Dozens of teams holding torches rushed toward the dock.
Ren Ning raised his head and glanced at the sky.
When they left Yingshan Camp, it was the second day of February, and fourteen days had passed.
As the saying goes, the fifteenth moon is sixteen round.
At this time, the moon in the sky was big and bright, and the bright moonlight filled both sides of the Xian River. In addition, there was no thick fog around, so the vision was good.
After riding Zhui Feng up a hill, Ren Ning took out his binoculars and looked across the river.
Soon, he frowned.
A full 20,000 soldiers came from the opposite side, all carrying gleaming weapons and shields.
Farther behind there were even countless cows and horses pulling heavy equipment.
Ren Ning could see clearly that there were forty huge trebuchets and ballistae among them.
He looked carefully a few more times before putting down the telescope.
It seems that Nanfeng is preparing to set up a defense line on the dock, hoping to block all Zhennanguan's baggage and grain from the sea.
"General, what should we do?" The two commanders also saw the other party's intention and were so anxious that they could not sit still.
Fortunately, there is a lot of food and grass in Huchou Pass, which can be transported by land.
But if you don't have enough siege equipment, it's not easy to conquer a small city. What's more, the enemy's capital city is what you want to attack.
But across the wide Xian River, they could do nothing with just the bows and arrows in their hands. They could only watch the other side approaching.
Sure enough, after the soldiers from Nanfeng arrived, they ignored the shouting on the north bank and instead built fortifications in a fan-shaped pattern.
All of a sudden, the lights were brightly lit across the street, and everyone was bustling with excitement.
Ren Ning looked at this scene and smiled slightly, "Don't worry. Everyone, please stay back to avoid being hurt by hidden arrows."
The Huchou Pass has been broken, and the trebuchet and ballista in front of us are probably Nan Feng's last assets.
As long as the 110,000 soldiers from Zhennanguan and Baihua counties cross the Xian River and come directly from behind, the more than 20,000 people will be like turtles in the urn with no way to escape.
The so-called fortifications are naturally self-defeating.
In Ren Ning's opinion, it might be better to throw sandbags into the river to directly block the waterway.
"Come here!" Ren Ning called to the two messengers, "Go and inform Zhennanguan of the situation here."
Although there have been no major wars in the past few years, small frictions with Nanfeng do occasionally occur. The generals at Zhennanguan have been on the battlefield for a long time and naturally know what to do.
But just as the messengers left, some people on the other side of the river had already flocked to the Xian River and started collecting soil and bagging it again.
Depend on.
Ren Ning smacked his lips regretfully.
This is troublesome. The other party plans to grab it with both hands and use it hard.
Phew!
Seeing that the Nanfeng people had entered the shooting range, arrows from here were fired one after another.
Dangdang!
However, they were prepared in advance and quickly put up their shields to block the soldiers who were digging soil and sand from behind.
Ren Ning narrowed his eyes: "We also used sandbags to build a few high platforms along the river bank."
Liang Rushi and the two elders looked at each other and quickly understood what Ren Ning meant.
Building a high platform can protect your own soldiers, allowing them to hide behind and fire arrows with confidence.
Secondly, you have the advantage of being condescending. The shield on the opposite side cannot protect everyone all the time. As long as you seize the opportunity, you can kill those Nanfeng people who throw sandbags.
However, the opposite side is a regular army, and they can't get out of the line of fire even if they are slightly injured. Unlike the common people before, as long as a few are shot, the others will cower and dare not come closer.
Therefore, this approach only uses up personnel resources and will not have much effect.
The real thing is to cross the river as soon as possible, and the real thing is to surround and annihilate this group of people.
But this kind of attack is still somewhat effective, at least the opponent is much more timid.
Tread!
At this moment, the sound of rapid horse hooves sounded from far to near.
Xiao Gang, who was sent to deliver the letter, finally came back sweating profusely.
"Have you found the people at Zhennanguan?" Ren Ning handed him some water.
"Of course we found it." Xiao Gang drank the water in one gulp. "Their leading team has rushed to the broken bridge with materials and tools."
"It's just that when I passed the broken bridge just now, I saw a large number of Nanfeng people setting up formations on the other side of the river. They were densely packed with bows and arrows, and there were even a few trebuchets. I guess it won't be easy to repair the bridge."
As he spoke, he glanced at the situation on the other side and said, "It's almost the same as the other side."
Ren Ning cursed secretly and quickly opened the map and looked at it carefully by the firelight.
On the map, the Xian River is a winding line that directly bisects Nanfeng. Apart from the broken bridge, there are no other places to cross the river marked.
"Lei Er hasn't come back yet?" he asked.
"Go back to General, Lei Er hasn't come back yet." Liang Ru shook his head.
Ben Lei's speed was very fast. However, Lei Er wanted to go near the capital of Nanfeng, so he probably couldn't find a place to cross the river at the moment.
Ren Ning nodded and subconsciously glanced at the cloud-piercing arrow on the bodyguard.
If the cloud-penetrating arrows they brought were launched, even if the main force of Xingluo did not come to the rescue collectively, they would probably send spies to check out the situation.
By then, they will be able to know the situation here when the pipeline is flat...
Ren Ning pondered for a while, then shook his head silently.
Doing so is likely to cause the main force to change its fighting methods or goals, and eventually fall into heavy siege.
He raised his head: "How many of us are familiar with water properties?"
Liang Rushu and others were shocked.
"General, there is a big river in Xingluo County, but most of the soldiers are landlubbers. Crossing the river by crossing the river is probably not feasible."
They all glanced at the river in front of them.
Although the river workers in Nanfeng just now were locals, most of them disappeared as soon as they jumped into the water. Only a few swam across.
Ren Ning laughed: "Of course I'm not asking everyone to swim in the water together, but ziplining."
"Zipline?" Xiao Gang, who came from the imperial capital, looked confused.
Liang Ru explained to him: "It's similar to the rappelling of the Fifth Battalion in Huchou Valley. Someone pulls a rope across the river and finds a place to fix it. One end is higher and the other is lower, and then the soldiers slide along the rope."
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You can even use several ropes to make a rope bridge. But they are light cavalry and don't have many tools on hand, so they probably won't be able to build it.
Xiao Gang finally understood.
He pointed to the flying hook taken out by the soldier next to him, "Why do we need to cross the river with prisoners? Just use the crossbow to shoot the flying hook."
Liang Rushi shook his head and pointed around: "This is the only plain in Nanfeng, their most precious grain-producing area."
There are fields on both sides of the river, but you may not be able to find trees or big rocks to catch the flying hook.
After all, the power of the crossbow and the length of the rope are limited.
Xiao Gang finally reacted.
"General." He looked at Ren Ning eagerly: "In that case, how about I go upstream now and find a suitable place for ziplining or crossing the river directly?"
Ren Ning wasted no time and patted him on the shoulder directly, "Go ahead. The situation is urgent and I can't help you make another trip."
Xiao Gang laughed and said, "What's wrong with this? Just remember to record your merits for me after you capture the capital of Nanfeng."
After saying that, he hurriedly left with Flying Hook and two soldiers.
Liang Ru looked around and said, "It's a pity that few of us know Nanfeng language. Maybe we can arrest a few people around and ask them if they know..."
Just talking.
call!
A sharp sound of wind sounded.
When Ren Ning and others heard the sound, they saw densely packed boulders flying towards the opposite side, targeting the hillock at their feet.
"It's really a narrow road for enemies." Someone on the south bank said through gritted teeth: "It turns out that the Starfall Army is on the opposite side, and the general leading the army is named Ren. He is the guy who made the sneak attack on Huchou Valley."
"Aim all the trebuchets and let me crush them to death."