Chapter 315 Attack halfway, then attack with water, and there are back moves!
Although only a few broken ships were found along the southern corner of Tongji Canal, Pang Shigu ordered Liang troops from all departments to cooperate with the craftsmen in the army to use wood, considering the depth and slow water level, and the width and narrow water surface, he chose the place where the water in the canal was relatively close to the other side, and built floating bridges in full swing.
Even if the water level of the Tongji Canal does not seem to be turbulent at this moment, the floating bridge, as a temporary military facility built to cross the water during the war, was only connected by ropes and wooden wedges, and rafts and floating boxes instead of the bridges that lay the foundation. The water of the bridges on the water hit the wooden boards, and the soldiers walking on them were inevitably shaking.
The winding team was dragging the pontoon bridges that were built in a hurry, and there were long screams and shouts from time to time. Some soldiers were unsteady and swayed directly, and "thump" sounds were planted into the canal water. After a long time of hard work, soldiers finally dragged their wet bodies to the north bank of Yongji Canal.
The soldiers who were still breathing soon wanted to re-arrange themselves with anger amid the call from their generals. Gradually, the array was sparse, but there were more than 20,000 Liang soldiers who had passed the floating bridge to reach the other side.
Guo Yan, the general of the Liang army who came to attack Xuzhou, was unable to persuade the general to delay the advance, and had to withdraw his troops to rush to support the two states. Therefore, the two states of Hao had to volunteer and take the lead in trying to immediately command the soldiers crossing the canal to reorganize the array as soon as possible.
However, Guo Yan was already shaking on the bumpy floating bridge. When he calmed down and was about to supervise the generals of various departments to step up the formation, he suddenly heard the loud and fierce shouts of killing in the north suddenly soared into the sky. Zhang Guiba personally led the Ya Army, and both the Cavalry and Infantry raised their weapons, accelerated their pace, and rushed towards the direction of the Yongji Canal Water!
"Shoot the arrow!"
With He Delun's order, he quickly moved forward, and the teams of archers who were still maintaining the complete array as much as possible stopped quickly, immediately lifted their bows, causing rows of creaking bowstrings to sound. A sharp arrow immediately broke through the air, carrying a terrifying sharp roar, and it poured down towards the head of Liang Jun on Guo Yan like a storm. The screams and wailing sounds suddenly intertwined, and the Liang soldiers fell down like cut wheat!
Damn it! In the north bank of Tongji Canal, there are still enemy troops waiting for the battle, just waiting for our army to cross the canal and attack it halfway!
Guo Yan glared forward, cursed fiercely, and then roared. He immediately led several close-knit military academies to urge the horse to gallop. In the rain of arrows, he also had to rush forward to the front of the array as soon as possible, racing against time, and setting up a strict formation to resist the enemy's fierce attack!
However, Zhang Guiba had already made arrangements, watching about half of the Liang army's troops crossing the Tongji Canal, and immediately put all his strength into the attack. Even if the troops under his command were about to kill, how much time would there be left for Guo Yan?
The cavalry under Zhang Guiba took the lead in crashing into the Liang army crowd opposite. In an instant, rows of infantry suffered extremely rapid impacts and could not help but fly backwards. They successively turned over and over again. The Liang army, which had no formation at all, was even more scattered.
If the light cavalry rashly hit the enemy infantry with a strict array, it would be too reckless and impulsive. However, the Liang army, who had crossed the Yongji Canal, had no time to arrange the formation. The unexpected soldiers were scattered soldiers and brave soldiers, as if they were mobs. More than two thousand cavalrymen could rush unscrupulously among the chaotic crowd, not only taking advantage of the opportunity to harvest the heads, but also effectively prevent the enemy from arranging into formations!
Guo Yan was furious and urged the horse forward, shouting loudly. His pupils suddenly contracted. Seeing that the infantry led by Zhang Guiba himself lined up in a tight battle formation like a wall, and approached quickly. Rows of steel knives and spears were raised. Under the sunlight, the cold light was like the rippling water in the Tongji Canal, exuding endless murderous aura. It would not take a long time to crush the flat land!
When he heard the sound of killing on the north bank, he was shocked to the point where the Liang soldiers who were still walking on several floating bridges shouted and shouted, crowded and pushed, causing more soldiers to fall into the water. On the south bank of Tongji Canal, Pang Shigu heard a strange noise in the north and knew very well that the defenders of Pengcheng, Xuzhou, did not defend the city, but chose to take the initiative to attack and intercept his own troops here... His face was so gloomy that he still made up his mind and shouted loudly:
"There is no chaos! The soldiers of various troops will accelerate the crossing of the canal. If there is a noise and chaos, the morale of the army will be killed on the spot!"
The enemy may suddenly attack the interception while the army is halfway through. This is already within Pang Shigu's expectations. However, with a certain price, he must cross the Tongji Canal as soon as possible. As long as 50,000 troops pass through the Canal, he still has the opportunity to defeat the enemy and then attack Pengcheng!
However, what Pang Shigu did not expect was that the scouts sent before followed the Yongji Canal to explore and found nothing abnormal. However, two miles northwards, a team of soldiers had already made arrangements, filling their pockets with sand and soil to block water...
A small school came to report that the Liang army in the south had crossed the Yongji Canal halfway and had fought with friendly troops led by Zhang Guiba of Xuzhou on the north bank. General Ya, who was dispatched by Li Shenfu, immediately ordered:
"Immediately pull up the sandbag pocket and let the water flood and attack the enemy!"
The soldiers under Naya were ordered and immediately rushed to the edge of the canal, shouting trumpets, and pulling the ropes hard. Bags of pockets filled with sand and stones were dragged out of the water. Due to the rapid water, some of the pockets that were sinking into the canal water were broken and immediately dispersed. The blocked canal water suddenly rose sharply, and the dam burst like a galloping horse, arousing a craze of raging waves and rolling towards the downstream direction!
In less than a long time, the Liang soldiers who were still accelerating on the swaying floating bridge were suddenly felt another violent bump under their feet. They looked in panic in the direction of the upstream of Tongji Canal, and suddenly heard the sound of the water thunders suddenly intensified. The Tongji Canal, which was not very turbulent, was like a rushing rapid flowing down into the river. The water thunders rose sharply, and suddenly rushed towards several floating bridges that were bumpy and undulating in the raging waves.
The water rushes to the face, and immediately a large number of soldiers stormed up like dumplings and fell into the surging canal. The sudden rise of canal water continued to impact the swinging floating bridge, and finally several ropes suddenly broke, like water snakes cut in half. The crowded and noisy Liang army soldiers all sank into the increasingly surging Tongji Canal!
Pang Shigu, who had always been calm during the marching and fighting, was so shocked and angry that he could not help but widen his eyes. At this time, he realized that the enemy not only wanted to take advantage of the half-crossing of his army, but it turned out that there was a second move!
Even if he had planned to make a certain amount of casualties, he would have to reach the north bank of Tongji Canal as soon as possible. However, the floating bridges built now were almost cut off. Guo Yan, who had already led his troops to cross the canal, was no longer in a hurry to fight, but half of the Liang army led by Pang Shigu had to sigh at the canal and could not provide any help to the Pao Ze tribe!
Pang Shigu suddenly let out a furious roar, but his roar was not over, and suddenly he heard a thrill of enthusiasm coming from behind. When Pang Shigu turned back and looked back, he saw that on the other side of the horizon in the distance, a large number of soldiers and horses had already gathered in one place and rushed towards this side.
The enemy's charge was like a rush of mountains and seas. Pang Shigu gasped, and then he realized that it was not only Guo Yan on the north bank who had to bear the enemy's attack, but the army was cut in half, and there were also lurking soldiers and horses in the south of Yongji Qu, but they planned to annihilate all the 50,000 troops he led!
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