Chapter 514: A Little River
The Han Wang Army, located in the south of the official army He Fubu, has a total strength of more than 130,000 troops, and the commander is Sheng Yong; The forward cavalry general is Pingan.
When granting military power before, Zhu Gaoxu said that Sheng Yong and Ping An had a tacit understanding, and the two had a good relationship. Ping'an said, he and Sheng Yong have a bad relationship and have nothing to say!
Sheng Yong's army, plus Qu Neng's army who arrived on the north road, the Han Wang's army has gathered almost all the main forces here!
At this time, in the southeast of Zhu Gaoxu's department, the men and horses under his command were mainly Wu Gao's 80,000 troops, plus 78,000 cavalry; The King of Han made frequent appearances in various parts of the Eastern Front, and also met some local celebrities and gentry, for fear that others would not know that he was there.
The Wu Gao soldiers who surrendered were very numerous, and the number of troops surrendered was second only to the guards of Sichuan Province. And after Wu Gaojun surrendered, the time for rectification was very short; Its army is not like the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army, and many of them are old subordinates who are familiar with King Han and Qu Neng.
In order to rectify the combat effectiveness and reliability of Wu Gao's army, King Han did not rush to transfer troops to the front line to fight. Those 80,000 men have recently only been posturing on the Eastern Front, as a feint......
Yesterday evening, Qu Nengjun arrived at the designated position in time.
And last night, Sheng Yong's army in the south erected a boat bridge overnight; Before dawn in the early hours of this morning, the army of Sheng Yong's army began to cross the water. The number of boats and bridges is not enough, and more than 100,000 people have not completely crossed the river until now!
Originally, Sheng Yong planned to postpone the war for a while; But not long ago, he met Chen Dazhui.
So according to the agreed three artillery pieces, Sheng Yong immediately ordered the artillery to be fired in the west and informed Qu Neng to launch an attack together. The main force of the Han army, 200,000 people, gradually began to besiege He Fu's army!
…… Near the Nanyue Township Market, the two ends of the Wenchang Bridge made loud noises. The firearms of the official army on the east bank shook the sky, and the Qu Neng Department of the Han army on the west bank only had the sound of bows and arrows, and the "crackling" sounded directly.
(Qu Nengjun came from Guizhou, and there were several sections of the road along the way that were very difficult to walk, so the army did not carry any heavy weapons to reduce the baggage; Rao is like this, and even food and grass are in short supply in the army. )
After the two sides fired a series of firearms with bows and crossbows, the men and horses of the Qu Neng Division of the Han Dynasty took the lead in mobilizing troops and began to attack. The Han army's infantry rushed to the bridge with firearms and arrows, dismantling the enemy's rejecting pistols and thorns while fighting the defenders. The shouting on the stone bridge grew louder and louder.
At this time, a group of soldiers of the Han Dynasty army in the north was carrying several small wooden boats and approaching the river.
When they reached the river, they lowered their boats and began to take off their armor and clothes. Everyone put their armor and weapons in the wooden boat in turn.
One of the generals said in a Sichuan accent: "The marshal has received news that there are not many defenders on the east bank of this small river. From here, we crossed the river and hid in the mountains and forests on the opposite bank; When the battle on the stone bridge was strong, the brothers rushed out, pressed the defenders from behind, and captured the stone bridge! ”
The general said: "The river is a little icy, but fortunately, the river is not wide!" There were not many turtle sons by the river, and it was impossible for them to deploy troops in this wilderness. Take it off and swim over! ”
Everyone echoed in Sichuan dialect for a while.
These people are all soldiers of the Sichuan Guard, and they are the youngest men who know how to water, and they are afraid that the older people and their bodies will not be able to withstand the river water in early winter. The youngest sergeant was only in his teens, and he was the next one named Shao Erwa.
Shao Erwa was born in the military, his eldest brother died early, and his father also died of illness in the Han Dynasty army this year. After his family received a pension, Shao Erwa, as the eldest son, went to fill his father's position as a regular soldier.
He had never fought a war, and he didn't pay much attention to practicing martial arts, but he was very proficient in swimming and playing in the water; After all, no one expected that his father would die so young!
Shao Erwa joined the army, and before she came to her senses, she was told that she was going to go on the expedition!
Previously, he was very yearning for the reward for meritorious service in the war. But it was soon poured a basin of cold water, and the so-called expedition to fight was to travel long distances from Sichuan, walk with heavy loads to Guizhou Dusi, and then walk from the mountains to Huguang Province...... He didn't know how far he had walked, the water on his feet had blistered and reappeared, and now it was all calluses.
It's been so long, and Shao Erwa has never even seen what the enemy soldiers look like.
Some of the brothers in front had already touched the water, and Shao Erwa followed the line and walked forward. He muttered a little in his heart because he hadn't swam in the winter...... Shao Erwa said in her heart: The braincase was caught by the door, so she played with water in winter!
Small wooden boats were also launched. Shao Erwa followed the sergeant in front of her and touched the river naked. He shuddered, and hurriedly swam to the opposite side.
After a while, Shao Erwa suddenly heard a "crackling" sound on the other side of the river, which was as dense as fried beans. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to wipe the cold water on his face, and saw a figure shaking in the woods on the opposite bank, and the black shadows of arrows in the air flew into the river, "whooshing" and sounding.
Shao Erwa didn't know what to do, but when he saw that everyone else was swimming forward, he continued to swim.
"Ahh Suddenly, there was a scream. When Shao Erwa turned her head to look, she saw a man struggling not far away, the river was blood-red, and soon the fishy smell that made people want to vomit came to her face.
Shao Erwa heard a "buzz" in her head, and her heart went blank.
At that moment, he felt a chill in his chest, followed by a sharp pain. An arrow drove into his slick body. Shao Erwa found that the strength quickly disappeared from her body, and the person also sank.
He rushed upwards with all his strength, staring at the white sky with wide eyes in disbelief. He never dreamed that going out to fight would end like this before he went into battle......
The remaining soldiers in the river struggled in the bloody water, and the experienced soldiers saw that the situation was not right, and shouted: "Luo Baihu, swim back to cut?" ”
No one answered, and some of the soldiers had already turned around and swam back on their own. After a while, someone shouted: "Luo Baihu is dead!" ”
"Bang bang bang ......" another burst of arrows flew from the sky. The soldiers were desperate to swim back, and if they were hit or not, they were all at the mercy of heaven, and it was impossible to hide in the water.
There was another round of screams and cries.
At this time, a voice said: "I am Zuo Zongqi, and the brothers have turned the boat over!" Swim back! ”
Only then did the sergeants react and hurriedly swam towards the small boats, some of which overturned the boats, and all the armor and weapons inside fell into the river. The first to hide under the boat hurried to the west coast. Arrows flew one after another, and the people in the river were miserable.
The Hundred Households were almost lost, and some of them finally made it to the shore alive. The people ran naked, without any weapons, and ran into the village. Someone began to scold: "Didn't Luo Baihu say that there is no one on the other side? ”
"He himself was killed!"
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