It feels like Zhang Bao is planning to make Xia Quyang into a turtle shell, and he has no intention of attacking at all. On the other hand, it is also difficult for others to bypass Xiaquyang and go south.

"Brother, since the thieves in this vicinity have made a defense, we might as well cross the river somewhere else......" Guan Yu looked at the opposite bank, with Quyang as the center, and several camps were set up around, not to mention, they were also tied up with logs on the shore to make a thick wooden shield, and they could be seen faintly behind them, soldiers with bows and arrows, and even crossbows.

As for the crossbow, it should have been obtained by thieves in the county administration of Julu County or Wei County and other places. After all, on the side of Lunu County, it was because of a batch of crossbows that the city was defended.

"Brother, I am willing to lead the troops to try to cross the river......" Guan Yu took the initiative to ask for battle, and the sword and shield soldiers under his command could resist a little in this situation.

"There's no hurry, and it's not too early...... Get some rest first. Liu Tao looked at the sky, and then replied.

Then he looked at Lu Yan and ordered: "Let the craftsman prepare the pontoon bridge immediately!" ”

"Whoa!" Lu Yan received the order, and then began to go down to make arrangements. knew in his heart that Liu Tao estimated that he had already made a decision.

Guan Yu was very confused, looked at the sky, it was more than half of noon (twelve o'clock), can this be regarded as early? It's just that seeing that Liu Tao also turned around and went back, he could only shake his head helplessly.

Soon, the whole army received rest, rested on the spot, and waited for further orders. Except for the soldiers who need to be on duty, the other soldiers eat dinner an hour earlier and go to bed immediately.

At this point, Guan Yu has come back to his senses, brother is going to attack at night! Come to think of it, the risk of crossing the river can be slightly reduced when it is quiet at night, and it is indeed much safer than crossing the river with great fanfare during the day.

After another 20 minutes, Zhang Fei also brought people back, and he had seen all 20 miles upstream, but he did not find any dam repairs. The tributary of the key Zhangshui River has been all the way through, and the terrain is very stable, there is no obvious drop, and there is naturally no suitable place for building a dam.

Zhang Fei reported like this, Liu Tao was actually a little relieved, and said that there was no need to be so cautious, but sometimes there was a little 'uncertainty', and for perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive disorder, this kind of 'uncertainty' was the most annoying.

Now that the final uncertainty is gone, then my heart will naturally be comfortable.

"General, the officers and soldiers on the opposite side seem to be planning to rest......" At this moment, on the other side of the river, the patrolling thieves saw that the officers and soldiers were starting to camp and did not plan to cross the river, so they went back and reported to the commander.

"Do you just sleep, or do you camp normally?" When the thief heard this, he frowned, and then asked.

"I can't see clearly, my vision is blocked by the cart, but there are still many soldiers patrolling outside......" The thief was stunned for a moment, and then fell asleep not very confidently.

"See it and tell me again!" When the thief heard this, he was immediately upset, kicked it away, and said with a scolding. The situation of the enemy forces determined how he had to deal with it, but he couldn't be careless.

It was only halfway through noon, and an impatient general might have given the order to cross the river directly. The river is only a tributary of Zhangshui, and the water is neither turbulent nor deep, and a simple pontoon bridge can be quickly passed. A steady general may not start crossing the river until the next day to ensure the strength of the soldiers. There will even be some cunning generals who will choose to cross the river overnight and launch a surprise attack.

The thief will be most worried about the last case. In the first two situations, it is completely possible to be on guard in advance, and then counterattack, so that the other party cannot cross the river safely.

"Let the people below prepare grease, and if necessary, they may be ready to burn the pontoon bridge tonight!" The thief thought about it, and finally gave the order.

Since the previous failure of the 'half-crossing attack', Zhang Bao asked him to come over here to take charge of the defense of the periphery of Xiaquyang. This time, however, an order was given: no matter what, the enemy army was not allowed to cross the river.

The subtext is: either the officers and soldiers did not cross the river, or the officers and soldiers stepped on your corpse to pass.

Obviously, as a result of the last tentative attack, Zhang Bao was still very angry, if it weren't for the thief general's brother Yan Zheng, that is, Zhang Bao's most trusted lieutenant, who came forward to intercede, I was afraid that he would have been punished.

"We have 5,000 soldiers, and 200 crossbowmen, so I want to see how you cross the river!" The thief walked out of the tent, looked at the camp on the other side of the river, clenched his fists and said.

Not only crossing the river, but also wanting to approach Xiaquyang from the west and south, he can't get around this pass!

On the other hand, after receiving the order, the Huotou army began to bury the pot in advance to make rice, but before that, boiled the water first, then took out a small packet of brown powder, poured it into the pot to mix, and then gave each soldier a bowl.

"Drink this again...... "The soldiers have become accustomed to drinking this thing every three days, the first time they are not used to it, and after the second time, they slowly get used to it.

"The chief said that only by drinking this regularly can there be no night blindness. Besides, isn't this thing fragrant? Hearing this, the gang leaders retorted directly.

"Not to mention, even if there is no campfire at night recently, I can see my surroundings clearly, which is really amazing." The latter smiled and drank it.

This is a liver marinated in ginger wine, broken up after being deodorized, then stir-fried in a ding, and then further polished into a powder. To put it simply, it's liver powder. It may be chicken liver, it may be the liver of sheep or pigs, anyway, you have to drink this thing once every three days, not only to supplement iron, but also to supplement vitamin A to avoid night blindness.

Thanks to this era, the water is basically a worthless thing, otherwise you really can't get so many livers. There seems to be something else that can supplement vitamin A, but Liu Tao knows about the liver.

The key is that he is also quite superstitious about this thing, he has often eaten it since he was a child, and when he grew up, he looked at the computer and looked at his mobile phone every day, but he was not short-sighted. Later, I found that the liver is rich in vitamin A, which is helpful for vision, and I will eat some if I can.

After crossing, I also bought some if I could, and cooked them myself. After a year, I don't know if it's an illusion, but my eyes have become much clearer and smarter. After the establishment of the army, in order to treat the night blindness of the soldiers, he also made the liver powder, and regularly supplemented the soldiers with vitamin A, and thanks to the fact that Zhang Fei's family is a butcher, there is no shortage of this thing.

"The sir has always been amazing......," the sergeant next to him suddenly said, "After the battle yesterday, I realized that my skin had an extra layer of hard stuff, and the knife couldn't cut it, but it disappeared automatically after an hour. ”

"Then what to say...... "It's rare for someone else to share their findings, after a long time, a lot of things, even if Liu Tao doesn't say it, the soldiers below have vaguely guessed a little."

"Sure enough, paper can't hold the fire......" When it finally reached Liu Tao's side, he was not surprised, after all, he had expected it.