Chapter 57 Kingfisher dive
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On the other side of the river, the Hu army camp was guarding tightly. Hukan held up his wine glass and drank the wine, and cursed with a mouthful of wine, "Qian Xiaoxing, you are a turtle, have the ability to beat me!"
Zhou Yi saw it and had to shake his head and say nothing. He had been retreating to the riverside for more than a month. Hu Kan was drunk every day, but Zhou Yi also understood that Hu Kan was defeated in person this time, and no one could accept it...
Besides, the seven cities in Jiangnan were occupied by the State of Si but were unable to regain their power. Hu's face was lost. Looking back on the past when Hu State spoke, other countries were still afraid of it, but now they can't speak the same thing.
Zhou Yi turned around helplessly and walked out of the barracks, hoping that Qian Xiaoxing would forcefully cross the Lanjiang River to fight a battle. Even if he had a draw, he could still win back some face. However, after more than a month of guarding, he could not see any movement in Si Jun.
"General Zhou, the Si army has movements!" Zhou Yi's deputy general came to report.
Zhou Yi's eyes lit up after hearing this. Did Si Jun prepare to cross the river? He asked anxiously: "What's the situation?"
The deputy general replied: "The Si Jun's defense line, which was originally ten miles long, is one mile longer today than yesterday."
"What's the point of Si Jun?" Zhou Yi couldn't figure it out and said, "Lead the way forward and go there to see."
The deputy general took Zhou Yi to the Lan River, pointed to the white tents on the other side and said, "Those tents did not have yesterday."
"Could the Si army conscript a lot of soldiers?" Zhou Yi guessed.
The deputy general shook his head and said, "No, with the rewards of our spies from Jiangnan, the Si army only recruited 4,000 female soldiers."
"That's fine." Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while and said, "Our defense line has also been extended by one mile, so we can't give Si Jun an opportunity to take advantage of it."
"Yes!" The deputy general took the order and said again: "The upstream and downstream of the river have been checked, and no ships have been found in Si Jun. I think Si Jun will not cross the river for the time being."
Zhou Yi sighed and said, "Oh, I want Si Jun to fight, but I am afraid that Si Jun will fight, I am afraid that Qian Xiaoxing will not come, and I am afraid that Qian Xiaoxing will come in a mess."
The deputy general encouraged: "After so long, Si Jun has no movement. I guess Qian Xiaoxing can do nothing to cross the river."
"I hope so." Zhou Yi felt a little relieved after hearing this.
Ten days passed, and the Si army's front line along the river extended ten miles. Although Zhou Yi didn't know what the Si army was doing, he could only extend the front line.
Qian Xiaoxing's method of crossing the river was ready, and the soldiers were trained. That night, Qian Xiaoxing held a military meeting, made pre-war mobilization, and further supplemented and improved the plan to ensure that there were no accidents.
Everyone discussed the action plan and thought there was no problem. Lu Shengzhong issued an order: "I plan to land on the beach early tomorrow morning and fight the Hu army!"
"Yes!" The generals answered with confidence.
It was midnight, and the moon was hanging in the sky, and the moonlight shone dimly on the earth. The water in the Lanjiang River looked dark and the water surface was very strange in the night. Only occasionally there was a little moonlight reflected on the waves.
Many soldiers from the army had gathered by the river. Seeing that they carried out a large rectangular cement block from the barracks, about four meters long and more than one meter wide and high, everyone worked together to carry it to the boat on the shore. The hull drip was immediately pressed down, and the edge of the boat was only 20 to 30 centimeters away from the water surface.
The soldiers were speechless, and the scene was silent. There were about twenty pieces of cement, and they were loaded on the ship in a short while.
Qian Xiaoxing personally stood by the river and directed. Seeing that the cement blocks had been loaded, he whispered: "The first step to implement the plan, set off!"
There was only one soldier standing on the bow and stern of each ship, and he struggled to support the bamboo pole and drove the ship to the other side.
Five iron rings were poured on the four-meter-long cement block, and each iron ring was tied with a steel cable as thick as a finger. As the ship slowly moved forward, the soldiers behind him also slowly released the steel cable.
More than twenty boats lined up from top to bottom on the river surface, each of which was about fifty meters apart, and a row of ships were about two miles away.
There was gradually thick fog on the river surface, which also covered Si Jun's actions. The soldiers on the ship slowly propped the ship to the other side and measured the water depth with bamboo poles. When it was about one meter deep, they shook the hull left and right. As the amplitude became larger and larger, the river finally poured into the ship, and the ship sank in a short while.
The cement block on the boat also fell into the water and sank to the bottom of the river without revealing the water. The soldiers who were lying on the boat swam back with the steel cables.
Soon, the soldiers swam back. Qian Xiaoxing inquired about the situation. Except for one ship being overturned by the waves in the center of the river, the other ships were sunk to the predetermined position.
Five steel cables were pulled out of each cement block, and about twenty cement blocks, hundreds of steel cables were pulled over the river. Qian Xiaoxing saw that the first step of the plan was successfully completed, and he was more confident in his future plans.
"Start the second step of the plan and get on the highway!" Qian Xiaoxing waved his hand and ordered.
I saw a high platform pushing from a distance, about six or seven meters long, two meters wide, and sixteen or seventeen meters high. The platform was filled with ladders, and there were about ten ladders in a week.
There were about twenty such high platforms, and they were pushed to the location of the shipwreck just now. The soldiers immediately pulled the cables and climbed onto the climbing car, tightened the cables and fixed the cables on it.
After preparing overnight, the sky gradually became brighter. On the river, steel cables were pulled from Jiangbei to Jiangnan. One end of the steel cable was in the water opposite the river, and the other end was on the climbing car. It pulled a curve from low to high, and it appeared and disappeared in the morning fog.
When the soldiers saw that the steel cable had been pulled, they were all excited. Seeing that the time was almost done, Qian Xiaoxing ordered: "Plan the third step, go to the undead army!"
Three thousand soldiers of the undead army were allocated equally to twenty climbing cars. Everyone grabbed the ladder and climbed up. After a while, the climbing car was full of people.
Seeing everyone raising their hands to signal, Qian Xiaoxing ordered: "Whether this battle can be won depends on the undead army. I believe you will not disappoint me. The beach landing battle begins and attack!"
On the climbing car, soldiers of the Dead Legion hung a hook on the steel cable, and the rope under the hook tied the soldier's body. Seeing the soldier take a step forward, they slid down the steel cable. In the mist, they dived down the river like a kingfisher, and pulled out a graceful arc and fell into the water opposite.
The soldiers of the Undead Legion slid one after another. One hundred steel cables could cross one hundred people at the same time. It only took more than ten seconds to slide across a hundred meters. In a short while, many soldiers gathered on the other side of the river, and everyone immediately formed a group and climbed onto the shore.
The Hu army's loud noise finally made Hu army realize it. Hu army soldiers rushed over immediately. Seeing that there were so many Si army, Hu army was stunned.
Chapter completed!