For the rebels crossing the river in the upper and middle reaches, Wang Li did not pay attention to it.

Although it seemed that the rebels were crossing the river with boats covering almost half of the river, Wang Li could see at a glance that the rebels crossing the river on three routes would not exceed 10,000 at most.

The three-way Qin army ambushed on the north bank had 20,000 troops on each road, not to mention that the Qin army was in the dark, while the rebels in the river were in the light.

What really worried Wang Li was the Third Route Qin Army downstream.

The 20,000 troops of the Third Road, which were originally ambushed in the lower reaches of the north bank to deal with the rebels crossing the river, have now turned around and fought with the suddenly killed Xiang Liang army, and the defense force against the rebels crossing the river downstream has been greatly reduced, and it is basically negligible.

And at present, it is obvious that the rebels who crossed the river on the third route have also discovered this, and are desperately paddling across the river, obviously wanting to land as soon as possible and then form a front and rear attack with Xiang Liang's army, opening the gap of the Qin army.

If the more than 10,000 Yue barbarian rebels landed, then under the attack of Xiang Liang's army, the situation of the Qin army would become extremely dangerous.

Although he has not really faced off with the Baiyue Barbarian rebels on the battlefield, Wang Li still knows a thing or two about the losses of the scout battalion and the Baiyue Barbarian a few days ago, and he also knows a little about the ferocity of the Baiyue Barbarians.

The army of the third way to cross the river was basically not hit, and quickly approached the north bank, and in the blink of an eye it was already less than a hundred steps from the shore.

At this time, the rebels crossing the river in the upper and middle reaches also changed suddenly.

was hit by a large-scale crossbow machine of the Qin army, and the rebels who crossed the river on the two roads were killed on the spot at least more than 3,000 people, plus those who were injured and fell into the water, they can basically be regarded as certain deaths, and the army of 20,000 people on the two roads was lost by 20% at once.

The rebels crossing the river upstream were the first to notice the strange, and there was a gurgling sound, and the torches on the remaining boats were all put into the river and extinguished, and the river where the army was located was suddenly dark.

Obviously, the Baiyue barbarians who led this army were not fools, in order to attract the attention of the Qin army, they pretended to cross the river with torches with great fanfare, but now the goal has been reached, and then with a bright torch, this is a typical target, and the strong crossbow of the Qin army can only be shot so accurately when they see the torches.

When the middle and lower reaches saw the movements of the upstream army, they immediately understood why the Qin army's crossbow machine was so accurate, and immediately immersed all the torches in the water and extinguished them.

For a while, the surface of the river was suddenly pitch black, and it was no longer possible to see the movements and directions of the three-way army crossing the river as clearly as before.

Today, the sky is not beautiful, the night sky is dark, there is not a trace of moonlight, of course, even if there is moonlight, there will not be much light on the third day of the fifth month.

Wang Li's face changed abruptly when he saw the river that suddenly became pitch black.

"Someone! Command the two armies to light torches, cut down trees, and light fires on the banks of the river to light up the river! ”

"Whoa!" Several guards around him stepped out and went to give orders.

It will not be long before a raging fire will be ignited on the north bank of the Huai River, and the river surface within 100 steps can finally be seen clearly, but Wang Li knows that this is just an expedient measure, and what he is most worried about now is that the rebels crossing the river on the upper and middle roads suddenly change direction and choose to land downstream at the same time.

This could obviously be a big deal.

"Ordered the two armies to send 10,000 troops each to the downstream. The 10,000-strong army cut off the rear route of the Xiangliang rebels from the north, and not a single rebel could escape; An army of 10,000 troops is deployed on the bank of the river, and the rebels crossing the river must not be allowed to land! Wang Li commanded loudly.

"Whoa!"

Things were just as Wang Li expected, the Baiyue barbarian rebels who crossed the river on the upper and middle roads did change the place where they landed, and all changed their direction to move closer to the place where the rebels crossed the river on the third road.

At this moment, the rebels crossing the river on the third route were already less than two hundred paces away from the shore, and they were rapidly approaching the north bank.

The three river crossing locations chosen by Wu Rui were all separated by three to five miles in between, which meant that the Qin army in the upstreamest was ten miles away from the Qin army in the downstream, and it was not possible to rush downstream to deploy defenses in a moment.

Wang Li also understands that it seems that the time difference is now fighting!

Xiang Liang's army can no longer withstand the crazy attack of the elite infantry of the 25,000 Qin army, and the 70,000 army is now less than 60,000 people, and it is retreating one after another.

Without fighting the elite of the Qin army head-on, it is difficult to imagine the incomparable attack power of the Qin army's infantry phalanx, and this is only the guard of the garrison Xianyang, not the most elite Jiuyuan and other border troops of Great Qin.

Xiang Liang's voice was hoarse in the constant shouting of orders, and the thousands of guards around him were all thrown into the battlefield, resisting Wang An's five thousand Wang Lizhong's foot soldiers who had just been put into the flank of the battlefield.

If Xiang Liang hadn't decisively thrown all his personal guards into the battlefield just now, then at this moment, Xiang Liang's army had been cut into two by Wang An's 5,000 fresh troops, and it would have already collapsed!

The thousands of guards around Xiang Liang are the last reserve army of his army, and now Xiang Liang no longer has even a little bit of troops in his hands to send out to support the battlefield, and next time he is afraid that he will have to go into battle himself.

The 20,000 Qin troops downstream were frantically advancing, leaving only less than 3,000 foot soldiers in the rear to guard the back road, and at this moment, through the faint firelight on the north bank, a large number of Baiyue barbarians who were less than 100 steps (about equal to 60 meters) from the river bank had been discovered!

The Daqin large repeating crossbow has a range of 1,500 paces (about 900 meters) and an effective killing distance of about 800 to 1,200 paces (about 500 to 700 meters); The small hand crossbow has a range of 250 paces (about 150 meters) and an effective kill rate of 150 paces (about 90 meters).

Although the more than 3,000 Qin troops could not see it very clearly, it did not prevent the intensive shooting of Qin crossbows from firing.

"Hum" A large number of crossbow arrows flew out from the shore and pounced on the 10,000 hundred Yue barbarian army who were desperately rowing to the shore while it was dark!

Hearing the scream of crossbow arrows piercing the air, the well-behaved Baiyue barbarians jumped into the river one after another to avoid the more than 3,000 small crossbow arrows that were about to arrive.

"Tuk Tuk!" The sound is endless! There were a few screams in between.

The lethality of the crossbow arrows into the water was greatly reduced, and it was obvious that this time the salvo of crossbow arrows caused very little damage to the Baiyue barbarians, who had jumped into the river and drilled underwater, and most of the crossbow arrows were shot at empty ships or fell into the water.

Dodging this wave of crossbow arrows, the Baiyue barbarians who jumped into the water got out of the water one after another, and they didn't get on the boat, so they paddled in the water and quickly approached the shore.

Countless splashes suddenly splashed in the Huai River, and more than 10,000 hundred barbarians paddled in the water at the same time, and the scene was spectacular.

Soon, the second wave of crossbow arrows from the Great Qin soldiers struck again.

At this time, the Baiyue barbarians in the water were already less than fifty steps away from the shore, and the crossbow arrows thrown at the large elevation angle quickly pierced into the water with heavy gravity, and the clear drinking water suddenly glowed with a large area of red!

Although the lethality is greatly reduced after entering the water, it still causes some damage to the Baiyue Barbarians who do not have the slightest protective armor on their upper bodies, although most of them are not fatal injuries.

This is the last wave of crossbow arrows that the Qin army can shoot!

In a dozen breaths, the thousands of Yue barbarians at the forefront have already landed!

The more than 3,000 Qin troops guarding the shore did not wait for the Baiyue barbarians to gain a foothold, and divided into three infantry phalanxes and rushed down the river beach to meet them, obviously wanting to drive them down the river while the Baiyue barbarians were not firmly established.

The fierce Baiyue barbarian was not afraid at all, and he didn't pay attention to the rules and regulations, and he shouted and rushed up on the river [***].

The Qin armies on both sides were armed with long-handled weapons such as Changge and Beryllium, which Wang Li specially prepared for the Baiyue barbarians who were holding fishing fork weapons more than a zhang long after Wang Li heard the scout's report.

The Qin army's strict infantry phalanx, long like a forest, advancing step by step, although the Baiyue barbarians are extremely fierce, but the strict infantry phalanx of the Qin army is retreating, and the fine yellow beach is suddenly dyed red with blood!

Although the more than 2,000 Baiyue barbarians who had just landed on the shore fought frantically, they still couldn't stop the gradual forced to retreat into the water again, and they were still retreating, and there were constantly Qin army foot soldiers or Baiyue barbarians falling!

Of course, the number of people who fell in Baiyue Barbarians far exceeded the Qin army's foot soldiers!

Three red avenues appeared on the way of the Qin army's array!

When the river flooded the knees of the Qin army, the Qin army could no longer advance, not only because the Qin army almost did not know how to water, but more importantly, the remaining Baiyue barbarians had all arrived on the shore to join the battle at this time.

The Baiyue Barbarian Army, which was at least three times larger than the Qin Army, suddenly increased the pressure on the Qin Army's foot soldiers, and they could no longer continue to advance, and began to slowly retreat! However, every time the Baiyue barbarians wanted to take a step forward, they had to pay several times the price of the Qin army, and due to the large number of Baiyue barbarians, the casualties of the Qin army also increased suddenly!

When the Baiyue barbarians re-entered the beach again, thousands of soldiers were left to surround the three foot soldiers phalanx of the Qin army, and the remaining thousands of people all turned to kill the Qin army that was fighting fiercely with Xiang Liang's army in the rear!

The king had an army of 5,000 at his side, including 2,000 cavalry. However, Wang Li saw that the Baiyue barbarians were killing the Qin army that was fighting with Xiang Liang's army, and he still did not move.

Not only does he believe in the combat power of the Qin army, but more importantly, the current soldiers of the Qin army on the shore have been used to the extreme, and his 5,000 soldiers will be the last reserve, if the Qin army on the upper and middle roads fails to reach the downstream in time, and the rebels who crossed the river turn to land, his 5,000 soldiers will be the last reserve!

What's more, the loss of the rear battalion has not yet been reported, and he doesn't know if there will be rebels who haven't appeared, and he must keep these 5,000 soldiers to deal with possible surprise attacks!

Thousands of hundreds of barbarians crossed the defending Qin army and slaughtered to the rear of the battle array, naturally they couldn't hide the Qin army that was fighting fiercely! Seeing that Xiang Liang's army was about to be defeated, but the threat from the back road could not be ignored!

In desperation, the Qin army once again came into battle and sent 5,000 soldiers to resist the thousands of Yue barbarians who rushed up from the rear! The withdrawal of the 5,000 Qin army suddenly reduced the pressure on Xiang Liang's army, which had more than 60,000 soldiers, and won a precious respite!

(To be continued)