"Puff, puff......"

The sound of falling water immediately sounded on the south bank of Caishui, which was the sound of the soldiers in the Qin army who were good at water taking advantage of the opportunity for the crossbowmen to shoot at each other, and jumped into the water with tow ropes tied.

Soon, at the sound of the bowstring trembling, human heads emerged from the north shore again.

Before he had time to raise his head, the soldiers of the Qin army supported themselves with both hands, and they rolled over and broke out of the water.

Ignoring the situation around him, he took a few steps straight ahead, trying to break away from the soft ground on the bank of the river.

Just when the soldiers of the Qin army were about to untie the rope around their waists and start the fixing operation, he and his comrades were still discovered by the Chu army on the city tower.

The commander of the Chu army immediately ordered the crossbowmen to shoot the Qin soldiers who swam across the river on the spot, and not only that, but the other group of crossbowmen also immediately gave up shooting at the Qin army's arrow tower and began to block the moat.

It should be said that the reaction of the Chu army was still very fast, and dozens of Qin soldiers swam across this round, but in the end, there were less than ten ropes pulled for the Qin army. And the Qin soldiers who were able to successfully return to the south bank were only five people.

Ten ropes were obviously not enough to build enough bridges, and it was obviously necessary to continue swimming.

And with the blockade of the moat by the Chu army, it was even more difficult to continue swimming across the river.

In the face of such a situation, Wang Yi did not waver at all, and his order was unusually resolute: "The crossbowmen will strengthen the suppression, and the foot soldiers will continue to swim across." ”

There will be an order, even if they die, the soldiers of the Qin army can only grit their teeth and advance.

Soon, another batch of swimmers had been prepared, and because the crossbowmen of the Chu army had transferred nearly half of their troops to suppress the Qin army's swimming, the two sides gradually grew between the two sides.

Although the Qin army relied on its geographical advantages and relatively loose position, it actually did not suffer any losses, but for the side that went on defense: if it did not suffer, it was a loss.

With the launch of the second batch of swimmers of the Qin army, the commander of the Chu army understood that the suppression had to continue.

However, in the face of the rain of arrows of the Qin army, the main general of the Chu army was obviously a little annoyed.

At this time, the scout search force sent out finally sent back first-hand information: at least within a radius of five miles, there was no trace of the Qin army. In other words, at least within a radius of five miles, the Qin army had no intention of forcibly crossing.

This information was given, which could be regarded as a great relief to the generals of the Chu army. Since the Qin army had no intention of forcibly crossing the rear, the north gate was at least safe.

Since the north gate is safe, naturally there is no need to leave too many troops at the north gate.

Immediately, the chief general of the Chu army ordered that half of the crossbowmen at the north gate be transferred to support the south gate.

With the order of the main general, the crossbowmen of the north gate also quickly rushed to the south gate, and at this time, the third batch of swimming personnel of the Qin army had also been prepared.

Under the order of the captain, the soldiers of the Qin army pounced again.

At this time, the rain of arrows above the castle tower suddenly became dense, and not only the arrows that fell into the moat, but also the arrows that shot at the arrow tower were three points more.

In the face of the sudden increase in the crossbowmen of the Chu army, the corners of Wang Di's mouth finally showed a hint of a smile.

It's just that, that's not enough!

"Go on." Wang Yu calmly ordered: "Increase the number of arrow towers by half, and be sure to suppress the Chu army!" ”

"Yes." The general on the side immediately received the order.

Immediately, Da Xuan gave the order, and in the whimpering horn and special drum beat, dozens of arrow towers slowly drove out of the camp, but less than half of these dozens of arrow towers were heightened, and obviously, the preparation of the Qin army was not very sufficient.

Well, or rather, from Wang Di's point of view, these arrow towers are also sufficient. After all, in his plan, whether it is the arrow tower or the swimming bridge, they are just supporting roles.

The change of formation of the Qin army was naturally seen by the main general of the Chu army.

In the face of the Qin army's re-increase, the main general of the Chu army frowned slightly, he knew very well that when this batch of arrow towers arrived, it was inevitable that his archers would fall into passivity again.

Once the crossbowmen fell into passivity, the Qin army was bound to take the opportunity to build pontoon bridges. And once the pontoon bridge is built, I'm afraid the city will be really difficult to defend. The combat power of the Qin army is not blown, once Cai Shui, the biggest reliance, is conquered by the Qin army, how long can the remaining lonely city hold out?

"We must not let the Qin army easily build a pontoon bridge!" The commander of the Chu army silently admonished himself in his heart.

Looking at the Qin Army's arrow tower, which was getting closer and closer, the main general of the Chu army knew very well in his heart: increasing troops was the only way!

"The order was that a quarter of the crossbowmen were transferred from the east and west gates, and all the crossbowmen belonging to the north gate were transferred to the south gate. The South Gate retreated to free up the area for the crossbowmen. The commander of the Chu army quickly issued a targeted order: "The cavalry in the city is ready to fight, ready to fight out of the city, equipped with long knives, and solve the ropes on the shore." ”

"Yes." The herald beside him immediately agreed.

It should be said that there is nothing wrong with the practice of the commander-in-chief of the Chu army, on the contrary, it can be said to be a model of adapting measures to local conditions and changing due to the enemy.

In today's defense of Caishui, the infantry with a limited attack range will not be of much use, and instead of allowing them to occupy positions at the front of the city walls, it is better to temporarily withdraw them to make more room for the crossbowmen.

And with the mobilization of more crossbowmen, the Chu army, which has a geographical advantage, is bound to be able to suppress the Qin army fiercely.

Taking advantage of this time, releasing the cavalry in the city can not only kill the swimmers, but also sweep away the ropes that the Qin army has built with great difficulty, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

In this way, all the achievements of the Qin army in just over an hour will be wasted.

Therefore, if we only look at the frontal battlefield, the arrangement of the chief general of the Chu State cannot be incorrect.

The fact is just as the lord of Chu expected.

Just as the reinforcements of the Qin army arrived, their own crossbowmen also arrived immediately, and as the foot soldiers retreated, the crossbowmen quickly took over the position of the foot soldiers, and a new round of suppression of the Qin army began.

Even though the Qin army added dozens of arrow towers, it was still fiercely suppressed by the arrows of the Chu army.

At the same time, the city gate on the south side of Xincai also suddenly opened at this time, and fast horses rushed out of it, and the cold long knives were almost instantaneously set on the head that had just emerged from the water.

Blood instantly stained the riverbank red.

In the sound of horses' hooves, the long knife swept along the riverbank, and in a few "jumping" sounds, the rope that was finally fixed was cut by the long knife.

Several wrist-thick ropes floated silently in the reddened waters. Seeing that the Qin army had spent thousands of lives, the rope that had been built with great difficulty was almost being served by the Chu army.

Fortunately, the Chu army is powerful, and the Qin army is naturally not vegetarian, so in the face of the possible attack of the Chu army, how could Wang Yi not be prepared.

Just as the Chu army was proudly preparing to patrol the riverbank, countless arrows smashed into the Chu cavalry like a torrential rain.

It turned out that next to dozens of arrow towers, the Qin army had already ambushed 3,000 crossbowmen to deal with the Chu army's attackers.

You must know that the biggest advantage of the Qin army over the Chu army in the city is not the strong bow and crossbow, nor the cloud ladder arrow tower, but the Qin army, which is several times the enemy's Qin army.

The use of 6,000 crossbowmen is already all the belongings of the Chu army in the city, and this amount of strength is only the tip of the iceberg in the Qin army.

As long as Qin Jun wanted to, he could even use his troops to kill the Chu army.

These archers of the Qin army on the flat ground naturally have no threat to the Chu army above the city tower, but they are accurate at the Chu army that attack.

Obviously, Chu Jun was still a little careless after all.

"Give the order, and the cavalry quickly retreat into the city." The main general of the Chu army on the city tower continued to give an order while being annoyed: "Divide a thousand crossbowmen to suppress the Qin army on the flat ground of the Qin army on the other side." ”

"Yes." The herald answered again.

In fact, without waiting for the order of the chief general of the Chu army, the cavalry of the Chu army, who had been fiercely educated by the rain of arrows of the Qin army, had already turned their horses and rushed back to the city almost immediately.

As for the archers of the Qin army, after seeing that the Chu army had withdrawn, they all hid in the shield array behind them according to the established plan.

As a result, the rain of arrows in the sky of the Chu army once again pounced.

Helplessly, the main general of the Chu army could only aim at the Qin army's arrow tower again, which could not be dodged.

Of course, Wang Yi also continued to order the attack to continue.

At this point, the first round of confrontation between Qin and Chu has come to an end.

On the Qin side, after paying more than 1,000 lives, it finally tied more than ten ropes on the north bank of Caishui, and at the same time, the Qin army also used its own strength advantage to force the Chu army to dispel the idea of taking the initiative to attack and completely retreat in the city.

On the Chu side, the losses were only 300, almost one-fifth to one-quarter of the Qin army. Although its initiative to attack was overshadowed by the Qin army, under the suppression of the nearly saturated crossbow soldiers, the Chu army still firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield. The only pity was that the active cavalry failed to cut all the ropes.

However, the commander of the Chu army obviously had a draft when he saw this, and when the cavalry was repaired, and the next time the Qin army swam over, he would send a thousand crossbowmen to suppress the Qin army's crossbowmen on the flat ground in advance, and then order the cavalry to attack.

In this way, if the Qin army still wants to suppress its cavalry regardless of it, then its own crossbowmen will ruthlessly tell the Qin army what it means to suffer heavy losses. It is also cost-effective to exchange more than 100 cavalry for the loss of thousands of crossbowmen of the Qin army.

And if the Qin army hesitated a little, then their own cavalry would be able to quickly and completely cut the rope that the Qin army had built with great difficulty.

No matter how you look at it, the Chu army will not lose!

The chief general of the Chu army could even see the annoyance of the Qin army.

Looking at the sky that was already getting darker, the chief general of the Chu army was already thinking about how to survive this difficult night. After all, in his opinion, maybe darkness would be the only chance for the Qin army.

However, the commander of the Chu army did not panic. Qin can cross the river in the dark, and his own foot soldiers can also grope their way to the shore in the dark, after all, their foot soldiers are still more familiar with the terrain, even if the combat power is slightly weaker, three to fight one can always solve the Qin army.

The advantage is still mine!

As long as the Qin army can't build a pontoon bridge for a day, his own Xincai will be as stable as Mount Tai.

Thinking of this, the heart of the chief general of the Chu army couldn't help but ripple a little: after the Zeng City that was about to collapse at one touch, if he could lead the army to defend Xincai, it would not take much time, even if it was only a dozen days, and the addition of officials to the knighthood would almost be in front of him.

It's a pity that the sky hasn't gotten dark after all, and the dream of the chief general of the Chu army has obviously been done too early.

And after all, he still underestimated Wang Di's ability.

Just when the lord general of the Chu State was still thinking about the next battle, Wang Di on the opposite side also showed a rare smile.

"Order, light the wolf smoke." Wang Yi waved his hand, as if announcing the death of the Chu army.