The soldiers floundering knee-deep in the mud clutched the guns and clung to the waggons in the midst of cracking whips, slipping hoofs, breaking traces and throat-splitting yells.

• 士兵们陷入齐膝深的泥泞中，双手抬着炮身，扶着带篷大车；马鞭不停地抽挞，马蹄滑动着；套索眼看就要破裂，他们拼命地吼叫，叫痛了胸口。