Yangtze River, and the scene was spectacular! In Linxiang City, troops were hurriedly dispatched, and the artillery fire on the city was bombarding non-stop!

Soon after, the Yanyun assault force landed on the opposite bank. A Song army general led an army of nearly 10,000 to rush out of the city and counterattack the Yanyun army. The two sides fought on the beach, roaring and screaming, and blood staining the shallows red!

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.