Ren Ning didn't hear the shouting from the other side.
Even if he heard it, he would just laugh and not take it seriously.
"Throwing stones?" Liang Ru looked back disdainfully.
If the trebuchet throws a chemical attack such as gold soup (feces), maybe they will be more afraid.
What is being thrown at this time is a stone, which has a very poor hit rate and will not explode like a cannonball.
As long as you don't panic and stand still, you won't get hit.
Rumble.
A rain of stones fell.
The feet were shaking and dust was flying.
Ren Ning and the others gave way slightly and dodged easily.
Even the mounts beneath him just shook their tails and ignored him.
When the horses of the Starfall Legion were trained, they not only often cut their skin with knives to get them accustomed to the pain, but also often threw lit firecrackers around the horses.
Over time, unless it is directly hit by a stone, the movement caused by the trebuchet will be basically ignored, let alone a collective fright.
The dense rain of stones struck three times in a row.
However, there wasn't even a loud scream on this side of the river, and the arrows on the high sandbag platforms were even shot more densely than before.
The Nanfeng soldiers who were dragging sandbags were shot one after another, and they screamed in agony.
Nan'an was very discouraged, yelled and cursed for a while, and then stopped.
Although the dock is close to the sea, the stones used for trebuchets are not that easy to find. They still have to keep them to attack the landing ships.
As the night progressed, Ren Ning left a battalion of a thousand men behind to continue harassing the Nanfeng people on the opposite side.
He took the Second and Fifth Battalions and left overnight.
The horses were moving very fast, and before long they disappeared into the vast darkness.
"General, a thousand people from the Starfall Army on the opposite side have left, and all the others have left."
"Just let them go!"
Located in the tropics, Nanfeng has always had no shortage of water resources. Although the Xian River is short, it has a large amount of water. Without the bridge, the Starfall Legion would not be able to fly no matter how famous it was.
However, after thinking about it, he added: "Send someone to follow them and see what tricks they are up to."
The soldiers were speechless and looked embarrassed.
Nanfeng does not produce horses. There are very few horses, and most of them are of poor quality. It is almost impossible to catch up with Ren Ning and the others across the Xian River.
This is one of the reasons why there are a hundred thousand troops in Nanfeng near the capital, but they have been unable to defeat the main force of the Starfall Legion.
Most people can't catch up.
A small group of people were able to catch up, but they were all swallowed up in the blink of an eye.
Ren Ning, unaware of the difficulties on the other side, led his team up the river. In less than half an hour, he saw the flickering fire in front of him and the sound of killing.
Looking closer, I saw the broken bridge.
In this era, wherever bridges could be built, the rivers were relatively narrow. The men and horses on both sides could almost see the enemy's eyebrows and eyes clearly.
Zhennanguan wants to build a bridge, but Nanfeng people want to build a bridge instead. The arrows coming and going from the other side are almost as dense as a plague of locusts.
Doo doo doo!
There was a sound like rain hitting the banana trees. As soon as the shields were erected, they were instantly shot into hedgehogs.
However, more arrows or rockets were thrown over and hit the soldiers behind. Suddenly there were screams one after another.
Wow!
More than a dozen trebuchets finally had a big effect, throwing countless stones and feces at high altitudes, knocking over everything in an instant.
Ren Ning looked around.
If you want to build a bridge at Zhennanguan, you have to take the initiative, almost using your life to move the wood forward.
The Nanfeng people on the opposite side were just like defending the city. They hid behind the obstacles and attacked this way leisurely, easily knocking down Yunchui people one after another.
They didn't stop, just went around from behind and continued running upstream.
After running for a while, the sound of killing behind him was already inaudible. A figure on horseback appeared in front, shouting and waving to them, "General Ren?"
Taking a closer look, it turned out to be a soldier who came out to explore the road with Xiao Gang.
"Have you found a place where you can cross the river?" Ren Ning asked.
"Go back to the general, we've found it. It's on a hill less than fifteen miles away from here."
Everyone was overjoyed and quickly let him lead Luffy forward.
But after crossing the broken bridge, there was no post road, and the two thousand horses could only move forward on the field ridge. Although fifteen miles was not far, it still took them half an hour.
In front of us is indeed a small mound with high left and low right.
There are several big trees and a lush bamboo forest growing on the hill. The Xian River in the middle is rushing and flowing downward.
Everyone patted their mounts and abandoned their horses.
Bamboo forests often represent swarms of mosquitoes.
Sure enough they had just stepped onto the mound. With a buzzing sound, countless mosquitoes swooped up.
Ren Ning and others turned a blind eye and just gathered their raincoats.
Following the soldier who led the way to the big catalpa trees, he took a closer look and found Xiao Gang and another soldier tying the fifth rope across the river.
He raised his telescope and looked around.
The surrounding area for several miles was covered with light yellow and there were no enemies. Ren Ning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Despite this, he still lowered his voice: "Xiao Gang, is it stable?"
Bang bang!
Xiao Gang punched his chest twice.
"Go back to General, don't worry while I'm doing this. The rope is definitely secure, so feel free to sneak over here."
Everyone laughed under their breath.
This guy often stayed with Lei Er, and even learned his mantra of "Don't worry about me doing things."
Ren Ning nodded and was about to take off the saber from his waist when a personal guard came over quickly and said, "General, let me try it first."
After saying that, he put his lance on the rope without any reason, grabbed the lance with one hand on the left and the other on the right, jumped with his legs, and slipped over with a whoosh.
Crossing the river at a fast speed, he was about to hit the big tree on the opposite side where the rope was fixed. He let go of his hand and rolled like a lazy donkey quickly, and stood up safely from the ground.
The whole process takes less than ten seconds.
"General, the rope is very strong, and the ground here is soft, so your feet won't be easily hurt. You can sneak over here safely."
Ren Ning nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand: "Everyone cross the river!"
After saying that, he put the saber on the rope, grabbed both ends with both hands, and slipped over.
As more people passed by, more than a dozen zip lines were quickly set up.
In less than half an hour, these two thousand men and their sidearms had all crossed the river.
After checking the number of people, the group made a big detour and hurried towards the back of the broken bridge.
It was almost dawn, which is when people are most sleepy. It was quiet between heaven and earth, as if everything in the world was about to fall asleep.
On the fifteen miles of soft ridge road, the speed of just two feet seemed to be about the same as riding a horse. It's just that their bends are a bit big and it takes a while.
Nearly half an hour passed, and we passed by a small terraced field that was not high. Everyone was refreshed, and the post road was finally in sight.
At this time, both sides of the broken bridge were already quiet. Nanfeng and Yunchui fought for half a night across the Xian River. Both sides were tired and had withdrawn their troops.
If it weren't for the strong smell of blood in the air, it would be hard to believe that a tragic battle took place here not long ago.
Ren Ning raised his telescope and looked at it from a distance.
Except for the general's tent and the wounded soldiers' tent at the back, which were still lit, most other places were turned off. The densely packed Nanfeng soldiers were tired from fighting and either dozed next to each other or lay down on the post road with their clothes on.
superior!
