Ruxushui flows almost north-south in this section of Dongxing Dike. Dongxing Dike has a slope as a whole, which looks like a stroke on the map.
The Wu army locked the river with multiple iron chains. One end of the iron chain was at the west end of Dongxing Embankment, and the other end was on the east bank, that is, a narrow section of land between Ruxushui and Marsh Pond.
"Kachaka..." Following the loud noise, more and more large bamboo rafts floated down the river, floating on the Ruxu water, sweeping away the iron cones in the river. Then some simple large wooden boats floated up.
, the wooden boat was dozens of steps long, and the first wooden boat was soon stuck by the iron chain.
These large bamboo rafts and wooden boats look simple and crude, but there must be people in the Wei army who can build boats. At least the things they built quickly are very strong and there is no sign of the body at all.
At this moment, a torch was suddenly thrown onto the wooden boat, with an almost "coaxing" sound, and a fire immediately ignited on it!
Only then did Wu Bing on the Dongxing Embankment see clearly. It turned out that there was a large bundle of firewood placed on the simple big boat! Visual inspection required at least ten or twenty people to surround the pillar made of bundled firewood, and it was also poured with tung oil.
, so as soon as it ignites, black smoke is billowing in an instant!
??????????????????The wooden boat was stuck on the iron chain and could not move, and the firewood flames burned against the iron chain. The fire soared into the sky, and the Wu soldiers on Dongxing Embankment also felt the heat.
There was nothing we could do with those wooden boats and bamboo rafts.
At first, the iron chain was only gradually burned red by the firewood, but after part of the firewood was burned into charcoal, the iron chain immediately showed signs of melting!
As expected, there was only a "crash" sound, and the heavy iron chain was broken by its own weight and sank to the bottom of the river. When the hot iron chain came into contact with the river water, it immediately made a sound of "alkyne..." and disappeared in the river.
above the river.
The bamboo rafts and wooden boats loaded with firewood were all blocked by iron chains one after another, and fires were set off. A row of blazing flames burned, as if the entire river had turned red, and the surrounding area was as bright as day.
To the northeast of Dongxing Embankment, there is a wide swampy pond, close to the east bank of Ruxushui.
At this time, the Wei army had arrived at the north side of Datang and was yelling at some Wu soldiers on the south side across the water. In addition, the Wu soldiers on the Dongxing Embankment were not far away. For a time, the place was filled with people!
After a while, groups of oil tankers and light boats rowed down the river and entered the range illuminated by the fire, sailing very fast.
An ancient book notes: Oil ships are covered with cowhide, and oil is applied to the outside to protect the water.
This is a manned ship commonly used by the Wei army. The advantage is that it can be pushed on land with a wheelbarrow. When Cao Ren mobilized his troops to fight on the south bank of the river, he used this kind of ship. Of course, it was blocked by the Wu navy and could not return.
Went there and almost the entire army was wiped out.
The large bamboo rafts, which were decorated with nothing but scarecrows, had completely destroyed the iron cone on the bottom of the river. The large bamboo rafts that did not fall apart floated to the side of Dongxing Embankment and were blocked by the embankment.
"Crackling..." Wu Jun on the Dongxing Embankment kept firing arrows. Once the cowhide boat entered the shooting range, it was naturally unable to escape! But the cooked cowhide is very strong, and often even the arrows cannot be shot through. They will be bounced away, but some are shot through.
The place started to leak.
The Wei soldiers held swords and shields and jumped onto the bamboo raft a hundred steps wide. After gathering on the big bamboo raft for a while, they shouted "kill, kill" and attacked on the Dongxing embankment.
The position of the embankment was higher, and the Wu soldiers still took advantage. The spearmen were condescending, and they stabbed the Wei soldiers who climbed up with a spear. "Bang!" The Wei soldiers who rushed at the front blocked the spears with wooden shields.
, but the wooden shield could not cover the whole body, and another spear pierced the Wei Bing's shoulder armor. There was a metallic collision sound, and the Wei Bing was pushed back.
Immediately, another Wei soldier gathered his strength and rushed forward. After two "ding clang" sounds, the Wei soldier was knocked down again. He had already rushed closer, and when he slipped from the slope, he waved his sword across the ground.
The knife hit a Wu soldier in the calf, and he heard a loud "ah" cry of pain.
Some of the weapons carried by the scarecrow on the big bamboo raft were real spears. The Wei army found the intact spears, climbed to the slope of the embankment, and stabbed each other with the Wu soldiers above.
There was a general of the Wei army on the bamboo raft, waving a ring-headed sword and shouting: "Those who retreat will be killed! If you die, you will get a pension, land, and cattle!"
"Come on!" the Wei soldiers roared and swarmed up the embankment.
The officers and soldiers of the Wei army worked hard, and many people rushed up the embankment. The swords and guns of the two armies were brandished, and the firelight flickered, and there was a melee! When the people rushed to kill, they were shouting, as if this could alleviate the fear in their hearts. On the eastern section of Dongxing Embankment
The noise was so loud that it shook the heaven and earth, as if there were thousands of troops.
A Wei soldier was kicked by someone unknown, and he staggered towards the Wu soldier in front. If it hadn't been blocked by his shield, the Wei soldier almost missed the Wu soldier's knife edge. The two of them threw themselves at each other and fell to the ground together.
Because they were both standing on the edge of the embankment, they rolled down to the south together.
There were two "pops" and both of them fell into the water. Fortunately, the embankment was not as steep as the city wall, but wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. When they first entered the water, they were in shallow water. Otherwise, it would be useless to know how to swim.
Because they are all wearing iron armor.
Wu Bing used his hands and feet to climb up in a hurry. At this time, he found that Wei Bing was also beside him, and he was furious. The weapon in his hand was thrown somewhere, so Wu Bing punched him with his fist!
With a "clang" sound, he punched the collar of the basin. The person who screamed in pain was Wu Bing.
At this time, the east sky had turned white, but the Dongxing embankment covered the fire on the water. Behind the embankment, it was still dark and the sight was unclear. The pain probably calmed Wu Bing down, and he hurriedly moved away in the opposite direction of the enemy soldiers.
The large bamboo raft blocking the embankment became a springboard for the Wei army. More and more Wei soldiers rowed boats and continued to attack the embankment. The embankment was about to fall! Dongguan Guancheng was the closest, so we rushed from Dongguan
The incoming reinforcements are on the way and have already approached Dongxing Embankment.
But what can really play a role are the Wu Army camps in the southeast of Dongguan and at the southern foot of the mountains. The main force of the Wu Army is in that area. There are not only tens of thousands but tens of thousands!
The camp was already buzzing with drums and trumpets, and it was noisy. It was just dawn, but each camp was already gathering men and horses to prepare armor and weapons.
Zhuge Ke walked out of the military camp and looked to the west. He couldn't see anything for the time being, but he could vaguely hear a "buzzing" noise over there.
At this time, Ding Feng and others also came over on horseback. Ding Feng clasped his fists in greeting and immediately asked: "Has Dongxing Embankment been lost?"
Zhuge Ke said: "The last news we received is that enemy troops have attacked Dongxing Embankment."
Ding Feng said almost without thinking: "The Dongguan troops alone cannot hold the Dongxing Embankment."
Zhuge Ke nodded calmly, "I had expected that it would be difficult to stop Qin Zhongming with only the captured iron chains and awls."
Ding Fengdao: "The terrain at Dongxingdi is too complicated. I originally thought Qin Zhongming would climb over the mountains to attack."
The general next to him said: "When the army gathers, I'm afraid it will be dawn. Should General Ding take a small number of elite troops to take back the Dongxing Embankment?"
Ding Feng turned around and looked around, pondered for a moment and said, "If we can retake Dongxing Dike, the main force of the Wei army will not be able to get through. Will this battle continue to be a stalemate?"
If Zhuge Ke had not maintained his position, he would have almost agreed with Ding Feng's words immediately... If he wanted to do it, he would do it on a large scale! How much results could be achieved by fighting for a Dongxing embankment? There wouldn't be many people standing on the embankment.
Sure enough, Ding Feng said again: "The Wei army landed from the east section of Dongxing Dike. There is a peninsula over there, and the terrain is not very wide. There are many large and small ponds on the peninsula, which will divide the enemy's formation. Later, the general led the army to dispatch
, confronting the enemy in the southeast of the peninsula; the servant led his elite troops, detoured from the mountains to Dongguan City, fought out of the city, broke through its flanks, and burned the pontoon bridge. Qin Liang's army approached the battle and their retreat was cut off, so the entire army would be massive.
Collapse!"
???????????????Zhuge Ke said: "Chengyuan said this strategy before, especially on the left flank of the Wei army, there should be a long and narrow pond, dividing the terrain of the Wei army."
Ding Feng nodded and said: "That's right. Once the left wing of the Wei army is defeated, it is separated from the center of the army by a pond, and reinforcements will inevitably be unable to reach it."
Zhuge Ke made a quick decision and said happily: "I will follow Chengyuan's plan!"
Ding Feng's eyes were firm: "Our army has the advantage no matter how we fight in Dongguan! What's more, our army is familiar with the terrain and is ready to work."
At this point, the enemy army has attacked the main force of the Wu army, and a war is inevitable! In other words, the war that Zhuge Ke was looking forward to is finally about to begin.
It is actually not that easy for tens of thousands of people from all sides to gather in one place at the same time. As long as one party does not want to fight, it will be difficult to fight.
Both parties will make various calculations in advance, and they must have a chance of winning before they are willing to cooperate. It is easy for one party to have a chance of winning, but it will not be easy if both parties feel that there is a chance of winning, unless they are forced to do so.
Anyway, Zhuge Ke believed that Wu Jun had a great chance of winning!
This area has long been the territory of Wu State, which is equivalent to defensive operations. Various terrain fortifications were prepared by the Wu army in advance. After the enemy troops landed from Dongxingdi, the east bank of Ruxushui was a peninsula with narrow and somewhat fragmented terrain.
What's more, because there is no room for cavalry to move on both wings of the battlefield, it is very detrimental to the Wei army's cavalry operations!
The terrain near Dongguan is high in the east and low in the west; the highest terrain in the east is the mountains, and in the west is the bank of the Ruxushui River.
The slope of the frontal battlefield is not very large, but as long as there is a slight slope, it will also benefit the troops at high altitudes. The range of arrows and the physical consumption of charging into the formation will be different.
In addition, because the terrain on the west side of the battlefield where the Wei army is located is lower, there are many water-filled ponds on that peninsula. Soldiers and horses cannot swim through the ponds, and the mobilization of the entire formation and support strategies will be affected.
Dongguan is simply the death place for the Wei army! Qin Liang is stubborn and wants to fight, and the Wei army will probably be defeated for the second time.
If Zhuge Ke could once again annihilate tens of thousands of Wei army elites, and then try to capture Shouchun and the entire Huainan, that would be more than just a dream!