Chapter 534: Forcibly crossing the Yellow River
Yan Xing brandished his spear and roared into the army, and the heavy infantry that the barbarian army had not been able to do before was picked out by him one by one; The armored infantry of the Lu Bu army who followed him brandished their long swords and smashed into the enemy's thicket, beheading them and slashing their legs and feet, and Cao's army was killed for a while and retreated.
Seeing this, Koji was in a hurry, and transferred the reserve and 30,000 civilian troops to counterattack together. The Cao army was too numerous, and Lu Bu's army gradually couldn't resist and retreated. At the critical moment, thousands of armored infantry of the Longtao Army crossed the river and joined the battle group, and the heavily armored sharp soldiers were able to stabilize the front.
At the same time, the figure of Cao's navy appeared in the upstream and downstream at the same time, rushing towards the battlefield at full speed, intending to cut off the waterway of Lu Bu's army.
Lu Bujun had already taken precautions, and countless crossbowmen poured out on the south bank, desperately firing arrows at the Cao army on the river, and the arrows rained down, and Sun Jian, the Cao army's warship, was nailed into a hedgehog. Cao Jun's sailors hurriedly sailed away from the south bank, and in the upstream position, Sergeant Lu Bu drove a bamboo raft to drag the bamboo raft that had hit the sulfur firewood and grass towards the north of the river, intercepted the front of Cao's army's navy, and immediately ignited the sulfur firewood and grass, and then cut the rope that was dragged.
The soldiers of the LΓΌ Bu army held the bamboo rafts steadily, and the fire rafts rushed downstream with the momentum of the current, and the entire river was illuminated.
Seeing this, Cao's navy was shocked, and the warships hurriedly discounted and wanted to dodge. The blazing bamboo raft, and then the monstrous water rushed into the middle of the navy, and hit the warship one after another, and the loud banging sound sounded one after another, and the flames on the bamboo raft instantly ignited the warship, one passed two, two passed three, three passed four, and the flames spread rapidly in the Cao army's fleet, and the moment became the climate.
At this time, Sergeant Long Tao of Lu Bujun slipped down on a bamboo raft and assaulted Cao's naval division. The bamboo raft passed through the middle of the fleet, and the arrows shot at the warships on both sides with all their might, only to see one by one Cao Jun sailors falling into the water with arrows; There is a bamboo raft control zhì is not good, hit the enemy ship headlong, the bamboo raft capsized instantly, the soldiers on the bamboo raft all fell into the water, and the enemy ship turned sideways and slowly capsized, the officers and soldiers who put on the water shouted and jumped into the water, and those who did not have time to escape were caught upside down by the warship into the water, only a few lucky swims out to escape, and the others are drowned in the water.
The flames were churning, arrows were flying in the air, and the soldiers of both sides were fighting for their lives in the water, and the whole river seemed to be boiling.
The battle lasted for more than half an hour, and Cao's navy was completely defeated, and the remnants of the defeated army fled to the upper reaches of the downstream.
At this time, the battle for a frontal assault was in full swing. As more and more troops crossed the river, Cao's army gradually became unable to support it. At this moment, a small force of Lu Bu's army crossed the river from upstream, climbed ashore from between the cliffs, and suddenly launched an attack on a militia of 10,000 people arranged by Koyi in the upstream direction. Hundreds of Lu Bu's army rushed into the middle of the people's army, slashing like a tiger into a flock of sheep, and the people's army was frightened in the face of only a few hundred enemy troops.
At the beginning, the people's army also shouted and counterattacked, but after seeing the fierceness and bloodiness of the other party, they were heartbroken, and they threw away their armor and ran in all directions. The 500 Lu Bu soldiers defeated the 10,000 civilian army in one go, and then inserted it from the flank to the flank of Koyi, merged into the rear camp of Koyi, set fire, and in an instant, the flames spread out into the sky and roared.
Liyi, who was standing in front of the fierce battle with Lu Bu's army, suddenly saw the fire in the back camp, and couldn't help but be shocked. Cao Jun was also flustered, and those who ordered the civilian army fled in all directions without orders, and the scene was chaotic.
Yan Xing took the opportunity to lead the army to attack, but Cao's army could not resist the retreat. Lu Bujun led Cao Jun through the dense trench and horse-repelling area in one fell swoop, and came to the clearing. The soldiers of the two sides got mixed up and fought, and Cao Jun had no intention of fighting, and was soon defeated. Yan Xing led more than 10,000 soldiers to chase after him. Cao Jun encountered that the camp had already ignited a surging flame, so he did not dare to return to the camp and retreated straight towards Liyang County. Along the way, he threw away his armor and panicked like a frightened bird!
At this time, LΓΌ Bu's army had already erected a pontoon bridge over the Yellow River, and the main force crossed the Yellow River in a rolling roll.
After crossing the Yellow River, Zhang Lang immediately sent three cavalry to attack Hanoi, Chaoge and Wei respectively. He himself led the main army straight towards Jizhou City.
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Cao Pi and the others were discussing in the hall. A scout rushed in and shouted, "Oh no, lord, Lu Bu, Lu Bu has crossed the Yellow River!" β
Cao Pi was shocked, Huo Ran got up, glared and shouted, "What did you say? β
The scout swallowed, "Lu Bu, Lu Bu broke through the White Horse Pass and crossed the Yellow River a day ago!" β
All of those present had white faces. LΓΌ Bu crossed the Yellow River, what does it mean? All of you here know it perfectly!
Xu You looked at Sima Yi and said angrily: "It's all your so-called clever tricks!" Sima Yi was flustered for the first time, and he didn't care to refute Xu You, and asked the scout urgently: "What about our water army?" Didn't they cut off the ferry?! The scout said: "The navy attacked, but Lu Bu's army made arrangements in advance on both sides, first suppressed it with crossbowmen, and then lit a bamboo raft full of sulfur firewood and grass and pushed it into the river. The flames of those rafts and rafts rushed down to the sky, and our fleet burned to the ground in the blink of an eye! Then the daredevils of Lu Bujun's army rushed into the middle of the fleet on a bamboo raft and stormed! Although our army fought fiercely, it was defeated after all and completely collapsed! β
Sima Yi suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood, and said angrily: "Jia Xu! What a Jia Xu! Cao Pi was startled when he saw Sima Yi vomiting blood, and hurriedly left his seat to support Sima Yi, and said urgently: "Take care, sir!" β
Sima Yi shook his head and asked the scout again, "What about Koyi?" Koji, how are they? β
The scout said: "General Liyi couldn't resist the onslaught of Lu Bu's army, completely collapsed, and has withdrawn to Liyang." Lu Bu's three cavalry teams attacked Hedong, Chaoge and Wei troops respectively, and Lu Bu himself personally commanded the main army to kill Jizhou City! β
Sima Yi thought about it, but Cao Pi didn't dare to disturb him.
Xu You hugged his fists at Cao Pi and said: "My lord, for the sake of today's plan, we should immediately gather a large army to attack Lu Bu's army camp head-on!" If you can draw in one fell swoop, you can turn defeat into victory! β
Sima Yi hurriedly shouted: "No! β
Xu You sneered: "Does Mr. Sima still have a clever plan?" β
Sima Yi ignored Xu You, hugged his fists at Cao Pi and said, "Lord, it is impossible to win with a desperate bet!" Although the number of our army is far greater than that of Lu Bu's army, its combat strength is not as good as theirs, and now the news of Lu Bu's army's breakthrough into Jizhou must have spread in the army, and the army's morale must be unstable. Rushing out of the city for a decisive battle will only lead to a big defeat! β