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Chapter 414 Crossing the River, Crossing the River

The way of heaven is good, and China has a reason to extend it.

Zhu Taizu uttered bold words that had been suppressed for a hundred years to the soldiers who went to the expedition, vowing to drive out the Tartars and restore China.

Now, the emperor is about to roar, destroy the slaves and pacify the Liao Dynasty, completely eliminate the nightmare of China's future, and prevent China from falling into a mess.

The good news is that it is still happening in Liaodong at this very moment.In the past, it was Jiannu who were mobilizing and attacking cities and plundering land. If the Ming army can hold the city, it is already a victory.

Now, it was Jiannu's turn to hide and defend, while the Ming army was actively attacking.

Two pontoon bridges have been erected on the Haicheng River, extending steadily forward.After more than half a month, the Ming army made full preparations on the other side of the river, and finally began to cross the river to attack.

Sufficient preparation not only prepares the timber for the bridge, but also builds nearly a hundred boats.In addition to building pontoon bridges, there are still more than 600 bridges left, each of which can carry more than a dozen people, and more than [-] people can be dropped to the opposite bank at a time.

In addition to timber and boats, Xiong Tingbi also carefully selected the location of the bridge.On the opposite bank was a shallow shoal jutting into the river, and the distance to bridge was the shortest.

But this is not the main reason. There is a sand embankment on the south bank. Although it is not high, more than 100 Ming Dynasty gates have been laid out, but they are hidden behind it one by one, and are not known to the Jiannu on the other side.

The section of Haicheng River where the pontoon bridge is erected is not wide, less than 200 meters, which is relatively narrow, which is also very beneficial for the erection of the pontoon bridge.

Six hundred musketeers are ready to go, and they will be the first vanguard troops to board the shallows and occupy the bridgehead.There are also thousands of musketeers divided into several batches, and they are also ready to set off to meet the battle.

The pontoon bridge was extending to the opposite side in an orderly manner, and a small group of Jiannu cavalry appeared on the other side, like scouts, swimming back and forth.

"General Zhang, you can act now." Xiong Tingbi put down his binoculars, turned his head and gave Zhang Pan an order.

"The last general obeys the order." Zhang Pan bowed and saluted, then turned and strode away.

If you only rely on the floating bridge, it is not impossible.But Xiong Tingbi and the generals set up a trap to deal a head-on blow to Jiannu who dared to stop the landing.

The bait was the six hundred musketeers who set out by boat and boarded the shallows first.The fire cover is more than a hundred artillery pieces behind the sand embankment, as well as the second and third batches of friendly troops reinforced by boats.

According to the observation and judgment of Xiong Tingbi and other generals, Jiannu had a large number of cavalry hiding in the distance, perhaps in Haizhou Acropolis more than ten miles away.

The reason why there was no large-scale dispatch was that the purpose was as usual, and they wanted to take a half-cross to attack them, or take advantage of the fact that the Ming army's pontoon bridge had just been completed and there were not many troops ashore, so they launched a violent attack.

How could Xiong Tingbi fail to guess such a simple strategy as "strike at halfway".For this reason, he carefully selected the location to build the pontoon bridge, carefully arranged the battle plan, and used all the tricks to deal a heavy blow to the Jiannu who dared to attack.

Only [-] Ming Army Musketeers were the first to cross by boat, which was estimated based on the area of ​​the protruding beach.

Moreover, the Ming army occupied this place, the terrain was limited, and Jiannu wanted to attack, so they could not deploy their troops.There is water on three sides, but the vanguard of the Ming army reduced the defensive surface against the enemy.

It's like fighting on a narrow street. No matter how many troops you have, you can only go to the back row, and you can only fight directly with the one or two rows in front.

In addition to the musketeers guarding the shoal, the Ming army also had a second batch of troops who came to reinforce them by boat. They used muskets on the boat to form a two-sided flank attack on Jiannu.

Bursts of musket fire are not enough, the concentrated fire bombing of more than a hundred artillery pieces will cause the swarming enemies to suffer more serious casualties.

With the width of the river, you can see the situation on the other side when you raise your eyes, and the current is not too fast. A gust of wind blows across the water, blowing small waves one after another.

"The humble officer will cross the river and land on the shore first, and the general will take the second batch of boats." Guerrilla Du Yueshan said to Zhang Pan, clasping his hands.

Without knowing the strength and deployment of the enemy army on the opposite side, the danger of being the first to land is the greatest.Du Yueshan, as the vanguard general who took the initiative to invite Ying, saw that Zhang Pan was about to board the ship, so he hurriedly stopped him.

After finishing speaking, Du Yueshan glanced at Xiong Tingbi who was standing watching from afar, and added: "Master Jinglue will not allow you to take risks lightly. Your duty is to command an association, not a certain battalion."

Zhang Pan patted the old subordinate's arm and said, "You're right, I'm still taking the second batch of boats. As long as you hold on for a while, reinforcements will arrive."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Du Yueshan grinned and said, "Don't worry, general, it's not so easy for Jiannu to defeat us with six hundred musketeers firing in bursts."

After speaking, Du Yueshan gave a salute, turned around, shouted loudly, and led the vanguard to board the wooden boat one after another. More than 50 small boats started moving one after another, galloping towards the opposite bank.

"There are more than ten people in each boat, and there are 52 small boats in total." Jiannu scouts galloped back and reported to Yue Tuo who was hiding in a large forest.

Yue Tuo nodded, waved his hand and said, "Explore again."

The scouts galloped away, Yue Tuo raised his eyes to look into the river, suddenly stretched out his hand, and said to the left and right: "Look at that boat, there should be an officer on it."

Everyone also saw it. The bright red shirt and distinctive armor clearly showed that he was an officer of the enemy.

"Does Lord Baylor want to kill this officer and suppress the enemy army?" Tong Yangxing said jokingly.

Yue Tuo laughed, and said: "Ben Baylor really has such intentions, well, it's been a long time since I galloped and killed the enemy general."

"Lord Baylor has superb martial arts skills and is brave enough to win the three armies. It's easy to kill this enemy general." Luo Xiujin flattered her, stroked her beard and smiled.

Yue Tuo waved his hands humbly, and said, "Let's leave it to the subordinates to get rewards for their meritorious deeds. How can Ben Baylor compete with them for rewards."

Staring at the enemy on the boat, Yue Tuo showed a ferocious sneer on his face, and waited for the enemy to land, the boat drove away, and then launched a fierce attack, killing all the enemies ashore in one fell swoop.

Even, Yue Tuo had already begun to imagine that after winning, he would show off his power with the head of the enemy, and the enemy on the other side would be terrified.

At this time, soldiers from the Ming army had already set foot on the shoal, and Du Yueshan took the lead and immediately organized a formation to guard against it.

But the wooden boat that the red-robed general was on stopped in the river and did not approach the shallows.

Yes, this is a fake officer.Let the enemy see it, but not catch it, and buy time for the Ming army to cross the river in the second batch.

In the field of vision of the telescope, Jian Nu didn't start it immediately, and the corners of Xiong Tingbi's mouth turned up, revealing a sneering sneer.

This is because too few people have crossed the river, and the boats have not sailed far, right?The appetite is not small, but unfortunately, if I want to swallow the bait in a short time, I am afraid that I will choke.

Six hundred Ming troops quickly lined up on the shoal. The not too wide front could only accommodate more than 100 people.

"Lord Baylor—" Luo Xiujin looked at the general of the Ming army who had never gone ashore, and felt something was wrong, so she turned her head to remind Yue Tuo.

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(End of this chapter)