Heaven will repay good deeds, and China will surely seek justice.

Emperor Taizu Zhu made bold statements to the soldiers going to the battle, vowing to drive out the Tartars and restore China.

Now, the emperor is about to roar, destroy the slaves and pacify the Liao, completely eliminate the nightmare of China's future, and prevent China from falling into chaos.

Heaven will repay good, and this is also happening in Liaodong at this moment. In the past, it was the Jiannu who launched the attack and seized the city. If the Ming army could hold the city, it would be a victory.

Now, it was the Jiannu's turn to retreat and defend, while the Ming army took the initiative to attack.

Two floating bridges were built across the Haicheng River, steadily extending forward. After more than half a month, the Ming army, after thorough preparations on the other side of the river, finally began to cross the river and attack.

Thorough preparations went beyond simply gathering the timber for the bridge. Nearly a hundred small boats were also constructed. Besides the floating bridge, there were still over fifty remaining, each capable of carrying a dozen men, capable of transporting over six hundred men to the other side at once.

In addition to the timber and boats, Xiong Tingbi also carefully selected the location for the bridge. The opposite bank was a shallow ford jutting into the river, making it the shortest distance for the bridge.

But this is not the main reason. There is a sand embankment on the south bank. Although it is not high, more than a hundred Ming Dynasty heavy guns are hidden behind it in sequence and are unknown to the Jiannu on the opposite bank.

The section of Haicheng River where the floating bridge is built is not wide, less than 200 meters, which is relatively narrow and is also very conducive to building a floating bridge.

Six hundred musketeers were ready to go; they would be the first vanguard to reach the shallows and seize the bridgehead. Thousands more musketeers, divided into several groups, were also ready to depart to support the battle.

The pontoon bridge extended to the opposite side in an orderly manner, and a small group of Jiannu cavalry appeared on the opposite bank, like scouts, galloping back and forth.

"General Zhang, we can take action now." Xiong Tingbi put down the telescope, turned around and gave orders to Zhang Pan.

"I obey your command." Zhang Pan bowed, turned around and strode away.

It would not be impossible to rely solely on the pontoon bridge, but Xiong Tingbi and his generals wanted to set a trap and give a head-on blow to any Jiannu who dared to come and block the landing.

The bait was the six hundred musketeers who sailed first onto the shallows. Covering fire came from the hundred-plus artillery pieces behind the sandbank, along with the second and third waves of friendly reinforcements arriving by boat.

According to the observations and judgments of generals such as Xiong Tingbi, the Jiannu had a large number of cavalry hiding in the distance, perhaps in the Haizhou Weicheng, more than ten miles away.

The reason why there was no large-scale deployment was obvious. They wanted to attack the enemy halfway across the river, or take advantage of the fact that the Ming army's pontoon bridge had just been completed and there were not many troops landing, and launch a fierce attack.

How could Xiong Tingbi not have guessed such a simple military strategy as "attack when the enemy is halfway across the river"? For this reason, he carefully selected the location for building the pontoon bridge and carefully arranged the battle plan, hoping to take advantage of the enemy's strategy and deal a heavy blow to the Jiannu who dared to attack.

The first group to cross the river by boat consisted of only 600 Ming army musketeers, estimated based on the area of ​​the protruding beach.

Moreover, the Ming army occupied this place, and due to the terrain restrictions, the Jiannu could not deploy their troops to attack. The water on three sides reduced the defense surface of the Ming army's vanguard against the enemy.

It's like fighting on a narrow street. No matter how many troops you have, they can only go to the back row, and the only ones who can directly fight are the one or two rows in the front.

In addition to the musketeers guarding the shallows, the Ming army also had a second batch of reinforcements coming by boat. They could use muskets on the boats to launch a two-sided flank attack on the Jiannu.

The round-the-clock fire from muskets was not enough. The concentrated fire from more than a hundred artillery pieces would cause even more serious casualties to the swarming enemies.

The river is so wide that you can see the situation on the other side. The water flow is not too fast. A gust of wind blows across the water, creating small waves.

"I will cross the river and land first, and please take the second batch of boats, General." Guerrilla Du Yueshan bowed and said to Zhang Pan.

Unaware of the enemy's strength and deployment, the first group to land were in the greatest danger. Du Yueshan, the vanguard commander who had volunteered, saw Zhang Pan about to board the ship and hurried to stop him.

After saying this, Du Yueshan glanced at Xiong Tingbi, who was standing in the distance looking out, and added, "The General will not allow you to take such a risk. Your duty is to command a regiment, not just a battalion."

Zhang Pan patted his old subordinate's arm and said, "You're right. I'd better take the second batch of boats. As long as we hold on for a while, reinforcements will arrive."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Du Yueshan grinned and said, "Don't worry, General. With six hundred musketeers firing in rotation, it won't be easy for the Jiannu to defeat us."

Du Yueshan saluted, turned around, and shouted loudly as he led the vanguard to board the wooden boats. More than fifty small boats started one after another and headed towards the other side.

"There are more than ten people on each boat, and there are 52 small boats in total." The Jiannu scout rode back and reported to Yuetuo who was hiding in a large forest.

Yue Tuo nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Let's explore again."

As the scouts galloped away, Yue Tuo looked toward the river, suddenly pointed, and said to his attendants, "Look at that boat. There must be an officer on it."

Everyone saw that the bright red battle robe and distinctive armor clearly showed that he was an enemy officer.

"My Lord, do you want to execute this officer to intimidate the enemy?" Tong Yangxing said jokingly.

Yue Tuo laughed heartily and said, "This prince really has such intentions. Well, it has been a long time since I have ridden my horse and killed an enemy general in battle."

"My Lord Prince has superb martial arts skills and is the bravest among the three armies. It would be effortless for him to kill this enemy general." Luo Xiujin flattered him and smiled while stroking his beard.

Yue Tuo humbly waved his hand and said, "Let my men get the reward for their achievements. How can I, the prince, compete with them for the reward?"

Staring at the enemies on the boat, Yue Tuo showed a ferocious sneer on his face. He was just waiting for the enemies to come ashore and the boat to sail away, and then he would launch a fierce attack and kill all the enemies on the shore in one fell swoop.

Yue Tuo had even begun to imagine that after his victory, he would carry the enemy's head and show off his power, which would frighten the enemy on the other side.

At this time, some Ming army soldiers had already stepped onto the shallows, and Du Yueshan took the lead and immediately organized a formation to be on guard.

However, the wooden boat that the red-robed general was riding on was parked in the river and did not move towards the shallows.

Yes, this was a fake officer. He was meant to be seen by the enemy but not caught, buying time for the second batch of Ming troops to cross the river.

In the field of view of the telescope, the Jiannu did not attack immediately. Xiong Tingbi raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a cunning sneer.

Is it because too few people are crossing the river and the boats haven't sailed far? He has a big appetite, but unfortunately, if he tries to swallow the bait in a short time, he's afraid he'll choke.

Six hundred Ming soldiers quickly lined up in an orderly manner on the shallows. The not-too-wide front could only accommodate more than a hundred people. Five rows of musketeers were armed with live ammunition and were on high alert.

"My Lord Prince..." Luo Xiujin looked at the Ming army general who never came ashore, felt something was wrong, and turned around to remind Yue Tuo.

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