Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 196 Chaos
The pontoon bridges are all temporarily built, and the quality is worrying. Yang Su has rich experience, and he knows that these pontoon bridges will be destroyed if more than 1 people step on them.

Building a pontoon bridge is very time-consuming, especially when building a pontoon bridge over the Yellow River, it is very dangerous.

Because the current of the Yellow River is fast, if you fall, no one will save you, it depends on yourself, it doesn't matter if you float, if you can't swim, you will die.

Fortunately, apart from the temporary pontoon bridge, there has always been a large pontoon bridge at the ferry here. I dare not say it is permanent, at least it can last for a long time.

Moreover, there are hundreds of small ferry boats at the ferry, which have already docked on the shore, waiting to transport troops to Pujin Pass on the other side.

The army arrived one after another and gathered on the bank in a dense cloud, which stretched for more than ten miles.

We can't cross the river right now, we need to figure out the situation on the other side.

The postmen passing the military information came from the opposite bank one by one, bringing back the latest news.

In the afternoon, Yang Ming received a military report that Hedong County had been attacked three times last night, Pei Wen'an's vanguard had already entered the county, Li Jing led his men back to Pujin Pass in the early morning, and urgently asked Yang Ming for help.

"The time is completely in time, and the pharmacist is still capable, leaving us plenty of time." Yang Su unfolded a map, pointed to the Pujin Pass on it, and said, "Once Hedong County is lost, this place is a lonely city, and we can't resist it." How long, we must cross the river now."

Yang Ming frowned and said, "It takes a lot of time for the army to cross the river. Once they cross the river, they will face the rebels. Once they confront each other, it will be disadvantageous for our army."

The opposite bank is only thirty miles away from Pujin Pass, and Hedong County has been lost, so the enemy's spies must have checked out the situation on Yang Ming's side.

Pei Wen'an was not a fool, he would definitely allocate some troops to bypass Pujin Pass to prevent the army from crossing the river so that he could eat Li Jing.

Yang Su nodded and said: "His Royal Highness needs to give an order immediately, ordering Li Jing to abandon the pass. He should have more than 1 people in his hand. He must do his best to prevent the rebels from approaching the ferry and buy us time to cross the river."

Didn't this make Li Jing die?Yang Ming was unwilling.

But after thinking about it, war is like this, and the overall situation should not be affected by the safety of one person, especially if the generals disagree, it is even more taboo.

Li Jing is Yang Su's protégé, and Yang Su's arrangement is also based on the overall situation.

So Yang Ming nodded decisively and said in a flash:

"Immediately order the whole army to cross the river."

A gleam flashed in Yang Su's eyes, and he hurriedly ordered the generals in the headquarters to arrange for crossing the river immediately.

All of a sudden, on all the pontoon bridges, sergeants came out one after another, slowly crossing the river.

Yes, you can't walk fast on the pontoon bridge. If you go fast, your steps will be heavy, which will put great pressure on the pontoon bridge.

All ships also began to send troops to the opposite bank. Small boats can carry 20 people, and large boats can carry 50 people. Crossing the river is also very slow.

The Yellow River is the fastest river in China. The ferry is crossed sideways, and it will capsize if you are not careful. It is a test of the boatman's steering skills.

The cavalry's luggage will be put at the end, because the temporary pontoon bridge will not last long, and it counts as much as it can pass.

As long as Pujin Pass can be kept, Feng Yi County will continue to build pontoon bridges to ensure the rear supplies.

For two full hours, there were only more than 2 people on the other side. Fortunately, Yang Su deployed properly. The vanguard troops were all from Shi Wansui's headquarters. Once they crossed the river, they would march towards Pujin Pass to relieve Li Jing's pressure.

Yang Ming stood on a high ground by the bank, wearing heavy armor, looking towards the direction of the Yellow River.

A pontoon bridge was overwhelmed by the pressure and broke in the middle. Hundreds of soldiers walking on the pontoon bridge all fell into the water.

The battlefield is so cruel, and many times the number of staff is reduced, not during the fighting period.

Breaking a floating bridge will not affect the speed of crossing the river, because there is a supervising team, and the soldiers only need to understand one thing, that is to be obedient.

Those who are disobedient will be cut off on the spot.

From the opposite bank, countless family members came in haste. Most of these people were family members of Hedong County officials.

Until night fell, the army was still crossing the river, and seven pontoon bridges were broken, which was a good result.

Countless civilians, under the supervision of the government, urgently repaired the pontoon bridge, and countless people died.

At this time, Yang Ming needed to cross the river. He was the Generalissimo, so he couldn't be the last to leave, because he had to go there early to command the army.

After Shi Wansui crossed the river, he ran into a vanguard army under Pei Wen'an's command head-on. The number of people could not be estimated in a short time.

Although it was too late for his side to set up the formation, Shi Wansui decisively dispersed the army, with three regiments as one army, that is, 1000 to [-] people, and directly fought against the rebels.

The scene was very chaotic.

And Shi Wansui led his own guards, a total of 3000 people, and took advantage of the chaos to go straight to Pujin Pass along the road.

He knew that the reinforcements in the rear were constantly crossing the river, he could not be held back by the rebels behind him, he had to support Li Jing as soon as possible, otherwise if Pujin Pass was lost, they would not be able to retreat even if they wanted to.

Even though he only brought 3000 people with him, these 3000 people were all his cronies, and they were holding the banner of Taipinggong. Many small rebels dared not step forward when they saw Shi Wansui's banner.

Of the 72 Generals of the Wu Temple, only four were selected in the Sui Dynasty, Yang Su, Han Qinhu, He Ruobi, and Shi Wansui.

Shi Wansui has been fighting all his life and has a high prestige in the Sui Army. Many of Yang Liang's rebels are Shi Wansui's old subordinates, and many soldiers have followed Shi Wansui to fight the Turks.

So when they saw Taipinggong's flag, they felt guilty.

Shi Wansui's 2 vanguard army crossed the river first, followed by Yang Ming's 3 Chinese army, some under the banner of King Qin, and some under the banner of Duke Yue.

Guo Yan and Changsun Shengdian broke up.

As soon as they crossed the river, it was a big battle. In the hinterland of the mountains, both sides couldn't make up their minds, so they could only fight blindly.

Yang Ming took his personal guards and Yang Su's headquarters, a total of 2 people, and went straight to Pujin Pass. The rest of the people dispersed to prevent the rebels from approaching the ferry.

From the ferry to Pujin Pass, thirty miles away, running and marching, you can be so exhausted, you can only run around, and you have to deal with the small group of rebels who suddenly appeared around.

Almost all the rebels were fighting in the direction of Yue Gong's flag, and there was no pressure on Yang Ming's side.

Pei Wen'an, who knows soldiers, has a good background, has read military books, and his hometown is in Hedong, so he is familiar with the surrounding environment.

A scout came to report that behind the Pujin Pass, they found the flags of Taiping Gong Shi Longsui, Yue Gong Yang Su, and King Qin.

The first two are easy to understand, what the hell is King Qin?

Isn't he dead?Dead ghosts can also lead soldiers?
"Investigate again, find out who is in command of King Qin's Department."

Of the 4 troops under Pei Wen'an's command, 4 people have already been divided into five groups, bypassing Pujin Pass and approaching the ferry, so as to delay the reinforcements from crossing the river.

He personally led the remaining [-] main forces to fight Li Jing's army in several areas outside Pujin Pass.

It is a bit embarrassing to say that the missing 1 horses were lost in the attack on Hedong County.

He also didn't expect that the guard in Hedong County was so powerful that he could cause such heavy casualties to him. After inquiring, he found out that he was Han Qinhu's nephew, which is no wonder.

Pei Wen'an knew in his heart that whether he could win Pujin Pass was of great importance, so he had no reservations on his side, except for keeping the guards behind, all others were drawn to the front line.

The [-] reinforcements that Qiao Zhongkui brought from Dai County are about to arrive. First of all, he must ensure that the front line does not collapse.

His plan was actually right. If it weren't for the unexpectedly tough Pujin Pass defenders, he could have surrounded Pujin Pass while sending a large army to approach the ferry and lay an ambush to wipe out the enemy troops rushing across the river.

It's a pity that the fighting in Hedong County last night was extremely tragic. Not only did it suffer heavy losses, but it also delayed the military plane, so that the reinforcements from the other side had already landed.

Therefore, the most important thing now is to concentrate superior forces and quickly take down Pujin Pass.

The armies of the two sides have already been in contact, so they can only face each other head-on.

Although Pei Wen'an had already sent someone to pass it on, saying that it was Yang Xuangan, not Yang Su, who was under the banner of Duke Yue, in order to stabilize the morale of the army.

He couldn't admit that Yang Su had come. After all, they raised the flag to rebel, and their goal was to kill Yang Su. If they were killed here, how could they go to Guanzhong?
Furthermore, Yang Su had great prestige in the army, and he was afraid that the soldiers would be timid.

As for the dead King Qin, it's hard to make up the reason, so Pei Wen'an and the disciples conspired together and simply said that it was a general named Qin Yu. Anyway, it was late at night, and no one could see clearly.

There can't be Wang Qi on the opposite side, because they are also Wang Banner, Hanwang Banner.

King against king, the slogan of killing Yang Suqing's side is no longer tenable.

Fortunately, soldiers are used to fool, as long as the generals below know it well, ordinary sergeants can just use their lives.

On Li Jing's side, there were heavy casualties, most of the men under his command were killed or injured. Coupled with the chaos on the battlefield, many of them were scattered, and many slipped away. Right now, he only has 3000 people in his hands, and he is fighting and retreating. Pujin Pass retreated.

He knew well that 3000 people, at most only [-], could return to Guancheng smoothly.

This time, he received a warrant from Yang Ming, only a thousand people guarded the pass, and he brought out the rest, relying on the situation in the surrounding mountains and rivers of Pujin Pass to fight guerrillas, because the troops were at an absolute disadvantage, and a direct confrontation would be eaten Therefore, he could only disperse and disrupt the opponent in small groups, so as to delay Pei Wenan's main force from advancing westward.

Corpses were everywhere, Li Jing ordered to throw away all the torches, and retreated in the dark, so as not to make the target obvious.

All of a sudden, arrows rained from the sky. Fortunately, as long as the distance is far enough, the lethality of bows and arrows is still very limited.

The most frightening thing is the enemy's small group of light cavalry. The cavalry has a huge effect on harvesting the battlefield, and can tear the line of defense very well, so that the number of people around Li Jing is reduced rapidly. After a while, there are only 800 people left. Fortunately, Guancheng is in sight. After running for a few hundred meters, you can return to Pujin Pass smoothly.

It was at this time that an infantry army came out from a small road in the distance. They were well-equipped, and although their numbers were small, they were able to quickly set up their positions, like a wedge inserted between Li Jing and the rebels.

A look at the banner, Shi Wansui is also.

Shi Wansui was an old man, still wearing armor all over his body, with a shield on his left and a sword on his right, he rode a horse in the middle of the army and gave orders.

This man is a born warrior, he was born for the battlefield.

3000 people lined up in the middle, directly blocking the nearly [-] people chasing and killing Li Jing on the opposite side.

There is no way, Shi Wansui's team is all armored, they are very resistant to beatings, and they are elite soldiers who have experienced many battles, while the rebels on the opposite side are forced by the terrain and cannot use it. The real confrontation with Shi Wansui is the Vanguard Army Those one or two thousand people.

The situation was suddenly reversed, and it turned out that Shi Wansui had the upper hand and killed the rebels in chaos.

(End of this chapter)