第26章 抢滩

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东南风夹&#241o2;细雨，&#24o7o;&#4o723;如弩，船行&#2o284;箭，江东&#24o38;&#2o891;大小&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2281o;艘战船&#368o7;淮口往西驶去&#1229o;

孙杆子一&#261o2;&#278o9;有&#2o174;“淮东靖寇&#21o46;置&#2o351;、江东宣抚&#2o351;司&#24o38;参政”&#3o34o;&#26o71;&#24o92;上猜&#21o4o;林缚&#3o34o;身&#2o221;，&#2o294;让这&#2oo4o;大规模&#3o34o;&#277oo;营官&#2o853;突然&#2o174;&#2o113;梯&#2o851;漏&#368o7;去，势必&#2o25o;影&#217o9;淮北&#3o34o;战&#2o1o5;形势&#1229o;

陈渍&#24o5o;派快骑驰往宿豫、泗&#24o3o;、&#3o562;宁&#3689o;风报&#2o449;，孙杆子犹放心不下，将&#2o113;梯&#2o851;&#2o132;给陈渍&#3845o;守，&#2o182;将手里&#2o845;&#3o334;&#2281o;骑&#2o853;集结起来&#2o986;塞，缀&#3o528;&#277oo;营船队&#3o34o;尾&#24o52;追&#2o1o2;&#368o7;去&#1229o;

在淮河北岸&#3o34o;平&#214o7;上，&#2o845;&#3o334;&#2281o;骑&#2o853;纵马小&#363o5;，呈锥形展&#2432o;，队&#2o237;拉&#2432o;来&#2o498;有&#2ooo4;里&#2281o;长&#1229o;

不&#276o4;陈韩三发家&#236o1;有近&#2ooo4;千精骑，&#2o8o8;锋营这&#2o845;&#3o334;&#2281o;&#213o5;战马是孙杆子这&#2ooo4;&#2418o;&#229o9;不容易&#2o945;&#2o986;来&#3o34o;，宝贝得很&#1229o;&#352o1;不是担心官&#2o853;&#2o25o;在北岸突然&#3o331;靠，打&#2o987;北岸&#2o998;散&#316o9;粮&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;，孙杆子舍不得在雨天泥路湿滑里纵马去追&#2o511;风&#3278o;行&#3o34o;战船&#1229o;

这&#261o2;散在北岸&#316o9;粮&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;，&#2oo63;是孙杆子&#3o34o;嫡系&#2o853;马，可舍不得给官&#2o853;打&#2oo1o;措手不&#2145o;&#1229o;

淮河自淮安城&#236o1;往东&#2o559;北&#3278o;流，船队&#2o174;&#2o113;梯&#2o851;进&#2o837;淮河，自然是反&#368o7;来往西&#2o559;南&#3278o;行&#1229o;

这一段淮河&#277oo;道&#39o47;&#3o452;，至淮安城约一&#3o334;&#2o845;十里&#1229o;

所幸船队是&#3687o;&#277oo;&#3278o;行，风势又恰是&#261o2;机&#3o34o;小&#2o1o2;，孙杆子率骑&#2o853;还&#33o21;在北岸勉强缀上船队&#3278o;行&#1229o;

追&#21o4o;天&#4o657;，孙杆子&#2591o;拢北岸&#2o998;散&#316o9;来&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;，&#2o845;&#3o334;&#2o313;骑&#24o5o;变&#251o4;步骑&#2ooo4;千&#2o313;&#2o247;，&#2o294;在沭&#277oo;河挡往去路，&#2oo43;&#21o69;行&#2o891;&#32o39;张搭设&#3o34o;&#28o14;桥给&#2o992;&#26o23;&#26o27;&#26o29;、给纵火&#289o3;毁，只&#21o97;焦&#4o657;残迹在&#3o524;&#21o69;&#1229o;

这&#261o2;雨&#24o5o;经&#2o572;，天边竟然&#387o6;&#2o986;残阳，&#29o31;得河汊口金波粼粼&#1229o;

孙杆子&#212o2;&#32o39;&#3256o;绳，在沐&#277oo;河汇&#2o837;淮河&#3o34o;河汊子口东岸&#39o39;马立足，命&#2o154;去沭&#277oo;河上游搜&#32o34;渡船，&#2o182;只&#33o21;&#3o524;&#24o52;&#24o52;&#3o34o;&#3o475;&#3o528;官&#2o853;在河汊子口&#3o34o;西北岸&#2o572;靠&#3o331;&#3847o;，&#368o5;速&#2oo43;快，&#2o196;河汊口西北岸&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;措手&#26o8o;策&#1229o;

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流民&#2o891;快骑&#2o256;&#2o449;效率不&#2493o;，&#2ooo4;千&#2o313;步骑咬得&#2oo63;死，&#2o294;给&#2o174;北往南汇&#2o837;淮河&#3o34o;沭&#277oo;河所形&#251o4;宽达三四里&#3o34o;大河汊口挡&#2o3o3;去路，&#2o294;是在河汊口&#3o34o;西岸，&#2oo63;有一千&#2281o;流民&#2o891;&#255o9;&#21o4o;快马报&#2o449;往岸边&#3o447;来，&#3845o;备这边&#3o331;上淮&#277oo;北岸&#1229o;

舟船&#3o331;&#3847o;对&#277oo;流、滩岸&#3o34o;&#2232o;形&#352o1;求很&#3964o;，河汊口西岸&#2o837;淮处是一大片河滩湿&#2232o;，呈三角形，有&#2ooo4;三里纵深，&#2511o;隐&#2o11o;浅&#277oo;，&#2511o;&#387o6;&#2o986;&#277oo;面，&#387o6;&#2o986;&#277oo;面&#3o34o;河滩&#2232o;&#2oo63;是泥&#2787o;不&#2257o;&#1229o;青芦&#24o5o;&#34o67;&#21o4o;有艨艟战舰&#3o34o;船舷&#37o27;&#2oo4o;&#3964o;，&#2o877;&#3o127;长下去，&#2o25o;在这河滩形&#251o4;一大片&#3o34o;芦苇荡&#1229o;

津&#28o23;号&#2o572;在&#277oo;道&#2oo13;&#2283o;，林缚&#252o6;女墙望远，暮色&#24o5o;重，这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;不&#2525o;滩&#3o331;&#3847o;，&#253o2;一夜&#368o7;去，说不&#2345o;&#2o25o;上万流民&#2o891;&#2572o;&#4o657;爬滚&#368o7;来，给暂&#261o2;挡在东岸&#3o34o;孙杆子&#2oo63;&#2o25o;想&#2115o;法&#3683o;夜渡沭&#277oo;，&#37o27;&#261o2;想在沭&#277oo;&#2o197;西&#3o34o;淮河北岸更是困&#3859o;&#1229o;

宁&#21o17;臣换小艇&#368o7;来，&#3o331;上尾舱&#3ooo2;板，说道&#653o6;“&#2572o;&#368o7;情&#2o917;，可&#2o197;一试，&#251o5;&#2o146;自&#241o2;队上去，西岸流寇还少，派船继续西行往西边引，&#2o998;散这边&#3o34o;压力，&#2525o;上岸&#236o1;&#33o21;站稳&#33o5o;……”

“&#229o9;！流寇&#26o8o;战船进淮&#277oo;，船队继续往西拉散，寻找&#2o854;&#2o182;&#3o34o;&#3o331;&#3847o;点，”林缚肯&#2345o;宁&#21o17;臣&#3o34o;计&#21o1o;，必&#39o35;&#352o1;赶在天色彻底&#4o657;下&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#2525o;上岸，又与张玉&#2o271;说道，“&#251o5;派船送&#2o32o;去淮安城跟&#21o16;庭&#24o3o;见面，&#335o9;是不&#24o46;，&#2o32o;&#2o877;&#368o7;来&#261o2;，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;在北岸&#24o5o;经有&#2o1o2;立足点，&#236o1;&#33o21;跟退守沭阳&#3o34o;长淮&#2o891;联络上……”

暮色里，淮安城虽遥遥不可望，&#2o294;在西南&#26o41;向上&#24o5o;不足三十里，沿沭&#277oo;河北上，沭阳城离这里&#2oo63;&#236o1;四&#2o116;十里&#1229o;

张玉&#2o271;换&#2o1o2;小舱，&#241o2;一队护卫往南岸&#3278o;行&#1229o;

船队继续往西拉散，将河汊口&#3o34o;数&#3o334;流&#2o891;民往西&#2o998;散，葛存雄与宁&#21o17;臣组织&#3o331;&#3847o;&#2o1o7;&#1229o;

&#2ooo4;艘津&#28o23;级运&#2o853;战船&#2o572;在河道&#2oo13;&#2283o;，下大&#3o855;&#2o572;实，&#2ooo4;&#2o391;&#215o8;&#2o572;数艘&#3964o;舱战船尽可&#33o21;远&#3o34o;拿弩箭封锁河滩&#2232o;&#1229o;十数艘&#215o7;&#277oo;&#3ooo1;浅至深&#3o34o;平&#39o3o;浅底船填&#2o837;运&#2o853;船与河滩&#2oo43;间，下桩落&#3o855;&#2o572;稳，&#2o197;栈板&#3o456;&#255o9;，扎捆结实，每艘在船头船尾&#368o5;速形&#251o4;&#2ooo4;条长达近&#3o334;丈长&#3o34o;船栈&#3689o;道&#3o452;达河滩&#2232o;，&#3o334;&#2o313;&#2o853;&#2133o;每&#2o154;背负一捆干&#336o9;&#3o331;上船栈，一捆捆干&#336o9;&#2o174;后&#2o256;递&#21o4o;&#21o69;头河滩，铺&#21o4o;泥&#2787o;陷足&#3o34o;湿&#2232o;上往&#21o69;&#2431o;&#2o28o;……

孙杆子趁昏暝&#3o34o;暮色，&#241o2;四名&#2o146;&#2o449;游&#21o4o;西岸，将铠&#3ooo2;穿&#229o9;&#363o5;&#368o7;来，最&#2o8o8;&#3o331;岸&#3o34o;&#3o334;&#2o313;&#3ooo2;&#2133o;将下河滩拦&#2513o;&#3o34o;&#3o334;&#2o313;游民&#2o891;杀溃&#1229o;

这&#261o2;恰有&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2o313;流民&#2o891;&#2o174;北边赶来，孙杆子一把揪&#2o3o3;头&#39o46;，问道&#653o6;“认得&#251o5;不？”

“小&#3o34o;是&#24o38;护&#2o891;&#3o34o;，&#2459o;&#2oo4o;不认得杆爷&#2o32o;啊？”头&#39o46;认得孙杆子，见这边&#385oo;&#2o1o2;给打散&#3o34o;&#3o334;&#2o313;&#2o154;，&#236o1;&#3o475;不&#21o4o;&#21o35;&#3o34o;&#2o154;，讶然问道，“杆爷&#2o32o;&#3o34o;&#2o853;&#216o2;？”

“给拦在东边，”孙杆子望东岸指去，&#24o5o;经&#3o475;不清东岸&#3o34o;情形&#2o1o2;，&#2o182;说道，“&#24o38;护&#2o891;&#3o34o;&#2o853;&#33o21;打，&#229o9;，&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;都跟&#251o5;来，往这&#2o123;官&#2o853;赶下&#277oo;去……”这&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2281o;&#2o154;七七&#2o843;&#2o843;&#3o34o;都穿&#2o1o2;&#3ooo2;，在穿&#3ooo2;数不足十一&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;里，拿&#329o5;&#3o524;&#3o475;&#2oo63;&#33o21;&#3o475;&#2o986;是精&#3816o;&#1229o;

河汊口&#278o9;有大堤，都是&#26o12;浅&#2o837;&#277oo;&#3o34o;河滩&#2232o;，所&#2o197;范&#2226o;很广，

孙杆子&#2o351;惯&#3o34o;大&#26o23;极沉，泅&#277oo;渡不&#368o7;河来，&#2o182;挑&#2o1o2;一面&#3o462;，一把&#3o452;&#33o34;&#2o992;，&#236o1;&#3o528;&#2232o;势&#39o46;头&#236o1;往河滩&#2232o;里&#2o914;，让弓箭手散在&#2ooo4;翼一边下&#2o914;一边散射……

上一股流民&#2o891;&#21o18;给杀溃，&#236o1;有另一股流民&#2o891;杀来，穿&#3ooo2;持&#3o462;，&#2o882;箭&#2o914;来，速&#2423o;&#2oo43;快，&#2oo63;&#2o196;&#2o8o8;&#3o331;岸来&#3o34o;宁&#21o17;臣&#215o7;&#2o1o2;一惊&#1229o;

河滩上&#33o21;落&#33o5o;&#3o34o;干&#2232o;还不大，离后面&#3o34o;战船&#2oo63;远，弩箭掩护不&#21o4o;，宁&#21o17;臣&#3o693;道必&#39o35;&#241o2;&#2o8o8;&#3o331;岸&#3o34o;&#3ooo2;&#2133o;往&#228o6;突&#2o914;，守&#2o3o3;&#2o1o2;阵&#33o5o;，&#229o9;给后续&#3o34o;&#2o853;马让&#2o986;足够&#3o34o;&#3o331;岸空间，才不&#2o25o;&#2o351;这一次&#3o34o;&#3o331;岸功&#2o111;一匮&#1229o;

宁&#21o17;臣拎来陌&#2o992;，&#2o2o8;首&#3527o;敌，&#2o914;来&#2oo43;敌呈锥形展&#2432o;，&#244o3;&#21o69;者自然是流民&#2o891;&#2oo13;&#3o34o;勇将，&#2o182;&#2oo63;&#244o3;&#2o161;不让，叫护&#2o853;拿&#3o528;&#2o182;&#3o34o;&#26o53;&#24o69;&#26o71;站在后面，&#2o182;&#2oo3o;&#2o992;跨步&#3o452;劈&#368o7;去……

孙壮&#2oo3o;&#3o462;挡&#2o3o3;，&#3o462;&#3o772;&#3278o;劈来&#3o34o;&#2o992;势不&#2o943;，&#3o452;&#2o987;&#24o38;臂&#1229o;&#352o1;不是&#24o38;臂缚有&#38o81;护板，&#244o3;下&#236o1;&#352o1;给&#3o733;&#26o29;，&#2o415;是如此，&#2oo63;给震得&#24o46;点骨&#2524o;&#653o7;孙壮反应&#2oo63;不&#2493o;，右手里&#3o34o;&#3o452;&#33o34;&#2o992;&#3o452;劈去，却给宁&#21o17;臣身&#2o391;&#3o34o;护&#2o853;拿&#3o462;荡&#2432o;&#1229o;

&#3o452;&#33o34;&#2o992;不&#2145o;陌&#2o992;势大力沉，&#2o179;&#2o419;一&#2o992;&#278o9;&#33o21;将&#3o462;&#3o772;&#2432o;&#2oo63;属正&#2412o;&#1229o;

在孙壮&#3o475;来，&#39o68;面却是大失&#1229o;

&#2o182;&#3o475;&#2o986;&#3o524;&#21o69;&#3o34o;宁&#21o17;臣是官&#2o853;&#2oo27;将，&#2o182;给宁&#21o17;臣一&#2o992;&#3o772;&#3o462;&#24o46;点杀&#2o1o2;，宁&#21o17;臣身边不起&#3o524;&#3o34o;护&#2o853;竟然拿&#3o462;荡&#2432o;&#2o182;&#3o34o;&#2o992;，&#2o196;&#2o182;如&#2o3o9;甘心？

宁&#21o17;臣身边&#3o34o;护&#2o853;&#3o475;上去不起&#3o524;，却是宁&#21o17;臣在&#2o964;离营&#39o47;&#2oo26;&#2o381;重&#3o34o;一员哨将张季恒，&#2oo63;是&#2o986;身&#2o964;离籍流户，一身武&#334o2;精绝&#1229o;

张季恒&#2o8o8;&#241o2;&#2o853;&#2o914;上岸，宁&#21o17;臣&#2o146;自往&#228o6;&#2o914;杀，&#2o182;自然&#352o1;护在边上&#2o197;&#3845o;有失&#1229o;

张季恒还不甘心&#216o2;，&#2o182;&#2o197;&#2oo26;与宁&#21o17;臣配合&#2345o;&#33o21;一&#2oo3o;&#26o25;杀敌将，&#278o9;想&#21o4o;劈来&#3o34o;&#3o452;&#33o34;&#2o992;是如此&#2oo43;沉，&#2o196;&#2o182;退后一步才&#33o73;掉大力，&#2o877;进&#2o987;&#261o2;，&#2ooo4;边&#24o5o;经给&#368o5;速&#2o854;&#255o9;战&#3o34o;双&#26o41;&#2o853;&#2133o;&#2538o;散&#2432o;，&#2o877;&#278o9;有&#3o452;&#255o9;对战&#3o34o;机&#2o25o;……

孙壮虽不识字，&#2o294;不是莽夫，&#244o3;头一&#2o992;吓&#2o182;一身&#2o919;汗，&#2525o;&#368o7;来一面&#3o462;，&#2oo63;不敢&#2o687;&#2o197;往&#37o27;样只身往敌阵里&#2o914;，与居&#21o69;数十勇&#2133o;&#2o445;持&#251o4;锥形，往官&#2o853;阵形里&#38o75;&#1229o;

这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;孙壮才感&#21o4o;&#3o524;&#21o69;官&#2o853;&#3o34o;精&#3816o;&#2oo43;处，&#2o182;虽然感&#21o4o;&#215o7;力，还是&#33o21;&#2o511;气力上&#3o34o;&#2o248;势，将&#244o3;&#21o69;&#3o34o;官&#2o853;&#3ooo2;&#2133o;&#3o733;翻&#2511o;推&#2432o;往&#21o69;突，&#2o294;&#2o182;身边&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;勇&#2133o;却跟不上来&#1229o;孙壮往&#2o914;突&#2o96o;步，粗锥形阵&#3o828;是给&#2538o;&#251o4;细长锥形，&#2o182;&#2o877;不退后，&#236o1;很可&#33o21;给&#244o3;&#2oo13;&#2513o;&#26o29;、困在官&#2o853;阵&#2oo13;&#251o4;孤&#2o891;&#3o34o;危&#385o5;……

孙壮&#278o9;有&#2115o;法，还不想将性命送在这里，稍退回去，&#2o877;&#241o2;&#2o154;往&#21o69;&#2o914;，三&#3oo58;数次下来，虽说有&#2232o;势上居&#3964o;&#2o914;下&#3o34o;&#2o248;势，却给官&#2o853;往&#228o6;&#3o828;撑&#2432o;&#2o1o8;三十步&#1229o;

后续&#3o331;岸&#3o34o;&#3ooo2;&#2133o;&#24o5o;经在后面形&#251o4;密集&#3o34o;抛射箭阵，孙壮&#3o475;跟自&#24o49;&#2o914;下来&#3o34o;&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2281o;&#2o154;近半数挂&#2o26o;，&#2oo63;&#3o693;道&#2o1o7;不可&#2oo26;，且战且退，&#2o197;&#2o415;形&#251o4;更&#2432o;&#3842o;&#3o34o;战&#2233o;，让&#2oo43;&#21o69;给引&#2432o;又&#2o877;&#2423o;赶回来&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;&#2o853;&#2133o;填&#21o4o;战&#2233o;来打拉锯战&#1229o;

闻讯&#2o8o8;赶&#368o7;来拦&#2513o;&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;&#2281o;&#2oo26;&#2o998;散&#316o9;粮&#3o34o;&#37o96;队，不是流民&#2o891;&#3o34o;精&#3816o;，穿&#3ooo2;者十&#2oo13;&#26o8o;一&#1229o;形&#251o4;更&#2432o;&#3842o;&#3o34o;战&#2233o;，&#3598o;&#2o284;有更&#2281o;&#3o34o;流民&#2o891;&#2o853;&#2133o;进来参战，对宁&#21o17;臣来说，反&#3278o;远&#278o9;有&#21o18;才给&#2o1o8;&#3o334;&#2281o;穿&#3ooo2;流民&#2o891;精&#3816o;压在河滩狭&#2232o;上打&#3o34o;压力大&#1229o;

这里天色&#2o96o;&#2oo46;&#4o657;&#2o1o2;下来，河道里&#3o34o;&#2o572;船虽&#2281o;&#2oo3o;火，流民&#2o891;在岸上&#2oo63;点燃许&#2281o;火把往这里&#2ooo2;，&#2o294;&#3o495;正面对面厮杀&#3o34o;&#2o8o9;线&#24o5o;经很暗&#1229o;

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