Chapter 162: Indigo Raider
The sudden flood swept away everything that could be washed away, the pontoon bridge across the river was gone, and the heavily guarded camp, including the outer ditches, antlers, and various watchtowers and other buildings in the camp, were vulnerable to the water. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The strong-looking barracks disappeared into the waves like leaves swept up by a strong wind, and the soldiers standing on the barracks were not spared.
They were carried into the water by the torrent and floated up and down, some were pulled under the surface of the water by the whirlpool and disappeared, and some people went with the current, constantly bumping into various debris while struggling, and finally lost consciousness and sank into the water.
The Chen military camp on both sides of the Hengpu River disappeared into the flood in an instant, and only on the dirt slope of the highest point of their respective points, there were soldiers who had escaped death, and they watched the water roaring in horror but could not do anything.
The rising water level forced people to retreat, and some people on the periphery slipped into the water, howling "help", some were pulled back, and some were washed away by the water.
The comrades who were still by their side just now have disappeared into the yellow soup-like water, looking at the turbulent water, any desire to save people has disappeared without a trace.
When the water level no longer rises but slowly falls, some people sit on the ground and don't know what to do, and many more shiver in the cold wind, and the scene in front of them is like a nightmare, making it difficult for them to accept the fact that it has happened.
How so? Why is there a big flood upstream?
Was it the heavy rain in the upstream area last night that caused the flash floods? Or is someone damming the water upstream, and then a water attack?
How is that possible? It hasn't rained for the past few days, and the water in Hengpu was fine yesterday!
Whether it was impossible or not, it had happened, the flood had destroyed everything, except for the survivors on the mound, everyone else was washed away, and I don't know how long it took, the water level dropped significantly, and at the same time, the sound of horns was heard in the upper reaches of the Yokoura.
As far as the eye can see, there are many bamboo rafts on the water of Yokoura, and there are people on each raft, holding shields, bows and arrows, and hands paddling hard, rushing towards the survivors with the momentum of the current.
"Zhou Jun, it's Zhou Jun!"
Chen Bing shouted in horror, looking for the weapons around him, but in a panic, many people even threw their bows when they ran for their lives, and the quiver was on their bodies, but they couldn't kill the enemy without a bow.
The raft moved fast, and when it approached the mound where the survivors were entrenched, the archers on the raft fired arrows, and then the other group jumped off the raft and waded towards the mound after trying the depth of the water.
Many of them were cloaked and unarmoured, dressed in ring-lock armor and overalls, and their faces were painted with indigo dye, and they looked hideous, like evil spirits in the mountains that plagued the world, and ran forward with strange screams.
Holding a shield in one hand and a short spear in the other, approaching a distance of about thirty paces, everyone threw the short spear forward with all their might, and the two-foot-long short spear drew a graceful curve and fell on the mound to stir up blood flowers.
Twenty paces away, the second round of throwing, fifteen steps away, the third round of throwing, three consecutive rounds of throwing down caused heavy casualties to Chen Bing, someone went to pull out the short spear on the body of the fallen comrade to use as a weapon, and found that the short spear was broken in two:
The bamboo spear shaft and the iron spear head were actually broken as soon as they were pulled!
"Kill !!"
The indigo-faced assaulters approaching the mound suddenly roared, threw the last of their short spears forward, and then pulled out their long-handled axes at their waists and charged towards the Chen soldiers.
The axe is very useful, especially when 'doing things' in the mountains, you can cut wood, chop wood and cut people, it is very convenient, find the head and go down with an axe, and even the shield and head can be split together.
The axe is not as delicate as the knife, and the blade will be rolled if the blade is cut too much, so it must be sharpened frequently, and the axe is very trouble-free, so the slave hunting team likes to use long-handled axes as weapons.
A shield, collar locks, three or four special throwing spears, a long-handled axe, and a dagger are the classic equipment of the slave catchers, and of course, the indigo dye that was used to wipe their faces before the battle.
The perennial fighting in the mountains and forests has made the members of the slave hunting team very good at walking on the mountain road, and the continuous killing and arson, robbing women and robbing money and food have made them as crazy as beasts that have eaten people, and they begin to be excited rather than cowering every time they fight.
Everyone is a rotten life, only by killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions can we get women, can we have a lot of money to spend, can we get drunk with good wine and meat, and only by killing people can we make our lives better!
A stone flew head-on, Tian Liuhu blocked it with his shield, and then threw the shield forward, causing the Chen soldier to dodge sideways, while he clenched the long-handled axe and slashed hard.
With a snort, the red and white things splashed his face, and the familiar smell of blood penetrated his nose and brain, making Tian Liuhu excited, like a fierce tiger, brandishing a long-handled axe and rushing into the group of Chen soldiers to kill.
To be able to become the master of the village and inherit the position of the owner of the village in the future, Tian Liuhu does not rely on his good looks, nor does he have a mouth to speak, he stands out from several brothers, he relies on his brain, and he can fight.
The burning cottage, the crying women and children, and the corpses everywhere are the portrayals of the loser, and as long as he Tian Liuhu still has a breath, he must work hard to be the victor and be the indigo assaulter under the command of the King of Xiyang!
"Kill those who don't surrender!!"
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Hundreds of cavalry galloped in the direction of Wuji, followed by the infantry who trotted quickly, seeing that Wuzhi Village had disappeared from its original position, and the Metropolitan Governor Wang, who led the reinforcements, was anxious.
Early this morning, Wang Meng, who was at the southern foot of the Dayu Mountains and the camp on the bank of the Hengpu water, was suddenly awakened by the faintly audible roar, put on his clothes and rushed out of the tent to climb up the watchtower, and sure enough, he found that something had happened in the upper reaches of the Hengpu water.
The horizon was white, and there seemed to be a wall moving rapidly from upstream to downstream, Wang Meng was well-informed, and immediately sighed in his heart that it was not good: water attack, or appeared.
Camp along the river, to prevent flooding and water attack, the former is a natural disaster, the latter is a man-made disaster, Wang Meng led the troops for many years to know the stakes, so the Hengpu waterside camp, and Hengpu water has a distance, and is in a higher place, it is difficult to be flooded or attacked.
And the upstream Wuji village, because of the topography and defense, is camped on both sides of the Hengpu water, once it rains heavily for several days, it is easy to be flooded, or someone in the upstream builds a dam to block the water, it is easy to be attacked by water.
But this is very easy to prevent, now it is winter, even if it rains, it is impossible to continue for ten days and a half as in summer and autumn, the water level of the river near Wuji is well known to the officials and soldiers over the years, so the camp is specially chosen to be in a higher position, not afraid of heavy rain causing flash floods to flood the camp.
However, it was also necessary to raise the water attack, so Wang Meng specially sent Wang Zhongxuan to the upper reaches of Wuzhi Village, that is, to camp in the Jiudu area, as the eyes and ears of Wuzhi Village.
As a result, without warning, there is no heavy rain and there is a sudden flood upstream, which means that someone is building a dam upstream to store water and carrying out water attacks downstream, who are these people?
Who else could there be, it was Zhou Jun!
The water roared and passed by the Hengpu Water Village, Wang Meng breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, knowing that the upstream Wuji was not good, and after explaining all the affairs, he personally led a thousand cavalry and a thousand infantry to reinforce the Wuji Village, only by seeing the scene with his own eyes, he could feel at ease.
Originally, I was lucky, thinking that Wuji Village could withstand the water, but now from a distance, the original site has been razed to the ground, not to mention that the towering watchtower is gone, and even the camp tent is not much left.
The Hengpu River channel is not narrow, and it is not easy to build a dam to store water in a short time, how did Zhou Jun do it?
It must be Wang Zhongxuan who has rebelled! Lead the Zhou army to sneak attack!
Thinking of this, Wang Meng couldn't help but feel hatred in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that there were too few people available, he wouldn't let Wang Zhongxuan go out of Jiudu as a forward sentinel, and now that he was tossed by Zhou Jun like this, I am afraid that Da Yuling would not be able to stop it.
"The Grand Duke! There are enemy cavalry ahead! ”
When Wang Meng heard this, he looked up, but saw hundreds of cavalry figures on the mound in front of him, and the banner was the Zhou army.
"It's a good hand, even the war horses have been transported!" Wang Meng sneered and led the cavalry to meet him, "Just a hundred horsemen, I also want to use my mantis arm as a car!" ”
On the mound, Murong Sanzang looked at the galloping cavalry of the Chen army, and slowly raised his right hand, the effect of the water attack was very good, and the performance of those strange mountain barbarians who fought together was also good, so it was time for him to make a final decision.
"Ben General, I heard a joke after coming to Shannan!"
Seeing the main general speak, the cavalry around him listened attentively.
"This joke is funny, hehe, it is said that there are cavalry in the Southern Dynasty!"
"Hahahaha!"
The cavalry of the Zhou army laughed, Murong Sanzang put away his smile, clenched his raised right hand into a fist and waved: "Sons, let Chen Jun see what a cavalry is!! ”