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After completing the closure of the river in Jiuhua and confirming that all the water from the upper reaches of the Yanyan River was diverted to the Xishan River, Ge Siyu followed Cao Ziang on horseback along the north bank of the Yanyan River to Hecheng. Along the way, he could clearly feel the river water dropping inch by inch.
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They built a dam to seal the river in Jiuhua, so they would pay attention to changes in water levels. For the enemy and our generals who were in the middle of a fierce battle and did not know anything about it in advance, as long as the river bed was not exposed and the two sides were covered with reeds, who would
Noticed that the water in the river dropped two to three feet without you noticing?
However, this drop of two or three feet in water level was fatal to the pirate ships that had reluctantly sailed into the Yan River.
The original plan for dredging the Yanyan River was to start from Jiuhua and end at Hecheng. Building a dam in Jiuhua was a prerequisite for carrying out the dredging work, and preparatory work had been done before.
The Xishan River and the Yunyan River have been connected. The dammed water can be diverted into the Xishan River without overflowing the embankments in the plain areas. When Ge Siyu arrived in Chongzhou, he personally confirmed the suitable location for dam construction and formulated a detailed dam construction plan.
The plan even prepared several sealing narrow boats for dam construction and barrage, and some earth and rocks were also piled up on both sides of the planned dam building site.
Cao Ziang and Ge Siyu rushed to Jiuhua at night, and immediately mobilized nearby soldiers and civilians to build a dam to block the river overnight. Before dawn, there was only a gap of less than two feet wide in the dam, waiting for the west garrison stone of Hecheng to light up the smoke to signal
, the earth-rock boat parked on the west side of the dam gap was scuttled to seal the gap, completely cutting off the river water.
Jiuhua is a hundred miles away from Hecheng. The left army in Jiangdong blocked the inner line of Chongzhou, and the military and civilian organizations are also tight. It is impossible for the Donghai bandit's scouts to sneak up and penetrate so far overnight for reconnaissance. Who would have thought that Lin Fu would be able to conduct reconnaissance overnight?
In a short period of time, a large river hundreds of paces wide could be completely blocked?
Ge Siyu followed Cao Ziang to the west garrison of Hecheng. The boat formation covering the west wing of the river beach formation was caught in a sea of fire. Although the pirate soldiers on the boat mainly fled to the south bank, they wanted to join the river beach position on the south bank so that they could withdraw together.
They went to the Hecheng military stronghold, but there were also many bandit soldiers who panicked and fled to the north bank.
Cao Zi'ang drew out his saber and said to the dozens of guards behind him: "It seems we haven't been left behind..." Leaving seven or eight people to guard Ge Siyu's Zhou Quan, he led the others to charge directly at the bandit soldiers who had climbed up the North Embankment.
At this time, the water in the salt river was shallow and the mud was deep. Those who escaped from the water had heavy armor on their bodies, and most of them fell into the mud and could not break free. A few people were lucky enough to climb up the river embankment, but they were exhausted and almost abandoned their armor in the river.
How can we resist the impact of Cao Ziang and his troops?
As early as when they were in Jiangning, Ge Siyu had met Cao Ziang. At that time, Cao Ziang was upright, had some scholarly demeanor, and his conversation was very extraordinary. Even though Cao Ziang later followed Lin Fu north to King Qin, and became the core general of the Jiangdong Left Army, but in Ge
Si Yu's impression was that Cao Zi'ang was a scholar. When he went to Chongzhou this time, he saw that Cao Zi'ang did not directly lead the troops, but assisted Lin Fu in handling the military affairs, which also deepened Ge Si Yu's original impression of him.
Seeing Cao Ziang riding his horse and brandishing his sword, taking the lead like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, he led dozens of guards to charge and kill repeatedly, killing the bandits on the North Embankment to pieces. He hated his parents for having two legs, and desperately fled into the river. Ge Si
Yu couldn't open his mouth in surprise. Everyone said that Lin Fu was a rare talent with both civil and military skills. Who would have thought that Cao Zi'ang, who was so inconspicuous when he was in Jiangning, could be so strong?
Ge Siyu secretly said: Lin Fu, who led the left army from Jiangdong to the north to Yannan, was able to achieve such a brilliant record. It is definitely not a coincidence. Seeing that General Cao Ziang is so capable, he is worthy of any general.
Seeing the contact battle in Beidi made Ge Siyu's blood boil, and he wanted to rush forward with the guards left by Cao Zi'ang to kill the enemy, but the guards were so frightened that they were afraid of pulling his horse's head. This man is even worried about riding a horse, don't say
Even if the enemy is killed, even if the horse speed is slightly faster, the horse may fall down. Besides, your Excellency attaches great importance to this man, how can you dare to let him make a mistake?
Ge Siyu could not fulfill his wish, so he could only sit on horseback and watch the battle.
The sound of drums on the south bank was like thunder. Looking from a distance, it was Lin Fu who was standing in front of the garrison and beating the drum himself to boost morale. Lin Fu was dressed in green armor and a red cloak. Soldiers stood around him like a beacon, guiding Jiangdong.
The left army fought bravely to kill the enemy.
The cavalry on the west side has already entered the river beach position. Except for a group of soldiers on the east side of the garrison and a group of cavalry on the southeast side of the garrison as a reserve unit, ready to be prepared, the rest of the Jiangdong Left Army on the northern front, including Min Yong and the gathered troops,
The defeated troops from Hecheng were all pressed forward, and they dealt a final crushing blow to the enemy positions that had begun to collapse...
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The flanks of the bandit's river beach position relied entirely on the cover of the boat array assembled on the west side of the river. When the boat array became stuck in the mud and could not move, it became a fixed target for sling crossbows, and the other flanks were on the verge of collapse.
Clay pots filled with kerosene and rockets turned the boat array into a sea of fire on the shallow river. It would not be possible for the Japanese soldiers on board to completely withdraw to the shore. The hundreds of Japanese soldiers deployed on the flanks were too small to stop the rapid attack.
The attack of half of the Leopard Cavalry Battalion...
Seeing this situation, Cheng Yiqun knew that the situation was over. He could only withdraw before the east wing ship array faced a direct attack and could still cover its west wing. He might be able to escape back to the Hecheng military fortress. He did not expect Su Tingzhan to lead his army at all.
There were not many troops left behind, so they sent out troops to help.
Cheng Yiqun didn't bother to contact Shu Qingqiu and his son, let alone the boat formation trapped in the middle of the river, and hurriedly evacuated eastward surrounded by guards. Although Cheng Yiqun left the flag in the center of the formation and the drum beat didn't stop, there were still many places near the center of the formation.
The soldiers quickly realized that their commander had abandoned them and fled eastward in panic. The entire river bank position collapsed in the blink of an eye.
Only then did Shu Jiaqing come ashore surrounded by guards. He was covered in mud and water. The first wave of the Jiangdong Left Army's cavalry camp had already been crushed by him. He began to pursue the bandit soldiers who had fled west. The soldiers who came to kill him were the civilian brave and the defeated troops.
Shu Qingqiu did not expect that the good situation would collapse in an instant. Cheng Yiqun had already led his troops to flee west. They were already trapped in a tight siege. He could see his second son Mingtang stuck in the mud, only three or four steps away from the river embankment. His loyal guards were
They desperately tried to pull him ashore, but there was no support on the shore. A group of Jiangdong leftist troops came ashore and shot him with random arrows. Shu Qingqiu watched helplessly as an arrow hit the door in front of Mingtang, and let out a heartbreaking scream...
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Shu Qingqiu was heartbroken and furious. He fought for his life, waved his halberd, and rushed west with his guards, hoping to get his second son ashore. Although Min Yong and Hecheng's defeated troops were brave enough to kill the enemy, they were not as capable as Shu Qingqiu's elite guards.
, in a few moments they were thrown into disarray and retreated down the river embankment.
Seeing that the pressure had eased, Shu Qingqiu thought there was hope of escaping. He guarded the river embankment and rescued his second son who was still alive after being hit by an arrow in the face. He mustered up his energy to break out of the siege eastward.
It's just that the armor he wore was too sophisticated, and the guards were very strong. After Min Yong and Hecheng's defeated troops retreated down the river embankment, Zhou Tong personally commanded the Chongcheng Infantry Battalion on the front line to cooperate with the Fengli Infantry Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion.
He led his soldiers to encircle him, and only then did Shu Qingqiu realize the strength of Jiangdong's left army.
The swordsmen, swordsmen, shieldmen, spearmen and crossbowmen cooperated with each other to suppress each other. There were flying contradiction vehicles in front to limit the forced charge of the trapped soldiers. Even the Jiangdong Left Army was able to organize the archers and crossbowmen to suppress the volley at this time.
, Shu Qingqiu only had thirty or fifty guards and some courageous skirmishers around him. How could he break through the siege of elite soldiers several times his size?
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Su Tingzhan stood on the wall of the Hecheng Military Fortress and stared solemnly at the battlefield like Shura Hell to the west, with a chill deep in his bones. Su Tingzhan claimed to be an expert in strategy, but he never expected that
Lin Fu would have a strategy to seal the river, directly trapping the boat array they relied on in the middle of the river, unable to move.
A considerable number of the soldiers and horses left behind at Hecheng Military Fortress were Cheng Yiqun's subordinates, and they all strongly requested to go out for rescue. Su Tingzhan was relieved to see Jiangdong Zuojun's boat division appearing in the sea and sky at the right time. The other generals also forced
Give up the idea of rescue due to the situation.
The left army in Jiangdong has gathered five to six thousand troops. Even if they can suppress all the remaining troops, the military disadvantage will be too great. Besides, the river beach position is close to collapse. With thousands of people here coming to rescue, the possibility of holding down the position is low.
It's extremely small, and in the end you can only lose all the last chips in your hand.
Seeing that Cheng Yiqun led his troops to flee first, causing the entire river beach position to collapse, Su Tingzhan could not blame him too much. He just prepared to welcome the defeated troops into the fortress and resist the Jiangdong Left Army's plan to seize the fortress by taking advantage of the defeat.
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Seeing that the soldiers who were left behind to guard the Hecheng Military Fortress had left the fortress but were only forming formations around the fortress, Lin Fu knew that he could not capture the Hecheng Military Fortress in one go.
Lin Fu ordered that in addition to some generals from the cavalry camp who continued to pursue and kill the fleeing bandits, all the soldiers from Chongzhou Infantry Camp, Fengli Infantry Camp, Mingyong, and Hecheng Army gathered at the south bank of the river embankment to capture prisoners and kill them.
It forced the boat formation pirates on the east wing of the river beach position to abandon their weapons and surrender.
Lin Fu walked to the front of the formation, calmly looked at Shu Qingqiu who was trapped on the river embankment, and shouted in a deep voice: "Mr. Shu, if you don't act like a rich man, it's too late to regret now. If you abandon the halberd now, I will give it to you."
Leave a way to survive..."
Shu Qing Qiuji sat on the ground, hugging the body of his second son who was already cold. His whole body was covered in blood. He looked at Lin Fu in the distance and had no intention of picking up the halberd beside him. He said in a deep voice: "My lord has been so kind to me.
You and other children can understand that there is nothing to say whether you are a king or a bandit. If you can leave my whole body in the ground, I will be extremely grateful..."
Shu Qingqiu was also a pirate in his early years, and later he stopped going ashore. In fact, it was a secret chess set up by the She family in Anji. Lin Fu didn't say much, waved his hand and ordered to release arrows, killing Shu Qingqiu and others, and said to Zhou Tong
: "Then leave him a complete body..."
At this time, the pirate soldiers in the boat formation on the east wing of the river beach also realized that they were in a dead end and could not struggle.
At this time, silt was exposed in the shallow part of the river bed. The silt was so deep that even if you abandoned the ship, you could not quickly escape ashore. Unless you could hold on until the tide rose and the salt-carrying river channel was refilled with water, you could escape.
Although a large shield can block ordinary arrows, it cannot block the fire attacks of pyrotechnics and rockets when stuck in the middle of the river. The east wing ship formation caught in the sea of fire is a living example. The Jiangdong Left Army only needed half an hour to
If they re-set up their catapults, they won't be able to sustain it when the next tide rises.
Although the bandits who had already brought fire oil cans to the shore with their bare hands were trying to persuade them to surrender, they also set up stone crossbows directly on the river embankment to apply pressure. After a short delay, they abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
Dredging and transporting the salt river requires too much labor, and it would be good to have one or two thousand more hard laborers. Besides, today is Lin Fu's happy day, and there is no need to go on a killing spree.
Cao Zi'ang also came to the south bank at this time, with a lot of mud and blood on his body. He suggested to Lin Fu: "Depending on the situation, we can't attack the Hecheng military fortress today. You should go back to the river mouth quickly. Don't miss the auspicious time. Wait.
When the river water recedes further, and before the tide rises, I plan to organize people to build another mud embankment on the north side of the garrison, seal the Yunyan River in advance, and also build a road leading to the north bank. At least until the invaders have reinforcements, we
It has the ability to completely block the northern line so that the East China Sea invaders cannot advance westward with a single soldier."
"After confirming the casualties, it won't be too late for me to go back..." Lin Fu said.
At this time, waves of cheers rang out from the Jiangdong Zuo Army's position. Seeing Lin Fu approaching, the cheers were even more thunderous. At this time, Wang Chengfu and others could understand why Lin Fu was able to defend the Jiangdong Zuo Army.
The generals have such high prestige in their hearts: whoever brings such brilliant victories and achievements to an army will win the wholehearted support and respect of the entire army.