On the north side of the riverbank, the soldiers of the Yuan family are pushing the pontoon bridge that has just been erected on the river.

The sound of the bridge is thick planks.

Each plank is several inches thick, and many planks are nailed together, and the advance into the river is a wide pontoon bridge.

Little by little, the pontoon bridge approached the south side of the riverbank.

In order to keep the bridge able to advance along the river to the opposite bank, many Yuan soldiers who knew how to swim jumped into the river and held the pontoon bridge to guide the way.

Cao Jun on the shore stretched out his bow and arrows, aiming at Yuan Jun, who had already jumped into the river.

Yuan Jun, who was holding the pontoon bridge, was getting closer and closer to the north bank,

Seeing that Yuan Jun had already entered the range of bows and arrows, Lu Bu, who had been watching them, roared: "Release the arrows!" ”

With Lu Bu's order, countless arrows flew out with a roar.

The soldiers of the Yuan army, who were holding the pontoon bridge in the water, held the pontoon bridge in one hand and the shield in the other, and continued to move forward in the rain of arrows.

Now Lu Bu is no longer commanding a thousand cavalry.

The arrows from the north shore were as dense as raindrops.

From time to time, Yuan's army, who would be hit by an arrow, let go of the pontoon bridge and floated downstream with the river.

On the surface of the river, streams of blood rippled.

But the blood flower didn't stay long, and was soon washed away by the river and turned into nothingness.

The soldiers of the Cao army spread their bowstrings and continued to shoot feather arrows at the Yuan army on the river.

Although one by one, Yuan Jun was caught in the water by arrows and swept away by the river to an unknown place, but more Yuan troops still pushed the pontoon bridge to the shore.

To the south of the riverbank, Yuan's army, which was preparing to attack, was already eager to try.

The soldiers of the Cao army on the shore also lined up in defensive formations while firing bows and arrows.

As the pontoon bridge on the river gradually moved closer to the shore, the soldiers on both sides held their breath and stared at the enemy on the opposite bank.

Cao's army has gone through a hundred battles, although it is not a standing army led by Cao Shuo, but soldiers drawn from various military villages, but each of them has rich battlefield experience, and they are not very nervous.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the Yuan army who stared at each other with Cao Jun were recruits who had never been on the battlefield.

They may be good at using hoes and shovels, but they really can't let go of their courage to go into battle to kill the enemy.

People who have never been on the battlefield will feel an inexplicable anxiety when they know that they are about to kill.

At this time, the soldiers of the Yuan army had such a state of mind.

Looking at Cao Jun on the other side of the riverbank, many Yuan Jun felt that their legs were trembling.

With a loud "boom", the pontoon bridge came to the shore.

"Kill!" As soon as the pontoon bridge reached the shore, a group of Cao soldiers rushed up.

At the same time, the Yuan army on the north bank also let out a shout and rushed to the pontoon bridge.

Countless people rushed onto the pontoon bridge, and Cao Jun, who was killed on the shore, could only wave his weapon and stab Yuan Jun who was still in the water.

Yuan Jun in the water held the pontoon bridge with one hand, and could only hold a shield to block with the other.

Cao Jun, who killed in front of them, stabbed Yuan Jun one by one into the water.

When they wanted to push the pontoon bridge, Yuan Jun, who was pressed into pieces, had already rushed along the pontoon.

The soldiers of Cao's army, who were close to the river bank, retreated one after another.

Behind them, Cao Jun, who was holding his bow and arrows, was still casting feather arrows.

Among the Yuan troops who charged along the pontoon bridge, someone fell to the ground with an arrow almost every moment.

Yuan Jun, who was running in the middle of the pontoon bridge, fell with an arrow and was soon trampled under the feet of his companions who rushed up from behind.

And those Yuan Jun, who were originally on the side, fell into the water one after another after being hit by the arrow, causing splashes on the water surface.

Yuan's army is getting closer and closer to the south bank.

Cao's army, which had already lined up in formation, stepped forward one after another and stopped in front of the trench.

The shields were lined up in a wall, the lances pointed forward, and the eyes of the Cao soldiers were fixed on the enemies who were rushing towards them.

"Kill!" General Yuan Jun, who rushed to the front, roared, and the pace under his feet accelerated a lot.

The arrows flying from the shore fell into the Yuan army, and people continued to fall, but the Yuan army at the front had already rushed to the south bank.

The soldiers of the Cao army in the formation shouted, and the shield array was a little tighter than just now.

When Lu Bu arranged the defensive line, he only left a very narrow counterattack channel for Zhao Yun.

Yuan Jun, who rushed to the shore, rushed to this passage one after another.

The Yuan army rushed to this passage, and the Cao army archers in the distance immediately reversed the direction of the arrows.

The arrow, which was originally flying on a flat surface, instantly flew in a triangle from both sides to the middle.

Originally, as long as the Yuan army was defending the front, there were immediately two more sides to protect, and more Yuan soldiers fell in the rain of arrows.

Yuan Jun, who rushed towards the narrow passage, while enduring the shooting of Cao Jun's bow and arrows, rushed to the Cao Jun's shield array opposite.

"Kill!" When some Yuan troops poured out of the passage, Lu Bu roared and gave the order to fight.

The shield array of Cao Jun, who was waiting for the battle, immediately stepped forward.

The Yuan army, which poured out of the passage, was soon surrounded by the Cao army that met them.

On the north side of the riverbank, Yuan Shang, who was watching the battle, said to Yuan Xi: "Second brother, the bridge is wide enough, but when you rush across the riverbank, Cao Jun actually left such a hand, and I am afraid that this attack will be ......."

Yuan Xi's face was very bad.

He expected that he would fail, but he didn't expect that from the moment he launched the attack, his Yuan army had been pressed and beaten.

"If you really continue to fight, I'm afraid that the soldiers and horses under the command of the second brother will be exhausted." Yuan Xi was depressed, but Yuan Shang didn't plan to stop talking: "If I were the second brother, I would definitely order a retreat and confront the enemy." Then I thought of an excuse to talk to my father. ”

"My father's military order has been issued, what excuse can I think of?" Yuan Xi frowned and said, "The battle has just begun, is it possible that I will order a retreat?" ”

"Second brother, look at the other side." Pointing to the battlefield on the opposite bank, Yuan Shang said: "Our soldiers rushed over, the enemy arrows rained down, and their array surrounded our regiments. Whether the second brother gave the order to confront the enemy and occupy the river bank first or to attack, it was to push the soldiers to death. The only way to keep them alive is to give the order to retreat. ”

Looking at Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi still didn't say anything.

"Second brother, if you don't give an order, your soldiers will be defeated!" Yuan Shang said very anxiously: "With them, our army will have one more force in the future, whether it is offensive or defensive." If we consume all of them here, I'm afraid that as soon as Cao Zirong comes, we won't even have a chance to resist. ”

What Yuan Shang said was not unreasonable, although Yuan Xi was reluctant in his heart, he still ordered: "Pass the order down, let the soldiers all withdraw!" ”

The sound of gold came from the north side of the riverbank.

The soldiers of the Yuan Army, who were blocked and beaten by Cao Jun and saw no hope at all, heard the sound of gold, and turned around and left without thinking about it.

Lu Bu, who was watching the battle and planning to rush up to kill it in person, saw Yuan Jun retreating, and said in amazement: "The battle hasn't really started yet, why did they retreat?" ”

Zhao Yun, who was standing beside him, smiled slightly: "General Lu will rest first, and I should do the rest of the things." ”

(End of chapter)