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He could prepare floating bridges for Zhang Fei, but he couldn't prepare enough floating bridges for Liu Bei's army.Once discovered by Zhang Yun, even if Liu Bei had two or three times the strength, he would not be able to cross the river for reinforcements, so he could only watch Zhang Fei fight head-on with Zhang Yun.

After repeated weighing, Huang Yi wrote a military report and ordered people to send it back to Xingzai and hand it over to Yu Fan, who offered sacrifices to the wine. Yu Fan decided whether to report to the emperor and arrange for reinforcements from generals.

The camp of the former general Duan Yan was on the south bank of Zhangshui, so it was convenient for reinforcements.

Two days later, the messenger returned.Jijiu Yu Fan was ordered to go to the Bohai Sea to assist Sun Ce in the battle, and he was not good at it.The document was handed over to the person who stayed behind, and it will be submitted to the emperor.

But whether the emperor will pay attention to it, or even when he will see it, is uncertain.

Huang Yi had a headache.In desperation, he found Zhuge Jin again, and asked him to go for a trip, or write a letter to Zhuge Liang, asking Zhuge Liang to pay attention and submit to the emperor in time.

Zhuge Jin was also very anxious and rushed to Xingzai immediately.

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Not long after Zhuge Jin left the camp, Zhang Fei launched an attack.

In order to conceal the main force led by Zhang Fei, Liu Bei and Chen Deng pretended to move upstream and downstream of Zhang Fei at the same time, making a gesture of surveying the terrain and preparing to forcibly cross the water.

Sure enough, Zhang He was fooled and sent people to build multiple positions along the Zhangshui River.

Seeing that the effect of dividing troops was achieved, Zhang Fei picked a rainy morning that seemed unlikely to rain, and launched an attack suddenly.

The raft pre-built by the supply battalion was pushed into the water, pulled by ropes upstream, and stretched to the opposite bank.Under the cover of a large shield, several soldiers stood on the raft, ready to forcibly grab the beach.

On the bank, hundreds of crossbowmen stood ready to suppress the Jizhou army who might appear on the opposite side at any time, preventing them from walking to the river bank and obstructing the construction of the pontoon bridge.

Under the guidance of the technicians in the Jiangwu Hall, the construction of these pontoon bridges went smoothly.When more than a dozen rangers appeared on the opposite side and found the pontoon bridges on the river, the ten pontoon bridges had already been built, and the fully armed Xuzhou Army officers and soldiers filed across the bridge and stood on the opposite side.

The rangers immediately started to shoot, harassing the Xuzhou army who was in formation, and tried to rush to the river to destroy the pontoon bridge.

At the same time, the two knights galloped towards the camp.

Zhang Fei could see clearly and knew that he was running out of time.In a quarter of an hour at most, the rangers nearby will gather.At most half an hour, Zhang Yun's main force will arrive.

"Quick, cross the bridge quickly." Zhang Fei shouted repeatedly, ordering the soldiers to speed up to cross the bridge.

Only by setting up a solid position on the opposite side can Zhang Yun's counterattack be blocked.

The soldiers speeded up and almost ran on the pontoon bridge.

The floating bridge shook violently, and several soldiers lost their footing and fell into the water.

Seeing this scene, although Zhang Fei was very anxious, he had no choice but to let the soldiers keep up their speed to avoid falling into the water.With iron armor on his body and a thick battle robe inside, no matter how good the water ability is, it is difficult to survive by his own strength.

At the beginning, Huang Yi told him that crossing 3000 people within half an hour was by no means a false statement, it was a judgment made by comprehensively considering various factors, and it was not something he could do as quickly as he wanted.

Looking at the Jizhou ranger who was constantly attacking the position opposite, Zhang Fei was very anxious.

The pontoon bridge can indeed transport 3000 people, but under the disturbance of the other party's rangers, these 3000 people will inevitably lose. Whether they can complete the formation or even hold the pontoon bridge is a problem.

To accomplish the set goal, the best way is to send a hundred riders over to ride a broken one.

Zhang Fei discussed with Huang Yi to see if there was any way to stabilize the pontoon so that he could send the personal guard battalion over.

Huang Yi sized Zhang Fei up. "Is it just the guard camp? The general won't go there?"

Zhang Fei blushed.He really wanted to go there in person, but Huang Yi saw through it at a glance.

"is it not OK?"

Huang Yi smacked his lips, shook his head, and raised his hand to point to the opposite bank. "I advise the general not to take any risks. Those rangers have a well-organized way of advancing and retreating, and they should have come prepared. I am worried that this is a trap, especially for the general."

Zhang Fei was startled. "Isn't it?"

"I have to guard against it." Huang Yi said solemnly: "I heard that Zhang He is cautious. Since he was ordered to guard this place, it is impossible for him not to understand the nearby geography. He should know exactly which places can be crossed. Although Liu Shijun and General Chen set up suspicious troops, and the general chooses a place that he must be vigilant about."

Chapter 898

Zhang Fei thought about it and accepted Huang Yi's suggestion.

He was defeated by Zhang Yun before, knew Zhang Yun's cunning, and didn't want to repeat the same mistakes.

If he is defeated by Zhang Yun again, he will be laughed at by Guan Yu for the rest of his life.

So, Zhang Fei asked Huang Yi again, how to solve the embarrassment of the infantry facing the cavalry attack?If there is no way, the infantry sent to the other side of the river will have to defend too hard.As time goes by, the casualties will be great.

Huang Yi looked at the battlefield for a while, called a few technicians to discuss it, and suggested that Zhang Fei should line up the infantry crossing the Zhangshui, and let the strong crossbowmen board the pontoon bridge to provide long-range assistance for the infantry.

The crossbow has a long range, and with infantry in front of it, the crossbowman can shoot as much as he wants.But for the cavalry, it is impossible to increase the speed to the extreme when facing the river, and the possibility of being hit by the crossbow greatly increases.

Zhang Fei thought it was reasonable, so he followed the plan.

The pawns on the opposite side shrank their camp and lined up against the water.Nearly a hundred crossbowmen boarded the pontoon bridge and carried out precise strikes on the cavalry.

As the crossbow was pulled, more than a dozen crossbow bolts flew away, and seven or eight knights were hit by arrows.Although there was only one person who fell off the horse, and the others were only injured, they were also taken aback and did not dare to move forward rashly.

The impact of the cavalry slowed down, and the infantry rejuvenated and squeezed forward slowly to provide space for more infantry to cross the river.

Zhang Fei was very satisfied. He patted Huang Yi's arm and thanked him repeatedly.

Huang Yi said a few words politely, but felt a little regretful in his heart.

After all, Zhang Fei's subordinates were still not trained enough. The combat effectiveness of the infantry fighting in formation was limited, the hit rate of the crossbowmen was too poor, the control of the landing point was not accurate, and the cooperation between them was also not close enough.If it was his subordinates, there was no way that only one fell from the horse in this burst of shooting, and they rescued them back.

Zhang Fei's level of military training is still not fine enough and needs to be improved.

In the final analysis, the enthusiasm of ordinary soldiers is not enough, they passively obey the command, and do not take the initiative to adjust the tactics according to the actual situation.

No matter how careful the general's deployment is, it is impossible to cover everything. The specific implementation depends on the front-line Dubo and the village chiefs to decide on the fly, so that the combat effectiveness can be brought to the extreme.

This requires a group of well-trained low-level generals.

Not to mention Zhang Fei's subordinates, even the Forbidden Army can't do such a configuration now.The number of students in the lecture hall is far from enough. After graduation, they are at least at the level of Qu Junhou, and there are very few students who can be equipped with graduates of the lecture hall at the level of Dubo and Tuenchang.

In the future, the scale of the martial arts hall will expand, and even the corporal leaders and even the commanders will have to undergo basic training. What kind of situation will it be like?

Who can fight against the world with such elites?

Huang Yi was a little moved.

"Look, Chang Shi." A technician suddenly called out, pointing to the river.

Huang Yi took a look and felt that something was wrong.Looking closer, I found that the river water seemed to be a little shallower, and even the pontoon bridge sank a lot.

"How could it be..." Huang Yi was stunned for a moment, looked up into the distance, and suddenly shouted: "No, Zhang Yun may want to surprise Chen Deng."

Zhang Fei was looking at the excitement of his subordinates who were gradually gaining the upper hand, when he suddenly heard Huang Yi's voice, he was puzzled.He looked back at Huang Yi, and said blankly, "Why did Chang Shi say that?"

Huang Yi's face was very ugly. "The location Chen Deng chose is a gravel beach, and the water level is relatively shallow, right?"

Zhang Fei thought for a while, nodded, and then his expression changed.

Before the war, he had studied the nearby terrain, and knew where the water was deep and where the water was shallow.

The place Chen Deng chose was recommended by him.The water surface there is relatively wide and shallow, and the water flow is relatively slow. A large number of stones from the upper reaches have been deposited, forming a large gravel beach.

The reason why he chose such a terrain was that Chen Deng was not willing to be a suspicious soldier, but also wanted to find opportunities to cross the water.

When they thought of this, Zhang Yun naturally thought of it too.

Now that the water level has dropped suddenly, regardless of whether Chen Deng will take the opportunity to cross the river, it is entirely possible for Zhang Xi to let the cavalry cross the river.

People cannot walk, but horses can walk, and they can also lead people along.

"Notify General Chen immediately, and tell him to be careful." Zhang Fei shouted loudly, burning with anxiety.

He really wanted to take his bodyguard cavalry to reinforce Chen Deng, but he couldn't let go of the opposite battlefield.If Zhang Xi really went to attack Chen Deng, there must be no main force on the opposite side, and it was a good opportunity for him to cross the river.

"Chang Shi, what should I do?"

Huang Yi thought about it carefully, then shook his head. "All of this is speculation, the general should not act rashly, it is better to be more cautious."

Zhang Fei nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Xi is too cunning, who knows if he will not attack Chen Deng, but just feints his shot to lure himself to divide his troops to rescue him.

In order to implement the suspicion, Liu Bei's army was divided into three places, but now it has become the biggest loophole.It takes time to save the appointment, and it may fall into Zhang He's plan.

The best way is to remain unmoved and implement the original plan.Even if they were partially damaged, they had to cross the Zhang River and approach Zhang Xi's camp, forcing him to save himself.

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Almost at the same time as Huang Yi noticed that the water level had dropped, Fazheng also noticed it.

Summer is full of water, and the sudden drop in water level is really abnormal, and it is hard not to attract people's attention.

Just when he reminded Liu Bei to be careful, Gao Lan's battle flag appeared on the opposite side.

When Liu Bei was still wondering if Zhang Yun was playing tricks, Fazheng already realized that something was wrong.

Zhangshui is a main stream with a huge amount of water. It is by no means a small project to make the water level drop visible to the naked eye in a short period of time.This is not even the amount of work that Zhang Yun and Gao Lan can complete. It may require the cooperation of the city's audit.

Such a lot of trouble is obviously not for bluffing.

Fazheng immediately reminded Liu Bei to hurry up and cross the river, and then set up a defensive position on the opposite side.In order to avoid the impact of the opponent's cavalry, it is best to set up refusal horses in front of the formation and transport a large number of arrows for bows and crossbows.

When the two armies were at war, the consumption of arrows was enormous.If there is no time to supply them, the crossbowmen will become ordinary infantry and can only fight with the ring swords they carry with them.

Liu Bei obeyed Fa Zheng's words and immediately ordered to speed up the transportation, and even took the risk of letting the soldiers cross the river.In order to speed up, the soldiers tied ropes to both ends of a dozen small boats and dragged them back and forth to save the weight of people and transport more supplies.

Seeing that Liu Bei not only did not choose to be cautious, but instead accelerated the speed of crossing the river, Gao Lan on the opposite side did not dare to neglect, and ordered Gao Xiang to lead hundreds of horses to attack.

Without further ado, Liu Bei led his personal guards and rode across the river to cover the formation of infantry.

Chen Dao led more than ten cavalry, first boarded the river bank, and met Gao Xiang.

The two chased and fought in front of the formation.

After a few rounds, Chen Dao seized the opportunity and picked Gao Xiang off his horse with a single spear.

Gao Xiang's personal guards rushed over, some went up to meet Chen Dao, and some dragged Gao Xiang onto the horse and galloped back to the formation.

Gao Lan saw it from a distance, and couldn't help frowning.

He knew that Liu Bei had strong generals under his command, but Guan Yu and Zhao Yun served for the court, and Zhang Fei led the army alone. There should be no other talents around Liu Bei. When did another strong man appear, and he could defeat Gao Xiang within a few rounds.

Gao Lan didn't dare to be careless, so he gave up the cavalry raid and ordered the crossbowmen to step forward to suppress it.

There was a drumbeat, and arrows rained down.

Liu Bei was well aware of the power of the strong crossbowmen in Hebei, so he didn't dare to be careless, so he immediately called Chen Dao back to the formation.

"It is undoubtedly Gao Lan himself." Chen Dao said to Liu Bei once he returned to the battle: "This battle may be a trap, so you must be careful."

Liu Bei nodded with a heavy heart.

Chapter 899 Self-defeating

When he saw Zhang Yun's battle flag appearing in the distance, Chen Deng didn't believe it at first.

Both Liu Bei and Zhang Fei are upstream, and defeating any of them is more meaningful than defeating yourself.What's more, they were closer to Zhang He's camp, and it was impossible for Zhang He to disregard the safety of the camp and run dozens of miles to attack him.

This should be a suspect.

They can use suspicious soldiers to disperse Zhang He's forces, and Zhang He can also use suspicious soldiers to intimidate them so that they dare not cross the river easily.

When he found that those people hadn't launched an attack, they just quietly watched his subordinates cross the river and sent a dozen cavalrymen to harass him, he became more confident in his judgment.

When his subordinates told him that the river was so shallow that he could even wade across it, he was greatly surprised and ordered his personal guards to cross the river on horseback to drive out the harassing cavalry and cover the infantry.

He does not have many personal guards and cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of Jizhou cavalry.The two sides entangled for several rounds, but did not gain the upper hand, so he had to send all the guard cavalry into battle.

When his personal guard cavalry crossed the river and Zhangshui, the cavalry on the opposite side launched an attack while blowing their horns, entangled his personal guard cavalry.

Then, countless cavalry emerged from the woods and bushes, roughly counting, at least a thousand cavalry.Many of them didn't wear helmets, and their scalps were bare, so they could be seen as barbarians at a glance.

Thousands of riders roared past, a small number of them joined the battlefield to besiege the guards, and most of them bypassed the pawns who had already crossed the river, rushed into the river, and killed Chen Deng himself.

The horseshoe kicked up the waves, muddied the river, and also stunned Chen Deng.

Especially when Zhang He himself appeared in the cavalry team surrounded by a group of knights holding halberds.

Chen Deng understood that he had been fooled, and Zhang Xi was not only here, but also coming for him.

At this moment, more than 1000 of his infantry crossed the river, and only a hundred cavalry were left on the north bank. There were only a few cavalry around him, and they were not Zhang Xi's opponents at all.

Of course he could escape.But if he escaped, his subordinates would lose their command and be severely injured by Zhang Xi.

After thinking for a while, Chen Deng's blood surged and he ordered to fight. At the same time, he sent people to Zhang Fei and Liu Bei for help.

He had already been completely wiped out by Zhang He once, and this time he could not run away and watch Zhang He slaughter his subordinates.As long as he can withstand Zhang He's cavalry attack, he still has a chance to wait for reinforcements.

The crossbowmen stepped forward and fired intensively.