Chapter 988: Pontoon Bridge Tactics

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Wealth and danger are sought, if you can make meritorious contributions on the battlefield so easily, wouldn't everyone be knighted?" The first martyr, the second warrior, this battle was fought in front of the Supreme, I think, there will be no shortage of fierce warriors. ”

Yu Wenkai's brows were still tightly frowned, and he said: "It's just that according to what you said, the pontoon bridge was thrown into the water, and people were asked to play a fixed role, not to mention that there are still ice cubes floating in the river now, and it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to hold up in the water for too long, even if they stand in the river, but if they are shot by the Goguryeo soldiers, they will not be able to make this kind of flesh stake again, and when the water is strong, those boats that are used as bridge foundations will be washed away." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly, pointed to the hull of the ship that the craftsmen were building in the distance and said: "Yuwen Shangshu, you still didn't understand what I mean just now, these ships can be a group of ten, nailed together, covered with wooden planks in advance, as long as you throw it directly into the water, it is a ready-made pontoon bridge, and then let the soldiers carrying the pontoon bridge jump into the water and hold the bridge, and the troops behind only need to nail the bridge and the front section of the pontoon bridge together, and there is no need to be afraid of the bridge being washed away for a while, of course, It takes some people to jump into the water to drive wooden stakes, especially when it comes to deep water, it is still a bit dangerous, but under the heavy reward, there will be brave men, and there will be no brave warriors who dare to die to do this! ”

Yu Wenkai nodded: "It sounds like a good plan, Wang Shilang, then I'll give it a try according to your method, but I can only build a section of pontoon bridge here, and if I really want to build this kind of pontoon bridge on the Liao River, I have to rely on the lives of the three armies." You'd better ask General Mai in the barracks ahead. General Xue them. Will it be possible to find enough sergeants to carry out this plan. ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed: "Don't worry." I'll leave that to me! ”

Three hours later, on the shore of Liaoshui, Wang Shichong and Mai Tiezhu stood side by side, changed into the clothes of a small soldier, stood at the water's edge, the sound of gurgling water kept getting into their ears, Mai Tiezhu's brows were tightly wrinkled, and his hands were already clenched into fists. It seems that some difficult and important decision is being made.

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Lao Mai, if you don't want to do this, then I'll go to Xue Shixiong to discuss." Don't regret it. ”

Mai Tiezhu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "There is nothing in this world that I dare not do, Xingman, have you forgotten that even the wide Yangtze River was swam over by myself?" Compared with the Yangtze River, this small Liaoshui is nothing! ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "The heroes don't mention the courage of the year, Lao Mai, the Yangtze River back then had a thousand-mile defense line." It is impossible for Nan Chenjun to be exhaustive, which is why you succeed in smuggling. But this Liaoshui, the place where you can cross the river is this ten-mile front, you see how many Goguryeo troops are on the other side? Don't say that you swam over secretly, even if you have wings to fly, you will shoot down for the Goguryeos! ”

The corners of Mai Tiecan's mouth hooked: "As long as there are enough small boats to cross, the Goguryeo people can't take care of it, there are always boats that can cross to the opposite side, as long as we go ashore, then we have the confidence to break through the big camp on the opposite side!" ”

Wang Shichong sneered: "How many boats can be crossed?" Can three or five of a hundred boats pass? There are also hundreds of thousands of troops on the other side, not only three or five thousand people, 50,000 people died in this Liao River, and it was not easy to cross two or three thousand people, which is not enough to stuff people's teeth. ”

Mai Tie Staff kicked out hatefully, kicked a stone to the ground and flew out more than ten zhang, and fell far into the river, causing the Goguryeo archers on the opposite side to be nervous, dozens of bows and arrows flew in the air, and finally fell weakly to the place where the stone fell into the river, and more than ten arrow shafts floated on the river, and a wave hit, all disappeared.

Wang Shichong sighed: "Lao Mai, this time I really help you, if you force the boat to cross, it is almost a sure defeat, this ten-mile-wide river, there is no way to race ten thousand boats at once, and if the Goguryeo army uses rockets, the boat will not be able to resist, even if it rushes to the opposite boat, it will not be able to row back, and when the time comes, there will be many shipwrecks in the river, and the boat will be hit and sunk in the second wave of attacks, so if you want to rush to the opposite side, you can only rely on a pontoon bridge to rush." ”

Mai Tiezhu asked rhetorically, "Isn't the pontoon bridge made of wood?" The Goguryeo people can also set rockets to burn, and when the time comes, there will only be a few pontoon bridges, and the Goguryeo people can concentrate on attacking, as long as the bridge is burned, the people who rush to the opposite side will also lose everything! ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Wealth and danger are begging, it depends on whether the first wave of people rushing to the opposite shore is brave enough to clear a landing space and cover the rear army to kill it!" Therefore, the first batch to rush over must be strong in martial arts, fierce warriors who are not afraid of death, iron staff, this is a good opportunity for you, only by rushing over, it is possible to make the first contribution of this expedition to Goguryeo, you should understand this. ”

Mai Tiezhu's eyes sparkled, he glanced back, the nearest guard was also dozens of steps away, but he was still not at ease, and shouted loudly: "Stay away from us, retreat to a hundred steps away!" ”

After all the guards had retreated far enough, Mai Tie Staff lowered his voice and said in a deep voice, "Xingman, what are your ideas this time?" Do you really want our army to win? ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Of course it's sincere, if it drags on here for a long time, and the millions of troops eat up the soldiers' rations, then maybe Yang Guang will be forced to return to the division, which is not good for my plan!" ”

Mai Tiezhu gritted his teeth: "But if we successfully cross the river and defeat these hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo troops, Liaodong is bound to be able to take it in one go, and my Great Sui will not pay too much price, if you want to take the opportunity to make trouble, I'm afraid it's impossible." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Only after the Liao River, this battle can continue, there are so many Goguryeo troops, it is impossible to destroy them at once, even if you can't hold here, you will retreat to the cities of Liaodong to defend, our cavalry is not easy to cross the river, most of them can not be completely annihilated, so all this is still in my control, but if you perform well in this battle, you can make a good contribution and realize your long-cherished wish for many years, I want to help you from the bottom of my heart." ”

Mai Tiecane said coldly: "Wang Xingman, let me warn you again, your little bit of fancy intestines, it's best not to go too far, miss the country's major affairs, and my Mai Tiecane will definitely be loyal to the Supreme and the Great Sui, you better be honest." ”

A hint of cunning flashed in Wang Shichong's eyes: "I will accompany your Supreme to see your General Mai make meritorious achievements, and be the first to fight Liaoshui!" (To be continued......)