The sky gradually shone, and many Goguryeo soldiers who were tired of finding their way were sitting on the ground, staring at the wide river surface in a daze. They could clearly be safe as long as they cross the river, but they couldn't find the floating bridge they built before. When they ran away, they both sides were empty and had nothing to bring. There was no wood on the grassland, so it was impossible to build a bridge now.

Some soldiers vaguely remembered the fire that night, but were unwilling to believe it. It would undoubtedly be a shattering of hope. Several soldiers in the distance shouted: "I found it, I found the bridge."

Everyone was overjoyed, ran to the yelling soldiers, and asked hurriedly: "Where is it, where?"

The soldiers pointed to the river center in tears and couldn't speak. In the moment, the people who rushed over to ask were also desolate. After the sky was dawn, they could vaguely see the wooden stakes under the water that had not been burned. The pontoon bridge they were looking for had long disappeared.

The news that the bridge had been destroyed soon spread throughout the army. Some people started crying, while some people cursed at the river. They were only facing the cold and cold river water that was several miles wide. There was no bridge or boat, and no one knew how to get there.

Generals such as Wen Da were also full of disappointment. Although they had known that the pontoon bridge had been destroyed, they allowed the soldiers to find them, hoping to find small boats or wooden boards that could cross the river. Now everyone was empty-handed, so naturally they had nothing to find.

The other side of the river was empty and there was no sign of people. This time, the troops were sent urgently, and no one was left behind, otherwise the entire army would not have fallen into such an embarrassing situation.

A stream of dust rose in the distance, and a faint sound of horse hooves came. After the sky was bright, the enemy had already begun to pursue, and generals such as Wen Da were in a hurry.

"Pu, pu." Several loud noises came from the river. Everyone looked at the sound. They saw several anxious soldiers and their horses jumping down from the Liaohe River and urging the horses to swim to the other side.

Everyone looked at the several people in the river nervously. At this time, the river was not panting. They quickly walked out hundreds of meters away, but rushed downstream for about ten meters. The river gradually spread to the waists of the cavalry. The horses under them were walking slower and slower, and they were already trembling with coldness. The same was true for the knights on the horse.

As he advanced hundreds of meters, a rider suddenly slid down from the horse, then was caught in the water, but there was no trace. As the first cavalry slipped into the water, the other cavalry also slid into the water one after another. After a few bubbles emerged, they disappeared without a trace, and then their horses sank into the water.

The shore suddenly became quiet. These precedents told them that without the tools to cross the river, they must not rely on horses to cross the river.

Wen Da's eyes lit up. It was the dry season. The water level of the Liao River has dropped at least several feet from the highest water level in the Xia Festival. It is not possible to cross the river here. Maybe there are other places to cross the river: "I will order you to vacate three hundred horses and drive them into the river in sections."

The other generals quickly understood Wen Da's meaning, and they quickly passed on Wen Da's orders. Three hundred cavalrymen led their mounts to the riverside with tears and whipped them hard, trying to drive the mounts down the river.

Even the horses were unwilling to go down easily when facing the cold and sarcastic river water. For a moment, the entire Liao River was filled with sad crying sounds of horses. Many cavalrymen were reluctant to drive their horses down the river and burst into tears. The river suddenly felt sad.

The smoke and dust aroused by the enemy cavalry behind was getting closer and closer, and Wen Da roared out almost with all his strength: "Hurry up, stab with a knife, the pursuers will arrive soon."

Hearing the order, the cavalry did not dare to hesitate anymore. Some cavalry whipped their beloved horses hard, while some cavalry stabbed blood marks directly on the horse's butt with their swords. The war horse was in pain. Finally, he cried out in sorrow and jumped into the river and swam to the other side. Some horses wanted to return, but just looked at the master who was carrying a knife on the shore and had to swim forward.

Many cavalrymen are cut off when pushing their love horses into the river. A good rider must treat his horse as a friend and can only communicate with each other when fighting. Now, it is undoubtedly a very cruel thing to force his love horses to die with his own hands.

Many of these horses were swept away by the river before they had reached the middle of the river, disappearing without a trace. Only a dozen horses swam across the other side and stood on the east bank of the river and neighed endlessly.

The entire Goguryeo army was overjoyed. They tried several times at places where horses crossed the river safely and finally found a place where they could barely cross the river. However, this place was still too narrow, and they could only cross dozens of riders at a time, and there was also a small section that would flood all the people and horses. If they could not get through, or if they accidentally went astrayed, they would eventually drown or freeze to death in the river.

But instead of staying on the west bank and waiting for death, it is better to wade through the Liao River. As long as you reach the other side, you can survive. With this feeling, many Goguryeo cavalry determined the place where they could cross the river and immediately squeezed towards that place. In an instant, countless cavalry jumped into the river and rushed to cross the river.

In the short term, people were surging in crossing the river, which was only dozens of feet wide. Countless people were rushing to cross the river, but the Khitans behind were less than ten miles away. The rumbling sound of horse hooves was like urging death, forcing more and more Goguryeo people to jump out of the river.

The officer of Goguryeo shouted loudly: "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, let the princess pass first."

But no one paid attention to the officer's voice. Here, there is no distinction between high and low, no distinction between military officers and soldiers. Everyone thought that as long as they passed, they would be alive, and if they could not pass, they would be dead. There were people and horses everywhere in the middle of the river, and they were in chaos. Many people were squeezed into the deep water by their companions, screaming and being swept away by the river. Soon, there were human corpses and horse corpses floating everywhere in the lower reaches of the river, which was terrible. This situation made generals such as Wenda and others look at the Goguryeo soldiers in the river helplessly.

"General Wen, order to stop crossing the river!" Princess Pingkang was anxious and almost yelled at Wen. If this continues, even if there are no pursuers, the two thousand troops will be swallowed up by the river.

Wen Da reacted and ordered his guards to utter a loud order: "Stop crossing the river! Stop crossing the river!"

If Wenda were there, perhaps these soldiers could stop when they heard the order, but Wenda's prestige was far less than Wenda. When they heard the order, the soldiers hesitated for a moment and jumped into the river without hesitation. Although they saw most people drowned, the neighing sounds of more than a dozen horses that had crossed the river inspired them to move forward.

Seeing that the order was useless, Wen Da ordered viciously: "Those who do not obey orders will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes." Bata, the sound of the horse's hooves sounded. More than 100 cavalrymen around Wen Da rushed towards the soldiers who were about to cross the river, yelling with their swords: "Get back, retreat back, otherwise there will be no mercy to kill."

Seeing his cavalry rushing towards him, the soldiers who were hot-headed and were thinking about going down the river were awake and retreated backwards. Some of the slightly hesitant people were cut off their heads without hesitation. The riverside was immediately stained with blood. The soldiers who had not crossed the river retreated to the side and gave out the place where they crossed the river.

Wen Da hurriedly said to Princess Pingkang: "Princess, hurry up, cross the river first."

Princess Pingkang shook her head: "No, let the army cross the river first, I will guard here."

Wen Da and others were anxious. If Princess Pingkang refused to cross the river, their efforts would be in vain. Wen Da winked at a general behind him and signaled to knock the princess out as it was. However, Princess Pingkang was prepared and put the knife on her neck: "Don't move around, organize a large army to cross the river, otherwise it will be too late."

Wen Da and others were helpless and ordered ten cavalrymen to join side by side, holding hands and crossing the river. In this way, they were indeed orderly. No one was washed away when the people in front walked to the middle of the river. They were just as slow as the snail. No matter how anxious the people on the shore were, the people in the water could not speed up.

"Huho! Huho! Huho..." You can already hear the shouts of the Khitan cavalry. The sky and sun were covered with the sun, and the sound of tens of thousands of cavalry hooves vibrated and wrinkled the river water. The Khitans were several miles away from them. This distance would arrive at the speed of the cavalry and could not pass the time, which was not enough to allow the army to cross the river. The Goguryeo soldiers on the shore suddenly heard a wave of commotion.

With a "clang", Princess Pingkang pulled out her sword and held it high: "Come with me, come with me, block the enemy and let the army cross the river."

The Goguryeo soldiers looked at each other and watched their princess stand up. Many soldiers felt ashamed. They were originally the most brave and good cavalry in Goguryeo. It was not necessary to escape before taking on the battle yesterday, and today they should not squeeze their companions into the deep water for the sake of their lives.

Many soldiers who were about to cross the river turned silently and followed Princess Pingkang, looking at the Khitan cavalry coming from afar, with murderous intent in their eyes: "Come on, since you can't escape, then fight, the Goguryeo warrior is not a coward."

Wen Da followed Princess Pingkang and stomped his feet and said, "Princess, you must cross the river quickly, there is a humble position here."

"General Wen, continue to organize people to cross the river, and you cannot let the warriors' blood flow in vain." The fifth princess said calmly, but her tone was unstoppable.

Wen Da sighed and had to retreat, desperately urging the soldiers to cross the river on the shore.

After dawn, Wutu led the cavalry to pursue him, but he treated him as a living horse. He thought that the Goguryeo people had already crossed the river. At that time, as long as the Goguryeo people destroyed the bridge, no matter how many Khitan cavalry there were, they could only sigh at the river. Unexpectedly, when they chased the river, the other party not only did not cross the river, but also did not even have bridges and were wading across the river.

Looking at the Goguryeo people rushing to escape in the river, the Khitan cavalry was stunned at first, and then laughed. As long as you approach the river and shoot with a bow and arrow, the entire river would be stained red by the blood of the Goguryeo people. As for the hundreds of Goguryeo cavalry blocking the road ahead, the Khitans didn't take it seriously at all.

"Kill!" The Khitan cavalry held up a scimitar and rushed towards hundreds of Goguryeo cavalry like a wolf. As long as the Goguryeo cavalry who killed or dispersed the three or four hundred people, the Goguryeo people in the river could only be mermaid meat.

Facing the Khitan cavalry that surged up like a tide, these hundreds of Goguryeo cavalry were like a small boat floating in the wind, which would be overturned and swallowed by the wind and waves at any time.

The hundreds of Goguryeo cavalry had no fear on their faces. When they followed the princess to come out to block the enemy, they all had the consciousness of death. Looking at the Khitans who were rushing towards them from all directions, the Goguryeo soldiers stood still and began to bend their bows and arrows.

"Shoot!" Princess Pingkang shouted with a long arrow in her hand and shot a Khitan cavalry who had entered the range.

"Swish! Swish! Swish..." Hundreds of arrows flew into the Khitan cavalry formation together. The Khitan's vanguard suddenly turned over, and nearly a hundred people fell under the horse, and were stepped into meat paste in a blink of an eye.

"shoot!"

"shoot!"

After three consecutive rounds, the Khitan cavalry began to counterattack. Countless arrows collided in the sky, knocking out a string of sparks, and more arrows fell into the formations of both sides.

"Ah, ah" both sides heard screams. Although there were many Khitans, they were moving at high speed. The accuracy of the arrows was greatly reduced, which seemed to be at a loss. However, the loss of the people did not care about the nearly 10,000 Khitan cavalry at all. The Khitans' charge speed did not decrease at all.

After shooting each other for several rounds, both sides put away their bows and arrows. The Khitan cavalry charged at high speed suddenly collided with the stationary Goguryeo cavalry. Relying on the advantage of speed, the weapons in the hands of the Goguryeo soldiers of the former master were knocked away by the Khitan cavalry, and then their heads were thrown into the air. In an instant, blood flowers aroused at the junction of the two armies.

In order to protect the army crossing the river, the Goguryeo cavalry abandoned the advantage of speed and struggled to support the defense line. After paying the price of hundreds of people in front, the Khitan cavalry slowed down and had to fight with the Goguryeo cavalry with real swords and guns. The Khitan cavalry behind them were storming, but they were blocked by their own people. The troops that were tens of times higher than those of Goguryeo could not be exerted.

The sound of water was clamoring, and the Goguryeo cavalry who had been crossing the river for life were almost frozen, regardless of their troops. The first thing many soldiers did after they got ashore was to quickly cut the hay and dead branches by the river with their knives to make fire and roast their clothes. Otherwise, in October, the north would be frozen to death even if they crossed the river.
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