Chapter Twenty-Five: Crossing the River
The Koushui River is wide, the water is turbulent, and the waves are rolling.
The soldiers of the Yan Kingdom divided their troops into fifteen routes, carrying the newly built boats and lowering them into the river one after another.
The Yan army was busy for a long time before he finished preparing and began to cross the river.
These dense ships were built some time ago.
Chestnut was wearing a battle robe, looking at the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom who were swarming around, his face was full of red light, and he was obviously in a very good mood.
"Xiangguo, there are only 20,000 old and weak people in Guyi City, and we have 500,000 soldiers, but it takes many days to build ships, is there a bit of a fuss."
The words of a certain Yan general made the chestnut's good mood affected a little.
Fortunately, he was scheming, and he also knew that during this time, the generals had some complaints about his cautious actions, so he patiently explained to that person.
"Zhao Jia is the eldest grandson of King Zhao, although he is only seventeen years old, he is bold and should not be underestimated."
"And Zhao is the land of four wars, even if there are old and weak women and children in the country, they are also brave and good at fighting, and they are not afraid of death."
"This crossing of the river is the first battle of Yan Zhao, and we will attack Zhao with the strength of the country, and we will not allow the slightest mistake."
"Spending days building a boat is a bit of a fuss, but it's also the safest way to cross the river."
"After crossing Koushui, aren't all the cities in Zhongshan in Zhao Kingdom all in our pockets?"
"At that time, why didn't the generals worry about not being able to make meritorious contributions!"
At this time, the chestnut belly is still cautious.
He knew very well that this battle was about whether he could go down in history, and he must not be careless.
Therefore, even if he is anxious to make meritorious contributions, he still uses troops cautiously, wanting to use a dignified and upright teacher to suppress people with power.
When the generals heard this, some people didn't say anything more, even though they still didn't care in their hearts.
Although the chestnut belly delayed for a few days, as long as they could really cross the Kou water intact, and then go to attack the city and plunder the land, they might as well give the chestnut belly face.
Some Yan generals have the heart to stammer, and when they heard the words, they even complimented: "Xiangguo is old and serious, and he is really the pillar of the country. ”
Chestnut belly stroked beard, and the smile on his face was very bright.
Then, he smiled and said to the generals: "How do you think Zhao Jia will deal with my fifteenth route army's move to cross the river neatly?" ”
When General Yan heard this, someone immediately laughed and said: "I guess that Zhao Jia must be terrified in his heart, and he will not dare to stop our army in the slightest, and he will transfer the soldiers and horses along the river back to the city, and he will not be able to shrink back!" ”
"Hahaha!"
The rest of the generals also laughed, and they all felt that in the face of the chestnut's scheming, Zhao Jia could only retreat into the city and preserve his strength.
Chestnut stroked his beard, watching that the Yan army had already begun to cross the river, he felt that his whole person was about to be sublimated.
The water is murmuring, and the drums of war are roaring.
The soldiers of Yan Guo crossed the river were originally cautious.
However, seeing that the ship was almost arriving on the west bank, and there were still no Zhao Guo's soldiers, they were relieved.
"Boom!"
However, at this moment, the sound of earth-shattering drums came from the west bank of Koushui, and countless flags were suddenly raised, and the sound of shouting and killing resounded throughout the world.
The Yan army that had just let go of his heart suddenly became vigilant and began to take precautions.
"Chirp!"
As soon as the drums of war sounded, a rain of arrows poured down on the west bank of each river crossing point.
"The sword and shield men raised their shields, the archers stood behind the sword and shield soldiers and returned fire, and the rest of the men took refuge in the cabin."
Although the Yan army did not think that Zhao Guoshi dared to fortify along the river, he had already taken precautions.
Even if the rain of arrows came suddenly, the Yan army crossing the river was not in a hurry, and dodged and counterattacked in an orderly manner.
It's just that the speed at which they crossed the river has slowed down as a result.
The chestnut belly who was watching the Yan army cross the river, but when he saw this, his brows were furrowed, and he shouted: "What's the matter? ”
It didn't take long for scouts to come galloping in.
"Qi Xiangguo, countless Zhao troops suddenly appeared on the west bank of Koushui, blocking our army from crossing the river."
Chestnut hurriedly asked, "How many Yan troops are there?" ”
The scout replied, "At least fifty thousand!" ”
"How is this possible?"
Chestnut was horrified, his face full of disbelief, and so did the rest of the generals.
They got the news that the Guyi garrison only had 20,000 old and weak, and they couldn't afford to raise 50,000 troops anyway.
Someone was puzzled: "Could it be that Zhao Jia bluffed and deliberately put up more flags, trying to confuse us and others?" ”
The scout replied: "Although the river is wide, Xiangguo has also built a lot of high platforms along the river, and observing the opposite bank through the high platforms, the Zhao army is by no means bluffing, and there are indeed 50,000 people. ”
Hearing this, Chestnut's face became extremely solemn.
If Gu Yi only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, even if every river crossing point is fortified, there are only more than 1,000 Zhao troops.
But now, Zhao's army has suddenly become 50,000, which means that the previous information is wrong.
If two armies are fighting, if they do not know each other, it will be a great disaster.
The 50,000 Zhao troops were fortified along the river, and if the Yan army still scattered its forces, even if the river crossing was successful in the end, it would lose a lot.
"Pass on my military order, all units crossing the river must be cautious, mainly to preserve their strength, and if it is really not possible, they can retreat for the time being."
Chestnut ordered, his face was very serious.
The miscalculation of Gu Yi's troops was the most fatal mistake, and Li Bei had to be cautious.
He wanted to find out where the 30,000 soldiers and horses on the other side of the river suddenly came from.
"Woooooo
The trumpet sounded.
The Yan army, which had already slowed down the speed of crossing the river, became more and more cautious when they heard the sound of the horn, and did not dare to continue crossing the river.
Several teams even withdrew their ships to the center of the river, leaving the range of the Zhao army's bows and arrows.
"Why do you blow the trumpet to warn?"
Downstream of Kou Shui, a certain Yan will listen to the sound of the horn, his brows slightly condensed.
"Could it be that the rest of the river-crossing team was blocked, and Xiangguo let people blow the trumpet to warn?"
Yan Jiang felt justified when he heard this, and immediately nodded.
He stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the other side of the Koushui River, only to see that the grass and trees on the opposite side were lush and green, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"This place is downstream, the Zhao army has not set up a beacon tower, and the west bank is a rugged mountain forest, plus the attention is attracted by the rest of the river-crossing team, I am afraid that there is no time to take care of us."
"Wait for the river to cross the river quickly, as long as you gain a firm foothold on the opposite side, you can take the first merit of this battle!"
When all the Yan Jun heard this, their eyes also showed joy.
The rest of the river-crossing team was blocked, and it had nothing to do with them, as long as they and others could cross the river smoothly, they could pick up a great credit for nothing, why not?
Sure enough, this Yan army crossed the river smoothly and did not encounter any Zhao troops during the period.
After all the 20,000 Yan troops successfully crossed the river and gained a firm foothold in this mountain forest, the Yan generals were completely relieved.
"At this time, even if Zhao Jia leads the troops to attack, he is not afraid at all!"
"Quickly send someone back to the east bank and inform Xiangguo that we have successfully crossed the river, and we can let the rest of the troops gather here and cross the river from here!"
Yan Jiang Meng Le's face was full of excitement.
If the rest of the places are blocked from crossing the river, it will be a great achievement to cross the river without much effort.
People who looked down on themselves in the past will also be impressed with themselves from now on.
"General, this place is relatively remote, overgrown with trees and weeds, should we clear the road first and prepare for the garrison of the army?"
Some people ran to deliver the message, but some people reminded them.
Meng Le came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Yes, go and clean up the weeds and trees!" ”