East County of Yanzhou, north bank of the Yellow River, Yiyiju (now five miles southwest of Liaocheng). Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The general Li Yi sat under the big tree and laughed and talked casually with Chang Yuchun, Zhang Yan, Bian Xi, Mu Shun, Li E, Zhai Ya, Zhai Yu and other generals. Because several big leaders and captains of the Hu clan couldn't understand the Han dialect, they needed Li E, Zhai Ya and Zhai Yu to explain to them. Several people sat together, gesturing and chattering, and laughing constantly.

In the distance, tens of thousands of iron cavalry soldiers were scattered along the mile-long river, encamped.

"It's about eighty miles from Chiping." Li Yi drew a simple topographic map on the ground with a horsewhip, "We galloped eighty miles eastward, and then crossed the river to conquer Chiping and Linyi, and then we directly entered the Dongping Kingdom." We can't afford to delay too long in Dongping, lest we lose the opportunity to capture Changyi. ”

"If we don't have enough time, we can stop fighting the city-state." Zhang Yan said, "After arriving in Changyi, we only need to set up an iron cavalry to protect the grain route and prevent the army of Ren Chengguo from threatening from the flank." ”

A few people were talking, and the horses galloped in.

The scout sent news that Zhuge Liang had led the fleet to dock, build a bridge tomorrow, and cross the river the day after tomorrow.

"Kong Ming and Zhongda are so powerful, the time is not bad." Zhang Yan blurted out praise.

"We came early, and the army was stationed on the river more than a hundred miles long, which was easily exposed, so it was best to arrive at the same time as the arrival of the various armies." Li Yi said with a smile, "The day the enemy knows our purpose later, we will have one more day to sweep through the Central Plains." ”

"Herald ......," Li Yi stood up, "Tomorrow all the armies will rush to the scheduled place to cross the river." ”

"No longer hiding the traces of the army?" Bian Xi asked.

"There's no need for it." Li Yi shook his hand, "Order Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang to start building the bridge immediately." ”

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Yanzhou East County, north bank of the Yellow River.

At dawn, the dawn is just approaching the earth, leading to the north bank of the Yellow River Cangtingdu, Chipingdu and other ten ferries on the road, the endless stream, the bustling crowd gathers from all directions, like a surging torrent roaring down, the smoke and dust rising in the sky cover half of the sky, all kinds of sounds are mixed together, setting off the sound waves straight into the sky.

Hundreds of thousands of people drove empty carriages and empty baskets, and walked leisurely on the galloping road, talking and laughing, without the tension and fear of rushing to the battlefield.

The 190,000 army was sandwiched in the middle of the tide of the people, slowly advancing.

At Cangting Ferry, one hundred and twenty big ships spread their huge sails, shook their powerful long oars, rode the wind and waves, and quickly lined up on the surface of the Yellow River, like a line of eagles flying with wings, connecting the two banks of the Yellow River together.

The remaining thirty large ships, loaded with strong archers and ballistas, hurried close to the waters on the south coast to prevent the enemy from attacking by boat.

When the morning glow filled the sky and a round of rising sun jumped out of the sky, the dense war drums sounded into the sky.

The big ships on the river quickly lowered their sails and dropped anchor. The boatmen and soldiers on the ship held the boats together with ropes as thick as their arms.

Sima Yi stood at the ferry and commanded the erection of the bridge. When he got the news that the big boats were connected, he immediately ordered that thick planks be laid between each boat.

In the makeshift tent five miles from the ferry, the planks used to build the bridge had already arrived. Lifting the wheat straw and rainproof felt cloth spread on the grain hoard, the grain hoard, which was piled up like a hill, finally revealed its true face.

Tens of thousands of able-bodied men carried the wide and thick planks to the ferry in horse-drawn wagons, and began to lay the deck of the bridge as fast as possible.

Guan Yu and Zhang He, surrounded by a group of guards, hit horses and came to the ferry.

"Zhongda, how long will it take to complete the laying of the bridge?" Guan Yu waved his horsewhip and asked anxiously, "Can it be completed before dusk today?" ”

Sima Yi was introducing Zhang He to the five two-story boats moored in the middle of the river. The laying of the bridge is very particular. The Yellow River is wide, the wind and waves are urgent, and the bridge must have several solid points, otherwise once the weather is bad and the water flow becomes rapid, the bridge may break at the waist, and these five huge buildings full of baggage are to play the role of reinforcing the bridge.

Zhang He listened with relish, but Guan Yu was not interested at all.

When Sima Yi heard Guan Yu's question, he smiled apologetically at Zhang He, turned around and replied to Guan Yu: "General Guan, if the rebels on the opposite side do not attack, the laying can be completed before dusk." ”

"Can it be faster?" Guan Yu said coldly, "Now that the army's intention to attack the Central Plains has been exposed, time is everything. If you go a little faster, you have to finish the laying before dusk. I'm going to attack and seize Cangting. ”

Sima Yi touched the beard on his lips in embarrassment, and said with a wry smile: "General Guan, there is a way to speed up the laying of the bridge, but ......"

"What's the solution?" Guan Yu asked eagerly, "If you have any difficulties, I will help you solve them." ”

"It can be laid from both ends of the bridge to the middle at the same time, so that the speed of building the bridge will be greatly accelerated." Sima Yi said, "There are enough people here, but I don't have a spare boat to transport the people and sheets to the other end of the bridge. ”

Sima Yi pointed to the thirty big ships on the river that were sailing and continuing: "On the other side of the river are the rebels, in order to build bridges and be safe, we must have protection, these ships cannot bear the responsibility of transportation, so ......"

"So attack now, huh?" Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes narrowed, and he glanced at Sima Yi appreciatively.

"Cao Cao's defensive forces left in Yanzhou are not many, at most 20,000 people. Cao Ren's 10,000 horses were stationed on the front line of Dingtao and Changyi. Xiahou Yuan's 10,000 men were stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River, and his forces were mainly concentrated in Cangting, Dong'e, Chiping, and Linyi. If we wait until tomorrow to attack, Xiahou Yuan may recruit Dong'e's men and horses to Cangting overnight, so that our attack will be much more difficult. In my opinion, it's better to hit him now, and hit him by surprise. ”

Guan Yu was silent and turned his gaze to Zhang He.

Zhang He thought for a moment, pointed to the bridge and said, "Because there are rebels on the other side, even if we finish laying the bridge before dusk, this bridge is still about two hundred steps away from the embankment on the other side. If we succeed tomorrow, we will have to build a bridge with a distance of 200 paces, and we will have to delay it for at least half a day. ”

He looked at Guan Yu, waved his hand vigorously, and said categorically: "You can fight." ”

"There are now thirty large ships on the river, five coming back at a time to carry the attack troops, and the other ships are on guard on the river. Wait until all thirty ships are filled with the soldiers of the attacking army, and then attack immediately. After the Cangting battle, the thirty large ships left five to protect the bridge, five to carry the men and sheets to another section of the bridge to build the bridge, and the remaining twenty continued to carry soldiers to the opposite bank to participate in the attack. ”

"Okay, that's it." Guan Yu turned his head to look at Cai Zhe and asked, "Which army is closest to the ferry?" ”

Cai Zhe bowed down and replied, "General Li Zhong has just sent a message, and his army is still five miles away from the ferry. ”

Guan Yu said categorically: "Order, order Li Zhong to immediately lead the army to the ferry and attack Cangting." ”

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Xiahou Yuan sat on horseback, looking at the boats coming and going on the river, looking at the bridge that had gradually taken shape, his heart was nervous and almost out of breath, and his wheezing sound was extremely heavy. Horror, panic, doubt, remorse, worry, despair, anger, all kinds of emotions are intertwined, making him suffocate and scream.

Fooled, everyone was deceived by Li Yi, and this cunning tiger finally opened its bloody mouth and killed the Yellow River with great momentum.

Xiahou Ba beat his horse and galloped over, and shouted from afar: "Father, father, father......"

Xiahou Yuan looked at him coldly, and slowly squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Does the Northern Frontier Army set up bridges at other ferries?" ”

Xiahou Ba wiped the sweat from his face, nodded again and again, his eyes were full of horror, and said: "Father, there have been urgent reports from Puhe, Yang Xu, Lin Ting and other places, and the Northern Frontier Army is erecting a bridge. ”

"So, from Chiping to Cangting......" Xiahou Yuan pointed to the east of the Yellow River, sighed helplessly, and said, "The Northern Xinjiang Army launched an attack at the same time on the one hundred and fifty miles of the Yellow River, how can we resist?" ”

Xiahou Ba swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said nervously: "There are twelve ferries on the Yellow River one hundred and fifty miles from Cangting to Chiping, and according to the posture of the Northern Frontier Army, twelve ship bridges may be erected. ”

Xiahou Ba's voice trembled a few times, and he continued: "Father, how many Northern Frontier troops will there be on the twelve ship bridges?" Lakh? Two hundred thousand? 300,000 ......"

Xiahou Ba's voice became lower and lower, so low that he could barely hear himself.

"Shameless, despicable......" Xiahou Yuan suddenly scolded angrily, "We are all fooled." You look, you look at these ships......"

Xiahou Yuan pointed ahead excitedly and said loudly: "Without more than a year of preparation, how can Hebei gather a fleet of such a scale?" What is the rebellion of the Hu tribe in the desert, and the chaos of the five tribes in the desert, they are all fake, and they are all tricks of Hebei to deceive us. ”

"It seems that after the end of the Jizhou War, Hebei is preparing for you to go south to the Central Plains." Xiahou Ba lamented, "Father, what should I do now? Shall we withdraw or defend? ”

"Withdraw, ......withdraw immediately," Xiahou Yuan pulled out with a volley, "Our few men and horses are not enough for the Northern Frontier Army to plug between their teeth." Ordered the troops stationed at the various ferries to retreat hastily to Dong'e City, and ...... quickly"

"What about Chiping?" Xiahou Ba hurriedly asked, "Do you want Cai Yang to withdraw immediately?" He only has 3,000 men and horses, and he will be eaten by the Northern Frontier Army in the blink of an eye. ”

"Hold on and wait for help." Xiahou Yuan said categorically, "If we keep it for one more day, we will be able to buy one more day for the prime minister to return to the Central Plains." Can't be returned, absolutely can't be returned! (To be continued.) )