Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 587 The Battle of Landing
At the Cangtingjin Ferry, Le Jin and Yu Jin ordered the soldiers to divert all the ships traveling between the two sides of the strait. The civilian men carried the sacks and hurried to the military camp, but Le Jin sighed: "I'm afraid it's too late."

Yu Jin ordered the soldiers to form a formation by the river, and said worriedly: "I didn't expect the other side to come so fast."

Before he finished speaking, the mast of the ship's sail began to appear in the middle of the river on the horizon in the distance, and then the shape of the bow of the ship appeared.

At first, the bow of the ship was just a small point, and then it began to gradually grow larger. It was at least twenty miles away, but judging from the way it grew, the speed was definitely not slow.

At first there was only one ship, but then countless ship bows appeared densely behind, and they came in a long line. At this speed, I am afraid that the other side will be able to reach the dock in less than half an hour!
Le Jin said to Jin: "Wen Ze, you should understand why we have to stay here."

"If we lose this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us generals with foreign surnames to hold our heads up again."

After hearing this, Yu Jin said bitterly: "Of course I understand, but that is a ferocious tiger, how can it be so easy to deal with?"

Le Jin said in a deep voice: "There is no way out."

The two of them were speechless. They were ordered to defend Cangtingjin, but they did not expect that among the three sons of the Yuan family, the first one to arrive would be the fierce tiger's fleet!

Seeing that the fleet was getting closer and closer, they had no time to rely on the dock for defense, so they had to order the soldiers and civilians to bring all the baggage and food on the dock into the camp, and then set the dock on fire.

The fire broke out. The banks of the Yellow River were already slightly higher than the land on both sides, and the wharf was also built on a high place. Now that the fire broke out, thick black smoke pillars could be seen for hundreds of miles, rising straight into the sky.

As a result, it was not easy for Yuan Xi's fleet to find a place to disembark. Yu Jin and Le Jin each led an army. If the soldiers on Yuan Xi's ship showed any flaws when they disembarked, they would attack them at full speed to encircle and kill them.

Cangtingjin not only has a wharf, but also a military town built along the Yellow River. It was originally an earthen wall as high as a person. After Le Jin Yujin conquered this place, he began to speed up the construction of fortifications and dug many trenches along the town and the ferry. He also cut down trees to make antlers and firewood fences to ward off the enemy.

The two of them watched the opposing fleet getting closer and closer, and led the soldiers to line up in the ditch. In this way, even if there were cavalry on the opposite side, they would have no use for it and they could only fight hard with them!

Sure enough, there was a horn sound in the distance, and hundreds of cavalry rushed along the river bank in the distance. The leading general was Xu Huang with a big ax in his hand.

Le Jin sneered when he saw this. He and Yu Jin had already calculated that the other party's cavalry might disembark early and waited for an opportunity to attack their own side, so they had already taken measures!
He calmly ordered the archers to hide behind the earthen walls of the fortifications, and fired at the cavalry led by Xu Huang indiscriminately. Xu Huang rushed forward, only to find that many trenches and ridges had been dug around Cangtingjin on the opposite side. It was completely connected with the camp and town, and the cavalry couldn't rush through it at all.

Moreover, the opponent's archers were hiding behind the fortifications and firing arrows, and their own cavalry had no advantage in shooting. Seeing that he could not find a loophole, Xu Huang could only order the cavalry to retreat temporarily.

Le Jin saw it and said with a smile: "That's all."

Yu Jin heard this and said: "Don't be careless. The opponent is good at using tricks. The real enemy is in the fleet."

Le Jin snorted coldly: "They don't have more people than us, and the docks are burned down, and the baggage can't be transported down. As long as we drag them here, it will be considered a success."

Although Yu Jin felt that what Le Jin said was right, he still felt that something was not right in his heart. He hesitated and said, "What if they can completely ignore us and go to rescue Dongwuyang and Yecheng?"

Le Jin replied: "Then we can only think of ways to hold them back."

"Now the other two armies are besieging Yecheng. Gao Lan from Dongwuyang has fought two battles with us, and there are not many troops left. As long as we persist for three days, there will be a turn for the better in Yecheng."

"So no matter what, hold on."

Yuan Xi stood on the bow of the ship and saw a raging fire burning at Cangtingjin Pier, which was the most suitable place for landing, so he asked Lu Xun, "What can Boyan do?"

Lu Xun thought about it and said, "Yes, yes, but I'm afraid of damaging the ship."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi immediately understood and said, "Bo Yan, let's go ahead and do it. Anyway, this boat has no other use now."

Lu Xun understood, and immediately stood on the bow of the ship, shouting and issuing instructions. Among the fleet, there were several narrow-pointed ships with full sails, and drove to the front of the team. They continued to accelerate, and the other ships followed. .

Another half moment later, the leading ship was approaching the burning pier quickly. Upon hearing Lu Xun's order, several pointed boats accelerated again and slammed into the burning pier!

Le Jin and Yu Jin watched in surprise as these large ships collided violently with the burning pier. Water splashed, burning wooden debris and sand flew all over the sky. Several ships actually drove into the pier forcibly and slammed into the pier. inside.

But under this rapid collision, most of the pier fell apart, broken wooden boards were hit everywhere, and the fire gradually became smaller.

The soldiers on the ship jumped off the pier one after another and scattered to avoid it. Then the bows of the ships behind them slammed into the sterns of the previous ships. Under the huge impact force, the ships in front were pushed forward several times. Zhang Zhang, the penetration was raised high, completely pressing on the dock.

In this way, the first few ships not only temporarily suppressed the flames, but also became a temporary dock!
When Le Jin saw Yuan Xijun's soldiers taking the opportunity to jump off the boat and fetch water from the river to put out the fire on the dock, he immediately reacted and ordered: "Set arrows and shoot all those who put out the fire to death!!"

"As long as they persist for even half a moment, their ships will be on fire, and their entire fleet will be blocked!"

After hearing this, the archers of Cao's army opened their bows and nocked arrows, and shot at the soldiers of Yuan Xi's army who were putting out the fire. Several soldiers carrying buckets were shot down and fell into the fire.Upon seeing this, Yuan Xi ordered the ship to dock as close as possible. The soldiers slid down by pulling ropes from the side of the ship, and then slowly climbed down the steep river bank. When Yu Jin saw this, he immediately led an infantry group and rushed out of the camp. , shooting Yuan Xijun's soldiers who came down from the river bank, and for a while the soldiers on the boat were so suppressed that they could not get off the boat.

Xu Huang returned with his cavalry, firing arrows and harassing them. Yu Jin ordered his men to raise their shields and form a defensive formation. Xu Huang also found a chance to rush in.

Over there, Le Jin summoned the archers and fired rockets at the ships stuck on the dock, hoping to light them up again. Taishi Ci saw them and said, "The two generals from Cao's camp below are difficult to deal with."

Yuan Xi nodded. He had already recognized Yu Jin. Now that the two sides were fighting like this, he didn't bother to speak. It was impossible for the other party to surrender at this time.

Taishi Ci ordered the soldiers on the boat to shoot arrows to suppress Yu Jin. Gao Shun jumped off the boat and took the opportunity to approach Yu Jin's military formation with hundreds of trapped troops. Soon the two sides fought face to face.

The soldiers in the trapped camp all use ring-shou swords, but the difference is that their ring-shou swords are thicker and thicker than those used by ordinary soldiers. The blade is made of dozens of layers of steel forged by hundreds of times, and it is more than an inch thick. Like this The knife can be used to chop or stab, and it does a lot of damage to ordinary armor.

Sure enough, as soon as the two sides came into contact, the gap immediately became apparent. The soldiers in the trapped camp raised their swords high and slashed at the opponent, whether they were armor-piercing or shield-wielding.

They were not just hacking randomly, but looking for gaps and weak spots in the enemy's armor. After only a few encounters, Yu Jin's front row soldiers were chopped down.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Yu Jin hurriedly ordered the spearmen to hide behind the sword and shield soldiers and continuously stabbed at the trapped camp, looking for the opponent's joints. Although the soldiers in the trapped camp had armor, they were also quite wary of spears. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while. Living.

But Yuan Xi couldn't wait any longer, because the ships at the dock would be set on fire in a while!
Upon seeing this, Yuan Xi said to Lu Xun: "Let all the remaining ships wash ashore."

After hearing this, Lu Xun quickly issued an order. Boats continued to crash into the river bank and rush into the shore. After a while, dozens of boats were embedded in the river bank.

Le Jin saw that the opponent did not care about the loss, and knew that it would be difficult to stop them all in the river with just himself and Yu Jin's thousands of soldiers. He thought about it, and offered money to Yu Jin to come back. Yu Jin led his troops to retreat into the camp and ordered the camp to be closed. The door isolates the trapped camp that is following.

He said to Le Jin: "It is not an option to continue fighting like this. We will be surrounded by the other side."

Le Yu said in a voice: "That's all we can do now."

"Anyway, the food in the camp can last at least ten days. As long as Yecheng is captured, others will definitely lead troops to help."

"There are no loopholes in our fortifications now. They will definitely not be able to knock them down in ten days."

At this time, the soldiers of Yuan Xi's army disembarked one after another and left the river bank to surround Cangtingjin. They were very disdainful at first. They followed the envoy and even captured a big city like Shouchun. Why are they afraid of villages and towns with only earthen walls?

However, when they got close to fight, they discovered that this was not the case. The opponent's trenches were dug in a very systematic way, making it difficult for them to get close. There were also pits and antlers everywhere on the ground, and they would be injured if they were not careful.

They tried to move the antlers and found that the bottoms were buried in the soil and could not be dug out without special tools.

A Youzhou Army soldier looked at the hedgehog-like camp and couldn't help but said depressedly: "Why is this thing made so similar to the tactics we used when we followed the envoy to fight the Black Mountain Army?"

The people next to him also reacted and exclaimed: "It's really like this!"

Seeing the stalemate in the battle, Yuan Xi said to Lu Xun: "Send dozens of ships to cross Cangtingjin, land on the west side of the enemy, and outflank them."

Lu Xun took the order and left. Dozens of ships boarded and passed the crowd and headed west.

As a result, less than half an hour later, a small boat returned. The soldiers on top got on the boat and said to Lu Xun: "We can't get through in front."

Lu Xun frowned and said, "They are all rivers, why can't we cross?"

The soldier replied: "A lot of stones were thrown into the river on the other side. They were only a foot or two away from the water. The current could pass through, but the big ships couldn't. They were all stranded on the stones."

Lu Xun thought to himself that this was a troublesome matter. It seemed that the other party had adequately dealt with it.

At present, the soldiers of Yuan Xi's army were circling around the Tucheng camp, trying to climb over the trench, but the soldiers of Cao's army who were hiding in the trench fought back. Yuan Xi felt a little anxious when he saw it. He held the bow of the boat. Jushu, who had been silent at this time, He said, "Sir, don't lose your cool."

Yuan Xi took a deep breath. Yes, the opponent was not a soft persimmon that could be manipulated. After all, he thought he could defeat the opponent, but he did not expect that the local resistance was so tenacious.

But the other party is stuck here like a dog-skin plaster. If he delays here for more than a moment, Yecheng will be more dangerous. Yuan Xi forces himself to calm down and stares at the river bank and thinks hard.

How can we achieve a quick resolution?

Suddenly, he saw the hull of the boat embedded in the river bank, and his body was shocked.

(End of this chapter)