Chapter 53: Crossing the River

The other generals laughed as well.

The sound of the drum of "dong dong dong ......" came into the tent, which was the sound of Zhao Jun's march.

Xiang Zhuang immediately issued an order to go out of the camp to intercept the Zhao army who tried to cross the river.

To the north of the Zhangshui River, Xu Zhong led the soldiers to swarm out from the gate of Jinsuoguan, and the soldiers were fully armed, in addition to crossbowmen and halberders, there were also a group of soldiers holding shields.

On the north bank of the river, there were originally a large number of ships docked, and the soldiers of Zhao came here and boarded the ships in an orderly manner.

Although it is a feint, it may turn into a real attack at any time, which is to act according to the real attack, and the soldiers only need to act according to orders, and only a few generals know the inside story.

The Chu army camp, the defensive objects such as the rejection of horses at the gate of the village were removed, Xiang Zhuang led the soldiers out, and the archers were neatly lined up on the shore, as long as the Zhao army entered the range of the fire, they would attack.

Xiang Zhuang looked at Zhao Jun Daxu on the opposite city wall, and looked at the person wearing different armor next to Daxu, with a slight sneer on his face.

On the city wall of Jinsuoguan, Li Zuoche next to Daxu has a panoramic view of the situation on the other side. There is a word "Xiang" in the flag of the Chu army, this Chu army is not the main force, Xiang Yu cannot be here, and the military general led by the other side is likely to be Xiang Zhuang.

Li Zuoche looked at the woods in the distance on the other side again, everything was ready, and the east wind had come.

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Southwest of Chuying, in the woods.

The 2,000 cavalry of the Zhao army were ready, each leading his own horse, and as soon as the order to attack was given, he would immediately mount his horse. The soldiers were all excited, and they were ready to kill the enemy.

Qian Fan couldn't wait to say, "Captain Ouyang, let's fight!" ”

He has a high military value, is brave in battle, and is good at charging into battle, and commanding operations is not his forte.

Ouyang Ling said: "The order given to us by Guangwujun is to wait for the troops crossing the river to attack when the fierce battle with the Chu army is in full swing, and we must wait for his order. Now the Chu army has not yet fought with our army, if it rushes over now, the Chu army can calmly organize resistance, and when the two sides fight fiercely, then it is the best time. ”

He didn't want to go into battle as soon as possible and hit the enemy hard, but the time had not yet come, so he could only calm down and wait.

Qian Fan heard that he was very reasonable, so he had to endure it first.

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On the north bank of the Zhangshui River, more than 100 ships had already carried Zhao soldiers and headed for the south bank.

The soldiers of each ship were organized into a group, and there were shield bearers and archers on board.

The Chu army on the south bank was ready to attack, and the archers drew their bows and arrows.

On both sides of the Zhangshui River, the situation suddenly became tense.

From the Battle of Julu at the end of Qin, the Qin army and the armies of the princes all knew the prestige of the Chu army, which was recognized as the strongest army in the world, even the Han army was unmatched.

Fighting against the Chu army for the first time, although the soldiers of Zhao had no fear, some of them couldn't help but get nervous. After all, the prestige of the Chu army is too great, and only by winning a battle can this psychology be eliminated.

Gradually, the boat was in the middle of the river.

"Shoot the arrows..."

With General Chu's order, the arrows shot out in unison and flew towards the Zhao army on the river.

Each of the Zhao Army's ships had four people holding shields, all of whom were at the front of the ship. Soldiers and archers guarding bamboo poles.

Although there is shield protection, but it is impossible to achieve no dead angle protection, when the enemy a round of arrow rain comes, there are still a few arrows through the gap to shoot in, there are a few Zhao army arrows.

When a rain of arrows passed, the archers of the Zhao army quickly got up and shot arrows at the Chu army, and then quickly crouched down.

In front of the archers of the Chu army, there was a row of shields to protect, and only a few arrows could be shot in.

The archers on both sides were shooting at each other, and in general, the Chu army took advantage of a certain advantage.

More than 100 soldiers with bamboo poles on the ships did their best to speed up the ships, and people kept falling into the water with arrows, and the middle and low-ranking officers involved in the battle became more and more nervous.

The war drums on the city walls still rang non-stop, boosting the morale of the soldiers.

Gradually, the ships got closer and closer to the south shore. It's almost there, it's coming ashore.

The two sides stopped archery, and the shield bearers of the Zhao army put down their shields, the archers put down their bows and arrows, and the soldiers who supported the bamboo poles put down their bamboo poles, and they all picked up the halberds placed on the surface of the ship and rushed ashore with all their might.

The halberd soldiers in the Chu army quickly rushed to the shore, all stretched out their halberds, and formed a halberd array, such a dense halberd, it was very difficult to break through the attacking side across the river.

When they were about to reach the shore, the soldiers and soldiers of Zhao got off the boat one after another, and rushed forward on the knee-high river, and the halberd faced the halberd, and the two sides fought fiercely.

As the defending side, the Chu army is not only the front soldier, but also the reserve, as long as the soldiers in front fall, there are people behind them immediately.

The first batch of Zhao soldiers who crossed the river had more than 2,000 people, and they were at a disadvantage in numbers, and as an attacking party, they could not retreat at all after getting off the boat, and the disadvantage became more and more obvious, and the soldiers fell faster than the enemy.

Looking at the battle situation in front of him, Xiang Zhuang laughed, laughing that Li Zuoche was a mediocre talent, even if there were more people, they would not want to cross the river.

On the north bank of the Zhangshui River, except for Xu Zhong and two generals, everyone else was worried. Most of the existing ships were used to carry soldiers over, and it was impossible to send reinforcements, and the more than 2,000 people who crossed the river could only die in the end.

A certain military Sima said: "General Xu, this is just a senseless death, I don't know why Guangwujun wants to let him do this?" ”

Xu Chong smiled lightly: "As the commander of the three armies, of course Guangwujun will not do stupid things, you will know later." ”

On the city wall, Li Zuoche saw that the time had come, and ordered someone to light fireworks on the beacon tower.

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In the southwest of the Chu camp, the two thousand cavalrymen have been patiently guarding the heart of killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions.

Ouyang Ling had been at the edge of the woods, sometimes watching the situation in the distance, and in the flat area, even if he did not stand on a high place, the situation could be vaguely seen ten miles away. As long as the commander has not given the order, he will not be able to fight.

"Captain Ouyang, look..."

Ouyang Ling looked to the north, and the beacon tower on the Great Wall lit up fireworks.

"Brothers, the time has come to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions."

Finally ready to fight, the soldiers suddenly boiled with enthusiasm and stepped on their horses together.

"Brethren! Give me ......"

Ouyang Ling rushed out first, and the other soldiers quickly followed.

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