Kai Fu Han

Chapter 606 20 enemy troops

After both brigades entered the city, the fighting ended quickly, and all the Imperial Guards who resisted in the city were shot to death with muskets.

According to the final statistics, the first regiment was surrounded and raided, and 210 people were killed in the battle, and many were seriously injured, more than 300 people. All the spare general cards in Sun Li's hand were used up at once, and even the ones in Liu Xinjun's hand were all used up by Sun Li. All the people who were stalking him were taken away and used to treat the seriously injured.

After all the prisoners were registered, it was discovered that Han Zhong had not been captured and was not found among the bodies.

"Escaped again. Is this man a rat? He can dig holes and escape." Liu Xinjun commented.

This time Sun Li did not refute Liu Xinjun's evaluation.

"If we continue to go south, I don't believe we can't catch Han Zhong." Sun Lidao
"Let's find a way to cross the river first. I just went to see all the ships on the Huaihe River and Han Zhong took them away. All the ships that couldn't be taken away were dug through the bottom of the ships and sank outside the port, blocking the waterway."

After the Yellow River diverted the Huaihe River and entered the sea, most of the ports that could have been used were submerged, and now the remaining ports are all good.

After being blocked by a shipwreck, it is very troublesome to clean up.

"How long does it take to clean up the river?" Sun Li asked.

"I just asked the local security camp. Cleaning the river is hard work and requires help from people with large lung capacity and good water skills. All the good shipwrights in Lianshui City were taken away by Han Zhong, leaving only a few fish that slipped through the net. "The army staff officer replied.

There are many craftsmen in the logistics support battalion of the Xinghan League Army, but only some who are responsible for repairing pontoon boats can barely be regarded as shipwrights, which is far behind the navy.

"Do we have to ask the navy for help?" Liu Xinjun was a little embarrassed. This Han Zhong really made people grit their teeth.

But looking back, thinking about it, being able to turn the Han Alliance into a disaster is considered a skill.

"No, we have soldiers and pontoons with particularly large loads. We can completely salvage the sunken ships in the port. We only need to clear out two or three channels." Sun Li replied: "While we are salvaging the pontoons, we can build some rafts and the like. We will cross the river as soon as the river is cleared."

Under Sun Li's arrangement, the cleaning of the river began the next day.

When the pontoon boat is unloaded, the depth of the water is very shallow, and it can travel in the blocked river channel. Even if it is stranded by the submerged boat, the soldiers on the boat can use poles to support it and move it.

After reaching the sunken ship, the soldier tied a safety rope around his waist, then pulled a rope and dived underwater. He used a chisel to drill a hole in the shipwreck and tied a rope.Since the sunken ship has not been in the water for a long time and the wood has not rotted, it is particularly difficult to drill holes underwater. However, there is also an advantage, that is, the ship's hull is in good stress-bearing condition.

After tying four bodies on the front, back, left, and right, the four pontoon boats stopped at the front, back, left, and right positions above the sunken ship. The people on the boats began to pull the ropes hard.

The sunken ship was pulled up little by little. After it left the bottom and the hull leaked out of the water, an inflatable skin bag was tied to the hull and then towed to a section of the river that was out of the way.

When there is enough time later, people will be arranged to go into the water to repair the leaks and clear the water inside the boat. After an overhaul, it will be a good boat that can be used again.

It took three days to clear the river. On April [-], two brigades of Xinghan Allied Forces began to cross the Huaihe River.

This time no one attacked halfway across the river because there was no city protection on the south bank of the Yellow River.There were quite a few spies monitoring the sexual activities of the Xinghan Allied Forces, and three to four hundred were killed by the reconnaissance battalion, and there was still a steady stream of them.

"Nan Zhao's northward army should not be far from here." Liu Xinjun asked the intelligence staff accompanying the army.

"Yes, according to yesterday's intelligence, the forward of the army is located in Baoying County, with 4 people. The Chinese army is still 140 miles away from Baoying County." the intelligence staff replied.Baoying County is [-] miles away from Lianshui County. Hundreds of thousands of troops marched at a very slow pace. In the early days, the Nan Zhao Army was able to march at a speed of forty or fifty miles. Now, marching thirty miles a day is considered good. .

"The scouts from Southern Zhao traveled more than 100 miles. This commander is very good." Sun Li praised.

Knowing the importance of military intelligence, and doing your best to obtain military intelligence, your ability to command combat operations will never be worse.

"The commander-in-chief of the army is Xu Han, but the actual command is a young general named Yue Peng. Xu Han knows that he is a scholar, so general commanders will follow the advice of this young general."

The tradition of Southern Zhao is to use civil servants to control military forces, and large-scale battles must be commanded by civilian officials. This is the sequelae of Zhao's unfair victory.

During this Northern Expedition, Li Gang and Xu Han fought hard, and finally persuaded Emperor Song Gou of Southern Zhao to give command to Xu Han.

Xu Han had been to the Xinghan League several times and knew the shortcomings of an amateur commanding an expert. This battle was Nan Zhao's last desperate attempt. He was not allowed to try and learn by himself, so Xu Han wisely found a person with the most talent and record of success. The best generals help themselves to command.

The original plan was to invite Han Zhong, but Han Zhong couldn't leave Qushan, so he finally chose Yue Peng.

Both of them are in their prime, rich in experience and energetic, and they have made the greatest achievements in combat against the Kingdom of Jin.After Xu Han talked with Yue Peng and listened to his analysis of the Xinghan Alliance, his analysis of Southern Zhao, and his analysis of the strategic purpose of the Northern Expedition, he finally decided that Yue Peng would be responsible for the actual command.

Because although Yue Peng has never been to the Xinghan League, he knows more about the Xinghan League than Xu Han himself, and his military analysis is much more thorough than him.

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People are very contradictory. Even if they make a decision, their subconscious will still do some extremely self-interested things. Xu Han is no exception. When he just started marching, Yue Peng proposed to march at a speed of thirty miles a day. Xu Han felt that within the territory , and with canal supplies, they directly ordered to march at a speed of fifty miles per day.

As a result, a large number of stragglers appeared in the army after two or three days. The soldiers were exhausted, the generals' command was chaotic, and the camp was in chaos.They barely managed to reach Yangzhou, but were cut off from supplies by Zhao Nan, which almost caused a mutiny.Since then, Xu Han has clearly realized that he is an absolute layman and will never make his own decisions again.

After Yue Peng took full control of the command, he immediately adjusted his marching speed and sent scout horses 150 miles ahead.

"It seems that the battlefield should be in Shanyang County." Liu Xinjun estimated.

Shanyang County is Guofu County in Chuzhou, located between Baoying County and Lianshui Army.

"No, we can't set up the station in Shanyang County." Sun Li retorted.

"Why?" Liu Xinjun asked.

"Shanyang County is close to the canal, which has a supply advantage for Nan Zhao." Sun Li explained: "And have you forgotten? Our ultimate goal is Hangzhou."

"Yes." Liu Xinjun understood immediately: "Go around?"

"Yes, let's go around. If the Southern Zhao Army pursues us, we will take the initiative. If not, we will go straight to Hangzhou, and the Eighth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade will be responsible for intercepting them from entering the territory of the Xinghan Alliance." Sun Li replied.

"good idea."

(End of this chapter)