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Volume 1: Entry Chapter 98: Battle between the Second Generation of Officials (2)

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    Shi Detong, the general of the later Zhou Dynasty, did not dare to neglect and immediately conveyed the changes in the battle situation on both land and water to the battle groups on the north bank of the river.  In the next week, two fierce generals attacked Guo Tingwei from the left and the right at the same time, replacing the fighting general Li Chongjin.  Li Chongjin, who returned to the south bank of the river, wiped his sweat, frowned and listened to the message from the messenger, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The ambush ships on the water may have been withdrawn from Shouzhou, and there are not too many of them.  , our naval force still has a numerical advantage. Furthermore, how many soldiers does he have in total in Haozhou City? We still have nearly 10,000 elite soldiers in the camp under the city. How can we be afraid of his attack? We need to alert everyone to secure the camp and the water and land routes are urgent.  Attack." Three orders were sent out immediately, and the sound of drums was heard everywhere, and it quickly spread throughout the whole Dabaikou.  After Wei Chang issued the order of "all-out attack", he also threw away his big sword, ran over personally to play drums to help the battle, and urged all ships to attack eastward.  Immediately, a total of 70 large and small ships in the following week started to rush towards the Haozhou warship downstream, and the sound of killing on the river was loud.  Facts have proved that Li Chongjin¡¯s judgment was correct.  The Haozhou latent ships that rushed out of the river, plus the original combat ships, were basically a little more than half of the ships of the Later Zhou Dynasty. As soon as they saw the full force of the Later Zhou navy attacking, they immediately showed timidity, gradually retreated, and began to guard a small road at the foot of the hill.  A virtual defense line sloping to the northeastern river bank.  On the north bank of the river on land, the Juma formation, which had been hit by six consecutive attacks, had been basically dismantled, and the legs of the shield formation had become loose. Two of the shield formations were gradually moving back.  Under the protection of two tall shieldmen, Li Chongjin stood at the top of a small warship and coldly observed the battlefield in front of him. He found that the Haozhou soldiers behind the shield array were moving very frequently, and they looked like they were in a panic.  Looking like this, there was a trace of doubt in my heart.  After the news came that all the navy ships had passed through the stoning area and had begun to besiege the Haozhou navy, Li Chongjin immediately became energetic, grabbed a large shield, dragged his gun and rushed to the front of the Haozhou shield formation again.  Li Chongjin hit a large shield with a heavy spear, and the wooden shield immediately broke into several pieces. The soldier holding the shield behind could not bear the heavy blow, and immediately vomited a mouthful of blood and fell on his back.  The black iron gun connected with each other, instantly taking away the lives of three Haozhou soldiers. When Li Chongjin stabbed a Haozhou soldier again with unusual calmness, before the iron gun reached his body, Li Chongjin found that the soldier was shaking all over, and even  He didn't have the consciousness to defend himself, he just stared at the dark gun head.  The iron gun pierced the soldier's throat mercilessly, bringing out a pool of blood, and then attacked another soldier with a certain arc. The soldier jumped up nervously, and even used a knife to chop the tip of the gun.  Li Chongjin moved his hand slightly, and the iron spear grazed the blade without any hesitation, and plunged straight into the soldier's chest.  No, these soldiers didn't look like battle-hardened veterans at all. Instead, they looked like they had just picked up a sword. Li Chongjin was even more confused. He kicked another Haozhou soldier away and quickly retreated with his shield behind him.  Returning to the pontoon boat again, the more Li Chongjin observed, the more he felt something was wrong. Now the six-pass attack was getting smoother and smoother, and Haozhou's incomplete shield formation had been forced back to the camp wall at the foot of the mountain. Those Haozhou soldiers looked like  It was an orderly retreat, but it also felt a bit like being defeated.  Li Chongjin turned around and ran to Shi Detong on the south bank of the river, and asked loudly: "Have you ever seen the enemy retreating to the east?" Shi Detong was a little confused, scratched his head and said: "Since the war started, scattered people have retreated along the foot of the mountain.  , but there are many people coming up the hill one after another" "Where is Guo Tingwei, have you seen him again?" Li Chongjin grabbed his arm and asked urgently before Shi Detong finished speaking.  "His banner has always been there, but it seems that he has never been seen since he fought against you. Maybe he is commanding from behind" Shi Detong replied uncertainly.  "Regulate two thousand troops immediately and follow me eastward to support the camp." Li Chongjin roared and ran over to capture several captains on the north bank in person.  Shi Detong was startled, and ran and yelled.  Soon, two thousand elite soldiers gathered together. Li Chongjin had been sitting on his horse for a long time. He pointed his big gun to the east and shouted: "General Shi, you are responsible for leading the remaining land and sea soldiers to attack fiercely. No matter the cost, brothers, charge with me."  ." After roaring, Li Chongjin drove his horse quickly and rushed toward Haozhou ten miles away along the path on the north bank of the river. The other soldiers ran to follow.  At this moment, the sound of killing outside the south gate of Haozhou City was loud.  The Haozhou army, which had been attacking the northern wall of the village, went crazy and rushed into the Houzhou 10,000-strong camp from multiple gaps regardless of casualties.  Just now, two thousand soldiers suddenly appeared from the west. Several cavalrymen crashed the wall of the village. Guo Tingwei, who was leading the way, flashed his silver spear and attacked the enemy.The soldiers of the Later Zhou Dynasty flew away and smashed them open. The soldiers who led the surprise attack dug a deep opening in the camp from west to east, and used all their strength to join the soldiers who rushed in from the north.  It turned out that what Guo Tingwei was using today was a tactic of attacking from the west and attacking the east. He sent 7,000 soldiers under the city of Haozhou to start a feint attack on Hou Zhou's camp to hold back the enemy troops. Then he attacked fiercely on the water at Dahikou and defended on the ground. He took out a  The deputy's attitude was to fight for a decisive battle at Dashukou, but in fact, since the war started, Guo Tingwei had gradually replaced most of the elite with rural soldiers. The main force of three thousand retreated scatteredly and gathered in a hidden place behind Dashokou.  He quickly sneaked towards Haozhou City and became a surprise force that raided the west side of the camp under the city.  At nearly noon, Li Chongjin led two thousand supporting soldiers to the foot of Haozhou City. He found that a thousand people were waiting in formation on the north bank of the river in the southwest corner of the city. In the camp behind the formation, the shouts of killing were deafening, and in many places  There was a flash of fire.  Li Chongjin was so anxious that he kicked his horse wildly and rushed straight into the battle formation without stopping.  Thousands of Haozhou defenders put up a classic defensive formation of bows, arrows, spears and shields to resist with all their strength.  Two thousand elites faced off against a thousand who were waiting for battle. Naturally, the outcome could not be determined in a short time. Li Chongjin killed three people in a row, but was stabbed in the horse's butt by a dying Haozhou soldier. The horse became a mess.  Limping, throbbing in pain, and losing the speed of sprinting, Li Chongjin had no choice but to jump off his horse and use his iron gun to open the way with all his strength. However, those Haozhou sniper soldiers were not afraid and did not risk their lives, and successfully attacked the reinforcements.  The speed dropped.  The two sides fought fiercely for half an hour. Just when Li Chongjin's troops successfully broke through the blocking positions in several places, gongs sounded for retreating troops in the southern city of Haozhou.  Thousands of Haozhou troops rushed over from the east, and the brothers who covered the blocking position gradually retreated.  Li Chongjin, who could finally take a breath, jumped on his horse and looked around. He found that although his camp was badly damaged, his flag was still flying. He immediately felt relieved and ordered the army to slowly press forward and not pursue the enemy.  Nearly ten thousand Haozhou troops crossed the moat in an orderly manner through five pontoon bridges, and then quickly entered the city through the city gate. The white horse Guo Tingwei rode was stained with blood and turned into a red horse. The bright silver gun in his hand continued to  Blood was dripping from the ground, and he calmly watched Li Chongjin who was slowly coming up.  Li Chongjin, who had changed his horse, ordered his men to count the losses of the camp while staring at this young and good opponent.  Soon, the deputy general of the camp sent someone over to report that there had just been a surprise attack. There were nearly 5,000 casualties on our side, and a small amount of tents and food were damaged. Almost at the same time, fast horses also came from the west to report that there was a land battle at Dahikou.  It's basically over. Only a few enemy soldiers are trapped on the top of the mountain. They can take a few breaths. The infantry is coming eastward. On the water, the Haozhou navy has picked up some of the defenders. The whole army retreats quickly. The Dazhou navy is following closely to kill them.  To defeat the enemy, you can go to the north of Haozhou City.  After counting the casualties on the two battlefields, Li Chongjin couldn't help but sneer. The total casualties on his side would not exceed 8,000, while the enemy's casualties were at least 4,000. This casualty ratio was still within an acceptable range.  It was almost late, except for the five hundred personal guards, the rest of the Haozhou army had entered the city. The five pontoon bridges were also destroyed by the last soldiers crossing the river. Guo Tingwei put away the spear in his hand, let out a long roar, and stepped onto a small boat.  , crossed the moat, once ashore, fired out a gun with all his strength, smashing the boat into pieces, and then slowly led the five hundred guards into the city.  At this point, the Haozhou War ended in a close draw.
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