The cavalry rode their horses, and the sun-scorched loess road raised yellow dragon-like flying dust, approaching the narrow bridge camp, and the galloping horses gradually slowed down, revealing the figures of the first few generals. Chen Han Sanli wore a green coat as a lining and black armor outside, stepped on a stirrup, squinted at the watchtowers on both sides of the gate of the big camp, and more than 200 horsemen behind him were carrying the reins and spinning in place.

It's really hot on this dog day, and the sweat under my crotch is wet. Some people are greedy for coolness, they don't wear linings in their armor, they run wildly all the way, and their old skin is also rubbed into the armor to make their flesh and blood blurred, soaked in salty sweat, which hurts even more, and they grinning in their hearts, and scolding the Jiangdong Left Army that suddenly strengthened the offensive at this time, causing them to rush back from the big camp on the Yishui side against the sun......

"The left guard is back......" The sergeant opened the heavy gate, and shouted to pass it into one by one, and all the generals in the camp came to meet him.

Chen Hansan drove his horse into the camp, turned over and dismounted, not in a hurry to return to the big tent, first climbed up the watchtower, and looked at the wilderness in the south.

The sun had just set, and it was the hottest hour of the day, and many cavalry were rushing to fight in the southern wilderness.

The Jiangdong Left Army sent troops at the large camp in Shukou to expel the scouts from the area south of the narrow bridge, and the small-scale pursuit has not stopped since dawn.

Still unable to see the intentions of the Jiangdong Left Army, Chen Hansan looked at it for a while, his head was dizzy from the sun, and he could not see that the Jiangdong Left Army had sent out large-scale foot soldiers.

"Master Pole is coming from Dongying......"

Listening to the reminders of the people around him, Chen Hansan turned his head to look and saw that Sun Gong's grandson Zhuang was leading people from the iron cable pontoon bridge to Xiying, and he didn't go down to the watchtower, waiting for Sun Gongzi and others to come over.

The narrow bridge was originally a large wooden bridge across the lower reaches of the Shushui River, 244 or 5 miles away from Shukou, the bridge was washed away by the flood in the early years, and the place name was retained.

In order to prevent the Jiangdong Left Army from advancing north along the Shushui River to receive the officers and soldiers guarding Shuyang, and also to fight against the Jiangdong Left Army's large camp in Shukou, Chen Hansan set up camp here.

The narrow bridge camp is divided into east and west camps, and stands across the river.

Xiying is a narrow bridge town that directly occupies the west end of the bridge, and the 100 households in the town are driven away, and a fence wall is built along the original earthen fence outside the town for reinforcement, as a military camp, the scale is quite large, and Chen Hansan led more than 10,000 elite soldiers from the headquarters to settle in.

After Sun Gongzi led his troops to attack and capture Yunti Pass, he was supposed to rush to Xuzhou to participate in the siege there.

Sun Gongzi is a pioneer Qu Shuai, not good at long-term planning, but good at fighting tough battles, Chen Yan and Zhang Gou are all brave generals, and it is very suitable to fight Xuzhou Jiancheng.

However, after the Jiangdong Left Army entered Huaibei, the situation along the Huai River changed greatly.

Although Shuyang and Linyi are still separated by the city of Yancheng, the Jiangdong Left Army can completely bypass the city and directly enter the territory of Linyi, posing a threat to the flank of the army besieging Xuzhou.

Liu An'er asked Sun Gongzi to continue to stay in Huaibei and suppressed the Jiangdong Left Army with Chen Hansan.

Sun Gongzi occupied the village at the east end of the bridge, slightly reorganized, and set up as Dongying. The scale of Dongying is small, but the elite soldiers of the headquarters brought by Sun Gongzi are only four or five thousand, and they do not feel crowded.

The east and west camps are connected by iron cable pontoon bridges, and there are hundreds of hidden piles densely laid in the river below the iron cable pontoons, and many boats have been sunk to block the river.

In the upper reaches of the narrow bridge, hundreds of giant trees were cut down and tied to the bank, and when the river sealing array downstream was broken by the water camp of the Jiangdong Left Army, they cut the ropes and let hundreds of giant trees rush down with the torrent to crash into the warships of the Jiangdong Left Army.

Sun Gongzi led people into Dongying, climbed up the watchtower with his hands and feet, looked at the wilderness in the distance with his hands and foreheads, and asked Chen Hansan: "Han San, you are resourceful, what do you think of such a big movement in Huai'an these days?" ”

What I saw in front of me seemed to be a dense fog that could not be removed, and I vaguely saw some outlines, but it may not be true, Chen Hansan glanced at Sun Zhuzi and said, "I heard that Ma Lantou sent someone over at noon, why didn't I see it?" What does Maran Tou say? ”

The Liumin Army fortified along the Shushui and Surabaya sub-districts, blocking not only the way for the Changhuai army to flee south, but also the way for the Jianghuai reinforcements to advance north.

The Shushui side was headed by Chen Hansan and Sun Gongzi, and the defense line of the narrow bridge camp was mainly used to prevent the Jiangdong Left Army from attacking Linyi along the north of Shushui; On the Surabaya side, headed by the bandit Marshal Ma Lantou, he guarded the cities of Yu, Siyang, and Suining to prevent Jianghuai reinforcements from advancing north to Xuzhou along Surabaya.

Yang Quan was killed by Liang Chengyi in Hezhong Mansion, and Ma Lantou became the most intelligent and brave general under Liu An'er.

The Liumin army wanted to fight Xuzhou, except for Liang Xi in the north and Cao Yiqu in the northwest, they were most worried that the Jianghuai reinforcements would advance north along Surabaya to relieve the siege of Xuzhou.

Ma Lantou is also good at defending the city, at the beginning of Hongzepu's army, Liu An'er guarded Sizhou, Ma Lantou guarded Wuhe, and directly confronted Zuo Shangrong's Changhuai army for more than half a year, and finally there was a great victory in Haozhou.

There are nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses available under the command of Ma Lantou, who are stationed in Siyang, Suyu, Suining and other walled cities.

Sun Gongzi and Ma Lantou are both from Hongzepu Water Village, and they are Liu An'er's descendants, and they have a close relationship with each other.

When Chen Hansan defected to the government, he had a lot of blood on his hands, and many generals in the exiled army rejected him, and Ma Lantou was one of them.

Sun Gongzi touched his nose and said: "Ma Lan claims to know a few words, but looking at his bird-like appearance, holding a pen is more tiring than holding a big gun, he can write one less word, and he will never draw more, the person he sent has already sent me away, what nonsense Ma Lantou is, I will tell you the same......"

Chen Hansan nodded expressionlessly, what kind of attitude would Ma Lantou have towards him, and how could Sun Gongzi, a reckless man, help cover it up. Chen Hansan didn't mind that Ma Lantou didn't have him in his eyes, and he also wanted to hear what Ma Lantou's views were different from others about the current situation.

"The Jiangdong Left Army gathered more than 10,000 troops on the north bank, and Liu Tingzhou recruited tens of thousands of people in Huai'an, all of which were pulled to Shanyang County to prepare to cross Huai, and Lao Ma was under great pressure. Lao Ma didn't worry about anything else, he was afraid that Lin Jian would make a false shot here, and finally pulled the Jiangdong Left Army to the western front and rushed along Surabaya," Sun Gongzi said, "If it is really here, Lao Ma's side may not be able to stop it!" ”

Chen Hansan frowned and pondered.

Sun Gongzi was straight, he couldn't hide his words in his heart, and without waiting for Chen Hansan to say anything, he said directly: "I think Lao Ma's worry is reasonable, I want to go to the west bank of Yishui, and I can take care of Siyang, Suyu and ......."

Although the water surface is wide, but the river bed is built to intercept the water, in addition to the flooding, it is almost a waste river, and when you touch the position of the dam, you can wade through the river to cross the river, and the warships cannot enter.

Hearing Sun Zhuzi say this, Chen Hansan frowned, and subconsciously thought that Sun Gongzi wanted to sneak away to Suyu and partner with Ma Lantou.

"I think Ma Qushuai is too worried......" Chen Hansan didn't speak, and a person behind him interjected a sentence.

Sun Gongzi glanced back, and saw that it was Chen Hansan's master Ma Zhen, frowned slightly, and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Ma Zhen was originally a down-and-out talent, and when Chen Hansan was in charge of the anti-theft camp, he recruited him, and later wrapped Chen Hansan with the defection of the people's army, and he has always regarded himself as a strategist. In the hot weather, Ma Zhen was still wearing a long shirt and a Confucian scarf, sweat was pouring out of his body, he was dizzy from the scorching sun, and his posture was as straight as a pine, he was a good-looking person.

"If you talk about the understanding of Liu Tingzhou, except for my family Han Shuai, I don't think about it as a second person," Ma Zhen said, "This old man is stubborn, when Han Shuai put a knife on his young son's neck and asked him to open the gate of Shanyang County, he was the first to shoot an arrow, so that Han Shuai could not take Shanyang at first and dedicated it to An Shuai...... Therefore, Liu Tingzhou crossed Huai to aid Xu, I believe it, Lin Tie crossed Huai to aid Xu, bluffing. Liu Tingzhou and Lin Jian had a discord over this matter, and there will be no fake. ”

"Since you think Lin Jian is bluffing and won't make any big moves, then I should not have anything to do when I go to Yixi!" Sun Gongzi said.

"I said that Lin Tie crossed Huai to aid Xuzhou was a bluff, and I didn't say that he didn't make any big moves," Ma Zhen said, "Lin Tie and Liu Tingzhou are so bad in Huai'an, if Lin Tie is willing to send troops, is it necessary for Liu Tingzhou to hastily recruit people to cross Huai?" But Liu Tingzhou's recruitment of people to cross the Huai was so big that Lin Jian was forced to follow the crossing of the Huai ...... even if he was pretending."

"I'm confusing you," Sun Gongzi scratched his sideburns and asked Ma Zhen, "You mean that Lin Tie Duhuai was forced by Liu Tingzhou?" He has the power of the army, and if he can't send troops, can the old man in Liu Tingzhou force him? ”

"Everyone is full of gold and bones," Ma Zhen chuckled, "Lin Jian has soldiers and territory in his hands, but how many soldiers and how much territory is there?" It's just a small county. Liu Tingzhou died in battle as a powerless Wenchen crossing Huai, but Lin Lian, as a handsome minister, shrank in Huai'an City and did not come out. Don't talk about the world's scholars, even the scholars in Jiangdong County poked his back and scolded, which was enough to scold him so much that he couldn't raise his head in his life. ”

Sun Gongzi pursed his lips and disdained Ma Zhen's words. In his opinion, Lin Lian's rise to Jiangdong, flying and domineering is very much to his appetite, and he is an alternative among the minions of the imperial court, and he even secretly regrets that Lin Lian does things for the imperial court, thinking that such a character should follow An Shuai to stir up this dog's court.

Sun Gongzi's demeanor made Ma Zhen unhappy, but he could hold back, and continued: "At present, Lin Tie and Liu Tingzhou have formed a situation of two routes north to aid Xu, Liu Tingzhou crossed Huai on the West Road to grab Sikou and went north, and Lin Tie went north along Shushui on the East Road, and the two roads went hand in hand. Liu Tingzhou was blocked, and Lin Tie was also blocked; If Liu Tingzhou is defeated and dies on the West Road, and Lin Tie fights a few tough battles on the East Road and then retreats, he will say that Du Huai and Xu failed, who can accuse Lin Tie of anything? ”

"You reading thieves have a lot of bad water and pus in your stomach, how can others have so many fancy intestines?" Sun Zhuzi frowned and said, but he couldn't find a reason to refute Ma Zhen.

Saying this to Sun Gongzi, Ma Zhen's blue face was also red like a ripe crab, and he had to say that Sun Gongzi had no excuse to pull the soldiers to Yixi, so he endured any anger first, and continued: "Liu Tingzhou recruited a rabble in Huai'an, and Ma Ye has a lot of soldiers in his hands, if Ma Ye can't stop Liu Tingzhou from going north, he really underestimates Ma Ye - there is a tough battle to fight here in Shushui." Lin Tie will not save Yue Lengqiu, but he is a greedy man, especially once Liu Tingzhou is defeated and killed on the West Road, Lin Tie will find an explanation on our side - Grandpa, you can't leave Dongying! ”