On this day, the entire Heluo Plain was not calm from north to south.

In the evening, dozens of ox carts drove out of the southwest corner of the Mengjin camp, carrying a full load of food, and slowly marched into the front camp.

The camp stove is separated, which is also a means for the Mengjin defenders to strengthen their control over the soldiers in the face of the huge pressure of the Jin army, and the front camp only stores the weapons used for battle, and the food such as grain, rice, salt and meat is stored independently, and the soldiers are not allowed to carry it privately.

When the food was transported into the camp, the commanders of each battalion came to sort and receive it, while the soldiers stayed honestly in their respective camp areas, looking at the passages between the camps with hope. It was one of the few moments they could still look forward to, and the rest of the time it was mostly unbearably dull.

Regardless of the dining location or the standard of the meal, the generals naturally had to be different from the Chen Gu rice that was difficult for the soldiers to swallow, and each person could get a few liters of wine in addition to the japonica rice and meat soup. But in such a situation, few people will have such a strong appetite.

After the peach leopard hastily eaten, he stepped out of the camp tent and patrolled the camp in armor. In a corner of the camp, I saw an old soldier with a gray beard and white hair, who seemed to be the same age as him, and was struggling to eat with his body on his back.

Seeing this scene, Peach Leopard's heart moved, and he walked close and lowered his head and asked, "Where is the old hometown?" But are there still blood relatives alive? ”

The old soldier saw a group of fierce generals surrounding him, he couldn't hold back his nervousness, and accidentally knocked over the little corn rice left, and his face became more panicked and tangled for a while, and he lowered his head to avoid the eyes around him, and he was still hesitating whether to pick up those corn rice in his heart, and he didn't know how to answer Taobao's question.

The commander of the battalion rushed here when he heard the news, and when he saw this scene, he was furious, and he raised his fists and kicked the old pawn, and there was no lack of flattery and bowed to the peach leopard and said: "Many of the soldiers in this battalion are old soldiers of Xindu......

Peach Leopard raised his hand to stop the soldier's kicking, personally bent down to help the fallen pawn, and muttered: "Xindu, Xindu...... There are many old people, and it is also a blessing to be able to survive to the white head. Don't be alarmed, old soldiers, after this battle, I will lead you to return to your homeland, and never wander ......around again."

At this moment, a lot of soldiers had gathered around, and they all heard the slightly hoarse voice of the peach leopard, and then there was no shortage of people with a look of hope in their eyes, and some people stepped forward and said in a trembling voice: "What the general said is true......

"Shut up!"

The commander of the army was also looking at the main general with anticipation and waiting for an answer, but when he saw that the peach leopard's face suddenly became gloomy, he suddenly panicked in his heart, and hurriedly scolded the old soldier who asked questions.

With the reprimand of the commander, the soldiers around the vicinity hurriedly dispersed, but this was not enough to make Peach Leopard's mood better. He turned his head sideways, avoiding the hopeful gazes of the old pawns that still cast him from time to time, and walked away with heavy steps.

When people reach a certain age, they will probably have new needs. In previous years, following the ancestors, full of heroic feelings and hating to trample on Kyushu, but now, especially after being isolated in Henan for several years, the feeling of returning to the peach leopard is no different from those old soldiers, and even more intense.

He even has no shortage of fantasies, if the southern thief Shen Wei Zhou is willing to promise to let him cross the river and return to the north, he is willing to give up Heluo! But alas, he is facing an opponent who is even stronger and more arrogant than he was in his youth, and he is about to put him to death, and there is no mercy!

"I hope that the people downstream can take credit......"

In the long camp of the peach leopard, facing the undulating mountains in the north, many colors such as hope, ruthlessness and prayer are intertwined in the sight, turning into a cloud of turbidity and chaos.

At this time, the people in the lower reaches who were pinned on by the peach leopard had already arrived in Jiacheng, which was located in the interior of the Beibi Mountain, after a hard journey.

The scale of this fort is not too large, it is located on the mountainside, it was originally a garrison of the Lingwei of the Middle Jin Dynasty, from which you can see the movement of the mountain road near the left and prevent thieves. However, with the fall of the Middle Jin Dynasty, the trees in the left vicinity also lacked the maintenance camp all the year round and grew recklessly, obscuring a large area of vision.

However, if you climb up from here, you can still see some river scenery, so it is preserved as a sentry post. However, from this position, you can only observe a little movement on the surface of the river, and if you want to get more detailed and accurate information, you can only continue to dive forward.

The first soldiers to arrive took advantage of the darkness to approach the river under the cover of the dense forest, and when they climbed a low hill and then climbed another ridge, their vision suddenly became clear.

The Jin army's water camp was anchored at a riverbank near the bank, which was also formed by the peaks of the Beibi Mountains that protruded into the middle of the river. The low-lying areas between the peaks are also flooded by the river, and it is necessary to swim nearly 20 zhang to get closer. And on the peak of that Hezhou Mountain, the reflection of armor and swords was already faintly visible in the setting sun, and it was obvious that the Jin army had ascended the fortification.

"If it's just swimming, it's easy. However, if you want to burn the thief camp, you must have a lot of burning materials, and it is difficult to hide the raft...... Alas, I hope there is no moon in the night! ”

The general in charge of this operation walked around the left for a while, observing it from all angles for a long time, and his mood was half relaxed and half heavy.

The ease lies in the fact that the Jin army is indeed extremely arrogant, and directly set up the camp in such a position, as if it did not realize that it would be attacked by a night attack. The heaviness lies in the fact that the scale of the camp of the Jin army is too large, and the three large ships alone cannot be underestimated, and there are also large and small warships gathered together, and it is really difficult for them to create a big turmoil that disturbs the whole battalion with their only 2,000 people.

"You have to dive a little deeper, take a few boats, and then set fire to ......"

The general observed and pondered the tactical details. In fact, such a high-stakes sneak attack should be prepared for a period of time in advance, and there must be several plans that can avoid variables.

But at present, the military situation is urgent, and they could not predict that the Jin army would actually set up camp here, and they were worried about missing this opportunity, so they could only deal in haste.

While the generals were still waiting, all kinds of materials for fire attack had been sent here in batches. It's late autumn, the vegetation is dry, and it is difficult to extinguish a fire. The Jin army's water camp is based on warships, mainly built of bamboo and wood, and it is cold at night, and there must be hemp felt, thick tents and other things to keep out the cold, which are flammable.

Because they knew that the Jin army was strong and powerful, the Heluo defenders were well prepared for the use of fire and materials. Like a thick and huge pine trunk, there is still a little oil preservation after drying the water, the trunk is hollowed out, and the middle is stuffed with dried pine and cypress velvet, plus the coarse hemp soaked in ointment, once ignited, it is a fire that can be burned on the water, and it is extremely difficult to extinguish.

In addition, the skins and clay pots the size of human heads are filled with coarse oil, and once they are thrown over, they can fuel the fire. Although the Heluo defenders were not rich in material use, they had a lot of ointment.

As Heluo was surrounded and the situation became more and more tense, they also slaughtered a large number of unused animal power, which can not only supplement food, but also save grain and grass, and the ointment collected is an extremely important material. At this point, if you don't win, you will die, and naturally it doesn't matter whether you waste it or not.

In the process of intense preparation of the army along the way, the sky also quickly darkened. It seemed that the heavens were also sympathetic to the inner cry of the general, and after the sun set, thin clouds gathered in the sky, but not as thick as lead and a rainstorm was coming, but only completely obscured the light of the stars and moon.

In the Jin army's water camp opposite, in order to prevent fire, the fire was also thin, and a very large camp was completely flooded by darkness. The faint sound of the wind and the dense and noisy sound of the water at night brought favorable conditions for the night attack.

However, now is not a good opportunity to launch a night attack, first, the enemy's vigilance is still extremely high in the first half of the night, and second, the preparation for a night attack is so hasty, even if the personnel are in place, the material needs to be mobilized and transported.

As a result, nearly 1,000 Heluo defender cats were on the mountain beam, each holding the jujube core in their mouths, if the jujube core was not found after the war, it would be a big crime to kill the head. Other soldiers carefully continued to carry supplies here, but the mountain roads were rugged and difficult to navigate, and the animal power was difficult to control, so all of them had to rely on manpower.

The rest of the supplies were still down, but the pine boats, each weighing hundreds of kilograms, required the cooperation of many people to move on this rugged mountain road.

It's late autumn in September, and it's getting extremely cold at night, especially on the riverside peaks. During this long preparation and waiting, many soldiers became numb and stiff in their hands and feet, and each moved his limbs slightly, rubbing his arms and knees. You must know that later they will have to soak in the colder river water for swimming, and the maintenance of the state of war can be said to be a matter of life.

In this anxious and tense waiting, the time finally arrived late at night. At the foot of the mountain, everything is also arranged, nearly a hundred rafts are placed on top of all kinds of fire attack tools, and then covered with turf, even if there is a glimmer of light, it will only be used as a floating water grass mass in the river.

The rafts set off one after another, and the soldiers surrounded them, and the armor and swords used for battle were taken off and wrapped in cowhide and placed on the rafts. This section of the river was not too deep, and the current was gentle, and after getting used to the coldness of the river, the soldiers began to swim forward at an accelerated pace.

The night was darker, and the neighbors were not even visible, so they could only adjust the restraint formation with the long rope that hooked the raft. The rudimentary raft, after carrying armor and equipment, was not enough to carry all the soldiers, and more than half of them had to be soaked in water to carry it with difficulty.

Despite the caution along the way, there were inevitably accidents along the way, and hundreds of people along the way were washed away from the direction by the undercurrent, and by the time they woke up and made adjustments, they were already far behind. In order to ensure the concealment of the whole action, someone on the raft directly cut the rope connecting the person to the raft and gave him a knife.

The night seemed to be long and borderless, and after an unknown amount of swimming, the whole team finally arrived at the outskirts of the Jin army's water camp. The boundary of this water camp is composed of several large cargo ships with extremely heavy draft in series, and the middle is separated from the inside and outside by iron cables, bamboo rafts, wooden fences and other materials.

On the rafts at the front, there were the most brave soldiers in the team, and at this time they also quietly put on their armor and swords on their backs, and quietly swam into the water, and soon arrived at the periphery of the wooden fence, carefully dismantling a few gaps, and then dozens of people swam silently to one of the ships like water snakes on the bamboo rafts.

At the stern of the boat, a soldier climbed the hanging rope and swung it up to the side of the ship, holding the knife in his hand, and was about to approach the cabin to kill, when suddenly he heard a whisper in his ear: "Why is it so slow? ”

The thug was startled, then breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to open his mouth to explain, when he suddenly realized that the accent was wrong!

"Ho...... Die! ”

After a low roar, two slender black shadows suddenly burst out in the night, directly piercing the man's waist and ribs, and with great force, he directly knocked him off the boat and fell into the water!

Brush...... Brush!

The blinding light of the fire suddenly lit up on the left, and soon illuminated the area around the water camp. At this time, the enemy soldiers who climbed the raft and finally approached the Jin army's water camp naturally had nothing to hide, and their postures were high or low, or back or prostrate, but their expressions were surprisingly consistent, and they were all wide-eyed and stunned.