The last three kingdoms

Chapter 763 Smuggling

The natural danger of the Yellow River is not difficult to say, but easy to say.The river is turbid and fast-flowing, but it is not insurmountable. On the Yellow River, there are many fishermen fishing for a living, and there are many ferries to ferry back and forth, which is convenient for business travelers on both sides of the river.

But if the enemy gathers heavy troops on the opposite bank to guard against death, it will become quite difficult to land on the beach.

Therefore, the operation of crossing the river this time must be done without anyone noticing it, so as to have a chance of success.

According to the information currently available, the main battlefield of the Huns has been transferred to Jizhou and Hanoi. This undoubtedly greatly improved the success rate of the Shu army crossing the river.

Moreover, the Huns deployed their defenses along the river, and more than 1000 people had to guard the river for dozens of miles, and their troops were even more scattered. The Huns were stationed at the Jundu crossing, but there were only more than 200 people.

Obviously, the Huns didn't take the threat from Hexi very seriously. When Qi Wannian crossed eastward, the Shu army took advantage of the situation to advance eastward and arrived at the Yellow River. This made the Huns a little nervous, for fear that the Shu army would continue to pursue After crossing the Yellow River, a large army was assembled on the east bank of the Yellow River, and Qi Wannian and other troops who had just crossed the river gathered at least 10,000+ troops on the east bank of the Yellow River.

However, with the southward retreat of the Shu army, the situation on both sides of the Yellow River suddenly eased. The troops of Qi Wannian and others were transferred to Hanoi County, and the Huns also withdrew from the east bank of the Yellow River, leaving only a small part of the army in This garrison.

Perhaps Liu Yuan is also very superstitious about the role of the natural danger of the Yellow River, thinking that it is impossible for Liu Yin to cross the Yellow River to attack Bingzhou. From a strategic analysis, cross-border operations must be supported by huge and strong logistical support. With such ability, Liu Yuan believes that it is impossible for the Shu army to cross the Yellow River east in a short time.

Liu Yuan concentrated his main forces in Jizhou and Hanoi, which are his main battlefields. As for Bingzhou, Liu Yuan certainly did not relax. He stationed 5 troops in Zuoguo City just to prevent the Shu army from behind the attack.

The commander staying in Zuoguo City is Zuodulu King Liu Yannian. He is not only responsible for the defense along the entire Yellow River, but also has to guard the safety of Zuoguocheng. The palace of Han King Liu Bao is in Zuoguocheng.

Naturally, it was impossible for Liu Yannian to send all the troops along the Yellow River. He just stationed a team of thousands of people on the stretch of river dozens of miles near the military ferry to closely monitor the situation on the other side. The plan of large-scale eastward travel was immediately reported to Zuo Guocheng, and Liu Yannian would send troops to reinforce it at any time.

In order to strengthen the defense along the Yellow River, in addition to strengthening the fortifications on the east bank of the Yellow River, the Huns also burned down all the ferries and fishing boats along the bank, and ordered no wood to go into the water. It doesn't matter if it is punished or killed.

Liu Yannian believed that this kind of defense was very safe. If the Shu army wanted to cross the river, they had to at least spread out a large army on the west bank and make preparations for crossing the river, such as preparing a ferry or building a pontoon bridge. These preparations required a lot of geniuses at least. It will be completed, and once Liu Yannian gets the news of the Shu army's assembly, he will send troops to rescue from Zuoguo City. Zuoguo City is only a hundred miles away from the Yellow River Ferry, and it is only a day or two away. It is impossible to miss it anyway. past.

With such arrangements and arrangements, Liu Yannian does not have to stay by the Yellow River to drink the northwest wind, but can stay comfortably in Zuoguo City to recharge his batteries.In order to ensure absolute safety, the contact with the ferry is made once a day. If the contact is interrupted, it means that something happened at the Yellow River ferry, and Liu Yannian will send troops to the ferry as soon as possible.This kind of deployment is almost foolproof, and Liu Yannian doesn't have to worry about any accidents.

Liu Yin naturally knew the deployment of the Huns well. Before he acted, he sent scouts to sneak into the territory of Bingzhou, conducted detailed reconnaissance, and mastered first-hand information.

Only by knowing the enemy and knowing the enemy can we be invincible in a hundred battles.Although on the surface, the defense of the Huns along the Yellow River is extremely weak, but with 5 horses that can be reinforced at any time in Zuoguo City, it is by no means difficult to cross the Yellow River from the army.

If you want to cross the river successfully, the first thing you need to do is not to alarm Liu Yannian in Zuoguo City. Once the reinforcements of the Huns arrive and block the ferry, the operation of crossing the river is likely to fail.

To sum up, the operation of crossing the river this time can only be a sneak attack, sending a small group of capable troops to smuggle across the Yellow River, first to seize a favorable beachhead, and create favorable conditions for the large troops to cross the river.

In order not to arouse the vigilance of the Huns, the three legions approached the military crossing in batches, and used stealth as much as possible to avoid being discovered by the Huns' spies.

However, the favorable condition is that the blockade of the Yellow River by the Huns not only cut off the possibility of the Shu army crossing the river, but also created unfavorable conditions for him to send scouts to conduct reconnaissance on the opposite bank. In order to block the news on the west bank, Liu Yin had already sent scout troops. , carry out anti-scout operations, and minimize the possibility of the Huns infiltrating the west bank. Now the Huns on the east bank can hardly grasp the whereabouts of the Shu army except for visual inspection. It is difficult for the Huns to find their whereabouts at such a distance.

As for the advance team crossing the river, there was no suspense that A Jian was still in command.

Now almost all the special operations of the Shu army are commanded by A Jian. While serving as the captain of Liu Yin's personal guard, A Jian has gradually become the commander of the special operations team, and every time he executes difficult special operations missions , are inseparable from the figure of Jian.

In this action, Jian still did his part.

A Jian chose a hundred-man team who were proficient in water skills. At the same time, these people were also very skilled, and they were all good players with one against ten. With all the equipment, they set off secretly from Linjin and marched towards Jundu.

Originally, Ah Jian's team was advancing on horseback. When they reached a place ten miles away from the military crossing, Ah Jian resolutely abandoned the horse and walked. After all, a war horse is a kind of animal. The attention of the Xiongnu defenders on the other side, this will disrupt the smuggling operation.

Fortunately, the journey of ten miles is not too far away, and the soldiers selected by A Jian are all elite soldiers, and all of them are not weak. Although they have to carry heavy equipment and weapons, they still move quickly. Has rushed to the bank of the Yellow River.

(End of this chapter)