Chapter 822: Sunrise in the East (47)

The soldiers of the Qi army held huge shields and advanced step by step. The bridge deck was more than two meters wide and the three large shields had completely covered the entire bridge deck. However, the advancing soldiers of the Qi army knew very well. , let alone a large iron shield like theirs, even if it is holding an iron shield, when the crossbow is fired, the huge force is enough to tear anything in front of it, walking at the front of the team In fact, their lives no longer belong to them.

A total of more than ten layers of large shields slowly advanced forward. Behind them were soldiers carrying sandbags. Whether it was Tian Jingwen or Qin Shan, they must be generals. Tian Fucheng was unreasonable and forced them to Next, they also came up with wisdom in their haste. You built a fortress on the bridge, can't I? No matter how powerful the bed crossbow is, it can shoot through large shields and human bodies, but can it still shoot through layers of sandbags?

"Shoot!" Xie Zongjie was idle for five days. When he saw the Qi army on the opposite side raising a higher-level general's flag, he knew that his leisure days were over. At the end of the day, he was about to face a hard battle. He wanted to The people he faced were not only dozens of times more numerous than him, but also generals like Xinhui who were experienced in offensive and defensive battles. If the Donghu people came to attack, there might be nothing they could do. Looking at the city would be sighing, but under the Qi people In front of me, I just persisted for less than ten days.

The first crossbow shot out with a sharp whistling sound. A crossbow with a range of hundreds of steps was extremely powerful at this distance. As soon as the whistle sounded, the huge crossbow arrows had already reached the Qi army. The usually sturdy shield in front of him was torn to pieces like paper in front of the crossbow. The body of the soldier behind the shield was instantly torn into pieces. Several layers of the shield were broken on one side. The crossbow stopped under the obstruction of flesh and blood. Come down. Wherever he passed, there were stumps and broken bodies, and blood splattered everywhere.

The Qi army on the bridge had no way to retreat, and these soldiers holding large shields clung to each other. They were squeezing each other layer by layer. Behind them was the military law team of the Qi Army. Behind them, the Qi Army was nervously stacking sandbags one by one to form an obstacle.

"Push forward. Charge forward, speed up, the faster, the greater the hope of survival!" The Qi army officer roared fiercely, waving the saber in his hand. shouted loudly

The cracks that the bed crossbow had just torn were stopped in an instant. Qi Jun quickened his pace and rushed towards the middle part of the bridge crazily.

"The bed crossbow shoots flatly, the arm crossbow throws and covers" Xie Zongjie's face looked dull. Under such terrain, if the Qi army wanted to rush in front of him, they would first cover half of the bridge deck with corpses.

The second bed crossbow sounded at the same time. Dozens of arm-stretched crossbows were also thrown into the air at a 45-degree angle. After passing over the large shield soldiers in front, they turned back and pounced. Get into the body of Qi Jun behind the large shield soldier

The soldiers on the first bed crossbow were nervously twisting the string and loading the arrows. They were very busy. They wanted to be ready to fire again after the third bed crossbow was fired.

On the originally clean and tidy bridge deck,

In just a short moment, every gap was covered with blood.

Qin Shan looked heartbrokenly at the Qinglong Bridge, which looked like a Shura field, where dozens or even dozens of lives had to be sacrificed just to advance a few steps. He yelled angrily: "The sky has cleared up, and the water level of the Qinglong River will be getting lower day by day. Maybe it only takes a day or two to cross the river with a raft. At that time, the enemy has nothing to defend, so why do you have to sacrifice your life?"

"Keep your voice down!" Tian Jingwen reprimanded in a low voice: "Do you want the general to hear it? Do you also want to be whipped? No, you will lose your head directly. Just make it clear, your surname is not Tian."

Tan Shan suddenly smiled bitterly, "General, is this an unnecessary sacrifice?"

"This is a necessary sacrifice!" Tian Jingwen shook his head and said, "If Langya had made all preparations, we would have made more sacrifices."

"The main force of the Eastern Expedition Army is in Donghu, can they still grow wings and fly back?" Qin Shan retorted

"Look at Xinhui!" Tian Jingwen stared at the bridge, "The combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army is awe-inspiring."

"Our soldiers are not bad either!" Qin Shan retorted. On the bridge, the soldiers of the Qi army were still advancing towards the middle section of the bridge.

"Go on, the soldiers' bodies don't have to be taken down," Tian Jingwen said suddenly.

"General!" Tan Shan was startled and shouted, "That will seriously damage morale."

"The blood is enough to stimulate everyone's nerves. Even if these soldiers die, their bodies can make contributions again," Tian Jingwen said coldly, "Qin Shan, I only have one day. If I can't take the Qinglong Bridge, my head will be destroyed." It's going to fall off, but the second young master will keep his word and will never break his promise."

Qin Shan was speechless immediately.

The corpses of the dead soldiers of the Qi Army were no longer dragged down the bridge, but were directly pressed under the sandbags. The corpses were piled up on the spot. Above the bridge, the sandbags of the Qi Army were finally high. After passing the soldier's body, Xie Zongjie saw for the first time the secret that had been hidden behind the layer-by-layer attack on Qi Bing.

"Fuck him!" Xie Zongjie's expression suddenly became serious, "Can you think of this method?"

Almost all the Qi soldiers at the front had fallen down at this time. These corpses were stacked layer by layer on the bridge, and at the other third of the bridge, a parapet had been built.

"Try shooting a crossbow!" Xie Zongjie ordered

There was a loud noise, and a crossbow arrow shot out. With a chirping sound, it hit the parapet on the opposite side. With the chirping sound, the crossbow arrow finally stopped weakly after it penetrated about half way.

Xie Zongjie understood the other party's intention, "Assemble the strongest and bravest veterans to come up. It won't be long before we start fighting hand to hand."

Glancing at the bridge, Xie Zongjie laughed coldly, "Even if it's a hand-to-hand fight, am I afraid of you?"

Sandbags were thrown out one by one from behind the parapet on the opposite side. After they were thrown to a certain height, soldiers from the Qi army jumped out from behind the parapet on the opposite side, lying on the ground, sorting out the sandbags that were still being thrown over. In order to form a new wall and fierce charge battles no longer occur, these Qi soldiers who jumped out of the parapet became the target of the archers of the Eastern Expedition Army. The crossbows no longer shot at these parapets. The sandbags effectively blocked them. With the penetration power, Xie Zongjie ordered the crossbowmen to raise their angle and began to bombard the Qi army on the other side. Although the damage caused was minimal, it was still a psychological shock. Anyway, when he retreated, these heavy gadgets You can't take them away, and you can't take the crossbows with you either. It's better to pull them down after shooting at this time, and then destroy all these crossbows.

The Qi army was throwing sandbags, but the soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army were throwing bundles of firewood. As the Qi army's wall was advancing step by step, the greased firewood was also extending out in bundles.

"They want to use fire!" Qin Shan whispered

"When charging, the soldiers carried sandbags and put out the fire while charging." Tian Jingwen said: "At this time, there is no need to care about the strength of the troops."

After the noon, the Qi army finally began to charge. One by one, the soldiers jumped out of the wall and rushed towards the wall of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, which was not far away from them.

The torch was thrown out, and with a bang, a fire ignited on the bridge deck. The firewood was all wet. When it was poured with grease and burned, it was accompanied by thick smoke. At this time, the firewood on the Qinglong River was The wind was irregular, blowing from the east to the west, from the south to the north. The entire Qinglong Bridge was instantly covered in thick smoke. In the thick smoke, the soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army set up their spears and extended them layer by layer.

Xie Zongjie's face was covered with a wet sweat towel, and he laughed and said: "Please smoke a big cigarette."

In the smoke, the soldiers of the Qi army coughed violently. They could not see anything. They could only rush forward based on their previous feelings. They threw down the sandbags they carried with them to put out the fire. They waved their swords and guns behind them and moved forward to kill. The open fire was extinguished. , but the thick smoke still continued. As soon as the soldiers of the Qi army rushed out, they bumped into the shining spears, and the sound of chirping could not be heard.

The spearmen of the Eastern Conquest Army couldn't see their opponents, but as soon as they felt their spears hit something, they immediately thrust in, pulled out, and then thrust in again, repeatedly performing mechanical movements.

The fire was extinguished bit by bit, and the smoke was carried away by the wind. When the Qi army stopped the first round of offensive, the bridge finally regained its clarity, and the situation on the bridge appeared in front of the two armies. Both Xie Zongjie and Tian Jingwen on the other side were shocked by the tragic scene on the bridge. However, Xie Zongjie was happy, but Tian Jingwen was heartbroken.

In front of the wall of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the Qi Army's corpse was already level with the wall, extending out for more than ten meters. You don't need to count, just take a look with your eyes. In this round of impact just now, the Qi Army has a body here. Hundreds of people were killed.

"This smoke is quite easy to use!" Xie Zongjie said with a smile: "I asked the people behind to prepare some more, and we retreated to the second wall. We followed the same method. It's a pity that this wind is not definite, otherwise we would add some ingredients to the smoke. That would be even more exciting!" He shook his head with some regret. This wall was useless. He had to retreat to the second wall. It seemed that he couldn't hold it. The water level of the Qinglong River dropped, and he had to retreat after one day. This The Qi army fought without sacrificing their lives. Even Xie Zongjie was a little stunned when he saw such heavy losses.

"Send away the wounded soldiers and brothers who died in the battle first, and the others, prepare to fight!" Xie Zongjie said loudly while nibbling dry food.

Tian Jingwen didn't give Xie Zongjie much time. His only advantage now was that he had a large number of people and a wheel-and-wheel strategy, which did not give Xie Zongjie time to rest. Just now, news came that Tian Fucheng had sent his trusted generals to Yanglindu. The water there is slightly slower. If Tian Fucheng's people are allowed to cross the Qinglong River first, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for them to do business. (To be continued)