Chapter 211
"Your Majesty, news has come from the Embroidered Clothes Envoy that the Khan King of Shi Zhou's tribe, Shi Zhou He'a Hu, has dispatched his eldest son, Shi Zhou's A Sui, with fifty thousand soldiers, to Jiangling."
"At this time, after a short rest, heavy troops have been deployed along the river to hold on."
The person who reported the news was not an ordinary orderly soldier as usual, but a tall and strong general.
"Oh? Is Shi Zhouhe's reaction so fast?"
Liu Ke saw at a glance that this person was Wei Chengxian, the governor of Guiyang County who had surrendered.
[Name: Wei Chengxian (Sergeant Sergeant)]
【Age: 44】
【Command: 75; Force: 88; Wisdom: 73; Administration: 70】
[Characteristic: Drilling Camp]
Wei Chengxian's ability is not bad, relatively comprehensive, as a county guard, he is enough to provoke the military affairs of a county.
Just a little older, there is not much room for growth.
Moreover, Liu Ke was actually a little skeptical about Wei Chengxian's loyalty.
If the Han people want to serve as local officials under the rule of the Donghu, they must either be loyal and capable enough, or they have to have various unclear relationships with the nobles of the Donghu.
To put it plainly, you have to be your own family.
With Hou Junyan's ability, he couldn't even serve as the governor of a county. Wei Chengxian, whose ability is far inferior to Hou Junyan, can do it.
It can be seen that there must be abnormalities in it.
Liu Ke can probably guess one or two.
Looking at Wei Chengxian's characteristics, one can tell that this is a person who knows how to make money.
Liu Ke is naturally skeptical of such a person who likes to exploit and speculate.
However, Wei Chengxian really made a contribution. He directly contributed to Guiyang County, which reduced the loss of food and fodder of the Han army and saved the lives of the soldiers.
Otherwise, it would be quite troublesome to storm Guiyang County.
This kind of behavior of abandoning the dark and turning to the bright is also worthy of being an example and vigorously publicized.
Therefore, Liu Ke still felt that this Wei Chengxian could be used, after all, he was also a rare talent.
"Deployment along the coast of Shi Zhou and A Sui"
"In this case, we have to think about how to cross the river next."
Liu Ke fell into deep thought, and simply asked Wei Chengxian to call other generals into the account for discussion.
Generally speaking, when the army crosses the river, it is a pontoon bridge.
If tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are simply transported by ship, when will they be transported?
So generally take the pontoon bridge directly.
A pontoon bridge can pass 10,000 people in a day, and if you build a few more, an army of [-]+ people will pass in two or three days.
If there is an enemy army on the opposite side, it is easy to deal with it, just change the place and build again.
But among all the rivers, the Yangtze River is an exception.
The river is too wide, and there is no dry season, so since ancient times, it has been called the natural danger of the Yangtze River.
The only way to cross the Yangtze River is by boat, and the efficiency is very low, and you have to go to the port.
Ignoring the port and docking casually, it is easy to run aground. Even if it does not run aground, the soldiers will have to wade across in the end.
And when you walk ashore, if you wear heavy armor, you are dying.
If you don't wear armor, you will die as soon as you go ashore.
Therefore, crossing the river has been a big problem since ancient times.
Even the strong army in modern times was not easy to cross the river. When they crossed the Xiangjiang River, they paid a heavy price with more than half of the casualties, and were forced to change the original strategic plan.
But it's also interesting to say.
The natural danger of the Yangtze River has always been used by the southern separatist regimes to defend themselves, making it impossible for the northern regimes to attack.
The current natural barrier of the Yangtze River, from south to north, has become a natural barrier for the Donghu people in the north to resist the northern expedition of the Han army.
After a while, all the generals of the Han army filed in.
There are a lot of talents in the account.
In addition to Yue Shaoqian, Xue Jia, Zhao Ning, Di Han, Le Shun, Li Jingji, Ma Kuo, Lei Lan, Barnihan, these old faces.
There is also a brawny man with a naked upper body and a full body of tendons, and a muscular man with a beard.
They were all picked up by Yue Shaoqian picking up trash in Jingnan.
This Yue Shaoqian couldn't find any faults in fighting, but his ability to discover talents was far inferior to Xiao Yuanchang.
I usually like to promote those abstract things as lieutenants, and the key nomination is Ma Kuo.
But there are indeed some merits.
The strong man whose upper body is easy to be harmonized is Shalibie, the barbarian king of Wuxi.
[Name: Sharibe (Sergeant Sergeant)]
【Age: 38】
【Command: 60; Force: 92; Wisdom: 64; Administration: 58】
[Characteristic: short-sighted]
The value of force is really good, but it's a pity that they lack the ability to lead an army alone, and the command difference is too great. Even as a vanguard, they can only lead three to five hundred people.
He can only be a brave general, a fighting general, a lieutenant general for those generals who are alone, or simply a personal bodyguard.
There is nothing wrong with personality, short-sightedness means little knowledge, Wuxi savages, and soil turtles are normal.
In the past few days, Shali has been shocked countless times when he saw the armor and weapons of the Han army.
Especially the bed crossbow that would pop out the melody after firing made Sha Libie praise it again and again, amazed.
And another muscular bearded man named Jing Daorong.
[Name: Jing Daorong (Sergeant)]
【Age: 30】
【Command: 69; Force: 88; Wisdom: 32; Administration: 33】
[Characteristic: Confidence]
With Yue Shaoqian's vision of discovering talents, it is not easy to find an ordinary but easy-to-use pioneer like Lei Lan.
When this Jing Daorong was discovered by Yue Shaoqian, he still claimed to be General Lingling, and what stood out was his self-confidence.
However, with a little restraint and barely usable, it is not bad.
And both Jing Daorong and Sha Libie can make up for Yue Shaoqian's shortcomings in personal martial arts.
In addition to these generals, there are also names and surnames in the army, and there is a master Bo Lu Fengfu.
Liu Ke originally wanted to call Lu Fengfu to discuss with him. After all, apart from his 108 force value, this guy has more than 80 intelligence and governance, which can be regarded as some brains.
But Lu Fengfu was unwilling.
The emperor's blood spattered the court several times, and the officials also fought each other in the court.
After reading the history books, there are too many martial arts during the imperial court.
And that Iron Fist invincible Wei Jishu, no matter whether you are a human or a ghost, kuang kuang kuang is the three punches, who doesn't know his name?
In case of violence in the court, a political disagreement, a fat beating, bumping and injury, you will suffer a big loss.
Lu Fengfu was willing to join the army. He was the first scholar in the Xinke to join the army because he was afraid of being accidentally beaten when discussing affairs in the court.
Now let him participate in the discussion in the army?
No way!
As a soldier, one counts as one, who is not panicked in the barracks, how can he have a good temper?
They are both generals, and they have two strengths at hand. They guess that they can't convince anyone, and they just start fighting each other.
Deliberations in the military camp are definitely more dangerous than those in the court! !
Therefore, Lu Fengfu is very persistent and has no ambitions. He just wants to be an ordinary little master.
Counting the war damage and counting the food and fodder is quite comfortable.
You can also talk to the supervising army who just came from Jiaozhi, and preach to the soldiers why we are fighting.
"Ahem——Your Majesty is worried about crossing the river?"
Hearing the coughing sound, he knew it was Xue Jia who was talking.
In Jingnan, it was pouring rain, and many soldiers in the army caught some cold after being drenched in the rain.
However, this sick man was just as usual, coughing violently habitually, looking like he was going to die at any time, but he still breathed a sigh of relief.
"What clever plan does Xue Qing have?"
Liu Ke looked at Xue Jia, Xue Jia was the only one in the army who could do tricks.
Yue Shaoqian's wisdom is also over ninety, but he puts more emphasis on strategy, and he fights with peace and stability.
At this time, he missed Jia Wuji a little bit.
Master Jia, it hurts!
Xue Jia straightened out her thoughts, cupped her hands and said:
"Since the Shi Zhouhe Department has sent people to support the three counties in Jingbei, in this way, occupying the natural danger of the Yangtze River can be regarded as taking advantage of the geographical advantage."
"If all our troops want to cross the river, they can only start from Chanling Port, and the opposite of Chanling Port is Jiangling Port."
Xue Jia suddenly paused, seeing that all the generals were looking at him, then continued:
"Soldiers use deceit to establish themselves."
"how do I say this?"
Xue Jia's complexion was rosy, and there was light in her eyes, as if the light was shining back.
Familiar people saw this scene and knew that Xue Jia already had a plan in mind.
Once the guy had an idea in his head, he started to flash back and speak coherently without coughing.
But after the flashback, he just won't die.
"Using troops is more important than planning. Even though our soldiers are brave and good at fighting, the Donghu people have already deployed heavy troops along the river. Under such circumstances, forcibly crossing the river is the next best thing to do."
"As long as it is possible, we can plan and cheat to create weak points in the coastal defense line, so as to successfully cross the river at a relatively small cost."
Yue Shaoqian nodded. If he could cross the Yangtze River in a more ingenious way, it would be better than crossing the Yangtze River by force. So he asked:
"Where does the meter come from?"
Xue Jia smiled and said:
"Your Majesty flooded Changsha and shocked the world. There are not many generals in Shi Zhou's army who dare to lead an army to fight His Majesty."
"This Shi Zhouhe's Sui, I'm afraid it's because of Shi Zhouhe and Ah'hu that he couldn't find anyone who can rest assured, so he had no choice but to send his son-in-law to lead the army to Jiangling."
"Only generals of this kind of origin will never surrender to our army."
Barnihan is now 19 years old and an adult, but he still has a little childishness, so he whispered:
"It's not that absolute."
The generals couldn't help smiling knowingly, with Puliu Rama in front of him, how could there be Donghu people who would never surrender to the big man?
Xue Jia also smiled, and continued:
"When dispatching troops and generals, those who dispatch are loyal generals, not capable generals."
"In this way, Shi Zhouhao's personal ability is the gap in this entire line of defense."
Hou Junyan was an official in Shi Zhouhe's department before, so he knew a little about Shi Zhouhe's A Sui, so he said:
"Military Master, this Shi Zhouhao and Ah Sui is indeed just a middle-aged man, not a famous general, at most he is brave, but not wise."
"And his personality is just like his father's, very tyrannical, murderous and plotting at every turn, which is very unpopular."
"If this is the case, we can indeed take advantage of it and try countermeasures to see if there are any capable people in the Donghu army or the three counties in Jingbei who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Donghu people and who are not used to the tyrannical methods of Shi Zhouhao and Ah Sui. .”
When Di Han heard this, he frowned. It is not so easy to find rebellious cubs who can affect the situation of the battle.
"Since Shi Zhouhe and Ah Sui are not very wise, maybe there will be a wise man with the army."
"That Liu Bin, who claims to be able to plan everything in one step, escaped in the battle of Jingnan, maybe he is now in Shi Zhouhao's army."
Di Han was still very afraid of Liu Bin's schemes. This time Liu Bin met the emperor. If he or Yue Shaoqian were the commander in chief of the Northern Expedition, it would be difficult to get any favors.
After all, the rare torrential rain in a century and the rebirth of a martial saint are not means that normal people can do.
Xue Jia answered and said:
"General Di is right. Whether it's Liu Bin or not is still uncertain."
"But Shi Zhouhe'a'sui is a man with little wisdom, even if Shi Zhouhe'a'hu is worried about the position of the people below, he will definitely send someone to advise him."
"Then our army can use tricks to confuse the Donghu people."
"Starting from the ship, just this and this"
"vessel?"
When Liu Ke heard this, a ghost came to his heart suddenly, and he suggested:
"Our [-]-strong army wants to cross the Yangtze River. At least we need nearly a thousand boats. Our ships are tight, and we can't recruit too many people from the people. If this is the case, we have to use false and real tricks. Why don't we use some bathtubs from the people? .”
"Bathtub???"
All the generals were a little confused.
There are not enough boats, which is normal.
As long as the big man has a boat, he basically devotes himself to maritime trade.
The benefits of the Maritime Silk Road are too great. Stepping on a horse is like stealing money. This ship is a money bag. If you have too much money, you have to put it in a money bag!
It is not realistic to transfer all the ships used for commercial use to Jingnan.
The journey is too far, and most of Dahan's income now comes from trading with Luzon, supplying, replenishing, and selling goods, and he has to use ships everywhere.
It’s okay to have one or two boats missing, but if you miss hundreds of boats, there will be troubles in all likelihood.
But there are not enough boats, so choose a bathtub to cross the river? ?
It doesn't seem to work either.
You can indeed cross the river with a bathtub.
It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but if you really cross the river in a bathtub, even if you successfully landed, the soldiers are exhausted and there is not much fighting power left.
Jing Daorong thought for a while, and felt that he had comprehended the holy meaning, his eyes were piercing, and he howled loudly:
"Your Majesty's plan!"
"That's right, if that's the case, let's use the bathtub to cross the river!!"
"Firstly, it can make the ships not so tight, and secondly, it can also trick the Donghu people to take the initiative to attack and put the battlefield on the river."
"The water quality of Donghu people is not very good."
"That is to say, some Han soldiers who were born in Jingzhou in the army only know some water skills."
"In addition, there are not many warships in Jiangling Port, and the combat effectiveness is mediocre."
"Although the navy of our army has not been dispatched, most of them are from the south."
"Basically everyone knows water, even if the ferries that can be recruited are ordinary civilian ships, their combat capabilities on the river are extremely good."
"Back then, with merchant ships and infantry, His Majesty was able to wipe out the great pirates that ran rampant in the South China Sea. As long as the Donghu people dared to intercept and fight on the river, it would not be a problem to wipe them out."
Jing Daorong was extremely confident, as if standing on a large ship on the Yangtze River, as if he had a panoramic view of the battle situation, and the Donghu people were completely defeated.
For a while, all the generals in the tent were somewhat infected by this confidence.
This bearded man is so brave!
But after thinking about it, it seems that there is no problem.
What Jing Daorong said was right!
At that time, the emperor took thousands of infantry and merchant ships looted from the aristocratic family to wipe out the big pirates who had been entrenched in the South China Sea for many years, and even pacified Yizhou.
There was another round of discussions among the generals.
No matter how the emperor can fight, crossing the river in the bathtub is somewhat outrageous.
This is the natural danger of the Yangtze River!
But in the end, they all agreed with this decision. After all, it was false and real, and they didn't really want to rely on the bathtub to fight Donghu people.
It would be a pleasant surprise if the Donghu people could take the risk of sailing to the river to conduct interception operations and turn the landing battle into a water battle.
Although few of them know how to fight in water, the Donghu people must be worse than them!
After deciding on a strategy, Yue Shaoqian suddenly took over the words and emphasized:
"For the battle of crossing the river, Yue only has three points to mention."
"First, be flexible and maneuverable; second, have sharp eyes and ears; and third, be well-organized."
"Flexibility is to maintain the mobility of the army. It is not easy to cross the river. Even if the military division has made a plan, the enemy should not be underestimated."
"Some food, supplies, and unnecessary things can be saved if possible. They must be light to ensure that our army can advance and retreat freely."
"Smart eyes and ears means that you must be sensitive to information. If there is any trouble, you must respond immediately and pay attention to the movements of Donghu people."
"The final organization is orderly, so there should be no need for Yue to say much."
"Well said! With the military division and Yue Shaobao here, Dong Huxiao's younger generation, even if we send ten times more troops to guard the coast, our army can easily break it!"
Wei Chengxian clenched his fists and praised the two of them vigorously.
This article and one military are the second and third people in the army who are only under the emperor. They have high prestige and strong ability.
From the very beginning, Wei Chengxian has been actively expressing himself.
For example, the reporting of the military situation was carried out by the orderly soldiers below, but Wei Chengxian personally reported it, just to keep showing his face in front of the emperor and showing off.
Seeing this, Lei Lan on the side had a look of disdain on his face.
Wei Chengxian's actions were so obvious that even he had already sensed his intentions.
Isn't it just to grab the vanguard?
But this also made Lei Lan feel a sense of crisis.
There was a shortage of major generals in the Han army before. With his ability, not only was he a steady vanguard, but he also occasionally had the opportunity to lead his own army.
But now there are a lot of talents in the army, and Barnihan, who has been in the vanguard with him before, has shown great progress. He also has the identity of a South Vietnamese native. There are a large number of people in the army, which has already given him a lot of pressure.
Here comes Wei Chengxian again.
Na Shalibie and Jing Daorong, from their looks, seemed to be quite powerful as well.
Lei Lan secretly glanced at Hou Junyan.
He likes to take risks, and feels that Hou Junyan is similar to him, and likes to use tricks.
But he is a general who can lead an army alone.
It would be great if I could ask for a lesson or two and learn a thing or two.
Liu Ke noticed Lei Lan's little expression, and Yue Mo also guessed what was going on in his heart.
After winning Changsha County, Meng Hui and Yuelu Academy really brought him many surprises.
First of all, Gongyang Confucianism is basically enough. Although there is no leader yet, he can start debating scriptures, publicizing ideas, and starting to reciprocate and reciprocate.
It is useful for stabilizing the rule, strengthening the belief in the Northern Expedition, and calling on the Han people all over the world to resist the Donghu people.
"After taking Sichuan and Shu, consider opening a martial arts lecture hall, based on Yuelu Academy, learning both literature and martial arts."
Liu Ke didn't hesitate too much. Anyway, he is the dean of Yuelu Academy, and he said what he said.
As for the former dean Meng Hui?
He cut it.
You helped Shi Zhouhecong, you are still a famous hermit, the influence is too bad, if you don't kill me, you will kill anyone.
However, Liu Ke didn't touch the Meng family. Instead, he directly asked the Meng family to pick a talented person from the clan to serve as the governor of Changsha, and he also gave them a share of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce.
The Meng family is naturally happy, who is Meng Hui?I'm so unfamiliar.
Not only held the court, but also took the lead in criticizing Meng Hui.
Even if you don't want the Nine Clans, you can't be in cahoots with the Donghu people!
Stealing a villain is a disgrace to the Meng family and the Han family, well done by the emperor!
Lei Lan was still thinking about the possibility of learning and progress, and Wei Chengxian directly began to plead for orders:
"Your Majesty, since everything has been decided, it is better to be the vanguard from the end of the future."
"The last general can take the first step, lead the army to the ferry, and then go to the coast to collect ferry boats. Judging from the current situation, three to five hundred ferry boats should not be a problem."
"We attacked Jingnan very fast. Not only the civilians, but also the large and small ships left by the Donghu people did not have time to withdraw. In addition, we big men are the destiny. It should not be difficult to get a ferry. "
Liu Ke nodded. With Wei Chengxian's ability, he was overqualified as a vanguard.
However, as a surrendered general, Wei Chengxian wanted to actively perform meritorious service, so there was no problem.
And although a plan has been made, there are various ways of crossing the river.
But in general, we still have to follow the conventional forced transfer plan to make preparations.
All personnel must land. If there are only a few tens of thousands of people, don’t talk about falsehoods. It doesn’t matter if you are false or real. There are not enough soldiers and horses. Facing the Donghu heavy soldiers along the Yangtze River, who are strictly guarding against death, they can only be driven out. Return to the water to feed the fish.
According to the news that the embroidered clothes envoy and sentry cavalry came out together, counting the [-] soldiers supported by Shi Zhou and A Sui, there are at least [-] soldiers in Jingbei.
This is not a small amount.
Liu Ke thought for a while, the pioneer is very important, and it must be given to a trustworthy person, and said:
"I have other arrangements for this battle."
"However, Wei Qing has recently surrendered and is eager to make contributions, so I can understand."
"According to the plan of the previous military adviser, I can lead three thousand soldiers with you, with Lu Fengfu as the leader, lead an army by myself, and leave from Luogang to cross the Yangtze River."
"If you can successfully cross the river, it will be considered a great achievement."
Although Wei Chengxian didn't get the vanguard, he was quite satisfied.
Although there are few soldiers and horses, it is not bad to be able to lead an army by yourself.
As long as you grasp it well, no, you can definitely grasp it.
He knows how much the Donghu people are, and they are indeed good at fighting, but they really cannot beat the Han army.
With Emperor Han leading the army between Chanling Port and Jiangling Port to contain the Donghu people, it should not be difficult for him to sneak across the river from the side.
Isn't this a credit that can be obtained easily?
After making meritorious deeds and doing some more work, his status in the future will definitely be higher than when he was in Donghu.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wei Chengxian hastily cupped his hands in thanks, and immediately went down with his own soldiers to prepare.
On one side, Lei Lan was a little relieved that Wei Chengxian was so active, but he still didn't get the position of pioneer!
It seems that it has to be me!
Unfortunately, Leilan miscalculated.
"Zhao Ning."
"The end is here."
"I ordered you to be the vanguard, and after crossing the river, you will be the first to do it."
"Yes."
Zhao Ning bowed his hands and took the order, speaking concisely.
He is not a person who is very good at expressing emotions. His heart is far from being as simple as words and deeds.
Back then, his father, the old Marquis Shun Ping, was stumbling by all kinds of important officials from the imperial family. Not only did his whole family die on the battlefield, but he also let the battle of crossing the river fall short.
There is no possibility of the Han Dynasty returning to Chang'an.
Even before dying, they were shouting to cross the river.
As the only seedling of Shunping Hou's lineage, the orphan Zhao Ning has this obsession, following his father's and brother's ambitions, and accomplishing his father's and brother's unfinished business.
Back then, when there was only one city left in the great Han Dynasty and the country was about to perish at any time, Zhao Ning resolutely came to join him because he had a shred of wish.
And after Zhao Ning surrendered to the Han, the emperor used a mess of reasons to smash the important officials of the family who deliberately framed the old Marquis Shunping to death with a chessboard in the court hall.
At that time, Zhao Ning had already remembered it deeply.
In this life, maybe I really have a chance to lead the Han army across the river to comfort my father and brother in the spirit of heaven.
It may be 30 or 50 years, but as long as you wait, there may be a chance.
I just didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon.
Four years.
In just four years, he returned to the Yangtze River from a land of one city.
At this time, what the position of pioneer means to Zhao Ning is self-evident.
All the generals in the account were stunned.
Zhao Ning is actually in the big tent, and is still discussing with them? ! !
Damn, did you see Zhao Ning who was not missing? ? !
This is even worse than the once-in-a-century rainstorm in Changsha County!
Time flies, and it is April.
The Han army was fully in Changsha County and rested for four months.
After all, it does take time and energy to help victims of floods.
However, this also shortened the distance between the soldiers of the Han army and the common people of the Han army.
All Han soldiers participated in relief and disaster relief.
Coupled with the fact that Chen Fujia sent from Jiaozhi at the beginning of the year, the first batch of propaganda committee members who had been trained to write supervisors and read as political commissars, the spirits of the soldiers of the Han army had reached their peak.
On the way, there was a small accident. There was a righteous soldier in Runan County who raised volunteer soldiers, known as the "Guiyi Army", and led the peasants and people to resist the rule of the Donghu people.
Even repelled the first wave of counter-insurgency by the Donghu people, and stood up!
Moreover, the leader of the Guiyi Army turned out to be an old acquaintance of Liu Ke.
"Zhang Yiping?"
"When I let him go, I thought he would return to Jiaozhi County, and then feel disheartened by the warmth and warmth of human beings. In this way, my big man can gain another general."
"I didn't expect the person to disappear directly."
"Now it has come out, not only has it come out, but it has also brought such a big surprise!"
"Rebels, Rebels"
"I'm afraid it has been seven or eight years, and there has been no uprising!"
Liu Ke was quite emotional. The one move of idle chess back then was unexpectedly played by accident in another track, which played a great role.
People think about Han, uprisings everywhere, and a large number of rebels will bloom more behind Donghu. This was planned by Liu Ke when he burned the Puliuru Navy.
It's just that no one has fired the first shot. It was only this year that the flames finally started to ignite.
"Since it was Zhang Yiping who raised the army, there is no need to worry too much."
"Zhang Yiping is capable of writing and martial arts. He has 95% of the command, and he makes a plan before making a move. At this time, he must be sure to raise troops."
"Not to mention repelling the first wave of Donghu people, it is not impossible to fight all the way and join the Han army."
Liu Ke sent an embroiderer to see if he could get in touch with Zhang Yiping, and the two sides could do something together.
If it can be done, the progress of the Northern Expedition will definitely be accelerated again.
But this is not the focus. After all, the Han army has not even crossed the Yangtze River, and it is too far away from Runan County in the Central Plains.
The current goal is to cross the river.
In mid-April, preparations for crossing the river can already be started.
The soldiers of the Han army chanted chant and gathered the collected ferry boats together.
On the river near Chanling Port, there are all kinds of ships everywhere, ranging from board boats used to transport supplies to small fishing boats used by fishermen.
Of course, the bathtubs are the most eye-catching.
Liu Ke has been paying attention to the mobilization of ships. It is necessary to collect as many ships as possible, and then transport all the soldiers and horses across the river, and then the ships turn back to deliver follow-up support and supplies.
He roughly calculated that according to the width of the Yangtze River, even under good conditions for crossing the river, it would take more than half an hour for a ship to cross the Yangtze River for a round trip.
The layout of the Donghu people on the other side is not very clear.
But since the Donghu people have also prepared for four months, there must be enough equipment and weapons.
At least compared to when he crossed the river and arrived in Changsha County, he was more dominant.
Zhao Ning's vanguard had to be on the opposite bank, and under the heavy guard of the Donghu people, they had to hold on for more than half an hour before they could wait for the follow-up reinforcements of the large army, which was extremely stressful.
And this time Liu Ke couldn't go ashore, treating himself as an enemy of ten thousand people.
This time he also has a plan to cross the river in a bathtub. It's not true, it's impossible on the sea with strong winds and waves, but on this river, the bathtub may not be unable to serve as a giant ship.
Numerous soldiers of the Han army acted as trackers, pulling the boats to the shore and lining them up uniformly.
There are more and more ships gathered in Chanling Port, and there are seven or eight hundred ships of various types.
However, because of Xue Jia's strategy, there are not so many ships that can be used to transport the soldiers of the Han army.
That's why Zhao Ning needs to take the vanguard and support himself for a while.
Liu Ke looked at the ship beyond his horizon, and couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction.
Although there are not more than a thousand ships, this is already all the ships they can recruit.
After all, there is only one Jingnan ship, so there are so many, it is already considered that the army and the people are united, and the people are extremely cooperative.
Zhao Ning, who was the vanguard for the first time, seemed extraordinarily active. Seeing that the boats were aligned and ready to board and cross the river at any time, he yelled at the vanguard soldiers and horses:
"Move faster. Your Majesty has ordered you to cross the river in the near future. You must be fully prepared!"
When he said the word "crossing the river", his voice trembled uncontrollably.
"Yes!"
The soldiers yelled in response that they would cross the river in the near future, and they knew it very well.
After all, the food these days has improved a lot.
One meal of meat can be eaten every day.
If the ideological work done by the supervising army can keep up, the basic treatment of the soldiers must also keep up.
Liu Ke never intended to treat the soldiers harshly, no matter how hard the soldiers could endure.
The soldiers went to the battlefield for the country, hanging their heads on their belts, and fighting bloody battles with the Donghu people. Then the country is rich, and it is right to give them better treatment.
Anyway, it is Luzon's money.
After another two days, everything was ready.
"Your Majesty is here! Your Majesty is here! Your Majesty is here!"
Liu Ke came to Chanling Port again, except for Wei Chengxian and Lu Fengfu, some soldiers and horses who came out of Luo Port, other generals came to greet them one after another.
The generals, led by Yue Shaoqian, took the lead in cupping their hands and saying:
"See Your Majesty at the end!"
One of the generals also yelled together afterwards:
"See Your Majesty at the end!"
Liu Ke satisfied his vanity a little, but the ostentation was not enough.
Where is this going?
It's still far away from Chang'an, let alone the whole world? !
Liu Ke took a deep breath, shook his body slightly, and said in an extremely deep voice:
"Everyone, I have nothing to say today. You all know how to deal with Hugou."
His eyes were sharp, and he paused every word:
"I only hope that on the battlefield, you can show your majesty, and let those Donghu people know what it means that Han people should not be humiliated!"
Liu Ke's voice gradually rose, full of passion and fighting spirit, [Orator]'s destiny, even these concise words can cheer everyone up.
Then he looked at Zhao Ning, crossing the river was Zhao Ning's home field, he didn't need to say too much, he just gave an order again.
"If you win a battle, everyone will be rewarded!"
"Come on, bring things up!"
Then the soldiers immediately brought up several wooden boxes.
Open the box, inside is not gold and silver, but medals one after another.
Liu Ke saw at a glance the unquenchable thirst in the eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers.
Not gold and silver, but far better than gold and silver.
He said with a smile:
"Medals and medals, only those who have honors can get them, and only those who fight the battle well can get them."
With that said, he hung up one for himself.
"I know how to fight, and I have merit in mobilizing ships, so I will take one first."
"As for the rest, it will be awarded after the victory. This is an honor. As for the reward, that is another matter."
Is there any soldier who has won the medal and is still a little puzzled, if you don't reward gold and silver, give the medal first?
Seeing this, an old soldier wiped a medal on his chest, pinched the edge of the medal, and said to the unknown soldier:
"Don't understand? Feel for it, this, the third-level battle medal!"
"Third-level battle medal?"
The soldier touched it subconsciously, and immediately felt an irrepressible fighting spirit in his heart, which was particularly inspiring.
"I want one too."
The soldiers of the three armies thought in unison that everyone had been coveting the new medal for a long time.
What medal do you get this time?
Crossing the River Medal?Medal of Jingzhou?
"Long live Your Majesty!"
"Thousands of years of the great man!!"
The voices of the soldiers of the three armies were full of pride and ambition, and the shouts resounded through the sky, as mighty and shocking as thunder.
The momentum is like a rainbow, the fighting spirit has reached its peak, the flags are fluttering, the drums are beating, and they are ready to join the battle at any time.
Liu Ke waved his hand and said directly without delay:
"Okay! The morale is like a rainbow, it really is my son of the Han family!"
The soldiers held up the weapons in their hands, staring at Liu Ke with fiery eyes, panting heavily in their nostrils.
As the vanguard, Zhao Ning directly inserted the bright silver spear into the ground, drew out the sword at his waist with a clang, shouted loudly, and ordered:
"The whole army boards the ship!"
Orderly organization is one of the principles proposed by Yue Shaoqian, and the Han army has fully implemented it.
All the branches were told all the rules of crossing the river before they arrived at the river.
It is required that when the team drives to the river, they must stop first and are never allowed to approach the ferry.
Even each ferry is specially coded with a number, which specifies the number of people and goods it can carry, and even marks the order of seating.
In this way, according to how many people the boat can carry, let as many people go to the beach at the ferry, and then board the pre-designated boat.
The soldiers can only line up in a column and board the ship one by one, and several people are not allowed to board the ship at the same time, which prevents the phenomenon of scrambling for the first.
Even Yue Shaoqian specially equipped each ship with a captain.
Even generals, even generals, have to obey the captain's management after boarding the ship.
Under such strict discipline, there is no accident at all when boarding the ship, and it is extremely fast and without delay.
All the generals couldn't help admiring, as expected of Yue Shaoqian, a [-] army boarded the ship in such a small port, and it was so orderly.
This ability alone is beyond their reach.
Liu Ke was also quite impressed, this was something he couldn't do, so he glanced at Yue Shaoqian's panel.
【Name: Yue Shaoqian (Guo Shi)】
【Age: 40】
【Command: 104; Force: 70; Wisdom: 92; Administration: 85】
[Characteristics: Loyalty, Standing Up, Integrity, Mechanism, Uprightness]
Impeccable ability, impeccable character.
Liu Ke began to think about it, and after crossing the river, he simply divided his troops into two groups.
Along the way, led by himself, he turned into the land of Sichuan and Shu, and attacked and destroyed Shi Zhou's tribe.
Along the way, led by Yue Shaoqian, he attacked Xinye and Wancheng, and joined the Guiyi army in Runan, waiting for the opportunity.
The soldiers began to board the ship one by one.
But unlike good order, although they are carried according to the prescribed number of people, almost all ships are overloaded to varying degrees.
Big boats may be a little bit better, and there is not much impact beyond one or two people.
However, the hulls of many small boats have reached below the waterline.
The soldiers sitting on the boat, as long as they made some large movements, the hull of the boat would shake and be extremely unstable.
It's not even as good as those, which were led by the emperor with a rope, decorated with a donkey's head, and hung a wheel as a lifebuoy, and the bath tubs that crossed the river together came safely.
But no one thought anything was wrong.
Disaster relief and logistics have been exhausted.
It would be nice to be able to call in ships. A [-]-strong army crosses the river. Although the size and specifications of the ships are inconsistent, it is difficult to figure out exactly how many ships will be used.
But thinking about it, it is definitely not enough, and it is normal to be overloaded.
And this scene was discovered by the Donghu scouts on the other side who had been paying attention to the situation on the river.
And reported it to Shi Zhouhe A Sui in time.
"Your Highness, the traitors are boarding the boat and preparing to cross the river!"
"According to my observation, there are about [-] large and small ships, but because the ships are of different sizes and specifications, it is difficult to estimate the number of soldiers and horses."
"However, the waterline of the ships is very deep, obviously all of them are overloaded, and the number of Han troops will not be small."
"and also."
"What else?"
"And a bathtub."
(End of this chapter)
"Your Majesty, news has come from the Embroidered Clothes Envoy that the Khan King of Shi Zhou's tribe, Shi Zhou He'a Hu, has dispatched his eldest son, Shi Zhou's A Sui, with fifty thousand soldiers, to Jiangling."
"At this time, after a short rest, heavy troops have been deployed along the river to hold on."
The person who reported the news was not an ordinary orderly soldier as usual, but a tall and strong general.
"Oh? Is Shi Zhouhe's reaction so fast?"
Liu Ke saw at a glance that this person was Wei Chengxian, the governor of Guiyang County who had surrendered.
[Name: Wei Chengxian (Sergeant Sergeant)]
【Age: 44】
【Command: 75; Force: 88; Wisdom: 73; Administration: 70】
[Characteristic: Drilling Camp]
Wei Chengxian's ability is not bad, relatively comprehensive, as a county guard, he is enough to provoke the military affairs of a county.
Just a little older, there is not much room for growth.
Moreover, Liu Ke was actually a little skeptical about Wei Chengxian's loyalty.
If the Han people want to serve as local officials under the rule of the Donghu, they must either be loyal and capable enough, or they have to have various unclear relationships with the nobles of the Donghu.
To put it plainly, you have to be your own family.
With Hou Junyan's ability, he couldn't even serve as the governor of a county. Wei Chengxian, whose ability is far inferior to Hou Junyan, can do it.
It can be seen that there must be abnormalities in it.
Liu Ke can probably guess one or two.
Looking at Wei Chengxian's characteristics, one can tell that this is a person who knows how to make money.
Liu Ke is naturally skeptical of such a person who likes to exploit and speculate.
However, Wei Chengxian really made a contribution. He directly contributed to Guiyang County, which reduced the loss of food and fodder of the Han army and saved the lives of the soldiers.
Otherwise, it would be quite troublesome to storm Guiyang County.
This kind of behavior of abandoning the dark and turning to the bright is also worthy of being an example and vigorously publicized.
Therefore, Liu Ke still felt that this Wei Chengxian could be used, after all, he was also a rare talent.
"Deployment along the coast of Shi Zhou and A Sui"
"In this case, we have to think about how to cross the river next."
Liu Ke fell into deep thought, and simply asked Wei Chengxian to call other generals into the account for discussion.
Generally speaking, when the army crosses the river, it is a pontoon bridge.
If tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are simply transported by ship, when will they be transported?
So generally take the pontoon bridge directly.
A pontoon bridge can pass 10,000 people in a day, and if you build a few more, an army of [-]+ people will pass in two or three days.
If there is an enemy army on the opposite side, it is easy to deal with it, just change the place and build again.
But among all the rivers, the Yangtze River is an exception.
The river is too wide, and there is no dry season, so since ancient times, it has been called the natural danger of the Yangtze River.
The only way to cross the Yangtze River is by boat, and the efficiency is very low, and you have to go to the port.
Ignoring the port and docking casually, it is easy to run aground. Even if it does not run aground, the soldiers will have to wade across in the end.
And when you walk ashore, if you wear heavy armor, you are dying.
If you don't wear armor, you will die as soon as you go ashore.
Therefore, crossing the river has been a big problem since ancient times.
Even the strong army in modern times was not easy to cross the river. When they crossed the Xiangjiang River, they paid a heavy price with more than half of the casualties, and were forced to change the original strategic plan.
But it's also interesting to say.
The natural danger of the Yangtze River has always been used by the southern separatist regimes to defend themselves, making it impossible for the northern regimes to attack.
The current natural barrier of the Yangtze River, from south to north, has become a natural barrier for the Donghu people in the north to resist the northern expedition of the Han army.
After a while, all the generals of the Han army filed in.
There are a lot of talents in the account.
In addition to Yue Shaoqian, Xue Jia, Zhao Ning, Di Han, Le Shun, Li Jingji, Ma Kuo, Lei Lan, Barnihan, these old faces.
There is also a brawny man with a naked upper body and a full body of tendons, and a muscular man with a beard.
They were all picked up by Yue Shaoqian picking up trash in Jingnan.
This Yue Shaoqian couldn't find any faults in fighting, but his ability to discover talents was far inferior to Xiao Yuanchang.
I usually like to promote those abstract things as lieutenants, and the key nomination is Ma Kuo.
But there are indeed some merits.
The strong man whose upper body is easy to be harmonized is Shalibie, the barbarian king of Wuxi.
[Name: Sharibe (Sergeant Sergeant)]
【Age: 38】
【Command: 60; Force: 92; Wisdom: 64; Administration: 58】
[Characteristic: short-sighted]
The value of force is really good, but it's a pity that they lack the ability to lead an army alone, and the command difference is too great. Even as a vanguard, they can only lead three to five hundred people.
He can only be a brave general, a fighting general, a lieutenant general for those generals who are alone, or simply a personal bodyguard.
There is nothing wrong with personality, short-sightedness means little knowledge, Wuxi savages, and soil turtles are normal.
In the past few days, Shali has been shocked countless times when he saw the armor and weapons of the Han army.
Especially the bed crossbow that would pop out the melody after firing made Sha Libie praise it again and again, amazed.
And another muscular bearded man named Jing Daorong.
[Name: Jing Daorong (Sergeant)]
【Age: 30】
【Command: 69; Force: 88; Wisdom: 32; Administration: 33】
[Characteristic: Confidence]
With Yue Shaoqian's vision of discovering talents, it is not easy to find an ordinary but easy-to-use pioneer like Lei Lan.
When this Jing Daorong was discovered by Yue Shaoqian, he still claimed to be General Lingling, and what stood out was his self-confidence.
However, with a little restraint and barely usable, it is not bad.
And both Jing Daorong and Sha Libie can make up for Yue Shaoqian's shortcomings in personal martial arts.
In addition to these generals, there are also names and surnames in the army, and there is a master Bo Lu Fengfu.
Liu Ke originally wanted to call Lu Fengfu to discuss with him. After all, apart from his 108 force value, this guy has more than 80 intelligence and governance, which can be regarded as some brains.
But Lu Fengfu was unwilling.
The emperor's blood spattered the court several times, and the officials also fought each other in the court.
After reading the history books, there are too many martial arts during the imperial court.
And that Iron Fist invincible Wei Jishu, no matter whether you are a human or a ghost, kuang kuang kuang is the three punches, who doesn't know his name?
In case of violence in the court, a political disagreement, a fat beating, bumping and injury, you will suffer a big loss.
Lu Fengfu was willing to join the army. He was the first scholar in the Xinke to join the army because he was afraid of being accidentally beaten when discussing affairs in the court.
Now let him participate in the discussion in the army?
No way!
As a soldier, one counts as one, who is not panicked in the barracks, how can he have a good temper?
They are both generals, and they have two strengths at hand. They guess that they can't convince anyone, and they just start fighting each other.
Deliberations in the military camp are definitely more dangerous than those in the court! !
Therefore, Lu Fengfu is very persistent and has no ambitions. He just wants to be an ordinary little master.
Counting the war damage and counting the food and fodder is quite comfortable.
You can also talk to the supervising army who just came from Jiaozhi, and preach to the soldiers why we are fighting.
"Ahem——Your Majesty is worried about crossing the river?"
Hearing the coughing sound, he knew it was Xue Jia who was talking.
In Jingnan, it was pouring rain, and many soldiers in the army caught some cold after being drenched in the rain.
However, this sick man was just as usual, coughing violently habitually, looking like he was going to die at any time, but he still breathed a sigh of relief.
"What clever plan does Xue Qing have?"
Liu Ke looked at Xue Jia, Xue Jia was the only one in the army who could do tricks.
Yue Shaoqian's wisdom is also over ninety, but he puts more emphasis on strategy, and he fights with peace and stability.
At this time, he missed Jia Wuji a little bit.
Master Jia, it hurts!
Xue Jia straightened out her thoughts, cupped her hands and said:
"Since the Shi Zhouhe Department has sent people to support the three counties in Jingbei, in this way, occupying the natural danger of the Yangtze River can be regarded as taking advantage of the geographical advantage."
"If all our troops want to cross the river, they can only start from Chanling Port, and the opposite of Chanling Port is Jiangling Port."
Xue Jia suddenly paused, seeing that all the generals were looking at him, then continued:
"Soldiers use deceit to establish themselves."
"how do I say this?"
Xue Jia's complexion was rosy, and there was light in her eyes, as if the light was shining back.
Familiar people saw this scene and knew that Xue Jia already had a plan in mind.
Once the guy had an idea in his head, he started to flash back and speak coherently without coughing.
But after the flashback, he just won't die.
"Using troops is more important than planning. Even though our soldiers are brave and good at fighting, the Donghu people have already deployed heavy troops along the river. Under such circumstances, forcibly crossing the river is the next best thing to do."
"As long as it is possible, we can plan and cheat to create weak points in the coastal defense line, so as to successfully cross the river at a relatively small cost."
Yue Shaoqian nodded. If he could cross the Yangtze River in a more ingenious way, it would be better than crossing the Yangtze River by force. So he asked:
"Where does the meter come from?"
Xue Jia smiled and said:
"Your Majesty flooded Changsha and shocked the world. There are not many generals in Shi Zhou's army who dare to lead an army to fight His Majesty."
"This Shi Zhouhe's Sui, I'm afraid it's because of Shi Zhouhe and Ah'hu that he couldn't find anyone who can rest assured, so he had no choice but to send his son-in-law to lead the army to Jiangling."
"Only generals of this kind of origin will never surrender to our army."
Barnihan is now 19 years old and an adult, but he still has a little childishness, so he whispered:
"It's not that absolute."
The generals couldn't help smiling knowingly, with Puliu Rama in front of him, how could there be Donghu people who would never surrender to the big man?
Xue Jia also smiled, and continued:
"When dispatching troops and generals, those who dispatch are loyal generals, not capable generals."
"In this way, Shi Zhouhao's personal ability is the gap in this entire line of defense."
Hou Junyan was an official in Shi Zhouhe's department before, so he knew a little about Shi Zhouhe's A Sui, so he said:
"Military Master, this Shi Zhouhao and Ah Sui is indeed just a middle-aged man, not a famous general, at most he is brave, but not wise."
"And his personality is just like his father's, very tyrannical, murderous and plotting at every turn, which is very unpopular."
"If this is the case, we can indeed take advantage of it and try countermeasures to see if there are any capable people in the Donghu army or the three counties in Jingbei who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Donghu people and who are not used to the tyrannical methods of Shi Zhouhao and Ah Sui. .”
When Di Han heard this, he frowned. It is not so easy to find rebellious cubs who can affect the situation of the battle.
"Since Shi Zhouhe and Ah Sui are not very wise, maybe there will be a wise man with the army."
"That Liu Bin, who claims to be able to plan everything in one step, escaped in the battle of Jingnan, maybe he is now in Shi Zhouhao's army."
Di Han was still very afraid of Liu Bin's schemes. This time Liu Bin met the emperor. If he or Yue Shaoqian were the commander in chief of the Northern Expedition, it would be difficult to get any favors.
After all, the rare torrential rain in a century and the rebirth of a martial saint are not means that normal people can do.
Xue Jia answered and said:
"General Di is right. Whether it's Liu Bin or not is still uncertain."
"But Shi Zhouhe'a'sui is a man with little wisdom, even if Shi Zhouhe'a'hu is worried about the position of the people below, he will definitely send someone to advise him."
"Then our army can use tricks to confuse the Donghu people."
"Starting from the ship, just this and this"
"vessel?"
When Liu Ke heard this, a ghost came to his heart suddenly, and he suggested:
"Our [-]-strong army wants to cross the Yangtze River. At least we need nearly a thousand boats. Our ships are tight, and we can't recruit too many people from the people. If this is the case, we have to use false and real tricks. Why don't we use some bathtubs from the people? .”
"Bathtub???"
All the generals were a little confused.
There are not enough boats, which is normal.
As long as the big man has a boat, he basically devotes himself to maritime trade.
The benefits of the Maritime Silk Road are too great. Stepping on a horse is like stealing money. This ship is a money bag. If you have too much money, you have to put it in a money bag!
It is not realistic to transfer all the ships used for commercial use to Jingnan.
The journey is too far, and most of Dahan's income now comes from trading with Luzon, supplying, replenishing, and selling goods, and he has to use ships everywhere.
It’s okay to have one or two boats missing, but if you miss hundreds of boats, there will be troubles in all likelihood.
But there are not enough boats, so choose a bathtub to cross the river? ?
It doesn't seem to work either.
You can indeed cross the river with a bathtub.
It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but if you really cross the river in a bathtub, even if you successfully landed, the soldiers are exhausted and there is not much fighting power left.
Jing Daorong thought for a while, and felt that he had comprehended the holy meaning, his eyes were piercing, and he howled loudly:
"Your Majesty's plan!"
"That's right, if that's the case, let's use the bathtub to cross the river!!"
"Firstly, it can make the ships not so tight, and secondly, it can also trick the Donghu people to take the initiative to attack and put the battlefield on the river."
"The water quality of Donghu people is not very good."
"That is to say, some Han soldiers who were born in Jingzhou in the army only know some water skills."
"In addition, there are not many warships in Jiangling Port, and the combat effectiveness is mediocre."
"Although the navy of our army has not been dispatched, most of them are from the south."
"Basically everyone knows water, even if the ferries that can be recruited are ordinary civilian ships, their combat capabilities on the river are extremely good."
"Back then, with merchant ships and infantry, His Majesty was able to wipe out the great pirates that ran rampant in the South China Sea. As long as the Donghu people dared to intercept and fight on the river, it would not be a problem to wipe them out."
Jing Daorong was extremely confident, as if standing on a large ship on the Yangtze River, as if he had a panoramic view of the battle situation, and the Donghu people were completely defeated.
For a while, all the generals in the tent were somewhat infected by this confidence.
This bearded man is so brave!
But after thinking about it, it seems that there is no problem.
What Jing Daorong said was right!
At that time, the emperor took thousands of infantry and merchant ships looted from the aristocratic family to wipe out the big pirates who had been entrenched in the South China Sea for many years, and even pacified Yizhou.
There was another round of discussions among the generals.
No matter how the emperor can fight, crossing the river in the bathtub is somewhat outrageous.
This is the natural danger of the Yangtze River!
But in the end, they all agreed with this decision. After all, it was false and real, and they didn't really want to rely on the bathtub to fight Donghu people.
It would be a pleasant surprise if the Donghu people could take the risk of sailing to the river to conduct interception operations and turn the landing battle into a water battle.
Although few of them know how to fight in water, the Donghu people must be worse than them!
After deciding on a strategy, Yue Shaoqian suddenly took over the words and emphasized:
"For the battle of crossing the river, Yue only has three points to mention."
"First, be flexible and maneuverable; second, have sharp eyes and ears; and third, be well-organized."
"Flexibility is to maintain the mobility of the army. It is not easy to cross the river. Even if the military division has made a plan, the enemy should not be underestimated."
"Some food, supplies, and unnecessary things can be saved if possible. They must be light to ensure that our army can advance and retreat freely."
"Smart eyes and ears means that you must be sensitive to information. If there is any trouble, you must respond immediately and pay attention to the movements of Donghu people."
"The final organization is orderly, so there should be no need for Yue to say much."
"Well said! With the military division and Yue Shaobao here, Dong Huxiao's younger generation, even if we send ten times more troops to guard the coast, our army can easily break it!"
Wei Chengxian clenched his fists and praised the two of them vigorously.
This article and one military are the second and third people in the army who are only under the emperor. They have high prestige and strong ability.
From the very beginning, Wei Chengxian has been actively expressing himself.
For example, the reporting of the military situation was carried out by the orderly soldiers below, but Wei Chengxian personally reported it, just to keep showing his face in front of the emperor and showing off.
Seeing this, Lei Lan on the side had a look of disdain on his face.
Wei Chengxian's actions were so obvious that even he had already sensed his intentions.
Isn't it just to grab the vanguard?
But this also made Lei Lan feel a sense of crisis.
There was a shortage of major generals in the Han army before. With his ability, not only was he a steady vanguard, but he also occasionally had the opportunity to lead his own army.
But now there are a lot of talents in the army, and Barnihan, who has been in the vanguard with him before, has shown great progress. He also has the identity of a South Vietnamese native. There are a large number of people in the army, which has already given him a lot of pressure.
Here comes Wei Chengxian again.
Na Shalibie and Jing Daorong, from their looks, seemed to be quite powerful as well.
Lei Lan secretly glanced at Hou Junyan.
He likes to take risks, and feels that Hou Junyan is similar to him, and likes to use tricks.
But he is a general who can lead an army alone.
It would be great if I could ask for a lesson or two and learn a thing or two.
Liu Ke noticed Lei Lan's little expression, and Yue Mo also guessed what was going on in his heart.
After winning Changsha County, Meng Hui and Yuelu Academy really brought him many surprises.
First of all, Gongyang Confucianism is basically enough. Although there is no leader yet, he can start debating scriptures, publicizing ideas, and starting to reciprocate and reciprocate.
It is useful for stabilizing the rule, strengthening the belief in the Northern Expedition, and calling on the Han people all over the world to resist the Donghu people.
"After taking Sichuan and Shu, consider opening a martial arts lecture hall, based on Yuelu Academy, learning both literature and martial arts."
Liu Ke didn't hesitate too much. Anyway, he is the dean of Yuelu Academy, and he said what he said.
As for the former dean Meng Hui?
He cut it.
You helped Shi Zhouhecong, you are still a famous hermit, the influence is too bad, if you don't kill me, you will kill anyone.
However, Liu Ke didn't touch the Meng family. Instead, he directly asked the Meng family to pick a talented person from the clan to serve as the governor of Changsha, and he also gave them a share of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce.
The Meng family is naturally happy, who is Meng Hui?I'm so unfamiliar.
Not only held the court, but also took the lead in criticizing Meng Hui.
Even if you don't want the Nine Clans, you can't be in cahoots with the Donghu people!
Stealing a villain is a disgrace to the Meng family and the Han family, well done by the emperor!
Lei Lan was still thinking about the possibility of learning and progress, and Wei Chengxian directly began to plead for orders:
"Your Majesty, since everything has been decided, it is better to be the vanguard from the end of the future."
"The last general can take the first step, lead the army to the ferry, and then go to the coast to collect ferry boats. Judging from the current situation, three to five hundred ferry boats should not be a problem."
"We attacked Jingnan very fast. Not only the civilians, but also the large and small ships left by the Donghu people did not have time to withdraw. In addition, we big men are the destiny. It should not be difficult to get a ferry. "
Liu Ke nodded. With Wei Chengxian's ability, he was overqualified as a vanguard.
However, as a surrendered general, Wei Chengxian wanted to actively perform meritorious service, so there was no problem.
And although a plan has been made, there are various ways of crossing the river.
But in general, we still have to follow the conventional forced transfer plan to make preparations.
All personnel must land. If there are only a few tens of thousands of people, don’t talk about falsehoods. It doesn’t matter if you are false or real. There are not enough soldiers and horses. Facing the Donghu heavy soldiers along the Yangtze River, who are strictly guarding against death, they can only be driven out. Return to the water to feed the fish.
According to the news that the embroidered clothes envoy and sentry cavalry came out together, counting the [-] soldiers supported by Shi Zhou and A Sui, there are at least [-] soldiers in Jingbei.
This is not a small amount.
Liu Ke thought for a while, the pioneer is very important, and it must be given to a trustworthy person, and said:
"I have other arrangements for this battle."
"However, Wei Qing has recently surrendered and is eager to make contributions, so I can understand."
"According to the plan of the previous military adviser, I can lead three thousand soldiers with you, with Lu Fengfu as the leader, lead an army by myself, and leave from Luogang to cross the Yangtze River."
"If you can successfully cross the river, it will be considered a great achievement."
Although Wei Chengxian didn't get the vanguard, he was quite satisfied.
Although there are few soldiers and horses, it is not bad to be able to lead an army by yourself.
As long as you grasp it well, no, you can definitely grasp it.
He knows how much the Donghu people are, and they are indeed good at fighting, but they really cannot beat the Han army.
With Emperor Han leading the army between Chanling Port and Jiangling Port to contain the Donghu people, it should not be difficult for him to sneak across the river from the side.
Isn't this a credit that can be obtained easily?
After making meritorious deeds and doing some more work, his status in the future will definitely be higher than when he was in Donghu.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wei Chengxian hastily cupped his hands in thanks, and immediately went down with his own soldiers to prepare.
On one side, Lei Lan was a little relieved that Wei Chengxian was so active, but he still didn't get the position of pioneer!
It seems that it has to be me!
Unfortunately, Leilan miscalculated.
"Zhao Ning."
"The end is here."
"I ordered you to be the vanguard, and after crossing the river, you will be the first to do it."
"Yes."
Zhao Ning bowed his hands and took the order, speaking concisely.
He is not a person who is very good at expressing emotions. His heart is far from being as simple as words and deeds.
Back then, his father, the old Marquis Shun Ping, was stumbling by all kinds of important officials from the imperial family. Not only did his whole family die on the battlefield, but he also let the battle of crossing the river fall short.
There is no possibility of the Han Dynasty returning to Chang'an.
Even before dying, they were shouting to cross the river.
As the only seedling of Shunping Hou's lineage, the orphan Zhao Ning has this obsession, following his father's and brother's ambitions, and accomplishing his father's and brother's unfinished business.
Back then, when there was only one city left in the great Han Dynasty and the country was about to perish at any time, Zhao Ning resolutely came to join him because he had a shred of wish.
And after Zhao Ning surrendered to the Han, the emperor used a mess of reasons to smash the important officials of the family who deliberately framed the old Marquis Shunping to death with a chessboard in the court hall.
At that time, Zhao Ning had already remembered it deeply.
In this life, maybe I really have a chance to lead the Han army across the river to comfort my father and brother in the spirit of heaven.
It may be 30 or 50 years, but as long as you wait, there may be a chance.
I just didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon.
Four years.
In just four years, he returned to the Yangtze River from a land of one city.
At this time, what the position of pioneer means to Zhao Ning is self-evident.
All the generals in the account were stunned.
Zhao Ning is actually in the big tent, and is still discussing with them? ! !
Damn, did you see Zhao Ning who was not missing? ? !
This is even worse than the once-in-a-century rainstorm in Changsha County!
Time flies, and it is April.
The Han army was fully in Changsha County and rested for four months.
After all, it does take time and energy to help victims of floods.
However, this also shortened the distance between the soldiers of the Han army and the common people of the Han army.
All Han soldiers participated in relief and disaster relief.
Coupled with the fact that Chen Fujia sent from Jiaozhi at the beginning of the year, the first batch of propaganda committee members who had been trained to write supervisors and read as political commissars, the spirits of the soldiers of the Han army had reached their peak.
On the way, there was a small accident. There was a righteous soldier in Runan County who raised volunteer soldiers, known as the "Guiyi Army", and led the peasants and people to resist the rule of the Donghu people.
Even repelled the first wave of counter-insurgency by the Donghu people, and stood up!
Moreover, the leader of the Guiyi Army turned out to be an old acquaintance of Liu Ke.
"Zhang Yiping?"
"When I let him go, I thought he would return to Jiaozhi County, and then feel disheartened by the warmth and warmth of human beings. In this way, my big man can gain another general."
"I didn't expect the person to disappear directly."
"Now it has come out, not only has it come out, but it has also brought such a big surprise!"
"Rebels, Rebels"
"I'm afraid it has been seven or eight years, and there has been no uprising!"
Liu Ke was quite emotional. The one move of idle chess back then was unexpectedly played by accident in another track, which played a great role.
People think about Han, uprisings everywhere, and a large number of rebels will bloom more behind Donghu. This was planned by Liu Ke when he burned the Puliuru Navy.
It's just that no one has fired the first shot. It was only this year that the flames finally started to ignite.
"Since it was Zhang Yiping who raised the army, there is no need to worry too much."
"Zhang Yiping is capable of writing and martial arts. He has 95% of the command, and he makes a plan before making a move. At this time, he must be sure to raise troops."
"Not to mention repelling the first wave of Donghu people, it is not impossible to fight all the way and join the Han army."
Liu Ke sent an embroiderer to see if he could get in touch with Zhang Yiping, and the two sides could do something together.
If it can be done, the progress of the Northern Expedition will definitely be accelerated again.
But this is not the focus. After all, the Han army has not even crossed the Yangtze River, and it is too far away from Runan County in the Central Plains.
The current goal is to cross the river.
In mid-April, preparations for crossing the river can already be started.
The soldiers of the Han army chanted chant and gathered the collected ferry boats together.
On the river near Chanling Port, there are all kinds of ships everywhere, ranging from board boats used to transport supplies to small fishing boats used by fishermen.
Of course, the bathtubs are the most eye-catching.
Liu Ke has been paying attention to the mobilization of ships. It is necessary to collect as many ships as possible, and then transport all the soldiers and horses across the river, and then the ships turn back to deliver follow-up support and supplies.
He roughly calculated that according to the width of the Yangtze River, even under good conditions for crossing the river, it would take more than half an hour for a ship to cross the Yangtze River for a round trip.
The layout of the Donghu people on the other side is not very clear.
But since the Donghu people have also prepared for four months, there must be enough equipment and weapons.
At least compared to when he crossed the river and arrived in Changsha County, he was more dominant.
Zhao Ning's vanguard had to be on the opposite bank, and under the heavy guard of the Donghu people, they had to hold on for more than half an hour before they could wait for the follow-up reinforcements of the large army, which was extremely stressful.
And this time Liu Ke couldn't go ashore, treating himself as an enemy of ten thousand people.
This time he also has a plan to cross the river in a bathtub. It's not true, it's impossible on the sea with strong winds and waves, but on this river, the bathtub may not be unable to serve as a giant ship.
Numerous soldiers of the Han army acted as trackers, pulling the boats to the shore and lining them up uniformly.
There are more and more ships gathered in Chanling Port, and there are seven or eight hundred ships of various types.
However, because of Xue Jia's strategy, there are not so many ships that can be used to transport the soldiers of the Han army.
That's why Zhao Ning needs to take the vanguard and support himself for a while.
Liu Ke looked at the ship beyond his horizon, and couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction.
Although there are not more than a thousand ships, this is already all the ships they can recruit.
After all, there is only one Jingnan ship, so there are so many, it is already considered that the army and the people are united, and the people are extremely cooperative.
Zhao Ning, who was the vanguard for the first time, seemed extraordinarily active. Seeing that the boats were aligned and ready to board and cross the river at any time, he yelled at the vanguard soldiers and horses:
"Move faster. Your Majesty has ordered you to cross the river in the near future. You must be fully prepared!"
When he said the word "crossing the river", his voice trembled uncontrollably.
"Yes!"
The soldiers yelled in response that they would cross the river in the near future, and they knew it very well.
After all, the food these days has improved a lot.
One meal of meat can be eaten every day.
If the ideological work done by the supervising army can keep up, the basic treatment of the soldiers must also keep up.
Liu Ke never intended to treat the soldiers harshly, no matter how hard the soldiers could endure.
The soldiers went to the battlefield for the country, hanging their heads on their belts, and fighting bloody battles with the Donghu people. Then the country is rich, and it is right to give them better treatment.
Anyway, it is Luzon's money.
After another two days, everything was ready.
"Your Majesty is here! Your Majesty is here! Your Majesty is here!"
Liu Ke came to Chanling Port again, except for Wei Chengxian and Lu Fengfu, some soldiers and horses who came out of Luo Port, other generals came to greet them one after another.
The generals, led by Yue Shaoqian, took the lead in cupping their hands and saying:
"See Your Majesty at the end!"
One of the generals also yelled together afterwards:
"See Your Majesty at the end!"
Liu Ke satisfied his vanity a little, but the ostentation was not enough.
Where is this going?
It's still far away from Chang'an, let alone the whole world? !
Liu Ke took a deep breath, shook his body slightly, and said in an extremely deep voice:
"Everyone, I have nothing to say today. You all know how to deal with Hugou."
His eyes were sharp, and he paused every word:
"I only hope that on the battlefield, you can show your majesty, and let those Donghu people know what it means that Han people should not be humiliated!"
Liu Ke's voice gradually rose, full of passion and fighting spirit, [Orator]'s destiny, even these concise words can cheer everyone up.
Then he looked at Zhao Ning, crossing the river was Zhao Ning's home field, he didn't need to say too much, he just gave an order again.
"If you win a battle, everyone will be rewarded!"
"Come on, bring things up!"
Then the soldiers immediately brought up several wooden boxes.
Open the box, inside is not gold and silver, but medals one after another.
Liu Ke saw at a glance the unquenchable thirst in the eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers.
Not gold and silver, but far better than gold and silver.
He said with a smile:
"Medals and medals, only those who have honors can get them, and only those who fight the battle well can get them."
With that said, he hung up one for himself.
"I know how to fight, and I have merit in mobilizing ships, so I will take one first."
"As for the rest, it will be awarded after the victory. This is an honor. As for the reward, that is another matter."
Is there any soldier who has won the medal and is still a little puzzled, if you don't reward gold and silver, give the medal first?
Seeing this, an old soldier wiped a medal on his chest, pinched the edge of the medal, and said to the unknown soldier:
"Don't understand? Feel for it, this, the third-level battle medal!"
"Third-level battle medal?"
The soldier touched it subconsciously, and immediately felt an irrepressible fighting spirit in his heart, which was particularly inspiring.
"I want one too."
The soldiers of the three armies thought in unison that everyone had been coveting the new medal for a long time.
What medal do you get this time?
Crossing the River Medal?Medal of Jingzhou?
"Long live Your Majesty!"
"Thousands of years of the great man!!"
The voices of the soldiers of the three armies were full of pride and ambition, and the shouts resounded through the sky, as mighty and shocking as thunder.
The momentum is like a rainbow, the fighting spirit has reached its peak, the flags are fluttering, the drums are beating, and they are ready to join the battle at any time.
Liu Ke waved his hand and said directly without delay:
"Okay! The morale is like a rainbow, it really is my son of the Han family!"
The soldiers held up the weapons in their hands, staring at Liu Ke with fiery eyes, panting heavily in their nostrils.
As the vanguard, Zhao Ning directly inserted the bright silver spear into the ground, drew out the sword at his waist with a clang, shouted loudly, and ordered:
"The whole army boards the ship!"
Orderly organization is one of the principles proposed by Yue Shaoqian, and the Han army has fully implemented it.
All the branches were told all the rules of crossing the river before they arrived at the river.
It is required that when the team drives to the river, they must stop first and are never allowed to approach the ferry.
Even each ferry is specially coded with a number, which specifies the number of people and goods it can carry, and even marks the order of seating.
In this way, according to how many people the boat can carry, let as many people go to the beach at the ferry, and then board the pre-designated boat.
The soldiers can only line up in a column and board the ship one by one, and several people are not allowed to board the ship at the same time, which prevents the phenomenon of scrambling for the first.
Even Yue Shaoqian specially equipped each ship with a captain.
Even generals, even generals, have to obey the captain's management after boarding the ship.
Under such strict discipline, there is no accident at all when boarding the ship, and it is extremely fast and without delay.
All the generals couldn't help admiring, as expected of Yue Shaoqian, a [-] army boarded the ship in such a small port, and it was so orderly.
This ability alone is beyond their reach.
Liu Ke was also quite impressed, this was something he couldn't do, so he glanced at Yue Shaoqian's panel.
【Name: Yue Shaoqian (Guo Shi)】
【Age: 40】
【Command: 104; Force: 70; Wisdom: 92; Administration: 85】
[Characteristics: Loyalty, Standing Up, Integrity, Mechanism, Uprightness]
Impeccable ability, impeccable character.
Liu Ke began to think about it, and after crossing the river, he simply divided his troops into two groups.
Along the way, led by himself, he turned into the land of Sichuan and Shu, and attacked and destroyed Shi Zhou's tribe.
Along the way, led by Yue Shaoqian, he attacked Xinye and Wancheng, and joined the Guiyi army in Runan, waiting for the opportunity.
The soldiers began to board the ship one by one.
But unlike good order, although they are carried according to the prescribed number of people, almost all ships are overloaded to varying degrees.
Big boats may be a little bit better, and there is not much impact beyond one or two people.
However, the hulls of many small boats have reached below the waterline.
The soldiers sitting on the boat, as long as they made some large movements, the hull of the boat would shake and be extremely unstable.
It's not even as good as those, which were led by the emperor with a rope, decorated with a donkey's head, and hung a wheel as a lifebuoy, and the bath tubs that crossed the river together came safely.
But no one thought anything was wrong.
Disaster relief and logistics have been exhausted.
It would be nice to be able to call in ships. A [-]-strong army crosses the river. Although the size and specifications of the ships are inconsistent, it is difficult to figure out exactly how many ships will be used.
But thinking about it, it is definitely not enough, and it is normal to be overloaded.
And this scene was discovered by the Donghu scouts on the other side who had been paying attention to the situation on the river.
And reported it to Shi Zhouhe A Sui in time.
"Your Highness, the traitors are boarding the boat and preparing to cross the river!"
"According to my observation, there are about [-] large and small ships, but because the ships are of different sizes and specifications, it is difficult to estimate the number of soldiers and horses."
"However, the waterline of the ships is very deep, obviously all of them are overloaded, and the number of Han troops will not be small."
"and also."
"What else?"
"And a bathtub."
(End of this chapter)
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