The last three kingdoms

Chapter 708 The Battle of Weishui

The pontoon bridge stretches forward foot by foot. Although it looks crooked, it is gradually becoming a scale. In order to prevent the Shu army from destroying the pontoon bridge, Qi Wannian sent a lot of ferry boats to guard the pontoon bridge. In order to prevent the Shu army from setting fire to the bridge, Qi Wannian also ordered Di soldiers to continuously water the pontoon bridge to keep the pontoon bridge in a wet state.

On this point, Qi Wannian is undoubtedly smart. Although he is a barbarian, it does not mean that he is ignorant of current affairs. The Shu army's firearms are powerful. Qi Wannian has heard about the Jin army's crossing operation. In order to prevent the Shu army from destroying the pontoon bridge with firearms, it is very important to keep the surface of the pontoon bridge moist.

Fu Qian looked at the actions of the Di people on the south bank, and gave a little surprise. It seems that this Qi Wannian is also a tricky person, and he is not as rude and reckless as ordinary Hu people. This can be seen from the watering of the pontoon bridge. Still as careful as a hair, with a strategy in his belly, such an opponent is not easy to deal with.

Although at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, Fu Qian did not have the slightest fear. The natural danger of the Weihe River completely took away the advantage of the Hu cavalry. Water warfare is the worst item for the Hu people, and the Shu army occupies the sky Due to the favorable location, there is no reason why the barbarian's attack across the river cannot be stopped.

Even if the soaked pontoon bridge is immune to rockets, but the pontoon bridge is only so wide, no matter how many soldiers there are, it is impossible for the Di people to rush onto the pontoon bridge at once, not to mention that the Shu army also has such a big killer like the Yuanrong crossbow , so Fu Qian gave up the plan to use the catapult to destroy the pontoon bridge. He simply asked the Di people to build the pontoon bridge successfully, so that it was possible to kill more Di people.

Qi Wannian couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw that the pontoon bridge was approaching the south bank. Originally, his biggest worry was that the Shu army would destroy the pontoon bridge and make his plan to cross the river fail. But now it seems that this worry is unnecessary. The construction of the pontoon bridge Success created the prerequisites for the Di army to attack the south bank. Qi Wannian seemed to have seen Chang'an City beckoning to him.

Qi Wannian gave an order, and the Di soldiers swarmed onto the pontoon bridge, but the narrow pontoon bridge simply couldn't bear so many people. There is a risk of disintegration.

Qi Wannian had to order again to let the crowded Di soldiers line up and go up the pontoon bridge in batches. This was considered to relieve the pressure on the pontoon bridge. The Di soldiers filed forward and attacked the south bank.

At the same time as the attack from the pontoon bridge, dozens of ferries full of Di soldiers also set sail from the north bank, and attacked the south bank together.

The Shu army on the south bank was already in full battle, waiting for Fu Qian to order an attack.

Fu Qian was not in a hurry, and calmly watched the attacking Di people.

The Di people's pontoon bridge was not directly built on the embankment on the south bank. After all, it was defended by the Shu army. When the Di people built it, they could only stop it at a distance of fifty or sixty steps from the shore. Without stopping, after the pontoon bridge is built, the Shu army can also borrow it, rush up the pontoon bridge and fight against the Di soldiers. Wouldn't the hard work of the Di people be in vain?
Fortunately, the distance of fifty or sixty steps away from the water is not too deep, and the deepest part is even below the waist, and the shallow part is only submerged to the knees. When Di Bing marched here, he could only wade in and launch a final attack on the shore. attack.

The pontoon bridge was not wide, and at most it could only allow four or five people to walk side by side. When Fu Qian saw that the Di soldiers were within range, he immediately ordered the crossbowmen to open their bows and release arrows.

Locust-like arrows shot towards the pontoon bridge. Although Di Bing was protected by shields, the rain of arrows was too dense, and he could always find a gap between Di Bing's shields, and then deal a fatal blow. Di Bing hadn't yet Walking to the end of the pontoon, many people fell on the pontoon.

The corpses in front hindered the advance of the soldiers behind. These corpses were ruthlessly cleaned up and thrown into the Wei River. No matter how many casualties occurred in front, the Di soldiers behind rushed up like a tidal wave.

Finally, some Di soldiers reached the end of the pontoon bridge, looking at the vast river under their feet, those Qiang soldiers felt timid and hesitated, but the Di soldiers behind them showed no signs of stopping, and the irresistible impact would continue. The hesitant Di soldiers pushed into the river, and the Di soldiers behind them poured into the Wei River like dumplings.

Fortunately, the water was not too deep, at most waist-deep, but in the cold winter, the river was icy cold, and Di Bing fell into the river, his face turned blue and he shivered from the cold.

But this is just the beginning of their nightmare. Jumping off the pontoon means that they are very close to the shore, and there are only forty or fifty steps left. If it is on flat ground, the distance of forty or fifty steps can be covered in one breath. If the transfer is on a war horse, this distance is only a blink of an eye.

But now they are in the river, and it is very difficult to move every step. The distance of forty or fifty steps seems very close, but it is very far away. Dense and sharp, standing in the river, almost became a living target for the Shu army, except for the limited area on that side, which could not take care of the shield below, the Di soldiers did not even have a little room to hide, many of them just entered the water , was mercilessly shot, the body fell into the Wei River, was swept away by the river, and the deep red blood soon dyed the river red.

What annoys Di Bing is that the arrows of the Shu army seem to be endless. They can only passively use thick and cumbersome shields to parry. Before he had time to shoot, the arrows of the Shu army were enough to shoot him into a hedgehog.

The Di people were not afraid of casualties, and rushed up one after another. Because the pontoon bridge was too crowded, many people had to choose to jump into the Wei River before reaching the end of the pontoon bridge.

The farther you go to the north, the closer you will be to the center of the river. The water there is at least up to your chest, and there is even a possibility that it may not be covered. It is better to jump to the right side of the pontoon bridge. After entering the water, you can hold the pontoon bridge and walk forward, and fall into the water from the left side. It is much more tragic that if you step on the depths of the water, you will be drowned and swallowed by the rapids.

Di Bing's casualties were astonishing. Within an hour of launching the attack, thousands of people were lost. The Di Bing Battalion, which served as the first attack echelon, was completely wiped out and no one survived.

Qi Wannian's face was livid and his eyes were gloomy, but he would never give up. He continued to send more troops and continuously launched attacks.

(End of this chapter)