In the early hours of the morning, when day and night alternated, the sky was still dark, and the light of the torches on both sides of the Hulu River was as dense as stars, illuminating the silent night sky.

The wolf-like soldiers of the Liao army rushed into the camp of the prisoners with torches, scolded angrily and whipped them, drove all the more than 2,000 refugees from the camp in their sleep, and continued to the north under the supervision of a group of cavalry waiting outside.

Those who walk slowly on the road, who refuse to walk in a noisy manner, eighteen years later, is he a good man or a beauty? Zhang Yue will not consider this problem, he is now fighting with Master Xuanzhuang and Zong Jingcheng, and has agreed on a feasible plan, so he will only wait for the place and act cheaply.

The Liao army went all the way unimpeded, swaggering northward, and did not encounter the interception and harassment of the Jizhou township soldiers, and the Zhou army on the south bank then repaired the burned pontoon bridge, followed by the Hulu River, but it was only followed, four or five miles away, but it was like a send-off, and there was no chase to the north, but that's it, and it also gave the Liao army a certain pressure.

Four days later, in the afternoon, the Liao army entered Wuqiang County, Jizhou, and it was rare to pass through the countryside without plundering and crossing the city without disturbing it.

Because five miles to the southeast, Wuqiang County stands there according to the Zhangshui, in front of which is two or three miles wide Hutuo River Yutouwa ferry, the location of the fish mouth, the river surface is narrowed, so the Liao army often crosses the river from here.

On a slope by the river, the camp of the garrison left behind had been burned, and the ground was covered with black ash, and the pontoon bridge seemed to have been damaged, and a large group of soldiers were rushing to repair it. The officer who stayed behind was a wari, that is, the rank of a commander. With a nervous look on his face, he threw off his own soldiers and jumped off his horse, and ran to meet him.

Gao Mohan looked into the distance to the south with a gloomy face, and he knew that the commander of the Zhou army would be Liu Congzhi, the capital of the Long Jie army; The deputy general is He Jiyun, the military colonel of Chengde Yanei, this person is the son of He Fujin, it is said that he is quite brave, the two led a total of 8,000 troops, has been following for a few days, and is now stationed in Wuqiang County.

"Xiao Guning! Something so big? Why didn't you report it sooner? Gomohan was furious, and struck him with a whip.

Xiao Guning was whipped by the whip, and immediately knelt down, his forehead pressed against the ground, and replied loudly: "Back to General Gao's words, the night before yesterday, the Henghai Navy took a boat from Cangzhou and came to attack along the Zhangshui, and the last general didn't notice the movement over there......"

"Nonsense! The Cangzhou army was pinned down and had no time to take care of itself, how could it divide its troops to attack? You must be lying! Gao Mohan's voice was fierce, and the horsewhip crackled.

"The last general will never dare! There is no half-talk, the general can ask them...... "Xiao Guning has a ghost in his heart, trembling, and he doesn't dare to take a breath in the atmosphere, almost scared to pee."

"Huh? That's weird! Gao Mohan tilted his head and thought for a while, feeling that it seemed that there was also this possibility, so he ordered: "The army is stationed on the spot, and the river will be crossed on the fifth watch tomorrow, and the pontoon bridge must be repaired tonight, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

"Huh! Scold! Xiao Guning let out a long sigh of relief, and said yes.

This level is finally prevaricating, if you tell the truth: this is Hebei Shuikou Bian Saburo dry drops! It is estimated that the head will fly for half a day. I only hope that Bian Saburo's gang of water cowards will roll away, and the soldiers will not say anything about leaking their mouths when they get benefits, otherwise they will really die!

The situation of the Chinese army, Gao Mohan's plan, Zhang Yue was completely unaware, but the black fire traces of the pontoon bridge on the Hutuo River, as well as the wolf barracks on the west slope of the bridge, as soon as they arrived here, they saw it, and they were suddenly a little surprised in their hearts, and the eyes of Master Xuanzhuang, Zong Jingcheng and others also flashed with a trace of joy.

"Who did this good thing? What is Brother Chongwen's opinion? Zong Jingcheng couldn't hold his breath and asked first.

"It won't be the Jizhou Army...... Whoever does it, we'll do it! "The name of the owner of Xuanzhuang is Xuan Chongwen, everyone is familiar with each other, and they have been sharing weal and woe these days, and they have begun to call each other brothers. However, when he said this, he deliberately changed the topic, and his expression was very unnatural, obviously knowing some inside information, but he didn't want to say more.

"Not bad! When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic, and when we enter the camp, let's discuss the details again! The plan was put forward by Zhang Yue, and he didn't notice Xuan Chongwen's face, but now he was very excited, and he seemed to have regained the nervous feeling before the battle.

It's not a good thing to be happy too early, as the commander of the first army, Gao Mohan is not stupid at all, and with an order, the refugees were driven to build a blackened military camp, and it would be stupid not to use ready-made labor.

The enemy army is waiting on the left, not setting up camps, not digging trenches, anyway, staying overnight, only setting up camps? Arrogant as Golmohan also felt very scared.

So, the refugees, who were so hungry that their chests were close to their backs, finally ate a dry meal, and there was still dried meat in the meal, and when they were done, they began to work under the whip of the leather whip.

As the leaders, Xuan Chongwen, Zhang Yue and others quietly hid some meals, intending to save them for dinner before the action. Of course, when I work, I have to think a lot.

Eight or nine thousand Liao soldiers, plus more than 2,000 refugees, a rare number of soldiers and civilians worked together, and the Yutouwa ferry on the south bank of the Hutuo River was suddenly in full swing.

When he was busy until night, about eight or nine o'clock, the camp was built, and the pontoon bridge was successfully completed, Gao Mohan was very satisfied, and led the Liao soldiers to live in the camp, and as for the refugees, they formed a large circle with waste wood in the east of the camp and stocked them like pigs.

This has always been the treatment, and everyone doesn't expect anything better, but on the ground by the river, it's really wet, standing or stacking? Who sleeps on top of each other?

Zhang Yue and Xuan Chongwen volunteered, with a certain purpose, to negotiate with the Liao army officers guarding them, in short, the reason is: I can't sleep well at night, and I can't go tomorrow, so I need wood!

The wonderful use of wood is endless, and the officers of the Liao army are not stupid, but thinking that this is also a problem, after crossing the Hutuo River, it is Yingzhou, and it is about to enter the territory of Liao, and these people can still run, so they agreed to Zhang Yue and Xuan Chongwen's request.

Zhang Yue and Xuan Chongwen got their wish, and immediately found the leftover dry wood for camping, and nailed it into a large plank, some of which were ready-made, and the problem was basically solved, but there were too many people, the young and strong could use the plank, and the women and children could only use one or two flat woods.

Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!

The season is the middle of September, in the early morning, the river wind is howling, the dark clouds in the sky are rolling, and the moon is hanging in the sky, and it is hidden from time to time. Beyond the land in the north, the water surface of the Hutuo River is sparkling and the tide is bursting.

Zhang Yue was lying in the northeast corner of the camp, looking around through the gap in the wooden fence, three hundred steps to the northeast is the bridgehead pier of the pontoon bridge, a small camp with 100 people, and the south is a black wilderness.

The Liao army camp on the opposite side has a wall of Zhanglai high, with torches burning on it, and the soldiers are lined up and heavily guarded. There is a gate between the two camps, and there are about 100 soldiers guarding the gate. In the open space in the middle, every quarter, about half an hour, there were two groups of 50 Liao army patrols, who met here in a circle along the camp, and then patrolled to both sides.

"How? Can you do it? Zong Jingcheng was anxious and nervous, and stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

"No hurry! When there is still a moment left before the appointed time, is the guy who takes advantage of it ready? Has the owner of Xuanzhuang found the secret whistle? Zhang Yue didn't blink an eye, and continued to stare at the camp opposite.

"There are three teams in the west of the Ming Sentinel, each team of ten people patrols one side, a cup of tea to the corner, just walk back and forth, that is specifically staring at our battalion head, Xuan Chongwen said, it really can't work, just do it directly."

"That's a last resort, if you poke the hornet's nest, it's too big, you come and stare at this, I'll try it in the past, remember to do it according to the prior discussion, if you can set it on fire, if you can't forget it, don't be impatient!" Zhang Yue repeatedly admonished, stood up, and walked along the wooden fence to the east of the camp.