Chapter 64: The Battle of the Battles (1)

Huo Yi returned to the city tower, and from a distance, on the Lianshui River in the morning light, there were countless warships with shadows, which made Huo Yi feel a little depressed.

On the frontal defense line, the Jiangdong soldiers were full of warships dozens of feet away from the river bank, these soldiers were dressed differently from each other, and the soldiers on the left were all lightly dressed, with leather armor and armed with swords and leather shields. The soldiers on the right are very richly decorated, each of them is more than seven feet tall, high and powerful, that is, the position of the gun in his hand is on a horizontal line.

The soldier on the left is Gan Ning, Gan Ning was born as a water thief, and the soldiers under his command pay attention to agility and speed, and they are very simple in their outfits; He Qi is a good-looking general, and the troops on the right side are naturally his men.

Gan Ning and He Qi glanced at each other, and Gan Ning said loudly: "This time to attack Jingnan, the vanguard is dominated by General He, and General He gives orders, rather than obey!" ”

He Qi nodded expressionlessly, took a deep breath, and slowly drew his sword, and the flag officer beside him looked closely at the sword in his hand. He Qi said sharply: "Where I am a soldier in Jiangdong, there are those who fight to the death, and there are no people who are greedy for life and retreat!" Gentlemen, follow me and step on the Huo family's army! After that, the hungry sword in his hand pointed directly at Xiangxiang City.

When the flag commander is standing up, he raises the order flag in his hand and waves it left and right.

The Jiangdong soldiers immediately surged like a tide, and the army went straight to the frontal defense line of the Jingnan Army on the south bank of Lianshui.

The banner of the word "Wang" that had just been raised, with the wind of the river, Wang Ping, who was standing upright, looked at the Jiangdong soldiers who were rolling over, and his breathing couldn't help but accelerate. Once upon a time, he was used as a backup captain in the Northland, and he barely entered the elite troops of the garrison Hanzhong, but he could only do a role in supporting logistics, and finally got the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, but he only led thousands of men and horses, and he had to tremble.

And at the moment. In front of and behind him, there were more than 10,000 elites, and the peak of military appearance was a scene that he never dared to imagine.

"General. The Jiangdong Army moved! Beside him, Huo Liang, who Huo Yi assigned to him as his lieutenant, reminded in a low voice.

Wang Ping nodded slowly. He said slowly: "The soldiers go to the earthen wall to prepare crossbows!" Trebuchet flint ready! ”

As soon as Wang Ping's words came out, the flag commander beside him issued an order in the language of the flag, and behind the earthen wall, the huge war machine slowly activated.

As soon as more than 1,000 people from the front of the Jiangdong Army landed on the riverbank, Wang Ping shouted: "Put the trebuchet!" ”

"Whew!" Behind him, more than a dozen trebuchets immediately activated, and stones with fire flew over the earthen wall, and the sound of tearing the air made every soldier shudder.

Egami. Gan Ning and He Qi, who were commanding the armies forward, were shocked when they saw the flint flying, and He Qi said loudly: "Emperor! ”

Countless Jiangdong soldiers held the big shields in their hands to resist the flying boulders. How can the power of machinery not be resisted by manpower? Dozens of soldiers were immediately smashed with flesh and blood, many wooden planks were pierced, and some even caught fire.

He Qi hurriedly said: "Order the front army to quickly advance to the earthen wall and occupy a favorable terrain!" The Chinese army and the rear army speed up the landing! ”

In the end, He Qi still knows the situation, if he doesn't stop throwing stones. I am afraid that it will be difficult for all the soldiers under my command to land on the shore, if they can't land all of them, facing the Jingnan army on the other side, the soldiers who go ashore first will only become fish and meat. Slaughtered.

The troops under the command of He Qi and Gan Ning are the elite of the Jiangdong army, and they have always been brave in battle. The nearly 2,000 soldiers who went ashore first all carried shields, all of them used shields as cover, and lined up in a section more than ten feet away from the earthen wall.

Wang Ping's trebuchet could only hit a long distance, and the bow and arrow could not play much role in the shield guarding the enemy, and could only slightly delay the enemy's maneuver.

In the end, the dozen or so trebuchets did not cause much hysteresis, but because of the slow preparation of the trebuchets, the number of them was too small. In just half a moment, all the Jiangdong Army forwards on the ship landed ashore. There were a lot of wood chips and the corpses of a few sergeants floating in the river.

He Qi and Gan Ning saw that the army had landed, and they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, this was already much better than the previous many times, the last time Pan Zhang commanded his troops to land, they did not use this method, but directly landed in small boats, but did not guard against the cunning of the Jingnan army, and when all the Jiangdong soldiers and soldiers landed, they knocked over all the small boats with large boats.

He also defeated the landing force with a large number of military horses, and Pan Zhang lost nearly 3,000 men and horses in the first battle, but he did not even touch the opponent's hair. If it weren't for the fact that most of the Jiangdong soldiers were well versed in water, this group would have been wiped out on the south bank.

Now that the army has landed safely, it is extremely valuable. He Qi calmly observed the Jingnan Army earthen wall under the escort of the sergeant's shield, whether it was built temporarily, the height and strength of the wall were very poor, and many places had cracked due to sun exposure.

Although it was not convenient to carry siege equipment because of the ships, the armies still brought a lot of ladders and rams.

Seeing this, He Qi still felt a little at ease in the end, which showed that this battle was not impossible to fight.

The Jingnan army at the head of the city kept shooting in the search for a gap, but Gan Ning and the other military horses couldn't raise their heads when they were suppressed.

He Qi slowly arrived at the rear army from the front, looking for Gan Ning, and the two of them combined, but they felt that it was very feasible to attack. Without saying much, he immediately commanded his horses to carry out a fierce attack on the frontal defensive line.

Seeing that the opponent actually landed on the shore, Wang Ping knew that this tough battle was indispensable, and turned around and smiled at Huo Liang: "Let the armaments be short-bladed, ready to take the battle!" The left and right walls use crossbow machines to suppress the enemy's attack, and the enemy army must not be allowed to enter the city too easily. ”

Huo Liang nodded in agreement, and immediately passed on the order.

Wang Ping, however, picked out two good swords from among the attendants, put them on them, and under the command of the guards, climbed the earthen wall of the front defensive line, and there was the fiercest battle.

The Jingnan Army is an extremely disciplined force, and they are loyal to only Huo Yi alone, in their eyes, only the main general who charges ahead, a figure like the god of war like their own General Huo, is a respectable general.

The reason why Wang Ping was able to command this force before was mostly because of the strict discipline of the Huo family's army, but it was really far worse to talk about winning the hearts of the army. No one knew much about this bearded, resolute man. Even the generals Wang Chong, Guan Xing, and Zhao Tong under Huo Yi also didn't understand why such a figure was placed in such an important position.

Only Huo Yi knows what this Wang Ping means.

Wang Ping didn't know what kind of treatment Huo Yi gave him until this moment, and since he came into contact with the art of war, he knew that he was born to fight. Only Huo Yi is willing to believe in him and give him such a stage, so he is willing to put his life in the hands of such a character, and the so-called death of a confidant is nothing more than that.

Since Gan Ning joined the Sun clan, his troops have always been known for their ability to fight tough battles, and since he landed on the south bank, he no longer takes these earthen cities in his eyes, and the low earth cities cannot stop the footsteps of his subordinates. But when his soldiers rushed to these untowering earthen walls with a huge shield in their left hand and a ladder in their right hand, he realized that the Jingnan Vertical Son who was able to defeat the Grand Governor was so sharp.

Accurate archery skills and brave morale made the Jiangdong soldiers build up layers of corpses under this inconspicuous earthen city, but they could not advance an inch.

Gan Ninghuo is a bit big, he is an adventurist, since he rebelled against Liu Zhang in Yizhou, he seems to have been on the verge of adventure, including Jiang Xia's shooting of Ling Cao, including the attack on Cao Ying by the hundred horsemen of the Wet Whisker Dock.

Gan Ning watched the fierce battle at the head of the city, pulled out his saber, cut off the sleeves of his robe, and slowly wrapped the war knife in his hand with a few pieces of cloth. He said coldly: "Where is a certain guard?" ”

In the rear army, two hundred men in green robes stood abruptly, all of them with short leather armor and dark complexions, all of whom looked like they were brave and extremely brave. These individuals are all old subordinates who have been following Gan Ning since he first escaped from Yizhou, and nearly half of them were here when the hundred cavalry attacked Cao Ying.

"Follow a certain city to kill the enemy!" Gan Ning's eyes were a little cold, like a poisonous python that had been dormant for a long time, cold and terrifying.