Chapter 382: Battle of the Plains
In the shouting, the huge Han army troop transport fleet gradually rushed through the middle of the river, getting closer and closer to the east bank of the Yellow River, and the Chu soldiers guarding the bank also raised their bows and crossbows early, waiting for the Han army fleet to enter the range of their own army.
"Don't panic! Don't be afraid! There is a big river in the way, and the army of the Han thieves can't rush over directly, just relying on boats to transport troops across the river, just give us to eat them one bite at a time! As mentioned above, if you hold the ferry and win this battle, everyone will double the reward! Your chance to make a fortune has come! ”
In order to boost the morale of the army, the middle-level generals of the Western Chu Army have been shouting in the crowd of soldiers, desperately cheering for the soldiers of Western Chu, not to mention, this hand has received a little effect, many soldiers of the Western Chu Army are secretly thinking in their hearts, "The total strength of the Han thieves is much more than ours, but they have to rely on boats to cross the river to fight, we may not have no hope of winning this battle, as long as we can prevent the Han thieves from going ashore, this battle will have to be fought." ”
"We still have hope, and there is still a lot of hope." Tian Du, Ding Gu, Zhou Lan and others also cheered themselves up in their hearts, and said secretly: "Even if there is no way to prevent the Han thieves from going ashore, as long as we take the opportunity of the Han thief fleet to transport troops back and forth, and seize the time to annihilate the Han thieves who cross the river, this battle will not only have the certainty of holding the plain ferry, but it is not impossible to win a big battle." ”
In the waiting with different thoughts, the Han army's troop transport fleet had already rushed into the range of the bow and arrow of the Western Chu army, accompanied by the display of the flag and the sound of war drums, the east bank of the Yellow River was like a fried pot, and suddenly flew out of countless feathered arrows, dense, overwhelming, splitting the head and covering the face directly covered the head of the Han army's fleet, and then shot through the sails, nailed to the side of the ship, and smashed into the shields in the hands of the Han soldiers like hail raindrops, clanging and tinking.
The soldiers of the Han army on the troop transport ship simply gave up the counterattack directly, and were careful to protect themselves and the oarsmen with shields, and waited for the moment when the troop transport ship landed on the east bank of the Yellow River, during which even though many Han soldiers were killed or injured by arrows, it did not affect the charging momentum of the Han army's troop transport fleet.
Finally, the first boat docked on the east bank of the Yellow River, and then before the boat stopped, the Han soldiers on the boat could not wait to roar and jump onto the embankment, charging ashore, and the Xi Chu soldiers who had been gathering momentum for a long time also immediately launched a counter-charge, shouting and taking the initiative to meet the Han soldiers, in a vain attempt to drive the Han soldiers back into the river, just like the tide, rushing to the Han soldiers who were still few on the river bank.
It's a pity that the Western Chu army doesn't have a long memory, forgetting that the Han army has long been equipped with a sharp weapon called primitive grenades to restrain the enemy's dense charge, and the first batch of Han soldiers to cross the river have heavy responsibilities and arduous tasks, so how could they forget to bring this kind of sharp weapon to disrupt the enemy? So......
"Boom! Bang! Bang! ”
So before the Western Chu army rushed to the front, hundreds of primitive grenades had already flown out of the Han army's fleet one after another, smashing into the crowded place of the Western Chu army, and the gunpowder in the pottery bottle exploded violently, even if the Western Chu army under the command of Ding Gu and Zhou Lan was a team that withdrew from the Xingyang front, and had seen the original grenades of the Han army soldiers more than once, they were still frightened by such a violent explosion, and their hearts were still frightened by such a violent explosion, and they subconsciously dodged and rolled, and the dense queue was suddenly chaotic.
Taking this opportunity, more Han soldiers took the opportunity to jump ship and landed, launched a counter-charge without hesitation, took the initiative to meet the enemy on the opposite side who had appeared in chaos, fiercely brandished weapons and stabbed with stabs, crushing the dream of the Western Chu army blocking the army on the shore, and the Han army troop carriers behind also took the opportunity to dock one after another, and resolutely asked the Han army general Zhong Liwu, who personally led the army to rush to the crossing, and directly hit the shore, Zhong Liwu took the lead, the first to jump on the east bank of the Yellow River, holding a spear and roaring and rushing straight to the opposite enemy, "Chu thief!" Death! ”
Seeing Zhong Liwu wearing conspicuous armor rushing to the east bank, some of the Western Chu soldiers who had come back to their senses were greedy for merit, and immediately roared and rushed over to capture the thief and capture the king first, but unfortunately Zhong Liwu's martial arts far exceeded their imagination, and they were anxious to rescue their relatives who were trapped in the plain city, Zhong Liwu waved the spear in his hand like a raging wind, and in a blink of an eye, he stabbed through the chests of two Western Chu soldiers one after another, and when Zhong Liwu's personal soldiers jumped ship and followed, the Western Chu soldiers on the opposite side were left with the choice of retreating again and again.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! ”
In the roar, the soldiers of the Han army were like dumplings, jumping up from the docked ships one after another, rushing to the east bank to join the battle group, desperately beckoning the weapon to the enemy with red eyes, and cooperating with the original grenade to disturb the enemy's sharp weapon, even if they were at a disadvantage in the local battlefield, they still killed the Western Chu army on their backs and retreated, but in a moment, nearly a thousand Han soldiers successfully rushed to the east bank of the Yellow River.
"The thief is crazy? So fierce? ”
Seeing this scene, not to mention the Western Chu soldiers who bore the brunt of the attack, even Zhou Lan and Ding Gu, who were watching the battle from a distance, had a feeling of panic, and they had to hurry up to make a response, and each sent a thousand reserves to charge forward and rush to the beachhead for reinforcements.
At this time, the suspension bridge of the West Gate of the plain, which had been towering before, also fell to the ground, and the city gate was wide open, Feng Zhong personally led three thousand soldiers to charge out of the city, shouting and killing the landing position of the Han army, and the Western Chu army that was in the front and rear positions responded to the friendly landing, and the one thousand Western Chu troops who were guarding outside the range of Feng Zhong's army did not dare to slack off, so they could only hurry up and charge, in a vain attempt to block Feng Zhong's army on the other side of the moat.
No, the morale and fighting spirit are really too far apart, the Western Chu army is just acting on orders, except for a small number of outlaws who are greedy for merit and reward, most of the Western Chu soldiers are just carrying out orders. Feng Zhongjun's officers and soldiers are completely different, from top to bottom, they know that if they can't meet the friendly army and rush to the east bank of the Yellow River, Pingyuan City will have no chance of surviving the enemy's next siege, so there is no need for Feng Zhong to do any pre-war mobilization, the soldiers under his command are like chicken blood, almost crazy to move forward, Leng is rushing through the moat before the Western Chu army intercepts, like crazy spear sword stabbing at the enemy, like a bamboo, unstoppable.
The Han army is exactly the same, from top to bottom, they know that their boss's parents and family are in Pingyuan City, and they know that their boss's boss Xiang Kang's wife and son are also in Pingyuan City, in order to make meritorious contributions, but also to show loyalty, and because they were brainwashed by Xiang Kang's nonsense such as peace and don't forget Gou Fugui, the morale is also high to the extreme, his eyes are red and he only knows how to move forward and does not know how to retreat, and the offensive is like an angry sea, killing the Western Chu soldiers guarding the dock to the point of flesh and blood, and corpses are all over the ground.
The Western Chu army that came from left and right had the courage to join the battlefield, but their joining only made the Western Chu army on the dock more chaotic, and they still couldn't stop the Han army and Feng Zhongjun from charging head-on, and then, with a series of primitive grenades, a burst of earth-shattering cheers suddenly sounded on the dock battlefield outside the west gate of the plain, announcing the successful rendezvous between the Han army and Feng Zhongjun.
At the same time, the first batch of rushing troops of the Han army had not even had time to rush to the east bank of the Yellow River!
"The thief is crazy!"
I never dreamed that the offensive of the Han army would be so fierce, and without waiting for all the soldiers to land, they simply broke through the interception of the Western Chu army, and forcibly joined Feng Zhongjun, who went out of the city to meet the division, Zhou Lan, the general of the Western Chu army, was also completely red-eyed, and shouted: "Beat the drums, general attack!" ”
The war drums sounded, and the remaining soldiers of Zhou Lan's division of the Western Chu Army immediately charged, rushing to the flank of the Han army's position from north to south, in a vain attempt to kill the Han army that had rushed to the east bank of the Yellow River, but what Zhou Lan never dreamed of once again was that after seeing him launch a general attack, Zhong Liwu pointed to the north with a spear, and actually led the Han army to launch a counter-charge against his army.
The real shape is like a mad tiger, under the leadership of Zhong Liwu, the morale of the first batch of more than 7,000 Han army generals who crossed the river is like a rainbow, even chopping and chopping, Leng is to put the Zhou Lan army, which is roughly equal to the army and is still in a state of charge, directly pressed to the downwind, slashing and stabbing with axes and spears, dense as a torrential rain, and killed the Zhou Lan army, which had consumed a lot of physical strength in the siege battle, and retreated again and again, unable to parry at all, Zhou Lan shouted, and rushed to the front line to boost morale, and there was still no way to make the Western Chu army be able to stabilize its position.
At the critical moment, the old general Ding Guding, who is known for his love of bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, also made an old mistake, and categorically rejected the suggestion of his subordinates who immediately launched a general attack and Zhou Lan to flank the Han army before and after, shook his head and said: "The morale of the Han thieves is too strong, and there is no certainty in the general attack at this time, let Zhou Lan hold on for a while, and wait for the Han thieves to pass this momentum." ”
General Ding's decision certainly allowed him to avoid the ferocious offensive of the Han army's front team, but it also pitted poor General Zhou Lan, whose morale was not high, and he consumed a lot of physical strength in advance, which would also meet the Zhongli army in a state of madness, Zhou Lanjun, of course, was even more staggered, difficult to parry, and it didn't take long for the battle, and even before the Han army's troop transport fleet returned to the west bank of the Yellow River to continue to transport troops across the river, Zhou Lan's army had already shown defeat.
At this time, seeing that the situation was not good in the distance, Tian Du, who was about to be in a big disaster, also began to panic, and hurriedly sent a fast horse to contact Ding Gu, asking Ding Gu to send troops to attack the Han army that landed on the shore, and the old general Ding pointed to the Han army fleet that had gone away, and said to Tian Du's messenger: "The second group of Han thieves is coming soon, if I join the battlefield again, who will intercept the second group of Han thieves to cross the river?" Please return to your king, or ask him to send troops to help General Zhou stop the Han thief! Rest assured, as long as the thief passes this breath, he will definitely not be able to support it for long. ”
General Ding's reply was reported to Tian Du, who considered that it was indeed easier for the Ding Gu army arrayed on the bank of the Yellow River to intercept the follow-up army of the Han army crossing the river, and for the sake of his own interests, he gritted his teeth and sent 5,000 troops to rush to the north end of the plain wharf to attack the flank of the Han army to share the pressure on Zhou Lan.
Tiandu's reinforcements had the opposite effect, and when he saw the Jibei Army coming from the flank, Feng Zhong, who happened to be in this position, immediately became angry and roared: "you (learned from Xiang Kang)!" Lao Tzu and your Jibei thief army have no grievances, you bullied Lao Tzu a few days ago, and now you dare to fight Lao Tzu! Lao Tzu and your Jibei thief army are fighting! ”
After roaring, Feng Zhong waved the spear in his hand, pointed at the Jibei army rushing from the east and shouted: "Brothers, the time for revenge has come, follow me!" Find the Jibei Thief Army for revenge! ”
The morale of the Feng Zhong army roared in response, and immediately launched a counter-charge under the leadership of Feng Zhong, taking the initiative to meet the main force of the siege of the previous Jibei Army, his eyes were red and he rushed faster than one another, and one rushed more fiercely than the other.
Not only that, but in a moment, the combat effectiveness of Feng Zhongjun was still completely in a full-scale offensive, and in turn, the Jibei army, which had more troops, was overwhelmed, and it was even difficult to breathe. - Don't exaggerate, Feng Zhongjun's combat effectiveness can be among the first-class in the army of the Western Chu Army, and the morale will be extremely high, and it is certainly not a problem to suppress the army of the second-rate warlord Tian Du on the scene.
In fact, the Chuji coalition army still has a chance, if the old general Ding Guding can make up his mind and send troops to attack the Han army or Feng Zhongjun without considering the cost, maybe there is hope to kill the Han army that has already crossed the river before the follow-up army of the Han army lands. It's a pity that there are too many scum under the command of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, General Ding Lao is still a typical representative of it, and the degree of scum is not below Master Xiang Boxiang at all, considering that once his army falls into the battlefield, the follow-up army of the Han army rushed through the Yellow River in time to reinforce, and it must be difficult for him to get out, General Ding still resolutely gave up this opportunity, insisting on waiting to intercept the second batch of rushing troops of the Han army - so even if it can't be stopped, it will definitely be more convenient and more certain to retreat.
Fortunately, Zhou Lan still knew the change, seeing that the offensive of the Han army was too fierce and difficult for the army to parry, he decisively changed course, and temporarily commanded the army to hastily organize a round formation to resist the crazy attack of the Han army, and then not to mention, with the contraction of the position, the gradual density of the troops, coupled with the fact that the original grenades of Zhong Li's army had basically run out, Zhou Lan's army really temporarily stabilized his position, gritting his teeth and not being directly defeated by Zhong Liwu.
The same was true of the Jibei Army, seeing that Feng Zhongjun's offensive was equally ferocious, the five thousand Jibei Army that had attacked before also hurriedly formed a circle formation on the spot, so as to temporarily block Feng Zhongjun's attack. And Tian Du also knew very well that the key to the decisive victory was whether Ding Gu could stop the second wave of the Han army's river-crossing army, and seeing that Zhou Lan gradually stabilized his position, he also calmed down and patiently waited for the second wave of the Han army's river-crossing army to approach the east bank.
The Chuji coalition army gritted its teeth and endured, and the second Han army crossing army led by Gongsun Tong, the general of the Han army, gradually approached the east bank of the Yellow River under the transportation of the fleet, and then the Han army fleet had just approached the east bank and confirmed the landing location of the Han army. Charge! The thieves must not be allowed to continue to go ashore! ”
At the same time, Tian Du also decisively issued an order for a general attack, shouting: "Beat the drums, general attack!" Reinforce our army and join forces with the Western Chu army to defeat the thief army that has already landed! ”
The drums of war sounded almost at the same time, Ding Gu's army from south to north, attacking the landing position of the Han army's second round of ferry troops, and the Jibei army from east to west, impacting the positions of Zhong Liwu and Feng Zhongjun, and at the same time gambling on the last bargaining chip and making a decisive fight with the Han army! - If you don't fight, you won't have a chance at all.
Not to mention, General Ding Lao is treacherous and treacherous, and the combat effectiveness of the officers and men of the Western Chu Army under his command is still quite reliable, even if it was also disturbed by the smashing of the original grenade of the Han army, the army did not appear too much chaos, and rushed to the side of the riverbank position, without giving the Han soldiers a chance to land smoothly.
But it still doesn't have much effect, the morale of the Han army is too strong, even if it is clear that it has seen the Western Chu army rushing to the front of the ship, the soldiers of the Han army also risked being pierced by spears and swords to jump ship and land constantly, and they can't wait to wave their swords and spears in the air, stabbing the enemy on the shore, those who fall into the water, struggling and climbing ashore to continue fighting, landing without standing firm and falling, stretching their arms to hug the enemy in front of them, dragging the enemy over and pulling down, and fighting for space for the follow-up companion landing, during which the scene of scuffling together and rolling down the river is not uncommon.
Like Zhong Liwu, another Han army general Gongsun Tong is also the first wave to rush to the east bank of the Yellow River, and like Zhong Liwu, Gongsun Tong also likes to use spears to fight, with his personal team, Leng Shengsheng killed a space in the enemy crowd, covering his personal soldiers all left the ship ashore, and then rushed left and right in the melee, constantly opening up the space and connecting the space opened by the corporaries, the Han soldiers behind one after another, jumping ship and landing constantly, and when nearly half of the Gongsun Tongjun successfully rushed to the east bank, The Western Chu army basically had no hope of blocking the Han army from going ashore.
"The thief is really crazy today, but it's no wonder that if the old man's family is trapped in Plains City, the old man must be more desperate than this."
After muttering to himself, Ding Gu hurriedly looked up to see the situation on the battlefield in the north, but saw that because of the Jibei Army launched a comprehensive general attack, although Feng Zhongjun was forced to turn from offensive to defensive, he did not show defeat for a while, and Zhong Li's army, which could not move Zhou Lanyuan's array, slowly approached Feng Zhongjun, and it had completely formed a melee situation that was difficult to decide the victory, and General Ding Lao suddenly understood in his heart that the battle of the Chuji coalition army was already fierce and unlucky, even if he could entangle the second wave of the Han army's landing army, as long as the third round of the Han army's river-crossing army came over, The Chuji coalition army will definitely lose the battle, and it is only a matter of losing more and losing less.
General Ding's character is not very good, but his eye to see the battle situation is a little, relying on the bloody battle of his soldiers, although his army is also quite competent to temporarily entangle the Han army Gongsun Tongsuo, but when the Han army's troop transport fleet returned to the west bank and transported troops to the east coast battlefield again, the Chuji coalition army was completely panicked, and could not draw a decent army to intercept the landing of the third team of the Han army.
There was no decent obstruction, in fact, the Han army Yong Ni Ji, who was deeply loved by Zheng Bu, rushed to the east bank of the Yellow River very smoothly, and made some adjustments, and then moved closer to Gongsun Tong's department, which was in a stalemate, and gave priority to reinforcing Gongsun Tong's battlefield.
As expected by General Ding, after seeing him flee, the Han army really did not pursue far, and immediately turned around and went north, killing violently towards the northern battlefield that was still in a state of melee, and then immediately followed, the Jibei army also immediately fled for his life, Zhou Lan was a little slower, and was pursued by the Han army, and was also killed by the Han army to lose his armor and corpses all over the field. And then, under the frantic pursuit of the Han army, the Chuji coalition army had to give up the camp baggage, and fled all over the mountains with his tail between his legs, and the so-called Jibei Wang Tiandu still howled with regret while fleeing, "I knew that the Han thieves were so powerful!" This king should accept their kindness, and he should decisively turn back to Han! ”
By the way, because he offended Feng Zhongjun too hard, Han Cheng, who was worried that he would not end well, ignored his injuries and Han Xin's dissuasion, Leng gritted his teeth and joined the escape team of the Jibei Army, but unfortunately his luck was not good, when he escaped from the camp of the Jibei Army, it was already dark, and he was first knocked down by a panicked Jibei Army carriage, and then repeatedly trampled by the defeated army, so that the Han soldiers finally relied on Han Xin's identification to find his body in the corpses covered with gallops.
As for Han Xin, firstly, because he barely had a little backbone and did not participate in the trapping of Feng Zhongjun, and secondly, he happened to fall into the hands of Feng Zhongjun's soldiers, and the situation was reported to Feng Zhong.
In the end, it was close to the second watch, Zheng Bucai, the commander of the Han army, crossed the river by boat, and when he came to the west gate of the plain, in the light of the torches, a white-haired old couple, and a middle-aged woman with two children, had already been waiting in front of the city gate, waiting for his arrival with tears......
"Weng! Old woman! Children are not filial...... ”
Kneeling down in front of the old couple with a plop, Zheng Bu had not finished speaking, and tears had already burst out of his eyes, and then in front of countless Han army soldiers, he couldn't cry in front of everyone.