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The Xiaoguo army on the big ship was in chaos, with waves rising and falling on the river surface. Many soldiers were unable to stand firmly and had to lie on the side of the ship to stabilize their bodies. Many people even vomited. When Qingzhou military warships rushed past their eyes and headed behind them, they had no choice but to shoot arrows blindly.

Just after more than twenty Qingzhou military warships sailed past them, hundreds of small boats rushed out of the swamps on both sides of the straits. They were very flexible and kept shuttled around the Xiaoguo military warships, shooting rockets at the sails of the Xiaoguo warships. Soon, the sails of more than a dozen warships were ignited, and the soldiers on the ship shouted in horror, and some even jumped into the river due to extreme fear.

The tactics of the Qingzhou Army's small boats were very clear, which was to destroy the power of the opponent's warship, that is, the sails. As more and more warship sails were ignited by rockets, black smoke rolled on the entire river and fire spread. Sima Dekan shouted anxiously at the stern of the ship. He wanted to separate the warships behind him. At least half of the warships on the river caught fire because they were too tight and ignited each other.

But he could no longer command the warship behind him, and his sails also caught fire. The flag soldiers on the mast had already jumped into the river. In this case, the main ship must be replaced or the sound of drums must be used to command the fleet, or even send a fast ship to send orders. The navy has its own unique command system, but Sima Dekan knew nothing. He used the method of commanding the flag on land, but once the flag command could not be carried out, the entire fleet would lose its core.

Just then, a soldier came to report in horror: "General, the bottom of the ship is leaking!"

Sima Dekan was stunned for a moment, the bottom of the ship was leaking. What's going on?

A boatman next to him shouted: "General, he must have been a water ghost who has reached the bottom of the ship. You must change the ship as soon as possible!"

Sima Dekan ran to the side of the ship and stared into the water. Sure enough, he saw more than a dozen naked water ghosts on a small boat. They bit the knives of the boat, jumped into the water, and sneaked into the bottom of his big ship. Sima Dekan was so angry that he grabbed a spear and threw it into the water, but it had no effect.

The fleet could no longer move forward. They were walking against the current. When the sails were burned, they lost their forward movement. Some were spinning on the water, and some were walking backwards along the water, but there were more than 20 Qingzhou military warships behind them that cut off the retreat.

At this moment, the main force of the Qingzhou Navy finally appeared at the mouth of the river ahead, with hundreds of warships, and at the front there were more than a dozen warships of 3,000 stones. The front was equipped with pig iron-making head-to-head, and head-to-head sailing towards the Xiaoguo Army warships.

At this time, the main ship of the Xiaoguo Army's dragon boat had already sank half, and hundreds of soldiers were desperately calling for help on the water, but the chief general Sima Dekan and more than a dozen personal soldiers boarded a small boat and fled to the swamp to the west.

A one-sided massacre formed on the short and several miles long river surface. Warships were overturned by the large iron-headed ships of the Qingzhou army. Countless soldiers on the water cried and helped. Although the Qingzhou army's boats continued to rescue the soldiers who fell into the water, there were too many soldiers falling into the water, and many people were still swallowed by the waves.

The people watching the battle on the top of the city were speechless. After a while, Yu Wenhuaji sighed and turned to the city. Yu Wen Zhiji's face was pale. He finally understood how impossible it was to break through the blockade of the Qingzhou naval army.

The battle to break through the blockade eventually turned into a farce and one-sided massacre. The 10,000 Xiaoguo Army only fled back hundreds of people, and the rest of the soldiers were either lucky to be captured by the Qingzhou Army, and at least half of the soldiers were unfortunately buried in the river.

After this battle, Yu Wenhe no longer had the idea of ​​sending troops to break through. He ignored everything and threw the army to his brother Yu Wen Zhiji and the government to Yuanmin. He locked himself in a mansion to have fun with dozens of concubines, and enjoyed the day after day.

The war on the Huaihe River stopped, and the two armies entered a confrontation. Zhang Xuan was not in a hurry. He knew that Yu Wenji's military rations could only last for half a month at most. He had the patience to waste time with the other party until Yu Wenji came to beg him.

In Hanoi County, after Li Jiancheng and Dou Wei easily defeated Song Jinggang in Changping County, the army only rested in Danchuan County for three days. The army continued to go south and walked through Baixing through the vast Wangwu Mountain. The army stopped at Gongcheng County, the southern exit of Baixing.

Hanoi County was the choice of Li Jiancheng after careful consideration in Wagang many years ago. The north and west of this place are barriers with the Taihang Mountains, and the south of this place is surging Yellow River water. It only borders Hebei on the east. Although it is relatively closed, it can retreat to Bingzhou and reach Hebei at the same time. It is an extremely ideal transit springboard with great strategic significance.

Unfortunately, Zhang Xuan did not give Li Jiancheng the opportunity to accumulate strength in Hanoi County. At the beginning of the year, after capturing Li Yangcang, he drove them back to Bingzhou. After several months, he returned to his old land. Li Jiancheng felt quite moved.

At this time, Dou Wei urged the horse to come and smiled and said, "Is there anything strange to be found in Jiancheng County? It's really surprising that there are no defenders in Gongcheng County!"

Li Jiancheng pointed at the low wall of Gongcheng County not far away with a horse whip and said, "It's not surprising that Gongcheng is too dilapidated and the troops can't defend it. Moreover, there are four roads in the southern exit of Baixing, so it's difficult for the other party to determine which road we came out, so they simply gave up on defense."

"It seems Jiancheng is very familiar with the situation here. I have been away for too long and I have forgotten it. You are right. Since you can't defend, the Qingzhou Army will not put its troops here, but we have to station an army to leave a way out for ourselves."

"Please rest assured, you will definitely consider it thoroughly after the completion of the construction."

They immediately set up a camp in Gongcheng County. Li Jiancheng immediately sent more than a dozen scouts to various parts of Hanoi County to investigate the situation of Qingzhou Army garrison in Hanoi County. Three days later, news came one after another. Li Jiancheng felt strange that the Qingzhou Army basically gave up Hanoi County and retreated eastward, but the scouts found that there was an unknown army stationed in Wuzhi County, with about 2,000 people.

This information surprised Li Jiancheng. He could understand that the Qingzhou army retreated eastward, and the Hanoi general Wang Kuang must have led his army to Wei County to join Wang Bian in order to concentrate his troops to deal with the Tang army's advance eastward. But why would there still be an army in Wuzhi County?

Although there are not many people, Wuzhi County is the entrance to the Yongji Canal flow into the Yellow River, and its strategic position is very important. Their 30,000 troops entered Hanoi County and only brought half a month of grain. A large amount of grain supply will be transported from Hedong County by water to Hanoi County, and Wuzhi County just blocked the entrance to Yongji Canal.

The other party occupied Wuzhi County, which meant that their supply line had been cut off. When Li Jiancheng thought that the grain ship was about to arrive, he immediately became a little worried. He discussed with Dou Wei. Both of them agreed that the supply line must be kept open first so that their army could continue to advance eastward.

Li Jiancheng immediately sent someone to deliver letters to the grain ship, asking the grain ship to be careful of the army in Wuzhi County, and asked the confidant general Wang Bodang to lead 5,000 troops and Dou Wei to station in Gongcheng County. He then ordered Pei Renji to be the vanguard and lead 5,000 troops to open the way forward. He himself led 20,000 troops to kill Wuzhi County in the southwest.

The two thousand troops stationed in Wuzhi County were Wei Wentong, crossing the river from Xingyang County to the north. The opposite bank of the Yellow River in Wuzhi County is Xingyang County, the important place in the Central Plains. Therefore, after Wei Wentong crossed the Yellow River, he temporarily stationed in this county town for rest.

However, after they entered Hanoi County, they accidentally discovered that the Sui army in Qingzhou had evacuated Hanoi County. Wei Wentong was unknown. On the one hand, he sent people to Wei County to inquire about the news, and on the other hand, he was stationed in Wuzhi County, which had a lot of food and grass to rest and recuperate the army.

The soldiers who went to Wei County to inquire about the situation have not returned yet, but Wei Wentong has already received news that a Tang army of tens of thousands of people has crossed the Taihang Mountains and entered Hanoi County from Bingzhou. Only then did he realize that he had accidentally been involved in a war.

Wuzhi County is an extremely important city in Henei County. It is located just where Yongji Canal enters Huang. At the same time, the Qinshui River and Yongji Canal flowing from Bingzhou converge more than ten miles north of the county town, forming a spectacular scene of the intersection of the three waters.

During the heyday of the river transportation in the Daye period, Wuzhi County was also the garrison of the North Market and Shipping Bureau of the Sui Dynasty, responsible for managing the Yongji Canal and the Yellow River River transportation. The commercial area is well developed and the population is large. There are dozens of shipping business companies alone, and there are hundreds of official transfer warehouses on the dock.

However, Yang Xuangan's rebellion in the ninth year of Daye suffered a heavy blow to this prosperous transportation city. All hundreds of official warehouses on the dock were burned down, and thousands of ships were forcibly snatched by the army. Overnight, dozens of shipping companies went bankrupt one after another. As half of the county town was burned, businesses began to decline, and the population continued to move out. The population gradually shrank from the maximum of more than 400,000 to less than 100,000, becoming a medium-sized county town.

Despite this, Wuzhi County's special geographical location still gives it great strategic value. Taking Wuzhi County can directly cut off the lifeline of the traffic between the Yongji Canal and the Yellow River. Because of this, Wei Wentong's garrison accidentally disrupted Li Jiancheng's army's plan to advance eastward.
Chapter completed!