Chapter 639: Second Crossing of the Xiao River

Wu Yan picked up the porridge in front of him and threw a few sticks of dried meat into it. The porridge is very hot, so I can only suck it a little bit.

This is a meadow on the north bank of the Xiao River, where the Dreadnoughts are resting. After capturing the camp of the Wen family last night, after cleaning up the baggage and prisoners in the other party's village, he let Gu Guan and Gu Miao raise a heavy fog to cover himself and lead the men and horses downstream.

The camp was not erected, and the people lay on the ground. The team was too tired, and the multi-day march and the fierce fighting all night had exhausted the soldiers to the extreme. If the fight continues like this, deserters, accidental casualties and other situations will occur one after another, so Wu Gan decided to rest here for a day.

The Righteous Eagle Army had already been sent out, keeping an eye on the movements of the Southern Army on the opposite side. There are also Niu Chao and Ji Chenming, these two guys who are never tired, each brought some giant mastiffs to roam around, but they don't have to worry about being attacked by the enemy.

Rising like silver smoke, accompanied by the sound of the flowing Xiao River.

The earth seemed to be gently covered by a thin white veil, and it was the frost that tried its best to show its figure. Only the tenacious weeds are still stubbornly swaying in the wind. A few tireless war horses are digging fresh grass roots in the grass.

Sitting on the yellow meadow of autumn grass, Wu Yan leaned against a big tree that had a few leaves left, and with a knife in his right hand, he silently looked at this quiet and magnificent picture. If there is no war, this situation and this scene will attract many people to leave ink.

There were a few high-pitched eagle chirps in the sky, and several goshawks surrounded the danghu bird, dissatisfiedly provoking the big man.

Wu Jian woke up from his fugue and watched as the bird landed not far from him, bringing up a cloud of dust.

"Lord, the enemy stopped at the river bend and did not make any further moves. Looking at its tooth flag, it should be Ji Jing and Ji Zhen personally leading the troops, and there should be 80,000 people together. They were towing the boat away, apparently preparing to cross the river." Suo Ji hurriedly took a few steps and loudly reported the opponent's movements, "The southern army camp is heavily guarded, the gate of the fortress is closed, and another man is moving towards the camp from the south, it seems that it should be the men and horses supported by other families."

"It's someone again, it seems that Ji Chen attaches great importance to us, regardless of the urgent military situation in the north, but intends to increase troops here." Wu Yan stretched out his hand and threw his wine bag to Suo Ji, muttering a few words, "Go and invite Captain Shui and the others, don't alarm the others, there is no battle today, let everyone have a good rest."

After a while, Shui Congyue, Xue Xin, Zhang Wuyang and others all came to the tree.

"Ji Jing and Ji Zhen may have to cross the river to pursue us, but he can't help it." Wu Gen shared the information obtained by Suo Ji with everyone, thought about it and said solemnly, "After a day of rest, I am going to cross the Xiao River again and attack the opponent's camp."

"The big camp is not easy to fight, it is like an iron bucket there, and there are more than 40,000 clan soldiers guarding it. It seems that after the battle with the coalition forces, Ji Jinglizhai's kung fu has grown a lot." Hu Jia was a little worried, the original attack on Gulu and other coalition camps was really unforgettable for him.

In fact, Wu Gen did not really break through the coalition camp at that time, but only picked up a bargain when Gu Yangsi abandoned the village and left.

"I'm not thinking that I can take Dazhai in one fell swoop, but because the enemy has a large number of troops, I think I can pull the enemy apart so that I can break them one by one. After Ji Xin appeared, it seemed that Ji Chen was going to put us to death, and the reinforcements of the enemy in front of us would continue to arrive in the future, and we could only see the flaws and find a good opportunity for a decisive battle by constantly mobilizing the enemy army." Wu Gen explained his intentions, in fact, it was very simple, that is, he couldn't beat others, so he took advantage of Xiao He's natural danger, kept jumping around, tearing the opponent into several pieces little by little, and then concentrated his forces to eat these scattered opponents.

"Split, tear ......" Hu Jia muttered, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he understood Wu Gan's thoughts, he was also a person who had studied the art of war, and he was the first to comprehend it, "In other words, our camp is a disguise, and it is true to play against Ji Jing, just to force the other party to show his weakness. Captain Bao needs to report there, so as to contain some of the opponent's troops."

"No need, there are many captives there for the treasure elephant, his task is very heavy, so don't let him be distracted." Wu Yan waved his hand.

"If Ji Jing crosses the river by boat, should he take the opportunity to destroy their boat, so that it will be difficult for him to return to the military village in time." Zhang Wuyang proposed on the side.

"No need, in the current situation, even if Ji Jing brings people to the north shore, there are still too many people on both sides, we can't eat, and we need to mobilize them to maneuver back and forth between the north and south banks." Wu Gan didn't think about this problem, but later he dispelled the idea of destroying the ship. Without a boat, how can you let Ji Jing go back and forth between the north and south shores freely, and how to tear apart the opponent's huge forces.

"Call Bayan and Luhui." Wu Gen commanded again. When the two of them arrived, they explained in detail.

Wu Gen is resting, and Ji Jing is also resting, it's not that they don't want to fight, but the bodies of their subordinates don't allow it. After all, any war must rely on the low-level soldiers to fight with a knife and a gun.

A day later, Ji Jing ordered the whole army to cross the river. Ferries sailed back and forth on both sides of the Xiao River, rows of crossbows pointed straight up at the sky, in order to prevent the Righteous Eagle Army from blocking the crossing of the river. Now that their own pawns are gone, they can only hope that these powerful crossbows will stop the surprise attack of the Yihu army, at least they will not dare to shoot at low altitudes with impunity.

"Let's go." Ji Zhen walked over and glanced at Ji Jing who was in a trance.

"Let's go." Ji Jing shook his head slightly, there was always a strange feeling haunting him these days, which made him feel uneasy from time to time. Therefore, the scouts went out early in the morning, hoping to find traces of the dreadnoughts.

"What's wrong with you?" Ji Zhen looked at Ji Jing strangely.

"It's nothing, it's just that I feel that Wu Gan's soldiers are getting older and hotter. At first, I thought he was a thug, but now with the same number of soldiers, I'm not sure I'll be able to beat him. Moreover, with the old lord in his army, it is impossible for the clan to use the tomb guards and the army, so they can only rely on the number of people to pile up the dreadnought." Ji Jing strode towards the ferry, his tall waist was a little rickety today.

Looking at the man's back, Ji Zhen's mouth opened a few times, but he didn't make a sound, smiled self-deprecatingly, and followed Ji Jing to the boat.

The crossing of the river went smoothly, no one came to disturb them, and the annoying Righteous Eagle army did not reappear.

The army marched along the north bank of the Xiao River to the east. When passing by the camp where the Wen family was stationed, Ji Jing stopped slightly.

The camp was in disarray, empty, and even the corpses of the horses were taken away. The ground was also very chaotic, and it seemed that the dreadnoughts had carefully cleaned up their tracks before leaving.

Ji Jing walked in the chaotic dirt on the shore, and glanced up at his own camp on the south bank, where there were also soldiers looking out from afar.

Leading the horse out of the camp, Ji Jing suddenly squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, put it under his nose and sniffed, "Bring the giant mastiff."

Since the last time he attacked the rebels with Wu Gan, Ji Jing has become interested in these giant mastiffs, and this time he also brought some with him in the army. It can be said that except for the shuttle that can't be built, he wants to have everything that the Dreadnought has it.

Soon, two giant mastiffs were brought here. Sniffing the imperceptible blood in the soil, the mastiff raised its head and barked twice.

"Let's go, follow the mastiff." Ji Jing calmly ordered.

80,000 people spread out a huge fan and stepped on the frost to the east. Along the way, the mastiff suddenly turned east, then north, and finally turned east.

When evening came, the mastiff suddenly barked at the front. On the road ahead, the traces of the dreadnoughts were already very visible, deep ruts mixed with the chaotic horseshoe prints.

Ji Jing raised his right fist, and the people behind him who were originally in the search formation quickly began to adjust, forming two huge sharp arrow formations, one team led by him, and the other team led by Ji Zhen.

The two teams drove side by side, like two torrents rushing forward. Whether it is Ji Jing or Ji Zhen, they have no bottom in their hearts against the Dreadnought Army alone, so according to the plan of the two, no matter when, the two teams must remain within sight.

A wide meadow appeared in front of it, and a large area of wild grass had been pulled out, and the traces of cooking on fire were clearly visible. The bones of sheep or horses were thrown on the ground, as well as some broken weapons and armor.

Picking up a horse bone, Ji Jing frowned slightly, turned his head and said to Ji Zhen, who had driven the horse here, "They don't have much food and grass, no wonder they don't even want to let go of the dead war horses."

Ji Zhen jumped off the horse and threw the reins to the soldiers behind him, "You said those Wen families

As for the captives, it is said that the dreadnoughts will take their horses. But with so many captives escorted, how fast can they go. We also traveled all day to get here, and it is difficult for these people to be killed, so that we can save some food and grass."

"With Wu Gan's temperament, he will not be so tyrannical, he kills, but only kills the necessary people, and if he kills prisoners indiscriminately, which family would dare to surrender to the dreadnought." Ji Jing threw away the horse bone in his hand and looked to the east, "If it weren't for the tense situation in the north, I might have slowly rounded it up and waited for it to run out of food. Order the sons and daughters to rest on the spot, this meadow is a good place to shelter from the wind. The dreadnoughts have helped us pull out all the weeds, but they are not afraid of the enemy's fire."

On the second day, after a brief breakfast, Ji Jing led the team to the east again. The further he went, the more he felt in his heart that he would soon meet Wu Gen again.

After less than half a day, on the wilderness on the south bank opposite, I vaguely saw a group of people and horses in the distance, about a few thousand people, slowly moving westward.

Raising his hand and looking into the distance, after carefully looking at it for a long time, Ji Jing's expression changed greatly, this group of people and horses was the dreadnought army he had been looking for. Didn't you want to avoid the battle by the river, why did you run to the other side again?

The other party also seemed to have discovered his traces, and soon more than a thousand horsemen broke up and ran to the river, and Wu Gan's annoying face appeared in front of Ji Jing.

"Calm, meet again." Wu Yan greeted Ji Jing with a smile, like an old friend who had accumulated for many years.

"Wu Gan, what do you want to do?" Ji Jing stared at each other coldly, it was really bad to be a monkey being played.

"Of course, I just won the battle, and I took my subordinates out to hunt for recreation." Wu Gen looked at each other innocently, and there were two rabbits hanging on the horse.

"You don't have any food or grass, and the lord has to hunt." Ji Jing's head was raised slightly, and he looked at the other side arrogantly, "Also, you don't want to sneak up on my Dazhai, just rely on a few people, delusional."

"It's just a change of flavor once in a while, and it's a bit of a fire to eat delicious food all day long." Wu Yan picked up a rabbit and shook it at Ji Jing, "As for whether you can beat your big village, you also know Lao Ji, I am good at building a village, and I am naturally more good at breaking the village." Also, the lord's edict, will the people of those families help you defend the village desperately, those hundreds of families are still waiting to go home and carve up the territory of the lord's family."

"You ......." Ji Jing was speechless for a while.

Wu Yan raised his head and laughed, "Old Ji, I think you and I have also fought side by side together. That's good, there is nothing to do today, and regardless of the war, you and I might as well have a break of friendship here, just to taste my craft. After drinking this glass of wine, how about fighting according to their abilities. If you are not at ease, I will do it on the north shore."

"Hehe, do you think it's possible, since it's already a war of arms, those vulgar rites are still waived." Ji Jing can't say no, with Wu Gan's temperament, is this wine delicious, and he can't say that he will use any vicious means.

"That's good, the lord is in poor health, and he is very concerned about you old people, so it's hard to come and see him." Wu Gan's eyes rolled and he pointed to the distance.

"Lord?" Ji Jing and Ji Zhen glanced at each other, both of them a little weak-hearted, "What about the rest of your horses."

"I'm camping in the south, and I'm going to sneak here with a large army of two townsmen patrolling the north shore. Wait a minute, I'll ask the lord to come here right away." Wu Yan didn't care whether the other party agreed or not, turned his head and commanded the person next to him.

Soon, a carriage pulled out of the army and slowly ran towards it.

Boom, Ji Jing swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and Ji Xin's tall figure appeared in the car.