Tang Yin was willing to charge into the battle with everyone, undoubtedly saying that this battle can only be won, not defeated, and at the same time showing his confidence in winning. When the soldiers on the raft heard this, their morale immediately increased, and even the coach was willing to fight alongside him.
Then what else is there to be afraid of? Everyone shouted in unison: "Sir, we are not afraid!"
"Okay!" Tang Yin was in high spirits and shouted: "Today, everyone will follow me to cross the Pan River, wipe out all the enemy troops on the other side, and avenge the brothers who were killed three days ago!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill——"
The morale of the soldiers had been lifted up by Tang Yin. Whether they were on the raft or the Fengjun on the shore, they all shouted continuously, and their shouts were like thunder, soaring into the sky.
Seeing this, Xiao Muqing, Ziying and other generals secretly grinned. Water battles are not land battles. Tang Yin personally fights. Once danger occurs, there is no place to hide on the river, and his most proud shadow drift cannot be used at all.
It worked. Ziying said anxiously: "Sir, there are many dangers in the water war, so it's better not to put yourself in danger!"
"There are many crises?" Tang Yin smiled and asked: "What is a crisis? A crisis is the coexistence of danger and opportunity! What's more, I have already spoken, do you want me to break my promise in public?" As he spoke, he looked around at the generals who gathered around him.
, said categorically: "No one should try to persuade me again, otherwise I will be punished for disturbing the morale of the army!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Muqing, who had wanted to persuade him, immediately shut his mouth, and the other generals did not dare to say another word. Ziying sighed secretly, turned to ask Xiao Muqing and whispered: "General Xiao, who is in the Pingyuan Army?
Are there any large siege engines?”
Xiao Muqing nodded and asked, "General Ziying asked why?"
"Alas! General Xiao, please quickly transport all the city-breaking crossbows and trebuchets to the shore!" Ziying sighed.
"But..." Xiao Muqing understood what he meant, but looked at the opposite side, visually measured the distance, took a deep breath, shook his head and said: "I think Panshui is more than a hundred feet wide, even with city-breaking crossbows and trebuchets.
Even if it can reach the other side, its power will be greatly reduced, and the enemy troops are all hidden in the forest, so it may not be effective!"
"I can't control that much now. Even if I can only disrupt the enemy, it would be good."
Xiao Muqing smiled bitterly and murmured in his heart: It seems that this is the only way! He called the herald and asked him to return to the camp immediately and carry all the city-breaking crossbows and trebuchets in the camp.
Tang Yin boarded the raft, but he did not immediately order an attack. Instead, he waited for Shangguan Yuanrang and Zhan Hu to cross the river secretly.
Let's talk about Shangguan Yuanrang and Zhan Hu. They led two thousand troops, led by Lotte and Ai Jia, and quietly went to the ford at the foot of Lishan Mountain in the east of the city.
These two thousand soldiers had no armor on their bodies or helmets on their heads. They went into battle lightly, carrying only sabers and long wooden boards distributed by Tang Yin under their ribs. After arriving at the shoal, the soldiers also took off their military uniforms.
I fell off, shirtless on the upper body and shorts on the lower body, squatting on the shore, quietly watching the movement on the other side.
Ai Jia squatted next to Shangguan Yuanrang, pointed to the other side, and whispered: "Through my observations in the past few days, a group of patrols on the other side will pass by every hour." As she spoke, she looked up.
Taiyang said again: "Looking at the time, the enemy's patrol should be arriving soon. General Yuan Rang ordered the soldiers to hide and conceal themselves."
"Yes!" Shangguan Yuanrang nodded, pointed his fingers at the entrance, and blew a sharp whistle to attract the attention of his soldiers. Then he waved his hands back, making a hidden gesture. Following his order, the two men
The Qianfeng Army began to retreat together, all hiding in the dense forest on the shore.
Shangguan Yuanrang, Zhan Hu, Lotte, and Ai Jia also hid behind a huge rock, only sticking their heads out to observe what was going on on the other side.
At this time, Shangguan Yuanrang was excited and anxious. While waiting, he looked at the direction of the sun from time to time. It felt like half an hour had passed, and it was still calm on the other side. Not even the shadow of Peng Jun could be seen. Shangguan Yuanrang could not
He asked patiently: "Aijia, didn't you say that the enemy patrol was coming soon? Why haven't they appeared yet?"
Ai Jia frowned. She also felt strange. According to time calculation, Peng Jun's patrol should have arrived long ago. Why didn't they see anyone for a long time? She couldn't answer Shangguan Yuan Rang and turned to look at Lotte with doubts.
Letian blinked, then thought about it, smiled at Shangguan Yuan and the three of them, and said: "Now that your Excellency has gathered all the troops, the entire army has prepared a frontal attack. This move must have successfully attracted the enemy."
The army's attention was drawn, so the patrol did not come over for a long time."
Shangguan Yuanrang patted his thigh and said, "Then what are we waiting for here?! Let's cross the river quickly!" As he spoke, he was about to walk around the boulder and walk out.
At this time, Zhan Hu and Letian reached out at the same time, grabbed Shangguan Yuanrang, and said in unison: "No!"
Shangguan Yuanrang looked at the two of them in confusion.
Zhan Hu said: "The commander of the enemy army on the other side is probably Zhan Wushuang. Your Excellency has said more than once that Zhan Wushuang is very good at using troops. Even if he is attracted by the offensive formation set up by Your Majesty, he may still be wary of our army.
Smuggling, let’s wait a little longer!”
Lotte listened and nodded, and couldn't help but look at Zhan Hu a few more times. This was the first time for him to cooperate with Zhan Hu, and his understanding of him further deepened. Although Zhan Hu looked like a savage, with all four limbs
He may have a developed mind but a simple one, but his thoughts are extremely delicate and meticulous, and he is also very cautious. This is really rare!
Shangguan Yuanrang disagreed, sneered and said: "Wait? How long do we have to wait here? Who is Zhan Wushuang? You are afraid of him, but I am not. If you want to wait, you can just wait here. I
Lead the brothers to cross the river first!" As he said that, he was about to walk out again. At this moment, Ai Jia hissed and whispered in a low voice: "The enemy patrol is coming!"
Hearing this, Shangguan Yuanrang immediately retracted his stepped foot, stuck out half of his head, squinted his eyes, and looked towards the other side with full vision.
Sure enough, I saw a group of Peng soldiers wearing red armor slowly walking out of the woods on the other side. There were not many of them, each carrying a spear. They were walking slowly forward on the shore, looking around from time to time, but found nothing.
, and slowly retreated into the forest.
There really were patrols coming! Shangguan Yuanrang's eyes were fixed on the patrols on the other side until their figures completely disappeared into the forest. He then retracted his head, shrugged, sneered, and said: "Zhan Wushuang is really brave.
It's small enough that even in the face of our army's full attack, we still have to send people to patrol the shore..."
That's not cowardly! That's cautious and thoughtful! Zhan Hu, Lotte, and Ai Jia all replied in their hearts, but the three of them also had a tacit understanding not to argue with Shangguan Yuanrang, and waited for another quarter of an hour.
, after confirming that Peng Jun's patrol had gone far, Letian said to Shangguan Yuan Rang sternly: "General Yuan Rang, you can cross the river now. The speed must be fast. No matter what happens, do not stay in the river!"
"Understood!" Shangguan Yuanrang responded, turned around and waved to the dense forest behind him, then strode to the shore, put down the wooden board, and covered his body with spiritual armor.
Two thousand wind troops came out of the woods one after another, making their own preparations.
Letian and Aijia were familiar with the road and pulled out the rope buried under the grass and gravel and handed it to Shangguan Yuanrang and Zhan Hu. At the same time, they warned: "Two generals, be more careful. The key to our army's victory in this battle is
, it just depends on the two of you!”
"Haha!" Shangguan Yuanrang laughed, swung the three-pointed two-edged knife in his hand, and said: "It's okay if Zhan Wushuang is not on the other side. If he is, you two just wait for me to take off his dog head!"
After finishing speaking, he was the first to enter the water, lying down on the wooden board, holding the rope with one hand, and using the spiritual knife to paddle the water with the other hand.
Shangguan Yuanrang took the lead in crossing the river, but Zhan Hu did not immediately follow him into the water. Instead, he helped his soldiers on the shore. He first asked the Feng soldiers to lie on the wooden board, and then pushed hard to give the wooden board a boost and make it more stable.
It is easy to glide forward. Zhan Hu basically pushed the two thousand soldiers from the shallow water on the shore into the deep water alone. Only he had such strength and endurance. After all the soldiers had entered the water, Zhan Hu
Only then did he say hello to Lotte and Ai Jia, and then followed the others into the water.
I saw two thousand people, Shangguan Yuanrang and Zhan Hu, all lying on the specially made wooden boards, holding the rope and swimming slowly to the other side. Two thousand people were lined up on both sides of the rope, looking from a distance.
, connected into a long and dense series, which is also very spectacular.
There are wooden boards to resist the force of sinking, and there are ropes to prevent being washed away by the river. But even so, it should be extremely difficult to cross the river holding on to the rope, especially at the center of the river, where the current is the fastest.
, if you are not careful and your hand holding the rope slips a little, you will be swept away by the river immediately.
These two thousand Feng soldiers all knew some about water and were strong and elite. However, when they swam to the middle of the river, people were still washed away from the rope by the river from time to time. In the blink of an eye, they were no longer visible on the river.
There was no human figure. It would have been better if the people on the front and back and sides did not intervene to rescue him. If he tried to rescue him, he would be swept away immediately.
Hearing the screams coming from behind him from time to time, Shangguan Yuanrang did not look back. He just gritted his teeth and paddled the river as fast as he could, maximizing his speed. As the leader at the front, he could only do all he could do now.
The best thing is to cross the river as fast as you can. If you delay for a moment, the soldiers behind you will be less in danger.
In the end, Zhan Hu who crossed the river was in much more pain than Shangguan Yuanrang. He watched helplessly as his soldiers were swept into the bottom of the river one after another, and he didn't even have the power to rescue him. He just stared at it.
The soldiers struggled in the river, called for help, and finally disappeared without a trace.
This short distance of more than a hundred feet can be said to be the most difficult stretch of road for Shangguan Yuanrang and Zhan Hu to walk in their lives.
Shangguan Yuanrang was the first to reach the other side of the river. After reaching the river bank, he didn't even take a rest. He turned around, reached out his arms and grabbed the arm of the soldier behind him, pulled him back, and threw him directly to the shore.
Then catch the second one, the third one...
As he pulled the soldiers ashore one by one, he was counting silently in his mind. When the last fighting tiger came ashore, Shangguan Yuanrang had just counted 1,780 people. Two thousand brothers, they had crossed the Pan River.