Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3571: Sinking Car

"Fire the arrow!" Shoot the arrow quickly! 』

"dash forward! 』

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”

"ah……"

Both sides shouted in confusion.

Liao Hua's soldiers hurriedly landed, and Cao Ren's archers also shot hastily.

Everyone seemed to be shouting anxiously, but most people didn't know what they were shouting.

Another round of arrows rained down.

"Raise your shields! Raise your shields!"

Li Du shouted.

Even if the killing effect of these rounds of arrows is average, there will always be some people whose luck is worse.

A soldier who was rushing upwards beside Li Du happened to raise his head to look up, and was immediately hit in the face by an arrow. He screamed and fell into the river.

"Don't show your head!" Li Du shouted, "Quick! Kill! Kill them!"

On the battlefield, all experiences and lessons learned are gained through the exchange of blood and flesh.

Perhaps an unintentional action may cost you your life.

Li Du didn't care about much else. He put his shield in front of him, endured this round of rain of arrows, and rushed forward.

He did not dare to stay there any longer to adjust the formation and command the soldiers. On the one hand, staying there would be like being a target, and on the other hand, it would block the people behind him and affect the speed of climbing up.

Taking advantage of a gap in Cao's army's rain of arrows, Li Du quickly climbed up. He felt that as long as he climbed up and killed a few archers, it would be Cao's army that would be in chaos.

But the next moment, there was a bang, and a corpse fell down and hit Li Du.

The corpse did not look like a Cao army archer, but a hussar soldier who rushed forward before Li Du...

Li Du tilted his head slightly and looked at the side of the shield. He saw that under the flickering firelight, in front of the Cao army archers, some Cao army swordsmen and shieldmen wearing heavy armor appeared at some point and were scattered among the Cao army's ranks!

The human figure wearing heavy armor is easy to identify. It is almost a circle larger than the average soldier, like half an iron tower!

Suddenly, Li Du felt as if his heart was dropped by something!

When did Cao’s army’s heavy armor arrive?

Grenades...

Li Du touched his waist out of habit, then realized that they didn't bring any grenades.

Because they came on a raft, and the raft is not stable. If the grenade is contaminated by water vapor, it will be no different from a lump of iron.

But now it is too late to back down!

He is in military school. If he doesn't charge, who else will?

"Kill!" Li Du rushed forward, protecting his head and neck with his shield. Because of the difference in height, he swung his sword at the lower body of the heavily armored Cao army swordsman.

The heavily armored soldier of Cao's army raised his foot to avoid Li Du's sword, and kicked Li Du's shield, causing Li Du to lean back a little.

Although Cao Jun's heavy armor kicked Li Du's shield, Li Du also lifted his shield up at that moment. The center of gravity of Cao Jun's heavy armor was destroyed, and it staggered back, and could not perform the next move.

Next to the Cao army's heavily armored soldiers, there were also some other ordinary Cao soldiers.

"call!"

A long spear stabbed towards Li Du's face from the side.

Li Du ducked his head to avoid the spear tip, and thrust his sword diagonally upwards into the Cao army spearman's lower abdomen. He looked at the spearman with his mouth wide open and his eyes bulging out...

Li Du twisted his hand, and blood immediately splashed all over his face.

The next moment, two more Cao army soldiers rushed to Li Du, one holding a sword and the other holding a spear, and they attacked Li Du in a staggered manner.

"careful!"

A hussar soldier rushed forward and hit the Cao army's spear with his shield. Both of them lost their balance and rolled down the hillside.

More hussars followed Li Du and rushed up, engaging in a fierce battle with Cao's army.

There were more and more sounds of fighting and screaming.

Soldiers crossing the river must advance and never retreat!

……

……

Upstream of the Dan River.

The second batch of soldiers boarded the ship.

The first batch of soldiers rode on rafts, while the second batch boarded ships.

It was not that Liao Hua treated people differently, but that Liao Hua did not have many ships. The limited ships were responsible for transporting food and fodder, as well as wounded soldiers. Many of these ships were fishing boats, which Liao Hua purchased from villages far away. If one ship was broken, there would be one less ship.

Liao Hua speculated that Cao Ren was prepared, so it was impossible for him to use boats at the beginning. Otherwise, once the boats were damaged, even if he wanted to rescue or take other measures, he would not be able to do so. Take the transportation of wounded soldiers as an example. Is it better to use rafts or boats?

Therefore, it was inevitable that the conditions of the first batch of soldiers were worse.

As a general and front-line commander, sometimes you have to make choices. Even if such an arrangement is unfair to the first batch of soldiers, what can you do?

Or wait until everyone has a boat? Boats are not something you can just get if you want them. If you really wait until there are enough boats, I'm afraid it will be too late...

"Report! Everything is ready!"

The soldiers came to report.

Liao Hua nodded and moved forward to get on board.

"Captain..." The military officer following behind Liao Hua hurried forward and pulled him, "Captain, you can just sit in the back, this... or should I go? !"

Liao Hua shook his head, "I ordered them to take the risk, and I also ordered me to bring them back... You go and perform your mission!"

The military academy had no choice but to obey the order and leave.

Of course, this was Liao Hua's idea. But more importantly, only when Liao Hua was on the front line could he make adjustments according to the actual situation. Whether to increase the offensive investment or withdraw the soldiers required on-the-spot decisions. If ordinary military academies were sent, in case of hesitation or misjudgment, it was possible that both batches of soldiers would be defeated here, which would be a huge loss!

Seeing that Liao Hua was determined, the guard went to get another set of armor, and boarded the ship with Liao Hua, bringing the spare armor with him. In case Liao Hua needed to go ashore to fight, he could put on the spare armor, which was equivalent to adding an extra section of his health bar.

Boats were more convenient and faster than rafts, and soon the fleet was moving downstream.

Liao Hua stood on the deck of the ship and looked around. Suddenly, he saw the reeds on the shore gradually becoming sparse, and he couldn't help but feel moved.

"Where have these reeds gone?"

The reeds in the area near Eagle's Beak Bay suddenly became less, as if they had been gnawed by dogs.

I didn’t pay much attention to it before, but when Liao Hua went down the boat for the second time, I noticed it.

"It doesn't look like it was eaten by something, but it looks like it was cut off..." The guard pointed to the gaps in the reeds and said, "Look, the cuts over there are very neat..."

The reeds in spring are very wet and not easy to burn, but if you pour kerosene on them, they can still burn, and they will be accompanied by a lot of black smoke, which is very sharp.

These reeds must have been cut by Cao's army. When Liao Hua fought against Cao's army before, he did not see any trace of Cao's army using these reeds. So...

Where will these reeds be used?

Before Liao Hua could come up with anything, the sound of fighting suddenly arose in the distance, and then flames rose!

"Captain! Our men are fighting!"

"Cao's army! Cao's army has an ambush!"

"Don't panic! Check your equipment!"

On the ship, Liao Hua's soldiers also began to prepare for battle.

"Over there!" Liao Hua pointed, "Prepare for battle! The front ship suppresses the archers on the shore, and the back ship rescues the soldiers who fell into the water!"

Liao Hua took a quick glance and guessed the general situation.

He saw Li Du and others under his command reaching the shore ahead of time, and he also saw Cao's archers on the shore shooting down.

The only problem was the heavily armored sword and shield soldiers in Cao's formation. They were like iron doors and reefs, blocking the surging tide of soldiers and delaying the speed of the hussars' advance.

However, the deployment of these Cao army soldiers did not seem to be anything special.

At most, the Cao army swordsmen wearing heavy armor showed that the Cao army was slightly prepared. After all, this kind of heavy armor cannot be put on whenever you want, and it can be changed with one click. Putting it on and taking it off is very laborious.

Although the current battle situation was a bit tense, since Liao Hua had prepared, he would not let the 300 soldiers in the vanguard die in vain. It seemed that as long as they could open a gap, climb up, and defeat the archers, they would win the battle, but was Cao Ren really just like that?

Liao Hua's boat approached the shore, and he jumped off the boat, "Form a formation!"

Seeing Liao Hua coming, the morale of the cavalry soldiers was immediately boosted.

Some of the boats came ashore. Liao Hua jumped off the boat, stood in the water at the shore, and looked around.

The landing conditions here are not very good, but one thing is worth praising, that is, there is not much vegetation. In this way, even if Cao's army wants to use fire attack, it will be more troublesome.

As for the disadvantages, climbing the steep rocky slope is not a particularly difficult task for the soldiers under Liao Hua!

As long as a gap is opened, Cao's army can be forced to change its formation, which will in turn affect Cao Ren's formation in Yingzui Bay and break through here!

"Give me some armor!"

Liao Hua said in a deep voice.

……

……

Liao Hua came with his soldiers to support, and the pressure on Cao's army suddenly increased.

When the news reached Cao Ren, he was surprised and happy.

He was surprised that Liao Hua could do a double jump, but he was happy that if he could really kill Liao Hua here...

Even if they cannot be killed on the spot, just defeating them can greatly extend the time of holding out in Yingzui Bay, giving Cao's army room to defeat another group of cavalry troops.

After Li Dian took Yunguan Pass, he took a break and collected wood to make some tools. Obviously, these tools were not for adding some tables and beds for Cao Ren, but for the next step of attacking Xiangyang.

After all, there are no decent forests in the area of ​​more than 20 miles around Xiangyang. Even if there are a few crooked trees occasionally, they often become the spoils of woodcutters who don't want to walk too far.

Xiangyang, and not just Xiangyang, many places with larger populations in the Han Dynasty have this problem.

Don’t look at some towns in later generations, where there are dense trees on both sides of the road, and sometimes the trees even blow the roofs of cars. Pollen flies in spring and leaves fall in autumn, which not only increases the burden on sanitation workers, but may also cause allergies or something, making some people annoyed. But if it was in ancient times, especially after the Song Dynasty, let alone big cities, even small towns with a longer residence time had bare surroundings!

Without coal, oil, electricity and other energy sources to replace wood, people living in towns have been cutting down trees day after day for hundreds of years. As long as the population increases and the amount of consumption exceeds the growth, no forest can withstand it!

Therefore, it is obviously impossible to build siege equipment after arriving in Xiangyang.

At the same time, Li Dian also began to understand that the Qiang people he led had no problem fighting a favorable battle, but when it came to fighting an offensive battle...

It would be better to let these Qiang people cut down trees and build tools.

Although Cao Ren dispatched a suicide squad and burned a wave of Li Dian's construction equipment, it was hard to say how effective it would be and how long it could delay the attack. Therefore, if he could defeat Liao Hua first, he would be more confident in defending Xiangyang and Jingbei.

However, Cao Ren still had some doubts in his heart.

This was not the first time he had fought with Liao Hua.

During the fight with Liao Hua a few days ago, Cao Ren discovered that Liao Hua was actually a general who was very thoughtful and had rich experience that was totally inconsistent with his age. So was Liao Hua really so reckless at the moment that he was delivered right under his nose?

Cao Ren took a few quick steps and did not go downstairs to fight Liao Hua who was preparing to form a battle formation on the shore. Instead, he climbed up the high platform and looked around the top of the mountain and at the movements in other directions.

The shore was noisy, but other places were extremely quiet. Occasionally some birds were startled and flew out because of the humans' screams and shouts, but everything seemed normal.

"Send an order, send more sentries to check the conditions of the mountain road!"

Cao Ren gave the order.

"Yes!" The messenger immediately went to the mountain road front to deliver the order.

"General, will the cavalry attack from the mountain road at night?" the guard asked.

"Be prepared!"

Just as Cao Ren was about to say something, he heard a sudden chaotic commotion on the bank of the Dan River. Turning around, his face changed. While Cao Ren was still looking around to see if there was any other movement, the defense line set up on the bank of the Dan River was almost torn apart!

More and more hussars were gathering, attacking, and breaking through. Cao Ren had no time to think about anything and could only turn around and run down the platform, charging towards Liao Hua while ordering the rest of the troops on the water to launch an attack!

At the moment, the chance of victory is whether we can keep Liao Hua here forever!

As for the possible sneak attack from the land along the mountain path, since he hadn't seen it yet, Cao Ren couldn't afford to delay any longer...

"Order! Fire ships attack!"

Cao Ren flipped over his hole cards and threw them on the table.

Then he personally led his men to prepare to fight Liao Hua.

If he could cut off Liao Hua's head on the bank of Dan River, it would undoubtedly greatly boost the morale of Cao's army!

……

……

On the Dan River, among Cao’s army’s ships.

Lieutenant Li of Cao's army heard the roar coming from afar, and seeing the flickering flames, he couldn't help but recall the scene when he received Cao Ren's order...

In the wilderness, even in Cao Ren's tent, there was a bit of earthy smell. When Lieutenant Li knelt before Cao Ren, he felt like he was at a tomb and bowed before a stone tablet and smelled the earthy smell...

A pair of suede combat boots stopped three inches in front of his eyes. Before Captain Li could see the dirt on them clearly, he felt Cao Ren's hand patting his shoulder and pulling him up.

"General..." Captain Li's throat rolled, and he had a bad feeling.

As expected, Cao Ren's voice was like an echo from the underworld, making Lieutenant Li feel cold all over. "You go and command the ship. If you succeed, you will be credited with the first victory!"

"The first achievement..."

Captain Li certainly wanted the first credit, but he also knew that it was not so easy to get.

As expected, Cao Ren's voice made him feel a chill on the back of his head. "Carry thirty jars of kerosene on the tower ship, and fifteen jars on each fighting ship... When I give the order, advance in unison and burn them all at once..."

"General..." Captain Li's voice was hoarse, as if he was swallowing rust, "I am not trying to shirk my responsibility... but I am not good at naval warfare. If this delays the general's plan... why not find Cai..."

"I don't trust them!" Cao Ren said firmly, "How can I trust you?!"

Cao Ren has said so much, what else can Captain Li say?

but……

Captain Li lowered his head and looked at the wooden planks of the ship beneath his feet.

The wooden boards are old and creak when you step on them.

This building ship was originally intended to be burned, so naturally they would not use a good ship.

When Lieutenant Li boarded the ship, he wondered if it could sail in the Danshui River, or if it would fall apart halfway through...

However, it is obvious that even if the deck creaks everywhere, as long as there is no water leakage, the ship can still be used.

It only needs to be used once anyway.

What about yourself?

Is it only used once?

Captain Li couldn't remember what he promised in front of Cao Ren. Anyway, he didn't need to think much when saying those clichés. He had been saying them for years and they came out subconsciously.

He should have patted his chest to show his confidence...

Probably so.

Probably like a play.

Captain Li walked into the cabin subconsciously, and when he saw the kerosene can inside the cabin, he couldn't help but feel a tingling sensation on his scalp.

The old soldier in the cabin was inspecting. When he saw Captain Li coming, he didn't even salute him, but just tied the hemp rope in his hand to the kerosene tank.

"Please take good care of these kerosene..."

Captain Li tried to make conversation.

"Don't worry..." The old soldier in the cabin said slowly, "They are all tied up... they can't be loosened..."

On the kerosene tank, the rough hemp rope was twisted into strange loops in the dim light, looking very much like the noose on a gallows.

Captain Li swallowed subconsciously, leaned over and knocked lightly, and the kerosene tank made a dull sound.

He had seen many people die in this kerosene...

It was a tragic scene, with living human bodies being burned to charcoal in the flames, faces and flesh being separated from bones, falling off, and charred like black wax...

"Captain!"

The shouting outside the cabin made Captain Li shiver.

"General's order! Attack immediately!"

Captain Li's face suddenly turned pale. He shivered in the shadows of the cabin, then held onto the door and took a few breaths before he calmed down. "Ah... Pass the order, attack!"