Lei Yuan's generals in the Jiaozhou military system were young, vigorous and particularly energetic, the most belonging to Ma Dai and Ding Feng. Generally speaking, Lei Yuan was willing to let them take on heavy responsibilities and fight tough battles.
Ma Dai had already obtained the arrangement of Chengdu Central. After the war, he would go to Liangzhou to acquire the former subordinates of the Fufeng Ma family, and be appointed as the chief of the Liangzhou army with Pang De. Therefore, although Lei Yuan relied on him, he did not want him to face too many dangers.
In addition, Ma Dai's subordinate cavalry team could not make long-distance raids in such a long-distance environment, and they were more suitable to launch a key attack in the battlefield area. Therefore, Lei Yuan had other arrangements for him, and his troops were not in the sequence of directly facing the Cao army.
Since this is the case, supporting and accepting He Song's mission can only fall on Ding Feng's shoulders.
In recent days, the Jiaozhou army has swept across the vast area east of the Qingshui River and north of the Han River. However, Dante Feng's troops have not fought many wars. Lei Yuan issued military orders and often asked them to cover up because of the actions of other generals.
Ding Feng himself was irresistible. He also followed Lei Yuan's old subordinate very early, and married the daughter of the Lei clan of Lujiang. He always regarded himself as the direct line among the direct line. Therefore, he had a high vision and did not take the remnants of Cao's army trapped on the high ground crying for his father and mother seriously.
However, because the military achievements in the Jiaozhou army brought a lot of benefits, the soldiers under his command were a little impatient and asked him for war several times. Ding Feng followed his good deeds and sent a war document to Lei Yuan, but secretly settled a detailed account with his subordinates.
He explained: Jiaozhou army took the first step and broke the formation as a great achievement. At this time, the scattered troops of the Cao army had no fighting spirit, and often collapsed at once and surrendered in a flash. This kind of victory that seemed too easy only seemed brilliant and actually had very little credit. Even if you fight like this, your contribution would not be enough to add five acres of land to the soldiers.
What's more, the Cao soldiers fled from the flood and gathered in the high ground, with very few weapons and property. After defeating them, they arranged for them to eat and drink and organized the transport of them to the rear. It was really cost-effective.
General Lei did not need us to attack those miscellaneous soldiers, so he naturally wanted to retain our strength to take over Cao Xiu who was gathered on Lumen Mountain. If he could take over the heads of the Cao family, wouldn’t it be better than the 1,000 or 10,000 heads of ordinary soldiers?
Based on this statement, his soldiers were all excited and excited, ready to make great contributions all day long.
Lei Yuan’s latest military order was indeed issued one evening, and the content was unexpected.
The target was not Cao Xiu, but to meet He Song in the north and block the main force of Cao's army going south from Wancheng and Xinye!
Ding Feng's younger brother, the captain Ding Feng, stood beside his elder brother, and looked at the contents of the military order, and immediately gasped.
It is clearly stated in the military order that Cao's army had already planned to use a huge number of boats and rafts to go down the clean water. It is now passive, so there is no need to hide it. The Cao army's troops who went south this time must be the main force of Yecheng; the generals leading the troops must also be the real famous generals and generals in the Cao camp. This is a powerful enemy that must not be ignored.
The enemy and our troops are naturally very different, but He Song is just as the enemy is sharp and must not help him. Ding Feng's mission is to try his best to take the lead and return to He Song's troops. In addition, it is best if the enemy's advance steps can be disrupted. If not, there is no need to force them.
At the end of the military order, two more lines of words were added. Looking at the handwriting, it was Lei Yuan's handwriting, which read: "Anyone who is mourned and crawls to save him, let alone his comrades? He drove to defend him, which is the time, and he encouraged him!"
Ding Feng laughed twice at that time.
He said, "Our lord is too worried. What is my relationship with Lao He? That is the old friendship that started from the mountain, old friend! Even if it is a sea of ​​swords and fire, I will also pick him up!"
He immediately mobilized the bamboo rafts in his hand and marched north overnight.
The next morning, Ding Feng found a slope and asked the soldiers to find firewood to make fire and cook for a while.
He sat down on a dry ground, built a shelf with a few branches, put a crocodile upwards, and cut it with a knife. The crocodile was killed in the middle of the night yesterday, and now he tried to peel off the entire scales on his back.
Just as he was so busy that his hands and faces were covered in blood, the sentry in front suddenly came to report: "There was a front of Cao's army. They seemed to be chasing our army's defeated soldiers!"
"What?" Ding Feng was shocked.
He leaped onto an old tree behind him, grabbed the branches growing with one arm, and tried his best to look at it.
I saw that the river they were walking through turned east after passing through this high ground, and suddenly became wider. On the wide water surface, through the mist, many debris could be seen wandering with the waves, colliding with each other on the water surface.
The sight was slightly farther away, and dozens of boats of all sizes were seen rowing across the water, quickly approaching the high ground where Ding Feng and others were located.
The boats were divided into two platoons in front and back, one fled and the other chased.
There were four small boats in front, and the Jiaozhou soldiers on the boat rowed and tried their best to escape. And more ships in the rear were approaching repeatedly.
It can be seen that the Cao army's level of manipulating ships was very poor, and the fleet was in a mess. They often bumped into each other while driving, blocking their way. However, their ships were numerous and their people were full of energy, and they were always chasing them.
At this time, a Cao army ship had chased him nearby. Cao soldiers shouted wildly, shooting arrows like raindrops.
On the last small boat of the Jiaozhou Army, the person responsible for rowing was shot by an arrow and poured into the water. The ship suddenly slowed down. Several other people on the boat rushed to row with shields, but it was too late. Another larger boat in the back hit the slash and slammed into the slash, causing the boat to overturn.
Several people on the boat called it falling into the water, and the bows and arrows on the boat fell straight. After the flood overflowed, people could see the yellow sewage and mud everywhere; so the blood color in the water was far away, and Ding Feng could still see clearly.
"Dog stuff! Dog stuff!" Ding Feng was furious.
What does it mean when I saw my own defeated soldiers now? He Song could no longer hold on to Jianpo! Ding Feng's mission might have failed before it even started!
Although Ding Feng was young, he was indeed an old acquaintance with He Song. When the Huainan Haoyou Alliance was still alive, He Song was the direct entourage leader of the young general Lei Xiu, and Ding Feng's clan's uncle Ding Li was with Deng Tong and the powerful chief of the sect leader Lei Xu.
Ding Lijie had a vast travel and had some friendship with He Song, and Ding Feng had many contacts with He Song. At that time, among the three powerful figures who followed the young man Lei Yuan and supported him to seize power in the clan, Ding Li died in battle on the mountain, and Deng Tong died in Runan. Only He Song was left, who was like a senator among the elders, and was regarded as the leader by many former ancestral families.
So Lei Yuan asked Ding Feng to pick up He Song, and Ding Feng had no choice but to hesitate.
But, judging by the situation...
Lao He is probably finished!
I, Ding Chengyuan, was ordered to rescue me, and I was about to watch my soldiers being chased and massacred!
Ding Feng was so angry that his forehead was bulging. He jumped off the tree, kicked over the crocodile rack, shouted to the soldiers on the left and right: "Come with me!"
The other subordinates had no time to react. More than 300 soldiers from Ding Feng's headquarters moved quickly and immediately pushed the boat and moved forward along the waterway.
A total of ten fast ships used oars and oars together, rushed forward at the maximum speed, and instantly bypassed the high ground and rushed into the open water.
Compared with Jingzhou navy, the Jiaozhou navy was slightly inferior to that of the Jingzhou navy. Moreover, half of the ships were temporarily merged by Yuan Long in Bailizhou. Some were serious military clutches, while others were ships used by merchants to smuggle at different speeds. When they approached Cao's fleet, the entire queue was pulled into long strips.
Ding Feng himself was on the boat in front, and his subordinates divided into two groups, one group raised shields to cover them, and the other group rowed and rowed. A entourage shouted: "General, let's wait for other ships! We have to complete a team!"
Chapter completed!