Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 650 The strong generals are like clouds, they can form a founding team
Lishui, Xiaodukou Town, is surrounded by the Wuling Mountains to the west and the wide and flat Dongting Lake Plain to the east.

The Lishui River is in the upper reaches of Xiaodukou Town, and the river channel is narrow and difficult to ford. After Xiaodukou Town, because it entered the Dongting Lake Plain, the river surface began to widen and the flow rate slowed down.

The geographical location of this small town is somewhat similar to Jiangling's position on the Yangtze River, but because the Lishui River is not as important as the Yangtze River, it seems to have a good reputation.

After Governor Zhang Zhaojun (Ma Shacai) led [-] cavalry to Xiaodukou Town, he has been confronting Zhu Jinzhong's [-] Chu troops.

At this time, the Chu army still had a geographical advantage. After all, they were locals. Ma Chu also made certain defensive preparations for Lishui, especially Xiaodukou Town.

There is a small water army on the Lishui River, and it was this water army that blocked the Zhou army from crossing the river.

Zhang Zhaojun has been trying to find a way to build a pontoon bridge on the Lishui these days, but no matter where he chooses, he was eventually discovered by the Lishui navy of the Chu army. The final result, of course, was to watch the pontoon bridge be destroyed.

When Zhu Jinzhong was first sent by Ma Xie to stop Zhang Zhaojun, he was actually very worried.

The shadow of a famous tree, who was able to kill two generations of Khitan masters and defeat Liu Zhiyuan's Zhou army, how could it be possible that his tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers could compare?

Historically, Chu State has been able to survive in peace with Hunan, one is to rely on Nanping to block, and the other is to rely on the chaos of the Central Plains to have no time to look south.

Zhu Jinzhong even made preparations to flee to Wuling Mountain with his confidants and the barbarians of Xiang and Zhou if he couldn't resist.

As a result, looking at it now, the opposite side saw that the armor was bright, but after more than ten days of confrontation, even the pontoon bridge could not be erected well, and there were not many boats, so I felt relieved immediately.

Even before he came, he had revealed to his confidantes that if he could not win the battle, he would flee to the Wuling Mountains, which made Zhu Jinzhong quite embarrassed now.

Therefore, in order to cover up this embarrassment, Zhu Jinzhong quickly adjusted from the initial low self-esteem to conceit.

He often said that Zhou Guobu was just relying on his bright armor, but in fact it was just a silver-like pewter spearhead. He even said that he would drown all Zhou Jun in Lishui.

Is Zhang Zhaojun really so vulnerable?of course not!
The meaning of Yuan Cong faction to Zhang Tie is like Liu Bang's fellow from Pei County and Zhu Yuanzhang's Huaishang brothers.

They followed Zhang Ting to conquer the east and the west, and fought south and north. From starting from scratch to now, if they didn't have a few brushes, they would have died in some wilderness.

The reason why Zhang Zhaojun has been assuming floating bridges everywhere is just to confuse the Chu army and make them relax their vigilance.

Zhang Zhaojun didn't ask Zhang Tie to bring a large number of boatmen because he had already figured out how to cross the Li River.

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In the upper reaches of the Lishui River, although the river here is fast-moving, the river channel is relatively narrow because of the high mountains and dense forests on both sides.

It is impossible for the whole army to pass through, and it is impossible to transport a large amount of luggage, but there is no problem with a small number of elites.

Zhang Zhaojun personally went to the selected location to investigate, while Zhao Kuangyin just got up from the water, he just swam back and forth to feel the current.

Now I am going to take iron nails and hemp rope to the opposite bank to pull up the rope, so as to provide some help to the soldiers passing by the water.

If you want to say that I am Zhao Da, I am really cute and capable.

He didn't know how to swim at first, but when he saw that the south was about to be conquered, the court was short of talents who could swim, so he immediately started to practice swimming. After two months, he would be able to compete with the elite Jiangling water ghosts in Feihu Town. .

At the same time, although he is going to be the commander-in-chief of a town soon, he is not arrogant at all. He can let go of his social status, and when it comes time to take the lead as a soldier, he can immediately rush to the front line.

For example, this time, when crossing the river in a turbulent current unfamiliar with underwater conditions, it was Zhao Kuangyin who took the initiative to ask to go with a few elites in the water.

Zhang Zhaojun naturally loved such a brave general who did his best. When Zhao Kuangyin got up from the water, Zhang Zhaojun personally handed Zhao Kuangyin the dry clothes and sweat towel.

"How about it? Zhao Dalang, how many people do you think we can swim to the other side in one day?"

Zhao Kuangyin took the sweat towel respectfully first, and replied while drying off the water on his body: "The underwater current is turbulent. If you want to get through it safely, you will definitely not be able to speed it up. It would be good if you can get through five or six hundred people in one day." up.

And the war horse must not even think about it, it will be difficult.But armor, he will have an idea in the end. "

This is Zhao Kuangyin, if you ask a question, he can give you a thorough analysis and offer opinions.

Zhang Zhaojun was very satisfied, and casually threw a leather bag to Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed, took the leather bag and took a sip. It really was the sweet and strong five cool essence.

This kind of distilled liquor created by Zhang Ting has become popular in a small range now.And only for military use.

Most people really don't like high-grade wine, but it is the best wine for heavy labor and those killing people with knives.

Especially in the army, there is not so much time to go to the bathroom for you when you are marching, and it is not realistic to drink a stomach full of water, and spirits become a good partner.

This person can drink a sip when camping in the wild when it is cold and damp. If he can’t sleep before the war, he can take a sip. In places where there is no clean drinking water, it can also be used as a supplement for water.

Of course, it is impossible to keep alcohol in the army. If the soldiers are allowed to drink, who knows what troubles will arise.

So I brought a lot of this thing, but it has always been in the hands of the commander-in-chief of the army. Even Du Yuhou like Zhao Kuangyin, drinking it without permission is a serious crime.

After only taking a sip, Zhao Kuangyin felt as if a fire was going down his throat, and his body naturally began to heat up slightly, and the clammy feeling suddenly subsided a lot.

Although he still wanted to take another sip, Zhao Kuangyin controlled it with strong willpower. He took the small leather bag and threw it to the soldiers beside him who went into the water with him.

"One sip per person, don't drink too much! This is the royal wine rewarded by the Duke of Zhangye, and everyone should drink it."

The soldiers immediately flattered like thunder, and they shouted loudly, "Thank you for the reward from the county, thank you to Yuhou, the capital of Zhao."

Zhang Zhaojun rubbed his chin thoughtfully, he somewhat understood, why Zhang Tie refused to accept Zhao Kuangyin as his adopted son?
This guy is capable of writing and martial arts, let alone avoiding life and death in a fight, and he is very good at winning people's hearts.

For example, even though the soldiers shouted for the reward from Duke Xie, they all knew that they would not have been able to drink the wine if it hadn't been for Zhao Kuangyin, so Zhao Kuangyin was the one to thank.

If this guy became the adopted son of the emperor, he would go up all the way, and finally, when they were old, they would take the position of commander of the guards and the army.

Well, I am afraid that after a hundred years from the saint, this brother-in-law of the new emperor will be a person who promises everything in the court.

Zhang Zhaojun didn't know why, but suddenly thought of these things, which directly took his train of thought astray, and he didn't find it funny until he realized it.

Although Zhao Kuangyin has a bright future now, he is still only the Marquis of Duyu. Even if he succeeds Luo Shande as the commander-in-chief of Zhangwu Town, there are Murong Nobunaga, Li Cunhui, Zhao Yanjin, Zhang Cheng, Guo Rong, etc. on top, and there will be no rounds. to him.

"Just now you said that you can transport the armor, how did you do it?" Zhang Zhaojun asked in a low voice.

Zhao Kuangyin just saw that his immediate boss was distracted, so he didn't say anything to disturb him. Now when Zhang Zhaojun asked, he immediately pulled the rope in his hand and said.

"Back to Duke, we can pull more ropes across the river, then tie the armor to the rope, then tie the armor with another rope, and use people to pull it across the river."

Zhang Zhaojun thought about it, indeed, this is much more reliable than he originally thought.

The two were discussing the details, when an urgent envoy came to report that the pro-army Zuo Baotao, Wei Lang, the Zuo Duhou, Guo Rong, and the Right Duhou, Bai Ting, had arrived.

Zhang Zhaojun was overjoyed when he heard the words. He had a good relationship with Guo Rong back then, and he also admired this young player of the new generation.

He laughed twice and said to Zhao Kuangyin, "Go and meet General Guo Lang on behalf of someone. When they arrive, Guo Que'er must be here soon. Let's get ready to cross the river!"

Zhao Kuangyin also hurriedly got dressed, for this General Guo Lang whom he had never met before, Zhao Kuangyin always felt very familiar.

. . . .

On the eighth day of October, Guo Rong and Bai Tingjiao, the son of Bai Wenke, arrived with [-] soldiers from Zuobao Taowei, and Zhang Zhaojun immediately began to select brave generals to cross the river.

The Li River was fast-moving, and Zhang Zhaojun didn't have many boats to cross the river, so it was very dangerous to send elites to cross the river.

Because once the river is crossed, it means that there is no retreat, and if they can't rush the Chu soldiers' camp, they will be in danger.

Of course Zhang Zhaojun knew this, so he personally selected most of the elites in this conquest army.

With Zuo Baotao and Wei Lang as the main generals, Zuoduhou Hou Guorong, supplemented by Zuolongxiangwei Zuoduhou Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Shenqi, Youyu Linweiduhou Yuhou Murong Yanzhao, Yushandu generals Yuhou Panmei, Hou Renbao, Lin Renzhao, Lin Renhan, Yao Kechou and other titans have 700 strong soldiers.

They planned to cross the Lishui River from the mountains and forests upstream of the Lishui River, relying on the ropes to cross the river, and then attacked Ma Chu's barracks.

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In the Machu military camp, Zhu Jinzhong was not completely defenseless against Zhang Zhaojun's rush to cross from the upper reaches. On the contrary, he specially arranged a battalion of 3000 troops to patrol along the river to prevent the Zhou army from rushing across.

It's just that there are few mules and horses in Ma Chu's army, and a few of them are basically occupied by generals at all levels, barbarian leaders and their personal guards.

The battalion sent by Zhu Jinzhong has 3000 people, and there are only a hundred mules and horses in total. Not to mention forming cavalry or using it for transportation, even the supplies have to be carried by the soldiers themselves.

Lishui is not a small river, it is at least several hundred miles from Xiaodukou Town.

Without mules and horses, and the ones who were sent out were not Zhu Jinzhong's confidants, they wouldn't do their best.

Therefore, just relying on foot inspections, it is considered very caring to be able to cover twenty miles a day.

But take a step back and say that if you can persist for [-] miles a day, you can actually achieve a certain effect.

Because according to Zhu Jinzhong's request, these 3000 people will set up army camps along the way to form two lines of defense.

In addition, they are still seventy or eighty miles away from the camp. If Zhou Jun really swam across and came to attack, by the time they break through these two lines of defense, the camp will have already received the news. That's it.

The coast of the Lishui River is within the scope of Langzhou. Zhu Jinzhong has a large number of Langzhou barbarians, and the Zhou army is all northerners. It is impossible for them to escape from the local barbarians who are familiar with the geography.

The design was correct, but what a pity that Zhu Jinzhong encountered an all-star lineup, Guo Rong, Zhao Kuangyin, Wang Shenqi, Pan Mei, Murong Yanzhao, Lin Renzhao, all of which could form a team of founding generals.

Guo Rong and others made a choice immediately after studying and judging the situation. Guo Rong sent Pan Mei and Wang Shenqi to lead ten people each, pretending to be spies accidentally discovered by Chu soldiers.

Both Wang Shenqi and Pan Mei are only 21 years old. The common feature of the two is that they are good-looking, and they don't look so vicious like ordinary soldiers in the army.

As soon as the two of them showed up, their tender faces immediately excited the Chu soldiers who were patrolling the mountain.

And besides looking like the first brother, the two of them were also wearing silk clothes and gold and jade ornaments around their waists, which perfectly fit Chu Jun's impression of Zhou Jun on the other side as a rich young son at this time.

Seeing this, all the Chu soldiers screamed excitedly. He felt that he had caught the Zhou army scout who came over from Fushui, and immediately led his more than 100 men to chase after him.

Then they sent it away. Hundreds of strong men were still ambushing in the ravine. The Chu army killed more than [-] people in an instant, and the rest were all captured.

Guo Rong immediately selected a hundred elites, and then put on the tattered armor and black clothes of the Chu army.

Dutou still wanted to show his heroism, and he was unwilling to lead the way for Zhou Jun. Guo Rong immediately lost his temper and killed more than [-] prisoners of the Chu army in a row. The army leads the way.

That night, Guo Rong personally led a hundred elites. With the cooperation of the Chu army's captives, they directly touched the 3000-strong camp outside the Chu army, and successfully captured the Chu army's battalion commander.

And using the same method, "persuaded" the commander to cooperate with Zhou Jun's actions.

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Xiaodukou Town is just like its name, it is a ferry town, the town is barely surrounded by earth walls for a few sections, and some places are simply wooden fences.

The town is about a mile away from the ferry, and there are several military strongholds built at the ferry, which seems to be more well-prepared than the town.

The Chu army is dominated by the two Chu State Ya troops, Wu'an and Wuping.

The Wu'an Army was originally the main force of the Chu State, and Ma Chu's basic base was the territory under the jurisdiction of the Wu'an Army in Tanzhou.

The Wuping Army was the town established by Ma Chu after he pacified Langzhou (Changde). These two armies, together with the Guizhou Jingbian Army, were originally all of Ma Chu's military strength.

However, in the later period of Ma Yin, these three armies all began to become vassals, so Ma Yin quickly established decisive victory, strong crossbow, and silver guns as the forbidden army controlled by the royal family of Ma Chu.

However, all of these were basically dismantled after Ma Xie entered Tanzhou. Ma Xie seemed to have a lot of hatred for Ma Yin and Ma Xifan.

After he entered Tanzhou, except for the mausoleums of Ma Yin and Ma Xifan, basically all the traces of Ma Yin, Ma Xifan and his son, including the resplendent Machu Palace and related buildings and palaces such as Tiance Mansion, Guanzheng, Qinzheng, etc. Burn them all.

Ma Xie didn't care about the buildings and palaces, he just hated all these forbidden troops.

Therefore, in only three or four months, Ma Xie restored the formation of the Wu'an Army, and canceled the decisive victory and strong crossbow.

But this kind of decision-making is the hidden danger of Zhu Jinzhong now, because decisive victory, strong crossbow, etc. can be undone, but people cannot be completely wiped out.

These people changed from the high-ranking forbidden army to the army of the Wu'an army, and then Ma Xie made the Wuping army of Langzhou superior to the Wu'an army of Tanzhou. This made the army of Wu'an army feel very disappointed and dissatisfied.

Therefore, Zhu Jinzhong would rather use the Langzhou barbarians to guard the more critical ferry and search along the river, rather than use the Wu'an army of more than 7000 people.

As it was getting late, Zhu Jinzhong felt a little uneasy. Although the Zhou army on the opposite side was still sneakily repairing floating bridges and building ships as always, they were destroyed by the Chu army as always.

Even Zhu Jinzhong believed that Zhou Jun's combat effectiveness was not that strong at all, but he also felt that this was a bit too wasteful.

More importantly, the battalion sent out to patrol the river has not sent a messenger back for a day.

Zhu Jinzhong was trying his best to pull out a team of cavalry to check the situation, when the guard outside the door suddenly came to report.

It is said that General Shuntian ordered people to escort a batch of gold and silver brocades from Tanzhou, and they were rewarded to Zhu Jinzhong.

General Shuntian was the self-title of the idiot Ma Xie. Because Zhang Ting didn't agree, he didn't dare to call himself the King of Chu, so he came up with such a weird title like the Yellow Turban Army or the Huangchao Rebel Army.

Just now Zhu Jinzhong was thinking about checking the situation of the Yanjiang Exploration Camp, but when he heard that the reward had arrived, it might be that he was rewarded for blocking the Zhou army to the north of the Lishui River, so he was overjoyed and forgot about it up.

He just yelled loudly to ask his confidant guards to change into court clothes for him. He had to accept the reward first, and let everyone see it.

(End of this chapter)