On the Huaihe River, enemy ships are getting closer and closer!
At this time, the sun has risen, and the fog on the river has gradually dispersed. There are dozens of boats, large and small, across the Huaihe River, which looks very oppressive.
What's more important is that these ships are very dispersed. In such a dispersed situation, the use of artillery is not very great.
Su Ding, who was in command at the moment, could only order artillery to aim at the big ships and bombard them, but the hit rate was not very high, and even if the big ships were hit by solid bullets, most of them would not capsize and would only leave a huge hole in the hull.
Fortunately, Su Ding, who was commanding on the spot, had considerable experience in water warfare. While observing the enemy's situation, he directed two thousand Dusi soldiers to defend.
As the ships of Northern Qi got closer and closer, Su Ding trotted all the way and came to Shen Yi. He lowered his head slightly and said: "Mr. Shen, these Qi people are smart. Their ships are spread out five or six miles in front and back.
It’s so long, with such a long front, it’s almost impossible for us to hold them off the river!”
Shen Yi had been looking at the river. Hearing this, he nodded silently and said, "There are not enough people."
"right."
Su Ding gritted his teeth slightly and said: "There are too many of them, and there are too few of us. Mr. Shen, even if we only have four thousand people, my subordinates are sure to stop these Qi people along the Huaihe River, but now..."
Shen Yi took a deep breath.
Dusi had fought several battles with the Northern Qi Dynasty before, and both achieved good results. However, the previous results were all based on geographical advantages.
Not once did Qi Ren completely log in.
Basically, Qi people were beaten back by Dusi soldiers halfway through the landing, and fled in confusion.
The only time that almost all the Qi people landed was during the battle at Hongze Lake Camp. But in that battle, the combined strength of Dusi and the Huaihe Navy was not much less than that of the Qi people.
If the Qi people land on the south bank, then this battle will become a field battle.
Both sides fight fairly, and there is no advantage at all.
Shen Yi closed his eyes and his brain was working rapidly. Soon, he opened his eyes and looked at Su Ding with a hoarse voice: "Can you hold on until noon?"
"Their front is spread out and stretched, which means that our support can arrive faster. Even if they can't block them all on the river, they can still be blocked by the river..."
"Once all these people land, establish a stronghold on the south bank."
Shen Yi's face looked a little unhappy: "Then the follow-up Qi people will probably come in a steady stream."
Su Ding lowered his head slightly, his face a little pale.
"Mr. Shen, this will only force our brothers to fight to the death..."
"If you don't retreat even an inch."
Su Ding gritted his teeth slightly: "The casualties will be quite heavy."
"Just give it a try."
Shen Yi gritted his teeth and said: "If we don't fight now, more people will die in the future!"
"I have ordered several nearby camps to support us as quickly as possible. Maybe they will arrive before noon!"
"Two hours, hold on for two hours!"
After Shen Yi finished saying this, he looked back at Jiang Sheng and shouted: "Jiang Sheng, take my stomach!"
Su Ding grabbed Shen Yi's sleeve. He looked resolute and said, "Mr. Shen, no matter what happens, nothing can happen to you here. Just retreat five miles and wait for reinforcements!"
"Leave matters here to General Mo and General Xue!"
Su Ding gritted his teeth slightly and said: "General, I will definitely guard the place for two hours to repay Duke Shen for his kindness!"
At this time, the former Mingzhou Wei Qianhu had already decided to die.
After all, it is too difficult for two thousand people to block eight thousand people from landing. If these eight thousand people gather in one place and everyone fights on the shore, it is definitely not difficult for two thousand people to block eight thousand people for half a day.
But now, Qi people are scattered, very scattered!
Shen Yi shook his head slightly, and while letting Jiang Sheng take the armor, he looked up at the Huaihe River and said, "I will guard it with you."
"Now, while the Qi people haven't landed yet, we will defend while setting up traps on the shore."
"Gunpowder, calamus, wooden stakes, whatever you can use, use them."
Shen Yi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "After the first batch of Qi people land, there is no need to fight with them. First retreat and give way to the coast, and then find a way to regain the positions along the coast."
He patted Su Ding on the shoulder and said: "General Su, Shen will not let his brothers die, but no matter what, let's fight for at least an hour first!"
"After an hour, it depends on the situation!"
Su Ding lowered his head and clasped his fists, said yes, turned around and strode away to command the battle formation.
At this moment, Jiang Sheng had also taken out Shen Yi's armor. While helping Shen Yi pierce the armor, he whispered: "Sir, you are a scholar..."
Although Jiang Sheng said this out of concern for Shen Yi, at this time, Shen Yi was tense and his temper was a little irritable. Hearing this, he glared at him and cursed: "Scholars are human beings, but they are not?"
Jiang Sheng was scolded and shrank his neck, lowering his head and not daring to speak.
After a while, Mr. Shen pierced the armor and stomach and pulled out the sword from his waist. He looked at the sword and then sheathed the sword, took off the scabbard, and threw it to Jiang Sheng.
"Bring me the sword!"
The long sword... is still somewhat decorated, and its actual combat capability is far inferior to that of a single sword, so it has become an exclusive decoration for scholars.
You can kill people, but on the battlefield...
Not practical.
This is also Shen Yi's first time touching a knife.
He held a single sword in his hand, looked back at Jiang Sheng, and shouted: "What are you doing standing there in a daze! Go ahead, go ahead!"
"Order the nearby camp to support the Zhouqiao camp as quickly as possible!"
"If anyone neglects military orders, he will be beheaded on the spot without mercy!"
On weekdays, Master Shen looks gentle and elegant most of the time. Jiang Sheng has been with Shen Yi for so many years, and this is the first time he has seen his young master look so ferocious. He was so frightened that he nodded hurriedly, and then stumbled over.
Mount your horse and order a few of his followers to convey Shen Yi's orders!
At this time, the first group of boats on the Huaihe River had already reached the river bank!
The roaring sound of artillery blasted towards the big ship!
At the same time, there were more than a dozen small boats landing along the coast. On each small boat, there were at least a dozen people and as many as dozens of people!
There are also some medium-sized boats that can even fit hundreds of people on board!
In just a few breaths, three to four hundred Qi people landed!
Originally, after landing across the river, they should immediately gather in one place to seize a position and cover the landing of subsequent soldiers. However, at this time, this person seemed to be sure that there were not many Dachen soldiers on the south bank, so there was no need to gather.
After they landed, following the shouts of several generals, they directly raised their swords and rushed towards the south bank!
There is a great potential for a comprehensive breakthrough.
At this time, Xue Wei, who was wearing heavy armor, was leading the team with a sword in hand. He was on the front line. In front of him, a medium-sized ship landed, and more than a hundred people jumped off the ship.
Xue Wei's eyes were red, he was holding a long knife and shouted angrily.
"Brothers, send these rascals to the King of Hell!"
"We'll only stay for half a day!"
"Stay until noon, and all the brothers will be heroes!"
"My brothers also know who Mr. Shen is, and he will never treat them badly!"
After saying this, a Qi man rushed towards me.
Without saying a word, Xue Wei killed the Qi man with a knife, and blood immediately splashed on his face.
General Xue, whose face was covered with blood, wiped the blood on his face with his left hand. His eyes were already red, and he was full of murderous aura, like a murderous god coming into the world, raising his head and shouting angrily.
"I have enjoyed many blessings for several years. It's time to serve the imperial court and serve Duke Shen!"
After that, Xue Wei held long knives in both hands and took the lead, charging into the formation!
On the other side, the area commanded by Su Ding also encountered a large group of Qi people. He was more rational. While commanding to stop them, he shouted: "Only stop them for a moment!"
"After a moment, retreat immediately!"
After saying this, Su Ding looked back behind him.
Behind him, according to Shen Yi's order.
Various traps are already being laid.
Fortunately, there are all kinds of materials and even ready-made traps, so setting them up is not very troublesome.
Seeing this, Su Ding couldn't help but turn around and look at the young man in armor not far away, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Mr. Shen, you are really wise and insightful...
As winter approached, everyone relaxed their vigilance. Only Mr. Shen did not relax his vigilance. Not only did he not relax his vigilance, he also ordered to prepare all kinds of defensive ground calamus pears, wooden spikes, and even distributed gunpowder to each camp... …
If it weren't for Mr. Shen.
At this time, Zhouqiao's defense line may collapse at the first touch!