Da Zhuang snorted coldly and turned his head to look east.
Without Zhang Liang's orders, Lifu who was cleaning the battlefield in the east withdrew immediately, and the Shen Gong Battalion also took the initiative to prepare for the battle.
But after waiting for a long time, I found that the opponent was just wandering outside the shooting range and did not dare to get close at all.
"Where are they singing?" Da Zhuang asked, "Whether they are fighting or not, what kind of circle are they going around?"
"They should be harassing us and slowing down our march!" Zhang Liang speculated.
"Then I will take people to kill them?" Da Zhuang asked for instructions.
"The harassment is just my speculation. What if they want to lure us into taking the bait and defeat them one by one?"
Zhang Liang shook his head and said: "We are in the opponent's territory, we know nothing about the surrounding environment, and our numbers are small. It is not suitable for us to take the initiative, and there is no need to take the initiative. We can just defend!"
"Defense?" Da Zhuang asked: "Brother Liang, didn't you say that attack is the best defense?"
He is one of the first veterans to grow up with Zhang Liang, and is very familiar with Zhang Liang's fighting style.
From the initial suppression of bandits to the later Battle of the Yellow River, Zhang Liang insisted on using offense as defense, and his fighting style was extremely radical.
But when he arrived in the north, Zhang Liang seemed to have changed. Da Zhuang felt that he was timid when fighting.
"At this moment and that moment, although I don't know why the enemy harassed us, the purpose of their harassment was to slow down our march so that we could arrive at Yuguan City later.
The less the enemy wants us to do something, the more we have to do it, so don't worry about these people, don't be distracted by them, and just keep moving forward."
Zhang Liang said: "Besides, our goal is not to come to the north to kill people, but to recapture Yuguan City."
"Understood!" Da Zhuang nodded: "But they are always running around, how can we move? It's not enough to move the heavy crossbow."
Although the heavy crossbow improved by Jin Feng is much smaller in size, it is too wasteful to install it on a cart. One heavy crossbow needs to be equipped with a cart, so the quantity is not too large.
"Recently, haven't we freed up some carts for hauling grain? We've loaded them with heavy crossbows, and then divided them among the four Divine Bow Battalions."
Zhang Liang thought for a moment and said: "When the hot air balloon rises, bring the portable catapult up to assist the Shen Gong Camp. This place is not far from Yuguan City. Hold on and wait until we get to the city!"
When the Northern Expeditionary Army set out from the capital, they brought over a hundred carts of grain, but as thousands of people ate all the way to the grasslands, there was not much left, and dozens of carts were left empty.
Following Zhang Liang's order, these vehicles were sent to Shen Gong Camp and installed with heavy crossbows.
The soldiers of the Shen Gong Battalion were following the cart, walking on the outermost side of the military formation.
Although the marching speed of the army has slowed down, the impact is not great. At most, it will arrive at Yuguan City one or two days later than before.
The task that Dahe Shen gave Qinglang was to delay the Northern Expeditionary Army for half a month. According to the current marching speed of the Northern Expeditionary Army, this task was simply impossible to complete.
In the Eastern Barbarian Army, the punishment for failing to complete a task was very severe, so Qing Lang had to send people to test him repeatedly. As a result, he was beaten until corpses were left on the ground every time, and he finally ran away.
Not to mention, on the third night of the raid, the hot air balloon suddenly found a suitable wind direction and took advantage of the darkness to bombard Qing Lang's temporary camp.
Qinglang unfortunately died in the first wave of bombings.
The Qinglang tribe was originally dissatisfied with Da He Chen for leaving them to harass them. Now that their leader has died, several leaders of the tribe held a meeting and discussed that instead of returning home and being punished if they failed to complete the task, it would be better to just run away.
Anyway, the more than a thousand miles between Yuguan City and the Yellow River are deserted. Who can find them?
So the Green Wolf tribe ran south early the next morning.
The Northern Expeditionary Army no longer had any restraints, speeding up and rushing towards Yuguan City with all their strength.
At the same time, Jin Feng and Ninth Princess, who were thousands of miles away, also returned to Jinchuan after a long journey.
"It's better to feel comfortable in your own territory!"
Liu was lying on the deck of the big ship, looking at the large and small merchant ships that kept coming and going on the river, and asked excitedly: "Are these all here to bring in salt?"
"Yes, the salt factory's business is booming, and Mrs. Xiaobei said she wants to expand the dock!" the boatman replied with a smile.
"This pier is indeed a bit too small and should be expanded."
Jin Feng, who came out later, looked at the crowded pier and said.
We had just arrived at the Jinchuan boundary and were still some distance away from the Jinchuan Pier.
It was just a small fishing village before. The so-called pier was just a wooden frame built by the fishermen themselves on the bank of the Jialing River that could dock small fishing boats.
Later, Jin Feng mined mineral salt here, and Guan Zhuzhu sent people to rearrange the dock, otherwise cargo ships would not be able to dock.
As a result, the expansion of Guanzhuzhu was completed, and Jin Feng obtained the salt sales license for the entire Dakang. This terminal not only has to deliver mineral salt to the No. 1 Salt Factory, but is also responsible for the salt produced by the two new salt factories near the salt mine.
send out.
As a result, the newly expanded wharf is not enough, and the river is often blocked by ships.
However, knowing that Jin Feng was going to pass by here today, Guan Zhuzhu arranged the boats on the river in advance, leaving half of the river, which did not delay his schedule.
Jin Feng was thinking about expanding the wharf when the boatman's voice came to his ears: "Mr. Jin, is Boss Guan waving to us?"
Jin Feng looked along the boatman's finger, and sure enough he saw a man on the shore not far away waving to the big boat.
Take a closer look, who is it if it's not Guan Zhuzhu?
"Sir, do you want to stop and visit the salt mine and salt factory?" the boatman asked tentatively.
He is a person who guards Zhuzhu. He has personally witnessed the changes in the salt mine and salt factory in recent months. He is also proud from the bottom of his heart and wants Jin Feng to go and see it.
"Go back first, I'll come back when I have time."
Jin Feng also waved to Guan Zhuzi as a greeting.
There are too many ships nearby, and it is not convenient to dock. If you just mess around, I may not be able to leave until tomorrow.
Ninth Princess' belly was getting more and more obvious, so he had to return to Xihewan as soon as possible to feel relieved.
"Okay." The boatman nodded and let people continue downstream.
But the fleet had not gone far when they saw Guan Zhuzhu jumping onto a small boat and chased after him.
"Sir, it seems that Lao Guan misses you so much that he has caught up with you."
Da Liu was in a good mood and joked with Jin Feng with a smile.
"Brother, something must be wrong." Jin Feng shook his head and said.
Although Guan Zhuzi likes to flatter him sometimes, he doesn't go to this extent.
The small boat was faster than the big boat and soon caught up with Jin Feng.
The bodyguard threw down a rope and pulled up the guard post.
"Brother-in-law, you are finally back!"
Guan Zhuzhu went on the deck and started laughing naively when he saw Jin Feng.
"Thank you for your hard work, brother!"
Jin Feng smiled and asked, "Brother, is there anything wrong with catching up?"