Chapter 381: Capture of Scroll City
It may be that Jia Yan's words moved the general, or it may be that the Qin army's offensive shocked the general. In short, the general no longer insisted on the dogma of not crossing at night, and ordered the second group to cross the river. His subordinates came to remind them that crossing at night was very dangerous, and the general pointed out that
Pointing to the attacking Qin army, he asked: "Which one of you considers Qin or the river to be good or bad?"
The second batch got on the ship and set sail. It was uneventful.
Then came the third batch... The Qin army's offensive became more and more fierce, and the Zhao army's defense line continued to retreat, and the battle line could be clearly seen. At this time, the wind started blowing on the river...
The tense battle seemed to make people forget the danger of crossing the Yellow River at night, and the third group got on the boat. As soon as they reached the center of the river, something went wrong. A large number of boats lost control and swirled in the Yellow River. Some of them rowed out in desperate efforts.
, most of them collapsed.
The Zhao people's spirit of fearing no danger was demonstrated. The soldiers on the other side heard that their own people were in danger and were waiting for their own rescue. No one backed down and drove all the boats straight across the river, including the Zhao soldiers who had just crossed the river. They knew how to drive the boats.
Everyone also got on the boat. Although some of the boats capsized, it did not stop the hero's progress.
I don’t know how many boats gathered on the river, and the ban on only ten people on each boat was also broken. As long as there is space, try to get on; if there is no room, start the boat, because there are other boats waiting to dock!
Overloaded ships capsized one after another when they reached the middle of the river, with almost no exceptions. However, due to the dark sky and high waves, and because there were far more people boarding the ship than leaving, the sound of the soldiers falling into the water was drowned. Zhao on the shore
The soldiers were still swarming onto the ship.
The fighting is getting tighter and tighter, and the defense lines are retreating more and more. The soldiers guarding the front are resisting desperately, just to leave more time for their comrades to board the ship. When there are still 10,000 people on the shore, in the middle of the river
The situation was finally discovered by everyone. The wind and waves were strong, the sky was dark, and the situation on the river could not be clearly seen, but the cry for help from the soldiers who fell into the water finally overcame the wind and waves and was heard on the shore. At this time, everyone seemed to
I was shocked to realize how dangerous it is to cross the Yellow River at night!
Except for the soldiers fighting on the shore, almost everyone got on the boat. The fear of the Qin soldiers defeated the fear of the Yellow River. Except for dozens of boats left behind to carry the soldiers who had broken off, the other boats set sail collectively and sailed into
In the darkness...I don't know how many ships have arrived on the other side...
Zhao Jun, who was fighting hard, also abandoned the enemy troops and turned around and ran towards the ferry. Qin Jun's arrows were shot one after another, and people fell down on the shore. Anyone who could still walk got on the boat.
Supported by their companions, they also boarded the boat. When the Qin army chased them to the river, they opened the bow of the boat and rushed into the darkness. The seriously wounded people who stayed on the shore desperately entangled the Qin army and allowed spears and halberds to pierce their bodies.
, also clinging to the Qin army.
About ten boats did not escape and were captured by the Qin army. They had all rushed across the river and came back this time to pick up another batch.
On the other side of the Jishui River, Hu Yang came over in a small boat, bringing only a few public passengers. Although the rivers are connected, the Jishui River is surprisingly peaceful, which is obviously different from the crazy Yellow River. Although Hu Yang crossed the river at night, he was very
smooth.
After crossing the river, Hu Yang met Bai Qi. Bai Qi patted Hu Yang on the back and said: "Hu Qing is good at fighting, I must respect him!"
Hu Yang didn't say anything nonsense, he saluted directly and said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan, I hope you will take it into consideration!"
Bai Qi said: "What's the plan?"
Hu Yang said: "Down the river is Wei Juan City, which is the fortress of the Great Wall. I am willing to attack it."
Bai Qi said: "What strategy should be used to attack it?"
Hu Yang said: "It's still the same as before, traveling day and night, and it only takes two nights to reach Juan City."
Bai Qi thought for a while and said: "The Zhao army has sunk, and it will float on the river day and night. You can salvage along the coast, take more Zhao uniforms, and pretend to be the remaining soldiers of the defeated Zhao army, which may be convenient."
Hu Yang was overjoyed and said: "I would like to follow the advice of the king."
Bai Qi said: "You can sleep peacefully tonight, and you can wake up tomorrow."
Hu Yang said: "On the bank of Heji, there are many scholars and people. They cannot sleep peacefully. They must find a hiding place urgently."
Bai Qi said: "You should take half of Gu's contribution!"
Hu Yang said: "I don't dare to use the gift from the king. It is a man's own responsibility to make contributions."
Bai Qi patted Hu Yang's back sharply and said, "What a good man! However, I don't dare to covet your merits."
Hu Yang went back by boat. A faint command came from the other side. Hu Yang led his troops and went somewhere unknown. Bai Qi demarcated the defense area, issued a warning, and checked the posts in each battalion. It was almost dawn.
.He returned to his tent, undressed and undressed, fell down and fell asleep, snoring like thunder.
After dawn, the wind and waves on the Yellow River were calm, as if yesterday's storm was just an illusion. But the corpses floating on the river told of the cruel battle last night. Some of them were washed to the other side by the water, and were picked up by Zhao Jun, and their souls returned to their hometown.
; Those who were rushed to this side were fished up by the Qin army and beheaded, which added to their military merits. Most of them were washed downstream, and no one knew who would strip them of their clothes and become wandering ghosts in a foreign land.
The Great Wall of Wei started from the bank of the Yellow River, and a small city was built at the starting point, named Juan. The scrolls had orders and captains. In addition to guarding the Great Wall, the Yellow River hydrology, fisheries, boat ferries, etc. were also provided. Thousands of garrison soldiers were recruited from various places.
There are about thousands of residents in the city who are serving in the military. They mainly work as errands in various levels of government. There are also some who open wine shops, travel against the country, and run various businesses. They mainly live outside the city. Those who can live in the city are all giant businessmen.
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There is a small settlement seven or eight miles west of the city, named Hu. Hu is a small fishing village with about a hundred households. The people in the town only have a very small amount of land for farming, and most of them fish on the Yellow River. If they get anything, they will keep some for themselves.
In addition, they are all sold to the fish merchants in Juan City, and then they can be exchanged for some daily necessities and food they need at the market.
At noon, a team of about a thousand people appeared near Huyi. The lookout on Juan City saw them and immediately raised the alarm. When the guard saw it, he immediately sent someone to investigate and reported to his superiors. Captain Juan looked at it and said: "
I think the costumes are those of the Zhao army, or the soldiers of the Zhao Jieyu. "When I was young, the soldiers on patrol came back and reported that the group of people called Zhao Yin, claiming to be the remnants of the Zhao army, and risked their lives to swim across the river, and they were able to escape. The guard
Seeing that the group of people entered Huyi and never came out again, and there was no big movement in Huyi, I felt relieved and stopped caring about them.
At sunset, the fishing boats that were out fishing gradually returned to the city. The fishermen were a little surprised at first when they saw so many soldiers gathered in the city, but the elders came out and explained that they were soldiers from the Zhao Kingdom on the other side. After being defeated, they fled to the city to prepare for the attack.
We returned to the Kingdom of Zhao via Juancheng. When the fishermen were fishing on the river, they indeed saw countless corpses of Zhao soldiers floating down the river. Moreover, the upper reaches of the river had been blocked, and they could see troops stationed in the distance. So they all believed it.
The leading officer said to the fisherman: "We have inherited food from your city and have nothing to offer in return. I will enter the city in a short time and would like to serve you."
The elders even said, "How dare you", the officer must go. Without any explanation, he changed clothes with the young man who was accompanying him. Seeing this momentum, the people of the city knew that it was not easy and did not dare to resist, so they obeyed half-heartedly. But they were worried because they knew that something bad was going to happen.
Endless.
After the fishermen left the fish for their own consumption, they left the remaining big fish in the cabin, led by an elder, and sailed to Juan City. The group of Zhao soldiers, three or five people in a boat, put the equipment in the cabin.
Inside. At the same time, a dozen Zhao troops came straight to Hu City without any equipment.
When they arrived at the gate of the city, Zhao Jun explained his purpose of coming: He was the Zhao Jun who was attacked last night. He swam across Jishui and finally escaped here. "I would like to borrow your capital to send us back home."
The guards announced that they were coming in. The guards came over and asked carefully about last night's situation. The group of Zhao soldiers patiently answered them one by one. The surrounding guards also listened with rapt attention and gradually gathered around.
At this time, there was a quarrel from the water gate. Zhao Jun suddenly turned his back and pulled out his dagger from his arms. The two of them knocked down all the soldiers guarding the gate. They snatched the spears and halberds from their hands, turned around and rushed to the city wall.
, before the guards could react, they stabbed several of them, and the rest fled in a hurry. The leader immediately set a fire on the tower. When the Zhao army in Huyi saw the light of the fire, they all rushed out.
There were about a hundred people coming from the boat. They ran rampant in the city, making it impossible to gather troops. Meanwhile, a dozen people near the city gate set fire to all the surrounding houses to block the passage.
Juan Wei managed to gather dozens of soldiers and braved the thick smoke to rush over to fight for the city gate. A dozen of them died in the fight, and the rest turned around and ran away. Only Juan Wei was left alone and did not dare to run.
, and did not dare to fight, they were disarmed by this group of Zhao soldiers and held on the city tower.
Seeing the chaos in the city, the guards at each gate panicked and most of them fled out of the city. Only one guard restrained his troops and charged towards the city gate. The officers at the city gate discovered this.
Seeing the situation, the drums were beaten immediately, and the hundred people quickly gathered here. The group of farmers had never seen a real fight with swords and guns. As soon as they saw someone falling, they dispersed.
It only took a moment for a thousand Zhao troops to rush into the city and take control of the situation. Then, Hu Yang's army from thirty miles away arrived and Juan City was captured.
Hu Yang sent an army envoy to drive a small boat along the coast and reported the matter to Bai Qi's camp. Bai Qi used the ten boats to ferry over for a day and 5,000 people were ferried over. He sent a public transport leader and ordered them to go to Juan City.
, under the command of Hu Yang, the returning guest. The rest of the troops completed all the aftermath work on the same day and stationed in Xingyang the next day. At the same time, they sent people to report to Marquis Rang.
Marquis Rang set up his camp in Huayang City. Huayang Wei's family had all been killed, and Huayang became an empty city.
Marquis Rang sent envoys to Zheng, Daliang and Handan to accuse Han, Wei and Zhao of breaking their alliance with Qin.
Zheng is closest to Huayang. After the envoy entered the state of Zheng, the doctor in the passerby said with a mournful face: "My king died last night, and he was about to bid farewell to all the countries. Fortunately, the envoy was not guilty! Our city is guilty of a big country, and the big country blames him, but I dare not say goodbye.
May the mourning be over!"
The envoy had no choice but to lead the Korean envoys who reported the funeral back to the military camp.
The envoy apologized repeatedly. Marquis Rang did not say much to him, but ordered him to go to Xianyang to report the funeral. He himself invited Chen Zhen to come to Korea to discuss peace terms.
Daliang sent Duan Ziqian out of the city to negotiate peace with Marquis Rang.
The State of Zhao sent its minister Lin Xiangru. At the same time, General Zhao Lian Po led his army to the bank of the Yellow River.
Chapter completed!