Chapter 162 Crossing the Yellow River at night with a strange plan
Xiaopingjin is also suitable for crossing the Yellow River.
It's just that it is located downstream of Mengjin, the terrain is gentle, and the water surface is wider than that of Mengjin.
In recent days, the two groups of people have been fighting to the death at Mengjin's place. Due to the limited number of ships, neither side has divided its troops to come to both sides.
In addition, after Liu Cheng arrived at Mengjin, he immediately began to use his methods to attract the attention of the opposite thieves, so that the opposite Baibo thieves would not have the idea of sending troops to garrison Xiaopingjin at such a critical moment.
Therefore, it is still very safe here.
Of course, this refers to half a day ago.
Half a day ago, there were indeed no troops stationed on the other side.
However, this afternoon, a troop of about 300 soldiers and horses came galloping from Mengjin upstream on the opposite bank and stationed themselves on the other side of the river.
At this time, night had fallen. Looking at some distant firelights from across the river bank, Liu Cheng's expression became solemn.
According to the intelligence they originally received, they only need to fight against the natural dangers of the Yellow River here with peace of mind. There is no need to worry about the rest.
But now, with those people on the other side, the risk factor for them crossing the river has skyrocketed!
While crossing the river, be careful not to be discovered by those on the other side.
Once these people discover it and pass the news to Meng Jin upstream, so that the people there can be prepared, all the preparations and efforts he has made will be in vain!
Moreover, it will turn this battle into a very long-lasting tug-of-war, constantly weakening the strength of one's own side.
This situation is definitely not what Liu Cheng wants to see!
"Did the Baibo thieves guess our plan, so they dispatched some people to guard the other side?"
Beside Liu Cheng, Li Jin lowered his voice and said to Liu Cheng.
Hearing this, Liu Cheng thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Probably not. If those Baibo thieves really expected our plan, they would not send only such a small number of people, but would need to send a lot of people.
With such a small number of people, it is impossible to defend Xiaopingjin.
This must indeed be a coincidence.
On the Baibo bandit side, someone happened to realize that Xiaopingjin could not be left alone, so they sent some people to garrison here.
I saw people crossing the river from here, so I passed the news on..."
Li Jin heard this, thought about it, and nodded.
"That's how it should be."
he said.
"Then what should we do next? Should we cross the river?"
"Crossing the river, we must cross the river!
I have already told Meng Jin that there will definitely be an attack on the Baibo bandits tonight.
The original battle plan cannot be changed just because of this matter."
Liu Cheng didn't even think about it, so he directly gave a very definite answer.
"In this case, I will ask you to lead the troops to cross first!
After passing by, we can take care of those annoying guys on the opposite side!"
Li Jin lowered his voice and asked for a fight.
Liu Cheng shook his head again and rejected it out loud.
"It's up to me to handle this matter. Jinxian, you are here to lead the troops and horses and then cross over. I will lead the troops and horses to cross over first. My water skills are better than Jinxian's."
Li Jin couldn't help being surprised when he heard this: "There is a big river where I live in Chengshi. I played in the river a lot when I was a child. My water quality is quite good. But my lord, you were born in Chenggao. The terrain is northerly, so my water quality should be bad."
When Liu Cheng heard this, he smiled slightly in the darkness.
"It's just that you don't understand me well. I've been in the water a lot in the past. I can always expose my breasts and prevent them from being flooded. People give me the nickname, "little white stripe in the waves!"
Hearing Liu Cheng's words, Li Jin was doubtful, but thinking of his lord's ability and his dislike of bragging, he believed what his lord said.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "My lord, please be careful. This is a big river, but it is different from ordinary rivers."
Liu Cheng responded and immediately got up and started getting ready.
After a while, Liu Cheng and twenty-nine other carefully selected people who were good at paddling arrived at the edge of the Yellow River.
It was March at this time. Compared with before, although the weather was not as cold and much warmer, it was obviously not time to go into the water.
But the war was urgent, and Liu Cheng and others had no choice but to go into the water under such circumstances.
Standing on the edge of the Yellow River, I took off all my clothes and armor, and was naked. Being blown by the wind blowing diagonally from the bank to the opposite bank, goosebumps suddenly appeared all over my body.
But even so, Liu Cheng still insisted on following him into the water and heading to the other side, taking off all the clothes and armor on his body.
On the one hand, these things are inherently heavy. After being soaked in water, they will become even heavier, causing many obstacles to people.
On the other hand, the water temperature is not high at this time. If you go out wearing clothes, your skin, which has been in a warm state, will suddenly encounter water with a much lower temperature. The skin will not have time to react and cannot enter a similar self-protection state.
in state.
After taking off your clothes and getting into the water, this will not happen.
This is also the main reason why winter swimming enthusiasts strip themselves naked in such cold weather.
After scooping up some cold water with his hands and soaking his body, Liu Chenggong took the lead and walked into the Yellow River.
Of course, he was carrying something.
In front of him is a bundle of reeds wrapped in sheepskin.
The reed pole is hollow and has great buoyancy when thrown into the water.
Tie it into a bundle and wrap it with sheepskin, cowhide or cloth. It can be used as a simple lifebuoy.
If you don't have sheepskin or anything like that, just tying it up with rope is also fine.
Some people in the south know about this method and some use it, but not many people in the north know about it.
Liu Cheng himself didn't know this method before, and he didn't know why. This method he had never known before appeared in his mind.
However, Liu Cheng no longer finds this strange.
After all, by this time, he had already accepted the fact that he had inherited the courage of the Overlord.
After thinking about the fact that King Xiang was a native of Chu in history, Liu Cheng didn't find it strange that he was good at water and suddenly knew this method.
I took it out and started using it immediately...
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When Liu Cheng led his troops to rush all the way to Xiaopingjinguan, an army with more than 20,000 people also set out from Hanoi and headed all the way along the Yellow River to Mengjin upstream.
As the leader of this army, Zhang Miao was in a very good mood at this time.
Because he felt that he was going to make a big contribution.
Xu You and Xu Ziyuan, Yuan Benchu's close advisors, had already told Yuan Benchu this time's battle plan in detail. He knew what he was going to do.
For this time, Zhang Miao was confident enough to lead his troops into Mengjin and join forces with the Baibo thieves to resist Dong Zhuo's troops.
The Baibo thieves, who are not regular soldiers, are able to fight Dong Zhuo's troops here in Mengjin with great vigor.
Why can't I lead a regular army of more than 20,000 people to resist Dong Zhuo's troops?
Not to mention, he came here not to fight Dong Zhuo's troops alone, but to join forces with the Bai Bo bandits.
In fact, at the beginning, Zhang Miao was unwilling to lead troops into battle. He had deeply realized how important soldiers and horses were, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to preserve his strength.
Only by keeping your own troops and horses well and making more of them can you gain more benefits and benefits.
I just couldn't bear it, and Yuan Shao and Xu You, who represented Yuan Shao, had to analyze and explain it.
Later, when Xu You and Xu Ziyuan began to tell him that Zhang Miao and Liu Dai had killed Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, and divided up their troops, horses, grain, and equipment, Zhang
Miao had no choice but to agree.
After all, he was somewhat unreasonable in this matter both emotionally and rationally...
Zhang Miao, who stayed overnight on the north bank of the Yellow River, lay in his big tent, listening to the roar of the Yellow River, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
Although he was reluctant at first to lead troops here, he really started to do it and became more confident.
After all, there is no Liu Cheng or Liu Kede here!
Liu Cheng, who used his military skills to appear and disappear, was at Sishui Pass, not at Mengjin.
As long as this outrageous guy is not around and he is just dealing with the rest of Dong Zhuo's troops, Zhang Miao is not worried at all...
