Spring and Autumn I Am King

Chapter 878: Zhao cross leather bag

ps: birthday in July, set a bowl for monthly pass, there is a chapter at 12 o'clock, and the last chapter about Geng's attribution is that I made a mistake, it has been changed, it does not affect the big plot

As early as after the fall of last year, when preparing for war, Zhao Wuxi's advisers guessed that the Qin and Zhi armies would definitely use the Longmen natural danger to fortify. Zhao Wuxi's countermeasure was to erect a pontoon bridge to hold them back, and then send a surprise army to try to get from the upper reaches. Swim past. ○w-w-w`. -f`q`x-s`w-. -com But the method of crossing the river is somewhat difficult, because the river above Longmen is rushing, and there is no means of transport on the river. At this time, it is Shi Qi who offered a strategy.

"Shangqing, maybe you can try the leather bag..."

In the process of attacking Daiguo, Shi Qi and other Zhao army soldiers have seen more than once, Dairong, Tu He and other Rong and Di tribes do not use boats to cross the river, but use leather bags.

The leather bag is made of sheepskin or cowhide. After the cattle and sheep are slaughtered, a small opening is cut from the neck with a knife, and a thin tube is inserted to blow air into the skin to generate airflow between the skin and meat. separation.

Cut off the sheep's head and limbs, then pull the sheepskin down from the head, and the sheepskin will be completely peeled off. Just tie the holes in the head, limbs and tail tightly, and finally blow air into the skin bag, and the sheepskin will expand. For the bulging leather bag. This single leather bag can be borrowed by one person to cross the river, and if several leather bags are tied together, it can even carry a raft and allow many people to float over it at the same time.

Zhao Wuxi remembered that this method was used by Kublai Khan in later generations when he conquered Dali, and he agreed to it when he felt it was feasible. ☆Tomato ○ Novel Network w-www. fqxsw. After conquering Daiguo, Zhao Jun already owned a large number of cattle and sheep, and immediately slaughtered them in Lishi, Linxian and other places and shipped them to spare, there were as many as 2,000!

In this branch of the Zhao army, in addition to the veterans of the military pawns, there are also many tribal soldiers recruited from Dai and Tu He. They have been grazing since they were young, and many of them would have made sheepskin bags. , the action is quick and easy. The Zhao soldiers from the Central Plains were about to be clumsy, but they were busy all morning, and they blew their leather sacks all the way, and hung them on their chests, like two thousand ducks waiting to go into the water, and they soon met each other. Make fun of it to ease the tension before the war, and weapons, etc. are transported together on rafts carried by several leather bags.

But here, in addition to Shi Qi, who lived by the water since he was a child, there are also some northerners with poor water skills, and Tian Ben is one of them. The last time he went to help the country of Lu, he would vomit and diarrhoea even when he was on a boat on Onozawa, and he didn't know the water at all!

Today, watching the soldiers and soldiers pass by one after another, Shi Qi also sneered and said that if he can't swim, he can go by boat...

This made Tian Ben intolerable. Who were the people on the raft? It was those military judges in black clothes and black hats, as well as the documents that recorded the war. How could Tian Ben be a proud person with those scribes who were helpless? There are no rules for him to lead soldiers. Most of them rely on getting along with the soldiers. He eats what they eat. He is not afraid of death on the battlefield. , Tian Ben felt that he would be looked down upon. w-w`w-. -fqxsw. com

"People are dead! It's better to be a water ghost than a coward!" After he yelled, his opponent's soldiers shouted: "Cross the river!"

More than 2,000 soldiers of Zhao Jun walked into the river holding ropes. On the ropes they were holding, the bulging sheepskin sacks were firmly tied in a line.

Tian Ben was nervous when he entered the water. His hands were tightly grasping the rope. The vicious tigers on the land came into the water, but they looked like a panicked civet cat. But after a while, he found that the buoyancy of the sheepskin, coupled with the mutual pulling, was enough to ensure that he and his body would not sink and fill a belly of muddy water, so he slowly relaxed and laughed with others.

However, because of the turbulent water flow, the Zhao soldiers were also washed away, and the landing site was stretched for a full mile from north to south...

In this situation, if the enemy is half-passed and attacked, the Zhao army of this division may be completely wiped out. Fortunately, there are no enemies on the shore. This area is the remnant of Liangshan Mountain, and it is also the northern boundary of the territory controlled by the Qin State.

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On the west bank of the great river, more than a thousand cavalry horses snorted and tapped their hooves impatiently, and the masters riding on their saddles squinted, enduring the harsh summer sun.

They were Zhao's light cavalry from Dai County, led by You Wuzheng's son, Youcheng. They crossed over from Lindi controlled by Zhao's in a similar way, and then galloped two hundred miles south to the crossing point. ○w-w-w`. -f`q`x-s`w-. -com took a look at the old Bai Di site called "Shangdi" (Northern Shaanxi) west of the Dahe River. It is amazing that although Bai Di abandoned it a hundred years ago and moved east to Hebei, the The population of the tribe is no less than that of Daiguo, and the development level of agriculture and animal husbandry is no worse than Loufan, and once the yellow land with dense forests is developed, it is more suitable for farming!

No wonder Shangqing showed unusual interest in this place. First, he built two counties, Lishi and Lin, at the western foot of Luliang Mountain, so that they and Louxian would be on the outside and inside each other, and then sent the first official of the Zhao clan, Shang Yidun, to organize a caravan to meet with them. The Zhai ministries made good trade relations, clearing the way for the Zhao army to go south.

He shook his head, which was a little dizzy from the sun, and saw that Paoze on the other side had almost touched the shore. Youcheng asked people to help them ashore, and at the same time asked the five hundred cavalry guards in the south to maintain a high level of alert. He complained to Tian Ben, who had two leather bags tied on his chest and back, "Why is it so slow."

"What's the hurry!" Tian Ben was like a chicken in soup, with water in his ears, he couldn't hear what people were saying, and his own voice was like a Hong Zhong, people were afraid that he would attract Qin people from thirty kilometers to the south. ...

"Shangqing has instructed that the general attack will not be launched until tomorrow morning. Let the second and third sons dry the clothes and eat a full meal."

"I'm afraid there will be too many dreams at night..."

He has been with the Master of Hundred Battles for a long time, but Fan, a nobleman of Youcheng, has gone a lot. Because of his outstanding performance in the battle of the attacking generation and his skill in bowing horses, he was recommended by Yu Xi as this time to attack Qin. Commander of Zhao's cavalry. w-w-w. fqxsw. com

This is the first time for Youcheng to be on his own, so he can't help but be a little worried, not to mention that Tian Ben, who is known to be unreliable, is cooperating with him. Fortunately, he always has a sullen face, like Shi Qi, who owes him money all over the world, is more cautious. .

They will go south quietly, and suddenly appear on their north side when the main force of Zhao's army is attracting the attention of the enemy! This trick is tried and tested, but it often works wonders.

But soon, Youcheng's crow mouth became a prophecy. It was night, and they were suddenly woken up by the people on duty in the middle of the night. When they looked up, they saw a faint glow of fire in the night sky dozens of miles away in the south!

Looking from a distance, the low clouds seem to be dyed with color, and the sky is covered with different shades of red, which is reflected in the evening sunset, which is eerily beautiful...

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A fire broke out on the pontoon bridge, and there were shouts from outside the fire site. The officials were organizing people to row the boats away, so as to prevent the flames from coming over and turning the whole pontoon bridge to ashes.

Zhao Wuxi stood on the shore holding his sword, the strong wind whipped up a fiery wave, slapped on his face and hurt, but he didn't want to avoid it. Countless orange and bright red flames jumped on the boat that Zhao finally collected, and was swallowed into black charcoal dust bit by bit. Ten years ago, when the boat sailor of Qi country against Jishui attacked Xilu, he was set on fire by stolen Zhi. Clean, Zhao Wuxi had witnessed similar spectacles before, but the injured party turned the other way. His current expression was just like the pair of flames in front of him, unforgivable!

"Fighting wild geese all day long, but today a wild goose pecked the eye..."

Laziness and carelessness, the Zhao family does have such emotions from top to bottom. After nearly ten years of continuous victories, they hanged Dairong and Qi Hejian defenders, and after taking Chenggao lightly, many Zhao soldiers felt that they were invincible in the world. , like a taut string that suddenly relaxes, and sure enough something happened.

Many of the deceased soldiers sent by the Qin people to burn down the pontoon bridge died in the fire or under arrows, and there were also a few who survived and fell into Zhao's hands. This time, one was brought over.

Zhao Wuxi saw that he was wearing a crooked bun, which was the standard of the Qin people. He looked like a member of the Terracotta Warriors in later generations. I will recover, go to Huangquan to drink with the Qin Dynasty monarchs and warriors!"

Warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country will be resurrected after death. This idea is very popular among the Qin people. The root may be the legends that occurred when they fought against Rong and Di for generations. Even more strange things happened a hundred years ago in the battle of Qin and Jin. : A Qin spy was caught by the Jin people and killed in Jiangshi City, and he was resurrected after six days! And he also ran back to Qin State, and the people of Qin believed it without a doubt.

Although Zhao Wuxi didn't believe in such a thing at all, the national character of the Qin state was just like this legend. Rong and Di fought to gain a living space, and several generations of family leaders died in battle. Finally, they were able to be listed as princes, annexed Rong and Di, and became a hegemon in the West.

In later generations, even though they were forced by the San Jin to the point of almost subjugating their country and their species, the Qin people rose again in the face of adversity, eroded the world, and built a fighting empire. Although it did not last long, it was enough to make people amazing, for their tenacity character admiration.

Zhao Wuxi tasted Qin Guo's character of not being afraid of death and not admitting defeat, just during the confrontation at Longmen.

After waving his hand to let someone complete the death of Qin State, he vaguely heard cheers from the Qin and Zhi troops on the other side.

On the Zhao family's side, they were a little dejected. At the same time, there were some people who were ashamed and brave, gnashing their teeth and asking for battle, Yedu attacked the Qin army.

Zhao Wuxi's stern gaze swept over everyone, causing them to be silent for a moment~lightnovelpub.net~ This is Zhao's shame, where is the military officer? "

The black-clothed and black-crowned military judge quickly convicted everyone. The officers on duty on the pontoon bridge were killed, and the patrols on the shore were staffed. As the battle was imminent, Zhao Wuxi beheaded a few responsible officials and sacrificed their heads to the flag. The soldiers who were implicated were put on death row, and they were incorporated into death squads.

Some setbacks can also make Zhao family better recognize themselves.

"The pontoon bridge will be built overnight, and the rest of the people will be fierce and fierce. Hurry up and rest, and tomorrow will let the people of Qin know that the dangers of rivers and mountains are not enough to protect; the business of the king is not from now on!"

In the dark of the night, the cheers on the other side continued. In the eyes of the commanders of Qin and Zhi, Zhao Jun's pontoon bridge had been destroyed, and Zhao Wuxi could only fly across the Dragon Gate unless he had his wings attached...

Maybe tomorrow morning, the effect is them!

ps: For the resurrection of the dead, see "Zuo Zhuan Xuangong Eighth Year": Jin people captured Qin spies, killed Zhujiang City, and died in six days. There is also Fangmatan Qin Jian's "Tomb Master", which describes the story and resume of a man named "Dan" who came back to life. (To be continued.)