Eight miles north of Baogukou, small boats were nailed together and rafts were tied together.
There is no way, the current is too fast, so it has to be like this.
If the raft is not tied up and scattered by the rapids, how can a landing operation be organized even if it successfully docks downstream?
"Put on your armor, put on your armor, put on your armor quickly!"
Supervising the troops ran back and forth, forcing the soldiers to wear armor.
The soldiers of the Western Army were procrastinating, and those who knew how to swim were determined not to wear it. If the raft capsized, they could still swim ashore without armor, but if they wore armor, they would wait to feed the fish.
The original plan was to attack by boat in the morning, but it was delayed until noon.
If there are too many soldiers who are unwilling to wear armor, the supervising team will not dare to kill them all, otherwise they will cause a mutiny for you on the spot.
Zhong Shidao had no choice but to give the order: "Whether or not to wear armor depends on the soldiers' wishes."
Saying this is tantamount to giving up hope. Whether you win or lose depends entirely on God's will.
Historically, the Zhong division led troops to rescue Taiyuan, but they were forced to march in this way, without even bringing enough food and grass with the army. As a result, a large number of soldiers fled halfway through the journey, and Yang Zhi ran away at that time.
With tears in his eyes, Master Zhong watched his two sons board the ship.
Brothers Zhong Hao and Zhong Xi thought carefully and took off their armor, then they both turned to say goodbye to their father.
A farewell at this time may very well be an eternal farewell.
Zhe Yanzhi, Zhe Yanwen and other young members of the Zhe family also said goodbye to Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Kecun.
Zhe Keqiu looked back at the north, his eyes full of resentment. He hated both the eunuchs and the army, and he also hated the dog emperor in Tokyo.
Zhe Keqiu has made up his mind that no matter whether he wins or loses this battle, as long as the children of the Zhe family can survive, they will no longer listen to the orders of the Dog Emperor. When encountering a battle, he will run if he can, and if he can't run, he will surrender directly.
Let your nephews and nephews die today. The Zhe family has already been worthy of the Song Dynasty!
There are eight, ten, or fifteen small boats tied together, each of which can accommodate a hundred soldiers. Bamboo and wooden rafts are similar, and they are all basic combat units. Either the rafts capsize and they are all destroyed, or they land together to fight on the shore.
Before boarding the ship, the soldiers still complained.
After being forced to board the ship, everyone became quiet and marched toward death in silence.
Especially when the raft comes to the plank road area, it is impossible to escape even if you jump into the river, because there are cliffs on both sides.
Ju Ming used his telescope to see the spectacular scene. He was amazed and then ordered: "Fire one round each with artillery, flat artillery, and bows and arrows. The whole army shouted, 'Throw away your weapons to avoid death.' The officers and soldiers who threw away their weapons were allowed to
They come ashore. If the officers and soldiers still have weapons, beat them to death!"
More than a dozen messengers immediately ran to both sides of the Taiwan Strait to deliver the message.
Orihiko was squatting on the bow of the boat, holding a spear. His "general ship" consisted of ten small boats.
Although the water flow is turbulent, it still moves forward smoothly.
The eight-mile-long river flows down the river and quickly passes the Shimen.
Orihiko yelled: "Paddle to the left and dock..."
"Boom boom boom boom!"
The sound of shelling came one after another. Whether it was the giant iron cannon on the front dam or the squatting cannon on both sides of the river, they all used stone bullets to shoot towards the water.
There were also more than 200 flat artillery pieces, throwing stone projectiles onto the water.
In an instant, water splashed all over the Bao River, a few boats and rafts were smashed and capsized by the waves, and more boats and rafts were spun around in circles by the huge waves.
In this round of shooting alone, five to six hundred Western troops fell into the water.
Those in armor and those who couldn't swim drank the river water.
Those who were not wearing armor and could swim were swept further downstream by the rapids, their heads rising and falling on the water's surface.
Orihiko saw with his own eyes that the Tanakai River fell into the water, and the chain boat he was riding on was unable to control its direction and floated downstream.
"Throw away your weapons and avoid death!"
"Throw away your weapons and avoid death!"
Nearly 20,000 rebels were shouting on the river bank. Unfortunately, the shouts were not uniform and it was difficult to hear clearly in the chaos.
Zhu Ming issued the military order again: "The squad leader leads the whole team and shouts together."
Orihiko was drifting and spinning, and was swept more than forty meters by the rapids. Finally, the soldiers stabilized the boat, and then turned and rowed towards the shore.
Still more than ten meters away from the shore, more than a hundred soldiers on his boat finally heard what the pirates were shouting.
The shocked Western troops threw their weapons into the river one after another as if they had grasped straws to save their lives.
After Orihiko stabilized his body, he was about to shoot an arrow towards the shore. When he saw this, he immediately roared: "Don't throw away your weapon!"
"Lang Jun, it's important to stay alive!" the soldier beside him said with a cry.
Immediately, these pro-soldiers held Orihikozhi down, forcibly took away Orihikozhi's spear, and then pulled out the sword from his waist and threw it away.
Orihiko sat in the bow of the boat in despair, not even knowing how he got ashore.
When he came to his senses, countless Western troops had gathered on the shore, all of them empty-handed and without weapons.
Without any resistance from the chain boats (rafts), even if any officer wanted to fight, the soldiers would join forces and take away their weapons.
At this point in the war, the rebel navy has not yet been dispatched.
It seemed that Ju Ming and Zhong Shidao had made an agreement to send the soldiers of the Western Army to surrender.
The rebel navy finally moved, but it was not to fight, but to rescue the Western troops who fell into the water.
Zhongshi Dao's second son, Zhongxi, was not wearing armor. Under the impact of the rapids, he swam with all his strength to the downstream weir. When he was picked up by the rebels, he was so tired that he lost all strength and was filled with turbid river water.
Orihiko was taken away as a prisoner of war, and unexpectedly met Tanakai in the prisoner of war camp.
Zhong Xi managed to regain some strength and quickly asked, "Have you seen my brother?"
Zhe Yanzhi shook his head: "It was too chaotic and I didn't see it."
"I saw it," said a soldier next to him.
"Where?" Zhong Xi asked anxiously.
The soldier said: "A big stone flew over and landed on Zhongduzhi's boat. The tied boats were smashed apart by stones on the spot, and Zhongduzhi flew more than ten feet high and fell into the water."
Zhong Xi stood up blankly and looked into the turbid water.
The rebel naval forces were still busy. When they saw the Western soldiers struggling in the water, they immediately stretched out their long bamboo poles to rescue them.
Zhe Yanzhi was completely convinced and said with emotion: "Zhu... is really benevolent and righteous. If the thieves fell into the water, the officers and soldiers would just pick up the corpses and cut off the heads."
There was a lot of wood piled up in the prisoner-of-war camp, which was originally a place for storing supplies.
There are numbers on the front of each pile of wood, such as "A-4", "B-1", "D-10" and so on.
But I saw a few carpenters selecting them for a while, and then asked the peasants to carry away more than ten pieces.
These are all stack beams, and the numbers correspond to the stack holes.
Strictly number when disassembling, and restore according to the number when installing, otherwise the size of the stack holes will not match.
The last ten meters of the plank road that Master Zhong had dreamed of repairing were repaired by Ju Ming on his own initiative by sending carpenters.
In order to prevent the Western Army from causing trouble, the tiger crouching artillery and muskets were always on standby.
As evening approached, the prisoners were ordered to line up to receive their meals, and Orihiko and Tanekei also lined up honestly.
But I heard some rebels saying over there where the meal was being served: "Xianggong Zhu and Zhu Dalang rebelled because the emperor was cruel, traitors were in power, and corrupt officials preyed on the people. The emperor and corrupt officials did not let the people live a good life, so Xianggong Zhu and Zhu Dalang rebelled.
Let the people make the decision. Here in Sichuan, there are no excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and everyone can have enough food and clothing. Okay, just memorize them all, and you can eat after you have finished memorizing them. Once you have filled your stomach, you can go back."
The prisoners in the front recited it intermittently. It was not necessary for every word to be accurate, as long as they could repeat the general meaning.
If you really can't recite something, just stand nearby and listen to other prisoners of war recite it. When you memorize it well, you will receive food.
"My family has been loyal to the emperor and served the country for generations. How can I say such slanderous words about the emperor!" came a voice.
Zhong Xi was overjoyed when he heard that it was his brother Zhong Hao's voice.
The rebel who was serving the meal said angrily: "If you don't carry it, you won't be given the meal, and you'll have to stand while you go!"
There were more than 20 large pots with rice on them, and the words "slandering the king" were recited very quickly. In a blink of an eye, it was the turn of Zangxi and Zheyanzhi.
A good man doesn't want to suffer the immediate consequences, so both of them scolded the ignorant and corrupt officials, and they felt quite happy after scolding them.
To be continued...