As Zhang Feng jumped up and killed the enemy, the Ming army's ships arrived at the shore. A loud killing sound rose, and the soldiers rushed towards the Yuan army's position in a flurry, and the Battle of Baishi River Landing began.
The Yuan army was in a state of panic for a while, but the Ming army led by Zhang Feng successfully stood firm on the riverbank. The Yuan army finally came to their senses under the loud shouting of Da Li Ma and reorganized themselves to counterattack the Ming army. The most difficult time of the landing battle was about to arrive, and the enemy's counterattack would hit the vanguard like a stormy rain.
"Left wing, left wing advance! Clear the way for the pontoon bridge behind!"
"Hold the shore! Hold steady!"
Lan Yu slaughtered the Yuan army soldiers while loudly issuing orders. The troops who had landed earlier from the boats were in an orderly manner controlling the White Stone River's shoreline positions. Their mission was to firmly hold this place and give the rear army enough time to build a bridge.
"Kill!"
"Ah!"
The sound of slaughter and wailing echoed over the White Stone River, with the left bank being the desperate battlefield of the Asura, while the right bank was a strictly arrayed army waiting for the floating bridge to be laid. Fu Yongde grasped his sword hilt and looked through the gradually dispersing fog at the scene on the opposite bank, where thousands of soldiers were forming a defensive line, stubbornly defending the riverbank.
Fu Yongde's face remained calm and expressionless as he watched his soldiers fall one by one.
"Pass on my orders! Speed up the construction of the pontoon bridge, I want our troops to reach the other side of the river as soon as possible!"
"Obey orders! The general has given a command! Speed up the construction of the pontoon bridge!"
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"Your Highness! I think we should retreat! At present, the Ming army has already deployed thousands of soldiers on our defensive line. In a short period of time, our army cannot kill them all and reorganize our defenses. I suggest that we start to conserve our strength and slowly withdraw!" Chen Chen, as an aide to Prince Liang, advised, seeing that it was not feasible at the moment, so he persuaded Prince Liang to preserve his strength and plan again.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Chen is right, let's withdraw our troops quickly." Chen's words were agreed upon by all the staff members, who advised King Liang to withdraw his troops, but they wanted to save their own lives rather than truly wanting to preserve their strength and continue defending.
"Withdraw... where to withdraw... aren't there also Ming troops behind us?" King Liang said anxiously, although the previous report said that they had already withstood the vanguard of the Ming army, but now what about the Ming army in the rear, who would withstand them, and besides, it's possible that the main force of the Ming army has already arrived at the center of the river."
"Your Majesty! Don't hesitate! As long as the green hills remain, we won't worry about running out of firewood! Let those 50,000 Tujia soldiers go to the front and hold off the Ming army on the shore. We'll keep our own troops in reserve and break through from the rear. I think that even if the Ming army really appears behind us, there won't be many of them. Our army of 100,000 can certainly force its way out and find another defensive position to block the Ming army's advance, wouldn't that be better?"
Can't help but say that Chen Chen as Liang Wang's staff is diligent and has real talent, unlike those timid people who change their minds at the slightest wind.
Li Wang heard his words and indeed had the idea of retreating, just as he was about to call Dalima in to discuss whether this plan was feasible or not, Dalima took a step forward and walked in first.
He saw him walking towards Chen Chen with a blood-stained sword blade, his face ferocious. "You treacherous thief! How dare you persuade my king to withdraw troops! Do you know that our front-line soldiers are fighting bloody battles and desperately blocking the Ming army's advance? And yet you still speak of retreating!"
As soon as the words fell, Dali Ma's sword pierced Chen Chen's chest. Chen Chen couldn't believe it and pointed at Dali Ma, who slowly fell to the ground. The surrounding officials and scholars were shocked and retreated in fear, afraid that Dali Ma would also kill them if he was not satisfied. Liang Wang was even more stunned, staring at Dali Ma with his eyes wide open, unable to comprehend the sudden turn of events.
"Your Majesty! Chen Chen is actually a Han person! Now he dares to deceive Your Majesty's heart and spirit, ordering the withdrawal of troops. I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be misled by him, so I took it upon myself to execute him. Please punish me, Your Majesty!" Da Li Ma put down his sword and knelt on the ground, speaking to King Liang.
At this time, Liang Wang did not dare to punish his crimes. A general who was directing the war was not stupid enough to know that he had a way out.
"This... Chen Chen... The rumor has misled the people. I have already investigated, General, your killing of the bandit is in line with my intention, why should you be punished? Please hurry up and go to the front line to repel the Ming army, it's urgent." King Liang calmed down and slowly spoke, and even deliberately patted Dali's shoulder.
"I will now go to the shore to intercept the Ming people. As for the king's men, you can rest assured that the 50,000 Tujia soldiers should have arrived at their position by now. And these cowardly scoundrels don't need to stay here and get in your way, I will take care of them."
Daliya smiled and ordered the tent's attendants, writers and scholars to be dragged out. Only the sound of miserable cries could be heard outside the tent, and they were all beheaded. Daliya also respectfully exited the camp and rushed to the shore array...
"Lord Hou! The brothers can't hold on any longer! If the large army behind us doesn't dare to come over, we're afraid we'll all be driven into the river!" Blue Jade's guard wiped the blood from his face and shouted loudly.
"Get on top of him! Even if we die, we must die at the moment when the pontoon bridge is completed! If you all fight bravely like that soldier, how can we not hold out?" Lan Yu shouted to the guards as he chopped down a Yuan soldier who had broken through the defense line.
The guard looked bitter and couldn't say a word, not everyone wanted to be as skilled as that soldier.
The Blue Jade Mouth's soldiers were actually Zhang Feng himself. Xu Sheng said that his bravery and strength had become even more refined after the Northern Expedition, especially in applying his mountain-based martial arts to the battlefield, where he would fight to the death on the front lines with every sword and knife, if not for Zhang Feng's encouragement and support, the defensive line formed by the vanguard landing soldiers would have been dispersed by the crazy Mongols long ago.
At this time, the commander of the Yuan army was also anxiously issuing a death order. This unit had landed for a long time and if they didn't clear them away soon, after the Ming people's pontoon bridge came over, they wouldn't even have the ability to organize.
"Hurry! Charge forward! Drive them all into the river! Faster, faster, faster!" The Yuan general was hoarse from shouting orders at his soldiers, but he didn't notice that Zhang Feng had already set his sights on him. If it weren't for this man stabilizing the chaotic Yuan army earlier, they wouldn't be in this predicament now, trapped by the river and forming a defensive array to protect themselves.
Just as Yuan Jiang was about to whip the soldiers, he suddenly felt a stern gaze, and when he turned his head, he happened to meet Zhang Feng's eyes. He saw the cold eyes of a Ming army soldier, and Yuan Jiang couldn't help but shiver. Just as he was about to avoid his gaze, a swift light flew in front of him...
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