Outside the river, the sound of drums and drums moved the ground.

The overwhelming cavalry rushed over with such force that it was almost reminiscent of the battle decades ago.

It was also a winter month, the weather was cold, the ground was freezing, and the sky was covered with heavy snow. The Soochow Navy sailed northward, fighting hard in the snow.

Destroyed the Sima clan.

But that was all decades ago, and the Wu people today seem to be far inferior to what they were back then.

No, as soon as the grain, grass, gold and silk were unloaded from the ship and prepared to be transported to the nearby military fortress by ox cart, they were discovered by the Xianbei cavalry.

They came roaring, as fast as thunder, shouting and screaming as they galloped, and arrows flew here and there.

When the slaves pulling the carts and the escorting sergeants saw them, they shouted and ran away. The carts were scattered all over the ground and lined up along the river, which was quite spectacular.

The planks were put down on the boat and the fleeing people were picked up.

Seeing the Xianbei cavalry getting closer and closer, the boatmen simply put away the planks and pushed towards the center of the river to avoid being dismounted and killed by the enemy on the boat.

Shields and baffles were also erected on the outside of the ship's side. There were constant footsteps behind them, and they didn't know what they were doing.

"Xilulu!" The first batch of Xianbei cavalry to arrive reined in their horses on the river bank and fired a few arrows at the boat, but they all fell into the sea like mud and had no impact.

The people on the boat did not fight with them, but pushed the boat away and gradually disappeared from sight.

More Xianbei cavalry rushed over, dismounted noisily, and looted gold and silk goods, smiling happily.

When the group of people who arrived first saw it, they became anxious and dismounted to fight for it.

"" The sound of horse hooves sounded, and the third group of people arrived.

They seemed to have a sense of responsibility and whipped the noisy crowd a few times with their riding whips, intending to pack up the food first.

At this moment, deep and dense drumming sounded from the lake on the other side.

In an instant, dozens of small boats rushed out from behind the reeds.

The boatman's skill in maneuvering the boat was superb, and in a few clicks, the boat came sideways.

Each ship carried dozens of soldiers, with the front row holding shields and the back row holding bows and arrows.

Taking time, intensive bows were fired towards the shore, and the arrows were fired so fast that it was almost impossible to react.

The Xianbei people who were packing their belongings were caught off guard and fell down in large numbers.

There are more and more ships, as if they have been ambush there for a long time.

The rain of arrows became more and more intensive, and a layer of white hair seemed to grow on the river bank, fluttering in the cold wind.

With such a dense rain of arrows covering it, it was naturally impossible for anyone to survive.

The few Xianbei cavalry who reacted quickly rolled and crawled, grabbed the horses, and fled to a distance, looking here in shock.

The sound of the drums on the ship changed again, and a moment after the planks were put down, hundreds of infantrymen came ashore one after another, holding long spears and shields, and pointing their bows and crossbows into the distance.

There were also some people holding swords and axes, searching the entire battlefield, beheading all the Xianbei people and collecting them.

On the largest boat in the lake, Zhou Guang breathed a sigh of relief, and his timidity disappeared a lot.

It seems that as long as the tactics are used properly, the cavalry can be defeated in areas with dense water nets. There is no need to be so afraid.

As for the vast empty areas, forget it.

It's good to march along the river, the logistics are safe, and you can rely on warships to fight against the water...

Around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Prussian army fought two small-scale battles near Chaohu.

Once, he was lured with gold, silk, food and grass, and the boat master ambushed him, beheading more than 400 people, capturing 100 people, and capturing 200 horses;

Once the boat division was used to bypass the rear and cut off the bridge, the Xianbei cavalry retreated hastily. They were miserable in the area with dense water nets. Looking around, they could see either a fortress, a swamp forest, or a small stream or river lying in front of them.

After being intercepted several times by the navy, they were scattered all over the place, just like the Huns cavalry that lost their organization in Henan.

They starved to death, died of illness, froze to death, and more than a thousand people were killed. Hundreds more lost their way and became prisoners in the end.

On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Shan Xia Shan Yan Lin came to Hefei, but did not go north.

In order not to affect the reclamation of Wuhu, he only brought two thousand sailors and two thousand infantry to Hefei. After hearing that the river north of Hefei sometimes froze for several days and sometimes thawed for several days, he decisively gave up the idea of ​​going north.

The water application north of Hefei has almost become a default buffer zone for both parties.

****

Almost immediately before Shan Ya arrived in Hefei, Zhang Shuo also came to the north of Shaopi for inspection.

Starting from the late autumn of last year, batch after batch of slave households and criminals arrived here.

Except for a few days of rest during the Winter Solstice and Zhengdan, everyone was clearing ditches and leveling fields.

Several rebellions occurred during this period, but they were quickly put down by the Silver Spear Center Camp, which was also a good time for the newly sent sergeants to get some exercise.

Last year, nearly a thousand people died of illness in this unit, which was the largest loss since the formation of the army. Now they have all been replaced. However, the captains of this batch of new recruits of the Forbidden Army, including the deputy, captain and even the superintendent, are not martial arts students, but

Soldiers from the north.

The Shaofu successively sent over 1,300 tenants, most of whom were former Langling field soldiers.

Nearly 6,000 people, men, women, old and young, cleared farmland at the foot of Bagong Mountain, felled wood and stone, and built houses on the mountain.

The entire mountainous area and a large uninhabited area nearby were designated as Huainan Garden and Tianjiayuan.

Spring sowing will begin next month.

The millet seeds have been prepared, and the farm tools are complete. Even the plowing oxen and plowing horses are still in short supply, so we can only make do with what we have.

The sergeants of Zuyue also started farming in Xiacai County in Huaibei.

Zhang Shuo really didn't dare to let these people stay in Huainan.

As time went by, seeing that there was no hope of fighting back to Xuzhou, some people fled every three days. If they continued, they might not be able to escape at all.

There was no other way, so Zhang Shuo sent a letter to select a group of orphans and widows from the family members of Liu Han's Imperial Army who had been suppressed during the rebellion and sent them to Cai Cai to appease the people.

If you can't feel at ease and still want to go back to find your original wife and children, then you have no choice but to transfer them all away from Huaishang.

However, as a result, Huainan's military strength was very thin.

It is impossible for the Fu soldiers and Hu soldiers to stay here for a long time. Currently, Shouchun is only one of the Yinqiangzhong battalion, and the others have gone home to reunite. Even they cannot stay here for a long time, and they will leave after the new year.

No one knows who will take over at that time.

After returning from the inspection, Zhang Shuo got the news that the Xianbei cavalry had begun to shrink, and he immediately sneered.

That General of Zhenbei, Da Xi Heruo, was so arrogant that he thought he could gallop around areas with dense water networks.

Just thinking too much.

However, we still need to appease these people, don't let them lose morale, and wait until the defense team comes over first.

On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, he went to Dongxi Ershi Mountain.

After hard work since the beginning of autumn, the castle walls on the two mountains have been reinforced. Water castles have also been built on the river at the foot of the mountain. Yang Bao, the commander of the navy, each sent a thousand men to the two places to serve as stay-at-home troops.

With these two water villages here, Shouchun as a whole will be much safer.

Until the rivers in Henan were frozen, the navy was rushing to transport supplies to Shouchun.

In fact, the Huai River has almost no ice this year, but the Jin navy has not come, so the transportation is very smooth.

More than one million grains and beans were sent to various places in Shouchun.

It was a pity that the imperial court did not send a large group of infantry to go south before the Chinese New Year to support him in attacking Lujiang. Instead, he sent Xianbei cavalry who were paid to fight, but nothing could be done about it.

****

After entering the third year of Kaiping (329), everything gradually became clear.

Around the spring society in February, the atmosphere between Liang and Jin became increasingly tense. Although there was no major fight, small-scale frictions on the border began to increase.

Shao Xun, who was still stationed in Guangchengze, raised the issue at the right time and asked the important officials in the court to discuss: In the Southern Expedition, should we attack Jin first or Chengdu?

During this period, he speeded up and arranged a series of affairs.

Huan Wen has now become the public enemy of the children of Duke Liang. He and Princess Jingfu will get married in March.

Shao Xun didn't care about his children's affairs.

If Huan Wen can't even bear the pressure, then he will be the Prince Consort for the rest of his life until he dies.

However, Fu Bao was very protective of his future husband and scolded all those people bloody.

This may not be a good thing or a bad thing, it all depends on his destiny.

The eldest son Jin Dao was fully qualified for the post of Zuo Feilong's guard chief, and all matters were clear. Shao Xun transferred him to the Shaofu and served as the second Shaofu young supervisor, responsible for the final sprint of engraving and printing.

The ink prepared so far is already relatively good, but Shao Xun is still a little dissatisfied and asked the Shaofu to improve it again.

Give them one to two years. If it still doesn't work, then use the current defective products without any further delay.

The second son, Shao, was still stationed in Zuoguoyuan, but he also held the post of Shaoqing of Taipu Temple.

He still held the post of minister in the Shanyu Mansion, deeply promoted horse farming in Dai Kingdom, and urged the pastoral officials of Taipu Temple to continue to select and breed excellent horses suitable for horse farming.

The third son took care of Sangziyuan in an orderly manner, the household registration increased, and the output of goods increased greatly.
To be continued...