Seeing the rolling Huai River surge again, Yun Zhenlu looked up to the sky and laughed. He couldn't help but brush his beard proudly, "Even if the people of Wu are capable of sailing boats, who can conquer the Huai River now?"
The doctor from this state spread his hands and asked around. A group of subordinates came forward to congratulate him.
"The public is a virtuous person, and God will help him."
"The people of Wu are barbaric, and Li Jie of Jiangyin is the worst. This is how angry the heavens are!"
"Hahahahahaha..."
The deserters from Zhou who were nesting in Liaocheng all looked calm at this moment. They were already happy and relaxed.
Of course, it is not impossible that some people said that Li Jie would cross the river first and then move westward to approach Liaocheng.
It is a pity that the Chu army in Liaocheng patrolled the river bank every day to prevent Li Jie from crossing the river early. As for the east of Liaocheng, a large number of fortifications were built along several natural rivers.
Even if Li Jie wanted to land and march westward, the attack would be extremely difficult, and it might even be said that he would be in a more difficult situation.
The abnormal weather was of great convenience to the defenders.
In Yun Zhenlu's view, Li Jie's situation was probably the same as that of the Marquis of Song during the first Battle of Biyang.
In the ice and snow, the defensive side has the advantage.
Now that the Huaihe River has surged, the road is difficult, sometimes muddy and sometimes bad. Just marching consumes a lot of energy, let alone fighting?
"I wonder what Gou Wu Yeren's expression is at this moment."
"Hahahahahaha..."
The Chu people in Liao City suddenly laughed loudly, but there was only one scholar from the Yan Kingdom who looked solemn.
"Master, are you still worried about Mr. Gongsun?"
"Zixu jumped out of the car so that I could survive my escape. Now I don't know if Zixu is safe..."
"Young master, people in the Song Dynasty have a saying: Good people have their own destiny. Mr. Gongsun will definitely be like the 'strong grass' in the Song Dynasty, and heaven will help him."
"I hope so."
Sighing, he traveled south under an assumed name. The situation this time was beyond his imagination.
The feeling that the war is so close, in retrospect, still makes my scalp numb, especially since the Wu Kingdom has always only existed in other people's mouths. This time, I really met the people of the Wu Kingdom.
Broken hair tattoo, full of wildness!
"Sigh... Li Jie cannot be speculated by ordinary people. At this moment, everyone thinks that he dare not cross the river. I'm afraid that may not be the case."
"Sir, the water in the Huai River is so strong that even if you cross the river, I'm afraid you will be exhausted and no longer have the energy to fight."
"I hope so……"
After saying "I hope so" again, the scholar of Yan State said with emotion, "If Ji Zi were here, he would be quick and resourceful."
"Son."
When his followers heard his words of praise for his competitors, they suddenly became frustrated and looked at him helplessly.
"Let the second and third sons laugh."
"Young master, you don't have to be like this."
The guards immediately returned the courtesy. Isn't it true that they were willing to follow the young master because he had "self-knowledge"?
In this world, there are very few people who can know themselves. If they can do this, they are already wise men.
As for Ji Zishen, he has been smart since childhood and cannot be judged by common sense.
"There are disputes among all the countries in the world, but our country, Yan, is isolated from China. In the old days, the country of Wu was a barbaric land. Now it is powerful in the Central Plains. How is the country of Yan doing?"
Suddenly, the scholar of Yan State raised his head and looked at the Huai River in front of him, "I will prosper Yan!"
When the guards saw that he had regained his ambition, they immediately smiled knowingly. After saluting in unison, they quietly watched the Chu people's arrangements.
Liaocheng now has a large population concentrated in Liaocheng. The merchants and scholars from various countries who came to the city from Zhou now follow the Chu people to Liaocheng.
It is not unusual to see Yan people in groups, and others will not pursue anything.
It's just the Yan State, a border country, what kind of climate can it become?
At this time, the Chu defenders in Liao City were in a very good mood. The benefit of the surge in the Huaihe River was that Li Jie's troops could not easily cross the river.
There had been intelligence feedback before. Li Jie threatened to attack Liaocheng today. The Chu army kept an eye on the other side of the river, and then waited for an opportunity to go south. Anyway, the speed of going straight down the river was faster than that on the other side.
Maybe, when Li Jie's field troops were in a dilemma, they had already recaptured Zhou Laicheng.
"General, the Huaihe River has surged. What should we do?"
Several captains were at a loss. On the shore, the trackers and boatmen were working together to move the boat westward. The boatmen were all gritting their teeth and wanted to use all their strength to let the boat go slowly.
forward.
On the shore, the trackers, naked and barefooted with only a loin cloth on their bodies, pulled the tow ropes, shouted slogans, and tried their best to pull the boat forward in the water.
Their muscles were tense, sweat was dripping, their feet were muddy, and there was no clean spot on their bodies.
Each body was almost parallel to the ground, and then moved forward slowly. Every step seemed to use up the last strength, leaving a muddy footprint after stepping out.
The muddy footprints were one after another. The footprints of the predecessors were stepped on by those of the descendants. After a while, it looked like two trenches were formed. From a distance, it was very spectacular.
"It's parallel to Polygonum Castle at this moment."
Putting down his binoculars, Li Jie could already see the Chu troops on the opposite side. On the chariots, they should be officers of the Chu State. One of them, an old loser with a white beard, should be Yun Zhenling, who was running very fast.
"Two miles further!"
"yes!"
Although they did not understand Li Jie's order, the four righteous captains immediately carried out the order.
When the trackers heard this order, they were all in high spirits. Although they suffered a lot, the "rebels" had a good man, and the military orders were like mountains.
If it is said to be two miles, then it is two miles.
In another two miles, we can rest.
The chants in the team of trackers are getting more and more orderly, louder and louder, and they are even a little happy.
"Liaocheng is on the opposite side, why do we have to go two miles forward? Are we going to attack Cai?"
There are trackers there who are surprised. Many of them are not common people and barbarians, but elites like Cai Guo's "Xuanjia Brigade", as well as merchants, warriors and even ministers from various countries who have not escaped from Yuanzhou.
It's not like these people didn't scream, but in front of the bloody butcher's knife, they still chose to strip off their clothes and become track trackers.
Stretching, just sweating.
Confrontation will lead to bloodshed.
The rich and noble people who came from the city finally understood why General Yi Cong said that their generals "treat everyone equally". That really means treating everyone equally. It doesn't matter what your background is, whether you are a prince or a grandson, or you are a commoner and a barbarian.
Forget it, we all form a team and go to work on fiber.
In front of an alien like Li Jie, the princes, Gongsun and common people in Guizhou actually worked together as a team and worked hard together, with no one holding back the other.
Because this group of righteous people, Yi Cong, used to do unscrupulous supervisory work in Biyang City. They could tell at a glance who was lazy and who was slippery, and they would take out their whips and whip them wildly if they refused to accept the offer.
There is no way to redress grievances. We can only hold on, grit our teeth and persevere, and work together to survive under such brutal high pressure.
The weather began to get hot again, and the Chu army on the other side of the Huai River also discovered a long queue of boats.
"The boats are connected for several miles. I'm afraid Li Jie has already used half of the boats."
"Huh?"
"The savages did not cross the river!"
"Savages keep going west!"
"Could it be that they want to attack the Cai people?"
"Aren't the savages afraid that I'll wait for the counterattack state to come?"
"Maybe it's a scam?"
Li Jie's strange operation made the Chu people on the other side of the river startle and startle, and even Yun Zhenlu was startled and confused.
He planned to plot against Li Jie, but there was no guarantee that Li Jie would not know about it in advance. What if Li Jie planned to ambush the Chu army? What if Li Jie's troops on the other side of the river were actually a feint attack? What if Li Jie came to the city?
, actually prepared an army?
With countless thoughts running through his mind, Yun Zhenlu ordered: "Continue to investigate!"
"Hi!"
As dusk gradually came, the boats on the other side became increasingly unclear, but in general it could be judged that they were continuing to move westward. As for how far westward they were, the Chu army did not know.
"Does this Wu barbarian really want to attack Cai? If so, if our army goes straight down the river, wouldn't it be possible to recapture the state and cut off its retreat?"
"Li Jie's attack on Cai failed, and his retreat was cut off. He had no choice but to break out in a hurry and flee in embarrassment."
"However, the savages are fierce and their subordinates are all tigers and wolves. If Yingdu's army is here, how can we let them be arrogant!"
The people of Chu were all aggrieved, but they all had a consensus that they should seize the time, quickly organize troops, go down the river, and counterattack Zhou Laicheng.
"What if this is the plan of the barbarians from Wu State?"
"He is alone outside, striving for a decisive battle. Only by fighting quickly can he protect himself. How dare he delay it any longer?"
"Mr. Yun, if it's time to cut it off, cut it off."
Yun Zhenlu's face was gloomy and uncertain. He was still worried about another thing, that is, would the Wu people be able to cross the river?
However, Yun Zhenlu then thought about it, it was already night now, and the Jin people would be tired from marching all the way. What's more, there was no bonfire on the opposite side, which meant that they did not make food on the spot, so they must continue to go west.
Moreover, even if they cross the river, it will be a battle between heaven and earth, and there is a possibility that they may all sink to death in the Huai River.
Taking a step back, even if Li Jie succeeded in crossing the river, how could he fight if his troops were all exhausted?
The defenders of Liaocheng were waiting for work. They were well fed and drunk, but they couldn't defeat these tired and hungry guys?
With all these considerations in mind, Yun Zhenlu immediately ordered: "Prepare the boat division immediately and sail with open fire! At daybreak, attack Zhou Lai!"
"Hi!"
There was a burst of excitement, and the officers of the Chu State were all eager to try. This action was a wasted effort.
However, at this time, on the other side of the darkness, facing the hungry righteous soldiers and strong men, Li Jie ordered: "Abandon the cauldron and board the ship!"