The noisy shouts immediately made all the soldiers feel energetic, and the soldiers looking at the height of the embankment waved excitedly: the boats that once returned to the north shore arrived again, and began to carry the second batch of crossing the river to the ashore.%

At this time, the rain gradually became smaller, but the thick clouds had not yet dissipated. In addition, the sky was already in the evening, and the vision became increasingly blurred and dim. Even the most experienced boatmen could not judge the changes in the river surging under this situation, so many unexpected difficulties were caused to the berthing process. For a time, the dull collision between the ships and the ships, the ships and the river bank sounded like thunder, and many soldiers waiting to land had to climb tightly on the side of the ship to avoid losing their balance; at the same time, they had to carefully protect the pine torches at hand under the rolling turbid waves and wind and rain, trying to indicate the direction. From a distance, hundreds of bright and indefinite fire balls and the armors worn by the soldiers on the boats reflected, like a giant snake with ferocious horns winding among the rapid waves of clouds, slowly and firmly moving towards the south bank.

Inevitably, occasionally a few flashing armors fell off the giant snake and sank into the yellow river water, and disappeared immediately. The northern border is full of mountains, wilderness, and there are few big rivers and lakes, so the soldiers rarely master swimming skills, and it will be unreasonable to fall into the water. However, since the establishment of this army, it has been accustomed to killing and then resurrecting the soldiers in front of them. Such dangers in front of them will not arouse the fear of the soldiers. When the boats are undulating, they sing loudly and cheer loudly for the boatmen. Every time they get closer, they will arouse the soldiers on the shore cheering happily.

In the past month, the Youzhou Army tried its best to build the collected boats and rafts, which were directly damaged or stranded during the first batch of troops landing. However, the ship workers did not delay. They gathered on the remaining boats and returned without stopping while Lu Yao led his army to fight the bandits.

With their efforts, the second group of troops finally arrived.

The leader of this group of people was Mai Zeming. The middle-aged officer with a strong face held a long sword in his hand and stood on the big ship in front of him. He deeply felt that he had caught up with a good time.

Mai Zeming was a son of Youzhou generals and served in the army for generations. On that day, he was considered a powerful figure under Wang Pengzu. His old subordinates and old friends were merged, and there were even more people. Local powerful factions like him who were forced to make arriving on the battlefield would be immediately disbanded, reorganized, and abolished after the war ended. Moreover, Mai Zeming was not a first-class general who was not a first-class general. His military use was too steady and conservative. He would never be able to get to a very high position in the talented Pingbei Military Mansion.

But the changes in the world are always so unexpected. Just a few months later, Mai Zeming transformed from a prisoner into a general in the Pingbei Army. Although he did not join the ranks of the six generals, the position of the deputy general of the Du Liao army and the commander of the Du Liao Right Army was as good as the commander of Lu Yao's iron-core Guo Huan. Although the old subordinates who suffered major losses in Ruyuan were inevitably trained after reorganization, they were only stronger and stronger now; the scale of the five thousand people was even greater than the maximum force Mai Zeming had commanded before.

What made Maize Ming even more proud was that in this first battle between Youzhou's army and the south, he was the first batch of reinforcements designated by General Pingbei personally, and was the first batch of new forces to take advantage of the victory and expand the results of the battle!

All this made Maize Ming full of confidence. He felt as if he was twenty years younger, just as energetic when he led his troops to conquer the Hu tribe many years ago, and felt that he had nothing he could not do.

After ups and downs in the turbulent flow for more than half an hour, Mai Zeming's whole body was soaked by the rain and the rolling waves. Even in this season, the armor seemed to be cold. But Mai Zeming didn't feel cold. There seemed to be a fire burning in his heart. Seeing the dark river bank getting closer and closer in his vision, the ship would be stranded again if it moved forward. So he turned halfway and waved his hand: "Soldiers, General Pingbei defeated the bandits in the south and personally took down Baimajin for us. It's time to see us next! Brothers, come with me!"

As he said that, he jumped out of the boat gang first and trekked through the waist-deep river.

Crossing the river is an extremely difficult action for any army, not to mention that the climate today is still so harsh. The soldiers had already moved back and forth before crossing the river, and worked hard for a long time. Many people didn't even eat hot food all day, and just swallowed a few mouthfuls of dry food with the rain. They were half hungry, but everyone was as morale as Mai Zeming: "Follow General Mai and let's see us next!"

The Liao Youjun army under Maize Ming's army originally had 5,000 troops. This time, they went south to serve the king and drew half of them. However, due to the limited capacity of boats and ships, only 500 people were able to land on the southern bank in the same batch. Most of these 500 people were Maize Ming's old foundation, and they were veterans who had followed Wang Pengzu to fight in the east and west. After joining the Pingbei Military Mansion, they had already learned that the Youzhou army now does not have the same clan status as those relatives and old friends. General Pingbei wants a team that can fight, and those who are willing to promote are also soldiers who can fight.

When this army with high morale climbed the embankment, they were greeted by their companions with high morale and hundreds of prisoners. The soldiers who had just won the victory showed off their bravery with their unconcealed pride and loudly counted the number of beheadings and captives. Several men were talking and froze and thirsty, so they took off their trunks and drank them. The soldiers with little experience knew that after a hard battle, the trunks were filled with sweat and blood, and the rain poured into them would not be delicious. But at this time, even the bitter water that was hard to drink, became their most beautiful wine for celebration, and the most beautiful delicacy!

Yes, these are all achievements, and they will soon be transformed into real positions, wealth and land rewards! Mai Zeming's subordinates saw it clearly and their eyes turned red for a moment. Many people suddenly shouted: "We are here! We are subordinates of General Mai of the Right Army of Liao Dynasty! We can also kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions!"

In the lively atmosphere, people came out: "Please rest for a moment, brothers, General Mai, come with me! The lord wants to see you."

"It turned out to be Commander Pang..." Mai Zeming recognized that the visitor was Pang Yuan, the commander of Lu Yao's personal guard. He quickly ordered his subordinates to rest on the spot, rushed a few steps and followed Pang Yuan.

Mai Zeming's position is higher than Pang Yuan. But everyone knows that the personal guards around Lu Yao are elite soldiers selected from the entire army, and often use a hundred men as ordinary soldiers. After these soldiers are tempered by Lu Yao for a while, once they are released, their future is limitless. Therefore, Mai Zeming does not regard himself as a Shangguan. When he moves with Pang Yuan, he consciously controls his steps and falls a little behind. The two pass by the soldiers scattered into several groups of soldiers cleaning the battlefield, bypassing two hills of armor piled up from the dead, and soon arrived in front of Lu Yao.

Lu Yao never held his identity in the army. Even as the commander of the entire army, he was not much better than ordinary soldiers. In this way, he was the place where he worked with a wooden pole to support a rain awning made of felt cloth. As for sitting on the bed, it was a dead horse that fell to the ground. Lu Yao was talking with several entourage guards, but he didn't know how he joked. The guards suddenly laughed and were all very happy.

Mai Zeming took a few steps and bowed to salute: "Lord, I will be here."

"Zeming, come!" Lu Yao waved: "How many of your subordinates have crossed the river? Can you join the battle immediately?"

Mai Zeming raised his chest: "There are 525 people in the Liao Right Army, and they can fight at any time, just wait for military orders."

"Very good..." Lu Yao stood up and walked forward for two steps. Mai Zeming discovered that there was a map outlined on the ground in front of him. The cut soil showed a suspicious dark purple color, perhaps because the soil was soaked in the blood of the soldiers on both sides. The map itself is very horizontal. Just a few strokes on the mud about two feet square have clearly reflected the river, the terrain, roads, and cities centered on Baimajin.

"This is the White Horse Jin." Lu Yao raised the scabbard to give instructions, and then moved the scabbard a little inch downwards: "This is the White Horse Brigade, and the White Horse County is below. The most important thing is to control the throat of the White Horse Jindu. Although the leader has died or surrendered, there are still more than a thousand bandits occupying the two places, intending to resist stubbornly. However, after our army defeated Wang Yan's cavalry, they were all scared. Just now, I had sent a small team to take Cao Li to persuade him to surrender. With Cao Li's reputation among the thieves, this trip will be without any obstacles."

He pointed to the west of Baimajin: "These two places are Wenshijin and Jijin. The bandit army was stationed at these two ferries with Deli Qu, stationed two or three thousand troops respectively. The defenders of the two places and Baimajin helped each other, echoed each other, and jointly blocked the river. Half a day ago, when we captured the defenders of Baishizui, the defenders of these two ferries saw the wolf smoke from Baimazui, and had urgently dispatched 3,500 squads and cavalry to rescue them."

Three thousand,500 cavalrymen are not considered large troops, but the Jin army has stood on the back and forth. The main army has not yet come south, and the troops that crossed the river in advance are already exhausted. If this bandit army is fierce and fights overnight, it will indeed be a headache. Mai Zeming asked loudly: "Do you have to stop this enemy army?"

"No need." Lu Yao shook his head and said leisurely: "Zeming, in addition to your hundreds, there are more than a thousand elite troops from Guo Huan. They are just going to the Yanjin Crossing River between Hua County and Ji County. You have never seen them. It would be fine if the bandits retreated to the two ferries to defend the two ferries; if they attacked rashly, they would be like offering their empty old nests with their hands... Guo Huan took this opportunity to conquer these two ferries in one fell swoop."

"General Guo is indeed a good general, and he will definitely win!" Mai Zeming said respectfully. Since Lu Yao decided on the Youzhou military system, Mai Zeming and Guo Huan were both deputy generals of the Liao army, and they had a lot of contacts on weekdays. Hearing Lu Yao's arrangement, he was envious and secretly thought: After all, Guo Huan is the lord's direct descendant, and only these generations can take on the important and great responsibilities of the other party.

He thought so, but heard Lu Yao continue: "These enemy troops are not afraid of. But just this is not enough to ensure the safety of the successors crossing the river. Shi Le will never sit by and watch us cross the river safely. He may launch a fierce counterattack at any time. Therefore, we must seize a stronghold in the south and block the way the bandits come from! Zeming, your mission is here..."

Lu Yao inserted the sheathed sword heavily into the ground, and said word by word: "Wating!"

Mai Zeming couldn't help but ask: "Wating?"

"That's right. Wating is located north of Yan County, controlling the north and south of Pu Canal, and relying on Yangqing Lake, which is an important city block to cover the ferry crossings along the Dahe River. If Shi Le mobilizes troops to attack, he will never be able to get around this place. Now, the main force of Wang Yan's troops who were originally stationed in Wating has collapsed, and the power of the city stationed in the city is weak. I will now add 500 elite troops from our headquarters to you. You can set off at night and you must capture Wating early tomorrow morning!" Lu Yao looked at Mai Zeming and asked loudly: "Can you do it?"
Chapter completed!