"Wow!"

Temporarily sawn wood was piled near the water, and then tied side by side with thick Nanxiang hemp rope.

"puff!"

"puff!"

Someone took out a shriveled sheepskin and blew it hard.

Of course, there are also some people who are angry and take out their bullshit and start bragging about it.

The use of sheepskin rafts and cowhide rafts to cross the water was originally only popular in Liangzhou.

After all, there are flocks of cattle and sheep in Liangzhou, so it is easier to obtain sheepskin and cowhide.

Later, Feng Duhu came to power in Liangzhou, and Ji Han had his own animal husbandry base.

Coupled with the support of silage technology and captive breeding technology, as well as the high profits of wool spinning workshops, the development of Liangzhou's animal husbandry can be said to be rapid.

The rapid development of animal husbandry can provide enough leather for the army.

The processed sheepskin is extremely light in weight and can be folded on daily basis without taking up any space.

Once it's time to cross the water, just take it out and blow it.

After blowing, just tie several sheepskins together to form a sheepskin raft.

It can also be tied around bamboo or wooden rafts to increase the load of the raft.

The cavalry can also use this thing when crossing water.

Tie the blown sheepskin to the horse's body, and with the help of the horse's swimming ability, you can even cross large rivers.

How could King Feng Gui let go of such a powerful weapon for crossing water?

Naturally, it was vigorously promoted among the military.

Shi Bao said that he would try to cross the water immediately, and this was his confidence.

"Wow!"

Soon, the first raft was pushed into the water.

Then the second one, the third one...

"Quick, follow up!"

A team leader stood in the water and shouted:

"Zhao, Dazhao, hurry up!"

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers carrying the big pillars quickly jumped onto the raft, and with a bang, they erected the big pillars in front.

The second leader of the team followed, stood behind the soldiers, waved and said:

"Those behind, follow up!"

The soldiers who had been waiting in line at the water's edge began to board the raft one after another.

After a while, the raft was filled with people.

They all only wore light leather armor, and even the company team members did not wear iron armor with better protection.

The reason is very simple. In addition to reducing the weight so that the raft can carry more people, there is also a high probability of falling into the water when trying to cross.

Wearing leather armor, as long as he is not shot to death by an arrow, after falling into the water, there is no chance that he will be rescued by the people behind him.

If you are wearing iron armor, you will sink to the bottom if you really fall into the water, and you will have no chance at all.

The soldiers on the raft, the ones standing at the front, looked dull, even indifferent.

As if he didn't care what was on the other side.

They just stood quietly, and except for someone occasionally stroking the weapons in their hands, they made no other movements.

These people are all veterans of hundreds of battles. Fighting has been engraved in their bones. They have been on the line of death countless times.

Compared to their calmness, the soldiers following them were more or less nervous.

From the bulging veins in their hands that were holding weapons tightly, it could be seen that their hearts were not at peace.

Although Tu Chen's army had undergone rigorous training, they also fought a not easy battle at Gaoping Pass.

But they still have a long way to go before they want to be like the leading veterans.

And this section of the road is probably the distance between life and death.

However, those who were selected for forced crossing did not have too much fear on their faces, and they were able to obey the military orders of the team leader in an orderly manner, which was considered rare and valuable.

As long as time is given and they have experienced actual combat, it will be a matter of time for them to become elite soldiers - provided they can survive.

Just like the current forced crossing, even if it is successful, it is normal for them, as the vanguard, to suffer casualties of 67%.

If it fails, it will be a narrow escape.

The actions of the Han army quickly attracted the attention of the Wei army on the other side.

"General, it's bad, the bandits are crossing the water!"

"What!"

General Wei immediately became anxious after receiving the news. He almost ran up to the observation tower and took a closer look.

Although he couldn't see it completely clearly, he could still see the raft moving towards him.

"Absolutely crazy!"

After confirming that the Han army was indeed in trouble, General Wei's expression changed drastically and he couldn't help but cursed:

"Madman! Madman!"

Who is leading the charge on the opposite side?

So unreasonable!

How could anyone organize a water crossing as soon as they arrive?

Don't you want to camp?

Don't you want to take a break?

He simply didn’t care about the lives of the soldiers below, and he wasn’t afraid of the soldiers mutiniing!

General Wei cursed viciously in his heart, but he did not dare to neglect it:

"Someone is coming!"

"General?"

"Organize everyone immediately and prepare to face the enemy!"

"Here!"

General Wei cursed and ran down the watchtower again.

He had to go to the front and personally stop the Western pirates from landing.

The raft gradually passed the middle of the water and began to enter the east side of Danshui.

The Wei army on the east bank also began to form a formation on the bank according to the predetermined plan, and was ready.

Seeing that they were within the range of the crossbows, the Wei army's war drums sounded.

"Fire the arrow!"

"Peng!"

As the first arrow came out, a dense rain of arrows followed, thrown into the air and falling towards the first batch of rafts.

"Raise your shield!"

Although the large frame can block the arrows in front, it cannot block the arrow feathers falling in the air.

Fortunately, almost all the soldiers on the raft carried small bucklers.

Everyone raised their small bucklers and huddled together as much as possible to minimize body exposure.

The first wave of arrow feathers did not cause much damage to the Han army. More arrow feathers fell into the water, causing harmless splashes, and finally flowed down the river.

But as the raft continued to move forward, a rain of arrows that was far stronger and denser than the first wave of arrow feathers soon came again.

This time, someone in the Han army finally screamed.

"Don't move, hold on!!"

After seeing the rookie recruit next to him being injured, he couldn't help but want to shrink back.

The veteran shouted loudly.

However, the sound of breaking through the air in his ears, the heartbreaking pain in his body, and the horror between life and death made the recruits unable to control their survival instinct at all.

As he moved, his body became more exposed.

Soon, another arrow hit him.

"ah!"

The recruit writhed in pain.

The small raft had no room for him to roll over, so he quickly fell into the water with a "plop" sound.

"help me!"

The cold water seemed to calm him down, but also seemed to make him more panicked.

After drinking a few gulps of water, he struggled to get his head out, waving his hands wildly, crying and yelling.
To be continued...