Chapter 353: Crossing the River

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Taiyue Mountain, the ancient name of Huo Tai Mountain, Huo Mountain, together with the North Town Yiwu Lu Mountain, and is one of the five towns, called Zhongzhen.

At the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, it was thought that this mountain was the pole of the middle heaven, far higher than the other peaks, so it was named Taizi. Later, during the Warring States period, the county was named Shangdang County, because its land was extremely high, and the sky was the party, so it was called Shangdang.

Huoshan is difficult to walk, even if it is a hanging car and a horse, it is difficult to cross, like a sharp knife cut from it, and the Shangdang County of the state and Hexi, Linfen County are cut, to the east of the river to the Shangdang County, you must detour to Hanoi, take the Taihang Road.

Li Chongjiu left Wei Chigong to lead 10,000 soldiers to stay in Jinyang, and he led 20,000 main forces from Jinyang through Yuci to Shangdang County in the south.

The army went south, and along the way, all the counties of Li Tang were frightened.

The army and Shiai County just passed by, and at this time, the county order of Shiai County was by, but he sent people to ask for surrender in panic.

The envoy came forward to be an official of the Li family, claiming to be the uncle of the Li Chongjiu clan.

Li Chongjiu looked at the other party in a serious way, and after taking out the genealogy for the above generations, Li Hu's branch was the side branch they separated, tracing back to the source, Li Chongjiu returned to the Zhongshan Li family, and the ancestor was Li Qi, the son of Li Ji, the Taifu of Qin.

And Li Ji also has a son who is an official in Zhao State, who is Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao State, and the ancestor of the Li family in Zhao County today.

Li Chongjiu heard what the other party said seriously, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

The origin of his own family, even Li Hu himself is not clear, this will be a person who claims to be Li Chongjiu's uncle, and he is here to ask Li Chongjiu to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, isn't it a joke?

It is the poor in the downtown that no one asks, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains.

Li Chongjiu thought about it, but he didn't let the other party out of the camp, saying that he needed to ask Li Hu about this matter before mentioning it, and also gave him 10,000 yuan. The other party immediately returned to Shiai County happily and returned to Zeng County.

When the army started the next day, the county magistrate of Shiai County, as well as the county officials and local squires, came together.

said that it is proud that Shiai County can produce Li Hu, Li Chongjiu and other outstanding people, and the other party is a county parent official, of course, he wants to come to visit.

Although Li Chongjiu knew that the other party was flattering, there is an old Chinese saying that wealth and wealth do not return to their hometown, such as walking at night in brocade clothes.

Although it was not what I expected, it was quite pleasant to be able to exhale and raise my eyebrows in front of the village elders with the same accent.

After Li Chongjiu hurriedly received them, he ignored them, invited them to return to Shiai County, and immediately led a large army to march forward, leading his men and horses straight towards Shangdang County.

After the infantry army entered the territory of Shangdang County, Eto led 10,000 horsemen to meet him.

At present, Ying Hefu led 10,000 cavalry to continue to ravage in Linfen County, and at the same time, he was also monitoring the main force of Li Shimin's Tang army stationed in Baibi.

As for Yan Yelie, he led 10,000 horses to retreat to the junction of Xihe and Taiyuan County, while guarding the back road of the Bird Mouse Valley for Yinghefu, and at the same time it can also echo Taiyuan.

It is now the end of autumn, and for the cavalry of the Fan Army, which has always grown in the bitter cold, the end of autumn in Shanxi will not be too cold, and they are quite accustomed here.

In the past, when the grassland was strong, the Hu people on the grassland always liked the autumn and winter seasons, and they copied in the south, hitting the Yellow River, firstly, the horses were the fattest at this time, and secondly, the temperature here was warmer than on the grassland. Ying Hefu, Eto, and Yan are also listed, and they are quite happy.

After Li Chongjiu rendezvoused with Eto, the number of soldiers and horses reached 30,000, and the land of Shangdang was crisscrossed by mountains and rivers, in addition to mountains like Taiyue, there were also big rivers like Lushui.

Lushui is the turbidity of the Zhanghe River, the word Luzi said that its water potential is very great, Li Chongjiu led the army to arrive at the bank of Lushui, seeing that even if it is a harsh winter, Lushui is not frozen, and he saw that between the mountains and rivers on the bank, the banner is like a forest, and there are war horses and soldiers cruising back and forth along the river.

Watching the Tang character banner flying, Li Chongjiu knew that now Li Tang's Shangdang defenders were on the bank of the river, guarding against danger.

After the reconnaissance of the white army, the general returned to Li Chongjiu and said: "Lord Qiqi, judging from the banner of the enemy, on the bank of the river is Yin Kaishan, the head of the Taiyuan Road march, Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, Guo Ziwu, the assassin of Luzhou, and a banner with a king character written on it. ”

"The one with the banner of the king, Wang Xingmin, the general of the Zuotun Guard sent by Li Yuan." Li Chongjiu looked at the riverside and said.

"I see." The general of the White Army was suddenly at the moment.

On the side, Wang Mahan said with a smile: "Li Yuan sent the four generals of Shangdang County to arrive together, and it seems that they are going to defend this river and fight a decisive battle with us." ”

Ji Chuan said: "Yin Kaishan and Li Yuanji are not in harmony, there is no need to worry, Wang Xingmin, I heard that he is also Li Tang's general, but there are really a lot of soldiers and horses brought by Guo Ziwu, the assassin of Luzhou. ”

Wen Yanbo said: "Shangdang County is a large county, with more than 120,000 households in its heyday, compared with the surrounding counties, it has experienced fewer wars, and its county soldiers are quite a lot. ”

Wang Mahan snorted and said: "What is it if there are many soldiers and horses, they are just county soldiers, but there is no boat on this river, and we can't fly over with wings to fight them." Damn, why is it so cold, and the river doesn't freeze. ”

Li Chongjiu looked at the general of the Tabai Army and said, "Do you see if there are any shoals in the upper and lower reaches that can cross the river?" ”

The other party said: "I have explored thirty miles upstream and downstream of the lord of the Huiyu, and there are two shoals that can cross the river, but on the banks of the shoals, the Tang army has set up iron cables, wooden stakes, and soldiers and horses to garrison, obviously they have been prepared. ”

The generals couldn't help frowning when they heard this, and Ji Chuan said: "It seems that we only have to wait a few more days, and then cross the river when the river freezes." ”

Wang Mahan muttered: "It doesn't matter what kind of thief he is, just kill him." ”

"Thou shalt not be reckless." Li Chongjiu reprimanded.

At this time, Eto said with a smile: "If you want to cross the river, where do you want any boats and boats, you Han people are trouble." ”

Wang Mahan was reprimanded by Li Chongjiu, he was unhappy, and asked at the moment: "What can you do as a person?" ”

Eto smiled, and immediately ordered a fan to come over, took a leather bag, and said, "This is it." ”

Wang Mahan suddenly realized: "It turned out to be a sheepskin raft!" ”

The generals couldn't help but laugh when they saw it.

In the middle of the night the next day, upstream of a ferry in Lushui, hundreds of people were taking off their sheepskin jackets and pants, and they were wearing only an undershirt.

It was early winter, and the cold wind in the mountains was biting, but for the strong and brave Murode, this cold wind was nothing. Each of them drank a large bowl of Ma nǎi wine, and their bodies were warm.

After drinking, these people grabbed the dagger in their mouths and went into the water with their puffed leather bags. The leather sacs were all made of a whole sheepskin, and the openings were tightly tied, just enough to float the weight of a person.

The soldiers used their palms as oars to cross the river in the thick night, and the sound of horses' hooves on the other side of the river from time to time sounded, and the torches on the opposite bank were constantly seen.

It must have been the patrol cavalry of the Don Army, armed with torches, that patrolled from the river to prevent the enemy from crossing the river.

But the soldiers tried not to make a sound, and in the sound of the river, hundreds of soldiers quickly crossed the river along the river.

After going up the riverbank, the soldiers lurked in the shallows by the river, and received the second group of soldiers to cross the river, and waited for the three hundred soldiers to cross the river.

The armies gathered together and headed for the ferry downstream.

At this time, on the other side of the ferry, Wang Mahan and his soldiers were all lurking on the other side.

The lights on the opposite bank were bright, and the Tang army set up a camp here to prevent the Youzhou army from crossing the river.

In the camp on the other side, construction is still going on overnight, constantly erecting iron cables and laying wooden piles at the beach of the ferry, and hundreds of civilian servants are working on a large scale.

Sergeant Tang patrolled back and forth along the riverbank with torches, and the sound of fighting sounded one after another in the cold night.

Wang Mahan snorted, and a long string of white gas erupted from the tip of his nose, and he pressed his hand at this time.

A dozen or so boats on the bank of the river took off their shelter and headed for the ferry like arrows. When the boat reached the river, the other party had already found the traces of the boat on the shore, and immediately shouted.

Each small boat carried more than a dozen Han soldiers, and when they saw each other's traces, they immediately drew arrows and went to the riverbank, and the arrows rained down, and the people saw this and immediately ran away, and the river beach was suddenly in chaos.

The Tang soldiers picked up their spears and crossbows, walked out of the camp, and ran to the river beach. (To be continued.) )