I’m The King Chapter 997: :Huanghuang Hanwei (121)

For Tian Fucheng, the attack by the Red Turban Army had no warning in advance. The information gathered by all parties earlier confirmed that the Red Turban Army is still collecting food and grass, transporting ordnance, and the army is still resting. In a short period of time, there was no sign of a large-scale attack on Jimo. Based on Tian Fucheng's analysis, the opponent probably did not want to confront him head-on in Jimo. Although he was in a disadvantaged situation now, he still had tens of thousands of combat-accustomed troops in his hands, which made him anxious , they will fight desperately with each other, and for the bandit army of the Red Scarf Army, strength is the basis for ensuring their status. Remotely swallowed the bones.

Based on this judgment, Tian Fucheng's main defensive direction is mainly concentrated on the offensive line of Tian Jingwen's troops, but the result is far beyond people's expectations. On the first day of September, the Red Turban Army suddenly Launched a large-scale attack, took Yifengdian at lightning speed, and then the army marched towards Liuhaohe.

Shocked and furious, Tian Fucheng immediately sent Wang Pei to Liuhao River with 10,000 elites, making sure to block the opponent on the other side of Liuhao River. On the seventh day of September, Wang Pei arrived at Liuhao River almost on the same day , the vanguard of the Red Turban Army, led by Hengdao, also rushed to the opposite side of him, and set up camp at Niugezhuang. Defensive position.

On the ninth day of September, the Red Turban Army under the command of Heng Dao began preparations for the battle across the river.

The logs were smashed into the bottom of the river by a sledgehammer from a few steps away from the shore. The wooden piles were connected by iron chains about a few meters apart, and the wooden piles were quickly covered with planks. , the Red Scarf Army built a pontoon bridge nearly 30 meters away to the opposite bank. The speed shocked Wang Pei on the other bank. Simultaneously with the bridge repair, each piece of wood was tied into a raft and pushed down the river. On the other side of the river.

Shocking is shocking, but Wang Pei's side is not idle either. On the tidal flats by the river, countless antlers and horses have been placed down, and in the mud, countless barbed wires have been thrown down. The triangular cone-shaped spikes are covered by mud, and there is no trace of it from the outside, but if you step on it, you will be hit immediately, which is the most insidious.

Rows of bed crossbows and stone cannons were placed on the river embankment. From this distance, these weapons can shoot to the center of the Liuhao River. This is a big gift prepared by Wang Pei for his opponent to cross the river .

On the tenth day of September, Hengdao's attack officially began.

With the deafening sound of war drums, a team of Red Turbans pushed the raft into the water. When the raft was completely floating, the Red Turbans climbed up, desperately waving the crude paddles in their hands, Rush towards the opposite bank.

The central line of the big river will be their life and death line. Now they are in the river, and they are the weakest and most vulnerable. When the red scarf started to attack, on the other side, the construction of the pontoon bridge did not stop. Little by little, it extends towards the other side of the river.

"Shoot!" Wang Pei watched the opponent's raft cross the central line of the river with a blank face, waved his hand, and gave the order to attack. River bank.

The calm Liuhao River suddenly boiled, and stone cannons weighing more than ten kilograms hit the water, stirring up jets of water that shook the raft left and right. The wooden stakes drifted down with the water, and the soldiers on the raft naturally fell into the water, and were quickly rushed downstream by the river.

Compared with crossbows, stone cannons are obviously much more effective against these rafts.

Heng Dao stood on the river embankment on the opposite bank, looking at the ups and downs of the heads wrapped in red scarves on the river, he couldn't see the slightest joy or anger. Years of war had made him used to life and death. , Besides, these soldiers who fell into the water may not necessarily die. In the Red Scarf Army, there are not many people who can't swim.

What made him frown was not Wang Pei's attack on the Red Scarf Army who was crossing the river, but the long beach on the opposite side that seemed to have no limit, and that was the real place of death.

Although there are many stone cannons and crossbows, there are still many wooden rafts that escaped their blows and successfully approached the river bank. Jumping down, stepping on the river water below the knees, rushing towards the beach.

*'s big foot stepped on the tidal flat, and with a puff, it sank more than half a foot in. The soldiers struggled to pull out their feet and took a second step forward.

The more you move forward, the harder it is.

Someone screamed and sat down on the tidal flat, but jumped up screaming again. On the buttocks, bright red blood oozes out, with barbed thorns piercing his buttocks , A soldier beside him pulled out the barbed wire for him, and he took a few steps forward, and with a scream, he pulled out his foot with great effort. The caltrops were deeply embedded there, piercing through his feet.

The team's progress is getting slower and slower. The Red Scarf Army not only has to fight the mud, but also has to deal with this invisible hidden weapon.

Looking at the Red Scarf Army marching forward on the tidal flat, Wang Pei sneered, "Archers, concentrate on shooting!"

Hundreds of archers emerged from behind the embankment, stretched their bows and set up arrows, aiming at the red scarf army on the tidal flat, and shot sharp arrows in their hands.

After a few rounds of arrows, there were few Red Turban soldiers standing on the tidal flat. Many wounded soldiers lay on the tidal flat moaning and slowly crawled back until they fell into the water again. Only then did I use both hands and feet to swim towards the opposite bank.

Heng Dao tilted his neck, and ordered: "The second wave of attackers should bring more planks and thatch, and those branches are also fine. After landing, spread the planks on the beach, and throw the grass and branches here. On a tidal flat.”

The second wave of attack by the Red Scarf Army began. This time, the number of people crossing the river was obviously much smaller, and there were more rafts loaded with bundles of thatch, branches, and planks, and some were loaded with bed crossbows. Arriving at the river, the Red Scarf Army fixed the raft in the shallow water of the river, and then began to adjust the bed crossbow, ready to shoot at the opponent. When the first bed crossbow roared from the river directly to the embankment When he went up, Jiang Wang Pei was really startled, because the crossbow arrow was only a few steps away from him, and it shot a soldier beside him far away.

The Red Scarf Army spread thatch and planks on the tidal flat, and then swung their oars backwards, ready to transport the second trip. Wang Pei looked at all this, but just sneered, and let the Red Scarf Army do what they wanted. /

When it was nearly dusk, the Red Scarf Army once again launched a large-scale attack. This time, the tidal flat was no longer an obstacle for them. Countless planks, thatch, and branches were spread on the tidal flat, allowing them to Passing through this tidal flat easily, Hengdao's eyes gradually lit up as he watched the soldiers roaring up the river bank under the cover of the bed crossbow on the bank.

"Stone cannon!" Wang Pei shouted.

The stone cannon was fired again. This time, countless tanks were tied to the stone cannon and fell towards the densely packed crowd on the tidal flat. When the stone cannon landed, a strong smell of grease immediately permeated.

"Fire attack, they want to set fire!" The experienced soldiers shouted.

Rocket rockets shot down from the fire embankment, with a bang, fires erupted on the beach, mixed with thick smoke, and the stone cannons were still roaring, sending more oil bottles over and smashing them into pieces On the tidal flat, it turned into a sea of ​​fire.

On the other side, Heng Dao roared angrily. He didn't expect that the other party would relax in this place. He was careless. The planks and thatch he transported became the gangsters who killed his troops instead.

Two waves of men and horses attacked, and hundreds of people were lost in vain, but they didn't take a step on the embankment. Seeing that it was getting late, Hengdao could only withdraw his troops somewhat dejectedly.

On the second day, just after dawn, Hengdao launched an attack again. After one night, his raft for crossing the river changed drastically. Afterwards, the soldiers jumped off the rafts and pushed them onto the tidal flats. These wooden planks have been improved overnight, and the lower half of the boards has been cut to a smooth level. Only a dozen soldiers are needed to move the rafts on the tidal flats. Push them back and push dozens of soldiers forward.

After disembarking, the Red Turban Army first smeared themselves and the raft with a thick layer of mud. This time, even if Wang Pei used fire to attack, he would have no chance.

These wooden rafts are moving rapidly towards the river embankment. From time to time, soldiers pushing the wooden rafts will be hit by bows and arrows and fall down, but immediately, soldiers on the wooden rafts will jump down to fill his position. , but marched unswervingly towards the embankment.

Wang Pei was also amazed at the adaptability of the commander of the Red Turban Army. He knew that this time the two sides must be fighting each other.

"Get ready for hand-to-hand combat!" He raised the broadsword beside him. Behind him, rows of soldiers rushed up with spears, and the archers poured their feathered arrows onto the tidal flat , shoot one more, and the pressure of the spearmen will be reduced by one point.

From time to time, soldiers of the Qi army were hit by the roaring bed crossbows in the river and the bows and arrows fired by the red scarf soldiers on the beach, but none of them retreated. These Qi troops still retained their pride as the elite troops of Qi.

"Kill!" A general of the Red Turban Army jumped out from behind the wooden raft, brandishing his saber, and charged up the river embankment. More Red Turban Army soldiers rushed out almost at the same time. At the same time, on the embankment, rows of soldiers of the Qi army rushed down from the embankment with their spears upright. The two sides fought desperately on this **** about ten meters high.

While Hengdao was fighting fiercely with Wang Pei in Liuhaohe, Tian Jingwen received the news that the Red Scarf Army had suddenly launched an attack on Jimo. In anger, he had to change his original plan. On the surface, he is the commander-in-chief of all the troops in Qi State, but in fact, the Red Scarf Army has always regarded his orders as a fart.

"Order the whole army to launch an attack on Nanquan." (to be continued)