Chapter 683 Forcibly Crossing the Heavens
The sky and the earth are pitch black, mortal eyesight is not good, and he can't see the situation of people jumping down clearly, and the monk's eyesight is different from ordinary people, but he can see the situation of the tumbling river swallowing people clearly.
Despite this, a large number of sergeants jumped one after another.
A group of monks were moved, but they were helpless, no way, there was really no way, time, in order to grab time!
Although this place is not heavily guarded because of the terrain, it does not mean that the enemy will not guard against this place, before the operation, this side has repeatedly felt the situation of this place, after calculation, half an hour, only half an hour of chance.
The monks of the Song Kingdom would cross patrols by the riverside, leaving only half an hour of space here.
The number of people who can pass in half an hour is also calculated, and within half an hour, the army must not only cross the river, but also quickly leave the river and escape, otherwise it will be discovered.
Once discovered, Meng Shanming's battle plan will be in vain.
There are 50,000 men and horses crossing the river this time, and there must be a sufficient number of men and horses, otherwise it will not have much effect on the next plan.
It was too hasty for 50,000 men and horses to cross the river in half an hour and in such a dangerous place.
But this is a surprise attack, that is, to make the impossible possible, that is, to do things where the enemy thinks it is impossible.
Neither the assistance of the monks nor the construction of a temporary ropeway could have sent 50,000 horses over in half an hour.
It can only be done in the quickest way, and in the most dangerous way, and it must be done in half an hour.
The sergeants holding the logs were still jumping down in batches.
A group of monks couldn't bear to look at it, and someone said loudly: "Let's do it together, and we can help as many people as we can." ”
No one had any opinions, and it was quickly executed, one person dragged one person with two hands, each person carried two people, flew into the river and got up again, went ashore and threw people down and then returned.
A group of monks repeatedly sent people back and forth across the river, ready to do their best, and how many people could be helped to cross the river in a limited time.
The sergeant, who was swallowed by the waves, floated and sank in the rapids, holding driftwood, and rushed to the backwater cliff diagonally opposite the speed of the current.
This is also the reason why Meng Shanming picked this place to cross the river, the river bank is twisted, and the water flow down will inevitably hit the shore.
But it was too dark to see anything, only by feeling.
Once the log in his arms hits the shore, he immediately abandons it, gets up in the water, and tries his best to reach out and go to the shore, and as soon as his hand hits the shore, he immediately climbs desperately to the shore.
The people who arrived on the other side of the bank first half-knelt on the shore, and once they felt that a comrade-in-arms had a hand on the shore, they immediately touched and pulled it up to help the comrade-in-arms quickly go ashore.
After coming ashore, the people quickly dispersed along the shore and continued to help those who came ashore behind.
This is also the reason why Mengshan Mingxuan crossed the river on the night of the rainstorm, usually the cliff bank is too high, people in the water can not reach the shore, cross the river and can not climb up, only take advantage of the water level to rise when there is a chance.
According to the information provided by the nearby villagers, the water level has basically reached the limit when it rises to this position.
Again, it's too dark.
Some people don't hit the cliff with a log, but people hit the cliff, it's okay to be light, just hit it, some people hit the cliff with their heads, and they directly hit a brain, and let go of the log directly with the waves.
The monks on the shore who watched this scene were a little blind-eyed, and they couldn't stand it anymore, and someone said to a general: "If you don't release the moon butterfly to illuminate everyone, the enemy may not be able to find it in a short time." ”
The general was so anxious that he grabbed the monk's shirt and said, "Fuck you, do you want to kill everyone? Listen to me, keep your people in check, and there must be no exposure!"
If he dared to be so rude, the monk had to make him look good, but at this time he endured it and remained silent.
The people on the opposite side of the bank kept jumping down in groups holding logs, and on this side there were groups of wet people climbing ashore.
Some people fail to hit the shore and climb up, go with the waves, and in the end no one knows whether they are alive or dead, only hoping that the log in the turbulent and dangerous current can help him survive.
Some people didn't hit this side of the shore, but hit the shore of the next bend with the waves, and then climbed in the wrong direction and climbed back to the opposite shore.
Immediately, a monk went over, so that the person who had hit back to the other side would retreat back, and it was too late to come back again, not to mention that the survival tool in his hand was gone, and it was not suitable to come again.
The location of the forced crossing is calculated, only the location of this section is suitable for climbing, and the people who are lucky enough to hit the opposite bank are a few, and most of them are either on the shore of the Song Kingdom, or they go with the waves.
In less than half an hour, all 50,000 horses were launched.
As for the number of people who successfully climbed to the other side, they couldn't figure it out for a while.
In short, there was no time to hesitate in place, and the men who successfully landed on the shore quickly left.
"Let's go!" With an order, the men and horses who had successfully landed quickly lurked in the depths.
There were a few monks on the shore who quickly cast spells to clean up the traces of the shore, and with the help of wind and rain, the traces on the shore were quickly swept away.
There were monks in front of the army to open the way, in case of accidents, so that the army could quickly advance to the target location without being easily detected.
After counting the personnel on the way, there were only 30,000 and dozens of people, and there were only nearly 1,000 people who were lucky enough to crash back to the shore of Yan Kingdom.
In other words, in less than half an hour, nearly 20,000 horses were swallowed by the river.
These are all Zhang Hu's guardsmen, that is, Zhang Hu's Chinese military horses, and the most elite men and horses under Zhang Hu, all of whom have been tested on the battlefield for a long time, and they are also old brothers who have followed him for many years.
Because of this, because of trustworthiness, and because of his reliable ability, Meng Shanming used this group of people under Zhang Hu.
"Twenty thousand old brothers are gone, how many battles, how many times they have escaped death, they have not died in the hands of the enemy, but they are folded here, I have given such an order, let me go back and explain to their families, woo..."
Another general looked up at the dark night sky, gasping for breath, his face unsure of rain or tears.
These two generals were the left and right commanders of Zhang Hu's army, and they couldn't hold back their tears at this time.
"Alas!" sighed the monk who accompanied him, and couldn't help but shake his head.
Grief could not affect the mission, and the army continued to sneak, and on the way the two generals again ordered to eat.
Freezing people on rainy nights, and soaked in water, the body is very cold, you must eat as soon as possible to warm up the body, and there are more important tasks ahead.
In advance, I carried prepared dry food with me, and soaked cakes, and stuffed them into my mouth as I walked.
Halfway through, they arrived at the foot of a mountain and went in two ways......
Lightning and thunder roared, rain poured down, and a figure stood outside the tent.
Luo Da'an reminded when he saw it, "Master." ”
Meng Shanming, who was staring at the map, slowly raised his head and looked at the figure outside the tent, and after the lightning flashed, he saw clearly Zhang Hu standing in the heavy rain.
The two looked at each other in the dark.
Meng Shanming seemed to realize something, and his cheeks tightened.
Gong Lince, who was in another tent outside, noticed the abnormality here, and one dodged out and landed here, only to find that it was actually Zhang Hu, the assassin of Changzhou, who was facing the rain, and couldn't help asking: "Lord Zhang, why are you standing here in the rain?"
Zhang Hu ignored him, slowly stepped into the tent, walked to the front of the desk, and stood there with the rain on his body dripping on the ground, staring at Meng Shanming.
Gong Lince paced in, noticed the abnormality, and asked again, "What's wrong?"
Zhang Hu didn't reply to him, but only asked Meng Shanming, "Can you speak?"
Meng Shanming glanced at Gong Lince, who had been discovered by Gong Lince, and now there was no need to hide it, so he finally bowed slightly.
Zhang Hu was obviously a little excited, his eyes were red, he turned his head to look at the top of the tent, and said in a choked voice: "Twenty thousand brothers are gone." ”
Gong Lince was surprised, why are the 20,000 brothers gone?
Meng Shanming's cheeks twitched fiercely, knowing the danger, but the loss of 20,000 people at once still made him feel quite heavy.
They are all from the military, he knows what those people mean to Zhang Hu, take 100,000 horses and horses to exchange with Zhang Hu, and Zhang Hu will not change.
After a moment of silence, Meng Shanming took a deep breath and asked, "What about the remaining 30,000 people?"
Zhang Hu's voice was short, "It's over." ”
What has passed? Gong Lince's eyes were shocked.
Meng Shanming breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his waist a little while he was sitting there, and said in a deep voice: "Convene the generals to discuss the matter!"
"Command!" Zhang Hu arched his hand and resolutely turned away.
As soon as he got out of the tent, he raised his hand and wiped his eyes, not only the 20,000 horses that were damaged, but the remaining 30,000 horses will also go deep behind enemy lines and fight alone, and finally how many of them will come back alive? He was worried, he only hoped that the cold rain would calm him down.
Meng Shanming, who was sitting in the light, watched his departing back.
Gong Lince, who was also watching for a while, turned around and asked Meng Shanming, who was sitting upright, "What's the situation?"
Meng Shanming: "Didn't Zhang Hu already say it?"
Gong Lince: "I don't understand. ”
Meng Shanming: "There are already 30,000 horses crossing the river. ”
"30,000 horses have crossed the river?" Gong Lince was surprised, this blockade of the copper wall of the impregnable river defense, especially this ghost weather, that is 30,000 people, how can it be possible to cross the river?
Meng Shanming added, "The 50,000 horses, the most elite 50,000 horses in Zhang Hu's hands, are all old brothers who have followed him for many years, and they forcibly crossed the natural danger, lost 20,000, and 30,000 people were lucky enough to succeed." The head of the palace, aren't you urging me to send troops? The army will be sent tonight, and I hope that the head of the palace will order the monks of all factions to do their best to help. ”
Whose old brother is it doesn't matter to Gong Lince, he doesn't have the awareness of this, and he won't care, frowning: "Why did you hide it from me in advance?"
Meng Shanming: "Maybe someone's words that are not taken seriously can be related to the outcome of the battle! Tens of thousands of people gamble with their lives, and they can only succeed and not fail, and they must not leak any rumors in advance, nor can they have any abnormalities, and they hope that the head of the palace will forgive them." "It's still reminding the other party to keep it secret.
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