The last three kingdoms

Chapter 738

Because the Chishui River is not wide, the bows and arrows of the Di soldiers guarding Chishui Pass can completely cover the entire south bank of the Chishui River. Once the Shu army prepares to cross the river, they will enter the range of the bows and arrows of the Di soldiers.

And the Di soldiers would not give the Shu army any chance to cross the river. As soon as they saw the Shu army approaching the river, they immediately shot random arrows.

Fortunately, on the shore, the Shu army can use shields to defend against bows and arrows, but once they enter the water, it is already a big problem to deal with the turbulent river, and it will be extremely difficult to dodge the opponent's arrows.

Gao Yuan first dispatched a phalanx of 1000 crossbowmen to shoot oppressively at Chishui Pass on the opposite bank to provide cover for the troops crossing the river. After a row of powerful salvos, Dibing's bows and arrows became sparse. The bows and arrows of the Di people can only hide behind the fortifications. In this way, the density of the bows and arrows they shoot is greatly reduced, and Gao Yuan's countermeasure still has an effect.

Next, it depends on the performance of the troops crossing the river.

The difficulty of crossing the river this time is not ordinary. The width of the Chishui River is only a dozen to several tens of feet. Quite astonishing, such turbulent river water is not conducive to armed swimming at all.

Gao Yuan selected a group of soldiers with excellent water skills as the first wave of attacking troops. For safety reasons, ropes were tied to the first batch of Shu soldiers who went into the water, so that they could be rescued in case of accidents.

"Plop! Plop!" The selected generals and soldiers of the Shu army jumped into the Chishui River without hesitation, but the rapids quickly swallowed them up and swept them downstream. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Shu army on the bank hurriedly He hurriedly pulled them back.

The Shu soldier who entered the water gasped heavily, spit out the sand in his mouth, and kept saying: "The water is too fast! The water is too fast!"

Gao Yuan's face was heavy, and he was frustrated as soon as he tried the water. One person was drowned in the water, and two were injured by the arrows of the Di people. Of course, this is not the point. A few casualties are nothing. The real problem is that Chishui River Turbulent, how can we cross over?
Regardless of the threat of the Di people's bows and arrows, Gao Yuan came to the Chishui River to check the water conditions. The flow of the Chishui River was obviously faster than ordinary rivers, and the rushing water could easily sweep away everything. No wonder the Di people were confident.

Compared with the strong wind of Heifengguan, the rapids of Chishui River are a real test. No matter how strong the wind is, it will stop sometimes, but the rushing river will never stop.

At this time, a Sima beside Gao Yuan suggested: "General Gao, the current is too fast, and it is easy to be washed away if you go alone. It is better for dozens of people to go into the water at the same time, connect them with ropes, and walk hand in hand. Maybe you can carry it." Rapids."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but be amazed. This Sima's proposal was very constructive. In the face of the power of nature, a person's strength is weak after all, just like a chopstick, which can be easily broken, while ten pairs Chopsticks cannot be broken, and only unity is the magic weapon against the harsh environment.

Gao Yuan immediately changed his strategy, and ordered the Shu army to enter the water in a group, connected with each other with ropes, and holding hands tightly, they swam to the opposite bank side by side.

This method really worked. Although the current was turbulent, dozens of Shu soldiers entered the water in a group, and they were able to withstand the impact of the current. Rush to the other side.

The Di soldiers guarding the pass were careless at first, and the Chishui River was originally a natural danger, and it was extremely difficult to swim across, so most of them hid behind the pass wall, watched from the sidelines, and occasionally cast cold arrows, which can kill several Shu soldiers. Yes, but their own safety is the most important thing. After all, in order to cover the operation of crossing the river, the Shu army sent a brigade of archers to suppress and shoot. important.

But the Shu army's crossing the river in a group surprised the Di people. They didn't expect the Shu army to figure out a way to cross the river so quickly, and once the natural barrier of the Chishui River was broken, the advantages of Chishuiguan would disappear.

Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Gu Tianhao immediately ordered Di soldiers to stop the Shu army from crossing the river at all costs, and fired arrows into the river with all their strength.

If they wanted to shoot arrows into the river, the Di soldiers had to show their heads, but as soon as they showed their heads, they would be mercilessly attacked by the Shu army's archers, and the number of casualties would inevitably increase.But at this moment, Gu Tianhao couldn't care less, the Shu army was about to swim across the other side, if he didn't take any action, it would be too late.

All of a sudden, arrows rained across the entire river. The Di soldiers shot randomly at the Chishui River, and the Shu army also obviously increased their shooting intensity. In order to cover the troops crossing the river, the crossbowmen on the bank were fully fired , the arrows from both sides intertwined together, overwhelming.

The Shu army crossing the river is completely unprotected at this moment. The soldiers crossing the river are single-clothed and light-clothed. They cannot wear armor at all, and they cannot use shields. Facing the arrows that are coming at them, they have no room to dodge. The arrows shot down one by one, and they could only resign themselves to their fate. If they were lucky, the arrows would pass by. If they were unlucky, they would be shot to death on the spot.

The turbulent rapids, icy river water, and unavoidable bows and arrows made the Shu army's crossing operation extremely difficult. Seeing that the Shu soldiers who were struggling to swim forward had already crossed the river center, a row of arrows shot at them. When they came over, they sank into the water and never came up again.

Gao Yuan was a little anxious, and ordered the archers to intensify their attacks to suppress the Di people's archers.However, the shooting strength of the Shu army's archers is already strong enough. The archers frequently pull the bowstring, and its strength is far beyond normal. Countless arrows poured towards the opposite Chishui Pass. The number of Di soldiers even exceeded the losses of the Shu army's troops crossing the river.

But the Di people seem to be desperate. Almost all of their arrows are aimed at the river, even ignoring the arrows shot from the other side, and shoot all the arrows into the river. They would rather pay a huge price than stop it. The Shu army's crossing operation.

Gao Yuan felt very helpless for the Di people's approach of killing each other. The crossbowmen had tried their best to cover the river-crossing troops, but the river-crossing troops without any means of protection had no power to fight back. At this point, the river was stained red with blood, and countless floating corpses filled the entire Chishui River, and the operation to cross the river was facing the risk of failure.

(End of this chapter)