Hearing Sima Chi's order, the officers and men tried their best to turn the ship around, and then tried to return the same way. During this time, many more people fell into the river because of different injuries.

Looking at the red-dyed river, Du Kuian showed an excited look on his face, what about the three major iron armies of Daning, they were not defeated in their own hands.

At this time, Du Kuian felt very lucky, glad that he was in the cottage meeting, and he tried to seize the opportunity to fight this time, otherwise, this time the battle achievements were taken away by the people of other armies.

Since the last time he tried to kill Chen Zhi and was punished by Ye Ying, Du Kuian held his breath in his heart, he must take his brothers to fight a beautiful battle, in order to reverse the bad impression of himself and others in the hearts of the big bosses, and also fight for the eldest lady Fan Lingyan.

"Shooters stop shooting!"

"Archers stop shooting!"

"Catapults and Strongdogs speed up their attacks, and they're about to get out of range."

The second leader, Fan Lingyan, did not come to the scene, Du Kuian was the highest commander in this team, and he had been trying to observe the ships in the river, giving various orders in a timely manner according to the situation, and doing his best to expand the results of the battle.

I have to say that Du Kuian fought really beautifully in this battle, he led people to ambush on the river bank very early, but it was not until the officers and soldiers entered the attack range that the bandits showed their traces and chose the best time to strike quickly.

Without spending a single soldier, three or four hundred officers and soldiers died in the process of crossing the river, which was the largest loss in one battle in the course of the Mad Lion Army's many years of fighting with bandits.

"Keep an eye on them and resolutely don't let them cross the river!" When all the officers and men withdrew from the ground and attacked the range, Du Kuian gave another order that he thought was very correct.

The bandits who had won the battle jumped and jumped on the bank of the river, while the officers and soldiers on the other side of the river were in a gloomy fog at this time. This battle was so aggrieved that it cost so many brothers their lives in vain, and there was not even a chance to fight the enemy.

Back on the other side of the river, Sima Chi gathered the team, counted the remaining boats, and asked people to check the damage of each boat, and those that needed to be repaired were quickly repaired.

After doing all this, Sima Chi, who was unwilling to fail, organized the team again and set off to the other side of the river again. This time, however, it was Ma Chi who was much smarter at his suggestion, and he kept all the boats side by side, keeping a long distance between them.

Sima Chi's strategy obviously had some effect, all the boats rowed to the other side of the river, so that the bandits did not know which boat to attack, and the distance between the boats greatly reduced the hit rate of the attack.

Seeing the boat leaning towards the river bank little by little, Sima Chi felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and he secretly decided in his heart that as long as he successfully crossed the river, he must kill these bandits to the bottom to avenge the previous attack.

Just as Sima Chi was in his reverie, a large group of figures suddenly appeared on the opposite side of the river, and looking at the clothes of these people, it was obvious that they were the accomplices of the bandits opposite. And what these people do next. It also confirmed the speculation in the hearts of the officers and soldiers.

When they arrived at the river, they quickly divided the men into many groups, and often one or two groups of men dealt with one boat, and the officers and men found many boats, but also the number of bandits.

In addition, these bandits had long planned to intercept them on the river, so all kinds of supplies were very well prepared, and the bandits in various groups actually knew how to cooperate with each other, and they did not give the officers and soldiers time to adjust at all, and used all kinds of attack methods to launch a fierce attack on the ships.

The bandits were clearly well prepared for this battle, their division of labor was very clear, and they cooperated well with each other, often one wave of attacks was not over, and another wave was already coming.

Looking at the sudden appearance of so many bandits, Sima Chi immediately knew that he had been fooled, and the bandits deliberately hid more than half of their manpower, just to make themselves feel that they were not strong enough, and it was the second time he forcibly crossed the river, losing these ships and people in vain.

It only took about two pillars of incense to smash several boats overturned, and the soldiers struggled the water, and the water was free to go towards the other boats, while the poor ones were washed far away by the river.

Seeing this, Sima Chi sighed, and had to order his soldiers to turn the bow of the ship and turn back to the direction of the camp. At this time, Sima Chi's heart was full of helplessness, in fact, if he ordered his soldiers to forcibly land on the shore, it should not be impossible.

But in this way, the price paid is high, and the soldiers of the Wild Lion Army are elite and strong generals in the entire Daning, so it is not cost-effective to sacrifice in the hands of bandits in vain. After thinking about it, Sima Chi had no choice but to give up the plan of forcibly landing on the shore to see if he could come up with another way to cross the river.

"These sons of, as long as Lao Tzu stays here for a day, you don't want to cross the Wutuo River." Knocking off the enemy twice in a row gave Duquaan a boost of confidence.

"Military Division, didn't Zhuge Military Division tell us not to fall in love with the enemy after being wounded, and to return to Fuhu Mountain quickly?" Seeing that Du Kuian had the intention of fighting a protracted battle here, Zhang Gui, the leader of the Vermilion Bird Army, reminded on the side.

"Lao Zhang, Zhuge Military Division is far away in Fuhu Mountain, and he doesn't know much about the situation here, as the so-called generals are not subject to military orders outside, this time everyone listens to me, we will stop them on the other side of the river, and there will be sufficient buffer time in the village." After listening to Zhang Gui's words, Du Kuian was a little unimpressed.

After listening to Du Kuian's words, Zhang Gui looked at the enemy on the other side of the river, and it seemed that they really couldn't find any way to forcibly cross the river, so they had to acquiesce to Du Kuian's decision and organize his brothers to go to the river to get supplies.

"Come with me for a walk!" Compared with the jubilant mood of the bandits on the opposite side, the officers and soldiers were in a gloomy fog. Sima Chi, who had been in the tent for a long time, suddenly walked out and said to Zhao Hu, who was commanding the soldiers outside the camp.

The two walked slowly, a pair of guards followed from a distance, and after walking for about a mile or two, everyone came to a village, and Sima Chi asked people to find a few old fishermen in the village, and actually chatted with them with great interest.

After chatting for about half an hour, Sima Chi's mood actually became better, and when he left, he also asked the guards behind him to take some silver taels for the old people, which made these guards strange, they knew the temper of this newcomer General Zhaowu, who was born in a family, and he had always looked down on the peasants.

In order to prevent the enemy from crossing the river at night, Du Kuian arranged for the fighters of the Suzaku Army led by him to set up camp by the river. At the same time, let people pay close attention to the situation of the enemy on the other side of the river, and if there is any abnormal movement, they can react as soon as possible.

"All the brothers put their weapons by their side when they go to bed at night, wake me up a little, and if there is any movement, let me get up as soon as possible."

Although Du Kuian is a bandit, he has followed Fan Gui for a long time and learned some things that Fan Guigui brought out from the Fierce Eagle Army, and he still has a lot of ideas about marching and fighting on weekdays, so when the Vermilion Bird Army was established, the first military advisor Fan Lingyan thought of was him.

It has to be said that in this case, if you want to defend the river bank and prevent the officers and soldiers from breaking through, Du Kuian's tactics are correct.

An incident in the second half of the night made the bandits' admiration for Du Kuian increase a lot, because there was a sudden movement on the other side of the river, and many officers and soldiers picked up torches and approached the river. It can be seen clearly that the officers and men did intend to cross the river at night.

Tu, who was observing by the river, listened to Du Kuian's arrangement, and sent people to monitor the situation on the other side of the river all night, because if the enemy was allowed to sneak across the river, the consequences would be serious.

"Don't be afraid, quietly call all the brothers up, but don't light torches, wait for the officers and soldiers to get close to the river bank and surprise them." The officers and men wanted to cross the river at night, which was exactly what Du Kui hoped for in peace of mind.

Old fishermen who fish on the banks of the Wutuo River have a saying that they do not cross the river at night, and under normal circumstances, no matter how much money they are given, they are not willing to row across the Wutuo River at night. Because the wind on the river is particularly strong at night, it will form a large wave in the river, and the sight is not good at night, and in this case, it is easy to have a tragedy of ship destruction and death.

If the officers and men cross the river at night and then lead people to intercept them by the river, there is a high probability that the officers and men will overturn the boat themselves in a panic.

Thinking of the possible outcome, Du Kuian was so excited that he fell asleep, and he told all the soldiers to neither hold their lamps nor make a sound, and quietly came out of the camp tents, and lay in ambush by the river to prepare for the attack, waiting for the officers and soldiers to throw themselves into the net.

Time passed little by little, and all the bandits quietly watched the other side of the river, waiting for the enemy's action to cross the river, but the strange thing was that although the lights on the other side of the river were brilliant, and the officers and soldiers walked back and forth on the river bank, and even faintly heard the sound of talking, they never showed any sign of crossing the river.

In order not to be discovered by the enemy, the bandits had to lie motionless in the grass by the river, and everyone could grit their teeth and endure it for a short time, but after a long time, they couldn't stand it.

Not to mention the pain of crawling for a long time, the mosquitoes, insects, rats and ants in the grass are even more painful, and by the fourth or fifth watch, the clothes on the bandits are wet with dew.

The weather in early spring was still very cold, and the wet clothes were wrapped around the body, and the body was blown by the river breeze, and the whole body was like being cut by a knife. However, in order to deal with the officers and soldiers crossing the river to the greatest extent, everyone had to hug their bodies tightly and grit their teeth to bear all this.

"Brothers, hold on a little longer, the officers and soldiers will come over soon."

The leaders at all levels tried their best to encourage these bandits of the Suzaku Army, but seeing that the time was passing little by little, the officers and soldiers on the opposite side were still walking back and forth on the river bank, and there was no sign of crossing the river, the same sentence had been said countless times, and even the leaders themselves were a little unconvinced.

"Strategist, it's almost dawn, it seems that they won't be coming over for the time being. The brothers have already stayed up here for most of the night, so it is better to let everyone rest and rest, otherwise they will not have the energy to fight them. The leader, Zhang Gui, looked at the bandits who were shivering with cold and kept yawning, and whispered to Du Kuian.

"These guys don't know what they're in, so we'll leave a small group of people here and the other brothers take turns to rest." Du Kuian also felt that something was wrong with this, so he agreed to Zhang Gui's suggestion.

The cold and sleepy bandits, hearing the order to withdraw, almost jumped up with excitement, and they returned to their tents as fast as they could. Some people didn't even have time to take off their wet clothes and fell asleep, and in a short time there was a sound of snoring in the tents.

"Rush! Kill! ”

A sudden sound came from the back of the bandits' camp, and many of the bandits were too sleepy to hear it.

"What's going on? Have all the enemies crossed the river? In a tent, a bandit opened his hazy sleepy eyes and said with some confusion.

"How is that possible?" The voice came from behind us, it should be our brother who was reinforcing us, and the other bandit didn't even open his eyes, and said something in a rather confused way.

"No matter what the situation is, let's see first!" Said a more stable bandit. But they were not in a hurry, and they got up slowly, and before they had even put on their clothes, they saw some people rushing in from outside the tent.

"It's not good, it's the officers and soldiers ......" Before a bandit could say this, he was slashed down by the oncoming officers and soldiers.