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Chapter 144 The Defense Line of Nanfeng

The fighting did not stop.

Whoa!

At nightfall, the south bank suddenly became noisy.

Dozens of teams holding torches rushed towards the pier quickly.

Ren Ning looked up at the sky.

It was February [-] when the dragon raised its head when they left Yingshan Camp, and it has been fourteen days since then.

As the saying goes, the moon at fifteen is sixteen round.

At this time, the moon in the sky was big and bright, and the bright moonlight filled the entire banks of the Xian River.In addition, there is no dense fog around, and the vision is good.

Riding Zhuifeng up a small hill, Ren Ning took out his binoculars and looked across the river.

Soon, he frowned.

A full [-] soldiers came from the opposite side, all with gleaming weapons and shields in their hands.

Farther behind, there are even countless oxen and horses pulling heavy equipment.

Ren Ning could see clearly that there were forty huge catapults and ballistas among them.

He took another look carefully before putting down the binoculars.

It seems that Nan Feng seems to be planning to set up a defense line on the pier, trying to block all the supplies, food and grass in Zhennan Pass at sea.

"General, what should we do?" The two commanders also saw the opposite's intentions, and they couldn't sit still in a hurry.

Fortunately, there are a lot of grain and grass in Hushou Pass, which can be transported by land.

But if you don't have enough siege equipment, it's not easy to conquer a small city.What's more, it's the enemy's capital that is going to be attacked, let alone.

It's just that across the wide Xian River, with only the bows and arrows in their hands, they can't do anything, they can only watch the other side approach.

Sure enough, after the arrival of Nanfeng's soldiers, they ignored the noise on the north bank and built fortifications in a fan shape.

For a while, the lights on the opposite side were brightly lit, and there was a lot of noise and work in full swing.

Ren Ning smiled slightly when he saw this scene, "Don't worry. Everyone stand back, so as not to be hurt by backstabs."

The Huchou pass has been broken, and the catapult and ballista in front of him are probably Nan Feng's last property.

As long as the 11 soldiers from Zhennanguan and Baihua three counties cross the Xianhe River, they will come directly from the rear.The more than [-] people are the turtles in the urn, and there is no escape.

The so-called fortifications are naturally self-defeating.

In Ren Ning's view, it might be better to throw sandbags into the river to directly block the waterway.

"Come here!" Ren Ning called two messengers, "Go and inform Zhennan Pass of the situation here."

Although there have been no major wars in the past few years, small frictions with Nan Feng have occasionally occurred.The generals at Zhennan Pass have experienced many battles, so they naturally know what to do.

It's just that as soon as the messenger left, some people from the other side of the river flocked to the Xian River, and began to collect soil and bag it before.

Depend on.

Ren Ning knocked his mouth regretfully.

This is troublesome.The other party intends to grab both hands and be tough.

shhhhh!

Seeing that Nan Fengren was within range, arrows from this side shot past one after another.

clang clang!

However, there was an early defense there, and the shield was erected quickly, and the soldiers who were digging the sand were tightly blocked behind.

Ren Ning narrowed his eyes: "We also used sandbags to build a few high platforms along the river bank."

Liang Rushi and the two elders looked at each other, and quickly understood what Ren Ning meant.

Building a high platform can protect the soldiers on their own side, so that they can safely hide behind and shoot arrows.

Secondly, there is a condescending and high-level advantage. The shield on the opposite side cannot protect everyone all the time. As long as you seize the opportunity, you may kill those Nanfeng people who threw sandbags.

However, the regular army is on the opposite side, and minor injuries cannot go to the line of fire.Unlike the ordinary people before, as long as they shoot a few, others will shrink back and dare not come closer.

Therefore, this is just a little bit of human affairs, and it won't play a big role.

To really work, you have to cross the river as soon as possible, and encircling and annihilating this group of people is the real business.

But this kind of attack is still somewhat effective, at least the opponent is a lot more timid.

Tread!

At this moment, the rapid sound of horseshoes sounded from far and near.

Xiao Gang, who was sent to deliver the letter before, finally rushed back sweating profusely.

"Have you found the people from Zhennan Pass?" Ren Ning handed him some water.

"Of course I found it." Xiao Gangshui drank it all in one gulp, "Their vanguard has rushed to the broken bridge with materials and tools."

"It's just that when I passed the Broken Bridge just now, I saw a large number of Nanfeng people on the other side of the river forming an array. There are densely packed bows and arrows, and there are even a few trebuchets. I guess it will not be easy to repair the bridge."

While talking, he glanced at the situation on the other side, "It's almost the same as the other side."

Ren Ning cursed secretly, and quickly spread out the map to take a closer look by the light of the fire.

On the map, the Xian River is a crooked line that directly divides Nanfeng into two. Except for the broken bridge, there is no other place to cross the river.

"Lei Er hasn't come back yet?" He asked.

"Go back to General, Lei Er hasn't come back yet." Liang Ru shook his head.

Ben Lei's speed is very fast.It's just that Lei Er is going to the vicinity of Nanfeng Capital City, so he probably won't be able to find a place to cross the river for a while.

Ren Ning nodded, and subconsciously glanced at the cloud-piercing arrow on Qinwei's body.

If the cloud-piercing arrows they brought were fired, even if the main force of Xingluo did not come to the rescue collectively, they would probably send spies over to check the situation.

Then Guan Luping and the others will know the situation here...

Ren Ning pondered for a while, then shook his head silently.

Doing so is very likely to cause the main force to change their fighting methods or goals, and eventually fall into heavy siege.

He raised his head: "How many of us are familiar with water?"

Liang Rushi and the others were taken aback.

"General, there is a big river in Xingluo County, but most of the soldiers are landlubbers. Crossing the river with prison water probably won't work."

They both glanced at the river in front of them.

Although the river workers in Nanfeng just now were locals, most of them disappeared as soon as they jumped into the water.Only a few swam past.

Ren Ning smiled: "Of course I don't want everyone to imprison the water collectively, but to zipline."

"Zipline?" Xiao Gang from the imperial capital looked bewildered.

Liang Ru explained to him: "It's similar to the rappelling of Wuying in Hushou Valley. People pull a rope across the river to find a place to fix it. One end is high and the other end is low, and then the soldiers slide along the rope."

It is suitable for small-scale elite soldiers to pass through rivers or canyons that are not very wide.

You can even use several ropes together to make a rope bridge.It's just that they are light cavalry, and they don't have too many tools on hand, so they probably can't stand up.

Xiao Gang finally understood.

He pointed to the flying hook taken out by the soldier next to him, "Why do you want people to cross the river? Just shoot the flying hook with a crossbow."

Liang Rushi shook his head and pointed around: "This is the only plain in Nanfeng, their most precious grain-producing area."

There are fields on both sides of the river, but it may not be possible to find trees or big rocks to get stuck on the flying hook.

After all, the strength of the crossbow and the length of the rope are limited.

Xiao Gang finally reacted.

"General." He looked at Ren Ning earnestly: "Since that's the case, why don't I go upstream now and find a place suitable for zipping or crossing the river directly?"

Ren Ning didn't bother, and patted him on the shoulder directly, "Go. The situation is urgent, so it's hard for you to make another trip."

Xiao Gang laughed, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about, just remember to credit me with the victory after conquering the capital of Nanfeng."

After speaking, he hurried away with the flying hook and two little soldiers.

Liang Rushi looked around, "It's a pity that few of us can speak Nanfeng language, or we can arrest a few people around and ask them if they know..."

was talking.

call!
A sharp wind sounded.

Ren Ning and the others heard the reputation and looked over, only to see densely packed boulders flying towards the opposite side, aiming at the hill at their feet.

"It's really a narrow road to Yuanjia." Someone on the south bank gritted his teeth and said, "It turns out that the opposite is the Starfall Legion, and the leader's surname is Ren. It's the guy who attacked Husorrow Valley."

"All trebuchets aimed, Ben will crush them to death."

(End of this chapter)