Chapter 55: Thirty-year-old army was destroyed in one fell swoop
When the Han army first approached the river beach, not many people paid attention to the reeds in front of them. After all, at a glance, although the reeds undulated with the wind and were as vast as a sea of smoke, they could not hide the ships of the Wu people. The Han soldiers thought that the Wu people
He didn't dare to fight on foot, so he lowered his guard, tried his best to remove the reeds, and moved towards the shore. The reeds were separated and crossed, swaying back and forth, and there was no difference at all. Probably because they were on the verge of getting there.
Due to dusk, the shadows between people have become blurred and difficult to distinguish, and the hills at the end of the river beach can only be vaguely seen, as if they are within reach.
By this time, the southeast wind had stopped, but the temperature on the north coast was even colder. Most of the people who stayed on the boat were already unbearable from the humidity. This made them vaguely hear some sounds, but when they listened carefully, they found nothing but
There seemed to be nothing but the sound of drums and trumpets from the commander behind him. Is it an illusion?
Just when the soldiers in the front row were puzzled, several cold lights suddenly flashed in the dim shadow of the reeds, followed by the grass-stained faces of the Wu people. Many people were forced to fight with the Wu people before they had time to think about it.
He fought, and was caught off guard and was beheaded. At the same time, a deafening drum sound suddenly played in the vast reeds, as if there was a loud noise on the ground, and hundreds of flags stood up.
At this moment, under the shadow of the evening, people could not see clearly the flags on the reeds, but they all understood the meaning.
While the soldiers were panicking, the Wu people in the reeds had gathered. They stood in the biting water and took off the long bows on their shoulders. The leader kept shaking the small flag in his hand, and the people behind him saw
Everyone took out their quivers, then drew their bows and loaded the arrows. After a while, someone let out a whistle, followed by a crackling sound. It was a sky full of arrows flying around in the air and colliding with each other, like thousands of arrows.
Raindrops hit the cowhide felt. Looking further back, countless reeds were still shaking, with hundreds of small bright dots rising and falling in them from far to near. They were caused by the afterglow reflected from the iron spear tip.
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Under such drastic changes, the Han soldiers were even more panicked. They couldn't help but guess: How many enemies were there? Is the enemy about to launch a general attack? This caused them to look in all directions, only to feel that there were endless enemies hidden under the endless reeds.
, it was completely impossible to tell where was safe and where was dangerous. Dominated by fear, the boats in the front couldn't help shouting backwards, trying to turn back, while the boats in the rear didn't know why and were still drifting forward. Soon, countless boats were
They collided with each other in the reeds, and many people fell into the biting current without being able to stand firm.
In fact, at this time, the Han army did not encounter many Wu troops. Although the number was close to 10,000, it was by no means as large as they imagined. These Wu troops spread their formations very loosely, with an average of only two or three people within one foot.
But precisely because of this, they were able to hide in the reed swamps without being noticed. After the brief attack, the Wu army saw that the Han army's forward was in chaos, but they did not choose to continue the pursuit, but continued to fight with the Han army with arrows.
Shooting. The Han army did not know the enemy's situation, so they naturally did not dare to engage the enemy rashly. They also fired back with arrows. Arrows from both sides flew in like locusts, and no one gave an inch. But in this way,
, the entire Han army's landing process was delayed as a result.
Zhou Buyi also heard the sound of drums on the shore at this time. He could tell that it was a sign that the Wu army had engaged the Han army. But how were the enemy troops arranged and what kind of strategic intentions did they have? Zhou Buyi did not know.
He knew nothing. He only had a feeling that this might be the most powerful enemy he had ever encountered. Without further information, Zhou Buyi could only sit on the boat and wait. While waiting, he
He unconsciously took out the seal beside him, which was given to him by Liu Xie. Now he touched the word "General" on the seal and sighed unconsciously. I am afraid that I will be sorry for His Majesty.
His slight movement did not attract the attention of the others. When the chief secretary Deng Ai observed the situation in the distance, he always felt that something was wrong. Such a strong resistance alone might not be able to stop the Han army. Where will the Wu army's next step be?
Deng Ai looked in other directions thoughtfully, but the next moment, he felt that his blood had solidified. Under the dark sky in the west, a large number of boats were rushing towards the waves. From a distance, their outlines looked like a herd of beasts galloping.
, as if carrying the majestic power from heaven and earth, it slammed into the side and rear of his own side. Although he could not hear the sound of the enemy's oars breaking through the waves, Deng Ai could already imagine the destruction of his own ship and the death of people.
Zhou Buyi followed closely and saw these ships, and at the same time he completely understood Zhou Yu's arrangement: Zhou Yu also saw the disadvantages of fighting against the wind, and simply chose to let the Han army dock. In this way, the Han army could no longer take advantage of the wind direction.
At the same time, it will inevitably paralyze the carelessness. At this time, he sent other troops to the reed swamp to block the Han army, and then used the navy to attack the Han army from the side and rear. Just like the cavalry hammer and anvil tactic commonly used by the Han army, he killed the Han soldiers in one fell swoop.
Smashed into fans.
But Zhou Buyi doesn't have any means to counterattack. What he can do now is not to resist, but to bring more people to the river. How many people can escape! This is what he can do at the moment
The only idea. So he issued the last order with flags and drums: the entire army marched north.
In fact, there was no need for the commander's order. All the soldiers who had been on the battlefield knew that the defeat was certain. They rushed to the shore, but the group of boats huddled in front blocked the way, making the entire river even more disorderly.
, could only watch Wu Jun's fleet coming towards us.
The first one to suffer the impact was Yan Yu's troops. Because he was guarding on the right, he received the heaviest impact. Tongzhou Buyi's communication with the formation was soon cut off, and he could only see Wu Jun's scorpions in the formation.
Rampant, gradually dispersed the troops, and the Wu army was in a state of interlocking. The Han people were not resistant to water fighting. At this time, after rowing for a long time, their strength was also weak. Many people were gasping for breath. At this time, the Wu people would rush up.
They fought and fought. The Wu people who had the chance directly hit the waist of the Han army's ship, and the Wu people who didn't have the chance jumped on to fight hand to hand. No matter what the situation, the Han army had no power to resist, and as the fight went on, the
As time goes by, the resistance will naturally become weaker and weaker.
Zhou Buji watched the Wu army's sterns tearing a hole in the fleet at a speed visible to the naked eye. He felt guilty and regretful. He felt that he had no face to face the emperor and his soldiers, so he ordered the soldiers to hoist the flag of the general.
, then turned the bow of the ship as hard as possible and fired arrows at the approaching Wu army.
At this time, Yan Yu's right army had basically collapsed, allowing the Wu army to attack Zhou Buyi's formation with all its strength. Since the Wu army had made a sneak attack, their numbers gradually gained the upper hand. In addition, they were familiar with water, and they only fought for a few rounds.
Someone had already broken through the defense line and climbed onto the bow of the building via a sampan. Zhou Buyi's soldiers tried their best to resist, but they lacked a strong formation to rely on, and their legs and feet were a little weak at this time, so they began to disintegrate.
He was forced to the middle balcony and was in danger of being destroyed.
At the same time, Zhou Buyi on the high platform began to burn the documents and materials he carried. These involved the military secrets of the Han army and could not fall into the hands of the Wu army no matter what. After a while, black smoke flew up from the high platform.
Zhou Buji looked at the articles and military tactics he had copied in the past, hesitated for a moment, and threw them into the flames. While burning them, he smiled bitterly and said: "Burn them, burn them. This is the end of the civil and military ways!"
When it was almost over, the sound of fighting under the balcony was getting closer and closer to him, and several arrows hit his side. Zhou Buyi also wrote in the last report, which was about the siege of Stone City.
At that time, Zhou Buyi wrote an advice to Liu Xie: "I will surround the city with two armies, land and water, and attack day and night. The city is about to be destroyed..." After burning this article, he couldn't help but laugh at himself: "It's okay.
Without sending this report, it took thirty years for the country to build an army, but once it was destroyed by me, how could we go back and recover?"
Having made up his mind to die, Zhou Buyi felt relaxed all over. He picked up the sword beside him and led several people to the stairs. There were only a hundred or so Han soldiers left. Originally, the boat was full of more than ten people.
The box of arrows was almost empty at this time, and most of the soldiers were wounded, stepping on the corpses of their companions and fighting bloody battles with the Wu people. When the Wu people who were crowded at the stairs saw Zhou Buyi coming out, they instantly became excited.
They attacked upwards with redoubled force. Judging from the fox fur that Zhou Buji was wearing, it was clear that he was a nobleman on this ship. So they raised their heavy iron spears and poked at the Han people in the small space.
The iron spear penetrated the chest, abdomen, throat and neck, and passed straight through the wooden wall of the staircase, making a terrible muffled sound.
Soon, the remaining hundreds of Han soldiers were also killed. Zhou Buyi himself joined the battle, and there was only one follower beside him at this time. The Wu man raised his bloody spear and screamed.
It stabbed at Zhou Buyi. Zhou Buyi wanted to dodge sideways, but his body was exhausted, so he was still half a minute too late. The iron spear had already pierced his waist and abdomen. Under the intense and numbing pain, Zhou Buyi simply tightened his grip on the spear.
He used his pole and swung his sword to attack the enemy in the opposite direction.
There was a feeling of the sword cutting into the flesh, and Zhou Buyi began to feel dizzy. Someone stabbed him in the chest and abdomen with a spear again. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but nothing came out. Instead, he held the spear in his hand.
The sword was thrown away. The sound of gold and iron and the cry of killing were still ringing in his eardrums, and as if in a dream, he vaguely felt that he was still fighting and still shouting. However, he also vaguely knew that he was suffering.
He was seriously injured and lying on the ground with blood flowing out. When Wu Ren took the spear back, he was still struggling to move and kill one or two more enemies, but he couldn't move. He snorted and finally lost consciousness.