The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1063 Forced Crossing the Yellow River ([-])

Although the Shu army successfully mobilized the Jin army's defensive forces in Xiaopingjin and Yu had a great "credit", and Liu Yin also expressed "thank you" in person, but He Yu's head was still not kept, and was The Shu army cut it down and sacrificed the battle flag for the expedition.At the same time, He Ji and Ye Xiao were also beheaded to sacrifice the flag. Liu Yin adopted a zero-tolerance attitude towards these spies, even though these spies had merit this time.

After sacrificing the flag, the Shu army's crossing operation kicked off.

A large part of the boats that originally gathered at Mengjin Ferry were transferred to Xiaopingjin. In order to confuse the Jin army, all these boats set off after the third watch, went upstream, and arrived at Xiaopingjin ferry before the fifth watch. .

It was a dark and windy night at this time, and even if the defenders of Mengjindu found that the ships of the Shu army had moved, they might not dare to act rashly, because there were still many ships left by the Shu army at Mengjindu, and they even put them out. As soon as they prepared to cross the river to attack, the Jin army would definitely defend Mengjindu with all its strength in order to guard against the Shu army's attack.

Perhaps when they discovered the real intention of the Shu army, a large fleet of the Shu army had already been transferred to Xiaopingjin, and launched an attack on Xiaopingjin Pass on the south bank of the Yellow River at the Xiaopingjin ferry on time at five o'clock.

All the boats coming from Mengjin Ferry were empty, and the boat was light and smooth. There was almost no delay on the way. After arriving at Xiaopingjin Ferry, the Shu army on the north bank was already ready to go. They started boarding the ship one after another.

Immediately, the ferry full of Shu soldiers began to sail towards the south bank.

Among the ships of the Shu army, most of them are fishing boats conscripted from the banks of the Yellow River, and there are also ferry boats on the Yellow River. Since the Yellow River is not a place for naval battles, it is difficult to find them on the Yellow River. battleship.During this period of time, in addition to doing everything possible to recruit ships on the Yellow River, the Shu army also recruited many craftsmen to build many new boats and rafts to meet the needs of the Shu army's army to cross the river.

Because the Yellow River is relatively wide, ordinary pontoon bridges are not enough at all. If you want to build a large pontoon bridge on the Yellow River that can pass carriages and horses, it will be impossible to complete it in less than ten days. The real intention of crossing the river was exposed to the Jin army.

In order to confuse the Jin army and implement a quick battle, Liu Yin decided to forcefully cross the Yellow River by ferry.Of course, when collecting fishing boats and merchant ships, Liu Yin must ask the Shu army not to disturb the people and not to use forced conscripts.

The lives of these fishermen on the Yellow River are also quite difficult. A small fishing boat is even their entire belongings. Many fishermen live on the boat. .

Liu Yin asked the Shu army to adopt fair trade methods when collecting ships. For those willing to lease fishing boats, the Shu army basically paid cash or exchanged them with grain, grass, cloth and silk. For those who did not ask for money, Liu Yin even gave A three-year tax exemption was granted.

As a result, the support of the people was very strong. Many boatmen not only rented out their boats, but even steered the oars and helms themselves to join the ranks of the Shu army crossing the river.For these enthusiastic boat owners, Liu Yin of course welcomes them with both hands, as long as they come together, they will give double rent.

Although the fishing boats were small and limited in capacity, they could not hold up too many boats. The news spread that the Shu army had mobilized boats on the Yellow River at high prices. The fishermen from the nearby Yellow River area enthusiastically came to help in the battle. Thousands of fishing boats formed a mighty river crossing. The lineup can't be described as a huge scene.

One ship after another, full of Shu soldiers, sailed towards the center of the Yellow River.

On the fifth watch in winter, it was still pitch black, and the east was barely showing a little bit of fish belly. The cold wind was so cold that people shivered in the cold, but the soldiers of the Shu army were full of fighting spirit, high spirited, and united as one. Swear to die to cross the Yellow River.

It was dark and cold, but above the Xiaopingjin Ferry, there was a lively scene. Thousands of boats constituted the most beautiful scenery on the Yellow River.

Although the main force of the Jin army was transferred to Mengjin, many Jin soldiers remained behind Xiaopingjin Pass. The movement on the other side naturally made the Jin soldiers at Xiaopingjin Pass aware. Fuck off and rush to the ferry to resist.

The governor of Xiaopingjin Pass is Zhu Zhen. When the Shu army came to Xiaopingjin Pass, the government and the public were shaken. The guards of Xiaopingjin Pass, Mengjin Pass, and Wushejin Pass were all promoted to the post of governor, and Zhu Zhen was among them. .Moreover, among the three passes, the most important one is Xiaopingjin Pass. Zhu Zhen was valued and reused by the imperial court. Until the imperial court's strategic goal moved eastward and moved the defense center from Xiaopingjin Pass to Mengjin Pass, Zhu Zhen's status Only then has it declined.

Zhu Zhen argued for this with reason, and believed that the possibility of the Shu army attacking Xiaopingjin Pass is relatively high. First, the Yellow River is open near Xiaopingjin Pass, which is more conducive to crossing the river. On the other hand, Xiaopingjin Pass is the closest to Luoyang. Once the Shu army Occupying Xiaopingjin Pass is bound to pose the biggest threat to Luoyang City.

However, because Zhu Zhen was just guessing and had no real evidence, and the information passed by He Yu was conclusive, and everything pointed to Meng Jindu, so no one paid any attention to Zhu Zhen, and the Jin army's defense center also shifted from Xiaopingjin Pass to Xiaopingjin Pass. Mengjin Pass.

Zhu Zhen was full of depression, but he insisted on his point of view, and no one could easily convince him. In order to prove what he said was true, Zhu Zhen ordered the Jin army at Xiaopingjinguan to adopt a first-level defense state, and to deal with possible threats at any time. coming battle.

"Report to the governor, the Shu army is attacking!" Zhu Zhen was awakened by the patrolling Jin soldiers in his sleep. Zhu Zhen only woke up after a jolt. Anyway, he was sleeping with his clothes on. He got up from the couch and ran directly to the river.

In the morning light, Zhu Zhen could vaguely see thousands of boats on the river rushing towards Xiaopingjin Pass. Not dreaming, immediately ordered all the Jin troops guarding the pass to gather and go into battle.

The pass wall to the north of Xiaopingjin Pass is actually the embankment of the Yellow River. The Jin army has been stationed at Xiaopingjin Pass for many years. The river defense facilities are extremely complete. There are all kinds of defense facilities. The tall dam has become an indestructible line of defense. On the Yellow River.

Under Zhu Zhen's order, all the guards of the Jin army at Xiaopingjin Pass moved into action, and rushed to the wall of the river defense pass, ready to fight.

(End of this chapter)