Chapter 661
Repairing Linjin Pass was Huang Chong's top priority after he arrived at Pubanjin, but fortunately, he didn't need to do it himself. Jia Yuan, the prefect of Fengyi County, transferred a large number of civilian husbands to do corvee labor, carrying soil and stones, and helping Huang Chong to pass Linjin Pass Construction is complete.

The second project is the embankment of the Yellow River. The Yellow River runs between the Qin and Jin canyons. The current is turbulent and the peaks on both sides of the river stand up. There are not many ferries suitable for crossing the river, and only a few points such as Pubanjin can be crossed. Therefore, in history, there are many For a long time, Pu Banjin was used as the throat channel between Qin and Jin.

It is far from enough to build the Linjin Pass. If you want to resist the enemy on the west bank, you must build fortifications along the Yellow River. The embankment of the Yellow River in the village has been renovated.

In terms of fortifications, Huang Chong thought that he had done everything perfectly. The only thing he lacked was the lack of troops. He only had [-] men on hand. Since he was guarding the Linjin Pass and had to garrison the Yellow River embankment, it was obviously stretched.According to the scout's report, the Jin army had assembled at least [-] troops on the east bank of the Yellow River. The disparity in strength between one and five really made Huang Chong faintly worried.

Fortunately, Chang'an still sent reinforcements, and Qianhong personally led the Longxi Battalion of the Right Army to come for reinforcements. Although there were only 5000 people, this was tantamount to sending charcoal in a timely manner, and Huang Chong's confidence suddenly increased.

It stands to reason that the surge in the water volume of the Yellow River during the spring flood season is not a suitable time to cross the river, but Hu Fen is unwilling to wait. The three groups of Jin troops attack Guanzhong, and whoever enters Guanzhong first will be the first. After arriving behind Yang Hu and Du Yu, and there was news from Wuguan that Du Yu had already launched an attack first. , and immediately began preparations for crossing the river.

Without warships, Hu Fen could only hunt merchant ships and fishing boats along the Yellow River.Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to eat water, many people along the Yellow River make a living from fishing, but fishing boats are the lifeblood of fishermen, and no one is willing to donate them.When Hu Fen heard this, he was furious, scolded the damn unscrupulous people, and sent soldiers to rob them. At first, the fishermen resisted fiercely, but under the bloody suppression of the Jin army, they finally chose to submit.

Soon, Hu Fen collected thousands of boats, but these boats were of different sizes. The big boats could accommodate hundreds of people, while the small boats could only accommodate three to five people. Moreover, since the collected boats were mainly fishing boats, the small boats occupied a lot of space. It seems that there are a lot of thousands of ships, but the capacity is limited, and at most they can only carry tens of thousands of people across.

Although some people suggested waiting for the end of the Yellow River Spring News before crossing the river, after all, the Yellow River is flooding and it is not the best time to cross the river.

The surge of river water caused by the melting of ice and snow often occurs when the spring is warm and flowers are blooming, so the spring flood is also called the peach blossom flood. Because the snow in the Yellow River Basin was very deep last year, the water volume of the Yellow River this spring is several times that of previous years. The river is turbid and fast. Not good for crossing the river.

But the smug Hu Fen did not listen to these opinions at all. In his opinion, it is not a big problem to increase the water volume of the Yellow River. According to the previous information, there were only more than 1 defenders at Linjin Pass, which was undoubtedly the best news. Hu Fen decided to start crossing the river immediately, without giving the Shu army any chance to breathe.

The boats on the Yellow River are different from those on the Yangtze River. Most of the boats on the Yangtze River are powered by sails. The river is wide and the water is deep. Using wind power can save countless manpower. But the Yellow River is different. The river is narrow and the current is fast. Li ferry boats are still fishing boats, most of which use oars and oars, and use human power to row the boat.

The scene of the thousand-boat race is also spectacular. The place where the Jin army chose to launch was not the Pubanjin Ferry, but five miles upstream. Due to the turbulent water of the Yellow River, they wanted to determine the place to go ashore at the Linjin Pass Ferry. Crossing in a straight line is definitely not possible. If you choose to enter the water five miles upstream and go down the current, you can cut diagonally to the opposite bank.

Hu Fen stands on the east bank, and the Linjin Pass on the opposite bank is clearly visible. The torrential river is galloping, and it has a posture of rushing for thousands of miles. It is indeed not a wise thing to choose to cross the river in this season of flooding of the Yellow River, but Hu Fen thinks It was determined that even eight horses would not pull him back, so he calmly gave the order to cross the river.

A ferry full of soldiers from the Jin army left the east bank, and the Jin soldiers paddled desperately towards the opposite bank.

The turbid Yellow River is roaring and flowing southward with an unstoppable momentum. In the face of this vast force of nature, it is extremely difficult to sail against the current, and the paddlers must be required to row with all their strength. Only in this way can the ferry have a route to the opposite bank. If it is a little slack, it may be engulfed by the water of the Yellow River and rushed downstream.

Apparently the Jin army still underestimated the power of nature, and just set off, they were hit in the head.Because of Mrs. Fenglang, several fishing boats were not operated properly and were overturned by huge waves. The turbulent water of the Yellow River swallowed up the Jin soldiers who fell into the water in an instant.

Because of the overcrowding, several fishing boats collided together, and the collision caused the hull to rupture, and a large amount of river water immediately poured into the cabin. Amid the panicked shouts of the Jin soldiers, the damaged boat sank quickly to the bottom of the river. Once the soldiers fell into the water, they would be swept away by the rapids, and even if the ships next to them wanted to lend a helping hand, it would be too late.

The successive shipwreck accidents can be said to be unfavorable, which cast a shadow over the Jin army's crossing operation.Hu Fen's face was livid, but such an accident did not shake Hu Fen's determination. He had no intention of withdrawing his troops at all, but instead forced the Jin army to move forward and move towards the opposite bank at all costs.

Fortunately, the section of the Yellow River in Pubanjin was not too wide. The Jin soldiers paddled their boats vigorously, and most of the boats finally broke through the rapids and leaned towards the west bank.

The Jin soldiers seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but the real battle had just begun.

On the west bank, the Shu army has long been ready.In the past few days, the Jin army has been collecting ships on the east bank with great fanfare. The commotion is already big enough, and Huang Chong doesn't pay attention to it. Huang Chong and Qian Hong were also patrolling in shifts on the embankment of the Yellow River, always on guard against possible sudden attacks by the Jin army.

The Jin army forced their way across, and the scene was huge and extraordinary. After receiving the report, Huang Chong and Qianhong deployed all their troops along the Yellow River to guard against death, and would never give the Jin army any chance to land.

(End of this chapter)

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