Chapter nine hundred and thirtieth use of soldiers strange
He was clearly trying to escape in a hurry, but suddenly he turned into a tiger and a leopard.
Liu Ting'an, who was eager to catch up with Lin Ye and cut off the coward's return, kept urging his Jiangzhou army to cross the river, with 60,000 soldiers and horses and hundreds of companies fighting for the river.
Standing at the bow of the boat, Liu Ting'an's eyes were red with anxiety. If Lin Ye really escaped unharmed after letting Lin Ye pretend to be a ghost, his elder brother Liu Tingsheng would probably behead him in anger if he knew about it.
Qingshan City has been lost. If Lin Ye is let go again, this battle will be lost.
When the time comes, Guo Geming will take advantage of Jiangzhou's weak soldiers and horses to attack. If this is the case, Jiangzhou's foundation may be destroyed in one day.
For a person who has no flaws, the easiest way to expose his flaws is to make him anxious.
Lin Ye had been looking calm and calm for nearly a month, and then suddenly he wanted to run away.
Most people cannot tolerate this kind of thing.
If you run away after pretending to be cool, you are irritated. How can the person you pretended to be so cool not hate you?
Hundreds of ships, large and small, were moving forward through the waves as fast as they could, with Liu Ting'an standing at the bow still urging them.
In fact, he was also worried that Lin Ye would make a sneak attack when Jiangzhou's troops were halfway across the river, so he urgently sent someone to ask Qin Kaikai to lead troops to outflank him.
Moreover, Lin Ye only has 20,000 soldiers, and at most 20,000 soldiers.
As long as they can withstand the first wave of offensive from Lin Ye's troops and the Jiangzhou Army's vanguard team is established on the shore and set out, the follow-up troops will be able to come over soon.
When people are in a hurry, they always think that they have already considered everything.
Besides, there is a problem with the location of Lin Ye's camp.
The camp is too close to the shore!
The distance between the first row of tents and the shore was only sixty or seventy feet. At that time, Liu Ting'an felt that Lin Ye was too big.
Now, this is the opportunity for the Jiangzhou Army to quickly attack the coward.
Almost to the shore!
Liu Ting'an's expression became even more excited.
The cowardly troops gathered behind the camp and prepared to escape. There were no troops deployed along the entire coast.
"It's done!"
Liu Tingan couldn't help shouting.
The first batch of ships have already docked one after another, and a large number of Jiangzhou soldiers eagerly jumped off the ships before they reached the shore.
In just a moment, thousands of people arrived at the shore almost at the same time. Under the general's loud shouts and command, these Jiangzhou Army soldiers rushed forward quickly, preparing to set up a defense line at a safe distance.
"No need to be on guard!"
Liu Tingan shouted loudly.
"The front army rushes in and burns the cowardly camp!"
As long as the camp of the Cowardly Army is on fire, those Cowardly men who are preparing to flee will become even more panicked.
Subsequent ships arrived at the shore one after another, and more and more Jiangzhou troops disembarked and ran towards the camp of the Qingmang Army.
For these elite soldiers, it wouldn't take long to rush across the distance of sixty or seventy feet.
The soldiers at the front were already less than twenty feet away from the camp, and the troops that came ashore later had already assembled about four to five thousand people.
At this moment, the first row of tents near the shore suddenly collapsed.
A row of heavy crossbows was exposed.
Cowardly, who was hiding in the tent, was already prepared. After overturning the tent, he quickly fired out the loaded crossbow arrows.
Buzz!
A hundred heavy-duty crossbows roared at the same time. Each heavy-duty crossbow could fire twenty arm-thick crossbow arrows in succession. One hundred heavy-duty crossbows and two thousand heavy-duty crossbow arrows, this was the end of the world.
Thousands of Jiangzhou troops who rushed to the shore were unable to resist, and were blasted through one by one in despair.
Lin Ye stood behind the crossbow with a calm expression on his face.
Yes, he did. He only brought about 20,000 troops.
But he brought all the heavy equipment available in Geling City.
After a hundred platoon crossbows were fired for the first time, the cowardly troops who originally looked like they were about to escape quickly took up their positions.
The arrow array takes shape.
The soldiers controlling the crossbows quickly loaded the crossbows and, with tacit cooperation, loaded the second round of twenty crossbow arrows into the crossbows in a very short time.
"put!"
Following the order, the second round of crossbows once again unleashed murderous intent.
At this time, the soldiers who came ashore were all piled up on the shore and in the shallow water. The crossbows were deliberately lowered, and those powerful crossbow arrows were swept from the waist.
If you hit it, you will see a hole in your body, and the same goes for the people behind you.
Those who charged forward all fell down, and the Jiangzhou Army soldiers who were stagnant on the shore could only wait to be slaughtered.
Someone reacted and shouted loudly for the soldiers to squat down and dive into the water.
"Report!"
A scout came on horseback. He did not dismount when he came near Lin Ye. He clasped his fists and said loudly: "General, Qin Kaikai's frontier troops have appeared ten miles away!"
Lin Ye nodded.
"Drumming!"
Following Lin Ye's order, the war drums in the army rang like thunder.
The archers of the Cowardly Army, who had already formed an array, immediately moved forward after hearing the sound of war drums.
Layers of feathers and arrows were pressed forward, and the white feathers spread across the ground and moved forward.
The Jiangzhou Army that came ashore was in a desperate situation.
In less than three seconds, Lin Ye defeated the Jiangzhou soldiers and horses who landed.
"Swordsmen go up and seize the ship."
Lin Ye reached out and pointed forward.
The sound of war drums suddenly changed.
The arrow array in front separated passages one by one, and the cowardly swordsmen roared out from behind.
They were like tigers and leopards rushing into a herd of sheep. No matter whether they were enemies who still had the strength to fight or enemies who were hit by arrows and lost their fighting strength, they were all treated equally in front of this group of cowardly swordsmen.
With one slash after another, the cowardly army quickly captured many warships.
"Don't be afraid, don't be confused!"
Liu Tingan shouted loudly.
"They are northern soldiers and they are no match for us on the boat. Let the rear team press over them immediately and push them back to the shore!"
"They are like soft-legged crabs when they get on the boat. You can't stand firm on the boat. All the boats in the rear are pressing up, and they can't be allowed to cross the river!"
At this moment, Liu Ting'an finally reacted.
Lin Ye actually fought so unreasonably.
He had always heard that Lin Ye used troops in a strange way, but he thought that no matter how strange he was, there were only so many ways to use troops, and being restricted by the terrain here, what other tricks could Lin Ye use.
Now he could see that Lin Ye actually wanted to seize the ship and fight to the south bank.
Taking advantage of the Jiangzhou army's half-crossing, they launched a counterattack, seizing as many warships as possible, then quickly rushed to the south bank, and then used the Jiangzhou army's camp for defense.
There is enough military rations for hundreds of thousands of troops at the Jiangzhou military camp!
This Lin Ye is simply a madman.
Why does he think that with 20,000 troops, he can defeat the Jiangzhou Army? Why does he have such confidence?
With 20,000 troops, not only did he want to defeat Jiangzhou's soldiers and horses, he also didn't want to let go of the food and grass. This Lin Ye was simply too greedy.
"Urge the rear troops!"
Liu Tingan roared loudly.
"Let all the rear troops come up, and push the cowardly troops back to the shore no matter what. When Qin Kaikai's troops arrive, and encircle them twice, Lin Ye will definitely be defeated!"
The horn of the Jiangzhou Army sounded, and the people in the rear rowed hard. On the river, there were so many boats that they almost blocked the river.
"General!"
Someone hurriedly rowed a small boat to Liu Ting'an's side, his face covered with blood.
"General, the cowardly army is too fierce, we, we can't suppress it."
"How dare you disturb our military morale!"
Liu Ting'an drew his knife and chopped the famous captain into the water with one blow.
"Blow the trumpet, blow the trumpet!"
Liu Ting'an shouted loudly: "Before Qin Kai's troops arrive, we must push the cowardly army back to the shore, no matter the cost, no matter the cost!"
As he continued to urge, the Jiangzhou Army in the rear group squeezed up, and the boats were next to each other. The soldiers in the rear group stepped on the boats in front and ran forward. It must be said that they were indeed more stable on the boat, as if they were walking on flat ground.
Seeing this scene, Liu Ting'an felt a little calmer.
Those northern soldiers were more capable on the shore, but as long as they got on the ship, how could they be the opponents of the Jiangzhou soldiers.
This Lin Ye blindly pursues strange and treacherous ways in using his troops. It would be fine if his soldiers and horses could really kill him by surprise, but because he does not have enough troops, he cannot rush through at all.
Now Jiangzhou soldiers and horses have crowded the transfer ship together. Jiangzhou soldiers can continuously jump and attack on the warship, but the cowardly army cannot do it at all. They can't stand firmly on a ship, and they are still expected to be able to do so.
Like Jiangzhou soldiers crossing warships as if walking on flat ground?
Seeing more and more warships blocking this area, and seeing dust rising in the other direction, Liu Ting'an knew that he was going to win this battle.
If Lin Ye relied on his own strength to escape now, he might still have a way to survive, but if he was too timid, he would surely die here.
At this moment, the sound of a horn suddenly came from Lin Ye's side. It was a war drum before, but now it's a horn.
The moment they heard the sound of the horn, the cowardly soldiers who were still charging hard suddenly retreated.
Without any reason, they abandoned the warship they had captured and returned to the shore as fast as possible, faster than the ebbing tide.
"You want to leave now, but you still have time?!"
Liu Tingan pointed forward: "Stick to them, stick to them and kill!"
However, the scene of the cowardly army's overwhelming defeat that he hoped to see did not appear immediately.
The archers of the cowardly army on the shore lined up in order. After seeing the swordsmen withdrawing, the arrow formation began to display its power, blocking the pursuit of the Jiangzhou soldiers.
The moment the weapons were withdrawn from the ship to the shore, a fire suddenly broke out.
At this time, the Jiangzhou soldiers realized that those swordsmen rushed up to seize the ship. It was probably just an appearance. They all brought kerosene with them and took advantage of the chaos to sprinkle kerosene on the ship.
People are on fire.
Under the double obstruction of the arrow formation and flames, the soldiers withdrew to the shore.
"Knock those burning warships away!"
Liu Tingan roared with red eyes.
If we don't stick to the killing at this time, it will be even more difficult to kill them when the cowardly army retreats behind the powerful crossbows. What's more, Qin Kaikai's team has appeared and the encirclement must be completed as soon as possible.
The Jiangzhou soldiers, who were driven crazy, drove the burning ship to one side, squeezed out of the passage with all their strength, and rushed to the shore amidst the flames.
"Get up, get the hell up!"
The generals in each battalion were roaring, their voices hoarse.
On the other side, Qin Kaikai looked with his clairvoyance and saw that the Qingmang army and the Jiangzhou soldiers were already fighting, and he knew that the opportunity had come.
"All the cavalry immediately accelerated forward and attacked the rear of the cowardly army!"
Following Qin Kaikai's order, the cavalry of the southern frontier army began to accelerate.
Lin Ye stood in the middle of the army, first looking at the returning swordsmen, and then at the Southern Border Army cavalry, which was less than three miles away.
It seems inevitable that the cowardly army will be surrounded.
However, when the youngest general in the history of the empire, with only 20,000 men at his disposal, was about to be surrounded by nearly 150,000 to 60,000 enemies, a frightening smile appeared on his lips.