Chapter 272: Crossing the River
Chen Liu.
"The sound of this thing is like thunder, the fire is splashing, and the smoke is pungent."
"Falling into the crowd, after the roar and fire, there were many casualties, and in serious cases, the corpses were incomplete, and it was said that even stones could destroy them."
"The main reason why Yang Yuanjun can sweep away Zhang Miao and Yuan Yi so quickly and force Langya to surrender is precisely because he has this kind of weapon."
"We were stationed near Shanyang, and we saw Zhang Liao and Yuan Shu under Yang Yuanjun fighting with our own eyes, and this weapon was thrown with a very light trebuchet, and the scene was very cruel."
Chen Qun said with a solemn expression.
Cao Cao had long heard that Yang Zhao had a terrible weapon.
But I have never been able to see it with my own eyes.
This time, his soldiers, who were fortunate enough to see it, sent back a description of what they saw, and they were shocked.
Xun Yu was surprised and said, "Where did Yang Yuanjun get such a weapon?" ”
No one can answer this question for him.
Even if he asked his nephew in Linzi, it was impossible for Xun You to pass on this kind of secret.
In short, it's shocking!
They could all feel the threat from Yang Zhao.
"The lord should have been ruthless in the first place!"
Cheng Yu always thought that when he set up a banquet in the camp, he should have killed Yang Zhao first, and sighed: "Yang Yuanjun has this kind of weapon, in the face of Yuan Shao's coalition army, even if he defeats Yecheng, it will not be a problem, and he will definitely be our great enemy in the future." ”
Cao Cao's face was gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Xun Yu said again: "The lord is a person who values love and righteousness, how can he do such a thing?" It's just that...... Most of our Yanzhou has been defeated by Yang Yuanjun, after this battle, can we get it back? ”
"When the time comes, you can give it a try."
Xi Zhong shrugged his shoulders and said, "If we want to recapture it and are unable to deal with those weapons, the lord can talk to Yang Yuanjun and be moved." ”
Cao Cao said: "Let's talk about this later!" Pay attention to the battle situation first, pay special attention to Yuan Highway, I am more worried that he will not leave when he comes to Yanzhou, but I am not worried about what will happen to Mingguang. ”
"Yes!"
They said in unison.
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Outside Hakumatsu.
Big ships, docked on the shore.
Yang Zhao's warships in Qingzhou were all transferred, and there were more than 50 of them, and more than 500 people could be carried on one ship, preparing to force the Yellow River and attack Jizhou.
The Jizhou soldiers on the other side of the Yellow River saw Yang Zhao's warships gathering, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly reported to the police and prepared for defense, but they didn't know how to defend effectively, after all, the weapons of the Qingzhou soldiers were too fierce!
"My lord, the bed crossbow, thunderbolt and other weapons are all loaded on the warship." Zhang Xiu came back and said.
Yang Zhao nodded and said: "Send an order to Wen Bai, let him go south from Jibei, Jibei, Baima, and Yanjin line, all lead troops to hold on, and you and Uncle Zhi will cross the river with me." ”
"Good!"
Zhang Xiu responded.
A day later.
Zhang Ji came from Jibei.
Chen Zhi also came from Yanjin and came to Baima.
This place was also taken by Yang Zhao, and the next target was Jizhou on the other side of the river.
"Wen Bai, I will leave 10,000 people for you to garrison, and all the rest will cross the river with me."
Yang Zhao commanded.
Zhang Jizuo said: "I can leave 5,000 people, the lord will cross the river, and he is about to start a full-scale war with Yuan Shao, and only bring more than 50,000 people to go, I'm afraid it will not be enough." ”
Yang Zhao said confidently: "Montenegro's plan has not yet been launched, once it is launched, Yuan Shao's side will be even more chaotic, more than 50,000 people, enough!" ”
The order to let the Montenegrin army do it, he has already let people pass it on.
But the road is long, and you have to walk up the mountains and forests, which will take a certain amount of time, and it will be almost the same if you wait a few more days.
"It's me who is overthinking."
Zhang Ji smiled and said, "In the master's strategy, what he considered was more far-reaching than we thought. ”
Yang Zhao smiled: "How can I have the ability to strategize? ”
After a pause, his smile narrowed, and he said, "First batch of soldiers, get on the boat and cross the river first!" ”
It is difficult to bring all 50,000 people to the other side of the river at one time with more than 50 boats, so it is necessary to divide them into two batches, and the first batch of ships will be quickly boarded.
Yang Zhao asked Zhang Xiu to stay, led the second group of soldiers to cross the river, and he and Chen Zhi boarded the boat first, and when all the soldiers finished boarding, with a drum sounding, this was the order to attack, and sailed towards the opposite bank.
The warship broke through the water and got closer and closer to the shore.
"Ready!"
Yang Zhao said loudly.
A flag, waving on the main ship he was on.
There were too many ships, there were no walkie-talkies in this era, and the only way to transmit orders was to use the command flag, and as soon as the command flag of the main ship was raised, the command flag of other ships waved in response.
Used to throw fried. The thunderbolt of medicine is ready immediately.
The arrows of the bed crossbow are also loaded.
In ancient water warfare, it was probably the first use of long-range weapons to consume the enemy, then the ramming of warships, followed by boarding and fighting.
Now Yang Zhao's warship is about to enter the first stage.
As the warships approached, the Jizhou side also began to send warships to intercept them, and the distance was getting closer and closer, and the ships of the two sides officially clashed.
"Shoot!"
Chen Zhi snorted.
Sou!
The shaft of the arrow breaks through the air.
Rumble!
Some of the arrows of the bed crossbow broke through the side of the enemy's ship, and some rushed to the deck and shot the enemy.
On the Jizhou side, there are also crossbow machines and bed crossbows.
But their crossbow was far less powerful than Yang Zhao's three-bow bed crossbow.
After the bolts, the Thunderbolt also came into play.
Explode. The medicine was constantly being thrown and exploded on the enemy's warship, and in an instant the flames and smoke were everywhere.
Bed crossbows and thunderbolts, at the first stage, toss the enemy's ships almost to the brim, and as for the subsequent ramming and boarding operations, they are not used at all.
The destroyed warships on the Jizhou side sank one after another, and the remaining warships no longer dared to intercept them, so they hurriedly retreated to the shore and prepared to hold on to the shore.
"Attack!"
Yang Zhao said loudly.
Flag waving.
The order to attack was passed on.
All the bed crossbows, adjust the direction, the next step is to bombard the dock on the opposite bank, as the distance gets closer, the arrow shaft shoots out again, and falls on the defense of the dock.
Bang!
Those defenses, easily shattered.
The Jizhou soldiers stationed at the edge of the dock symbolically drew their bows and shot at the ship for a while, and when they saw the warship getting closer and closer, the weapons that would make a loud noise would soon be thrown down, and they all turned around and ran backwards.
The battle for the crossing of the river, which was almost underway, began to land on the shore.
"Uncle Zhi, get off the boat and lead the troops to kill and occupy the ferry here." Yang Zhao ordered.
"Good!"
Chen Zhi first led the soldiers on the main ship to land, and then gave the order, the soldiers of all the other warships disembarked and landed, and more than 20,000 people had gathered on the shore, with their swords unsheathed, spears and shields raised, and they went to the shore to kill and seize the ferry.
"Kill!"
Among the soldiers in Jizhou, the person who led the soldiers and Yang Zhao are also old acquaintances.
When dealing with Zhang Chun's rebellion, Zhang Nan, the governor of Yuyang, was not a lieutenant in Youzhou, but came to Jizhou to join Yuan Shao.