Wang Shichong smiled and looked in the direction of the upstream: "Then it depends on the cooperation of the other generals, Xuancheng, don't worry, in another four hours, you and I will definitely be able to drink the celebratory wine on the other side." ”

Ten miles downstream from the Goguryeo Army's Dazhai, fifteen miles upstream of Wang Shichong's camp, in the camp of Xue Shixiong's department of the Youyun Army, there was a tense and busy atmosphere, the lights in the camp were bright, the gongs and drums were noisy, all the camp gates were wide open, tens of thousands of soldiers in the camp were out of the sheath, the water ghosts carrying the pontoon bridge were squatting on the ground, tens of thousands of pairs of eyes were looking at the camp on the platform, as long as the red flag was raised, they would fight bravely to be the first, build a bridge and force crossing!

Xue Shixiong's face was calm, sitting on a bed on the handsome platform, with a pot of arrows on the handsome table in front of him, and the generals standing on both sides were holding their breath, watching his movements, their eyes showing excitement and excitement.

"Report!" A protracted voice sounded, everyone's eyes looked at the audience, and a herald with two flags on his back trotted all the way to the handsome platform, knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "General Xue, the right battalion has come to report, General Wang has crossed the river for two hours, and now the sixth pontoon bridge has been erected, and there is no reaction in the Goguryeo camp, and there is no counterattack with bows and arrows and catapults." ”

Xue Shixiong's expression was calm, and he asked softly, "So, the generals of the other battalions, do you have any reaction?" ”

The herald replied: "All the battalions are the same as we are here, the gates of the fortress are wide open, and the shouts of killing are shaking the sky, but there is no real action. ”

Xue Shixiong nodded and waved his hand: "You go down, pay attention and explore again." ”

The four tigers of the Xue family are all standing on the right side, the four members are martial artists, and their aura is obviously stronger than others, and the young and vigorous Xue Wanjun can't help but say: "Father." Do you really want to give Wang Shichong the first credit for crossing the river? He's halfway across the bridge, and he'll be able to cross the other side of the river any slower. ”

Xue Shixiong said coldly: "The wheat iron rod also crossed the shore very smoothly, what is the result?" The Goguryeo army was not a dead man, he built a bridge in the place where the water was most rapid, even if he did not have torches. The other side can also see it clearly, just wait for him to go ashore and then destroy it. ”

Xue Wanche shook his head: "Father, this time is different, the army of Goguryeo is retreating, and the troops left behind are far less than the day before yesterday, such a long line of defense, they can't defend it, besides, Your Majesty Chrysostom Yuyan." The first one to go ashore was rewarded with 10,000 gold and sealed the pillar country, this credit can't be robbed by Wang Shichong, a businessman. ”

Xue Shixiong's brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "In order to grab this credit, it is not worth paying heavy casualties, Wang Shichong has made a military order." We didn't stand, he crossed the river first. It is bound to be attacked by the main force of the Goguryeo army, and when the time comes, we will take the opportunity to cross the river, and we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. The kid doesn't understand military affairs, don't be more talkative, and don't retreat. ”

Xue Wanche shook his head and retreated to his place.

Xue Shixiong closed his eyes slightly. He muttered, "But you have a point, and it is not a bad thing to prepare early, and pass on my command, and the archers and catapults will go forward." Begin to throw arrows and stones by the river, make it look like they are going to attack, and prepare the bridge-building troops to rush to the crossing as soon as the time comes. ”

Wang Shichong stood on the high slope, smiling, looking at the range of dozens of miles upstream, bows and arrows and catapults kept roaring, and the raindrops of falling rocks flew over the Liao River one after another, smashing into the camp of Goguryeo opposite, Wei Zheng sighed with a smile on the side: "Lord, the commanders of each battalion really can't suppress their desire to make meritorious contributions to the country, and they have begun to take the initiative to attack, there are still two quarters of an hour before Yinshi, do we also have to make some preparations?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head with a smile: "Don't worry, now they are just using long-range weapons for pretense, and they don't want to be the first to attack, for fear of consuming their strength and becoming the target of the Goguryeo army." So we have to work harder now. He glanced at the pontoon bridge, which had reached the seventh section, and said, "Order, the ferry troops in the battalion are now all crossing the river." ”

Wei Zheng's eyes widened: "Ferry? ”

Wang Shichong stroked his beard proudly: "Xuancheng, you can watch the show." ”

With Wang Shichong's order, more than 40 small boats were carried out of the camp gate, each boat was carried by four strong men, walking like flying, and the boat was covered with fireproof cooked cowhide, which was not real from a distance. If you look closely, you will also find that the bottom of the ship is pierced with several iron chains, about four or five zhang long.

Before Wei Zheng had time to reminisce about the usefulness of the ship, these shirtless and grease-smeared warriors had already carried the boat into the water, shouting the trumpet, and sprinting rapidly towards the opposite shore.

Wang Shichong looked at Wei Zheng, who looked puzzled, and said with a smile: "Xuan Cheng, are you wondering why I am building a bridge while using a small boat to force the crossing?" ”

The corners of Wei Zheng's mouth hooked: "The lord's move, Xuan Cheng is really incomprehensible." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "This move is to kill three birds with one stone, those stalkers who dived under the water before are important targets for the completion of this move, and those strong men who got on the boat are also people with excellent water nature, you just wait to see a good show." ”

In the camp opposite Goguryeo, Liu Chengmin, the owner of the thirteenth village of the left camp, was wearing a suit of chain mail and an iron helmet, which made him particularly conspicuous among the ordinary soldiers who only had white cloth wrapped around their heads, wore khaki leather armor, and even wore only strong cloth robes, he stood behind the fence, behind him was densely packed, squatting on the ground, there were two thousand archers, his eyes looked vigilantly at the opposite riverbank, between the five pontoon bridges that were getting closer and closer, dozens of small boats were rowing quickly towards this side, and they were about to cross the middle of the riverbank.

Liu Chengmin slowly raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Archers are ready, one hundred and twenty paces away, ready to shoot." ”

An adjutant asked, "Lord, is it the one who shoots the bridge or the rowing boat?" ”

The corners of Liu Chengmin's mouth hooked: "The Sui army is building bridges and rowing boats, it looks obviously deceitful, whatever, the firepower of a thousand archers is enough to cover the front of these two hundred steps wide, and the Sui army can't be allowed to go ashore." ”

The officer beside Yang Qianshou who gave the order was standing beside Liu Chengmin at this time, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said: "Lord Liuzhai, the commander has an order to annihilate the Sui army after it is put ashore." ”

Liu Chengmin gritted his teeth: "It's too late to put it ashore, there are tens of thousands of Sui troops on the opposite side, once the bridge is built, we only have 2,000 people, we can't stop it at all, and the marshal doesn't have time to send troops to support, don't say it, all ready, listen to my orders, prepare, shoot!" (To be continued......)