Chapter 363 Crossing the river, decisive battle!

In the blink of an eye, a few days later.

At the General's Office in Puyang City, Lu Meng was handling government affairs as usual, but he heard a hurried voice: "General, Yuan's army has moved. Yuan's army is gathering at Liyang and Yin'an to cross the river."

"boom!"

Lu Meng instinctively slapped the letter in his hand on the table. His eyes were as bright as fire and cold, and he looked at the visitor and said, "How many people do you think there are in Yuan's army?"

"Go back to the general, it's densely packed as far as the eye can see!" the scout replied.

"Click!"

Lu Meng clenched his iron fist, and the battle was about to begin.

"Can you inform the Navy?"

"Back to the general, after detecting Yuan Jun's movement, he immediately lit the beacon fire along the coast. I think the navy will receive the message and rush there soon." The scout immediately replied.

"I understand!" Lu Meng nodded and waved his hand to let him go.

The deputy general frowned and said, "General, what should we do now?"

"Qiang!"

Lu Meng stood up and drew out the sword from his waist. His eyes were as bright as a torch and he said coldly: "Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while. If the enemy dares to invade our territory, we can only defend our territory with their blood."

"Send the order, assemble the army, and go to war!"

"In this battle, I want Yuan Jun to bleed on the river bank." Lu Meng's voice was cold. He knew that Yuan Jun could not be allowed to cross the river easily, otherwise the pressure would come to them in an instant.

Chu Feng's reinforcements were only 70,000, so he had to reduce Chu Feng's pressure as much as possible.

"No!" All the generals responded in unison.

Almost instantly, the deep and suppressed sound of horns spread through the entire military camp. It was a sign that the storm was about to come, and everyone couldn't help but look towards the city lord's palace.

The enemy is coming!

They know it in their hearts.

But they cannot retreat. Behind them are their relatives, and they are not qualified to retreat.

"Gather quickly, gather together!"

Urgent military orders were shouted out from the mouths of countless centurions. They were arranging their troops and horses as quickly as possible. The logistics soldiers also came to the armory in an instant. They wanted to assist all the soldiers in transporting the baggage.

In an instant, the army began to gather quickly, including sword and shield soldiers, bow and crossbow battalions, and pikemen. After a while, bows and crossbows were arranged, and steel spears stood in rows. All the soldiers had bright eyes, and they were not afraid of death.

The military camp is located at the general platform.

Lu Meng was wearing armor and a cloak, and he was approaching with a dragon and a tiger. With his beard and resolute face, it made people feel extremely stable. He strode to the general stage and looked around.

Pressing the sword angrily shouted: "Everyone, the enemy invaders are invading, and the foreign cavalry are invading the south. They want to seize our land, wives, children, and food. Do you dare to fight?"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"My lord has said that when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. The enemy is crossing the river. Today, let us use the rushing water of the Yellow River to wash the bodies of these enemies with blood and defend our homeland."

Lu Meng's eyes were piercing and he shouted angrily: "In this battle, the veterans will come out."

In an instant, the veterans all stepped forward. The veterans had strong eyes, and the recruits were indeed a little more nervous.

"In this battle, I will personally lead you into battle to kill the enemy. As for the new soldiers, all of them will stay in Puyang, just in case. We must not lose the city or Puyang. I swear to live and die with Puyang."

Lu Meng looked at the familiar group of soldiers and yelled angrily.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Fight, fight, fight!"

There is no fear in the eyes of all the veterans!

In other words, as people's soldiers, they have to endure the pain even if it is painful, because they are soldiers, they cannot cry out for pain, and they will defend their identity with blood.

Chu Feng would also not treat their wives, children, and parents badly.

"I'll give you a cup of tea, and everyone will leave their last words and be prepared to fight to the death. I, the general, will advance and retreat with you." Lu Meng looked around and said in a heavy voice.

When this was said, everyone was indifferent.

People will die in war, no one is afraid of it!

But what they are defending is their wives, children, and children, so that they are not bullied. They finally have the life they have today, and they must defend it, even if they die.

However, after Lu Meng finished speaking, everyone stood on the spot, their eyes like swords, extremely sharp. No one left any last words, or in other words, they had already left their last words from the moment they appeared at the border.

If it weren't for Chu Feng, they might have starved to death long ago.

They are also satisfied!

"General, the soldiers are all ready and can set off at any time!" All the generals said in unison, arriving at the river bank earlier and repelling Yuan's army earlier.

"Let's go!" Lu Meng drew his sword, raised it high and roared.

In an instant, thousands of veterans began to run out of the city in an orderly manner, all of them traveling lightly.

Lu Meng looked at the deputy general and said: "Guard Puyang, the enemy is treacherous and changeable. If there is any movement, be sure to inform him immediately."

"General, don't worry. If you are in the city, you will be dead. If you are dead, the city will be dead!" The lieutenant clasped his fists and responded solemnly.

"Anthracene!" Lu Meng patted the deputy general's shoulder, immediately got on his horse, and led the veterans to set off.

The 10,000 veterans are taciturn and can only tell everyone with their rapid footsteps that they are heading towards death on this trip, they are eager, and they are not afraid of life or death.

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Puyang is dozens of miles away from Liyang.

It is further away from Yin'an, nearly a hundred miles away.

Fortunately, the speed of crossing the river was very slow in ancient times. In the absence of large ships, it often took several days and nights to land these ships just by relying on stern battleships.

After all, the amount of troops transported one way is too small.

And it takes a long time to go back and forth, and you can't transport much in one day.

Lu Meng was in a serious mood. He was marching hastily with his troops. Not long after the march, he asked his deputy to lead four thousand people to Yin'an. Yuan's army also crossed the river in Yin'an, but the scale was not as large as that of Liyang.

Lu Meng knew clearly that Yuan's army probably started fighting for the crossing in the early morning. By the time he arrived, Yuan's army might have formed many formations. He only hoped that the navy could cooperate with them in time to drive Yuan's army back.

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On the other side, on the south bank of Liyang River.

Yuan Shao climbed up and looked far away, watching the ships on the river constantly coming and going, and seeing more and more soldiers and horses on the other side, and he couldn't help but feel much better. At present, there are at least 5,000 people on the other side.

With these people in formation, even if the Chu army comes to kill them, there will be no fear

"Mr. Yuan, if you want me to tell you, just arrange for my warriors to cross the river. You don't need more than a thousand cavalry, and you can kill the Chu army without leaving any trace behind!" Tadun clenched his fists and said with confidence.

"Haha, don't be anxious, Chief Tadun. We will need a lot of cavalry to rely on you in the plain battle later." Yuan Shaolang said with a smile, in a good mood. He seemed to have seen the scene of his troops surrounding Puyang.

"It's just the Chu army, it's not worth mentioning!" Perhaps it was because Tadun had cracked the Chu army's monster, and when he came this time, he was so swollen that he didn't take the Chu army seriously at all.

On the side, Xu You frowned,

This Tadun is really arrogant!

Could it be that he really thought that the Chu army was tyrannical just because of the strange monster? If that was the case, how could someone as powerful as Cao Cao be defeated?

But Tadun was here to help after all, so he couldn't say much. He could only hope that everything would go smoothly. In any case, Yuan Shao was his first family, and it would be best if Yuan Shao could dominate the world.

"Mr. Yuan, the sun is about to set, and the Chu army hasn't come yet. I guess the Chu army is afraid and doesn't dare to come." The leader next to Tadun joked with a smile.

Immediately, everyone burst into laughter.

Yuan Shao also thought that the Chu army did not dare to come, but just as he was about to speak, he heard his scouts running wildly and shouting: "Report, my lord, the Chu army, the Chu army is here, and it is still several miles away."

Yuan Shao's pupils shrank suddenly. He said he was not afraid of the Chu army, but when he heard these two words, he still felt a little frightened. He immediately said nervously: "Who is commanding the army and how many people are here?"

"Looking at the flag, it seems that Lü Meng is personally commanding the army. There are about six or seven thousand people here," the scout replied.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Six thousand or seven thousand people? What are these people enough for? Could it be that Lu Meng thinks that just six or seven thousand people can force our army to retreat?" Beside him, Han Meng sneered, with a bit of ridicule.

"What General Han said is true. Our army has five to six thousand soldiers and horses on the south bank. Why would Chu's army dare to come here?" Tadun sneered, not caring about these thousands of people at all.

Because Yuan Shao was afraid of being beaten, he immediately said solemnly: "Send the order, prepare to form a formation to defend against the enemy, and speed up the crossing of the river at the back. We must ensure that the south bank of the river cannot be lost."

Although Yuan Shao also arranged for people to cross the river in another place, the army had to rely on Liyang to fight for the crossing no matter what. The best thing there was to ensure that everything was safe, so the south bank was extremely important.

As long as you can withstand Lu Meng's attack, you won't have to worry about anything later.

"No!" Han Meng nodded, but in his heart he looked down on Lü Meng's thousands of troops. After all, Lü Meng had no reinforcements behind him, but Yuan Shao still had a hundred thousand troops behind him.

Unless they are pigs, they can win even if they spend hard money.

Immediately, the soldiers on the south bank quickly gathered and prepared their military formations.

And these soldiers were all nervous. The myth of the Chu army's invincibility had invisibly reduced their combat power. Even if their generals belittled them in various ways, it still didn't help.

Moreover, most of these soldiers were new soldiers, or rather not elites. Almost all the elites were wiped out in the previous battle, and most of them were recruited later or were originally county soldiers from various places.
To be continued...