Under Tang Yin's instruction, Feng Jun placed all the collected boats and parked them on the shore. It seemed that Feng Jun was going to attack the Ning Jun camp from the front, but in the dark, Feng Jun had secretly driven out the
The rafts were carried to a place twenty miles south of the camp, and the army quietly gathered there.
Just as Lotte and Ai Jia discovered, the river here is not wide and the water flow is gentle. Looking to the other side, there is a green and dense forest, and the edge can't be seen at a glance. Tang Yinyou came to check it out in person. He squatted in the grass.
, squinting his eyes and staring at the other side, making silent judgments in his heart.
Although the Zhang River is named a river, it is actually about the same width as a river. The width of the river is generally between two and three miles, and the width of the river here is only about one and a half miles at best. In addition, the water flow is not fast.
Without enemy obstruction, Tang Yin estimated that it would only take twenty minutes at most for the raft to reach the other side.
Thinking of this, he turned around and said, "Mu Qing!"
Xiao Muqing leaned close to Tang Yin and whispered: "Here!"
Tang Yin asked: "How many rafts do our army have?"
Xiao Muqing did some calculations and said: "There should be no less than five thousand."
Tang Yin nodded. With 5,000 rafts, it would not be a problem to transport 50,000 soldiers. All of his 200,000 troops could cross the Zhang River in four or five hours. He squinted his eyes, looked at the dense forest on the other side, and asked the people on his left and right.
The generals asked: "What do you think of this place?"
Xiao Muqing was the first to answer: "This place is an excellent location for secretly crossing the Zhang River!"
Liang Qi and Ziying both nodded in agreement. Now they also saw the hope of victory for their side. If they could cross the Zhang River without anyone noticing, they would be able to catch Ning's army off guard. Changsun Yuanhong was also burdened.
The Ningguo Western Army, which was seriously injured and numbered more than 100,000, was nothing to fear.
It can be seen that the fighting spirit of Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Ziying has been raised. Tang Yin is happy in his heart. The three of them are beginning to have confidence in this battle, which undoubtedly proves that this battle is indeed feasible. Tang Yin looked around and saw Lotte,
He waved to him and asked: "Lotte, have the brothers sent to the other side come back?"
Letian shook his head and said: "In order to keep it secret, I don't have many people sent out. It will take some time to carefully examine such a large secret forest. I guess it will be enough to wait until the afternoon or evening."
"Yes!" Tang Yin rolled his eyes and said to Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Ziying, and Guyue: "Assemble all the soldiers in the army. As long as it is confirmed that there is no ambush on the other side, our army will cross the river immediately."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Even if Tang Yin didn't say anything, the main force of the Feng Army was quietly gathering here.
The Feng Army coming over gathered more and more, but fortunately there were weeds about half a man tall on the shore. The Feng Army soldiers crouched in the grass and looked coldly, but couldn't see anything. Time passed bit by bit.
, but it was always calm and calm on the other side, not even a single person could be seen, let alone any trace of the spies with the clairvoyance.
Tang Yin looked relaxed on the surface, but he was beginning to become anxious in his heart. He knew well that things should not be delayed until things change. If he continues to delay like this, who knows when a Ning army would come over and see through his own actions. If he misses this opportunity,
It will be even more difficult to find such an excellent offensive position.
He had never felt that time had passed so long. Gradually, the scorching sun in the sky turned into the setting sun. Two hundred thousand soldiers had been waiting on the shore for more than three hours. It was almost evening. There were several
Every time Tang Yin wanted to wait for the Sky Eye spies and directly order an attack, but his reason immediately suppressed the passion in his heart, and at the same time reminded himself again and again not to take the lives of 200,000 soldiers as a trifling matter.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and while people were patiently waiting anxiously, the sound of rushing water suddenly came from the shore, and then, a wet man in black walked out of the river.
"There is someone!" Tang Yin, who was standing on the edge of the river, had sharp ears and immediately heard that someone was coming ashore. Lotte's spirit was lifted and he said urgently: "Your Majesty, let me go and take a look."
"Well! If the detective brother comes back, bring him to me immediately."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Letian crawled through the weeds and walked towards the river. Not long after, Letian returned, followed by a young man in black. He quickly returned to Tang Yin and waved to the young man behind him, excited.
With emotion beyond words, he whispered to Tang Yin: "Your Majesty, the brother sent by the last general to investigate is back!"
"Oh?" Tang Yin's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked up at the young man in black behind Letian. This young man looked like he was in his early twenties. He was not tall and had a thick body. The muscles on his body were bulging very high. He had an average appearance, but he had a strong body.
His little eyes were bright and energetic. As Tang Yin looked at the young man, he suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him. He asked Letian: "Is this brother your Heavenly Eye?"
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"That's right! His name is Wang Hai, and he is the first group of brothers when he formed Tianyan!" Letian responded first, and then asked: "What? Does the king think there is something wrong?" As he spoke, he came back to look.
He glanced at Wang Hai.
"There's nothing wrong." Tang Yin smiled and waved his hand. Since he is an old man with Tianyan, it is normal that he has met him before, and it is right to have a sense of familiarity. He asked: "Wang Hai, you have gone to the other side to find out everything."
Is there any Ningguo ambush in the forest?"
"No!" Wang Hai shook his head like a rattle and said in an extremely sure tone: "My brothers and I inspected the forest carefully. Not to mention an ambush, there was not even a secret sentinel from the Ning Army."
"Are you sure?" Tang Yin looked straight at Wang Hai with burning eyes.
Wang Hai looked confused, nodded blankly and said, "Of course, Your Majesty, this is what I saw with my own eyes!"
"Yes!" After hearing this, Tang Yin no longer hesitated and waved to Wang Hai: "Thank you for your hard work, little brother, you go down and rest!"
Wang Hai was flattered to be called a brother by the king. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I'll retire, little man!"
After Wang Hai left, Tang Yin clenched his fist, waved his hand to call the generals, and ordered: "We have just received the news that there is no ambush or hidden sentry in the forest on the other side. Our army will cross the river immediately!"
"Yes! Your Majesty, the general will give you the order right now." Xiao Muqing and others have been waiting for Tang Yin's order for a long time. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone responded with their hands in hand. Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly remembered something and asked
Tang Yin said: "Your Majesty, which army will cross the river first?"
Tang Yin thought for a while and said to Guan Tang: "General Guan, I will lead the new army to cross the Zhang River first. There are few new soldiers, so I can bring more baggage and food and grass."
Guan Tang's face straightened, he stepped in and saluted and said: "General, I will obey your orders!"
Tang Yin gave an order, and the new army led by Guantang crossed the river first.
After hearing the order, 30,000 New Army officers and soldiers stood up from the grass and moved the rafts hidden in the weeds to the river. Five thousand rafts were unfolded. Looking up, the shore was completely dark, with many wind troops.
Like ants, they were either walking on the raft or carrying luggage, shuttling back and forth, extremely busy.
At this time, Tang Yin and others no longer concealed their presence, straightened up one after another, walked to a high ground, and watched their own efforts to cross the river.
Not long after, the first batch of rafts quietly left the shore and rowed quickly towards the other shore.
These more than a thousand rafts were filled with wind troops, at least more than ten thousand people. They were gliding on the river very fast, covering more than ten meters in the blink of an eye. Then came the second batch of rafts, and
The first batch is the same, with more than 10,000 people on it, followed by the third batch, the fourth batch...the rafts at the back are mainly made of war horses, baggage, and food.
Although the new army is all new recruits who have just been recruited into the army, most of them are familiar with water. They did not panic at all while standing on the rickety raft, and no one fell into the water. This is better than the Pingyuan Army, Sanshui Army,
The Sky Eagle Army and the direct-affiliated armies are too strong.
Seeing his own soldiers rowing to the other side on rafts in batches, a smile gradually appeared on Tang Yin's face, and his eyes were so bright that they were about to shine. At this time, his heart was nervous and excited at the same time. He did not expect that the war would
Surprisingly, it progressed so smoothly.
Time flies by, and the first batch of rafts are getting closer and closer to the west bank of the Zhang River. People squint their eyes, clenched their fists tightly, and stare at the other bank in the dim light of dusk. Now everyone has their hearts in their throats.
Eyes, pray silently, don't let any accident happen at this time.
I don't know how long it took, but the first batch of rafts finally arrived at the west bank with everyone's eager anticipation. He could clearly see his own soldiers pouring from the rafts onto the river bank like a tide. Tang Yin's beating heart finally calmed down. He
He let out a long breath, then couldn't help but smile, and said to everyone on the left and right: "Tomorrow morning, our army will start a fire at Ning camp!"
"Haha——" When everyone heard this, they also laughed loudly. Xiao Muqing said to the general behind him: "Send the order and let our soldiers prepare to cross the river!"
"Yes! General!" the general responded excitedly, cupping his hands, turning around and running away.
In the eyes of Tang Yin, Xiao Muqing and others, as long as they can successfully cross the Zhang River and reach the west bank, the war will be more than half successful. But what everyone never expected was that the new army that crossed the Zhang River first would really succeed.
Became cannon fodder.
Just as the Pingyuan Army had formed a battle formation by the river and was just waiting for their raft to return from the other side, they suddenly heard a sharp and piercing scream coming from the dense forest on the other side. In response to this sound, the battle-hardened people were shocked.
It looks so familiar, it's the rattle arrow used to send orders.
Everyone froze, with surprised expressions on their faces, eyes wide open, and looked towards the other side.
The woods on the west bank of the Zhang River suddenly lit up with firelight as dense as stars. Before people could figure out what was going on, the firelight shot out at the same time. They were rockets wrapped in oilcloth and burning brightly.
The Feng army that had just landed was carrying the baggage, food and grass on the raft downwards. They were caught off guard by the sudden array of arrows. The new army had only been formed for three days and had not yet had time to conduct systematic training. People did not
He knew how to fight, but he didn't know how to deal with the sneak attack. As the arrow array flew towards the shore, the Feng Jun on the raft suddenly became a living target, and the long river bank instantly turned into a hell on earth.