He left the city quietly and headed east, leaving only Li Dian and a thousand old and weak men to guard Lihu.

Waiting until around the fourth watch at night, Li Jin arrived at the wilderness northwest of Lei Ze and ten miles east of Xiancheng as agreed, and successfully reunited with Sun Ce, Huang Zhong, Gao Gan, Zhang Chao, and General Cao Hong. At this time,

The combined strength of the six armies was 25,000, but the Yan army was completely unaware of it.

The whole army rested for a while, ate, slept, made goods, and replenished dry food and water behind Xiancheng. They waited until noon and then hurriedly advanced to Puyang, and delayed until the afternoon before arriving at a place six or seven miles east of Puyang.

Le Wenqian was the second most senior general in Cao Cao's camp and had always been Cao Cao's confidant. Naturally, there was no reason to make mistakes with him. Moreover, at this time, there was no need to cover up a little. He opened the warehouse and took out the boats he had accumulated over the past three years.

The boats and iron chains are just ordinary medium-sized Yellow River ferries. They only have iron bolts at both ends. The iron chain is just an ordinary iron chain for anchoring the boat, but there are hooks at both ends to facilitate the connection of the iron bolts.

That's all.

In addition, there are a large number of wooden boards with iron bolts in the boat, and there are even some fake flags of the Yan army, which seems to have been prepared for a long time.

Sun Ce was not happy or angry when he saw this, and directly ordered to send out as many boats as possible first. If the pontoon bridge can be completed, it will not be too late to cross the river to the north. Otherwise, the whole army will go directly west to attack Baima!

Everyone did not dare to neglect, so they all gathered on the golden embankment outside Puyang City, watching the sparsely lit large ferry depart from the port in Puyang City, slowly moving forward with countless ships, slowly passing through the artificial canal, and entering.

After getting the big river, he came to the downstream where everyone was.

Obviously, no one dares to connect boats directly at Puyang Port, because there is likely to be a small force from Puyang City monitoring the other side. It would be bad if it causes chaos, so we can only go downstream to the reservation office a few miles away.

Gather together and start setting off again.

The autumn wind is bleak, the water is rippling, people's hearts are uncertain, and the situation is constant.

First, two ships collided in the artificial canal, and due to daily maintenance problems, they lost control and were almost blocked. However, Le Jin made a prompt decision and directly ordered the two ships to be scuttled... but then

It was delayed a lot of time.

But when all the boats carrying chains entered the river and reached the planned crossing point downstream where the army gathered outside the city, some soldiers with high-ranking cadres did not know the importance and directly lit fires on the golden embankment of the river. Sun Ce was furious and killed them directly.

dozens of people.

However, the most painful thing is the process of connecting the boat with the iron cable.

According to imagination, three large ships anchored in parallel beside the river embankment, and the other ships moved forward in order and connected in parallel, then three parallel pontoons could be formed almost instantly.

But in fact, we dare not light too many torches at night, as the lighting is not good, and the speed is extremely slow. The key is that the water flows naturally to the east. It was fine at the beginning, but when the number of connected boats reached four or five, the three boats began to become extremely

It becomes uncoordinated and swings downstream extremely exaggeratedly.

At this time, Li Jin, who had many years of experience near the Yellow River, made a decisive decision and canceled this self-righteous strategy. He ordered a pontoon bridge to be connected first, and while adjusting it, other ships were attached in turn.

Facts have proved that Li Jin's strategy is correct, but even so, the influence of water flow still seriously affects the speed of the pontoon and the effective utilization of the boat.

Waiting until the third watch of the day and spending half the night, the first pontoon bridge was successfully connected. At this time, as expected, someone suggested giving up, but Sun Ce easily killed it again.

However, after the extremely crooked pontoon bridge was formed, the second pontoon bridge was quickly widened along the first link without wasting any more time... But that was all, because the pontoon bridge was too crooked and wasted a lot of time.

There are too many boats, and there are simply not enough boats prepared.

The expected three passages turned into two passages, and the expected one-night crossing turned into the third watch. The whole army had not yet sent out any troops after midnight, so the six generals naturally looked at Sun Ce in unison.

Under a lonely torch, Sun Bofu stood on the golden embankment, holding the ancient ingot knife and looking at each other with a smile: "Gentlemen, I have something to ask... When did you all know about my Yafu?"

Your Excellency, why did you attack Ye Xia Ce this time?"

Huang Zhong twisted his beard and said: "Of course the general didn't know about it until he arrived in Bo County six days ago."

"I was informed by Xia Houyuanrang who came to Juyang in person seven days ago." Zhang Chao was the most senior and answered casually.

"I should have done it much earlier. Xuzhou fell about ten days ago, and Xiahou Yuanrang hurriedly went south. Cao Gong asked me to send troops from Dingtao to support, so he asked his adopted son Cao Zidan to tell me privately." Gao Gan raised his eyebrows slightly, raised his knife and went.

right.

"I was three months ago." Cao Hong didn't take it seriously. "Not long after arriving in Bo County, Meng De asked Zixiu to send a letter and said it in a cryptic way."

"Uncle Zilian was earlier than me. I didn't know until before we set off." Sun Ce couldn't help but smile.

When everyone heard this, they looked directly at Li Jin, who was only wrapped in a white scarf. Li Tuizhi pondered for a moment and responded seriously: "I was about eight months ago, that is, after Duke Yan became Duke of Chang'an.

Not long after, Cao Gong suddenly came from Nanyang personally and informed me of the incident. He hoped that I would defend Lihu no matter what, and I would have to defend Xiancheng as a last resort to ensure the passage of the advance."

The generals were silent, but Sun Ce smiled and nodded, and then looked at Le Jin: "Of course there is no need to say anything, General Le. He should have known about it three years ago, right?"

Le Wenqian shook his head for a moment: "I only received the military order today... My lord asked me to prepare carefully and keep the ship's chain. I didn't ask about the use, and he never said anything. Of course, I must have made some guesses."

The generals were silent again for a while, but Sun Bofu couldn't stop laughing again, and then suddenly said solemnly: "Okay, gentlemen, our seven armies will cross the river in the order in which they know this! General Le goes first, General Li last,

When crossing the river, the order is also in this order, with General Le ascending first, and General Li guarding the rear... When an army is crossed, it is the first army; when an army is killed, it is the next army, how about it?!"

At the end of the sentence, Sun Bofu, who was standing on the golden embankment, pulled out the ancient ingot sword and stared at him from left to right.

Le Wenqian, the shortest man, didn't say a word, just put on all his clothes, walked down the embankment and boarded the ship, and headed straight north. His five thousand elite soldiers, under the banner of the prepared Yan Army, everyone had one name and kept silent.

Follow me on the bridge!

The golden embankment here on the river is a specially selected crossing point. It is only five hundred steps wide. If the boats can be connected in a straight line, twenty or thirty boats will be enough. However, in fact, because it is tilted too much, there are actually about forty so-called pontoons.

The boat was seven or eight hundred steps away... The sky was slightly bright, and it was not dawn yet. Everyone was not sure why. They could only see Le Jin's entire army gradually disappearing at the end of the pontoon, but they didn't know whether there was anyone ashore on the other end, or whether they were ashore.

How long did it take and what situation did it encounter?

However, before Sun Ce could look at him, Huang Hansheng said nothing and was the first to take the lead, leading his troops onto the bridge.

After doing this three times, when it was almost Sun Bofu's turn to personally lead the main force onto the bridge, it was already approaching the fourth watch.

Sun Bofu didn't take it seriously, but he didn't rush onto the bridge. Instead, he turned back and headed towards somewhere in the military column behind him. He called someone directly, causing Li Jin to be silent for a moment.

"Bo Fu..." This man usually dressed up as an attendant and held a specially rolled up flag. When he was summoned, he called Sun Ce by his first name.

"Zixiu." Under the torch, Sun Ce looked at this man and smiled slightly. "Go back!"

Cao Ang's expression changed for a moment and he didn't even notice that Li Jin had come behind him with the knife in hand.

"It's not that I look down on you, nor that I pity your life, I just think it's unnecessary... Just like chess, once the soldiers cross the river, there is no way back, and among the 30,000 men fighting to kill, you are one of them!" Sun Bofu continued to speak calmly.

"If you go back, at least my sister can have someone to rely on. This is my selfish intention. Cao Chun wants you to live, and I want you to live too."

Just as Cao Ang was about to say more, he felt a sudden blow on the back of his neck. His vision went dark and he lost consciousness. The soldiers on the left and right did not dare to neglect. Some people took over the flag in Cao Ang's arms, while others tied him up and released him.

Arriving on a war horse that had obviously been prepared long ago, he hurried southward.

It is estimated that by the time the person opens his eyes again, things will be irreversible.

Watching his brother, brother-in-law, and brother-in-law disappear into the night, Sun Ce smiled slightly at Li Jin in front of him, then directly took the ancient ingot sword passed down by his father and went down the embankment to board the boat, leading his 10,000 main force to the north.

At this moment, it was the latter half of the night on September 30th, and this day was also the day that Huang Gai and Gongsun agreed to cut off grain... This was specially designed to delay reinforcements.

"Zixiao, do you think Zi Xiu and Bo Fu have crossed the river at this time?" In Cao Ying, Cao Mengde, who was fully clothed except for his helmet, suddenly raised his head and asked his cousin seriously.

"I don't know..." Cao Ren, who was standing by, sighed slightly. "Now that things have happened, there is no need to think too much about things over there. To be honest with you, brother, I have been thinking about whether it is necessary to go to war today, and how to do my best if I go to fight.

Will the troops and horses be safely withdrawn?"

Cao Cao nodded slowly: "What I'm saying is that the current situation is the most important thing. The people over there were already crossing the river when we set out a few days ago, so it's not our turn to worry about it."

At this point, Cao Mengde paused slightly and couldn't help but look serious: "The battle still has to be fought, and the scene must be fully staged... Besides, Huang Gongfu has already set off."

"Then why don't I lead 30,000 troops to fight and pretend to be cutting off supplies? When Huang Gong makes contact with the front, I will retreat immediately and fight while retreating. My brother will stay in the camp and will be sent out to support him!" Cao Ren immediately responded. "You are a leader.

If there is anything wrong with the commander-in-chief of the army, even taking Yecheng will be meaningless."

"It's still the original plan. Huang Gong will move forward, I will support you, and you will guard the camp." Cao Cao stood up unhurriedly, put on his helmet and said calmly. "If you can't see me, Gongsun Wenqi will definitely be suspicious.

!This is the last step, no more business trips."

Cao Ren had nothing to say, so Cao Cao went straight out of the camp.

Perhaps it was a coincidence that at the fourth watch, the main force of Cao's army, with more than 30,000 soldiers in each group and the vanguards pretending to be Yan's army, started heading north almost at the same time.

It was the end of the month, the stars were shining, the moon was gone, and the north wind was blowing.

Marching in a hurry all night. By noon, Le Jin, who was the vanguard, pretended to be the Yan army, and had a smooth journey. Perhaps because of the clear weather, he actually saw Hebei's famous Dazehuang, which is dozens of miles away outside Neihuang City, on a slope.

Ze!

At this time, Huang Gai, who was also the forward, had already arrived at Wuchao Ze with a radius of more than ten miles!

However, unlike Le Jin's excitement, Huang Gongfu was cold all over, because he had arduously crossed the Jishui river along the east side of Wuchao, and when he arrived at the agreed battlefield, he did not see a single soldier at all. Pawns, one chariot and one horse...not even an ambush!

"Turn back!" Huang Gai made a decisive decision. "Back!"

I am the dividing line without even an ambush

"When Yu attacked Xuzhou, Liu Bei's arrow hit his shoulder. Although the wound healed, his bones often ached every time it rained. Hua Tuo was in Xu when he observed it and said: 'There is something foreign in the arrowhead, wrapped in it. Between the bones and flesh, anesthesia should be applied and boiled powder should be applied, the arm should be broken, the muscle should be dissected and cleaned, and then the ear should be removed. Yu then stretched out his arm and asked Tuo to chop it. At this time, Yu asked the generals to eat and drink, and the blood flowed away from the arm. It fills the plate, while the feathers are cut and roasted to attract the wine, talking and laughing freely." "Shishuo Xinyu". Bold Chapter
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