Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 905

The people of Ji County also chose the timing of the attack carefully.Lingchangjin is not an extremely wide river, even if the river surges in summer, a few hours is enough to cross the river.So they set off in the first half of the night, and waited until dawn, when people were most weary and sleepy, just in time to launch an attack.

Moreover, they strictly controlled the river before, even if the Huainan army had light boats to spy, it was difficult to get close to the river, and it was impossible to judge their army's movements.Therefore, it is very likely that the Huainan Army did not have enough arrangements at their landing points to allow them to easily land and then sweep across the Henan coast.

When it was discovered that the Huainan army was already in full swing here in Lingchangjin, the forward general of Jijun also hesitated a little, and ordered to slow down the speed of the ship vigilantly.Crossing the river at night is actually dangerous, such as turbulent rivers, strong winds, and possible ambushes.

Therefore, this method often has both risks and opportunities.If the march goes smoothly, it may be possible to receive a surprise attack and defeat the enemy in a very short period of time.But if something happens here, there is a great possibility that it will be self-defeating, and it will be taken advantage of by the enemy instead.

For example, the Jijun army participated in the battle this time with small and medium-sized warships. Once the water flow is too fast, the fleet is likely to be rushed downstream and miss the target of the attack.Therefore, there are many sailors and helmsmen on board, and sails of all sizes are neatly set up, and there are even horizontal cables connecting the ships.

When the speed of the forward warship slowed down, this mutation quickly spread to the entire fleet.However, the rear army still couldn't see the specific situation on the shore, and only slowed down because they were about to reach their destination.

The forward general quickly made a decision. How the enemy's defenses are deployed is only an imagined situation, and even if it does not match, it will not affect tonight's raid plan.Otherwise, if they spin back and forth, the whole team will be demoralized between advance and retreat, even if he is Tian Ni's confidant, Tian Ni will kill him to vent his anger.

So the general ordered to continue to advance, but began to adjust the battleship formation during the advance. Many soldiers moved along the horizontal cables to the small warships towed by the ships. At the same time, they untied the cables connecting each other and spread the ships out on the river.

When there was still a few miles away from the shore, the battleship where the vanguard general was on boarded the sound of a vigorous drum order, preparing to launch the first assault on the river bank.There are also ships moving forward in the back road, more than 2000 warships, large and small, with more than [-] soldiers joining the assault ship formation.

At the same time, the Huainan army on the shore also responded, and suddenly the flames ignited, and the wooden frames lined up along the river line were all ignited in a short time, and the sudden line of fire tore the night apart instantly. Open, a fire dragon is blocking the Jijun fleet!

The light suddenly rose in front of them. At this time, the soldiers in the Jijun army also knew that the Huainan army was waiting for them. The previous idea of ​​​​a sneak attack had failed, so there was a lot of commotion in the team, and some ships even retreated subconsciously.But right now the ship array is densely arranged, the ships are almost connected end to end, and there is no room for retreat at all.

Especially when the forward momentum has been set, it is very difficult to stop it at this moment. The distance of less than one mile, once those small boats carrying dozens of people speed up with all their strength, they will rush towards That fire line of defense.Although the soldiers couldn't stop the boat, seeing that they were about to be licked by the flames, many subconsciously jumped out of the boat to escape for their lives, and then the boat crashed into the fire wall.

In such a short period of time, it was difficult for the Huainan army to build an indestructible line of defense, so the wall of fire was not thick, and several huge gaps were quickly knocked open. The wooden frame collapsed, and the fire dragon rolled into the river. The field of vision was once again darkened, and thick smoke billowed up along the river.

"Draw the bow!"

The sound of drums also sounded in the Huainan army camp, and then the soldiers in the front line each held their bows and crossbows, and poured arrows on the river with all their strength.The Huainan Army did not carry much luggage in the front line, especially the arrows in the front line were only more than 2.

However, now is not the time to be stingy. In addition to having some spares in the rear, more than half of the arrows in the front must be fired before the enemy ship docks.

This is a very serious task. The battle line in Lingchangjin is not too long, and the narrowest point is no more than a mile away. Even if everyone on the front line draws their bows and shoots, a round of attack can only shoot [-] arrows, and they must be within the shooting range. On average, each person shoots five arrows, an almost impossible task.

However, at this moment, all the officers and men gritted their teeth, and as soon as the drum order sounded, arrows rained down.The previous arrow had just been shot, and the tremor had not been eliminated, it had already been pulled back to shoot.In this instant, countless soldiers' knuckles were cut by the bowstring.

After the rain of arrows spewed out, the sound of arrows hitting the enemy, falling into the water, and howling soon sounded outside the thick smoke.After rushing through the thick smoke, there were many warships, only empty ships filled with arrows remained. After hitting the thin embankment, they swayed powerlessly across the water.

However, some ships were lucky enough to rush out of the densest area covered by the rain of arrows, tearing open the already weak embankment, and the soldiers leaned over and rolled on the ground to defuse the momentum.

At the same time, the Jijun boat brigade also approached the shore, and arrows pierced through the air after the thick smoke gradually dissipated, quickly suppressing the Huainan Army's defense line.The enemy's long-range attack was not much weaker than the Huainan Army. Several medium-sized warships lined the river bank, and soon formed a stable and suppressed offensive line, causing the Huainan Army's front line to suffer casualties.

At this time, the Huainan army also had to retreat for a while, out of the range of the river surface, and at the same time, nearly a thousand armored soldiers in the back line held swords and shields, pressed to the front line, and made a formation adjustment.

In the night, small boats kept rushing up to the embankment, and the number of enemy soldiers who landed soon reached several hundred, and spread out along the river bank, forming a formation.

"kill!"

Braving the rain of intertwined arrows, the Huainan sword and shield soldiers rushed towards the river bank without fear of death.The enemy soldiers who landed probably did not expect these Huainan soldiers to be so brave and fearless. The thick defense line was shaken very quickly, and some soldiers were cut off and fell again before they even had time to stand still. back into the water.

Soon, the line of the river bank showed a bloody picture.In the night, warships kept approaching the shore, and Huainan soldiers used their flesh and blood to build a bank full of threats of death in this area.Every minute and every second, sharp blades are swung, and human lives are harvested!

"Kill! Kill!"

An ordinary soldier of the Huainan Army, when he was so aggressive, he slashed the enemy directly and stepped up to the shallows. The heavy armor pulled his body into the mud, the shield had been thrown away, and the sharp iron knife was tightly held in both hands. , An enemy pawn approached him, and he slashed down with a knife. The enemy pawn flew away from his body in an instant with his arm attached to half of his shoulder, howling and sank in the silt in front of him.

The enemy soldiers on the left and right also noticed this aggressive Huainan soldier, and a sampan hit him, but because the bottom of the ship hit a dark rock, the whole ship was directly lifted up.More than 20 soldiers on board were thrown out, and several of them happened to land near the Huainan soldier, and then one of them swung a paddle and smashed it down. Huainan soldiers.

With a crisp snap, the Huainan pawn was completely submerged in the river. After two muffled puffs, a few bloody bubbles bubbled up under the turbulent river surface, and then fell into a brief period of dead silence.

"Finally dead..."

Seeing this scene, several enemy soldiers nearby finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then rushed towards the Huainan soldiers who were still fighting on the other side with ferocious faces.As for the two Jijun soldiers who stabbed the enemy with their spears, they also drew back their spears with both arms.

It's just that the body of the gun penetrated completely, and the body of the Huainan soldier was sunk in the mud, so it was much more difficult to pull back than imagined.After finally retreating half a foot, suddenly another mud wave rolled up under the water.

"Kill the thief..."

A heart-shattering roar sounded suddenly, and the Huainan soldier who seemed to have been dead for a long time rushed out of the water following the retreating force of the opponent, and the sword wrapped in mud flew up again, and suddenly cut forward !
"Ho..."

After a short whine, water splashed immediately, and the body of an enemy soldier on the left suddenly tilted, and the blade was deeply embedded in the neck.

"Help!"

The enemy soldier on the other side had his eyes cracked, and howled subconsciously. Fortunately, the enemy was at the end of his crossbow. After beheading a person, the blade stayed on the person's body, and the body fell according to inertia, and it happened to land on the ground. In front of the surviving soldier.

After a moment of ups and downs, the body of the Huainan soldier turned over and slowly sank facing the sky. When he was about to die, his face was frozen in a hideous scene. The distorted face was smeared with mud, water or blood. Only his eyes Angry, black and white, bloodshot.

"I, I... don't want to die, I don't want to die..."

After a moment of astonishment, the body of the surviving enemy soldier trembled suddenly, and then wept coldly, turned around and crawled into the river with his hands and feet.

This is just a picture of the tragic battlefield. In the surrounding area, there are scattered fragments of corpses of Jijun soldiers, and there are Huainan soldiers who have been hacked and pierced. There are also some piles of corpses. Can't tell which side it belongs to.

In the first round of assault and crossing, the Jijun army invested nearly 3000 people, of which nearly [-] were responsible for long-range suppression, and more than [-] people actually participated in the beach landing. However, due to the narrow landing site, the Huainan army stubbornly resisted the resistance here. Therefore, there are still nearly a thousand people on the river who cannot directly participate in the battle because there is not enough space.

At this time, the sky was still dark, and the field of vision was not very wide. Those Jijun troops stagnant on the river were driven forward by their respective commanders. They only heard the extremely fierce fighting in front, but they couldn't see The scene in the movie is a scene of horrific scenes.

The fierce battle lasted for more than a quarter of an hour, and boats were constantly being pushed forward, and bamboo rafts were laid out messily to rush to the shore.The battle seems to be progressing smoothly. Although it can't be said that it is overwhelming, at least it is slowly moving forward.The soldiers on the battleships waiting to join the battle in the rear clasped and loosened their palms frequently, half anxious and half excited in their hearts, kneading into an uncontrollable anxiety.

"Master Wang is here, and those who violate the border will die!"

Suddenly a violent roar resounded on the shore, like a signal to wake up the dawn, and a little golden light came out from under the clouds in the pale fish-white sky in the east, pushing away layers of night, and the light was about to spill into the world.

In the gradually spreading field of vision, the weak dike wall of Lingchangjin has already been riddled with holes, and the rippling river water continues to seep outward.The shoal was covered with a not-so-thick layer of boat wrecks, damaged ordnance, and corpses wrapped in mud and water.

It wasn't until this moment that the soldiers of Jijun saw clearly what kind of opponent they were facing: it was a group of soldiers who looked a little embarrassed, with torn armor hanging on their slightly hunched bodies, and scattered beards and hair. Unkempt and unkempt, like ferocious ghosts, standing out of formation on the gouged defense line riddled with holes.

All the details are tempting them to attack, to attack, this is just a group of weak people, they will be crushed at the first charge, vulnerable to a single blow!
However, the scene in front of them shocked the Jijun soldiers on the spot: between the layers of corpses, there were mud piles standing on the shallows. Those mud piles were not tall and could barely It can be seen that it is the outline of a person, some are slashing vigorously, some are biting their teeth, although they are silent at the moment, they all remain in a dynamic and awe-inspiring posture.

Be brave and not afraid of death, wait for you to fight, the king will attack the north, and you will not face the south when you die!
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The day before the Battle of Lingchangjin, the Huainan reinforcements led by Lu Yong arrived at Huting.There were more than [-] reinforcements on his way. The starting point was [-] people in Xiangcheng, and they went north. When they arrived in Xuchang, they joined [-] newly recruited troops to escort a group of extremely large logistical supplies on the middle road. Enter.

After arriving in Chenliu territory, Lu Yong realized that the battle situation had changed, and the governor led a lone army north to the Yellow River.As a veteran general who has experienced many battles, he naturally knew what kind of danger this meant. Even if he handed over the army and luggage to the deputy commander Cao Na, he led [-] elite soldiers to the north day and night.

Although it is faster to go north by water, there are many accidents. In addition, there is no direct path to Suanzao in the Honggou water system, and it has to be diverted to Biankou via the Yellow River to get there.

After traveling day and night, Lu Yong arrived at Huting a few days ahead of schedule, and even caught up with the 5000 troops from Guandu going north on the way.

As one of the five veteran supervisors of the Huainan Army, Lu Yong was very comforting when he arrived. Hu Run, Xie Ai and others who were defending Hu Ting all came out to welcome him.

However, Lu Yong was full of stamina and had no time to exchange pleasantries. After meeting, he asked, "Where is the governor living now? How many troops are you carrying with you?"

Hu Run hurriedly introduced the current situation on the south bank of the Yellow River, and Lu Yong's expression changed drastically after hearing this, pointing at Hu Run and angrily said: "Hu Houze, you are not new to the army account, how can you put the commander in danger? The people of Ji County can come to attack at any time, if the governor falls into the trap, there will be no redemption for a hundred deaths! Hurry up and prepare the boats, I want to go south to Suanzao!"

Hearing Lu Yong's stern reprimand, Hu Run and the others also turned extremely ugly, subconsciously turning their heads to look at Xie Ai.Xie Ai also stepped forward bravely at this moment, and cupped his hands and said: "General Lu, please be safe, don't be impatient, the people in Hu Ting have their own military orders, and the commander has made arrangements before leaving. Although Hu Ting has prepared a little navy, but One is to defend the land of Heluo, and the other is to cross Hebei to enter Ji County if Tian Ni goes south..."

"shut up!"

Hearing Xie Ai's words, Lu Yong became even more furious, pointing at Xie Ai and others trembling with anger: "It turns out that you are sitting on the sidelines and watching the governor go to danger, using your body as a bait to win a good chance for you! The governor is The body of a thousand gold is admired by all the people in Huainan, if there is a slight mistake, wait... Forget it, Xin Shili, hurry up and prepare the boat!"

When Xin Bin heard this, his face was extremely ugly for a while, and his expression was slightly shaken, but Xie Ai gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "No! The plan to go north has been decided by the governor in advance, and the jujube situation is also included .If you don’t make a plan, it is definitely not a good strategy, but there will be unexpected disasters!"

"Huh, in the past years, I have lived and died with the governor. I don't know who to thank! Since the construction of Huainan, everyone can sacrifice their lives, but the governor can't be in danger. If you just sit around and don't save the governor, don't blame me for being ruthless! "

When Lu Yong said this, his face was already extremely bad.Regardless of whether it is public or private, he can't just sit back and watch the governor fall into the trap without saving him, and even put his hand on the saber.

However, as soon as his words fell, Xie Ai had already pulled out his knife with his backhand, and said in the same stern voice: "Where to use Hu Ting's soldiers, the governor has decided in advance. Ai Min is under the military order, and he dare not disobey it! If General Lu wants to force it, please cut Xie Ai first." Otherwise, I would never dare to take up the heavy responsibility in vain!"

"You know I dare not kill you!"

After Lu Yong heard the words, he became even more furious, and drew out his saber directly.

"General Lu think twice!"

Seeing this scene, Hu Run and others all changed countenance, stepped forward and shouted.

Lu Yong pointed his sword at Xie Ai, and he said bitterly after a long time: "I don't care what the governor tells you, if Suanzao is trapped by the enemy, and the governor can't settle down, I will take your life!"

After Xie Ai heard the words, he smiled casually: "If you can't complete the command of the governor, you don't need to bother the general, Ai will never live in this life and be laughed at by the Huainan sages!"

(End of this chapter)