The guard general of Linjin Pass was a lieutenant surnamed Chen, and after learning Cao Liang's identity, he immediately surrounded Cao Liang with a smile and a smile, and worked very hard to curry favor with Cao Liang.

As soon as Cao Liang revealed his intention to cross the river, Chen Duwei immediately ordered someone to mobilize all the ferries on the Pubanjin Ferry.

However, there were only five or six ferries in total, and these ferries were not big ships of that kind, but only medium-sized boats, and each boat could only transport more than thirty people at most, and if it was a group of people and horses, it could only transport ten horsemen at most.

Cao Liang couldn't help frowning secretly, five or six boats can only transport fifty or sixty horsemen across the river at a time, and the cavalry on his side with auxiliaries is a small two thousand people, which has to be crossed to the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Moon.

Chen Duwei was also embarrassed, these five or six ferries were also the largest number that could be mobilized within his authority, and there were not too many business travelers and pedestrians coming and going from the Pubanjin Ferry, and only two or three ferries were needed to meet the demand.

This time, Chen Duwei also transferred the ferries that are usually idle and rotated, but looking at Cao Liang's people, there is still a feeling of a drop in the bucket.

Cao Liang asked, "Aren't there any fishing boats for fishermen nearby?" ”

Chen Duwei said: "Most of the fishermen are fishing boats, which can only be used by one or two people, and even war horses cannot be ridden. ”

The Yellow River is not like the Yangtze River in the south, the river is narrow and the water flow is turbulent, so fishing on the Yellow River, you don't need a big fishing boat, just the kind of small fishing boat with willow leaves that can be used for one or two people, this kind of fishing boat can only be used for fishing, and if you ferry, it is not good at all.

Cao Liang originally hoped that some fishing boats could be requisitioned from the people to help the Yue cavalry camp complete the river crossing, but judging from the current situation, this possibility does not exist, if you only rely on these five or six ferries, I am afraid that it will take more than ten days to cross the Yellow River, then I am afraid that the daylily will be cold.

If the pontoon bridge is erected, the Vietnamese cavalry battalion does not have such conditions, and it can only be equipped with the boat bridge battalion when tens of thousands of troops go out to fight, and only then will there be equipment for erecting pontoon bridges.

It seems that his preparation is still not sufficient, he did not expect to encounter difficulties on the crossing of the Yellow River, how to cross the Yellow River at the fastest speed, Cao Liang fell into deep thought.

As if remembering something, Chen Duwei patted his thigh and said: "General Cao, on the Yellow River, there is a fleet, with dozens of boats, going back and forth to Luoyang, east of the river, transporting goods. ”

When Cao Liang heard this, he said with a happy face: "Okay, then you quickly order these boats to be transferred, and it is important to cross the river." ”

Chen Duwei said with a wry smile on his face: "The owner of this ship is not an ordinary person, but Han Zhang, the nephew of Han Jian, the Taishou of Hedong, who has a light official position, how can he have the power to mobilize these ships." ”

Cao Liang sighed lightly, daring to feel that this freight fleet is a person who guards Han Jian in Hedong, this Han Jian is also an official and a businessman, monopolizing shipping on the Yellow River, and must have made a lot of oil and water.

This time he went to Hedong County, Cao Liang must have dealt with Han Jianlai, but he didn't expect to encounter this incident as soon as he arrived in Pubanjin, but for Cao Liang, he was ordered to go north this time, and he had the right to requisition what he needed along the way, whether it was an official ship or a civilian ship, it was just what the army needed, and Cao Liang could act cheaply.

Otherwise, I really thought that one bamboo was an ornament.

In this era, the government requisitioned the materials of the people, but there is no compensation or compensation, the so-called coast of the land, is not the king's land, the people of the land, is not the king's ministers, this is the whole world, everything is the Son of Heaven, Cao Liang went on the expedition on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and naturally has the right to requisition these ships.

"Where are these cargo ships now?" Cao Liang asked.

Chen Duwei said: "In recent days, these cargo ships have traveled back and forth from Heyin to Luoyang to transport goods. ”

Originally, Cao Liang was still worried about where to find these cargo ships, but when he heard Chen Duwei say that these cargo ships would pass by Pubanjin today, wouldn't it be right.

So Cao Liang ordered the six ferries to immediately start transporting horses and soldiers, and at the same time let Shi Bao wait on the river by boat, and once a cargo ship passed by Pubanjin, it would be intercepted immediately and these cargo ships requisitioned.

Although the capacity of these six ferries is limited, they are idle and idle, and they can carry as much as they can.

As soon as the ferry boat ran back and forth, Shi Bao saw the upstream direction of Pubanjin, dozens of boats came from afar, each boat was the size of a ferry, it could be seen that the boat was loaded with a lot of things, the draft of the boat was very deep, and on each boat, there was a flag, and the flag was written with a Korean character.

Shi Bao immediately took a small boat to meet him and ordered the other party to stop the boat.

The boatman who drove the boat saw that Shi Bao and the others were wearing the armor and military uniforms of officers and soldiers, and hurriedly reported to the ship's owner, Han Zhang.

Han Zhang is drinking in the cabin at the moment, these few trips to Luoyang to transport goods, but he made a lot of money, this time it was full of dozens of ships of goods, and when he unloaded the ship in Luoyang, it was a lot of income, although his uncle Han Jian took the bulk of the freight earned, but Han Zhang was already content, if there was no Han Jian behind him, how could his fleet monopolize the shipping from Hedong to Luoyang.

It is precisely because of Han Jian as a backer that Han Zhang's fleet can make a lot of money, and on the ground in the east of the river, their Han family is the king, and they can do whatever they want.

Han Zhang was drinking in the cabin and suddenly felt the boat stop, and just as he was feeling strange, the shipwright ran in and reported that there were officers and soldiers blocking the ship.

Han Zhang's nameless fire jumped to the ground, and scolded as he walked out: "Is that guy who doesn't open his eyes dare to stop the boat halfway?" ”

When he arrived at the side of the ship, Han Zhang looked down, yes, it was a few soldiers wearing the armor of Wei officers and soldiers, generally speaking, most of the officers and soldiers on this waterway checkpoint Han Zhang knew, and these officers and soldiers knew that this fleet was the Han family's fleet, so they were not only unimpeded along the way, but the officers and soldiers along the road saw them, they were not humble and nodded their heads, it was too late to curry, and a few dared to stop their boats.

However, these officers and soldiers are very face-to-face, Han Zhang's impression is that Chen Duwei's subordinates in Linjin Pass should not be as good as this number, and Shi Bao's attitude is arrogant and arrogant, which can't help but anger Han Zhang.

"Bastard, don't you see that it's the banner of the Han family, you dare to stop the boat with a few of you, I don't know if you're alive or dead!"

Shi Bao said coldly: "On the orders of General Pingbei, all of your ships have been requisitioned by the official army!" ”