I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 198 Fierce battle against Mengjin

In the early morning of the next day, Cao Jun began to board the boat and prepare to cross the river. A hundred large ships can transport nearly 1 people at a time, and it only takes less than five round trips to transport all the [-] troops across.

In order to avoid being attacked by the enemy halfway across the crossing, Cao Ren ordered his general Cao Zhen to lead [-] cavalry to guard the crossing to prevent Pei Yuanshao's cavalry from rushing over.

On the other hand, for the first batch of 1 people, Cao Ren also arranged for elite soldiers and strong generals. At the same time, he personally attacked and planned to capture and defend the Mengjin Ferry, so as to create conditions for the subsequent large troops to land. big.

However, there is actually a big difference between land battles and water battles, and it's not as simple as Cao Ren thought.

According to the careful inspection of Cao Ren's faction, Mengjin's garrison was less than 5000 people, and its strength was limited, and it was ten times the enemy's strength.Before the enemy's large forces arrived, Cao Ren was determined to give it a go.

In fact, the main reason why Mengjin did not have many garrison troops was because Li Shimin, a member of Sili, had very limited troops. He had to defend Hulao Pass and Luoyang, and also garrisoned various counties and counties.

Coupled with Zhao Yun's arrangement to seize the ships in advance, Li Shimin also felt that Cao Ren's army should not be able to attack in a short time, which gave Cao Ren the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Fortunately, just in case, Li Shimin sent Wei Xu to lead [-] elites to support them, but they were still on the way and did not arrive.

Hundreds of large ships, with thousands of sails sailing side by side, lined up densely near the Jili Ferry, which is very spectacular.The vanguard of Cao Ren's army began to board the ship quickly.

The soldiers boarded the ship nervously and orderly. Most of Cao Jun's soldiers were from the north, so they didn't know how to swim. A large part of the soldiers were on a boat for the first time, and they were a little seasick and trembling.

This huge movement naturally made the Bingzhou Army on both sides of the Yellow River very vigilant. Li Yun, the school lieutenant who defended Mengjin, had already received a letter from Li Shimin's Flying Pigeon earlier, asking him to pay attention to the enemy's changes on the other side and prepare for defense. , Report abnormal situations in time.

Mengjin is a ferry, and it was not as easy to defend as a city with a city wall.

Therefore, Li Yun didn't dare to be negligent at all. He had the foresight to build a simple water village around Mengjin Ferry, which strengthened the key points of the joints.

Put out the defensive weapons such as the strong crossbow, and at the same time prepare the crossbowmen under his command. This time, he will teach the enemy a profound lesson.

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Pei Yuanshao, who had been staring at Cao Ren's army, naturally noticed the enemy's movement, and immediately led his [-] cavalry to launch a surprise attack. Even if he could not prevent the enemy from crossing the river, he would bite down A piece of the enemy's flesh comes down.

Pei Yuanshao has reported his determination to die, and is determined to deal a heavy blow to the enemy.

Seeing that Cao Ren's army was boarding a boat to cross the river, he immediately raised his long sword and shouted: "Soldiers, it's time to kill yourself and become a benevolent man. Come with me and kill!"

Dang even killed the past at the head of the horse, and the five thousand cavalry roared behind him.The horses are galloping, aggressive.Cao Zhen, who had been monitoring Pei Yuanshao's army, saw the enemy's attack, and was not to be outdone, and immediately launched a countercharge, vowing to stop this group of enemies.

Cao Ren was not surprised to see that this group of lingering enemies finally launched a surprise attack, but in order to prevent the enemy from jumping over the wall in a hurry and killing him desperately, which would affect his crossing, he decisively ordered five thousand soldiers to stand in front of the ferry.

In his mind, it would be foolproof.

Pei Yuanshao's group of cavalry is the most elite Shence Army, with excellent equipment and strong combat power, they are definitely the elite of the elite.

But the [-] cavalry led by Cao Zhen are not mediocre, they are the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry under Cao Cao's command, and they are also a cavalry built by Cao Cao with a lot of money, and their combat power is also very powerful.

Outside the auspicious ferry, two brave iron cavalry, like giant beasts in the wild, fought desperately. It was just a charge, and both sides were scarred. Thousands of soldiers fell on the battlefield. The ownerless horse wailed, and some were still conscious The wounded soldiers kept wailing on the battlefield, shrill and tragic.

Both Cao Zhen and Pei Yuanshao also had serious expressions on their faces. They already felt that their enemies were not weak, but also very strong. The remaining soldiers of the two armies did not flinch at all.

Immediately, the generals of the two armies charged again, and the two had no way out. The current situation is either you die or I die.

"Dong dong dong..." The hooves of the charging horses shook the heavens and the earth, and the two armies collided fiercely again. Their swords faced each other, and their long knives slashed at each other. "They were all scarred and suffered heavy casualties.

After several rounds of confrontation, the Shence Army led by Pei Yuanshao and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Cao Zhen also lost a lot, almost half of them. In a short period of time, almost no one can shake the other, and it seems that it will be a draw in the end.

Looking at the first wave of enemies who had already crossed the Yellow River, Pei Yuanshao was very anxious.I have been unable to break through the enemy's line of defense for a long time, but the enemy has already rushed to the other side by boat.

He knew that if he couldn't break through, all the enemies would have crossed the river.Looking at the fewer and fewer generals, Pei Yuanshao did not hesitate. At this moment, it was just a battle to the death. Even if he couldn't disturb the enemy's crossing of the river, he had to fight this difficult cavalry.

Immediately, the momentum rose to a higher level again, and he roared: "Soldiers, show your courage and fight the enemy to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The remaining more than 2000 soldiers were still in high spirits, and once again followed their generals to launch a desperate charge again.

Cao Zhen was also deeply impressed by this spirit of seeing death as home, not only for his opponent but also for his admiration.But I also have a heavy responsibility, and I can't be distracted. I must deal with this group of enemies carefully.

Seeing that the enemy had charged up, he didn't hesitate anymore, and immediately rode his horse to charge up, fighting to the death.

After a few rounds of charges, both sides suffered heavy losses, and it was almost a one-for-one exchange. Pei Yuanshao could not break through the enemy's encirclement, and it was impossible for Cao Zhen to destroy this group of enemies in a short time.

Cao Jun's soldiers were also shocked by the enemy's fearless aura. Cao Zhen also wanted to retreat at this time. The five thousand tiger and leopard riders under his command are all Cao Cao's treasures. If they are all damaged here Then I can't explain to Cao Cao.

Seeing that there were [-] soldiers waiting behind him, Cao Zhen prepared to retreat behind the infantry, using the solid defensive formation of the infantry to consume the enemy's vital strength, and launch a counterattack when the enemy was exhausted. In this way, the loss was much smaller.

(End of this chapter)