The next morning, Meng Xuanyu selected more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, mostly those familiar confidant Du Yuhou, who led various battalions to follow Meng Xuan's army to set out in a mighty manner, and to go to the ancient ferry crossing of the "Deep Crossing" to block the Song army from crossing the river.

They brought enough bow and arrow weapons, and used dry food for about ten days. They first left Jiameng Pass, retreated fifty or sixty miles, and then turned into the mountains, rivers, and sheep intestine path in the northeast.

The road is rugged and bent, crossing the mountains and ridges, and towering ancient trees and thorny bushes are everywhere, making the mountain road not easy to walk at all.

These soldiers did not know the specific task, but when they saw the second prince bringing the army personally, they felt much more at ease and boldly followed the army.

Su Chen and Peng Qingqing were among them. Now Peng Qingqing is the Duke of Yu, and he takes the two thousand troops under his jurisdiction and sets off with the large team.

Su Chen followed Meng Xuanyu and chatted and laughed with him from time to time on the way.

Although the road is rugged, Meng Xuanyu, Su Chen, Jian Shimao and others have martial arts skills, but they are not struggling to climb the mountain and are exhausted.

"Can you stop the main force of the Song army this time? I am also unsure of my highness. Brother Chen has a good plan?"

Meng Xuanyu still asked Su Chen for advice when he couldn't think about it thoroughly.

Su Chen hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "The Battle of Crossing the River reminded me of the famous Battle of Feishui in history. Fu Jian of the Former Qin was so wise and powerful. However, when he sent troops to attack Jin, he fought at Feishui. In the end, the Eastern Jin Dynasty only defeated more than 800,000 elite troops of the Former Qin Dynasty with only 800,000 troops. The method used was to attack halfway through the crossing."

"Strike halfway through!" Meng Xuanyu's eyes lit up when he heard these four words.

“But what about the specific strategy?”

Meng Xuanyu wanted to know the specific plan.

Just listening to a strategy word is not good, but how to implement it requires skills and details.

Su Chen expressed his thoughts: "When the Song army crossed the river halfway and even had a few troops landed, we will send the most elite troops of the central army to take the lead, so that the Imperial Guards and His Highness's 300 guards can charge forward and suppress the fierce soldiers of the Song army's vanguards. Only in this way can the other Shu army dare to take advantage of the situation and launch a random arrow to catch the Song army off guard.

"In addition, select soldiers with good water quality, pull up a temporary navy, cut wood from the upper stream downstream, rushed here, and killing on the Jialing River. Although the Song army was brave and good at fighting on the land, they were not familiar with water quality. They were mostly land ducks. After falling into the water, or on the water, they were definitely not as good as the Shu army navy."

“It makes sense!”

When Meng Xuanyu heard Su Chen's analysis, he mentioned several situations, which were indeed very operational.

Immediately, he smiled, looked at Su Chen, patted his shoulder and said, "If you can defeat Song Jun this time, Brother Chen, you will make your first contribution, and you can make any request at will. Any gold 10,000 taels or any official title can satisfy you!"

Meng Xuanyu valued Su Chen more and more.

Because of the battle at Jiameng Pass, Su Chen's strategy worked, allowing him to stand on the front line and watch and supervise the war, which stimulated the morale of the Shu army. He used the advantage of the geographical advantage and finally blocked the attack of the Song army, causing the Song army to lose at least 3,000 elite troops.

Moreover, because it attracted this Song army vanguard, the other two Song army's main force was only 20,000.

If he obeyed other advisers, burned the plank roads and blocked the valley, it would be possible that all 30,000 Song troops would rush to Xiaomantian Pass and Shendu. By then, the Shu army would be powerless to stop it.

Without the advantage of geographical advantages, the combat effectiveness of the Shu army was several levels weaker than the elite of the Song army.

Even this time, the 23,000 Shu army and the 12,000 Song army would win, and 50,000 points.

After all, the geographical advantage is not as good as the people. The success or failure in the end depends on the overall combat strength of the troops exerted by both sides.

After marching among the mountains for a day and a half, we finally arrived at the deep ferry.

Because this distance is more than half of the Song army's circumference, and with local Shu people exploring the way, most of the Shu army's people are accustomed to walking on mountain roads, so it did not affect the speed, but instead adapted to this environment.

This led to the arrival of the Shu army half a day earlier than the Song army.

Su Chen and Meng Xuanyu brought several generals, stood at a high place to observe the terrain, and found the location of the hidden soldiers.

When you cross this ancient ferry, you will find that the Jialing River is relatively smooth and the river surface is wider, reaching more than twenty feet apart.

The Song army had no large ships and could only rely on rafts and floating bridges to cross the river. They would inevitably choose this ferry area with slow water flow.

"Are you looking forward to it? I ambush the soldiers in the woods opposite the river beach, but the arrangements of each army must also be given due attention. Archers can split into fan shapes without blind spots."

"The main force is rushing forward, and the Modao Formation and the long spear formation on both sides, and rush forward at different time periods. Don't mess up the active situation we control. Sending troops must be rhythmic and coordinated!"

Su Chen said seriously to Meng Xuanyu that instructing battles, he must also have an artistic sense of cooperation and rhythm. He must always grasp the initiative, lead the rhythm by himself, and let the enemy follow his own rhythm in order to suppress his opponents.

Meng Xuanyu nodded seriously and listened completely.

Next, we will assign tasks and dispatch troops.

Shu general Wang Shenchao was the main general of the charge, and Luo Qijun and Lu Han were the two Du Yuhous, as their left and right deputy, led their troops to charge and kill the enemy.

There were Song Dewei on both sides, and Wang Keliao led two capitals each and ambushed from left to right.

At the critical moment, Meng Xuanyu was also prepared to commit suicide by himself. After all, it was related to the survival of Shu Kingdom. As a descendant of the royal family, he had the responsibility to defend his country and protect his hegemony of the Meng Dynasty.

After the 23,000 troops were dispatched, they all stationed into the woods and carried dry food with them, so they did not have to make fires to make meals, so as to avoid exposure.

Everyone waited with peace of mind until night fell, and the movements of the Song army came from the other side of the Jialing River.

Wang Quanbin's main force finally arrived.

Because the night was too thick, the fog was everywhere, and the river water was too wide, the Song army stationed on the north bank of the Jialing River.

"Boring-boring-"

The deception in the Song army camp rang out long.

The whole camp was quiet, guarded and guarded, and patrols were still strengthened.

Clusters of bonfires in the camp sway repeatedly in the late autumn mountain breeze.

The Shu army in the mountains and forests of the south bank all held their breath and stared at the Song army camp on the other side, with nervousness and excitement.
Chapter completed!