Xiaopingjin Water Village.
After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he was worried that the princes of Hebei would rebel, so he sent people to build a water fort in Xiaopingjin and Mengjin respectively.
The water fort was located at the ferry.
There were rocks and underwater wooden piles on both sides of the channel, so ships could only pass through.
Go along the channel, otherwise you will inevitably hit rocks and underwater wooden piles and become stranded and capsize.
There are many watchtowers and sentry towers on the shore.
There is a tall wall between the watchtowers to prevent the enemy from going ashore.
If you force your way ashore and climb over the wall, you will inevitably be shot by a large number of arrows.
There are even a lot of thorns under the wall.
Xiaopingjin is a ferry and checkpoint with frequent ship traffic.
Hundreds of ships dock and depart here every day.
Therefore, the pier here is very wide and can accommodate many ships entering and exiting at the same time.
At this time, the lights on the pier were brightly lit, and a large number of ships were parked waiting for the Northern Army soldiers to board the ships.
If it were not for time, Liu Cheng would not have ordered the army to board the ships and cross the river at night.
The risk was too high. .
When Liu Cheng arrived with the last group of troops, there were still more than 3,000 people from the main force who had not boarded the ship.
It was already Chou hour, so Zhang Ji stayed here to preside over the arrangements for the soldiers to board the ship.
"Lord, General Xu, General Wang."
Zhang Ji saw Liu Cheng and others arriving with troops and horses and immediately stepped forward to greet them.
Wang Shuang and Xu Rong cupped their fists in return to Zhang Ji, and Liu Cheng asked: "How many people have not boarded the ship?"
"There are still more than 3,000 people" Liu Cheng frowned and said, "It's been three or four hours.
Why are there still three thousand people who haven't crossed the river?
Is it because there are not enough boats?"
Zhang Ji cupped his hands and shook his head and said: "No, there are enough ships.
The pier is only so big.
No matter how many ships there are, they can't move it.
The soldiers are not familiar with the nature of water.
Many soldiers became panicked and couldn't stand still after getting on the ship.
Some people were vomiting and having diarrhea, and the wind on the river was very strong at night, making it very unsafe.
Two boats had already capsized in the middle of the river due to the panic of the soldiers and the strong wind, so the speed of crossing the river was greatly slowed down."
Liu Cheng found that the ships that had crossed the river had not returned yet.
If he waited for a large number of ships to return and then crossed the remaining nearly 20,000 horses across the river, it would be dawn by then.
He thought for a while and said, "It seems we have to think about it."
Otherwise, we will not be able to completely cross the river after daybreak.
By then, when the coalition troops catch up, the soldiers staying here will be in danger."
At this time, a scribe came out from behind Xu Rong and said to Liu Cheng, Xu Rong and others: "I have a plan that can speed up the crossing of the river and ensure the safety of the soldiers, so that they will not be afraid in the river and cause a capsizing accident." " Liu Cheng heard the sound and looked at the scribe, wondering: "You are" Seeing this, Xu Rong quickly introduced: "My lord, I will introduce you to you.
This is Chen Gong, a native of Wuyang, Dongjun, whose courtesy name is Gongtai.
He was the county magistrate in Zhongmou before.
When I led the army to attack Zhongmou, it was Gongtai who led the county.
The yamen officers opened the city gate so that the general could attack Zhongmou in the shortest time, leaving the coalition forces unable to respond.
Gongtai has great talents and wisdom as deep as the sea.
The general recommended Gongtai to the lord."
Chen Gong is really a great talent.
Although he is not a top strategist, he is definitely a first-class strategist.
In his previous life, if Lu Bu had not been unable to hear Chen Gong's advice, why would he have been defeated so miserably?
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Liu Cheng was worried about Chen Gong.
Gong Baoquan said: "It turns out that this is Gongtai.
I have heard about the famous name for a long time.
Today, Mr.
Cheng comes to serve because he is from a humble background.
Cheng is so grateful that there is still a vacancy in the general's mansion.
How about asking Mr. to submit?"
Although he was an assistant officer in the General's Mansion, he was much more senior than Chen Gong's former county magistrate.
Chen Gong saw that he had just come to serve and was appointed to the post of officer before he had made any achievements.
This can be said to be an important position.
He thought about this in his mind.
This time, I really came at the right time.
I immediately got off my horse and paid homage: "Thank you so much for your lord's trust and appreciation.
I will do my best for your lord's great cause and die exhausted."
"Okay, okay, my husband has become more powerful.
Please get up quickly."
Liu Cheng said, dismounted and helped Chen Gong up, and asked: "Just now, my husband said that there is a plan that can speed up our army and cross the river safely.
I don't know what the plan is. " Chen Gong cupped his hands and said: "My lord can order the ships to be connected with iron ropes, and then lay wooden planks between the ships.
The soldiers and horses can board the ships as if they were walking on flat ground.
There is no need to worry about being overturned by wind and waves, and there is no need to worry about being blown over by wind and waves."
The soldiers and horses were so frightened that the ship lost control and capsized.
Please see, my lord, the wind is from the southeast tonight.
After connecting the ships with iron ropes, it doesn't take many boatmen to row, and the wind can blow the ship to the other side."
After hearing this, Liu Cheng thought this plan was very good.
Moreover, he had his own soldiers and horses on the other side.
He didn't have to worry about anyone attacking with fire.
The wind was in the wrong direction and there were no conditions for using fire attacks.
He was overjoyed and said: "Sir, this plan is very good.
Come on, come on.
Send an order to prepare more planks.
When the ships return, immediately order the boatmen to connect the ships with iron ropes and lay planks between the ships."
"Follow your orders" After the ships on the other side returned one after another, following Liu Cheng's order, a ship was connected by an iron cable to form a huge water platform on the river.
Zhang Ji quickly walked over and cupped his hands and said: "For your information, my lord, the ships have been connected with iron ropes and covered with planks.
The soldiers can board the ships at any time."
Liu Cheng immediately waved his hand and said: "Without further delay, order all ministries to board the ship quickly in order."
"Follow your orders"
Connecting all the ships with iron ropes can indeed greatly increase the stability.
The war horses were very quiet after getting on the ship, without any anxiety or fear.
The soldiers boarded the ship even faster, and they all boarded the ship at a trot.
Nearly 20,000 people were all on board the ship in less than half an hour.
Liu Cheng gave the order: "Let's go" The sails of all the ships were raised.
Driven by the southeast wind and the efforts of the boatmen, this huge mobile platform smoothly left the dock and headed for the other side.
Liu Cheng's men and horses in Luoyang were completely evacuated at this time.
At dawn, all the army crossed the river to the north bank.
Liu Cheng ordered the army to camp and rest for a day.
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After more than a month of multiple high-intensity battles, with less fighting and more fighting, the soldiers were very tired.
The camp was quickly set up.
Most of the soldiers got into the camp and slept until the end, not even eating breakfast.
Liu Cheng came to Zhang Ji and asked, "Have all the people in the General's Mansion evacuated?"
Zhang Ji cupped his hands and replied: "Back to my lord, before Dong Zhuo set fire to Luoyang, his subordinates had already sent people to move all the people in the general's mansion to a village outside the city.
They all withdrew with the army when they retreated last night."
"Where are the maid Xiaolian and others in the backyard?"
“Of course it’s included” "Send someone to find Xiaolian immediately."
"promise" Not long after, Xiaolian, the maid in charge of taking care of the unconscious maid in the backyard of the General's Mansion, walked into the tent and said, "My servant pays homage to the General."
Liu Cheng raised his hand and said: "Xiao Lian, please get up."
"Thank you General" Liu Cheng asked: "I have been fighting abroad for the past two or three months and have not returned home to see everyone.
How is the Queen Mother's condition?"
Xiaolian made a wish and replied: "Since the miracle doctor Hua Tuo was invited a month ago, the Queen Mother's condition has improved greatly, but there is no sign of waking up yet.
Doctor Hua said that according to the degree of the Queen Mother's recovery, she will soon." wake" Liu Cheng was surprised and said: "Why was the miracle doctor Hua Tuo invited?
Why didn't anyone report it to this general?"
"Sir Zhang Ji said that the general is on an expedition and has a heavy responsibility.
If such small things are reported to the general, it will affect the general's command of the battle, so he did not report the matter to the general."
Liu Cheng nodded, pondered for a moment and asked, "Does Hua Tuo know the identity of the Queen Mother?"
Xiaolian shook her head and said: "Xiaolian only told Divine Doctor Hua that the Queen Mother is a relative of the general.
Divine Doctor Hua probably doesn't know the identity of the Queen Mother."
Liu Cheng was relieved now.
The identity of Queen Mother He was too sensitive.
Except for him and Xiaolian, everyone thought that Queen Mother He was dead.
Even Jia Xu, Zhang Ji, Xu Shu, and Shi Tao who had been living in the General's Mansion Everyone else only knew that Queen Mother He was a relative of Liu Cheng, just a woman.
It was normal for a person of Liu Cheng's status to have a woman in the family.
"General, I'm going to see the queen mother."
Liu Cheng stood up and walked out, but before he finished speaking, he stopped and turned to Xiaolian who was following him and said: "The identity of the queen mother must be kept secret.
If Dong Zhuo and those who rebelled are allowed to When the princes of Guandong learn that the Queen Mother is still alive, they will definitely try their best to kill the Queen Mother.
From now on, you and I can no longer call you Queen Mother.
If you want to call her Madam, her nickname is Keren, but you can.
Remembered" "Yes, I have remembered this."
Xiaolian herself was one of the personal maids of the Empress Dowager He.
On the day the Empress Dowager He was killed, she happened to be on vacation and was not in the Deyang Palace, so she escaped the disaster.
After Liu Cheng rescued the Empress Dowager He from the tunnel, he secretly killed Xiaolian.
After leaving the palace, he was placed in the backyard of the General's Mansion to take care of the comatose Queen Mother He.
Liu Cheng and several personal guards followed Xiaolian to the tent where Queen Mother He was housed.
Knowing that she was Liu Cheng's family member, the tent was arranged to be larger and the interior was very comfortable.
There were two other tents outside the big tent.
Soldiers stood guard.
When the two soldiers in front of the tent saw Liu Cheng approaching, they immediately knelt down and worshiped.
Liu Cheng walked into the tent and saw Queen Mother He standing on a camp bed, covered with a thin quilt.
Her face had a large horrific burn scar from the fire, but her complexion was very good, and there was a trace of rosy in her skin, which was completely visible.
There are no signs of insufficient Qi and blood due to long-term bed rest.
Liu Cheng turned around and said, "Send someone to invite Divine Doctor Hua."
"promise" After a while, a middle-aged doctor in his forties or fifties walked into the tent with two young apprentices.
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This was Hua Tuo.
When he saw Liu Cheng, who was tall and burly, with extraordinary armament, standing there with great power, he knew that this person was Liu Cheng, the right general.
He immediately bowed his hands and said: "Hua Tuo, a common man, pays homage to the general."
Liu Cheng stepped forward quickly and stretched out his hand to support him: "How polite Doctor Hua is.
I have been on an expedition to suppress the rebellion for more than two months, and I have been very neglectful of you.
This time, the rebellion of the princes in Guandong has implicated the miracle doctor and endured a long journey with me."
I really feel sorry for the pain.”
Hua Tuo said hurriedly: "Don't dare, don't dare" Liu Cheng said: "It's not convenient to talk here.
I would like to ask the miracle doctor to accompany me to the Chinese army's tent.
I want to discuss Keren's condition in detail with the miracle doctor."
"It is better to obey orders than to be respectful" Arriving at the Chinese army's tent, Liu Cheng invited Hua Tuo and his disciples to sit down and ordered people to bring them wine and food.
"I think the miracle doctor and the two disciples are also hungry.
You're welcome.
Let's talk after eating."
"Thank you, General":