Chapter 359: Another General
Like a tide that suddenly rises on the flat ground, at first there is only a line of black.
And then it approached rapidly, getting bigger and bigger.
"The Goguryeo people are coming!"
"It's the Goguryeo cavalry, the Goguryeo cavalry of Liaodong City."
Sirens sounded.
West Bank.
The general of the Left Seventh Army, the general of the Left Tunwei, Mai Tiezhu, frowned.
"General, the Goguryeo people are coming!"
"I see it." Mai Tiezhu just said lightly, and the grassroots general who used to be the umbrella next to Chen Shubao, the queen of Southern Chen, looked across the pontoon bridge and landed in the Goguryeo army that came by surprise.
He was watching the number of enemy troops.
As an experienced general, he can quickly judge the number of enemies.
"Rushing in front is a light horseman, about more than 10,000, and there seems to be a large group of foot soldiers behind, estimated to be 20,000 or 30,000 people, or even more than that."
Mai Tiecane quickly made a judgment, and it seems that the Goguryeo people have long been eyeing the West Bank.
When the Sui army crossed the river today, they poured out of the city to attack in a half-crossing.
dispatched at least 50,000 foot riders, this is definitely a fall out of the city, and it is going to fight to the death.
Mai Tiezhu looked back at the back, not far away, the bright yellow umbrella cover was very dazzling, that was where the emperor was.
Mai Tiecane, who is only 38 years old this year, has already reached the rank of General Zuotunwei, and his background is extremely grassroots, and his experience is very legendary.
He was born in Nanchen, and when he was young, he was very brave, and he walked like the wind, ran and galloped horses, and could travel 500 miles a day. When he was young, he had a cheerful personality, liked to drink the most, made friends, and valued faithfulness.
Later, he mixed up with the society and ganged up as thieves, but later he was captured by the Guangzhou Assassin History, so he was punished as a slave of the government, and later he was in charge of the umbrella for the emperor.
If you want to say that the wheat iron rod is also powerful, he has been reduced to a slave to make an umbrella for the emperor, but he is still unwilling to be lonely. He often took advantage of the retreat of Empress Chen, walked more than 100 miles, and went to South Xuzhou at night to climb over the wall to rob and steal.
Then he could rush back the next morning, still holding an umbrella for the emperor.
After doing this more than a dozen times, he was finally recognized and reported to the government, and the official reported to the emperor, but the emperor said that every morning the wheat iron rod was there, and it was impossible to be a thief.
But the official also said that there were many witnesses who pointed to him, so an official said that he could verify it. So on the same day, the emperor offered a reward of 100 gold to recruit people who could send the edict to southern Xuzhou to the assassin history, and the wheat iron rod immediately came out, and went away with the edict, and played back in time the next morning.
I won't admit myself now.
However, although the matter was clear, Empress Chen still pitied his courage and agility, and actually let him go home after only warning him, and now he didn't even have to fight the umbrella slave.
But Empress Chen put the wheat iron rod, but the wheat iron rod was not very grateful to the queen Chen.
Soon after, the Sui army conquered Nanchen, and Mai Tiecane actually swam across the Yangtze River to join the army, just like Laihu'er.
Mai Tiecane This person does have the ability, not only can run but also fight, he went to Yang Su's army and made many military achievements. Once, Yang Su sent Mai Tiecane to the south of the Yangtze River to reconnoitre, he wore a straw handle, floated across the river at night, and then found out the situation of the enemy camp and reported back. Later, he came to the enemy camp again to spy on him, but this time he was caught, and the enemy commander sent thirty soldiers to escort him, but halfway to the end, the sergeants ate, and he shouted that he was hungry, and the people untied their hands and let him eat, and this guy snatched people's knives, and killed thirty escort enemy soldiers with a knife, and then cut off their noses and returned with them to ask for a reward.
Because of the courage in the war, Mai Tiecane was promoted to Yitong Sansheng in Pingchen and later in the Jiangnan Rebellion, but he didn't know a single big character, and later Jiangnan was pacified, so he was discharged from the army and returned to his hometown.
Until the sixteenth year of the emperor's reign, the general Li Che admired his bravery, and summoned him to the capital to appoint him as the general of the chariot cavalry, and still accompanied Yang Su to the north to conquer the Turks.
When Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, Mai Tiecane followed Yang Su to ask for Yang Liang, and he always took the lead in every battle. After serving as a two-term taishou, he actually did a good job, so he was very appreciated by Yang Guang, and finally rose all the way to the general of Zuotunwei.
Yang Guang reused the wheat iron cane naturally because he could not only fight but also calm the people, and although this person had followed Yang Su before, after all, he had no foundation, and he still preferred to use such a cold door.
He is no longer the one who was in his teens and twenties back then, and he had no awe of gratitude at that time, he only wanted to be happy.
"Come with me."
Mai Tie Rods lifted his broadsword and rode across the pontoon.
He knew very well that if he could not seize a position on the east bank, then today's river crossing would only be successful. And the emperor is watching the battle from behind, and today he must cross the river.
Hu Benlang listened loudly to Qian Shixiong and Meng Jincha.
"Call my third son!"
The three sons of Mai Tiezhu were all in the army, and they came after hearing the order.
"Meng Cai, Zhong Cai, Ji Cai, you will change into light yellow clothes in a while, I have been favored by the country for a long time, and today should be the time to sacrifice my life for the country. It will be dangerous to fight for a while, and if I die in battle, you will be rich. In terms of loyalty and filial piety, I hope you will work harder. With that, he let his three sons follow the army.
Qian Shixiong said loudly, "Please command the general on the west bank, and we can charge into battle." ”
McIron Rods laughed.
"The life of the eldest husband is his own, how can he burn the bridge of his nose with moxa, spray his nostrils with guati, cure yellowness, and die in the arms of a woman?"
"Your Majesty is watching us from behind, today, I should be the vanguard and charge for Your Majesty!"
After saying that, the wheat iron rod took the lead in rushing to the east bank.
The Goguryeo people poured in, but there were only three unfinished pontoon bridges on the Liao River.
The wheat iron rod did not care.
Riding a horse to the end of the bridge, the bridge was still unpassed.
The rod abandoned his horse, ran and leaped onto the east bank.
He stood proudly with a sword, facing thousands of armies.
"Come on!"
"Fight hard!"
Qian Shixiong also jumped over and jumped onto the east coast.
Hu Benlang also jumped over Meng Jincha.
Many of the officers and men of the Left 7th Army jumped onto the east bank, but many more were still crowded on the pontoon bridge.
The craftsmen who built the bridge worked desperately to build the bridge, and many soldiers jumped directly into the water to help build the bridge.
Over there, Goguryeo rode like the wind and had already been killed.
Meng Tiezhu raised the big sword, and there was a momentum that was in charge of the gate and could not be opened.
It's just that there are only dozens of people behind him.
More soldiers, but still blocked on the pontoon bridge, on the west bank, 100,000 troops, but because of the pontoon bridge restrictions, they cannot cross for a while.
Yang Guang stood there, looking pale.
"Yu Wenkai, bastard!"
Goguryeo light cavalry rushed to the scene, and the knights fired arrows on their horses.
Meng Tiezhu swung his broadsword, and countless arrows fell, but he still hit several arrows.
"Cross the river, cross the river!"
The rod of wheat did not retreat, and he shouted as he swung his sword.
The last leg of the pontoon bridge was finally built.
A large crowd of soldiers roared and swung their swords and rushed to the east bank.
The iron rod was already full of arrows, and he leaned on the broadsword on the ground, proudly unable to do so.
"General?"
Some people shouted sadly, General Zuo Tunwei died on the east bank of the Liao River!