Chapter 522 Both sides of the West Cliff

On the morning of the next day after the imperial edict was issued to eliminate the rebel king of Anhua, Zhang Yong, the eunuch of the imperial army, together with Jiang Bin and Xu Tai, a member of the Shenshu camp, led the army out of Beijing. Although there was no grand expedition ceremony or the emperor's personal practice, everyone knew that the responsibility was great.

As a newly established Beijing camp, the strength of the Shenshu battalion is less than 5,000, and a small half of them are newly recruited and trained personnel. The combat effectiveness is really not flattering. I'm afraid the reason why the emperor named the Shenshu battalion to go out this time is probably because the Shenshu battalion is Song Nan's soldiers and horses. Everyone knew that since Song Nan led the suppression of the rebellion again, his soldiers and horses would naturally follow, and the people who had meritorious deeds would follow him, which was a matter of course.

The army rushed on its way and did not dare to delay at all. From the 23rd of the first lunar month, it took six days to arrive in Lingzhou City on the afternoon of the 29th of the first lunar month. After Zhang Yong read the imperial edict, Song Nan, the governor of the rebel governor, was in the enemy's nest, and the military power of the whole rebel army was handed over to Yang Yiqing.

That night, Yang Yiqing introduced the current situation to Zhang Yong and Jiang Bin Xu Tai. Since the First World War in the north of Lingzhou, the rebels took the initiative to retreat and give up the ferry on the south bank of the west cliff and return to the north of the Yellow River. At present, although soldiers and horses from Guyuan, Pingliang, Yansui and other places have been mobilized in Lingzhou, the total troops are less than 20,000.

That's because all the troops such as Yan Sui can't be mobilized, because when the city is empty, I'm afraid that they will be attacked if the people learn about it. Although the state capitals in the mainland such as Guyuan Pingliang are not worried about the harassment of the Taran, the number of soldiers and horses is also limited, and the number of soldiers in several cities is not enough to guard.

Since yesterday, large pieces of ice floating in the upper reaches of the Yellow River have drifted down. Reconnaissance shows that a large number of people on the other side of the river have blown up with gunpowder or piled up firewood on the ice to remove all the ice surface on the Yellow River at the unfreeze West Cliff Ferry. Originally, the officers and soldiers gathered at the ferry in the early morning of the 29th were planning to A tentative strong crossing attack was also blocked by a large piece of floating ice.

The rebels on the other side of the river are building fortifications, obviously intending to defend the river.

After listening to Yang Yiqing's narration, all the people here were silent. Zhang Yongjiangbin, Xu Tai and others were even more demoralized. The ambition before coming has now gone. The extremely bad weather here and the wide Yellow River God's punishment are still defended by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the other side. I'm afraid they can only stare.

"Lord Yang, do you have a solution to deal with the current situation?" Zhang Yong looked at Yang Yiqing with expectation.

Yang Yiqing slowly shook his head and said, "I still have no good strategy for a while. If it is a strong attack, it will obviously pay a great price, and it will not be successful. This is an unwise move. I have ordered people to search for places to smuggle up and down the river, hoping to find a place to secretly cross the river. If it really doesn't work, we can only use stupid methods to detour hundreds of miles west to cross the river and then come back to attack.

Huang Zheng shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, this method can't be done. The mountains in the west are high, and the remnants of Helan are stretched. Where the Yellow River crosses, there is no way to cross the river, and there is no way to pass through Ningxia Town. You won't know that the Yellow River flows through hundreds of miles in this turning. That's not a joke."

Yang Yiqing sighed and said, "Yes, so it's a stupid way. I'm afraid it will take months. In fact, I'm not worried that I can't reach Ningxia Town, but that once the army left, the rebels will take the opportunity to counterattack, which is the most deadly."

Everyone nodded silently, and Jiang Bin patted his thighs and said, "My brother Song is not here, otherwise he must have a way. Unfortunately, he is trapped in the city. It can't be too long, otherwise his safety cannot be guaranteed. Even now, I don't know if he was captured by the thief.

Yang Yiqing said: "Don't worry, Admiral Jiang. Qiu Yu handed over the troops from Zhu Yu. One of his intentions is to hide Lord Song with his power. As long as Zhu Yu doesn't see through it, Lord Song is safe. Lord Song decided to stay in the city and wait for the opportunity to deal with each other because his goal was too big to leave Ningxia Town. Now we are in a deadlock. If we can't come to the city, how can we respond to the cooperation between China and the outside?

Jiang Bin said, "Don't worry. Let's go to the ferry tomorrow to see the situation. If it really doesn't work, you can only attack, and you can't stare."

Xu Tai nodded and said, "Lord Song has set up a combination of inside and outside, but it is not necessary to have soldiers to come to the bottom of the city. If soldiers can come to the city, there is no need to combine inside and outside. Are you afraid that the court's soldiers and horses besieging Ning Ningxia Town? I think Lord Song's intention must be to put pressure on us and force all the soldiers and horses in the city to defend the ferry. Once the city is empty, Lord Song can do a lot.

Yang Yiqing's eyes lit up and patted his thighs and said, "Yes, the anxiety of the past few days has made me confused. The full attack forced Zhu Huan to do his best to defend the ferry is a good way for Lord Song to move in the city. There is hatred in the city. Once the soldiers and horses in the city are empty, Lord Song will know at the first time. Chaos, the soldiers of the ferry will definitely come back, and we can break it in one fell swoop.

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "Sure enough, there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, and the people around Lord Song also have their own strategies. Deputy Admiral Xu is a talent."

Yang Yiqing smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I have heard that the two fierce generals under Lord Song live up to their reputation today, and they really have a good understanding with Master Song."

Xu Tai's face turned slightly red and said, "It's just following Lord Song's thinking. At this moment, the message doesn't work, so I can only figure it out randomly."

Jiang Bin smiled and said, "Lao Xu, you are shy like a big girl. Lao Jiang is praised by the adults in your light. I am very useful."

Everyone laughed.

The next morning, 5,000 soldiers and horses of Shenshu Battalion went to the West Cliff Ferry. On the flat land behind the cliff of the ferry, the battalions under the soldiers and horses reinforced from various places were dense. Everyone climbed up the cliff by the riverside through a large area of camp and looked north. They couldn't help admiring.

The Yellow River is like a turbid yellow dragon coming from the cliff canyon in the west and rushing straight to the east. The sound of the water shakes the sky, and the whirlpool is coiled with sand and stone branches flowing. There are high cliffs on both sides of the Yellow River. In fact, the establishment of the West Cliff Ferry is the most wide and smooth water surface, which is most suitable for boats to cross the river. In fact, it is relatively gentle. There are torrents and rocky beaches in the narrow canyons above and below. Not to mention sailing, you will feel dizzy at it at a glance.

At the west cliff ferry, the Yellow River under the canyon is nearly four or five miles wide, but the terrain is not smooth at all. When crossing the river, you have to climb the cliff along the stone steps on the south bank, and then follow the stone steps to the river dock to board the boat. When you get to the other bank, you still have to climb over the cliff on the opposite bank before It is very difficult to go down to the flat ground after the cliff.

Looking up, on the cliff on the other side, black ant-like figures are busy building, and hundreds of high arrow towers have taken shape. If these arrow tower fortresses are built and block the river, I'm afraid this ferry is comparable to crossing the sky.

Everyone looked at all this with their eyebrows and were speechless. They said that they would give enough pressure to attack, but how can it be easy to talk about it? How to put pressure on such a pattern? Is it really possible to cross it and become a living target?

"How can this attack this? Damn, is this river so long that there is no suitable place to cross the river? Do you want to be here?" Jiang Bin stared and cursed.

"Admiral Jiang, this is the smoothest place of the water. Not to mention crossing the river within dozens of miles up and down the river, even a stone cow will be swept away when it goes down to the river. Originally, there were several frozen places in the upper and lower reaches. A few days ago, the rebels sent a small group of soldiers and horses to secretly wade through the ice, climbed the cliffs and arrived here to launch a raid, but now the ice has broken and the river has returned to its surging momentum, and can no longer be concocted. Huang Zheng sighed.

Xu Tai suddenly turned his eyes to the top of the cliff where he stood, drew his hand to the other side, and kept muttering. Jiang Bin was surprised and said, "Old Xu, aren't you in a hurry to lose your mind? What are you talking about?"

Xu Tai smiled and said, "Brother Jiang, have you forgotten that we still have treasures in our hands? I just don't know if it works.

Jiang Bin said, "What baby?"

"Have you forgotten that we still have 22 general cannons in our hands? The little father-in-law gave it to us Lord Song to suppress the thieves. After returning to Beijing, the lord took it for himself. The little father-in-law came to make trouble several times and did not return it to him. If these guys stand on this beam, I don't know if they can bombard the opposite cliff.

Everyone was astray. Jiang Bin laughed and said, "I forgot this matter. Can it work? Call Zhang Ning and ask."

Zhang Ning was originally a hundred households in the general camp of Shenji Camp. When Song Nan led the army to eliminate Liu Liu and Liu Qi's rebellion, the young master ordered him to bring 22 general cannons to help. Originally, it was just borrowed, but Song Nan begged for a scoundrel. Liu Bei borrowed it from Jingzhou and did not return it. The little father-in-law came here for several times. After being prevaried by Song Nan's dead pig, he was not afraid of boiling water, and abruptly formed a part of Shenshuying's family. Zhang Ning also raised a position as a deputy thousand households, and the treatment level was even more special, so he was happy to think about Shu.

Zhang Ning was called up the cliff. Everyone saw him squinting and stretching out his hands for a long time. When he finally calmed down, his face was a little solemn.

Jiang Bin hurriedly asked, "Brother, how about it? Does it work?"

Zhang Ning shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not."

Everyone was extremely disappointed. Xu Tai said, "Can't General Zantou bomb four or five miles? This distance should be possible. Why not?"

Zhang Ning said, "You can only bombard the opposite cliff and the land behind it, and the battalion in the distance can't bombard it."

Jiang Bin shouted, "Fuck, who wants you to bombard their camp? We just asked if we could hit the opposite cliff. Those guys were hot on it, and it was them."

Zhang Ning was stunned and said, "Say, this distance is not hit by artillery. The humble position is still the adults who want to attack the enemy camp behind the cliff. It turns out that it's just a bombardment of the cliff. It's very simple."

Jiang Bin and Xu Tai laughed and scolded, "Mother, we said Ximen Building. Your boy answered that the East Gate is playing with monkeys. Stop talking. Hurry up and order someone to bring these guys up and show the bastards on the other side."

Zhang Ning quickly agreed and quickly went down the cliff.