Chapter 684 Breaking Through the Defense Line

Following a military order from Zhang Hu, Guo Xianfu, the commander of the left who was dormant in the night, stood up, gave an order, and led 25,000 strong men to gallop in the dark night, heading straight for the place where the sky was illuminated by fire.

The lurking distance is relatively far, and I dare not approach it. It is too dangerous to avoid being discovered.

Some people stumbled and fell on the way, got up and continued running wildly.

Encountered a small group of harassment on the way and killed it directly.

Jiang An was fighting against each other, and when the news of the sudden appearance of men and horses came from behind, Xu Laiping almost broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had some mental preparations in advance, so he quickly mobilized 50,000 horses to intercept them, and stomped and shouted. Why haven't the 100,000 withdrawn reinforcements arrived yet?

He didn't know at this time that his retreating reinforcements were being severely blocked.

Guo Xianfu is worthy of being Zhang Hu's capable general, and he is indeed a veteran who has experienced many battles. He is not weak in adapting to battles. On the way, he saw that the opponent was alarmed. He immediately ordered 5,000 troops to continue the attack, attracting the enemy's attention and interception. As the main force, I led 20,000 people around.

Soon, the 5,000 raiders collided with the 50,000 intercepting Song army, and it was another bloody fight.

Wait a little while, when Xu Laiping finds out that the enemy army is attacking from another direction, it will be too late, and it will be difficult to mobilize a large number of troops to intercept it.

"Kill!" Guo Xianfu, who rushed to the coastal defense area, swung his knife and roared, and led 20,000 horses into the enemy army like a sharp knife.

Don't get entangled with the enemy, rush forward desperately, and the monks lead the way.

A large number of monks from the Song army fought with the monks of the country of Yan on the river, and were held back by the monks of the country of Yan. Even if they learned of the surprise attack in the rear, they could not withdraw. If they withdrew, the coastal defense would be broken by the monks of the country of Yan. the same.

Without the obstruction of a large number of monks, Guo Xianfu led his troops like tigers into a flock of sheep. After reaching the front, they immediately destroyed the archers and long-range shooting facilities of the coastal defense. There was a mess on the bank of the river, and there was a mess of fighting.

Without the threat of a sharp weapon to prevent the forceful army on the river from approaching, the Yan army on the river rushed forward desperately. A large number of wooden rafts blocked the bank like a pontoon, and the soldiers stepped on the wooden rafts and jumped forward on the river.

There were monks constantly knocking over the wooden rafts, trying to stop them, but to no avail, they couldn't stop the dense crowd rushing like ants, and there were monks from the country of Yan to stop them.

From time to time, someone on the raft fell into the water, or stepped on the air and fell into the water. Wet, they climbed onto the raft and continued to rush forward.

Zhang Hu bared his teeth when he learned of the battle, swung his sword and roared, "All-out attack!"

The wooden platoons upstream were fully released immediately, and his Changzhou troops launched a full-scale offensive. Those who attacked in front were all imperial court troops, who were used to kill and consume the enemy troops.

This arrangement can also be said to be his selfishness. No one wants to see his brother go to die first.

In addition, it is also the meaning of Meng Shanming. Meng Shanming naturally knows which strengths should be retained. After breaking through the Jiang defense, the next battle needs to be supported by capable people. Which side to keep is not because Zhang Hu is his old department.

Seeing the enemy troops rushing ashore like a tide, and knowing that the enemy troops intercepted by the rear were only a few thousand people, Xu Laiping also roared wildly, and hurriedly called the fifty thousand troops back to block the loopholes in the river defense.

However, the general situation is gone, and he has no power to recover. Jiang Fang is no longer defensible, and a large number of enemy troops landed. It has become a melee, and the enemy troops are still landing continuously.

With the arrival of Zhang Hu's main force, the situation became even more one-sided.

"Master Xu, I can't keep it anymore, let's go!" Several monks dragged the struggling Xu Laiping up the back steps, trying to take him away.

Amidst the sound of killing, Xu Laiping looked at the blazing battlefield in front of him and the one-sided battlefield, struggling and mourning: "Let me go! I won't go, I won't go, the Hukou line of defense is here, I am here, the Hukou line of defense If I lose, I will die, and I must stay here!"

"Master Xu, don't talk nonsense. If you stay in the green hills, you won't have to worry about no firewood. Give an order to retreat, or it will be too late." A monk urged.

Xu Laiping burst into tears and shook his head, "God, I, Xu Laiping, are the eternal sinners of the Song Dynasty, and I, Xu Laiping, will become the eternal sinners of the Song Dynasty. What face do you have to see the chief commander!" As he spoke, he swiped the sword in his hand, and it was about to wipe off his own neck cleanly.

Luo Zhao went deep into Yandi to attack, and the defense line in the rear was naturally handed over to capable and reliable people. The defense line layout can be said to be very cautious. The defenders along the line are all capable generals selected by Luo Zhao himself, Xu Laiping is one of them, so there is a heavy trust words.

However, when he attempted to kill himself, the monks grabbed his wrist, took off the sword in his hand, and was scolded, "Is it a man who died? Now, we should clean up the mess and try to remedy it. Only then can we truly live up to the governor's entrustment. How can one die for freedom!"

Xu Laiping, who was persuaded to change his mind, immediately ordered a retreat, intending to retain as much strength as he could.

Before leaving, he gave an order, "Send an order to the guard of the granary to set fire to the grain immediately, and not leave a single grain to the thief!"

Just because of his order, enough food for two million men and horses to feed for a month was turned into ashes.

And the Yan army who came ashore chased and killed them for a long distance, and was finally stopped by Zhang Hu's order. Now is not the time to chase and kill deserters.

When the Yan army took full control of the Hukou defense line, several ragged men came with the help of a man in a state of distress.

It was Sun Gaotian who led more than 4,000 troops to stop the enemy's 100,000 troops. His bun was cut off by something, his hair was disheveled, his hair was long or short, his body was a mixture of mud and blood, and his face was a mixture of colors. Like a painted face cat, it is no longer human.

His stomach was slashed and he covered it with one hand.

Seeing Zhang Hu standing beside the fire, Sun Gaotian pushed away the left and right supports, staggered to Zhang Hu, knelt down, and wailed loudly on the spot, "The last general is incompetent, the entire army of his brothers was wiped out, and he couldn't stop it." Enemy reinforcements! The last general deserves death, please die quickly!" Tears flowed.

The left commander Guo Xianfu, who was covered in blood, also shed tears on his clothes, and many generals beside him were wiping away their tears, or weeping silently.

Zhang Hu's cheeks were tense, his five fingers clenched the hilt of the sword at his waist, his eyes were red, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak.

Several monks who were also out of shape stepped forward, and everyone was injured. One of them choked out in pain, "General, don't blame General Sun, really don't blame General Sun. Four thousand troops face the enemy's one hundred thousand troops. Strong attack, intercepted for nearly half an hour, the fight was terrible! We tried our best, General Sun tried our best, we really tried our best! No one escaped, and almost all died in battle. General Sun refused to steal his life. Pull General Sun out, General Sun is dead!"

Not only those thousands of people, but also a large number of accompanying monks were almost all killed in battle.

"Hey..." Zhang Hu Yang opened his mouth, exhaled slowly, controlled his emotions, took a step forward, and supported Sun Gaotian with both hands, "It's not your fault, it's fine, you've done a good job, all the brothers did it Very good, you have lived up to Meng Shuai's great trust, the Hukou line of defense has been successfully captured, you have no faults, you have made great achievements!"

This is not a lie, if the one hundred thousand people arrived half an hour earlier, no one can tell whether the situation of the battle will change.

He was afraid of this change. He was afraid that when Guo Xianfu led the ambush troops to attack from the rear, the 100,000 reinforcements would arrive and flank the defenders.

The key point is that he can't order Guo Xianfu's troops to attack when the battle is together. He has to wait until he has lured a large number of monks from the enemy before ordering action. Letting Guo Xianfu lie still was also to paralyze the enemy.

Lurking and waiting for the test of time is also how long Sun Gaotian can stop the 100,000 reinforcements.

From the time he gave Sun Gaotian this order, he knew what kind of tragic situation Sun Gaotian would face. Thousands of people were facing the enemy's 100,000 army, and the consequences were not difficult to imagine.

When he issued this order, he couldn't bear it, but he couldn't help it. The outcome of the entire battle was at stake. If he lost, so many brothers would die in vain.

Sun Gaotian, who was lifted up, wept and shook his head, "I don't want merit, but revenge. If the general trusts me, give me another team, and I will wipe out those reinforcements and avenge the dead brothers!"

Zhang Hu refused, "Heal your wounds, someone will naturally take revenge." Turning around, he said coldly to the monks beside him: "Mages, Commander Sun will be handed over to you. Blame me for turning my face!"

At this time, none of the monks were annoyed by his words, and one of them nodded and said: "Don't worry, the general, I will do my best to treat General Sun, there will be no mistakes."

"Guo Xianfu!" Zhang Hu turned around and shouted again.

"Here!" Guo Xianfu, covered in blood, came out and cupped his hands.

Zhang Hu gritted his teeth and said, "You gather 100,000 horses and go away once, and when you meet those reinforcements, I will kill them for you. You won't accept surrendered soldiers, and you won't keep any survivors! By the way, let me take the granary!"

"Yes!" Guo Xianfu took the order and left on the spot.

However, it was all in vain, the reinforcements were coming this way, Xu Laiping knew that the situation was irreversible, so he temporarily notified the reinforcements to evacuate.

In fact, the 100,000 reinforcements also suffered heavy casualties, and nearly 30,000 horses were lost during the storm to break through.

Sun Gaotian and the others themselves didn't know how many enemies they had killed. They only knew how to stop them desperately with the help of the obstacles they set up. They just used 4,000 troops to fight off nearly 30,000 enemy troops. They only found out when they checked the battlefield afterwards.

The granary also failed to be captured smoothly. When Guo Xianfu led the troops to arrive, the granary defenders also withdrew, leaving the Yan army with ashes in the drizzle.

Xu Laiping also felt distressed after burning this batch of food, but he had no choice but to carry so much food that he couldn't escape. Once the enemy army overtook him, not only the food might fall into the enemy's hands, but even the soldiers escorting the food would be doomed... …