Wuhu Mingyue

Chapter 160 Two: Fengling Ferry

August 3, 31 AD

Fenglingdu (Fenglingdu is located at the southwest end of Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province, 30 kilometers away from the county seat, and is adjacent to Henan and Shaanxi provinces. <Fenglingdu is at the corner of the east turn of the Yellow River, and it is the transportation of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces The fortress spans the borders of North China, Northwest China, and Central China. It has been the largest ferry on the Yellow River since ancient times.) At the mouth, 1 to [-] war horses are drinking water, grazing, resting, and there are more than [-] people on the side of the Yellow River. They are all busy cutting down trees and making rafts to cross the Yellow River.

Although there are more than 1 people who are also rushing to make wooden rafts, they are procrastinating and have little enthusiasm...

A burly man in black armor was standing quietly with another man also in black armor on a high ground not far from the ferry.

"General Liu, why do you and I march slowly all the way from Puban (now Yongji City, Shanxi)?! Don't you understand the truth that soldiers are expensive and fast?"

"General Zhao, you are too presumptuous! Do I have to explain to you what I do?! Huh, since you surrendered, the emperor first sent me to join your troops, and then let the prince Liu Can (not officially become the prince, because There is the emperor's younger brother Liu Ai, but Liu Ai has no real power, and Liu Cong has already privately allowed the generals to call Liu Can the prince) and then marched after me, and then dispatched the newly defeated Luoyang Shi'an King Liu Yao to reunite. Yan Luoyang marched all the way to Guanzhong, General Zhao should think twice about the arrangement!"

"General Liu, our actions have been completely exposed to the enemy. If we continue to march so slowly, I'm afraid we'll miss the opportunity! And if we've worked so hard but got nothing, how can we explain to the emperor!"

"Huh, this is the emperor's surefire strategy. After all, Chang'an is not Luoyang, and we must concentrate our superior forces to give it a hard blow. What's more, the Luoyang that Liu Yao took was a Luoyang that had been cut off for a long time. I heard that Luoyang had not been captured before. , People cannibalism has already begun in Luoyang City, but Chang'an does not have this situation, so we must fight steadily and make decisions after all parties have joined forces, don't worry."

"Chang'an may not be as good as Luoyang..."

"Oh? How do you say that?"

Zhao Ran didn't answer Liu Ya's question right away, but looked down at the rolling Yellow River, and said after a long time: "Hehe, General Liu, I don't agree with you when you say that I am from Jin, but I am a dignified Han country." General Pingxi, who was personally awarded by the current emperor of Han!"

Liu Ya's face twitched, and she thought to herself that this damn man from Jin dared to talk to her like this, it's really audacious, if he, a traitor, was not needed to lead the way, I would have killed you, a bird man, right now!

"Hehe, General Zhao is naturally a loyal minister of our Han Kingdom, otherwise the emperor would not have conferred such an important position on the general, but this general still doesn't understand what the general just said..."

"Hehe, you just need to follow me. Since we are colleagues and have been together for so long, I also want to ask General Liu something."

"General Zhao has something to say, but it's okay to say it!"

"I don't know if General Liu hopes to make contributions by himself? Or wait for His Royal Highness to come and attack Chang'an together, or wait for King Shi'an to break Tongguan first?"

"Hmph, once you cross Fenglingdu, you will be Tongguan, and once you break Tongguan, you will be Chang'an. What exactly do you want to say?"

"Of course I mean making contributions!"

Zhao Ran looked at Liu Ya meaningfully while talking...

Liu Ya was a little impatient when Zhao Ran looked at him. He naturally knew what Zhao Ran meant. If he could conquer Tongguan alone and then take Chang'an in one fell swoop, then Liu Ya's status would not be inferior to that of Shi'an King Liu Yao, but such a day Is the greatest contribution to be enjoyed by oneself alone?What exactly does Zhao Ran want to do?

"What does General Zhao mean?"

"I don't think it's better than this. Let's move in batches. General Liu, wait for the arrival of the crown prince Liu Can at Fenglingdu. I will go to Tongguan first. If I win Tongguan by chance, half of the credit will be yours. If I fail, you and the crown prince Just came to the rescue, what do you think?"

Liu Ya was overjoyed when he heard that, no matter whether Zhao Ran wins or loses, he will be invincible, and he will not offend others, especially Liu Can. Liu Ya doesn't have the guts, now that Zhao Ran is willing to do this Birds, why not do it?Ha ha!

"Hey, General Zhao is so anxious and righteous, what should I, Liu Ya, say? If so, please quickly cross the river. As soon as His Royal Highness arrives, I will definitely cross the river with His Royal Highness to support the general!"

"Okay! As soon as the raft is ready, I'll take my troops across the river first, and ask General Liu to speak kindly for you when he sees His Royal Highness, saying that Zhao Ran is deeply favored by my emperor. But there is no honor to honor His Highness the Crown Prince, so let’s take down Tongguan and pave the way for His Highness the Crown Prince to break through Chang’an!"

"Hehehe, General Zhao is really thinking carefully, I will definitely tell His Highness the Crown Prince about General Zhao's thoughts..."

Zhao Ran listened to Liu Ya's words, just smiled lightly, didn't say anything more, and walked towards the ferry without looking back.

At the port of the Yellow River, the cold wind became more bitter. Those soldiers who were still rushing to make rafts rubbed their hands from time to time, or shrunk their necks to tighten their clothes, and some even hurt their hands because of the cold, but they did not rest at all. , and this group of people is Zhao Ran's direct descendants.

Those Liu Ya's people are very lazy, just watch things like making wooden rafts and crossing rivers. The northerners are not good at sailing. Although they are going to attack Tongguan now, they have heard a lot about Tongguan's natural danger. Then Are you actively going to die?It's not their turn to rob, so they should go if they die?So Liu Ya's people are all passively sabotaging their work...

When Zhao Ran came to the construction site, the people in his headquarters had almost prepared all the rafts he needed, and most of the rafts were for war horses.

Because each cavalry needs two or even three war horses, the wooden raft is in great demand, and my own men and horses have been rushing to make a wooden raft here for three days!

today!At this moment, all the wooden rafts needed by my own troops have been completed!

Zhao Ran was the first to jump on the raft, and with a wave of his sword, his men and horses also began to board the raft one after another.

At this time, a participating general jumped onto Zhao Ran's wooden raft and said to Zhao Ran in a low voice: "General, General Liu Ya didn't prepare food for us..."

Zhao Ran frowned, and said angrily: "I don't want my ancestors anymore, and I'm afraid he is Liu Ya, go, you take someone to Liu Ya's grain storage place to collect food directly, if they stop, kill directly!"

"Think twice, general, if the two forces clash, it will be extremely bad for us!"

"Just do it, Liu Ya won't conflict with me, he's just waiting for me to make a mistake, so he can take all the credit."

"General! So and so, why are we fighting so hard? It's all thanks to Liu Ya! If we can't fight, it's all the general's fault. Aren't we going to die?!"

"Bastard! If you dare to say something that disturbs the morale of the army, I will kill you right now!"

"General!"

"You just follow my orders, I know what to do!"

"promise!"

After watching his generals go away, Zhao Ran waved his sword again and ordered his troops to cross the river faster.

Zhao Ran suddenly looked at the high ground not far away, Liu Ya seemed to be still...

"Huh, Liu Ya, Liu Ya, you underestimate me, Zhao Ran, if it weren't for Nanyang King Sima Mo, how could I ignore the family precepts of my ancestors and be with you Huns? Just wait and see." , I will not only conquer Tongguan, but also be the first to capture Chang’an. Even if you want to harm me, it will depend on the emperor’s consent! Hahaha! Liu Ya, let’s wait and see!