After hearing Cheng Jin's reply, Tang Yin couldn't help but frown. If even Cheng Jin felt the effort, then it would be difficult for ordinary soldiers to swim through it.
Zhao An said from the side: "This general must not understand water. Otherwise, with the help of ropes, it will be very energy-saving."
Tang Yin shrugged and said with a smile: "Most of our soldiers don't understand the nature of water."
Cheng Jin rolled his eyes and said: "Sir, in order to prevent sinking in the water, you have to hold on to the rope. This is the most energy-consuming. If you can cross the river holding a wooden stake, it will be twice the result with half the effort.
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"Oh?" Tang Yin's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. He thought for a moment and had an idea in his mind. He smiled slightly and said to Cheng Jin and others: "Let's go back!" After that, he looked at Zhao An again and said:
"You also come back with me and go to the county capital to collect the reward."
When he heard the word "bounty", Zhao An immediately became beaming, couldn't close his mouth, and nodded in response.
A group of four people returned the same way.
There was no talk on the way. After returning to the county capital, Tang Yin did not break his promise and indeed gave Zhao An a hundred taels of gold as a reward. However, he did not let him leave immediately. Instead, he was temporarily placed under house arrest in the county capital. In Tang Yin's opinion, he could
Tell yourself about this and collect the reward. If not, you may go to Jiangbei, tell Zhan Wushuang about it, and receive another reward. People are sinister and must be on guard. This is Tang Yin's consistent style.
When someone ordered Zhao An to be taken away, Tang Yin did not delay and immediately sent an order to summon his generals.
Soon, Shangguan Yuanrang, Zhan Hu, Ziying and other generals arrived one after another. After everyone arrived, Tang Yin told the story of the rope crossing the river provided by Zhao An. After listening to his words, everyone was surprised.
Surprised and delighted, this was really a piece of pie falling from the sky. As long as we could sneak across the Pan River and get close to the enemy, the tens of thousands of Peng troops on the other side would not be a concern at all.
Shangguan Yuanrang intervened and saluted, and said seriously: "My lord, I am willing to lead two thousand brothers to cross the river first. This time I will be able to annihilate all the Peng army on the other side. If we still can't win, I will raise my head and see you again."
Since Shangguan Yuanrang surrendered to the army, although he has lost some battles, he has never been defeated as miserably and cowardly as this time. He was not even able to hurt a single enemy soldier, but almost all the brothers under his command were wiped out.
, he had been holding back a breath of bad breath for a long time, and now the time to vent his anger finally came.
Tang Yin looked at Shangguan Yuan Rang with a smile, shook his head, and said: "Yuan Rang, don't be anxious now, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run." As he spoke, he looked at Ziying and said: "General Ziying, who is crossing the river.
The rafts still need to be built quickly, and the efforts must be intensified to make the Peng army on the opposite side think that we are going to continue crossing the river with rafts."
Ziying understood that Tang Yin was using a tactic of concealing the truth. He smiled clearly, nodded and said, "Yes, sir, I will understand!"
"And..." Tang Yin took out a roll of silk cloth from his side and handed it to Ziying. The latter didn't know what it was, so he took it inexplicably and unfolded it. A rectangle was drawn on the silk cloth, with semicircles on the front and back.
, one person is as wide as half a foot long, not to mention Ziying didn’t understand it, everyone else also looked at it in confusion and didn’t know what Tang Yin was drawing.
Tang Yin said with a smile: "General Ziying, according to this pattern, make a wooden board of the same size, not too thick, not too thin, just half an inch. We need to make two thousand in two days. Can you do it?"
arrive?"
Wooden planks are easy to make, but Ziying doesn't understand what Tang Yin wants two thousand planks of wood for. He asked, "My lord, you want these planks for..."
"Cross the river!" Tang Yin squinted his eyes and said, "General Cheng Jin has tried it himself. Even with ropes as an aid, if you don't know the nature of water, it is still not easy to pass through the water. So I made two thousand planks.
The soldiers can lie down on the wooden planks and only need to hold on to the rope to prevent it from being washed away by the river. In this way, crossing the river will not only save effort, but will also be faster."
"That's it!" After listening to Tang Yin's explanation, everyone suddenly realized and looked at the figure drawn by Tang Yin again. Although there were only four lines, the more they looked at it, the more delicate they became, especially the semicircles at the front and back, which were more suitable for gliding in the water. Ziying
He couldn't help but praise: "Sir, you are so smart! The general immediately ordered the soldiers to build this thing."
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded.
The graphic he just drew was not something he came up with out of thin air. It was inspired by surfing skateboards. Although he had never played with it, he had seen it before and felt that using a skateboard to cross the river was perfect at this time.
After a pause, he continued: "It is reported that one hundred thousand Pingyuan Army soldiers headed by General Xiao Muqing will arrive at Lishan City in two days. By then, our army will be able to finish the wooden planks. By then, our army will be on the front
We put on an offensive stance to attract the enemy's attention, and secretly, Yuan Rang led two thousand soldiers to sneak past the ford in the east of the city. As soon as Yuan Rang and the enemy started fighting, our army would forcefully cross on rafts.
Jiang, generals, do you have any objections?"
Everyone admired Tang Yin's tight and meticulous arrangements from the bottom of their hearts. They all geared up and stood up together, cupping their hands and saying, "My lord is wise, and I will obey your orders!"
"Okay, since everyone agrees, then as soon as the brothers from the Pingyuan Army arrive, we will immediately launch an attack on the enemy forces on the north bank!"
"Yes! Sir!"
Now the morale of the generals was rising again, especially Shangguan Yuanrang, his eyes were gleaming, and he wished he could fly to the other side and kill Peng's army in order to avenge the more than 5,000 brothers who died in the battle.
Tang Yin looked at the excited Shangguan Yuan Rang, turned his head and said to Zhan Hu: "Zhan Hu, this time you go with Yuan Rang."
Zhan Hu is not as brave as Shangguan Yuanrang, but Zhan Hu is careful and calm-minded. With Zhan Hu by Shangguan Yuanrang's side, Tang Yin feels more at ease.
Zhan Hu had no objection to his arrangement and stepped in to take the order. However, Shangguan Yuanrang's face darkened and he didn't even look at Zhan Hu. Instead, he asked Tang Yin: "Your Excellency, you think I can't command two thousand brothers by myself?
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Tang Yin knew Shangguan Yuanrang's temper. If he said that he was worried about letting him lead the army alone, then Shangguan Yuanrang would go crazy. He had already thought of the words, smiled slightly, and said: "Yuanrang, don't underestimate the enemy. Don't underestimate the enemy."
I forgot, among the enemy there is a master of Shenchi, Chai Feng Sword. This man is so powerful that no one in our army can defeat him. Only you can compete with him. Once you are entangled by Chai Feng Sword, our army's two thousand
The soldiers may not be able to match tens of thousands of enemy troops!"
"Oh! It turns out that your lord is worried about this!" Shangguan Yuanrang laughed after hearing this. He raised his head and looked at the generals on the left and right. His pride naturally showed. He intervened and said: "Don't worry, lord, this time the fate of the generals will be determined."
Cut off the Wind Chasing Sword and use his head to pay homage to brother Jiang Mo’s spirit in heaven!”
Tang Yin nodded slowly. He didn't know whether the Wind Chasing Sword was on the other side, but even if it was, he believed that the current Chasing Wind Sword was definitely no match for Shangguan Yuanrang. After all, he stabbed him on the top of the mountain where Guijianchou was.
The two swords of the Wind Chasing Sword are also extremely heavy. The opponent is not a dark spiritual cultivator, so it is impossible to recover in a short time.
The detection reports of Tianyan and Diwang were correct. Two days later, Pingyuan Army arrived at Lishan City as scheduled.
Compared with the Sky Eagle Army, the military appearance of the Pingyuan Army is much worse. From top to bottom, the soldiers are very loose. Especially after entering Gaochuan County, the officers and soldiers of the Pingyuan Army are not adapted to the climate and heat of the highlands. Many soldiers wear their uniforms and trousers.
They had all taken off, and they were shirtless and armored, which made them look nondescript.
Since the Pingyuan Army did not go into battle lightly and carried a large amount of food, baggage, and large siege weapons, the marching speed was much slower. Tang Yin and his group had been delayed for almost ten days in Lishan City before catching up. However, the Pingyuan Army was still slow.
Although they were fast, Sanshui Army and Chifeng Army were still behind. As for the 20,000 Bessa Cavalry, they did not enter Gaochuan County at all. Letting the cavalry fight in the mountains is equivalent to pushing the cavalry into a pit of fire.
As the 100,000 Pingyuan Army entered Lishan City, the momentum of the Tianyuan Army immediately grew. The small Lishan City could not accommodate so many troops. The Pingyuan Army's camp was set up on the bank of Pan River, facing them from the other bank.
Looking up, I saw a forest of military flags, armored guards everywhere, and tents next to each other, with no edges visible at a glance. When the pots were boiling to cook, black smoke rising everywhere went straight into the sky.
Seeing such a formation on the opposite side, even with the danger of Panshui to rely on, the Peng Army soldiers could not help but feel waves of fear.
In the early morning of the second day after the Pingyuan Army arrived, Tang Yin issued an order to attack.
In these days, the Tianyuan Army rushed to build about 500 rafts overnight. At this time, they had all been dragged to the river. Teams of Tianyuan Army began to board the rafts and made a posture of charging to the other side. The generals were waiting.
When Tang Yin ordered the attack, Tang Yin walked out of the carriage, passed through the people on the shore, and walked directly to a raft.
Seeing Tang Yin suddenly boarding the raft, all the generals were startled and rushed forward in unison, asking: "Sir... you... what are you doing?"
Tang Yin looked around at the generals, then turned to look at the soldiers on the rafts on the left and right sides. He shouted loudly: "Three days ago, our army suffered six thousand casualties here. Today we are attacking here again. Are you afraid?"
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"Don't be afraid!"
After hearing Tang Yin's question, the soldiers on the raft answered in unison.
They say this, but they don’t think so in their hearts. Being in the water is not as good as being on land. On land, they are not afraid of anyone. Even if the enemy has thousands of troops, they dare to rush forward and fight. But in the water,
The soldiers of the Tianyuan Army all felt powerless. The tragic defeat three days ago was still vivid in their minds. To say that they were not afraid or nervous at this time would be a lie.
Tang Yin understood the psychology of the soldiers, and he shouted loudly: "In today's battle, we must avenge our shame. No matter how fierce the enemy's counterattack is, we must rush to the other side in one go. This time, I will fight with you brothers
Fighting side by side, I will live and die with my brothers, and I will die with my brothers. Now, are you still afraid?"