Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 172 Jia Xu’s Strategy to Shake the Han Dynasty’s Foundation

Boom!

Boom!

“Run away quickly, I don’t want to be crushed to death.”

“Get out of my way. Get out of my way. Don’t block the road.”

Huge rocks from the giant catapults and cannons fell like meteorites from the sky. The vanguard of Dong’s army on the south bank of the Yellow River cried out to the sky and ran madly southward in escape.

In fact, those who were unlucky or not strong enough were smashed into a bloody mess by the huge rocks.

A large number of soldiers in the front army of Dong’s army fled, but Dong Yue, who was in command of the rear army, was furious.

At this time, a messenger came running over and said urgently:
“General, it’s bad. The allied forces are about to cross the river.”

“what?”

Hearing the words of the messenger, Dong Yue, Zhang Ji, Ma Teng and others’ faces changed, and they all looked towards the Yellow River. Sure enough, a large number of ships full of soldiers appeared faintly on the Yellow River.

“Damn it, the Supervisory Army, where is the Supervisory Army? Stop them and let them hold on. Once the enemy crosses the Yellow River, their trebuchets will not attack.”

“Also, have the heavy crossbows in the army come to me to stop the enemy from crossing the river.”

Dong Yue became anxious and shouted loudly.

“This…No!”

Ma Teng and Zhang Ji looked serious, but they understood that the situation had become critical and they could not afford to be lenient.

On the south bank of the Yellow River, drums were beating loudly. Zhang Ji and Ma Teng mobilized the supervision team to shoot and kill the fleeing soldiers.

At the same time, a large number of heavy crossbows were brought up and aimed at the Yellow River.

However, although the heavy crossbow has a long range, the position where it is deployed is also far away from the Yellow River, otherwise it would be covered by the bombardment of the Huihui cannon’s huge rocks.

A shrill, wailing sound rang out among the Dong army on the south bank of the Yellow River.

A large number of Dong’s troops who fled south were shot and killed by the supervision team. Behind them was a rain of huge rocks like meteorites, and they could not advance or retreat.

The heavy crossbows also roared out crossbow arrows, shooting directly at Gongsun Zan’s army across the Yellow River.

“Cross the Yellow River and land on the beach!”

On a large ship, Gongsun Zan stood majestically and roared loudly.

Li Cunxiao and Li Wenzhong also held weapons to block and avoid the incoming arrows.

It was their first time going to the battlefield, and they were all very excited, with rosy faces.

With the strong support of the huge stones falling from the sky from the Huihui cannon, and after many soldiers were shot and killed by arrows, Gongsun Zan’s army smoothly reached the south bank of the Yellow River.

Arriving at the south bank of the Yellow River went surprisingly smoothly. However, Gongsun Zan, Li Cunxiao, and Li Wenzhong all knew that the real fight had just begun.

Li Cunxiao and Li Wenzhong took the lead and jumped ashore first, and a large number of Youzhou troops also rushed up.

At this time, as the Youzhou soldiers under Gongsun Zan rushed ashore, Li Li on the north bank immediately ordered to stop throwing the boulders from the Huihui cannon. The Huihui cannon had a limited range, and now that the Youzhou soldiers under Gongsun Zan had entered the range of the Huihui cannon, further firing would easily cause accidental injuries.

“Kill!”

As the Huihui artillery stopped, the frightened soldiers of Dong’s army, under the threat of the supervision team, turned around and fought with the Youzhou army.

Dong Yue mobilized another 10,000 troops to block the Youzhou army and drive them away.

On the small river beach, soldiers and generals from both sides were densely packed, fighting each other. The shouts of killing were deafening, and blood and corpses began to cover the river beach.

Compared with this brutal fighting, Li Li on the north bank, as well as Jizhou Mu Yang Biao, Guangling Prefect Zhang Chao, and Xuzhou Mu Ding Yuan all focused their attention on Li Hong’s sons, Li Cunxiao and Li Wenzhong, who were fighting for the first time.

The drums of war sounded like thunder, the flags covered the sun, and the earth seemed to be engulfed by endless bloodshed. In this chaotic battle, the brave general Li Cunxiao appeared like a bright star. His miraculous appearance made the world change color. Among the thousands of troops, no one could stop him.

Li Cunxiao was seen wearing heavy armor, which was already covered with blood. He held the Yuwang Spear and the Biyan Claw in his hands, and the weapons were shining with cold light, like a dragon swimming out of the sea, pointing straight to the sky, revealing an indomitable domineering aura. His figure quickly shuttled across the battlefield like a ghost, and every charge caused the Dong army soldiers to scream and fly away.

Li Cunxiao was like a tiger descending from a mountain, his movements were swift and powerful, and every time he swung his weapon, his enemies fell and flew away. The Yuwang Spear and the Biyan Lao seemed to have life in his hands, sometimes he attacked intensively like a storm, making it difficult for the enemy to resist; sometimes he was like a spirit snake coming out of a cave, accurately piercing the enemy’s heart and killing him with one blow. On the battlefield, weapons were flying and blood was splattered. Wherever Li Cunxiao passed, there was a shadow of death.

What was even more amazing was that Li Cunxiao was not only an excellent martial artist, but also extremely strong. He once charged into the enemy camp alone, lifted up an enemy general and his horse, and threw him several feet away like a sandbag, causing the surrounding enemy soldiers to exclaim in surprise and greatly dampening their morale. This feat even shocked Yang Biao, the governor of Jizhou, Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling, and Ding Yuan, the governor of Xuzhou, who were on the north bank.

“General Li Cunxiao is truly a great general. General Li now has a successor.” Yang Biao said in surprise, stroking his beard.

Everyone looked at Li Wenzhong again and saw that Li Wenzhong was also brave and good at fighting. Although he was not as strong as Li Cunxiao, he was still invincible.

……

Just on both sides of the Yellow River, Dong Yue and Li Li broke out in a fierce battle for beachhead.

Jinyang, the mansion of Marquis Shenwu.

Meeting hall.

Li Hong met Jia Xu who came to see him.

“Wenhe, what do you want to see me about?” Li Hong asked Jia Xu with some confusion. Normally, this time was his meal time, and Jia Xu would not see him at this time unless it was necessary.

“My lord, the spies that Jia Xu placed in the Yuan family have found out something about Yuan Shu.” Jia Xu bowed to Li Hong.

“Huh? Yuan Shu? What’s wrong with this guy?” Li Hong was stunned when he heard the report about Yuan Shu. He didn’t understand what Jia Xu was going to say. All the intelligence personnel under his command were now under the management of Jia Xu.

Jia Xu did not hesitate and said:
“My lord, Jia Xu has won over Yuan Shu’s personal attendant. He said that Yuan Shu has always been ambitious and even pointed at Emperor Ling of Han Liu Honglong and said, “He can be replaced.” This Yuan family member is very ambitious. This person may be used. If Yuan Shu gets… in Luoyang, it may help the Li family to be more legitimate and help my lord.”

Jia Xu told Li Hong the purpose of meeting him. Li Hong frowned as he listened to Jia Xu’s words. (End of this chapter)