Liaohe Plain, a horse Pingchuan.

Zhang Chong led an army of 12,000 horses and flocks of sheep for three days, and finally arrived at a large river flowing from north to south.

It is the Great Liaoshui.

The Great Liao Water comes from the Baiping Mountain outside the Saiwai, then flows from north to south, along the west foot of the Changbai Mountain Range through Gaoxian (Tieling), and then turns west to the Xinmin area to the south, then passes through Wangping and Liaoyang, and then joins the 200-mile-wide Liaoze, and finally enters the sea.

When Zhang Chong's army arrived here, he was very lucky, because it was in July, and it was raining and the water was surging.

The rain has been falling for more than a month, and the water has risen more than a few feet.

If Zhang Chong had come a little earlier, this place would have flooded a long time ago, let alone crossing the river, and there would not even be a place to camp.

Now, with the end of the heavy rains, the water of Da Liao gradually flows into Liaoze in the south, and the water level has returned to normal by this time.

But having said that, the wetness left behind by the receding waters of the river still caused trouble for the whole army to cross the river.

……

In the crowd of horsemen, the young Guan Ping was curiously watching the artisan battalion in front of him laying a pontoon bridge there.

There was a clear stupidity in his eyes.

Guan Ping carefully looked at the big Liao water flowing down from the north, looked at the wide river, and sighed:

"I always thought that it was bitter cold outside the Saiwai, and there were no good mountains and rivers, but this way it seems that this water is wider than Wenshui."

Tai Shi Ci next to him rolled his eyes and said mockingly:

"You're going to have to walk around. Although this Liaodong is away from the Central Plains, it is also a paradise. Otherwise, why are we Donglai people willing to come to Liaodong? ”

Listening to Tai Shici's words, Guan Ping remembered:

"Big brother, didn't you just live in Liaodong before? Tell me about your experience in Liaodong. ”

Tai Shi Ci held his breath and was unwilling to deal with Guan Ping.

After all, he Tai Shi Ci also wants to be face-saving, could he tell his little brother that we were Kou in Liaodong back then? In the end, he was arrested and made a slave in the Li family?

I can't say that.

However, when Tai Shici saw this long stretch of water, he still reminisced.

Here, it's not far from the mountains where the brothers roar.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, in the future, the place where Taishi Ci fell into the grass had a name, and it was called Hetuala.

At this time, the craftsmen of the artisan camp are constantly planning the path and determining the location of the pontoon bridge.

Soon, the baggage soldiers and auxiliaries of the whole army began to lay earth to build bridges and began to build fortifications.

In the process, half of these sappers were buried under water, stripped of their essence, and worked in the biting cold water.

However, as the main force led by Zhang Chong, the supply of the Northern Route Army was relatively sufficient.

By the afternoon, three pontoon bridges appeared on the Liaoshui River, and the sappers had to go ashore to rest, change into clean clothes, and keep warm.

In this way, not a single soldier was seen on the other side, and the 12,000 soldiers of the Taishan Army's Liaobei Route Army crossed the Liao River.

At this time, on the way to attack Xuansu County, Wang Ze, who had been thoughtful, couldn't help but ask Zhang Chong:

"King Zhang, your army is not only full of resilience, but also drives straight for hundreds of miles without changing its color. Even the auxiliaries can work in the cold water, which is really not easy. ”

Zhang Chong laughed, he pointed to the people who were running, and said proudly:

"These are my brethren! I treat them like brothers, and they consider myself brothers. ”

Hearing this, Wang Ze's face was complicated.

He understood why the Han family would lose so badly in Hebei.

……

In the end, the Han army of Xuansu County discovered this army of soldiers and horses that crossed the Liao River.

At this time, in Xuansu County, a cavalry general was reporting to Xuanwu Tai Ji Gao:

"Fujun, an enemy army has appeared from the northwest, and the flag and livery should be the Taishan Army. The sentinels found that this army should have 10,000 people, half of them riding on foot, and they were heading towards the county town. ”

In the Taishou Mansion, all the well-dressed people were shocked when they heard this.

They talked a lot, but they didn't understand that the Taishan army was not west of Liaoze? Why did Xuanwu suddenly appear here?

Just when the crowd was in a panic, the person at the top, wearing a jade forehead belt and a samurai bun, took a few shots:

"Give me silence, what are you panicking about? The day hasn't fallen yet, has it? ”

The person who said this was none other than Xuan Su, who was too disciplined.

It's just that this Taishou was not sealed by the Han family, but canonized by Gongsun Du, who claimed to be the assassin of Pingzhou.

But this is not to say that Ji Gao is a nobody, on the contrary, he is the powerful faction of Xuansu.

His ancestor was a military merit marquis canonized by Gaozu of the former Han Dynasty, ranking sixty-sixth, as the Marquis of Xiangping. It's just that this throne has long been taken away, and now it's just a wealthy family in Xuansu City.

But just such a wealthy family is the most powerful faction in the city, just because Ji Gao is from all over the world, I don't know how many wandering warriors from Sushen, Buyeo, and Goguryeo have been recruited, and there are 200 ironclad soldiers.

It is precisely with this strength that he can take Xuansu City and become a Taishou.

At this moment, with Ji Gao's angry rebuke, the ironclad warriors around him slammed their ring-headed knives on the ground and struck the wooden plank.

As the samurai tapped, the hall fell silent.

Everyone looked at Ji Gao, wanting to hear what he could do.

Ji Gao frowned and thought silently.

If it was according to the usual tactics, they would have taken the Han knights out of the city to attack a long time ago. This is also the method that the Han army has always used to target those wild tribes who are cautious and Fuyu.

These wild tribes often invaded the border counties, and they were always just for plundering, so they fled as soon as they met the Han cavalry.

But the situation is certainly different now.

Needless to say, the combat strength of the Taishan army was not only confirmed by the mouth of the Han army that retreated from the Zhongren Pavilion, but also confirmed by reality.

Otherwise, there will now be a Tarzan army in the northwest.

Thinking of the military discipline, combat power, and equipment of the Taishan Army that Gongsun Du said, Ji Gao became more and more worried.

Originally, Gongsun Du, these fugitives from the east, didn't want to provoke the Taishan army at all. But as Cao Cao in Qingzhou continued to cross the sea to communicate, the two sides became more and more aware of a reality.

That is, in another two or three years, with the steady development of the Taishan Army, these Hebei remnants who took refuge in Liaodong will have no power to fight back.

When the time comes, where else can they retreat?

Therefore, Gongsun Du agreed to an alliance with Cao Cao, and the two sides attacked each other to harass the Taishan army and make it tired.

But no one expected that the Taishan army would be so decisive and directly send troops to recruit Liao. It's like just scolding the other side, and the other side doesn't care about playing with their own lives.

At this moment, the Liaodong scholars were in such a state of consternation.

It was precisely this consternation that made them adopt a more conservative strategy, that is, to completely abandon the Liaodong vassal states west of Liaoze, and then use Liaoze as the boundary to build beacons, border walls, and camps.

But now, the Taishan Army has appeared from the northwest, which means that this strategy has officially broken.

In this way, what is the future of Liaodong?

He was thinking about his kung cao, and Park Tae suddenly asked the following horsemen:

"You said that the opposite side is the Tarzan Army? Or is it coming from the northwest? ”

The rider bows his head.

After confirming this situation, Park Tae turned to Ji Gao and said:

"Fu Jun, this battle is easy to hear!"

Ji Gao hurriedly asked why.

Park Tae said confidently:

"There is a big Liao water in the northwest, although the water receded a few days ago, but the two sides of the bank are wet and difficult to walk. Even though the soldiers and horses are coming, how can they pass the baggage? Therefore, these Taishan troops must have left their baggage on the west bank of the Great Liaoshui River, and they poured their troops to attack the city. ”

Seeing Ji Gao suddenly, Park Tae said:

"Therefore, as long as our army holds the city tightly, the walls are clear, and the thieves will not attack themselves."

Ji Gao didn't speak.

But another general under him, who was also a Goguryeo Gozhi, objected:

"Gong Cao, this is just your own speculation, what if you are wrong?"

Go-ji belonged to the Goguryeo faction, and Pak Tae belonged to the Sushen faction, and although they had both been naturalized for many years, they still did not deal with them.

Hearing Gao Ji jump out, Park Tae smiled contemptuously, and he pointed outside:

"Gao Jun is also from my northern, have you forgotten what day it will be in ten days?"

With Park Tae's words, Gao Zhi was silent, and at the same time, Ji Gao and other people let go of their nervousness and laughed heartily.

Finally, Ji Gao was even more arrogant:

"Then the Taishan army is good, this time they have to let them not return."

As for Ji Gao's words, one of the people present did not object.

It can be seen that a crisis that Zhang Chong and others do not know is quietly coming.

Zhang Chong and others knew nothing about this.

……

From Da Liao Shui to Xuansu City, the road has 100 miles.

The army of the North Road marched through this plain, and all they saw along the way were fertile fields, and it was obvious that it was time for the harvest.

Seeing this, Tian Feng was overjoyed:

"Your Majesty, with these corn fields, the supply of the army behind you can be worry-free."

Zhang Chong nodded and looked at the army behind him.

At this time, in the wilderness of the plains, all kinds of horns and trumpets are blowing, and all kinds of flags are flying. It was a fairly large army marching along the wilderness.

Because the Taishan army captured a large number of horses in Liucheng, this time the eastward exit had enough foot strength.

When they were west of Da Liaoshui before, they also saved horsepower for this moment.

In fact, such a large-scale march could not be concealed. As far as I reported earlier, I have already killed several groups of enemy sentry sentries.

In the process, the former army also broke through several Han army dock walls. In short, everywhere you go, you can conquer everything.

And Zhang Chong didn't care about the whereabouts of the Taishan Army being exposed.

Because the enemy army must not have expected the Taishan army to march so fast, and this is where Zhang Chong's chance of victory lies.

At this time, several horses rushed in front, and it was Xu Huang who was the leader.

As soon as Xu Huang came, he said to Zhang Chong:

"Your Majesty, our army has defeated another Han cavalry in front, and they are burning corn fields at that time."

Tian Feng subconsciously said:

"The enemy is in the clear field of the fortified wall?"

Xu Huang nodded, so he suggested to Zhang Chong:

"Your Majesty, when our army crossed the Great Liaoze, it lost part of its baggage. If the enemy army is allowed to burn down the corn fields in the field, it will be even more difficult for our army to resupply. I would like to ask the king for my command, and I may take my headquarters to expel these rangers. ”

Zhang Chong smiled:

"No, let's go straight to Xuansu City, we can't let them react."

"Whoa."

In these two days, the march will be drawn, and the route of Zhang Chong's expedition to Liao will be understood at that time.

(End of chapter)