On the log, several monks waved their blades to block the arrows, but their bodies did not dare to shake at all, and as long as they moved, they would fall off the trench Although most of the bows and arrows were blocked, a few arrows still hit them, and the two monks were hit by arrows and suddenly fell into the trench. otbnkotgt Xin Yan didn't care about the arrow wound on his body, with the arrow on his shoulder, he roared angrily, brandished the Vajra Zen staff, swept down the officers and soldiers in front of him, and the rest of the monks also fell to the ground, assisting Xin Yan to fight with more than 100 officers and soldiers Annoyed and angry, Deputy Qianhu commanded the archers to desperately attack those hateful monks, and it was already very difficult for Xinyan and the others to deal with the enemy in front of them, where was there room to dodge bows and arrows.
In the blink of an eye, several people were hit by several arrows, and their bodies were covered in blood, but they were still standing, blocking the way of the officers and soldiers Although there were only a few of them, it made those officers and soldiers unable to move forward, and they could only watch as the Ming army erected bridges, and large groups of soldiers and horses rushed over At this time, the guards and horses were also killed, but Wang Xian's army had already arrived, killed the remaining enemy soldiers, turned their backs to the pontoons, formed a strong defensive line, and attacked the enemy with bows and arrows and muskets.
The enemy troops who rushed over were served with spears and swords, and the guards and horses were kept out of the defensive line Behind them, several more bridges were erected, and the army was stepping up time, constantly crossing the bridges, and more and more Wang Xianjun soldiers joined the battle group, completely stabilizing the defense line At this time, Xu Huaiqing and his 5,000 cavalry also crossed the river, and immediately clenched Wang Xian's fists heavily, and then led his subordinates to the northeast to kill Mo Wen organized the soldiers to entangle the enemy army with the least number of troops, and let as many cavalry as possible mount their horses to intercept the enemy's follow-up troops that were already close at hand Only when the cavalry is on a horse will it wield the power of the king of the battlefield If there is no question, Wang Xian can ignore the battle situation for the time being and come to the front of the senior brothers.
I saw Xinci sitting on the ground with a sad face, Xinyan lying in his arms, his whole body was covered with blood, his breath was faint, and he was on the verge of death.
"Senior Brother" Wang Xian was extremely sad, he never expected that as soon as he stepped into Gyeonggi, he suddenly lost several senior brothers.
Especially Senior Brother Yan with a cold face and a warm heart, for many years, he has been silently guarding his side, I don't know how many times he has protected him in danger, who would have thought that he would say goodbye forever.
Wang Xian knelt beside Xinyan, and said with tears in his eyes: "I was carried away by the victory, and I attacked the enemy, and I hurt you."
A smile burst out of his heart but struggled, and hissed: "Senior brother doesn't have to be like this, this is war" said, a satisfied look appeared on his face and said: "Master's apprentices, after all, the six roots are not pure, the green lantern ancient Buddha sits and dies, it is better to die on the battlefield like this, and the horse leather shroud" After speaking, Xinyan closed his eyes and breathless.
Xinci and the others looked sad, folded their hands, silently recited Buddhist scriptures, and sent their senior brother on his last journey At this time, Mo Wen had already commanded the cavalry, broke the guards and horses, and drove them into the trench like dumplings.
There was no time to give them too much grief, Wang Xian and the others shed tears, and took the bodies of Xinyan and several senior brothers with them.
Zhang Xuan led the army to arrive, Wang Xian and his cavalry troops had already gotten rid of the entanglement of the remnants of the guard, and lay far between Zhang Xuan's army and the capital Wang Xian hid his sadness in his heart, pointed to the tens of thousands of troops in the distance, and shouted at his subordinates: "Entangle them here" The soldiers responded in an uproar, and although there were many enemy troops, the situation was no longer as dangerous as before.
The cavalry's mobility is far beyond the reach of the infantry, and they have a hundred ways to torture these officers and soldiers to death In fact, there is no need for Wang Xian to worry about at all, Zhang Xuan will definitely not pay attention to the five thousand cavalry who took the road, since the moment he saw Wang Xian's figure, there was no one else in his eyes, he drew his sword and pointed ahead, and roared with a hideous look: "Kill him" Before the words fell, he led thousands of cavalry to pounce on Wang Xian, and the infantry soldiers followed closely and attacked Wang Xian They were greeted by an overwhelming rain of arrows and muskets, and the officers and soldiers poured stubble after stubble as if they were cutting wheat, but Zhang Xuan ignored it, and still led the army to rush forward, and it seemed that he was about to rush to the front.
Wang Xian's army retreated like a tide, and generally retreated, while continuing to shoot at them with bows and arrows and muskets, Zhang Xian was not afraid of death, but he could not touch Wang Xian's shadow, but was hit by an arrow in his knee.
When the "general" saw that he was hit by an arrow, he hurriedly surrounded him, but was pushed away by Zhang Xuan.
I saw that he stretched out his hand to hold the shaft of the arrow, and actually pulled out the carved long arrow suddenly In the shocked eyes of the soldiers, Zhang Xuan's eyes were red with blood, and he roared heartbreakingly: "Continue to chase" Encouraged by the commander-in-chief, all the soldiers were vigorous and continued to pursue relentlessly, and Wang Xian's cavalry remained steadfast in advancing and retreating, killing and wounding the enemy only with bows and arrows and muskets.
Although a lot of casualties were caused, Daxing's army continued to arrive, but more and more officers and soldiers were still biting behind them Wang Xian took them to go around in a circle in Daxing County, but he didn't dare to get too close to the north, although he didn't know that Zhu Zhanji would lead troops to reinforce, but after the painful lesson of Fang Cai, Wang Xian no longer dared to be careless that he wanted to protect his army as much as possible, and he couldn't let them take any risks However, in any case, on this vast North China Plain, Wang Xian's cavalry always had room to move around, and the risks they took were far from being comparable to Xu Huaiqing who went north Thinking of Xu Huaiqing, Wang Xian was stunned for a moment, looking at the situation of the hard battle here, I am afraid that Tongzhou will definitely not be as optimistic as expected 。
Wang Xian stubbornly entangled Daxing's army, and Xu Huaiqing led 5,000 cavalry to drive straight in, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived at Mafang Temple, which was twenty miles away from Tongzhou, and saw a group of scouts from the official army.
Further on, there was even more smoke and dust, and it was clear that the number of enemy troops was unimaginable "General, it's broken."
The Jinyi guards who came to the joint confirmed Xu Huaiqing's worries: "Yesterday, Yang Rong and Li Xian led an army of 100,000 to drive 200,000 people, and rushed to Tongzhou overnight to transfer grain and grass to the capital. ” Xu Huaiqing and the generals on the side were cloudy, and his deputy Zhang Dahai gritted his teeth and said: "Yang Rong, this old fox, is a big thing for us."
Although they had already expected that the imperial court might have begun to transfer Tongzhou's grain and grass, they never expected that it would be escorted by such a large array of 100,000 troops, which was to turn the whole process into an impregnable wall for 200,000 people, and I was afraid that Tongzhou's grain would be transported in less than three days "General, what should I do" The generals looked at Xu Huaiqing one after another, because according to Shangfeng's order, if such an extreme situation occurred in front of them, they should withdraw without hesitation Xu Huaiqing's face sank like water: "How to mix garlic" The generals have been fighting with him for many years, and they know that this is the mantra that their generals are ready to fight hard.
"If you let the officials and soldiers transport all the grain and grass from Tongzhou back to the capital," Xu Huaiqing's gloomy gaze swept over the soldiers under his command, and he said loudly: "In the whole war, we will definitely lose" He raised his eyebrows, beat his chest and said: "This is the reason why my grandfather sent us here" The soldiers under his command were breathing heavily, the fear and hesitation on their faces gradually receded, and they heard their general roar angrily: "This errand is what Lao Tzu fought for, so I will die, and I have to complete it" Saying, Xu Huaiqing said in a deep voice to the Jinyi guard in front of him: "Tell my grandfather for me, I will go to the old man" After saying that, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and he raised his gun and shouted: "If it is a man, follow me" Xu Huaiqing doesn't have as many truths as Wang Xian, and he doesn't understand Mo Qian's mysterious way of commanding troops, so he only has eight simple words to share weal and woe, life and death together.
But simple does not mean that it is not easy to use, and even more in line with the appetite of the soldiers, for many years, he has always adhered to these eight words, never violated the slightest, and the soldiers under his command have long regarded him as a father and brother, and are willing to follow him to the soup and fire Seeing their own generals rushing out, the soldiers also rushed to follow closely and killed in the direction of the smoke and dust When the official scouts saw Xu Huaiqing's soldiers and horses, they didn't expect it to be the enemy at all, and stupidly stepped forward to interrogate: "What part are you from?"
Before he finished speaking, he was crushed into meat sauce by the rolling iron horseman, and the scouts in the distance knew that something was wrong, so they hurriedly fled one after another, and reported in the direction of the capital and Tongzhou.
Xu Huaiqing ignored those scouts at all, and led the army directly into the middle of the official army 。
Yongtong Bridge is eight miles away from Tongzhou in the east, and thirty miles away from the capital in the west, which is the throat of Beijing City from Tongzhou.
Usually, the grain ship enters Beijing from the Yongtong River under the bridge, such as today's cold and frozen, the river is frozen, and the grain convoy can only take 6 ways to cross the bridge.
Because the bridge deck is narrow, only two grain trucks can be allowed on the bridge in parallel, so it is naturally congested, and a large number of grain trucks gather in the west of the bridge and wait to cross the bridge.
At this moment, more than 10,000 officers and soldiers are stationed here, vigilantly guarding this choke point, and on the other hand, dredging the bridge in a hurry.
However, even if the people listened to them, the cattle pulling the carts were not afraid of them, and they screamed and kicked up, blocking the bridge even more.
Just as it was in a mess, another scout suddenly galloped towards him and reported: "The enemy has been killed."
In an instant, all the soldiers and civilians on and under the bridge were stunned, and they all looked in the direction where the scouts were coming, and sure enough, they saw an iron horse wrapped in billowing smoke and dust, and killed them "Mom" The first man to turn around, dropped the cart, hugged his head and ran.
The next moment, all the people were panicked, and the carts and horses transporting grain were crooked all over the ground, and the officials and soldiers were in chaos: