Lu's relatives

Chapter 399 Crossing the River!Cross the river!

It took a lot of effort to reach a tentative superficial reconciliation with Zhen's family, in exchange for Zhen Jian's subduing and Zhen Jiang's ending, which should have been regarded as a "victory" no matter how you say it.

But somehow, whenever Qin Xu thought of Zhen Jiangna looking at him, he looked neither angry nor ashamed, but rather mocking and "satisfied"? , as if she was the one who benefited this time, in short, she couldn't see the meaning of the eyes clearly, so she couldn't be happy, and always felt a feeling of being missed.

Qin Xu has no doubt that even if Zhen Jiang follows the trend, he can immediately become a gentle and gentle family. If something happens, he will definitely become a monster, Qin Xu dare not be careless in the slightest.

Fortunately, the relationship between the father and daughter of the Zhen family is extremely worrisome at the moment, thanks to the furious slap of old Zhentou, it can be regarded as temporarily attracting Zhen Jiang's firepower for Qin Xu.

This time, the place where Qin Xu led the army to camp was just south of the big river. In fact, strictly speaking, it could be regarded as the border of the plain, but it was separated by a big river that was tens of miles wide and divided the plain from north to south.

Zhang Liao said that he was stationed in the plain country, but in fact more people were stationed on the north bank.One is to prevent people from Qinghe County and Bohai County bordering it from coming to make trouble, and the other is to put a nail in the land of Hebei in advance.I just didn't expect it to be enabled so soon.

Of course, you need a boat to cross the river.Since yesterday, Qin Xu has sent soldiers to collect boats from the villages within a radius of [-] miles along the coast, and ordered the deputy commander of the battalion to lead Zhao to cross the river to discuss with Zhang Liao about joining forces.Qianzhao was born in Hebei, and has been staying in the first camp, but Yuan Shao regarded him as a pro-army before.

After a conversation with Zhen's father and daughter, it was almost noon, but Cheng Lian, who had been out for nearly two hours, came to report the number of boats, saying that they were leased and borrowed, and under Qin Xu's order not to disturb the people , have collected nearly a hundred ships.Seeing Cheng Lian asking for credit, if he couldn't beat him, Qin Xu still had the idea of ​​following up and kicking him.

Sure enough, just now he said that if something is extraordinary, he must be a demon, but Cheng Lian really did the job like a moth.Qin Xu, who hadn't waited to hear the "good news", was happy for a moment, when Cheng Lian changed into a smirk and explained, it's a pity, because it's just the beginning of summer and Dahe just The summer flood was solved, and because of last year's severe drought, this year's water volume is quite large and the current is very fast. Most of the small boats collected are nearby fishing boats. Under these stormy waves, they are not enough to carry people. , let alone a horse with a base of [-]!
And those that can barely be counted as big ships are actually just bigger and a little stronger. It can carry more than [-] people is the maximum, and no matter how many ships there are, they will capsize!That's it, there are only a dozen ships.According to the actual carrying capacity, the [-] soldiers of Mr. Qin would have to cross the river nearly [-] times!

Thirty times? !Are you playing with people?Don't waste time, why don't you let the Zhen family laugh at you?For a moment Qin Xu almost had the urge to throw Cheng Lian into the river.

Cheng Lian was an idiot in the army, and he dared to joke about Lu Bu, but after being punished several times for betting with Qin Xu, what he was most afraid of was Qin Xu, who could put as many as he wanted.Seeing Qin Xu's tendency to turn his back on him, Cheng Lian, who was at a loss for what to do at the moment, simply found a bad excuse to prepare for military affairs and slipped away.

In fact, Qin Xu also knew that Cheng Lian could not be blamed for this matter. It was not an easy task to collect so many fishing boats from the surrounding area in one morning, and it was indeed true for Lao Cheng to find a way to cross the river quickly in a short time. It's hard for him.It seems that the best way at present is to wait for Qianzhao to successfully contact Zhang Liao, and dispatch large river boats from the opposite bank to transport troops; It will alert the army of Cao Cao who has already crossed the river and camped at the junction of Jizhou and Bingzhou. Before the established facts are established, it is almost conceivable that Cao Cao has too many tricks to make Qin's army of only 6000 people unhappy. .

"Is Qin Shijun worried about crossing the river?" Even though Qin Xu, who has been a man for two lifetimes, was standing by the river, worried about this matter, he asked several fishermen in nearby villages, but he couldn't do anything, and was about to send someone to the other side to contact him. When Zhao urged Zhang Liao to take the boat to cross the river as soon as possible, the voice of Zhen Jiang, the Second Miss Zhen, sounded from behind with a touch of coldness.

"Could it be that Ms. Zhen has a way to teach Qin?" Hearing Zhen Jiang's words, it seemed that there was a way to cross the river. When Qin Xu looked back, he saw Zhen Jiang, accompanied by Lu Lingqi in military uniform, approaching. The strong river wind blows Zhen Jiang's crow-black long hair that has never been tied up, and the loose gown fits tightly on the uneven figure, outlining a beautiful curve. Of course, if the jade-like cheeks have never been swollen or broken It has not faded away, and if the eyes are more gentle, it really has a bit of the goddess demeanor that Cao Zhi outlined for his sister Zhen Mi in history.

"Oh, the envoy of Qin, who is full of wisdom and tricks, is not omnipotent!" Zhen Jiang, who clearly stated that he wanted to stop the war with Qin, returned to the vicious tongue when he first met, and he was not very glorious. There was also a bit of excitement in the eyes, and Lu Lingqi walked to Qin Xu's side, covered his mouth with long sleeves to cover the wind, and said.

"Manpower is sometimes poor! Qin is not a god in the world, facing the power of this great river, it is inevitable that there is nothing he can do, but Miss Zhen saw the joke!" Qin Xu stopped Lu Lingqi who was about to speak with his eyes, and laughed at himself. "However, Ms. Zhen should also know that this trip to Jizhou is actually not for the benefit of my Qingzhou family. If I can reach Yecheng a little faster, it will not be half a point for the Zhen family who have already been informed by Yuan Shi that they are coming to Qingzhou." Isn't that bad?"

"Hmph! I don't know how brave Qin Shijun is?" Qin Xu touched a nail that was neither soft nor hard. This made Zhen Jiang, who wanted to see Qin Xu's helpless jokes, feel rather bored, and looked him up and down. Jiang looked at Qin Xu who was a little puzzled, and Zhen Jiangmei narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked a question.

"Courage? I don't know what is the relationship between Miss Zhen's ingenious plan to cross the river and Qin's courage?" Seeing that Zhen Jiang really didn't look like he was trying to find fault on purpose, and that time was indeed tight, Qin Xu also lost his fellow Zhen. Jiang bickered and asked.

"Of course it's related!" Seeing Qin Xu frowning, Zhen Jiang accompanied by a smile on his pretty face, took two steps forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Qin Xu by the river, pointing in the direction of the upper reaches of the river in the northwest , said: "I really don't know why Qin Shijun chose this place as the place to cross the river. You must know that this place is the last bend of the nine bends of the river. There is no ice in winter, and there are three-foot waves even if there is no wind. What's more What's more, now that the summer flood season has just entered, and there is a lot of water this year, no matter how big and strong a fishing boat is, it will only dare to work by the river, and it will be strange if it can carry people across the river. That is, at the junction of Pingyuan County, Jizhou Qinghe County, and Yanzhou East County, the water is quite gentle. Let alone a fishing boat, you can even wade through with a few gourds on your body. However, such an important place with natural dangers and weak Presumably there must be heavy guards, and how to choose depends on Qin Shijun's courage."

"It's here?" Qin Xu is not very clear about the twists and turns of the Yellow River, but even if he knows, the Yellow River has changed its course several times in the past 800 years, so he didn't think about it. "Big Han native" Zhen Jiang's sarcasm made Qin Xu's heart tremble.It has to be said that whether the place Zhen Jiang chose this time can quickly cross the river is still unknown, but in terms of this geographical environment, it is indeed a place that must be contested by military strategists.What Zhen Jiang said is true, Yuan and Cao will definitely choose heavy troops to guard here, so in the same way, Zhang Liao, who is the general of the army, will definitely station heavy troops here.Thinking about it this way, it would be risky to cross the river here, but in fact, if you march faster, as long as you can quickly march within the influence of Zhang Liaoxiao's cavalry battalion before the other two have reacted, the risk factor is actually not. As big as imagined.

"There will be soldiers from Cao and Yuan's forces that are at least several times the current strength there! Does Mr. Qin really have the guts to forcibly cross the river under the eyes of the two armies?" Seeing that Qin Xu knew where it was so After this situation, Zhen Jiang seemed to be moved, which was beyond Zhen Jiang's expectation. He curled his lips quietly, and immediately dismissed the idea of ​​telling Qin Xu another relatively stable point, and asked in vain. Said sincerely.

"Heh, I don't know if the two tigers in Miss Zhen's mouth are Cao Jun who has been defeated by our army several times? Or Yuan Jun who is intimidated by the lord, even though he has ten times the strength of the army, he still dare not take a few steps?" Although I don’t know why Zhen Jiang agreed to reconcile so happily and maintain the cooperative relationship between the two before, but Qin Xu didn’t immediately regard the Zhen family as his confidant’s “enlightenment”. Hearing Zhen Jiang’s words now, Qin Xu felt very It is necessary to let the Zhen family see what a real strong army is.Seeing that Zhen Jiang was thoughtful by what he said, Qin Xu didn't want to think about Zhen Jiang's reaction after hearing these words, so he turned around and said, "Come here, tell General Cheng Lian to order him to pass by quickly. He contacted General Qianzhao and informed General Zhang Wenyuan of this army to make preparations early. At the same time, he ordered the army to add meals at noon, feed the horses with fodder, and set off after two quarters. The target is a hundred miles west of here. The whole army has arrived!"

"No!" The messenger who was summoned by Qin Xu took the order in a deep voice, and only Zhen Jiang, who looked at Qin Xu with a somewhat astonished face, shook his head in disbelief.

Zhen Jiang didn't mean anything else this time, she just thought Qin Xu was joking?That's more than a hundred miles away!before sunset?Even if the sky is getting longer now, the sunset is around Shen time, that is to say, there is only one and a half hours at most, two hours at most.Even though both the Flying Cavalry Battalion and the First Boarding Battalion are all cavalry, but such a long-distance forced march, people are not tired and horses are also tired!Moreover, if Cao's or Yuan's troops perceive their intentions at that time, they will definitely take action. Zhen Jiang will not think that he can meet an elite and tired army of Lv Bu's army sent to his door with such "easiness". They will also take care of Lao Shizi's allies!If this is the case, then whether Qin Xu, a tired soldier, will be able to pick up a knife to meet the enemy is still two yards away, let alone cross the river as Qin Xu said.Thinking of this, Zhen Jiang subconsciously opened his mouth to stop Qin Xu's order, but before he could say anything, he heard that Qin Xu had already issued a military order to the soldier who sent the order.Zhen Jiang also spent the past few days in the military camp, so he understood what military orders are like mountains.Knowing that as long as the commander in chief of the army issues a formal order like Qin Xu, there is absolutely no possibility of changing it easily until he is completely sure to veto it before making a decision.Moreover, after hearing Qin Xu's extremely "conceited" and slightly ironic words just now, Zhen Jiang, who was blocked, could only look at Qin's back as he drifted away, and stamped his feet angrily, causing Lu Lingqi, who was innocent by her side, smiled coquettishly.

Following Zhen Jiang's "guidance" to move westward, Qin Xu's army really showed everyone in the Zhen family why Lu Bujun did not dare to be easily provoked by others.Sure enough, just as Qin Xu requested, the cavalry army of 6000 men, covering a distance of more than a hundred miles, arrived in just over an hour.This is still the case with luggage and more than a hundred fishing boats!Apart from the occasional tired snorting of the galloping horses, almost none of the soldiers of the two battalions showed signs of fatigue. One of them almost collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up when he arrived at the ground. It can be said that he was full of ugly More than a hundred soldiers from Zhen's family said that they should be judged immediately.Seeing the undisguised contempt in the eyes of the soldiers of the Xiandeng and Feiqi battalions towards the soldiers of the Zhen family, it was not only Zhen Jiang who was showing embarrassment, but even the head of the Zhen family who was about to fall apart after being tossed. Jian almost twisted his nose in anger.Isn't this obviously a bully!
"General Qin! We rushed all the way here, but we didn't attract the attention of the soldiers on both sides here. Except for a dozen... ahem, more than a dozen members of the Zhen family, the whole organization arrived at the destination. Lost, and our old man has already sent soldiers to find out the water situation. The waterway here is wide, and the water is indeed gentle. When to cross the river, I will ask General Qin to show me!" I don't know if Cheng Lian is deliberately disgusting the Zhen family. Helping people, after placing the soldiers and generals on guard, Cheng Lian reported to Qin Xu almost at the top of his voice from a long distance away.

"General Cheng has worked hard! Soldiers are precious and fast. You also said that we are right under the noses of the two armies right now. The target of 6000 people is really too big. You can't hide it for a long time. Let the brothers of the two battalions take the time to rest for a while, and tie the horses and luggage. On the fishing boat, after all the soldiers from the Zhen family return to the building, swim across the river on foot!" Since Zhen Jian, the patriarch of the Zhen family, had already given in, even though Qin Xu didn't like the old Zhen head very much, It is still necessary to save face, treating the time of preparing for the soldiers as human favors as waiting for the "favor" of the unlucky Zhen family's laggards, and in exchange for the expected snort from Zhen Jiang.

6000 people spread out, occupying a place the size of two football fields. To be honest, the goal is too big.Qin Xu couldn't guarantee whether Cao Jun, who hadn't noticed it a moment ago, and Yuan Jun, who was on the opposite side, would notice it the next moment.Therefore, although Qin Xu said it was relaxed and was still in the mood to "joke" with everyone in the Zhen family, he was actually very nervous in his heart.Lu Lingqi came to her side holding the iron halberd, and gently held Qin's hand, feeling the sweat from her hand.

"Zhongming, are you worried that Cao Jun or Yuan Jun will strike at halfway?" Not only did Lu Lingqi not shake off Qin Xu's sweat-stained hand, but she squeezed it tightly and asked in a low voice. .

"Eh? What?" It would be fine if it was someone else, but hearing such an analysis from Lu Lingqi really made Qin Xu look at her with admiration.Didn't Miss Lu have always been deeply influenced by Lu Bu, and she believed in the heroic spirit of fighting against thousands of people? How could Miss Lu, who doesn't read military books very much, know this allusion?However, Qin Xu, who was somewhat stunned, smiled and waved away Lu Lingqi's sweat-stained little hand, wiped the hem of his clothes twice in a very rude manner, then held Lu Lingqi's little hand backhand, and said with a smile: "Ma'am What a worm in my husband's belly! I can even guess this. If my mother-in-law finds out later, I don't know how happy I will be."

"Ah, really?" Lu Lingqi's eyes lit up after being praised by Qin Xu, but then they dimmed again, and she pouted and said, "Okay! Alright! I told the truth! In fact, this is I overheard Sister Zhen's talking to herself just now! However, I also think that our 6000 people came here in such a mighty way, how could we not disturb the scouts of Cao Jun and Yuan Jun? There must be some treacherous scheme Waiting for us. It's just, it's just that I won't say it."

"What's the point if you don't know what to say? This is not a war of words. You can win a big victory with sharp teeth and sharp mouth. Besides, how can a clever mouth be compared to your iron halberd at the critical moment!" Qin Xu smiled. He said: "But I have to say, Ma'am, you and that Miss Zhen are right. If there is no unexpected change in the soldiers guarding this place, then there are nine out of ten people who want to use the plan Made me wait!"

"Then... so what should I do? Although I am good at water, the iron halberd is too heavy, and it takes a lot of effort to use it in the water." Lu Lingqi asked seriously.

"What else can we do? Cross the river!" Qin Xu said with a smile on his lips, "General Wen Yuan is a handsome man who has guarded the plains for more than a year. He must have gained some experience. Counting the time, it's almost time now." I have received our letter! Since this place is guarded by the three families across the river, it is almost inferred that Yuan's army will definitely take care of Wen Yuan's soldiers stationed here. 'Giving way' is the only way that Yuan Xi can drink some water to wash his feet when Cao Cao eats meat during the big victory... But this way, not to mention the delay this time, even if Cao Cao got the news of me waiting, it would probably be too late. I will think carefully for a while, ahem, I guess before Yuan Xi, the second son of the Yuan family who is cautious to save his life, can react! Therefore, the current situation is more important to cross the river. "

(End of this chapter)