But even with the Jingling defenders who were familiar with the terrain leading the way, Xie Xuan did not dare to act rashly in the face of a severe situation.
He had already thought of a countermeasure. The Jingling defenders, who were familiar with the terrain, would rush to the front of the team and take the lead in crossing the river.
After they successfully crossed the river, they had to make marks along the way to facilitate the soldiers behind them to follow. At the same time, these marks also made it easier for the Jin soldiers to return to the shore safely after the raid.
The so-called markers are small wooden stakes cut to a suitable size and inserted into the sand along the way, so they are fairly obvious.
Wang Mi reined in his horse and stood aside. He was pitiful for this little man and had been standing here. However, except for being disliked by Liu Laozhi, no one noticed his presence.
It's no wonder that everyone wants to go to war and take action seriously.
As for Secretary Wang, from top to bottom, inside and out, he didn't look like he was here to fight. As for the general, Xie Xuan, he had a lot of dissatisfaction with him.
After all, he is also a member of the Wang family. If something goes wrong in his own hands, it will be difficult to deal with him.
However, Wang Mi didn't feel the awkward situation he was in at all, let alone sympathize with Xie Xuan's experience.
Overhearing Liu Laozhi's formation of troops, Wang Mi's head buzzed!
The marking strategy is quite ingenious!
But it also has a fatal weakness. If it is caught by the enemy, it may backfire on itself.
They must be reminded that in history, the Jin army suffered great losses because the water mark was removed!
Wang Mi abandoned Liu Laozhi and pursued him alone. At this time, Huan Yi had already led the vanguard to cross the river!
As Xie Xuan's most trusted general, Liu Laozhi served as the rear troops, responsible for preventing the Qin army from crossing the river and storming Jingling City.
Is it okay to go to Liu Lao?
I can definitely tell you that if you haven’t met Murong Chui, Lao Liu will be very good. Once you see Murong Xiao Chui Chui, Lao Liu will be...
Wang Mi rode forward as fast as he could, hoping to remind Huan Yi, but unfortunately, his horse was just an ordinary war horse, and General Huan's horse, not to mention a bloody horse, was at least a thousand-mile horse. He chased for a long time,
Still only saw the horse's butt, and had no choice but to switch to Liu Laozhi, who was in charge of the rear.
Huan Yi: If you want to catch up with me, you are still far away.
The initiator of all conspiracies is actually Xie Xuan!
Xie Xuan: I have never been someone who takes things for granted, but you are still far behind!
I have been guarding against you for a long time!
Wang Mi had always been a civil servant of the imperial court, so it was already abnormal to appear in a military town like Jingkou.
As a result, this noble prince, who had never set foot on a battlefield and had never shown any interest in military affairs before, actually dragged Xie Xuan to come to Xiangyang for free.
Xie Xuan had to suspect that there must be a demon when something went wrong.
Although he could not guess Wang Mi's true purpose, in order to prevent him from becoming a monster, Xie Xuan also made many preparations.
Apart from anything else, the quality of the horse assigned to Wang Mi from Jingkou is quite worrying. Most people can't notice it. That's because the horse has excellent endurance and came all the way from Jingkou. Although they traveled very quickly,
But for horses as a means of transportation, endurance is more important when traveling long distances.
Besides, when an army is marching, no matter how fast it runs, it is still limited by its formation and cannot go any faster.
As a result, the characteristics of this horse were not revealed, and by the time Wang Mi realized it, it was too late.
The red-maned horse looks mighty and majestic, but in fact its explosive power is extremely poor. As soon as it arrives on the battlefield and fights immediately, its shortcomings are quickly revealed. The horse under Wang Mi's butt cannot adapt to impact combat at all. It can only carry
Just people.
It's really just a means of transportation, absolutely not for combat!
After being left behind, Wang Mi exclaimed that the eagle was pecked in the eye by the eagle! After all, his little Wang was also an amateur rider in his previous life. Although his level was average, he was not an amateur either.
In this life, Xie Xuan was easily plotted with a horse, which is really annoying!
Fortunately, Liu Laozhi and the others were still there, and behind Liu Laozhi, Wang Mi easily found the man with the black head and big face.
Liu Yu is now reluctantly following Liu Laozhi's team. He has no choice but to make him fall under Liu Laozhi's jurisdiction now?
When he fought against Huan Yi earlier, Liu Yu had already taken advantage of him. Logically speaking, Liu Yu was under Liu Laozhi, and that could not be changed now. He could not fight with Huan Yi without permission.
Fortunately, the war was not serious, and Huan Yi kept saying good things for him, so Liu Laozhi did not have an attack. However, if there is one, there cannot be two. It is impossible to sneak into Jingling's army and find a fight.
The same goes for Tan Pingzhi and others. Ever since they heard that the Di Qin troops were on the other side of the river, Tan Pingzhi was gearing up and wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy.
However, despite the heavy military orders, Xie Xuan had already made arrangements. Since the first battle was a night attack, he could only let the Jingling troops who were familiar with the terrain to clear the way first.
The Beifu soldiers were mainly responsible for the rear. Tan Pingzhi held the meteor hammer in his hand and glared ahead. He really wanted to find an opportunity to rush out and fight the Qin army himself!
"Secretary Wang, why are you here?" Who else but He Wuji could speak in such a relaxed tone at such a tense moment.
But seeing that there was a touch of snow-white on his neck, and that he was wearing white clothes under his armor, it was obvious that He Wuji could do such a shameless thing.
"General Liu, the rear of the army cannot only guard against the Qin army who is trying to go ashore to seize the city, but also pay attention to those in the water!"
Liu Laozhi frowned with disdain, wasn't he talking nonsense!
"Thank you, Secretary Wang, for reminding me. I will have soldiers block the attack along the coast, and I will not let the Qin soldiers take advantage of it!"
Liu Laozhi's eyes were firm, revealing an arrogant aura, but Wang Mi knew very well that he didn't understand what he meant.
He said anxiously: "I asked you to pay attention to the Qin soldiers in the water. I am not saying that they will go ashore to attack the city. We must beware of them destroying the signs in the water!"
"Destroy the mark?" Liu Laozhi was confused, and Wang Mi could only follow them and stay behind the troops, waiting for the progress of the battle ahead.
Under the leadership of Xie Xuan, Zong Wei was the first to bear the brunt and abandoned his horses. Dozens of people served as the vanguard and waded forward with difficulty.
In order not to alarm the Qin soldiers on the other side as much as possible, they walked cautiously, not daring to make any loud noise for fear of affecting the attack plan of the army behind them.
Fortunately, the Qin soldiers on the other side were also in poor condition tonight, and were killed once by the Jin army for no apparent reason during the day.
Not only did they lose troops and generals, their morale was also greatly affected. Even the two brothers, the generals Liang Cheng and Liang Yun, had doubts and even wanted to leave early and give up the attack on Jingling City.
They would never have thought that the Jin army, which had been unable to retreat, was gradually approaching.