On the banks of the Rhine, the two armies faced each other across the river. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The long night is coming to an end, and now it is the darkest hour before dawn, whether it is the south bank or the north shore, whether it is the military camp or the forest, it is extraordinarily quiet. There were no noisy voices, no horses' hooves, just a big river, the sound of the water, just a breeze, and the rustling of leaves.

It's quieter and more depressing than usual......

In the countless silences and depressions, in the boundless tension and waiting, the light broke through, and the wisps of sunlight began to break through the darkness.

"Attack!" As the sunlight appeared, a majestic voice exploded violently on the north shore.

"Cross the river!"

"Kill it!"

"Give it to me!"

"Rush, rush, rush!"

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Countless shouts, roars, commands, and orders followed...... and the long, hurried sound of a trumpet.

That's the clarion call of war!

Suddenly, countless figures ..... from the forest, the barracks, and the rocks on the banks of the river. It gushed out, densely packed on the banks of the long river.

They gathered into three strands, like three pitch-black blades, surging towards the Rhine River to the south.

The battle for the river crossing officially began.

The German army marched and crossed the river at the same time at Daying, Eagle's Beak Gorge, and Huisu Bend.

"Wow", "Wow", "Wow", "Wow", ......

Countless planks nailed into squares were pushed into the river, and they grew more and more, and in a short time they covered a small part of the river's surface.

"Wow", "Wow", "Wow", "Wow", ......

Then there was the raft, the people in the front row of the raft were carrying large shields, and the people in the back row were paddling wildly, and the thousand boats marched towards the south bank.

"Wow", "Wow", "Wow", "Wow", ......

Leaping into the water were muscular men who stripped off their heavy metal armor and swam swiftly toward the south shore with only light weapons.

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The horns blew incessantly, and more and more people went into the water to rush to the south bank, and there were more and more pontoon planks in the river, more and more rafts, and more and more people swam. The most aggressive group had even reached the halfway point, approaching the middle of the river.

No conspiracy or trickery was used, it was an upright attack! It was a forced crossing at the expense of sacrifices! With an absolutely superior force, it was divided into three routes, and at the same time in three directions, crushing towards the south bank!

The French revolutionary army on the south bank, of course, was not going to sit still and immediately launched a counteroffensive!

Whether it was the main battalion, or the two sub-battalions of the Eagle's Beak Gorge, countless soldiers began to pour out of formation.

When the German army crossed the river with all its might, the French revolutionary army began to form a phalanx, a phalanx of spears, a phalanx of swords and shields, a phalanx of archers, a phalanx of crossbowsmen, a phalanx of light cavalry, a brigade of heavy cavalry, and a brigade of ordnance, which were set out one after another and pressed towards the riverside.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom" ......

Thousands of people marched together, neatly like a drumbeat, and the phalanx also strode forward, reached the predetermined position, and began to counterattack and obstruct.

"Buzz" ......

With a hum, countless arrows shot out from the longbowmen's phalanx, and countless black dots that covered the sky and the sun were scattered like a torrential rain towards the rafts at the front of the river and the swimmers.

"Poof" is the sound of an arrow shooting into the human body, and with it, bright red blood rushes out.

"When" is the sound of the arrow being blocked by a large shield, and then it is bounced off the side and falls into the water.

"Do" is the sound of an arrow hitting the raft, and then it penetrates deep into the wood, creating a "fence" around it.

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The large shield was raised high, whether it was a carefully crafted iron shield or a hastily made wooden shield, constantly waving to block the arrows coming from the sky.

"Buzz" "Buzz" "Buzz" ......

Plume after puff of arrows rained down without stopping.

The raft kept getting shot and falling into the water, but the oars never stopped.

The swimmers in the water were either diving deep or using the rafts next to them, and the bodies of those who fell into the water also swam forward to shield the arrows.

As they approached, the French Revolutionary Army's shortbow phalanx and crossbow phalanx also joined in this rain of arrows, and the raindrops became more and more dense.

In a short time, the first rafts and swimmers were lost in the endless rain of arrows.

However, the subsequent rafts and swimmers continued to come, and continued to attack the south bank. There are also more and more pontoon squares in the river, intersecting and pushing each other, approaching the south bank.

As the battle progressed, the Rhine became red, and the number of corpses floating on the surface of the river increased, some washed away, and some became the shelter of the swimmers.

More and more people died, but the distance between the German army and the south bank became shorter and shorter, and even some lucky swimmers were about to touch the other side, but they were forced to be alone and unable to defeat the French infantry phalanx, so they did not dare to show their heads ashore.

In the face of the approaching German army, the French Revolutionary Army also began to change its countermeasures, and the equipment battalion composed of bed crossbows and stone cannons began to appear.

"Chirp"

Huge spear-like arrows shot straight out and shot towards the dense rafts on the river. Shield, shield shattered, person blocked, person weared, even a martial arts master who has completed the body forging, the moment he touched this giant arrow, it was also pierced!

"Whoosh"

The round, larger than a human head, was shot out violently, and suddenly opened a bloody path in the dense crowd, and even smashed the entire raft!

France's interception was like a reef, and Germany's attack was like a wave, and the waves shot out layer by layer, constantly smashing on the reef, but not shaking it for half a minute.

But the offensive continued, the river crossing continued, the river was already covered with corpses, and the German follow-up troops were still replenished, constantly going down the river, and constantly trying to storm the south bank......

As time went on, the battle became more and more fierce, but the balance of victory tipped in favor of the Germans, and the pontoon bridge made of large square planks and rafts was about to dock to the south bank of the river!

After all, the numerical advantage is not so easy to counteract, and the Germans are twice as numerous as the French Revolutionary Army!

Seeing that the pontoon bridge was about to be successfully built, Field Marshal Lista, the supreme commander of the German army, gave the order for a general attack: "The three major army corps obey the order! Immediately march with the whole army! Rush straight to the north bank! Advance without retreat! With one blow, completely tear up their defense line!"

On the south bank, the German troops, who had rushed up to the river beach with difficulty, crossed the wooden stakes arranged on the riverbank, and the pieces of thistles collided with the French infantry phalanx that was waiting for them!

Of course, they did not take advantage, the phalanx of the French Revolutionary Army was well-trained and at ease. As soon as the first collision was made, the motley army composed of serf army, noble army, and city defense army was blocked. Immediately afterwards, long knives slashed, spears stabbed, and advanced layer by layer, shattering their attack.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom" ......

Knowing that the motley army could not break through the French defense, the three most elite armies of Germany began to enter the field, stepping on the chaotic but incomparably stable pontoon bridge on the river, stepping on neat steps, with a fierce and huge army, pressing towards the south bank!

However, the French revolutionary army on the opposite side did not panic, and was still mechanically slaughtering the ragtag troops who had come ashore and driving them into the river.

The three regular armies of the German Empire marched very fast, and in a short time they crossed most of the river and began to carry their shields and meet the dense rain of arrows.

Suddenly, after the phalanx of the French infantry, in the escort of the light and heavy cavalry, the ordnance brigade that had been constantly firing huge arrows and throwing stones separated, stopped shooting arrows and stone-throwing, and put out another kind of equipment.

That's dozens of nearly a hundred trebuchets lined up!

"Bang" ...... "whoosh"......

With an order, black objects were thrown by the trebuchets and smashed towards the three legions on the river.

Even if they knew that they might not be able to stop it, the soldiers of the three major legions reacted quickly, and the layers of large shields overlapped, covering the top of the team!

"Knock"

The black shadow smashed on the big shield and scattered in all directions.

Hey? It's blocked? Isn't it a stone? What is this black liquid? Poisonous water? It doesn't seem to be of any use.

Ignoring the doubts of the opponent, the trebuchet kept starting, smashing countless black shadows towards the soldiers crossing the river on the river.

Immediately after that, there were the French longbowmen.

"Buzz"

Another row of arrows rained down, only they weren't the same as the ones in front of them.

Hey? How is this wave of rockets? It's daytime! Just by lighting a fire, it's like burning down our pontoon? Is it possible? Now it's on the river! That little fire is extinguished with a flip!

I think so, but the three legions are the elite after all, and they still struggle to raise the big shield, wanting to minimize the losses caused by the arrows themselves.

"When" the fiery arrow struck the steel shield, was blocked, and fell.

But that wasn't the end of it, the flames of the arrows fell on the thick black liquid thrown by the trebuchet.

"Boom!"

In an instant, fierce flames rose into the sky, instantly connecting on the surface of the river, and endless flames swept in all directions at once.

The whole Rhine is on fire, the whole river is burning like crazy!

(To be continued.) )