Under the cover of darkness, the two rode horses to the Yellow River.
At this time, it has entered early summer, and the water in the Yellow River is rapid and violent. The waves on the river are turbulent and the water is turbulent.
"Guo Song, how is your water quality?" Li Ji suddenly asked.
"My water skills are pretty good, I can swim across, but how will our horses get across?"
Li Ji shook his head, "The horses can't cross the Yellow River, so they can only stay here, or walk more than a hundred miles east. There is a section of the Yellow River called a shallow beach. The river bed is very wide, but the water is very shallow. War horses can swim across it. We used to
They all cross the Yellow River from there."
Guo Song patted the horse bag and said with a smile: "I carry all my belongings with me. Is it safe to leave the horse here?"
"It can be placed in the woods. There are few people here and there are no wolves. As long as it does not exceed two days, it will basically be fine. This is my experience."
The two of them hid their horses in a hidden place. Li Ji took out a folded raft, and they blew air together. After a while, a kayak that was one foot long and six feet wide appeared.
The current in the Yellow River is fast and the wind and waves are huge. The small raft is like a leaf in a storm. If you are not careful, it will be knocked over by the waves.
One of the two people in the raft was experienced, the other was highly skilled in martial arts and had strong balance. Although they were traveling through rapids and shoals, they still rowed the raft steadily. After more than half an hour, they arrived at the other side of the Yellow River.
Li Ji, who had always been serious about his words, showed a rare smile to Guo Song and gave him a thumbs up. He saw that it was Guo Song's first time rowing, and it was so extraordinary that he could row across the fast-flowing Yellow River. I really don't know what he did.
How to develop balance.
Guo Song smiled, and the two of them hid the raft in the pile of rocks, accelerated to the west, and passed through a forest. A big river appeared in front of them. This big river is called Weishui, which originates from three hundred miles in the north.
The Langshan Mountains inside and outside meander southward and flow into the Yellow River at Hetao.
This large river is slightly narrower than the Yellow River, but the current is as fast and the waves are rolling. Li Ji pointed to an unexpected rock high up next to it, and we went up to take a look.
The two people climbed up the rock and immediately had a wide view. They could see the lights of fire on the south bank of Weishui more than ten miles away. The vast Xue Yantuo Logistics Camp suddenly appeared in front of them, and they could see it very clearly under the starlight.
At this time, Guo Song suddenly thought of a big problem and asked: "The logistics camp is actually on the other side of the Yellow River. How do they transport it across the Yellow River?"
"Use a raft!"
Li Ji pointed forward and said, "What do you think those black giants by the river are?"
Guo Song also saw a dozen black giants moored next to the river. They were shaped like big ships, but they were not big ships. They were actually rafts.
"Is there such a big raft?" Guo Song was really surprised. This was the first time he saw it.
Li Ji nodded, "It was originally invented by the Han people to cross the Yellow River in the Qin-Jin Grand Canyon. It was introduced to the grasslands during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was made up of thousands of skin rafts. The grassland people called it mountain rafts and used it to transport large quantities of materials.
Just like the three thousand stone ships in the Central Plains."
"Can this kind of mountain raft be controlled?"
Li Ji smiled and said: "Of course it can't be driven, it can only be pulled, and it doesn't use manpower. Hundreds of strong horses can pull a mountain raft, and ten mountain rafts can deliver half a month's supplies to Lingzhou."
"How many troops does Xue Yantuo have heading south?" Guo Song asked casually.
Li Ji glanced at him, feeling a little dumbfounded. He didn't ask such an important question until now. He thought he already knew it.
"It should be 30,000 people. Every time we go south, it is 30,000 people. I guess it will be about the same this time."
"General Li, how can you estimate this?" Guo Song glanced at him with a half-smile.
This guy......
Li Ji pointed to the logistics camp, "From the number of their camps, I can judge that the opponent's logistics camp has about 3,000 troops. It is the habit of the grassland army to leave 10% of its troops for logistics. Therefore, I inferred that this time Xueyantuo's army went south.
There are still 30,000 people.”
"General Li knows every detail and is worthy of being the number one scout in Shuofang."
This was Guo Song's heartfelt praise for one person. Li Ji smiled faintly. He had crawled out of the dead countless times. Countless comrades had gained these experiences with their blood and lives. How could he dare to call himself the first scout of Shuofang Army?
"let's go!"
Li Ji climbed down the rock, but Guo Song jumped down. Li Ji was surprised to see Guo Song jump directly from the three-foot-high rock.
"How did you do it?"
He asked in surprise: "Most people would fall to death if they jumped like this, but you are safe and sound!"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "There is a slight slope on the rock. You can use the friction between your leather boots and the rock to slow down when you come down. It is actually not difficult."
Li Ji rolled his eyes. Isn't this difficult?
Only then did he understand why the Jiedu Envoy asked Guo Song to be responsible for the ignition plan. Guo Song did have a special ability that ordinary warriors did not have. Li Ji's confidence suddenly increased, and the two of them sped up and ran towards the distant logistics camp.
Xue Yantuo's logistics camp is the same as other grassland nomads, simple and rough. It is far from the Central Plains army that builds a camp like a beautiful building. The grassland people do not have that kind of patience and technology.
Their logistics camp is divided into two parts, one is the military camp, and the other is the sheep and horse pen. The military camp is not big, but the sheep and horse pen covers a vast area and houses hundreds of thousands of fat sheep.
There were dozens of patrols patrolling back and forth. This was their defense. Over the years, Xue Yantuo's army had never encountered an attack on the logistics camp, so they gradually developed a kind of inertia, thinking that it was impossible for the Tang army to attack the logistics camp.
camp.
"Did you notice it?"
Li Ji pointed to the sheep and horse pen and said to Guo Song: "The exit of the sheep and horse pen is close to Weishui."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "This should be to make it easier to catch the sheep on the raft."
"Is this an opportunity?"
Guo Song understood what he meant and looked towards the Wei River. The river bed was half a mile wide and the current was very fast.
“You can give it a try!”
"Do you know your mission?" Li Ji asked again.
Guo Song nodded, his mission was the most dangerous and important.
The two of them carefully observed the circle around the logistics camp before disappearing into the darkness.
Early the next morning, the two returned to the campsite.
Li Ji immediately called everyone together and said to everyone: "The situation has been figured out, and we will take action tonight. I will announce the list of players: Li Ji, Guo Song, Lin Tai, Guo Chongqing, Liang Wu, Liang Ju'er, and Zhao Wuchu
, Duan Sanniang, Guo Jiang, Lin Yang, Meng Chao, Xu Jing, Zhang Hua, the above thirteen people will go out to fight tonight. The remaining seventeen people, except for the five who are sick and the three who are in the support camp, the other nine are in the camp.
Do you have any other opinions about the support provided by the Yellow River?"
Guo Qiang raised his hand and said, "Excuse me, Lieutenant Li, why can't I go?"
Li Ji glanced at everyone, and there were many who were unconvinced. He said coldly: "It's not that you are not allowed to go, but those who go must know how to swim and can cross the Yellow River on a raft. If you all go, there will definitely be
Half of them died in the Yellow River."
Guo Qiang lowered his head. He was indeed poor at swimming. Others no longer insisted. Everyone knew how dangerous it was to cross the Yellow River at this time.
Li Ji added: "Now everyone has a good rest and recuperates, and we will set off after dark."
Guo Song leaned against a big pine tree and closed his eyes. He was really tired from running all night.
At this moment, he suddenly felt something. He opened his eyes and found Duan Sanniang standing in front of him. He quickly sat up straight and said with a smile, "Miss Duan, what's the matter?"
Duan Sanniang handed him a dagger and said coldly: "I heard from dad that you are responsible for the most dangerous ignition operation. I misunderstood you before. I give this dagger to you as my apology!"
After saying that, she threw the dagger to Guo Song and left without looking back.
Guo Song was stunned, had he ever offended her? Why should he apologize to himself?
He only remembered that he beheaded Guo Sheng's horse in front of her. Could that be considered as offending her?
Guo Song looked back at Liang Wu and saw Liang Wu looking at him with a half-smile but not a smile. Don't misunderstand him!
He looked at the dagger in his hand again. The dagger was very small, only half a foot long, and slender in shape. It was very suitable for flying knives, but the workmanship was very exquisite. The handle was made of silver and inlaid with several gems.
Guo Song slowly pulled out the dagger, and felt a cold air coming towards his face. He was startled immediately. The dagger was made of fine iron, gleaming with cold light, and extremely sharp. There was also a faint blue halo on it. Guo Song suddenly
I realized that star sand should have been added to this dagger when it was made.
"Her father gave this to her last year, and she actually gave it to you. She treats you well!" Liang Wu smiled and sat next to Guo Song.
Guo Song threw the dagger to him, "I have the wrist-removing knife your uncle gave me. I'll give you this dagger."
"Don't talk nonsense, this is for you."
Liang Wu returned the dagger to him again, "I heard from Ling'er that she always wanted to apologize to you, but she couldn't save her face. She probably heard that you were leaving, so she came to find you."
"Why are you apologizing to me?"
"Isn't it that Gao Xianzhi's bow? She gave it to you, and you gave it back to her father. She has always been worried about you."
Guo Song was a little speechless. He had forgotten about that incident a long time ago, but he was still resented by others.
"But... I should be the one to apologize to her, right?"
Liang Wu smiled and said, "Who can understand what the little lady is thinking? Don't think so much. Take the time to rest. It's time for us to show off our skills in the evening."