By the beginning of April in the 16th year of the Zheng Dynasty, the armies of the Ming and Yuan Dynasties faced off at Fengling Ancient Ferry on the Yellow River.
Fenglingdu has been the choke point of Henan, Qin and Jin since ancient times, and has always been a battleground for military strategists. But if the Mingjiao army wants to enter Henan, they can only cross the river here.
Because Shanxi was lost, the Yuan Dynasty had already gathered a large number of troops here to prevent the Ming army from going south and entering Henan.
Li Jiang, Fan Yao and Wei Yixiao were at the ferry looking at Yuan soldiers on the south bank.
This battle was difficult to fight, and both Li Jiang and Fan Yao were mentally prepared. But looking at the densely packed defenders on the other side, they were even more worried.
Li Jiang turned to Fan Yao and said, "Old Fan, are there enough ships? How many troops can be sent at one time?"
Fan Yao kept staring at the opposite side and said without looking back: "There are more than 300 ships of various sizes, which can transport about 5,000 people at a time."
"Too few, too few. According to my visual inspection, there are no less than 50,000 people on the other side. Have you clearly detected the situation behind them?" Li Jiang asked again.
Fan Yao said: "The reconnaissance is clear, there are still fifty thousand behind."
Li Jiang asked: "Do you have any strategies?"
Fan Yao nodded and said: "Yes. Select those with strong martial arts skills to get on the boat and rush to the other side."
"What should I do if the Yuan army attacks my Zhongdu?"
"There are shields on board."
"What about the Yuan army using flying stones?"
"Trebuchets are not enough to protect against several miles of river. The main thing is to protect against bows and arrows."
"How can 5,000 people defend themselves after they come ashore? The 50,000 Yuan soldiers are so crowded that they are pushed into the water."
"It depends on whether a strong martial artist can stand upright."
"You can't do this." Li Jiang shook his head, turned to Tong Derong next to him and asked: "Derong, how many people are here to stay behind the Fire Flag?"
Tong Derong bowed and replied: "More than 300 people."
After hearing this, Li Jiang pondered for a moment and ordered: "Go and call their leader over."
Tong Derong turned around, and not long after, he led three people to the shore.
He introduced: "Li Fu, these are the three hundred households left behind by the Liehuo Banner."
After Li Jiang nodded to them, he said, "I remember that you have been studying the fierce fire oil of the Western Regions. You also applied for military funding some time ago and said you wanted to purify it. How is it now?"
One of them clasped his fists and said: "Li Fu, we have successfully researched it, and the intensity of the fire can reach ten times that before it was not purified."
Li Jiang gave a high-five and praised: "Okay!" Then he pointed to the other side and said: "How far can one rocket of your three hundred people cover? How long can it burn?"
After carefully watching the other side, the man replied: "I have 300 people who can cover three miles in one salvo. If I want to burn for more than half an hour, I can only increase the fuel supply. But there is a problem..."
The man hesitated, and Li Jiang interrupted: "Don't have any scruples, we will fully cooperate with you, just say."
"If you want to leave enough foothold for my landing troops, and the arrows are dragging oil bottles with increased weight, they have to move in and shoot, at least to about 10 feet from the shore." Is this artificial?
Li Jiang began to estimate in his mind that there were at least two difficulties in completing his idea.
First, the Fire Flag has to cross a two-mile-wide river without being hit.
Second, the current at the ferry here is very fast. How to ensure that more than a dozen ships are lined up in a row without being scattered?
Thinking of this, Li Jiang asked Fan Yao again: "Old Fan, what is the level of your boat operators? Can more than a dozen boats line up in the river?"
Fan Yao knew Li Jiang's thoughts when he saw Li Jiang summoning the fire flag, fire attack. Therefore, he was not idle and kept thinking.
When Li Jiang asked about it, he quickly replied: "They are all good men from Hong Hongqi, so there is no problem."
Li Jiang said with great joy: "That's good! Arrange the people with the Fire Flag to board the ship, and let's burn a foothold with fire."
Seeing Fan Yao nodding, Li Jiang added: "Old Fan, the Yuan soldiers' trebuchets are a huge threat to us. It was okay when we crossed the river, there was water to buffer us. But after we wash ashore, they will definitely cover up our foothold to attack us.
, so I don’t think we can let them launch easily.”
Fan Yao immediately answered and said: "I personally led a team of light kung fu masters and attacked their trebuchets as soon as they landed."
Li Jiang did not agree, and said: "You are the commander-in-chief and cannot leave easily. In this way, won't King Bat and I be fine? Let us lead a surprise attack."
Fan Yao was still waiting to speak, but Li Jiang waved his hand and said: "Old Fan, may I ask who else in this world has better Qinggong than me and Bat King?"
Wei Yixiao's blood was boiling at this time, and he persuaded with a smile: "Yes, Ambassador Fan. With me and Advisor Li, you can rest assured."
Two to one, the proposal passed.
The next step was to prepare. Liehuoqi took the time to make thousands of long arrows hanging from porcelain vases, wooden vases, and bamboo tubes, and nervously fired a few rounds. The time had passed from morning to noon.
When the leader of the Fiery Flag came to report, Li Jiang thought of another question and asked: "The wind is southeasterly now, will your fire burn us?"
The leader confidently replied: "We have considered that the kerosene capacity is not enough to burn us, but the smoke is a bit strong, so maybe everyone is not used to it."
After Li Jiang asked him to go back and prepare, he called Tong Derong and told him to pass on the order. Each person should tear off a corner of his clothes, wet them when crossing the river, and tie up his mouth and nose. Don't worry, he was fainted by the smoke before even fighting after landing.
After sending the order, there was another hour's delay. When the sun reached its highest point, Fan Yao issued the order: Cross the river.
The first batch of five thousand people boarded their respective boats.
Li Jiang and Wei Yixiao also boarded one of the large ships. Including the two of them, there were a total of 50 people in the ship, all of whom were members of the raiding team and were highly skilled in light skills.
The war drums were beating, and with the loud sound of "dong dong dong", the rapids of Baige rushed towards the south bank.
The soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty on the other side also began to stir up a commotion, and Li Jiang's ears were strong enough to faintly hear the sound of loud dispatches.
Wei Yixiao walked over, looked at Li Jiang strangely, and asked: "Consultant Li, won't you tear off your clothes and cover your mouth and nose?"
Li Jiang smiled "haha" and turned around and said, "Thank you, King Bat, for your concern. I have advanced innate skills and can switch to internal breathing. There will be no problem in rushing through the fire."
"Humph, is it great to be born innately?" Wei Yixiao turned around and left in frustration.
The Mingjiao fleet followed the current of the water in a diagonal direction. When the ship reached midway, large rocks flew from the opposite side.
A stone happened to fly towards the Li Jiang ship.
But when I saw Li Jiang standing tall on the bow of the boat, waving his sleeves lightly, the stone as big as his head turned and flew back like it hit a spring.
His handsome appearance made the suicide squad members hiding in the cabin blush and cheer loudly as if they were drinking alcohol.
Wei Yixiao secretly spat, laughing and scolding: "It's too ostentatious."
The rocks became denser and denser, and many ships of the Ming Cult were hit, and many were sunk, resulting in the sacrifice of hundreds of soldiers.
Li Jiang's boat was not spared, but there was basically no damage. It was just scraped against the side of the boat and saw chips flying. It was still able to drive. This was mainly due to Li Jiang jumping around on the boat, his sleeves dancing like windmills.
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The Mingjiao boats were faster than the galloping horses and soon crossed the middle line of the river. At this time, not only stones flew from the sky, but also arrows like locusts, many of which were rockets.
The Mingjiao has already dealt with these measures. There are arrow-proof shields and fire-proof sand on board, so the impact will not be big.
Chapter completed!