"Ah!" The screams were earth-shattering, making those who had not yet had time to accept the interrogation feel terrified.
Not only Zhang Yue had to be tortured and beaten, but other captive officers above the regiment level also had to be interrogated individually.
As a result, the screams shook the field, making everyone passing by panic.
Shao Xun declined the banquet given by the governor of Jiyin, and only briefly appeased people's hearts, focusing on understanding the battlefield information.
He will not stay in Jiyin for long. Today he will torture the prisoners, collect the cavalry and horses that have not yet arrived, obtain supplies, and take a rest. At the latest tomorrow (October 9th) morning, he will lead his troops to set off.
As for the target, it depends on the outcome of the trial.
On the other side, before Shao Xun arrived in Kaocheng, a large fleet approached Dongwuyang at night.
Above the river, three pontoon bridges connect the east and west. Even at night, people, cars and horses continue to flow.
In the ferry camp on the east bank, there are more than a thousand cavalry and three to four thousand infantry stationed.
It is said that they are "infantry", and most of them are farmers. Most of them are young men captured in Dongping, and a small number come from the general Liu Bao of Shile's tribe. Naturally, Liu Bao became the leader of this army, and his task was to protect the South Floating Bridge.
For security on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, we sometimes have to help transport supplies.
It's been half a month since we crossed the river south, and the first batch of supplies has been transported back to the north bank.
Liu Bao has seen them, and they are all good things. It's a pity that they don't belong to him, or not all of them belong to him.
After inspecting the ferry on the west bank, he returned to the east bank via the pontoon bridge.
As I walked, I was still thinking about how to train the thousands of Dongpingding newly recruited into the army from the West Bank.
After returning to the camp, it was already the moonlight and the willow trees above.
At this time, the general came over to report the situation to him: "Jin Zhun, the Central Guard Army, sent people to transfer a group of donkey carts from the camp, and also planned to borrow our cavalry."
"Absurd." Liu Bao cursed in a low voice: "Jin Zhun has tens of thousands of cavalry, why did he ask me to borrow troops?"
"I heard that the King of Hanoi sent envoys to various places, saying that the Shao thief had returned from Luoyang." The general said: "The Central Guard Army was stationed in Gaoping, and sent a vanguard to Jiyin. After hearing that the Shao thief had returned, he sent out instructions to all the cavalry troops.
Come closer to him."
"Only cavalry? No infantry?" Liu Bao asked doubtfully.
"Yes." The general replied.
Liu Bao nodded.
Although Henan has a lot of water systems, there are still many places suitable for light cavalry activities. They can take advantage of their "mountain and surround shooting" and choose the battlefield well.
What's more, some of the Imperial Guard cavalry are good at charging and killing.
Even if Shao Thief rides over with tens of thousands of troops, he can always run away if he can't defeat him.
Liu Bao was a lean man. After listening to his subordinates' report with squinted eyes, he asked: "You didn't give them the cavalry, did you?"
"How dare you act without permission without receiving military orders?" the general said with a smile.
"Are Jin Zhun's men angry?"
"No."
"Didn't you say anything else?"
"without."
Liu Bao looked at the general with satisfaction and said: "You have acted prudently, not bad. Jin Zhun is a nobleman of the Xiongnu, a guard of the Han Dynasty, with a high position, and even the people under him are extremely domineering. It is common for him to beat and curse others.
We are a little angry. We can only bear it, otherwise it will be difficult for General Anton to do anything."
"Yes." The general nodded repeatedly and asked: "General, did you gain anything from inspecting the camp on the west bank?"
"It's not the same as before." Liu Bao said helplessly: "The new guy is so stupid and clumsy that he doesn't even know where to poop."
After saying that, he yawned, waved his hand for the general to leave, lay down directly on the couch, and fell asleep with his clothes on.
In the middle of the night, Liu Bao suddenly heard the sound of drums, occasionally mixed with the sound of horns, and finally a high-pitched shout of death.
"No, there are thieves attacking at night!" He jumped up immediately, took off the saber and bow tip from the wall, and stringed the bow, while feeling surprised and uncertain.
Deep behind them, there are friendly forces on all sides. Even if there is a sneak attack, the troops on the outside should be attacked first. How did they rush here? Could it be that the camp was blown up?
The general rushed in and said anxiously: "General, someone has robbed the camp."
"You don't have to say it!" Liu Bao scolded him, hurriedly put on his armor, summoned hundreds of soldiers, and marched to the place where the killing sound was the loudest.
After walking only a few dozen steps, before we arrived, we saw flames rising into the sky from a distance on the bank of the Yellow River, and a large group of broken soldiers rushed over in a chaotic manner.
"My maidservant!" Liu Bao yelled, and then he pulled the general over and said, "Go and send a message to Liu Zhi and ask him to bring the cavalry over and charge."
"No." The general named a few people and sent them to mobilize troops.
Just by the blazing firelight, he could already see some features.
Next to the ferry, seven or eight ships lined up and anchored.
Hundreds of soldiers had already disembarked from the ship, lined up in neat lines, and started setting fires everywhere to create chaos.
Then bend your bow and shoot the soldiers who are running away in panic.
At this moment, most of the people rushed up with spears, and defeated his infantry in just one encounter.
A continuous stream of infantrymen were pouring out of the camp. Apparently they rushed to the rescue after receiving the news. But when they got halfway there, they suddenly became frightened when they saw the fierce soldiers holding spears on the opposite side.
The newly recruited Ding Zhuang ran away immediately.
The veteran was affected by them, made some gestures, and was defeated.
"Stop teasing people, let's go." Liu Bao looked at it for a while, his lean face full of helplessness, then he turned around nimbly and disappeared into the wilderness.
After a while, there was the sound of horse hooves.
More than a thousand cavalry troops rushed out first, and then circled back.
The Silver Spear soldiers who had already rushed into the camp were not afraid at all. Some of them even ran forward dozens of steps, gesturing at them with rifles and bows, very arrogantly.
In addition, they also divided some manpower and rushed to the pontoon bridge. They first killed a few enemy soldiers who came to rescue from the west bank, then piled firewood on the pontoon bridge, poured kerosene on it, and burned it to the ground.
The fire was burning brightly, lighting up half the sky.
Everyone on the east and west banks of the Yellow River looked at all this in surprise and remained silent for a long time.
Liu Bao sighed secretly and was about to retreat. When he saw that the enemy infantry dared to attack his cavalry on two legs, he became furious.
He immediately turned over and dismounted, took the walking bow from the general's hand, aimed at the closest general, filled the bow, let go of his hand, and the arrow shot through the air. Then without looking, he mounted the horse directly.
Slip away.
More than a thousand riders rode away and disappeared into the night.
The Silver Spear Army, which had just occupied the camp, gathered the prisoners and used them to strengthen the camp.
The river is still burning.
The floating bridge continued to disintegrate, break, and slowly sink to the bottom of the river.
The fleet moored on the river began to move again, and more than twenty ships went down the river and headed towards the second pontoon.
This night is destined to be uneventful.
****
News of the accident in Dongwuyang reached Gaoping on the afternoon of the next day.
At that time, Jin Zhun, the Central Guard Army, was preparing to march westward and besiege Jiyin. After hearing the news, he had a bad feeling in his heart and immediately sent messengers to each camp to order them to retreat immediately. He also sent a large number of rangers to search
Enemy Traces - At this moment, Shao Xun has defeated Zhang Yue's troops and is resting outside Jiyin City.
In Gaoping City, Jin Zhun was already sweating a little on his forehead.
After thinking for a while, he sent someone to call his cousin Jin Ming and said, "Shao Xun really has some ideas. Go to Jibei and Jinan and ask them to quickly find a suitable place to build a pontoon bridge."
"Okay." Jin Ming nodded in agreement, then asked: "Liu Bao lost the ferry, fled to Puyang with his army, and rushed back to Shile. Do you want to punish him?"
Jin Zhun hesitated for a while and said: "Forget it for now. Liu Bao is not the only one who lost the ferry. These bad things will be settled after the grain road is connected."
Jin Ming no longer had any doubts and left immediately.
"Wait." Jin Zhun said again.
Jin Ming stopped and turned to look at him.
"Assign two more groups of men." Jin Zhun said: "The first group goes to Shi Le and tells him to transfer his troops to attack Juancheng. Just tell him this. The infantry will attack the city, and the cavalry will find a good place and set up a net.
Let’s see if Shao Xun is fooled.”
Jin Ming hesitated and advised: "The army's food reserves will not last long. Now the three pontoon bridges are broken, and the army's morale is turbulent. Shi Le may not be able to obey his order."
The Han army's current food supply is roughly divided into two parts.
About half is transported from the north bank of the Yellow River.
The other half is raised locally.
Three pontoon bridges were damaged and the two sides were blocked, and half of the food and grass supplies were suddenly lost.
Although there is surplus food in the army, it is only enough to last for about twenty days at most, and it may not be enough because the conditions of each department are different.
Shi Le was not a fool, so how could he still be willing to sacrifice his life in this situation?
"Send someone first!" Jin Zhun glared at him and said.
"Okay." Jin Ming reluctantly agreed.
"Another group of people went to Pengcheng to find Zhao Gu. He has just captured Pengcheng and is in Xiapi. He is very rich. Let him prepare money and food for emergencies."
"Where is Cao Yi?" Jin Ming asked.
"Tell him to go back to Qingzhou as soon as possible and hurry up to collect grain, draft animals, and vehicles." Jin Zhun said, "Once things get out of hand, the whole army will retreat to Qingzhou to eat."
"As ordered." Jin Ming finally left.
The elder brother is a member of the Central Guards and has won the trust of the King of Hanoi. He has the responsibility of commanding the Shi Le, Liu Ya, Hu Yanyan, Cao Yi and Zhao Gu tribes.
It seems that he is a little hesitant now.
After Jin Ming left, Jin Zhun continued to think. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He almost called Jin Ming back and asked him to lead the soldiers to catch the three dogs who were lost at the ferry.
All precautions were taken, but there was no defense on the river. Suddenly, a sneak attack was successful, and half of the grain road was cut off - to a certain extent, actually the entire grain road, because the grain and grass collected on the spot were all disposable.
I won't give it a second time in a short time.
How did a good battle end like this?
Chapter completed!