Although Wang Shichong was forced to hand over the last ten big ships to Beihai County in the previous negotiation with Zhang Xuan, it did not mean that he was dead set on the idea of Qi County and Beihai County no longer fighting, Wang Shichong immediately collected more than 100 boats in nearby counties and prepared to use them as a means of crossing the river in the next south.

There is a big river connecting Yongji Canal and the Yellow River not far from Gaotang County, called Qingshui, also called Qinghe, Qinghe County is named after this big river, there is a depression covering an area of thousands of acres about 50 miles west of Gaotang County, the vicissitudes of the sea, thousands of years have made this depression become a water wave, and the Qing River passes through this water swing.

There are reeds in the water, but there is a small military camp on the north bank of the water, and there are two or three hundred people stationed, and the reason why Wang Shichong is stationed here is because there are more than 100 ships moored in this water.

This is also the arrangement made by Wang Shichong before he went to Jiangdu, not to prevent the surprise attack of Zhang Xuan's ships, but to collect these ships with great effort, which is very important to him.

He needed to use these ships to transport soldiers across the Yellow River, and he also needed these ships to carry military rations for him.

Although the boats were hidden in the water, they were discovered by the scouts of the Sui army, and a small group of soldiers stationed on the shore betrayed the secret of the lake.

Three warships full of soldiers from Beihai County sailed silently from the Yellow River into Qingshui under the cover of night, at this time Wang Shichong was still on the way back to Qinghe County from Jiangdu, and there were not many garrisons in Gaotang County, only more than 3,000 people, basically stationed in the city.

There are no garrisons on both sides of the water, and they are deserted, and there are some lonely trees and abandoned villages on the shore, which looks quite desolate and dilapidated.

The warship traveled dozens of miles, and the river became wider, and a scout pointed to a wave of water in front of him and whispered, "Captain Qiqi." In front of you is the entrance to the water swing. ”

This time Liu Guilin was ordered to sneak attack Qinghe County, he had a very ridiculous feeling, it was clear that both sides were Sui troops, but they did it so secretively, as if they were sneaking into the enemy's army, but he also knew it. As long as Wang Shichong has a ship in hand, the threat to Beihai County and Qi County will not be lifted, and only by drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle and completely destroying Wang Shichong's ability to transport troops on the water can Wang Shichong's wolf ambition be extinguished.

The fleet sailed into the water, which Liu Guilin imagined was completely different, this was not a water village, it was a lake covered with reeds, and there were no patrolling soldiers around. There are no water sentinel boats, and it seems that Wang Shichong's army could not have imagined that the Sui army on the other side would sneak attack them, and there was almost no defense.

"Captain, there!"

The scout whispered, pointing northwest.

Liu Guilin also saw that a mast appeared above a reed, and judging from the height of the mast, it was at least a medium-sized cargo ship of about 500 stones, which could carry goods and sail in the Yellow River. Of course, the small flat boat can also travel in the Yellow River. It's just that there is no carrying capacity, so there is no point either.

The battlefield broke through the dense reeds and sailed into a wider water, which was full of ships, more than a hundred, about half of which were medium-sized cargo ships of about 500 stones. The rest are small boats of about 100 stones, these are all cargo ships on the Yongji Canal, which were forcibly requisitioned by Wang Shichong.

"Captain, let's do it!"

The soldiers found the boats unoccupied, anchored in the water. As if they were a flock of lambs to the slaughter, the soldiers began to get excited, and they rolled up their sleeves to make a big move.

Liu Guilin received an order to destroy all the ships, but at this moment he suddenly had a new idea, he brought three hundred and fifty sailors and soldiers, all of whom were good at driving ships, and he had enough manpower to tow these five hundred stone cargo ships back.

"No!"

He shook his head with a smile, pointed to dozens of five-hundred-stone cargo ships, and said, "These cargo ships are all towed back, gather the small boats and burn them!" ”

"But this will be discovered by the other party!" Several soldiers said worriedly.

"Burn the ship, they will find out, the key is that they have no way to take us, hurry up and sail the ship out."

The soldiers jumped on the boats one after another, and the cargo ships of 500 stone headed for the mouth of the water, and the remaining dozens of small boats were gathered together, and the two soldiers set the boats on fire and then jumped away.

Liu Guilin still ignored an important detail, the boat was moored in the reed-covered water, and when dozens of small boats burned, the entire reed swing was also affected.

In the middle of the river, all the soldiers stared in amazement at the monstrous fire burning in the distance, the momentum of the fire was so terrifying, so thrilling, the endless raging fire seemed to engulf the whole earth, and the smoke covered the sky.

At this time, even if the soldiers stationed on the shore sent an alarm signal, it would not make the slightest sense, and the defenders of Gaotang County had already discovered the fire burning dozens of miles away.

A rapid alarm bell sounded above the city, and a group of soldiers rushed out of the city, and under the leadership of the main general Wang Renze, they rushed towards the Qingshui River.

"General, there!" The soldiers shouted as they pointed to the middle of the river.

Wang Ren stared viciously at the oncoming fleet a hundred steps away, in front of which was a thousand-stone ship, dozens of Sui soldiers stood on the side of the ship with bows and arrows, vigilantly looking at the soldiers on the south bank of the river, behind this thousand-stone warship, there were dense five-hundred-stone cargo ships, as many as sixty, which were manipulated by several soldiers, and finally pressed on two thousand-stone ships, Liu Guilin stood on the last big ship, looking at the panicked Wang Shichong soldiers on the south bank with contempt.

"Shoot me an arrow!" Wang Ren waved his knife and yelled.

Thousands of soldiers fired arrows at the flotilla sailing on the river, and the arrows rained down into the night sky, but all fell into the black water.

The Qingshui River is as wide as a mile, although it cannot be compared with the magnificent Yellow River, but it is also a large river, and the boats are traveling on the north side of the river, and there are still hundreds of steps away from the south bank, where can the arrows shoot the boats.

After only two rounds of arrows, the soldiers on the south bank stopped shooting meaninglessly, and stared blankly at the flotilla in front of them, and Wang Ren was so angry that his eyes turned black for a while, but there was nothing he could do, and as he watched the last big ship sail away, he suddenly screamed, and a mouthful of blood spurted out

At the same time that the Beihai County Navy took away Wang Shichong's warship, Zhang Xuan led the 3,000 troops to arrive in Dong'an County, these 3,000 soldiers were the troops that Zhang Xuan originally used to guard Beihai County, in fact, in addition to the 1,000 soldiers guarding the docks of Beihai County, Zhang Xuan had mobilized all the soldiers including Beihai, Gaomi and Donglai Counties, a full 10,000 people.

Among them, 3,000 troops were led by Wei Chigong to guard Mengyin Fort, and the remaining 4,000 troops were led by Pei Xingyan and Luo Shixin, stationed in Dong'an County and Yishui County respectively, and there was also a garrison in Dong'an County, which was the 3,000 army led by Qin Yong, including 500 heavy infantry.

It was these 3,000 troops that made Zhang Xuan have a good impression of Pei Renji, Pei Renji was ordered to go west to conquer Wagang, and he could have transferred these 3,000 troops back, but Pei Renji still left this army to Zhang Xuan, which can be regarded as fulfilling his previous promise.

Of course, Pei Renji also knew that Zhang Xuan's troops were insufficient, and it was difficult to compete with the two bandits in Langya County, once Zhang Xuan's army was defeated, Wang Bo would first have to kill back to Qi County, and Pei Renji did not want Zhang Xuan to be defeated in the hands of Wang Bo.

Although Beihai County has been empty for a while, Wei Yunqi is already starting to recruit new soldiers, and the people of Beihai County are stable, and there is no trouble in banditry, so there should be no big problem with security.

After half a month, Zhang Xuan once again led the army into Dong'an County.

"See the general!" At the gate of the city, Pei Xingyan bowed down to welcome Zhang Xuan's arrival.

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Is there any movement in the thief army?" ”

"In the past two days, the number of spies in the thief army has increased significantly, and there were actually three spies this morning, each team of about five or six people, all of them are fucking cavalry, and it is difficult to catch up!" Pei Xingyan said hatefully.

Zhang Xuan's heart moved, he suddenly realized something? Wang Bo must have known the news of Pei Renjixi's expedition to Wagang, did he want to take the initiative to attack?

He urgently needed to understand the movements of Wang Bo's army at this time, thinking of this, Zhang Xuan smiled at Pei Xingyan and said: "I also brought the cavalry, do you want to let out a bad breath?" ”

Pei Xingyan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Let's talk about it first! I'm going to have at least two alive. Zhang Xuan saw the murderous intent in Pei Xingyan's eyes. (To be continued.) )