Chapter 1425 Ambush(2/2)
Just in case, both people and horses were tied with an air-filled sheepskin raft.
The war horse's hooves were also specially wrapped in linen and anti-slip.
The moment the first war horse stepped onto the floating bridge, the sheepskin raft made a terrifying friction sound.
Ten war horses arrived on the other side successfully.
"Cross the water!"
The sun had already slid to a place not far above the mountain, and there was only a floating bridge. Before dark, it was impossible for the army to cross the river.
But Zhang Bao needs to hurry up and build a camp on the south bank just in case.
When the sunset touched the mountain, nearly 3,000 people had already crossed to the other side.
"Go, send a thousand people to log in the woods ahead, arrange another thousand people to transport the wood, and the remaining one thousand people dig ditches."
Although time is a bit tight, at worst, after dark, work can be rushed.
Because night blindness is not a big problem for the Han army.
Zhang Bao had just finished making arrangements, and only the sound of muffled thunder suddenly came from the upstream.
Zhang Bao was a little confused and was about to look in the sound, but unexpectedly, the war horse under the seat suddenly stood up.
The moment Zhang Bao pulled the reins violently, he felt a little bad in his heart at the same time!
In many cases, war horses are often far more sensitive than humans.
In the dense forest not far from the south bank and the reed marsh upstream and downstream, war drums suddenly shook the sky, flags rose everywhere, and shouts of killing came from all directions.
"Not good! There is an ambush!"
Zhang Bao was shocked and angry, but his loud shouts were drowned in the noise.
At the same time, the figure of the Wei army crossbowmen appeared like ghosts in the dense forest and reed marsh.
"Welcome the enemy! Raise the shield!"
Fortunately, the Han army that arrived at the south bank in advance were all elite. Although they were not prepared, they could quickly retreat to the shore and start forming a formation after a chaotic situation.
"Puffy!"
The Wei army surrounded by three sides had already begun to shoot arrows.
Arrows fly like locusts.
For a moment, the sky above the south bank became dark.
It seemed as if the night had arrived early.
The Han army's shield formation had not yet fully stood up, and someone was shot by an arrow and fell to the ground with a scream.
And among the rainy arrows, stones roared over, smashing the cowhide shield and exploded. Splashing copper nails were embedded in the face of the soldiers behind, studing two eyeballs on their cheekbones.
There is actually a Pili Car opposite.
From this we can see that this is by no means a temporary ambush, but a premeditation.
When Zhang Bao saw the tragic situation of the soldiers, his eyes were bloody:
"Dog thief! How dare you bully me like this!"
There was endless regret and guilt in the roar.
After building the floating bridge, he should send a scout as soon as possible to search for nearby areas.
However, from Juyongguan to Yecheng, the Wei army either descended or fled after the wind.
Even if you encounter a city on the road, at most you will be able to stay in your door and dare not go out to fight, and more often you will be able to welcome yourself with the city.
Over the years, due to the continuous victory, many people from the Han Dynasty had already despised the Wei Kingdom.
Although General Zhendong had some reminders before departure, even Zhang Bao himself did not realize that he had underestimated the enemy because of the pseudo-Wei performance from Zhuo County to Yecheng.
In order to prevent him from crossing the Zhang River, the Yecheng defenders actually burned the Yecheng Duke and Xuanwu Pond, which further strengthened his idea that the Wei army did not dare to fight with the Han cavalry.
It is even more reasonable to see the Wei army in Liang Qijin flee in a hurry.
The failure to send a scout in time was his carelessness.
And at this moment, he finally paid the price for his underestimation.
As the war horses neighed, the fishy horse blood squirted on his face, allowing him to taste the bitterness in the smell of rust.
Fortunately, after considerable casualties, the Han army's shield formation finally stood up.
At the same time, the upstream flood peak finally arrived, and countless squash trees flowed down the river.
These giant trees are cut into edges and corners, with barbed iron hooks on the surface, and are made specifically for tearing the floating bridge.
The pontoon bridge let out a dying moan in the flood peak.
The oil-soaked rope of the sheepskin raft was pulled down and retracted with great force. Zhang Bao looked at the three connected rafts being picked up in the air, and several soldiers on the bridge were thorned into flesh and blood.
Then, the iron rings of the piles on the shore suddenly collapsed and the anchor chains shattered the heads of the two soldiers under the action of inertia, red and white, and sprinkled them all.
Finally, the main rope finally exploded from the middle, and the broken strings instantly made a whine sound of the broken strings. The entire floating bridge had been twisted into a dying look of a giant python.
The sheepskin raft was churning on the top of the waves like scales peeling off, and the wooden boards were broken into thorns all over the sky.
The Han army on both sides of the Taiwan Strait was completely divided.
Obviously, the Wei army just wanted to eat the Han army on the south bank.
Seeing that the crossbow threatened the Han army that had already set up a shield formation, the sound of the Wei army's war drums changed again, and the Wei army infantry began to rush forward.
The war horse was dead, and Zhang Bao had no choice but to replace another horse, holding a spear in his hand, standing on the shore, his eyes wide open, and looking at the Wei army that was constantly approaching from three sides, the blue veins on his back bulged.
It is rare for the Han army to form a shield formation in such a short time. It is impossible to block it with a crossbow. They can only watch the enemy approaching without any scruples.
All Zhang Bao could do was to constantly order, adjust the formation, and prepare for a decisive battle.
"Stand firmly, take your weapons, and listen to your orders!"
"A man of a man who is a family and a country, why should he be afraid of life and death?"
"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
"Raging wind!"
More than two thousand soldiers of the Southern Army finally showed the momentum that the Han army elite should have.
In particular, Zhang Bao stood in the most conspicuous position under the banner, raised his gun and shouted, which greatly encouraged the soldiers.
"Don't be afraid, as long as it persists until dark, the thieves will have no way to deal with us!"
The elite Han army soldiers basically had no night blindness and were not afraid of darkness.
But Zhang Bao didn't believe it, and the Wei army opposite could dare to fight with them at night like them.
Although he was ambushed, Zhang Bao was not the first to enter the battle formation. At least he could be considered a battle between the south and the north.
Seeing that the other party did not use his advantage to slowly grind himself to death, but was eager to give in to the sergeant rushing up, Zhang Bao quickly thought of the key point.
At this time, he held up the Thousand Mile Mile Mile Mile and finally saw the flag of the other party's commander.
Guo's name is a big flag, and in the afterglow of the blood-colored setting sun, it is a bit hideous.
Chapter completed!