Although crossing the river has been planned for a long time and preparations have been made for this, the lack of materials in northern Shaanxi finally only made Wang Jiayin and his team only erect a pontoon bridge that is not much wide. In the case of relatively large material transportation, the pontoon bridge can only be changed to ferry to cross the river.

The sun slowly moved westward, time passed slowly, and finally, the number of people on this side of the Yellow River was slowly decreasing, and on the other side of the river was slowly increasing.

On the mountain, by Wang Jiayin's side, only a few leaders such as his henchman Wang Ziyong remained. They were watching the battalions begin to pass over the families.

At this moment, several fast horses galloped in the distance. It seems to be a little panicked and looks very anxious. This movement is a bit big, and it immediately attracted the attention of many people.

When many of them saw this, they were a little panicked, wondering if the official army was coming?

However, these horsemen didn't shout, but after galloping over, they looked around, and then galloped towards the mountain on Wang Jiayin's side.

When Wang Jiayin saw those rides, he knew what was probably going on, and he suddenly became a little nervous. However, he was also relatively satisfied with those rides, and he did not panic in this case, otherwise if he caused a riot, it would only make fewer people pass by.

He looked at the horses that were about to arrive in front of him, and was about to ask about the situation, when suddenly, in the crowd, someone shouted in panic: "The officers and soldiers are coming, run, the officers and soldiers are coming, run......"

Not only one person, after someone took the lead, there were also people who shouted: "King Hongyan is here, it's too late if you don't run!" ”

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When Wang Jiayin heard it, he knew that it was going to be bad, and he couldn't help scolding: "Damn, who is shouting?" ”

However, there are so many people that there are heads everywhere, and those people don't keep shouting, so they can't tell who is shouting at all.

Sure enough, the already nervous crowd panicked when they heard these shouts. They no longer bothered to pass through the pontoon bridges in the order that the leader had said, but swarmed up, all trying to cross the pontoon bridge first.

At this moment, the ugly side of human beings is exposed. Everyone rushed to the pontoon, no longer caring who the other party was, and no one gave in, they all tried their best to squeeze on. The old and weak women and children were squeezed away, and no one cared; was squeezed and fell to the ground, no one helped him, and more stepped on it; When you are squeezed down the river, no one will reach out and pull you.

In just a short period of time, the chaos spread to the entire north bank of the Yellow River. Crying dad and mother, heart-rending shouts, resounded.

"Tell the brother of the alliance leader, ten miles away, I found that the Ming army did not collect at night, under the banner of Yansui." The few horses that came suddenly were the scouts sent by Wang Jiayin in advance and came back to warn. According to this news, if the reconnaissance of the Ming army is slightly blocked, then if the main force of the Ming army wants to come, there will be at least one more hour.

However, Wang Jiayin had no such plan. In fact, no one wants to break off. Wang Jiayin has been staying on the north bank, which is already the limit of his use to stabilize the morale of the army. At this time, he glanced at the chaotic north shore again, and without too much confusion, he immediately whipped his horse and headed for the ferry.

This place is controlled by his henchmen and elites, and even if those people rush to cross the river, they are driven back by the elites here. Therefore, as soon as Wang Jiayin and the others arrived, they immediately took a boat to the other side.

On the other side of the Yellow River, the chaos on the other side of the river has also made this side nervous. The rebels who had already passed through their families shouted that they would dismantle the pontoon bridge, so that the officers and soldiers would not take the opportunity to rush over. And those rebels whose families have not yet come are anxious, or rush to the pontoon bridge to meet their families, or do with those rebels who want to tear down the pontoon bridge. However, since the leaders of the families are here, things are not out of control.

After Wang Jiayin came over, he shouted angrily: "What's the panic, the Ming army hasn't come yet!" ”

Then, he turned his head to look at the opposite bank, as well as many people in the Yellow River who were panicked and wanted to come over and shivered from the cold, turned his head and shouted angrily: "Damn, I don't know which family it is, I'm afraid of a dead ball, I didn't even see the hair of the Ming Army, I was shouting and screaming, look, you see, the north bank is all over!" ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone fell silent, and they looked at the north shore as if it were a hell on earth, and they all fell silent.

Half an hour later, the chaos on the north shore finally eased because the shadow of the Ming army was not visible for a long time. However, at this time, it is no longer known how many people died by trampling, and there were many dead bodies on the Yellow River, which even affected the ferry.

However, their nightmare is not over. At this time, the figure of the Ming army appearing in the distance. Suddenly, like a calm lake, a big stone was smashed into it, and the north bank of the Yellow River suddenly went crazy again.

Those old and weak who had escaped by luck before had no strength to be tossed. Under the influence of the panicked atmosphere, I don't know that I have the strength from there, and then join the ranks of madness, and once again rush to escape.

After Wang Jiayin saw the figure of the Ming army not collecting at night, he did not hesitate, and decisively ordered the ferry to be scuttled and the pontoon bridge to be set on fire.

Although the rebels who did not come over with their families wanted to obstruct it, their strength was not enough to prevent the burning of the pontoon bridge. At this moment, they experienced the parting of life and death again.

About half an hour later, the cavalry troops of the Yansui border army arrived. However, they did not make any move, but just reined in the high place, quietly watching the mess near the ferry.

On the north bank, there are dead bodies everywhere, and there are even more on the Yellow River, and even the water of the Yellow River has been blocked. There are about two thousand old and weak women and children, who are just kneeling there stupidly, or sitting there, either numb and waiting to die; Or hugging the corpse of a loved one and crying bitterly......

Under the banner of the word "Hong", the generals gathered around a person in civilian attire, quietly watching all this.

And this civil official is none other than Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui. At this time, he looked at a few men in tattered clothes kneeling in front of him, and said coldly: "You have made meritorious contributions this time, return to the team to receive the reward!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Zhongcheng!" The men looked happy, responded loudly and retreated.

These people were among the thieves sent by Hong Chengchou in advance. Or ventilate the news, or create chaos as it is now. Therefore, the border army led by Hong Chengchou was invincible when facing these thieves.

Hong Chengchou looked at the other side of the Yellow River, and at this time he could no longer see the traces of the river thieves. That side does not belong to him, and he has no right to cross the river to continue the pursuit without the will of the imperial court, so he can only end here.

"Lord Zhongcheng, how to deal with these thieves?" A general clenched his fists and asked.