At night, on the river twenty miles upstream of Hangu Pass.

A walker rowed over quickly and rushed directly to Gan Ning's big ship.

"How?"

Gan Ning couldn't stop the boat steadily, so he asked loudly: "Is there an ambush ahead?" ”

The scout soldier said loudly: "Governor Qiyu, the torches on the north bank of the canyon ahead are bright, and there are suspected that there are a large number of ambushes!" ”

"Hey!"

Gan Ning clenched his fists and clapped his hands, and said fiercely: "Hu Feng, this guy really has a thief's heart and wants to rob my army of food and grass!" ”

A naval colonel asked: "Governor, what should I do now, the canyon in front is too narrow, and our warships can only pass through Guò in turn." Hu Feng only needs to bury hundreds of soldiers on the cliffs on both sides, but when our army throws rocks at them, he can sink our warships! ”

"It doesn't matter!"

Gan Ning waved his hand and said with a cruel smile: "This lord and military advisor have long expected it, but I am afraid that Hu Feng will not come." Since this guy wants to rob our army of food and grass, he must prepare a ship and wait for a few days! ”

"This ......"

The little colonel was puzzled, not knowing what the lord and the military advisor wanted to do.

Hangu Pass, Hu Feng's official residence.

It was soon dawn, and the scouts came to report that the Xiliang Navy had leaned the warship on a shoal on the south bank, and it was obviously the ambush soldiers who were ambushed on the cliff on the north bank that played a role, so that the Xiliang Navy did not dare to sail at night.

Hu Feng asked, "How is the wooden raft being made?" ”

The junior school replied: "More than 50 fishing boats have been collected and 200 rafts have been made. ”

Hu Feng suddenly perked up and asked, "How many people can you carry?" ”

The small colonel said: "The larger fishing boat can carry more than 20 people, the smaller one can carry 12 people, and the raft can also carry 7 or 8 people." ”

"So little!"

Hu Feng suddenly frowned. Very dissatisfied.

The colonel said: "General, there are quite a few." The fishing boats were no better than the warships of the Xiliang army, and all the boats and rafts combined. It can carry 2,800 people, and the Xiliangshui Army is less than 1,000 people, and it is enough for our army to seize this grain and grass. ”

Hu Feng's face looked a little better, he thought about it, and said: "Don't be careless, although our army occupies the army, it may not be able to take advantage of the battle with the water army, don't overturn the boat in the gutter." ”

The junior colonel said disapprerovingly: "What kind of water army is the Xiliang Water Army, Gan Ning's house is just a river thief." What kind of elite naval army can be trained, besides, the Xiliang naval army has not fought a tough battle at all, and the general will inevitably have too long the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige. ”

Hu Feng thought about it, but he still didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, and said: "In order to avoid a night, you can sneak attack at night!" ”

The colonel asked, "Do you want to withdraw the ambush soldiers on the cliff on the north bank?" ”

Hu Feng scolded: "You are a pig, in case the battle on the water is unfavorable, how to intercept the Xiliang Water Army?" Damn. Your head is used to eat, you don't understand this basic common sense! ”

The little school was full of cold sweat, and he was scolded for being submissive, and he didn't dare to answer.

Hu Feng breathed a sigh of relief. He added: "However, let the ambush soldiers on the cliff extinguish the torches, otherwise the Xiliang Water Army will not dare to sail at night at night." How else can our army sneak attack, go quickly! ”

"Yes!"

The colonel didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. hurriedly said yes and ran out.

"What a pig!"

Hu Feng scolded again before shaking his head.

The sun set quickly.

Dozens of large ships were docked in a shoal. The soldiers were bored fishing.

Gan Ning paced up and down on the deck, stopping from time to time to look into the distance, waiting a little anxiously.

When it was dark, a small boat came speeding down the water.

Gan Ning suddenly perked up, rushed to the bow of the boat, and when the boat approached, after more than 20 steps, he asked loudly: "Where is the lord's army now, have you rushed to the outside of Hangu Pass?" ”

The scout soldier said loudly: "Governor, the lord's army is twenty miles away!" ”

Gan Ning asked, "Maybe it was detected by the scouts of Hangu Pass?" ”

At this time, the boat was within ten paces of the big boat, and the scout replied: "The lord's army is still on the north bank, and it is crossing the river with the help of the navy, and it has not been detected by the scout spies of Hangu Pass!" ”

"That's good!"

Gan Ning slammed the knot and said: "Just wait for Hu Feng's guy to come and rob the grain." ”

A junior colonel asked: "Governor, what if Hu Feng doesn't come to rob the grain?" ”

"You fucking crow's mouth!"

Gan Ning was furious, slapped the little colonel hard, and scolded: "If Hu Feng doesn't come to rob the grain, you kid will run to Hangu to lure Hu Feng's army out, otherwise Lao Tzu will cut off your big head and small head." ”

Xiao Xiao touched his head and looked aggrieved, "The villain just said, the lord just said, if you want to win, you will lose first?" ”

Gan Ning said angrily: "Don't fucking talk nonsense, go explore the way!" ”

"Yes!"

The little colonel didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and quickly jumped into a small boat.

By this time it was already dark and it was dangerous to sail on the river.

However, the small colonel was born as a thief, although the Yellow River is not as wide as the long river, but it is not a problem to row a boat on the river at night, with a few soldiers, skillfully driving the boat, and galloping down the river.

After passing the Hangu Valley and rushing out of the canyon more than 20 miles downstream of the Hangu Pass, no ambush soldiers were found.

The little colonel felt that there were most ambushes on the cliffs, but the black lights were blind, but they couldn't see it at all.

During the day, the scouts could climb up from the lower part of the mountain, and it would be known if there were any ambushes.

But at night, there is no way to climb the mountain.

For several days before, there were torches lit on the cliffs on the north shore, and there were obvious people on them.

Tonight, it's pitch black and weird.

The little colonel didn't dare to be careless, let alone light the torch, and rowed back with the boat in his hands.

Gan Ning was impatient to wait, and when the junior colonel climbed onto the big boat, he "asked:"What's the matter, is there an ambush?" ”

"Governor, it's hard to say!"

Xiao Colonel said: "From here all the way down through that Grand Canyon, both sides of the bank are all black, even if there is an ambush, you can't see it!" There were torches on the cliffs on the north bank of the canyon before, but there were none tonight, and the villain felt that there must be a problem. ”

"Nonsense, do you need to talk about it?"

Gan Ning scolded: "Even a pig knows that there must be a problem. ”

The little colonel scratched his head vigorously, looking depressed, what's wrong with the boss, I've trained myself no less than five times today.

Gan Ning paced back and forth on the bow of the boat for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and rest, and set off on the third watch." ”

"Yes!"

The colonel agreed, and immediately passed the military order.

Except for those on night duty, all the sailors went into the cabin and fell asleep.

Thirty large ships were docked in the shallows, but they were still more than twenty steps from the riverbank.

At such a close distance, if an enemy army comes to sneak attack, the naval army can respond in time. There was no navy under Li Wei's command, as long as the big boat was sailed to the center of the river, Gan Ning was not afraid of Hu Feng's sneak attack at all.

As for the landlubbers, there was not enough for him to throw them down to feed the fish.

slept until the third watch, when Gan Ning ordered the boat to start, and thirty big ships sailed to the center of the river and went down the river in the dark.

Hangu Pass is connected to the Qinling Mountains in the south, the Yellow River in the north, and the plateau in the west, and the terrain is relatively open; The east side is a desperate stream, less than two miles after the Hangu Pass, there is a large canyon more than 20 miles long, and both sides are full of steep mountain cliffs.

Especially on the north bank of the river, there are several places where it is difficult for even monkeys to climb up.

The Liangjing Ancient Road from Guanzhong to Luoyang is located on the south bank of the river, and there are also dangerous mountains and dense forests next to it.

With such a steep terrain, it is difficult to pass Hangu Pass, which has the reputation of 'one husband is a pass, and ten thousand people are not open'.

In the middle of the night, 3,000 soldiers and horses quietly hid in a reed bush on the shore near Hangu Pass on fishing boats and rafts, all of them stretched their necks and stared at the river not far away, a little long-sighted.

However, after waiting for almost three hours, there was still no movement on the river.

"Damn, why haven't you come yet?"

Hu Fengqi scolded his mother in a low voice, and his heart was irritable as if he had eaten a fly.

The three thousand foot soldiers have already begun to wilt, yawning one by one, and they don't dare to make a sound, they are really depressed, and they all greet the ancestors of the Xiliang Water Army for the eighteenth generation in their hearts, and they don't dare to take a nap.

The surface of the river is not as good as the land, and if you accidentally fall into the water, you will be in trouble.

In particular, this kind of improvised raft is very unsafe no matter how you look at it. Fortunately, because of the lack of food, Hu Feng often organized soldiers to fish in the river, although there were few people who knew the water, but rowing was not a problem.

If it weren't for that, he would not dare to ambush the Xiliangshui Army by borrowing Hu Feng's guts.

If you can't even row a boat, then what kind of food is you robbing, isn't it to send food to the Xiliang Water Army?

Hu Feng was full of armor, standing on the largest fishing boat, his brows furrowed tightly, and he scolded in a low voice: "Damn, these cowards of the Xiliang Water Army, shouldn't they be afraid of being ambushed and dare not come over?" ”

A junior colonel hurriedly said: "General rest assured, Luo Zheng is going to attack Xuchang, how can the army do without food and grass." The Xiliang Water Army has been delayed here for three days, and even if they don't take the opportunity to rush through Hangu Pass tonight, they will definitely be smuggled over tomorrow night. ”

Hu Feng nodded, and his face looked better.

As soon as he wanted to speak, he noticed that something seemed to be moving on the river not far ahead, so he quickly rubbed his eyes, and looked carefully through the starlight for a while, and sure enough, he found several big boats and sailed over.

Due to the narrowness of this section of the river, the distance between the north and south banks is less than 50 zhang.

Even at night, if there is a big boat in the center of the river, about 30 zhang apart, although it is not real, but you can see a vague outline when you pay attention, and when you get closer, you can hear the sound of the boat slurry hitting the water.

"It's coming!"

Hu Feng suddenly perked up and said in a low voice: "Get ready, listen to a certain order to attack!" ”

"Yes!"

The colonel hurriedly agreed, and quickly passed down the military order with a code.

The so-called code is just to learn a few insect chirpings or bird calls.

Thirty large boats were divided into ten rows, three in each row, and there were no lights, and they slowly descended the river in the night.

Although the paddle hands tried their best to control the strength of the boat pulp slapping on the water, the sound of the thirty ships and thousands of paddlers still being heard clearly under the quiet night sky.

The river here is not wide, as long as you stand on the bank, as long as you are not deaf, you can hear it. (To be continued......) R1292