Chapter 440: Crossing the Jingshui River for the Fourth Time (Part 2)
"Report to the general, the Shu army did not leave the city to pursue, but sent scouts to follow along the way." Thousands of torches illuminated the road clearly. Bian Bao and Dunnle stopped beside the road, listening to the rewards of the horse exploration.
Bian Bao said: "Very good, continue to monitor Chiyang City closely. If any movements of Shu soldiers in the city come out, report them immediately."
"No." The horse-striking leader replied with his fists.
Although the Wei army ran around overnight, they were not afraid of the Han army in Chiyang City coming out to stop it, they were also afraid that they would follow behind to harass and cause trouble.
At this moment, the Wei army was more than 20 miles away from Chiyang, and the Han army showed no sign of chasing. Bian Bao could probably determine that the Han army would not come out tonight, but to be on the safe side, he still sent several groups of horses along the way to find out Chiyang's movements at any time.
Deng En added: "When you meet the scouts of the Shu army, drive them farther away, the better."
"promise."
After the explorer left, Bian Bao and Dunn continued to ride forward. Dunn asked with a little concern: "General Bian, do you think the Shu army will take the opportunity to attack from behind when we cross the river?"
"It shouldn't be. At present, the people in Chiyang City are all those traitors and a group of mobs. How dare they go out of the city to fight our army in the field? When we cross the river, we only need to put a thousand cavalry guard behind us, which is enough to shock these traitors." Bian Bao replied immediately.
Dunn nodded and said, "It's reasonable that a thousand elite cavalry can defeat these thousands of infantrymen."
"Yes, but unless..." Bian Bao pondered.
Since Deng En was caught in an ambush and lost more than a thousand soldiers the day before yesterday, he has been in lingering fear and never dared to underestimate the Han army again. Now even if the Han army's most powerful cavalry went north, he did not dare to completely underestimate the Han army infantry still stationed in Chiyang, so he hurriedly asked: "Unless? Unless what?"
"Unless Yang Qing led the cavalry and came back, with three thousand Shu cavalry behind us, we will never be relaxed when we cross the river." Bian Bao said with a serious expression.
However, before Deng En could contact him, he turned to laugh and said, "It's just that since Yang Qing has gone north to attack General Yan and the others, I believe he will not return south in a short time.
Besides, even if he suddenly turned south again, General Yan, who was behind, would lead his army to come. At that time, our army would still not be afraid that the Shu army would stop us from crossing the river. Therefore, there is no need to pay too much attention to this matter, just be careful."
Not long ago, the Wei army's probe found out that it was Yang Qing himself who led the Han cavalry to the north of the city. Bian Bao, Deng En and the other two were not surprised by this, and only informed Yan He of this news and asked him to be prepared early.
"So that's it. After listening to General Bian's analysis, I can finally feel relieved, brother." Deng En said.
Bian Bao laughed and said, "Haha, Brother Deng, it's not good to be too cautious. You and I are the generals, so you should be brave and decisive and move forward."
"Brother said very much, I have been taught. Hehe, as long as I return to the west bank of Jingshui, the seven thousand cavalry in your and my brothers' hands will be enough to give Zhuge Liang a good look. If this beast can be captured and killed, our brothers will become heroes of the Great Wei." Deng En said excitedly.
Bian Bao also felt a sense of heat in his eyes when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "Haha, that's right, we brothers have to find a way to do a big vote this time." After that, he activated his mount to run forward quickly. Dunn laughed loudly, clamped his legs, and followed.
At the end of Chiyang City, Zhang Yi looked at the vague fire light in the southwest, with a calm expression with a hint of worry. After a moment, he turned to the north and murmured to himself: "I hope you and the others can go well."
Just when Zhang Yi was in a state of ups and downs, thousands of soldiers were fighting in a wilderness in the southern part of Yunyang County.
In the dark night, the fires surged into the sky, and the sound of killing in the plains shook the ground. Yang Qing stood on a hill, staring at the seemingly intense but actually smooth battlefield below.
"Demao, how long has our army been fighting?"
Zhou Xing, who was guarding the side, replied: "I have been around for about an hour."
"It's been an hour? This scene should be finished. I just don't know how long will Shuqi and the others come back?" After saying that, Yang Qing looked north.
More than an hour ago, Yang Qing led his army to the north and finally met Wei general Yan He here.
Yan He received Bian Bao's notice and knew that the Han cavalry was about to come, so he ordered his soldiers to set up a formation in advance and prepared for the fight. Seeing that the Han army had arrived, the Wei army was not panicked at all, waiting for Yang Qing and the others to take the initiative to attack.
Unfortunately, Yang Qing had no intention of annihilation at all. The reason for attacking them was simply to cover the West Crossing the Jing River away from the Wei army's sight. Therefore, the Han cavalry would not be so stupid that they would rush to the Wei army's formation. Yang Qing ordered Liu Yin and others to make the illusion of a fierce attack, but they only kept swimming outside the formation to attack.
In fact, this is also a common tactic for cavalry to attack infantry formations, so Yan He did not have any doubts and ordered the army to stabilize its position and not to reveal flaws to give the Han army an opportunity to take advantage of.
"Report, the envoy, the governor of Wu has found the ship and is building a floating bridge. It is expected that the floating bridge will be built in half an hour." The three scouts drove up the hill, and the leader said with his fists.
Yang Qing was overjoyed when he heard this and nodded, "Very good. Go back and tell Governor Wu, saying that our side is almost finished, and we will rush over immediately and ask him to prepare."
"promise."
While fighting with the Wei army, Yang Qing ordered Wu Que to take his men out of the battlefield to look for ships. Of course, they did not search aimlessly, but to find the batch of ships hidden when the Second Du Jing River.
Fortunately, this batch of ships was well hidden and had not been discovered by the Wei army. Now they will be used again to help the Han army cross the Jing River.
The time for evacuation was already here, and Yang Qing immediately ordered: "Send an order to Liu Xiuran and ask him to lead the army to be defeated according to the scheduled plan."
"No." Zhou Xing responded and ordered the troops to arrange the arrangements from his destination.
Soon the flag language spread to the battlefield. Liu Yin understood the meaning and immediately ordered the troops to launch a fierce attack on the Wei army formation.
"What? The Sichuan thieves are furious and can't hold back. They want to tear our army's formation head-on? Humph, they are delusional and ordered the troops to block it to death." Yan He shouted with his sword on the high platform.
The Han army attacked fiercely, and the pressure on the Wei army suddenly increased. I thought it would be a bloody battle next, but the Han army could not break through the enemy's formation after an attack, but was killed by the Wei army and retreated one after another.
Yan He was overjoyed when he saw this and said that his formation was strong and counterattacked the Han cavalry and suffered heavy casualties. So he waved the flag and directed the army to move forward slowly and chase the Han army.
The Han army pretended to be defeated and took the opportunity to defeat the north. The night was dark, and Yan He did not dare to pursue him deeply, so he immediately withdrew his troops and returned to the camp, and only sent scouts to follow him to investigate the whereabouts of the Han army.
"Report to General, the Shu army has indeed been defeated and has now escaped twenty miles away. We were blocked by the scout who had cut off the rear and could not pursue it." Not long after, the scout returned to report.
Yan He nodded and said, "I understand. Since the Shu army has gone far away, it will not come back tonight. You will go and find out the location of the Shu army tomorrow."
"promise."
Yang Qing led his army to rush out fifty or sixty miles in one breath and rushed to the Ganquan Mountain Ferry. The floating bridge here had already been set up. Wu Que stepped forward and greeted him: "Emister, is everything going well?"
"It went very smoothly. Yan He did not discover the real purpose of our army, and even said that he had repelled our army." Yang Qing replied with a smile.
Wu Que said: "That's good. The envoy's floating bridge has been set up. Should I cross the river now?"
"We have to rush back to the northern part of Anling to block Bian Bao and others. Without further ado, cross the river immediately and wait until the west bank to let the soldiers rest."
Chapter completed!