Linhe.

This is a river about a few hundred meters wide, which is a branch of the northern basin, which runs a hundred miles apart, and is also the only waterway to march into Wuxia Pass in the southeast.

The problems facing Xuanjun are actually very serious.

Although there are many troops, this is not fighting in the waters of the Yangtze River, and there are no navy warships. If you want to cross the river, the only solution is to speed up the rush to make the big ships.

It is impossible to carry an army of 200,000 on a small boat, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of ghost troops deploying defenses along the river bank on the opposite side.

In the past month, after the Xuan Army was stationed, it moved together to cut wood and rush to control the situation. In addition, when the nearby people heard the news, they came to help. There were only 200 small boats. Most of the remaining ones were rafts, which could carry troops.

, the total number of people is about 5,000.

In other words, the first trip of the Xuan Army could only cross the river with 5,000 troops. Only after success could the follow-up troops come up. If they were not successful, the war would be defeated.

It can be seen how difficult it is.

Before completing the Battle of Crossing the River, Yan Qi first made a series of pre-war deployments, summarizing it as:

First, make sufficient and sufficient preparations for crossing the river, including mastering the terrain, wind direction, and water flow, as well as improving the speed of warships.

Second, I personally took a boat, led people to investigate, explore the defensive positions of the ghost army on the opposite river bank, and their rough deployment of troops.

Third, make certain war deductions.

A lot of energy and time were spent in this, but it was necessary to do it in war. It is not difficult to see from this that Yan Qi's ability to command troops.

On this day, he still came to the vicinity of Crab Mountain as usual.

The middle section of Crab Mountain, on the other side of the river, is a hillside that is not big or small. The ghost army is there, with some troops, and is condescending, with strongholds to prevent crossing the river.

Although the river surface here is very wide, the water flow is relatively gentle. Because the river channel is curved, it forms an arc that protrudes eastward.

Seeing that he always came here to observe the terrain from time to time, he couldn't help asking: "Ship Yan is planning to cross the river from here?"

"I have this idea, but it cannot be implemented yet." Yan Qi said, because they lacked the tools to cross the river, and once the warships appear on the river surface, it will definitely arouse the enemy's alertness.

While speaking, his eyes changed, and suddenly he found that a peasant woman was washing clothes by the river and couldn't help but walk over.

This seems to be a place where people often do laundry nearby, with obvious stone tables. The peasant woman has to wash a lot of clothes. She did not notice that the person behind her was still placed in a huge wooden barrel.

The wooden barrel has a rope buckle, which is the kind that can be carried.

"This sister-in-law." Yan Qi stepped forward and greeted him with a smile.

"Ah?" The woman came back to her senses and saw that it was the general of Xuan Army. She quickly got up, wiped her hands on her clothes, and said at a loss: "General...General."

The Xuan Army came to expel foreign races. The local people were too late to cheer, so of course they would not be afraid, but they were inevitably nervous.

Seeing this, Yan Qi smiled again and said in a gentle voice: "The war is approaching now, and the ghost tribe is on the other side, why are you still doing laundry here?"

"God, General." The woman said truthfully: "We are all relying on this forest river. Laundry, fishing, etc. are all here. There is really no way. If the generals' military affairs are hindered, the civilian woman will know that

crime."

"Where is my sister-in-law who is so serious. You and I are both compatriots. This time we come, we are going to drive away foreign enemies." Yan Qi said.

Hearing this, the woman was a little excited: "General, those ghost tribes who were killed by heaven are completely destined to be devils. You must defeat them..."

"This is natural." Yan Qi said, then glanced at the big wooden barrel and pointed: "What is the use of this wooden barrel?"

"This." The woman followed and looked at it: "This is a specialty of our Linhe area. We ordinary people are used to it. Every household has big and small ones, and can hold a lot of things and make a water tank.

It's OK. Sometimes, when things are heavy, you can put them on the water and follow the river. Just push them to leave..."

Hearing this, Yan Qi interrupted her: "Put the load-bearing object on the water, and you can leave after pushing it?"

"Yes, it's very convenient." The woman nodded.

Yan Qi's heart moved, "Can you lend me this wooden barrel?"

"Of course, the general asks for advice." The woman did not hesitate and had nothing to say about the national army.

Yan Qi thanked him, then signaled to the sidelines: "Go up."

"Ah?" The other party was a little unresponsive.

"Let you go up!" Yan Qi repeated.

"Ah, yes, yes." The general finally understood and quickly put the wooden barrel on the river surface and jumped in again.

But as soon as he entered the wooden barrel, the barrel tilted instantly due to unbalanced stress.

With a thud, he fell into the water and immediately said, "Ship Yan, this is not possible..."

"Yeah..." Yan Qi also frowned and began to think deeply.

The next day he hurriedly went ashore, covered in water, while the woman next to him looked dumb.

A moment later, his eyes suddenly lit up: "One wooden barrel is easy to become unbalanced, but if four wooden barrels, two on one side, are tied together..."

The general was stunned: "The general means..."

"God really helps me!" Yan Qi's eyes flashed and he looked at the woman: "Sister-in-law, is there any wooden barrels larger than this in your village?"

The woman didn't know the intention and stuttered: "There are...some, some are big, and there are five or six people inside..."

"Okay!" Yan Qi was overjoyed and immediately ordered to the side general: "Go quickly! Invite all the heads of several nearby villages."

"No!" He held his fists and took the order.

What the Xuan Army lacks now is not troops, not food and grass, but tools for crossing the river!

Under his order, Pianjiang began to hurriedly search for the village chief of the nearby village. He himself found several wooden barrels of similar size, tied two of them together, and tried again,

It's indeed more stable than a boat.

In the afternoon of that day, the Xuan Army tent.

Several nearby village chiefs had been invited over and bowed to the tent: "I've seen the general."

"Everyone is not a gift." Yan Qi stood above and stretched out his hand, smiling: "I invite you here today, but in fact, I want the villagers and elders to do our army a favor."

As he said that he would talk about the need to borrow a wooden barrel from a local farmer.

After hearing this, several village chiefs said without saying anything, and immediately said, "It is unavoidable to expel foreign enemies. General, but if there is any need, the villagers like us should help us!"

"good!"

Yan Qi was very happy: "It's not time to go, I hope you can go back to the village as soon as possible."

"Yes, we'll take a leave..."

The matter was settled soon. After someone sent several village chiefs away, Yan Qi also raised his eyes and glanced at the generals for a week, and then said with a shock:

"I want to start the battle of crossing the river in three days!"
Chapter completed!