"Your Majesty, the embroidered envoy has sent news that Shi Zhou Hao, the Khan King of Shi Zhou Hao, has sent his eldest son, Shi Zhou Hao Ahu, to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses to Jiangling."

"At this time, after a short rest, heavy troops should have been deployed along the river to hold on."

The one who reported the news was not an ordinary herald as usual, but a sturdy and tall general.

"Oh? Shi Zhou's reaction, is it so fast? ”

Liu Ke saw at a glance that this person was the county guard of Guiyang County, Wei Chengxian, who had surrendered.

[Name: Wei Chengxian (Sergeant)]

[Age: 44]

[Command: 75; Force: 88; Wisdom: 73; Governance: 70]

【Feature: Drill Camp】

Wei Chengxian's ability is not bad, relatively comprehensive, as a county guard, enough to provoke the military and political affairs of a county.

It's just that I'm a little older, and I don't have much room to grow.

And Liu Ke is actually a little skeptical about Wei Chengxian's loyalty.

If the Han people wanted to serve as local dignitaries under the rule of Donghu, they either had to be loyal and capable enough, or they had to have various inexplicable relationships with the Donghu nobles.

To put it bluntly, you have to be your own family.

With Hou Junyan's ability, he was unable to serve as a county guard, and Wei Chengxian, whose ability was far inferior to Hou Junyan's, could do it.

It can be seen that there must be something abnormal about it.

Liu Ke could not guess one or two.

Looking at Wei Chengxian's characteristics, you know that this is a person who knows how to drill camps.

Such a person who likes to drill camps and speculate, Liu Ke naturally has to be skeptical.

However, Wei Chengxian really made a meritorious contribution and directly dedicated Guiyang County, which reduced the loss of grain and straw of the Han army and saved the lives of the soldiers.

Otherwise, it will be quite troublesome to storm Guiyang County.

This kind of behavior of abandoning the dark and turning to the light is also worthy of being vigorously publicized as an example.

Therefore, Liu Ke still thinks that this Wei Chengxian can be used, after all, he is also a rare talent.

"Coastal defense of Shizhou Ho Adi"

"In this case, how to cross the river next, we have to think about it again."

Liu Ke fell into deep thought, and simply asked Wei Chengxian to summon other generals in the army into the account for discussion.

Generally speaking, when the army crosses the river, it is by taking a pontoon bridge.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, if they are simply transported by ship, when will they be transported?

Therefore, it is generally a direct pontoon bridge.

A pontoon bridge can exceed 10,000 people a day, and an army of more than 100,000 people will pass in two or three days.

If there is an enemy army on the opposite side, it is easy to deal with it, just change the place and rebuild it.

But of all the rivers, the Yangtze is an exception.

The river is too wide, and there is no dry period, so since ancient times, it has been called the Yangtze River.

Crossing the Yangtze River can only be transported by ship, and the efficiency is very low, and you have to go to the port.

Ignoring the port and casually docking, it is easy to run aground, and even if it is not stranded, in the end, the soldiers will have to wade through the water.

And if you go ashore on the water, if you wear heavy armor, you are sending you to death.

If you don't wear armor, as soon as you go ashore, you will also be sent to death.

Therefore, this crossing of the river has been a big problem since ancient times.

Even the strong army in modern times was not easy to cross the river, and when crossing the Xiangjiang River, it paid a heavy price of more than half of the casualties, and was forced to change its original strategic plan.

But it's also interesting.

The Yangtze River has always been used by the southern separatist regime to defend itself, so that the northern regime has no way to start.

The current natural danger of the Yangtze River, but from south to north, has become a natural danger used by the Donghu people in the north to resist the northern expedition of the Han army.

After a while, the Han army rushed in.

There seems to be a lot of talent in the account.

In addition to Yue Shaoqian, Xue Jia, Zhao Ning, Di Han, Le Shun, Li Jingji, Ma Kuo, Lei Lan, Banihan, these old faces.

There is also a red fruit with an upper body, a strong man with tendon meat, and a bearded muscular hunk.

It was all picked up by Yue Shaoqian when he picked up garbage in Jingnan.

This Yue Shaoqian can't find any fault in fighting, but his ability to discover talents is far inferior to Xiao Yuanchang.

I usually like to promote those abstract things as lieutenants, and focus on nominating Ma Kuo.

But there are some merits.

The strong man whose upper body is easy to be harmonized is the Wuxi Barbarian King Shalibe.

[Name: Sergeant Sharibe (Sergeant)]

[Age: 38]

[Command: 60; Force: 92; Wisdom: 64; Governance: 58]

[Characteristic: Short-sighted]

The force value is really good, but it is a pity that it lacks the ability to lead an army alone, and the command is too poor, and even being a pioneer can only bring three or five hundred people.

can only be a brave general, a fighting general, to those generals who are in charge alone, as a deputy general, or simply a personal guard.

There is nothing wrong with the characteristics, short-sighted, but less knowledgeable, Wuxi barbarians, and a turtle is very normal.

In the past few days, when Sha Libei saw the armor and blades of the Han army, he didn't know how many times he was shocked.

In particular, the bed crossbow that pops out the rhythm after firing makes Sharibel call it again and again, and he is amazed.

And another bearded muscular hunk named Jing Daorong.

[Name: Jing Daorong (Sergeant)]

[Age: 30]

[Command: 69; Force: 88; Wisdom: 32; Governance: 33]

[Characteristic: Confidence]

With Yue Shaoqian's vision of discovering talents, it is not easy to find a pioneer like Lei Lan, but he is relatively easy to achieve.

When this Jing Daorong was discovered by Yue Shaoqian, he also claimed to be the general of Lingling, which highlighted his self-confidence.

But with a little restraint, barely used, it's okay.

And this Jing Daorong and Sha Libei can supplement Yue Shaoqian's shortcomings in personal martial arts.

In addition to these generals, there are people in the army with names and surnames, and there is also a lord Bo Lu Fengfu.

Liu Ke originally wanted to summon Lu Feng's father to discuss together, after all, in addition to the force value of 108, this guy has more than 80 wisdom and governance, which can be regarded as some brains.

However, Lu Feng's father was unwilling.

The emperor's blood was splashed in the court several times, and the ministers also fought with each other in the court.

Reading all the history books, the full martial arts during the court discussion, that is too much.

There is also the invincible Wei Jishu with an iron fist, whether you are a human or a ghost, and the three fists are three punches, who doesn't know his name?

In case of court violence, a political disagreement, a fat beating, bumping and being injured, you will suffer a big loss.

Lu Feng's father was willing to join the army, and he was the first soldier to join the army among the new science scholars, because he was afraid that he would be accidentally beaten when he was discussing in the court.

Now let him participate in the deliberations in the army?

No way!

As a soldier, one is counted as one, which one is not panicked in the barracks, and how can there be a good temper?

They are all generals, and they both have two strengths at hand, and they estimate that they can't convince anyone at ordinary times, so they all tear each other directly.

The barracks must be more dangerous than the court discussions!!

Therefore, Lu Feng's father is very persistent and has no ambitions, he just wants to be an ordinary little master.

Counting the war losses and calculating the grain and straw, it is quite comfortable.

I can also preach to the soldiers with those prison soldiers who have just come from Jiaozhi, why are we fighting?

"Ahem—Your Majesty is worried about crossing the river?"

Listening to the cough, you knew that it was Xue Jia who was talking.

The pouring rain in Jingnan, after the soldiers in the army were drenched in the rain, many of them were infected with some wind cold.

It's just that this sick seedling is just as usual, habitually coughing violently, looking like he is going to hang up at any time, but he is stunned that he still has a breath.

"What is Xue Qing's plan?"

Liu Ke looked at Xue Jia, and Xue Jia was the only one who could make a trick in the army.

Yue Shaoqian's wisdom is also over ninety, but he is more focused on strategy, and he fights steadily.

At this time, he missed Jia Wuji a little.

Master Jia, it hurts!

Xue Jia reasoned his thoughts and arched his hand:

"Since the Shizhou Department has sent people to support the three counties of Jingbei, in this way, occupying the Yangtze River is also considered to be a good location."

"If our army wants to cross the river with all its strength, it can only start from Xiaoling Port, and directly opposite Xiaoling Port is Jiangling Port."

Xue Jia paused suddenly, and when he saw that all the generals were looking at him, he continued:

"Soldiers stand by deception."

"What do you mean by that?"

Xue Jia's face was ruddy, and there was light in his eyes, as if he was returning to the light.

When familiar people saw this scene, they knew that Xue Jia already had a plan in his heart.

Once this guy had an idea in his head, he began to return to the light, and he spoke coherently without coughing.

But after the flashback, he just doesn't die.

"Even though the soldiers of our army are brave and good at fighting, the Donghu people have already deployed heavy troops along the river, and in this case, forcibly crossing the river is a move from the bottom."

"Whenever possible, it is necessary to create weak points in the coastal defense line, so as to successfully cross the river at a relatively small cost."

Yue Shaoqian nodded, if he could use a more ingenious way to cross the Yangtze River, it would naturally be better than a forced crossing, so he asked:

"Where did the plan come from?"

Xue Jia smiled and groaned:

"Your Majesty flooded Changsha, the world is shocked, and there are not many generals in Shi Zhouhao's army, who dare to lead the army to fight with Your Majesty."

"This Shi Zhou Hao Ah Hu, I'm afraid that it is also because Shi Zhou Hao Ah Hu really can't find someone to rest assured, so he has no choice but to send his sister-in-law to Jiangling with an army."

"Only a general with this kind of background will never surrender to our army."

Barnihan is now nineteen years old and an adult, but he still has some childlike temperament, and whispered:

"It's not that absolute."

The generals couldn't help but smile, with Puliuru Amand Zhuyu in front, how could there be Donghu people who would never surrender to the Han Dynasty?

Xue Jia also smiled and continued:

"When you send troops, you will send loyal generals, not capable generals."

"In this way, Shi Zhouhao's personal ability is the gap in this entire line of defense."

Hou Junyan was an official in Shi Zhou's department before, and he knew a little about Shi Zhouhao's Adi, so he said:

"Military advisor, this Shi Zhou Hao Ah Di is indeed just a middle-aged person, not a famous general, at most he is a little brave and wise."

"And his personality is the same as his father, very tyrannical, and he is often murderous, which is very unpopular."

"If that's the case, you can really take advantage of it, try the counter-strategy, and see if there are capable people in the Donghu army, or in the three counties of Jingbei, who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Donghu people and can't get used to Shi Zhouhao's tyrannical methods."

When Di Han heard this, he frowned, the anti-bone cub who could affect the battle situation was not so easy to find.

"Since Shi Zhouhao is a man of little wisdom, maybe there will be a wise man with the army."

"That Liu Bin, who is known as a hundred steps, escaped in the Battle of Jingnan, maybe he is now in the army of Shi Zhouhao."

Di Han is still very jealous of Liu Bin's schemes, this time Liu Bin met the emperor, if the commander of the Northern Expedition is him, or Yue Shaoqian, I am afraid that it will be difficult to please a few people.

After all, the rainstorm that is rare in a hundred years, and the regeneration of the Martial Saint, are not the means that normal people can do.

Xue Jia answered:

"General Di is right, whether it is Liu Bin or not, I can't be sure for the time being."

"But Shi Zhouhao Ah Hu is a man of little wisdom, even if Shi Zhou Hao Ah Hu is worried about the position of the people below, he will inevitably send someone to give advice for him."

"Then our army can use false and real tactics to confuse the Donghu people."

"Start with the boat, just do this and that"

"Ships?"

When Liu Ke heard this, a sudden ghost came to his heart, and he proposed:

"Our 60,000 troops have to cross the Yangtze River, not to mention nearly a thousand boats, our army's ships are tight, and we can't recruit too much from the people.

"Bathtub ???"

The generals were a little confused.

The boat is not quite enough, it is normal.

As long as the Han Dynasty had a ship, he basically devoted himself to maritime trade.

The interests of the Maritime Silk Road are too great, just stepping on a horse is the same as robbing money, this ship is a money bag, there is a lot of money, you have to take a money bag!

It is also unrealistic to transfer all the ships that are used for commercial use to Jingnan.

The road is too far, and now a lot of the income of the Han depends on trade with Luzon, supplying, replenishing, and selling goods, and ships are used everywhere.

One or two less boats are fine, but if there are hundreds fewer boats, there is a chance that there will be chaos.

But there are not enough boats, so choose a bathtub to cross the river??

It doesn't seem impossible.

It is indeed possible to cross the river with a bathtub.

It's just time-consuming and thankless, and if you really cross the river in a bathtub, even if you successfully go ashore, the soldiers are exhausted, and there is not much combat power left.

Jing Daorong thought about it, felt that he had comprehended the holy will, his eyes were bright, and he howled in a loud voice:

"Your Majesty's clever plan!"

"Yes, in that case, use the bathtub to cross the river!!"

"First, it can make the ships less tight, and second, it can also trick the Donghu people into taking the initiative to attack and put the battlefield on the river."

"The water nature of the Donghu people is not very good."

"That is, some Han soldiers in the army, who were born in Jingzhou, only then did they know some water."

"In addition, there are not many warships in Gangneung Port, and the combat effectiveness is mediocre."

"Although our army's sailors have not been dispatched, most of them are southerners."

"Basically, they all know the nature of the water, and even if the ferries that can be collected are ordinary civilian ships, their combat capabilities on the river are also extremely good."

"Back then, Your Majesty with merchant ships and foot soldiers was able to exterminate the big pirates rampant in the South China Sea, as long as the Donghu people dared to conduct an interception war on the river, it would not be a problem to destroy them."

Jing Daorong was extremely confident, as if he was standing on a big ship on the Yangtze River, as if he had seen the battle situation in full view, and the Donghu people were completely defeated.

For a while, all the generals in the tent were somewhat infected by this self-confidence.

This bearded man is really brave!

But when I think about it, it doesn't seem to be a problem.

Jing Daorong is not wrong!

At that time, the emperor took thousands of foot soldiers and merchant ships looted from the hands of the family to destroy the pirates who had been entrenched in the South China Sea for many years, and also leveled Yizhou.

The generals were talking again.

No matter how much the emperor can fight, crossing the river in the bathtub is still a bit outrageous.

This is the Yangtze River natural risk!

However, in the end, they all agreed to this decision, after all, it was a virtual reality, and it was not really necessary to rely on the bathtub and the Donghu people to fight.

It would be a surprise if the Donghu people could really take the risk and sail to the river to intercept and turn the landing battle into a water battle.

Although few of them know how to fight water, the Donghu people are definitely more unbearable than them!

After making up his mind, Yue Shaoqian suddenly took over and emphasized:

"In this battle of crossing the river, Yue only has three points to mention."

"First, it is flexible, second, it is deaf and clear, and third, it is organized."

"Flexibility and mobility means to maintain the mobility of the army, it is not easy to cross the river, even if the army division has made a plan, it cannot underestimate the enemy."

"Some grains and straw are heavy, and unnecessary things can be saved, and they must be light, so as to ensure that our army can advance and retreat freely."

"If there is a stir, we must respond as soon as possible, and always pay attention to the movements of the Donghu people."

"This final organization is orderly, and there should be no need for Yue to say more."

"Well said! With the military division and Yue Shaobao here, even if we send ten times as many soldiers and horses to guard the coast, our army can easily break it! ”

Wei Chengxian clenched his fists and vigorously touted the two of them.

This Wen Yiwu is the second and third person in the army only under the emperor, with high prestige and strong ability, touting the relationship between the two and not suffering.

From the very beginning, Wei Chengxian has been actively expressing himself.

For example, the kind of thing that reports the military situation is carried out by the heralds below, but Wei Chengxian came to report it in person, just to keep showing his face in front of the emperor and showing it.

Seeing this, Lei Lan on the side showed a look of disdain on his face.

Wei Chengxian did it so obviously, even he had already sensed his intentions.

Aren't you here to be the pioneer?

However, this also gave Lei Lan a sense of crisis.

In the past, there was a shortage of major generals in the Han army, and with his ability, he not only served as a pioneer steadily, but also occasionally had the opportunity to lead an army by himself.

But now there are many talents in the army, and Barnihan has been a pioneer with him, and he has shown full progress, and he has a native identity of South Vietnam, and there are a large number of clansmen in the army, which has put a lot of pressure on him.

Here comes another Wei Chengxian.

Na Sharibe and Jing Daorong, looking at the appearance, it seems that he is also very powerful.

Lei Lan sneaked a look at Hou Junyan.

He likes to take risks, and thinks that Hou Junyan is similar to him, and likes to use tricks.

But he is a general who can lead an army alone.

It would be nice if I could ask for advice or two and learn both hands.

Liu Ke noticed Lei Lan's small expression, and probably guessed what he was thinking.

After taking Changsha County, Meng Hui and Yuelu Academy really brought him a lot of surprises.

First of all, Ram Confucianism is basically enough, although there is no leader, but it can also start to debate the scriptures, preach ideas, and begin to repay the peach and return the favor with a tooth for a tooth.

It was useful to stabilize the rule, strengthen the belief in the Northern Expedition, and call on the Han people of the world to rebel against the Donghu people.

"After taking Sichuan and Shu, consider opening a martial arts hall, based on Yuelu Academy, you must learn literature and martial arts."

Liu Ke didn't hesitate too much, anyway, he was the dean of Yuelu Academy, and he said nothing.

As for the previous dean, Meng Hui?

Cut by him.

You have helped Shi Zhou Haocong, and you are still a famous hermit, the influence is too bad, don't cut anyone.

However, Liu Ke did not move the Meng clan, but directly asked the Meng clan to pick a talent from the clan to serve as the county guard of Changsha, and by the way, he also gave them a share of the Han Chamber of Commerce.

Meng's is naturally sweet, who is Meng Hui? It's really unfamiliar.

not only held the imperial court, but also took the lead in criticizing Meng Hui.

Even if you don't want the Nine Clans, you can't be in cahoots with the Donghu people!

Stealing a villain is simply a shame for the Meng family, a humiliation for the Han family, and the emperor killed it well!

Lei Lan was still thinking about the possibility of learning and progressing, and Wei Chengxian directly began to ask for help:

"Your Majesty, since everything has been decided, it is better for the last future to be the vanguard."

"The last general can take the first step, lead the army to the ferry, and then go to the coast to collect ferries, judging from the current situation, three or five hundred ferries should not be a problem."

"The speed of our attack on Jingnan is very fast, not only the people, but also some of the large and small ships left behind by the Donghu people, and they have not had time to withdraw, plus our Han is the destiny of heaven, if you want to get the ferry, it should not be difficult."

Liu Ke nodded, with Wei Chengxian's ability, being used as a pioneer is overkill.

However, as a demoted general, Wei Chengxian wants to actively perform meritorious service, but there is no problem.

And although a plan has been made, there are such and such ways to cross the river.

But in general, it is still necessary to follow the conventional forcible crossing plan and make preparations.

If there are only tens of thousands of people, don't say anything about fiction and reality, no matter if you are virtual or real, there are not enough soldiers and horses, and in the face of the heavy soldiers of Donghu who are strictly guarded along the Yangtze River, they can only be driven back to the water to feed the fish.

According to the news that the embroidered envoy and the sentry cavalry probed together, counting the 50,000 soldiers and horses supported by Shi Zhouhao, there were at least 80,000 soldiers in Jingbei who could fight.

That's not a small amount.

Liu Ke thought about it, the pioneer is very important, and it still has to be given to trustworthy personnel, so he said:

"I have other arrangements for this battle."

"However, Wei Qing has recently surrendered, and he is eager to make meritorious contributions, and I can understand it."

"According to the previous military plan, I can join you with 3,000 soldiers and horses, with Lu Fengfu as the main body, lead an army by myself, go out from Luogang, and cross the Yangtze River."

"If you can successfully cross the river, it will be a great achievement."

Although Wei Chengxian did not catch the vanguard, he was also quite satisfied.

Although there are few soldiers and horses, it is good to be able to lead an army on its own.

As long as you grasp it well, no, you can definitely grasp it.

He knows very well that the Donghu people have a few catties and taels, and they are indeed very capable of fighting, but they really can't beat the Han army.

With the Han Emperor leading the army between Xiaoling Port and Jiangling Port to contain the Donghu people, it should not be difficult for him to sneak across the river on the side.

Isn't that an easy achievement?

After making meritorious service and operating again, his status in the future will definitely be higher than when he was in Donghu.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wei Chengxian hurriedly thanked him, and immediately took his own soldiers and went down to prepare.

Lei Lan on the side was a little relieved, Wei Chengxian was so active, he still didn't get the position of a pioneer!

It looks like it has to be yourself!

It's a pity that Lei Lan miscalculated.

"Zhao Ning."

"The end will be."

"I ordered you to be the pioneer, and after crossing the river, you should be the first to make the first contribution."

"Yes."

Zhao Ning gave up his hand to receive the order, and his words were concise and to the point.

He is not a person who is very good at expressing emotions, and his heart is far from being as simple as words and deeds.

At that time, his father, the Marquis of Shunping, was under the stumbling blocks of various envoys of the important ministers of the dynasty and the central family, not only died on the battlefield, but also gave up the battle of crossing the river, and fell short.

There is no possibility for the Han family to return to Chang'an.

Even before he died, he was shouting to cross the river.

As the only seedling of the Shunping Hou lineage, the orphan Zhao Ning has this obsession, and he will follow his father's ambition and become his father's brother's unfinished business.

Back then, when there was only one city left in the Han Dynasty and the country was about to die at any time, Zhao Ning resolutely came to defect, just with a trace of wish.

After Zhao Ning surrendered to the Han Dynasty, the emperor used the chaotic reason to smash the important ministers of the family who deliberately framed the old Shunping Marquis to death with a chessboard in the court.

At that time, Zhao Ning had already memorized it deeply.

In this life, I may really have the opportunity to cross the river with the Han army to comfort my father and brother in the day of the spirit of the sky.

Maybe it's 30 years, 50 years, but as long as you wait, maybe there will be a real chance.

It's just that I didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly.

Four years.

In just four years, he went from a city to the Yangtze River.

At this time, the position of pioneer means nothing to Zhao Ning, it is self-evident.

All the generals in the tent were stunned.

Zhao Ning was actually in the big tent, and he was still discussing with them?!!

, I actually saw Zhao Ning, who was not missing??!

This is more than a hundred years of heavy rain in Changsha County!

Time flashed, and it was April.

The Han army was in Changsha County and rested for four months.

After all, it takes time and energy to help the victims of the floods.

However, this also shortened the distance between the soldiers of the Han army and the people of the Han Dynasty.

All the officers and men of the Han army participated in the relief and disaster relief.

Coupled with the propaganda committee members who were sent by Chen Fujia from Jiaozhi at the beginning of the year, and the first batch of propaganda committee members who had been trained to write the supervising army and read them as political commissars, the spirit of the soldiers of the Han army had reached its peak.

There was a little accident on the way, and there were righteous soldiers who raised volunteers in Runan County, known as the "Guiyi Army", to lead the peasants and the people to resist the rule of the Donghu people.

even repelled the first wave of counterinsurgency of the Donghu people and stood up!

Moreover, the leader of the Guiyi Army turned out to be Liu Ke's old acquaintance.

"Zhang Yiping?"

"When I let him go, I thought that he would return to Jiaozhi County, and then feel the warmth and disheart of the people, so that my Han can gain another general."

"I didn't expect people to disappear directly."

"Now it's out, not only has it come out, but it has also brought such a big surprise!"

"Righteous Army, Righteous Army"

"I'm afraid it's been seven or eight years, and there hasn't been an uprising!"

Liu Ke was quite emotional, but he didn't expect that the idle chess move back then would play a great role in another track by mistake.

People are thinking about the Han, uprisings in various places, and a large number of rebel armies are blooming in the rear of Donghu, which was planned by Liu Ke as early as when he burned the water division of the Puliuru Division.

It's just that no one has fired the first shot, and it wasn't until this year that the fire finally started.

"Since it was Zhang Yiping who raised the army, there is no need to worry too much."

"Zhang Yiping can be civil and martial, the command is 95, and he plans and then moves, at this time, he must be sure."

"Not to mention repelling the first wave of Donghu people, it is not impossible to fight all the way and join the Han army."

Liu Ke sent an embroidery envoy to see if he could get in touch with Zhang Yiping, and the two sides would do something together.

If it can be successful, the progress of the Northern Expedition will inevitably be accelerated again.

However, this is not the center of gravity, after all, the Han army has not even crossed the Yangtze River now, and it is too far away from Runan County in the Central Plains.

The current goal is to cross the river.

By mid-April, preparations were ready to be made.

The soldiers of the Han army, shouting the trumpet, gathered the ferries collected one by one.

The river near the port of Xiaoling is full of all kinds of boats, from the large board boats used to transport supplies to the small fishing boats used by fishermen to fish.

Of course, the bathtubs are the most eye-catching.

Liu Ke has always been concerned about the mobilization of ships, and must collect as many ships as possible, and then transport all the soldiers and horses across the river, and then the ships will turn back, and then transport follow-up support and supplies.

He roughly calculated that according to the width of the Yangtze River, even if the conditions for crossing the river are good, it will take more than half an hour for a boat to cross the Yangtze River.

The arrangement of the Donghu people on the other side is not very clear.

However, since the Donghu people have also prepared for four months, the equipment and weapons must be sufficient.

At least compared to when he crossed the river and arrived in Changsha County, he had more advantages.

Zhao Ning's vanguard soldiers and horses must be on the opposite bank, under the heavy guard of the Donghu people, and hold on for more than half an hour before it is possible to wait for reinforcements from the follow-up large army, which is extremely stressful.

And this time Liu Ke couldn't go ashore, and he treated himself as an enemy of 10,000 people.

This time, he also has a plan to cross the river with a bathtub, which is real and false, and it is unlikely that the sea will be windy and stormy, but on this river, the bathtub may not be able to be used as a giant ship.

Countless Han soldiers acted as slender men, pulling the boats to the shore and lining them up in a unified manner.

There are more and more ships gathered in the port of Xiaoling, and there are seven or eight hundred ships of all kinds.

However, because of Xue Jia's plan, there are not so many ships that can really be used to transport the soldiers of the Han army.

That's why Zhao Ning needs to take the vanguard soldiers and horses to support himself for a while.

Liu Ke looked at the ship that could not be seen at a glance, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

There weren't more than a thousand, but that's all they could muster.

After all, it is just a Jingnan ship, and there can be so many, it can be regarded as the unity of the army and the people, and the people are extremely cooperative.

Zhao Ning, who served as a pioneer for the first time, was particularly active, seeing that the ships were all together and could board the boat to cross the river at any time, he shouted at the vanguard soldiers and horses:

"Move faster, Your Majesty has an order, and you will cross the river in the near future, you must be fully prepared!"

When he said the words "crossing the river", his voice couldn't help but tremble.

"Yes!"

The soldiers shouted in response, they will cross the river in the near future, and they know very well.

After all, the food these days has been much better.

You can eat meat once a day.

If the ideological work done by the supervising army can keep up, the basic treatment of the soldiers must also keep up.

Liu Ke never intended to treat the soldiers harshly, no matter how hard the soldiers could endure, it was the same.

The soldiers went to the battlefield for the country, hung their heads on their belts, and fought desperately with the Donghu people, so the country became rich, and it was right to give them better treatment.

It's Luzon's money anyway.

After another two days, everything was ready.

"Your Majesty has arrived! Your Majesty has arrived! Your Majesty has arrived! ”

Liu Ke came to Xiaoling Port again, except for Wei Chengxian and Lu Fengfu, some soldiers and horses from Luogang, other generals came to greet him.

Led by Yue Shaoqian, the general took the lead in arching his hand:

"The last general will see Your Majesty!"

A general also shouted loudly together:

"The last general will see Your Majesty!"

Liu Ke satisfied his vanity a little, but this pomp was not enough.

Where is this?

It's still far from Chang'an, let alone the whole world?!

Liu Ke took a deep breath, his body shook slightly, and said in an extremely deep voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't have much to say today, you all know how to deal with Hu Gou."

His gaze was sharp, word by word:

"I only hope that you can fight the heroic style of the Han Dynasty on the battlefield, and let those Donghu people know what it means to be Han people who cannot be humiliated!"

Liu Ke's voice gradually rose, full of passion and fighting spirit, the destiny of the [orator], even these concise words can make everyone cheer up.

Then he looked at Zhao Ning, crossing the river was Zhao Ning's home field, he didn't need to say too much, just gave an order again.

"Winning the battle is rewarded for everyone!"

"Come on, bring things up!"

Then the soldiers immediately brought up a few wooden boxes.

When I opened the box, it was not gold and silver, but one medal after another.

Liu Ke saw at a glance the irrepressible thirst in the eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers.

Not gold or silver, but far superior to gold and silver.

He smiled and said:

"Medals and medals, only those who have medals can take them, and those who fight well can only get them."

As he spoke, he hung one for himself.

"I know how to fight, and I have merit in mobilizing ships, so I'll take one first."

"As for the rest, after winning the battle, it will be awarded, which is an honor, and as for the reward, it is another."

Are there any soldiers who have never won a medal who are still a little puzzled, and they don't give a reward of gold and silver, but give a medal first?

Seeing this, an old soldier wiped a medal on his chest, pinched the edge of the medal, and said to the unknown soldier:

"Don't understand? Touch it, this, the third-degree combat medal! ”

"Combat Medal of the Third Degree?"

The soldier subconsciously touched it, and immediately felt that there was an irrepressible fighting spirit in his heart, which was particularly inspiring.

"I'm going to get one too."

The officers and men of the three armed forces all thought that everyone had been coveting the new medal for a long time.

What kind of medal is this time?

Medal for crossing the river? Jingzhou Medal?

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Ten thousand years of the Great Han!!"

The voices of the officers and men of the three armed forces were full of pride and ambition, and the shouts resounded through the sky, as powerful and shocking as thunder.

The momentum is like a rainbow, the fighting spirit has reached its peak, the flag is fluttering, the war drums are beating, and you can put into battle at any time.

Liu Ke waved his hand, and he didn't drag the mud and water, and said directly:

"Good! Morale is like a rainbow, sure enough, it's my Han family's son! ”

The soldiers held high the weapons in their hands, staring at Liu Ke with blazing eyes, gasping for breath in their nostrils.

Zhao Ning, as the vanguard, directly stuck the bright silver spear on the ground, and with a sonorous sound, he pulled out the saber at his waist, shouted, and ordered:

"All the troops are on board!"

Orderly organization is one of the guidelines put forward by Yue Shaoqian, and the Han army has fully implemented it.

Before the branches reached the river, they were told all the discipline of crossing the river.

When the team reaches the river, it must stop first and never approach the ferry.

Even each ferry is specially numbered, which specifically stipulates the number of people and cargo it can carry, and even indicates the order of seating.

In this way, according to how many people the boat can cross, let as many people go to the beach of the ferry, and then board the pre-designated boat.

The soldiers could only line up in a column and get on the ship in turn, and several people were not allowed to board the ship at the same time, which put an end to the phenomenon of scrambling.

Even Yue Shaoqian deliberately equipped each boat with a captain.

Even generals, and even generals, have to obey the captain's management after they get on the ship.

Under such discipline, there was no accident at all when boarding the ship, and it was extremely swift and unpromising.

All the generals couldn't help but admire, it was really worthy of Yue Shaoqian, 60,000 troops could board the ship in such a small port, and they could be so orderly.

This ability alone is already beyond their reach.

Liu Ke was also quite impressed, this was something he couldn't do, so he took a look at Yue Shaoqian's panel.

[Name: Yue Shaoqian (Guoshi)]

[Age: 40]

[Command: 104; Force: 70; Wisdom: 92; Governance: 85]

[Characteristics: loyalty, uprightness, integrity, change, integrity]

Impeccable competence, impeccable character.

Liu Ke began to ponder, and after crossing the river, he simply divided the troops into two ways.

All the way, led by himself, he turned into the land of Sichuan and Shu and attacked the Shizhou Department.

Along the way, led by Yue Shaoqian, they attacked Xinye and Wancheng, and joined the Guiyi army in Runan, waiting for the opportunity.

The soldiers began to board the ship one by one.

However, unlike good order, although it is carried according to the specified number of passengers, almost all ships have varying degrees of overloading.

The big ship may be slightly better, more than one or two people, and I don't see much impact.

However, the hull of many small boats has reached below the waterline.

The soldiers sitting on the ship, as long as there is a slight large movement, the hull of the ship will be shaky and extremely unstable.

It's not even as good as those, it was led by the emperor with a rope, embedded with a donkey's head decoration, and hung a wheel as a lifebuoy, and the bathtub that crossed the river together, came steadily.

But no one thinks it's wrong.

Disaster relief and logistics have already been done.

It would be good to be able to transfer ships, 60,000 troops crossed the river, although because of the inconsistent size and specifications of the ships, it is difficult to calculate how many ships will be used.

But it must not be enough to think about it, and it is normal to overload.

And this scene was discovered by the Donghu scouts on the other side, who had been paying attention to the situation on the river.

and reported it to Shi Zhouhao in time.

"Your Highness, the thief has boarded the ship and is ready to cross the river!"

"According to my observation, there are about 700 large and small ships, but because the ships are of different sizes and specifications, it is difficult to estimate the number of soldiers and horses."

"However, the draft of the ships is very deep, and it is obvious that they are all overloaded, and the number of Han troops will not be small."

"And."

"What else?"

"And the bathtub."

(End of chapter)