My father is Yuan Shu?But I want to be a Cao thief

Chapter 414 Smuggling
Hearing Xia Houyuan's cold snort,

Ta Nu was a little unhappy.

"Why, don't you believe it?" Ta Nu frowned, he thought he was much more prosperous back then than he is now, and he never paid attention to the people of the big man, those people only knew how to run for their lives.

Often a dozen Hun cavalry can chase thousands of people, and these people are too servile, few people dare to resist, even if there is one who dares to resist occasionally, he will be hacked to death.

The most common thing is that they abuse some women, those men kneel there and beg to let them go, of course, the solution is not so good.

Xia Houyuan stared at Ta Nu fiercely, with a gleam of coldness in his eyes, and even had the urge to kill him, if it wasn't for fear of missing a major event, he wished he could kill Ta Nu right now.

Ta Nu was also terrified by Xia Houyuan's gaze, but he was a general of the Xiongnu after all, and he puffed out his chest, but his eyes dodged a little. After all, this was Xiahouyuan's soldiers and horses.
Xia Houyuan really wanted to get rid of him, he probably didn't even have a chance to rush out.

"General, there is movement on the river!"

At this moment, a general ran over quickly and said in a deep voice.

"Is someone high-ranking?" Xia Houyuan frowned, strode forward immediately, and said in a low voice, "Go and have a look!"

Near the shore, several people did not make a sound.

However, the sound of oars paddling and hitting boards in the river could be heard, and there were a few people talking in a low voice, which couldn't be heard very clearly, probably about where the coalition forces came from.

"General, is there someone with a high profile?"

The lieutenant lowered his voice and said solemnly.

Xia Houyuan frowned, he didn't know what was going on, but at present, it was indeed possible.

"General, will the operation continue tonight?" The general asked again. After all, if it is discovered in advance, at least the chance of success will be greatly reduced.

"Wait and see!" Xia Houyuan didn't dare to act rashly, "Let people watch here, pay attention to the situation of the river at all times, and report to me immediately if there is any movement."

"No!" The general agreed.

Xia Houyuan frowned and returned to the camp. He was thinking, could it be that the secret work in the camp that had disappeared for a long time reappeared?It is not impossible, but it is also possible that other coalition forces leaked,

After all, many people know about this mobilization!

Xia Houyuan glanced at the night, the fog was trapped in the night, and he couldn't see clearly for the time being, but after dawn, the fog would be clearly visible, and if he couldn't cross the river, there would be problems in all aspects.

"General Xiahou, you don't dare to cross the river, do you? Even if those common people know, with their means, is it possible that they can stop the elite under your command?"

Ta Nu made a sarcasm, a little displeased.

Because he could tell that Xia Houyuan didn't want to act.

"Don't worry, there is no one in Cao's army who is timid! It's just a general who judges the situation. The law of war says that for a general, intelligence ranks first, not bravery. It is not a bad thing to inquire more!"

Xia Houyuan snorted coldly, he somewhat looked down on this slave, who was useless except for his brute strength, not to mention, the people on the other side were not useless, before entering the dry season,
The coalition forces tried many times, but they all failed!

"You!" Ta Nu was a little annoyed, he could hear Xia Houyuan mocking him, but he gritted his teeth and said coldly, "I would like to see how wise General Xiahou is!"

Saying that, he strode away.

After a while, the boats sent from the other side also finished their investigation, and found nothing unusual, which surprised Wang Wei, so he had to ask Li Long and the others to take precautions, while he found a tent to take a rest.

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Four watch, eight quarters!
It is about to enter the fifth watch, that is, from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] in the morning. This is also the time when the troops are most sleepy in the early morning, and surprise attacks are often launched at this time for night combat.

But the night is like ink, mixed with mist, it is almost difficult to distinguish.

Xia Houyuan listened to the general's report, and another batch of scouting boats left. These scouting boats took about half an hour between inspections. Looking at the night, Xia Houyuan immediately said: "We can't wait!"

"Come on, let people launch the boat into the water immediately, lay the planks on the boat, and move quickly and lightly."

"Promise!" The general in charge of this area immediately agreed.

"Order the whole army to stand ready and be ready to forcefully cross the river at any time!" Xia Houyuan explained to the generals around him again. He knew that if the boat entered the water, he might be discovered at any time, so he must be prepared!
"No!" Another movie will be released.

Immediately, Cao Jun's 3 people marched forward to the [-]-step position on the bank of the river. This is to prepare for forced crossing at any time if they are found!
At the same time, hundreds of warriors are warming up non-stop. They are all white stripes in the waves and have excellent water quality, but it is very dangerous to enter the water in winter.

Their function is to really fight, they will enter the water for the first time to ensure the continuity of the ship, and even the wooden planks laid down will be riveted instantly after the fight.

Countless small boats prepared by the shore entered the water one after another under the command of a low voice, and what they needed to do was to connect from the north bank to the south bank, and then spread wooden boards to ensure that soldiers and horses could pass quickly.

A ship is connected end to end, and at the same time make a row.

These soldiers are often cautious when they are side by side, for fear of making too much noise!
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On the south bank, several small boats that had just been patrolling docked one after another.

A total of 20 people, 20 people in a group, are responsible for patrolling this piece of river.

"It's finally over!"

"Hey, it's really cold today, it feels much colder than usual!"

"Isn't that right, I hope that the group of bandits will be driven away as soon as possible, and then I will be able to garrison the city without having to suffer from the cold air!" Another pawn sighed while blowing on his frozen palm.

"Hurry up, hurry up, go ashore and go back to the camp to warm up comfortably!" Several soldiers said to each other.

And just as they landed, one of them, Cheng Bao, held a torch and approached the water, and couldn't help frowning when he saw the ripples swaying over.

"Cheng Bao, what are you doing here? Hurry up and get ashore!" The companion began to urge.

"Brothers, this water pattern is wrong!" Cheng Bao frowned and said solemnly.

"What's wrong? I don't see anything wrong!" Everyone looked at the water pattern by the river and asked curiously.

"I grew up by the Huaihe River since I was a child, and this wave is obviously much smaller than before." Cheng Bao frowned. He asked himself that he had lived by the river for more than 20 years, and he could not be wrong about this judgment.

Everyone frowned, but they all took it to heart, they shouldered the lives and deaths of tens of thousands or even millions of people, and there was no room for carelessness.

"What do you mean?" the leader asked.

"Captain, is there any change in the wind force before departure and now?" Cheng Bao asked with a frown.

"No!" The captain shook his head.

Cheng Bao immediately looked at the upwind port, because the wind and waves blow from the upwind port, and the waves on the river also come from the upwind port, but now the waves are much smaller than before.

Staring at the river surface upwind, he said vigilantly: "Captain, I suspect that the enemy troops are already crossing the river. The wind force and direction have not changed, but the waves are smaller, which means that there are boats on the river, blocking the incoming waves!"

"Really?" asked the captain, frowning.

"It's more or less the same, I'll take a boat and have a look. Captain, you go back and let the general gather troops to prepare!" Cheng Bao frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, Xiao Li, Xiao Fan, you two are with Cheng Bao, so we can take care of you!" The captain nodded and explained at the same time.

"No, it's easy to be exposed when there are too many people. I'm good at water, and they can't catch me!" Cheng Bao waved his hand, and immediately wanted to pass a moso bamboo. This thing doesn't make much sound when punting, much softer than oars.

"Be careful!" After the captain explained, he also told them to watch here, and he hurried to report.

Although it was pitch black on the water surface, it was impossible to tell the difference between south, east and north, but Cheng Bao knew which direction to go just by looking at the water lines, and his body was also tense.

Because it is the dry season, the water surface is not very big.

In less than a quarter of an hour, he was swimming in the central area. At this moment, he could vaguely hear the subtle voices of conversation and urging on the river, accompanied by the sounds of running and ships colliding.

"Damn it, you're really smuggling!"

Cheng Bao frowned and muttered, but he can't startle the snake now, otherwise it will be a lot faster to cross the river with broken jars and smashes.

Thinking of this, Cheng Bao punted back.

When he returned to the shore, Li Long had already mobilized all 3000 people under his command.

"How about it, is the bandit army really crossing the river?" Li Long rushed up to meet him, frowning and asked.

"Well, at that position, the boat should have been laid to the middle of the river!" Cheng Bao glanced at the water pattern and pointed out the direction.

"Damn it, it's really here!"

Li Long cursed angrily, and immediately ordered: "Come on, go and inform the people over there, and immediately bring me all the bows and arrows, spears, fire arrows, oil pipes, including barbed wire!"

"No!" The guard immediately responded.

"Didn't they want to rush to land on the beach? Go, stick all the sharpened bamboo poles into the mud of the tidal flat for me, and then sprinkle me with barbed wire. I want to see if the bandits are afraid of pain!"

Li Long is about 30 years old, but he has the blood of a young man.

"Promise!" Behind them, all the pawns took out the bamboos that had been prepared a long time ago. They were all one foot long, and the front was sharpened. These things worked very well when inserted into the mud.

The main caltrop is not enough,

Moreover, barbed caltrops are too small, so they may not be better than sharp bamboos on tidal flats.

"Also, lay down the knife net to prevent them from diving to land. No matter what, we must ensure that the enemy cannot land, otherwise it will be very difficult to win with our combat power!"

Li Long made arrangements calmly.

"promise!"

Immediately, Zhou Ge went to lay down the knife net,
Some people kept going backwards on the tidal flats, and they held sharp bamboos in their hands, all of which were inserted into the tidal flats.

For a while, the north bank was quietly crossing south, laying down warships.

The south bank is setting up various traps, waiting quietly.

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After a while, both Wang Wei and Wang Xin came.

When Wang Xin came over, he also brought countless young men, each with a knife and fork, some even with hoes, each one was filled with righteous indignation, gnashing their teeth to kill these thieves.

"General Li, are you okay!" Wang Xin asked with concern.

"fine!"

"I have asked the villagers to get up and carry the supplies, and the small catapults I built are also being pushed over." Wang Xin said, shouting to the people behind him: "Folks, hurry up!"

"Fire arrows, long spears, and caltrops must be brought here quickly!"

"Thanks for your hard work!" Li Long sighed in his heart: "Patriarch Wang, you will take the people behind you later, and we are in the front. When I am full of people, I will ask you for it!"

"Yeah!" Wang Xin nodded and did not insist, but he urged: "General Li, defend your home and country, no one is to be afraid of, at worst, I will spare this old bone and kill a few bandits."

"En!" Li Long nodded, he did not doubt these people's determination to defend the country.

"By the way, Patriarch Wang, you are sending people to other places to make embankments later. I have sent people to inspect other places on the river. It is not ruled out that there are other crossing points!"

"Okay, I'll arrange someone now!"

Wang Xin nodded. Although he was wearing a cane, he walked very powerfully.

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After a long time, a rope tied with a bell on the south bank vibrated and made a sound.

Seeing this, Li Long knew that the thieves had already entered the shooting range. While letting the people who were still laying traps on the beach retreat, he drew out his sword and shouted at the crowd: "All generals!"

"The thieves enter, the lord will personally control the frontier!"

"Now, the thieves are traveling south, trying to destroy our home, humiliate our wives and children, and kill our elders. Do you wish?"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

There were several shouts of violent shouting, and the voice trembled.

This frightened Cao Jun who was still laying out in the river.

"Boss, have they found us?" A soldier asked with his lips pursed.

"What do you think? Hurry up, go and inform General Xiahou that the enemy has discovered it. Also, push the pontoon bridge with all your strength and you must reach the opposite bank!" The general slapped him on the forehead and reprimanded him angrily.

"No!" The soldiers responded.

For a while, this frightened Cao Jun on the river, and he was too busy. At this time, they could not retreat, so they could only grit their teeth and force the laying, and at the same time directed their hands to connect the wooden boards between the boats with rivets.

Meanwhile, South Shore.

Raise the torch to disperse some of the fog.

Li Long's eyes were firm, and he scolded angrily: "Behind us are countless fathers and fellow villagers. They are our homeland and the place where our wives, children, and children live. They cannot be trampled by thieves and bandits!"

"Today, no bandit army is allowed to go ashore, and all of them will be killed in the Huai River. Let them know that although we are only county soldiers, we are also soldiers under Duke Chu's command, and we have no fear of life or death!"

"Fight, fight, fight!"

Three thousand soldiers and horses once again issued an angry reprimand.

Back then when Chu Feng recruited these people, the conditions were not harsh, but they were able to complete it quickly, mainly because of their family's encouragement and their own willingness. If one person joins the army, the whole family is honored.

Although they haven't been formally enrolled and don't have very good special training, they have a passion for it.

Li Long turned around, his eyes were cold and solemn, and he slowly pointed out the saber in his hand: "Kill!"

Immediately, some of the soldiers behind him went to control the catapult, added kerosene, and prepared to throw it out, while others bent their bows and mounted arrows, lit the fire arrows that had been prepared long ago, and shot them out.

There are also some who stand guard on the shore with swords, guns and halberds,

Their bodies are trembling, nervous, hated, and excited. They defend their home and country, even if they die, they will be enshrined in the ancestral hall by the clan and become the heroes of the clan.

(End of this chapter)