Yuan Zongdi and Wang Shixiu led 10,000 governors to the Jinshui River first, and the army temporarily stopped in a small town called Hekou, which is the confluence of the Jinshui River flowing into the Yangtze River from the south.

Hekou Town is surrounded by the Yangtze River to the north and the Jinshui River to the east, with a well-developed water network and easy irrigation of farmland, so that the villagers can get delicious fish from the river and use the water of the river to irrigate the farmland.

After Chen Zilong attacked Suzhou and robbed the grain transported to Huguang by the Qing army, Luck Dehun and Tong Yanghe, in order to be able to hold Wuchang, sent a large number of Qing soldiers to grab grain everywhere, and Hekou Town also suffered a major crime, not only the whole town was looted, but the middle-aged laborers in the town were also caught in Wuchang to help the Qing soldiers repair the city.

At this time, there were only some old and weak women and children left in the originally angry town, and when they saw the officers and soldiers of the brigade pouring into the town, they immediately trembled with fright.

Yuan Zongdi asked the old minister of the clan: "Boss, Ben Hou is a pioneer officer under the public account of Chu State, and he wants to cross the river to attack the Qing soldiers, your town is close to the Yangtze River, there must be some boats, can you give it to Ben Hou for the army to cross the river?" ”

When the old man heard this, he knew that the person in front of him was actually the marquis of the imperial court, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Lord Qiqi, there are no boats in the town. ”

Wang Shixiu on the side heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, Wuchang was originally guarded by Zuo Liangyu, he claimed to have 800,000 soldiers, and raising 800,000 soldiers, how much consumption is required, Wang Shixiu can not estimate, but one thing is certain, the land of Huguang must not be able to afford to raise, and the people must be very difficult under his rule, and lack of good impression of the officials and soldiers.

At this time, Wang Shixiu saw that the old man said that there were no boats and boats in the town, so he thought that the people were worried that the officials and soldiers were unwilling to hand over their boats in vain, so he turned over and dismounted, helped up the elders, and said with a smile: "Boss, we are the official army, we are going to fight the Tartars, you find out the boats, we exchange them for food, and after the army crosses the river, the boats and boats will still be returned to you, how about it?" ”

The clan elder was helped up by Wang Shixiu, and he was terrified in his heart, he had never seen such a kind general, but the more amiable Wang Shixiu was, the more frightened he felt, so he wanted to kneel down again, but was dragged by Wang Shixiu, so he had to hurriedly say: "The grass people dare not deceive the general, a few days ago the Qing soldiers rushed into the town, and all the fishing boats were robbed by the Qing soldiers." ”

After the clan elder finished speaking, Yuan Zongdi and Wang Shixiu couldn't help but glance at each other, "It seems that the Qing soldiers have already prepared, and we can only cut down wood and build bridges." ”

Jiangxia County is located to the east of the Jinshui River, and as the vanguard, Yuan Zongdi first needed to build a pontoon bridge for the army to cross the river quickly.

Originally, he wanted to connect them with fishing boats and lay wooden planks, so that the amount of work would be much less, and he could build multiple pontoon bridges in a short time, but now he had to cut down trees to build them, but the time was immediately short.

The Ming army had an army of 60,000, and Yuan Zongdi originally planned to build at least five pontoon bridges, but now he had to give up his previous idea and decided to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river at the exit of Hekou Town.

Yuan Zongdi was an experienced general, although there were no boats in Hekou Town, but on the one hand, he sent soldiers to the Jinshui River to search for boats, and on the other hand, he sent scouts to swim across the Jinshui River and reconnoiter along the riverbank to prevent the Qing army from attacking when they crossed the river.

At this time, the soldiers who were in charge of collecting the boats also returned to Hekou Town, and they continued to run south for thirty miles, but they did not find a small boat.

This news made Yuan Zongdi a little vigilant, but the most important thing at the moment is to build a pontoon bridge, since there are no ships, then there is only honest logging.

Yuan Zongdi followed Wang Shixiu to discuss, and the two of them each led 5,000 men and horses, one in the first half of the night, and the other in the second half of the night, and they were bound to build a pontoon bridge over the Jinshui River before the arrival of Wang Yan's army.

After some arrangement, night fell quietly, Yuan Zongdi led 5,000 soldiers into the woods along the riverbank, took advantage of the bright moon in the sky, cut down trees with the soldiers, and then carried the trees back to the river.

On the other side of the river, several black figures, lying in the woods, cautiously looked at the Ming army, saw that thousands of soldiers on the west bank were busy in full swing, the burning torches on both sides illuminated the dozens of acres of the field as day, there were soldiers who dragged back the big trees one by one, and there were soldiers who carried the rafts along the pontoon bridge to the river, and people constantly jumped into the water, drove wooden stakes into the water on both sides, and fixed the rafts that were connected together, forming a very strong pontoon bridge.

"It seems that Wang Yan will rush to the Jinshui River tomorrow, otherwise Yuan Zongdi would not be in such a hurry to build a pontoon bridge."

"During the day, the Ming army scouts scouted along the river, and they really did not approach the back of Yangmao Lake, and after Wang Yan crossed the river tomorrow, he would definitely not be guarded, and this time my Qing Dynasty will defeat the Ming army."

"You continue to observe here, and I will go back and tell Lord Belle to find someone to replace you in the middle of the night."

In the woods, a few dark shadows whispered for a while, then a few were left behind, and the rest quietly left.

The river in the south is wide, and the amount of work to erect the pontoon bridge is very large, but Yuan Zongdi is still quite satisfied with the current progress, and at this speed, the pontoon bridge will definitely be completed before dawn, and according to the speed of the march, Wang Yan's army will arrive at Hekou Town tomorrow morning, when he will see a completely solid pontoon bridge.

Yuan Zongdi cared very much about Wang Yan's opinion of him, to say that Wang Yan let him lead the pro-army of the superintendent, the trust is self-evident, but it is Wang Yan's trust that makes him want to show himself more and more, proving that Wang Yan is not wrong.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, there are battles, within the Ming Dynasty, there are Tang Lu disputes, in the imperial court, there are Wang Yan, Zheng Zhilong, He Tengjiao, Qu Shiyun, Ding Kuichu and others fight with each other, in Wang Yanjun, there are also disputes between Yangzhou and Shun military lines.

Yangzhou Department is Wang Yan's most relied on, although he treats all armies equally in the army, but Wang Yan is not a saint after all, as long as he is careful, the generals can still understand the subtle differences between Wang Yan and the two.

Nowadays, many generals, although they are in high positions, are not at peace in their hearts, because they actually do not have any merits worth boasting about corresponding to their marquis, so they are eager to prove themselves.

Liu Fangliang relied on his naked clothes to fight Huarong and was recognized by Wang Yan, Gao Yigong and Liu Tichun guarded Xiangyang, as long as the war was over, they would immediately make a great achievement, so Li Guo and Yuan Zongdi were a little anxious in their hearts.

He suggested that Dai Zhifan stay in the rear army this time, because he was worried that Dai Zhifan would take away his opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

At this time, the day had reached the third watch, Wang Shixiu led 5,000 men and horses out of the temporary camp near the town, Yuan Zongdi saw that the pontoon bridge had been erected more than half, and immediately returned to the camp with the soldiers with satisfaction. \u000b?

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