Chapter 117: The East and the West (Part 1)
Two days later.
In the evening, 80,000 Wei troops approached the Shaoliang Ferry Crossing in a mighty manner, with flags covering the sun, and coming in full force.
"Report——" Suddenly, a cavalry came over with a horse, and came to Pang Juan and Sun Bin, rolled off the horse, and said anxiously: "Report to the general, the Qin army suddenly demolished the Shaoliang Changqiao and retreated to Hexi, and asked for a decision."
"What!?" Pang Juan became anxious when he heard this: "Junior brother, hurry up, follow me to see."
"good."
Immediately, the two brothers and brothers slapped away. behind them, dozens of personal guards followed closely and headed straight for the Shaoliang Ferry.
Not long after, the sound of thunder and water came from the front, and a rolling yellow dragon wave roared southward. The magnificence of the Yellow River was indeed well-deserved.
"Ji—"
Pang Juan, Sun Bin and others stopped their horses and stopped at the bank of the river.
I saw that a long bridge had disappeared on the wide river surface. On the east bank of the Yellow River, only two huge stone piers were left standing alone.
"Damn it!" Pang Juan cursed in anger.
You should know that the Yellow River is wide, with turbulent waves and rapid water flow, which is absolutely unparalleled for people to swim.
I normally want to cross the river, either by the bridge or by the boat.
But the problem is that if you want to take a boat, the Wei army has 80,000 people, and it is impossible to find enough ships in the short term.
In addition, the Yellow River has harsh hydrological conditions and few suitable bridges. At present, there are only long bridges built in Puban and Shaoliang.
But the Wei army was extremely useless even though these two long bridges were used.
The Shaoliang Changqiao has been demolished, while the Puban Changqiao has always been occupied by the Wei army and the Qin army.
If the two countries did not start a war in normal times, civilians and business travelers could walk the Puban Changqiao.
But now that the two countries are fighting, it is impossible for the Qin army to let the Wei army cross the bridge. Even if they cannot keep it, they will burn.
This means that Pang Juan can only sigh in his eyes.
In this way, do you say Pang Juan is angry: "Junior brother, this Qin man is abominable. He has obvious military strength and has a good geographical advantage, but he even demolished the Changqiao. He is so timid, what kind of battle will he fight?"
"Senior brother, I'm afraid it's not that simple." Sun Bin was good at strategy after all, so he immediately had some ideas in his mind.
"Oh, what do you think the Qin army is going to mean?" Pang Juan was stunned.
Sun Bin thought for a while and said, "The Qin army suddenly demolished the Changqiao, which should not be afraid of war. It may just not want to fight with our army too early. There are two reasons for this. First, although the Qin army defeated Prime Minister Gongshu and seized Shaoliang and Longtingyuan Great Walls, the casualties were probably not small, and the soldiers must be very tired. Therefore, they need time to recover their vitality; Second, although the Qin army captured Shaoliang and Longtingyuan Great Walls, most of the Hexi part still belongs to our Wei Kingdom, which is a big hidden danger. The Qin army probably wants to clear the back first and then focus on the decisive battle with our army."
After hearing this, Pang Juan sneered: "It's probably the case. It's so true. He is so cunning and fierce when attacking, but he can judge the situation and stand by it."
"Yes, this is a good opponent." Sun Bin also exclaimed: "However, the Qin army demolished this long bridge may not be a bad thing for our army."
"How to say it?" Pang Juan was a little puzzled.
Sun Bin smiled and said, "Without the Changqiao, the Qin army thought we couldn't cross the river, so we would definitely relax our vigilance. Next, we should be relieved to divide our troops to guide various parts of Hexi. This is our opportunity."
Pang Juan smiled bitterly and said, "If you can't cross the river, what's the use of having another chance?"
"Yes." Sun Bin also became a little distressed. Suddenly, a familiar place name passed through his mind.
"Haha, I have an idea." Sun Bin smiled.
Pang Juan's eyes lit up: "Junior brother, what's your idea? Tell me quickly."
"Senior brother," Sun Bin looked bright: "I have enough ferry, but I can build another bridge."
"Build another bridge?" Pang Juan frowned and said, "Is the Qin army willing?"
The Qin army was defending the other side of the river. If Pang Juan wanted to build a bridge in Shaoliang, the Qin army would definitely try hard to stop it.
Sun Bin smiled and said, "Senior brother, I didn't say I'm here to hold it."
"Isn't it here?" Pang Juan said in surprise: "The hydrological conditions of the Yellow River are complicated, so where can I find a place to build a bridge?"
Sun Bin smiled and said, "I know there is a place that must be."
"where?"
"Longmen." Sun Bin smiled and said a place name.
In later generations, this place has built many bridges, which will definitely meet the conditions for building bridges.
"Longmen?" Pang Juan said in confusion: "I have heard of it. It seems that there is a Longmen Ferry there, but can it really be built?"
"Absolutely." Sun Bin said with certainty: "There is only more than a hundred steps on the river surface, and there are cliffs on both sides of the river. It is easy to set up a stable bridge piers, and then connect them with iron cables and lay wooden boards to make people pass by."
"That's great." Pang Juan was overjoyed: "This is really a dead end and there is no way out. There is another village in the willow table. If the Longmen can build a bridge, we can quietly penetrate the Qin army and a divine weapon will descend to the sky. If the Qin army is unprepared, they will be defeated."
"That's right." Sun Bin was also very happy. The time traveler's golden fingers were really useful.
"Hey, it's not right." Suddenly, Pang Juan frowned.
Sun Bin was stunned: "Senior brother, what's wrong?"
Pang Juan smiled bitterly and said, "Junior brother, have you ever thought about how long it will take to build a new iron chain bridge in Longmen?"
"Uh--" Sun Bin also realized the problem and smiled bitterly: "Even if you work harder, it will probably take at least a month."
An iron chain bridge that can carry a large group of people across the Yellow River is definitely not something that can be built in three or five days.
"Yes." Pang Juan nodded and sighed: "The Qin army may not pay much attention to it if it is more than a hundred miles away, but it is easy to hide it for three or five days. If you want to hide it for a few months, it is almost impossible."
"What should I do?" Sun Bin was a little confused.
I finally found a place to build a bridge, but I didn’t have enough time. Isn’t this a playful person?
"Oh--" Pang Juan also sighed: "It would be great if it could be built on Shaoliang. The piers are ready-made. Build some iron chains, prepare some wooden boards, and connect them again, it will take only three or five days."
Sun Bin rolled his eyes: Big brother, the Qin army refused.
Suddenly, he slapped his forehead and laughed, "Haha, I'm so stupid. I can just walk through the army. Why do you have to build a cable bridge? Isn't the floating bridge just done?"
"Floating Bridge?" Pang Juan was a little surprised and asked quickly: "Junior brother, what is this buoyant bridge? How come I have heard of it since?"
Sun Bin smiled and said, "Senior Brother, this pontoon bridge is actually very simple. Connect some ferries with iron cables, lay wooden boards on the boat, and fix them with wooden piles on both sides. As long as you prepare the ferry, iron cables, wooden boards and other objects in advance, the 100-meter-long pontoon bridge can be completed almost overnight."
"That's great." Pang Juan was overjoyed. The idea of the floating bridge was really a clever trick. He said excitedly: "It's really a blessing for Pang and a blessing for Wei. Let's go and arrange it immediately."
"Wait." Sun Bin hurriedly called Pang Juan: "Senior brother, this floating bridge is easy to build, but how can the army be mobilized to hide it from the Qin army, we have to discuss it again."
"This is simple." Pang Juan's tactical planning ability is unparalleled. After a brief thought, he talks slowly: "Our army can first camp in Hedong and make a stance to rebuild Shaoliang Changqiao and attack Hexi. Then, the Qin army will inevitably be nervous and will focus on it here. Then, we will find an opportunity to leave a suspicious soldier here to bluff, and the main force will take advantage of the night to head north, walk at night and stay in the night, and go straight to Longmen. Once the floating bridge is built, we will attack Hancheng and Pangcheng, and directly behind the Qin army. At that time, the Qin army will be unprepared and will inevitably be defeated."
"Miaoji." When Sun Bin heard this, he also felt that the tactical planning was very wonderful and said happily: "Senior brother is playing this trick, okay, just do it."
"Speak east and attack west?" Pang Juan was stunned and laughed: "That's what it means, the junior brother described it as an image."
At this time, the thirty-six strategies were finally formed, and when Pang Juan heard it, he realized the great enlightenment.
"Senior brother, let's go back."
"good."
Immediately, the two brothers and brothers pulled back, facing the army that had seen the shadow of the flag in the distance, and quickly met them.
"General." As soon as the army approached, Baning urged his horse to come up and said anxiously: "I heard that the Qin army demolished the Shaoliang Changqiao?"
"Yes." Pang Juan nodded.
"What should I do?" Baning suddenly became anxious: "Without the bridge, how can we cross the river? Damn Qin army!"
Baning's defeat at Shaoliang has always been a lifelong shame.
Now, he is all about taking revenge, and he is thinking about saving his beloved uncle and uncle back.
I heard that there was no Changqiao, so why not worry?
Of course, Pang Juan understood Baning’s thoughts, but he was not angry at all.
After all, Gong Shuzuo was defeated and captured. Even if he could be rescued, he would be worthless and would have lost his future in Wei State.
Uncle Gong is no longer worthy of being Pang Juan’s opponent.
Baning is more appreciative of love and friendship than Pang Juan. After all, who would have thought that his subordinates were ungrateful, but not?
"General Ba, don't worry." Pang Juan smiled and patted Baning on the shoulder, and then said, "I have already thought of a plan for Sun Jun. I will defeat the Qin army. When the camp is set up, I will talk to you in detail."
"Besides," Banning was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Report—"
At this moment, a fast horse rushed from the official road to the north. It was a light cavalry sent by the Wei army.
"General," Qi'er rushed to the front and rolled his horse off: "The villain waited on a light boat and sneaked over the Hexi post to explore, and found that the Qin army divided 20,000 troops to head north, and had taken Pangcheng and Hancheng, and the troops were sweeping north."
"Junior brother," Pang Juan immediately turned around and sneered: "You guessed it right. The Ying Lian wanted to do everything step by step, digest Hexi first, and then fight us."
"Shaoliang is the throat of the north and south. I am afraid that the Qin army will not only divide the troops north, but also divide the troops south so as to capture Hexi. In this way, there will be fewer enemies in front of Shaoliang, and our chance will be here." A cold light flashed in Sun Bin's eyes.
"Not bad." Pang Juan's eyes were also murderous intent: "This time, I will use Ying Lian's head to commemorate the soldiers who died in Shaoliang."
Ying Lian may be a hero of the world and rarely meets the opponent.
However, when he met a peerless hero like Sun Bin and Pang Juan who was difficult to produce in a century, he was destined to have a tragic ending.
Chapter completed!