Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1184 Take the boat to cross the Yellow River

Chapter 1182: Seize the boat and cross the Yellow River

You know, in this era of war and chaos, many people can't even eat a meal, and live a life without eating the next meal every day.

Qin Hao provided free consecutive meals to the people of the two counties, which was quite a luxury for most of the people in the two counties, so naturally the people would not feel any dissatisfaction.

The Qin army provided disaster relief by daily supply and porridge, which can also save food to the greatest extent, and then invest it in the next war, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"However, my lord, although our army has taken away the grain and grass in Zhi County, there are still three or four months before the autumn harvest."

Liu Bowen looked at Qin Hao, and said with a serious face: "If the millions of people in the two counties are provided with porridge and meals on a daily basis, our army's grain reserves in Sizhou may not be able to last for so long."

"Three or four months? Why do we need to wait so long? This month, I will completely defeat the alliance of southern princes."

Confidence flashed across Qin Hao's face, and he said with a light smile, "As long as we defeat the coalition forces of the southern princes, we will not only be able to unify the two prefectures, but also regain the rations of the people in the two counties. There is enough food and grass to support the autumn harvest."

The implication of Qin Hao's words was that even if the food and grass were taken back from the Bingnan Allied Army, they would not return them to the people of the two counties, but would still provide them with two meals a day.

After the autumn harvest, the people have harvested food, so naturally they don't need the Qin army to provide it, and the remaining food from the capture will naturally belong to the Qin army.

"As for the disaster relief, let Fusu in Luoyang take full responsibility. Order Han Fei to fully support Fusu, and all expenses will be transferred from Luoyang."

After solving the problem of the victims, Qin Hao shifted his focus to the four counties. After all, the governance of the four counties in Sizhou is also a problem.

"The most urgent task is to get through the battle as soon as possible, and any other affairs must make way for the war.

How about this, Di Renjie is appointed as the prefect of Luoyang, Fu Nian is the prefect of the county, Qin Yi is the captain, Bao Zheng is the prefect of Hedong, Dong He is the prefect, Qin Huaiyu is the captain, Su Wu is the prefect of Hanoi, Xiang Lang is the prefect, and Qin Ming is the captain. , Li Dongyang served as the prefect of Hongnong..."

Qin Hao canonized more than a dozen officials in a row, and also banned Henan Yin and changed it to Luoyang County.

The political attributes of the prefects of each county are more than 90 points. Talents with these political attributes go down to the localities, which is enough to ensure that the four counties of Sizhou can recover their vitality in the shortest possible time.
In addition, for the candidates for the captains of the four counties, Qin Hao arranged for the Qin family to ensure the concentration of military power. After all, the war is still not over.

Of course, this canonization is only temporary, and I am afraid there will be adjustments after the war.

"From now on, there will be no more wars in Sizhou. Hanoi and Hedong counties each retain [-] defenders, and another [-] troops will be sent back to Luoyang to defend. The rest of the troops will all go to Mengjin Pass to join and prepare to cross the river."

The distribution of troops of the Qin army in the northern part of Sizhou is as follows: Baiqi 14, Su Lie [-], Xue Rengui [-], Huo Qubing [-], Yuwen Chengdu [-], a total of [-] troops.

Even if 13 defenders were left in each of Hedong and Hanoi, and 13 troops were sent back to Luoyang, the number of soldiers available to the Qin army would still reach [-], and it is obviously not easy for a [-]-strong army to cross the Yellow River.

"Order Su Lie, Xue Rengui, and Huo Bing to quickly collect ships. Our army must cross the Yellow River as quickly as possible to return to Bingzhou."

Not long after Qin Hao's order was issued, a bad news came.

"My lord, when Wang Mang left, he took away most of the boats on the south bank of the Yellow River. Although the three generals tried their best to collect along the Yellow River, the boats they collected were still far from enough."

After getting this news, Qin Hao couldn't help but frown. After thinking for a long time, he thought to himself: "Let them go to farther places to search and try to attract as many ferries as possible."

After saying that, Qin Hao couldn't help sighing: "It seems that the Yellow River Navy must be formed after the war."

At present, apart from some princes in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River basins, no other princes have attached importance to the development of the navy. Qin Hao and Wang Mang are naturally the same. If there are navy troops participating in the battle, the next battle may be more complicated.

At present, except for the princes in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River basins who will develop naval forces, the princes in the Yellow River Basin will basically not develop naval forces.

Since ancient times, there is a reason for the south ship and the north horse.

The Yellow River's sediment content is too high, its draft is also shallow, and it has even stopped flowing in history, and it is frozen in winter or December, so it is neither easy to form a large-scale fleet nor to set up fortifications.

The Yangtze River and the Huaihe River are different. From the middle reaches down, the water surface is wide and deep, and there are many undercurrents. Therefore, large water villages can be built on both sides of the Yangtze River in ancient times, which can support large fleet ships, and it is also suitable for erecting forts in modern times.

Although the Yellow River Basin is not suitable for forming large-scale fleets, small-scale fleets are still very useful.

If Wang Mang had a capable enough naval force, he could have patrolled the waters of the Yellow River, and if he found the Qin army crossing the river, he would immediately come to stop it.

Of course, it is very easy for the Qin army to avoid inspections. After all, the Yellow River can log in for thousands of miles, and it is impossible for the Confederate Army to conduct inspections everywhere.

In order to prevent the Qin army from killing the Yellow River, Wang Mang took away all the ships that could be taken away in advance, so it is naturally impossible for Su Lie and others to search for enough ships to cross the river.

After learning about this, Qin Hao couldn't help but feel a little anxious. There are also millions of people in Hedong, Hanoi, who spend a lot of money every day. The 13 Qin army can't waste time in Mengjin.

"Master, what should we do now?"

Qin Hao asked Liu Bowen for advice. After Liu Bowen pondered for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "My lord, for the current plan, the only thing left is..."

"Report...to my lord, General Huo Bing led the army to kill across the Yellow River at night."

Although the ships collected by the Qin army were not enough to send 13 people across the river, it was still possible to send Huo Qubing's 1 people across.

Qin Hao couldn't help frowning when he heard the words: "Why is he crossing the river at this time?"

Liu Bowen's eyes flashed brightly, and then he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Congratulations, my lord, our army has gained another wise general. Perhaps General Huo Bing will be able to bring back enough ships tomorrow."

In the early morning of the next day, as expected by Liu Bowen, Huo Qubing's army, with five or six hundred ships of all sizes, crossed south from the north bank of the Yellow River back to Mengjin.

It turned out that when Huo Qubing was collecting warships, he guessed that the Qin army would not be able to gather enough boats for the ferry, but he could snatch them back from Wang Mang on the north bank.

Huo Qubing believed that Wang Mang would not have expected it, and he dared to lead a lone army to sneak into the North Bank of the Yellow River at this time, and this happened to catch the Confederate Army by surprise.

So Huo Qubing's cavalrymen crossed the Yellow River in four waves, and then took advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's water village on the bank.

After the Southern Allied Forces crossed the Yellow River, Wang Mang didn't think that Qin Hao could be blocked by the Yellow River, so he didn't arrange heavy troops on the north bank of the Yellow River. As a result, Huo Qubing succeeded in a surprise attack, which not only caused chaos and killed thousands of enemies, but also captured Qin Hao. More than 600 large and small boats returned.

With more than 600 ships seized, plus more than 100 ships collected by the Qin army, there are more than 700 ships in total, which is enough for the Qin army to cross the Yellow River.

Since then, the Qin army has met all the conditions to cross the Yellow River, and an army of 13 can cross the Yellow River and enter Bingzhou at any time.

(End of this chapter)