The next day, on the sixth day of the first month, the central army of the left army arrived at Bayuan and crossed the river in an orderly manner upstream.

On the north bank of the river was the camp of the forward Ma Dai, and on the south bank was the camp of the Yangwu Left Guard and the Yangwu Right Guard, and at this moment the two armies were collecting timber.

Yangwujun has sufficient technical reserves, so it builds simple sampan boats; Ma Dai's cavalry was a little less skilled overall, so they collected logs and bundled them to make rafts.

Ma Chao inspected the banks of the river, many people in single clothes in the miserable autumn sun, wielding axes vigorously, sawdust flying, as if cutting the Wei army, full of strength.

Walking here, Ma Chao is physically and mentally refreshed...... The autumn days here have a kind of dryness, and there is also a kind of warmth when walking by the river.

The autumn in Yizhou, Jiangdu, and Nanyang is either dull and damp, or damp and dreary, the weather changes extremely, and the sudden temperature drops, and the damp and cold air always makes him very uncomfortable.

And now it's different, every breath of air in Guanzhong is so sweet!

After entering the Bayuan, Ma Dai, like many military officials from Guanlong, shaved off his short beard, his chin was blue, and he only left a pair of mustaches that set off his temperament.

His mustache is thicker than Ma Chao's, and he is very tired from running the military affairs of the former army, while Ma Chao is refreshed, compared with the two, it seems that Ma Dai is ten years older than Ma Chao, just like the difference between middle-aged and middle-aged people.

Ma Dai was very happy about the 'reverse growth', the flourishing of the scenery, and the refreshment of people on happy occasions, and he raised his hand and pointed to the sampan boat built by the Yangwu army on the south bank of the opposite side to tell Ma Chao, where there were about forty or fifty small boats on the river beach, and the officials were clanging and beating, and the speed was very fast.

Ma Chao pressed the meteor sword with his left hand, and stood at the south bank with his right hand crossed: "Now take a closer look, Yangwu Army ships ships...... How can it be so fast? ”

"Brother, the Yangwu army occupies the abandoned camp of the Wei army, and our army covers and blocks the invasion of the Wei army on the north bank. Therefore, the soldiers of the Yangwu army can cut wood with all their might, and there are big saws for logging in their army, and the felled wood is dissected into planks on the spot and transported to Bashui to make wooden boats. ”

This kind of log that has not undergone pre-treatment...... It is not suitable for shipbuilding, but if it is a one-time emergency ship, it will have no effect.

Ma Dai recounted in detail: "The Yangwu army carried many iron nails, and the carpenters' unskilled officials could also cooperate in building ships. The wood is coarse, and the pine resin is boiled and glued to the joints, which has some waterproof effect. ”

Compared with the organized, planned, and prepared shipbuilding of the Yangwu army, the rafts built by the Xiaocai army were much rougher, and they did not carry too many ropes because of the rapid march, so the rafts with the structure of the "well" were spliced with a simple arc cross method, and tied and reinforced with various cowhide ropes.

Therefore, the raft made by the Xiao cavalry can only help transport the hoplites of the left army, let the well-fed heavy infantry wait in the rear, and when the battle is stalemate and stalemate, let the heavy infantry take the raft to quickly arrive at the battlefield and participate in the battle in a state full of energy and physical energy.

Such a new force is enough to go on a rampage.

The small boats of the Yangwu army are different, the balance and protection performance are much stronger than the rafts, and they can directly swim down and participate in the main attack.

Ma Dai was a little worried: "Our army's raft is heavy, and it is not easy to turn, and it is far less dexterous than the boat. I am afraid that our army's raft will go down the river and interfere with the small military forces of Yangwu, so I am afraid of destroying the pontoon bridges of the Huya Army, the Yingyang Army, and the Northern Army. ”

Tian Xin's pro-army Sanwei, the external name is the Northern Army; It's just that Tian Ji, the real general of the expedition to the north, is still staying in Nanyang at the moment, and together with Sima Li Fu, he organized and trained the two newly recruited left-behind auxiliary soldiers of the left guard and the right guard.

"Hehe, I'm too worried!"

Ma Chao laughed lightly when he heard it, laughed heartily, and laughed heartily: "You still look down on filial piety, filial piety has the courage of an overlord, and this battle will be broken!" When the infantry of our Chinese army joins the battle along the river, presumably the Xiaoxian Department has already crossed the river, and the bridge will also be dismantled, cutting off the back road! ”

His crossed right hand raised his outstretched arm and pointed to the Wei army's position in the distance to the west of the downstream: "This generation is not worried, how can there be a reason not to eat the sheep in the tiger's mouth today?" It's just that Wu is resourceful and good at poisonous schemes, and I expect that filial piety must have a way to deal with it. ”

Looking back at Ma Dai, Ma Chao smiled: "In this battle, you and my brother can be ordered to advance." ”

"Yes, brother understands."

Ma Dai let go of the worries in his heart, and smiled when he was infected by emotions: "Fighting hand in hand with Chen Gong, my brother is steady." Since crossing the river the day before yesterday, the officers and men of the whole army have been alone on the north bank, but they are united in one heart and one mind, but the enemy is afraid of their hands and feet, and they shrink their fists and feet. ”

Hearing this, Ma Chao thought of some bad memories, his smile stiffened slightly, and he slowly withdrew his smile: "Eat first, and when the Chinese army settles down, I will go to discuss the opportunity with Xiaoxian." ”

Ma Dai bowed his head, stretched out his arms, and led Ma Chao to his big tent for dinner; Ma Chao's Chinese army had just arrived, and it would take time to arrange, and the command tent of the left army would be erected after the arrangement.

The first-level command tent of this battle was set up in Houling, and the two second-level command tents were set up here in Ma Chao, which was the Eastern Front Army; One is the confluence of the Shihe River into Bashui, which is also the mouth of the three rivers where Bashui turns northward, and the Western Front Army under the command of Lu Yi.

There are also two third-level command units, one is Luo Qiong of the Yingyang Army, and the other is Meng Xing of the Yangwu Army.

The top and bottom are all old partners who have cooperated in the five-year war, and many things do not need to be communicated repeatedly, just determine the priority.

Anyway, it's an offense, the initiative is in hand, one side wins, and it goes hand in hand to press up...... Just like the battles fought in the past, they won.

This is what many military officials think, and they have always fought like this.

But as a middle and high-level military official, he must scrutinize and study the intentions of the current Wei army.

Put yourself in your shoes, take the position of Wu Zhen and Wei Jun to fight this battle, and how to win this battle when you can't escape or surrender.

All the military officials with some qualifications and understanding are thinking about and discussing this issue, which can be described as a collective effort.

Think about feasible tactics from Wu Zhen's position, and then reverse it back to crack various hypothetical tactics that Wu Zhen may launch.

When Ma Chao's Chinese army crossed the river, Yu Shifang led a group of middle and senior military officials to greet Ma Chao, which was regarded as greeting and greeting, but more to observe the overall state of the left army and evaluate the combat effectiveness of the left army.

Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one win a hundred battles.

It just so happened that Yu Shifang and others had dinner with Ma Chao, eating knife-cut noodles, and the noodle soup was a soup made of sika venison that Tian Xin gave to Ma Dai.

This lovely creature is like a wild sheep in the open Guanzhong and at the foot of Nanshan Mountain; Tian Xin didn't want to shoot him, but he persuaded him left and right to let him take this auspicious omen.

After shooting, he also divided one leg and sent it over to Ma Dai to make up for it.

Now that he is out on the expedition, there is not even a military market around, so Tian Xincai does not eat all kinds of warm and dry food.

Venison soup with knife-cut noodles, Ma Chao enjoyed eating very much, and after the meal, he looked at the map with Yu Shifang to discuss the next tactics.

There were only three middle and senior military officials around, Ma Dai, Zhou Zhuo, and Deng Ai, and Yu Shifang did not hide it: "The public expects that Wu Zhen will have a future plan, and our army's grain and straw reserves are full for half a month, so we are not in a hurry to attack." ”

Considering the language, Yu Shifang didn't want to stimulate Ma Chao, now Ma Chao's willingness to attack is very strong, but the left army is really tired.

The Beifu soldiers participated in the battle from Nanyang to Wuguan Road, and Beifu had a complete mobilization mechanism, so the state of the battle was better than that of the left army, and the march was short, but they were still tired.

The mobilization of the left army was too hasty, and it was from Jiangxia to participate in the battle from a long distance, don't look at the left army's forward and central army arriving on the battlefield, but the follow-up soldiers and auxiliaries fell too far behind, and they really couldn't keep up.

Even the military rations of the left army were a little hasty, and Yu Shifang estimated that it would be less than five days.

It is necessary to let the officers and men of the left army breathe a sigh of relief, eat a full meal for two days, and have a good rest.

Ma Chao smiled and asked, "Then when will you attack?" ”

"When the enemy is tired, make another thunderbolt strike."

Yu Shifang's index finger swiped north along the mouth of the three rivers in Bashui on the map, and raised his eyebrows to look at Ma Chao: "The Huya Army is building ships in the starry night, and when the soldiers of the Left Army attack from east to west, the Huya Army will go down the river by boat and go straight to the rear of the enemy!" In this way, you can gather and destroy the thieves in one battle, and save countless trivialities in the future. ”

"That'...... Our army is recuperating here? ”

"Hehe, Zhao Gong can use a virtual and real plan to attack and harass the enemy's captives, making them unrestless day and night, and exhausted."

Yu Shifang replied with a smile, Ma Chao also smiled when he heard it, the initiative is so comfortable in his hands, if he wants to harass you, he will harass you, you will never be able to judge whether I am harassing or a decisive battle.

The passive side is so uncomfortable that it has to deal with every harassment with all its might...... If you don't dare to bet on luck, the bet will be over.