The river is surging, rushing rapidly, rolling waves, and there is a majestic sound of collapse and heroism.

On the river, the long wind is mighty, dozens of ships and ships are coming, the mighty and mighty, blowing and rolling the flags and fluttering, and the soldiers in armor on the battleships are solemnly standing, holding Changge spears in their hands, carrying crossbow machines and bows and arrows, and the cold air is fierce.

This is Dahua's army, which went down the river and approached Xiazhou.

It was necessary to storm and land on the river beach in the north of Xiazhou, and inflict a heavy frontal blow on the Liang army in Xiazhou.

The land of Xiazhou, at the mouth of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, hence the name, the terrain is complex, the mountain cliffs and cliffs stand in a forest, those mountains are dense mountain forests, can not march, can only land on the shore only artificially built river beach, as the ferry of the Xiazhou waterway.

There are 20,000 troops of the Liang army stationed here, which has long been fortified, and the deer barriers, wooden fences, thistles, and trenches are all arranged on the river beach, and the ferry has been destroyed, and the shallow water area close to the ferry has thrown a lot of large stones, and if the ship is close, it is easy to be smashed through the bottom of the ship.

Xue Wanbei, as a general, was responsible for this waterway attack, and he brought 30,000 soldiers and horses to contain the defenders of the ferry, attract more troops to come, and cover the Xiazhou City behind General Li Jing's raid.

This is Li Jingsheng's strategy to attack the east and west, relying only on the waterway attack, not dominant, with Li Jing's military habits, he will definitely not be brutal and forcefully attacked, so according to the conventional thinking, a fleet was sent to attack the ancient ferry and the river beach, to attract the support of the troops in the Liang army's city.

"General Xue, the sailors in front have detected a large number of sunken rocks in the shallow waters of the river beach, preventing the ship from approaching."

Xue Wanbei hesitated for a moment and ordered: "Throw the raft and land on the river beach, it is a shallow water area, the water is not turbulent, and the raft can carry people ashore." ”

"Yes!"

Before the water war, they took into account all kinds of factors, so on the ship, a lot of rafts and longboards were stocked, at this time the ships leaned to the side of the river, and then opened the ship's wiping board and bottom compartment board, many soldiers have been prepared, just wait for the raft is still in the river, these soldiers began to jump on the raft, or around the raft, and then take the raft to the shore.

At this moment, many archers appeared on the mountains along the river, and began to design arrows downward.

Some of the soldiers on the raft could not dodge in time, and after being shot, they fell into the river, or were killed or wounded.

"Cloth Shield!" On each raft was a team, and the soldiers with Teng Dun quickly took off their shields, gathered together, and protected them with shields, which immediately reduced casualties.

"Shenji Battalion, bow and arrow cover!"

"Whoa!" The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, all crossbowmen and archers, adjusted the angle towards the mountain area where the arrows were released, and released the arrows from the boat, covering them indiscriminately.

These crossbow arrows fell in the woods, penetrating through them, and also injured some of the Liang troops who were ambushed here.

Soon, a Dahua naval armor landed on the shore, filling trenches here, tearing down deer barriers, and cutting down barbed wooden fences.

Puff puff –

A round of arrows struck, and the sharp blades held by the soldiers who rushed to the front line were shot through the armor, and the corners of their bodies and mouths were bleeding, and they fell in a pool of blood one by one.

"Kill—"

Waves of Dahua soldiers attacked the river beach, and the war drums on the ships in the rear were beating, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, and the momentum was huge, putting pressure on the defenders.

The Liang army occupies a geographical advantage, so it can still defend strictly, but the Dahua side has a weapon advantage, and some crossbow machine phalanxes began to shoot frantically from the ships towards the defending area above the river beach, and even used black powder arrows, which continued to explode there, causing some casualties to the Liang army.

Xue Wanbei stood proudly on the bow of the boat, the wind blowing the cloak, and the eyebrows were full of energy.

The ferry port in the north of Xiazhou is a very critical defense line and entrance to Xiazhou, and it is also very convenient to lead to Jiangling, if you attack by land, the terrain in the south is hilly, mountains, lakes, rivers, dense jungles, and a lot of rain, and it is very inconvenient to march. Therefore, the ferry here is indeed a fortress land.

Cai Guan, the defender of the Liang army, saw that Dahua's firepower was so fierce and the attack power was also strong, and he was a little weak-hearted, for so many years, he rarely fought a tough battle, and the Liang soldiers had no experience of fighting, so he was a little frightened when he saw the casualties spreading, the blood became a river, the river was dyed red, the corpses were floating in the water, and the bloody breath was blowing in the nose.

"General, the enemy's offensive is too fierce, and the soldiers' morale is a little fluctuating, I'm afraid that our troops can't hold out for a long time, and we need to go back to the city to move troops, so that General Xu can send some more soldiers and horses."

"Yes, but sending someone back to deliver the letter, it's a little slow, immediately send out the wolf smoke for emergency relief, pass the signal, the most dangerous kind, the defenders in the city will naturally send troops when they see that the ferry is in danger!"

This is the signal they agreed to transmit the military situation, once the river beach is in danger and needs to be rescued, the wolf smoke will be burned, and there will be a beacon tower for two miles, so that it will be transmitted back to the city for six or seven miles, which is very fast.

"Obey the order, and the last general will do it!"

Soon, the wolf smoke burned and rushed into the sky, which could be seen from afar.

When the scout on duty at the beacon tower found out, he immediately lit the wolf smoke and passed it on.

Sure enough, in less than half a cup of tea, the scouts in the city passed the news to the lieutenant on duty, and then the lieutenant urgently reported the news to the new guard Xu Xuanche.

"Is the river beach going to fall so soon? No, go to support as soon as possible, this is the gateway to the north of Xiazhou, after it is broken, the Yangtze River waterway is blocked, grain, grass, armor, reinforcements, etc., are difficult to communicate, and can only rely on land. ”

Xu Xuanche sent a general out of the city with 20,000 horses and rushed over to support.

I knew that the reinforcements had just run out for a few miles, and less than half of the distance was killed by a large Chinese army and horses from the mountains and forests and ambushed.

At the same time, in the northwest of Xiazhou City, a large number of Dahua troops appeared, rolling and pressing, the sound of horses' hooves shook the heavens and the earth, and the infantry phalanx was sonorous and powerful.

"Oh no, I've been tricked!" Xu Xuanche stood on the city tower, watching the enemy army approaching from the northwest, hearing the sound of fighting in the distance north of the city, his face changed greatly, and his back was dripping with cold sweat, he realized that he had been tricked.

With 20,000 horses and horses at the ferry, plus 20,000 reinforcements sent out, the defenders in the city are less than 30,000.

The Liang army was recruited temporarily, with little training, and had not been tempered on the battlefield, so it was too inferior to Dahua's warlike soldiers. Once the casualties exceed three or four percent, the Liang army will inevitably be defeated, and the rest of the men and horses will definitely have no intention of fighting again.

"General, do you want to defend or abandon the city?" A confidant next to Xu Xuanche asked in a low voice.

Xu Xuanche's face was calm and hesitant, if he abandoned the city and fled, he was afraid that it would be difficult to make a difference when he went back, and if he didn't get it right, he would lose his head. I thought that I would resist for at least two days, see the situation, and wait for the situation to be bad, and then break through and leave.

At that time, there was also a bitterness to complain about when he fled back to Jiangling, compared to the sharp edge of the Dahua army, and it was unfavorable for him to supervise the battle, and the city was broken and had to retreat.

Fleeing from the enemy is completely two different concepts.

Therefore, Xu Xuanche gritted his teeth and said: "Hold on for two days first, and then say!" ”