Chapter 418: Crossing

On the opposite side of the small river, the Chinese cavalry had gathered more and more, and the scouts stationed there with the white flag did not have an advantage in numbers, so they couldn't resist and began to retreat to the Fuzhou River.

On the side of the Fuzhou River, the Houjin Eight Banners who hurriedly arrived here from other places also began to dismount and take out their bows to prepare for battle.

This ferry port is the only one in the nearby section of the Fuzhou River that does not require a pontoon bridge or a ferry.

Another ferry, at least along the river upstream and downstream to walk more than ten miles, whether it is the Houjin army, or the Huaxia army, will not be willing to spare such a long road, from those distant ferries to cross the river.

At this moment, the Houjin scouts on the other side have already begun to cross the river.

Although the current around this ferry is relatively gentle, and there is no undercurrent under the river, the depth of the water is not shallow, at least it has submerged the horse.

As soon as the Houjin scouts entered the river, their speed was immediately greatly slowed down, and Laga shouted loudly on the bank of the river, telling the scouts to hurry up and cross the river.

The Huaxia cavalry, who were chasing after them, came quite quickly, and they bit the tails of the retreating Jin scouts and followed all the way.

When the Chinese cavalry arrived not far from the shore, they stopped their horses one after another, dismounted and took out bows and arrows, rifles, flintlock revolvers and other weapons, and continued to shoot at the Houjin scouts who were still wading and retreating.

Several of the horses were struck by the constant flow of fire, and stopped where they were wading across the river, raising their heads and neighing, and fluttering in large splashes.

These horses were stuck in shallow water, the only way to cross the river, and the depth of the water, whether upstream or downstream, was not something they could easily wade into.

Suspicious, the last few Houjin scouts could not pass the crossing point smoothly because of the crazy war horses blocking the road in front of them, so they could only stop in the middle of the river and became the target of the pursuing Chinese cavalry.

These unlucky ghosts, as their bodies were constantly hit, shook and struggled in the water flow for a few times, and then, with nostalgia and reluctance, after dyeing the surrounding drinking water into a ball of red, floated to the downstream river.

Although the current was gentle, it still had great strength, and it easily swept away the people who were unable to resist for a distance, and soon entered the deep water area, and was dragged into the water by the heavy armor on the corpse.

Laga saw a scout who usually liked to show off his strength, and he fell into the water under the shooting on the opposite side, and was washed away again, and his body was gone. When I landed, I was about to explode.

He turned to Hamu and the other people behind him, and roared angrily, "Throw! Hurry up and shoot! Quick, shoot XX on the opposite side! ”

It's been a long time, and the people around him have already been ready, and the moment they heard the order, a heavy arrow slashed a parabola and flew into the sky.

It's a pity that these heavy arrows are generally used when shooting at close range, because of the weight problem, the range is a little insufficient, so the heavy arrows just fell from the air to the ground as soon as they were shot on the opposite riverbank.

"XX, what are you still doing in a daze, don't you see that you haven't shot a single hair? Don't hurry up and change to light arrows! ”

Hamu was also very unconvinced when he heard Laga's angry scolding, turned his head and looked at him viciously, and said, "Obviously, you asked you to prepare heavy arrows and listen to your orders to open the bow at any time!" ”

Laga pulled out the knife at his waist, walked in front of Hamu with great oppression, and then roared loudly, "You dog slave, you dare to be fierce, how many years have you been fighting, should you use light arrows or heavy arrows, won't you move your pig brain?" Or is it that you don't have a brain!

Dog minion, Lao Tzu will tell you again in the end, use light arrows for long-distance projectiles, and use heavy arrows for direct shooting at close range, if you make a mistake again, Lao Tzu will cut off your head with a knife and feed the pigs, do you hear? ”

Laga was Hamu's boss after all, and he still held it in his hand, but Hamu finally bowed his head and admitted his mistake and retreated.

Then, Hamu began to mutter and begin to explain to the other Sangyu what Laga had just explained.

I can roughly listen to three or four copies, and I can hear the other party mention the few words he just said, and then he can turn his eyes back to the Fuzhou River ferry with confidence.

The Houjin scouts in the river have already passed the most dangerous distance, and the range of the weapons in the hands of the Huaxia army on the opposite side is a little insufficient.

Therefore, the Chinese cavalry on the opposite side began to dismount and roll up their trousers, and it seemed that the Huaxia army was preparing to organize a forced crossing.

Laga tightened the war knife in his hand, and said in a low voice viciously, "Now, Lao Tzu wants to see how you are going to come over!" ”

I heard a shouting from the opposite side, and a group of Chinese cavalry came up from behind.

The weapons and equipment of these horses are different from the Huaxia scouts they fought before, the scouts are lightly armed rapid reconnaissance troops, and these people are like a team that specializes in attacking tough battles.

They jumped off the tall horses, and then skillfully removed a shield with a very beautiful shape and a completely uniform workmanship.

The pattern on the shield was completely unrecognizable to Laga.

There is no way, although Houjin and Huaxia have been hostile for many years, Huaxia has firmly divided the Houjin forces on the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula by virtue of its water superiority.

The Houjin army between the two places then had some contact, but most of the time they were in a state of disconnection.

And Huaxia took the initiative to attack Liaodong, which was only last year, how could Houjin know too much about Huaxia in such a short period of time.

Therefore, it is understandable that Laga did not recognize the badge on the shield opposite.

The more than ten shield bearers in the Huaxia army gathered together and muttered for a while, and then they actually formed a battle column, put their shields on their heads, and walked directly towards the river.

Taken aback by the resolute attitude of the other side to charge, Laga hurriedly jumped off his horse and took out his sword and shield from his saddle bag.

At the same time, as a small leader, he did not forget to shout "The enemy is coming, all ready!" ”

The cavalry of the Huaxia Army on the opposite side slowly gathered, gathering more and more.

Raka glanced at it, a little lucky, fortunately! The Huaxia cavalry on the opposite side seems to be basically scouts and the like, and they are not too suitable for fighting tough battles.

The Huaxia army took off their bows and arrows and rifles, stood on the edge of the river, and began to shoot in this direction.