The Wei army had too many boats and rafts, which were densely distributed in the river. Soon some boats and rafts were hit by stone bullets.
Bang, bang bang——
After a crisp sound, the hit raft was instantly smashed into pieces, and the Wei troops on the raft fell into the water one after another. However, they could be attacked by stone bullets, so they were not too far away from the river bank.
The Wei soldiers who fell into the water could only scramble to swim to the shore, but when they approached the shore, a hail of arrows hit them again.
All of a sudden, in the waters of the Yellow River near the Puban Jinguan Tower, wails, screams, and shouts of killing came one after another. The lucky Wei army boats and rafts were about to dock, and they would shoot at the top of the city indiscriminately. Although the lethality was
It's not enough to compare with the Han army's downward attack, but it's still better than those with no ability to fight back at all.
Seeing that the ships and rafts of the Wei army began to arrive at the shore, the trebuchets of the Han army in Guancheng also began to fire.
Guo Wei has used this trick several times before, and it has always worked well. Even if the Wei army is close to the river bank, it may be attacked by a large number of stone bullets, thereby slowing down the attack speed of the Wei army. In this way, even if the Wei army lands on the shore to attack the key point, it will not be so easy.
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"Quick, quick!"
"Speed up!"
Facing the constant falling stone bullets, the generals at the head of each boat and raft of the Wei army kept urging their subordinates.
In today's battle, they knew they could only move forward and fight to the death. After all, His Majesty the Emperor had already boarded the ship to supervise the battle.
Dozens of boats and rafts, braved indiscriminate attacks by stone bullets and arrows, managed to reach the river bank by chance.
"Siege the city!"
A general jumped onto the river bank first, pointed his sword and led his soldiers to rush towards the Puban Jinguan Tower. However, they were still greeted by arrows falling like raindrops, as well as the rolling logs and stones that had been prepared.<
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It has been more than ten days since the Wei army arrived at the crossing of the Yellow River. They have forcibly crossed the Yellow River many times, but this is the first time they have reached the pass today.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Quick, quick, quick!"
"Fire the arrow!"
"Shoot them!"
Guo Wei continued to direct his archers to attack the Wei army that was approaching the pass.
On the other side, Cao Rui, who was on a warship in the river, stared intently at Pu Ban Jin Guan Tower, his heart pounding non-stop.
The Shu army's defense was too tight. Although the Wei army had arrived at the pass, what he saw were Wei soldiers falling continuously.
Hurry up.
Hurry up.
Cao Rui kept urging in his heart, hoping that the soldiers could run faster, so as to reduce some casualties and leave more troops to attack the pass.
But——
The Shu army's stone bombs became more dense, and countless boats and rafts were overturned. Although the soldiers who fell into the river swam desperately to the other side, when the Han army's arrows fell, many of them died.
However, he cannot retreat.
Pubanjin must be captured so that the Wei Dynasty can send more troops to attack Guanzhong. Otherwise, if Guanzhong is delayed for too long, it will definitely fall into the hands of the Shu army.
"Send the order, move forward!"
Cao Rui suddenly ordered his crew to move his warship forward, which would increase the morale of the soldiers.
"Your Majesty, no!"
Chen Qun immediately stopped him. It was very dangerous for the emperor to come to the front line in person. Although he was on the front line at this time, he was not within the range of the Shu army. If the warship moved forward, the emperor would be exposed to the range of the Shu army. Within.
Cao Rui is really anxious.
However, the generals under his command did not comply at this time. After all, Chen Qun was entrusted by the minister to protect the safety of His Majesty the Emperor, so they could resist the order.
The battle lasted for nearly an hour. Although the Wei army had thousands of soldiers rushing to the pass, Puban Jinguan Tower was as stable as Mount Tai.
It was at this time.
Suddenly, there was a huge crowd on the east bank of the Yellow River, with shouts of killing. This frightened Cao Rui, who was still commanding in the river.
"Capture Cao Rui alive!"
"Capture Cao Rui alive!"
"…"
Is this the Shu army?
Cao Rui turned around and looked at the east bank. The dark area was full of Shu troops. They shouted and rushed towards the river beach.
And there are a lot of them.
"Shu Army?"
"How come there are Shu troops?"
Cao Rui asked angrily, dumbfounded. After all, the east bank of the Yellow River was Cao Wei's territory. The Shu army came from behind and formed a pincer attack with the Pubanjin defenders.
"It's Zhuge Liang!"
Chen Qun took a closer look and saw a large flag with the word "Zhuge" on the shore, and couldn't help but panic.
He was right.
It is none other than Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
Three days ago, Zhuge Liang discovered that the Wei army in Tongguan was not normal. Although Ma Dai killed Wei general Wang Gan in front of the formation that day, Zhang He saw Zhuge Liang at the top of the city and then chose to withdraw his troops and return to the camp.
It is a normal reaction for Zhang He not to attack Tongguan. After all, the main force of the Han army has arrived at Tongguan, and it will not be easy for the Wei army to attack Tongguan again.
However, in the past few days, the Wei army held fast to the camp and refused to retreat or advance. Zhuge Liang felt that something was wrong, so he ordered Wei Yan to lead three thousand troops out of the city to challenge.
But the Wei army closed the stronghold and did not come out.
Something is wrong with this.
Zhang He is also a famous general in Cao Wei's hundreds of battles. Tongguan has the main force of the Han army. It is not easy to forcefully attack the city. However, the Han army took the initiative to leave the city. This should not be what Zhang He expected. He just took the opportunity to eliminate some of the effective forces of the Han army, which will be the basis for the subsequent Create conditions for siege.
Free of war——
Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and thought that the main force of the Wei army in Tongguan might have been transferred away.
Withdraw the main force from Tongguan.
It must be to attack Kabanjin.
Because it is very close from Tongguan to Pubanjin, it can be reached in less than two days by a rapid march. Moreover, there are 20,000 elite troops in Pubanjin led by Cao Rui, who are trying to cross the Yellow River.
Since Tongguan can no longer be conquered, the Wei army will definitely unite their forces to attack Pubanjin.
Guessing the movements of the Wei army, Zhuge Liang immediately ordered Wei Yan to lead five thousand troops to storm Zhang He's camp at Tongguan, and at the same time mobilized trebuchets and other siege equipment to assist in the battle.
In just two hours, the Wei army camp was defeated by Wei Yan. Then Zhuge Liang personally led more than 10,000 men to reinforce Wei Yan and defeated the Wei army outside Tongguan in one fell swoop.
After defeating the Wei army at Tongguan, Zhuge Liang immediately led 10,000 Han troops across Fenglingdu and headed straight to the east bank of Pubanjin.
Early this morning, Zhuge Liang led his army to arrive thirty miles away from the southeast bank of the Yellow River. He did not continue to advance, but chose to stay where he was. He was afraid that if the main force of the Wei army discovered that he was leading the army, they would not cross the river first. , but fight him first.
Ten thousand versus forty thousand.
A head-on confrontation would be disadvantageous to the Han army.
In order to prevent the Wei army from discovering it, Zhuge Liang did not let the army set up camp, but camped in the dense jungle.
Then arrange for spies to inquire about Cao Rui's movements.
Early this morning, a large number of boats and rafts appeared on the east bank of Pubanjin. Zhuge Liang heard the news and knew that Cao Rui would definitely forcefully cross the Yellow River today.
So the Han army slowly advanced forward until the front of the Wei army had reached Pubanjin Pass. When they began to attack Pubanjin fiercely, the Han army suddenly came out from behind, making it difficult for the Wei army to look at its head and tail.
"The rear army attacked Zhuge Liang, and the front army continued to attack Pubanjin."
Zhuge Liang suddenly attacked and Cao Rui was trapped in the Yellow River. Now he had no other choice but to defend the enemy from both sides.
Zhuge Liang was very happy.
Cao Wei's army has basically launched into the water, and Han troops are on both sides of the bank.
Cao Rui, your life is at risk!
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This chapter has been completed!