Let's say that after Qu Yi's troops defeated the left wing of the Eastern Army, they received Liu Bei's oral instructions and immediately crossed the Yishui Floating Bridge non-stop. It was like a sharp blade penetrated the body, but left without any flesh and blood.
Under the leadership of Jushu and Shenpei, most of the Eastern Army's evacuation direction was toward the northeast, but many people thought: "If we can cross the river from the pontoon to the south bank to meet the Marshal's main force, we can always save a line." Life." So tens of thousands of people lowered their military flags and retreated thinking about the pontoon bridge to the south. Qu Yi's troops were riding behind them, like driving dough into a pot, and groups of Dong people were pushed to the river.
Looking from a distance, the pontoon bridge was crowded with people, and on the river bank beside the bridge, there were also countless Dongren who were pushed into the river by the broken troops coming from behind. The roar of Yishui swept away the people and horses who fell into the water, and the turbans and robes floated continuously downstream on the river.
Prior to this, Chen Chong's students were also assigned to various formations to participate in the battle as warlords. The one assigned to Qu Yi's army was Deng Zhi. Following Qu Yi's cavalry, he quickly rushed to the river. He saw surrendered Eastern infantrymen kneeling along the river in dense numbers, but the soldiers were still just rushing forward and had no time to deal with these people. So they shot at the soldiers on both sides indiscriminately, shooting down many of them like haystacks.
Deng Zhi reined in his horse by the river bank and saw a group of knights running across the river bank cheering. The man at the head held up a long sword with a blood-stained human head on the tip. People were shouting: "The thief Guangyang Governor Gongsun Ji has been beheaded!"
At the river bank, they intercepted a group of Eastern infantry. The knights rushed in first, stabbed Dongren with the tips of their spears, and then jumped off their horses to cut off his head. For a time, the heads were piled up as high as a hill, and the headless corpses were pushed into the river.
A prisoner of war sat slumped on the ground, his eyes closed, waiting for death. Deng Zhi held the ring of the knife with his left hand, held the handle of the knife with his right hand, and held it flat on the back of the prisoner's neck. He glanced sideways at the river water at his feet. The bloody sewage stirred up a fishy smell and hit his leather boots. This made him feel cramps in his house, and a feeling of nausea came over him. His hand softened, and he couldn't help but place the back of the knife on the back of the kneeling man's neck.
"Bo Miao!" the governor behind shouted at him. He originally wanted to recite "Shang Shu" silently, but was frightened back by the shout. He raised the broad-backed knife above his head, picked up the knife and slashed it hard. The knife slashed along a ferocious trajectory, accompanied by a hoarse roar. Go down.
After dealing with the prisoners of war, everyone sat down to rest. Deng Zhi looked towards the floating bridge in the distance and saw several tall Westerners wearing thick black armor. Under the leadership of a knight in golden armor, they rushed forward and used big sticks and giant axes to drive away the Easterners next to them. in the water. That knight in golden armor was obviously Qu Yi. Deng Zhi thought to himself: "It is said that one general determines the will of the three armies, and today I saw it." Then he thought, "Today's battle may have been a great victory!"
However, not long after, I heard a dozen messengers coming from the north, shouting to the Westerners resting along the road: "There is a change on the other side! There is a change on the other side! Gather! Gather!" They gradually separated and headed towards Various scattered and disorderly galloping announcements.
One of them galloped towards Deng Zhi and the others, reined in his horse very quickly and stopped in front, and then said loudly: "Get up and gather! The main force of the bandit army has arrived! Are you going to sit here and wait for defeat?" Everyone ate a meal Surprised, he quickly looked towards the pontoon, and saw a field of brilliant armored knights approaching against the light. Under the huge snake flag in the yellow sky, countless military flags were pressing down like red clouds.
Before anyone could think about it, hundreds of armored soldiers had already stepped forward with halberds in hand and launched a thunderous attack on the three pontoon bridges. The Easterners on the river bank began to rain arrows on the Westerners on the bridge.
However, this could not shake the dozens of warriors who rushed in front to guard the bridge. They were all burly men carefully selected by Qu Yi. Each of them was eight feet tall, and they were now covered in clothing from head to toe. Wearing thick iron armor, he carried a big stick and a long axe. Seeing these Dongren rushing onto the bridge, he didn't feel afraid at all, but instead showed a cruel smile that had been hidden for a long time.
Instead of retreating, they advanced and attacked anyone they saw. Anyone who wanted to fight or had no time to dodge was knocked to the ground. The fight continued like this for a full two moments, and the people and horses that were knocked down along the way fell into pieces. The arrows from the East were shot at them, but it was extremely difficult to penetrate because of the thick armor. They watched as their bodies were covered with arrow feathers, like dozens of crazy beasts, quickly clearing away the incoming enemies on the bridge.
The people in the East who were blocked looked at them in surprise. Some people exclaimed: "Where did this iron beast come from?"
When Dian Wei, who was famous for his bravery among the Easterners, saw this, he couldn't help but feel itchy hands, and immediately petitioned Cao Cao: "Marshal, give me twenty tiger soldiers, and I will seize the bridge!"
Cao Cao waved his hand slightly. He pointed at the ferocious beasts on the bridge and said, "Time is running out. There is no need to fight with them." Then he looked back and asked Guo Jiadao, "How long will the crossbow machine last?"
Guo Jia lowered his head and replied: "I have already urged you, and it will be there in just a minute!"
Not long after, people in front of the bridge heard the sound of cows and horses neighing. They looked towards the source of the sound and saw six giant crossbows pulled by horses and cows being pulled by long ropes to the front of the sergeants, and then slowly pushed to the front of the pontoon bridge. . This couldn't help but cause a commotion among the Westerners. Some veterans who had gone through the Bohai War recognized it: This was a giant crossbow that was not used during the Bohai War and had to give up killing the enemy in the end! One requires the cooperation of multiple people to fire the bow. One shot can be fired a thousand steps away, and it can easily penetrate even the thickest armor and stomach. Unfortunately, Beipi's terrain is small and only cavalry can be used to charge, so it is useless. Unexpectedly, they were all captured by the Dongren and brought here again!
I saw Dongren begin to string up the arrows step by step. Six five-foot-long arrows were carefully placed on the crossbow. The sharp and fist-sized arrows shone in the sunlight, and then slowly aimed at the iron beasts. .
This made the men on the bridge feel a chill. Under the aim of such arrows, they almost smelled the stink of death. Some tried to use corpses as cover, and some began to retreat slowly, but most of them He has no idea about the power of the giant crossbow, just like a mouse never understands the strength of a giant elephant's legs.
"put!"
Guo Jia gave an order, and six crossbows fired at the same time. People in the east and west saw the giant arrows hitting the pontoon, and an extremely horrific scene followed: those who used the corpse as a cover were penetrated together with the corpse; those who tried to dodge Some people were thrown into the river by flying arrows; some people were even scratched on their elbows by arrows, and blood gushed out along the gaps in their armor, and the broken bones could be seen in them.
The first round of crossbow shooting killed less than ten people, but the blow to morale was huge. The Westerners on the pontoon seemed to be living targets, with no real space to hide. If they could not destroy the crossbow machine forward, the only result would be dead and wounded in vain. But once they attack the crossbow machine forward, they will inevitably leave the pontoon bridge and be besieged by dozens of people from the East. This is also a line of thinking.
After Qu Yi understood this, he thought to himself: "If we continue to fight like this, sooner or later we will all die here, wouldn't it be unfair!" He immediately called for his relatives and then retreated. But after this retreat, more than a thousand Dongren rushed onto the pontoon bridge, with the cavalry in the first place and the infantry in the rear, quickly occupying the entire river bridge like a swarm of bees.
At this time, Chen Chong had already organized tens of thousands of reinforcements and came to try to stop the Easterners from advancing at the bridgehead on the north bank of Yishui River. However, after Qu Yi retreated, there was no time to contact him. As a result, the coordination between the two sides was unclear. The two sides retreated and advanced, shouting at each other and becoming a mess. The vanguard of the Dongren was led by Le Jin. How could they let go? Such an opportunity? The more than a hundred knights in the front line were immediately ordered to focus on the chaos and attack violently. The Westerners were unable to organize effective resistance, and soon the chaos turned into howls and then collapse.
Deng Zhi was in the crowd, trying to follow the general to counterattack, but more and more people were crossing the river, and the rout of the army seemed endless, and would not be stopped by a few small heads. stop. Deng Zhi felt for a moment that he was being coerced by something, but for a moment he felt that he was moving forward down-to-earth, completely unaware of whether he was advancing or retreating.
After struggling like this for two quarters of an hour, the defeated troops in front of them ran away, and then they saw the Eastern cavalry slashing them cleanly and neatly, and the first one killed the governor who insisted on moving forward. As soon as the governor died, Deng Zhi's hundred men also dispersed. Before Deng Zhi began to escape, he saw a majestic two-foot yellow flag crossing the pontoon. The twisted and majestic giant snake was blown by the strong wind. , seems to really soar like a dragon into the clouds. And as this flag crossed the river, there were deafening cheers and shouts from the people in the east.
Deng Zhi turned around and ran away. Only then did he realize clearly that the ripples of the rout were so wide. As far as he could see, there was almost no Westerner who was fighting back. Even though there were flags in the distance trying to organize the wave in the opposite direction, It won't be long before he sees the crimson Han army flags fall into the dust one after another. Deng Zhi felt clear in his heart: The situation at the floating bridge had begun to affect the overall situation.
As a pawn, he could only run wildly without mercy. Deng Zhi's physical strength was slightly better than that of ordinary soldiers, but after running desperately for a while, his legs gradually became heavier. He didn't know how long it had been, and he had forgotten how many people were around him, let alone where his teammates were, but the shouting of kill behind him could not be shaken away like a shadow.
Just when he was desperate, someone suddenly called his name: "Bo Miao, Bo Miao." He looked subconsciously and found out that it was a knight who retreated with him. The knight took off his skin and stomach with great effort and went to He stretched out his hand, and Deng Zhi recognized it. Isn't this his classmate Lu Yi? Why is he here too? But to his surprise, Lu Yi had a horse and called him at this time, obviously wanting to take him to escape with him.
He quickly grabbed Lu Yi's hand and rode, but when he was about to speak, an arrow was suddenly nailed into Lu Yi's back. Lu Yi frowned, but soon relaxed it again. He let go of Deng Zhi and immediately followed. Following the ups and downs of the horse's back, he fell under the horse and disappeared into the dust.
