Romance of Gods

Chapter 85

A heavy rain caused the Huaihe River to swell at night. In order to facilitate the draft of warships, the Yuejiajun water stronghold was built according to the depth.

The Huai River spans about four miles from north to south, but at this time the river is so turbulent that it reaches an astonishing more than seven miles!
The terrain on the north bank is sloping, and the river spreads along the way. For a radius of thirty miles outside, the soil is soaked into a swamp. The closer to the river bank, the harder it is for people to move around.

Several Hengjiang soldiers who were ambushing in the mud suddenly saw a group of figures scattered like beans, struggling to get their legs out of the mud and walking toward the river bank.

There are about two to three thousand people.

"Brothers who are ambushing around! Please come out to pick us up! I am a subordinate of General Niugao, and I have brought the people here to cross the river!"

Dozens of Song soldiers led in front of a crowd of people, looked around and shouted loudly.

"Why are these people?"

The Hengjiang army was hiding in the dark, whispering to each other, looking puzzled.

"Speak to him first."

Suddenly, voices rang out from all directions, and all the Song soldiers looked at each other when they heard the words.

The leader stood up and replied: "The incident happened suddenly, a plague broke out in Zhengzhuang, and 30 soldiers and civilians were trapped.

Before I could give orders, I was ordered to lead these people who were still intact to come first! "

Hengjiang Jun stopped talking and everyone continued to move forward.

Puff, several short arrows entwined with cold light suddenly shot out from the darkness, grazed the toes of the leading Song army's boots, and were completely submerged in the mud.

"One step further, die!"

"Brothers of the Hengjiang Army! We can stay here, but please report back to General Zhang quickly. The situation in Zhengzhuang is critical. Please send troops to support!"

Hearing this, the leader of the Hengjiang Army thought for a moment, raised his hand and said, "Go back and report to General Zhang."

"Yes."

On the south bank of Huai River, Zhang Xian and Wang Jun stood on the bow of a tall ship.

Hundreds of warships of various types are neatly arranged below, ready to go.

The river was surging, and huge waves the size of a house kept hitting the ship's planks, breaking into pieces of thunder.

The Huai River in front of us is as thick as the Yangtze River and as powerful as the Yellow River.

A soldier from the Hengjiang River came riding the waves on a raft. Before the raft stopped, the sergeant jumped into the river and quickly dived to the side of the building.

He climbed onto the deck wet and said, "Report! General Zhang!"

"What's the matter?"

When the sergeant heard this, he told everything about the plague in Zheng Village and the plan of thousands of soldiers and civilians to cross the Huaihe River.

Zhang Xian's expression was calm when he heard this, and he nodded slightly when he heard that the other party did not give any instructions.

Wang Jun on the side was shocked, "General Zhang! There is a sudden plague in Zheng Village. This is strange. If this is true, Generals Dong and Niu are in danger! Do you want to send troops to help?"

Zhang Xian nodded, "The incident happened suddenly and requires detailed investigation. Let's send a hundred speedboats first to pick up these thousands of soldiers and civilians."

Wang Jun raised his eyebrows, cupped his hands and said, "My subordinates are willing to lead a team to welcome you."

"General Wang takes the lead, and he is truly a model for the three armies." Zhang Xian praised, then turned back and said: "Commander Han, you will assist General Wang."

A middle-aged general with a waist as tall as an urn walked out of the ranks of generals, clasped his fists calmly, and said, "I obey."

After the two men left, more than a hundred paddle boats below immediately broke away from the fleet, tore through the river surface, formed an arrow shape, and rushed to the other side.

……

"What~"

"General Ox, look at the sheep!"

"Shut up!"

Niu Gao reined in his black horse, and all the sergeants behind him stopped and looked towards the wilderness ahead.

Not far away, thousands of huge lumps of mud were being slowly moved forward, led by a dozen men.

These goats were all covered in mud, and it would have been difficult to tell their whereabouts if they hadn't occasionally bleated.

Niu Gaohu's eyes were round, and the number of sheep in front of him was different from the thousands reported before.

After running all the way to the southeast for nearly an hour, no scouts came to report the news. Could it be that something went wrong?
He gave the order and the horses galloped to intercept the sheepherders.

As soon as the horses stopped, the sheep immediately rolled forward like a mudslide.

He shouted "咩咩" and quickly surrounded all the sergeants.

When the sheepherders saw a group of murderous soldiers suddenly coming to stop them, none of them looked frightened.

The leader bowed and said respectfully: "Li Mazi, a common man, would you like to pay your respects to the military lords?"

"Li Mazi?" Niu Gao sneered, pressing the mace on his shoulder, condescendingly, with a low voice, "I ask you, are you driving people or sheep?"

Li Mazi laughed and replied, "Of course they are human beings. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of time for all the military masters to go?"

"what!"

Seeing his outspokenness, Niu Gao's expression suddenly changed, secretly thinking that something was wrong.

Without thinking, the mace swept across hard.Li Mazi's head instantly exploded like a ripe watermelon, with red and white objects thrown everywhere.

At the same time, he roared: "It's a trap!"

Although Li Mazi was dead, it was of no use. The remaining shepherds did not change their expressions. They pulled the black ropes in their hands, and instantly white hairs flew across the sky.

"kill!"

The boiling water exploded in the wilderness. Thousands of goats rolled on the spot and turned into naked human forms. Their faces were ferocious and their screams of murder were heard in the sky.

Everyone dug their arms into the mud beneath them and pulled out the weapons they had buried in advance. They used nearly a thousand dazzling steel knives to kill the horses together.

The outermost war horse was immediately hit by the knife, blood sprayed randomly, like heavy rain, and the mournful neighing sound was endless.

Niu Gao was so angry that he opened his bow from left to right and swept his mace with both hands. The dozens of ambush soldiers who were attacking him were immediately beaten to pieces.

Without the protection of armor, the human body is as fragile as ceramics in front of his overwhelming power.

puff!puff!
Wu Zhui raised his hooves and wanted to run, but he had been stabbed dozens of times in the abdomen. He died without uttering a mournful cry.

"Wuzui! Iron mace! This person is Niu Gao! Cut off his head and make him king and general!"

The mount died, and Niu Gao's burly body crashed to the ground.

Dang, Dang, Dang, the two maces were placed in front of him, and the densely packed swords immediately fell down.

"General Niu!"

The remaining Tabai sergeants roared and began to charge.

Under the gap between the sword, a pair of tiger eyes are scarlet!
……

The fire in Zhengzhuang swept across, and now it has become a prairie fire.

The Wei army turned back, and when they were about to bypass the village, Chen Yan suddenly reined in his horse and stopped.

Ji Yuan raised his hand and asked, "General Chen, what are your orders?"

Chen Yan stared silently. After wiping out the attacking troops led by Han Chang, he was thinking that if the Jin army wanted to use this plague to drag down the Yue family army to death, they would take the opportunity to kill them all.

Then can they also use the current plague to eliminate it and retaliate in kind?
Judging from Han Chang's actions, Jin Jun obviously didn't know the news yet.

Maybe they can turn defense into offense and take advantage of the information gap to catch the Jin army off guard.

One thousand versus six thousand is a disadvantage, but five thousand versus six thousand means the chance of winning greatly increases.

Although the [-] Beiwei troops under his command were elite, under the cover of [-] strong bows and powerful crossbows, the only way to hold back the opponent's army was to tear the army formation apart. It is obvious that the losses would be heavy.

If there is another large army to contain the enemy soldiers, the situation will be reversed.

Chen Yan made up his mind and looked up to the sky, "In this world, even eagles want to eat people."

When everyone heard this, they were puzzled. When Feng Shanshui saw Hai Dongqing hovering in the air, his eyes darkened, and then he smiled and said: "Commander Ji, you are not good at guessing your boss's mind. The general wants to give him a beating." "

"Tooth Beating Festival?"

Chen Yan said calmly: "This eagle followed us all the way, which is unusual."

Ji Yuan understood and briefly met the eyes of the other commanders. They raised their hands together and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"

Hai Dongqing was looking around when he suddenly saw hundreds of powerful crossbows pointing high into the sky. It showed unspeakable fear in its eyes and flapped its wings with all its strength.

puff!puff!puff!
Although all the Wei troops were unaware of the situation, as soon as the military order was issued, they immediately pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Most of the arrows were swept away, but Hai Dongqing was still penetrated into a sieve.

"go!"

The iron hoofs trampled the eagle that landed on the ground into minced meat and flew away.

Although Beiwei's army had returned from a battle, the 30 soldiers and civilians had only moved forward five or six miles.

The muddy soil coupled with uneven physical fitness is the limit of this mighty team.

Chen Yan rode his horse through the sea of ​​people, stopped Dong Xian who was wandering around and commanding order, and explained his thoughts to him.

"You said...counterattack..."

"That's right. General Dong, even if there is no plague, at our current speed, we can't close the gap with the Jin Army at all. We can only give it a try!"

Dong Xian was silent, his face solemn.

The lives of 30 people are now on his shoulders, and military orders are like mountains. If there is a slight change...if there is any mistake, not only Dong Xian, but Marshal Yue will also be responsible.

He looked at Chen Yan and said slowly: "This idea...why didn't I think of it?"

After saying that, he suddenly laughed loudly and punched Chen Yan's shoulder excitedly.

Dong Xian's eyes were bright and clear, and the dullness in his heart was swept away, and he suddenly felt relaxed.

If others knew that the Yue Family Army was being chased and beaten by the Jin, it would be better to die!
Yue Jiajun had been passive before, which made him fall into a blind spot in his thinking.

At this moment, Chen Yan's words made him deafened and enlightened.

Counterattack has always been more effective than passive defense.

If Marshal Yue were here, he would probably do the same thing.

(End of this chapter)