Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 757
Nearly half of the night, the slave soldiers were also severely exhausted in fighting fortified positions.Even though many slave soldiers did not directly participate in the battle, for these impervious slave soldiers, just floating and sinking on the river in the middle of the night is enough to be a frightening experience.At this time, the land is close at hand, not only the victory, but also the focus of this desperate journey.

Therefore, there is no need for the commanders to encourage them with bold words and promises. A large number of slave soldiers have already rallied their courage and paddled desperately with their oars. go.Some boats rushed directly onto the embankment, and the momentum of the forward charge was still not exhausted. The bilges rubbed against the ground and charged a distance of several feet.

During this process, many slave soldiers were thrown into the air by huge force, or fell directly into the Huainan saber formation and were dismembered, or fell back into the river, and were crushed to death by subsequent boats rushing into the formation.Or some people were lucky enough not to fall off the ship by clinging to the ship's side deck, but they were all shaken by the huge force and couldn't stand up.

However, such a frenzied charge would have its own effect. If they attacked calmly, the Huainan army would still be able to defend their territory and fight against each other along the coast.But now how can the flesh and blood be able to stop those boats with sharp inertia, and the battle formation that was originally lined up can only retreat in a hurry.Those sampans and walking boats that rushed ashore, forming a natural barrier, opened up a foothold on the river bank for the successors.

Originally, this was just a spontaneous act of the slave soldiers eager to land, but after seeing this scene, the subsequent slave army commanders began to take the initiative to order and drive.The slave army is not resistant to water warfare, so they don't care much about boats and boats.Although they had been blocked by the Huainan army on the river in the middle of the night, they still had a sense of self-confidence. They only felt that the situation would be very good after they rushed to the shore.

This type of tactics is close to self-mutilation. Although the Huainan Army was forced out of the battle, the casualties it caused to itself were huge.However, there were some survivors at last. The solidity of stepping on the land seemed like a world away. At this moment, the hands and feet were soft and it was difficult to launch an attack, and because of the cover of those boats, it was difficult for the Huainan army to attack and kill them for a while.

So soon, more and more slave troops gathered on the shore, and there was no need for the follow-up to charge so violently.When the successor commanders landed calmly, they began to order the soldiers to lay out their formations, defending them, and began to gradually expand the front line.

When there were no more desperate rushing boats on the shore, the Huainan army also stabilized the line, and returned to the formation again to force these slave soldiers back into the water again.Although the slave soldiers were close to the end of their strength, their resistance was still extremely stubborn.It is not necessary to say how strong the fighting spirit is, but it is unwilling to retreat into the annoying and disgusting waves.

"Reinforcements from the rear will arrive in no time, and the success of the first climb will be assured!"

The slave generals also burst out with strong enthusiasm at the moment, and after rectifying their cloaks, they personally led the soldiers of the direct line to the front line to fight fiercely, each of them seemed to take root under their feet, and did not make the slightest retreat at all.

The number of soldiers they participated in the crossing battle this time was nearly [-], and they suffered heavy casualties. Due to the ineffectiveness of the battle, nearly half of them including boats were lost, but they finally gained a foothold on the other side.As long as they can hold the foothold for a while, there are still [-] people on the north bank who can continuously replenish and join the battle, enough to gallop Huainan and attack Shouchun directly!
The slave soldiers may not be able to fully understand the tactical goals, but the tragic scene at the bend of the river after dawn also let them know that retreating is a dead end. Only by fighting on the river bank can we compete with the southerners, not in the middle of the river. Involuntarily falling into the water to raise fish and shrimp.And when they landed, the boats on the river had already quickly returned to carry reinforcements, and they were in a desperate situation.

Shen Zhezi personally beat the drums to stabilize the army, and looked at the heights, and he also deeply understood the energy emanating from this group of desperate slaves.Right now the battle is extremely fierce, the slave army is at the end of its strength, and there are many people who even lost their weapons during the crossing, directly holding oars or empty hands to meet the enemy.There is no shortage of slave soldiers who will not look back until they die.

Although the Huainan army also fought in the middle of the night, they still relied on the previous detailed arrangements to defeat the enemy, so they could be regarded as waiting for work with ease.However, when besieging and killing this group of hopeless people, it is still difficult to move forward. Often, after the swords and guns smashed their bodies, the slave soldiers would hold on to those weapons as the last resistance when they were dying.

There is great terror between death and life, no matter Jin people or Hu people, all living people are unavoidable.The current slave army is at an absolute disadvantage, with nowhere to go, and instead of self-defeating, it has exploded with great potential.However, Shen Zhezi didn't have any admiration for these slave soldiers, but he hated them even more, and felt that the world would never have peace if these poor gangsters were not wiped out.

Similar fierce battles did not only take place in Feikou, Xiashi City was facing a much more violent attack, especially the city where Shen Yun was stationed on the north bank.The terrain here is already extremely dangerous, but there is no room for more arrangements.Earlier, after a period of testing, the slave army immediately launched a fierce attack to take down this important garrison.

Although the city hangs alone on the north bank, because it can be replenished directly on the water and the location is extremely dangerous, even if the Shihu army of 10,000+ came for the first time, they did not take it down, and it is still in the hands of the Huainan army.But now, relying on the prosperity of the boats, the slave army directly forced back several Huainan army warships that were supporting the two cities, surrounded by water and land, and directly trapped Kipshi City into a desperate situation!
Here, the waterway of the Huai River narrowed to the extreme. Once the northern city fell, the slave army could use this as a starting point to form a beam on the river and send soldiers to the south bank continuously. Therefore, it was also a must-defend place.There is no obstacle for the slave army here, so they can invest more troops unscrupulously. A small city less than a few feet wide is surrounded by nearly ten thousand enemies on the hillside outside. Looking down from the top of the city, it is almost invisible. The ground is full of black human heads!

Although there are only a few thousand defenders in the city, due to the absolute geographical advantage, the early attack of the slave army is not a problem at all.Therefore, the defense in the first half of the night was more than enough leisurely. Thousands of soldiers were divided into three teams. The slave ship can take care of both, throwing fire to refuse.

However, with the consumption of material storage, the calm posture gradually disappeared.In order to preserve enough counterattack power, Shen Yun didn't dare to waste any more supplies, so the slave army was able to bully the city on a large scale and directly destroyed the city wall.When the slave army has gathered to a certain size, and then throw a large number of stones and boiling soup down, the third case will also make the slave army dare not bully them unscrupulously.

But this does not mean that the slave army completely abandoned Xiashi City, but directly built arrow towers and shooting towers on the mountain beams not far from the city. The height of the walls of Pingxia Stone City was not difficult.In just one hour, several towering arrow towers had been built, and they began to confront each other and shoot at each other, causing the Huainan Army to suffer casualties as a result.

The absolute domination of the heights no longer existed. When the Huainan army's counterattack was suppressed, the slave army began to invade again, directly building climbing ladders and dams with earth and rocks against the city wall.During this process, Shen Yun led hundreds of soldiers directly out of the city to charge and kill them. Because the slave army was unprepared, they gained a lot and caused a little trouble for the slave army.

But similar attacks were not allowed. After a while, the slave army built the city with several ladders and dams, and began to arrange for soldiers to leap and climb, and the city defense was in danger for a while.Because of this, Shen Yun couldn't hold back anymore, and a large number of rolling logs and stones were moved to the top of the city and pushed down frantically, and soon the corpses of slave soldiers were piled up under the city wall.The huge casualties made the slave soldiers timid and temporarily slowed down their offensive.

The defense was maintained until dawn. Although the casualties on the top of the city, including Shen Yun, were not too many, the exhaustion of physical strength was already extremely serious, and it was even necessary to lean against the female wall to gain a foothold on the top of the city.

After daybreak, the offensive of the slave army became more violent. Several arrow towers fired their bows frequently, and several ladders were also pushed under the city wall for the slave soldiers to climb over.Many slave soldiers clamored and climbed up. The defenders didn't even have time to carry the catapults and arrows to the top of the city.

Shen Yun was leading the crowd to fight fiercely at the top of the city, when he suddenly heard applause from the slave army below the city, and said that the city defense had been destroyed, so he hurriedly walked around the city to wait and see, and then found that the slave soldiers besieging the city began to retreat, tens of thousands Most of the slave army withdrew in a very short period of time, and began to gather on the far bank of the river.

"Could it be that Feikou has fallen?"

Seeing this scene, Shen Yun was startled. On the other hand, all the soldiers nearby were in a state of depression, and their morale was low for a while.On the contrary, the thousands of slave soldiers who remained here under the city were extremely excited, and continued to attack while shouting loudly: "The fat mouth has been broken by the army. Shouchun took it in a short time, and the recalcitrant thieves have not yet surrendered!"

Hearing the roar of the slave army, the morale on the top of the city became even more depressed. Many soldiers even stopped their movements and looked eagerly at Shen Yun, as if they were asking for advice. If they are all lost, what is the point of their stubborn resistance here?
"My elder brother, heaven and earth are helpful, and there is absolutely no way that I will be defeated lightly by this slave! Many slaves have lost their mouths, and because they were sent to another aid, this deceitful talk only deceives the fearless. How could the martyrs in Jiangdong suffer from this? Bewitch!"

Seeing the state of the soldiers, Shen Yun had no time to think about it, and immediately roared, and rushed directly at the slave soldiers who had climbed to a corner of the city wall, and stabbed the spear in his hand like a poisonous snake, piercing the throat of a slave soldier, and the castration did not fail. One person was nailed to death on the city wall with his chest and abdomen pierced.Immediately, he withdrew his hand and drew out his saber, and swiped the knife to disembowel another slave.The slave soldiers on the city wall panicked and ran away because of their bravery, and even fell directly to the top of the city.

"How can the people who die in the mouth and go away to survive can easily shake the formation of the son-in-law! The slaves are poor..."

The rest of the Huainan army soldiers heard this sound and saw this state, their hesitation was swept away, and they continued to rush to the top of the city to kill them outside.

"These southern thieves are still lucky! After conquering this city and capturing that thief general, I will personally behead his head and present it to the king!"

The slave army naturally knew that Feikou had made a great breakthrough, and the soldiers in the front line had landed and defended, so they mobilized the army from the north bank to the south bank to make a contribution to the war.At this time, the slave army who was left here has no such opportunity. The former slave general Li Tu was unable to fight, and his heart was filled with indignation and resentment. Hearing the Huainan army's stubborn roar, his irritability became more intense, and he hurriedly drove the soldiers to continue the onslaught .

The success of Feikou's rush to climb, the slave soldiers on the north shore were naturally encouraged and extremely happy.Previously, Yingkou's defeat was hasty and confused, both generals and ordinary soldiers were unwilling, and the battle that was supposed to win was defeated by the treacherous tricks of the southerners, and now they finally have a chance to avenge their hatred.

Of course, revenge is second, the Huai River is no longer a hindrance, as long as the river is crossed, the generals can make great achievements, and the soldiers can plunder their goods. Once the boats reach the shore, they all wade and board the boats, lest they will be left behind.As for how much was lost in the previous battle, no one cares at all at the moment. Those people who died on the eve of the competition are not in good fortune, which is not a pity.

Due to a large number of soldiers scrambling to board the ships, all these ships were seriously overloaded, and the speed inevitably slowed down.But the morale is so available, the generals are not good at resisting and corrupting the momentum, and the Feikou camp has already been destroyed and destroyed.

However, although the slave army was eager to fight, the boats and ships were limited. The Feikou battle was too unrestrained and caused a lot of unnecessary injuries. In addition, the soldiers were severely defeated. They would rather throw themselves into the river than dare For slaves, many warships were directly discarded on the river and drifted with the waves.

Therefore, less than half of the more than 2 slaves gathered on the north bank were able to board the ship immediately.Seeing the lucky ones carried by the warship to the land of achievement in the south, the slave soldiers who were temporarily left on the shore couldn't help being furious and yelling.

These slaves probably haven't heard of the principle that fortune and misfortune depend on each other, but reality will give them the answer soon.While these slave soldiers were still yelling and urging at the warships that were approaching the center of the river, soon some slave soldiers discovered that there were a large number of boats appearing on the waves to the west, their eyes lit up unavoidably, and it was too late to shout to remind them The soldiers on the bank have already rushed there, fearing that they will not be able to successfully board the ship this time.

This batch of warships came very quickly. At the beginning, they were still some black spots, but soon they grew into concrete outlines.The slave soldiers running at the front were not lacking in thoughtfulness and were already a little suspicious. They had never heard that the army still had boats in that direction.But they didn't wonder for too long, and the banners on the warships fluttering in the wind told them the answer without hesitation.

"That, that's... the Southern navy! The Southern navy is back..."

Hearing this roar, the slave army, which had been in a loose formation due to the battle for crossing, became even more chaotic. They no longer had the previous wanton madness, and did not dare to recklessly go to the opposite boat to meet them. A large number of slave soldiers turned around one after another. Fleeing north, for fear of repeating the previous mistakes.On the way to escape, some slave soldiers found that the southern navy didn't pay any attention to them at all, but rushed directly to the warships on the river.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the view of the river was vast. Naturally, the appearance of the Huainan navy could not be hidden from the slaves who had already boarded the boat and crossed south.At this moment, the eagerness of the slave soldiers to fight for merit and loot was gone, and the warships were bobbing and sinking because of the hasty running of the soldiers.

In fact, the warships of the Southerners are still far away, and it will take some time to reach here. However, the warships of the slave army are already overloaded and are moving slowly. Sway wanted to return to the voyage, and the situation became even more chaotic. More than half of the boats were stuck in the river and could not advance or retreat.

"Beat the drum, attack! No slave on the river will be allowed to go ashore!"

Huainan's return to aid the water army this time is not all that was sent to Runan, but Han Huang's troops, who were originally responsible for defending Rukou, and returned immediately as the battle in Runan was about to be settled.The returned warships and soldiers were not too many, there was a large ship Chang'an, and more than ten battleships and warships, barely [-] soldiers.However, due to the strong image established by the Huainan navy before, once they appeared on the battlefield, the slave army could not be at ease.

In fact, at this moment, Feikou's direction is also in jeopardy.The slave soldiers who clung to the coast of Feikou were completely desperate to resist. Although the casualties continued to increase, the Huainan Army's offensive was still struggling.Especially seeing that the slave army's support boats were approaching Feikou, morale was ebbing and flowing, and the Huainan army's attack was far less violent than it was at the beginning.Once they are reinforced and landed by the slave army, the blow to morale will undoubtedly be huge.

At this time, in order to encourage the soldiers to use their lives, even Shen Zhezi personally went to the battle formation and led his cronies to kill the enemy. Although he was not known for his bravery, he also beheaded several slave soldiers with his own hands. There were little spots of blood splattered.

Right now, there are less than [-] slave soldiers guarding the shore, but as the reinforcements are gradually approaching, their fighting spirit is even higher than when they landed before. It is obvious that they are already at a disadvantage, but there is no shortage of brave soldiers roaring Running forward to kill, even expanded the battle line a little.

However, as the Huainan navy appeared on the river, the high-profile emotions suddenly broke down, and the reinforcements that were approaching gradually stagnated on the river.

All hopes and bright prospects collapsed in an instant, and those stubborn slave soldiers didn't even know how to express their ups and downs at the moment. Their mouths let out a desperate roar that was almost like a wild beast, and they felt even more lonely as if they were abandoned by the world. The strength supporting their battle was instantly taken away. Floating on the river into the night, fighting on the shore for a long time, life and hope suddenly disappeared. Some slave soldiers simply rolled their eyes and lay down on the ground, unconscious!
More abandoned their weapons one after another, covering their faces and howling.A moment ago, he was as tyrannical as a wolf and a tiger, but now he seems to have experienced the cruelest humiliation in the world, and he is so weak that he is in pain.

"This battle is settled, the soldiers will sort out the merits!"

Shen Zhezi's heartstrings were always tense before, worried that Runan would not be able to return in time, and even planned to mobilize the defenders in Shouchun City, but as Han Huang's warship appeared in the river's field of vision, a hanging heart Finally settled down.Overjoyed, he threw away the blood-stained long spear in his hand, wiped off the blood stains on his hands, and said to the nearby soldiers with a smile.

It's just that while he was happy, he also looked to the east with worry. Shihu didn't come to command this battle in person. Directly down the vortex from Qiaojun.Whether the vortex can be held as successfully as it is here, I really dare not think optimistically.

(End of this chapter)