Chapter 91 Encounter with the enemy Next, the army stayed on the north bank of the Yellow River for another five days.
After all the prisoners were taken back by the Feng County government, almost all the food and wages promised to be paid by the surrounding counties and forts had been paid.
Then he set up camp and turned around and returned to Xuzhou.
Wujiazhuang is actually only about a hundred miles away from Xuzhou City.
There were enough people on the way back, and there was no need to worry about encountering enemy troops on the way, so the team moved very fast.
In just one day, the Yellow River was already in sight.
Sesame Li looked at it and saw that it was already getting late, so walking on the pontoon would inevitably lead to danger.
He ordered the brothers to find a slightly higher position to set up camp, eat and rest.
As soon as the sun comes out tomorrow, the entire army will cross the Yellow River.
Unexpectedly, just after dinner, Chief Shi Zhao Junyong took a secret report and hurried into the Chinese military tent.
Immediately afterwards, a low drum beat sounded outside the Chinese army tent, "dong dong dong, dong dong dong, dong dong dong," which made people's scalps tremble.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bayi immediately put down the military book in his hand and ordered loudly, "Ivan, please inform all the soldiers to put on armor and stand by.
The general manager ordered the general.
I will go to his place first and will be back soon."
After that, he took Xu Hongsan and other personal soldiers and trotted to the outside of the Chinese army's tent.
I saw people shouting and neighing at the entrance of the military tent, and Mao Gui, Peng Da, Wei Zixi and others also came in a hurry.
Some of them still had rice grains on their lips, and some of them had obviously just drank wine, and their faces were as red as a drunken shrimp.
They greeted each other with their eyes, and everyone's eyes were full of confusion.
"What the hell, let's go in first."
Peng Da is the oldest among the generals, and his prestige is second only to Sesame Li.
Without saying a word, he opened the tent door first.
"Go in, go in and talk."
Everyone followed closely and entered the account one after another.
I saw Sesame Li holding a letter in his hand with a sneer on his face.
Zhao Junyong was standing next to him with his mouth curled up, his face as heavy as water.
As if someone had just stolen his cow, he would jump up at any time and fight for his life.
"There was a dog officer named Lu, who took 30,000 salt cubs with him and attacked Xuzhou while we were not at home.
We just passed by the Zhangjia Market Pier this morning.
If a squire hadn't reported to us, we would have waited until tomorrow When we were crossing the river, he just gave us a half-cross attack."
Seeing that all the generals were almost here, Sesame Li sneered, patted the secret letter in his hand on the handsome case, and introduced it loudly.
"Grandma, he is looking for death.
I will lead my brothers to kill him across the river, and bring his head to everyone first."
Upon hearing this, Peng Da immediately became furious, took a few steps forward, and shouted for help.
"Damn it, the general manager with a group of salt soldiers actually dared to attack our Xuzhou Army.
Let's kill him across the river overnight and catch him off guard."
Wei Zixi also waved his arms and said through gritted teeth.
Most of the other generals were also filled with righteous indignation, and no one could accept the fact that a group of salt men came to their door.
Only Mao Gui, the former military commander, Zhu Bayi, the left army commander, and a few people around them discussed with each other, and then Mao Gui stood up and asked, "General Manager, Chang Shi, is this news true?
Will you remember it?"
, Just five days ago, Daruhuachi from Pizhou sent a messenger to express his sincerity to you.
The grain, grass and money promised at that time were just delivered yesterday morning. " "It has been verified.
The news is conclusive."
Zhao Junyong responded loudly without even thinking about it.
"The Daruhua Chibaolige from Pizhou obviously knew that Yan Ding would come.
The reason why he pretended to be sincere to us is that The purpose is to confuse us and create an opportunity for the dog officer named Lu to attack Xuzhou."
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"Did Yanding come by boat?"
Mao Gui nodded and continued to ask in a low voice.
"Half of them took the boat, and the other half walked from the south bank.
All the food, grass and baggage were also loaded on the boat."
Zhao Junyong thought for a while and responded quickly.
These are all clearly written in the secret report.
He has a photographic memory, so when Mao Gui asked, he could recite them accurately.
After hearing the answer, the latter frowned a few times and whispered, "If we use boats to pull all the food, grass and baggage, we have to go upstream along the Yellow River.
The consumption of 30,000 horses is not a small amount.
In terms of per person per day Counting one kilogram of grain, ten days’ worth of food would cost at least three hundred thousand kilograms. .
Using a large boat carrying a load of 30,000 kilograms and traveling upstream on the Yellow River, the waterway from Zhangjiaji to Xuzhou Ferry is about 70 miles, even if you stop to rest and move forward as hard as you can.
If you rush, the person named Lu will have to walk for at least five or six hours."
"You mean, the dog officer named Lu is still on the way?"
Sesame Li's eyes suddenly lit up, he patted the table with his hand and asked loudly.
"I can't guarantee it," Mao Gui thought for a moment and shook his head slightly.
"If the general is named Lu, and he learns that the general manager is going to cross the river in the next few days, he will definitely send some elites first, either in a light boat or on foot, to ambush the bridgehead on the other side as quickly as possible."
"Military advisor, haven't the scouts we sent across the river come back this afternoon?"
Hearing this, Sesame Li immediately turned his head to Zhao Junyong.
"No, we sent three waves of scouts across the river, but no one has come back yet."
Zhao Junyong thought for a while and shook his head vigorously.
At the same time, he looked at Mao Gui with a hint of admiration.
The other generals who were noisy also looked at Mao Gui with admiration.
They were also leading troops in battles.
When I heard that the enemy was attacking, all I could think of was rushing across the river to fight the enemy.
And look at Brother Mao, he was able to figure out so many things in the blink of an eye.
This person is really incomparable sometimes.
The former military governor Mao Gui was a little embarrassed by everyone.
He coughed a few times and explained with a smile, "I didn't think of it alone.
Brother Zhang, Brother Xu, and Brother Zhou all thought of this. " "Whoever thought of it will talk about it later."
Sesame Li slammed the table and quickly brought the topic back to the topic, "Brother Mao, you mean that the dog officer surnamed Lu should have arrived on the other side by now, and is taking part of him with him Elites are ambushing at the other end of the pontoon."
"If he knows something about the art of war, that should be the case."
Mao Gui smiled and nodded lightly.
"But there won't be too many of them.
Although all the saltmen in Huainan are hard-working, they can run sixty or seventy miles a day and still be able to pick up swords and guns.
At most one of the five can be picked out, so The general made a bold estimate that the dog officer surnamed Lu is currently accompanied by more than 5,000 elites, plus another 500 or 600 who may be riding on war horses, the 6,000 troops are already as strong as the sky."
"Six thousand, that can't be counted as less.
Not counting the auxiliary soldiers here, the total number of soldiers under everyone's command is just over ten thousand."
Sesame Li nodded, with a hint of emotion on his face.
Worry.
It is now the end of March or the beginning of April.
The current of the Yellow River is quite fast.
The dog officer named Lu was really blocked on the north bank, and it was difficult for everyone to attack by force.
At present, the only people left in Xuzhou City are more than 10,000 old and weak people led by Pan Lezi, the commander-in-chief of the rear army.
Moreover, Pan Lezi himself was seriously injured in the defense battle of Xuzhou last year.
He still has an arm that is not very flexible and cannot lead the team in person on the front line as before.
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If Xuzhou City is robbed by a dog officer named Lu, the more than 30,000 people blocked on the north bank will become a group of rogue bandits.
By that time, not to mention the Mongolian soldiers would pounce on them like wolves smelling blood, even the local officials and fortress owners who had lost their faith in the past would also come forward with their subordinates to get a share of the pie.
"Six thousand is indeed not too little.
But it depends on who takes the lead."
Seeing Sesame Li's gloomy face, former military governor Mao Gui thought for a moment and suddenly raised his voice a few points, "If only the chief manager or Brother Zhu Six thousand people led by such a brave general are enough to block the pontoon bridge and the ferry, and starve us to death on the north bank.
But if it were someone else, haha."
As he spoke, he sneered repeatedly.
At the same time, his eyes were raised high, as if there was no one in the world worthy of his gaze.
After hearing this, the generals felt relieved.
Yes, if you have a treasured sword in your hand, you still have to look at who the owner is.
The dog official named Lu has never been heard of before, so he may not be a great person.
Why can he make everyone so anxious just by standing on the other side?
The worst thing is to send thousands of people across the river tomorrow morning to kill him and claim his weight.
What if he is just a straw bag?
Wouldn't everyone worry tonight in vain?
once After listening to Mao Gui's words, Sesame Li also felt that the situation may not be as serious as he imagined.
He smiled, tilted his head and asked Mao Gui, "What can you do?
You guys have just discussed a way."
"We haven't had time to discuss the method yet."
Mao Gui shook his head and answered honestly.
"But the general thought that the man named Lu must be exhausted after running all day.
If we go directly to the pontoon bridge, he will definitely not agree.
But if a surprise force is sent to find a place to cross the river quietly from upstream, tomorrow morning, You may not be able to kill him by catching him off guard.”
"How come there is only such a pontoon bridge within a radius of two hundred miles across the river?"
Zhao Junyong was surprised and blurted out questioning words.
"Find a place with a gentle shore, take off your clothes and swim there."
Mao Gui smiled again, showing his teeth that were not straight.
"We sons and daughters of Xiaoxian and Xuzhou have been experiencing floods every year since we can remember.
It's hard to find many who can't swim."
"Midnight" Zhao Junyong was startled again and confirmed with a pale face.
"In the middle of the night, it will be too late at dawn."
Mao Gui continued to smile and nod, as if he was talking about the harvest in the field.
"Chopped the wood and held it, and tied it to each other with a rope around the waist.
Cross the river quietly.
Tomorrow is a big day.
Morning, Chief Steward and Chief Officer, you can just continue walking on the pontoon bridge.
I guess the man named Lu will do some trick of half-crossing and attacking.
As soon as he shows his head, I will immediately take my brothers to poke him in the butt to see how stupid he is.
How long can the oriole flutter?"
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