Hu Yang returned to his camp, feeling the burning pain of his wound, which seemed to be worse than yesterday. He thought it should be because he was stained with sludge and soaked in cold water, so he didn't care about it, and hurriedly marched away.

Hu Yang's troops were mostly wounded and baggage, and their movements were relatively slow. Hu Yang instructed the baggage to load the load first. Due to the small size of the bridge deck, it is also relatively slow to pass. It took about an hour for the two or three thousand men to cross the bridge completely.

Wang Ji had to undertake the task of guarding the Chinese army, and only after the Chinese army had crossed the river, did he arrange to cross the river. After crossing the river, each organization formed its own team, led by Gongzi Xuan, Bing Cao, etc., and went straight to a few times.

According to the plan, Sima Jin found a boatman from a neighboring Yi and once helped people transport goods to Handan. According to him, it takes about half a day to reach the Yellow River from Huanshui downstream. Then from the Yellow River downstream, half a day to Zhangshui, another day to the outskirts of Handan; If you go straight to the city of Handan, you will have to walk for another day. But the road is smooth, but it's easy to go. Hu Yang asked Chen Si to lead five Qin soldiers to take a boat and walk this road. Chen Si set off with people.

Sima Jin asked people to look for merchants who had been to Qin in the surrounding area, but they couldn't find it. Hu Yang asked them to change their way and ask where the salt came from? These merchants had never been to Yanchi, and they didn't know how to get there: they bought salt from Chaoge. From here, the path to the south, everyone knows that the avenue is Ningxinzhong-Dangyin-Chaoge, and then enters Nanyang, which is roughly the territory of the Wei State. There is also a bypass next to it: Fangling-Zhongmu, which is the sphere of influence of the Zhao State. Ask about the nearest Yellow River crossing around here, and everyone will say the same thing: a few cities! However, the people in Ning Xinzhong do not take the Yellow River very much, for them, Qishui is more important, and the goods from the Yellow River are more convenient to go north along Qishui. When I asked them about the road to Qishui, it turned out to be the road to Chaoge or Zhongmu.

Fragmentary feedback almost points to the only path: a few eups. There is a crossing of the Yellow River, and there is only hope of crossing to the other side of the Yellow River through it. If you want to go south and take the avenue, even if you pass Anyang, Dangyin, Chaoge, Fangling, and Zhongmu are all difficult bones to gnaw. The people here, except for Gongzi and his party, no one else knows what Jiyi is like.

In the afternoon, Hu Yang received a report from Wang Yi: Wang Yi's forward had arrived near Jiyi. Seeing that it was Zhao Yi, the situation was unstable, so the rear army quickly followed. Hu Yang and Sima Jin did not dare to delay, immediately pulled out the camp, led the way by the military envoy, and quickly moved to several provinces.

From the middle of Ningxin to the Yellow River, the terrain is low-lying, coupled with the vertical and horizontal rivers, constantly overflowing, this land is mostly wetland, and there are few people. But between Qishui and the Yellow River, there are several mountains, which are the remnants of Taihang; The surrounding areas of these mountains are relatively high, relatively dry, and close to water sources, making them a good place to live in peace, so they are inhabited. The northwesternmost part of the mountain is the highest and largest, and it is a few towns. The two mountains in the north and south here are less than ten miles apart, the south mountain is the highest, it is said that Shang Bigan was forced by the king of Xu, once fled to here, this mountain is called Xiangshan.

Several Yi was originally Wei Yi, a few years ago was captured by Zhao, Zhao State's defense here has not been fully established, Wang Yi ordered the whole army elite as the vanguard, led by Bing Cao, rapid advance, only half a day to walk more than 50 miles, over the water, into the hills and mountains. It is located on higher ground and has large forests that can be hidden. Therefore, the soldier Cao asked the soldiers to be stationed here first and led people to reconnoitre. At this time, the rear of Wang Yi had also walked to the east of Dangyin City, on the shore of Dangshui, more than ten miles away from the forward.

At the same time as Hu Yang and the others pulled out the camp, the soldiers had already completed their operational deployment: they were advancing covertly along the forest to the north and suddenly appeared in front of the enemy. The enemy army did not even have time to gather troops and was scattered by the Qin army. According to the prior plan, the soldiers divided into two routes, one way to seize the city, the other to seize the ferry, and seize the ships.

Originally, there were less than a thousand soldiers here, except for the officers who were appointed from the Zhao State, they were all locals, and everyone went to hide at home, so they were no longer Zhao Jun. The Qin army was anxious to seize strategic points, and was happy that no one resisted, as for the matter of capturing the head, there were not many heads to be killed anyway, and the occupation of a city was a collective credit.

The Qin army led by Bing Cao was about two or three thousand people, which was only enough to maintain law and order in such a large city. Bing Cao immediately reported to Wang Di, who drove his army into a large march, arrived safely on the front line of the Yellow River at Sunset, and immediately released a warning in the direction of Handan downstream. Then he sent military envoys to urge Hu Yang and Sima Jin to hurry up and guard the key points on land.

Hu Yang hadn't arrived yet, but Chen Si had arrived first. Wang's patrol on the river intercepted a boat coming downstream, claiming to be a merchant of the Chen Kingdom. As a result, when they got on the boat and searched, both sides found that the other party was actually a Qin person, and only then did they know that it was a family that had a misunderstanding. When asked, it was Hu Yang's pro-camp. And the watchman brought them to the king's tent. Wang Yi naturally recognized Chen Si and couldn't help but be overjoyed. Asked by. It turned out that Chen Si and others went down the river from Huanshui, and when they entered the estuary, they found that the estuary had been controlled by Zhao Jun, and a hidden pile was laid at the bottom of the river, leaving only a waterway, and there were soldiers on both sides to check it. Chen Si felt that if he drove the boat back, he would show his stuffing, so he simply hid all his weapons in the cabin, and everyone took off their robes and dressed up shortly. Chen Sicao spoke in a Chen voice, claiming to be a merchant of Chen State, so he mixed out of the Huanshui and entered the Yellow River.

After entering the Yellow River, Chen Si asked the boatman to go upstream: that was where Chen Guo was, and it was also the path that Chen Si intended to observe. The boatman rocked the oar, drove the boat up the Yellow River, and Chen Si saw that the grass on both sides of the river was green, but there were not many people. When asked, the boatman said: "It's all here, and it's hard for people to live." Chen Sicai briefly understood why there is a ferry on the Yellow River: this is not only related to the infrastructure construction of the ferry, but more importantly, its two banks must be connected to the avenue! In a swamp, there is no way to open a ferry. And Chen Siwan didn't expect that the first populated place he saw was a few towns. It had just been captured by the Qin army.

Chen Si's words made Wang Yi feel a little relieved: Zhao Jun continued to trace the Yellow River, and it was unlikely that he would attack several provinces, because there was no place to go ashore for hundreds of miles along the way. It seems that as long as you guard the landing road, a few towns can be safe.

Chen Si let the boatman rest in the army for a night, gave him money, and let him go home the next day. Bing Cao was more strategic, he carefully interrogated the captured Zhao army officers, and visited merchants and old people in the city. Finally knew a situation that he didn't know before: the Yellow River is two rivers here, and Licheng on the other side of the river is a relatively large treaty port, from where it can go directly to Puyang, the capital of Weidu!

Bing Cao from Xianyang to Handan is a land route, after crossing the river from Luoyang, along the Taihang Avenue to the north, is Handan. Along the way, I passed through Daduyi, and I never walked a small road, and I didn't know what kind of path could lead to Luoyang. Thinking of 20,000 people, with heavy baggage and wounded, if you walk on the trail, it will be very difficult; And taking the avenue, Bing Cao knew that it was impossible to open the road with 20,000 people, especially since there were still Zhao Guo's pursuers behind him who might come at any time.

Bing Cao asked Wang Yu to send a team of soldiers across the river to check the terrain. Wang Yi felt that there was no better fit than Chen Si. So he found a local village guide to lead the way, and brought one or twenty people, only with sticks, and crossed the river in two boats, and came straight to Licheng. The township guide told Chen Si that the road was relatively close, only about twenty miles, but if they had to pass through a swamp, they must follow closely, otherwise they might fall into the quagmire, and no one could save them.

Chen Si asked him, if he wanted to take the avenue, how should he go? The township guide replied, first take a boat to the upstream twenty miles, and then walk more than ten or twenty miles after going ashore, although it is far away, but it is relatively safe and smooth, and the general businessmen take the avenue to transport goods, and only temporarily go to Licheng to purchase or visit relatives and friends to take the trail.

After walking five or six miles, Chen Si saw the crowd. The smoke of a small euppy, peaceful, as if the battle on the other side of the river had no effect on this side a few miles away. The further you go, the denser it becomes. After walking ten miles, you can see the city of Li surrounded by large groups of towns in the distance.

Chen Si gave the township guide money and asked him to go back. He led the people to the edge of the city. Coming to a house on the edge of the city, Chen Si asked everyone to wait, and he stepped forward in person, and across the fence, Chen Si asked: "Dare to ask the master's house, where is your hometown?" ”

A young man in the prime of life came over and said: "If the Hakka want to find a reverse journey, they still need to go three or five miles, and there is no reverse travel in our township and small town!" ”

Chen Sizuo thanked him and asked, "If you want to cross the river to Puyang, where should you look?" ”

The middle-aged man said: "Everywhere against the travel has its own business route to Puyang, but the Hakka people consult it!" ”

Chen Si said goodbye. led everyone back and forth for three or five miles, and sure enough, he found a small reverse journey. It's getting late here. Chen Si came to the door and said: "Twenty people live, is it convenient for the master's family?" ”

The host of the reverse brigade greeted him and said: "We have a side room, there is no courtyard, but ten wen a day, dinner is convenient, and the stove is used." ”

Chen Sidao: "I want to go to Puyang on the next day, what is the convenience of the master?" ”

The master of the reverse brigade said: "Yes, why is it difficult! Hakka but live, boats and cars are paid by the concubine, a small time to return to the guest, respect the guest but get the price, a trace of heart do not use! ”

Chen Sidao: "What is its price?" ”

The owner of the reverse brigade said: "A thousand dollars for the two boats of the guest maid, what is it?" ”

Chen Sidao: "Allow you to discuss it with your friends!" And he withdrew. Take the people back the way they came. The master of the reverse brigade shouted: "There is no other reverse brigade there, if you are looking for it, but go east!" Chen Si arched his hand to him and left without answering.

On the way back, Chen Si memorized the place where the township guide went, turning around and cornering, without any mistakes. Came to the shore for a while. It's dark. The wind on the Yellow River is fierce, and the turbid waves are empty, which is very different from the scene during the day. When the boatman saw everyone returning, he complained: "The river is not crossed at night, and the Hakka family has no choice but to return late!" ”

Chen Sidao: "Greedy to see the city view, so the feast!" ”

The boatman said: "The wind and waves are high, who dares to cross it!" ”

Chen Si had already found out the exact news, and was about to return to the camp to report, when he saw the blocked river, he was very anxious, and said: "What is the price, I am willing to cross one person!" ”

The boatman said: "Life is at stake, how dare you take chances!" ”

Chen Sidao: "One gold!" But cross one person! ”

The boatman swallowed his saliva, the two discussed, and the older boatman said: "The Hakka family is in a hurry, and the others dare to fight with their lives!" Do not return the price! Chen Si Xie gave him a festival charm and said, "The value of the camp gate is on the day of the day!" One gold! ”