Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

In the distance, the smoke and dust are still spreading, a large number of ships are blocking the river, countless soldiers are busy, and hundreds of people have disembarked and landed.

The scouts quickly spread to the woods and avenues on the bank, so as to keep abreast of the situation of the army for miles around.

At the bow of the boat, Si Chao's expression was not good. They went northward along Qidi, entered from the mouth of the Haihe River, and prepared to go straight to Youzhou.

The fleet sailed very smoothly along the way, because they kept sailing close to the coast without encountering wind and waves, but in order to avoid being discovered by people on the shore, he never dared to get too close to the shore for fear of being discovered in advance.

When they entered the Haihe River, they passed through a village and town along the way without any obstacles. The huge fleet made the local residents panic. Looking at the flag of the Qin army, they didn't know what to do. Many of them had never seen it in their lives. Such a scene.

Si Chao saw the entire town at a glance, and visually estimated that they were only thirty or forty families by the river, and there were a few marginalized families at the foot of the mountain in the distance. Not long after they left, there were seven or eight sunken ships in the river, blocking the river and blocking the way of the fleet.

Si Chao ordered someone to split open the mast of a sunken ship. The wood inside was still dry, and it must have been scuttled two days ago.

Someone said angrily that the people from the small town at the mouth of the river must have reported the letter, and they should send people back to take revenge and let those Liao people learn the lesson.

Si Chao didn't do this, he had two judgments.

First, this matter was done very hastily. It must have been done last night by the Liao people, which means that the scouts of the Liao army had discovered them, and their whereabouts were no longer secretive.

Second, the Liao people did not dare to stay to stop them, which shows that they were short of troops, and they knew that they could not stop so many of them if they stayed.

This made Si Chao both happy and worried. The happy thing is that the officials' judgment is completely correct. Youzhou must be in an extremely empty state of troops now, so that their army has entered the Haihe River. blocking force.

The worry is that these sunken ships really hinder their speed, and soldiers are very fast. At this time, the northern army must need their firepower the most.

Si Chao is a very old general with white hair. Before he came, he had thought that this would be his last battle. He was the first to follow the group of officials, step by step to the present.

For him, if he retires at any time, he can leave his name in history and enjoy endless wealth and glory.

It's just that he has a deep sense of responsibility in his heart. Thinking of the officials' kindness to him, and thinking of fighting side by side over the years, he can't just sit idly by.

Then he immediately convened everyone to discuss how to remedy it.

The craftsmen of the Department of Confidentiality suggested that the ship was made of wood, and there were still a large number of ships on the water surface. Some of them could be blown up with gunpowder to destroy the structure of the ship's hull. However, manpower was still needed to salvage the wreckage.

After a short discussion, Si Chao immediately ordered the craftsmen to start action.

Then he unloaded his armor himself, gathered a large number of troops on the shore, and said loudly: "Soldiers of the army, it is bad news and good news for the Liao thieves to build boats to block the road.

This shows that they are empty of troops in Youzhou, and they can't spare any manpower to fight us. They only dare to build boats to block the road, making it difficult for us to go north.

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This is great news, it shows that as long as we overcome this small obstacle, the Liao people will not be able to support us at all, Youzhou is close at hand, and military rewards are also in front of us. "

After finishing speaking, the craftsmen over there were also using gunpowder to break up the entire hull, but it was only able to destroy the structure of the hull, and the rest still depended on manpower and horsepower.

In order to show his determination, as well as to motivate the soldiers and improve efficiency, a gray-haired veteran went down the river naked and led the soldiers to clean up the wreckage in the icy river.

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On land, a handful of horses and oxen were used to haul the wrecks ashore.

The leader and general are like this, everyone is striving to be the first, and the work efficiency is greatly accelerated. The most difficult thing to deal with these things is the overall structure of the hull. It is wishful thinking to destroy it in the water. Gunpowder solves this problem, and the rest is physical work.

And this is also a dangerous job. Although the river here is gentle, unlike the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, it is still enough to drown many northern soldiers who don't know how to swim.

But after the start of work, the situation was beyond Si Chao's expectations. Many soldiers of the Qin army's navy were recruited from the Jianghuai area, especially the navy recruited by Liu Renshan and Guo Tingzhi, two southern generals!

These people are proficient in water, and many of them grew up in Zeguo, a water town, just like children in the grassland who can ride and shoot well. These southern sailors are also well versed in water. The Haihe River is the largest river for northerners. If you want to compare it with the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, it is the level of the tributaries, and it is not even comparable to many tributaries.

For children who grew up along the Yangtze River, such a river is not challenging at all. They can easily dive down to fix the iron ropes on the wrecks, and let the horses and cattle on the bank pull them up, while the smaller wrecks are completely cleaned up by manpower.

After he was shivering from the cold, Lin Renzhao, Liu Renshan and others urged him repeatedly, Si Chao went ashore. Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar navy, he felt a little bit embarrassed.

Looking at the busy sailors everywhere on the river, they are like dragons entering the water, each of them is vigorous, and he couldn't help but said: "When I was young, I organized the coastal defense of the Bohai Sea. Later, most of the sailors who attacked Huainan were the northern army. I could pick out seven or eight, but now they are all good players in the water."

Si Chao's emotion is not unreasonable, since the beginning of Monday, Huainan is not even there. Most of the navy is recruited from Henan, Hebei, and Qi. There are also good water skills, but not many, unlike now.

"Nowadays, there is one family in the world, all over the world, and everyone is doing their best. This is the credit of the officials. This is the world, and it is a great event that will be admired by future generations." Liu Ren said, "I just can't let go of this. That's why I asked the officials to go to war."

He was a little older than Si Chao, the emperor didn't want him to run around, but he begged for his own life, he was in his early seventies this year, he was already old, for him death would come at any time, he didn't want to die in bed.

"The more grand the event is, the more the credit is hanging in front of the horse, the more you want to leave a reputation behind you. How many people have not had such an opportunity in thousands of years."

The two old men looked at each other and smiled, as if they understood each other's thoughts.

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Si Chao was tall and tall, and his frame was very lenient even in his old age. He beckoned his soldiers to hand him a horse spear nearly two feet long, and stood in front of Liu Renshan: "I picked it myself, looking for secrets. The blacksmith of the company made the spearhead privately, and my son personally picked out the best jujube wood for me."

Liu Renshan took it, tested his balance and toughness, and was very tenacious, "It's a good spear."

"I still remember the last time in Hedong, the officials led the charge with spears in their hands, and every time I think about it, my blood boils.

This is to find a good opponent for this spear, let it see blood, I don't care if I can go back or not. "Si Chao stroked his gray beard.

Liu Renshan said with emotion: "At the beginning, I was not clear about right and wrong, short-sighted, so that I missed Mingzhu for many years, and it was only at this age that I met my confidant."

The two old men looked at each other and smiled, as if they knew each other's thoughts.

Soon, the people who sent people from the north contacted them. As they thought, the land army stopped by the Sanggan River and needed the support of naval ships and guns.

"Go back and tell the commander that the navy will arrive tomorrow!" Si Chao said decisively.

That night, the soldiers fought bravely, took turns to rest, lit torches and rushed to work overnight, because the light was dim, and one soldier disappeared in the river, and he was nowhere to be found when he disappeared.

In the first half of the night, with the cheers on the river, the first big boat passed the barrier and began to head north.

Si Chao immediately ordered that the [-] gunboats go first, and the rest stay behind, heading north without stopping.

The Sanggan River is the upper reaches of the Hai River. If there is no accident, their fleet will arrive around dawn, and soon a long fire dragon will light up the forest by the river, and the water on the river will boil and burn.

The mighty fleet went north along the river, all the way straight into Youzhou...

Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue