Lingchangjin is located in the northeast direction of Yanjin, it is a rare waterway in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is still narrow Jindu, in fact, from the simple ferry, Lingchangjin is not a Jindu with superior conditions, there are large tidal flats on the north and south banks here, it is difficult for boats to dock directly, and there is clear water flowing into the Yellow River not far from the upstream, and the water flow is slightly turbulent.

However, in the early years, when Shi Le and Liu Yao competed for victory in the Central Plains, the river froze, and they rushed to cross the river in winter, and they felt that it was the help of the gods, so it was later operated as a ferry. And because of the narrow waterways here, the north-south voyage is much shorter, not only for the military, but also for civilian use.

In particular, Shimenjin in the upper reaches and Baimajin in the lower reaches are all important ports of great scale on this section of the Yellow River.

Lingchangjin is where Chen Shi's retreat is, one is that he crossed the Henan River earlier to make his own opinion, and at that time, the sour jujube was still within Chen Guang's control, so he didn't dare to attract too much attention, and second, he didn't have too many boats to use, even if his strength was not weak so far, there were only more than 30 boats in his hands, most of which were still small boats full of less than 100 people.

After more than half a year of operation here, an open space with an area of nearly 100 hectares has been carved out in the tidal flat, and there is a fence road that can lead directly to the water camp in the depths of the tidal flat, so it is quite large-scale.

However, due to the haste of the retreat, the area is now extremely chaotic. In addition to the thousands of soldiers under Chen Shi's department, there were also many men and women who were taken captive, including many of them who were old, young, sick and weak. The reason why these people were coerced was not that Chen was concerned about people's lives, but that he was worried that if he abandoned these people on the way, he would expose the whereabouts of his own people.

Therefore, after arriving at the hiding place, the captive population, including the unusable old and weak, were driven into the reed pond outside the camp and left to fend for themselves. As for the men and women among them, they were assembled to dig trenches, assume fences, and urgently build various fortifications.

As for the camp, it was also very chaotic for a while, many knives, guns and ordnance were discarded in the open space, the commanders of the various units were shouting to gather and count their troops, and some soldiers were fighting and scuffling together, fighting for the obviously insufficient camp tents.

"The camp has 5,300 grains of rice, miscellaneous herbs, 760 tents and stoves, 1,200 bows and crossbows, 11,000 arrows, and ...... armor."

In the big tent, the general in charge of the assets and equipment held the book to report the various materials stored in the camp, and Chen Shi was half-leaning on the high couch, his eyes slightly closed, and he was in a bad mood but also a little happy.

Fortunately, he had only used the sour jujube as a simple garrison camp before, and he had no plans to defend it for a long time, so whenever there was a loot for looting, he was transferred to this secret base near Lingchangjin.

The most important of these reserves is naturally food, which is enough to sustain the consumption of the more than 5,000 men and horses under his command for nearly two months. That is, he was able to accumulate this still rich family foundation after plundering the south bank of the Yellow River for several months, and if he relied on the allocation of the King of Wei alone, he would not be able to make ends meet at all.

Since he led a section at the beginning of last year, the grain and grass he got from Yecheng was less than 500 hundred, which was because he could be regarded as a confidant of the King of Wei, as for the other people from all walks of life, if they did not have the channels and strength to raise their own funds, they could only honestly stay around Yecheng and wait for the King of Wei to enjoy food.

"It's a pity ......"

After listening to the quartermaster's account, Chen Shi sighed in his heart, sat up from the couch and said in a deep voice: "First take three hundred grains, ten pairs of armor, three hundred swords and guns, and then recruit a thousand soldiers......

Many of the captives were strong, and it would be a waste to use them as hard servants. At present, it is not clear how many enemies in Henan will come to attack, but if they can besiege and kill the people of Huting in such a short time, at least there should be tens of thousands. Chen Shi only has more than 4,000 soldiers in the camp at the moment, and the gap is really huge.

However, he recruited soldiers again, not to fight the invading enemy in Henan. This time, he sat back and watched Tian Ni's subordinates be wiped out and did not save him, and once he retreated to Hebei, he would inevitably be held accountable by Tian Ni and even tempted to attack. Although these hastily recruited soldiers are not enough to be counted on, they can at least put up a position to deter a little.

He secretly said at the moment that it was a pity, in addition to not being able to continue to loot and loot, there was also the fact that Cangyuan Yang Zhao, who had already hoped to be pulled into his department, had to give up as he gave up the sour jujube and retreated north. That's nearly 2,000 soldiers, as many as thousands of people, if they can all be recruited under his command, then his strength will surge, even if he returns to Yecheng, he will definitely be able to occupy a place!

"Did the scouts return?"

Thinking of this, Chen Shi inevitably felt a pain in his heart and spoke again. After all, Henan was not the sphere of influence of the King of Wei, so Chen Shi organized a team of ranger scouts as soon as he came south, and a small half of the looted goods in the past period of time were invested in it, and it has become a cavalry team of nearly 500 people. Previously, when he received an emergency from Hu Ting, more than 100 people were dispatched, but few returned.

After deciding to give up the sour dates, Chen Shi gritted his teeth and sent a hundred scouts along the way, and now there are only more than 200 cavalry left in the battalion.

The reason why scouts are sent out again is that they are curious and worried, wanting to know what kind of opponent they are bullying and fearing that they will also be quietly surrounded. The second point is that if he retreats directly to Hebei without even knowing who the opponent is, he will be unwilling, and once he is held accountable by Tian Ni or King Wei after returning to Hebei, he will not be able to explain.

"I've returned all the way back, waiting for the general to summon ......"

"Don't let people in yet!"

Chen Shi roared, and it wasn't long before two scout commanders outside the tent hurriedly entered to meet and report on the enemy.

"Only a thousand? All cavalry? Have you found out? Is there a remnant of the follower? ”

Hearing the return of the scouts, Chen Shi's mood couldn't help but be even worse, thousands of cavalry are already a force to be reckoned with on the plain battlefield, you must know that in the past few months, his troops have plundered a lot, and the large investment is only to create a cavalry team of less than 500 people. Whether it is a suitable war horse or a qualified knight, including the maintenance consumption of cavalry in the future, it is a staggering investment.

In the land of Henan, there was a cavalry brigade of thousands of people, most likely the Huainan army. Moreover, judging from the military situation, although the Huainan Army is still fighting against Chen Guang's chaotic army, it occupies an absolute advantage, and it is normal to dispatch a thousand cavalry troops to sweep the area along the south bank of the Yellow River.

But if the enemy is only this thousand cavalry, then Chen Shi is really a false alarm this time. It is true that these cavalry can easily defeat several times the enemy in the field, but the sour jujube itself has a solid camp to defend, and these cavalry intrusions alone are acceptable, and they can't be attacked at all!

Now on the south bank of the Yellow River, although the Huainan Army is dominant, both wings are trapped, so in Chen Shi's view, it is impossible for the Huainan Army to go north alone along the Yellow River without solving the hidden dangers on the flanks. When Chen Guang was defeated, he could just take advantage of the situation to receive Yang Zhao of Cangyuan, and the strength of the two armies skyrocketed after the two armies, even if most of the Huainan army went north, whether it was to defend or retreat, his strength should not be underestimated.

In the end, it was the sudden urgency from Hu Ting that made him very confused, although he was sure that the Huainan army would not go north in this period of time, but in fact, he was still worried in his heart, and as soon as he noticed some signs, he quickly retreated, worried that the little family wealth he had accumulated with great difficulty was completely explained here.

He had a long-standing grudge with Tian Ni on the other side, and if he was besieged here, Tian Ni might not be able to save him, just as he was unwilling to rescue Hu Ting before...... That's it, Huting!

If the Huainan Army only came with this thousand cavalry, why did Huting ask for help in such a hurry? Although the cavalry is strong in the field, it is weak in attack, and there are nearly 4,000 people in Huting, how can they panic because of only a thousand cavalry? Moreover, there are all kinds of indications that Huting was besieged and annihilated without the power to fight back, and it was not even possible to transmit news from the waterway of the Yellow River......

"Could it be that Hu Ting trapped me?"

Thinking of this, Chen Shi's face was faintly distorted, judging from the current facts, it is undoubtedly true that there are thousands of cavalry in the Huainan Army going north, but in addition to these cavalry, are there other armies going north?

Even if the Huainan army temporarily trapped Chen Guang and then marched north to surround Huting, but Huting was backed by the Yellow River, why didn't the news be transmitted by water?

You must know that today's Yellow River waterway is under the joint control of Heluo Taobao and King Wei, Taobao must not sit back and watch the Huainan Navy go north, with Chenggao Jiancheng fortress in hand, Taobao's army is a sharp blade against the waist of the Huainan army, if the Huainan army ignores the threat of Taobao and enters the Yellow River north, it will face the danger of siege left and right, it is simply looking for death!

Thinking of this, an answer came to mind: if Huting was not in danger of being besieged, but only discovered that a cavalry of the Huainan Army was heading north, then he deliberately made this kind of camouflage, hoping to seduce himself, and then let himself collide head-on with this Huainan cavalry without knowing it?

"Evil dog thief, I have never harmed you, why can't I be compatible!"

The more Chen Shi thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was very likely, earlier Tian Ni saw that he had gained a lot in the south, and sent several messages hoping to share some profits, but he refused, and then simply sent troops to the south, but because the place of sour jujube was occupied by Chen Shi first, he had to arrange the army in the upper reaches of the pavilion. Maybe his troops didn't get much in Huting, so they were angry with Chen Shi, and this time they wanted to use the Huainan Army to hit Chen Shi hard, and then wait for the opportunity to annex it!

"Send scouts to spy again, and the boat will go west to Huting to peep around, and find out if there are any other enemy troops around!"

Speaking of this, Chen Shi's eyes were already faintly red, if his guess was right, then it was really foolish to give up the sour jujube before, although he did not rescue Hu Ting to avoid encountering a field battle, but he was smart enough to give up the sour jujube that he had been operating for a long time, which was also worth the loss!

He must figure this out! In addition to exploring the truth, the Huainan Army's lone cavalry division is also a piece of fat meat, Huainan ordnance is well-known to the north and the south, if the attack on the sour jujube is only this thousands of cavalry, he also wants to try to swallow it, one washes away the shame of the previous false alarm, and the other has this good horsemanship, his strength will be qualitatively improved!

Although there is no news from the land and water exploration, Chen Shi does not plan to wait, the cavalry is extremely mobile in this Siye Pingchuan land, if the time drags on for too long, he may only have to eat dust. At present, I only hope that those Huainan cavalry will occupy the sour jujube he gave up, and then his men and horses will rush out of the reed pond, and trap them in the sour jujube city with their numerical advantage, and they can be captured in one net.