The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 253 Could it be the Yungu Army, one person carrying several loaded muskets to face the battle!

On the bank of the Yellow River in winter, the cold wind makes people’s cheeks hurt.

Nearly a thousand Yungu soldiers were stationed on the east bank of Jingyuanbao Ferry, and the cavalry kept rushing upstream.As agreed, the raft team responsible for transporting logistics supplies had already set off, and it would take half a day to arrive at the Jingyuan Fort Ferry to join the Northern Advance Corps.

"Commander, more and more Xiang troops have gathered near the ferry in the past two days. There are at least three to four thousand Xiang troops around us. As time goes by, our army may be in danger of being encircled." Song Yingqing, deputy general of the Northern Expedition Seeing more and more Xiang Jun coming around, he couldn't help but feel anxious.In total, he has experienced a lot of wars, but when faced with an enemy force that is several times the size of his own, it is very difficult to remain calm.

"Don't be anxious. The main force will cross the river as soon as the rafting team arrives. Otherwise, we won't be able to get rafts to cross the river, and we won't be able to cross the river." In order to prevent Yungu's army from crossing the river, Xiang Jun had already moved the rafters and skinners at the nearby ferry. The raft has been captured, and now we can only wait for our raft to come down the river before the army can cross the river.

After waiting for another day, the sentry cavalry finally saw the Hezhou raft going down the river upstream. Song Yingkui quickly ordered his soldiers to pick up the raft and dock it on his side of the river.

"Battle Commander Wei worked hard, and it was not easy to transport military supplies this time." Wei Dadao was at the front of the rafting team. After arriving at the shore where the army was camped, Song Yingkui hurried over to express his condolences.

"It's not hard work, but the cold wind makes people's faces hurt. After we crossed the border of Wazhou, the horse thieves on both sides of the river kept following us, and we couldn't reach the shore at all. We had to float on the river at night. It was really heartbreaking. Shocked." Wei Dadao rubbed his face while talking about the experiences he encountered along the way.

"How many people and materials were lost along the way?" Such a long-distance water transportation is definitely impossible without some accidents. Song Yingkui just wanted to ask how big the losses were.

"More than ten rafts were lost, and three or four brothers fell into the water and could not be rescued!"

"Well, the loss is not big. By the way, when we passed by Weijiachuan this time, did Brother Wei go to the shore to see the situation?" Seeing that the loss was not big, Song Yingkui changed the subject and asked him what he had seen along the way.

"The shore is unreliable. Xiang Jun lives in Weijiachuan. They seem to have moved some Xiang people to farm on our river. By the way, there are also many people dressed like Xiang people farming on both sides of Wazhou City."

Beixiang moved some people to farm in places with sufficient water resources and good soil fertility, such as Wazhou and Weijiachuan. This seems to be a normal operation.They have soldiers and horses stationed in this area, and immigrants to open fields for farming can reduce the pressure on logistical supplies.Places like Wazhou, Weijiachuan and Pingchuan riverside are fertile fields that produce serious grain. Just move some people here and they can resume farming. The officials in Beixiang are not fools. How could they leave such a good place unused?

In Song Yingkui's view, it was a good thing for the Xiang people to immigrate to these places. He was worried that no one was farming and using the land in these places.

"Camp Commander Wei, after the army crosses the river, you take some people to Wazhou by land to see what the current situation is in Wazhou. I thought about it for a while. After all, Wazhou is a rare and good place where foreigners can live for a long time. It is not a good thing to be entrenched. If conditions permit, our Yungu Army must find some ways to recover it." With the Yellow River water transport available, Song Yingkui became more courageous, and the strategy of recovering Wazhou must be launched as soon as possible. "Commander, our Yungu is really going to regain Wazhou? That's great. I can fight back to my hometown and return to my hometown soon." Weijiachuan is right next to Wazhou. When Wazhou is liberated, Weijiachuan can be easily recovered. , Wei Dadao was not excited when he heard this.

"Let's make preparations first! The specific things will have to be discussed after the outcome of the next war. Xiang Jun has already set up a camp in front of us. There will be a hard battle for the army to cross the river!" Recovering Wazhou is a matter for later, and now the most important thing is The most important thing is the battle across the river.

The next day after all the rafting teams docked, Song Yingkui ordered the entire army to prepare to cross the river.Since Xiang Jun spent a lot of time at the ferry, Xiang Jun had already made response arrangements. The only way for the army to cross the river was to force the crossing.

"Qing'er, take all the soldiers of the Lancer Battalion, abandon your horses tomorrow, and take a raft to cross the river ten miles upstream from the main ferry. After crossing the river, move to the main ferry area and establish a beachhead position to assist the entire army in crossing the river." Crossing the river is the most troublesome part. Instead of ferrying people across, they had to ferry horses across. Xiang Jun seemed to have deployed an artillery array on the other side. It would be too dangerous to force the crossing from the main ferry at this time.Considering this, Song Yingkui planned to have Song Yingqing lead the cavalry battalion to find a relatively safe place, abandon their horses and cross the river first, and then detour back to the main ferry to meet the main force crossing the river.

If you are only ferrying people, the requirements for the ferry are small, as long as the raft can be close to the shore and people can climb to the beach.There are more than 300 people in a battalion, and fifty or sixty rafts are enough to cross the river, so the movement will not be too big.By the time Xiang Jun reacted, at least half of the people had already reached the shore, and it was too late for them to make arrangements.

During the night, Song Yingqing, along with the infantry and raft passengers from the cavalry battalion, quietly arrived at the chosen crossing point. As soon as the sky cleared, the twenty-strong river crossing advance team entered the water and rushed to the other side.

When the advance team came ashore and began to set up the beachhead, Liang Huonv noticed and immediately sent cavalry to stop the attack.

"This Song Yungu is so brave. He actually thinks that he can stand on the shore with only one or two hundred people. Does he really think that Xiang Jun's cavalry is just a decoration? Xiao Kuo, drive the Yungu thieves across the river into the river at all costs. Go, let the Yungu Army see the true military might of Xiang Jun's cavalry." Seeing that the Yungu Army actually wanted to cross with a small number of troops and horses, Liang Huonv couldn't help but get angry. This was not taking her seriously at all. Respect your opponent.

Xiang Junbi general Xiao Kuo led more than 1000 cavalry and attacked the Yungu soldiers who had crossed the river regardless of the situation.With the absolute superiority of troops, it is unbelievable to cripple these guys who don't know the heights and heights of the world.

Bang, bang, bang, intensive gunshots rang out on the battlefield, and Xiang Jun, who was charging round after round, fell down.After charging straight for three rounds, Xiao Kuo's face turned black.The firearms of Yun Gujun are too powerful, right?Why does it feel like after rushing over, the opposing muskets are like an oncoming wall, airtight and giving no chance to break the formation?

It makes no sense. In order to deal with the firearms, Xiao Kuo had already asked the troops to disperse as much as possible when charging into the formation, and not to gather together to attack.But even so, the opponent's firearm network still has no loopholes!Besides, doesn’t it take time for them to load the muskets?There are only a few hundred people. Even if one person is injured by one bullet, can we still tear open the mouth with one person?Could it be the Yungu Army, one person carrying several loaded muskets to face the battle!

"After loading the bullets, we will go to the ferry to meet the commander and they cross the river." Seeing that all the people had crossed the river and Xiang Jun who blocked him had been repelled, Song Yingqing quickly ordered the entire battalion to replenish bullets and go Assist the main force to cross the river.

(End of this chapter)