The county seat is in the south of Jiyang Lake. There is a ditch in the northwest corner that connects Jiyang Lake to the moat. There is a stone arch bridge on the ditch. The loach boats used by the East China Sea pirates were all five or six feet tall. They could not pass through the stone arch bridge hole.
, you can only land on the river beach in the southwest of Jiyang Lake, north of Shiqiao. There is a flat land here, and you can advance to the north gate of Jiyang City.
Lin Fu held the reins and let the muzzled horse's head come close to him. A fire was already burning in the distance in the direction of the Ninghai camp. Several naval warships that had mistakenly escaped into Jiyang Lake in panic sealed the entrance to the lake.
It was difficult to avoid the pirate ships on the long and narrow Jiyang Lake.
"It is beneficial for us to keep the few ships in Ninghai Town in the lake. We cannot let the East China Sea bandits be destroyed. We can take action here." Lin Fu put on his vermilion helmet and talked with Ao Canghai who was a little further away.
After making a gesture, he got on his horse.
Ao Canghai led more than 40 soldiers to attack the Donghai bandits who had landed on the southwest river beach of Jiyang Lake. Although there was cover of night, the horses' hooves were beating like drumsticks hitting the ground, which made people's hearts pound and their blood boil.
After landing, more than a hundred Donghai pirates used their horses and wooden guns to quickly set up obstacles around the lake embankment on the landing beach to make a simple defense. Everything seemed well-trained. At this time, they heard the cavalry attack, and more Donghai pirates followed.
They rushed ashore from the beach and strengthened the outer defense. Just when they saw the blurry figures flashing out in the night, the sound of "plop-plop" of bows and arrows could be heard frequently.
Clusters of arrows hit the armor and penetrated into the flesh. The sound of war horses neighing was heard one after another. Dozens of featherless crossbow arrows were also fired from the dark. After a few breaths, the Donghai bandits on the lake embankment had time to draw out their second arrows.
The arrow was placed on the bowstring, and the shining sword and the horse's head breathing hot air appeared in front of his eyes as if they suddenly brightened up from the blurry night.
Simple obstacles could not stop the high-speed impact of five to six hundred kilograms of horses, men and troops. The current simple defense formation was torn apart at the moment of contact. The East China Sea pirates were overwhelmed by the rush. The leading pirate shouted loudly:
"Stab the spear, whoever is holding the spear should come forward quickly. There are not enough spears. Four people should form a group. Those with shields should carry them on their backs and push them backwards. Those with swords should attack from both sides..." I want to clear up the chaos.
Under the control of the situation, prevent the cavalry from breaking out in depth.
Although the formation of the Donghai pirates on the riverbank was more chaotic, Ao Canghai knew that the soldiers behind him were hard-won elites and could not be wasted in a deadly battle on the riverbank. He led the soldiers and did not fight.
, did not attack the East China Sea bandits on the river beach. When he saw that the defensive formation outside the river beach was broken, he grabbed the reins and beat the two East China Sea bandits in front of him with a long spear until their brains burst out. He lifted the reins
Lead the soldiers to miss the edge of the lake embankment and cross diagonally through the gap; when they are a little further away, turn back and use their bows and arrows to shoot at the chaotic Donghai bandits on the lake embankment.
The Donghai pirates who landed first were all elite, but there was no effective way to harass the elite cavalry in Ao Canghai. They could only make the people who landed first form a formation and rush outward, and use their elite infantry to hold large shields.
The cover penetrates deep and limits the movement space of the Jingqi on Aocanghai Road. As long as the large-scale Donghai bandits gain a foothold in the open space outside the lake embankment, the harassment of thirty or forty Jingqi is not a big threat.
Seeing that there were about five or six hundred Donghai pirates who had landed, Lin Fu signaled to Yang Pu, took out his sword, threw the scabbard far away, turned around and said to the cavalry generals behind him: "The first battle needs to be carried out."
Only by defeating the enemy's spirit can Jiyang City be protected. You all, please draw your sharp blades and follow me to kill the enemy..." Clamp the horse's belly tightly, and attack along the lake embankment towards the beach.
The soldiers who came to Jiyang with Lin Fu all had long weapons, and their horses were all excellent war horses weighing more than 400 kilograms. They could be said to be the most powerful group of soldiers in the army.
Although Gu Wuchen's bodyguard Jiqi has been trained by Yang Pu for nearly a year, and has experienced some sporadic battles, and is no longer useless, but after all, his foundation is weak, and due to the requirements of honor, he wears only three-foot-long straight swords.
He had a waist knife, lacked long weapons, and his horses were ordinary. Lin Fu could only ask Ao Canghai to lead his soldiers to repeatedly harass and disperse the formation of the East China Sea invaders, and open up gaps in their side defenses.
He and Yang Pu led more than 400 cavalry to attack from the side...
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Chen Xiyan, Gu Wuchen and Jiyang County officials stood on the north city gate tower watching the fierce battle in the distance.
Seeing that Lin Fu divided the cavalry he brought out into three groups, he first used small groups of rangers to continuously harass and confuse the East China Sea pirates. After pulling the formation of the East China Sea pirates who landed on the beach, he personally led the main force of the arresting cavalry in a thunderous sudden attack.
Pressing forward, the array of East China Sea pirates who first landed at Hetan City was immediately torn to pieces. Only then did Chen Xiyan understand why the thousands of lake pirates colluded with the Qu family were so easily defeated in the battle at the mouth of the river.
Lin Fu's cavalry was the first to pierce the enemy's formation. Without waiting for the distance to open, he shouted loudly for the cavalry to dismount. There had been a detailed explanation of tactics before. Yang Pu and all the cavalry abandoned their horses and fought on foot, leaving only a few people to restrain the horses.
He was led to a distant place. Ao Canghai led his armored soldiers to dismount nearby and return to fight.
Previously, the formation of the East China Sea pirates who landed on the beach was dispersed to facilitate a collision with the cavalry. At this time, the East China Sea pirates who landed on the beach were suppressed on the narrow river beach, making their chaotic formation even more chaotic and unable to adjust.
This opportunity also prevented subsequent East China Sea pirates from landing to support them.
Looking at the dense figures of people fighting each other on the river beach under the light of the campfire, She Feixiong had a stern look on his face. He did not expect that Jiyang City would divide its troops outside the city and take advantage of the half-crossing to kill the river beach into chaos.
Half of the first wave of people to land were the elites of the She family brought directly from Jin'an by She Feixiong. However, under the fierce and undelayed attack and encirclement of the Jiyang defenders, once they were attacked,
In a chaotic position, unable to organize a strong counterattack, and trapped in the dilemma of fighting on their own, even the most elite combat forces will be unable to achieve great results.
Seeing the familiar faces twisting under the firelight and being surrounded and killed by the Jiyang defenders, Shefei Xiong's eyelids trembled, but he had no good idea. He ordered the boat to pick up as many people as possible on the river beach and rescued them.
In order to reduce the crowding of the river beach, the archers on the boats were able to throw arrows at the rear of the Jiyang defenders' formation, and at the same time, they sent elite troops to seize the beach from other places and provide support from the side to reduce the pressure on the river beach.
Ao Canghai led his soldiers to approach Lin Fu. Lin Fu led them to fight deep into the river bank, until they reached the water's edge and were shot back by a burst of arrows. Lin Fu was hit by several arrows, but the arrows could not penetrate his body.
His calves, which were not covered by his armor and placket, were unexpectedly hit by two arrows. The arrows penetrated into his flesh without feeling any pain. He bit the knife in his mouth, bent down and broke the arrow shaft, and then he was surrounded by the warriors before moving forward.
Fighting is interspersed from side to side.
Lin Fu could be sure that all in front of him were the backbones of the Thirteen Families of the East China Sea Bandit Alliance in the Shengsi Islands. He was even sure that the first to land on the beach must be elites directly controlled by the She family. If they were the first to defeat their spirit, they would not only win
More time to kill as many enemy invaders as possible can also reduce the pressure on Changshan Island and Xisha Island in the future. Until more and more East China Sea pirates land on the beach from the flanks, Yang Pu leads his troops to bear the increasing pressure on both wings.
, when he gradually felt exhausted, Lin Fucai led his people to slowly retreat to the north city of Jiyang, and formed a formation next to the moat to rest.
The Donghai pirates who landed were disrupted and suffered heavy casualties. Naturally, they did not dare to rush to the city to pursue them. They just built a tighter defense along the perimeter of the lake embankment and gathered the troops scattered elsewhere in Jiyang Lake here.
, intending to deal with the Jiyang defenders at the North Gate with all their strength.
Lin Fu sat on the mud embankment and asked the lieutenant general to pull out the two arrowheads left in his calf with iron pliers. At first he didn't feel anything, but now he gasped in pain.
Yang Pu sat on the muddy ground next to Lin Fu. Although he was not seriously injured, his physical strength was severely exhausted and he was sweating all over his body. He didn't feel anything when he rushed to kill. When he stepped back to rest, he felt that the years are really unforgiving. At this age,
When you are approaching fifty, no matter how strong your martial arts skills are, your physical strength is still severely weakened.
Yang Pu didn't expect that Lin Fu was surrounded by forty or fifty guard soldiers and specialized medical officers. Watching Lin Fu send the medical officers away to treat other injured people, he got closer and asked: "What's next?"
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"Before dawn, the Donghai bandits will not act rashly. After dawn, they will work hard to drive us out from the narrow area of Beicheng and Jiyang Lake." Lin Fu poured half a bottle of powder on the wound on his calf that was as big as a copper coin and tied it with a bandage.
Jie Jie called upon Ao Canghai and the deputy lieutenant of Jiqili, Xiao Xiao and other middle and low-level military attachés to come and sit down to talk, and said, "The next step will be a fierce battle. We cannot withdraw from the stone bridge in the east, between Beicheng and Jiyang Lake."
In the narrow strip between them, the advantages that cavalry can play are very limited..."
Yang Pu looked up and looked at the shadow of the stone bridge not far to the east. Once they were driven to the east of the stone bridge, the East China Sea bandits would only need a small number of troops to build defenses on the narrow stone bridge and blockade it with warships under the bridge.
They can be blocked from the North City Gate area, and then the Donghai bandits will be able to attack the North Gate of Jiyang City without interference.
To deal with the East China Sea pirates who were several times their own in the narrow area west of Shiqiao, south of Jiyang Lake, and north of the North Gate was really going to be a fierce battle. Fortunately, the first battle was fought so smoothly that there was no major battle.
, the morale of the cavalry team who had experienced fierce battles was stimulated.
Sometimes the morale is weak, but sometimes it is very real. Yang Pu knows what the background of these Jiqi is. There are old soldiers of the She family in the Donghai bandits. If they catch a pair and fight, it is difficult for anyone in the Jiqi to be the opponent of the old soldiers of the She family. However,
Once the leader can take the lead and kill the enemy bravely, even a weak sheep can develop a ferocious temperament that does not care about life and death. Yang Pu is old and his physical strength is severely exhausted. Generally speaking, young people in their twenties and thirties are like this.
After the fierce fighting, there shouldn't be much physical strength left. Then the soldiers stood around and formed formations. They were full of energy and showed no fear in the face of the East China Sea pirates who were several times their size and were constantly landing from the river beach to form formations.
Lin Fu discussed with Yang Pu and Ao Canghai the next tactics and the key points of defense in the surrounding terrain. The cavalry rarely had long weapons, so there was little advantage in fighting on horseback. Moreover, the area was too narrow, and without superb riding skills and tacit cooperation, the cavalry
There were too many restrictions on the infantry. Lin Fu ordered two-thirds of the cavalry to dismount in preparation for the infantry battle. Although most of the bows brought from Jiyang Lake were soft bows, fortunately everyone was wearing armor and their morale was available.
, may not be able to persist until reinforcements arrive.
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"Lin Siyuan is really a tiger general in front of Mr. Gu..." Meng Xinshi, the magistrate of Jiyang County, watched Lin Fu lead his soldiers and rode in the dark night to kill almost a number of pirates who landed on Luohualiushui.
He was so nervous that his palms became sweaty, and he even forgot that Lin Fu was also a civil servant. The defenders on the tower of the north city gate were so excited that they wanted to open the city gate and follow Lin Fu to fight.
Gu Wuchen smiled and said nothing. He could see that the Donghai bandits had no intention of retreating. Once the suddenness of the cover-up attack was lost, the next battle would be ten or a hundred times more difficult than before.
Chen Xiyan remained silent, but in his heart he had to admit Lin Fu's bravery and outstanding ability to lead troops in battle. He thought that this person's scheming skills and ability to deal with the world were far superior to ordinary people. He really had both wisdom and courage.
Yun Wen Yun Wu, Gu Wuchen was able to get such a treasure.
In his heart, he was hoping that Lin Fu would be killed by the Donghai bandits under the city walls, but at the same time, he was worried that if Lin Fu were killed, Jiyang would lose its strongest barrier at this time, and his thoughts were very contradictory.
After the Donghai bandits established a foothold outside the lake embankment, they were not in a hurry to attack the Jiqi troops arrayed around the city. Instead, they first carried the casualties on the river beach onto boats, tidied up the battlefield in an orderly manner, and made preparations for the attack.
Without Gu Wuchen's instructions, there are special personnel counting on the gate building of Jiyang North City, so that they can ask for credit from Lin Fu and the Jiqi in the future. Lin Fu's cover-up attack just now and his subsequent resolute suppression and siege will be the first to do so.
The first batch of Donghai pirates who landed were completely disabled, and the number of casualties suffered by the Donghai pirates who were carried aboard reached more than 300 people. It is no wonder that the Donghai pirates did not dare to launch another attack at night.
On the side of the city gate building, a large bamboo basket was also tied with a rope and lowered down. Under the city, a long hook gun was used to pull the bamboo basket to the moat, and the seriously injured were placed in it, and the defenders on the city pulled the seriously injured back to the city for treatment.
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This stalemate continued until dawn, when the Donghai bandits who gathered on the southwest beach of Jiyang Lake fully saw the defensive situation of Jiyang City. In the morning light, groups of Donghai bandits walked out of the lake embankment positions one after another, taking advantage of their numerical advantage to separate.
They controlled the surrounding favorable terrain and restricted the area of activity of the city defenders. They then launched a strong attack on the city defenders who had caused heavy casualties to them last night, vowing to eliminate these people and regain their morale.