royal robes

Chapter 1113
Just do it, Huangfu Jixun gave an order, and five hundred elite soldiers took advantage of the night to directly attack the soldiers stationed on the pontoon bridge.

These five hundred elite soldiers were well-trained and well-equipped, and they moved as fast as the wind. They rushed to the soldiers stationed on the pontoon bridge in an instant, and then they raised their knives and slashed.

There are only dozens of defenders on a pontoon bridge. These people are also weak and sick or have low combat effectiveness. They are not very useful when attacking the city, so sending them to garrison the pontoon bridge is still a comparison for these people. relaxing work.

But when facing the attack, the combat effectiveness of this group of people was completely crushed. Huangfu Jixun killed all the guards on the three pontoon bridges in less than half an hour.

At this moment, Huangfu Jixun suddenly thought of one thing. There was no need for them to swim across...just walk across the pontoon bridge and attack the opposite bank.

If the fighting power on the other side is the same, then the ropes on both sides can be cut off directly, and Zhou Jun will not leave a single piece of wood or rope.

Huangfu Jixun left 50 people on the west bank of the Huaihe River, including a small team leader. These people were all ready with knives at any time. If there was any unexpected situation, they would cut the rope first. After cutting the rope, don’t worry about other things, just run for their lives. .If there is no unexpected situation, it depends on the situation to break the rope.

Huangfu Jixun led the remaining 400 people from the three pontoon bridges to the east bank of the Huaihe River, followed by another small battle.There were not many guards on the east bank of the Huaihe River, and more than 400 people rushed over to easily take control of the pontoon bridge.

Huangfu Jixun is almost racing against time now, directly ordering people to break all these ropes.The pontoon, which is not connected by ropes, immediately floats down the water.Huangfu Jixun didn't have any extra time to scribble here. After cutting off all the connecting ropes on the floating bridge, he immediately ordered people to jump into the Huaihe River and swim back to the west bank.

There are 20 Zhou troops on the east bank, no matter what the situation on the west bank is, it will be safer.The pontoon bridge with the broken rope moved with the current, but stopped after a while.Because the ropes on the west bank have not been broken, and the ropes are still connected to the driftwood.

Halfway through the swim, the driftwood rushed towards the lower reaches of the Huaihe River like a wild horse. At this time, Huangfu Jixun knew that people on the east bank had also cut off the connecting ropes of the pontoon.This mission can be said to be a great success.

Although this section of the Huaihe River is not too wide, there are still more than 1000 meters.In fact, the distance is not bad, mainly because the water is very cold, and the river is so fast that several people were washed away by the river.However, this loss is completely acceptable to Huangfu Jixun.

After successfully returning to the west side of the Huaihe River, Huangfu Jixun didn't have time to rectify the army, so he just ran away.The troops of hundreds of people behind him followed Huangfu Jixun and retreated all the way north, preparing to go to the upper reaches of the Huaihe River and then cross the river.

Huangfu Jixun led the people to run all night, and he didn't order people to count the number of people until the next morning.Less than 100 people were lost, and some were unable to run due to injuries, so they found a place to hide first.This time the loss was not large, but it succeeded in destroying the pontoon bridge needed for Da Zhou's withdrawal.

It is impossible for the Zhou army to let everyone swim across the Huaihe River. Although the Huaihe River is not too wide, it is still about 1000 meters long.Not everyone can swim, not to mention the swimming speed of the Huaihe River at this time, the temperature, and the armor and weapons on the soldiers. If they swim directly across the Huaihe River, it is estimated that less than half of them will die in the Huaihe River.

Even when Huangfu Jixun and his party forcibly swam back to the west bank of the Huaihe River, several people were washed away by the river. There were not many of them, and they were all well-trained elite soldiers. The death rate of ordinary soldiers was even higher.

Although it is only a small half of the estimate, a small half of the 20 army is tens of thousands of people.This number of deaths was suffered by Da Zhou countless.

The army attacked Shouzhou, and tens of thousands were killed before the first battle, and these soldiers were all drowned while swimming... This kind of thing is too shameful, and Chai Rong can't do it even if he is shameless.

After Huangfu Jixun crossed the river from the upper reaches, he returned to Shouzhou and immediately reported the results of the battle to His Majesty Li Jing.This time he made a great contribution. Although he didn't know whether the whole plan would be successful, he had completed the task Li Jing had given him, and he did it very well.

Huangfu Jixun not only destroyed the pontoon bridge, but also destroyed the pontoon bridge after hiding for several days, preventing Da Zhou from preparing to retreat. This is definitely a great achievement.

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"Your Majesty, that's how it happened."

"Well done, well done." Li Jing said excitedly: "In fact, the widows have discovered this a few days ago, and they knew that you did it. But there is one thing that you don't seem to be right, do you still want to Invite credit?"

"what's up?"

Li Jing said: "Did you send someone to burn Da Zhou's supplies?"

"No, after destroying the pontoon bridge, I fled back to the west bank immediately, and then ran away. How dare I do other things?" Huangfu Jixun said: "Your Majesty means that someone burned Dazhou's food and grass supplies?"

"Yeah~ That's right. According to the spies' report, a group of troops burned the supplies in the Zhou army camp on the night when the pontoon bridge was destroyed. Now the soldiers are using their war swords to chop down trees and repair the pontoon bridge. The repair progress is extremely slow. And there are only a few people. We have sent troops to harass their construction progress, and it should be possible to delay it for some time. Now it is a matter of speed to see whether the Zhou army can repair the pontoon bridge first or the navy can control the Huaihe River Basin first."

"I'm afraid there's not enough time..." Li Congjia said, "It's still five days before the navy reaches the middle reaches of the Huaihe River, but at this time the pontoon bridge built by Zhou Jun has already completed half of it, and it can be completed in less than two days. Unless... "

"Unless what?"

"Unless someone is willing to destroy the unfinished floating bridge again, then there must be time." Li Congjia said: "But this time, the other party must be strictly guarded, and it may not be easy to destroy the floating bridge and come back alive. "

Everyone stared at Huangfu Jixun with wide eyes. He had just returned, and this was originally a near-death mission. However, Huangfu Jixun had better luck and there were not many guards.But if you go again, it will be a dead end, there is no doubt about it.

Huangfu Jixun swallowed his saliva, thinking about a question in his head, how shameless are these people going to be?Did they see themselves as a person at all?He just came back, didn't even drink a sip of water, and just reported that he had done a great job, but these grandchildren let him go again?
Li Hongji said: "General Huangfu, actually this time is not dangerous, because for a martial arts master like you, it is actually very easy."

"What does His Royal Highness say?"

"There is no need to lead troops there at all, not only is it very easy, but also very safe." Li Hongji said: "In fact, General Huangfu only needs to go to the upper reaches of the Huaihe River and jump into the river and go down the river. When he encounters a pontoon bridge, he will destroy it. If we continue to go down the river, who can stop General Huangfu? But there is a problem. It is useless to go alone. It is better to have two people. After encountering the pontoon, the two will be divided into left and right, and the rope of the pontoon will be broken. Next, Zhou Jun will be busy for a few more days."

Huangfu Jixun nodded, this method is indeed feasible.It would be easier to swim directly from the river, but it would be a little cold.Of course, martial arts masters can tolerate being colder. The main problem is that it is useless to break one side. If you swim over and forcefully break the other side, it will take too long and it will not work.

So two people are needed, one on the left and one on the left, and they will break the pontoon when they encounter it. They don't even need to be close to the river bank, just break the pontoon in the river, so as not to be discovered by others.Even if they find that they want to jump into the river to attack, it is not so easy.

Of course, in addition to needing another person, this person also needs to have a high enough skill, and it is best to have a good weapon.The iron chains and ropes used to connect the logs could not be broken so easily, so it might not be easy to single out such people in the barracks.

Huangfu Jixun thought that this matter could be done, and it was indeed not difficult, but it was more difficult to find another person.

According to Huangfu Jixun's taste, there are not many people in Shouzhou who can complete the task and return alive. There should be only three people, Li Congjia, Venerable Bailian, and Wu Yazi.

Venerable Bailian is too old, and Huangfu Jixun couldn't bear to torment an old man like this.But Li Congjia is the Third Highness, and what's more important is that his eyesight is not convenient, so it may not be appropriate for him to carry out this dangerous task.As for the other Wu Yazi... this grandson's martial arts are very high, but he asks for a higher price.

"His Royal Highness, who will go with the last general?"

"I'll go." Li Congjia said: "This method is very good and safe. We don't need to face the enemy head-on. We just need to cut off most of the pontoon bridges in the river."

This idea coincides with Huangfu Jixun's, of course Li Hongji originally meant this.After all, the Huaihe River is nearly a thousand meters wide, and the pontoon bridge will be broken when it is 50 meters away from the shore. Even if the 50 meters of wood and iron chains are left, it will be useless. There is no need to take risks for this distance.

"It's absolutely impossible. The Third Highness is a man of gold, how can His Highness be allowed to take risks? This is absolutely impossible." Huangfu Jixun said: "Otherwise... let's spend a little money to ask Taoist Priest Wu Yazi to help. Although this grandson's asking price is high, he is really capable. Since it is his knife, Zhou Jun probably can break the pontoon bridge without hearing any sound, and even I need to cut a few more knives. "

Huangfu Jixun was not worried about Li Congjia's safety, but he was worried that he would not be able to complete this task.Let a blind man destroy important enemy equipment?Li Congjia had no problem hitting people, but it was impossible for him to destroy the pontoon bridge accurately.

(End of this chapter)