Wang Ping said in a low voice: "Governor, do you want to ask the lord to make a decision?" ”

Zhang Ren shook his head gently, now Liu Ze is already out of Tongguan, hundreds of miles away from Diaoyin, even if he sends fast horses back and forth, it will take at least three or four days, Zhang Ren can not afford to delay, delay in Shangjun for one more day, and the success rate of the plan to sneak attack Xihe will be lower. Zhang Ren thought about it again and again, and decided to promise Liu Bao, even if Liu Bao had other plans, he just had to be more vigilant, could it be that with 10,000 Hun soldiers, he could also set off a big storm?

Hearing Zhang Ren's promise, Liu Bao turned his anger into joy, since the last single Yu Hu Chuquan was placed under house arrest by Cao Cao, the Xiongnu was divided into five departments, in order to compete for the position of Shan Yu, each other attacked continuously, Liu Bao relied on the strong position of Shan Yu, but the strength of the Xiongnu was greatly damaged, Xiahoudun served as the assassin of the state, and concurrently served as the Xiongnu general, the Xiongnu Department of the Huns who entered the east of the river adopted a high-pressure policy, large-scale extermination and expulsion of the Huns, to Jian'an about ten years, the Huns have been forced to withdraw from the Fen River with abundant water and grass, From Pingyang Sanhe to the barren land of Weibei, it became Liu Bao's biggest plan to enter Hedong again. The Jingjun Crusade made Liu Bao see the opportunity, so he took the excuse as a threat, and proposed to send troops to assist Zhang Ren in the battle.

Zhang Ren was in a hurry to march, and the matter was finalized in a few words, Liu Bao sent the left general Thorn Wuxian to lead 10,000 elite cavalry to follow Zhang Ren on the expedition, and the required grain and grass were supplied by the Xiongnu headquarters.

After leaving Diaoyin, the army passed through Gaonu and went straight to the Yellow River ferry of Wubao.

Due to the secret and swift movements of the Jing army and the negligence of the Wei army's defense, the Wubao ferry was not defended by Wei soldiers at all, and it was obvious that Qin Qi would never have imagined that Zhang Ren would break through the territory of the Huns to attack the West River, but although the Yellow River crossing was not defended by soldiers. But the west bank of the Yellow River is deserted, not even a ferry.

There is no ferry, but Zhang Ren is a little worried, standing on the edge of the Yellow River is endless is bare-naked loess, compared to the green bamboo forests everywhere in Shuzhong, the Loess Plateau is really bare. With barely a few spots of green, it is not easy to find materials for shipbuilding and rafting here.

"Dadu Governor, it is rumored that on the Yellow River, there are many fishermen begging for a living, and now there is not a boat, presumably because the Wei army banned the river, and the last general is willing to bring some people across the river to find some boats to come over, in order to solve the urgent need for the army to cross the river." Wang Ping stepped forward.

Autumn is the season when the Yellow River is flooded. The river is flooding, the turbid waves are surging, and the flow is endless, Zhang Ren said suspiciously: "There is no boat, how can Zijun cross the river, it is better to wait for a day or two, and then cross the river after the Zhouqiao battalion arrives." "Each regiment of the Jing Army has a Zhouqiao battalion, but the Zhouqiao battalion carries a large amount of equipment. The march was not fast, and they generally acted together with the baggage battalion. Therefore, he fell behind, Zhang Ren wanted to rush across the Yellow River, and the speed of the front march was extremely fast, but the Yellow River still blocked his way.

Wang Ping said indifferently: "Don't worry, the governor of the capital, the last general was born by the Shu River since he was a child, and he is familiar with water." This area of the Yellow River is nothing, if the general successfully crosses the river, he will definitely be able to grab boats, the soldiers are expensive, and it is more than a little stronger to cross the river one day earlier than one day later. ”

Zhang Renzhun Zhi. Wang Ping picked dozens of soldiers who were familiar with the nature of the water, took off their armor, shirtless, wore only a pair of pants, tied the ring-headed broadsword to their backs, and took the lead in jumping into the surging river.

Now the Yellow River is the most turbulent time, a wave hit, Wang Ping was sunk to the bottom of the river, but he quickly surfaced again, spit out the mud and sand in his mouth, gasped: "Damn, there is so much sand in this water!" ”

Zhang Ren hurriedly said on the shore: "If you can't do it, don't be strong!" ”

Wang Ping did not have the slightest intention of retreating, and swam to the opposite bank with all his might, the river was surging one after another, surging, Wang Ping and dozens of warriors who crossed the river were fearless, and fought forward in the strong wind and waves, and after most of the hour's struggle, they finally climbed to the east bank of the Yellow River, but they almost exhausted their bodies.

After resting for a while, Wang Ping led his team up a high slope, and the surrounding situation was in full view, not far from the bank of the Yellow River, there was a small village, and Wang Ping decided to try his luck in that village to see if he could find a boat.

As soon as Wang Ping approached the village, he saw the fishing nets drying in the yard from a distance, and he couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, there were fishing nets to prove that this family was fishermen, and if they were fishermen, they would have fishing boats, and it seemed that their luck was still good.

There was only a black and thin old fisherman in the yard, his face was full of wrinkles, his hands were full of calluses, and he was very panicked when he saw dozens of shirtless men suddenly pouring in, because he saw the big knives behind these people.

"The old man should not be alarmed, we have no malicious intentions, I just want to ask if there are any ships here?" Wang Ping stepped forward and said with relief.

The old fisherman saw that they had a kind attitude, and they must not be some robbers who cut the path, so he felt a little relieved, and said: "A few strong men must be going to cross the river to the west, but there are boats, but the government is strictly forbidden to go down the river, if it is taken by the government, the life of the little old man is not guaranteed, please raise your noble hand." ”

Wang Ping said: "Looking at the appearance of the old man, it must be a fisherman in the vicinity, the government does not allow you to go down the river, how do you live?" ”

The old fisherman sighed and said: "Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat water, the eight generations of the little old man's ancestors have relied on fishing in the Yellow River for a living, and it is not a secret, the government has ordered a piece of paper, I don't know how many fishermen's livelihoods have been cut off, and if you can't go into the water to fish, the little old man's family will probably starve to death." ”

"How can this be reasonable, why would the government give such an order, and shouldn't it force people to die?"

"It's not a war yet, I heard that King Jing's army is about to fight, so the government does not allow fishermen to go down the river to fish. Hey, I really don't know when it's going to be the end of this day. The old fisherman shook his head and sighed.

Wang Ping smiled slightly and said: "Old man, don't hide it, we are King Jing's subordinates, and we are looking for boats when we cross the river." ”

When the old fisherman heard this, he was stunned and speechless for a long time.

Wang Ping said: "Don't be afraid of the old man, Cao Cao's people are brutal, regardless of the life and death of the people, this time King Jing crossed to the east to ask for thieves, is to let the people of the world live a good life of abundant food and clothing, if the old man can lend us a boat, there will be a lot of thanks." ”

The old fisherman said suspiciously: "King Jing is here, can you really let us old fishermen fish in the Yellow River?" (To be continued......)