Chapter 172: Crossing the River in Black
After Han Ming received the news that Zhou had returned to Tiandu City, he gathered all the generals as soon as possible.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this commander has just received a secret report that Zhou Cheng, the commander of the army, has been transferred back to Beijing. Now, the army is leaderless, and I am ready to take this opportunity to take the North Shore Ferry in one fell swoop. ”
When everyone heard Han Ming's words, they immediately reacted, it turned out that he had been preparing for this during this time.
Liu Zhixian saw Han Ming's eyes with a strange color, which was a kind of confidence in holding everything in his hands.
"General Liu!" Han Ming shouted.
Liu Zhixian hurriedly retracted his mind and replied respectfully: "The end will be." "
"I order you to hurry up the construction of ships, and make sure that ten ships of war are built in five days. ”
"Ordered. Liu Zhixian replied.
"Feng Yu!"
"The end will be. ”
"Order you to lead a group of cavalry to the mouth of the fish mouth downstream to build a pontoon bridge, the range of movement is not too large, if the enemy pays attention to the downstream and sends warships to attack, remember to retreat immediately, do not fight with it. ”
"Ordered. Feng Yu replied dryly.
Han Ming likes him for this, he always does things straightforwardly, saying and doing things neatly.
"The rest of the generals obey the order!"
"The end will be. Everyone else replied.
"During this time, I will be able to cross the Henghe River and fight to the death with the army. ”
"Ordered. The crowd replied in unison.
This time, Chen Feng can be regarded as having seen Han Ming's ability, he is so mature and sophisticated in doing things at a young age, and his words are extremely confident, which makes people unable to question them.
After assigning the task, this time, Han Ming left Liu Zhixian behind.
But the difference this time is that after Liu Zhixian left the big tent, Han Ming disappeared.
But the generals were already accustomed to Han Ming's elusive figure, and they didn't have the slightest suspicion about it.
After the Chu army started, the Li army on the north bank of the Henghe River immediately paid attention to the movement here.
Min Zheng found that Chu Junzhoukoudu had started to build a new big ship again, and he was a little disdainful in his heart.
"Hmph, stupid, when the Chu army on the other side repairs ten big ships, the general will directly send someone over to finish him off. Min Zheng said disdainfully.
The other generals in the camp were also full of confidence, after all, Zhou Cheng had done this before, and they just needed to repeat the old tricks.
All the generals laughed at the incompetence of the Marshal of the Chu Army in their hearts, and in the end they would only use these methods, without any new ideas.
Just when everyone was full of confidence and ready to see the jokes of the Chu army, a general hurriedly came to report.
"General Min, there is a sentry who has discovered the movement of the Chu army at the mouth of Yuzui in the lower reaches of the Henghe River. ”
Min Zheng was immediately surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Is the news true?"
The subordinates saw it, it was indeed true, and there was suddenly a group of Chu soldiers at the mouth of the fish, and it seemed that they were preparing to build a pontoon bridge. ”
After listening to this, Min Zheng nodded and praised: "It's a good move, and there are really some means." General Wang Ping!"
"The end will be. ”
"The Zhoukoudu camp is temporarily under your command, and I will personally lead the army to Yuzuikou to meet this strange army for a while. Remember, if there's a situation on the other side, don't hesitate to report it. Min Zheng ordered.
"The last general commanded. The general named Wang Ping immediately stood up and replied.
"General Liao, you know more about the Chu army, come with me. "
Liao Ziping patted his chest with one hand, "The last general will take the order." ”
Yuzuikou is located in a gentle place in the lower reaches of the Yokogawa River. Because there is a boulder in the middle of the river, it has formed an island in the river due to the perennial accumulation of sediment in the upper reaches.
This small island stands in the middle of the Henghe River, narrow and sharp in the south, wide and slow in the north, so the state of Chu built a bridge in the south, but because it has been in disrepair all year round, it has been abandoned.
Feng Yu wanted to rebuild this abandoned wooden bridge to connect the north and south banks.
According to Han Ming's instructions, Feng Yu had already done a good job of keeping secrets, but he was still discovered by Li Jun.
Within two days, Min Zheng arrived at the north shore of Yuzuikou with an army of 30,000. On the same day, the warships of the Li army were dispatched to directly burn the bridge deck that the Chu army had built for two days, and cut the iron cable connecting the south bank and Xiaozhou.
When Min Zheng saw the situation, a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"This commander of the Chu army does have some ability, and he even thought of the means of repairing warships and secretly crossing the rope bridge. If it were someone else, I'm afraid that he would have already been tricked, but it's a pity that he met me. ”
"The general is wise, and with the general here, any conspiracy and trickery must be revealed. Liao Ziping praised on the side.
"Hahaha, you're pretty good. By the way, how did the flag of the leader on the other side change? Do you know who is the commander on the other side?"
"General Bing, my subordinates learned that the current commander on the other side is the newly promoted magnate of Zhongchu, Han Ming. I have known this person, at a young age, he relied on the favor of the Emperor of Zhongchu to rise all the way, and he became the general he is today. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than the extermination of some bandits and robbers, and there is no great talent. Liao Ziping commented.
When Min Zheng heard this, he said to the surrounding generals with a look of pity: "Look at it, look at it, what kind of people does he use in the Chu State? A yellow-mouthed boy has become a general, and I laugh at him for having no one in Chu." According to my plan, I will lead the army to the south and level Shangjing. ”
"General, when the marshal was leaving, he explained it. Stick to the boat mouth ferry and row the river to rule. Liao Ziping nodded at the side.
"Haha, I'm going to talk about it, don't take it seriously. ”
Min Zheng snorted, but in Liao Ziping's eyes, he felt that Min Zheng really had the intention of crossing the Henghe, but fortunately, with the pressure of a thorough order, Min Zheng would not mess around.
On the night of the day when Min Zheng led his troops to destroy the rope bridge at Yuzuikou, under the illumination of the moonlight, a troop suddenly appeared in Zimudu in the upper reaches of the Henghe River.
They were dressed in black and orderly, and more than 3,000 people walked at the ferry without making a sound, as if they were one with the surrounding night.
Soon the unit rushed to the river in the dark. At this time, a group of soldiers, led by Xu Hua, carried out hundreds of rafts.
Han Ming looked at the hundreds of rafts placed on the riverbank and nodded with satisfaction.
He looked at Xu Hua and said, "Good job, next, you immediately take the soldiers back to the Zhoukoudu camp and tell Liu Zhixian to let him act." ”
"The subordinates receive the order. Xu Hua immediately replied.
Then he led his soldiers and began to march towards the Zhoukou Ferry, as for what Han Ming was going to do, he had already guessed when he saw the black-clothed troops. What he can do at the moment is to cooperate with Han Ming's plan.
After Xu slid away, Han Ming looked at the bamboo rafts lined up on the shore and waved to Zhao Ming, who led the team.
I saw 3,000 black-clothed soldiers tiptoeing up one bamboo raft after another, and sat firmly in the middle of the bamboo raft.
Seeing that everyone was ready, Han Ming waved his hand.
"Let's go!"
Suddenly, the mighty bamboo raft army began to row towards the opposite bank.
These black-clad soldiers, like ghosts, wander through a world full of darkness. If there were people on the other side of the river at this moment, they would probably be frightened by this strange situation.
Crazy looked at the rickety little bamboo raft in front of him, and was busy lying on the bamboo raft.
"What's the matter, scared?" Han Ming shouted after getting up wildly.
"No, boss, you also know that I don't know water, if I fall into the water, what will I do?" said Crazy Qi with some grievances.
Hearing this, Han Ming smiled, "Don't worry, I know how to water, when you are with me, even if you fall into the water, I can scoop it up for you." ”
After saying this, Han Ming suddenly remembered that he had come to this world in the first place. There was also a person who fell into the water, he jumped into the river to save people regardless of his safety, and was finally brought to this world by a strange red whirlpool.
He couldn't help but wonder in his heart that if he fell into the water, would there be a whirlpool again when he saved him and brought him back.
But it's not a big problem to think about, besides, he has begun to slowly adapt to life here, with the person he likes, and with the responsibility that he can't let go, if he is asked to make a choice, he may not choose to go back.
Of course, Madness did not fall into the water, and he did not see the whirlpool, and the soldiers of the Zhiwai Army crossed the river safely, and there was not a single soldier on the other side.
As soon as he set foot on the land on the north shore, Han Ming knew that a vicious battle was coming.