Part Three Chapter Seventeen Strike Across the River 5
[69 Book Bar - www.] Cao Wendao said: "Lao Qian and I have also discussed it and feel that there is no other good way except a frontal attack. It is just a frontal attack, and General Deng's ships are not enough, so it is difficult."
I nodded and said, "That's right too. Can't you think of any good ideas?"
Cao Wendao said: "We don't have control yet. Do you have any good ideas?"
I said, "Jian Zhonglan came to tell me about this just now. I want to hear what Lian Baice means. Is he here?"
Cao Wendao curled his lips and said, "That little Jane, what's his idea?"
I said seriously: "Brother Cao, if you listen to one side, you will be dark, but if you listen to both, you will be enlightened. What Jian Zhonglan said is quite reasonable and cannot be generalized."
Cao didn't dare to say anything when he heard the news, and said, "Okay, I'll call Lian Baice."
I said: "No need, I'll go find him. Which one is he from?"
"The second room on the left." Cao Wendao said, and suddenly whispered: "Controller, I know it's wrong to gamble in the camp, you won't punish me, right?"
I didn't want to punish him originally, but after hearing what he said, I felt that I couldn't be too lighthearted, so I said: "I won't punish him, but from now on, the lights will be turned off in the camp and no one will be allowed to do anything else. No more next time
Don't blame me for being rude about things like this."
Cao Wendao smiled and said: "Yes, yes, as ordered." When the soldiers were around, he was always respectful to me, but when we were together in private, he didn't seem to have much respect for me.
When they arrived at Lian Baice's tent, Cao Wendao called out, "Lian Baice, have you gone to bed?"
Lian Baice responded inside, opened the curtain and came out. When he saw me, he was startled and said: "Zong Zong! Why are you here?" After saying that, he bowed. I said: "Brother Lian, I'm a little bit
I want to ask you something, so go to General Cao's tent."
When we arrived at Cao Wendao's tent, I briefly explained the plan of building a pontoon bridge mentioned by Jian Zhonglan. Lian Baice frowned and said, "I'm afraid it can't be done. Although the water is not urgent now, there are still big waves on the river from time to time, and there are still big waves on the river.
It's several miles wide, how can it be so easy to build a pontoon bridge?"
I was disappointed for a while. Lian Baice had stayed in Dongyang City for a long time, and what he said was naturally reasonable. I sighed: "It seems that it won't work either..."
Unexpectedly, before I finished speaking, Lian Baice suddenly frowned and said: "It may not be impossible!" I was surprised and happy, and said: "Is it okay?"
Lian Baice raised his head and said: "When I was in Dongyang City, I once heard the elders say that a long time ago, someone also wanted to build a pontoon bridge on the river. It seems to have been more than a hundred years ago."
I said: "Success?"
Lian Baice said: "At that time, there was a batch of tributes from southern Xinjiang that were to be sent to the imperial capital. There were too many things and it was too close to the Tianshou Festival. At that time, all the ships in Dongping City were small boats. Therefore, the lord of Dongping City at that time recruited ships and sailed on the river.
Set up a
A pontoon bridge was built to transport the tributes directly to Dongyang City. However, after the pontoon bridge was erected, the tributes were washed away by big waves before the tributes could be transported. All the tributes on the bridge fell into the water. It was considered a loss outweighing the gains, and no one tried it again. "
I said: "That also proves that the pontoon bridge cannot be built."
Lian Baice said: "But that time we were from Dongping to Dongyang, which is the opposite of now. The south bank of the river is more steep and the current is fast, but the north bank is much gentler. It is difficult to go from south to north, but easier from north to south.
A lot." When he said this, he suddenly said: "Zhizong, I have thought about it. If this floating bridge starts from the upstream, maybe it can be built!"
I still couldn’t figure it out for a while, so I said, “From upstream? Why?”
Lian Baice knelt down, picked up a stone, and scratched it on the ground, saying, "Look, this is the big river." He drew two lines on the ground to represent the big river, and he also drew two squares opposite each other on both sides.
Said: "This is Dongping City.
That is Dongyang City. If the pontoon bridge goes directly from Dongping to Dongyang, directly across the river, and just catches the river water, the ropes used to build the bridge will exert great force. But if the pontoon bridge on the north bank does not start from Dongyang City, but from upstream.
"
As he spoke, he drew a point upstream and drew a line diagonally to Dongping City on the south bank. He said, "Look, this floating bridge crosses the river diagonally, so the force on the rope will be much smaller."
, it is also more reliable to build.”
I already understood what he meant. The most important thing about the pontoon bridge is to connect the ships to one place with ropes. As Lian Baice said, it is indeed easier to build. But from Dongping to Dongyang, the pontoon bridge is a straight line and is much shorter.
If we set it up from upstream, we would need many more boats. I asked, "In this case, will the boats be enough?"
Lian Baice smiled slightly and said: "There are indeed not enough ships."
I sighed: "Then what else to say is useless."
"There are not enough ships, but we can use others to replace them." Lian Baice's smile was a little unpredictable. "Dongyang City has an abundance of bamboo. We can build bamboo rafts to replace the ships."
Bamboo raft! Suddenly a light flashed in my mind, and I shouted: "That's right! You are absolutely right!"
Zhijiang Province is rich in bamboo. It is said that some places are known as the Ten Mile Bamboo Sea, with bamboo all over the mountains and plains. Therefore, many daily utensils in Zhijiang Province are made of bamboo. There are not many bamboos in Dongping and Dongyang, but they can be found everywhere.
Bamboo Garden is
Rich families in the city always have a few bamboos planted in their courtyards. If all the boats and bamboos are mobilized, it might be enough. The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, and I said, "Okay, write down this plan right away."
, I will report to Lord Tu."
Lian Baice said: "It's still a little early, we need to see the water flow of the river in person. Control, the last general is not talented, and he is familiar with the terrain of Dongyang City, and he is willing to explore the water flow."
I looked at the sky and said, "Can we go at night?"
Lian Baice said: "It should be better to be less likely to be discovered by snake people at night. But, General Chu, you want to go now?"
I said: "Without further delay, let's go take a look right away and make a preliminary decision on this matter."
Lian Baice probably didn't expect me to be so impatient, so he thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. But, Controller, how are you doing?"
I was startled by his question and said: "It's not bad. Although it's not good, it won't drown."
Lian Baice smiled slightly and said: "As long as it doesn't sink to the bottom, you can rest assured that I am here to control you."
I also laughed and said: "Okay, call Qian Wenyi and Cao Wendao immediately and ask them to prepare the boat."