Outside Yuqiu Mountain, Wang Can led troops to garrison.
He looked at Yuqiu Mountain, which had already burned and turned into a sea of fire, and his brows gradually furrowed.
So far, there is still no news.
Guo Jia followed Wang Can and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the fire has completely spread. If Li Jing wanted to come out of the mountain, he would have come out long ago. However, no news came from Han Xin, Peng Yue and others. It can be seen that this
Once, Li Jing most likely retreated from the Tuojiang River in the mountains."
Wang Can nodded and said: "That's true!"
Wang Can had already made arrangements for Li Jing to evacuate along the Tuojiang River. He mobilized Mu Guiying to lead his troops early and made a special trip to wait downstream of Yuqiu Mountain to block all Japanese and Han soldiers.
Wang Can said: "Here comes someone!"
"exist!"
The sentry received the order and immediately stepped forward.
Wang Can said: "Immediately send an order to the soldiers upstream and ask them to dig the dam."
"Here!"
The sentry received the order and left directly.
Wang Can also quickly mobilized his troops and left, heading straight to the lower reaches of Yuqiu Mountain.
After Wang Can left, he also sent an order to Han Xin, Peng Yue and others, asking them to go downstream outside Yuqiu Mountain.
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Li Jing and his party went down the river.
The army is quickly evacuating.
However, after walking downhill for a while, the water slowed down and the soldiers needed to paddle forward.
One by one, the soldiers swung the oars quickly.
Everyone, move forward quickly.
Now, the entire river was covered with troops under Li Jing's command. Soldiers rode rafts one by one and left steadily. The expressions on the faces of these soldiers were filled with smiles.
They didn't panic at all.
Even though there was a raging fire in the mountains, and even though Wang Can's army was ambushing outside Yuqiu Mountain, they were safely evacuated now.
Even if Wang Can sets up a dragnet, they can't help it.
The army marched on the water for half an hour and finally safely evacuated from Yuqiu Mountain.
There is no fire in this area.
It was chilly all around.
After all, the weather today has entered the cold winter.
Li Jing ordered: "You can slow down the speed appropriately. In addition, let the soldiers light torches to disperse the darkness."
After he gave the order, his speed slowed down.
One by one, the torches also burned.
When we were in the mountains, there was a fire in the forests on both sides of the river. The fire burned, making the surrounding area as bright as day. Even without torches, we could clearly see the situation on the river.
But after leaving Yuqiu Mountain, the light gradually dimmed.
This requires a torch.
Everyone, riding on wooden sails, moved forward slowly.
"Hey, it's so cold!"
Liu Bang was sitting next to Li Jing. When the river wind blew, he couldn't help but shiver. When he was in the mountains, there was a bonfire burning, so he didn't feel cold at all.
But now, it is very cold.
After he sneezed, he looked at Li Jing and said, "Manager Li, we are going south along the river. How far do we have to go before we get to the shore?"
Li Jing said: "We first left Chengdu and arrived in Bajun, and then we landed. Our army was defeated in Chengdu. Next, we joined Li Ji and jointly attacked Bajun. We captured Bajun first.
As a place to stand."
Liu Bang frowned and said, "But what about Li Tang's promise? If you go to attack Bajun now and only care about Bajun's submission, what will happen to Chengdu under my rule?"
Li Jing said: "Under the current circumstances, it is not suitable to attack Chengdu again. We can only save our strength first. After Bajun is solved, we will attack Chengdu again. The emperor's promise to the Han Dynasty is still valid. Our army of the Tang Dynasty,
I will help you expel the Shu army and restore the unification of the Han Dynasty."
"Okay, I believe you!"
After listening to Li Jing's words, Liu Bang felt relieved.
He curled up and tried not to get cold, but as the raft moved forward, water eventually came from the bottom of the raft and wet his pants, making his butt feel cold.
This is very uncomfortable.
Liu Bang could only endure it.
One raft after another, they slowly moved southward.
On the edge of a river about five miles away, there is a bend. From here, the river turns and flows eastward.
It's just a curved location, but it's not very open.
The width of the water at the bend was about five feet at the end of the month. Such a width and a large bend made it easy for rafts to have problems when they arrived here.
The soldiers led by Mu Guiying were ambushed here.
There were Mu Guiying's soldiers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
At the same time, catapults were set up on both sides of the bank, nearly a hundred catapults.
These are all the catapults Wang Can can muster.
When Wang Can sent troops from Chengdu, Mu Guiying quietly arrived here with these catapults and a group of soldiers, and then deployed catapults on both sides of the strait.
At this moment, Mu Guiying waited quietly.
His mission was to order catapults to bombard Li Jing's army when it arrived.
The catapult used this time was not a gun, but specially prepared stones. Big stones had been placed on the catapult, ready to be thrown at any time.
Only a stone weighing hundreds of kilograms falling can cause waves on the river.
Only in this way can Li Jing's fleet be destroyed.
Time passes little by little.
As the cold wind hit, Mu Guiying tightened her tight clothes. Her eyes were bright and shining, and she was waiting quietly.
"General, there is fire upstream."
Suddenly, a soldier shouted a reminder.
Mu Guiying turned around and looked over, only to see a few fires in the distance. However, the fire at this time was only as big as a bean, and nothing could be seen except the fire.
Although Mu Guiying couldn't see it, Wang Can had already given instructions when he came, and he knew that there was a high possibility of something coming down the Tuojiang River.
"Send the order, everyone is ready."
Mu Guiying gave the order directly.
As she issued the order, only a few "chirping" sounds of birds were heard, resounding on both sides of the Tuojiang River. All the soldiers in charge of the catapults were on alert.
Everyone, be prepared.
The distance is getting closer little by little.
Mu Guiying kept staring at the waterway upstream. When the distance between the two sides was less than a hundred steps, she saw Li Tang's army coming on rafts through the light of torches.
A raft stretched across the river.
That scene was quite spectacular.
When Mu Guiying saw this scene, he also admired Li Jing's ability. Hiding in Yuqiu Mountain, he actually asked the soldiers to prepare a raft early as an escape route.
Under such circumstances, even if a fire burns the mountain, Li Jing can still retreat.
Unfortunately, Li Jingqi missed a move.
Mu Guiying's breathing became slightly tense, because she knew very well that her role was the most critical. Whether she could capture Li Jing or Liu Bang depended on her arrangements.
The army waited quietly.
The distance keeps getting closer.
Eighty steps!
Sixty steps!
Forty steps!
When the distance between the two sides shortened to twenty steps and all Li Tang's rafts approached the bend, Mu Guiying no longer hesitated and ordered: "Beat the drum, send the order to attack!"
"Boom! Boom!"
The messenger immediately beat the war drum.
"Boom! Boom!!"
The rumble of war drums suddenly resounded throughout both sides of the Tuojiang River.
The sudden sound frightened the soldiers of Li Tang and the Han army on the river. All the soldiers looked towards both sides of the river with a look of alert in their eyes.
"Boom!"
The catapults began to move.
The lever of the catapult rotated and hit the axle, ejecting the stones that had been prepared.
Nearly a hundred large rocks quickly flew up under the night sky. Large rocks flew up one after another, passing through an arc in the air, and then fell towards the river, right at the bend.
"boom!!"
Big rocks fell down and hit the raft.
In an instant, the soldiers who were hit by the stones died immediately, and the raft fell apart in an instant under the impact of the big rocks, and all the soldiers on the raft fell into the water.
Hundreds of boulders fell quickly, and the raft at the front fell apart.
The raft behind was also affected.
The catapults were still running, and the catapults were rapidly throwing stones, causing the rafts under Li Jing's command to be destroyed continuously.
Li Jing was sitting in the middle of the town, watching the rafts being destroyed one after another, and the soldiers falling into the water one by one. His eyes widened and his face was full of shock.
How can it be?
Why would Wang Can lay an ambush here?
At this moment, Li Jing also felt despair in his heart.
He originally thought of retreating by water, but he never expected that Wang Can had laid an ambush here early. Especially now that they were on the water, unlike on the road, they could run around.
If you are ambushed while on the water, the consequences will be disastrous.
Unless it's diving.
But it was already winter, the water in the Tuojiang River was icy cold, and many of Li Jing's soldiers might not be able to swim. Under such conditions, being ambushed would be a fatal blow.
"Crash!"
Suddenly, there was another sound of waves coming from behind.
Although the raft at the end was not bombarded by catapults, there were sudden waves on the river, and the river water surged forward violently, causing all the rafts to continue to rush forward, and the rafts were no longer stable.
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Tuojiang River is an inland river, and since it is not summer, the river water is not fast.
But now, it is extremely fast.
This is the river water that suddenly surges down from the upper reaches.
Under the waves of the river, countless rafts overturned, and the rafts collided with each other, and the rafts in front were also affected. Especially under the impact of the rapid river water, the rafts that fell apart in front were immediately washed away due to the impact of rocks.
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Many soldiers who fell into the water were also washed away.
Li Jing felt sad when he saw this scene.
what to do?
There was nothing he could do.
At this moment, Li Jing was also desperate.
"No, there's a rock coming towards us, jump into the water quickly."
Liu Bang was beside Li Jing. When he saw stones falling continuously, he watched carefully. Suddenly he found stones falling down, so he jumped into the cold river water.
After Li Jing heard this, he did not hesitate.
Even though the water in the river was cold, there was no choice but to jump into the water to avoid the collision of rocks.
"boom!!"
After Li Jing and Liu Bang jumped off, the rocks fell. In an instant, the raft fell apart and all the soldiers on it fell into the water. (To be continued)
