Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 601 Golden Army Crossing the River
Leading the troops across the Yellow River, Zhang Chi ordered all available ferries to be gathered in Maojin Village, and all unusable ferries were scuttled.Lead the soldiers to line up in front of Pinglu County and guard the river bank.Because there is another ferry in the north of Shanzhou City, but it is much smaller, so I dare not be careless.

Until noon, Ba Lisu tried to send troops out of the city twice, but was beaten back.I knew in my heart that it was impossible for the army to leave the city during the day.

Wo side arrived at the top of the city, looked at it for a while, and said to Ba Lisu: "Mr. Lang, why didn't the Song army attack the city? Seeing that their cannons are so sharp, the city walls may not be able to stop them."

Ba Lisu sighed: "If my guess is correct, the Song army outside the city should be waiting for news of Lingbao. We must pass Lingbao when we retreat westward. If the Song army occupies Lingbao County, it will be completely sealed off. We are on our way to the west. Zheng Jianchong is in Hucheng, only thinking about his own safety, but it has caused us a lot of trouble!"

Wo Chou was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "According to what Mr. Lang said, does the Song army want to wipe us out?"

Ba Lisu said: "Once the Song army arrives, they will seize the ferry first. Don't you understand? In my opinion, it is impossible to retreat westward. There may be a chance to go north. Shanzhou City is adjacent to the Yellow River, no matter how powerful the Song army's artillery is." , and cannot be used in the river. For the current plan, we can only leave the city from the north and cross the river to seize Pinglu County! As long as we capture the ferry, most of the soldiers can leave the city at night and escape."

Wo Zai said with emotion: "Mr. Lang, as long as you give me two thousand soldiers, I will surely take the city of Pinglu County!"

Ba Lisu said: "Two thousand? Nephew, you underestimated the Song army on the opposite side! I see that there were about 3000 of them crossing the river, occupying a favorable location. If you want to take back Pinglu County, only two or 3000 people I'm afraid it won't work. Don't worry, wait until night before trying to find a way."

Zhang Yin looked at Shanzhou City with a telescope.Said: "Ba Lisu can bear it. After attacking a few times, he won't leave the city. No matter how fast Shao Ling's soldiers move, it will take two days to capture Lingbao. There is no way but to let Unplug the speed and live a few more days."

Xu Changxing said: "Deputy Dutong, if the Jin army goes out of the city at night, I'm afraid we won't be able to intercept them."

Zhang Yin said: "Is there anything difficult to intercept? Tell the army to prepare dry firewood, and light a fire in front of the city at night! They can run away!"

Xu Changxing promised to arrange it himself.

Seeing that the Jin army did not come to attack, Zhang Chi arranged for the two largest ferries to transport two cannons across the river.A [-]-jin cannon, without tools, is very troublesome to carry.Being able to carry two doors across the river in one day is considered pretty good.

Ba Lisu didn't go down to the city for a whole day, and he paid close attention to the movement of the Song army, so he could see everything clearly.As the evening approached, he said to Wo: "You choose elite soldiers, a total of [-] soldiers and horses, and rest early today. Tomorrow, at Zishi, go down from the north of the city. There are sixteen ferries outside the city, and all of them will cross the Yellow River at Yinshi. .No matter how much we pay, we must occupy Pinglu! Once we occupy Pinglu, we can cross the river and retreat northward. No matter how powerful the Song army is, there is nothing we can do about it!"

Waugh said yes.Go down and choose soldiers and horses, and rest early.

Yuan Gai was on duty in the first half of the night for the Song Army, and Zhang Yin rested early.When Zishi arrived, Zhang Yin got up and replaced Yuan Ji.

Watching a lonely lamp, Zhang Yin sat on his seat, shutting himself up and meditating.Suddenly Yu He, the staff officer on duty at night, came in and said, "Vice Dutong, the Jin army has left the city!"

Zhang Yin straightened up suddenly and asked, "Which city wall are you coming from? Where are you going?"

Yu He said: "From the north. Judging by their appearance, they want to cross the Yellow River."

Zhang Yin couldn't help frowning.He said: "Zhang Chi has already occupied Pinglu County, and he hasn't moved his speed for a whole day. How can he cross the river in the middle of the night? The ferry over there is windy and rough, and it can't compare with Shanjin Ferry. Jinbing is not familiar with water, isn't he trying to die?"

Yu Hedao: "Shao Ling's troops have not captured Lingbao County, and the road to retreat westward has not been blocked, so why risk your life to cross the river?"

Zhang Chi thought for a while, and said: "Either this guy just shot a feint, or he knows in his heart that retreating westward is impossible. In my opinion, the latter possibility is more likely. Send someone to tell Zhang Chi that he will block the Jin army tomorrow. If necessary, I will send reinforcements!"

Yu Hecha said yes, turned around and walked out quickly.

Zhang Chi did not garrison in the city, but near the ferry of Shanzhou City, and the soldiers set up tents to rest a little behind.At night, there are two battalions of troops on duty in rotation, always paying attention to the movement on the river.Seeing the Jin army crossing the river, the whole army immediately lined up.

The moon has already set, and the sky is full of stars.Cao Shun, the conductor who came over after a shift, felt tired and sat on the bank to doze off.Suddenly, the soldiers around him shouted loudly: "Commander, look quickly, there is a golden soldier's boat in the river!"

Cao Shun jumped up suddenly.There were many shadowy boats in the river, sailing towards the bank in the wind and waves.

"Array—" With a sudden draw of his waist knife, Cao Shun ran to the front of the team.

In the starlight, Jin Bing's boat slowly revealed its outline, and it could be seen that it was crowded with people.

Cao Shun took a deep breath.Shouted sharply: "Shoot the arrow!"

Following the words, the spearman in front squatted down, and the crossbowman behind stood up, shooting arrows into the river like raindrops.

Standing in front with his shield in hand, Wo Chou shouted to the boatman: "Don't stop! Even if there is only one person left on the boat, let him go ashore!"

Two soldiers held up their large shields and stepped forward to protect the boatman's body.The boatman had no choice but to continue to shake the oar desperately.

The drums of the Song army sounded, and with the sound of the drums, the order of the army formation stabilized.With the sound of a drum, the gunner squats down, and the crossbowman fires an arrow.Two drums sounded, the gunner stood up, and the crossbowman sat down to kick the strings.And so on and on.

This is the standard tactics of the Song army, but it is mastered by Wang Xiaohun's army.

Under the crossbow, from time to time, Jin soldiers fell into the water from the boat, and soon disappeared into the Yellow River.Wo Ze didn't care about it, but held up the shield stubbornly, forcing the boatman to keep moving forward.He was wearing heavy armor, even if an arrow fell on him occasionally, it would not be a serious problem.

Seeing that the shore was getting closer and closer, before reaching the shore, Wo side held a waist knife and jumped off the boat with a loud shout.Most of the soldiers on board had been lost, and the rest were desperate to go ashore following Wo sideways.On this river bank, the sound of shouting and killing suddenly shook the sky.

Zhang Chi stood on the high ground behind, looking coldly at the battlefield ahead.The Song army clearly had an advantage in numbers, and they were well-disciplined and skilled in tactics, and the Jin army fell in pieces.It's just that there are constantly ferries coming to the shore behind, and there are more and more golden soldiers on the shore.

After two sticks of incense, Cao Shun's battalion in front suffered heavy casualties, losing more than 100 people.

Zhang Chi said to the soldiers around him: "Let Yu Hai's battalion go forward, Cao Shun's battalion withdraw, and rest as soon as possible! The Jin army landed, I don't know how many people there will be, and the strength of each battalion must not be exhausted! And , Order the artillery to prepare, the gunners come over!"

The soldiers promised to go quickly.

Not long after, two artillery captains came over and sang promises to Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi pointed to the river bank and said: "The river bank in this area is less than [-] paces suitable for landing. The place where the artillery shoots is the [-] paces, which is a distance of [-] paces from the middle of the river to the shore. Let's take a look. Where is the gun safe."

The two gunners promised to check the surrounding terrain.

There is already a touch of white belly in the sky, and it can be seen clearly.The two captains discussed while observing.After a while, he said to Zhang Chi, "It's better for our guns to shoot flat and slightly upward, otherwise it will be difficult to reload. The terrain in this area, the guns are best fired on the flat ground by the roadside, which are these two places."

(End of this chapter)