Chapter 823: Sunrise in the East (48)

The sun was gradually setting in the west, and the deadline set by Tian Fucheng was getting closer and closer. Although Tian Jingwen was calm, he became anxious at this time. The battle on the bridge was still fierce, and the Eastern Expeditionary Army had almost retreated to the other side. The bridgehead, but that is also the place where the opponent's management is the strongest. Not only the bridge deck is sealed, but logs are used to build protruding trestles from the shore. These trestles are far into the Qinglong River. The station was filled with soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, fighting from both flanks against the Qi troops crowded on the bridge. Spears several meters long kept coming from nowhere, and rows of crossbows were raised from behind. Shooting out from there, their shooting surface covered almost half of the bridge. Although the Qi army also organized soldiers to shoot at them, compared to the opponent's formation, the Qi army, which was crowded on the bridge and could hardly turn around, could not turn around. It was a really good target. Moreover, the huge gap between the two sides in shooting tools also caused the losses of both sides to be completely disproportionate. It rained for several days in a row, so that most of the bowstrings of the Qi army were damp and could not be used, or they were not used at all. I don’t know how the Zhengdong Army did it, but it was not affected at all.

The Qi army, which was pursuing a rapid advance, had its logistical deficiencies exposed at this time. There was a serious shortage of heavy weapons. When it encountered prepared and tenacious resistance, it was unable to cope with it.

The sound of neat footsteps came from behind, and Tan Shan had a look of horror on his face, "General, the Second Young Master's military law team is here."

Tian Jingwen didn't look back, he just stared at the battle on the bridge. Tan Shan turned around and saw the military law team walking behind them, standing in a row, not speaking, just looking at Tian Jingwen coldly.

"The sun hasn't set yet. Today's day is not over yet, we will succeed soon" Qin Shan shouted

The leader of the military law team took a step forward, "We are waiting for the sun to set when the general gives the order. The sun sets and the Qinglong Bridge is still not taken. Then we will kill General Tian Jingwen."

Tan Shan turned around with some difficulty and walked to Tian Jingwen's side.

"General!" he whispered

Tian Jingwen sighed. Based on his experience, the Zhengdong Army on the opposite side showed no sign of collapse until now, let alone resisted until dark. Even if they can fight until tomorrow morning, he also believes that this battle will not end until they lose the last warrior.

He shook his head and drew the sword from his waist. Walked in front of the military law team

"I don't want to die at the hands of the military law team, let me die under the enemy's sword!" After leaving these words, Tian Jingwen turned around and walked away, holding the knife and striding towards the Qinglong Bridge. The military judge in this song He wanted to say something, but looking at the angry officers around him, he finally swallowed the words that came to his lips.

Tan Shan pulled out his knife. Following Tian Jingwen, he walked forward. Behind him, more Qi army officers followed.

Tian Jingwen felt a little sad.

His military career was about to end here, but it was an honor to die under such an army. Death at the hands of a military judge was something that an old officer like him simply could not accept. On the bridge. The last ray of the setting sun just set over the mountains in the distance, and the sky quickly darkened above the bridge. The swarming Qi army barely made way for them.

There was a bang from the front, and the sky that had just darkened suddenly became brighter. The Eastern Expedition Army on the other side of the bridge ignited more bundles of firewood. Not only the bundles of firewood, they also set fire to the trestles on both sides. The raging fire burned steeply, accompanied by billowing smoke, sweeping across the entire Qinglong Bridge.

Tian Jingwen's vision was blurry and he could no longer see anything clearly. He could only shout loudly and order the Qi army in front to attack forward, and he followed step by step.

The fire in front was extremely intense, and it was not limited to the Qinglong Bridge. The fire spread farther away. It seemed that the Eastern Expeditionary Army had been well prepared.

At the moment of a stick of incense, the thick smoke was finally diluted and dispersed by the river wind. The Qi army crowded at the bridge suddenly found that the enemy position opposite them was empty. They ran away.

All the Qi troops were relieved for the first time. Then, cheers rang out on the bridge. The enemy was driven away. The tragic battle was finally over.

Tan Shan was overjoyed. At this time, the sky was not completely dark yet. They finally drove away the Eastern Expeditionary Army before the deadline of the day. General Tian's life was finally saved. He turned around, stood on tiptoe, and looked towards the other side. , the military law team standing there disappeared without a trace at some point.

"General, we won, we ran them away." He shook Tian Jingwen's arm excitedly.

Tian Jingwen was very calm, "It's not that we defeated them, but that they retreated on their own initiative. Hehe, I really didn't expect that my life was saved by relying on my opponents. They only had to hold on for a while, and I He will die on Qinglong Bridge."

Qin Shan was silent

Tian Jingwen walked across the Qinglong Bridge with heavy steps and set foot on the position of the Eastern Conquest Army. The place was extremely clean. The bed crossbow that caused him heavy casualties had been smashed into a mess, and the force was so strong. Not even a single dregs of the bows and crossbows were left. Apparently, they had taken away the good ones, while the bad ones had probably sunk to the bottom of the Qinglong River.

Tian Jingwen suddenly had a very bad feeling in his heart. Qinglong Bridge, such a dangerous place, the opponent actually gave up the defense. This can only mean that they have a better defensive position. After the water level of Qinglong River drops, they can certainly They crossed the river in a large scale, but as long as the Zhengdong Army had enough troops, they could inflict a serious blow on them by the Qinglong River, but they did not do so. This only shows that their opponents are full of confidence in their new position.

He suddenly had an ominous premonition about this dispatch of troops. This was not the main force of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, but their remaining troops. Tian Jingwen simply couldn't believe it. If the hundreds of thousands of Gaoyuan's Eastern Expeditionary Army were all If they have such fighting power, how will the Qi army stop them when they return from Donghu?

There was the sound of horse hooves behind them, and both of them turned around. What they saw was still the military judge from before. The military judge got off his horse, walked up to them, and showed General Tian Fucheng's command arrow, "The general has an order. General Tian Jingwen quickly reorganized his troops and pursued the fleeing Eastern Conquest Army until he captured them all. "

Qin Shan was furious. They had been fighting fiercely for a whole day, with dead and wounded everywhere, and they had to travel all night without getting enough rest. Was this forcing them to die? Just as he was about to explode, Tian Jingwen held him down. Tian Jingwen smiled and said to the military judge: "Please report back to the general. Jingwen will definitely do it immediately."

Looking at the back of the military judge rushing away, Qin Shan was indignant and said, "General Tian, ​​why does the general treat us like this?"

Tian Jingwen narrowed his eyes but said nothing. It was not unreasonable for Tian Fucheng to treat him like this. Tian Dan, the first assistant, was the most powerful person in the Qi State and could be said to be the uncrowned king. In Tian Jingwen's opinion, when would Tian Dan want to sit down? If Tian Dan sits on that seat, then he will be the successor. He is the next generation of King Qi, but the first assistant has several sons, and all of them are very outstanding. Although the eldest son Tian Yuanyuan is not as brave as the second son Tian Fucheng, he is still both civil and military, and he is more kind to others and more popular. Tian Yuan is not as brave as his second son Tian Fucheng. Jingwen and his clan brother who died in Donghu were both friends of the eldest son Tian Yuanyuan. With such an opportunity in front of him to deal with him and weaken Tian Yuanyuan's help, how could Tian Fucheng let go of the opportunity?

"Go ahead and leave some troops to take care of the injured soldiers and gather the bodies of the dead. The rest can join us in chasing the enemy!" Tian Jingwen dropped these words and turned around to leave.

While Tian Jingwen was arranging his troops, Xie Zongjie hummed a tune excitedly and led his men in a hurry towards Qinglong Mountain. Not long after leaving Qinglong Bridge, he joined forces with Pang Li who had retreated from Yanglindu. He didn't have a fight, and he had a look of dissatisfaction on his face. Seeing Xie Zongjie's excited look, he felt extremely unhappy. However, Xie Zongjie sang loudly in front of him, which made Pang Li even more annoyed.

It was not until many years later that the Qi people were completely defeated by the Eastern Expeditionary Army that Xie Zongjie understood that battle that year. If he had persisted for a while, the Qi people's general Tian Jingwen would have been beheaded by their general Tian Fucheng on the spot. Tian Jingwen But it was the generals of the Qi army who caused them a lot of trouble on the Langya battlefield and later on the battlefield when they conquered the Qi people! This result made Xie Zongjie extremely miserable. Every time he mentioned it, he sighed and regretted it terribly.

It's just a little bit short, and it's not that I can't, but I ran away on my own initiative!

Tian Jingwen was indeed chasing Xie Zongjie, but his speed could not be flattered. He was just perfunctory and stopped. When they arrived at Qinglong Mountain the next day, following the retreat of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, they were already at Qinglong Mountain. Qinglong Mountain has completely lost the appearance of a mountain, causing Tian Jingwen to completely lose the function of language.

"Reporting to the general, a large number of Eastern Army troops were found in Qinglong Mountain!" He said bitterly that of his 10,000 soldiers and horses, nearly 3,000 were lost in Xinhui, and nearly 1,000 were killed at Qinglong Bridge. The entire army was almost gone. Halfway there, morale was low. At this moment, the enemy troops in Qinglong Mountain, just by looking at the general's recognition of the flag, numbered in the thousands, and they were far beyond his ability to attack.

At the foot of Qinglong Mountain, Tian Jingwen set up camp. Another day later, he ushered in Tian Fucheng's main force. Facing Qinglong Mountain, which looked like it had turned into a monster, Tian Fucheng also frowned.

"Tian Jingwen, it is impossible for our army to waste a lot of time here to conquer Qinglong Mountain. Since the losses in front of your troops are serious, stay here to contain them. Attacking Qinglong Mountain will ensure that our army's logistics channels are safe. I will Leading the army to attack Langya County. Just yesterday, there was news that Gao Yuan's wife and son had not left Langya County. If we move quickly to surround Langya County and capture the mother and son alive, then what will happen in the future? Things will be much easier to handle!" Tian Fucheng said (To be continued)