The last three kingdoms

Chapter 662
Anti-landing operations basically use long-range weapons. Only after the enemy captures the beachhead, the two sides will enter into hand-to-hand combat. Once the enemy breaks through the defense line and successfully lands on the beach, it means anti-landing The failure of the battle.

Therefore, the key to the Battle of Pubanjin is to suppress the enemy on the river and prevent the enemy from breaking through the shore defense.For this reason, Huang Chong prepared a large number of crossbows, catapults, and bed ballistas, and deployed them on the embankment on the west bank.

In fact, the gunpowder weapon that really posed a fatal threat to the ferry was the gunpowder weapon, but only Liu Yin's personal guards were equipped with the gunpowder weapon of the Shu army, and other troops were not qualified to use it.But inspired by gunpowder weapons, Huang Chong's troops were armed with massive rockets - ordinary arrows wrapped with strips of cloth soaked in oil and ignited before firing.Although this kind of rocket does not have the explosive effect like gunpowder arrows, it can often achieve miraculous effects when used against wooden structures of houses or ships, and it is low in cost, easy to manufacture, and can be used on a large scale.

Therefore, during the preparation period, Huang Chong specially made a large number of rockets to equip the archers. In addition, Huang Chong also prepared a fierce oil cupping pot—a kind of cupping pot made of badger oil, which was ignited and thrown out. After shattering, the fire can quickly spread to the surroundings, but the wooden structure of the building is a deadly threat, and its burning performance is even stronger than that of the bamboo tube grenade.

Huang Chong looked at the densely packed Jin army ships on the river, his eyes shot coldly. Since following Liu Yin's Northern Expedition, it was the first time for him to undertake a combat mission independently. Hiroshi's troops came to support and belonged to a subordinate position. He was the supreme commander of the entire Sakapotsu front line.

Huang Chong is not the kind of brave general who is good at fighting, but among the generals of the Shu army, Huang Chongsu is known for his thoughtfulness and rigorous style. Chong's calmness and careful calculations are also the reasons why Liu Yin entrusted such an important pass like Pu Banjin to him with confidence.

Facing the menacing Jin army, Huang Chong was neither flustered nor nervous, and calmly kept silent. Before the Jin army entered the range, Huang Chong would never take any action.

There was silence on the entire embankment on the west bank, the bow was in hand, the arrow was on the string, and the soldiers of the Shu army were waiting for Huang Chong's order.

At this time, the ships of the Jin army had already stumbled across the center of the river and began to attack the west bank, which meant that they entered the range of the Shu army.

Following Huang Chong's order, the Shu army's dense rain of arrows shot towards the Yellow River, and the ordinary arrows were mixed with ignited rockets.

While wrestling with the turbulent river, the Jin army had to face the head-on attack of the Shu army. In the middle of the river, the ships of the Jin army completely became the targets of the Shu army, and there was no room for dodge at all. The shield in it to resist.

Shields have a certain defensive effect against ordinary arrows, but they are hard to defend against rockets. After a wooden shield is shot by a rocket, the shield will be ignited, and the wooden boat is even more flammable. After a rocket hits It is possible to burn it, and the Jin army had to invest in fire fighting operations.

In fact, rockets are just an appetizer for the Jin army. The more terrifying weapons are catapults and catapults. The stones thrown by the catapult whizzed down. They were smashed to pieces. Fortunately, the Shu army had a limited number of terrifying weapons such as catapults, and the hit effect of the catapults was completely random. Most of the time, stones would fall into the river, stirring up a water column several people high.

Compared with the catapult, the hit accuracy of the ballista is obviously much higher. The ballista can be aimed and then fired. The huge crossbow arrows bring devastating effects. Often a single crossbow arrow can shoot through a ship.

Not only had to face the turbulent Yellow River, but also had to escape the attack of the Shu army. It was extremely difficult for the Jin army to survive in the cracks. Fortunately, the number of the Jin army was sufficient. Although they suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Shu army, there were still many The ships began to dock.

It's just that it's an extremely difficult challenge for the Jin army to be close to the shore. The Shu army has raised and strengthened the dam a lot before, and the average height has been raised by at least one foot. If it is on flat ground, this A height of ten feet may not be considered a big deal, but on the surface of the river, it is very difficult to cross a ten-foot embankment and land on the shore.

The closer to the shore, the greater the attack force the Jin army suffered, and the fierce oil cupping can really exerted its power at this moment. Because the distance was close enough, the throwers of the Shu army could accurately throw the ignited fierce oil cupping can Throw it on the Jin army's ship.These throwers didn't pay much attention to the small fishing boats that could only carry three or five people. They specifically aimed at the large boats with dozens or even hundreds of people.

The fierce oil cupping tank fell on the ship, and it shattered into several pieces with a crisp sound. When the insignificant sparks splashed out in all directions at first, it immediately ignited a raging fire, and in a blink of an eye, a ship could be destroyed Swallowed by a large ship with hundreds of people.

In the sea of ​​flames, Jin soldiers howled in pain, and many people jumped into the Yellow River with flames. Although the fire was extinguished, it was mercilessly swallowed by the rapids of the Yellow River.

Although the Jin army was close to the shore, no matter how hard they tried, they were still unable to surpass the high embankment and the Shu army behind the embankment.If you don't advance, you will retreat. In the rapids, if you cannot land, it means that you will be washed downstream by the rapids.

Most of the canyons between the Qin and Jin Dynasties are dominated by mountains and cliffs. The reason why Pubanjin became a ferry is entirely because the two sides are relatively flat. The vicinity of Pubanjin is only a distance of more than ten miles for landing, and then downstream Go, there is a steep cliff on the other side. The Jin army ships that were washed downstream could only turn back to the east bank, and had to draw a long oblique line in the river before they could cut back to the east bank.

Standing on the heights of Linjin Pass, you can see countless ships rushing towards the west bank of the Yellow River as if hitting a wall, but they were quickly carried away by the rapids and turned back downstream.From the east bank to the west bank and back to the east bank, the ships of the Jin army seemed to be doing useless work, but in the process, many ships were either destroyed or swallowed, and many Jin soldiers were never seen again after leaving the east bank. Opportunity is back on the East Coast.

It was getting late, and the Jin army's first day of crossing the river ended in failure.

(End of this chapter)