MTL - Farmer of Shu Han-Chapter 1241 Empty plan

  Chapter 1241 Empty Battalion Plan

   "Wow!"

  The temporary sawn wood was piled up by the water, and then tied side by side with thick Nanxiang hemp rope.

   "Poof!"

   "Poof!"

   Someone took out a shriveled sheepskin and blew it vigorously.

  Of course, there are also people who are loud, take out the cowhide, and start bragging about it.

  Using sheepskin rafts and cowhide rafts to cross the water was originally only popular in Liangzhou.

   After all, Liangzhou has flocks of cattle and sheep, so it is easier to get sheepskin and cowhide.

   Later Feng Duhu took charge of Liangzhou, and Ji Han had his own animal husbandry base.

   Coupled with the support of silage technology and captive breeding technology, as well as the high profits of wool spinning workshops, the development of animal husbandry in Liangzhou can be described as rapid development.

  The rapid development of animal husbandry can provide enough leather for the army.

  The finished sheepskin is extremely light in weight and can be folded up on weekdays, taking up no space at all.

  Once it's time to cross the water, just take it out and blow it.

   After blowing, tie several sheepskins together directly to form a sheepskin raft.

  It can also be tied around the bamboo or wooden raft to increase the load of the raft.

   Cavalry crossing water can also use this thing.

  Tie the blown sheepskin to the horse, and with the help of the horse's swimming ability, you can even cross the big river.

  How could King Feng Gui let go of such a sharp weapon for crossing water?

   Naturally, it is vigorously promoted in the military.

  Shi Bao said that he would try to cross the water immediately, which is why he has the confidence.

   "Wow!"

   Soon, the first raft was pushed into the water.

   Then the second, third...

   "Quick, keep up!"

  A team leader stood in the water and greeted loudly:

   "Big, big bang, hurry up!"

   Immediately afterwards, the soldiers carrying the big pole quickly jumped onto the raft, and with a bang, they raised the big pole to the front.

  The team led the second to keep up, stood behind the soldiers, waved and said:

   "The ones behind, keep up!"

  The soldiers who had been waiting in line by the water began to board the raft one after another.

   After a while, the raft was full of people.

  All of them only wore light leather armor, and even the team leader did not wear armor with better protection.

  The reason is very simple. In addition to reducing the weight so that the raft can carry more people, there is also a high probability of falling into the water when crossing.

  Wearing leather armor, as long as he is not shot to death by an arrow, after falling into the water, he might be rescued by the people behind him.

  If you are wearing iron armor, you will sink to the bottom if you fall into the water, and you will have no chance at all.

  The soldiers on the raft, the few standing at the front, looked dull, even indifferent.

  It seems that they don't care what's on the other side.

  They just stood quietly, except for someone occasionally stroking the weapons in their hands, there was no other movement.

  These people are all veterans of many battles. They have already engraved the fighting into their bones, and they have rolled at the death line many times.

  Compared to their calmness, the soldiers following them were more or less nervous.

  From the blue veins in their hands holding the weapons tightly, it can be seen that their hearts are not peaceful.

   Although the sudden Chen army had undergone rigorous training, at the same time they fought a not easy battle at Gaoping Pass.

   But they still have a long way to go if they want to be like the leading veterans.

  And this section of road is likely to be the distance between life and death.

  However, those who were selected to cross over did not have much fear on their faces, and they were able to obey the military orders of the team leader in an orderly manner, which is rare and precious.

  As long as time passes, they will become elite soldiers sooner or later after they have experienced actual combat—provided they can survive.

   Just like the current forced crossing, even if they can succeed, as pioneers, it is normal for them to suffer six to seven out of ten casualties.

  If you can't succeed, it is a narrow escape.

  The actions of the Han army quickly attracted the attention of the Wei army on the other side.

   "General, it's bad, the thief is going to cross the water!"

"What!"

  When he got the news, General Wei became anxious, and almost trotted all the way up the watchtower, looking intently.

  Although he couldn't see it clearly, he could still see the raft moving towards him.

   "It's just crazy!"

   After confirming that the Han army was indeed running, General Wei's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but yell:

   "Crazy! Crazy!"

  Who is leading the army on the opposite side?

  So unreasonable!

  Who would organize a wading immediately after arriving?

  You don't want to camp?

  You don't want to rest?

   He just doesn't care about the lives of the soldiers under him, and he is not afraid of the mutiny of the soldiers!

   Wei Jiang cursed viciously in his heart, but he did not dare to neglect at all:

   "Come on!"

   "General?"

   "Organize everyone immediately and prepare to meet the enemy!"

   "Here!"

   General Wei ran down the watchtower again cursing.

  He must go to the front and personally prevent the pirates from landing.

  The raft gradually passed the middle of the water and began to enter the east side of Danshui.

  The Wei army on the east bank also began to line up on the bank according to the predetermined plan, waiting for it.

  Seeing that they entered the range of the bow and crossbow, the drums of the Wei army sounded.

   "Shoot the arrow!"

   "Peng!"

   Following the first arrow, there was a dense rain of arrows, which were thrown into the air and fell towards the first batch of rafts.

   "Raise your shield!"

  Although the big pole can block the arrows in front, it cannot block the arrow feathers falling from the air.

   Fortunately, almost all the soldiers on the raft brought bucklers.

  All raised their bucklers while huddling as much as possible to minimize body exposure.

  The first wave of arrow feathers did not cause too much damage to the Han army. More arrow feathers fell into the water, splashed harmless water, and finally went down the river.

   But as the raft continued to move forward, the rain of arrows that was far stronger and denser than the first wave of arrow feathers soon came again.

   This time, someone in the Han army finally let out a scream.

   "Don't move, hold on!"

  Seeing that the rookie recruit next to him was injured, he couldn't help but want to shrink back.

  The veteran quickly scolded loudly.

  But the piercing sound coming from the ear, as well as the piercing pain coming from the body, the great terror between life and death, made the recruits unable to control the survival instinct at all.

  With this movement, his body was exposed more and more.

   Soon, another arrow hit him.

"ah!"

  The recruit rolled over in pain.

  The small raft had no extra room for him to roll over, and there was only a "plop" sound, and he quickly fell into the water.

"help me!"

  The cold water seemed to calm him down, but it also seemed to make him panic even more.

   After taking a few sips of water, he struggled to get his head out, waving his hands wildly, crying and shouting.

   Seeing the comrades who live together day and night struggling between life and death, many people can't help showing a look of unbearable in their eyes.

   "Hold on!"

  Shi Chang grabbed the bamboo pole on the raft and handed it over, shouting: "Hurry up!"

  The sinking soldier desperately grabbed the life-saving bamboo pole.

   "Others don't move!"

  Seeing someone wanting to reach out to help, Chief Shi hurriedly stopped him, "Protect yourselves! No one is allowed to move!"

   Then he looked at the soldiers who fell into the water, "Hold on tight, don't let go, if you let go, you will die."

   "Pull me, pull me up..."

  The soldiers in the water are begging.

   "Hold on to the pole, don't let go, stick to the shore, and then find a way to climb up by yourself."

  The raft was full of people, and there was not much room for movement. If you really tried to save him, you would only get arrows from more people on the raft.

  More importantly, saving him now will inevitably delay time, not only will it block the raft behind, but it will also delay the landing on the beach.

  While speaking, Wei Jun's arrow feathers became more dense.

  The soldiers paddling on the raft also gritted their teeth and tried their best to make the raft faster and faster, trying to cross the last section of water.

  Shi Chang suddenly felt that the pole in his hand was light, and he knew something was wrong.

  Looking fixedly, he saw that the soldier who fell into the water had let go of his hand, his body rolled a few times with the waves, and then gradually turned into a black shadow in the water, and finally disappeared.

  On the surface of the water, there was nothing but a trace of blood that was gradually turning reddish.

  The waves turned up by the raft next to it swept through the blood line, and finally merged with the water flow, and there was no difference.

  The expression in Shi Chang's eyes darkened, then he retracted the pole silently, and began to grip his weapon tightly again.

  …

   After paying a lot of casualties, the first raft finally hit the rocks on the shore.

"boom!"

  The sheepskin was overwhelmed and broke with a loud noise.

   But it doesn't matter anymore, the Han soldiers on the raft jumped down one after another with a shout, and rushed forward.

  The last wave of Wei Jun's arrow feathers followed, and then the Wei Jun's halberds, spears and spears, which had been waiting on the shore for a long time, began to shoot.

   Several of the Han army rushing to the front were provoked high, and died without even screaming.

  The leather armor on their bodies couldn't stop the pricking of these long weapons at all.

   "楯!"

   "Wow!"

   Several big cockroaches that have just been formed temporarily cannot block the crazy attacks of so many weapons.

  Only after rushing to the shore, the Han army could not gain a firm foothold, so they were pushed back.

   "Ah! Kill!"

The    team led several veterans to form the most typical group formation of the Han army, the three-talented formation, and rushed to the front bravely.

   Block, stab, slash, alternate cover...

   Wei Jun was caught off guard, and finally there were casualties.

   "Come on! Cover!"

   Shi Dachang shouted, leading the people below to fill in this rare gap.

  Behind him is the river, and there is no way to retreat. In addition, he came here with the will to die. The remaining Han troops all shouted and followed up fearlessly.

   "Hold it, you must stand it, there are not many of them, and you can bury them to death!"

  The general of the Wei army also urged the people below and drove them up.

  Blood flowers floated up, the fishy smell filled the air, as the swords clashed, the nose, mouth, and ears all felt uncomfortable.

   "It's a pity that there are so many good sons..."

  Holding up the binoculars, Hu Zun observed the battle on the other side with a sad expression, and sighed regretfully.

  No one in the Han army retreated, because they knew that there was no way to retreat.

  However, facing the Wei army whose number was several times larger than their own, they fought and fought with the last bit of strength, but they were finally submerged in the crowd of Wei army.

   These people are all people who broke through Chen Jun by themselves!

   are rare soldiers.

   "No pity, tomorrow, I will personally sacrifice and bury them."

  Shi Bao put down the binoculars, with a solemn face and deep eyes.

   "Tomorrow?"

  Hu Zun was surprised, "General Zhonglang means that tomorrow..."

   "Let the soldiers continue to cut wood and build rafts. Tomorrow, I will cross the Danshui!"

   "General Zhonglang, this..."

  Shi Bao turned to look at Hu Zun, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, pointing to the opposite bank:

   "General Hu, have you ever noticed the weirdness of Wei thief?"

  Hu Zun, who has been attracted by the brutal fighting on the other side, and still feels sorry for so many good men, couldn't help but secretly screamed ashamed.

   "The last general is ignorant, please enlighten me."

   "Fake!" Shi Bao stared at the opposite bank, "The camps of the bandits are fake, or they are empty. The bandits didn't deploy too many troops on the other side!"

   "What!" Hu Zun couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, "How is it possible!"

  Earlier, the scouts found out that the thieves were on guard on the other side.

   "Has General Hu noticed that after our people crossed the water, the thieves only gathered there, and according to my observation, there were only a few thousand people."

   "On both sides of the crossing point, there are no extra troops to protect the two wings. This is not in line with the way of formation."

   "If we had stretched the battle line just now and crossed the water in a big way, the thieves might be at a loss."

  Hu Zun was stunned when he heard the words. He raised the binoculars again to observe carefully.

   "As General Zhonglang said, the formation of the thieves seems a bit strange."

  He looked at Shi Bao with admiration in his eyes.

   It really makes sense that Zhonglang will be valued by Feng Duhu.

  I saw Hu Zun asking in a low voice:

   "According to General Zhonglang, will the thief have another plan? Or is there an ambush?"

  Shi Bao shook his head confidently:

   "It may be possible if it is changed to another place, but with the current situation of Shangdang, I am afraid that the thieves have no intention of guarding this place at all."

   "General Hu, don't forget that General Zhendong has already entered Shangdang from Taiyuan."

   "If the thieves are dragged here by us, let's not say that they will not be able to defend the Shangdang at that time, I am afraid that even they will be blocked by the eldest son."

  Hu Zun was shocked:

   "General Zhonglang means, is the thief planning to escape? Or is he planning to guard Huguan?"

  Shi Bao said decisively: "Nine out of ten they want to escape!"

  Want to defend Huguan?

  Why do they guard?

   Said, Shi Bao said "hey" again, "It seems that the thief general is probably not a simple character, he is very decisive!"

  Sima Yi was forced by General Zhendong to flee from Jingxing to Jizhou. Presumably, he must have notified Shangdang's bandit army in advance to get them ready.

   Shangdang's bandit generals probably decided to abandon Danshui immediately after learning about General Zhendong's movements.

  So there are many camps on the opposite bank, not only because it is too late to dismantle them, but also because they want to use empty camps to deceive themselves and delay time.

   "Fortunately, Zhonglang will be caught by surprise and send someone to test the water, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to discover the thief's trick!"

  Hu Zun is also the leader of the army, after Shi Bao's analysis, he immediately reacted.

   "General Hu, I'm afraid you will have to work harder today and tomorrow, and urge the soldiers to build more rafts, so that the whole army can cross the water tomorrow."

   "How dare you talk about hard work when it comes to your duties?"

  The discussion between Shi Bao and Hu Zun has been made, so the two act separately.

  Hu Zun went down to arrange for the Chen army to attack, while Shi Bao went to find the engineering battalion.

  I believe that with the help of the engineering camp, this matter will be much faster.

  (end of this chapter)