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- There is a fast-flowing Canghe River thirty miles outside Suiyang City, and a dilapidated suspension bridge on the upper reaches of the Canghe River.
Before Linghu Chao could even rest for a moment after capturing Suiyang, he received orders from General Yin Ziqi to lead 3,000 cavalrymen across the Canghe River south and march into Jianghuai. They wasted too much time around Suiyang City and there must be no further delay.
The land of Jianghuai is now exposed in front of you like a piece of fat meat. You can move it into a bowl with just a little move of chopsticks. Of course Linghu Chao was not willing to let go of such a good thing. After hearing the order, he immediately led the troops forward aggressively.
The total number of government troops in the entire Jianghuai Road is less than 20,000, and most of them are concentrated in the Yangzhou area. In other words, he would not encounter any substantial resistance at all when he arrived near Yangzhou. And Linghu Chao would definitely not take the initiative to attack Yangzhou. His task was only to act as a vanguard and lay down bases and footholds for the army to follow. As for the specific siege of the city, he obviously had to wait until the army followed up before making a decision.
Linghu Chao controlled the horse's reins with one hand, thinking in his mind that he had achieved great military exploits and was entrusted with important tasks by His Majesty the Emperor of Dayan, and a smile filled his cheeks. Zhang Xun, Nan Jiyun, and Lei Wanchun are all a bunch of fucking idiots. The Tang court was obviously a pool of stagnant water, but they still jumped into it without hesitation. What's the use of destroying families and relieving people when their bodies are dead and their families are destroyed? What if we could really save Suiyang and Datang? It's just a matter of losing one's wealth and life and being ridiculed!
"Hello!" The cavalry in the front row suddenly stopped. Linghu Chao was startled and pulled the reins.
"What happened!" Linghuchao glared at the soldiers holding the flag in front of him angrily and started scolding.
"Reporting to the general, a group of Tang soldiers were found at the suspension bridge on the front side!" A deputy general cupped his hand at Linghu Chao and replied resolutely.
Linghu Chao frowned and looked in the direction pointed by the deputy general, and sure enough he saw an army.
"Damn it, there are still people rushing to die these days!" Linghuchao cursed fiercely: "Come over and kill them all!"
"No!" Although they had doubts about Linghu Chao's order, the soldiers would not hold any objection. Faced with the decision made by his superior generals, all he had to do was obey.
"The general has an order, the whole army attacks!"
"The general has an order, the whole army attacks!"
"The general has an order"
The order issued by Linghu Chao was passed back from the front army. In a short time, all the soldiers in the formation had completed their formation. With a wave of the order flag, three thousand cavalry were divided into four columns and charged towards the other side. go.
Linghu Chao glanced at the Tang army on the other side. Judging from the number of flags and horses, a rough estimate was around a thousand.
The most important thing in fighting immediately is momentum.
There are only two factors that can determine momentum, one is quantity, and the second is speed.
Now that I have an absolute advantage in numbers, as long as I increase my speed, I will definitely be able to defeat the Tang army on the other side of the suspension bridge in one fell swoop.
"The whole army attacks!"
Linghu Chao pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist and shouted loudly.
Since the other party is not afraid of life and death and is guarding the other side, I should rush over as a matter of course, cut off their heads and throw them into the petition bag.
He will never show any mercy to his enemies, even if they are from Tang Dynasty.
The riders in the front row had already stepped onto the step bridge. The wooden suspension bridge was trampled by the clanking hooves of the horses, making strange creaking sounds. At the same time, it was bearing such a heavy weight. The old wooden bridge was overwhelmed. It swayed and seemed to fall apart at any time. possible.
Linghu Chao is not afraid of this at all. This kind of suspension bridge looks old, but it is actually very strong. Not to mention riding on it, even if you push the baggage and food and grass on it, it will not fall apart.
"Speed ??up, speed up! Don't slow down, speed up and rush over! There are only a hundred steps, speed up and rush over!"
Linghu Chao shouted loudly while waving his riding crop. It seemed to him that the army of only a hundred steps on the suspension bridge could cross it in just a moment. He could have grabbed the suspension bridge before the Tang people could react and knocked down the people killed by the Tang army.
The speed of the cavalry has increased. He can feel that the speed of the cavalry has increased!
One hundred steps, eighty steps, fifty steps, close, close
Just when the cavalry led by Linghu Chao was only thirty steps away from the bridge on the other side, he suddenly noticed something strange.
The cavalry on the other side suddenly dispersed to both sides, and five hundred crossbowmen rushed out from behind!
They all held crossbows tightly and aimed at themselves with cold eyes!
¡°Turn the horse¡¯s head, turn the horse¡¯s head quickly!¡±
Linghu Chao hurriedly shouted orders, these hand crossbows are not the sameCompared with ordinary bows and arrows, this is the standard crossbow machine in the Tang Dynasty army, and it is very powerful. If you let such a hand crossbow fire in one round, your cavalry will be shot through the city in an instant.
"Turn the horse's head, hurry up, hurry up!" The lieutenants also realized the seriousness of the problem and agreed one after another.
It¡¯s just that they rushed too fast before, and the suspension bridge was too narrow. How could they completely turn the horse¡¯s head?
It was a good thing that Linghu Chao did not give this order. As soon as this order came out of the suspension bridge, the Yan army cavalry immediately became chaotic. The riders in the front row collided with the brothers behind them. The horses screamed sadly, and some even raised their front hooves, almost throwing away the mournful Yan Army cavalry.
"Neigh!" The war horse snorted and spurted out white foam. It looked at the steel Tang army in front of it in horror, refusing to take another step forward.
Li Kuo looked at the rebels on the suspension bridge coldly, his eyes almost bursting with fire.
After learning that the city of Suiyang had been defeated, he thought that the rebels would definitely invade Jianghuai next, so he led a thousand soldiers in advance to Canghe, the place where the rebels must pass on their way south. The remaining soldiers were led by Zhou Wuwei, Li Sheng and others along the Feishui River to assist the people in Xuzhou, Yingzhou and other places to migrate southward. Once Suiyang was defeated, the Jianghuai gate was opened, and the Tang army had almost no danger to defend it. Now they can only try their best to ensure the safety of the people.
But it takes enough time to move people, so I have to buy this precious time for my brothers and fellow villagers.
This suspension bridge is the only bridge that can cross the sea within a hundred miles. If the rebels don't want to go far, they will definitely choose to cross here.
Li Kuo blocked the rebels and would pass by here!
The rebels have just captured Suiyang and their morale is at its peak. They will definitely not take their mere thousand men lightly. They will definitely attack with all their strength and try to defeat them in one battle. But they obviously ignored one problem, that is, the space on the suspension bridge was limited. They could not give full play to the advantages of the cavalry. Instead, they would crowd together to restrict each other. Therefore, he does not need a large number of people at all. As long as he sends five hundred crossbowmen to lock the bridge head, the rebels can look at the bridge and sigh.
He has been waiting, waiting for the moment when the rebels rush to the suspension bridge, waiting for the moment when they become careless, and now, the time has come!
"Send my order to the general and fire the first salvo!"
Li Kuo¡¯s tone was very cold, as cold as the ice in a thousand-year-old ice cave.
"Promise!" Xianyu Yucheng respectfully gave Li Kuo a military salute, turned around and ordered.
"The first row of crossbowmen is ready, shoot!"
But upon hearing a short crisp sound, the Tang troops in the first row pulled the triggers one after another.
¡°Hyangyang!¡±
¡°Hyangyang!¡±
This sound is slightly different from the sound of bows and arrows, mixed with a crisp sound of slight metal collision, which sounds very scary at first glance.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
Tens of thousands of crossbow arrows flew out from the hand crossbow, directly attacking the rebels on the suspension bridge!
"Ah! Ah!" In the panic, many rebel soldiers were hit by arrows and fell heavily from their horses, screaming repeatedly.
"Pfft!" "Pfft!" The crossbow arrow penetrated the rebel soldier's delicate chainmail with great force, biting into the flesh, and the rebel soldier screamed in pain.
These arrowheads are all highly poisonous. Once the arrows penetrate the flesh, the poison on the arrowheads will flow along the blood to the heart. Even if Hua Tuo was alive, he could not save them.
"Neigh!" Some war horses were hit by crossbow arrows and raised their front hooves, throwing away the riders on their backs. Some riders were thrown off the suspension bridge and fell into the river. Some riders were lucky enough to fall onto the suspension bridge, but were trampled to pieces by random horses.
"Help, help!"
"Poof! Poof!"
?? Continuous screams came from the suspension bridge, but Li Kuo showed no mercy.
"The second team shoots!"
"The general has an order, the second team of crossbowmen steps forward to shoot! The general has an order, the second team of crossbowmen steps forward to shoot!"
Xianyu Yucheng ordered in a deep voice and motioned for the second team of crossbowmen to come forward.
The compact and neat sound of pulling the trigger came again, and a hail of arrows once again rained down on Hu Bing on the suspension bridge.
After a lot of shooting, more than 200 Yan soldiers were ready to kill. Looking at the panicked troops on the suspension bridge, Linghu Chao was filled with anger and hatred.
¡°Rush over, don¡¯t hesitate, rush over!¡±
?? Continuing to stay on the suspension bridge will only become a living target for the Tang Dynasty, and if he goes back at this time, he really can't swallow this breath. So now, the only choice is to fight to the death with the Tang people.
When two strong men meet, the brave one wins! There is still a glimmer of hope!
Crossbow arrows, unlike bows and arrows, can only shoot in a straight line, so they cannot overturnCover the cavalry in the rear row. Even if the Tang army had enough crossbow arrows, it would be impossible to kill all their riders. As long as half of his three thousand men can rush across the suspension bridge, they can kill all the Tang troops on the other side without any suspense.
"Rush over, rush over and kill all Tang Kou to avenge our brothers!"
ps: The crossbow can only shoot in a straight line, and there is a distance limit, so it is also flawed. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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