Chapter 162: Fenglingdu

August 31, 311 A.D

Fenglingdu (Fenglingdu is located at the southwest end of Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province, 30 kilometers away from the county seat, and is adjacent to Henan and Shaanxi provinces. Fenglingdu is located at the corner of the Yellow River turning eastward, and is the transportation fortress of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces, spanning the boundaries of North China, Northwest China and Central China. Since ancient times, it has been the largest ferry crossing on the Yellow River. Forty or fifty thousand horses were drinking water, grazing, and resting on the banks of the Yellow River, while more than 10,000 people were busy cutting down trees and making wooden platoons to prepare to cross the Yellow River.

There are more than 10,000 people, although they are also rushing to make wooden rows, but they are procrastinating and have little enthusiasm......

A burly man in black armor was standing quietly on a high ground not far from the ferry.

"General Liu, what is the reason why you and I marched slowly from Puban (now Yongji City, Shanxi)?! Don't the generals understand the truth of the speed of soldiers? ”

"General Zhao, you are too presumptuous! Does Ben have to explain what he is doing to you?! Hmph, since you surrendered, the emperor first sent me to join your department, and then let the crown prince Liu Cang (not officially become the prince, because there is the emperor's brother Liu Yi here, but Liu Yi has no real power, and Liu Cong has already privately allowed the generals to call Liu Cang the prince first) followed us and waited for the march, and then dispatched Liu Yao, the king of Shi'an, who had newly broken Luoyang, to re-extend Luoyang all the way to Guanzhong, and General Zhao should think twice about the arrangement! ”

"General Liu, but our actions have been completely exposed to the enemy, and if we march so slowly, I am afraid that the opportunity will be missed! And if we work so hard and get nothing, how can we explain to the emperor! ”

"Hmph, this is the emperor's foolproof strategy, after all, Chang'an is not Luoyang, and it is necessary to concentrate superior forces to give a blow, not to mention that the Luoyang taken by Liu Yao is a Luoyang that has been cut off from grain and grass for a long time, I heard that before Luoyang was captured, people in Luoyang City had already begun to eat people, and Chang'an did not have this situation, so we must fight steadily and steadily, and wait until all parties meet before making decisions, don't worry."

"Chang'an may not be as good as Luoyang......"

"Oh? How do you say that? ”

Zhao Ran did not answer Liu Ya's question immediately, but lowered his head and looked at the rolling Yellow River, and only after a long time did he speak: "Hehe, General Liu, I don't dare to agree when you say that I am from Jin, I am the dignified General Pingxi of the Han Kingdom, and I am personally awarded by the current emperor of my Han Kingdom!" ”

Liu Ya's face twitched, and she said in her heart, this damn Jin man dared to talk to himself like this, it was really bold, if he didn't need him as a traitor to guide the way, Lao Tzu would have slashed you as a birdman now!

"Hehe, General Zhao is naturally a loyal minister of our Han Kingdom, otherwise the emperor would not have granted the general such an important position, but General Ben still doesn't understand what the general just said......

"Hehe, you just need to follow me, since we are colleagues and have been together for so long, there are some things I want to ask General Liu."

"General Zhao has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"I don't know if General Liu wants to make a contribution? Or wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to arrive and attack Chang'an together, or wait for King Shi'an to break through the Tong Pass first? ”

"Hmph, once you cross Fenglingdu, it will be Tongguan, and once you break Tongguan, it will be Chang'an, what do you want to say?"

"Naturally, I mean to make a contribution!"

Zhao Ran looked at Liu Ya meaningfully as he spoke......

Liu Ya was a little impatient by Zhao Ran, he naturally knew what Zhao Ran meant, if he could conquer Tongguan alone, and then capture Chang'an in one fell swoop, then his Liu Ya's status would not lose to Liu Yao, the king of Shi'an, but could such a great credit be enjoyed by himself alone? What does this Zhao Ran want to do?

"What does General Zhao mean?"

"I don't think it's as good as this, let's act in batches, General Liu, you are waiting for the arrival of Prince Liu Cang in Fenglingdu, I will go to Tongguan first, if I am lucky enough to defeat Tongguan, half of the credit will be counted on you, if I can't beat it, you and His Royal Highness the Prince just came to the rescue, what do you think?"

Liu Ya was overjoyed when she heard this, so that no matter whether Zhao Ran won or lost, she would be invincible, and she would not offend people, especially offending Liu Cang, he Liu Ya didn't have the guts, now since Zhao Ran is willing to be this up-and-coming bird, why not? Ha ha!

"Hey, General Zhao is so anxious for justice and righteousness, let me Liu Ya say what? In this case, please cross the river quickly, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrives, I will definitely cross the river with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to support the General immediately! ”

"Good! As long as the wooden platoon is good, I will immediately take my headquarters to cross the river first, and ask General Liu to say a few kind words for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when he sees him, saying that Zhao Ran is deeply favored by my emperor, but there is no audience to honor His Royal Highness the Prince, so I will go to take Tongguan and pave the way for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to break through Chang'an! ”

"Hehehe, General Zhao is really thinking carefully, I will definitely tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about General Zhao's heart......"

Zhao Ran listened to Liu Ya's words, just smiled lightly, didn't say anything more, and walked towards the ferry without looking back.

At the mouth of the Yellow River, the cold wind is even more cold, and those soldiers who are still rushing to make wooden platoons rub their hands from time to time, or shrink their necks and tighten their clothes, and some will hurt their hands because of the cold, but they do not have the slightest rest, and these people are Zhao Ran's descendants.

Those Liu Ya's people and horses are very lazy, make wooden rows, cross the river and look at this kind of thing, originally the northerners are not good at boating, now although they are going to attack Tongguan, but they have heard a lot about Tongguan's natural danger, so actively send them to death? The robbery is not in turn, and they have to be sent to death? So Liu Ya's people are all slacking off......

When Zhao Ran came to the construction site, the men and horses of his headquarters had almost prepared all the wooden rows they needed, and most of them were prepared for war horses.

Because each cavalry needs two or even three war horses, there is a great demand for wooden platoons, and their own men and horses have been making wooden platoons here for three days!

Today! At this moment, all the wooden rafts needed for his headquarters have been completed!

Zhao Ran was the first to jump on the wooden row, and with a wave of his sword, his own men and horses began to board the wooden row one after another.

At this time, a general who looked like a general jumped on Zhao Ran's wooden platoon, and whispered to Zhao Ran: "General, General Liu Ya didn't prepare grain and grass for us......

Zhao Ran frowned, and said angrily: "Lao Tzu's ancestors don't want it anymore, I'm still afraid that he will be Liu Ya, go, you take someone to Liu Ya's grain hoarding place for me to pull grain directly, if they stop it, kill it directly!" ”

"Think twice, general, if the two men and horses clash, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us!"

"You just do it, Liu Ya won't conflict with me by himself, he is waiting for me to make a mistake himself, so he can snatch all the credit."

"General! In this way, what kind of strength do we have to fight, and it is all the credit of him Liu Ya! In case if it can't be defeated but it's all the general's fault, aren't we going to die?! ”

"Bastard! If you dare to say something that disturbs the morale of the army, Lao Tzu will cut you now! ”

"General!"

"You just carry out my orders, I naturally know what I know!"

"No!"

After Zhao Ran watched his generals go away, he swung his sword again and ordered his headquarters to speed up the crossing of the river.

Zhao Ran suddenly looked at the high ground not far away, and Liu Ya seemed to be still ......

"Hmph, Liu Ya, Liu Ya, you underestimate me Zhao Ran too much, if it weren't for Sima Mo, the king of Nanyang, favoring one over the other, how could I abandon my ancestors' family discipline and be with you Hun dogs? You wait and see, I will not only take Tongguan but also be the first to capture Chang'an, and even if you want to harm me at that time, it will depend on whether the emperor agrees or not! Hahaha! Liu Ya, let's see!