Chapter 1176 Iron Lock Hengjiang, Xing Ba Edge
In water warfare, there is a means of crossing the river with a wire cable, which can be used for both defense and blockade and encirclement. Although the herald of Eastern Wu www.biquge.info was a low-ranking herald, he was quite knowledgeable, and he quickly reacted and knew that the tide of the battle had taken a turn again.
Obviously, the general had been prepared for the surprise attack of the enemy's naval division, so he made countermeasures in advance, and hid a wire in the river very covertly.
If this iron cable had been shown earlier, the speed of crossing the river might have been faster, but now that it has been revealed, the enemy army can be taken by surprise.
Of course, the enemy came prepared, and the ships used were not ordinary ships, but ships that had been modified to facilitate ramming. Looking at the draft, it can be inferred that there are heavy objects piled up in the cabin, and the force of the collision will be very large, even if it is an arm-thick iron cable, it may not be able to block the successive collisions.
The general ordered the troops on both sides of the strait to focus on stability, because he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the enemy's naval division was blocked by iron cables and slowed down, and led the dead soldiers to board the ship to counterattack!
As long as you can annihilate the enemy sailors and capture some of the ships, it doesn't matter if the pontoon bridge is broken.
This is the real purpose of the Great General!
"Brothers, prepare to take the ship with me and fight to the death!" In the sound of surging water, Zhou Yu's roar was heard again.
"I am willing to fight to the death with the general!" Seeing the appearance of the iron cable, the morale of the Dongwu army on the bridge also skyrocketed, and they instantly understood Zhou Yu's intentions, and they all turned around and roared, aiming their weapons at the enemy ships that were rushing wildly.
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Looking at the approaching pontoon bridge, Zhang Yun was very happy that he could finally make a great achievement.
Since returning to the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yun found that in the Tang Army, everything was different from the previous Liu Biao Army in Jingzhou. There is no emphasis on seniority here, everything is based on strength and military merits.
Although he was a little uncomfortable at first, as he spent a long time in the army, Zhang Yun gradually got used to the atmosphere of the Tang Army.
Especially after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yun withdrew from the ranks of the Standing Army of the Tang Dynasty and transferred to the garrison corps, which made Zhang Yun feel that he may not have much fate with his achievements in this life. Because, the river he is responsible for guarding is the water and gushui next to Jicheng. This is located in the core of Datang, although the status is important, but in fact, there is no danger at all.
However, everything was so unexpected, Dongwu actually attacked Jicheng from the sea, giving Zhang Yun, a naval general who had retreated to the second line, a chance to make great contributions, which made Zhang Yun feel a little like in his first dream.
However, when he saw the Hengjiang iron cable suddenly emerging from the water, Zhang Yun's face was completely proud, replaced by a miserable white, and exclaimed: "This is bad! ”
This raid, which was carefully designed by Concubine Kang Niangniang and Bao Zheng of Zuodu Yushi, as well as Xu Shu, the secretary of the military department, and others, was about to be blocked by an iron cable.
Even if you try to sink some of the ships to destroy the iron cables, it will be difficult to continue to destroy the three pontoon bridges.
There were not many Tang Imperial Forest troops left behind in Jicheng, only 8,000 people. For the safety of Jicheng, most people still have to stay in Jicheng, so there are not many Imperial Forest Army who follow Sun Jian to fight. If the pontoon bridge cannot be destroyed, there will be no way to deal a major blow to the Soochow army, so that it has no room for maneuver.
In this way, isn't it in vain, and even reversed by the enemy?
"What's so bad?" Gan Ning folded his arms in front of his chest, leaned on the mast, squinted and smiled, "Lao Zhang, it's not that I said you, you are good at everything, you just like to be startled." Isn't it just a chain? Are you so hysterical? Look, the face is white. ”
"Alas, Xingba, when is this coming, do you still have the heart to cancel my brother?" Zhang Yun was so anxious that he stomped his feet, "If the boat is stopped, it will be a big deal." Otherwise, let's get to the shore first, so that we can go to the iron rope and open the way for the follow-up troops. ”
That's what he said, but he himself knew that it wasn't a good idea. The fleet rushed down smoothly, faster than the galloping horses, lest the impact was not enough, how could it be said that it could be stopped?
Even if they can successfully land on the shore, how can the Soochow army easily let people go over to solve the problem?
But he thought about it, and there was no other way, so he could only be a dead horse and a live horse doctor.
"I don't need to." Seeing that the bow of the ship was less than a hundred steps away from the iron cable, Gan Ning finally straightened up. His eyes were still slightly squinted, but his majestic body was already standing straight, and a terrifying momentum arose.
He waved his hand and walked towards the bow of the boat, and after walking a few steps, as if he remembered something, he turned his head to Zhang Yun and asked, "By the way, Lao Zhang, borrow your knife to use." ”
“…… What do you borrow a knife for? Zhang Yun didn't know what Gan Ning was going to do at all, but he felt that the other party had a force that people had to obey, so he untied the machete he was carrying behind him in a daze and handed it over.
"Well, yes, it's weighty." Gan Ning took the knife in his hand, shook it, and waved it twice, revealing a satisfied expression.
Seeing Gan Ning put the big knife on his shoulder and walked to the bow of the boat, Zhang Yun suddenly had a thought, and said in a lost voice: "Xingba, do you want to ......?"
While Zhang Yun was talking, Gan Ning had already stepped on the bow of the boat, and when he heard Zhang Yun's question, he didn't look back, and threw out a sentence lightly: "That's right, I'm going to cut this broken chain!" ”
Hearing this imposing answer, Zhang Yun almost sat down on the deck.
Cut the iron rope? Is that something that humans can do? It was an iron chain made of fine iron, the thickness of an arm's arm, and even if a blacksmith smashed it with a hammer, it would take a long time, right? How can you just take a knife and cut it off?
But he didn't have time to say anything more, at this moment the bow of the ship was only about ten zhang away from the barrage cable, which was a blink of an eye, and the situation on the pontoon bridge more than ten zhang away was clearly visible.
The Soochow army on the bridge has completed and entered the combat state, the sword is tense, and it is ready to fight.
What's even more palpitating is the majestic figure standing in the center of 10,000 people.
Zhang Yun has heard of Jiangdong Zhou Lang's reputation, and when he was in Jingzhou, he even had a lot of fights with Zhou Yu. Knowing that this Jiangdong Zhoulang is not only superior in resourcefulness, but also extremely amazing in martial arts. Outsiders only know about Jiangdong Tigers and Jiangdong Little Overlords, but they don't know that the martial arts of this Jiangdong Zhou Lang are actually not much worse than Sun Jian and Sun Ce's father and son.
The most terrifying thing is the iron cable that is as thick as a child's arm, Zhang Yun's scalp is numb when he sees it, and he can't imagine the terrible consequences of the ship hitting the iron cable after Gan Ning missed.
Only Gan Ning was calm as usual, and he didn't seem to have imagined the possibility of missing at all.
Hachijo...... Wuzhang ...... Sizhang ...... Sanzhang ......
Gan Ning's clothes and armor were swept by the river wind, and the hunting sounded.
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Zhou Yu, who was standing at the opposite bridge, also seemed to realize Gan Ning's purpose, his eyes were shining, and he had a bit of solemnity.
He didn't believe that someone could cut off the rope with one sword, although Datang was a fierce general, but the people who could do it were not in Jicheng. Especially the Datang Water Army, Yu Dayou, Zhang Shijie, Zhang Dingbian...... There are a number of generals who are all confronting Soochow along the Yangtze River.
Suddenly, a name flashed through his mind, leaving him horrified.
In a flash of thought, Zhou Yu raised his hand and grabbed the bow behind his back, and shouted: "Release the arrow!" Stop him......"
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Five steps!
Gan Ning shouted wildly, and his figure rose to the sky, like a hunting eagle, rushing towards the iron rope.
This unexpected move shocked even the Eastern Wu army, which was aroused to fight to the death, and everyone stared and watched, almost forgetting the order given by Zhou Yu.
As soon as Zhou Yu's hand touched the bow, Gan Ning had already jumped over the last five steps, and the machete on his shoulder jumped up suddenly, turned into a sharp light, and slashed down the iron rope below.
"Dang!"
Under the gaze of tens of millions of people, the thunderbolt-like sword struck the iron rope like a bolt of lightning.
The iron rope, which was as thick as a child's arm, seemed to be completely unaffected by the sword, and it broke off in the middle of the ground and fell into the turbid waves.
Zhang Yun shouted wildly: "Kill! ”
"Kill!" The morale of the water master was greatly boosted and he moved forward bravely.
The rushing ship rushed through the iron barrage just now and rushed towards the pontoon bridge.
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"Kill!" Zhou Yu threw the curved bow in his hand directly at Gan Ning as a weapon, and then rose to his feet, like an angry Dapeng bird pounced on the enemy ship.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The sound of the impact smashed into everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer, and even the earth-shattering shouts and killings on both sides of the strait were stagnant.
Under the ensuing violent impact, the pontoon bridge that had just been built in the upper reaches first stretched in another direction, but after all, it could not withstand the successive impacts, and it did not even have time to let out an overwhelmed moan, and collapsed instantly.
The soldiers on the bridge fell into the rolling turbid waves like dumplings, and the situation was extremely chaotic.
Blocked by the first few ships, the speed of the second echelon of rushing ships slowed down slightly, but the momentum of advance was unstoppable, like a slowly collapsing building, squeezing each other, pressing towards the second pontoon.
In the face of inevitable disasters, no one can remain calm. On the second pontoon bridge, the soldiers of the Soochow Army, who had not had time to cross the pontoon bridge and retreat to the south bank, were terrified, they pushed each other and screamed, trying to avoid the fate of death, but the black and crushed boats still followed the current, slowly crashing into them.
The soldiers in front tried to retreat, but the soldiers in the rear did not have time to make enough space for them, and countless people had fallen into the water before the pontoon bridge was hit, watching the huge hull of the ship run over them, but there was nowhere to escape.
All this happened in an instant, and the people on the shore felt as long as thousands of years had passed.
The second pontoon bridge collapsed, but it still could not stop the enemy ships.
The current of the water is so turbulent that even if it is a wooden plank that is placed on the surface of the water and rushed down, it has a deadly impact, let alone a warship that deliberately rushes over and hits people.
The flotilla, which had already been huddled together, rushed unstoppably towards the third pontoon......