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Chapter 262 River of Despair
(PS: Let me tell you in a low voice, yesterday and the day before yesterday, Pure Wolf coded with car batteries without electricity, water, or fire, but my friends didn’t even give me a monthly ticket, Pure Wolf is really sad. )
Liuzhou River, also known as Collection River, was called Fengdashui in the Han Dynasty. It was named after the water from six states including Daning and Jianzhou. The five tributaries of the Ye River, Buletu River and Sidaogou River flow into the mainstream Liuzhou River and form six. They enter the west of Liaoning from Gaotaibao, and enter the sea through Snake Mountain. They just cut the corridor in the west of Liaoning into two sections. The middle and lower reaches of the river bed With an average width of 600 meters, it is the third largest river in the Liaoxi Corridor after the Da and Xiaoling Rivers.And this ordinary river, which was not well-known in the previous Liaodong War, ushered in the day when it entered the annals of history. The main force of the slaves eager to return to the teacher wanted to cross this ice-free river that could not walk across the river. The vigorous soldiers of the Ming army must resolutely use its favorable terrain to re-create the main force of slaves around it, and lay a solid foundation for the final annihilation of Jiannu, a sinister poisonous snake that has endangered China for many years!

On the evening of the second day of the [-]th, the Jiannu army led to the ferry of Guangning Zhonghousuo (now Suizhong), followed by three Ming armies, and set up camp at Shaheyi, twelve miles to the south. Immediately afterwards, the armies of both sides Immediately began intense preparations for the war. The Jiannu army desperately rushed to build pontoon bridges and build as many bridges as possible to prepare for the army to cross the Liuzhou River as quickly as possible!The Ming army sent countless scouts to closely monitor Jiannu's movement, and at the same time seized countless floating rafts, preparing to seize the upper reaches and release the floating rafts with fire, burn down the Jiannu floating bridge, and slow down Jiannu's crossing speed to the greatest extent!At the same time, the senior generals of the two warring parties also held a pre-war meeting to discuss the battle plan.

"Brothers, all the generals of the Dajin Kingdom, Baylor, our Dajin army has reached the most dangerous time!" First, let me introduce the combat meeting on Jiannu's side. As soon as the meeting started, Jiannu Regent Baylor used In an extremely serious tone, he said to the generals present: "In front of us is a Liuzhou River that cannot be waded through, and behind us are the troops led by the old barbarian Xiong Tingbi and the little barbarian Zhang Haogu, our mortal enemy of the Jin Dynasty. The elite barbarians are always ready to launch a surprise attack when we cross the river! That is to say, if we do not succeed in this battle, our main army will be severely damaged by the barbarian army, which will be extremely detrimental to our next breakout battle ! Life and death, success or failure, has already been fought here!"

"The Great Gold will win! The Southern Barbarians will be defeated! The Ming Kingdom will perish!" The Nuerhachi and Jiannu generals stood up straight and shouted in unison: "The Eight Banners of the Great Gold will rule the world! Take control of the Central Plains!" Dai Shan was satisfied Nodding his head, he waved his hand to let the generals sit cross-legged in the tent, and then ordered to Huang Taiji: "Old Ba, please introduce the situation to everyone, and explain in detail."

"Of order." Huang Taiji respectfully agreed, and then said in a deep voice: "Generals, brothers, the strength of the enemy and us is as follows. Our Dajin army currently has about 5000 people, of which nearly 7000 Yiaha is responsible for escorting grain, grass and supplies, and cannot be sent to the battlefield. In addition, there are more than 8000 lightly and seriously wounded, who cannot be sent to the battlefield. Therefore, the number of troops we can actually send to the battlefield is less than 2! But luckily Yes, these [-] soldiers are the most elite of our Daikin, and their combat effectiveness is absolutely guaranteed! Our opponent, the barbarian army, has a strength of about [-], including [-] Shanhaiguan cavalry of Xiong Tingbi. Thousands, Yan Mingtai Manzi's Jimen cavalry has five thousand cavalry, Zhang Haogu's Mad Dog Army has more than a thousand cavalry, the cavalry force is slightly superior to ours. But in addition, the barbarian army also has infantry responsible for transporting and protecting food and grass There are more than [-] people and nearly [-] civilian husbands. When necessary, the barbarians are likely to send infantry into the battlefield to form an advantage over us, so this battle is very difficult for us to fight!"

"Everyone, don't underestimate the enemy. The barbarian army this time is definitely not comparable to the barbarian army we have encountered before." Dai Shan added: "Let's not talk about Zhang Haogu, the mortal enemy of our Dajin Kingdom, the little barbarian. We have never lost a battle, and that barbarian Xiong Tingbi is not a good person. Our Dajin Khan has fought all his life, and we have also suffered defeats in front of Xiong Tingbi's old barbarian and Zhang Haogu's little barbarian. We fought against their army. We can only be cautious! As for the Manzi Yan Mingtai, although we haven’t fought him many times, whether it’s the little man Zhang Haogu in Jimen or the old man Xiong Tingbi in Shanhaiguan, we all regard Yan Mingtai’s army as the first reserve team. It can be seen that this barbarian Yan Mingtai will not be easy to deal with, and will also be a dangerous enemy for us."

"Understood." Nuerhachi and the generals of Jiannu solemnly agreed together, not daring to underestimate the enemy of the three Ming armies.Huang Taiji continued: "Second brother and I have already drawn up the plan for crossing the river. We plan to spend one night building more than five pontoon bridges, and strive to allow the entire army to cross the Liuzhou River in about four hours. But here During this period, it will also be the most dangerous and vulnerable moment for our army. The army that has crossed the river will not be able to return, and the army that has not crossed the river will not be able to cross the river for a short time. As long as the barbarian army attacks, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties - basically Let’s talk, whoever is the last in this river-crossing battle must be mentally prepared to die for the country!”

"Second brother, eighth brother, let me be the rear." Abatai, the seventh son of Nurhachi, stood up and volunteered: "I will lead an army of five thousand to the rear. The army of barbarians stopped them and bought time for the main force to cross the river!"

"It's up to me to fight tough battles." Mang Gurtai, Jiannu's first fierce general, said in a rough voice: "Old Qi, you are too weak, and you can't stop those deserters who are greedy for life and fear of death. The barbarian army is rushing too much. Your army is in danger of collapsing, and only if I come to lead the army in the rear, can I stop the repeated attacks of the barbarian army!"

"Sanbeile, you are the body of a thousand gold, how can you take such a big risk?" Jiannu fierce general A Dun also jumped out, and resolutely called for a fight: "Please let the last general lead the army, even though the last general is incompetent, he can still take the lead. , fight hard to kill the enemy, and buy time for the main force of Dajin to cross the river." As soon as the words fell, the rest of the Jiannu generals, whether they were sincere or false, jumped out and recommended themselves, asking Ling to be the rear mission.Seeing this scene, Dai Shan was very happy, turned to Huang Taiji and asked: "Old Ba, who do you think is better to let the Queen stay?"

"It doesn't matter who is in the rear, I am worried about the casualties of the soldiers." Huang Taiji frowned, and said through gritted teeth: "The five thousand troops in the rear may be able to block the impact of the barbarian army, but their strength is too small. After crossing the Liuzhou River, perhaps none of the five thousand troops will return."

"Then you want us to keep more rear troops, with enough troops, maybe we can retain some vitality." Daishan asked again.Huang Taiji shook his head, said with a wry smile: "In this way, it will take longer for us to cross the river, and there may be more casualties."

"It doesn't matter if there are too many or too few troops, so what should we do?" Mang Gurtai asked angrily.Daishan also sighed and said: "Old Ba, don't worry too much. The battle has reached this point. It is absolutely impossible for us to cross the river without paying any price. What we have to do now, That is, how to send the most Dajin soldiers across the Liuzhou River at the least cost, so as to preserve a little more vitality. If you can withdraw one more soldier, it counts as one." Speaking of this, Daishan sighed again, faintly Said: "When I return to Tokyo (Liaoyang), I will also plead guilty to my father Khan and bear the responsibility for this fiasco."

"Second brother, don't think too much. It's not your fault that the battle has reached this point. It's not that you made mistakes in command and decision-making. It's that our enemy is too cunning—if someone else takes command of the war, I will definitely lose even worse." Huang Taiji comforted Daishan, and then said seriously: "Second brother, this is what I think about this battle of crossing the river. Since our army is destined to pay a certain price, we can't just let it go. , let the soldiers die in vain, even if we lose, we must drag the barbarian army into the water, and let the barbarian army pay a heavy price, even if we win a battle, it will be a miserable victory!"

"I agree with this sentence! Even if you lose, you can't lose too uselessly!" Daishan regained some energy, sat up straight and said, "It's best to fight with the barbarians to the end, and also severely damage the vitality of the barbarian army, so that The barbarian army can't keep chasing and killing us. In this way, after we go north to Ningyuan and join Yuetuo's [-] cavalry, we can concentrate our strength and deal with the barbarian's intercepting navy alone! Otherwise, if the main force of the barbarian army continues to hunt and kill us , flanking us back and forth with the barbarian navy on the interception position, our situation is even worse."

"I think the same way. Only by severely injuring the main force of the barbarians can we avoid the danger of being flanked by two sides." Huang Taiji nodded, and then said: "So I suggest that when our army crosses the river, all the elites of the main battle should stay behind and let them The wounded soldiers and luggage cross the river first, and then our elite cross the river one after another in batches. In this way, our army will certainly suffer losses, and it will take longer to cross the river, but the barbarian army can only fight with us. The main force will fight head-on, and the loss will not be so small."

"Good idea, to force the barbarian army to fight head-on, we don't know who will win." Mangurtai was the first to agree.Abatai suggested: "The idea is good, but I think we should strictly enforce military discipline in advance and determine the order of retreating the main force. If anyone dares to cross the river first, he will be killed first!"

"Yes, strict military discipline and determining the order of evacuation are very important!" Huang Taiji nodded in agreement, and added: "I suggest that, apart from the wounded and food, the first main force that fights against the barbarians first withdraws across the Liuzhou River , change to the second main force to fight the barbarians recklessly, and after repelling the second wave of the barbarian attack, let the second main force cross the river and change to the third army to block the third wave of the barbarian attack! In this way, Our army can always fight with fresh troops and maintain the strongest combat effectiveness, and at the same time, our wounded and tired soldiers can also be quickly withdrawn to the other side of the Liuzhou River to reduce unnecessary losses."

"Okay, let's do it like this!" Dai Shan was very satisfied, slapped the table and shouted: "Let's start discussing the order of retreat now, and by the way, strictly enforce military discipline. It was the banner owner who disobeyed the command and took the lead to flee for his life, and beheaded immediately! Old Ba, you are in charge of the military law team, so don’t be afraid of offending anyone, I will stand up for you!”

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When the discussion on the military meeting of Jiannu was in full swing, a pre-war meeting was also held in the camp of the Ming army, but when all the generals of the Ming army gathered in Xiong Tingbi's tent of the Chinese army, everyone was surprised. It happened——Master Zhang, who is usually very active when meeting a military meeting, and who is not comfortable if he doesn't offer a few tricks or engage in a few plots, is not in the meeting place!Even Xiong Tingbi was surprised and asked: "Where's that bastard Zhang Haogu? Where did he go? This supervisor was promoted, why didn't he come and carry me with me?"

"Strange, it should have been notified?" Mao Yuanyi, the staff member, was also confused, and asked tentatively: "Master Xiong, why don't you send someone to remind you?"

"No need, that bastard came here to fight with me, and I insist on listening to him and using some tricks to fight!" Xiong Tingbi waved his bear paw, expressing the strongest gratitude for his son-in-law's absence from the meeting—— Xiong Tingbi didn't want to bear the reputation of a sinister old bear.At this time, a soldier of Xiong Tingbi suddenly came in from outside the tent, presented a letter to Xiong Tingbi with both hands, and reported: "To the supervisor, this is from Governor Xuan Dazhang who wants it to be handed over to you."

"Where's the bastard?" Xiong Tingbi asked doubtfully after taking the letter.The soldier replied with a wry smile: "Let's go, and also took away a thousand slave soldiers. I heard from Governor Zhang that Jiu Qiansui sent a batch of special ammunition to Shanhaiguan urgently. Special personnel sent the ammunition to the front line and handed it over to Governor Zhang. After receiving the ammunition, Governor Zhang left. Governor Zhang also said, "You don't have to worry about him, the governor. When the battle starts, his army will definitely appear on the battlefield." "

"Bastard bastard, you dare to run away? Act without authorization?" Xiong Tingbi was taken aback, slapped the table and shouted: "Does he still take Lao Tzu's military discipline seriously?" The other Ming army generals were also dumbfounded, Yan Mingtai Then he said cautiously: "Master Supervisor, it seems that you and Zhang Xiantai are on the same level. If he acted without authorization, you can't punish him."

"He is my son-in-law, why can't I punish him?" Xiong Tingbi snarled and tore open the letter left by Young Master Zhang, and when he opened it, Xiong Tingbi's bear face suddenly turned purple-gray—the letter said Said: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law knows that you will definitely not listen to my son-in-law's battle suggestions, and my son-in-law doesn't want to upset you, so my son-in-law took the slave army and left first, according to his own battle plan Fight, father-in-law, you don’t have to worry about your son-in-law destroying your battle plan—because your son-in-law will never appear on any of your combat routes, and you don’t have to worry about his safety. A batch of urgently needed special ammunition, with guns and ammunition in hand, even if the son-in-law fights against the entire Jiannu army alone, he will have absolutely no problem.As for the vanguard vacancy left after the son-in-law left, the son-in-law suggested that General Ma Shilong should fill it.My son-in-law, Zhang Haogu, knocked a hundred times. '

"Bastard! Bitch! Unfilial dog!" Xiong Tingbi was completely mad. He tore up Young Master Zhang's letter three times, and roared: "It's better to get out! You don't want to fight according to my plan. I don’t want you, an unworthy thing, to be a subordinate! Without your thousands of troops, how could I not destroy Jiannu?” The generals of the Ming army glanced at each other, and thought together: “Oh no, Zhang Xiantai probably wants to do something immoral Got the black smoke trick from the ancestral grave!"

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Young Master Zhang ran away with the slaughtering slave army suddenly, and Xiong Tingbi's anger was completely aroused. He quickly formulated a strong attack plan to use Jiannu to cross the river halfway, and let the army seize the time to rest for the night. Xiong Tingbi So he personally led an army of [-] and set off to Liuzhou River.After reaching the banks of the Liuzhou River, Jiannu's five pontoon bridges have also been built. The whole army has arranged a semicircular defensive circle around the five pontoon bridges. The army was waiting in formation on the periphery, facing the main force of the Ming army.After Xiong Tingbi boarded the tower cart and observed the enemy's situation with binoculars, he felt that it was too early to launch a surprise attack, so he ordered: "Order the whole army, and do not move without orders! Lieutenant General Zhu Mei led a thousand troops to carry bamboo rafts and march in a detour , Seize the upper reaches of the Liuzhou River, and when you see the signal, immediately set fire to the bridge."

The generals of the Ming army followed orders and strictly restrained their respective troops from acting rashly.Seeing this scene, the Jiannu generals on the opposite side were all relieved, knowing that Xiong Tingbi was waiting for an opportunity and would not be in a hurry to launch an attack. Besides retreating to a safe area, Xiong Tingbi is not in a hurry, but waits patiently for the opportunity-the main force of building slaves cannot stay still forever, as long as the main force of building slaves starts to cross the river, the formation of slaves will definitely be chaotic. The best time for Xiong Tingbi to make a surprise attack!

"Strange?" After searching carefully through the telescope, Huang Taiji suddenly discovered a major problem——Master Zhang's slave-slaying army was not in the formation of the Ming army!Surprised, Huang Taiji hurriedly asked the generals: "Those who hold binoculars in their hands, let me take a closer look. Where is Zhang Haogu's little mad dog's mad dog army? Have you seen it?"

"No, I didn't see it." The Jiannu generals who had binoculars in their hands replied one after another, saying that they didn't see Young Master Zhang's slaughtering slave army.Dai Shan said happily: "It seems that the little mad dog has been left in the barbarian's rear. Without that mad dog making trouble, it would be much easier for us to cross the river."

"Wrong! That little mad dog is not in danger!" Huang Taiji said firmly: "I would rather confront that little mad dog head-on, and exchange three thousand troops for his one thousand troops, than let that mad dog hide. In the dark, suddenly rushed up to bite us!"

"Does he have a chance?" Daishan said proudly: "Our main army has guarded every road around the ferry, where is he going to find opportunities for a sneak attack?"

"Although the words are reasonable, but that mad dog is so insidious, maybe it will find our weak spots and throw us into chaos!" Huang Taiji shook his head, and when he said this, Huang Taiji's heart suddenly moved, and he turned his head abruptly I went to look across the Liuzhou River, but saw the snowstorm on the other side, and the visibility was less than two miles. The wounded soldiers and supplies of our own army had already crossed the river, and they were reorganizing their troops on the other side of the Liuzhou River in a mess, making room for the follow-up troops to cross the river. space.Seeing this, even though the sky was still flying with goose feathers and heavy snow, the sweat on Huang Taiji's forehead ran down his cheeks all at once, and he opened his mouth to speak, but his throat was sweet, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell off the horse... ………

"Old Ba, what's wrong with you?" Dai Shan was taken aback, and jumped off his horse to help Huang Taiji himself.Huang Taiji grabbed Daishan's hand and screamed in a hoarse voice like a wounded beast: "Second brother, hurry up, cross the river quickly! Zhang Haogu, that mad dog is best at analyzing the enemy's psychology, so it must have been calculated correctly. We will let the wounded soldiers and baggage cross the river first! His army, his mad dog army, has already detoured to us from other ferries—! Hurry up, Zhang Haogu is different from Xiong Laomanzi, this mad dog , He will never show mercy when he kills our wounded soldiers——!"

"I will slaughter slaves!" At this moment, in the wind and snow upstream on the other side of the Liuzhou River, a tidy and majestic roar suddenly came, "There are no slaves in the world!"

"I will slaughter slaves!"

"There are no slaves in the world—!"

(End of this chapter)