Chapter 968: Slashing and destroying the bridge
The south bank of the river suddenly fell into a dead silence.
The Jiangdong soldiers were all depressed, and even the most sluggish people could not be unaware of how dangerous the situation had become after the sudden change.
"What a move to attack from three sides!" Chop Ce stopped, the cold glint in his eyes flickered, and the murderous aura on his body skyrocketed.
He is already familiar with the enemy from the east, and since he went north, it has been entangled with Jiangdong's soldiers and horses that he has been entangled with Zhang Liao, the general of the Yi Division. This is a rather cunning enemy, if it weren't for this person, the Jiangdong Army would have been forced to cross at least seven or eight days earlier.
If it is a head-to-head duel, with the combined combat strength of the Jiangdong Army and the Xiahou Yuan Division, no matter how strong the enemy fights, there is only one way to defeat. The other party is also aware of this, and has been avoiding the truth and making up for nothing, just repeatedly harassing and containing, and has no intention of fighting to the death at all.
Now, with the appearance of the cunning enemy with great fanfare, it goes without saying that there must be a certainty of victory.
The surprise of the raid alone was not enough to threaten the safety of the 30,000 Jiangdong disciples, Zhang Liao's confidence should come from the navy army that went downstream!
Although the Jiangdong Army was good at water warfare, they came from afar after all, and there were not enough ferries in the army. The Qingzhou Army also strictly guarded and collected all the merchant ships and fishing boats along the river as early as possible, forcing the Jiangdong Army to take advantage of the abundant water army and build pontoon bridges to cross the river.
Now it seems that the seizure of the boats along the river is not only to cause trouble to the Jiangdong Army, but now this surprise attack is the ultimate goal!
As long as the pontoon bridge is destroyed, it will be like a knife in the waist, cutting the Jiangdong Army into two sections that cannot be connected from end to end. Without backup, the soldiers and horses who have crossed the river will completely fall into the crowd tactics of the Qingzhou army and be drowned in the siege; The rear army that was attacked by surprise was also very dangerous, and even if it was able to repel the incoming enemy, it was unable to withdraw its hand to reinforce the robe on the other side.
This move is both accurate and ruthless, and it hits the key point of the Jiangdong Army!
"In addition to Jia Wenhe, Kong Ming, and Pang Shiyun, is there such a figure in Qingzhou?" Looking at the fleet rushing towards the pontoon bridge like an arrow from the string, Yu Ce was actually not afraid, holding a halberd in his hand, standing proudly at the head of the bridge as if he were a god descending to earth.
"Who is it? Chen? No, it can't be, whether it is Liu Xuande's personal description or the intelligence spied on, it is said that this person is a quiet and cautious person, and there are means to train soldiers, but it is difficult to imagine that he would come up with such a sinister plan. Wang Mo? Hmph, there is a Wang Pengju from the Taishan Wang family who has exhausted the blessings of his ancestors, if he has this talent, wouldn't he stand out early? If it is said that Zhang Wenyuan is remotely commanding, it is inevitable that it will ........."
I couldn't figure it out, Yu Ce didn't get entangled, he pulled the cloak behind him with his backhand, and said coldly: "Okay, let him calculate in every way, I will only block it with my strength, and then I will plan after winning, come on!" ”
"Subordinates listen to orders!" Although the situation was critical at the moment, with Sun Ce's main battalion standing proudly on the bridge facing the enemy's naval division, the Jiangdong army was still calm and did not fall into chaos due to panic.
Hearing Sun Ce's order, the herald also stepped forward awe-inspiringly.
The order went down, and all the people on the bridge stopped and prepared for battle, and the people on the other two bridges accelerated to cross the pontoon, and the others suspended the crossing of the river...... Tell Yigong to let him pause his advance and seek stability first! ”
"Whew!"
"The rear army is mainly based on Humu, supplemented by Xuande and others, if you don't come to make meritorious contributions and retreat from the enemy, you just need to stabilize your position!"
"Whew!" The second herald was stunned for a moment, and then he obeyed.
It's no wonder that he was surprised, Yu Ce's orders to the front and rear armies were all to seek stability, and the enemy's naval division was already a big trouble, and there were still many descendants after the naval division, even if Zhu and Han Er General executed the order perfectly, I'm afraid it would not be able to reverse the situation, right?
Finally, he knew that the situation was urgent, and there was no room for delay, but he did not dwell on it. Looking at the crowded appearance of the people behind him, he knew that he couldn't squeeze through, so he simply took off his armor and plunged into the water, relying on the good water quality, and wanted to swim along the pontoon bridge to the south bank.
He had just gotten out of the water here, only to hear Sun Ce suddenly roar above: "Get up!" ”
The herald was taken aback, his body stiffened, and he swallowed a mouthful of river water, and when he came back to his senses, his mouth was full of bitter taste. But he didn't care about this, because just a dozen paces away from him, the river suddenly surged without warning, like the scene of some kind of water monster in the legend of Zhiwei.
The next moment, he finally saw what was going on, and his heart suddenly burst into ecstasy.
Floating out of the water is a thick iron chain! The chains were arm-thick, dark and dull, looming in the murky waters, no wonder they looked like monsters.
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 diver has a low military rank, he is quite knowledgeable, and he quickly reacted and knew that the tide of the battle had taken another turn.
Obviously, the lord 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 lord 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 and 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 true purpose of the lord!
"Brothers, prepare to take the ship with me and fight to the death!" In the sound of surging water, Sun Ce's roar was heard again.
"I am willing to fight to the death with the lord!" Seeing the appearance of the iron cable, the morale of the Jiangdong army on the bridge also skyrocketed, and they instantly understood the intention of chopping, turned around and roared in unison, and aimed their weapons at the enemy ships that rushed wildly.
"This sucks!" Pei Yuanshao's face was completely smug, and it was replaced by a miserable white.
The well-designed raid was about to be blocked by a rope, and even if it was a struggle to sink some ships to destroy the cable, it would be difficult to continue to destroy the three pontoon bridges.
Because it was necessary to relieve the south, the strength of the Zhang Liao army of the four reinforcements would not be too much, and if it could not destroy the pontoon bridge, it would not be able to deal a major blow to the Jiangdong army, so that it would have no room for maneuver. In this way, isn't it in vain, and even reversed by the enemy?
"What's so bad?" Gan Ning clasped his arms in front of his chest, leaned on the mast, squinted and smiled: "Lao Pei, it's not me saying you, you're good at everything, you just like to be startled too much, 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?" Pei Yun and Shao were so anxious that they stomped their feet: "If the boat is stopped, it will be a big deal, otherwise, let's dock first, so that we can go to the iron rope and make a 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 Jiangdong 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 100 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, he seemed to think of something, turned his head to Pei Yun, and Shao asked, "By the way, old Pei, borrow your knife to use." ”
"What are you borrowing a knife for?" Pei Yuanshao 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 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, Pei Yuanjing suddenly had a thought, and said in a lost voice: "Xingba, do you want to .........?"
As he spoke, Gan Ning had already stepped on the bow of the boat, and when he heard Pei Yun and Shao ask, 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, Pei Yuanshao almost sat down on the deck and cut the iron cable? 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 seven zhang away from the barrage iron cable, which was a blink of an eye, and the situation on the pontoon bridge more than ten zhang away was clearly visible.
The Jiangdong Army on the bridge had already shaken into a state of battle, sabre-rattling, and was ready to fight.
What's even more palpitating is that the figure standing in the middle of 10,000 people is as strong as a mountain. Pei Yun, Shao has heard of the reputation of Choce, and knows that the other party is also known as the overlord in Jiangdong, and he is one of the few heroes in the world who can be compared with his own lord.
The most terrifying thing is the iron cable that is as thick as a child's arm, Pei Yuanshao saw that his scalp was numb, and he didn't dare to 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.
Five, four, three......
Gan Ning's clothes and armor were moved by the river wind, and the hunting sounded.
Sun Ce, 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 anyone could cut off the rope with one sword, although Qingzhou was a fierce general, but the people who could do it were not in Gaotang.
Suddenly, a name flashed in his mind, which made him frightened, and his mind flashed in a flash.1 Sun Ce raised his hand and grabbed the bow behind his back, and shouted in his mouth: "Release the arrow!" Stop the ......"
Five steps!
Gan Ning shouted wildly, rose into the sky, and threw himself towards the iron rope.
This unexpected move shocked even the Jiangdong Army, which was aroused to fight to the death, and everyone stared and watched, almost forgetting the order given by Sun Ce.
Sun Ce's hand touched the bow body, Gan Ning had already jumped the distance of 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.
Pei Yuanshao shouted wildly: "Kill! ”
"Kill!" The morale of the Qingzhou sailors was greatly boosted and they moved forward bravely.
The rushing ship rushed through the iron barrage just now and rushed towards the pontoon bridge.
"Kill!" Sun Ce 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. (To be continued.)