The people of Jijun also chose the time to launch the attack with care. Lingchangjin is not an extremely wide river in the first place, even if the river swells in summer, a few hours are enough to cross the river. So they set out in the first half of the night, and when dawn was approaching, when the people were most tired and sleepy, they could attack.

Moreover, they had previously strictly controlled the river, and even if the Huainan army had a light boat to snoop, it was difficult to get close to the river, and there was no way to determine the movement of its army. So it is very likely that the Huainan army did not have enough arrangements at their landing site at all to allow them to land easily and then sweep the southern coast of Henan.

When it was discovered that the Huainan army in Lingchangjin had already been in full battle, the forward general of Jijun also hesitated slightly, and ordered to slow down the ship. Crossing the river at night is also dangerous, such as a fast river, strong winds, and the possibility of ambushes.

Therefore, this kind of means often coexists with danger and opportunity. If the march goes well, it may be possible to achieve a surprise attack and defeat the enemy in a very short time. But if something happens to you here, it is very likely that it will be self-defeating, and you will be taken advantage of by the enemy.

For example, the Jijun army participated in the battle this time with small and medium-sized warships, and once the current is too fast, the fleet is likely to be washed downstream and miss the target. Therefore, there are many helmsmen on the ship, and the large and small sails are also hung neatly, and there are even horizontal cables between the ships.

When the speed of the Forward Ship decreased, this anomaly quickly spread throughout the fleet. However, the rear army could not see the specific situation on the shore, and only slowed down because they were about to reach their destination.

The forward generals quickly made up their minds, and how to deploy the enemy was only a hypothetical scenario, and even if it didn't match, it wouldn't affect tonight's surprise plan. Otherwise, if you spin around, not to mention the grass and snakes, the whole team will be exhausted between advance and retreat, even if he is Tian Ni's confidant, Tian Ni will kill him to vent his anger.

The general then ordered to move on, but as he began to adjust the formation of the ships, many of the soldiers moved along the rope to the small ships towed by the ships, and at the same time untied the cables that connected them to each other, and spread the ships out on the river.

When there were still miles to the shore, the forward general's warship sounded a thick drum order, ready to begin the first assault on the riverbank. There were also ships on the rear road, and more than 20 warships, large and small, and more than 2,000 soldiers joined the assault ship formation.

At the same time, the Huainan army on the shore also responded, and suddenly the fire was in full swing, and the wooden frames lined up along the river line were ignited in a short time, and the sudden fire line tore apart this piece of night in an instant, and a fire dragon crossed in front of the Jijun fleet!

The light in front suddenly rose sharply, and at this time, those soldiers in the Jijun army also knew that the Huainan army was in full array, and the previous idea of a sneak attack had been frustrated, so there was a lot of commotion in the team, and even some ships subconsciously retreated. But at the moment, the ships were densely arranged, and the ships were almost end-to-end, and there was no room for retreat.

Especially the forward momentum has been opened, and it is difficult to stop it at this time, less than a mile away, once those small boats carrying dozens of people speed up with all their strength, they are like arrows off the string, and they will soon rush towards the fire path defense line. Although the soldiers couldn't stop the boat, seeing that they were about to lick the tongue of fire, many people subconsciously jumped off the boat to flee for their lives, and then the ship crashed into the wall of fire.

In such a short period of time, it was difficult for the Huainan army to build an impregnable defensive line, so the wall of fire was not heavy, and it was soon knocked open several huge gaps, the wooden frame collapsed, and the fire dragon also rolled down into the river, and the vision was dark again, and thick smoke rose along the line of the river.

"Draw the bow!"

Drums also sounded in the Huainan army's camp, and then the soldiers in the front line each held their bows and crossbows, and threw arrows into the river with all their might. The Huainan Army did not carry much baggage in the front line, especially the arrows in this front-line army formation, but only more than 20,000.

However, now is not the time to be stingy, and in addition to a few spare parts in the rear, more than half of these arrows in the front are to be fired before the enemy ships come to shore.

This is a rather serious task, the battle line of Lingchangjin is not too long, the narrowest point is only Lixu, even if the front-line soldiers draw their bows and shoot, a round of attack is only 2,000 arrows, to fire an average of five arrows per person within the range, it is almost an impossible task.

However, at this time, all the soldiers gritted their teeth, and as soon as the drum order sounded, a rain of arrows poured out. The previous arrow had just been fired, and the string tremor had not yet been eliminated, and it had been pulled back to be fired. In an instant, countless soldiers' knuckles were cut by the bowstring.

After the rain of arrows was spilled, the sound of arrows, falling water, and howls of the enemy could be heard soon outside the thick smoke. There was no shortage of warships that had rushed through the smoke, leaving only empty ships full of arrows, and after crashing into the thin embankment, they swung weakly across the water.

However, some ships were lucky enough to break out of the area covered by the rain of arrows, tearing open the already weak embankment, and the soldiers leaned over and rolled on the ground to defuse the momentum.

At the same time, the Jijun Boat Brigade was also close to the shore, and after the smoke gradually dissipated, arrows broke through the air, which soon suppressed the Huainan army's defensive line. The enemy was not much weaker than the Huainan Army in terms of long-range offensives, and several medium-sized warships lined the riverbank, which soon formed a stable and suppressed offensive line, causing casualties on the Huainan Army's front.

At this time, the Huainan Army also had to retreat a little and withdraw out of the range of the river, and at the same time, nearly a thousand armored soldiers in the rear held swords and shields, pressed the front line, and made a formation adjustment.

In the night, small boats continued to rush onto the embankment, and the number of enemy soldiers who landed soon reached hundreds, and they were grouped along the river bank and set up a formation.

"Kill!"

The Huainan sword and shield armor braved the intertwined rain of arrows, fearless of death, and rushed towards the riverbank. The enemy soldiers who landed probably didn't expect these Huainan soldiers to be so fearless of death, and the rough formation and defense line were soon shaken, and some soldiers didn't even have time to stand firm, so they were cut down and fell back into the water again.

Soon, the line along the riverbank was a blood-colored picture. In the night, warships kept approaching the shore, and the Huainan soldiers built an embankment full of death threats in this area with their flesh and blood. Every minute and every second, there are sharp blades waved, and human lives are harvested!

"Kill! Kill! ”

An ordinary soldier of the Huainan Army, killed to the sex, directly chopped the enemy soldier and stepped into the shallows, the heavy armor pulled his body into the beach silt, the shield has been thrown away, both hands clenched the sharp iron knife, there is an enemy soldier bullying close to the front, his person slashed down, the enemy soldier's arm was connected to half of the shoulder, instantly flew away from the body, howling and sinking in the beach silt in front.

The enemy soldiers on the left also noticed this fierce Huainan soldier, and a sampan crashed into it, but because the bottom of the ship hit a dark stone, the whole ship was directly lifted into the air. More than 20 soldiers on the boat were all thrown out, and a few of them happened to land near this Huainan soldier, and then one of them swung his paddle board and smashed it down, and at the same time, two spears pierced directly into the Huainan soldier trapped in the mud.

With a crisp snap, the Huainan pawn completely submerged in the river, and after two muffled pops, a few bloody bubbles bubbled out from under the turbulent surface of the river, and then entered a brief dead silence.

"Finally dead......"

Seeing this scene, several enemy soldiers on the nearby side finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then pounced on the Huainan soldiers who were still fighting on the other side with hideous faces. As for the two Jijun soldiers who stabbed the enemy, they also drew their spears back with both arms.

It's just that the body of the gun is completely penetrated, and the body of the Huainan sergeant is extremely deep in the mud, and it is much more difficult to pull back than imagined. I finally withdrew half a foot, and suddenly another muddy wave rolled up under the water.

"Thief ......"

A heart-wrenching roar sounded, and the Huainan soldier, who seemed to be dead for a long time, followed the opponent's retreating force and rushed out of the water, and the mud-wrapped war knife flew again, slashing forward abruptly!

"Ho ......"

After a short whine, the water splashed, and the body of an enemy soldier on the left was crooked, and the blade was already deeply embedded in the neck.

"Help!"

The enemy soldier on the other side was stunned, and subconsciously howled, fortunately the enemy was at the end of the crossbow, and after killing one person, the blade was left directly on the body, and the body fell by inertia, and landed right in front of the surviving pawn.

After a moment, the body of the Huainan soldier turned over, facing the sky and slowly sinking, his face was frozen in a hideous face when he was dying, and the distorted face was smeared with a layer of mud or water, or blood, only his eyes were angry, black and white, and bloodshot.

"I, I...... I don't want to die, I don't want to die......"

After a moment of consternation, the surviving enemy shuddered, and then burst into tears, turned his hands and feet, and flew into the river.

This is just a scene on the tragic battlefield, a little farther around, there are fragments of the corpses of the Jijun soldiers scattered messily, there are also Huainan soldiers who have been chopped and pierced into shapeless armor, and some corpses are piled up high, and it is impossible to tell which side they belong to.

In the first round of the assault and crossing, the Jijun army invested nearly 3,000 people, of which nearly 1,000 were responsible for long-distance suppression, and more than 2,000 people were really involved in the beach-grabbing landing, but because the landing site was a little narrow, the Huainan army stubbornly resisted here, so there were still nearly 1,000 people on the river who could not directly participate in the battle because there was not enough space.

At this time, the sky was still dark, the field of vision was not wide, and the Jijun troops who were stagnant on the river were driven forward desperately by their respective commanders, and they only heard the fierce fighting in the front, but they could not see the tragic scenes in the front.

The fierce battle lasted for most of the quarter, and the boats were constantly being pushed forward, and the bamboo rafts were laid out in a messy way to rush to the shore. The war seems to be going well, and if it is not overwhelming, it is at least slowly moving forward. The soldiers waiting for the battle on the rear warship frequently clenched and released their palms, half apprehension and half excitement in their hearts, mixed into a burning that was difficult to press.

"Wang Shi is here, and the offender is dead!"

Suddenly, a violent roar sounded on the shore, as if a signal to wake up the dawn, and a little golden light came out under the clouds during the day, pushing away the layers of night, and the light was about to be sprinkled on the world.

In the gradually spreading field of vision, the weak embankment wall of Lingchangjin has already been hit to the ground, and the microwave rippling river water continues to seep outward. The shallows were covered with a layer of shipwreckage that was not too thick, as well as broken ordnance and muddy corpses.

It was only at this moment that the soldiers of Jijun could clearly see what kind of opponent they were facing: it was a group of men who looked a little embarrassed and ridiculous, their torn armor hanging from their slightly crumbly bodies, their loose beards and unkempt hair, like hideous ghosts, standing in formation on the line of defense that had been chiseled and smashed.

All the details tempted them to attack, attack, this is just a group of weak people, they will be defeated at the first moment, and they will be vulnerable!

However, the scene in front of them was so shocked that the soldiers of Jijun were stunned on the spot: between the layers of corpses, there were mud piles rising on the shallows, those mud piles were not tall, and they could barely be seen as the outline of a person, or slashing fiercely, or gnashing with fangs, although they were silent at the moment, but all of them did not remain in a dynamic and awe-inspiring posture.

Fierce and not afraid of death, waiting for you to fight, the king of the northern expedition, death does not face the south!

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The day before the battle of Lingchangjin, Lu Yongsuo led the Huainan reinforcements to Huting. He had more than 15,000 reinforcements along the way, starting from 5,000 people in Xiangcheng to go north, and when he arrived in Xuchang, he joined 10,000 newly recruited troops, escorting a large number of extremely large logistics baggage in the middle road, and slowly marched north.

After arriving in the territory of Chenliu, Lu Yong learned that the battle situation on the road ahead had changed, and the governor led a lone army to the north to the Yellow River. As a veteran general who has been in battle for a long time, he naturally knows what kind of danger this means, and when he handed over the army and baggage to the deputy general Cao Na, he led three thousand elites to the north day and night.

Although the waterway to the north is faster, but there are many accidents, and the chasm water system does not have a direct path to the sour jujube, and it is necessary to turn to Biankou through the Yellow River to arrive, which is not as short as the land route.

Day and night, Lu Yong arrived at Huting a few days in advance, and even caught up with the 5,000 men and horses from Guandu to the north on the way, so it can be seen that he did not dare to relax all the way.

As one of the five veteran superintendents of the Huainan Army, Lu Yong was also very relieved after he arrived, and Hurun, Xie Ai and others who defended Huting all came out to greet him.

However, Lu Yong was full of stalemate and had no time to greet him, and after meeting, he asked, "Where is the governor living now?" How many troops do you have with you? ”

Hu Run hurriedly introduced the current situation on the south bank of the Yellow River, Lu Yong's face changed greatly after hearing this, and he pointed at Hu Run and said angrily: "Hu Houze, you are not a newcomer to the army, how can you let the governor be in danger?" The people of Jijun can attack at any time, and if the governor falls into the trap, he will die and will not be redeemed! Quickly prepare the boat, I want to go south to sour dates! ”

Hearing Lu Yong's stern reprimand, Hu Run and the others' faces also became extremely ugly, and they subconsciously turned their heads to look at Xie Ai. Xie Ai also stubbornly walked up at this time, and arched his hand: "General Lu, don't be impatient, the people of Huting have their own military orders, and the governor has made arrangements before leaving." Although Huting is slightly equipped with a naval army, one is to defend the land of Heluo, and the other is to cross the north to enter Ji County if Tianni is south......"

"Shut up!"

Hearing Xie Ai's words, Lu Yong was even more furious, pointing at Xie Ai and the others who were trembling with anger: "I see, you are actually sitting back and watching the governor go to danger, and use your body as bait to fight for a good opportunity for you and others!" The governor is the body of a daughter, and all the people in Huainan look up to him, if there is a slight mistake, you will wait...... That's it, Xin Shili, prepare the ship quickly! ”

When Xin Bin heard this, his face was extremely ugly for a while, and his expression was slightly shaken, but Xie Ai gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "No!" The plan to go north was decided by the governor early, and the bureau of sour jujube was also listed. If you don't come up with a plan, it is not a good strategy, but there will be unforeseen disasters! ”

"Hmph, in previous years, we waited for the life and death of the governor to go together, I don't know who is the master of Xie! Since the construction of Huainan, everyone can donate their lives, but the governor must not take risks. If you just sit back and wait and don't save the situation, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

When Lu Yong said this, his face was extremely bad. Whether it is for public or private purposes, he can't sit idly by and watch the governor fall into the trap without help, and even his hands fall on the saber, if the generals still want to resist him, he will immediately turn his face.

However, as soon as his voice fell, Xie Ai had already drawn his knife with his backhand, and said in the same sharp voice: "Where the Huting soldiers are used, the governor has already decided, Ai Yi has received military orders, and he dare not disobey them!" If General Lu wants to force it, please behead Xie Ai first, otherwise he will never dare to bear the heavy responsibility in vain! ”

"I don't dare to kill you!"

When Lu Yong heard this, he was even more furious, and the saber was directly drawn.

"General Lu thinks twice!"

Seeing this scene, Hurun and the others all changed color, and took a step forward and said quickly.

Lu Yong's blade pointed directly at Xie Ai, and after a long time, he hated and said: "I don't care what I want to tell you, if the sour jujube is trapped by the enemy, the governor can't settle down, I will take your life!" ”

After Xie Ai heard this, he smiled freely: "If you can't complete the order of the governor, you don't need to bother the general, Ai will never survive in this world and be laughed at by the sages of Huainan!" ”