"Plop, pop..."
The sound of falling into the water immediately sounded one after another on the south bank of Caishui River. It was the sound of soldiers of the Qin army who were good at water skills, taking advantage of the opportunity of the crossbowmen to shoot at each other, and jumping into the water with traction ropes tied to them.
Soon, with the sound of bow strings trembling, heads emerged from the north bank again.
Before he had time to raise his head to see if there was an arrow hitting his head, the Qin army soldier held up his hands and rolled out of the water.
Ignoring the situation around him, he took a few steps forward, trying to escape from the soft land on the river bank.
Just when the soldiers of the Qin army were about to take off the ropes around their waists and start fixing them, he and his comrades were discovered by the Chu army on the tower.
The leader of the Chu army immediately ordered the crossbowmen to kill the Qin soldiers who were swimming over on the spot. Not only that, the other group of crossbowmen also immediately gave up the exchange of fire with the Qin army's arrow towers and began to blockade them. The surface of the moat.
It should be said that the response of the Chu army was very fast. In this round, dozens of Qin soldiers swam across, but in the end, less than ten ropes were pulled for the Qin army. And there were only five Qin soldiers who could successfully return to the south bank.
Ten ropes were obviously not enough to build enough bridges, so it was obviously necessary to continue swimming.
And with the Chu army blocking the moat, it became even more difficult to continue swimming across the river.
Faced with this situation, Wang Hao had no intention of wavering at all, and his order was extremely firm: "The crossbowmen strengthen the suppression, and the infantry continues to swim across."
There will be orders, even if they die, the soldiers of the Qin army can only grit their teeth and move forward.
Soon another group of swimming personnel was ready, and because the Chu army's crossbowmen had mobilized nearly half of their troops to suppress the Qin army's swimming, the exchanges between the two sides gradually increased.
Although the Qin army relied on its geographical advantage and relatively loose positioning, it actually did not suffer any losses, but for the defensive side: if it does not suffer, it means it suffers.
As the second batch of Qin army swimmers entered the water, the Chu army general understood that the suppression must continue.
However, facing the rain of arrows from the Qin army, the Chu army general was obviously a little annoyed.
At this time, the scout search force sent out finally sent back first-hand information: at least within a radius of five miles, there was no trace of the Qin army. In other words, at least within a radius of five miles, the Qin army had no intention of forcing a crossing.
The generals of the Chu army breathed a sigh of relief when this news was received. Since the Qin army had no intention of forcing the crossing and bypassing the rear, the north gate was at least safe.
Since the north gate is safe, there is no need to leave too many troops at the north gate.
Immediately, the Chu army general ordered that half of the crossbowmen from the north gate be transferred to support the south gate.
As the general's order was issued, the crossbowmen from the north gate quickly rushed to the south gate. At this time, the third batch of Qin army's swimming personnel had also been prepared.
At the captain's order, the soldiers of the Qin army rushed out again.
At this time, the arrow rain on the city tower suddenly became denser. Not only the arrows falling into the moat, but also the arrows shooting against the arrow tower increased by three points.
Facing the sudden increase in crossbowmen from the Chu army, Wang Hao finally showed a smile.
But, this alone is not enough!
"Continue." Wang Hao calmly ordered: "Increase the number of arrow towers by half, and be sure to suppress the Chu army!"
"Yes." The general on the side immediately took the order.
Immediately, the big banner issued the order, and with the whimpering horns and special drum beats, dozens more arrow towers slowly drove out of the camp. However, among the dozens of arrow towers, less than half of them were in progress. In order to increase the height, it is obvious that the Qin army's preparations are not very sufficient.
Well, in other words, from Wang Lu's point of view, these arrow towers are enough. After all, in his plan, the arrow tower, swimming and bridge building were just supporting roles.
The Qin army's change of formation was naturally noticed by the Chu army's general.
Facing the Qin Army's increased strength, the Chu Army's general also frowned slightly. He knew very well that when these arrow towers arrived, his crossbowmen would inevitably fall into passivity again.
Once the crossbowmen fall into a passive position, the Qin army will inevitably take the opportunity to build a pontoon bridge. And once the pontoon bridge is built, I'm afraid the city will really be difficult to defend. The combat power of the Qin Army is not just a boast. Once Caishui, its biggest support, is captured by the Qin Army, how long can the remaining isolated city hold on?
"We must not let the Qin army easily build a pontoon bridge!" The Chu army general warned himself silently in his heart.
Looking at the Qin army's arrow tower that was getting closer and closer, the Chu army commander knew very clearly: adding more troops was the only way!
"Pass an order, a quarter of the crossbowmen from the east and west gates will be transferred, and all the crossbowmen from the north gate will be transferred to the south gate. The infantry at the south gate will retreat to free up the combat area for the crossbowmen." The chief general of the Chu army Targeted instructions were quickly issued: "The cavalry in the city are preparing for battle, preparing to fight out of the city, armed with long knives, to remove the ropes on the shore."
"Yes." The messenger next to him immediately promised.
It should be said that there is nothing wrong with the actions of the Chu army general. On the contrary, it can be said to be a model of adapting measures to local conditions and adapting to the enemy.
In today's defensive battle of Caishui, infantry with limited attack range cannot play any role. Instead of letting them occupy positions at the front of the city wall, it is better to temporarily withdraw them to make more combat space for the crossbowmen.
With the mobilization of more crossbowmen, the Chu army with its geographical advantage will surely be able to suppress the Qin army severely.
Taking advantage of this moment, releasing the cavalry in the city could not only kill the people who were swimming across the river, but also clear away the ropes that the Qin army had finally set up. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.
As a result, all the achievements made by the Qin army in just over an hour will be in vain.
Therefore, if we only look at the frontal battlefield, the arrangement of the Chu general cannot be incorrect.
The fact was just as the Chu general expected.
Just when the reinforcements of the Qin Army arrived, their own crossbowmen also arrived immediately. As the infantry retreated, the crossbowmen quickly took over the position of the infantry and began a new round of suppression of the Qin Army.
Even though the Qin army added dozens of arrow towers, they were still severely suppressed by the Chu army's arrows.
At the same time, the city gate to the south of Xincai suddenly opened at this time, and fast horses rushed out. The cold long knife was placed on the head that had just emerged from the water almost in an instant.
The blood instantly turned the river bank red.
Amidst the clatter of horse hooves, the long knife swept along the river bank. With a few "bumping" sounds, the rope that was finally fixed was severely cut off by the long knife.
Several wrist-thick ropes floated quietly in the river that had turned bright red. Seeing that the Qin army had spent thousands of lives, the rope they had finally built was about to be taken away by the Chu army.
Fortunately, the Chu army was powerful, and the Qin army was naturally not a vegetarian. Faced with a possible attack by the Chu army, how could Wang Hao be unprepared?
Just when the Chu army was proudly preparing to patrol the river bank, countless arrows hit the Chu army's cavalry like a downpour.
It turned out that beside dozens of arrow towers, the Qin army had already ambushed three thousand crossbowmen, specializing in dealing with Chu's attacking soldiers.
You must know that the biggest advantage of the Qin army over the Chu army in the city is not the strong bows and crossbows, nor the ladders and arrow towers, but the Qin army, which is several times the enemy's Qin army.
Six thousand crossbowmen were all the assets of the Chu army in the city, but this amount of troops was just the tip of the iceberg for the Qin army.
As long as the Qin army wanted to, he could even use his troops to kill the Chu army.
These Qin army archers on the ground were naturally no threat to the Chu army on the city tower, but they could shoot accurately against the attacking Chu army.
Obviously, the Chu army was a little careless after all.
"Send the order, the cavalry should quickly return to the city." The Chu army general on the city tower was annoyed while continuing to issue the order: "Send out a thousand crossbowmen to suppress the Qin army on the plains on the other side."
"Yes." The messenger promised again.
In fact, without waiting for the order from the Chu army general, the Chu army cavalry, who had been severely taught by the Qin army's arrow rain, turned their horses' heads almost immediately and rushed back into the city.
As for the archers of the Qin Army, after seeing that the Chu Army had evacuated, they all hid in the shield formation behind them according to the established plan.
As a result, the Chu army's rain of arrows fell to nothing again.
Helpless, the Chu army commander could only once again aim at the Qin army's arrow tower, which was unable to dodge.
Of course, Wang Lu immediately continued to order the attack to continue.
At this point, the first round of confrontation between Qin and Chu came to an end.
As for the Qin Army, after paying the lives of more than a thousand people, they finally laid more than ten ropes on the north bank of Caishui River. At the same time, the Qin Army also used its own strength to force the Chu Army to give up the idea of taking the initiative to attack. , completely huddled in the city.
As for the Chu army, the losses were only 300, which was almost only one-fifth to one-quarter of the Qin army. Although his initiative to attack was thwarted by the Qin army, under the suppression of the nearly saturated crossbowmen, the Chu army still firmly held the initiative on the battlefield. The only pity is that the cavalry who took the initiative failed to cut off all the ropes.
However, the general of the Chu army obviously already had an idea after seeing this. After the cavalry is repaired and the next time the Qin army swims over, he will send out a thousand crossbowmen to suppress the Qin army's crossbowmen on the ground in advance. Then the cavalry was ordered to attack again.
In this way, if the Qin army still insists on suppressing its cavalry, then its own crossbowmen will severely tell the Qin army what heavy losses are. It is a good deal to exchange a mere hundred cavalry for the Qin army's loss of thousands of crossbowmen.
And if the Qin army hesitates for a moment, then its own cavalry can quickly and completely cut off the rope that the Qin army finally established.
No matter how you look at it, the Chu army will not suffer any loss!
The general of the Chu army could even see the annoyed look of the Qin army.
Looking at the darkening sky on the horizon, the general of the Chu army was already thinking about how to survive this difficult night. After all, in his opinion, darkness may be the Qin army's only chance.
However, the Chu army general did not panic. The Qin State can cross the river in the dark, and its infantry can also grope towards the shore in the dark. After all, its infantry is more familiar with the terrain. Even if the combat power is slightly weaker, three of them fighting one can always defeat the Qin army. Bar.
The advantage is still with me!
As long as the Qin army cannot build a pontoon bridge, Xincai will be as stable as Mount Tai.
Thinking of this, the general of the Chu army couldn't help but feel a little stirred in his heart: after Zengcheng was about to collapse, if he could lead his army to defend Xincai, it wouldn't take much time, even if it was just a dozen days, he would be promoted to a higher rank. It's almost there.
It's a pity that the sky has not yet darkened after all, and the dream of the general of the Chu army is obviously too early.
After all, he still underestimated Wang Lu's ability.
Just when the Chu general was still thinking about the upcoming battle, Wang Hao on the opposite side also showed a rare smile.
"Send the order, light the smoke." Wang Hao waved his hand, seeming to announce the death of the Chu army.
