Chapter 133 Patience(2/2)
Only then did She Feihu realize that in his eagerness to win, he exposed his fatal weakness that could be attacked from both sides, causing Su Tingzhan to supervise the battle and break the beachhead formation. He asked Yu Wenshan and another close confidant to lead an elite team to
Aid Lake Tangtou and Daoxu Port.
Lin Fu, Gao Zongting, Ye Junan and others stood at the head of Lihai Village, watching the battle on the other side.
It is said that Huaidong completely controlled the waterway and had superior military strength, so it had the absolute advantage of breaking through the Kuaiji garrison's river defense at multiple points.
But in fact, on the west bank of the Cao'e River, the frontal width that the Kuaiji defenders had to defend was only more than thirty miles. The Kuaiji defenders formed a two-city and four-walled defense system on the west bank of the Cao'e River. The walls were the farthest apart.
Only eight miles.
The fastest time to support each other was less than a stick of incense, which limited the Huaidong Army's ability to exert its military superiority and control of waterways.
Lin Fu couldn't feel relaxed for a moment. Even if he had an absolute advantage and ended up being carelessly defeated, there were countless examples. Lin Fu didn't have the confidence to win. Especially the two battlefields of Daoxubu and Hutangtou were forcibly defeated.
Seize the beach, be vulnerable to attack and interception, and the outcome of the battle is extremely critical to the subsequent development of the battle.
It's just that these two battlefields are far away from Lihai. Standing at the top of Lihai City, you can only see vague shadows and cannot see the details, so you can only send officers from the General Intelligence Department to both sides to observe the battlefield closely.
The Kuaiji garrison detached two support armies from Laotangtou and went to Daoxu Port upstream and downstream. Lin Fu could naturally see clearly from the other side of Hutangtou. The two support armies ran along the road along the river, and they would not need it at the earliest.
They can be divided into two battlefields in half an hour. Mao Tengyuan and Han Caizhi led their troops if they could not end the bloody battle on the beach in time and brought their troops into the open terrain, and they were in danger of being defeated by the rushing defenders and reinforcements...
The military officer who was observing Daoxu Port galloped back, raised his head at the bottom of the city and reported back, saying: "Captain Mao has defeated the defenders of Daoxu Port, and is organizing the formation on the beach to meet the reinforcements..."
Lin Fu frowned and ordered: "Order Mao Tengyuan to lead his troops away from the beach quickly. If we can't find an open space to straighten the terrain, it will be easy to directly confront the enemy. If the enemy comes rushing to help, the formation should be even more unorganized!"
The beachhead of Daoxubu is not a good terrain. It is narrow and has many silts. On the west side is the high slope extending from Kuaiji Mountain. Only because that river channel is located above the narrow mouth of Cao'e River and the water is gentle, it was designated as the second beach.
Location, he did not expect Mao Tengyuan to hesitate at this critical point...
Mao Tengyuan hesitated, but the garrison reinforcements rushing to Daoxu Port did not hesitate at all. Regardless of the volley of crossbows from the offshore warships, they directly attacked Mao Tengyuan's formation on the narrow beach. Since Mao Tengyuan's troops were rushing to board the
On the beach, there were no flying conflict vehicles accompanying the position to support the position. When the position was finally loosened by repeated attacks from the defenders and reinforcements regardless of casualties, the rout was just a matter of the blink of an eye.
Behind the formation was the river, with no way to retreat. Except for a few people who rushed up the steep slope on the west side, more infantry were entangled in the chaotic and collapsed formation and were driven down the river...
The six battalions of infantry, with more than 3,000 lives, were unable to hold their position due to the general's hesitation, and most of them were driven off the Cao E River alive - Lin Fu's face was so painful that the muscles on his face twitched.
Dozens of water camp warships transporting infantry camps across the river were still on the near side and quickly gathered around to rescue the soldiers who fell into the water. However, countless others were dragged directly into the whirlpool of the Cao'e River and sank because of their heavy armor.
A brigade of the Zhejiang Marching Army was completely crippled in just a little more than a stick of incense. Lin Fu was so heartbroken that he wanted to take a knife to cut off the wall. Fortunately, Han Caizhi at Hutangtou did not make any stupid mistakes.
, after the troops defeated the defenders who arrived at the beach to intercept, they spread out directly along Hutangtou Avenue and the wheat fields on both sides, colliding with the defenders' reinforcements and fighting each other.
In order to gain more time, the defenders and reinforcements rushed to the battlefield to receive reinforcements after the beachhead interception defenders did not collapse. It took a little more than a stick of incense to travel nearly ten miles. The beachhead interception defenders collapsed first, and the defenders' reinforcements were slow.
As soon as we arrived at the head of the lake, most people's feet were weak and their hearts were beating like war drums.
When Han Caizhi's troops rushed to the beachhead, most of them did not directly participate in the battle. They conserved their physical strength and had a great advantage in strength. They soon formed an overwhelming advantage at the head of the lake and defeated the defenders and reinforcements.
Step back.
Lin Fu sent Han Caizhi and Mao Tengyuan to lead their troops to land from different locations. The ultimate goal was to form a pincer attack on the main force of the Kuaiji garrison gathered in Laotangpu - Han Caizhi led his troops to suppress the enemy troops and attack in the direction of Laotangtou.
, Lin Fu asked Fu Qinghe and Tang Fuguan to immediately launch a counterattack at the Laotangpu beachhead to open up a larger space for more troops to be invested. At the same time, Lin Fu ordered Zuo Guangying to lead his troops to open up another landing point to ensure that they could land at Laotangpu beach.
Chapter completed!