Chapter 1171: Cannibalism
The pontoon bridge used by the Wei army was nothing more than a simple pontoon bridge connected by planks and ropes, and the pontoon bridge was so narrow that only one person and one rider could pass through.
Under normal circumstances, the orderly queue to cross the bridge can basically meet the traffic requirements of the Wei army.
But now is the time to retreat, and the scene is completely out of control, the Wei army scrambled to the pontoon bridge, although the four pontoon bridges seem to have four retreats, but these retreats are the same as the bottleneck, the Wei army's thousands of troops and horses are crowded here, all want to squeeze on the pontoon bridge for the first time, you can imagine how much chaos the scene is.
Zhuge Dan and Sima Zhao left first, but they did not take the pontoon bridge, because the pontoon bridge was already overcrowded at the moment, even if Zhuge Dan was the main general, I am afraid that there would be no way to order the soldiers below to make a way.
Now walking on the pontoon, there is no safety, the carrying capacity of the pontoon bridge is limited, so many people are crowded on the pontoon, and there are no guardrails on both sides, this is squeezed around, it is easy to be squeezed into the water, this does not stand on the embankment and look, many people who have fallen into the water have been struggling and fluttering in the water.
Zhuge Dan saw that the situation was not good, and decisively boarded two boats with Sima Zhao, these boats were to transport supplies to the army on the front line, and some of them were docked on the edge of the embankment.
However, these ships were limited, and could only be used by Zhuge Dan, Sima Zhao and some high-ranking generals in the Wei army, and the only escape route for other low-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers was these four pontoon bridges.
Almost all the generals fled, and the remaining army was leaderless, and it had already become a pot of porridge, and the men and horses of the Wu army had already covered up and launched a fierce attack on the embankment, and the Wei army had no intention of fighting, and they were eagerly rushing towards the pontoon bridge, eager to cross the pontoon bridge immediately.
There are constantly people falling into the water, most of the Wei soldiers from the north are landlubbers, they are not familiar with water, many people fall into the water, and basically have no life.
They struggled desperately and shouted, but no one paid attention, the Wei army is now flying separately at the end of the catastrophe, who has the leisure to care about the life and death of others.
So many people squeezed onto the pontoon, so that the pontoon bridge is even more overwhelmed, there are too many people on the pontoon, the pontoon bridge has already stepped into the water, in fact, the appearance of the pontoon bridge can no longer be seen on the water, the water depth, at least it is not above the ankle.
And as the Wei army continued to surge up, the water level rose in the direction of the knees, and many people standing on the pontoon bridge were scared to death, and if they sank like this, all of them would have to die.
So many people shouted loudly not to go on the bridge, but the Wei army on the embankment was simply deaf, although there is a risk on the pontoon bridge, but it is better than the Wu army chasing it behind it, the sword of the Wu army is not long-eyed, and it is a dead end to be caught up by the Wu army.
Seeing that the pursuers of the Wu army were getting closer and closer, the Wei army was even more panicked, and desperately squeezed towards the pontoon bridge, the pontoon bridge was finally overwhelmed, the rope connecting the pontoon bridge was broken first, and the first pontoon bridge immediately fell apart and sank to the bottom of the water.
Even the Wei soldiers on the pontoon bridge fell into the river like dumplings, and they struggled desperately, and there was a wailing and crying on the water.
But no one cares about the life and death of those who fall into the water, the Wei army is frantically fleeing for their lives, the Wu army is frantically chasing and killing, and these people who have fallen into the water no longer have to expect anyone to rescue them except to save themselves.
At this time, the skill of swimming becomes particularly important, which can be said to be the key to survival, even if it is a little dog planing, it is much stronger than nothing.
In the water, there is no meaning in the number of people, only by struggling to get ashore, it is possible to pick up a life, if you can't go ashore, the final result can only be drowning, more people, can only mean a few more deaths.
After the first pontoon bridge broke, followed by the second pontoon bridge, the third pontoon bridge also broke, and more people fell into the water, and those who had already gone ashore through the pontoon bridge were able to pick up their lives without danger, but those who fell into the water, especially those who fell far from the shore, it was difficult to see the survivors again.
They struggled in despair unwillingly in the water, but the river was merciless, it coldly devoured one life after another, and soon there was no sound on the surface of the water, only large swaths of floating corpses floating in the water.
Three pontoon bridges sank in a row, leaving the people on the fourth pontoon bridge in shock, and the only remaining pontoon bridge was now crowded with people, and there were still Wei soldiers squeezing towards the bridge, and this pontoon bridge was at risk of breaking at any time.
At this moment, a military marquis on the bridge shouted loudly: "The pontoon bridge can't hold on, quickly push some people into the water!" ”
At this time, the Wei soldiers suddenly realized that although there were people who fell into the water in advance on the three pontoon bridges, most of them were squeezed down unintentionally, even if there were more people on the pontoon bridge, there was no internecine killing, and now the situation is critical, in order to avoid the collapse of the last pontoon bridge, only to reduce the load of the pontoon bridge.
So if you want to survive at this time, you have to take the initiative and push others into the water, so that you can have a higher chance of survival.
As soon as the marquis finished shouting, he felt that someone around him pushed him violently, and he stumbled, did not stand firmly, and fell into the water.
The marquis could not swim and fell into the water, and he was so angry that he wanted to curse angrily, but he choked on one mouth, and looked at the people on the bridge, and he sank in despair.
The fall of this military marquis was just the beginning, many people began to desperately push the people around them into the water, even the Wei soldier who pushed the military marquis down was not spared in the end, he was also pushed into the water by others and drowned.
The scene on the pontoon bridge became very chaotic, at first they pushed each other, and finally it developed into a sword meeting, and the bridge was stained red with blood.
At this time, the Wei soldiers were all red-eyed, and they only needed to reduce some people to hold the pontoon bridge, but in the end, there were not many people left on the bridge at all, and everyone was surrounded by empty people, and the people who could still stand on the bridge didn't know how much blood was stained with their hands.
Ding Feng rushed to the embankment and saw the last remaining pontoon bridge, to his surprise, there were not a few people on the pontoon bridge, but the entire water was full of floating corpses, and the Wei army had countless dead.