The Eighth Infantry Battalion fired rockets at the Chinese warships at the New Pier. Not all the catapults removed from the city wall brought down the old Pier, but the New Pier was too far away and no one came to pull them over.
The eighth battalion commander's name was Niu Erbing. His family wanted their second son to be a soldier, so they gave him this name.
He is in his early thirties, short in stature and with a round face. He is good at wielding two swords. Because he cares about his body shape, people often jokingly call him "the fat one". He won the position of battalion commander after defeating many opponents in the training camp competition. .
"Be careful! Damn it, little puppy, you burned yourself to death before the enemy shot you." Niu Erbing lit the rocket under the command.
"Report to the battalion commander that someone is coming from behind."
Niu Erbing jumped on a wooden box and looked outside the dock, "There are only two of us, it's useless."
When the two useless people arrived, Niu Erbing rushed out of the dock gate and greeted them enthusiastically, "Oh, Master Qian and Brother Cai, I feel more at ease with you two taking charge of the overall situation, Niu."
After a while, Niu Erbing said with a grimace: "Brother Cai, this is your business. I'll listen to you on what to do. I have no choice at all."
"They say you have many evil ideas, but now you can't do anything about it, because you are an infantry battalion commander." Ding Cai was not so kind to people outside the Ding family.
"Brother, the earl ordered your general, and the flag is in your hand. I am the regiment leader and I have to listen to you. I have only learned a rudimentary art of war. How dare I show off in front of you? You really want to ask me what I think. , won’t it be over if we retreat now?” Niu Erbing spread his hands.
"No! If you just run away like this, the enemy will definitely be suspicious. Even if they occupy the dock, they will tentatively send troops to attack Juyang City. Then the master's plan will fail." Ding Cai irritably drew his sword and chopped off a stray arrow.
There are two hundred soldiers on each Chinese warship aiming at the dock to shoot arrows. Twenty ships can shoot four thousand arrows in one round. Individual soldiers with stronger strength can shoot farther. If they are lucky, they can hit the eighth infantry battalion. Soldiers, but the infantry of Giant Sheep City are protected by fine armor, and armor-piercing heavy arrows cannot penetrate them from such a distance.
Ding Cai snatched Niu Erbing's binoculars and carefully observed each medium-sized warship, focusing on the officers on board. "Why is there no excited guy? Hey, not many of your arrows can hit the enemy warship." "
"Five hundred versus four thousand, it would be great if we could fight back." Niu Erbing simply squatted behind the wooden box and patted it.
"Well, they have three magicians holding the battle, but their strength is not as good as mine." Qian You released his mental power to check. "Hey, they are about to rotate, and there are twenty more ships coming up from behind."
Sure enough, the arrow rain from our country stopped for a while, the first twenty ships withdrew from the front line, and the second batch of ships came up.
"Oh, they don't care about their achievements at all. They attack us step by step. If one group is tired, they will change the group. They don't seek merit but no fault." Ding Cai's heart dropped.
It is more difficult to lure such an opponent. The commander of our country is a stable person.
Niu Erbing also looked sad. Although he was not responsible for the command, he still had the responsibility to assist Ding Cai. If he could not complete the tasks assigned by Ding Kui, his post-war evaluation would definitely not be high.
Juyang City has a complete military career evaluation system. Although the battalion commander's room for advancement is limited, his salary can increase based on his rating.
Ding Cai stayed for a while, recalling the war that year, and suddenly said: "We must anger the enemy!"
"That's right!" Niu Erbing patted his thigh.
He stood up holding his swords tightly, rushed to an open area, and shouted at his country's warships: "My country's fat pigs! Your Grandpa Niu is here, if you have the guts, come over and fight with me San Lily!"
Whoops, whoops, my countryman didn't reply, and a hail of arrows came over me.
Niu Erbing was in a hurry to pick up the arrow, and finally rolled on the spot, and then rolled back behind the wooden box.
"It's useless, they won't hear you shouting, and you'll get beaten if you rush out." Ding Cai shook his head violently at Niu Erbing.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Niu Erbing touched his helmet and found a spot that had been dented by a heavy arrow, and took a breath of cold air.
"Well, how about we surrender?"
When Qian You heard this, he became interested and asked: "How to pretend to surrender? It seems interesting."
"The troops on the other side have an absolute advantage. As long as they have the opportunity to go ashore, they are not afraid of our deception. They are afraid of the fire and do not dare to approach the dock. If we put out the fire, throw away our bows and arrows and wave the white flag to signify surrender, will they care about the five hundred people here? "Ding Cai gradually straightened out his thoughts.
"That makes sense, shall we then take them to the old dock?" Niu Erbing became excited.
"No, no, no, even if we really surrender, they won't trust us. When they get close, we can hit them hard by surprise, which will definitely anger them. Hehe, as long as the enemy commander is angry, it will be easy to handle. "Ding Cai showed a sly smile.
"Haha, I said you would find a way." Qian You thought this idea was feasible.
"How will we fight when they get close?" Niu Erbing didn't think about it.
"We have Master Qian here! I just remembered what the master said about asking Master Qian to tease the enemy's magicians, so I came up with this method."
"Well, destroying a ship is not a big problem." Qian You was confident.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's put out the fire." Niu Erbing was furious.
"Wait, let the counterattack stop slowly."
Those who attacked the new dock were Lejia's private army, which belonged to the Third Division of the Bingjiangzhou Local First Army. The commander was Wei Dao, the commander of the Third Division.
The proportion of archers in the third division was not high, and their combat effectiveness on the water was not strong. They were able to lay siege to the docks of Giant Sheep City only by crushing them with force, but they did not achieve many results.
"It's really abominable that even the Jiangzhou naval forces are here to help us secure a landing point and are still watching our jokes from behind." Wei Dao complained.
His soldiers are not good at water warfare. Even if they are ten times stronger than his opponent's, it will be difficult to capture the dock. Moreover, his opponent has a favorable home ground. If a trap is set to invite him ashore, he may not dare to do so.
"Huh? The intensity of the counterattack from the opposite side has begun to weaken! It is estimated that except for the officer who took the lead just now, the other enemy's armors are not good enough and were accidentally damaged by our bows and arrows." He found that there were fewer rockets fired from the dock.
Huh?
The fire on the opposite side has also weakened!
Wei Dao quickly picked up the telescope and observed.
The rising smoke became thinner, several flames disappeared, many military flags fell down on the pier, and noises could still be heard.
"Report, Mr. Wei, there is something unusual in the enemy army." The scout came to report.
"I understand, please come over, Mr. Bingzheng."
The person Wei Dao is looking for is not a staff officer, but a magician who fights with the Third Division, an old man who had a relationship with Qian You.
Back then, Le Yun led his men to rob merchant ships, and Bingzheng was one of the accomplices. When Qian You and Feng Liang ambushed Le Yun, he was the black-robed magician who ran away first when the opportunity arose.
"Your Excellency Bingzheng." Wei Dao nodded to the black-robed magician.
"I wonder why Mr. Wei has come to see me?" Bingzheng is still a wand-wielding magician.
"There are some problems with the enemy troops on the opposite side. I would like to ask you to take a closer look."
The telescope cannot penetrate obstacles. Wei Dao asked Bingzheng to take a look at it from a high altitude.
"Just now, there was a spiritual force coming to the dock. There should be a magician there, but I don't know what the strength is yet. I'm afraid it will be dangerous if I go up alone." Bingzheng was aware of Qianyou's spiritual power, and he only knew that there was someone behind him. On the screen, the level of combat effectiveness cannot be seen.
"Please rest assured, sir, I will arrange for someone to cover you. If there is any danger, you can return to the deck immediately." Wei Dao understood what Bingzheng was worried about.
"Okay." Bingzheng nodded, took out his magic wand, and first put on a magic shield for himself.
"Wait!" Wei Dao noticed new changes at the dock.
In a burning area, one could clearly see someone splashing water, and a dozen long poles holding white cloths stretched out from behind the obstacle, swinging constantly.
"They seem to want to surrender." Wei Dao rubbed his eyes and looked again.
Bingzheng did not take off, and casually threw Wei Dao an eagle eye spell.
The next scene surprised Wei Dao even more. The officer who had jumped out to provoke him was tied up and fell to his knees on the ground. A veteran pointed at him and seemed to be scolding him.
No! He even slapped me in the face.
"Hahaha, the Shaodian dog is fighting among itself." Bingzheng smiled happily. His previous encounter with Shaodianguo and his escape from the battle had always left a shadow in his mind.
More and more people were waving white flags, and some were throwing bows and arrows, and the fire in the dock gradually extinguished.
"Send the order to stop shooting!" Wei Dao immediately ordered.
Seeing the command flag commanding the ship, our country's warships stopped firing arrows, and more people appeared on the dock and dropped their bows and arrows.
The veteran who slapped the officer held his hands to his mouth and shouted: "We surrender, no more fighting!"
Wei Dao said contemptuously: "Humph! I really want to surrender!"
"Is this a scam?" Bingzheng was not the first brother Chu to go to the battlefield.
"There are only a few hundred people on the other side. Even if there is a scam, what can you do to me? Send an order to the first team to go over and have a look." Wei Dao said this, but actually had no intention of going forward himself.
Five medium-sized warships broke away from the arc formation, bypassed the burning hulk in front of the dock, and headed towards the berth of the dock.
The veteran was Ding Cai. When he saw a ship approaching from the opposite side, he turned around and said to Niu Erbing who was kneeling on the ground: "How is it? You were not beaten in vain. The enemy was tricked by us."
"Brother Cai, can you be gentler next time during the exercise? You said they can see clearly from a long distance away." Niu Erbing's face was burning with pain.
"For the master's clever plan, you just have to suffer a little and endure it. When it is done, I will take credit for you!" Ding Cai went up and patted Niu Erbing on the head again.
"Attention! I'll use my magic soon. Everyone, hurry up and find a place to hide." Qian You hid in hiding to remind those who were exposed.
"No! Where is the magician?" Bingzheng suddenly shouted, "Magic fluctuations!" At this time, he noticed strong magic fluctuations on the dock.
"Quick! Order the First Brigade to withdraw!" Wei Dao was shocked when he saw Bingzheng's reaction and immediately sent someone to convey the order.