Seeing this, Gao Jingshan didn't care at all. He just found a horse and mounted it. Then, while ordering them to disperse and search for the escaped soldiers, he slowly drove the remaining Meng'an and followed the fire scene in Xiaowusha at a leisurely pace.
As the time went by, the sky gradually moved westward, and at Xiaowusha, the fire in the river dimmed a little, but the ashes became more and more.
Chief Zhang Rong abandoned his boat and went up the river bank long after Li Bao broke into the water fort. Then he found a clean and suitable place on the east side of the angle between the old bank and the new bank and set up a small stool.
Then, the man covered his face while sitting upright on the embankment, with his chest exposed, looking down at the inside and outside of the water stronghold, which was already a little gray. It was unknown whether he was observing the battle situation that was impossible to observe.
By his side, there was only one son-in-law, Yu Yunwen, who was standing by, holding a large banner with the word "Zhang" in one hand and covering his mouth and nose with a piece of linen soaked in river water with the other hand, imitating his father-in-law.
The latter was the first important military order issued by Zhang Rong when they were negotiating the combat plan after he agreed to Li Bao's assault on shore. It was the same for not only the assault troops but also the rest of the people. Those who did not have cloth had to tear their clothes and wet them to wrap them... Yu Yunwen was stimulated by the smell of meat in the fire at that time and vomited continuously. He was not very clear about what happened afterwards and only remembered this military order and the subsequent flag-carrying military order.
It was in such a scene, under the light of ashes and fire, that more than a thousand Jin cavalrymen suddenly came at high speed from the northeast direction.
The leader, Meng'an, named Moliye, saw flags from afar, and the flags were of unusual design. He knew that it was a high-ranking officer of the Song army, so he whistled and led one or two hundred cavalrymen to turn around and capture the person first.
Unexpectedly, just as this guy turned towards the river bank and was still several hundred steps away, dozens of mud bombs mixed with gunpowder bags were fired from behind the flag, throwing the densely packed Jin cavalry into panic.
At the same time, hundreds of leather-armored soldiers suddenly emerged from behind the river bank, each holding a powerful crossbow, ready for battle.
The leading Meng An Moriye had a big swelling on his face from being splashed by broken mud bullets. He was furious for a moment, but seeing this, he could only return to the team in embarrassment.
The big man who was left behind to support the battle was so angry that his eyelids twitched. He shouted angrily: "How can you be so stupid? Didn't they say there were artillery carts on the river? Don't worry about this, just get off your horse and rush into the water fort for me. There are still Song soldiers in the water fort!"
The Jin army knights around and in front heard the military order, but just turned around and looked coldly, while Moriya was so angry that he roared wildly, like the howling of a wild beast.
Da Qing knew that he had said something he did not want to say, and he quickly corrected himself in shame: "I was drunk and anxious... Brothers, please follow me to dismount and fight on foot. After the battle, not only will I not take any spoils, but I will also take gold and silver from my home as a thank you gift! Brother Moriye, I will definitely give you an extra reward afterwards!"
After saying this, the man dismounted from his horse, personally holding a short weapon and leading his own guards into the water stronghold covered with flying ashes. Moriye then sneered, dismounted and led his men to charge.
Seeing this scene from afar, Yu Yunwen on the river bank was frightened for a moment, and went to see his adoptive father-in-law, but Zhang Rong just sat there with his hands covering his nose. Not only that, the hundreds of soldiers also stopped fighting and returned to the river bank to rest, covering their noses.
Just like that, for a full half a quarter of an hour, Zhang Rong could hear the shouts and cries of killing coming from the water stronghold, which was filled with smoke and fire. It seemed that Li Bao's troops were fighting with the reinforcements that suddenly joined. Only then did he calmly turn around and give the order:
"Wave the flag for me!"
Yu Yunwen did not bother to cover his mouth and nose, he quickly raised the flag and waved it vigorously... At this time, the clever new scholar realized that his father-in-law asked him to stay here not because he felt sorry for his seasickness, but because he was tall and could raise the flag higher!
As soon as Zhang Rong waved his flag, the people in the river immediately became busy. First, several people hiding in the old dike... that is, the broken dike in the old course of the Yellow River, which was also the natural outer wall of the Jin army's water camp... Several flag-bearers of the Song army navy who were hiding under the old dike were reminded by their companions in the river, and almost went ashore at the same time, facing the remaining power of the fire, and waved various flags in their hands towards the direction of the water camp.
The soldiers on the boat in the river also shouted and clamored as hard as they could, as if they were calling for something.
Yu Yunwen, whose face was covered in dust, was puzzled for a moment.
But it was only for a moment. Soon, the leather-armored short-soldier navy who had broken into the water fort earlier followed the sounds and flags, broke out of the gray and hot water fort, and escaped from the river bank. With the help of the supporting ships, they returned to the river to rest.
Yu Yunwen looked back curiously and saw clearly that when these people returned to the river, their first reaction was not to bandage their wounds, but to wash and wet their face wraps in the cold river water.
That’s not all. At almost the same time, Xiao En, the naval commander under Zhang Rong, who had been waiting for orders in the river, had already come behind Zhang Rong at some point. He led more than a thousand leather-armored soldiers who had been resting for a long time, and also wrapped their faces with wet linen, and landed calmly from behind Zhang Rong.
Then, they rushed past Yu Yunwen, who was stunned and just waving the flag numbly, and attacked the water fort from the southeast again, scoring twice.
“Stop it!”
Seeing Li Bao and Xiao En moving forward and backward along the river bank, using the control of the waterway and the river bank to complete the rotation while continuing the surprise attack, Zhang Rong naturally thought of caring for his son-in-law. "Go to the river to wash the linen... and wash it for my man... and then come back up."
Yu Yunwen had already been fascinated by what he saw, but with an excited look on his face, he went down to quickly wash the linen for himself and Zhang Rong before coming up again to hold the flag.
Then, the young scholar handed over the wet linen cloth and naturally couldn't help but take the opportunity to ask another question: "General... this way of taking advantage of the water to escape calmly, although it is not as sophisticated as the Queyue formation, it is considered a great ingenuity without any effort. What is its name?"
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