Chapter 700: Forcibly crossing the Hun River
ps: There is a clerical error in the last chapter, the battlefield of the Qi Julu Water Army attacking Handan County in South Korea took place on the Yellow River, not the Yangtze River. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info dizzy and mistaken. In addition, after gua sha, it was found that it was not the cold that caused the headache, but the cervical spine.
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The 10th day of the ninth month was the day set by LΓΌ Xi, the king of Qi, to launch a large-scale attack on the land south of the Hu River in the Chu State.
On this day, 50,000 northern Sichuan archers attached to Wei will launch an offensive against Chu in Shangshui County, while Dongyue and Xiyue will also attack the nearby strategic points of Chu, echoing the Qilu and Wei alliance forces on this side of the Huhe battlefield.
Let's not mention the rest of the battlefields for the time being, let's talk about the Huhe battlefield first.
On the morning of the tenth day of the ninth month, about the time of the hour, the alliance of the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu and Wei, with a total of about 400,000 people, had been officially lined up on the north bank of the Hun River, waiting for the oath presided over by Lu Xi, the king of Qi.
To tell the truth, today's oath is just a scene, because yesterday, that is, on the Chongyang Day of the ninth day of the ninth month of September, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, had sworn to the soldiers of the Qi, Lu and Wei allied armies in Daying, Xuanxian and Qi on the north bank of the Hun River, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers of the three national armies.
Of course, in Zhao Hongrun's view, what boosted the morale of the three armies was not so much the speech of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, but something more affordable: fine wine and fresh meat.
Yesterday, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, didn't know what to think, and asked the army in charge of logistics to bring countless livestock, poultry, and a jar of wine from Qi in advance, and he distributed these things to the three armies, so that the soldiers of the three armies could eat and drink freely for a day.
Let the 400,000 army eat and drink freely, you can imagine how many poultry, how many livestock, how much wine, how much wine the Qi country consumed on this day, or that sentence, except for the wealthy Qi country, I believe that no country can afford such consumption.
Taking a step back, even if you can afford it, I'm afraid you can't give such an order.
But Lu Xi, the king of Qi, just did this, thanks to this, Zhao Hongrun, who had not tasted meat for a long time, finally returned to the tooth sacrifice, with the intention of not taking advantage of the bastard, let go of his stomach to eat and drink.
I have to say that although the actions of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, made the Qi State pay a heavy economic price, it also made his prestige in the three armies rise sharply, such as in the Wei army, even the Wei army, which was very disgusted when he saw Tian Tan and the Qi army on the east road, invariably gave a thumbs up when he mentioned Lu Xi, the king of Qi.
Perhaps, the requirements of the soldiers in this era are really low, they just want to eat a good meal before going to the battlefield, even if the military luck is not good and they die on the battlefield, they can be a full ghost.
But then again, except for Lu Xi, the king of Qi, few people are willing to pay such a big price, they would rather shout a few slogans about how many enemy soldiers they kill and how much reward they get, unlike Lu Xi, the king of Qi, who directly puts the reward in front of you, which shows sincerity.
Because the soldiers had been rewarded at the garrisons of the three armies yesterday, today's pre-war encouragement of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, has become very concise.
Just one sentence: win this battle and reunite with your family!
As the so-called rough words are not rough, the words of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, did not necessarily have any literary qualities, but were strongly recognized by the soldiers of the Qilu and Wei Three Kingdoms Alliance.
Waiting for those heralds to convey the words of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, to every corner of the three armies, the shouts of the soldiers rose one after another, like the waves of the sea, and the morale was so high that it could almost be said to have risen to the peak.
No wonder it was set on the tenth day of September, it turned out to have this meaning.
Listening to the deafening shout in his ears, Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look in the direction where Lu Xi, the king of Qi, was - at this moment, he was staying on the side of the Wei army, at least a dozen miles away from the position of Lu Xi, the king of Qi.
I remember that a few days ago, when Ji Zhao, the brother of the six kings, conveyed to Zhao Hongrun the intention of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, and agreed to officially cross the Hun River on the tenth day of the first month of September, Zhao Hongrun still felt a little puzzled.
Because in his opinion, Qi King Lu Xi should be racing against time now, and he can still be patient to make pre-war preparations?
Until now, Zhao Hongrun finally understood.
It turned out that in addition to making preparations before the war, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, was still waiting to spend the special day of the ninth day of the ninth month of September.
The Double Ninth Day of the first month of September has always been a day for the people of the Central Plains to reunite and go out for entertainment together.
Therefore, the king of Qi, LΓΌ Xi, postponed the date of waving his army south to the tenth day of the ninth month of September, and rewarded the whole army on the ninth day of the ninth month of September.
In this regard, Zhao Hongrun praised in his heart: It is rumored that Lu Xi, the king of Qi, is the wisest and wisest of the kings of Qi State, which is really unusual.
"Woo-woo-woo-woo-"
Three long military horns sounded from more than ten miles away and reached Zhao Hongrun's ears.
Here we go!
Zhao Hongrun's face changed, and he suddenly changed into a serious face.
Don't look at them, the three armies of Qilu and Wei are just going to cross the Hun River in front of them today, but you must know that the Hun River in front of you is the closest river to the Chu king Du Shouying, and crossing this river means that you have come to the land of Jinggi in the Chu State.
Therefore, if you think about it, you can also know that this river must be stationed with the water army of the Chu State.
Therefore, it is to forcibly cross the Hun River!
Break through!
"Pontoon!"
With Zhao Hongrun's order, hundreds of Wei soldiers slowly pushed a huge pontoon bridge dozens of zhang long and more than 20 zhang wide into the river using the rolling logs laid under the ground in advance.
The craftsmen of the Lu country have already measured the width of the Huhe River, therefore, the length of this pontoon bridge is just the width of the Hun River, only a lot more, therefore, as long as the pontoon bridge is pushed into the river, this giant pontoon bridge will be stuck on both sides of the river because of the relationship of flowing water.
The only premise is that there will be no troublemakers during this period.
However, the Chu soldiers on the south bank of the Hun River would have allowed the three armies of Qi, Lu and Wei to cross the Hun River so easily? Will the Chu naval army on the Hun River valley let the three armies of Qi, Lu and Wei cross the Hun River so easily?
Of course not!
So, at this moment, every second counts!
"Team Ranteng, Xiang Li, Team Zhangming!"
Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and ordered, because he had faintly felt that it would not be long before the Chu army would notice the movement here and quickly rush to intercept it.
"Yes!"
Not far from Zhao Hongrun's main formation, Ran Teng, Xiang Li, and Zhang Ming, three thousand-man generals, led their respective thousand-man teams and took the lead in rushing to the other side.
Sure enough, as Zhao Hongrun expected, these three thousand-strong teams had just set foot on the land on the opposite bank, and a group of soldiers and horses appeared in the distance on the south bank of the Hun River.
Don't even think about it, it must be the Chu army that came to intercept it.
"Team Ranten! Follow Lao Tzu! β
"Xiang is leaving! Keep up! β
"Team Zhang Ming! Keep up, keep up! β
The three elite thousand-man teams of the merchant and water army immediately rushed towards the Chu army in the distance, not seeking to kill many enemies, just to hinder the time for this Chu army to reach the riverbank.
At the same time, Qu Cheng, the chief general of the Yanling army, and Wu Ji, the chief general of the Shangshui army, coincidentally urged the soldiers and generals under their command to quickly cross the river on the pontoon bridge.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Keep up, keep up!"
"Don't grind! Fast! β
In the blink of an eye, this pontoon bridge was full of Wei troops.
To be honest, the pontoon bridge is not stable, and the deck is high and low as the river hits.
It can be clearly seen that the Wei soldiers who ran across the pontoon bridge were actually pale one by one, and even some of the soldiers slipped under their feet due to the unstable center of gravity and accidentally fell into the water.
But at this time, how can there be any time to rescue the soldiers who have fallen into the water? You can only pray for God's blessing, or let those soldiers who accidentally fall into the water ask for more blessings for themselves.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Keep up, keep up!"
More and more Wei soldiers successfully passed the pontoon bridge and set foot on the land on the south bank of the Hun River.
But this could not be regarded as a victory for the Wei army, because the Wei army was about to face the attack of the Chu army - it was not difficult to set foot on the land on the south bank of the Hun River, but it was difficult to gain a foothold in this land. If they were killed by the Chu army, even if there were more Wei troops on this land, it would not make the slightest sense.
Therefore, generals such as Yan Mo, Lu Zhan, and Xu Jiong, after leading their troops to land on the opposite bank, immediately organized a formation and quickly supported Ran Teng and other three thousand-strong troops in front.
If it slows down for a moment, even if Ran Teng's three thousand-man teams are elite, they will be swallowed up by the massive Chu State army.
Fortunately, the Wei army crossed the river very quickly, and the division of labor was clear, and any Wei soldier who set foot on the opposite bank of the land immediately entered the battlefield to block the Chu army in the distance.
However, Zhao Hongrun's complexion was still solemn and did not improve in the slightest.
It's almost time to come......
His gaze looked to the west, to the upper reaches of the Hun River.
Suddenly, several green crows wearing gray leather armor quickly passed through the formation of the Wei army, and came to Zhao Hongrun in a hurry, clasping their fists and saying, "Your Highness! The Chu warship was found in the upper reaches of the Hun River! β
Here it comes!
Zhao Hongrun's heart tightened, and he said to the guards behind him and Su Wangwei: "Leave it to Qu Cheng and Wu Ji here, let's go!" β¦β¦ Urging Qu Cheng and Wu Ji, they quickly pulled up the iron lock of the Henghe River, and Hugh was about to be hit by the Chu warship and destroyed the pontoon bridge! β
With that, he rushed to the upper reaches of the Hun River.
At this time, in the upper reaches of the Huhe River, about five or six miles away from where Zhao Hongrun was, Yuan Zongwei Gao Kuo, who was now serving as a 2,000-strong general in the Shangshui Army, had already commanded nearly 200 Lu State heavy crossbows to aim in the upstream direction.
Suddenly, a soldier pointed in the direction of the upstream and exclaimed: "Senior general, seed general, Chu ship!" Chu ship! β
Hearing this, Gao Kuo and Chong Zhao turned their heads to look in the direction of the upstream, and shouted in unison: "Prepare for each heavy crossbow!" β
Today's wind is blowing from the west, and this fleet of Chu State is coming with the wind at a very fast speed.
Although this fleet only had more than twenty large ships, the sheer size of those large ships made Gao Kuo and Chong Zhao secretly frightened: this scale was almost four times that of their Wei warships!
"The target is the first ship! β¦β¦ Twenty heavy crossbows in the front team fired a salvo, and they could not be missed! β
"Put!"
With Gao Kuo and a kind of move, only a few pops were heard, and twenty crossbow arrows as thick as arms **** went out, and it was clearly seen that in an instant, the first ship of the Chu State fleet in the distance immediately hit more than a dozen crossbow arrows, and the hull was greatly damaged, and the river water quickly poured into those holes, and in the blink of an eye, the warship sank in half.
However, even so, the Chu warship still did not slow down, and still rushed downstream, obviously, these Chu troops also risked their lives and desperately wanted to crash the pontoon bridge downstream.
As soon as the two sides came into contact with each other, the war became white-hot. (To be continued.) )