Chapter 302: Blood Stained Haihe River (1)
The Haihe River is the largest freshwater river in the Zhao State, and the vast river surface is more than two miles wide, but in order to prevent the continued recommendation of the Yan cavalry, there is no bridge on the Haihe River at this time to cross the Haihe River!
Yan Guo's iron cavalry is undoubtedly invincible in the war in the plain area, but the cavalry is not suitable for water warfare, especially in the back of a wide area like the Haihe River, although the war horse can swim, but this does not mean that the cavalry can fight in the river!
In the face of the wide Haihe River, both Zhang Chenyu and Yang Shao have made difficulties, if you cross the Haihe River by boat, the huge boat is undoubtedly the best target for the catapult on such a wide river!
"Our cavalry of Yan State has always only been active in the plain area, and there is really no good way to fight a water war, but the army of Zhao State has already demolished all the bridges within a radius of thousands of miles, which is undoubtedly worse for us to continue to fight southward, I don't know if you love generals, but what are the clever plans to cross the river?" For three consecutive days, the cavalry of Yan State can be said to have exhausted all kinds of methods, but in the end they all returned in vain, and in desperation, Yang Shao, the general of Yan State, had to stop the pace of attack by the Haihe River!
What Yang Shao said was just on the surface, in fact, everyone present knew that it was not that Yang Shao wanted to stay on the edge of the Haihe River, but
The cavalry of the Yan Kingdom had to stop at the north bank of the Haihe River!
Moreover, the generals present also knew that maybe the whole battle situation would be reversed in the next moment, and the army of Yan State would stay on the north bank of the Haihe River for one more day, and the war would be more variable!
"General Yang, with all due respect, the soldiers of my Great Yan Kingdom, in the plain area, can be said to be invincible, but if it is only about crossing the river to fight, our combat level is far inferior to the soldiers of the Zhao State, but we can build a pontoon bridge overnight from the small flow of the Haihe River, and it is not too late to attack, once the Haihe River is crossed, the plain of the Pingchuan in the hinterland of the Zhao State is not the world of my Yan Kingdom's iron cavalry!"
Hearing this, before Yang Shao could speak, Zhang Chenyu hurriedly shook his head and denied: " Since General Xiang also said that the soldiers of Zhao are better at crossing the river than us, once a large number of our troops enter the area where the flow of the Haihe River is small to build a pontoon bridge, I think that the army of Zhao will definitely take the opportunity to cross the Haihe River and attack our army, and when we react, they will return to the south bank of the river again, in other words, the army of Zhao will not come to attack us, so do you think they will give us time to build a pontoon bridge, don't forget that this is the hinterland of Zhao, the army of Zhao, as for us across the river, as long as there is any wind and grass on our side, Zhao's army will not find out!”
Hearing Zhang Chenyu's words, Xiang Qing thought about it for a while, but if he couldn't find a way to cross the Haihe River at this time, the time would drag on for a long time, and the war would be even more unfavorable to the Yan ** team!
"However, if we are just here to dry up, it won't take long for Zhao's reinforcements to assemble on the south bank of the Haihe River, and sooner or later there will be a situation where the two rivers will be opposed, as the saying goes, the tiger also has a nap, maybe one day when we are sleepy and lacking, Zhao's army will secretly cross the Haihe River to attack us, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves, and this is the hinterland of Zhao, if we fight a war of attrition, we will definitely not be able to compare to Zhao's army, the south bank of the Haihe River is Zhao ** The rear of the team, but we can only rely on the supplies sent from China, we really don't have an advantage in time!"
"General Yang has a method, and the last general doesn't know whether to talk about it or not!" Just when everyone was at a loss, Zhang Chenyu suddenly said
Hearing this, Yang Shao looked at Zhang Chenyu, to be able to make Zhang Chenyu say such a thing, presumably his idea must also be a great risk, but now, Yang Shao can't take care of so much, once the things he expected really appear, it is better to take some risks now and break through the Haihe defense line of Zhao's ** team in one fell swoop!
"General Zhang, it doesn't hurt you to say it, as long as it is feasible, the old man agrees with both hands!" After thinking about it again, Yang Shao could only listen to Zhang Chenyu's advice first!
Seeing this, Zhang Chenyu nodded and said in a low voice: "Our soldiers are indeed not good at crossing rivers to fight, but those soldiers of Zhao who were born on the seaside have a unique advantage, do we consider ......?"
"How is this possible, those people are just a group of surrendered wall grass, since they can betray their own army and country, what guarantee do you have, they will not betray us, in case they cross the Haihe River and defect, wouldn't it be even more disadvantageous to us!"
Seeing this, Zhang Chenyu took a deep breath and asked curiously: "Then General Xiang, I want to ask you, do you have a better way to do it now?"
"Those Zhao State's surrender troops are indeed an unstable factor, and what General Xiang considered is not unreasonable, but now, it seems that only General Zhang's method is the most feasible!" Hearing that Zhang Chenyu and Xiang Qing were constantly arguing about whether to use those Zhao State's troops, Yang Shao also thought about it, constantly weighing the pros and cons, and it was difficult to make a better judgment for a while!
"Those Zhao State's troops were recruited by me, I am willing to personally lead the team, if the Haihe defense line has not been captured before dawn tomorrow, I am willing to come and see you!" Just when Yang Shao hesitated, Zhang Chenyu suddenly stood up and said in a loud voice
"General Zhang, you ......" Hearing Zhang Chenyu say such words, the most excited person was the general Xiang Fang who Zhang Chenyu pulled up!
"How sure are you?" knew that Zhang Chenyu would definitely not be untargeted, but after all, this matter was a matter of importance, and Yang Shao would never dare to let Zhang Chenyu take someone with confidence, after all, Zhang Chenyu was a fierce general, if he had three longs and two shorts, even if he transferred another million troops to Yang Shao, he would not be able to reach one Zhang Chenyu!
"Hehe, General Yang, the soldiers of Zhao State know that our army is not good at crossing the river to fight, but they never dreamed that we are using their former comrades-in-arms, plus if we are wearing the military uniforms of Zhao soldiers, the chance of success should be about eighty percent!" Hearing Yang Shao's words, Zhang Chenyu said with confidence
"Eighty percent?" Although this probability of success sounds like a lot, after all, there are still two percent variables in this, not to mention two percent of variables on the battlefield, even if there is a slight difference, the situation that everyone has to face is unpredictable!
"By the way, General Yang, I have one more thing I want to tell you!" Just as Zhang Chenyu was about to leave, he suddenly slapped his head, as if he had thought of something, and turned around and said
Seeing this, Yang Shao waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "But it doesn't matter, as long as I can be satisfied, I will do my best to satisfy you!"
"Hehe, my requirements are not high, what I need is a right!" Hearing this, Zhang Chenyu replied softly
"Right, what kind of power?" Hearing Zhang Chenyu's words, Yang Shao couldn't help asking, Zhang Chenyu has already worshiped the position of General Zuo, and the words of power can be said to be above 10,000 people in the Yan ** team, what kind of power does he want?
"Zhao's surrendered troops, although they have surrendered to us, but there has never been a justifiable position in our army, and this time across the Haihe River, they are fighting with their former robes and brothers, I can't help but feel a little guilty in my heart, I think that there will be brave men under the heavy reward, as long as we are willing to pay a lot of money, they will definitely fight for us wholeheartedly, after all, some of these people were also captured as soldiers, I understand this mentality!" Hearing Yang Shao's question, Zhang Chenyu did not hesitate to say his own Jianyì (to be continued. )