Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 380 Battle of the Plains
Amidst the shouts, the huge Han army troop fleet gradually rushed through the middle of the river, getting closer and closer to the east bank of the Yellow River. The soldiers of the Chu army guarding the bank also raised their bows and crossbows early, waiting for the Han army ship in fear. The team came into range of its own army.

"Don't panic! Don't be afraid! There is a big river blocking the way, and the army of the Han bandits can't rush over directly. We only rely on boats to transport troops across the river, and we will eat them one by one! It is said above, guard the ferry, fight If you win this battle, everyone will double their rewards! Here is your chance to make a fortune!"

In order to boost the morale of the army, the mid-level generals of the Western Chu Army have been shouting in the crowd of soldiers, trying their best to cheer up the soldiers of the Western Chu Army. He was thinking in his heart, "The total strength of the Chinese thieves is much larger than ours, but they have to rely on boats to cross the river to fight. This battle may not be hopeless for us to win. As long as we can stop the Chinese thieves from going ashore, this battle will be worthwhile." Every battle has to be fought.”

"We still have hope, and the hope is still great." Tian Du, Ding Gu, Zhou Lan and others also cheered themselves up in their hearts, and secretly said: "Even if there is no way to stop the traitors from going ashore, we only need to transport them back and forth in the fleet of traitors." Taking advantage of the opportunity of the soldiers, seize the time to wipe out the Han bandits crossing the river, not only will we be able to secure the Pingyuan Ferry in this battle, but it is not impossible to win a big battle."

While waiting with different thoughts, the troop transport fleet of the Han army rushed into the range of the Western Chu army's bows and arrows. With the unfurling of flags and the sound of war drums, the east bank of the Yellow River suddenly flew out like a frying pan. Countless feathered arrows, densely packed, covered the sky and covered the earth, directly covering the heads of the Han army fleet, and then shot through the sails, nailed the ship's side, and hit the shields in the hands of the Han army officers and soldiers like hail and raindrops, jingling continuously endlessly.

It was not a warship or a warship, and it was difficult to fire arrows without fixed cover. The soldiers of the Han army on the troop carrier simply gave up the counterattack. They just used their shields to protect themselves and their oarsmen, and waited for the troop carrier to approach the east bank of the Yellow River with a firm expression. At that moment, even though many soldiers of the Han army were sacrificed or injured by arrows during the period, it did not affect the charging momentum of the Han army troop fleet at all. Ships of all sizes braved the wind and waves, unstoppable, and they were getting closer and closer to the east bank of the Yellow River.

Finally, the first boat landed on the east bank of the Yellow River, and before the boat stopped, the soldiers of the Han army on the boat jumped onto the embankment and rushed ashore with roars, and the soldiers of the Western Chu army who had been preparing for a long time also immediately rushed forward. Launched a counter-charge, yelling and taking the initiative to meet the Han soldiers, trying to drive the landing Han soldiers back into the river again, just like the tide, rushing towards the few Han soldiers who are still on the river bank.

It's a pity that none of the Western Chu army has a long memory. They forgot that the Han army has long been equipped with a sharp weapon called primitive grenade to restrain the enemy's intensive charge. Forgot to bring this sharp weapon to disrupt the enemy?so……

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

So before the Western Chu army rushed forward, hundreds of primitive grenades flew out of the Han army fleet one after another, and smashed into the crowded place of the Western Chu army, and the gunpowder in the pottery bottle exploded violently. Even though Ding Gu and Zhou Lan's Western Chu Army were all withdrawn from the Xingyang front line, and had seen the original grenade of the Han army soldiers more than once, they were still frightened by such a violent explosion, and subconsciously dodged Roll, the dense queue suddenly became chaotic.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, more soldiers of the Han army took the opportunity to jump ashore and launch a counter-charge without hesitation. Since the army blocked the dream of the shore, the Han army troop carriers behind also took the opportunity to dock one after another. The ship of the Han army general Zhong Limei who insisted on leading the army to rush across directly hit the shore. Zhong Limei took the lead. The first one jumped onto the east bank of the Yellow River, grabbed a spear and rushed straight to the opposite enemy, roaring, "Chu thief! Die!"

Seeing Zhong Limei in conspicuous armor rushing to the east bank, some Western Chu soldiers who had come to their senses were greedy for meritorious service, and immediately roared and rushed over to capture the thief first, but Zhong Limei's martial arts far surpassed that of the king. Contrary to their imagination, and eager to rescue their relatives trapped in Pingyuan City, Zhongli Mo even swung the spear in his hand like a gust of wind, piercing the chests of two Western Chu soldiers one after another in the blink of an eye. And when Zhong Limei's personal soldiers jumped out of the boat and followed, the soldiers of the Western Chu Army on the opposite side had no choice but to retreat again and again.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Amidst the roar, the soldiers of the Han army leaped up from the docked ships one after another like dumplings, and rushed to the east bank to join the battle group. With red eyes, they desperately greeted the enemy with their weapons, and cooperated with them to harass the enemy. The primitive grenade, even if it was at a disadvantage in local battlefields, still killed the Western Chu army, retreating steadily, but in a short time, nearly a thousand Han soldiers successfully rushed to the east bank of the Yellow River.

"Is the thief crazy? So fierce?"

Seeing this scene, not to mention the soldiers of the Western Chu army who were the first to bear the brunt, even Zhou Lan and Ding Gu, who were watching the battle from a distance, felt terrified, and had to respond quickly, and each dispatched a thousand reserve teams to charge up. Before that, came to the beachhead for reinforcements.

At this time, the Suspension Bridge at the West Gate of the Pingyuan, which had been towering before, also crashed to the ground, and the city gate was wide open. Feng Zhong personally led [-] soldiers to charge out of the city, roaring and attacking the landing position of the Han army. , the thousand Western Chu troops who were guarding outside Feng Zhongjun's range before did not dare to neglect, they could only charge quickly, trying to block Feng Zhongjun on the other side of the moat.

No way, the difference between morale and fighting spirit is too great. The Western Chu Army is just following orders. Except for a small number of desperadoes who are greedy for meritorious rewards, most of the Western Chu Army soldiers are just following orders.General Feng Zhongjun was completely different. He knew from top to bottom that if the friendly army could not rush to the east bank of the Yellow River, Pingyuan City would never have any chance of surviving the enemy's next attack, so Feng Zhong didn't need to do any pre-war mobilization. The soldiers of the army seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and they went forward almost madly. They rushed across the moat before the Western Chu army intercepted them, and stabbed their spears and swords at the enemy like crazy, unstoppable.

The Han army is exactly the same here. From top to bottom, they all know that their boss’s parents and family members are in Pingyuan City, and they also know that his boss’s boss Xiang Kang’s wife and son are also in Pingyuan City. Because of being brainwashed by Xiang Kang's nonsense such as "returning the world to peace" and "Don't forget the rich and the rich", the morale was also extremely high. Their eyes were red and they all knew to move forward but not back. The offensive was like a raging sea. The soldiers of the Western Chu Army on the pier were bloody and bloody, and their corpses were all over the ground.

The Western Chu Army who came from left and right boldly joined the battlefield, but their joining only made the Western Chu Army on the pier more chaotic, and they still couldn't stop the Han Army and Feng Zhongjun from charging head-on. , Accompanied by a series of primitive grenade bangs, earth-shattering cheers suddenly sounded on the wharf battlefield outside the west gate of Pingyuan, announcing the successful meeting of the Han army and Feng Zhongjun.

At the same time, the first batch of troops of the Han army rushed to the east bank of the Yellow River before they even had time!

"The thief is crazy!"

I never dreamed that the offensive of the Han army would be so fierce. Before all the soldiers landed, they broke through the interception of the Western Chu army and forcibly joined forces with Feng Zhongjun who was out of the city to meet him. The general of the Western Chu army Zhou Lan was also completely anxious. His eyes were red, and he shouted loudly: "Beat the drum, let's attack!"

When the war drum sounded, the remaining soldiers under Zhou Lan of the Western Chu Army immediately charged forward, rushing towards the flanks of the Han army's position from north to south, in an attempt to defeat the Han army that had rushed to the east bank of the Yellow River, but Zhou Lan once again What I never dreamed of was that after seeing him launch a general attack, Zhong Limei pointed his spear to the north and led the Han army to launch a countercharge against his army. Feng Zhongjun also roared excitedly to keep up. Like the two tides, they collided head-on at the northern end of Pingyuan Wharf, and immediately erupted a wave of blood that soared into the sky.

The real shape is like a mad tiger. Under the leadership of Zhong Limei, the morale of the first batch of more than 7000 Han soldiers who crossed the river was like a rainbow. Downwind, chopping with knives and axes, stabbing with spears, and the heavy rain attack killed Zhou Lan's army, who had exhausted a lot of physical strength in the siege battle, retreating again and again, unable to parry at all, Zhou Lan yelled and rushed to the The front line boosted morale, and there was still no way for the Western Chu Army to stabilize their position.

At the critical moment, the old general Ding Guding, who was known to like to bully the weak and fear the strong, also committed an old problem. He categorically rejected the suggestion of his subordinates to launch a general attack immediately and Zhou Lan flanked the Han army back and forth. He shook his head and said, "The morale of the Han bandits is too high. I don't have any confidence, let Zhou Lando hold on for a while, and wait for the traitors to get over their strength."

Although old General Ding's decision allowed him to avoid the fierce offensive of the front team of the Han army, it also made it difficult for poor General Zhou Lan. Zhongli Mei's army in a state of madness, Zhou Lan's army was of course even more outstretched, and it was difficult to parry. Not long after the battle, even before the Han army troop transport fleet returned to the west bank of the Yellow River to continue transporting troops across the river, Zhou Lan's army had already shown signs of defeat.

At this time, Tian Du, who saw that the situation was not good from a distance, and that he was about to face disaster, also began to panic. He quickly sent a horse to contact Ding Gu, and asked Ding Gu to send troops to flank the Han army who landed. Pointing to the fleet of the Han army that had gone away, he said to Tiandu's messenger: "The second wave of traitors is coming soon. If I join the battlefield again, who will intercept the second wave of traitors from crossing the river? Please report to you Your Majesty, I still ask him to send troops to help General Zhou stop the traitors! Don't worry, the traitors will not be able to last long as long as they pass this breath."

Old General Ding's reply was reported to Tian Du. Tian Du gritted his teeth considering that Ding Gu's army lined up on the bank of the Yellow River would indeed be easier to intercept the Han army's follow-up troops crossing the river, and for his own benefit. Five thousand troops were dispatched to rush to the northern end of Pingyuan Wharf, attacking the flank of the Han army to share the pressure for Zhou Lan.

Tian Du's reinforcements had the opposite effect. Seeing the Jinbei army attacking from the flank, Feng Zhong, who happened to be in this position, immediately rushed into the bullfight, and roared: "Fuck you (I learned from Xiang Kang)! Lao Tzu I have no grievances or enmities with you Jibei bandit army, you just bullied me a few days ago, but now you dare to beat me! I will fight with you Jibei bandit army!"

After the roar, Feng Zhong waved the spear in his hand, pointed at the Jinbei army rushing from the east and shouted: "Brothers, it's time for revenge, follow me! Take revenge on the Jibei bandit army!"

The morale of Feng Zhongjun's soldiers roared in response, and immediately launched a countercharge under the leadership of Feng Zhong, and took the initiative to meet the previous main force of the siege, the Jibei Army, with red eyes, one by one, and one by one. , Leng is a force of less than [-] troops, living against the [-] Jibei Army coming from the east.

Not only that, but for a short while, Feng Zhongjun's combat power was completely on the offensive, which in turn killed the more powerful Jibei Army, making it difficult to parry, and it was even difficult to breathe. ——Don't say exaggeration, Feng Zhongjun's combat power can be ranked among the first in the Western Chu Army's army, and now the morale is extremely high. Of course, it is no problem to suppress the second-rate warlord Tian Du's army on the scene.

In fact, the Chu-Ji coalition forces still have a chance. If the old general Ding Guding can make up his mind and send troops to attack the Han army or Feng Zhongjun regardless of the cost, there may be hope to kill those who have crossed the river before the follow-up army of the Han army lands. The Han army turned the situation around.It's a pity that there are too many scum under the command of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. General Ding is still a typical representative of them. After rushing across the Yellow River for reinforcements, it would be difficult for him to even escape. Old General Ding resolutely gave up this opportunity and insisted on waiting to intercept the second batch of troops from the Han army—even if he couldn't stop it, it would definitely be more difficult to retreat. Convenience is more secure.

Fortunately, Zhou Lan still knew how to change things. Seeing that the Han army's offensive was too fierce for her own army to parry, she decisively changed course and temporarily commanded the army to hastily organize a circular defense area, shrinking the front to resist the crazy attack of the Han army. Not to mention, with the shrinking of the position and the gradual concentration of troops, coupled with the fact that the original grenade of Zhongli Mei's army has basically been used up, Zhou Lan's army has really stabilized its position temporarily, gritting its teeth and not being directly killed by Zhongli Mei crash.

The same was true for the Jinbei Army. Seeing that Feng Zhongjun's offensive was equally fierce, the five thousand Jibei Army that had attacked before quickly formed a circular formation on the spot to temporarily block Feng Zhongjun's attack.And Tian Du also knew that the key to the decisive victory was whether Ding Gu could stop the second wave of the Han army crossing the river. Seeing that Zhou Lan had gradually stabilized his position, he also calmed down and waited patiently for the second wave of the Han army to cross the river. The army approached the east bank.

While the Chuji allied forces gritted their teeth and endured, the second Han army crossing the river led by Han army general Gongsun Tong, also transported by the fleet, gradually approached the east bank of the Yellow River, and then the Han army fleet just approached the east bank, confirming When they reached the landing site of the Han army, old General Ding Guding raised his spear and shouted, "Beat the drum! Charge! The Han thieves must not continue to land!"

At the same time, Tian Du also decisively issued the general attack order, roaring: "Beat the drums, general attack! Reinforce our army, and join forces with the Western Chu Army to defeat the bandit army that has already landed!"

The war drums sounded almost at the same time. Ding Gu's army attacked the landing positions of the Han army's second round of rushing troops from south to north, and the Jibei army attacked the positions of Zhonglimei and Feng Zhongjun from east to west, and at the same time bet the last chip , Fight with the Han army to decide the outcome! ——If you don’t fight, you will have no chance at all.

Not to mention, Old General Ding is treacherous and treacherous, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Western Chu Army under his command is still quite reliable. Arriving next to the river bank position, the Han soldiers were not given a chance to land smoothly.

But it still didn’t help much. The morale of the Han army was too strong. Even though they had clearly seen the Western Chu army rushing to the ship, the soldiers of the Han army still jumped the ship and landed continuously at the risk of being pierced by spears and swords. , while still in the air, eagerly swung their swords and spears and stabbed the enemy on the bank. Those who fell into the water struggled to climb up to the bank and continued to fight. Those who landed did not stand still and fell. The follow-up companions landed to fight for space, and it was not uncommon to see scenes of wrestling and rolling down the river.

Like Zhong Limei, another general of the Han army, Gongsun Tong, was also the first to rush to the east bank of the Yellow River. Like Zhong Limei, Gongsun Tong also liked to use spears to fight. A space was created in the crowd of enemies, and all the soldiers covering him disembarked from the ship, and then rushed left and right in the melee, constantly opening up the space and connecting the spaces opened by the soldiers under his command. The shore continued, and when nearly half of the Gongsun Tong army successfully rushed to the east bank, the Western Chu army basically had no hope of stopping the Han army from going ashore.

"The traitors really went crazy today, but it's no wonder. If the old man's family is trapped in Pingyuan City, the old man must work harder than this."

After talking to himself, Ding Gu quickly raised his head to see the situation on the battlefield in the north, only to see that after the Jibei Army launched an all-out general offensive, although Feng Zhongjun was forced to switch from offensive to defensive, he did not show his defeat for a while, and could not rush forward. Zhongli Mei's army, who was moving Zhoulan's circular formation, slowly approached Feng Zhongjun, and they had completely formed a state of melee that was difficult to decide the outcome. Old General Ding also understood in his heart that the battle of the Chuji coalition forces was far more ominous. I can entangle the second wave of landing troops of the Han army. As long as the third ferry army of the Han army comes over, the Chuji coalition army will definitely lose the battle.

Old General Ding's character is not very good, but he has a bit of vision to see the situation of the battle. Relying on the bloody fighting of his soldiers, although his army is quite competent to temporarily entangle the Han army Gongsun Tong's troops, but when the Han army When the troop transport fleet returned to the west bank and transported troops to the battlefield on the east bank again, the Chu-Ji coalition forces were completely panicked, and they couldn't find a decent army to intercept the third Han army's landing.

There was no decent obstruction. In fact, the troops of Ni Ji, a brave general of the Han army who was deeply loved by Zheng Bu, rushed to the east bank of the Yellow River very smoothly. Get closer and give priority to reinforcements on Gongsuntong's battlefield. The old general Ding, who had long been unconfident, scolded that the traitors would pick people, and immediately ordered the ringing of the golden gong, and led the army to flee eastward, becoming the first to withdraw from the plain battlefield. Chuji army.

As General Ding expected, after seeing him fleeing, the Han army did not pursue him very far, and immediately turned around and headed north, aggressively fighting towards the northern battlefield that was still in a state of melee, and then the Jinbei army also immediately gave up. Fleeing for his life, Zhou Lan was a little slower, and was chased by the Han army, and was also killed by the Han army.And then, under the frenzied pursuit of the Han army, the Chu-Ji coalition had to abandon the camp and flee all over the mountains and plains with their tails between their legs. The so-called Jibei Wang Tiandu still ran away and howled regretfully, "I knew The Han thieves are so powerful! This king should accept their kindness, and should resolutely defect to the Han!"

By the way, because he offended Feng Zhongjun too much, Han Cheng, who was worried that he would have no good end, gritted his teeth and joined the Jibei Army's escape team regardless of his injuries and Han Xin's dissuasion. Unlucky, when he escaped from the Jibei army camp, it was already dark. First, he was knocked down by a Jibei army carriage that was in a hurry, and then he was repeatedly trampled by the defeated army, so that the Han army soldiers finally relied on Han Xin. After identification, his body was found among the corpses all over the road.

As for Han Xin, one is because he barely has a bit of backbone and did not participate in the entrapment of Feng Zhongjun, and the other is that he just fell into the hands of Feng Zhongjun's soldiers, and the situation was reported to Feng Zhong. Feng Zhong, who remembered some past events, felt soft , so he saved his life, and later helped him say a few good words.

Finally, when it was close to the second watch, Zheng Bu, the coach of the Han army, took a boat to cross the river. When he came to the city of Pingyuan Ximen, under the light of the torches, a pair of gray-haired old couples, and one with two A middle-aged woman with a child had already been waiting in front of the city gate, waiting for his arrival with tears...

"Weng! Wife! The child is not filial...."

Kneeling down in front of the old couple with a plop, Zheng Bu hadn't finished speaking, tears welled up in his eyes, and then wept uncontrollably in front of countless Han soldiers.

(End of this chapter)