Deng Yu's troops rushed to Huating first. When the fleet of raids in Huadong appeared in sight, the troops in the front had already arrived at the foot of the ridge on the eastern foot of Huating Ridge. (_Bao & Book & Bar)

Huating Ridge is the remnant of the southwestern foot of Huaiyu Mountain. The mountain is like a sword ridge lying across, breaking the Shangrao River Valley Plain on the north bank of Xinjiang River.

Huating Ridge winds from the north, and the mountains move southwards to the Xinjiang River. The cliffs suddenly stick above the river water, like Yanzui, which is the most dangerous Yanzui Rock in the middle of Xinjiang River.

Standing on Yanzui Rock, looking down at the cliff, the river flows turbulently and the reefs are hidden in it. Although the river surface is more than 300 steps wide, it is limited by the dangerous shoals of reefs and shoals. The river flows too fast, so you must be careful when passing a boat at a time.

There is a gap at the ridge hundreds of steps away from Yanzuiji, which almost cut the entire Huating Ridge into two halves. The post road that travels across the river to Guixi passes through it, and it is also the Huating Pass that competes for between the Chongcheng Army and Deng Yu's troops.

The previous dynasty once set up Huating Pass here, which was named after the flower pavilion.

Guancheng was abandoned early, and the abandoned buildings in the ruins were flooded under the plants and trees. However, when passing through the Huating Pass, it was the mouth of the river where Huating River flowed into the Xinjiang River. The goods from east to north and merchants and travelers all rested here. The towns and ports rose, gathered nearly a thousand families, which was not even more lively than ordinary small counties.

Entering Huating Pass first can be said to have all the advantages of geographical advantages, but Deng Yu was not relaxed.

Entering Huating Pass first does not mean that you can gain a foothold, nor does it mean that you can successfully repel the Huaitong Army.

There is no camp to support Huating Pass, and there are bare stone ridges on both sides. However, after passing Huating Pass, Zhenbu at the foot of Xilu Ridge is surrounded by rivers and streams stand everywhere, and there are no walls to support the periphery, which are directly exposed to the attacks of Huaing warships. Therefore, in a short time, the Zhejiang and Fujian Army wanted to resist Huaing from Huating, and the advantage that the terrain could occupy was not obvious.

In addition, Deng Yu knew that the Huaidong fleet was rushing to attack, and led his troops out of Hengfeng City to run here. He walked for more than 40 miles of rugged road in half a day. The soldiers were exhausted at this time, and the Huaidong soldiers rushed to attack on warships. The situation was obviously much better than theirs.

The most important thing is morale... How much combat will is left in the Bamin warriors at this time?

Deng Yu's mouth was bitter and stood on the cliff.

The frosty beard under the chin made the mountain wind mess and brushed it on his face. Deng Yu stroked the white beard and pressed under his armor. He watched the Huaidong fleet split into two teams from the side and back. His scalp was numb and he complained secretly.

The Huaitong fleet was divided into two in the blink of an eye: one team mainly consisted of warships and fighting ships, without stopping at all, went downstream through Yanzui Gorge, intending to enter the entrance of Huating River first; the other team was mainly composed of big-bellied winged ships, directly from the foot of the eastern foot of Huating Ridge, with only a small number of wings, and the winged clutches were scattered on the front of the side and the front, and it was supposed to cover the soldiers carried by the big-bellied winged ships and landed directly from their side and behind.

Deng Yu looked east and there were more than 10,000 soldiers and horses following him out of Hengfeng City and running to Huating. The team of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses was very long due to the urgency. The front had entered the Huating Pass to form a formation, and the tail was still five or six miles away. The flanks of the rear would be exposed to the attack of the Huadong Army's landing soldiers. Deng Yu felt bitter in his heart, and he felt that this battle was extremely thrust, and he might have to explain his life here.

Over the years, the Huaidong Army has raided the coastal areas of Zhejiang and Fujian and is very proficient in the combat tactics of landing on the beach; if the river beach is steep and narrow, large and medium-sized combat equipment such as bed crossbows and stone-throwing crossbows placed on the Huaidong warship can also be directly covered by landing on the beach.

Over the years, the Huaidong Army's landing on the beach has caused the Zhejiang and Fujian Army to suffer a lot. Apart from building defense barriers along the coast, there is no effective way to suppress the Huaidong Army's landing on the beach.

Deng Yu's troops were in a mess at this time, and the soldiers were running away for half a day and were exhausted. The army had no bed crossbows, stone throwing crossbows and other large-scale combat equipment to suppress them. Deng Yu had no confidence to use a scattered formation to suppress them, preventing the Huaidong Army from rushing to land from the side and behind.

The Huaidong fleet was moving downstream very quickly. From the Huaidong fleet appeared in sight, it was too late to gather all the troops behind the tail to the foot of the mountain on the east foot to form a formation. In order to avoid the exposed side and rear attack, Deng Yu ordered the troops in the rear to retreat to the depths of the right wing to form a formation, but also sent a large number of crossbowmen to scatter the formation to approach the river bank to resist Huaidong generals and soldiers rob the beach.

Chen Di jumped off the pier and stood on the huge rock that reached into the river. He watched the armored soldiers who had landed on their wings spread to protect the landing beach.

The Zhejiang and Fujian Army rushed out of Hengfeng City, without large and medium-sized combat equipment, so they could only use crossbows to press the Huaidong Army on the beach.

"Press your head, hold your shields tightly in front, look at your feet!" The front sentry covered the armor with iron foreheads, stood on the beach and looked up to observe the situation on the shore, shouting loudly, trying to keep the troops in a formation.

Some new soldiers who have just joined the army are always unable to feel at ease. When the shield is tilted or the feet are tripped, a huge gap is left, which cannot cover the enemy's rain of arrows shot from the shore.

The area west of Hengfeng is rugged and remote, making the cliff bank extremely steep. Chen Di's troops chose three beaches, which are all relatively easy to terrain, but it is much more difficult to attack than the river bank east of Hengfeng. Fortunately, the soldiers are brave and cannot take care of the sharp arrows leaking like raindrops. They raise their shields to suppress the attack, and try to climb the shore. After all, the river beach is narrow and the terrain is low. It only occupies one beach, and it is far from being able to stand firm.

Where Chen Di got off the boat, one of the three beach robberies was one of the three-way beach robberies. It was a natural stone embankment extending from the north shore into the river, shaped like crab claws. The locals called it crab claw rock, just like a natural long dike pier in the Xin River.

The two Jiyun-class warships left by Su Pinxiao were both asked Chen We to send people to drag them directly from the side of the crab claw rock onto the river beach from the left and right. As a result, the height of the stern deck of the warship was only slightly shorter than the river embankment on the beach. In addition to four three-bow crossbows, Chen We even adjusted more than 60 crossbows to stern cabins of the two Jiyun-class warships, shooting the Zhejiang and Fujian troops on the river embankment to cover the Huaidong soldiers to attack on the shore.

After the generals of Huaidong arrived ashore, the Zhejiang and Fujian Army counterattacks stubbornly shattered the Huaidong soldiers on the shore. Perhaps Deng Yu had no intention of fighting and ordered the soldiers near the shore to withdraw and retreat to the foot of the eastern foot of Huating on the left wing and the deep hinterland on the north side, and to shrink and form a formation.

Chen Di narrowed his eyes and looked at the sunset on the Xiling Mountains and ordered the big-bellied winged ship that had already been detained and the combat equipment returned immediately.

"General Su led the Shuibat warships along the river and walked around the Huating River. At this time, he asked the troops to go back. If there was a case, the problem would be troublesome..." Tao Bingde, the commander of the Chongcheng Army, was in charge of tactical staff, dissuaded.

"The ancients could play a battle with their backs, why can't we play?" Chen Di said, "Tell the turtle sons on the beach that the boats were gone. If they weren't in front of them, there would be no warships to pick them up and withdraw them. I would like to drive down Xinjiang like them and bury them in the belly of the fish!"

The commander laughed helplessly and sent a commander to contact the generals in front of him.

In the past three months, the Huaidong Army has set up a shipbuilding construction site on the western foot of Guanxiling. Although the shipbuilding materials are secretly transported from Chongzhou, the Huaidong Army has invested so much resources that the new ships built are almost all here.

To hide from the ears and ears of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army, the Huaidong Army was able to secretly build a fleet of more than 10,000 elite troops on water and raid far away in the upper reaches of Shanxi, which is already a very remarkable achievement.

However, if the Huaidong Army wants to achieve brilliant victories, it is far from enough to rely on Chen Di's troops to intercept them. It is also necessary to transfer the main forces of the Chongcheng Army and Changshan Army in Guanxiling, Litang, Litang, to ensure that the main forces of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army on the Eastern Front are completely wiped out without any fear.

In order to enable the soldiers behind to enter the hinterland of Shangrao as fast as possible, there is no more convenient way than taking a boat - these big-bellied winged ships must return to Guanxiling camp to pick up more soldiers and come along the river.

Whether the troop transport ships evacuate or not or act in a stance of fighting with their backs will not have much impact on the generals and soldiers who are rushing to the beach. They have their glory, and it is difficult for them to accept that they cannot climb the beach or get rid of the wrecked dogs.

As the number of troops landed on the shore increased, from the Crab Claw Rock, a short ridge in the river had been taken down by the Huaidong Army, and hundreds of crossbowmen from the Zhejiang and Fujian Army were fleeing north quickly.

Chen Di climbed ashore surrounded by his soldiers. At this time, the dusk had sunk and the mountain wind was not blocked.

Listening to the detailed battle situation of a battalion who landed in the previous battle, Chen We learned that Deng Yu's troops had about 12,000 people, and they abandoned the shore and did not defend them. The troops mainly went to the eastern foot of Huating Ridge and several slanting ridges in the north to form formations.

"Beggar Dezi supported her right wing and guarded me; the other tribes gathered together to fight here," Chen Di stretched out his finger and poked hard in the direction of the Huating Pass, poked a big hole in the map, and said, "Don't see that the Zhejiang and Fujian Army were still squatting there and baring their teeth. In fact, they have become a dog of a family. If we smash the hammer, we must be ruthless, so that they can't breathe in one breath!"

Chen Wee was rude and had studied several war training schools. However, under Lin Fu's personal suppression, he could barely recognize hundreds of words and understand the briefing and military orders. However, he struggled on the battlefield for many years and exerted a sense of vigilance that was almost born.

The two armies have been in battle for nearly half a year. No matter how beautiful the general She Feixiong deliberately said it, from giving up defense, the morale of the soldiers in the Eight Min Dynasty will inevitably decline from prosperity. Chen Di knew that the morale and combat will of the Zhejiang and Fujian soldiers in front of him had reached the verge of collapse, and only the last breath was still hanging. In comparison, the morale of the soldiers in the Huaidong warriors was like rainbows, and each general was staring at the military achievements that were within his fingers, regardless of life and death. At this time, if they did not fight quickly, and use sharp attacks with sharp attacks, it would only delay the fighter opportunity on other battlefields!
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