On May 16 of the tenth year of the Marquis of Wei, Xiangping Daying.

In the past two months, Liu Xuanba has actually been depressed.

After the army under the command of Zheng Chang entered Ludi, they fought with the Qi army back and forth, but the Xiangping battalion, which was originally responsible for fighting against the Qi State, became a foil.

In such a situation, it is strange that Liu Xuanba can be in a good mood, but this does not mean that Liu Xuanba has been idle.

The order given to him by Wei Wuji was to maintain strong pressure on the Qi army north of the Great River without a full-scale battle, so that they could not support Tian Yuwen's troops who were facing Zheng Chang.

Therefore, in the past two months, although the Xiangping battalion under the jurisdiction of Liu Xuanba has not been directly engaged in battle, its actions have been continuous, causing great panic to the Shi army on the opposite side.

But just five days ago, Liu Xuanba received another order, and Wei Wuji asked him to wait for an opportunity to send troops and cross the river in one fell swoop.

When there was no battle, he wanted to fight, but when the war order really came, it also made Liu Xuanba worried.

For Liu Xuanba, sending troops must be foolproof, and at least seventy percent sure that he can cross the river.

It was not only the Qi army that stopped in front of the Xiangping camp, but also the incomparably wide river.

After five days of careful planning, on May 16, Liu Xuanba officially issued the battle order.

So, after a few months of calm, the Xiangping battalion of 80,000 troops really took action.

Among them, as the main force, is the 60,000 troops of the Xiangping battalion, who will cross the river by boat one after another.

During these months, although the Wei army did its best to collect ships, the gains were still not enough to send the Wei army across the river at one time.

Moreover, in order to divert the strength of the Qi army, Liu Xuanba set up several landing locations.

As Zheng Chang thought, Liu Xuanba would not do his best the first time, and the battle of crossing the river was also a new thing for him, so he had to try to come.

Since it was tentative, it meant that its first attack was also tentative, and at the same time, it was also deceptive, so that the Qi army did not know that it was the real attack of the Wei army.

Most of the Qi troops in Yuan County were controlled by the Qi family, and because Yuan County was the main fief of the Qi family, they worked very hard to deal with Liu Xuanba's attack.

This also brought a lot of casualties to the attacking Wei soldiers, and also made Liu Xuanba realize the relative tenacity of the Qi army, and no longer had the mind to underestimate the opponent.

Six days passed in a blink of an eye, and when Ludi Zhengchang was still trying to break through Zhou Can's defense, Liu Xuanba finally made up his mind to attack after six days of temptation.

In Linjiang City, where the Xiangping battalion is now stationed, after reading out his orders and asking his generals to prepare, Liu Xuanba looked at the generals who were far away thoughtfully.

"Zheng Chang intends to compete for the position of the pillar country, but the general is the minister of the king's confidant, and the position of the pillar country should also be awarded to the general!" Liu Xuanba said secretly in his heart.

In Liu Xuanba's view, he and Wang Xiu are the most qualified to compete for the position of Zhuguo, if Zheng Chang is allowed to make a great contribution to Hu, then he will have no shame to face the monarch.

Therefore, Zheng Chang must not be allowed to succeed, and the best way to stop the other party is to cross the river one step ahead!

Liu Xuanba also has fierce generals under him, and he is also his competitor, which is Zeng Shou, who was vigorously promoted by Xu Anhong.

But Liu Xuanba is not worried about his competitor at all, not just because he is very confident.

Compared to him, Zeng Shou had one of the most important things...... He wasn't from Wei Wuji's Qi Hidden Mansion!

With this alone, even if Zeng Shou worked hard, it was impossible to replace Liu Xuanba's position.

Therefore, today's main knife task was arranged by Liu Xuanba to Zeng Shou.

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On the front line, after Zeng Shou watched his entire team get on board, he also stepped on the deck under the protection of his personal guards.

At this time, only at this point where Zeng Shou launched the attack, more than 100 ships were loaded with Wei soldiers, ready to kill on the south bank at any time.

These boats are large and small, and the big ships are slow and carry people who are not very good at water.

The boats were clippers, carrying the selected good watermen, who were responsible for seizing the beach and holding their positions, buying time for the follow-up troops to go ashore.

It can be said that all aspects of this operation have been arranged in order to successfully cross the river in one go.

The military flag was blown by the wind, and looking at the undulating river in the distance, Zeng Shou's heart was also agitated.

Everything is for military merit, and the purpose of obtaining military merit is to obtain a title and a fief, and of course the more things that can be passed down to the family, the better.

To be honest, although Zeng Shou worked hard to climb up, he didn't have the heart to covet Liu Xuanba's position, at least not at this time.

"Beat the drums, the whole army attack!" Zeng Shou put away his thoughts and ordered loudly.

As soon as the commander gave the order, the war drums were beaten, and the drummers of the other warships also beat with it, and the drums on the north bank of the river were loud for a while.

The sound of the drum is a military order, and with the sound of the drum, the ships leaning on the shore also set sail.

It was only half an hour after the Wei army dispatched that the generals of the Qi army received a report from the scouts and learned the specific attack position of the Second Guard.

This was already their fastest reaction time, and it was too long along the river for them to send scouts everywhere.

On the other side of the river, although there are also spies from the Qi Kingdom, it is even more impossible to cross the river to transmit messages in a short time.

The Qi army made a big move, but they did not concentrate their superior forces in one place, because they did not know that the Wei army was really moving this time, let alone who was the main attack in these attacks.

When the advance of the Qi army arrived at the landing place of the Zeng Shou Department, the men and horses carried by the Wei army's clipper ship had already gone ashore and lined up, waiting for the Qi army that had arrived.

It's just that the Wei army has only 1,000 people ashore now, and it is a temporary patchwork, so its combat effectiveness is relatively limited.

On the Qi army's side, the superiority of troops is enough to determine the success or failure of the war, and the next battle will be extremely difficult for the Wei army.

The Qi army was soon arrayed, and they were also anxious to drive the more than 1,000 Wei troops who had landed on the opposite side into the river before the Wei army landed.

"Attack, drive the Wei people back!" A military officer roared angrily.

His family had a fief in Yuan County, and repelling the Wei army to defend Yuan County became what this military official and the family behind him had to do desperately.

The soldiers were ordered to rush to the Wei positions with a certain heart to defend their homeland.

The Wei army's side was also not lagging behind, they were actually more like a death squad, and they also shouted and rushed towards the Qi army array.

Soon, the two armies were intertwined, and even though there was a wave in the river, the continuous shouts and screams were still clear.

Although these voices could not be heard by the generals of Qi State far behind, they could feel the tragedy on the battlefield.

That was fighting against the Wei people, this tiger and wolf-like army, the situation of the children of the Qi State must be difficult.

"All the departments of the Wei army are attacking, everyone...... This time, maybe the Wei people are really going to cross the river! General Qi Jun said in a heavy tone.

After all, it was a defensive battle, and the Wei army still had to cross the river, so the generals of the Qi army were still relatively confident in holding the river.

Therefore, another general said: "The Wei army is crossing the river to attack, and all the units of our army have arrived at the designated place to set up defenses, and it is not a problem to prevent them!" ”

Although no one answered, several Qi generals present almost thought so in their hearts, thinking that it was not a big problem to prevent the Wei army.

But these generals don't know that sometimes the enemy is not only from the front, but also from behind.