After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 12 The First Battle
In winter, the Han River dries up, and there are large stretches of tidal flats, and the water flow has been intermittent in some places.

At this time, a strange phenomenon appeared on both sides of the strait.

The Chu army on the south bank has been gathering continuously, with more and more camps.On the north bank, there were only a few thousand Wu troops, quietly waiting for something.The two sides faced each other across a narrow water surface.

Three batches of heads have been beheaded in Yingdu city today.

Seeing his confidant general Wu Chenghei coming in, Nangwa waved his hand in annoyance, telling the singer and musician to leave.

"Lord Ling Yin, I saw many heads hanging on the city gate on the road in the future."

"It's not those Chinese people who don't know what to do." It turns out that many fleeing merchants and nobles came to Yingdu City, discussing state affairs with the people in the city, and secretly scolding Nangwa for being incompetent and dare not cross the Han River.

Wu Chenghei's heart skipped a beat, it doesn't matter to kill some merchants, but it's a big deal to kill people and nobles without permission.Don't dare to continue this topic, and quickly report the situation of the camp.

The Chu army on the south bank of the Han River has reached [-] people, with thousands of chariots, almost all of them can be reached, and the food, grass and arrows are also ready.

"What's the situation with Wu Jun?"

"It's still Fugai's 5000 men, with dozens of cars."

Nangwa was a little confused, what did Wu Jun want to do?Where did He Lu go?
"My lord, the scouts have been released for hundreds of miles, and there is no trace of Wu Jun."

Wu Chenghei chatted with Bai Bing all night yesterday.After Bai Bing came back with the army, he was favored by Nang Wa and asked him to stay in the barracks as his auxiliary vehicle.

The two were already familiar with each other and often drank together.Bai Bing once lost face, and always wanted to find a chance to prove himself, and Wu Hei, Wu Chenghei's younger brother, died at the hands of Fugai, so both of them wanted to persuade Nangwa to send troops.

Nangwa was also very depressed, saying that he would guard Hanshui, and Shen Yinshu detoured to attack the Wu army from behind, but in the eyes of outsiders, it was [-] Chu troops who were pinned down by thousands of people and could not move.

"My lord, there are only two possibilities now, either the Wu army did not come at all, this is a trick of the suspicious soldiers, or the Wu army is trapped in the mountains and has not yet arrived."

"Besides, even if the strategy of attacking from both sides is successful, people will only say that Sima Qibing has made great achievements, and my lord, you are afraid of fighting."

"Dare?" Nangwa slammed the wine bottle on the ground, "Who dares to talk nonsense, ransack the family and destroy the family!"

Having said that, I secretly regretted it in my heart, fearing that Shen Yinshu had really tricked me.

At this time, the subordinates came to report, and General Xie She and Emperor Shi asked to see each other, and they also came to ask for a battle.

Nangwa was a little hesitant. The Wu army was powerful, and if he met the main force of the Wu army, he was not sure.

Wu Chenghei seemed to see Nangwa's worry, and persuaded him: "My lord, just send more scouts to investigate far away. Once you find the army of Wu State, return to Hanshui and stick to it."

"Okay" Nangwa clapped the table, "Send troops!"

Under the escort of the boat master, several pontoon bridges were quickly erected. The tidal flats at the water's edge were too soft for chariots to sink easily, so the pontoon bridges extended to the solid ground.

Wucheng Heiqin led two hundred troops as the front army, crossed the pontoon bridge mightily, came to the opposite bank and began to line up. The boat division lined up along the river, and the bows on the boat were waiting with bows in hand.

Wu Jun watched coldly, but the expected half-crossing attack did not appear, nor did he launch an attack while Chu Jun was not on a firm footing, and he just watched like this.

The noisy Chu army tossed and tossed for half an hour amidst the sound of drums and the shouts of soldiers, and finally formed their formation.

This is not the era of Song Xianggong more than a hundred years ago, where the aristocratic style of play was emphasized.The ceremonies among the princes have collapsed, and they have already become unscrupulous for victory.

Wu Chenghei looked at his team lined up neatly in front, and felt relieved, secretly laughing at Wu Jun's pedantry.

The Chu army lined up in a Yuli formation, with 25 multipliers in front, and the disciples in the back, and then arranged in a circular manner.Wu Chenghei beat the drums on the army chariot, and the array moved forward slowly.

The distance gradually narrowed, but the Wu army was still standing loosely. Except for a few chariots in the middle, the rest were all apprentices, holding long spears.

Approaching the land of a stone's throw, the Chu army stopped and rearranged the queue.Then the drums suddenly became violent and dense, and the front row of chariots shouted, driving the whole army to slam into Wu Jun.

Wu Chenghei's army chariot always rushed to the front. At this time, he bared his arms and beat the drum vigorously. He seemed to have heard the sound of Wu Jun wailing and shouting under the horse's hooves.With just a few thousand disciples, one round of impact is enough to defeat them.

Sure enough, before the chariot approached, Wu Jun shouted, turned around and ran, and the Chu army chariot continued to crush it without hesitation.

Wu Chenghei was in high spirits, and the drums became more and more excited.At this moment, the army chariot suddenly sideways, Wu Chenghei couldn't stand firmly, and was almost thrown out of the chariot. Just as he was about to curse loudly, he saw the chariots around him overturned one after another.

The disciples rushed forward immediately, standing beside the overturned chariot at a loss, and the chariot behind them continued to bump into it without knowing the reason.

All of a sudden, the horse neighed, cried, and cursed.

Wu Chenghei looked around blankly, the drumstick in his hand had already stopped.There are large and small earth pits everywhere in front of him. Although the war horse is wearing heavy armor, it cannot prevent the plot from the ground.What chariots are most afraid of is the potholed terrain, especially when charging, either the horse's leg will be broken, or it will run off and hit its own people.

The chariots behind couldn't hold back, and bumped into them wave after wave. Only the last few dozen cars started late, suppressing the speed.But because he lost his general order, he could only wait in line.

Wu Jun didn't run away, turned around and came back, waving his long dagger, easily reaping the lives of Chu Jun.

The rider of the military chariot is also one of the best in a hundred, so he can stop the horse's momentum in the first time without overturning. At this time, he and the right side of the chariot dragged Wu Chenghei back and ran back.

The lieutenant general at the back commanded the remaining chariots to hold down the formation, but he did not expect that the rout soldiers would rush in like a tide, and the formation would be smashed to pieces in one fell swoop, and the Wu army behind them took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them.

Seeing that nothing could be done, he tried his best to rescue Wu Chenghei and ran for his life all the way.

The defeated soldiers fled all the way back to the south bank, and only dared to stop when they got the support of the boat master.

Wu Jun didn't care too much for himself, so he destroyed the pontoon bridge and retreated his troops to set up camp.

After returning to the camp to count the number of people, 30 to [-]% of the personnel were lost, and most of them died of trampling and being squeezed into the water.The chariot lost a lot, and only returned more than [-] times.Many chariots sank on the tidal flats, unable to move, and watched helplessly as they were taken away by Wu Jun.

Wu Chenghei tied his hands behind his back and knelt in front of the Chinese army's tent.

In the battle just now, Nang Wa and the others could see clearly from across the Han River that the Wucheng gangsters were greedy for meritorious deeds and rushed forward. The whole army attacked at the beginning, and they were caught by Wu Jun's treacherous tricks, and they should be executed according to the law.

However, this person has always been loyal to him, and he really couldn't do anything, so he looked left and right at the generals.

Knowing Nangwa's intentions, Shi Huang stepped forward to persuade him: "General Wu is all about sharing the country's worries, and he is a bit impatient, so it's better to let him make up for his mistakes."

The left and right echoed in unison, and Nang Wa ordered Wu Chenghei to regroup his subordinates with a sullen face, and attack again tomorrow.

The next day, Wu Chenghei and Shi Huang sent troops at the same time, built more pontoon bridges, crossed the river together, and arrived in front of the Wu army camp.

The flag of the Wu army is still there, but it is quiet. It is an empty camp that people come forward to see.

At this time, the scouts reported that Wu Jun had withdrawn overnight and was now thirty miles away.

(End of this chapter)