Chapter 62 Military situation

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Xiao Tianjian looked at the stone bridge after being blown up, stopped on the earth embankment and looked far away at the He Renlong Department on the other side. The main reason why he blew up the stone bridge now was that he came to report that there was an officer and army on the north and south sides were coming towards the big stone bridge, so he was worried that once He was crazy at this time, If he sends an officer and army to forcibly cross the Dashi Bridge, he will have to deal with the attack of the three officers and soldiers at the same time. In that case, he is worried that he will suffer losses because his military strength is insufficient.

So he did not hesitate to take out two buckets of gunpowder and sent Huang Shengqiang's men to blow up the stone bridge to prevent He Renlong from using the stone bridge to cross the Wanzi River.

Seeing that the stone bridge was blown down, Xiao Tianjian returned to the earth embankment and stopped and looked at the east of the river again. Because it was still two or three miles away from the main force of He Renlong, it was not very clear. Xiao Tianjian couldn't help thinking of the common telescopes in later generations. If there was that, he could I can clearly see the current transfer situation of He Renlong's department.

In this era, Western countries may have invented telescopes, but it is a pity that he does not have the ability now. If there is a chance, he will have to find a way to equip his generals and scouts with this thing anyway, so that he can take the initiative of the battlefield.

However, this idea only stayed in his mind for a moment and was left behind by him. He will not think too much about things that can't be solved at present, and his main energy is still to focus on the war now.

In fact, from now on, he has achieved the goal of this battle. After two fights with He Renlong just now, his Xing Tianjun has achieved quite good results. The two attacks of the officers and soldiers were repelled by them, and even the second time he almost gave the officers and soldiers a round, killing and capturing the officers and soldiers in total. Three or four hundred people have captured a lot of armor, which can be said to be a great record. It can definitely make Li Zicheng or Gao Yingxiang dare not look down on Xing Tianjun anymore.

But he was still a little unwilling and withdrew like this. The performance of the new barracks just now exceeded his expectations. In this way, the number of soldiers available to him now has exceeded 1,000 people. The number of officers and soldiers from the north and south is not much, and the auxiliary soldiers is only more than 1,000. He is fully capable. To defeat this officer and army, if you defeat these two officers and soldiers again, then for He Renlong, it will definitely lose his strength. At that time, even if He Renlong returns to Longzhou City, he will probably not have much combat effectiveness. The defenders of Longzhou City will certainly lose their morale, creating more opportunities for the next attack of Longzhou City.

Although he is not very optimistic about the ability of Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng, his nephew, to attack the city, as a rebel rebel, he still hopes to take down Longzhou City and take the opportunity to get a share.

And their Xingtian army is also not good at siege warfare, so if he can consume He Renlong's strength as much as possible in the field, he is still willing to consume a lot of the strength of the officers and soldiers, and as long as he wins, he will have a advantage.

In the two fights just now, he seized a lot of all kinds of armor. At present, he can't produce these things by himself. Even if he has money, he has no place to buy them. Therefore, only by constantly robbing from the officers and soldiers can he continue to expand his strength. The dividend of this war is really tempting!

While thinking about the next action plan, he carefully watched the movement of the main force of He Renlong in Hedong, because the two wars just now ended in defeat. He Renlong Chen Bu's chariots and artillery in Hedong were afraid of being hit by the artillery of the Xing Tianjun. At this time, they were also deserted. Go back and retreat to the place where the Fran cannon of the Xing Tianjun could not hit.

While Xiao Tianjian was still thinking about what kind of action He Renlong would have next, he suddenly saw that the officers and soldiers who were on the other side began to retreat slowly and shrink the team. After careful observation, he suddenly realized that the officers and soldiers seemed to be withdrawing from here.

"General, the madman He is afraid of being beaten. It seems that he is going to change the place to cross the river! Shall we also follow him and block them?"

Shi Ran also saw the dynamics of He Renlong's department, so he immediately said to Xiao Tianjian.

Xiao Tianjian frowned and thought for a while. He Renlong's action seemed to be a little abnormal. According to reason, although He Renlong lost two games in a row, his strength loss was not big. What's more, he has sent two generals to cross the river from the top and bottom of the Dashi Bridge. It can be said that he has formed a direct situation against Xing Tianjun. If he continues If he continues to lead the army to attack on Dashiqiao, even if it is just a pretend attack, it can contain the Xing Tianjun, so that the Xing Tianjun has to distract his energy and fall into a passive situation. Now he suddenly gives up here, as if he plans to cross the river to return to Longzhou City in another place, which makes Xiao Tianjian a little confused.

It is reasonable that He Renlong can get the nickname of He Madman. He should be a bold and belligerent man, but today's performance is really not a famous general's style. First, he is an empty style. After just lost two games and his strength was not greatly damaged, he became so cautious, and his name The head is really a little out of place.

"No need! We didn't come to fight with He Renlong this time! We have defeated him two times in a row. We should have taught him a lesson. We can't continue to fight with him! At present, let's think about how to bite off a piece of He Renlong's meat! Shi Ran, quickly send scouts to explore the two wings along the river to see where the officers and soldiers on both sides are now!"

Xiao Tianjian rejected Shi Ran's proposal. After a sharp turn of his mind, he quickly made up his mind.

Xiao Tianjian judged that the reason why He Renlong has such a performance is probably because he attaches great importance to the safety of Longzhou City and is eager to return to Longzhou City. He does not want to consume too many troops in this area. Since the purpose of the Xing Tianjun's battle has been initially achieved, he will still chase He Ren if he sees it next. If Long continues to prevent him from crossing the river and returning to Longzhou City, then it is not a wise choice.

Killing the enemy a thousand and lost 800. Although his Xing Tianjun ended in a great victory in the two battles just now, killing as many as 400 prisoners and soldiers, for Xing Tianjun, the loss was also inevitable. Although the new barracks showed unexpected good quality, after all, the equipment was poor, and almost all of them were not armored, so After a fierce battle, although the officer army was defeated, the new barracks also paid more than 40 casualties, and the gunners of the gunners of the artillery team who were killed by artillery fire on the opposite shore. They have also paid the price of more than 60 casualties in this battle, so Xiao Tianjian is not going to continue to fight with He Renlong, in case He Renlong is in case he is in a hurry. The dog jumped over the wall and fought to the end with Xing Tianjun. Even if Xing Tianjun can win this battle, I'm afraid it will definitely be a tragic victory. It's not a good thing for Xiao Tianjian. It is estimated that Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang will be very happy!

Since it was found that there were officers and soldiers crossing the river on each wing, Shi Ran has been paying attention to the movement of the officers and soldiers on both wings, and constantly sending scouts to explore the two wings. Soon, there were scouts running back to the big stone bridge and reporting the situation of the officers and soldiers on both sides.

"General Qihou, the officers and soldiers in the north have stopped forcing us, but began to retreat, as if they want to defend their new pontoon bridge!" After a scout ran back from the north, he flew off his horse and ran to report to Xiao Tianjian in front of Xiao Tianjian.

Xiao Tianjian thought about it and was sure that He Renlong really planned to cross the Wanzi River from the north and return to Longzhou City! He can basically be sure of this, so let's see what the officers and soldiers in the south plan.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, he also ran back to ride a fast horse from the south. The scout on the horse's back was lying on the saddle. As soon as he got here, he fell off the horse's back and fell to the ground heavily.

Shi Ran quickly greeted him with a few men and helped him up. There were three arrows inserted on the back of the scout. Although he was wearing leather armor, these arrows were still deeply embedded in his body. Blood kept oozing from his back, and he was also dying, and his face was sallow. Obviously, He was seriously injured.

Hearing the news, Xiao Tianjian also immediately rushed to the injured scout. He knelt on one knee and ignored the blood stains on the scout's body. He held his head and said, "Brother! How's the injury?"

When the scout saw Xiao Tianjian coming in person and holding his body, there was a touch of emotion in his eyes. He struggled and gasped and said to Xiao Tianjian, "General Qi... subordinates... It doesn't matter! The officers and soldiers in the south have... crossed the river and are heading towards... Just now, they are still coming towards us... but now... now they have stopped!

Several of their brothers were found by them and sent... sent a batch of night to chase and kill... chase me and wait! The other four... four brothers... all... only subordinates..." With that, a sad look appeared on his face.

Xiao Tianjian's heart was suddenly gloomy. Although the scout's words were not very clear, he also thought that the remaining four scouts must not be able to come back. However, this scout has also made the enemy's situation clear. The enemy has stopped approaching this side at present. Obviously, he received the news from He Renlong. I dare not come back to fight against Xing Tianjun again.

"Save this brother quickly! Be sure to save this brother!" Xiao Tianjian shouted at the people around him.

Not long after, a medical guard rushed over with the medicine box on his back and put the scout face down on the ground. Several people pressed his hands and feet. The medical staff quickly cut the arrow pole on his back and cut the leather armor on his back, revealing his back.

Xiao Tianjian stood up and patted the scout and comforted him, "Hold on, brother! Didn't hurt the point! You must be fine! Hold on!"

The scout lay on the ground, his forehead full of bean-sized beads of sweat, and forcibly gritted his teeth and squeezed a few words from the gap between his teeth: "General, don't worry... subordinates... subordinates can hold on... huh..." Before he finished speaking, the medical guard gave out an arrow deeply embedded in his back, and there was a sound in his throat. The muffled hum of pain, his eyes turned over, and he fainted in pain.

Xiao Tianjian stood up and shouted, "The sentry generals come to discuss!"