Water Margin people

Chapter 1336 Crossing the River

Luan Tingyu looked at the chaotic army and smiled unconsciously. Can this kind of team be called an army?

However, this chaos was intentional. The Qi soldiers hidden in the ranks were constantly creating chaos, but it was difficult to see it in the army.

It took the mighty army a day to reach the Wei River. On the other side of the Wei River, the Huazhou garrison was already waiting by the river, with only more than a thousand people.

"With just a few people, how did you lose?"

Zhao Gou pointed at the small group of people opposite and looked at Zhang Jun and asked. With such a small group of people, he felt that one person could drown the enemy with a spitting breath.

Zhang Jun was speechless. War is never won or lost based on the number of people.

"Get ready to cross the river! Kill the enemy! Recover Huazhou!"

Zhao Gou ordered to the generals.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late today. Are you going to cross the river tomorrow?"

A general looked at Zhao Gou and suggested.

"Wait until tomorrow? How long will it take to cross the river? Start crossing the river now!"

Zhao Gou looked at the generals and said,

The generals looked at the sky and then at the chaotic army, and felt that Zhao Gou was right. With an army of hundreds of thousands, if they were to cross the river tomorrow, they would not be able to completely cross the river from morning to dark. They would have to force the crossing tonight. , there are many of them anyway.

The drafted raft was quickly rowed over, but some soldiers staggered as soon as they got on the raft. Many of them could not adapt to the rocking of the raft.

For a time, there was chaos on the Weihe River. Many soldiers fell into the water and screamed for help.

"What the hell, just connect these rafts together!"

Luan Tingyu saw the chaos along the Wei River, and immediately led his troops to restore order and provide a solution.

"Lieutenant Luan, if this enemy sets a fire, it won't be a repeat of what happened in Chibi!"

A well-mannered young man looked at Luan Tingyu and said.

"Stupid, Chibi is the Yangtze River. The river is wide and windy. Cao Cao was defeated by Zhou Lang with a fire. The Wei River is narrow and will pass by in an instant. There is no chance of setting fire!"

Luan Tingyu scolded the young man directly. These rich children were stupid in reading. When they heard the iron ropes and boats, they thought of burning Red Cliff without considering the actual situation.

When those young men from wealthy families heard Luan Tingyu's scolding, they lowered their heads and dared not speak. They had never been on the battlefield and only knew about war from books. They did not dare to look at a general like Luan Tingyu who had come off the battlefield.

The rafts were quickly connected together to form a huge raft. Sure enough, the raft stopped shaking and the soldiers stood firm on it.

The raft began to move towards the south bank of the Wei River, and the defenders on the south bank were already ready, and their bows and crossbows started shooting directly.

The soldiers on the raft raised their wooden shields, but many people were still hit by arrows and fell into the water.

But a dozen large rafts still transported thousands of soldiers to the other side of the river.

"kill!"

Before the soldiers could get ashore, the Qi army rushed forward and killed them.

The south bank of the Wei River instantly turned into a brutal battlefield. Those untrained soldiers were no match for the Qi army. Their crude weapons and armor made them like lambs.

"Keep crossing the river!"

Luan Tingyu's expression remained unchanged and he continued to let the army cross the river.

"General Luan, the enemy is fierce. Should we move to another place?"

Someone suggested that the enemy was blocking the river beach from the front, and they were afraid that more people would die if they went over.

"Then cross the river downstream!"

Although Luan Tingyu wanted to let these people cross the river to die, if he gave such an order at this time, he would probably be suspected.

The Western Song Dynasty army separated a group of troops and quickly crossed the river from the lower reaches, but after crossing the river, the Qi army quickly killed them.

Although the army of the Western Song Dynasty was already in formation, its combat effectiveness was poor, and thousands of them were quickly defeated.

But after such a back and forth, two waves of armies had already crossed the river. After dark, as the number of people increased, the Western Song army quickly established a foothold on the south bank of the Wei River.

“That’s all there is to crossing the river!”

Zhao Gou laughed when he saw the army crossing the river smoothly. His personal expedition was indeed effective, and they crossed the river easily.

"Your Majesty is the destined emperor. With the power of the dragon, the enemies will start running away!"

Zhang Bangchang said with a smile, not caring about the soldiers who died trying to cross the river. "The army crosses the river and takes back Huazhou!"

Zhao Gou said with a smile.

The armies of the Western Song Dynasty began to cross the river one after another. Because it was already dark, crossing the river became slower, but there were no enemies on the other side, which made crossing the river slower.

After daybreak, hundreds of thousands of troops from the Western Song Dynasty completely crossed the river, and without stopping, the army headed directly towards Huazhou.

Zhao Gou sat on the carriage and yawned, looking at Huazhou in the distance and feeling very good.

"Have the enemies returned to the city?"

Zhao Gou asked, looking at the people around him.

"Your Majesty, the enemy was dispersed when we crossed the river last night. We don't know where they fled now!"

Qin Hui replied.

"Then why didn't the front team attack the city? Do they have to wait for me to get over?"

Zhao Gou pointed to Huazhou City in the distance and said.

Qin Hui immediately sent someone to urge the vanguard.

Luan Tingyu received the order and looked at the motionless Huazhou City. He knew that everything was arranged.

"Siege!"

Luan Tingyu ordered.

The soldiers shouted and swarmed towards Huazhou City. They were armed with simple weapons and even few bows and crossbows. They did not understand the horror of siege.

When the army rushed to Huazhou City, there was still no response from the city. The soldiers held logs and hit the city gate.

"What's going on? Where are the defenders?"

Zhang Jun looked at Huazhou City in surprise, why he didn't see a single defender.

"I don't know, but the siege went very smoothly!"

Luan Tingyu said nonchalantly that he was the vanguard now and only focused on attacking the city.

The city gate was knocked open, and the soldiers rushed into Huazhou City with cheers, preparing to plunder.

But what made them dumbfounded was that Huazhou City was already an empty city. Not only was there no one in the city, there wasn't even any valuable property.

The news spread quickly, and Zhao Gou and others were dumbfounded. He did not believe that Huazhou, which had been conquered with so much effort, turned out to be an empty city.

"Enter the city, the enemy must be hiding in the tunnels in the city!"

Zhao Gou ordered loudly.

At the gate of Huazhou City, Luan Tingyu and Zhang Jun lined up with their soldiers to greet Zhao Gou.

"Where are the enemies?"

Zhao Gou looked at Luan Tingyu and yelled.

"Your Majesty, the enemy has escaped, and even the people in the city have escaped!"

Luan Tingyu replied.

"Have you searched the entire city?"

Zhao Gou's face was gloomy. This was a personal expedition by the imperial commander. He used all his strength in the Western Song Dynasty. If this fierce punch missed, wouldn't it be a joke?

Seeing that Zhao Gou was furious, Zhang Bangchang immediately winked at Qin Hui.

"Your Majesty, the dragon is majestic, the dragon crosses the river, and the enemy flees. This is a sign of the resurgence of the Song Dynasty!"

Qin Hui thought for a moment and flattered Zhao Gou.

The rest of the people also started to flatter him, and they all put the credit on Zhao Gou.

The flattery made Zhao Gou feel better, and then he allowed Zhu to enter the city.