Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 184: Compassion does not control soldiers, Zhang Cheng transforms into a ruthless man!

So Shao Rong took the cavalry on the boat first, and under the eyes of the Yuan soldiers and navy, they landed one after another from the rear of the Yuan soldiers' infantry and cavalry.

Danidas, the commander of the Yuan soldiers and naval forces, saw this and quickly sent his cavalry ashore and informed Haya and Chen Ben of the situation.

Haya heard that her back was sinking like water, and she immediately guessed Zhang Cheng's purpose of sending the cavalry to his rear by boat, and said to Chen Ben:
"What a cunning bandit army! They are attacking in the east and west. Although they intend to send cavalry troops to attack Jiqing, they obviously want to eat our 50,000-strong army!"

Therefore, Haya immediately sent an order: "Dajianu leads the armored soldiers to occupy Banqiao immediately! Let the navy cooperate!"

Banqiao Town is called Banqiao Town because there is a bridge made of wooden planks.

This bridge connects the north and the south. According to historical records, the water under the bridge is "three feet wide and one foot deep, and it flows into the river."

"Shui Jing Zhu" says, "The river passes through three mountains and comes out of Xiangpu. There are floating bridges crossing the water from north to south, so it is called Banqiaopu. It is commonly known as the Renzi River."

This bridge had always been a wooden bridge before the Qing Dynasty, but during the Qing Dynasty it was changed to a stone bridge.

Now, Haya intends to occupy Banqiao first in order to prevent the rebel infantry and cavalry from passing through Banqiao in large numbers and prevent them from retreating.

Danidas on the Yuanting navy side had not waited for Haya's order, and began to take the initiative to order his warships to come over to prevent the second army of the rebels from crossing the river, and as soon as he saw the officers and soldiers of the second army were about to start After crossing the bridge, he immediately ordered the boat to be turned sideways and let the archers on the boat shoot arrows at the bridge.

Guo Tianxu was about to dismount and cross the bridge when he was caught by Hu Quan:

Tang Chang, who was originally only protecting the food supply and preventing the Yuan soldiers from invading the Taiping section of the river, led his warships to rush up and began to bombard the Yuan soldiers who were about to hit the bridge.

For a while, many rebels crossing the bridge fell into the fast river one after another even if they raised their shields, and screams and calls for help were heard from time to time.

The rebels behind were too frightened to cross the bridge again and had to retreat.

"Sir, don't be busy! The Tatar navy is going to hit the bridge!"

Zhang Cheng issued his order at this time.

then.

The officers and soldiers behind him became much braver when they saw this, and they all rushed over with shields in hand, although many rebels still fell into the water.

Zhang Tianyou said something at this time, dismounted first, took a large shield from a soldier, covered it beside him, and shouted with a knife:

Zhao Jizu under Zhang Tianyou gritted his teeth when he saw this, dismounted his horse, held his shield and led his soldiers, and rushed to the bridge desperately.

"Mom, my uncle has already passed, and I have to cross the bridge too!"

These Yuan Ting naval forces directly turned the bow of the ship and began to rush straight towards Banqiao.

When Danidas saw that many rebels had already rushed across the bridge one after another, and gradually began to form a figure-eight shape under the command of a general, running towards the Yuan soldiers of Haya and Chen Ben on the opposite side, his face turned gloomy for a moment. , and finally said:
"Pass my life and hit the bridge directly!"

After saying that, Zhang Tianyou held his shield and rushed to the bridge despite the rain of arrows. Even though an arrow hit him in the shoulder, he didn't retreat and just gritted his teeth and rushed to the other side of the bridge.

"Tell Tang Chang and the others to rush up immediately and blast them with cannons. If that doesn't work, hit them!"

Zhang Cheng also saw this scene at this time, and couldn't help but sigh to himself, the commander of the Yuanbing Navy was so ruthless that in order to prevent his people from crossing the bridge, he would not hesitate to destroy his warship and hit the bridge.

"At this time, the Lord needs to be brave! Give me the big shield!"

But on the rebel side, Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou's second army had begun preparing to cross the bridge.

Zhang Tianyou and Guo Tianxu couldn't help but look at each other.

"Come with me! Cross the bridge and kill the Tatars!"

boom!
When a cannon hit, sawdust from the Yuan soldiers' ships flew everywhere, and many of them began to sink quickly where they stood.

Danidas saw this and said: "Don't worry! We must hit it."

Danidas said: "Send my boat aboard too. Even if it sinks in the river, it will be hit by it!"

Because Danidas, the commander of the Yuanbing Navy, took the initiative to lead the collision, the warships of the Yuanbing Navy continued to ignore the cannonballs from the rebels and continued to collide with the bridge.

"Damn, these Yuan soldiers worked really hard to save Jiqing."

Hua Yun couldn't help but cursed in front of Zhang Cheng, and glanced at Zhang Cheng with his arms crossed.

Zhang Cheng also looked solemn. He had to admit that commanding the battle was indeed not an easy task, because during the battle, emergencies would always be encountered, and the enemy generals would not completely follow their own intentions.

Now, Zhang Cheng needs to make a decision as soon as possible, whether to ask Guo Tianxu and others to cross the bridge immediately, or to ask Zhang Tianyou and others to come back quickly to avoid being eaten by the large group of infantry and cavalry of Yuan soldiers who are pressing up.

"If Zhu Yuanzhang were here, what would he do? Would he give up until the meat flew out of his mouth?"

Zhang Cheng couldn't help but think about it in his heart.

Guo Tianxu was also anxious at this time. Looking at the Yuan Bing ship getting closer and closer, he didn't know whether it was better to withdraw his troops and come back, or to cross the bridge quickly.

If he doesn't pass the bridge, he will have to sit back and watch Zhang Tianyou and the infantry crossing the bridge being eaten by the Yuan soldiers who are pressing up.

If he crosses the bridge, he is likely to be knocked into the river by the Yuan Bing warship, including the man and the bridge.

Chen Ye, who was being detained in Guo Tianxu's army, sneered first and said to Guo Tianxu: "Mr. Guo, please let Uncle Zhang and the others come back quickly. Don't really listen to Zhang Cheng's order to let Uncle Zhang and the others come back. By then, it will be too late. !”

Guo Tianxu glared at Chen Yexian. Chen Yexian continued to persuade: "Mr. Guo, you should understand the current situation. If you hesitate for a moment longer, Uncle Zhang will be killed on the other side, and you will also lose an arm. In the future, you will be even more helpless." Confronted Zhu Yuanzhang and the others!"

Guo Tianxu clenched his fists. Chen Yexian's words made him more anxious than the Yuan Bing warships rushing towards him.

"Cross the bridge!"

Not long after, Guo Tianxu gritted his teeth, pulled out the knife, and shouted: "If you fail, behead!"

With that said, Guo Tianxu loudly said to the commander Hu Quan: "Hu Quan, if you hold back, kill anyone who hesitates. I'll go and pick up my uncle first!"

"Master! No!"

Hu Quan tried to dissuade him.

Guo Tianxu waved his hand: "No need to say more, if I continue to coerce, even if I save the troops, it means I have not saved them. Besides, it is our uncle on the other side, not your uncle!"

As Guo Tianshu spoke, he seemed to have truly recreated the style of his father Guo Zixing, and walked quickly onto the bridge, ignoring the rolling waves under the bridge, and the bridge getting bigger and bigger under the pressure of the mountains. However, when the Yuan Bing ship was about to The moment I hit Banqiao I crossed the bridge.

Seeing this, Zhang Tianyou's eyes were blurred with tears, but the corners of his mouth curled up.

Guo Tianxu walked toward Zhang Tianyou with a sullen face. It wasn't until he approached that he smiled at Zhang Tianyou, and then looked ahead with a serious expression.

When Guo Tianxu came, Zhang Tianyou also turned around, faced the Yuan Bing armored division who was getting closer and closer, and tightened his grip on the knife in his hand.

boom!
Not long after, a thunderous noise came from behind them after the bridge was broken.

Both of them did not look back, they only prepared their troops to cross the bridge.

Hu Quan did not stab anyone with the knife again. He withdrew the bloody knife and allowed the soldiers who had not yet crossed the bridge to retreat like a tide. He only watched helplessly as many of his brothers who were still on the bridge were knocked away. In the river, it wasn't long before the waves carried me far away.

Zhang Cheng also saw this scene.

And he couldn't help but bite his lip.

After all, these living lives were lost in the river because he wanted to eat the Yuan soldiers on the opposite side.

Zhang Cheng could imagine how much damage it would cause to his body if he was hit by a boat, flew dozens of feet into the air, and then fell into the water.

at this time.

Zhang Cheng thought of four words.

Compassion does not command troops.

And because of these four words, and because it was not the first time he had experienced a battle, he did not feel sad at this time, but shouted in a deep voice: "Let Tang Chang and the others be hit by me, and use the boat as a Bridge! Otherwise, I'll take his head!"

As a result, Zhang Cheng became less gentle and even threatened the lives of other generals, even though the Tang Chang he threatened was Tang He's younger brother.

Tang Chang did not hesitate here and immediately ordered his warship to ram into it.

On the Yuan Bing side, Danidas hadn't noticed that the rebel navy had also arrived in a warship. He ignored the fact that his boat had begun to leak, and smiled happily, looking at Zhang Cheng opposite him with a smile. et al.

It wasn't until Tang Chang's boat got closer and closer to him that he gradually became serious and shouted hurriedly: "Block them! Block them!"

As soon as Danidas finished speaking, the Yuan Bing warship closest to Tang Chang had already collided with the warships led by Tang Chang.

For a moment, as if a big wave was coming, all the boats shook violently, and many small boats overturned and people were flying. Many artillery pieces also flew out and fell into the river with a splash, which made Tang Chang feel distressed.

All the boats were squeezed together and filled the entire river.

"Hua Yun, take the brothers from the Huben Camp to jump off the boat, clean up the Yuan soldiers on the boat, and also let the brothers from the Second Army who have not crossed the river jump over!"

Zhang Cheng issued a new order at this time.

Hua Yun raised his hand and said yes, then took a big blunderbuss from his own soldier and said: "Follow me from Huben Camp!"

The so-called Huben Battalion is an independent battalion formed by Zhang Cheng after he asked the ordnance factory to develop a twenty-kilogram turtledove gun, and selected brave men from the First Ordnance. The spear is used as the main force of the assault.

At this time, Hua Yun led a group of soldiers from Huben Camp, who were as brave as tigers, holding big blunderbuss and spears, and jumped onto the boat one after another, and began to pound and stab the Yuan soldiers who were still shaking their heads on the boat.

Many Yuan soldiers were shot as a result.

After Hu Quan also received Zhang Cheng's order conveyed by Hua Yun, people from the Second Army who had not passed by jumped onto the boat one after another and went to the other side.

Tang Chang and other rebel navy officers and soldiers also jumped onto Yuan Bing's ship after they recovered.

"Jump ship!"

"Jump ship!"

"Jump ship!"

For a moment, all the boats crowded in the river were shouting to jump out of the boat.

(End of this chapter)