Lynn River.

This is a large river about a few hundred meters wide, which is a branch of the northern river basin, which runs diagonally for hundreds of miles, and is a necessary waterway to enter Wuxia Pass in the southeast.

The problems that Xuanjun is facing now are actually very serious.

Don't look at the large number of troops, but this is not a battle in the waters of the Yangtze River, there are no naval division warships, to cross the river, the only solution is to speed up the system, don't think about the big ships.

It is simply impossible to carry 200,000 troops in small boats, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of ghost troops deployed along the river bank on the opposite side.

In the past month, after the Xuan army was stationed, they moved up and down, felling and rushing to make it, and the people nearby heard the news and came to help, so they were only able to reach more than 200 small boats, and the rest were mostly rafts, which could carry troops, and the total number of people was about 5,000.

That is to say, the first trip of the Xuan army can only cross the river with 5,000 troops, and if it succeeds, the follow-up troops can come up, and if it is not successful, the war will be lost.

You can see how difficult it is.

Before completing the battle of crossing the river, Yan Qi first carried out a series of pre-war deployments, which were summarized as follows:

First, make all adequate and adequate preparations for crossing the river, including a good grasp of the terrain, wind direction, and currents, as well as an increase in the speed of the warships.

Second, personally take a small boat and lead people to reconnoiter and explore the defensive positions of the ghost army on the opposite bank of the river, and its approximate troop deployment.

Third, it is necessary to make a certain war deduction.

It took a lot of energy and time in between, but it was only necessary to do it in the war, and it was not difficult to see from it that Yan Qi's ability to command the troops.

On this day, he still came to the vicinity of Crab Mountain with his future as usual.

Crab Mountain, the middle section of the Lin River, is on the opposite bank, is a small hillside, where the ghost army has a part of the troops, condescending, with a stronghold to prevent the river from crossing.

Although the river is wide, the current is relatively gentle, as the channel curves and forms an arc that protrudes eastward.

Seeing that he always came here from time to time to inspect the terrain, the generals around him couldn't help but ask, "Yan Shuai is planning to cross the river from here?" ”

"I have this idea, but I can't implement it yet." Yan Qi said that because they were too short of tools to cross the river, and once the warship appeared on the river, it would definitely arouse the vigilance of the enemy army.

As he spoke, he shifted his gaze and suddenly noticed that a peasant woman was washing clothes by the river, so he couldn't help but walk over.

It seems to be a place where people in the neighborhood often do laundry, with a clear stone platform, and the peasant woman has a lot of clothes to wash, and she does not notice that she is behind her, and there is a large wooden barrel beside her.

The barrel has a cord buckle and is the kind that can be carried.

"This sister-in-law." Yan Qi stepped forward and said hello with a smile.

"Huh?" The woman came back to her senses and saw that it was the general of the Xuanjun army, so she quickly got up, wiped her hands on her clothes, and said a little overwhelmed: "General...... Checkmate. ”

The Xuan army is here to expel the aliens, and the local people have not had time to cheer, of course they will not be afraid, but it is inevitable that there will be some nervousness.

Seeing this, Yan Qi smiled again, and said in a gentle voice: "Now that the war is approaching, the ghost clan is on the other side, why are you still washing clothes here?" ”

"General, forgive me." The woman said truthfully: "The people in our neighborhood rely on this Lin River, laundry and fishing, etc., are all here, there is really no way, if it hinders the military affairs of the generals, the people and the women are guilty." ”

"Where, sister-in-law is serious, you and I are compatriots, this time we came, it was originally to drive away foreign enemies." Yan Qi said.

Hearing this, the woman suddenly became a little excited: "General, those god-killing ghost clansmen have lost their conscience, they are simply demons, you must defeat them......

"It's nature." Yan Qi said, glanced at the big wooden barrel again, and pointed: "What is the use of this wooden barrel?" ”

"That's it." The woman followed and took a look: "This is a specialty of our Linhe area, we ordinary people, we are also used to it, every household, there are big ones, there are small ones, you can hold a lot of things, you can make a water tank, sometimes, things are heavy, you can also put them on the water, along the river, just push and you can go......"

Hearing this, Yan Qi interrupted her: "The wooden barrel bears weights, put it on the water, and you can go by pushing it?" ”

"yes, it's very convenient." The woman nodded.

Yan Qi's heart moved, "Then this wooden barrel, can you lend me?" ”

"Of course, General, please." The woman did not hesitate, and had nothing to say to the national army.

Yan Qi thanked him, and then gestured to the general: "You go up." ”

"Huh?" The general was a little unresponsive.

"Let you go up!" Yan Qi repeated.

"Ah, yes, yes." The general finally understood, and hurriedly lowered the barrel to the surface of the river, and jumped into it himself.

But as soon as he entered the barrel, due to the imbalance of the force, the barrel also tilted instantly.

With a pop, the general fell into the water, and immediately came up and said, "Yan Shuai, this, this can't work......"

"En......" Yan Qi also frowned and thought deeply.

The general hurriedly went ashore, covered in water, and the woman on the side looked stunned.

After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up: "One barrel is easy to be unbalanced, but if you tie four barrels, two on one side, tightly together......"

The general was stunned: "The general means ......"

"God help me!" Yan Qi's eyes flashed, and he looked at the woman: "This sister-in-law, is there a bigger barrel in your village?" ”

The woman didn't know what she meant, and stammered, "Yes...... Yes, some are big, and they can hold five or six people......"

"Good!" Yan Qi was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the general: "You go quickly!" Invite all the village chiefs from nearby villages. ”

"No!" The partial general clenched his fists and led his life.

What is the Xuan army lacking now, not troops, not grain and grass, but tools for crossing the river!

Under his orders, the general began to hurriedly search for the chief of the nearby village, and he himself found several barrels of similar size, tied them two on one side, firmly tied them together, and tried again, and sure enough, it was more stable than a boat.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Xuanjun Tent.

Several nearby village chiefs have been invited over, and they all bowed their hands in the tent: "I've seen the general." ”

"Excuse me." Yan Qi stood above and stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "I invited you to come today, in fact, I want the villagers and elders to do our army a favor." ”

As he spoke, he explained the need to borrow barrels from local farmers.

After listening to this, several village chiefs did not say anything, and immediately had a humane: "It is incumbent on the general to expel foreign enemies, but if there is any need, we and other villagers should help each other!" ”

"Good!"

Yan Qi Dayue: "Without further ado, I hope you will return to the village as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, I'll quit ......"

The matter was quickly negotiated, and after the people sent several village chiefs away, Yan Qi also raised his eyes and glanced at the generals for a week, and then said in a shocking voice:

"I will, in three days, launch a battle to cross the river!"

When the generals of the Xuanjun heard this, they all lifted their spirits!