Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 294
"Hurry up!"

The lieutenant colonel kept running back and forth, shouting.

Along the way, the scouts scattered by the Qin army encountered hundreds of Linhu shepherds alone. Naturally, these shepherds were unable to report to prevent the military situation from leaking.

Although no traces of King Lin Hu's scouts have been found so far, so many shepherds are missing, and some traces will definitely be found after a long time.

The rapid march all the way finally came to the bank of the big river on the evening of the tenth day.

Light rain began to fall from the sky. In the past winter, the entire grassland only had a small amount of snow. Every drop of rain was immediately drunk by the hungry earth.

"Mr. Chang'an, should our army camp on the spot or cross the river overnight?" Standing on the bank of the Yellow River in the light rain, Meng Tian asked looking at the calm water of the river.

At this time, the ice flood has just passed, and although the big river is still magnificent, it is in the dry season of the year.

"All the ferry boats in the counties and counties along the way have gathered. If we cross the river overnight, we can finish the crossing at noon tomorrow, and then rush to the Youguli King Dragon City in the evening.

If he crossed the river tomorrow, he might not be able to reach King Youguli's court until the day after tomorrow. "

"What does General Meng mean?" Ziying asked, staring at the calm water of the Yellow River.

"Crossing the river overnight!
It rained early tonight, the Huns must have neglected inspections, and when we cross the river tomorrow, if the weather clears and the Huns go out to herd and inspect, I am afraid that our army will be discovered by the Huns when they cross the river.

Lord Chang'an intends to break through King Youguli's court within one day, we must fight for this day's time! "

Meng Tian did not forget Ziying's order to break the royal court of King Youguli at all costs within one day.

In this way, they can only attack head-to-head, which can save the Huns a little preparation time, and the Daqin army can save a little bit of casualties.

"My lord, the things have been brought here." It was Ziying's retainer Yan Meng who spoke, and most of the carriages carried by Ziying had already arrived in front of Ziying and Meng Tian.

"Unload the things." Ziying ordered calmly.

Along the way, Meng Tian was very curious about the things in Ziying's carriage, but Ziying didn't say that as a subordinate, he didn't have the nerve to ask.

Since Mr. Chang'an chose to reveal some of these things to the public at this time, they must be of great help to this battle.

Under Meng Tian's expectant eyes, Yan Meng commanded the sergeant to unload the secret weapon that Ziying had brought from thousands of miles away.

"Mr. Chang'an... what are these ropes... used for?" Meng Tian asked in confusion.

The secret weapons in the ten carriages were all kinds of ropes, densely piled up like a hill in front of Ziying and Meng Tian.

Not only in large quantity, but also in many categories.

There are bronze chains, iron chains and even some thick hemp rope.

Even if there was no Touman Chanyu event, the less time it took to cross the river, the less likely it would be discovered by the Huns, and the more likely they would be able to catch the Huns by surprise.

The most effective strategy that Ziying can think of to cross the river in the fastest time is the iron chain chain strategy offered by Fengchu.

If this strategy is used, I am afraid that the time for the army to cross the river can be shortened to one or two tenths of the original.

As for the plan of fire attack that Cao Cao's army encountered back then, Ziying didn't think about it at all, not to mention that the possibility of being discovered in advance is not high.

Even if he was discovered in advance, Ziying did not believe that the Xiongnu, who could not count until now, could come up with such a strategy as fire attack.

Besides, the Huns are a nation on horseback, and told him that the Huns did not have ships to carry out the plan.

As for why Prime Minister Cao used iron chains, Ziying’s props are so colorful, it’s even simpler
——The time is tight, the task is heavy, and iron tools are not popular yet, so we haven't collected enough iron ropes.

Briefly talk about your plan with Meng Tian.

After listening to Ziying's introduction, Meng Tian looked at Ziying in awe, and without even bothering to say hello to Ziying, he arranged for people to connect boats, large and small, together with ropes.

Mr. Chang'an actually had a plan to cross the river when he was in Xianyang!

Meng Tian couldn't help but feel a little more in awe of Ziying.

Working with smart people has the same advantage. You only need to explain your intentions to him, and he can perfectly implement your intentions.

Even more perfect than what you make yourself.

Obviously Meng Tian is such a person.

Meng Tian divided the [-] army into several parts, and the infantry began to busily connect the smaller boats together, and the chariots that could not cross the river through the bridge began to use the big boats to cross the river and formed a simple defensive circle on the other side of the river. .

The rest are repaired on the spot, cooking, and preparing for rotation.

No suitable trees or rocks were found on the shore, so Meng Tian sent a team of heavy armored infantry to pull the boat with ropes on the shore to prevent the boat from drifting away with the current.

At the time of the second watch, the light rain that had been pattering suddenly became heavier, accompanied by lightning that tore the sky, and the bean-sized raindrops kept hitting the soldiers of the Qin army.

Although everything has begun to recover in the Northland in April, it is still a bit chilly.

I am afraid that many people will catch cold in this rain.

But fortunately, there is a lot of ginger in the luggage carried on this expedition. When the time comes, boil ginger water and drink a bowl for each soldier while it is hot. It should have a good preventive effect.

At this time, the chariot had crossed nearly half of the river, forming a semicircular defensive circle on the other side of the river.

With a burst of cheers, the boat bridge was finally connected to the opposite bank, and the Qin army began to line up to cross the river.

Crossing the river through the boat bridge is faster than using a ferry. It is not 01:30. Half of the Qin army has crossed the river at midnight, and they have begun to set up camp and repair temporarily. The whole army can attack when the sky is bright.

In this way, at noon, they could raid the Youguli King's court.

……

Yiergen was a herdsman of a nobleman under the command of King Youguli. As the lowest rank of herdsmen of the Xiongnu, his status was only higher than that of the slaves plundered from the southern land.

Just like a farmer in farming civilization, he grazes thousands of horses, cattle, and sheep, but none of these are his own.

In the past winter, the entire grassland suffered an unprecedented severe drought, and the pastures had not turned green for a long time. The Hetao area occupied by King Youguli to which he belonged was better, but the livestock were a little thin.

I heard that in King Youxian's territory, some tribes have already starved to death.

Tonight's rain came really late. If it could be replaced by a heavy snow in winter, the cattle and sheep would have already eaten the tender green grass by this time.

Tou Manda Chanyu has already summoned 24 leaders to go to the alliance. He overheard nobles mentioning that because a large number of livestock died of starvation, they might soon go to the south to grab some women and food.

Thinking that he still couldn't fall asleep here, Ergen couldn't help but feel a burst of heat in his heart.

Jue Luo, who was shepherding sheep with him, was rewarded by the nobleman with a southern female slave because of his bravery in battle during King Youguli's last trip to the south.

Thinking of the thin-skinned and tender-fleshed female slave, Irgen, who was already sleepless, couldn't sleep even more.

"This time I must rush to the front. As long as I am brave, the nobleman will definitely give me a southern female slave!"

A flash of lightning illuminated the entire night, and then thunder seemed to explode in Irgen's ears, and Irgen, who was still asleep, heard bursts of neighing horses.

The worried Irgen put on his thick fur belt and a rough straw coat to keep out the rain, and walked out of the tent.

You must know that these horses are the property of the nobles, if you lose yourself, you will inevitably be whipped.

Irgen's tent was on the side of the horse herd, and Irgen, who walked out of the tent, happened to see a dozen horses running towards the south through the continuous lighting of lightning.

Presumably he was shocked by the thunder just now.

(End of this chapter)