When the Han army first approached the river beach, not many people paid attention to the reed marsh in front of them. After all, at a glance, although the reeds undulated with the wind and were as vast as a sea of smoke, they could not hide the Wu people's ships. The Han soldiers also thought that the Wu people did not dare to fight on foot, so they lowered their guard, tried their best to remove the reeds, and moved towards the shore. The reeds were separated and crossed, swaying back and forth, and there was nothing unusual about them. Probably because it was approaching dusk, the shadows between people had become blurred and difficult to distinguish. Only the hills at the end of the river beach could be vaguely seen, as if they were within reach.
By this time, the southeasterly wind had stopped, but the temperature on the north coast was even colder. Most people who stayed on the boat were already unbearable from the humidity. This made them vaguely hear some sounds, but if they listened carefully, there seemed to be nothing except the drums and trumpets of the commander behind them. Is it an illusion?
Just when the soldiers in the front row were confused, several cold lights suddenly flashed in the dim shadow of the reeds, followed closely by Wu Ren's face covered with grass clippings. Before many people had time to think about it, they were forced to fight with the Wu people, and then their heads were chopped off off guard. At the same time, a deafening drum sound suddenly sounded in the vast reeds, as if there was a loud roar on the ground, and hundreds of flags stood up. At this moment, under the shadow of the evening, people could not see clearly the flags on the reeds, but they all understood the meaning.
While the Han soldiers were in panic, the Wu people in the reeds had gathered. They stood in the biting water and took off the long bows slung on their shoulders. The leader kept waving the small flag in his hand. When the people behind him saw it, they took out their quivers one after another, then drew their bows and loaded the arrows. After a while, someone whistled, and then there was a crackling sound, which filled the sky. The arrows flew in the air and collided with each other, like thousands of raindrops hitting the cowhide felt. Looking further back, countless reeds were still swaying, with hundreds of bright dots rising and falling in them from far to near, which were caused by the afterglow reflected from the iron spear tips.
Under such drastic changes, the Han soldiers were even more panicked. They couldn't help but guess: How many enemies were there? Is the enemy about to launch a general attack? This caused them to look in all directions, only to feel that there were endless enemies hidden under the endless reeds, and they couldn't tell where was safe and where was dangerous. Dominated by fear, the boats in the front couldn't help but howl backwards, trying to turn back, while the boats in the rear didn't know why and were still drifting forward. Soon, countless boats were stacked and colliding in the reeds, and many people didn't know what was going on. Standing firm, he fell into the biting water.
In fact, at this time, the Han army did not encounter many Wu troops. Although the number was close to 10,000, it was by no means as large as they imagined. These Wu troops spread out their formation very widely, with an average of only two or three people within one foot. But it is precisely because of this that they can hide in the reeds without being noticed. After a brief attack, the Wu army saw that the Han army's forward was in chaos, but they did not choose to continue the pursuit. Instead, they continued to shoot at the Han army with arrows. The Han army did not know the enemy's situation, so they naturally did not dare to engage in battle rashly with the enemy, and they also fought back with arrows. Arrows from both sides flew in like migratory locusts, with no one giving an inch. But as a result, the entire Han army's landing process was delayed.
Zhou Buyi also heard the sound of drums on the shore at this time. He could tell that it was a sign that the Wu army had engaged the Han army. But how are the enemy's troops arranged, and what kind of strategic intentions does it have? Zhou Buyi knew nothing. He only had a feeling that this might be the most powerful enemy he had ever encountered. Until there was no further information, Zhou Buyi could only sit on the boat and wait. While waiting, he unconsciously took out the seal beside him, which was given to him by Liu Xie. Now he touched the word "general" on the seal and sighed unconsciously. I'm afraid I will be sorry for Your Majesty.
His slight movement did not attract the attention of the others. The chief secretary Deng Ai observed the situation in the distance and always felt that something was wrong. Such strong resistance alone may not be able to stop the Han army. Where will the Wu army's next step be? Deng Ai looked thoughtfully in other directions, but the next moment, he felt that his blood had solidified. Under the dark sky in the west, a large number of boats are rushing towards the waves. From a distance, their outlines look like a herd of beasts galloping, as if carrying the majestic power from heaven and earth, they are rushing towards their own side and rear flank. Although he could not hear the sound of the enemy's oars breaking through the waves, Deng Ai could already imagine the destruction of his own ship and the loss of lives.
Zhou Buyi also saw it soon after.
These ships also fully understood Zhou Yu's arrangement: Zhou Yu also saw the disadvantages of fighting against the wind, and simply chose to let the Han army dock. In this way, the Han army could no longer take advantage of the wind direction, and at the same time, it would be inevitable to be careless. At this time, he sent other troops to the reed swamp to stop the Han army, and then used his navy to attack the Han army from the side and rear. Just like the cavalry hammer-and-anvil tactic commonly used by the Han army, he smashed the Han soldiers in the midst into powder in one fell swoop.
But Zhou Buyi didn't have any means to counterattack. What he could do now was not to resist, but to bring more people to the river. How many people can escape! This was his only thought at the moment. Therefore, he issued the last order with flags and drums: the entire army marched north.
In fact, there is no need for the commander's order. All soldiers who have been on the battlefield know that defeat is already decided. They scrambled to get closer to the shore, but the group of boats huddled in front blocked the way, making the entire river even more disorderly. They could only watch helplessly as Wu Jun's fleet came towards them.
The first one to suffer the impact was Yan Yu's troops. Since he was guarding on the right, he received the heaviest impact. The communication with Zhou Buyi's formation was soon cut off, and he could only watch the Wu army's scorpions running rampant in the formation, gradually dispersing their forces and intersecting with the Wu army. The Han people were not resistant to fighting in the water. After rowing for a long time, their strength was weakening, and many people were gasping for breath. At this time, the Wu people would rush up to fight and fight. The Wu people who had the chance directly hit the waist of the Han army's ship, and the Wu people who didn't have the chance jumped up and fought hand to hand. No matter what situation the Han army was in, they had no power to resist, and as the struggle lasted longer, the power of resistance naturally became weaker and weaker.
Zhou Buji watched Wu Jun's cockroaches tearing a hole in the fleet at a speed visible to the naked eye, feeling secretly guilty and regretful. He felt that he had no face to face the emperor and his soldiers, so he ordered the soldiers to hoist the general's flag, then turned the bow of the ship as hard as he could and fired arrows at the approaching Wu army.
At this time, Yan Yu's right army had basically collapsed, allowing the Wu army to attack Zhou Buyi's formation with all its strength. Since the Wu people had made a sneak attack, they gradually gained the advantage in numbers. In addition, they were familiar with water. After only a few rounds of fighting, someone broke through the defense line and climbed onto the bow of the building ship through the sampan. Zhou Buji's soldiers tried their best to resist, but they lacked a strong formation to rely on, and their legs and feet were a little weak at this time, so they were on the verge of disintegration. They were gradually forced to the middle balcony, looking at the danger of destruction.
At the same time, Zhou Buyi on the high platform began to burn the documents and materials he carried. These all related to the military secrets of the Han army and could not fall into the hands of the Wu army under any circumstances. After a while, black smoke was rising from the high platform. Zhou Buji looked at the articles and tactics he had copied in the past, hesitated for a moment, and threw them into the flames. While burning, he smiled bitterly and said, "Burn it, burn it." Well, the art of civility and martial arts has ended here!"
When it was almost over, the sound of fighting under the balcony was getting closer and closer to him, and several arrows were shot at his side. Zhou Buyi also included the last report, which contains the advice Zhou Buyi wrote to Liu Xie when he besieged Stone City: "I will use both land and water armies to surround the city on all sides, and attack day and night. The city is about to be destroyed..." After burning this article, he couldn't help but laugh at himself: "It's a good thing I didn't send this report out. It took thirty years for the country to build an army, but once it was destroyed by me, how could I go back and recover?"
Having made up his mind to die, Zhou Buyi felt relaxed all over. He picked up the sword beside him and led several people to the stairs. There were only a hundred or so Han soldiers left standing there. The ship was originally filled with about ten boxes of arrows, but now they were almost empty. Most of the soldiers were wounded and fought bloody battles with the Wu people while stepping on the corpses of their companions. When the Wu people who were crowded at the stairs saw Zhou Buyi coming out, they instantly became excited and attacked with redoubled force. Just from the fox fur that Zhou Buyi was wearing, they knew that he was a nobleman on this ship. So they raised their heavy iron spears and poked at the Han people in the small space. The iron spear penetrated the chest, abdomen, throat and neck, and passed straight through the wooden wall of the staircase, making a terrible muffled sound.
Soon, the remaining 100 or so Han soldiers were also killed in the battle. Zhou Buyi himself joined the battle, and there was only one follower Zhan Xing beside him. Wu Ren picked up the bloody spear and stabbed Zhou Buyi with a scream. Zhou Bujie wanted to dodge sideways, but his body was exhausted, so he was half a minute too late, and the iron spear had already pierced his waist and abdomen. Under the intense and numbing pain, Zhou Buyi simply tightened his grip on the spear shaft and swung his sword to slash at the enemy.
A feeling of the sword cutting into the flesh
Come on, Zhou Buyi started to feel dizzy. Someone stabbed him in the chest and abdomen with a spear again. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but nothing came out. Instead, he threw away the sword in his hand. His eardrums were still ringing with the sound of metal and the shouts of killing, but he vaguely felt like he was still fighting and shouting, as if in a dream. However, he vaguely knew that he was seriously injured and was lying on the ground with blood flowing outward. When Wu Ren took the spear back, he still struggled to move and kill one or two more enemies, but he couldn't move. He grunted and finally lost consciousness, and his head was cut off.
