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Chapter 678: Xiao Ai River Attack and Defense (I)

The Xiaoai River is less than 30 meters wide, and the deepest part is only more than 10 meters, the water is extremely clear, and in some shallow places you can even see pebbles at the bottom of the water, and occasionally fish swim by shaking their heads and tails, until they disappear into a dark green in the very deep place. The water and grass on both sides of the www.biquge.info were abundant, but after the army was stationed here, everything that obstructed the view, or that was conducive to the enemy's concealment, was cut clean, revealing a piece of green stubble grass roots close to the ground, and countless people came and went, and they had already been trampled into mud.

Zhou Zuxun stood more than ten meters offshore, looking at the clear Xiaoai River, not knowing that one day, this river would be stained red with blood. Zhou Zuxun is a strong general, and the southern army has fought for many years, and has also fought against the elite of the Xiao family, and there is not much fear of the Dingzhou army that is brave in the world, he firmly believes that he can hold the Xiaoai River, even if the Xiaoai River defense area is not completely completed, because he and his subordinates are all Qinzhou soldiers, on the other side, that is their hometown, and now, they have become a group of people who have no home. He and his soldiers aspire to one day return to their homeland and reclaim the land that rightfully belongs to them.

Zhou Tong was promoted to general and took charge of Xingzhou, and there were originally more than 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, which were basically formed with the original Qinzhou army as the skeleton, but with the mountain wind of nearly 100,000 troops gathered in Qinzhou, eyeing the tiger, the atmosphere in Xingzhou became tense. In the past six months, Luoyang has been sending troops to Xingzhou, and the soldiers and horses under the command of General Zhou of Xingzhou have approached 200,000. However, the composition is extremely complex, with Zhou Tong's own lineage, the soldiers and horses of the Luoyang Jingshi battalion, and the local armies of Suzhou, Huaizhou, and Guangzhou.

As Zhou Tong's cronies, Zhou Zuxun was obsessed with the number of nearly 200,000 troops, needless to say about the soldiers and horses of the Luoyang Jingshi battalion. If you just look at their equipment, Zhou Zuxun is very blushing, compared to them, the Qinzhou army is not much stronger than Huazi. But their real role in the battle, Zhou Zuxun is very suspicious, when the cavalry of Ouyang Jianqiang of the Royal Forest Army fought against Yizhou, it was indeed brave and abnormal in the early days, and fought a lot of victories, but in the last battle, it encountered the Dingzhou cavalry, and it immediately collapsed, and even the main general Ouyang Jianqiang died in a battle. The Imperial Forest Army is an even more elite unit than the Beijing Division's battalion! They may be powerful when they fight against the wind, but what about the war against the wind, the war of attrition, the need to compete with perseverance, and when they need to compete with blood, are these old soldiers who were raised in Beijing okay?

The Qinzhou soldiers are different, they have fought all these years, it seems that they have always fought against the wind, fought with the Southern Army, fought with the Xiao family, and finally fought with Yizhou and Dingzhou, too many headwind battles, too many bitter and bloody battles, and they were also honed.

And the armies of Suzhou, Huaiju, Gwangju? Zhou Zuxun smiled bitterly, is that called the army? Military discipline is extremely lax, where they are stationed, the people are complaining, every day there are squires complaining, either they robbed a certain woman, or they stole something from a certain family, and they are a group of bandits, an army with poor military discipline, can you expect their combat effectiveness to be strong?

Even General Zhou didn't dare to put them on the front line of Qinling, some of these guys didn't even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder, if they were allowed to guard the front line of Qinling, it was estimated that the Dingzhou army would be defeated in a battle.

Fortunately, the army of the Luoyang Jingshi battalion is arrogant, but after all, the combat power is not bad, and the orders of General Zhou can still be forbidden, and as the military aid of the Qinzhou army, it can still give them some strong support.

Zhou Zuxun thought silently, and suddenly heard the pro-soldiers around him scream, and couldn't help but be startled, came back to his senses, listened to the shouts of the pro-soldiers, and when he looked at it, the cold hairs on his body stood upside down, and he burst out in a cold sweat.

"General!" The soldiers around him were all veterans of old battles, and when they saw this, they understood something in their hearts, and their eyes were full of horror when they looked at Zhou Zuxun.

Zhou Zuxun looked at the Xiaoai River with a straight face, but he didn't expect that the Dingzhou Army would go upstream to repair the dam and cut off the water, intercept the flow into a lake, and prepare to attack the Xiaoai River defense line. The Xiaoai River defense line is not far from the river, and if the upstream water reaches a certain stage, it will deal a devastating blow to the defense line.

"Send someone upstream to investigate immediately, where is the Dingzhou army damming?" Zhou Zuxun said in a low voice.

"Yes, General!"

"Go, go back, gather a meeting of all the officers above the wing." Zhou Zu chose his feet and left.

The water of the Xiaoai River was faint for two days, and from the third day, the water began to slowly become clear again, which was the dam of the Dingzhou Army in the upper reaches had been closed, and the sword had been hung overhead. This is easily evident from the daily drop in the water level of the Xiaoai River. The generals on the Xiaoai River defense line, down to the small soldiers, now understand what the Dingzhou army wants to do, and everyone is anxiously looking forward to the main general taking attention, what should I do?

What to do? Zhou Zuxun hesitated, and now it has been found out that the Dingzhou army has built a dam to intercept the flow of the upstream aconitum dozens of miles away from the Xiaoai River, and it can build a dam on the broken river in such a short time, even if the Xiaoai River is not deep or wide, it is enough to surprise Zhou Zuxun.

Now there are only two ways in front of him, one, fight out. Cross the river to attack your opponent or go to Aconitum to annihilate the defenders there, dig the dam to relieve the danger, and second, retreat. With the current wood-clad fortifications of the Xiaoai River, it will definitely not be able to withstand the rush of the flood, especially since it is July, and the rainy season is coming.

But isn't it right in the other party's hands when he fights, Zhou Zuxuan doesn't believe that Guan Xinglong on the other side will be defenseless, maybe now he is digging a trap and waiting for him to jump! But if you retreat without fighting, not only will General Zhou be difficult to explain, but I am afraid that Luoyang will hold the general and himself accountable. Retreating without a fight is not only a matter of losing the first-line area of the Xiaoai River, but also tearing a big hole in the Qinling defense line.

Looking down at the map of the defense line area, Zhou Zuxun's eyes widened, as if he wanted to find a way out of the paper.

"General, you have to get an idea, you don't say a word, everyone below is uneasy, the big guy said, even if you die in battle, you will always drag a few pads, but if the water comes, it will be cheap for nothing." Adjutant General Zhou Bin said worriedly. The most feared thing for generals who lead troops to fight is low morale. Once a soldier falls, the army is filled with an atmosphere of defeat, and it is difficult to improve again.

Zhou Zuxun raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot, "The fight is going to be fought in the end, that is, if we don't want to fight, will the other party easily let us go?" Zhou Bin, you ask Yao Chang to take his cavalry battalion to Wutou, probe the truth, and tell him to be careful, once the opponent is on guard, there is no need to fight hard, and come back immediately. ”

"Yes, general, no matter whether you win or lose, you always have to fight, as long as you see blood, it will be easy to cheer up the soldiers again!" Zhou Bin nodded.

"Zhou Bin, come and see!" Zhou Zuxun lit a small red dot on the drawing.

"Raven Ridge?" Zhou Bin said in surprise.

"If we can't beat the opponent, and the opponent is also on guard, then Xiao Aihe will definitely not be able to defend it. The rainy season is coming soon, and as long as the opponent holds the aconite, it is very easy to accumulate a very high water level to attack us, and if we are not gone, we can only feed the fish and shrimp! Zhou Zu said.

"The general wants to retreat to Yaque Ridge to hold on?"

Zhou Zuxun nodded, "Yes, but it's not me who goes, but you go, you take half of the men and horses to Yaque Ridge to build a second line of defense, where there is a military village itself, and build a defense line based on this." ”

Zhou Bin was taken aback, "General, you are the commander of the first army, you take people there, and I will hold on here for a while to buy time for you." ”

Zhou Zuxun shook his head, "As you said, I am the commander of the first army, if I go first, the already unstable military spirit will be even more panicked, only I stand here, in order to stabilize the morale to the greatest extent, the faster you repair the defense line in Yaque Ridge, the better, the sooner I can withdraw, and I can also ensure that more soldiers withdraw." After we withdrew to Yaqueling, although the entire Qinling defense line was recessed, it was still guaranteed to be a whole, and the losses were minimized to the greatest extent. ”

Zhou Bin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "General! ”

Zhou Zuxun raised his hand to stop the other party and said, "I will report this battle plan to the general, I expect the general will also agree, and when Yao Chang comes back tomorrow, if it is a failure, you will leave immediately." ”

"So fast?" Zhou Bin said in surprise: "If the opponent finds out that we have withdrawn half of the men, we will definitely attack immediately, general, there is a famous horizontal knife battalion on the opposite side, no, it is already a horizontal knife division!" ”

"So what?" Zhou Zuxun sneered, "Even if he is a bronze tooth and an iron tooth, this time I will break him down." It's better to leave late than early. Go down and prepare. ”

"Yes, General!"

Not out of Zhou Zuxun's accident, Yao Chang's cavalry returned in Wutou, Li Feng's Yizhou battalion and Li Guo's infantry battalion cavalry combined, Yao Chang ran away after losing hundreds of cavalry, this is still the result of his caution in Zhou Zuxun's thousands of instructions, when he saw Yao Chang defeated and returned, Zhou Bin led 5,000 troops and left Xiaoai River.

"Report!" A spy flew back from outside the camp, rushed to the outside of Guan Xinglong's big tent, turned over and dismounted, and opened the tent to enter.

"General Yuguan! There is an anomaly in the enemy army in the Xiao Ai River, and our brothers who sneaked to the opposite bank found that they had a large number of troops retreating! ”

"Oh?" Guan Xinglong sat up straight all of a sudden, "How many people have withdrawn?" To where? ”

"General Hui, it is estimated that there are about 5,000 people, it is to retreat backwards, where to go, our brothers are not very familiar with the terrain, and they have not yet figured it out, but they have followed!"

"General Guan, they are going to run, it seems that the dam upstream is scaring them." Wang Peng said excitedly.

"Who is the one who led the troops to retreat, is it Zhou Zuxun?" Guan Xinglong ignored Wang Peng and continued to ask.

The spy shook his head, "It's not the enemy general Zhou Zuxun, but the deputy general Zhou Bin." ”

Guan Xinglong nodded, "Yes, it seems that this Zhou Zuxun is a difficult opponent, Wang Peng, prepare to attack!" Come on, I will transfer Li Feng's Yizhou battalion back and participate in the attack together, I will give Zhou Zuxun a thunderous blow, even if he can't fight down, he will be terrified! ”

"Yes!" Wang Peng stood up excitedly.

Knock knock! Knock knock! The fierce war drums sounded, and the huge sound caused by the beating of hundreds of cowhide drums at the same time resounded through the clouds, and in the sound of horns, the phalanx of the Dingzhou army appeared in front of the Qinzhou army one by one with neat steps, swords and guns entered the forest, and the formation was rigorous. When they marched to a distance of more than 100 zhang from the Xiaoai River, in the sharp whistle, they stepped on the spot, and thousands of pairs of big feet stepped on the ground at the same time, making the ground tremble.

Ho ho ho ho! Ho ho ho ho! A burst of low shouts sounded, with the war drums after a rush of ***, the battlefield suddenly fell silent, thousands of people suddenly silent at the same time The scene made people panic, after a moment of silence, a Dingzhou officer jumped out on a war horse, and the flag of the Dingzhou Hengdao Battalion in his hand fluttered in the wind.

"Dingzhou Army, Wansheng!" Holding the battle flag of the hunting in the wind, he shouted loudly.

"Dingzhou Army, Wansheng!" Wherever the battle flag passed, the cheers were like thunder.

The deafening roar made the Qinzhou army on the Xiaoai River defense line on the other side look at each other, and their faces were pale, and the Dingzhou army appeared with prestige, and they hissed.

Zhou Zuxun saw that the soldiers in the defense line were showing a little timidity, and couldn't help but be furious, jumped up to the battlement of the wall, pulled out his knife, and roared: "Who are you?" ”

Everyone is in the same place, and they don't know what Zhou Zuxun means.

"Who are you? Where do you come from? ”

A staff general understood what Zhou Zuxun meant, and said loudly: "We are the Qinzhou army, and we are from Qinzhou!" ”

"Who are you and where are you from?" Zhou Zuxun asked again loudly.

"We are the Qinzhou Army, we are from Qinzhou!" This time, there was a roar of rage from the defensive line.

"Where's your hometown?"

"At the feet of the enemy!"

"Do you want to take it back?"

"Yes!"

"With what?"

"With our knives, with our guns, there is our blood and life!"

"Well said, brothers, our home is on the other side of the river, and our fathers and relatives are on the other side of the river, but we are on this side of the river, and if we want to fight back, we will start today, starting with you killing the first Dingzhou soldier. Is there a kind? ”

"Kill, kill, kill!" The roar of the Qin Zhou soldiers was not inferior to that of the other side at this moment.

Hearing the roar on the other side, Guan Xinglong smiled, "Good opponent, this is interesting!" Wang Peng, let's get started! ”

Wang Peng took a command flag from Guan Xinglong's hand, turned around and strode forward.

With a buzz, a stone projectile jumped over the Xiaoai River, jumped over the city wall and landed on the Xiaoai River defense line.

"General be careful!" Yao Chang rushed up and pulled Zhou Zuxun down from the wall, "The other party is testing the firing range, and it will be a long-range attack soon!" ”

"What are you afraid of, it's too early to kill Lao Tzu!" Zhou Zuxun laughed, held a knife in one hand, and said loudly: "Brothers, the Dingzhou boys are also powerful weapons, let's dodge first, and when they come up to fight, let them taste the knife in our hands!" ”

The soldiers laughed and each sought to avoid the opponent's long-range attack, with the rise of the Dingzhou army, the tactics of the Dingzhou army have also become the focus of the research of the generals on the mainland, the attack of the Dingzhou army is actually very simple, that is, first with a powerful, overwhelming long-range attack to cover the attack, relying on their trebuchets to shoot farther than others, the eight bull crossbow is not only far, but also shoots a lot, bullying the opponent far away.

When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, he relies on the knife fast, Kai Jiajian, the equipment of a Dingzhou soldier, placed on the side of the Qinzhou soldier, is enough to equip several soldiers, but for this, others only have envy, want to equip, sorry, no money!

Sure enough, after a few stone bullets with a test range landed, there was silence for a moment, and the buzzing sound on the opposite bank was loud, and then black dots bounced up from the opponent's formation, and the black dots became bigger and bigger, and when they reached the sky above the Xiaoai River defense line, they were as big as watermelons, and they smashed down with a screaming sound.

The rumbling sound was endless, the entire defense line was trembling, and the Qinzhou soldiers held their shields above their heads and squatted down against the root of the wall, some of them found some dead corners, and more of them were crowded in the battle tent. These battle sheds are all roofed with giant trees, and then covered with a layer of thick soil on top to offset the impact of stone bullets, which is also a move that the generals of various armies on the mainland came up with when they studied how to deal with the trebuchet strikes of the Dingzhou soldiers, not to mention that this trick really works. Hiding in such a tent, the power of the stone projectiles is greatly reduced, unless you are too unlucky to connect several of them in the same place.

But today there is a war shed suffered such a fate, it is estimated that the character of the people in this is too poor, their war shed was hit by more than a dozen stone bullets in a row, boom, the giant tree was broken, the war shed collapsed during the war, and dozens of soldiers inside were buried underneath, either dead or wounded.

Under the long-range cover, behind the Dingzhou army formation, rows of soldiers of the baggage battalion carried thick crossbars on their shoulders, carrying iron hammers and iron grippers, like enclaves. One person sharpened the wood *** into the river water, and the other immediately lifted the iron hammer and hammered the wooden stakes into the riverbed with a hum, and the people behind followed closely and connected the two wooden stakes with wooden planks, and in a few moments, more than a dozen bridges across the river began to be built. And the speed is amazing, the soldiers keep changing people and hammering, and in less than a pillar of incense, it extends to the middle of the river! Zhou Zuxun saw the bridge extending straight from the river from the battlement, and couldn't help but spit fiercely, he was the Dingzhou heavy soldier! It's fast to build a bridge.

"Trebuchet, wreck these bridges for me!" He yelled. Even if these trebuchets are exposed now, they will not allow the opponent to cross the river so easily.

Xiao Ai River began to fight back for the first time, dozens of stone bullets bounced from various places, but the target was one of the stone bridges, boom, the bridge was shattered, the soldiers on it screamed and fell into the river, and some were directly hit by stone bullets, and the blood was smashed into minced meat, and Xiao Ai River was covered with a layer of red.

"Wonderful!" Zhou Zuxun laughed.

"Targeted killing!" An angry roar rang out in the Dingzhou army.

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Oops, I've finally written a chapter, and I'll send it quickly, a big chapter of 5,000 words! Sent this chapter.,Tell me about tomorrow.,Tomorrow's time is still uncertain.,Anyway, I'll send it after I'm done.,As for whether it's a chapter or two chapters.,I'm not sure.,It all depends on the time.,It's the end of the year.,The unit is busy.,Busy at home.,Although I don't know what to be busy with.,But it's really busy.,Everyone can understand it! Long live understanding!

Now I go to take a shower, and then I have to write a year-end summary, and if I don't pay it, the leader will deduct my bonus, for an amateur writer, the end of the year is really a tragic thing! Today, I estimate that I can't sleep until after one o'clock.,I'm the most headache to write a summary.,Eight strands of text to write new ideas.,It's difficult!

It's hard to hide your tiredness, and you apologize and bow down!