Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what Hua Xiong had brought them here for.

"Lord, is it possible for us to cross the river from here?"

Guo Jia was puzzled.

"Yes, you have to cross the river from here."

Hua Xiong responded with a smile.

Everyone was stunned, and involuntarily looked at the Yellow River in front of them, with a suspicious look on their faces.

On both sides of the river bank where they are located, the terrain is extremely high, and on both sides are cliffs up to seven or eight meters high.

Coupled with the fact that the river is fast, it is difficult to cross the river from here.

"Lord, are you kidding?"

Gao Shun said suspiciously.

"Yes, if you cross the river from here, then it is better to storm Fengji's side."

Zhang Liao also shook his head.

Although attacking from the side of Fengji's defense line is difficult, it is possible to suffer great losses.

But that's better than crossing a river from underfoot.

"I'm not kidding you. On the other side of the river, there are no garrisons in the right place, so it is most suitable to cross the river from here. ”

Hua Xiong said seriously.

The crowd couldn't laugh or cry.

Why didn't Feng Ji send someone to defend here?

That's because it's impossible to cross the river here.

Unless the sergeants under Hua Xiong have wings growing on their backs, it is absolutely impossible for them to pass through here.

"My lord, this is impossible."

Jia Xu shook his head and said.

"Master Jia, you forgot, the lord is the best at making the impossible possible."

Ding Shuai on the side suddenly said with a smile.

"Okay, just watch."

Hua Xiong smiled mysteriously and beckoned to Ding Shuai.

Under the eyes of everyone, Ding Shuai walked to the river, carefully observed the terrain, and called a few soldiers.

They pushed four chariots.

These chariots have a strange appearance, as if they were a box with four wheels underneath.

Directly in front of the box was a stout crossbow bolt that shimmered with a cold glow.

"What is this?"

Zhou Cang couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This is a heavy artillery crossbow developed by our Ordnance Division."

Huang Yueying explained.

At this moment, the four artillery crossbows, which had been commissioned, were already aimed at the other side of the river.

"Put!"

Ding Shuai gave an order.

Just listen to a series of sharp sounds of "whoosh" breaking through the air, four stout arrows flew across the Yellow River and shot fiercely into the stone body on the opposite riverbank.

Seeing this, everyone's eyes couldn't help but flash with a look of surprise.

They didn't expect the cannon crossbow to be so powerful that it could sink directly into the stone.

If this is a salvo at the gate of the upper city, won't it be destroyed directly?

After the surprise, everyone realized that there was still a rope tied to the tail of the crossbow arrow that was shot.

Ding Shuai stepped forward and tugged on the rope, and nodded with satisfaction after finding that the lines were not moving.

"Come on, cross the river!"

Hua Xiong commanded.

Several sergeants took off their armor and stood up.

They were selected in advance, and they were all good at climbing.

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Gan Ning, Xu Huang and other generals looked at each other.

They could both see the confusion and confusion in each other's eyes.

Could it be that his lord plans to use such a method to let the soldiers cross the river?

But that's stupid.

Not to mention whether the soldiers are all good at climbing, just 100,000 troops will cost a lot of work.

Not to mention the weight of grain and grass.

But before everyone could express the questions in their hearts, the craftsmen under Ding Shuai took out a few thick iron chains and handed them to the sergeant on the rope.

The sergeants fastened the chain to their waist with a rope and then began to climb along the rope, towards the opposite side.

Below him was the surging water of the Yellow River, and several sergeants moved on the rope without hesitation.

Everyone on the shore couldn't help but sweat for them.

Fortunately, several sergeants climbed over without danger.

When they arrived at the opposite bank, they immediately took out their tools and firmly fastened a few chains to the opposite bank.

And Ding Shuai and other craftsmen on this side of the river also nailed iron chains to the mountain.

The rest of the soldiers were not idle, taking out the materials and tools they had prepared in advance.

They walked to the edge of the cliff and began to spread the iron plate on the face step by step, and then fixed it with parts.

After several iron chains were covered with iron plates, a chain bridge was successfully built.

And all this took less than two hours.

Everyone looked at such a chain bridge and opened their mouths wide in surprise.

In the past, most of the bridges were made of natural stone, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.

There are also suspension bridges made of thick ropes.

But the safety factor is extremely low, and it can only pass people, and it is impossible to pass through the carriage at all.

However, right now, Hua Xiong used a few iron chains to build such a bridge in a short period of time, how could he not surprise everyone?

Zhang Liao came back to his senses and said excitedly,

"With such a bridge, it will take less than a day's work, and 100,000 horses, including baggage, will be able to cross the river smoothly!"

"Feng Ji, that kid, I never dreamed that we would be able to cross the river like this!"

Gao Shun was also excited.

"The Lord is really a man of God!" Guo Jia said with emotion, "I really don't know how the lord came up with such a method." ”

Hua Xiong just smiled slightly.

Such a method is actually very common in later generations.

I think that when I flew to capture the Luding Bridge, those warriors paved the road with wooden planks on the chain bridge.

The reason why there is no chain bridge in the world is that there is a shortage of iron.

The princes everywhere are not enough to build weapons and armor for their own armies, how can they build bridges with iron cables?

On the other hand, the quality of the iron they created was not good and could not meet the requirements of the chain bridge.

Only Huaxiong has a new method of steelmaking and ironmaking, so that he can be so wealthy and build an iron chain bridge.

"Bonghyo, how many boats have been built now?"

Hua Xiong asked.

Guo Jia thought for a moment and replied,

"Back to my lord, today's boats are about enough for 20,000 horses to cross the river."

"That's enough."

Hua Xiong looked at Ding Shuai and Huang Yueying on the side,

"How long will it take for the bridge to be completed?"

"Returning to the lord, it will take another half an hour of reinforcement at most.

When the time comes, whether it is a horse or a train, it will be able to pass. ”

Huang Yueying said in a playful voice.

Hua Xiong nodded and said in a deep voice,

"Where are Gan Ning and Wei Yan?"

"The last general!"

The two said in unison.

"The two of you immediately ordered 30,000 horses to be the vanguard of our army, and stood by after crossing the Yellow River."

"Yes, my lord!"

Gan Ning and Wei Yan immediately got up and rushed in the direction of the barracks.

"Where are Zhang Liao and Gao Shun?"

"The end will be."

The two generals also stepped forward.

"You two will count out 20,000 men and prepare them on the south bank.

Tomorrow, as long as there is a war on the north bank, you will immediately cross the river and attack! ”

"Whoa!"

"Let's all go down and prepare."

Hua Xiong nodded.

……

It's night.

In a military camp on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Feng Ji suddenly woke up from his sleep, only to feel panicked in his heart.