The soldiers under Xu Huang's command fired arrows one after another.
Over a hundred arrows were shot, and aside from those that missed, most of them hit the shields of the Dong soldiers.
Xu Huang's army fired five waves of arrows, and even when the Dong soldiers couldn't dodge, only dozens were hit.
This level of casualty was clearly negligible for the Dong soldiers, who had a numerical advantage.
"Quick! Quick!"
The Dong soldiers braved the arrows and reached the shore, forming up after landing, leaving only one or two people on the rafts to go back and bring more friendly troops over.
Xu Huang quickly led his infantry forward, intending to push these Dong soldiers into the river to feed the fish while they were still getting their footing.
However, the number of Dong soldiers was simply too great.
Longmen Ferry, tho the smallest of the three major crossings, could not be completely covered by a mere few hundred men.
Xu Huang moved his troops back and forth, only barely managing to hold one section.
Dong soldiers in other areas gradually gathered several hundred troops and began to form ranks.
"Has Military Officer Wu not arrived yet?"
Xu Huang saw that the number of Dong soldiers crossing the river was already not inferior to his own, and anxiously said to a close attendant, "Quick, go back to the camp again and urge him to bring his troops over to reinforce us immediately!"
"Understood!"
The close attendant galloped back to the camp, shouting all the way.
"Military Officer Wu! Military Officer Wu! Enemy attack! Military Officer Xu told you to quickly leave the camp and provide support!"
The people Xu Huang had arranged earlier woke up many soldiers.
However, although these soldiers were awake, most of them were still groggy.
Upon hearing this, some were indifferent, not understanding what was said at all, while others broke out in a cold sweat and immediately sobered up.
The sober soldiers wanted to leave the camp to support, but found that their own squad leader had fallen asleep again.
Some platoon leaders told their soldiers to assemble, but they were mistaken for something else by the drunken soldiers and immediately got into a brawl.
The entire camp instantly descended into chaos.
Xu Huang's close attendant finally made it to Wu Kuang's tent, only to find that he couldn't be woken up no matter how much he called.
Instead, Zhang Zhang, who was sleeping next door, was woken up.
"Arrogant!"
Zhang Zhang stumbled in, pointed at Xu Huang's close attendant, and angrily said, "Making noise late at nite, aren't you afraid of causing a panic in the camp?"
"Men! Get him out of here and execute him!"
"Military Officer Zhang!"
The close attendant stepped forward and urgently said, "Dong Zhuo is launching a nite raid, Military Officer Xu is currently holding the crossing, quickly bring your troops to support him!"
Zhang Zhang's eyes widened instantly, his head no longer dizzy, and he was no longer sleepy.
"Say that again?"
"Dong Zhuo is launching a nite raid, Military Officer Xu's forces are too few, he's about to be unable to hold on!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhang instantly felt as if his small life had married an African.
What?
Earlier, when Xu Huang advised them not to be negligent, they didn't take it seriously, believing that the Dong soldiers' morale was low and they wouldn't counterattack.
Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo actually came!
If Longmen Ferry were lost, allowing Dong Zhuo's cavalry to charge in, not only would the River East populace suffer heavy casualties, but even Zhang Xin would likely execute them immediately to enforce military law!
What is this, my friends?
A one-track mind turned into a two-sided problem.
Zhang Zhang regretted it deeply and ran like mad.
"Quick! Assemble the army and attack!"
Xu Huang was still holding on, perhaps the situation could still be salvaged.
At the crossing, Xu Huang looked at the increasingly numerous Dong soldiers nearby, his heart filled with anxiety.
If he went forward to block them, the Dong soldiers on his side would surely take the opportunity to cross the river.
If he didn't block them...
There were already over a thousand men over there!
"Military Officer Wu, are you still not awake?"
Just then, the camp gate opened, and Zhang Zhang led a contingent of troops out.
Xu Huang was overjoyed, then his brow furrowed, realizing that things were not simple.
This contingent of troops was not only disheveled, their formation was scattered, and there were hardly any weapons in the soldiers' hands.
Xu Huang's heart instantly sank.
Wasn't this just giving them away?
Indeed, the thousand-plus Dong soldiers over there had organized their formation and were originally planning to attack Xu Huang.
Upon seeing this contingent of troops, they decisively abandoned Xu Huang and charged toward Zhang Zhang.
The Luoyang Soldiers, just sobering up from their hangovers, met the well-prepared Dong soldiers and were slaughtered, crying out for their parre he slowly opened his eyes.
What met his gaze was a smiling, full-bearded, greasy uncle.
"You're awake..."