Chapter 165 Adventure
Xu Yixian can be Zhang Xianzhong's military division, which shows that this person has a little ability and has some strategic vision. What he said is indeed expected by him.
Although Sun Chuanting did not believe in Ma Dazhi's victory, he still dispelled his concerns, so the governor began to continue his journey, and when the army arrived at the Jindi River, he did not encounter any other attack by the Xing Tianjun.
After arriving at the Jindi River, Sun Chuanting took Wu Sangui to the bank of the Jindi River to check. Now it is the spring dry season of the Jindi River, so the water of the Jindi River is not deep, and it can even be used for people to flow through, which makes it much more convenient for them to cross the river.
For the war just now, Sun Chuanting specially recruited Ma Dazhi in front of him and asked about it. Ma Dazhi exaggerated the story of the war just now, and described himself as quite brave. How powerful Xing Tianjun was. He was the first soldier and finally defeated this Xing Tianjun. Sun Chuanting had already known that he was under his command. What kind of goods are the military generals? After listening to it selectively, I discussed it with Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui has relaxed at this time. After all, it is not far from Jining. If Xing Tianjun does not ambush here, Liu Zeqing, who is stationed in Jining, constantly urging them to enter the army quickly. The main force of Xing Tianjun should indeed be attacking Jiningfu, and they don't need to do it anymore. What were you worried about, so I mentioned crossing the river as soon as possible.
Sun Chuanting thought about it and thought it was reasonable. He couldn't help secretly laughing at himself. During this period, he was indeed a little confused by Xing Tianjun. Now all kinds of situations show that Xing Tianjun is indeed attacking Jiningfu with the main force. After all, once Jining is captured by Xing Tianjun, then the Grand Canal can be cut off. It was more beneficial to them. They didn't have to bother to ambush such a large number of officers and soldiers, and the terrain in this area was not suitable for a large-scale ambush at all, so Sun Chuanting, who was relieved, immediately ordered to start crossing the river and stopped thinking too much.
Sun Chuanting thought about this little less, but this decision made him regret it for the rest of his life. After the army was ordered, he began to organize the crossing of the river. It's good to choose some shallow places to cross the water, but for those vehicles carrying a large number of grain and stalks in the army, they must be built. Temporary pontoon bridges can cross the river.
Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers then went busy on the bank of the Jindi River. A large number of auxiliary soldiers were ordered to build a bridge, and all kinds of vehicles carrying materials arrived at the north bank of the Jindi River one after another, and gradually gathered next to the Jindi River, forming a huge area.
A large number of officers and soldiers began to cross the river in several ways. In this season, although it was already spring, the river was still cold to death. The soldiers were expelled into the river by the officers. They jumped anxiously and ran to the other side of the river. After crossing the river, they immediately took off their wet clothes and squeaked. The shaking gathered together, and the whole scene of crossing the river was very chaotic.
While a large number of officers and soldiers crossed the river next to the Jindi River, Xiao Tianjian climbed on the roof and looked in the direction of the Jindi River with a telescope on the house in a village a few miles away from the south bank of the Jindi River.
And Li Xin also climbed up the roof at this time and also raised a telescope to observe in the distance. The two put down the telescope at the same time and looked at each other and smiled. Xiao Tianjian looked a little relieved and nodded to Li Xin and said, "Fortunately, I listened to you. I didn't immediately hit it. Go up, now Sun Chuanting finally believes it, and now he can finally do it!"
Li Xin turned his head and looked at the back of the village. Behind the village, there were nearly 4,000 soldiers of the Xingtian Army stationed there. These generals sat quietly on the ground one by one, keeping their respective sequences not scattered, and the military flags in the army were also rolled up and placed on the ground, relying only on the village to cover. It covered their bodies, so that it was impossible to find such a man and horse here in the distance.
"I'm afraid this battle will be a hard battle! You can't invest too much or too little troops at a time! It's hard to grasp this scale!" Li Xin said with a little worry.
Xiao Tianjian waved his hand and said, "A war is a risk in the first place. Anyone is willing to fight a war without taking any risks!" Our Xing Tianjun has always experienced a big battle of winning more with less. At the beginning of last year, Diao Zheng was able to defeat Gao Qiqian with one to ten. Is it difficult to stop Wu Sangui and Sun Chuanting today? You don't have to worry about this. The key is that Luo Li and Situ Liang can cooperate in time and seize the time. If the two fight each other, the officers and soldiers will definitely lose!"
After hearing this, Li Xin also made up his mind and nodded and said, "What the lord said makes sense. In this case, we have no way out!" It's time for war!"
Xiao Tianjian laughed and turned his head and waved his hand. Liu Yaoben immediately nodded, turned over and drove out of the village, and shouted, "The first battalion and the second battalion are leaving! ......”
After listening to this, more than 2,000 Xingtian army officers stood up, and the feathers on their heads immediately converged into a group and lined up. Under the leadership of the generals of their respective battalions, they spread the military flag without saying a word. They immediately set out from behind the village and quickly turned towards the golden embankment. The river rushed away.
After a while, the officers and soldiers who had crossed the river found this criminal army at night, so they were shocked and hurriedly reported that Sun Chuanding and Wu Sangui learned about it.
After hearing the news, Sun Chuanting, who was crossing the river on the north bank of Jindi, was shocked at first, but he immediately calmed down. After all, he didn't accept it at night. There were not many Xingtian thieves on the other side, and it was only more than 2,000 people, and the people and horses of the Xing Tianjun here could not say what they meant. Unexpectedly, after all, yesterday afternoon, Pioneer Ma Dazhi had encountered a criminal army on the north bank of the Jindi River.
If Xing Tianjun sent the main force to attack Jining, it should also be expected that the officers and soldiers would come to rescue Jining. Such a large group of officers and soldiers killed from Shunde Mansion. Xing Tianjun should have already received the news, so Xing Tianjun will definitely send people to delay their actions. It is estimated that what they met yesterday was what Xing Tianjun put in. After a peripheral auxiliary soldier was defeated by Ma Dazhi, Xing Tianjun must have sent troops to contain them.
At this point, Wu Sangui also agreed with Sun Chuanting's judgment, so he asked him to cross the river first, led the troops to defeat the people of the Xingtian army on the way, and cover the subsequent army and the heavy crossing of the river.
Sun Chuanting nodded and agreed to Wu Sangui's invitation, so Wu Sangui immediately turned on his horse, waved his hand and took his family camp to cross the river, and mobilized thousands of people and horses on the south bank of the Jindi River. He decided to rely on the strong to bully the weak. First, he showed the strength of his soldiers and horses under his command in front of Sun Chuanting. Bo Let's talk about it with a first prize.
Wu Sangui was actually playing a little clever this time, because he learned that there were not many criminal thieves who came to intercept them this time. There were only more than 2,000 people. In the face of so many of them, he should be able to easily defeat this group of criminal thieves. Thinking about Ma Dazhi under Sun Chuanting's command yesterday, he could defeat them. A member of the Xingtian Army, under his command are all "exquisite soldiers" brought in from the customs. How can he be weaker than that Ma Dazhi?
Therefore, Wu Sangui did not become a shrinking turtle this time, but took the initiative to ask him to come and open the way for Sun Chuanting. One was to grab credit, and the other was to let Sun Chuanting see the prestige of their generals.
So after Wu Sangui crossed the river, he immediately gathered the people and horses. Facing the Xingtian army, the people and horses hit it aggressively, as if they wanted to smash the group of Xingtian thieves with one punch.
Liu Yao stood in the array of the Xing Tianjun, stared at the black and pressured officers and soldiers who rushed towards them from afar, and ordered in a low voice, "Go on, steady! Array on the spot! Tell the brothers that even if we die in this battle, there is only one left! No one is allowed to step back half a step! Because we are guards and from the Iron Bone Camp! Xing Tianjun will never be defeated!"
Liu Yaoben's words were quickly conveyed by the messengers. After listening to it, the criminal soldiers of the two battalions roared in unison. One by one, they began to line up in the shouts of the officers calmly, and soon formed a large phalanx, with a trace of pride on their faces. So indifferent.
They do have proud capital. In addition to Xiao Tianjian's guard battalion, the formation of the Guards was built on the basis of the Iron Bone Battalion led by Liu Yao. Over the years, the backbone officers of the Guards Division were basically from the Iron Bone Battalion. Even low-level officers, many After joining the army, he also went to the Iron Bone Battalion to practice for two months before he could be transferred to other battalions as an officer.
The Iron Bone Battalion became famous in the first battle of the Lu family. One battalion relied on a not very solid fort, blocked the crazy attack of ten times their officers and soldiers, and killed and injured more than twice as many enemy troops. Liu Yao was almost killed, and the number of casualties in the army was as high as more than half, but in the end, it did not retreat. Take a step.
Therefore, Liu Yaoben's battalion was awarded the title of Iron Bone Battalion by Xiao Tianjian, and this battalion is the foundation of today's Guards division. Although the Guards Division has been expanded into the strength of two divisions, the foundation is still in the Iron Bone Battalion, and it inherits the spirit of the Iron Bone Battalion, and its combat effectiveness is It is very tough. Although Li Dingguo, Lao Huihui and other people who joined the Xingtian Army later, they have also received the reorganization and strict training of the Xingtian Army, so the strength of the Guards Division is unquestionable.
When watching thousands of officers and soldiers rushing over, the soldiers of the more than two thousand Xingtian Army from Liu Yaoben did not fluctuate at all. They quickly opened the array and stared at the officers and soldiers who rushed over coldly.
(Today, I thank the two brothers, Qingkong Feng and skydiou!)