Lord of the House

Deng Yu's troops rushed to Huating first, and when the Huaidong raiding fleet appeared in sight, the front troops had already arrived at the foot of the ridge at the east foot of Huatingling.

Huatingling is the remnant of the southwestern foothills of Huaiyu Mountain. The mountain lies like a sword ridge, which cuts off the Shangrao Valley Plain on the north bank of the Xinjiang River.

Huatingling comes from the north, and the mountains directly invade the Xinjiang River to the south.

Standing on Yanzuiji, looking down from the cliff, the river is turbulent and the reef is hidden. Although the river surface is still more than 300 paces wide, it is limited by the reefs and shoals, and the river flow is too fast. One must be careful when passing a boat at a time.

A few hundred steps north of Yanzuiji, there is a gap in the ridge of the outer ridge, which almost splits the entire Huating Ridge in half, and the post road from Hengxi to Guixi passes through it. The contested Huating Pass.

In the previous dynasties, Huating Pass was set up here, hence the name of Huating.

Guancheng was abandoned early, and the ruined buildings in the ruined city were also submerged under the vegetation, but passing through the Huating Pass, which is the mouth of the river where the Huating River flows into the Xinjiang River, goods and business travelers from east to north all rest here. With the rise of towns and ports, nearly a thousand families gathered, which is no more lively than ordinary small counties.

Entering Huating Pass first, it can be said to take advantage of the geographical advantage, but Deng Yu's heart is not easy.

Entering Huating Pass first does not mean that you will be able to stand, and it does not mean that you can successfully repel the Huaidong Army.

There are no fortresses to rely on, and there are bare stone ridges on both sides. However, after passing through the Huating Pass, the town at the foot of the Xilu Ridge stands beside the river and the stream, open everywhere, and there is no wall to rely on, which is directly exposed Under the attack of Huaidong warships. Therefore, in a short period of time, the Zhejiang-Fujian army had to reject the Huaidong army outside the Huating, and the advantage of the terrain was not obvious.

In addition, Deng Yu knew that the Huaidong fleet was coming, so he led his troops out of Hengfeng City to run here, and rushed over the rough road for more than 40 miles in half a day. , the situation is obviously much better than them.

The most important thing is morale... At this time, how much will the Ba Fujian soldiers have left to fight?

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

The frosty white beard under his chin was disturbed by the mountain wind and brushed against his face. Deng Yu stroked his white beard and pressed it under his lapel armor. He watched the Huaidong fleet split into two teams from the side and the back. complain.

In the blink of an eye, the Huaidong Fleet was divided into two parts: the first team, mainly warships, did not stop at all, passed through the Yanzui Gorge directly, and went downstream, intending to enter the Huating Stream branch first; The first team is mainly big-bellied wing boats, which come ashore directly from the foot of the east **** of Huatingling Mountain. There are only a small number of stern and car-wing clippers scattered on the front two wings. It is supposed to cover the large-bellied wing boats. The pawns landed directly on the beach from behind them.

Deng Yu looked east and saw that more than 10,000 soldiers and horses followed him out of Hengfeng City and rushed to the Huating Pavilion. The team of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses was extremely long due to the rapid march. The front has entered the Huating Pass, and the rear is still five or six miles away. The rear flanks will be exposed to the attack of the Huaidong Army's landing soldiers - Deng Yu felt bitter in his heart and felt that this battle was unusual. The stubborn hand, the old life is guaranteed to be explained here.

Over the years, the Huaidong Army has harassed the coasts of Zhejiang and Fujian, and is very proficient in the combat tactics of beach landing; if the river beach is steep and narrow, the large and medium-sized weapons such as bed crossbows and stone crossbows placed on the Huaidong warships can also directly cover the shore. On the beach.

Over the years, the Huaidong Army's landing on the beach has caused the Zhejiang and Fujian troops to suffer. Apart from building defenses along the coast, there is no means to effectively suppress the Huaidong Army's landing on the beach.

At this time, Deng Yu's troops were not in an orderly formation. The generals and soldiers ran for half a day and were exhausted. There were no large weapons such as bed crossbows and catapults to suppress them. Landing from the side and back.

The Huaidong Fleet went down the river very fast. From the moment the Huaidong Fleet appeared in the field of vision, it was too late to gather all the troops and horses behind the tail to the foot of the Donglu Mountain to form a formation. The attack, Deng Yu ordered the rear troops to retreat to the depths of the right flank to form a formation, but also sent a large number of crossbowmen to break up the formation to approach the river bank to prevent the Huaidong generals from grabbing the beach.

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Chen Zhu jumped off the trestle and stood on top of the giant rock that slanted into the river, watching the armored soldiers who landed first spread out to their wings to protect the beachhead they landed on.

The Zhejiang and Fujian troops rushed over from Hengfeng City, without large and medium-sized combat weapons, and they could only use bows and crossbows to push the Huaidong Army on the beachhead.

"Press down your head, put your shield in front of you, and look at your feet!" The front sentry put the armor on the iron forehead, stood on the river beach and looked up to observe the situation on the shore, roaring hoarsely, trying to keep the troops in formation.

Some new soldiers who have just joined the army can never be reassured. When their shields are crooked, or their feet are tripped, a huge gap is left, which cannot cover the arrows shot by the enemy from the shore.

The area west of Hengfeng is rugged and remote, making the cliff bank extremely steep. Chen Zhu's team chose three places to grab the beach, all of which are relatively easy terrain, but they are far more difficult to attack than the river bank east of Hengfeng. But fortunately, the generals were brave, unable to care about the sharp arrows pouring out like raindrops, raised their shields to suppress the attack, and tried their best to climb to the shore. After all, the river beach is narrow and the terrain is low. It only occupies a beachhead, and it is far from being able to stand firm.

The place where Chen Zui disembarked is one of the three beach positions. It is a natural stone embankment extending into the river from the north bank. It is shaped like a crab claw. pier.

The two Jiyun-class warships that Su Pinxiao left behind were called Chen Zui to send people to drag them directly to the beach from the flank of Crab Claw Rock. In this way, the height of the deck at the stern of the warship is only slightly lower than the river embankment at the beachhead. In addition to the four triple-bow crossbows, Chen Zhuo arranged more than 60 crossbows on the aft cabins of the two Jiyun-class warships. The soldiers went to the shore to suppress the attack.

After the Huaidong generals landed, the Zhejiang-Fujian army stubbornly smashed the Huaidong soldiers on the shore two counterattacks. Perhaps Deng Yu had no intention of fighting a decisive battle, and ordered the soldiers near the coast to withdraw, retreating to the foot of the eastern foot of the ridge on the east side of the flower pavilion on the left wing and the deep hinterland to the north, shrinking and forming an formation.

Chen Zhuo squinted at the setting sun on the top of Xiling Mountain, and ordered the big-bellied winged ship that had already guarded the armored soldiers and weapons to immediately return to the water.

"General Su led the water battalion warships along Jiangxi and went around to Huating Creek. At this time, he called the troop transport back. If there is an emergency, the problem will be troublesome..." Chong Chengjun accompanied the commander in charge of the tactical staff to join the army Tao Bingde discouraged.

"The ancients can play the last battle, why can't we play?" Chen Zhe said, "Tell the tortoise boys on the beach that the boats are gone, if they hadn't been able to hold on ahead, there would be no military boats to pick them up and evacuate. , I will be driven down the Xinjiang River and buried in the belly of the fish just like them!"

The commander who joined the army smiled helplessly, and sent messengers to contact the generals in the front line.

In the past three months, the Huaidong Army has secretly set up construction ships at the western foot of Guanxiling. Although the shipbuilding materials were secretly shipped from Chongzhou, the Huaidong Army invested so many resources, and almost all the new ships built were here.

To hide from the eyes and ears of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army, the Huaidong Army could secretly build a fleet of more than 10,000 elites on the upper reaches of Shanxi to travel by water and attack long distances, which can be said to be quite a remarkable achievement.

It's just that if the Huaidong Army wants to achieve a brilliant victory, it is far from enough to rely on Chen Zhu's troops to intercept them. Only by being transferred in together can we ensure that the main force of the Zhejiang-Fujian army on the eastern front will be completely wiped out.

In order to enable the soldiers behind to enter the hinterland of Shangrao at the fastest speed, there is no more convenient way than taking boats-these large-bellied wing ships must return to Guanxiling Camp to pick up more soldiers and enter along Jiangxi. .

Whether the troop carrier is withdrawn or not, and whether or not it assumes the attitude of a last stand~www.wuxiaspot.com~ has little effect on the generals who land on the beach. They have their glory, but it is unacceptable for them to fail to land on the beach, or to land on the beach and then drive down the bereaved dog.

With the increase of troops and horses landing on the shore, from the Crab Claw Rock, a low ridge in Linjiang has been captured by the Huaidong Army, and hundreds of crossbowmen of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army are swiftly fleeing north.

Chen Zhuo came ashore surrounded by the hustlers. At this time, the twilight was sinking, and the mountain wind was blowing.

Hearing that a member of the battalion who landed in the front line would report the detailed battle situation, Chen Zhui learned that Deng Yu's army was about 12,000 people, and he abandoned the shore and did not guard. Inclined ridge formation.

"Tell Hua Dezi to take the right wing and hold it for Laozi; the other ministries will all gather to fight here," Chen Zhui stretched out his finger and poked the direction of the Huating Pass vigorously, poking the map at once. Dadong said, "Don't look at the Zhejiang and Fujian troops who are still squatting and barking at this moment, they have actually become bereaved dogs; if we hit this hammer down, we must be so ruthless that we will make them gasp for breath!"

Chen Zhe is rude and has read a few war training schools, but under the pressure of Lin Bing himself, he can barely understand a few hundred words, and can generally understand the briefings and military orders, but he has been on the battlefield for all these years. , honing a near-natural vigilance.

The two armies have faced each other for nearly half a year, no matter how sweetly She Feixiong will deliberately speak, since giving up the defense, the morale of the Ba Fujian soldiers will inevitably turn from prosperity to decline. Chen Zhu knew that the morale and fighting will of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops were on the verge of collapse, so the last breath was left. In comparison, Huaidong's soldiers were in high spirits, and each general was staring at the easy feats in his eyes, regardless of his life and death. At this time, if he didn't fight fast or fight hard, it would only delay the fighters in other battlefields. ! My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter