When the Xishan army arrived at the bank of the Liuzi River, it was already late at night, the gurgling river flowed from west to east, winding like a snake, the widest part was dozens of zhang wide, and the narrowest place, but ten zhang wide, this river was not regular, it was a natural river, the river was not deep.

Wei Tianqing rushed to the river, looking at the gurgling river, in fact, he had walked through this river many times, on the surface of the river, there were actually many simple pontoon bridges, people came and went on weekdays, they all walked from the pontoon bridges.

However, this time, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses crossed the river, and if they lined up along the pontoon bridge, I am afraid that they may not be able to pass all of them by tomorrow night, but fortunately, the river is not deep, even the cavalry can cross the river on horseback, and the infantry can also cross the river.

The water is babbling and flowing, so the water in the river is also very clear.

"Give the order to go down, cross the river first, and after crossing the river, rest in place for an hour." Wei Tianqing instructed: "Replenish drinking water on the spot, and all the departments will cross the river on their own, and after crossing the river, they will assemble again." ”

The generals immediately gave the order.

Although the river was not deep, it was not possible for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to cross the river, but it was not possible to complete it in a short time, and the soldiers listened to the order, and immediately dispersed on the bank, rolling up their trouser legs and trouser legs.

"The cavalry crossed the river first." Seeing that the soldiers were already preparing to cross the river, Wei Tianqing ordered: "After the cavalry crosses the river, immediately be on alert, and the infantry will cross the river again." ”

Wei Tianqing had also read a few military books on weekdays, and knew that during the march, he still had to be cautious sometimes, and he was completely habitual in issuing orders.

The Xishan army is only a thousand cavalry, listen to the military order, then take the lead to cross the river, the cavalry and the war horse have always been the same weal and woe, when crossing the river, the cavalry in front, leading the war horse to cross the river.

Wei Tianqing got off the horse, he was dressed in armor, he looked very powerful, looked up at the sky, the stars were dotted, and he looked back at the soldiers and horses who were preparing to cross the river, but his expression was quite solemn.

Most of the soldiers and horses in this army are soldiers recruited by Xishan locals, and most of them are in the prime of life, and many soldiers should have worked hard in the fields for the sake of their families, but in troubled times, these Xishan athletes can only serve in the army.

Wei Tianqing knew that to relieve the siege of Tongzhou, this battle was already unavoidable, although he and Chu Huan became brothers, but today, each is his master, and he can only meet each other on the battlefield.

He didn't know how many of these soldiers around him would die on the battlefield after this battle.

He did not cross the river immediately, but commanded on the bank to avoid too much confusion in the team, but tens of thousands of people had to cross the river, so it was naturally impossible to maintain the formation, and chaos was inevitable.

Most of the cavalry of the Xishan Army had crossed the Liuzi River at this moment.

The flowing water of the Liuzi River seems to have been condensed by the army that crossed the river, and the originally clear river water has long been muddy.

However, Wei Tianqing naturally did not worry, crossing the Liuzi River, the river flowed, and it would soon be clear.

After the cavalry crossed the river, they immediately sent dozens of scouts to disperse and reconnoiter according to Wei Tianqing's orders.

After the infantry waited for the cavalry to cross the river, an order was given, and the hula clubs all walked into the river, and the sound of weapons and armor rubbing was incessantly heard for a while, although the weather was a little hot during the day, but at night, the temperature dropped, and the river was a little cold.

More than 10,000 people, to cross the Liuzi River, it is naturally difficult to cross the river without a good time, Wei Tianqing raised his hand to personally command, try to make the team orderly, dry mouth, next to the guard will come over, handed a water bag, said: "Lord Commander, drink saliva, it will be difficult for the brothers to pass for a while, you take a rest first." ”

Wei Tianqing took the water bag, raised his head and poured a sip, although he was the general of the unified army, his temperament was heroic and open-minded, wiped the water stains from his mouth with the palm of his hand, and sat down on a stone by the river.

"Lord Commander, when we arrive in Tongzhou City, how should we meet the enemy?" The guard sat down on the side and whispered.

Wei Tianqing said: "The Governor must have also sent reinforcements, as long as Tongzhou City can be held, the Northwest Army will be attacked on three sides, our army can be attacked on three sides As long as Tongzhou City is not broken, it is not us who is in a hurry, but the Northwest Army, after our army arrives, there is no need to rush to attack, as long as the formation is stabilized and the Northwest Army is in the south, the Northwest Army will not dare to act rashly." ”

The guard general nodded and said, "What the lord said is extremely true. Even if the Northwest Army has a lot of troops this time, but the total number of soldiers and horses in the northwest is only tens of thousands, and the northwest is three roads, and the territory is vast, Chu Huan will definitely not dare to mobilize all the soldiers and horses in the northwest, and their men and horses may not be above us. ”

Wei Tianqing said lightly: "There is not enough money and food in the northwest, Chu Huan is not a stupid person, he knows that he can't raise too many soldiers, if there are too many soldiers and horses, and there is a lot of military salary, money and food, there will inevitably be a mutiny, and he will not dig his own grave." What you said is not wrong, although Chu Huan controls the northwest, but Zhu Shuyue and Xiao Huanzhang have not long been peaceful, the northwest is not peaceful, and it is not monolithic, Chu Huan will naturally leave a large number of soldiers and horses to guard the northwest, in my guess, if he can send 20,000 troops this time, he will have reached the extreme, and he will not be able to take out too many soldiers and horses at all. ”

"20,000 soldiers and horses, but it's not a small number." The guard general said softly: "And the Northwest Army is good at fighting!" ”

Wei Tianqing said solemnly: "I naturally understand this. This time, we don't need to have a decisive battle with the Northwest Army, rushing to a decisive battle is beneficial to the Northwest Army, and it is not good for us, and the Governor will definitely know this, as long as we are in a stalemate with the Northwest Army, the more soldiers and horses the Northwest Army will come out, the more unable it will be able to support it! ”

The guard general bowed slightly, and said: "My lord means that if we reinforce Tongzhou, as long as we put pressure on the Northwest Army, they will retreat without a fight?" ”

"It's also to give Tongzhou City morale." Wei Tianqing sighed: "A lonely city, if there are no reinforcements, Tongzhou City will be broken, as long as we can arrive in time, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city will be greatly boosted, and they will definitely stick to the end." Our troops, even if they do not exceed the Northwest Army, should be equal to their strength, and it is impossible for anyone to eat the other in one bite! ”

The guard hesitated for a moment, his lips moved slightly, and he stopped talking.

Wei Tianqing naturally saw it clearly and asked, "What do you want to say?" ”

"My lord, Chu Huan also worked as an errand in our Yunshan at the beginning, and the adults were even more kind to him!" The guard general sighed lightly: "I can't think of today, but I want it!" ”

Wei Tianqing raised his hand to stop, and said lightly: "Don't talk about kindness and righteousness, only talk about military strategy." At this point, it is useless to say more! ”

General Wei nodded, but at this time, he saw Wei Tianqing's eyebrows tightened, and General Wei saw this, and hurriedly asked, "My lord, what's wrong?" ”

"Listen?" Wei Tianqing closed his eyes and listened attentively, Wei Jiang was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand what was going on, but he saw Wei Tianqing suddenly stand up and look to the west.

"Your Excellency!"

"That's not right!" In the night, Wei Tianqing clenched his fists, "The voice is not right, what a strange voice!" ”

At this time, the whole army was rapidly crossing the river, and nearly half of the soldiers and horses had already passed Guò.

At this moment, I heard an exclamation from the west: "It's not good, it's not good!" ”

Wei Tianqing's face changed suddenly, he ran to the side of the war horse, flew on the horse, shook the reins of the horse, and rushed to the west, but the bank was full of soldiers and horses waiting to cross the river, although the war horse was a divine horse, it was difficult to move forward.

"The water is in full swing!" A sound of panic came from the west, and soon spread rapidly, and many soldiers crossing the river did not know what was going on, and when they heard the shouts, they looked to the west.

On the Liuzi River, there are dense Xishan soldiers everywhere, and at this time, they already have sensitive ears to hear an extremely strange sound from the west, rumbling like a galloping horse.

"Ashore, ashore!" Wei Tianqing's face had changed greatly, he pulled out his saber, and shouted loudly: "Come ashore quickly, someone will break the embankment!" ”

On the surface of the river dozens of zhang wide, the sound of wading water is incessant, although Wei Tianqing's voice is loud, it is only heard by the soldiers nearby, and most of the soldiers are not even aware of the sound coming from the west, and they are still wading across the river.

But the sound of thunder soon became clear, and the soldiers on both sides of the river bank were already aware of it, and their eyes were all looking to the west.

In the west of the Liuzi River, which was originally calm, the rolling flood was like a galloping horse, surging forward, and in the exclamation of the soldiers who waded across the river in the westernmost way, the rolling flood waves came over in an instant, and in an instant, a large number of soldiers were involved.

"The upstream levee has burst!" Finally, someone on the shore exclaimed, "Come ashore!" ”

The soldiers in the river were almost dumbfounded, and no one expected that the murmuring river, which was originally calm and calm, would roll out such a turbulent and surging wave in a moment.

The flood is ruthless, slanting in, under the power of nature, all living beings appear extremely small, the rolling torrent will open its mouth and swallow frantically in a moment, it is not a neat formation, and it is scattered in an instant, the soldiers who have just gone down the river hurriedly turned back, but behind them are the companions who are preparing to cross the river, and they are crowded into a ball for a while, and the soldiers who are about to arrive on the opposite bank hear the sound of the flood rushing like a rainbow, and their souls are scattered, desperately squeezing forward, for a while you push me and squeeze, messing up, many people are squeezed into the water, Life was trampled to death.

Wei Tianqing naturally knew that the sloping torrent was of course because the upstream embankment burst, but at this time, he couldn't think about why the upstream embankment would break, and roared desperately, ordering the soldiers to quickly go ashore.

The rumbling torrent, the neighing, the screams, the screams, and even the neighing of the horses frightened by the arrival of the flood were all connected, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

The flood quickly rushed over, and a large number of soldiers were swept down in the waves, and the soldiers were all armed with spears and knives.

"Woooooo

In the night, between the chaotic screams, there was a sudden low sound of horns, the sound of the horns was like the choking sound of the hell ghosts, Wei Tianqing held the knife, his heart was surprised, and he turned around, but he had already noticed that the sound of the horn seemed to come from the other side, and it seemed to come from behind.

In an instant, Wei Tianqing's heart sank to the bottom.

Even if the embankment bursts upstream, it will never be so coincidental, and it suddenly strikes when the Xishan army crosses the river, which is obviously a good calculation.

"Ambushed!" Wei Tianqing already understood in his heart. R1058