The order was given to "abandon the cauldron and board the ship", but it took a long time from the transmission of the order to its execution. At the same time, Li Jie ordered the Yi Cong of the two brigades to continue moving forward.
Then one person holds two torches, forming a long dragon, meandering toward the west.
The road along the Huaihe River is not easy to walk. At this moment, the torches in the distance reflect on the water, constantly refracting and reflecting, forming a patch of light, which is particularly prominent in the dark night.
The majority of the troops stayed behind to continue regrouping. Under the urging of the commanders of each unit, the soldiers ate dry food quickly. As a temporary military ration, the rice dumplings were very effective. In addition to grains, there were also soybean and wheat oils, which were very high in energy.
The sound of chewing was like a herd of bison gathering in a water meadow, and the entire riverside was filled with the special aroma of boiled reed leaves and lotus leaves.
"Report——"
In Liaocheng, the Chu army scouts quickly passed the observed information to Yun Zhenlu.
"The Wu people march forward with open fire and continue to the west——"
"Ah?! The barbarians from Wu State are really going to attack Cai!"
"You are actually looking down on me, Da Chuye!"
"Mr. Yun, this is a good opportunity. Come down to Xiazhou immediately and restore our territory!"
Yun Zhenluo, who was sitting with his eyes calm, could not hide his ecstasy and said hurriedly: "Send troops! Come back to our state!"
"As you command!"
"Hi!"
To the north of the Huai River, Li Jie held a battle ax and wore a sword at his waist, and issued the final mobilization order: "On the opposite side is Chu Liao City, but there is no retreat behind us. Tonight, we will win the battle and we will die!"
"Set off!"
As the night fell, the martyrs boarded the ships one after another. The leaders were all squadron captains, and on the first ship, Li Jie personally took charge.
The righteous soldier Yi Cong, who was originally fearful, saw how brave his commander was, and his courage was suddenly inspired again.
I am obviously exhausted, even hot and hungry, and want to have a nice hot soup and then sleep comfortably in my clothes, but now, I am gritting my teeth and persisting.
The captains of each squadron encouraged their team members one after another: "We are hungry and exhausted, and so are the people of Chu. The general is invincible, and the people of Chu are wandering like dolphins and dogs, so our army will win!"
"Liaocheng is ahead of us. If we want to set up stoves and cauldrons and have hot meals, we have to conquer Liaocheng! Use Chu people's cauldrons to cook our army's rice!"
"Whoever reaches the top of the city first will be rewarded with a hundred gold! Gold!"
"Huaixia is a vast country. We have no way out and can only fight to the death to advance!"
"Sacrificing one's life for righteousness and marching forward one after another!"
The undulating waves are not strong, and the Huai River is not as good as the Yangtze River after all.
Standing on the bow of the ship, Li Jie's tall body remained motionless, as if his feet were nailed to the ship, rising and falling. After seeing this, the captains of the ships behind him became more courageous.
The general is invincible!
"Soon."
Li Jie's eyes were deep, and the boat moved forward slowly. In addition to carrying people, it also needed to carry things.
There are not many siege equipment, only ladders.
I brought some gunpowder, but not much. It will only be used at critical moments. For things like blowing up the city gate, it's fine for dealing with other places, but it's not good for dealing with Liaocheng.
There are many ditches here, so what is needed is infantry, manpower, and at least two thousand kilograms of gunpowder to be able to bury it under the city gate and explode it.
However, to do all this, you must work hard.
Tunnel work requires time, and now, he needs to use his troops quickly.
"Soon."
He said again, Li Jie's voice was like gold and iron, always able to reassure the soldiers around him.
The sound of splashing water sounded, and the stars and moon were reflected on the river. From time to time, there were clouds covering the river, with bursts of light and bursts of darkness. But vaguely, the boats could still see each other.
The veteran boatmen are also well-informed. Some old boatmen are in their forties or fifties. They should be old and weak, but at this moment they are talking in the weird Wu local dialect: "In the old days, the king fought all the way."
Go to Yingdu!"
The well-informed Lao Jianghu felt that the scene in front of him did not go beyond his imagination.
The huge fleet was divided into several batches, densely packed on the Huai River, forming a crescent-like arc.
The arc goes from north to south, gradually approaching Tatecheng.
We can already see the lights on the top of Liao City, with torches in the light and guards in the dark.
Whisper, rustle, rustle...
"General, Luwei."
"It's reed."
"Arrived."
"Silence!"
The old boatman stood at the stern of the ship, tapping the hull lightly and making a "ding" sound. After a while, the ships following behind also responded immediately.
Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk...
The sound is not loud, not as loud as the sound of Huaishui hitting the table.
Slowly squeezing along the reed swamp, one boat, two boats, until the boat could no longer move forward, the boatmen immediately propped up the hull and locked the boat firmly.
"Wade!"
The planks of the ship were pulled out and thrown directly onto the shoal. The broken roots of the reeds were so sharp that stepping on them was no different from stepping on nails.
The reed leaves are sharp and full of mosquitoes, which makes it even more uncomfortable in this bad weather.
However, Li Jie took the lead and broke the reeds and trampled them under his feet with great experience.
The soldiers in the rear quickly passed the planks of the ship, and there were already flat plates under the entire shoal that could be stepped on.
The roaring sound became more and more intensive, and Li Jie grabbed the people from the Six Nations who were following him: "Is there a secret whistle outside Liao City?"
"There are thirty secret posts, more than a hundred traveling posts, and there are many pavilions between the ditches."
The pavilion chief was the guard officer responsible for guarding the ditch. Li Jie recalled the deployment of Liaocheng. After a brigade gradually gathered and began to count the number of people among themselves, he gave the order: "Attack!"
"yes!"
The captain of this righteous brigade is Jia Gui. In Jia Gui's absence, Li Jie personally led it.
"Long ladder set!"
"have!"
"Shield Team!"
"have!"
…
One after another, teams began to approach, and the boats began to connect. Later teams landed one after another through the boats docked by the former army.
To the southeast is Polygonum Castle, about one mile away.
There are deviations in sailing and considerations in landing. After all, there must be room for adjustments by the troops.
The distance of one mile is enough for the entire army to adjust.
"march!"
"yes!"
The torches were all ready, but not lit.
The whole body feels sticky and uncomfortable. After experiencing the mud, the physical strength is extremely exhausted. Now the majority of the troops are relying on their breath to hold on.
This tone is exactly what Li Jie is like right now.
The team was in chaos, but it was quickly reorganized successfully. No matter which part of the soldiers they were in, they had to follow the command and follow the principle of being nearby, and the squad leader would directly form the group and take them away.
Ten people are a team, and there is no need for the captain and team members to have a tacit understanding. At this time, tacit understanding is far inferior to courage.
The squadron leader also knew very well that as a "hundred-man general", the soldiers under his command might not be familiar to him on a daily basis.
In the darkness, the slight noise could not conceal the strange order.
Both officers and soldiers were holding their breath.
Fatigue made them almost want to stop, and hunger made them want to eat.
But his feet were completely out of control. The soldiers followed the squad leader, the squad leader followed the "100-man general", and the squadron leaders looked at the figure at the front.
"ignition!"
"ignition--"
"ignition--"
To the northwest of Liao City, a firelight flickered, and then, like a long dragon, densely packed torches suddenly appeared.
The firelight was passing, one torch ignited another torch, and a huge fire dragon appeared.
At the top of Liaocheng City, amid the flickering firelight, it was obvious that a figure was running quickly.
"attack--"
Li Jie waved his battle ax, and in the firelight, his tall body gave people great encouragement.
"The front is Liaocheng, and our army has no retreat! Go forward and continue to fight, and we will fight to the death!"
With a roar, Li Jie suddenly yelled, "Blow the trumpet! Beat the drum! Long ladder group, come with me -"
The Charge exploded into the night sky, and the extremely piercing roar could be heard throughout Liaocheng and beyond.
The defenders of Liaocheng who had fallen asleep reluctantly got up in the center of the dilemma. At this time, the long ladder had already hooked the city wall.
This short city wall cannot be compared with Gusu City.
Click!
I don't know if thousands or tens of thousands of torches were burning outside the city, and the shouts of killing suddenly came, and the entire defenders at the top of the city were scared to death.
When there were more than ten or twenty long ladders hooked up to the city wall, the defenders did not dare to come and destroy them at the first time. Li Jie, who was wearing armor and holding an ax, climbed very fast. He was wearing armor and was the strongest, and could resist the arrows.
The probability is the highest.
Although there are many dangers, a righteous man is never more righteous than a crocodile man. A brave man needs someone to bring him determination and courage.
"kill--"
Behind them, before the Yi followers could react, they saw a shining figure on the top of the city. One person was holding a battle ax and was already occupying the top of the city.
"The general is mighty——"
"The general is mighty——"
"The general is mighty——"
"kill--"
The charge sounded for the second time, and this time both the righteous and the righteous couldn't help but roar together.