Chapter 1654: The vine armor soldiers crossed the river first
Sitting opposite Zhuge Jun, the expression on Zhuge Jin's face revealed an entanglement.
After a while, he said to Zhuge Jun: "The sword on the battlefield has no eyes, if my brother can't return to Jiangdong again, and the imperial army will break Jiangdong in the future, your sister-in-law and my children will ......."
"Brother, don't worry!" Without waiting for Zhuge Jin to finish speaking, Zhuge Jun responded with a fist and said: "But with the younger brother here, he will definitely take care of the family on behalf of the elder brother!" ”
After saying this, Zhuge Jun stood up and said to Zhuge Jin: "If the elder brother has nothing else to do, the younger brother will leave." Please go back to the camp and get ready, and take care from now on! ”
didn't get up, Zhuge Jin just nodded silently.
Jumping on the raft that came to meet Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Jun turned around and faced Zhuge Jin, his hands always clenched into fists and did not let go.
Zhuge Jin's gaze always fell on him.
Both brothers know that this parting, until they meet again, is afraid that the war has already had a result.
Back on the shore, as soon as Zhuge Jun landed on the shore, he instructed the soldiers who met him: "Immediately pass the order, the rattan armor soldiers prepare the rattan armor, and cross the river at night!" ”
"No!" In response, the soldiers turned and left.
After the soldiers left, Zhuge Jun's eyes fell on the elephant soldiers in the distance.
Stationed on the banks of the river, the elephants gathered in one place, standing or lying next to each other, and the elephants were social animals, and did not cause trouble because of the narrowness of the area given to them.
The army crossed the river, as long as there was a raft, but the war elephant crossing the river was a big problem for Zhuge Jun.
Although the raft can bear some weight, the weight of the war elephant is beyond the weight capacity of the raft.
A raft may not be able to withstand even a war elephant.
As he was looking at the elephant soldier camp, several people walked towards him.
It was Meng Huo and his wife who came over and a group of Han army generals.
Zhuge Jun and Zhuge Jin met, and everyone hung their hearts in their throats.
The army of 200,000, of which nearly 100,000 were barbarians led by Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhu Rong.
In addition to Zhuge Jun, among the generals of the Han army, there is no one who can live in Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong, although they have already served the Han court, but once Zhuge Jun has an accident, it is difficult to say whether the couple will follow the army to continue the eastward crusade.
Even if they continue to follow the Eastern Crusade of the Great Army, in terms of the command of the Great Army, I am afraid that they will not obey the transfer of the generals of the Han Army.
Compared with Meng Huo and his wife, the generals of the Han army were even more worried about Zhuge Jun's safety.
Seeing him go ashore, Meng Shu and others hurriedly greeted him.
Seeing that he was about to reach Zhuge Jun's approach, Meng Shu grinned and shouted in a rough voice: "General Zhuge , you are going, but I am worried about it!" ”
Facing Meng Huo, Zhuge Jun smiled slightly and said to him: "Thanks to the king's concern, the end will be terrified!" ”
On the riverbank, surrounded by a large number of people, they were walking towards the tent, and the soldiers who had been ordered to give orders to the vine armor soldiers turned back.
When he arrived at Zhuge Jun's side, the soldier clasped his fists and bowed down and said, "General Qiyu, I have already told the vine soldiers to cross the river this evening." ”
Nodding, Zhuge Jun waved his hand.
After the soldiers left, Meng Huo and his wife and a group of Han army generals all looked at him with stunned faces.
Meng Shu even blurted out: "General Zhuge , aren't you going to attack the Jiangdong Army this evening?" There are only 2,000 soldiers in the rattan armor, but there are 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers in the Jiangdong Army......"
"Two thousand rattan armor soldiers, although it is not enough to break the enemy army, can pave the bridge and open the way!" Looking back at the opposite side of the riverbank, Zhuge Jun said to Meng Shu and the others: "Our army has a large number of people, if we cross the river on a raft, the enemy only needs to defend the bank, and our army crossing the river is just like a dream!" ”
After hearing Zhuge Jun's words, everyone looked at each other, and no one could put forward a rebuttal opinion.
The rattan armor is so thick that if they don't attack with fire, they will hardly be able to inflict effective damage.
What's more, rattan armor is different from ordinary armor, jumping into the water, the buoyancy of rattan armor allows soldiers to easily cross rivers.
Moreover, after crossing the river, the rattan armor soldiers can rely on strong armor and shields to spread out the defensive line, even if the Jiangdong army launches a full-scale attack, it will be difficult to break through their defense line for a while and a half, enough to support more Han troops and barbarians to cross the river to join the battle.
Zhuge Jun's calculation, for now, is indeed the most suitable method for the army to cross the river.
When the Jiangdong army came here, their numbers were not very large, at least compared to the Han army, their numbers were simply not enough to support a war.
As long as the Han army can be dragged along the river, after a long time, the Han army, which is numerous, will definitely retreat due to lack of supplies.
Zhuge Jin is cautious, meticulous in his work, and rarely has the idea of making a rash move, and it is not surprising to him that he came to Yuhe and put on such a posture.
Often the best way to deal with an opponent who seeks stability is to rush forward.
The army in the daytime is spent in a busy situation.
The soldiers sorted out their weapons, and some soldiers even found bluestone by the river and sharpened their swords with bluestone.
The Jiangdong army was already camped on the opposite side of the riverbank, and every move of the Han army was watched by them, especially the Han army who cut down trees and set up rafts, and every move held the nerves of the Jiangdong army.
Little by little, the sun finally went below the horizon.
The sky gradually darkened, there was no moon in mid-air, and the night sky was just full of stars.
The night sky is as pure as water, and the stars are exceptionally bright.
The twinkling starlight did not bring much light to the earth, but on the surface of the flowing river, there were white waves rolling one after another.
Although the Yu River is not wide, the water is very gentle, although there are some snow-white waves rolling, the sound of the water is not very large.
On the riverside, some Han soldiers were still sharpening their swords on the bluestone, and in a relatively hidden place with rocky rocks, patches of black shadows were shaking.
The black shadows lurking in the rocks, one by one, leaned over and approached the river.
When they arrived at the river, the black shadow at the front first probed the water temperature with his hand, and felt that the water temperature was not very cold, so he beckoned to the back.
They went into the water very lightly and did not make much noise when they entered the river.
The dark shadows that descended the river, floating on the water, were facing up on their backs, their hands gently flicked by their sides.
The palms of his hands stirred the river, and black shadows swam to the other side of the river bank through the night.
On the other side of the riverbank, some Jiangdong troops who were responsible for monitoring the Han army were attracted by the Han army sharpening their swords on the bank.
The black shadows who crossed the river chose a place far away from those Han troops, and it was precisely because of this that the Jiangdong army did not find their traces.
More than 2,000 black shadows crossed the Yu River under the eyes of the Jiangdong Army.
The black shadow who was the first to go ashore pulled up a thick rope with his companion who remained on the other side of the riverbank.
They didn't carry rafts, and the bare ropes lay across the river, making it difficult to spot even if you looked closely at night.
More and more black shadows reached the east side of the riverbank, and when they went ashore, they did not touch the Jiangdong army, but hiberned on the spot, chose a place on the bank of the river that was not easy to be found, and watched the Jiangdong army from a distance.
It was quiet in the Jiangdong Army barracks.
Perhaps in the face of the 200,000 Han army, the officers and men of the Jiangdong Army lost confidence in the outcome of this battle, and there were not even a few people to speak in the huge barracks.
Observing the Jiangdong Army from a distance, the leading black shadow waved his hand behind him.
Seeing his gesture, a dark figure immediately turned and touched the riverbank.
As soon as the black shadow took two steps, the leading black shadow suddenly changed his gesture, and the whole person fell to the ground.
The shadows behind him saw his movements, and one of them reached out and grabbed the shadow that was about to run past him, and pointed ahead.
The black shadow who was dragged squatted down and looked in the direction of his companion's finger, and saw three Jiangdong troops on night patrol, walking towards them.
More than 2,000 black shadows lurked on the shore, and all eyes were looking at the three Jiangdong troops who were walking over.
Everyone held their breath, and many had even pressed their hands on the hilt of the long sword at their waist.
The officers who led more than 2,000 people to the shore also held their breath and looked at the three Jiangdong troops who were getting closer and closer.
When the three Jiangdong soldiers walked to a place that was only about ten steps away from them, his hand on the hilt of the sword was trembling slightly.
The hand that was not pressed against the hilt of the sword swung back, and his face was solemn.
The destination of the three Jiangdong armies should be on the bank of the river, and if they are not dealt with, the more than 2,000 people who have already crossed the river will be exposed.
But to solve them, and not let the Jiangdong army in the distance find out, it is not an easy thing for the leading Han army.
The rattan armor soldiers were originally the characteristics of the barbarians, and in the fight with the barbarians, Zhuge Jun found that such armor and shields were far more practical than the armor and shields of the Han soldiers when fighting, so he organized an army of 2,000 people.
In this army, there were Han Chinese and barbarians, and of course, the leaders of the team were Han officers.
His eyes stared at the three Jiangdong soldiers who came over without blinking, and the officer waved his hand behind him.
Several soldiers saw his gesture, and one by one they all put on a posture of attacking at any time.
On the bank of the river, more than 2,000 people gathered, but the silence was suffocating.
The soldiers of the Han army who had just crossed the river could even hear their own breathing when they breathed.
The three Jiangdong Army, who didn't feel anything wrong at all, stopped when they saw that they had already walked only five or six steps away from the Han Army.
They looked around and around, and one of them, Jiang Dongjun, said to the other two: "The river is calm, and no one should cross the river." The general is too, how did he think of asking me to wait here to check! ”
"The general gave an order, asking me to wait for me to come here, or to investigate, or go back to report to the general!" As soon as Jiang Dongjun, who spoke first, finished complaining, another Jiang Dongjun took over his words, but from his tone, he could also hear that he was somewhat impatient with this order.