Chapter 52: The Great War Is Imminent
Not to mention that night that night the temple street Zhichong Mansion Captain Dugu Tianxing gathered 2,000 soldiers and 3,000 tribal soldiers to clear the enemy in the dense forest on the north bank.
After breakfast, the chief manager left the big tent and went to the riverbank to check the situation, and the three deputy chief managers followed.
Several Yan and Tang generals walked and stopped by the river, and soon came to the place where the pontoon bridge was built, because they were afraid that the Turkic soldiers on the opposite bank would find out, there were several timbers piled up on the bank, and they were more than a mile apart.
There is a place here that is the deputy governor of the Heishui Army, Ding Dayong is also the old man of the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate, and his family Governor Li Xiancheng, three years ago, he was promoted from the school captain to the deputy governor by the Anton Metropolitan Protector Duguzhen, and the deputy governor Ding who was born in the old army is naturally diligent and does everything himself.
Ding Dayong saw the arrival of the chief manager Shan and several deputy chief managers, and hurriedly came over to salute.
"Ding Dudu has worked hard, how are you preparing?" Except for the lazy goods on Temple Street, the general manager is amiable to everyone else.
"Back to the general manager, it should be ready, the timber is ready, and it is more than enough to build two pontoon bridges."
"Ding Du Supervisor is reassured, what is the change on the other side?"
"The Turkic troops on the other side of the strait increased the number of patrols yesterday, and this morning there was a contingent of about 5,000 people camped on the shore, and its shape was to prevent our army from forcibly crossing the river."
"Oh? That Abesili is not a mediocre person, this is a proper thing, don't care, Li Dudu seems to be the first thing to bear the brunt of after crossing the river is to solve this enemy who is blocking the way."
"Someone should do his best," Li Xiancheng, the governor of Heishui, hurriedly said.
"Back to the general manager, I also found that the flow of the Heishui River is slowing down, and the flow is decreasing."
"Oh? But the flood season is coming to an end? ”
"There is no vision on the other side of the Huma River, on the contrary, the current is increasing"
"Huh? It can't be that the other party is doing something in the black water, right? The third princess, Yan Junluan, was surprised.
"Hey, General Yan, this black water is not a small river, if the Turks want to cut it off, it will take a lot of effort, besides, the current situation is that the north bank is high and the south bank is low, and if you want to flood, you will first flood the south bank" Li Dudu disagreed.
"What if the Turkic soldiers release water on the way of our army across the river? Or simply abandon the south bank and wait for someone to enter Huma and release water from the embankment? The third princess, Yan Junluan, was skeptical.
"But the change in the flow of the river is not very obvious, besides, how can they have so many manpower and material resources to block the river, and the flow of the water is slowing down, but there is no other vision, if the upstream is building an embankment, the water will become muddy."
"We don't have to be suspicious, but we can't take it lightly, and quickly send people upstream to check," said the chief manager Shan Daquan.
"A certain has sent additional people to investigate, there is no abnormality within ten miles of the reply, and a certain has ordered the inspection of a range of fifty miles" or to say that the old Xingwu is relieved, without waiting for the boss to order, Ding Dayong and Deputy Governor Ding have done it properly.
"Ding Dudu is worthy of being a veteran in the army and is able to do things," Deputy Chief Pei also praised.
"Ding Du Du carefully checks and reports the water flow every hour," the chief officer ordered.
"No"
"Now I'm waiting for the news of the Demon Wolf Celestial Star, hmph, if you can't complete the military order this time, see how to clean up this lazy boy." The general manager raised his eyes and looked at the distant mountains and forests in the north.
Everyone also followed the gaze of the Grand Governor to the dense forests of the Far East.
The distant mountains are like daisies, a few wild birds hovering in the air, the morning mist is kind, and the silence is picturesque.
"I think that Dugu Duwei is shrewd and capable, the horses he leads are all old hunters in the Far East, and his subordinates are good at tracing and tracing countless hands, and the Demon Wolf Tianxing is a great magician, it should not be difficult to exterminate the Turkic guerrillas," Deputy Chief Pei comforted.
"Well, as for the three or two thousand suspicious soldiers, the problem of scabies, I am worried that I will cross the black water tonight, and the enemy situation is unpredictable."
Shan Daguan patrolled all the way, and the situation was good, except for the area in charge of the Temple Street Zhichong Mansion, the chubby Dugu Qiuqiu was actually building a small boat, saying that it was prepared for the Grand Warlock Duwei Dugu Tianxing, on the grounds that the arrogant Grand Warlock was unwilling to go down to the river to bathe with 40,000 people.
The general manager was depressed, but he didn't let the formed boat be dismantled.
When the general manager returned to the big tent, he asked if there was no news of Dugu Tianxing left and right.
Seeing that the time was close to noon, there was still no news in the north, and at this time, the generals of the east of the Mohe River were not calm.
"Send more people to investigate," Shan Daguan resolutely ordered.
Everyone was anxious in the camp tent, talking in a whisper, speculating, and they didn't know what the situation was on Dugu Tianxing's side.
It was too fast to noon, a horse galloped from the mountain, turned over and dismounted in front of the big tent, and the captain guarding the gate saw that it was Duguwu, the deputy lieutenant of the shadow battalion on Temple Street, and took the reins of the horse and put Duguwu into the account.
When everyone saw that it was the leader of the Temple Street scout, they were all shocked, and there was finally news in the mountains and forests.
Dugu Wuyi hugged his fists, "Return to the Metropolitan Governor, Temple Street Captain Dugu Tianxing ordered a certain return, the enemy army in the dense forest has been annihilated, and the whole army is returning to the camp"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the suspicious soldiers have been annihilated, and they can prepare for the strength of the black water to attack Huma with peace of mind.
"How many enemies are destroyed? When will you all return to the camp? "The general manager also has a heart in his belly, after all, two or three thousand enemy troops are hiding behind him, like a fish bone stuck in his throat, and it is fast to vomit.
"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, more than 3,000 enemies have been annihilated, and the Dugu Governor has found the location where the Turkic army crossed the river, please ask the Metropolitan Governor if he can allow his subordinates to pretend to be Turkic soldiers and horses to cross the river, and receive the people crossing the river on the south bank tonight?"
"Oh, there's such an opportunity?" The general manager got up and walked around for a while, "Accurate, meet at the scheduled place tonight"
"No, report to Dugu Lieutenant immediately" Dugu went out of the camp to find the temple street to clear the enemy's soldiers.
"Chief manager, the odds of winning this time are increasing, I wish Yantang a victory," Deputy Chief Pei Xuangui congratulated.
"This lazy thing is still of some use," said the general manager.
"If you want to say that this Dugu Tianxing is really Yantang Fuxing," Li Xiancheng, the governor of Heishui, also joked.
"More than 3,000 enemies have been annihilated, presumably Dugu Duwei has also suffered a lot of losses, Dugu Duwei has discovered the location of the Turkic soldiers crossing the river, and the chief can send additional troops and horses to cross the river together to strengthen the momentum?" Shi Zhuwu, the commander of the Right Guard, suggested.
The general manager of Shan was silent, squinting at Zhu Wu, the general of the forbidden army, and the two deputy directors of Pei and Li also looked at it quite interestingly, even the third princess of Yan Junluan was embarrassed, this is not obvious that she wants to earn credit.
"A certain will go to the department to support" right Wei Zhonglang Yang Yi asked for help.
"Yang Zhonglang has a heart, as you invited" Manager Shan looked at it for a while, and agreed with a smile. "There are only 3,000 Turkic soldiers who were annihilated, you take 3,000 military horses to replace the military horses in Temple Street, and when you see Dugu Duwei, let him send someone to lead the way, and allow him to return to the camp to wait."
Right Weiwei Zhonglang Yang Yixing hurriedly went to order troops.
"The Boss." Yan Junluan, the general of the right Wei Yunluan, was about to speak. Shan Da Da waved his hand, "General Yan doesn't need to say much, Yang Zhonglang is a general in the army, replacing the soldiers and horses in Miaojie can be more successful, General Yan can go back to the camp to dispatch people and horses, and select capable people to go." ”
So the right Weiwei and the other generals went out of the big tent to order troops.
"Boss, this is the beauty of adults," Li Xiancheng, the governor of Heishui, touched his beard and said with a smile, as for whether it was sarcastic or bitter laughter, it was unclear.
"I wonder what will happen if the Demon Wolf Tianxing knows that the fruit tree he planted has picked fruit for people?" Deputy Chief Pei was obviously indignant.
"I can't think that the stars are lazy," Li Xiancheng grinned, more meaningful.
Dugu Tianxing returned to the camp at the time, and only 4,000 of the 5,000 generals remained, and Dugu Duwei's face was gloomy, and he didn't say much to return to the camp after the order.
The commander ordered the whole army to prepare, rest at the right time, and cross the river with the relevant military horses when it was ugly.
In June in the Far East of the tenth year of the dragon, late at night.
The sky was blue, the stars were bright, the night mist filled the surface of the Heishui River, and there was silence on the south bank, and occasionally a few sparks wandered away, which were Turkic night patrols.
The 20,000 sailors of the Yantang Black Water Army and the first batch of river crossers from the 13th Department of Temple Street were ready and gathered on the north bank of the Black Water.
The starry night in June was like water, and he could barely see things within three steps, and the chief manager came to the shore to check the command in person, and the three deputy chief managers followed.
The Yantang River crossing army and horses had no torches and other lighting objects, all the soldiers only wore a calf trousers, the armor and blades were wrapped in packages, and there were also a few small boats loaded with arrows and other things.
Li Xiancheng and Li Dudu personally led the team, and they had already gone into the water naked to test the current.
"Wait for the protection of Governor Li," Governor Shan ordered Li Hu'er and others to guard the Heishui Governor's Mansion.
"No," Li Hu'er and the other guards replied solemnly.
Ding Dayong, the deputy governor, ran back and forth, informed the key points of crossing the river, and clearly led the captain on duty.
Chief Shan watched the orderly preparation of the Black Water Army with satisfaction, and was greatly relieved.
The thirteen departments are also well organized, and the thirteen feudal soldiers who were born as hunters and fishermen cross the black water at night like eating and drinking soup, which is easy and easy. Several patriarchs of the thirteen tribes also personally led the team, the patriarch of the Omuro Wei tribe, Mo Hefu, the patriarch of the northern part of the mountain, and the patriarch of the Heishui tribe, Agulang, were all the first echelon of crossing the river.
Only the prince of the Wandering Ghost Country is not among the people who cross the river, although the mercenaries of the Wandering Ghost Country are also sea athletes, and they don't take this Heishui River in their eyes, but Dugu Tianxing did not count them in the first batch of river crossings, but as a reserve.
The general manager of Shan was satisfied all the way, and he was not calm when he crossed the river on Temple Street, the Dugu Tianxing was lying on the chair he made with his own hands, staring at him in a daze as if he was sleeping, but the chair was placed on a wooden raft, a dog squatted with a pu fan to help it drive away mosquitoes, Dugu Shen stood quietly on the head of the boat and looked at the opposite bank, and the big bear with golden curls was bare-chested and tried to connect the rope to the wooden raft.
It seems that this Dugu Grand Sorcerer is not ready to go into the water, and wants to let the big bear pull him over.
"Look at you like this, do you look like a lieutenant?" The general manager couldn't get used to the leisurely appearance of the Demon Wolf Tianxing.
"Hmm, the single manager is here to see him off?" Dugu Tianxing opened his eyes and glanced at the several managers of Yan Tang's expedition to Mohe Dongdao, "Manager Yan, the rude men are naked and indecent, don't be surprised."
This thing actually remembers the identity of the third princess Yan Junluan little lady, and then look at it, Wang Jiangnan's three little ladies are also among them, and they laughed at it, "The three little ladies have to take a good look, 40,000 naked men swim in the water, the scene is not too beautiful, if it is daytime, the three little ladies should stare wide-eyed, our Far Eastern man has rough skin and meat, but it has polluted the ears and eyes of the three little ladies." ”
Wang Jiangnan wanted to say a few words about the scene of being cautious when he went on the expedition, but when he heard this, he regretted it in his heart, and he shouldn't sympathize with this lazy thing.
"The army crosses the river, can Dugu Duwei have verses to strengthen the journey?" Zheng Sui'er and Zheng Shen didn't see the magic voice and magic words of the demon wolf.
"Hey, the little lady Zheng is full of feelings, this army crosses the river to fight, the little lady doesn't sing and dance, but asks Ben Langjun for verses?" Dugu Tianxing took a glass cup of wine handed by Ah Gou and shook it to drink.
"Dugu Duwei is talented, this battlefield battle must be touched, and a poem will definitely add color to this battle" Zheng Xiaoniang is worthy of the top students of Datang Academy, not confused by Dugu Demon Wolf's words, and insists on inviting him to write poems.
"Hey, it's still Zheng Xiaoniang for a bosom friend, I'm reading historical records these days, I don't mention that Yan Tang will win this battle, but I feel that Chu and Han are fighting for hegemony, and I have a verse, not for this feeling, let's talk about it."
Everyone didn't expect that Dugu Tianxing really had verses corresponding at this time, and they couldn't help but be interested.
"Listen to it" Shan Daguan also came to the poet's feelings.
"Okay, let's start to set off, but the prince hurried to record it," Dugu Tianxing glanced at the loyal supporter of Tang culture who took out his pen and paper, and the ghost prince was also Yu Zhi.
"Life should be a hero, and death should be a ghost. So far, I think of Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong. Dugu Tianxing motioned for the big bear to start pulling the wooden raft and preparing to cross the river, and muttered softly.
"Life should be a hero, and death should be a ghost. So far, I think of Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong. It's not very appropriate," the crowd was still smacking the tragic-sounding verse, and the army began to cross the river.
"Dugu Duwei is resentful," Shi Zhuwu, the head of the right guard, said with a wry smile.
Chief Supervisor Shan and Deputy Chief Manager Pei were not in the mood to pay attention to this poem, whether it should be majestic and sad, and looked at the 40,000 Yan Tang soldiers swimming across the black water late at night with a strained face.
The black water is still in the flood season, the flowing water is still turbulent, the Yan Tang soldiers went down the river in turn, lightly with their hands and feet, try to avoid sound, and after a while, the wide black water was covered with dense human heads, and they formed three conical formations, respectively, with the Heishui Governor Li Xiancheng Heishui Nian Zhuang Patriarch Agu Lang Temple Street Guo Yi Du Wei Zhan Commander in the lead.
The south bank on the opposite side was silent, like a sleeping tiger under the night fog, the generals on the north bank were nervous, and their faces looked at it solemnly, until the deputy governor of Ding Dayong was cut off, and the team had not yet reached the middle of the river.
Half an hour had passed, and there was still no vision on the river.
The hearts of the general managers and generals relaxed slightly.
"I wonder where Yang Zhonglang has arrived?" General Yunlu Yan Junluan muttered to himself.
Deputy Chief Pei couldn't help but slander in his heart, if he decided to let the Temple Street and the thirteen people cross the river first, I am afraid that he would have already responded at this time.
The black water still flows silently.
"The wind is blowing," said the general manager, who stretched out his hand to try the wind speed.
"It's okay, there has been a breeze every morning these days, and the sun stops when it rises," Deputy Chief Pei comforted.
"Yes," said the chief manager.
Half an hour had passed, and the last people had arrived in the heart of the river, and the figures were blurred.
"The striker has arrived on the shore" Deputy Chief Pei's eyes lit up, and a few fires flickered a few times on the opposite bank.
"Okay, it seems that the situation is going well, go to the place where the bridge is built at a certain speed" The general manager of Shan was relieved.
The crowd rushed three miles upstream to prepare for the pontoon bridge.
When it was midnight, the sky in the distance began to light slightly, but everyone felt that the sky was darker, and the darkness before dawn made everyone feel a little uncomfortable.
The generals of the battalion on the north bank were hurrying along the shore of the black water, when suddenly a fire dragon appeared on the opposite side.
"It's still been discovered," said the chief squirrel.
"Such a big movement, that Jin Ah Besli is not a deaf and blind person, Li Dudu and Tianxing They expected this situation, and they also have a way to deal with it" Deputy Chief Pei continued to comfort.
The opposite side began to make noise, and the fire dragon of the Turkic side was getting closer and closer to the black water.