Mingjin Ancient Ferry (today's Binzhou Xiaoying area) has been one of the important ferries from Linzi to Pingyuan County north of the Yellow River since the Spring and Autumn Period. There was originally a small town with the same name as the ancient ferry. At its peak, the population reached more than a thousand. After a few years, it was destroyed by the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Today, only the broken eaves and broken walls are left in the ancient town of Mingjin. There have been no residents for a long time. There is only a military village standing alone next to the pier, and hundreds of empty tankers along the coast. They were scattered and moored, and on the pier, a team of patrol sentries were listlessly patrolling back and forth.
"Captain Wang, look!"
The town of Mingjin was not the only one that was deserted. In fact, there was no one inhabited within a hundred miles of the surrounding area. It was undoubtedly a hard job to be on duty in this place with no village or shop, and the soldiers were filled with resentment. , it is inevitable that there will be no energy, but no matter how lazy the team is, there will always be sharp-eyed people. No, at about three o'clock, just before the patrols on duty were about to take over the shift. At this moment, a soldier suddenly pointed at the wide river and shouted nervously.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack..."
Wang Tunchang Xunxun took a look on the river and saw thousands of sails racing towards him. He was so nervous that he didn't dare to delay at all. He immediately started shouting wildly. In an instant, the military camp next to the pier was full of people. There was a moment of panic, and more than three thousand soldiers, led by Changshui Captain Li Ke, hurried to the dock.
"Line up and prepare for battle!"
Li Ke, a giant savage from Shanyang County, was Li Dian's cousin. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he followed the clan leader Li Gan and followed Cao Cao in his expeditions east and west. He made many meritorious deeds. However, because his martial prowess was not as good as that of Li Dian, he was never able to surpass the rank of school captain. At this level, in terms of battle experience, he is not much worse than Li Dian. He is resolute and daring to fight, and he is a brave general under Xiahou Dun. , Li Ke never had the slightest panic, and quickly rushed to the dock with his troops. He kept shouting and commanding his soldiers to set up defenses along the dock, intending to use the danger to give the Youzhou Army a head-on attack.
"How dare a little thief dare to plot against you, bah, pass on the order: all the warships of the Chinese Army Headquarters must suppress their speed, and the two battalions on the left and right quickly pull away from the wings, and rush to the shore two hundred steps away on both sides of the pier!"
On the first tanker of the Youzhou Army, Zhang He stood on the front deck holding a long gun. The elder saw that Cao Jun was urgently setting up defenses on the dock, and even brought in several crossbow vehicles to line up in front of the formation. It was clear that he was not even planning to give way to the shore. The Youzhou Army was approaching. When he saw this, Zhang He couldn't help but laugh and curse. He raised his hand and issued two general orders. Immediately, he heard the trumpet sound on the flagship and the sky was shaking. A large number of Youzhou Army's cannons were very loud. It was quickly divided into three parts. Among them, more than 130 Chinese military cannons slowed down, while more than 50 cannons on each wing rushed towards the shore.
"Asshole, come here, send the order, the second battalion of A and B will rush to the two wings immediately to block the rebel army, and the other units will stand still!"
Seeing the sudden change of formation of the Youzhou Army, Li Ke was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but become a little anxious - Li Ke's earlier choice of formation couldn't be wrong. It didn't matter, the water surface of this section of the Yellow River was already close. Now that we are out of the sea, the river is extremely wide and there are many shoals on the shore. Small boats can dock everywhere, but canals cannot reach the shore first. To ensure the safety of loading and unloading, the dock is the only option. , Furthermore, the terrain of the wharf that goes deep into the river is quite open, enough for the two armies to fight. Li Ke naturally believed that the Youzhou Army would rush to the wharf first, but now the Youzhou Army did not care about the ship being stranded. It was possible that Li Ke would head towards both sides of the pier. How could Li Ke dare to sit idly by and ignore it? However, the main force of the Youzhou Army was still slowly moving on the river. He did not dare to ignore it. In desperation, he could only choose to divide his troops to defend against the enemy. Of the policy.
"Send the order, Cheng Biao and Gao He each lead fifty ships to quickly move to the two wings, and land on the beach three hundred steps on both sides of the pier!"
Li Ke had just made adjustments. Before the two soldiers sent out arrived at the ground, Zhang He smiled contemptuously and gave the order to divide the troops again. Soon, with the sudden sound of the horn, During the sound, two more groups of Youzhou Army's cannons began to maneuver upstream and downstream. At this time, the Chinese Army only had more than thirty cannons left, with a total strength of only about 600 people. That’s all.
"The Wu battalion is here to suppress the formation, the C battalion rushes to the lower reaches, and the D battalion heads upstream to reinforce, go quickly!"
Facing Zhang He's re-division of troops and the Chinese cannons he was on lowering half of their sails, Li Ke's head couldn't help but hurt. Nothing else. After continuous battles, the shortage of manpower in each battalion under his command was serious. The five battalions were originally supposed to have 1,000 troops each, but now the total of the five battalions is only more than 3,100. If the troops are divided again and again, the strength to guard the dock will be tight. The problem is If he didn't divide his troops, it would be difficult to stop the Youzhou Army's strong advance. Once the river defense was lost, even if he had the dock, it would be of little use. In desperation, Li Ke could only pinch his nose and divide his troops again. The general will order.
Cao's army is known as the strongest army in the world, and its combat effectiveness is extremely powerful. Even though its strength is smaller than that of the Youzhou army that forcibly crossed the river, relying on its geographical advantage, it actually suppressed the Youzhou army that was wading through the river and rushing to the shore. It was difficult for the soldiers and horses to do much. After a hard battle for about a stick of incense, none of the soldiers and horses on the west route could reach the shore. The sacrifices they made were even more astonishing. A large number of corpses floated down the river, and the river was completely destroyed. The river water beside it was dyed scarlet red.
"The whole army obeyed the order, the sails were full, and the first charge was made at the dock. There was no retreat but advancement!"
The sacrifice must be heavy, but Zhang He remained unmoved at all. He scanned the battlefield upstream and downstream with sharp eyes, and saw that Cao Jun's soldiers and horses were completely entangled by his own troops, so he did not intend to do more. After waiting, with a loud shout, the trumpet on the flagship immediately rang loudly. Soon, thirty-two canoes were launched at the same time, with their white sails raised high, and the soldiers on each ship also used wood in unison. The oar paddled the water desperately, and the canoe that was just slowly approaching the shore began to accelerate, cutting through the wind and waves like a sharp arrow, and rushed towards the dock at high speed.
"Well done, hurry up, aim the ballista and let go!"
Seeing Zhang He rushing towards the dock with only a few boats, Li Ke was not surprised, but instead started to laugh. He had more than 800 soldiers and horses in his hands, and six ballistae to assist him in the battle. , both in terms of military strength and armament, they are much stronger than Zhang He's troops, so how can they be afraid of Zhang He's menacing attack.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Following Li Ke's order, Cao Jun's six ballistae began to roar almost at the same time. Six huge crossbow arrows roared through the space and shot quickly towards the Youzhou Army's cannon...
