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Chapter 336 A Simple Way to Deal with Thieves

Although crossing the river had been planned for a long time and preparations had been made for it, the lack of supplies in northern Shaanxi only made Wang Jiayin and the others only build a pontoon bridge that was not very wide.Relatively large material transportation can only be changed to a ferry to cross the river if it cannot pass the pontoon bridge.

The sun moved westward slowly, time passed slowly, and finally, the number of people on this side of the Yellow River was slowly decreasing, while that on the other side was slowly increasing.

On the top of the mountain, beside Wang Jiayin, there were only a few leaders such as his confidant Wang Ziyong.They are watching the battalions start off with families.

At this moment, a few fast horses came galloping in the distance.He seemed a little panicked, with a very anxious look on his face.This movement was a bit big, and it immediately attracted the attention of many people.

After seeing this situation, many of them panicked a little, wondering if the army had come?
However, these riders didn't shout, they just galloped over, looked around, and then galloped towards the hill on Wang Jiayin's side.

When Wang Jiayin saw those riders, he knew what was going on, and suddenly became a little nervous.However, he was quite satisfied with those rides, and he didn't panic in this situation, otherwise if there was a riot, it would only make fewer people pass by.

He watched those horses approaching, and when he was about to ask about the situation, suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted in panic: "The army is here, run, the army is here, run!" ..."

It wasn't just one person, after someone took the lead, others also shouted: "King Hong Yan is coming, if you don't run away, it will be too late!"

"..."

When Wang Jiayin heard it, he knew it was going to be bad, and couldn't help cursing: "Damn it, who is calling?"

However, there was a sea of ​​people, with human heads everywhere, and those people were not shouting all the time, so it was impossible to tell who was shouting.

Sure enough, the already nervous crowd panicked when they heard these shouts.They no longer cared about passing the pontoon bridge in order according to the order the leader said, but swarmed up the pontoon bridge, wanting to cross the pontoon bridge first.

At this moment, the ugly nature of human beings is fully exposed.Everyone crowded on the pontoon, no longer caring about who the other party was, and no one gave way, trying to squeeze on it as much as possible.Old and weak women and children are squeezed away, and no one cares about them; when they are pushed to the ground, no one helps them, and more often they step on them; when they are pushed into the river, no one will reach out to help them.

In just a short time, the chaos spread to the entire north bank of the Yellow River.Crying for father and mother, heart-piercing shouts, resounded together.

"Report to the leader of the alliance, ten miles away, the Ming army was found not to receive at night, under the banner of Yansui." The few cavalry who came suddenly were the scout cavalry sent by Wang Jiayin in advance, and came back to warn.Judging from this news, if the Ming army's night-time investigation is slightly shielded, then the main force of the Ming army will come over, at least an hour away.

However, Wang Jiayin had no such plan.In fact, no one wants to break the queen.Wang Jiayin has been staying on the north bank, which is already the limit he can use to stabilize the morale of the army.At this time, he took another look at the messy north bank, and without being too entangled, he immediately whipped his horse and headed for the ferry.

This place is controlled by his cronies and elites, even if those people rushed to cross the river, they were driven back by the elites here.Therefore, as soon as Wang Jiayin and others arrived, they immediately took a boat to the other side.

On the other side of the Yellow River, because of the chaos on the other side, it also made this side nervous.The rebels who had already passed by the families shouted to tear down the pontoon bridge, lest the officers and soldiers would take the opportunity to rush over.And those rebels whose family members hadn't come over were so anxious that they either rushed up the pontoon bridge to meet their families, or fought with the rebels who wanted to tear down the pontoon bridge.However, since the leaders of the various families are here, things have not gotten out of control.

After Wang Jiayin came over, he shouted angrily: "Why panic, the Ming army hasn't come yet!"

Then, he turned his head and glanced at the other bank. There were still many people in the Yellow River who were in a panic and were shivering when they wanted to walk over. He turned around and shouted angrily: "Damn, I don't know which family they are from. Afraid of death, I didn't even see a hair of the Ming army, just shouting and screaming, look, look, the North Bank is all over!"

Upon hearing this, everyone became quiet. They looked at the North Shore, which was like a hell on earth, and they all fell silent.

After half an hour, the chaos on the north bank finally calmed down because the shadow of the Ming army could not be seen for a long time.However, at this time, it is unknown how many people were trampled to death, and there were many dead bodies on the Yellow River, which even affected the ferry.

However, their nightmare was not over.At this time, the figure of the Ming army Yebuchao appeared in the distance.Suddenly, like a calm lake, a big rock was smashed into it, and the north bank of the Yellow River suddenly became crazy again.

Those old and weak who were lucky enough to escape the catastrophe before had already been tortured and had no strength.Under the influence of the panic atmosphere, I don't know where I gained strength, and then joined the crazy ranks, scrambling to escape again.

After Wang Jiayin saw the figure of the Ming army not accepting at night, he did not hesitate, and decisively ordered to scuttle the ferry and set fire to the pontoon bridge.

Those rebels whose family members didn't come over wanted to stop them, but their strength was not enough to prevent the burning of the pontoon bridge from happening.At this moment, they once again experienced the parting of life and death.

About half an hour later, the cavalry troops of the Yansui Frontier Army arrived.However, they didn't take any action, they just reined in their horses from a high place, quietly watching the mess near the ferry.

On the north bank, there are dead bodies everywhere, and there are more dead bodies on the Yellow River, and the water of the Yellow River has even been blocked.There are less than [-] old and weak women and children, just kneeling there, or sitting there, either with a numb expression, waiting to die; or crying bitterly holding the dead body of their relatives...

A big banner with the word "Hong" was held, and the generals surrounded a man in civil official attire, watching all this quietly.

And this civil servant is Hong Chengchou, governor of Yansui.At this time, he looked at a few men in tattered clothes kneeling in front of him, and said coldly: "This time you have made meritorious service, return to the team to receive the reward!"

"Thank you, Mr. Zhongcheng!" The men blushed and stepped back after responding loudly.

These few people were sent by Hong Chengchou to be among the thieves in advance.Either tip off, or create chaos as it is doing now.Therefore, the frontier army led by Hong Chengchou was always at a disadvantage when facing these thieves.

Hong Chengchou looked at the other side of the Yellow River, and there was no trace of the river robbers at this time.That side is not under his control, and he has no right to cross the river to continue the pursuit without the court's order, so he can only stop here.

"Lord Zhongcheng, what should we do with these thieves?" A general clasped his fists and asked for instructions.

　Thank you for the reward of half-clear water and boring passer-by 08!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)