Chapter 36 On the banks of the Hutuo River
"The people in front of you quickly cross the bridge, and the people in the back follow me!"
Sima Shang knew that he and the others were exposed to the sight of the Yan army's crossbowmen, but he still roared angrily.
He knew that if he didn't do something, he would probably end up with the South Shore team.
The surrender of the Daiyi guards without a fight, and the loss of Gu Yi, made many of the defeated soldiers lose their fighting spirit, and they no longer have the heart to die as in the past.
These dead soldiers who voluntarily broke off almost included the vast majority of the soldiers who still had the heart to fight.
"Kill!"
Dozens of backward soldiers of Zhao Guo did not hesitate at all after receiving the order, and immediately turned around and killed the Yan army.
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
Those Yan State elite horsemen had been waiting for a long time behind, and when they saw that there were Zhao Guo's soldiers returning to fight, they immediately stabbed out the spear in their hands without hesitation.
The spear sank into the flesh, blood splattered, and the corpse fell to the ground, mercilessly trampled by the war horse.
Without the resistance of obstacles, Zhao Guoshi's pawn was so vulnerable when facing Yan Guo's iron cavalry.
"Bell!"
Sima Shang's eyes were split, and seeing that he couldn't do anything, he immediately waved the long sword in his hand and slashed towards the noose.
"Bell!"
Unfortunately, for the safety of the pontoon, the noose is doped with fine iron, which is extremely difficult to cut.
Sima Shang even slashed two swords, the noose did not move at all, and his eyes couldn't help showing despair.
"Chirp!"
The crossbowmen of the Yan Kingdom in the back had long been paying close attention to whether anyone would cut the noose, and after seeing Sima Shang's actions, he immediately began to shoot arrows.
"Bell, bell!"
Sima Shang was worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield, and he reacted very quickly, hurriedly wielding his long sword to block arrows.
"Poof!"
However, the arrows were too dense, and Sima Shang was still hit by the arrows after all, and his body fell into the water.
"Captain!"
Seeing this, they all shouted, wanting to save Sima Shang, but it was too late.
"Childe, broken bridge!"
Before falling into the water, Sima Shang yelled with all his might.
"Ahhh
At the same time, the Yan State Iron Cavalry had already launched a charge, and the soldiers of Zhao Guo in front of the pontoon bridge were killed one after another, and the corpses were also trampled by the war horses.
"Puff puff!"
Those Yan Guo crossbowmen who were closely following behind did not hesitate at all, and the arrows fell like raindrops, shooting towards the fleeing Zhao Guo's soldiers.
Zhao Jia stood on the south bank, watching Sima Shang's arrow fall into the water, and watching more than 100 Zhao warriors being slaughtered, his fists were clenched and his teeth were clenched.
"Archers, are there any arrows!"
Zhao Jia yelled, wanting the archers to provide long-range support, but when he defended the city, the arrows had already run out.
On the way to retreat, they were chased and killed by the Yan army, and many people even lost their weapons.
At this time, the soldiers of Zhao Guo on the south bank had a sharp reduction in combat effectiveness, and it was impossible to effectively block the soldiers of Yan State.
"Childe, break the bridge, otherwise it will be too late!"
Zhao Yan roared, his face was extremely eager, because if he continued to hesitate, the Yan Guo Iron Cavalry would soon rush to the south bank.
Zhao Jia looked at the slaughtered robes on the pontoon, looked at those familiar faces, and clenched his fists.
He took a deep breath, and even though he closed his eyes, he could still hear the screams of the men.
"Set fire, burn the bridge!"
When Zhao Jia opened his eyes again, the unbearable and painful dissipated, leaving only a cold killing machine.
"Promise!"
Zhao Bian was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly commanded the team that had been prepared long ago and began to set fire to the bridge.
On the north bank of Hutuo Water, Yan Jiang looked at the burning pontoon bridge, and his eyes suddenly erupted into flames.
"Damn, damn, that Zhao Jia is really cold-blooded, he even wants to burn his own people to death!"
The fire not only frustrated General Yan's plan, but also killed the elite of Yan who boarded the pontoon.
How can Yan Jiang not be angry?
The pontoon bridge is on the water, even if it is a little wet, and it is easy to ignite a fire after there is something to ignite.
The pontoon bridge was quickly destroyed by the fire, and the remaining bridge began to shake under the impact of the river.
The people above, whether they were Zhao or Yan, all shook violently, and they all screamed in horror.
"Whoa!"
The pontoon bridge was finally overturned by the raging river, and people fell into the water in terror.
The Hutuo River is turbulent.
Zhao Jia stood on the south bank, looking at the soldiers of Zhao Guo who were swept away by the river, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
In fact.
Zhao Jia knew early on that it was almost impossible to save the remaining hundred or so Zhao soldiers and prevent the Yan army from crossing the river smoothly.
The remnants of the army under Zhao Jia's command have long been exhausted in the process of being pursued.
Most importantly, this rout is now very short of weapons, and even the arrows are depleted.
In this state, it is impossible to compete with Yan Guo's iron cavalry.
Zhao Jia didn't want to watch it, and when the pontoon bridge was broken, the remaining hundred or so people were slaughtered by the Yan army on the north bank.
Yes.
Zhao Jia chose to let these people die more worthwhile.
When the Yan military rank caught up with the pontoon bridge, Zhao Jia broke the bridge and let both sides die together.
One will succeed for eternity.
Although this approach may seem ruthless, it is the most correct way to make the death of these remnants who should have been slaughtered more worthwhile.
"Do your best to save those robes who have fallen into the water."
The water is tumbling and undulating.
Zhao Jia's voice was hoarse and low, he looked at the angry Yan Jiang on the other side, and turned to leave.
It's just that Zhao Jia's steps are so heavy, and his back is so gloomy.
"Poof!"
Suddenly, Zhao Jia felt dizzy, his body was completely uncontrollable, and he fell straight to the ground.
More than half a year of hard work, coupled with the infection of the wound on his shoulder, had already made Zhao Jia very weak.
If he hadn't taken his last breath and wanted to leave alive with the last remnants of his soldiers, Zhao Jia would have fallen long ago.
Now, the large army has safely crossed the Hutuo River, and Zhao Jia personally ordered the pontoon bridge to be burned, so that more than 100 Zhao soldiers who dared to fight for the country were swallowed up by the river.
Although he knew that doing this was the most correct thing to do, it was the way to do it.
However, after all, he still felt that his heart was blocked, he felt that he was tired, and his body could no longer hold on, and he collapsed.
"Childe!"
"Childe!"
"Childe!"
When everyone saw Zhao Jia fall to the ground, they all gathered around in shock.
The sky was gray, as if the heavens were not in such a good mood.
The soldiers on both sides of the Hutuo River were a little confused at this time, and they all wanted to rescue their own soldiers who had fallen into the water.
On the north bank of the Hutuo River, in a mountain forest.
Wang Ruobing, who was covered in blood, and another female pawn who was prostrate on the ground, saw that the pontoon bridge was burned down, and more than 100 soldiers who dared to fight for the country fell into the water, and their teeth immediately bit their lips tightly, and wisps of blood flowed out of the corners of their mouths.
Especially seeing that the female pawn who had repeatedly saved her life on the battlefield was also swallowed up by the flood, Wang Ruobing suddenly had a little hatred for Zhao Jia in her heart.
Reason told her that Zhao Jia's choice was right.
But emotionally, she was a little difficult to accept.
In Wang Ruobing's opinion, even if these people were slaughtered by the Yan army, it was better than dying in the hands of their own people.
"Yau Yau, let's go!"
Wang Ruobing wiped away her tears, held back the grief in her heart, and carefully observed the movements of the Xia Yan army.
When she found that many Yan troops had dismounted and were rushing towards this mountain forest, she immediately grabbed another female pawn and prepared to retreat.
"Oooh!"
The other female pawn, who seemed to be a little masterless, subconsciously followed Wang Ruobing and began to retreat.
This woman's name is Qi Rourou.
Qi Rourou is a beautiful girl, weak in temperament, knowledgeable, slim in figure, and beautiful like a flower.
She has a good family background and her own conditions are also very good, so that there is an endless stream of people who come to ask for relatives.
Ultimately.
Qi Rourou made a marriage contract with Yi Feng, another noble son, and the two met several times, and they also had friendship with each other.
The two were going to get married.
However, Qi Rourou suddenly got a strange disease, so that her weight increased dramatically, and in three months, it rose to 200 catties in the next life.
For a woman, such a staggering weight is nothing short of a dream.
She has a weak personality, and the surge in weight has made her extremely inferior, suspicious every day, and even afraid to go out to meet people, for fear of being ridiculed.
His fiancé Yi Feng got the news and immediately tore up the marriage contract after seeing Qi Rourou's current situation.
The betrayal of her fiancé is an unbearable blow to Qi Rourou, who is in the age of flowering.
She thought about killing herself.
However, Qi Rourou, who has always had a weak personality, didn't have the courage to stab herself when she held the short blade.
When she couldn't survive and couldn't die, and she was about to go crazy, Yan Guo tried her best to attack, and King Zhao recruited soldiers all over the country.
Qi Rourou.
This woman, who was bent on death, finally made a brave decision to join the army behind her family's back.
She didn't have the courage to commit suicide, and she didn't want to live in the world, so she wanted to die on the battlefield with a bang.
It's a pity that after actually going to the battlefield, Qi Rourou was almost stupid by the tragic fighting, and was frightened several times, and actually threw away her weapon and screamed with her head in her hands.
This kind of timid and cowardly character does not match his two-hundred-pound body.
As a result, Qi Rourou was also ridiculed and neglected in the army, and was even almost dealt with by military law because of yelling and disturbing the morale of the army.
Fortunately, Wang Ruobing was tender and tender, and did not mind Qi Rourou's actions, but instead pleaded for her.
On the battlefield, Ruobing also helped each other a lot, and even sacrificed his life to save him several times.
The arrow wound left on Ruobing's face this time was also caused by saving Qi Rourou.
Wang Ruobing's performance made Qi Rourou, who was almost completely disappointed in the world, see the light again.
"Ruobing, I'll help you!"
Qi Rourou looked at Wang Ruobing, who was extremely weak after being injured, and hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
I have to say that after Qi Rourou's weight surged, her strength also became very strong.
If she can overcome the weakness of character, she may be able to shine on the battlefield.
"Hmm."
Wang Ruobing nodded, and the two supported each other like this, and fled towards the distance.
"Rourou, this time we were caught up by the Yan State Iron Cavalry, and we were separated from the large army during the fight, I thought it was a dead end."
"But I didn't expect that they would go to a dead end first."
"You have to be strong, you can't be as cowardly as before, otherwise those of us who have been cut off are likely to all die on the battlefield."
"We must have some survivors and seek justice for those who have died!"
I thought of those robes who automatically asked to be broken, but most of them died on the battlefield and were slaughtered by the Yan army.
Thinking of those comrades-in-arms who died at the hands of his own people on the pontoon, Wang Ruobing had a strong desire to survive.
She wanted to go back alive and ask him in front of Zhao Jia, would her conscience hurt if she did that?