When Yuan Jun saw that the pontoon bridge originally used to transport soldiers was destroyed by the Qingzhou Army's catapults, the examiner responsible for building the bridge in front quickly thought of a new method.
While he ordered people to continue piling up mountains of earth and building high oars, he also built a pontoon bridge at night.
At the same time, they sent 5,000 men and horses to Gudu, a river about ten miles south and upstream, and to the north, about seven or eight miles upstream. They used the wooden boats prepared earlier to sneak across the river in the middle of the night, preparing to cooperate with tomorrow's operation.
In fact, before the review, we had considered that large troops would directly use boats to pass by. But unfortunately, Dahe Gudu is not a small river or stream. As the ancient Yellow River road, its longest river width can reach more than one kilometer, and its narrowest river can reach more than one kilometer.
It can also reach three to four hundred meters.
If you don’t understand what this concept is, you can compare it with the rivers in many big cities in later generations, such as the Xiangjiang River in Changsha, the Yangtze River in Wuhan, and the Pearl River in Guangzhou.
These cities have cross-river bridges, which are generally up to two kilometers long. The width of the river below is basically more than five or six hundred meters wide. There are many fishing boats and sand-carrying boats running around on the river. You have to take a mechanical ship to get there and back.
In ten minutes, there was no problem of crossing the river conveniently.
Naturally, big rivers are no worse than the above-mentioned rivers. Even in the dry season, wooden boats float in the river like flat boats. Without mechanical power, a trip takes a very long time, even half an hour.
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The most important thing is that Qingzhou has a naval force, and there are a large number of military fortresses and monitoring posts on the other side of the river. Once it is discovered that Yuan Jun used boats to cross the river, under layers of beacon fire signals, the army at the mouth of the Yellow River in the upper reaches will quickly take action, directly
They marched northward with great force and defeated all Yuan's troops on the river. The whole army was wiped out in an instant.
Therefore, it is not that Yuan Shao's group of advisers do not want to go directly by boat, but that there is really no way. Even Zhang Liao and Taishi Ci actually want Yuan Jun to come directly by boat. In that case, the Qingzhou Navy will definitely teach them a good lesson.
Teach them what water warfare is.
It's a pity that Yuan Jun also has an intelligence system of his own. He has long investigated that Qingzhou has deployed a large number of defense zones on these rivers and lakes, so he will be extremely cautious when crossing the rivers.
Yuan Shao knew very well that the closure of some small and medium-sized rivers in winter gave him great convenience. But at the same time, he also understood that the large rivers would become the biggest obstacle in front of him. As long as he broke through, he would reach Pingyuan City.
Therefore, everything must be fully prepared and the plan must be thorough in order to pass through many obstacles and come to the front of the old enemy Liu Bei.
Under such difficult conditions, Shenpei showed his strong ability to command troops. The soldiers and horses he sent were not for any surprise attack, but to contain some Qingzhou soldiers and horses.
Especially in the upper reaches, these people used to install iron ropes to prevent the Qingzhou Navy from coming from the mouth of the Yellow River.
All operations were carried out in the middle of the night. Although Zhang Liao and Tai Shici kept a close watch, nothing could be seen clearly on the river in the middle of the night.
The catapults could only throw stones randomly in the same direction as yesterday's daytime. When dawn came, they discovered that the enemy had already built a pontoon bridge from there.
Night operations like this are actually Cao Cao's specialty. For example, the surprise attack on Wuchao, the flooding of Yecheng, and the defeat of Zhang Lu at the Battle of Yangping Pass were all wars launched at night.
Especially when Yecheng was flooded, the soil work was done at night. Cao Jun dug a trench two feet deep and two feet wide outside Yecheng overnight, and then dug the Zhangshui River, turning Yecheng into a marsh country, out of touch with the world.
Isolated and captured Yecheng.
However, night operations require extremely high levels of elite soldiers, which does not mean the soldiers' bravery, but their personal physique.
Because the rate of night blindness was extremely high in ancient times, most soldiers became blind at night. Therefore, for this operation, the review team carefully selected a large number of soldiers with good vision, and carried out more than ten soldiers overnight.
The pontoon bridge is set up.
This is the Jizhou Army with the largest number of troops. If it were other princes, they really wouldn't be able to select so many soldiers with good eyesight to complete this arduous task.
It was not until dawn that the Qingzhou Army discovered that the enemy had begun to cross the river. At this time, it was too late to use trebuchets and crossbows. A large number of Yuan's troops quickly passed through the pontoon bridge and had already reached the bottom of the river here, preparing to attack upward.
"Enemy attack!"
The Qingzhou Army's sharp whistles and long blasts of horns resounded throughout the air. The soldiers who stayed on the shore gathered one after another. Some used bows and arrows to shoot, some used spears to stab. The catapults and crossbows were once again full of firepower.
When it was opened, there was an endless sound of rocks hitting the pontoon or the water, making a thump-dong-dong sound.
Yesterday, Zhang Liao ordered his soldiers to use catapults to throw stones at random on the river. However, the river was too wide, and the location where Yuan Jun erected the pontoon bridge was far away from the previous location. In the darkness, the river was pitch black, and the catapult was completely gone.
played a role.
This resulted in him working in vain until midnight before going to rest. Now the person commanding on the river is Taishi Ci, who got up early this morning.
Taishi Ci quickly asked his troops to fill up the river bank, and at the same time urged officers at all levels to lead their men to plug the gaps and loopholes in various defense zones.
The combined troops of the two men totaled about 20,000 people. At the same time, in order to ensure that their men got adequate rest, Zhang Liao's army guarded them at night, while Taishi Ci's army rested. Most of the soldiers of Zhang Liao's army were sleeping now.
The number of people on the other side of the river was at least twice as many as theirs. Even if Taishi Ci's men killed all of them, they could not block it because the defense area at the bank was too wide. They were quickly attacked by a part of Yuan's army.
Started to attack the shore.
Around the banks on both sides, the two sides launched a desperate struggle, especially in the north direction. After crossing the river, Yuan Jun quickly occupied the river beach below, and then detoured to the shore from the left and right sides. Zhang Liao's troops in the north were still resting, resulting in
The gap that appears there is the largest, and the number of enemies rushing up is also the largest.
Under this situation, Tai Shici had to personally lead the death squads to fight to the death with the enemy. He repelled the enemies who rushed to the shore several times, and then managed to hold on to the northern river embankment.
"Hurry up!"
"Kill!"
"That way, that way!"
The loud sound of the horn pierced the air, and Zhang Liao's camp was quickly awakened.
With the sound of ping-ping war drums and horns, groups of soldiers emerged from behind the crenellations of the rammed-earth village walls among several Zhang Liao camps that were horns with each other.
The bow was strung up and the sword was unsheathed, and everywhere there was the sound of the clattering of armored leaves, anxious and angry urging, uniform shouts, short and urgent orders, sharp police whistles, and the cry of the enemy's incoming attack.
, all the walls of the village were turned into a mess.
The gate of the camp was quickly opened. Less than two hours after Zhang Liao fell asleep, he was forced to get up in a hurry and led his army to fight out of the camp. The soldiers dragged their tired bodies and quickly filled the gaps in the north.
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The fighting lasted for nearly an hour, and the smoke from the beacon tower had already been lit. The Qingzhou Navy troops, which were only thirty or forty miles away from here, were about to arrive and were rushing in this direction.
But at this time, a sudden change occurred. Thousands of Yuan's troops suddenly appeared near Zhang Liao's camp in the north, swarming towards them and quickly breached the rear camp of Wan Sheng's army.
The rear camp was lost, and there were less than a thousand soldiers left in the camp. They resisted desperately and managed to hold the front camp. Zhang Liao quickly led his troops back to the division for rescue.
Almost at the same time, large ships could be faintly seen sailing on the river in the distance to the south - the Qingzhou Navy arrived. The arrival of reinforcements gave Wan Sheng's army and Taishi Ci's army great excitement, but the next second, they
They saw the Qingzhou Navy staying on the river a few miles away, motionless and not continuing northward.
The direction of the flow of Dahe Gudu is from south to north. This is because the original Yellow River entered Jizhou from Puyang to the north, then flowed into Weijun, Qinghe Kingdom, and finally merged at the junction of Pingyuan Kingdom and Bohai County.
Bohai Bay.
This change of course took place during the Wang Mang period of the Western Han Dynasty. The Eastern Han Dynasty inherited the territory of the Western Han Dynasty. Therefore, the geographical division of Qinghe Kingdom, Bohai Kingdom and Pingyuan Kingdom at that time was based on the original ancient Yellow River road. This river flowed through the three counties.
The river is almost equivalent to the junction line of the three counties.
Therefore, the Qingzhou Navy sails from the south, actually sailing along the current, and the speed is very fast. This place is only more than 40 miles away from the Gaotang Yellow River channel at Longcuo Ferry. Under normal circumstances, the Qingzhou Navy is almost
It can be reached within an hour.
But for some unknown reason, they seemed to be stuck by something a few miles away and could not move. In an instant, hope turned into disappointment. In addition, the camp was breached, and the morale of Wan Sheng's army dropped a lot for a while, and there was a faint tendency to collapse.
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Fortunately, Taishi Ci of Zhang Liao fought bravely to kill the enemy, and the two-faced generals stood firm as a rock among the crowd, gradually stabilizing the morale of the army, and they were not repelled by Yuan's army who took advantage of the situation.
In fact, the Qingzhou Navy did encounter a lot of trouble at this time. The Shenpei sent troops southward overnight and stretched more than ten chain iron ropes as thick as a child's arm across the southern river.
Because it is pulled horizontally, the iron rope does not need to be too long, about more than 200 meters long. Big trees and boulders are tied to the left and right sides, and then countless wooden stakes are nailed to the river beaches on both sides. There are more than ten densely packed, blocking the river.
in front of them.
Iron lock across the river!
The Qingzhou Advisors Group is indeed luxurious, but Yuan Shao also has a large number of outstanding people under his command. After learning that the Qingzhou Navy was stationed at Longcuo Ferry, he naturally had a way to deal with it.
At this time, Huang Zhong, the general of the Qingzhou Navy, was extremely anxious. The iron lock was blocking the way. In a hurry, he could only order the soldiers to drop the anchor on the spot, row to the shore with a small boat, and provide support from the land.
But in this way, the speed of support was much slower. By the time Huang Zhong led the navy to arrive, Zhang Liao's camp had been completely occupied by the enemy. Tai Shi Ci and Zhang Liao led the remaining troops to fight and retreat, and withdrew all the way into Tai Shi Ci's camp.
In the southern camp, with the help of Huang Zhong, Yuan Jun was finally driven back.
But it was only a repulse, because Zhang Liao returned to his own camp, causing the northern river bank to be overrun by Yuan's troops who came ashore. The Yuan troops who came ashore quickly attacked Zhang Liao's troops, leaving Zhang Liao in a very embarrassing situation.
In order to save Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci gave up the southern port. The two men combined their forces into one, fought a bloody path, and finally broke out.
After Huang Zhong arrived, he helped the two men force Yuan Jun back, but he could not stop Yuan Jun on the other side of the river from continuing to cross the river. He could only watch watchtowers on the river bank and catapults being captured by Yuan Jun.
The only good news is that after discovering that the enemy was unstoppable, Taishi Ci had already ordered the catapult drivers to destroy the equipment. All Yuan Jun got was some catapult wreckage, and the more essential winches, pulleys, and counterweights were all badly damaged.
Thoroughly, if you want to restore the imitation construction, it will be extremely difficult.
Zhang Liao Taishi Ci's army has not had a good rest from yesterday to now. Today was another bloody battle, with the loss of two to three thousand men and horses. They are exhausted physically and mentally, and it is difficult to continue fighting.
Fortunately, Huang Zhong's fresh troops arrived, and the walls and forts were densely covered with defenders, which finally helped them get a chance to breathe.
When Yuan Jun saw the Qingzhou Navy coming ashore to provide assistance, he did not dare to continue to attack the Taishi Ci camp. The soldiers who came ashore in front retreated to the outskirts of the camp, and the soldiers who were still on the riverbank behind began to come ashore. The main force established a foothold on the east bank, and then relied on occupying
Various fortifications were built along the coast to cover the army behind as they continued to cross the river.
Groups of Yuan troops passed through the pontoon bridge and arrived at the east bank of Gudu River. Shen Pei was still watching the battle on the west bank. Seeing that the situation was decided, he smiled and said to Yuan Shang: "Congratulations, sir. Congratulations, sir. You won the first battle, great achievement."
One piece."
Yuan Shang understood the meaning and immediately said: "All this is due to Mr. Zhengnan. I will definitely ask for credit for Mr. Zhengnan in front of my father."
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The judge smiled from ear to ear, stretched out his hand and said, "Young master, you can cross the river now."
"Go, cross the river!"
Yuan Shang waved his hand, and the army officially began to cross the river.
At this time, in the Taishi Ci camp on the east bank of Gudu River, the entire camp was wailing. The wounded soldiers were placed in the rear camp, and the army doctors began emergency treatment.
Most of the personnel in Zhang Liao's camp were evacuated. Unfortunately, a large amount of materials in the camp were captured by the enemy, and Yuan Jun gained a complete camp and a stable foundation, which posed a great threat to them.
Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao were both injured. Huang Zhong thought about it and immediately arranged for men and horses to report to the plains. This place was less than twenty miles away from the plains. Liu Bei immediately led his men and horses to come, so he should be in time.
More than an hour later, in Pingyuan County, Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the news, and immediately summoned Gao Shun and Xun You to discuss matters.
The two men arrived in a hurry. Before they could see the ceremony, Liu Bei immediately asked anxiously: "What's wrong? Han Sheng sent someone to report. Yuan Jun built a pontoon overnight and crossed the river. Wen Yuan and Ziyi fought bloody battles, but they were outnumbered. Now they can only
If you can hold on to the camp and reach Zhongda, what should you do?"
Xun You frowned and thought: "I didn't expect Yuan Jun's offensive to be so fast. It must be too late to call reinforcements from other routes now. We have to find a way to help Wen Yuan and Ziyi evacuate."
"I will personally lead the army to the expedition!"
Liu Bei immediately said: "I will never abandon Wen Yuan and Ziyi."
At this time, Qianzhao is still in Longcuo, Dianwei and Jushu have retreated to Ande, Zang Ba is in Xipingchang, and Zhang Fei and Tian Feng are currently in the Boping area after withdrawing their troops from Lingxian.
Although they are all around the plain, the farthest one is Zhang Fei, which is almost more than seventy miles away. However, the military situation is extremely urgent, and it is obviously too late to summon them here again.
After Liu Bei thought about it, he could only save them by personally leading the 20,000 troops currently stationed in Pingyuan City.
"Don't worry, my lord, I'll just go!"
Gao Shun stood up and said.
"It's better for me to go in person, Zhongda, you can take charge of the city!"
Liu Bei made up his mind that this battle must be fought by him.
Xun You thought for a while and said, "Ming Gong, I have a plan. I wonder if Ming Gong dares to use it."
"oh?"
Liu Bei immediately said: "What's the plan?"
Xun You said: "The enemy's offensive is so fast and fierce, and they must have the intention to attack. If Ming Gong appears on the battlefield, the enemy will definitely sacrifice their lives to attack. Zhongda's trapped army is the most powerful army in the world, and Xuanjia will be heavy.
If you ride on the left and right to support them, you will be able to fight for a long time. As long as you hold on for a while, when the enemy is tired, the whole army will come out, and you will be able to drive the enemy back!"
"Um."
Liu Bei muttered: "This plan lasts only a few seconds, so I will follow Gongda's advice!"
Then he said to Gao Shun: "My life is entrusted to Zhongda!"
After receiving Liu Bei's unconditional trust, Gao Shun didn't show much emotion on his face, but he was very grateful in his heart. He said seriously: "Shun, you will live up to your orders!"