Chapter 680: You are on the shore and I am in the water. Come and bite me!

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Du Hu Chan was a little impatient inside.

As a commander-in-chief of the Forward Battalion, Du Hu Chan was very conscientious in his work. His loyalty to Huang Taiji was absolutely unquestionable. Huang Taiji asked him to go to the south of the Hutuo River to find the whereabouts of the Hu Ben Army. Du Hu Chan fought desperately to find the whereabouts of the Hu Ben Army on the south bank of the Hutuo River. As a result, he found Dezhou all the way.

After arriving in Dezhou City, Hu Chan wholeheartedly monitored the movements in Dezhou City. As a result, he soon found that Zhang Zhun was in Dezhou City, so he immediately sent someone to report Huang Taiji. However, because the Hu Ben Army's muskets were too powerful and the range was too far, he did not dare to get too close. The scouts of the Forward Battalion did not dare to get too close.

When Zhang Zhun left, the Forward Battalion didn't know. Because Zhang Zhun left quietly. When Zhang Zhun came back, the Forward Battalion immediately discovered it. Because when Zhang Zhun came back, he came back from Linqing by boat. Thirty canal boats were connected to each other and looked very spectacular. It was impossible not to be discovered by the Tartars.

There are very different ways for canal boats and sea boats. Because there are no winds and waves in the inland rivers, the water of the canal is very deep and the speed of moving is not fast. After all, the inland rivers are relatively narrow, and if they sail at a fast speed, something is likely to happen. Thirty canal boats sail slowly on the canal, and even the scouts of the Tatars, even idiots, cannot ignore them.

The scouts of the Forward Camp discovered the traces of the canal ship when they were more than ten miles away from Dezhou and immediately reported to the Dumai Hu Chan. After Dumai Hu Chan and Jia Sela arrived in Dezhou City, they simply divided the work. Jia Sela was responsible for the east side of Dezhou City and Dumai Hu Chan was responsible for the west side of Dezhou City. The canal ship came from the southwest, so naturally entered Dumai Hu Chan's sphere of influence.

"Hangou's grain ship!"

Hu Chan is not a fool, he immediately recognized it.

Almost without thinking, Hu Chan wanted to intercept all these canal ships. You don’t need to ask that the canal ships carried must be heavy food. Food was one of the most needed materials by the Jin army.

"Shoot the arrow!"

"Let them dock!"

Du Hu Chan immediately ordered.

The canal near Dezhou is about 80 meters wide, and the canal ships are sailing in the middle, about 30 meters away from the shore. The cavalry and archers of the Great Jin army can still shoot arrows on the canal ships when standing on the shore. According to Du Hu Chan's estimate, as long as the canal ships are shot by arrows, they should surrender. There seems to be no guards on the canal ships.

"Da da da da!"

Under the command of Du Hu Chan, the Tartars of Niulu's vanguard battalion began to approach the shore and prepare to shoot arrows. The Tartars of the vanguard battalion used the most exquisite weapons, including their bows and arrows. Under normal circumstances, they could shoot arrows eighty meters away. However, in order to ensure the lethality of the arrows, the range should be within forty meters.

Because the shore is relatively wet and there are many weeds on the mudflats, the Tartars' war horses dare not be too fast, so they can only slowly get up. Otherwise, if the speed is fast, they might rush into the canal directly. Some Tartars even came down from the horse's back and hiked to the shore.

Due to the terrain conditions, the war horses are at least fifty or sixty meters away from the canal boat. But people are different. People are only less than thirty meters away from the canal boat. It is perfect to shoot arrows at a distance of thirty meters. At such a distance, the Tartars in the Forward Camp are confident that they can shoot arrows through the human body.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

However, before the Tartars could shoot arrows, countless muzzles suddenly appeared on the canal boats, and then they fired. The deafening gunshots instantly broke the tranquility of the Grand Canal. The white smoke from the fire of muskets kept floating on the canal.

The originally stable canal ship also swayed slightly due to the rapid movement of personnel. The mast of the canal ship kept shaking, causing the sails to make a squeaking sound. The water splashes kept rippling, and ripples spread to the shore one by one.

A heavy gunfire sounded, and the Tartars on the shore fell one after another. They were caught off guard, and they really suffered a great loss this time. Who would have thought that so many muskets would suddenly appear in the canal boats that looked harmless on the surface? Moreover, as soon as the muskets on the canal boats fired, almost all the Tartars were judged. Damn, this is the muskets of the Hu Ben Army!

"Tiger Army!"

Some Tartars screamed.

Those who were hiding on the boat and firing fire were the Hu Ben Army who wished they could eat their meat raw!

To be precise, the Hu Ben Army on the canal ships were soldiers of the Hu Ben Army Marine Corps. Like the Dragon Cavalry, they arrived quickly after receiving the orders to join Lin Qing and Zhang Zhun. In the past, the Marine Corps soldiers were fighting on the sea. This was their first time entering the canal. Compared with the wind and waves on the sea, the canal was as calm as a training ground.

As a result, as soon as they fired, the Tartars on the shore fell down in a series. Unlike other Tiger Army soldiers, the Marine Corps practiced to shoot on shaking ships. The shaking degree of the sea warships was much more intense than the canals. They could shoot accurately at sea, so it was naturally no problem in the canal.

The Tartars, who were thinking about snatching the canal boats, had never expected that they would be fooled by the Tiger Ben Army again. The idiots could see that the Tiger Ben Army had deliberately hid before and then let the Great Jin Army approach. Moreover, they were very cunning and hid until the Great Jin Army approached, and then suddenly shot. The Tartars on the shore suffered such a strong counterattack and immediately lost hundreds of people.

After the gunfire sounded, the banks of the canal were in chaos. Some Tartars fell directly into the canal after being beaten to death, dyeing the river water red. Some Tartars fell into the grass on the shore, and their bodies kept bleeding. Some Tartars fell from the war horses and their feet were still stuck in the stirrups, but were dragged back by the retreating war horses, leaving a long bloody road behind their bodies.

No matter how fierce and elite the Tartars in the Forward Battalion are, they are the same in front of the Hu Ben Army. Their armor cannot block the impact of the Minnie bullets. As long as they are hit by the Minnie bullet, they will never have a good life, and they will be disabled if they are not dead. What's more, the distance between the two sides is so short that the Hu Ben gun basically has no chance to get empty. Almost all the guns and guns hit the key points. Therefore, the first contact between the Tartar vanguard and the Hu Ben Army ended, and the beating of the Forward Battalion was over.

"Zhang Zhun!"

"Zhang Zhun is on the boat!"

I don't know which Tartar's eyes were very sharp, and he actually saw Zhang Zhun who flashed away. Yes, Zhang Zhun did appear deliberately for about half a minute, and then disappeared quickly and mysteriously. However, this half minute was enough for the Tartars to recognize him.

This scream immediately poured Du Hu Chan's blood all over his forehead. He even immediately forgot the casualties of the troops. In an instant, there was only a repeated thought in his mind - Zhang Zhun was on the ship! Zhang Zhun was on the ship! Zhang Zhun was on the ship in front of him! Driven by this idea, Du Hu Chan had only one decision, that was to kill Zhang Zhun!

"Shoot the arrow!"

"Shoot the arrow!"

"Shoot the arrow!"

Hu Chan roared desperately.

The news was so shocking that Zhang Zhun was actually on the canal ship. Du Hu Chan had no time to analyze it carefully and believed this judgment. Almost without thinking, Du Hu Chan subconsciously rode his horse forward, hoping to fly over and arrest Zhang Zhun in one go. By the way, the Jin army was all over and over and wanted to eat Zhang Zhun raw.

"Swoosh swish swish!"

"Swoosh swish swish!"

"Swoosh swish swish!"

The remaining vanguard camps of Tartars fired arrows one after another.

Arrows roared away and landed on the canal ship.

However, the Hu Ben Army on the ship had already been ready. In front of them, there were thick wooden boards. They were hiding behind the wooden boards to shoot. This wooden board was a bit similar to the wooden boards of the Qi family army, with only small shooting holes on them. As a result, arrowheads shot on the wooden boards, making a tick-tick sound. Some arrowheads fell down, while some arrowheads were directly inserted on the wooden boards.

"Damn it!"

"Cunning Man Dog!"

When Du Hu Chan saw this posture, he knew that his arrow was not effective.

It is not easy to shoot the thick wooden boards with simple arrowheads. The wooden boards prepared by the Hu Ben Army look at least two fingers thick. No matter how fierce the arrowheads are shot on the wooden boards, they cannot penetrate. On the contrary, because of the closeness of archery, the Tartars on the shore have become targets of the Hu Ben Army and are easily hit and fell to the ground by the Hu Ben Army.

"Shoot the arrow!"

"Continue to shoot arrows!"

Du Hu Chan continued to roar fiercely.

He was unwilling to give up, he was really unwilling to give up. The distance in the canal of the Hu Ben Army was so close. It seemed that you could catch the other party with just a stretch of your hand. If you couldn't catch the other party in this situation, it would be even more difficult at other times. Therefore, even if you pay a certain amount of casualties, it would be worth it.

The other vanguard battalions had the same mind as Hu Chan. In their opinion, this time was the closest they had to Zhang Zhun. They all secretly vowed to try their best to catch Zhang Zhun. If they couldn't catch him, they would have to kill him. No matter how much the price they paid, as long as they could catch Zhang Zhun, it would be worth it.

The great Jin Kingdom had too deep resentment towards Zhang Zhun. Whether it was Huang Taiji or the most ordinary soldier below, they wanted to eat Zhang Zhun raw. For his enemies, the great Jin Kingdom had always been vindictive. This was the case with Yuan Chonghuan back then, and so did Sun Chengzong later. Now, no matter from any perspective, it should be Zhang Zhun's turn.

"rush!"

Du Hu Chan yelled loudly.

The Tartars in the Forward Battalion urged their horses to move forward. This time, they no longer rushed directly to the canal, but galloped at high speed along the bank of the canal, and then shot arrows at the Hu Ben Army's canal boats. This attack method is really the best for the Tartars in the Forward Battalion. On land, almost no one is the Forward Battalion, who is the opponent.

"Da da da da!"

The sound of horse hooves of the vanguard camp kept ringing, shaking both sides of the canal.

The water in the canal was also shaken by the fierce sound of horse hooves, floating constantly, creating layers of ripples. These ripples that emerged from the shore collided with the ripples that were raised by the canal ships, then shattered, and then mixed together, and eventually slowly disappeared.

"Swoosh swish swish!"

The arrows of the Tartars kept coming.

This side shooting is the best thing that the Tartars riding archers are good at. The arrowheads shot by the Tartars are not only very fierce, but also very high in accuracy. One by one, one by one, quickly swept across the water surface and nailed hard to the wooden board. Some of the arrowheads even swept across the wooden board, passing through the entire canal boat, landing in the river behind, splashing a series of crystal waves.

However, no matter how the Great Jin army in the Forward Battalion fired arrows, how hard they exerted, or how accurate they were, they could not do anything to the Hu Ben Army, which was blocked by thick wooden boards. On the contrary, the counterattack of the Hu Ben Army left many corpses. The distance between the two sides was so close that the power of the Hu Ben gun was fully demonstrated.

Unlike the violent movements of the Tartars in the Forward Battalion, the shooting of the Tiger Army Marines was slow and orderly. They hid behind the wooden boards, loaded, fired, loaded, and shot repeatedly according to the standard movements, as if the Tartars were not on the shore, but targets on the training ground.

In fact, for Marine Corps soldiers, the Tartars on the shore are indeed very test targets. Compared with the targets on the enemy warship, these targets move very quickly. A quick horse flashes by, and there are not many opportunities to catch. If you cannot shoot calmly, you will only waste ammunition.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

With the gunshots of the Hu Ben Army, the Tartars that were speeding by were constantly knocking over to the ground with their men and horses. The already messy banks of the canal became even more chaotic. The war horses that were killed and injured were neighing in pain, adding a bit of tragic to the battlefield. A large amount of blood continued to gather into streams and then flowed into the canal. The river water on the shore was basically dyed red.

"withdraw!"

When Du Hu Chan saw that something was wrong, he hurriedly ordered the army to retreat.

In less than a cup of tea, his vanguard battalion lost more than 400 people. Such losses were absolutely incredible in the vanguard battalion. The lethality of the Hu Ben Army was still too amazing. Hu Chan was not a fool. When he found that such an attack method was not effective, he immediately ordered his retreat and would never be entangled.

However, the Forward Battalion evacuated the shore, but still stared at the Hu Ben Army in the canal. Du Hu Chan was also searching the dead intestines and racking his brains to see if there was a way to catch Zhang Zhun. After thinking about it, Du Hu Chan felt that he had only two ways to catch Zhang Zhun. The first was to wade across the river, rush to Zhang Zhun, and kill him. The second was to dry the river and then let the cavalry of the Forward Battalion launch an attack.

The first method is obviously not possible. The Great Jin army is a warrior on the land, and his kung fu is obviously a little worse in the water. Changshengtian is a god on the land and cannot interfere with what happens in the water. Not to mention rushing to Zhang Zhun, even if he puts it in the Grand Canal, he will be drowned by the canal water. The second method is even more whimsical. Even he himself thinks he is like an idiot and actually came up with such an idea.

From a distance, Zhang Zhu was so close that he had no choice but to start. Du Hu Chan felt that his head was about to burst in an instant. Damn, Zhang Zhu was only a few hundred meters away from him. There was no city wall or explosive pack, and all obstacles did not exist. It seemed that as long as he stretched out his hand, he could jammed Zhang Zhu's throat. But, damn, there was deep river water! If he forced himself to rush over, Du Hu Chan's 1,500 soldiers would not be enough to drown in the Grand Canal!

Since the battle in Dongjiabao, the Great Jin army has been very taboo to fight with the Hu Ben Army at a long distance. Many people think that it is inevitable to win the battle with the Hu Ben Army. Hu Chan also thinks so. The problem is that the Hu Ben Army is now in the canal, and it is impossible for the Great Jin army to fight with the other side!

There was no choice but to send someone to report another forward battalion, Jia Sela. The speed of the canal ship was not fast, and it should take some time to reach Dezhou City. They still have enough time to come to think of more ways to deal with Zhang Zhun. He hopes that during this period, Jia Sela, who has a more flexible mind, can come up with some effective ideas.

"Sir, the Tartars are probably going crazy."

Wang Shide couldn't help but say quietly.

"If you have the ability, he will swim over."

Zhang Zhun said disapprovingly.

Zhang Zhun was still very confident about his own safety. Even though he knew that the Tartars were on the shore, he didn't mind deliberately going out and deliberately showing his face to let the Tartars know that he was on the canal boat. Under the attack of the Tiger Army, the more the Tartars paid attention to him, the greater the losses.

The Grand Canal looks like a ditch, which is incomparable to the sea. However, for the Tatars, this small ditch is a natural barrier to block their attack. The water depth of the Grand Canal is usually about six meters. With such a depth, no matter how many people the Tatars have, they are not enough to fill it in. Even if Huang Taiji arrives, there is no way to deal with him.
To be continued...