The next morning, outside the gate, Ying Yi's three thousand golden armored guards had already lined up neatly.

"The west road crosses the river from Mengjin, attacks Huaiqing, Weihui and Zhangde's three prefectures, and then enters the capital. The time for sending troops is set within two days, so you can control the opportunity." Ying Yi said: "The Ming army in Guanzhong has no longer established. The Ming court dispatched troops south from Xuanda. One way is far away and the whip is beyond reach, and the other way is also restrained by Li Huan of Tongguan. You don't need to worry. After crossing the river, focus on attacking the city of the prefectures and cities, and don't be dragged down by the small towns. Remember, in May, the capital will meet."

Zhu Bingkun and others beat their chests and paused their heads: "Here!"

After giving instructions, Ying Yi turned over and said, "Go!"

He went east and arrived in Zhengzhou. Li Zhenren went south and returned to Nanyang. Ying Yi went straight to Lanyang without stopping and led his personal guards to Lanyang.

Lanyang is located east of Kaifeng, bordering the Yellow River. Zheng Wu and Qian Yue stationed their troops here, waiting for military orders while practicing.

Ying Yi passed Kaifeng but did not enter and went straight to Lanyang. He arrived in one day and met with Zheng Wu and Qian Yue.

In the camp, Zheng Wu spread out the map and explained the tactics in detail.

"Lord, our troops gathered here three days ago and blocked the news. It is not possible that Hou Xun on the other side has no response." He said first, then pointed to the map and said: "Lanyang is here. Four miles north is Zhaopi Village, Tongwaxiang on the other side of Zhaopi Village, Zhujia Village, Xiao Songji, and Chenqiao Town are where Hou Xun's front troops stationed."

Ying Yi nodded slightly: "That is, crossing the river from Zhaopizhai?"

Zheng Wu clasped his fists and said, "Lord, wise. Although the water surface of the Yellow River near Zhaopizhai is slightly wider, the water flows smoothly and is easy to cross the river. Although the U-Jiang and others have collected many ships, they are all small boats and cannot stand the storm."

Ying Yi smiled and said, "Zhaopi Village is Zhaopi Village. Since you are ready, I have no objection."

"Here." Zheng Wu paused his head and said, "There is no wind today. Before the lord comes, the last general has made a decision with Captain Qian. At midnight tonight, he will catch him off guard."

Ying Yi nodded again.

Ying Yi will not interfere in the specific tactics casually. Since the generals below have made decisions, it would be a bad thing if they intervene at will.

"So, how many people can be sent to cross the river at one time by the search ship?"

"Three thousand." Zheng Wudao.

Ying Yi laughed: "Okay. I'll be the pioneer this time."

Zheng Wuyi was stunned and looked at Qian Yue, and couldn't help but say, "Lord's body of a thousand gold..."

Ying Yi waved his hand and laughed: "I am not only a body of gold, but also a force of ten thousand pounds. What can I do to me if I am a mere Hou Xun?"

Seeing that Ying Yi had made up his mind, the two of them dared not say much and said yes.

Qian Yue said: "Hou Xun's seven towns in Baoding have four towns on the other side, Chenqiao Town, Tongwaxiang, Zhujiazhai, and Xiao Songji each have about 10,000 troops. If the lord crosses the river first, he will attack Tongwaxiang, and the last one will send another one to follow..."

Ying Yi waved his hand and smiled, "No need. I will kill you only ten thousand soldiers and horses. You two just follow the established strategy and must capture all the troops and horses of the four towns on the other side."

The specific tactics here of Zheng Wu and Qian Yue are very simple, and there are no conspiracies. Logically speaking, it is possible to concentrate troops to attack the Tongwaxiang. The Tongwaxiang is located among the four towns. Common sense is that once this place is attacked, the other three places will come to help.

However, people are well aware of the moral character of the Ming army. They are afraid that when the other three towns see the fierce fighting of the copper tiles, they will stop moving forward and dare not come to help.

Therefore, this strategy was abandoned and the troops were divided directly to attack, without giving the Ming army time to react, and torture them to death.

Then the soldiers were ordered to eat and rest. At night, the entire army drove the camp and came to Zhaopi Village in the dark.

Zhao Pizhai was abandoned during the bandits' rebellion. Later, Zheng Jiu stationed troops here to guard Hou Xun and cleaned up the place. All the food, grass and supplies needed for the northbound east road were stored here.

When they arrived at Zhaopi Village, Ying Yi and his personal guards took out twenty tiger squat cannons from Zhaopi Village, and each of them carried a pack of fixed-load bullets, three solid shells and three ten thousand enemies, ready.

Zheng Wu pulled out the requisitioned ships, and in the night, big fish were rising and falling along the river.

These ships are small ships, with a total of more than 270. Except for some of them newly built, the rest are fishing boats recruited from fishermen.

Each boat can carry about ten people and more than two hundred and seven boats, and can carry 3,000 people across the river at one time.

The corresponding boatmen also recruited fishermen.

As soon as the requirements were prepared, Ying Yi waved his hand, and the three thousand golden armored guards came to a team of ten to twelve. The twenty teams in front immediately raised a tiger squat cannon on board the ship. As soon as the ship was full, they set off immediately.

The soldiers moved quickly, and in less than a cup of tea, they all boarded the boat. The first one was already in the river.

Ying Yi stood at the bow of the ship, his feet took root, and he was undulating with the ship. A tiger squat cannon was stepped on by him, and the moon shone from the sky shone on the tiger squat cannon, forming a faint golden light.

These tiger squat cannons were not cast by copper and iron, but were cast by gold and yuan alloys. The tiger squat cannons cast by gold and yuan alloys are smaller and lighter, while the second is longer range and more powerful.

In the past, cannons were cast with copper and iron, but in order to be strong, their barrels and cannon seats were very thick. However, the gold-yuan alloy was superior in performance. The cannons they cast had cut a lot of materials, but their power was greatly exceeded.

Nowadays, a tiger squat cannon weighs only 200 kilograms. There are many soldiers who can easily carry the tiger squat cannon and run away from the entire army.

Now in Ying Yi's army, the artillery is mainly tiger squat cannons. There are few large and heavy artillery castings such as Fran machine cannons and red-clothed cannons. It is not that Ying Yi doesn't like large and heavy artillery, but that there is no need for the time being.

The range and power of the tiger squat cannon cast in gold and yuan alloy have reached the level of Fran machine cannon or even red-clothed cannon. With its lightness, it can beat any opponent. There is no need to waste more materials to cast those big guys for the time being.

The river is surging, although there is no wind and the water is gentle, it still makes people feel excited.

Under the moonlight, the outline of the opposite shore is vivid in my mind.

The fishing boat rowed across the water, stirring up waves, bumping and shored!

Ying Yi was steadily walking and was the first to board the other shore. The golden armored guards quickly landed with tiger squatting cannons, emptied the soldiers' ships, and immediately turned around and returned.

Soon, all three thousand soldiers climbed the river bank.

"It's been a labor."

Ying Yi bowed to an old man.

The old man smiled and said, "Your Majesty will pacify the world and teach the people to have enough food and clothing. I can be a guide. I will be lucky in my life."

Ying Yi laughed: "Thank you, my father-in-law."
Chapter completed!