Luo Shixin did not disappoint Zhang Xuan's expectations. He built a floating bridge in just four days. The floating bridge was based on a raft. More than 200 large rafts were firmly connected together with iron chains. A wooden pile was laid every ten feet in the water to support the raft from the strong water flow. There were three-inch-high wooden strips on the raft, and then a five-foot-wide wooden plank was firmly nailed on the wooden strips. A flat floating bridge was built. The address of this site was changed to:, mobile phone reading was changed to m≧≥≧

At this time, Zhang Xuan's army had reached 40,000, including thousands of Marine soldiers and a 10,000 army that had just arrived from the north of the domestic city. Leaded by Xu Shiji, he brought information about the Goguryeo army to the south.

Tens of thousands of Goguryeo reinforcements had arrived at the south bank of Yalu River, but the Yalu River had been blocked by more than 800 large and small warships of the Sui army, and Goguryeo reinforcements were unable to cross the river and head north.

This news was also what Zhang Xuan was looking forward to. He no longer hesitated and left two thousand Sui troops to guard the new city. He personally led a 40,000 army across the Liao River and rushed to Yancheng southwest.

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A grain convoy consisting of hundreds of ox carts slowly drove on the grassland on the west side of Yiwulu Mountain. A large group of cattle and sheep followed the convoy in front, back and forth, left and right. This was a logistics supply team from Songmo City on the east side of Zimeng River to Yancheng. There were 2,000 Khitan cavalry guards. The leader of the army was named Dahehu, a Khitan nobleman in his thirties.

Yuan Gaisuwen wrote several letters to ask the Khitan to send troops to support Goguryeo. Dahe Duro did not want to send troops, but he took into account his relationship with Goguryeo, so he sent 2,000 cavalrymen to escort 30,000 cattle and sheep and hundreds of carts of grain to Yancheng, even if the Khitan provided Goguryeo with support.

With tens of thousands of cattle and sheep following, the grain team marched very slowly. After walking for more than 300 miles for three days, a small river was faintly seen in front of them.

"Go to the river to have a rest!"

Dahehu cursed helplessly, and when will he reach his destination if he continues like this?

Suddenly, he heard a slight sound, just like the sound of the Turkic eagle-headed drum, short and tight.

"General, look!"

A soldier pointed to the east from a distance, and the Dahe Fox saw a thin black line appeared on the grassland in the distance, and a white Goguryeo banner.

‘It’s a Goguryeo!’

When Dahehu saw the white flag, he couldn't help but grin, "These lambs, I knew I was transporting food, so I ran over, so I was hungry!"

The cavalry were getting closer and closer, and the dark armor was like a huge and solemn ice. The Khitan cavalry had already seen a dazzling white light flashing in the air, like the Milky Way that stretched across the grassland in the night sky. It was a sea of ​​silver light formed by the tips of spears and blades in the sun. The horse's hooves were like thunder, and murderous aura swept across the sky.

"It's...Sui Army!"

The big Hehu finally saw clearly that it was nearly five thousand Sui cavalry. He rushed to the team and shouted loudly, "Don't worry, prepare for the battle!"

But his shouting was not very effective, and the grain transport team was in chaos. The driver of the grain truck jumped out of the ox cart and ran back desperately. The sheep and cattle were frightened and fled in scattered.

Two thousand Khitan cavalry were not panicked. They quickly formed an iron barrel-like formation, drew their swords and shouted, and rushed towards the Sui army...

"kill!"

The two armies collided violently, as if two huge waves were striking. In an instant, the heads rolled on the ground, the broken arms were scattered, the blood mist rose, and the air was filled with a strong bloody smell.

......

A Khitan soldier cut into the horse's head and couldn't pull it out. Then several spears penetrated into his body and lifted him up high; a Sui army was cut off his arms, and he screamed and fell off his horse, trampled on his horse, and his stool was instantly covered with blood and flesh...

The Sui army pulled out the wings and began to encircle the Khitan cavalry. At this time, a scream came from afar. Another Sui cavalry of two thousand people came from behind the Khitans and blocked the retreat. The escaped coachman was driven to death by the Sui army and cried and begged for mercy.

Seeing that more than 3,000 cavalry came from the other side, they were surrounded by tens of thousands of cavalrymen. He had only two thousand subordinates and could not resist. The situation in front of him was very critical. He shouted, "Get with me!"

He turned his horse's head and was about to escape from the slant. At this moment, Pei Xingyan, the chief general of the Sui army, had already seen him. He pulled his bow like a full moon, and only the bowstring sounded, an armor-piercing arrow shot out like lightning, and an arrow shot through the back of Dahehu's neck.

Dahehu grabbed the arrow shaft that penetrated his throat, and his throat was 'Ku! Ku!' and turned back to look at Pei Xingyan, and fell down with a bang. A Sui army general rushed over, lifted his body with a long spear, and shouted loudly, "Hu Chief is dead! Brothers, kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions!"

The morale of the Sui army was greatly boosted, and they rushed forward with a large spear. The sword flew over and over. In a moment, they killed hundreds of Khitan cavalry surrounded. The rest of the Khitan cavalry fled in scattered. Pei Xingyan ordered: "Don't pursue, let them go!"

The side general pulled out the horizontal knife, chopped off the head of Dahehu with one knife, and ran back. He turned over and dismounted, knelt in front of Pei Xingyan and offered his head, "This is the general's shot, and the last general dared not take the credit!"

Pei Xingyan reached out to take his head and looked at the enemy's eyes dying with his eyes open. He smiled proudly and poked his head high on the tip of the knife. The Sui army immediately cheered...

Half an hour later, the Sui army cavalry gathered tens of thousands of cattle and sheep and drove the food trucks toward the south. After walking for several miles, several cavalry scouts rushed from the east and rushed to Pei Xingyan and said anxiously: "General Pei, the general is here!"

Pei Xingyan was stunned, then reacted and asked happily: "Where is the Grand Marshal?"

“Just fifteen miles east!”

Pei Xingyan turned around and ordered: "The first battalion drove cattle and sheep, and the other brothers followed me!"

He led thousands of cavalry to the east.

On the grassland more than ten miles east, an army of tens of thousands of people was winding westward. The team was waving flags in front of it, and the green dragon and red flag inlaid with gold edges was particularly eye-catching. This was the king flag of the Sui army. The existence of this king flag means that King Zhang Xuan of Qi was also in the army.

Zhang Xuan was indeed in the army, and this was on the way to lead an army of 40,000 from Xincheng to Yancheng.

Zhang Xuan rode on the war horses and looked at the endless pastures on both sides. In the distance was the towering Yiwulu Mountain. Zhang Xuan pointed to the grasslands on both sides and smiled at Du Ruhui: "I have always regretted that we don't have grassland grass. Now I have just appeared. It turns out that we have a pasture for a long time, but it hasn't appeared in these few years. If I had known, why would I have tried my best to plant grass in Beihai County?"

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "Beihai County is doing animal husbandry, but His Highness wants military horses. Beihai County has become the world's number one ox production area, but His Highness is upset that there are too many grasses in Beihai County, which seems to be a bit in the opposite direction!"

Zhang Xuan laughed loudly, "I thought about the lack of war horses during the war, but I hated that there were not enough oxen plowing in peace, which is indeed a contradiction. OK! I won't mention Beihai County anymore. We have Liaodong and then there will be a place to raise war horses in the future."

At this time, a cavalry guard rushed from afar and pulled the horse from afar and shouted: "Master General Pei, please see me!"

Zhang Xuan also saw a group of Sui cavalry coming from afar, and the person for it was Pei Xingyan. He smiled and nodded, "Let him come here!"

The army stopped moving forward. Soon, Pei Xingyan rushed over with several generals. Pei Xingyan turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute, "I am humble to meet the general!"

Several generals also knelt down and saluted. Zhang Xuan dismounted and helped Pei Xingyan up, and said with a smile: "Thank you for Yuanqing's hard work in Liaodong, please get up, all generals!"

Pei Xingyan scratched his head and asked in confusion: "How did the Grand Marshal come from the east?"

Zhang Xuan smiled, "Where do you think I should come from?"

"I thought the Grand Marshal would come from the sea or from Beiping County."

Du Ruhui next to him added with a smile: "General Pei may not know! We have taken down all the important castles north of Yalu River and blocked the supported Goguryeo army south of Yalu River."

Pei Xingyan was overjoyed, "Will that not the Goguryeo army in Liaodong have no foreign aid?"

Zhang Xuan nodded, "That's right, I want to know what the situation of the Goguryeo army is now."

"Reported to the Grand Marshal, about 40,000 Goguryeo army was besieged by us in Yancheng. We did not attack the city. Both sides were just confronting each other, and there was no sign of breaking through. It seemed that the food was sufficient. I guess they were waiting for reinforcements."

Of course, Zhang Xuan knew why Yancheng had sufficient food, otherwise the defenders of Liaodong City would not have broken through the siege. He also knew that Yancheng was tall and strong, no less than Liucheng. It was not easy to capture Yancheng, but as long as the Goguryeo army was trapped, it would collapse sooner or later, so there was no need to worry.

At this time, Zhang Xuan saw a lot of cattle and sheep coming from afar, and then pointed at the whip and asked, "Where did you get the cattle and sheep?"

Pei Xingyan quickly explained the Khitan's attempt to aid Goguryeo, but was defeated by his own army. Finally, he laughed and said, "They drove more than 30,000 cattle and sheep and thousands of stones of food, and they all seized it by us and became our spoils, which were just for the commander to reward the army."

Zhang Xuan was surprised in his heart. He glanced at Du Ruhui. Du Ruhui understood Zhang Xuan's meaning and smiled and said, "This Khitan is also mixed with the slightest! Goguryeo has been besieged, and he also sent someone to send cattle and sheep. It was obvious that he didn't want to send troops but could not bear the face. He pretended to deal with it. The more than 30,000 cattle and sheep can also be understood as a low attitude of the Khitan, which compensated the battle in Liucheng."

Zhang Xuan sneered, "Do you want to hit me with more than 30,000 cattle and sheep? Is this a beggar?"

He then asked Pei Xingyan again, "What's the attitude of the Xi people?"

"Reporting to the commander, the Xi people have helped us a lot. They have given us more than 500,000 cavalry sheep as military rations. They are a very weak nation and have been bullied by the Khitan and the Turks." Pei Xingyan was very grateful to the Xi people for their help and deliberately said good things for them.

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Send someone to tell Su Zhi that I am in Yancheng. If he has the sincerity to repent, let him come to Yancheng to see me!"

(To be continued.)8
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