Because they were ambushed and forced to fight, most of them had no time to put on the armor on the battle formation in a hurry, and there was no enough protection.
At this time, the test of the Han army's personal comprehensive qualities.
Fortunately, at this point, the elite Han army has never disappointed people too much.
After considerable casualties, the heavy shield was inserted into the mud, the spearman half-kneeled behind, and the spear rod was placed on the edge of the shield to form a gun forest.
The first wave of rushing up was actually a heavy armored halberd. The crisp sound of the spear tip piercing into the cracks of the iron armor mixed with the sound of bone cracks, and it was in line with the outdated waves of the Zhang River flood front behind.
A Han soldier had just cut off a piece of halberd handle and was pulled out of the formation by a hook that broke out from the oblique pierced. Then the Wei army sneered and smashed his head with an iron bone.
The chief of the same team roared, urging all his strength, and shouted the halberd that had been stabbed in the air again, and the gun tip penetrated straight to the other party's throat.
At the same time, a gun tip was stabbed in the diagonal.
Shi Chang didn't think about it, his head shrank, and a broken shield was blocking it.
"Ka!"
Just such an inconspicuous cooperation is a tacit understanding that can only be achieved through countless trainings and life and death.
"squat!"
"hook!"
The front shield hand suddenly withdrew the shield and lowered his body, and the rear hook inlaid hands rolled out, and the curved blade hooked the halberd and pulled it hard.
The moment a dozen Wei soldiers snatched forward with unbalanced sprints, swords and weapons rushed out of the gap in the shield formation and slashed them with a knife.
The blood wave exploded on the beach, and the broken limbs and iron armor splashed, dyeing the mud into a sauce.
Although there is no protection from armor, the weapons made by Hanyang 3.0 are still far ahead of the Wei army.
The beach head of Zhangshui was soon soaked in blood. The first wave of close forces between the two sides was like a huge wave slamming on the reef, stirring up countless blood flowers.
...
"General, the Han army is quite brave, and it is very likely that it is the elite leader led by the thief general!"
The messenger informed Guo Huai of the battle situation ahead as quickly as possible.
When Guo Huai heard this, his eyes fell on the shore of Zhangshui, which was still brutally strangled, and asked with a serious question:
"The elite leader led by the thief?"
The reason why it unexpectedly caused chaos was that after taking advantage of it, it did not take advantage of it to maximize its advantages and slowly grind away the other party.
Instead, they immediately sent out armored soldiers to fight and eliminate the Han army on the south bank as quickly as possible.
Only in this way can we shock the other party, make the other party be scruples and retreat when they see the difficulties.
Unexpectedly, the one who sent the other general immediately was an elite?
“That’s right.”
"You can see the banner of the Han army's chief general."
"I saw it, it was the big flag of Zhang."
"Wow!" Guo Huai raised his eyebrows, and his eyes showed a little surprise:
"I didn't expect there would be unexpected gains!"
After saying this, Guo Huai couldn't help laughing out loud:
"Zhang Fei was rude and impatient in the past, so he died. Today, Zhang Fei's son is quite as good as a father."
"As the chief general of the first army, he actually abandoned the brigade and led the front army to put himself in a dangerous place. Good! Good! Good!"
"Transfer the order, the crossbowman presses on it again!"
A short attack, another wave of bows and crossbows will be pressed. The attack is like waves, and the momentum will never be extinguished. The opponent must not have a chance to breathe.
Before sunset and darkness, it is destined to be a long and cruel time.
...
As the Wei army continued to attack, the Han army's circular formation was constantly shrinking and deforming.
The shore has become muddy due to the blood irrigation.
Finally, the last long leader of a team in the circular formation stabbed the ring-headed knife into the opponent's armpit.
Before he could pull out the knife, someone from Wei's army, who was crowded with power, smirked and waved the chain hammer, and the caltrops on the hammer head directly blew his head.
The entire team was wiped out, and there was no replacement in the rear. The Han army, which could not bear the pressure, was finally broken.
The Wei army rushed in like a collapsed dam, and the wounded soldiers at their feet let out desperate wails.
The Han army, whose troops were at a disadvantage, was unable to make up for this gap.
Seeing the gap getting bigger and bigger, suddenly a loud shout was heard, and a long spear slashed the Wei army's lord who rushed in the front, and then the war horseman stood up and knocked two halberd soldiers away.
Before the horse could land, Zhang Bao swept across with a gun in one hand, and the head of the snake spear was splashed with red and white objects.
When the Wei soldiers in the rear saw it, they quickly set up an iron shield, and several hooks and sickles popped out from the cracks of the shield.
Zhang Bao pulled off the bloody red ray, covered the urethra with his back hand, and grabbed the horse's belly. The horse immediately jumped into the air and crashed directly into the front.
When the sound of shattering and wailing sounds of sternum in front of the war horse came at the same time, Zhang Bao's spear had turned into a silver dragon and went out to sea.
The tip of the gun penetrated into the first person's storefront, and the wrist force shook the helmet flying. When the second gun pierced his throat, he swept across the wave, splitting the double-layer armor of the three people on the side in half.
"Fill in the array!"
In Zhang Bao's roar, the gun rod suddenly collapsed into a bent bow - it turned out that it was actually provoking a Wei soldier.
The Wei soldier screamed and was thrown backwards, knocking over the entire hook and sickle formation behind him.
Zhang Bao raised the heavy shield he had snatched with one hand and threw it out, smashing the Wei soldier who wanted to get up to the ground again.
Then, the personal guards and the last reserve team followed Zhang Bao, shouting and stabbed the fallen Wei soldiers to death.
The closest successful offensive of the Wei soldiers was finally defeated.
The last ray of setting sun swept across the battlefield.
Zhang Bao half-kneeled on the mountain of corpses with a spear, and blood from his feet gathered into a stream and seeped into the Zhang River.
He had minced meat sticking to his body, and seven broken arrows were stuck in the gap in the iron armor. The wounds on his face were deep and visible to the bones.
"Han!Han!Han!"
The north bank suddenly heard a roar, like a blood tide slamming the shore.
It turned out that during the fierce battle, the artificial Hong Feng of Zhangshui finally passed completely.
The Han army on the north bank seized the time and sent another suicide squad to pull the floating soc to the south bank.
This also means that Guo Huai's plan to swallow the Han army in the South An was vain.
When the last trace of afterglow disappeared from the bloody waves of Zhangshui, it was getting late, and the sound of Wei's army was filled with tremolo.
Zhang Bao stood in the pile of corpses with a spear, watching the corpses of the Han army and the Wei soldiers pressing layer by layer, like a bloody relief, with a tragic expression.
A surviving war horse roared among the pile of corpses, bowing his head to the ground.
He stepped forward a few steps and wanted to caress him, but he saw three broken arrows inserted into the belly of the horse, dragging his intestines on the ground and drawing a blood mark. He finally fell next to the broken flag of the character "Han" that his master had been stationed.
"General..."
“How is the situation in the north?”
"There is no big problem. There was a small cavalry army in the thief army who thought it was suspicious of the soldiers and pretended to harass them, and wanted to stop us from supporting the general, but they were discovered."
"That's good."
Zhang Bao nodded and looked at the corpses all over the ground. Finally, he could no longer support his body. He knelt down and lowered his head and said in pain:
"The casualties of soldiers are so heavy, it is because I am greedy for me and ambitious and underestimated the enemy's carelessness. If many scouts are sent to explore the way..."
He grabbed a handful of mud and sand mixed with broken teeth and let it fall between his fingers.
The sobs of Zhangshui were like a man's tears that didn't flick.
Thinking of the fact that after my father died, my mother repeatedly taught me: Don’t learn from your father’s reckless man…
He was so arrogant that his father was brave and fierce, but he forgot his mother's teachings and wanted to cut off Sima Yi's army's great achievements, but he was finally confused.
"The two thousand Erlang who lost this battle should have been the sharp blade that directly attacked Yecheng... Now, because of some greed for me, he has become a bait for fish and shrimp in Zhangshui!"
"General, this is not..."
The captain of the guard handed over the water bag, Zhang Bao took it over, used water instead of wine, and poured it into the blood mud:
"Look at the brothers under the underworld - if Zhang Bao shows off his courage again, his body will be trampled into this mud by ten thousand cavalry!"
"General..."
I wanted to persuade Zhang Bao to personally guard, but when I saw Zhang Bao making such a poisonous oath, I didn't know how to speak for a moment.
Zhang Bao looked forward again, but saw a faint spark.
Obviously, the Wei army did not retreat.
"Transfer the order, after setting up the pontoon bridge, retreat to the north shore overnight."
Hearing this, the guard couldn't help but be surprised:
"General, we are just over the river?"
In the eyes of the personal guards, this time they were just caught off guard. Even so, the thief could not get much advantage.
As long as you build a floating bridge and dig a ravine at the same time, why not be afraid of the thieves coming again?
Zhang Bao shook his head:
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"This ambush has already shown that the thieves are prepared. The Southern Army is a cavalry, and letting the cavalry dismount to fight the thieves. What is the difference between abandoning the sword and holding an air sheath to face the enemy? It is not done by the general."
The advantage of cavalry is to use maneuvers to drag down the enemy, rather than standing there to fight against the enemy head-on.
I have made a mistake once, and I can't make another mistake again for the sake of my will.
On the second day, Guo Huai couldn't help but feel a little regretful when he learned that Zhang Bao had led his army back to the north shore and even took the initiative to cut off the floating bridge:
"Ah? The Zhang family's children can actually bear this tone?"
In the battle yesterday, if I said I didn’t take advantage of it, it would be a lie.
However, when the Han army was ambushed, it would be fine if it fought to the death without retreating. It could also fight back in an organized manner, causing certain casualties to its own side, and it is indeed known as the elite.
With the ideas of ordinary people and the style of the Han army, since they can fight back and forth in that situation, if they are prepared, how could they be afraid of themselves?
Therefore, if it were others, they might step up their troops to avenge a single arrow.
Unexpectedly, I just said yesterday that the Zhang family child was as impatient as his father, and today he would take the initiative to withdraw his troops.
It's really surprising.
"General, what should we do now?"
Guo Huai looked at the other side. Although the Han army was defeated and retreated back to the north bank, they did not leave immediately, and there seemed to be signs of being unable to go.
Obviously, the other party also knew the importance of Liang Qijin.
It is even possible that he wants to threaten the Taifu's retreat by controlling the ferry.
Otherwise, I would not have been so aggressive yesterday. I wanted to set up camp on the south bank overnight, so I suffered a loss.
Guo Huai smiled faintly: "It's okay, if he wants to stay and not leave, it depends on whether he has the ability."
Yecheng, Sanhujin and Liangqijin can all cross the river.
From east to west, it is sixty miles away.
The Han army came from afar and was fighting away again, so they were not familiar with the places.
If Zhang Bao really dared to give up the advantage of the cavalry and defend Liang Qijin to the death, Guo Huai would not mind fighting another battle with the other side.
Guo Huai, who was once the governor of Yongzhou, knew the advantages and disadvantages of cavalry.
The infantry dug deep into the trenches, step by step into camps, form formations and move forward, and with a city to support them, they will not be afraid of cavalry.
On the contrary, if the cavalry voluntarily give up their advantages and defend the ground, it would be a death sentence.
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"General, Sanhu Tsu seems to have traces of the thief army!"
Zhang Bao, who suffered a loss and tried his best to disperse the scout as much as possible, received a report from the scout the next day.
"Sanhu Tsu to the east?"
When Zhang Bao heard Sanhujin, he felt a little uneasy.
"Where is the other side of Yecheng?"
"It's not clear yet."
"Send someone to investigate immediately!"
If there are indeed bandit troops in Sanhujin, and coupled with the defenders of Yecheng, it means that two groups of bandit troops will appear behind him.
Now I am blocked by Liang Qijin and cannot cross the south...
Zhang Bao stared at Zhangshui. At this moment, his mind might be the fastest revolving in his life:
"Looking at the ambush of the thief on the south bank yesterday, most of them had already prepared. Now there are bandit troops in the east and south. Going westward, it is Taihang Fukou Xing Pass, and there must be heavy troops in the bandit troops..."
In other words, there has been a certain enemy situation on the east and south sides.
The only thing that has not yet been discovered is the north.
“North, north…”
Zhang Bao murmured to himself, and the cold sweat on his forehead began to gradually seep out.
What will be north?
To the north is Guangping County, to the north is Zhao State, and to the north is Zhao State?
Changshan!
Jingxing is located in Changshan County!
"Sima Yi!"
Zhang Bao couldn't help but scream.
Since Guo Huai will ambush on the south bank in advance, it means that Sima Yi must have received the news in advance.
Thinking of the reminder from General Zhendong to him before leaving, Zhang Bao finally realized:
Sima Yi is very likely to have led his army out of Jingxing and rushed to Yecheng - although I don't know how he got rid of his foresighted brother-in-law...
Of course, it is also possible that he has not been able to get rid of it, but after yesterday's battle, Zhang Bao no longer dared to take the lives of the soldiers.
After all, if the thief uses the Zhang River as a gully and limits his cavalry to the coast of the Zhang River.
Then, the Southern Army, which had lost its maneuver, would probably really become the food of the fish and shrimps in the mouths of the thieves, facing the siege of superior forces of the thieves.
He didn't think he could compare to the King of Western Chu.
"Come!"
"General?"
"Send more people immediately and go to the north to investigate! Remember, once the army of thieves is discovered, it must be rewarded as quickly as possible!"
"Here!"
After strengthening the vigilance in the north, Zhang Bao did not hesitate at all and immediately led the main force to turn back.
It takes about twenty miles to reach the cavalry in less than half a day.
When Zhang Bao arrived at Sanhujin, he saw that the outline of the ship was faintly visible in the reed marsh on the opposite shore.
However, the Qianli Mile Mile mirror is not a perspective mirror. With the protection of reeds, Zhang Bao could not tell how many ships were hidden opposite him.
Seeing that there was already a floating bridge bridge on the shallows on the other side, Zhang Bao's face turned pale, put down the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and ordered:
"Search on the nearby beach to see if there are any stakes."
"Here!"
The soldiers who searched apart and soon found something strange.
Not far from the ferry, there were indeed hidden stakes hidden in advance, and even the ropes were tied up and sunk in the water.
When needed, you can use it immediately as soon as you pull it up.
When Zhang Bao learned about it, his face became even more ugly.
If you guess correctly, the tied rope will not be earlier than last night.
Because yesterday, Guo Huai let water upstream in order to ambush himself.
If you can't swallow your breath yesterday and don't retreat back to the north bank, you have to compete with Guo Huai on the south bank. Once you are entangled, your retreat will become extremely dangerous.
Sanhujin is just a small ferry crossing. The one who can really make the army cross the river is still the Yecheng Crossing.
Yecheng happened to be a place where the Wei army was heavily guarded.
"Let's go! Go back to Yecheng Ferry!"
Since Sima Yi has prepared in advance, his plan to cut off Sima Yi's retreat will be considered a failure.
Instead of going deep into the adventure alone, it is better to retreat and wait for the general of Zhendong to come.