sweeping the world

Chapter 587: Battle Plan Aborted
There is no doubt that the Han army definitely wanted to cross the river, but we have to talk about the change of climate.

In recent years, winter has come early and spring has started late. Xiliang is a place where it snows all year round. In some years, the snow is very heavy. This year, Xiliang has a heavy snowfall, and the start of spring has been delayed by nearly half. months.

To the west of Xiliang is not only the Western Regions, but also where the source of the Yellow River is.The source of the Yellow River is actually on the plateau. Not to mention that it also snows on the plateau. The water of the Yellow River itself comes from the icebergs. Imagine where the water collects after the ice and snow melt, and then think about the collected water. Where will it flow, and also consider the changes in the weather, you can probably find out what embarrassing situation the Han army is in.

That's right, the melting time of ice and snow is different in each place. For example, the closer to the North Pole, the later the ice and snow melt than other places.

When Xiliang began to thaw, the plateau was still a vast expanse of whiteness. Waiting for the ice and snow in Xiliang to melt and the ground was dried, the snow on the plateau entered the melting stage, and then the icebergs began to melt. The upstream immediately enters the flooding period.

Water not only flows downhill, but is also affected by the earth's magnetic field. What period of the year is the flood period, and when is the water flow calm? In fact, there are so many things related to it that it is a bit staggering.

All in all, due to the large amount of water coming from the upper reaches of the Yellow River, not only the river water has risen, but also some originally peaceful river sections have become extremely turbulent.Want to build a pontoon in this situation?With the convenience of the machinery of the US military during World War II, or the advanced technological conditions of modern times, it must be said that it may not be possible, let alone [-] AD!

The Yellow River became impossible to swim across, and it was wishful thinking to build a bridge. Xie An's plan to cross the river to attack Jinxing County and Guangwu County went bankrupt before it was implemented. Some troops sent over earlier left the necessary spies. Most of them diverted to Heshuo, and it was impossible for large troops to cross the river.

Song and Qin would be surprised because he had discovered that the warships of the Han army appeared in this section of the river, but they appeared very suddenly, and then disappeared without a trace.

"Han army warship?" Zhang Zuo had to pay attention: "What style and how many?"

"The last general saw seven of them with his own eyes. They are not building ships. I can't tell what kind of style they are." Song and Qin had never been in contact with the navy, so they briefly described them, and then emphasized: "The size of that kind of warship is not small. , equipped with at least two bed crossbows."

Of course, the Yellow River can sail ships. Zhang Zuo is nervous about how the warships of the Han army will appear around Jincheng.

It is necessary to understand deeply that the current Yellow River is not the Yellow River that has been sorted out repeatedly in later generations. It does not mean that a ship can pass directly from the East China Sea all the way, and some river sections are actually unable to provide navigation for ships.

Zhang Tianxi, who came later, knew the news and asked the key point: "Did the warship of the Han army try to land on the north bank?"

"As far as the general knows, there is nothing." Song Qin didn't dare to speak too harshly: "If the general doesn't know, then he really doesn't know."

Zhang Tianxi looked at Zhang Zuo and said, "We have to guard against it."

Without much hesitation, Zhang Zuo directly ordered a general next to him: "Feng Xiao, take the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to patrol the upper reaches."

A middle-aged man with the name Fengxiao, he saluted and said "No!", and ran out in a hurry.

Zhang Zuo really didn't dare to be careless, especially when it came to the navy, he felt that he should be more than 12 points, all because he had seen information about the huge size of the Han fleet more than once, and it seemed that he always Be able to appear on the battlefield where you need it when you need it.

So many countries were attacked by the fleet of the Han army, Zhang Zuo didn't want to be the next one. He really knew that there were too many water nets in the country of Murong Yan. The newly appointed Murong Jun used the water nets to prevent the Han army. But it broke my heart.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, the Liang army of the Zhang family kept coming. Of course, Xie An was always focused.He got the exact answer. Before the flood season of the Yellow River passed, the army would not even think about crossing the river, so he refocused most of his attention on targeting Jincheng.

Jincheng is indeed a strong city. Even if the Han army pulled out the outer acropolis successively, there is still no tricky way to Jincheng.

"The canals made of wood have been completely destroyed, but there is no good way to deal with those canals made of big stones." Zhong Xing had obvious bad luck on his face: "People can't pry them, and stone bombs won't do much. , or just poison it."

Poison?If you want to poison hundreds of thousands of people in a city, how much poison should you use?It can be seen that Zhong Xing is really depressed.

"It seems feasible." Yuan Qiao ignored Zhong Xing, who was a little stupid, and said with a smile: "Of course it won't kill many people, but it can intimidate the defenders."

Zhong Xing laughed a few times and said, "It's better to just bury the broken water."

Xie An nodded, "It makes sense."

Zhong Xing was immediately stunned again.

Jincheng has built canals to connect to the Yellow River.In fact, the current Yellow River water is not yellow at all. It should be said that the current Yellow River water is so clear that you can see the fish and shrimp in it, and you can drink it directly.

The aqueduct that connects the city to the river must provide drinking water for the entire city. It is conceivable that the aqueduct is definitely not small.It can be used as an aqueduct, and it is built on the edge of the fast-flowing Yellow River. The water flow in it is not very stable, and the width of the aqueduct is at least four feet.
"Yes, cut off the water flow." Yuan Qiao touched the beard of his chin: "A city with tens of thousands of people needs to use massive amounts of water every day. If the water supply outside the city is cut off, only relying on the wells inside the city will definitely make it short of water. .”

No matter what the project is, as long as an army wants to do it, no matter how big the project is, it will be nothing to the army.

Xie An didn't want to spend too much effort on Jincheng before. What he wanted was to surround Jincheng and then slowly clean it up. He mainly thought about whether he could besiege Jincheng, cross the river and use the advantage of the cavalry to directly attack Guzang and capture Guzang. Zang then aimed to destroy Zhang's Liang Kingdom.

No, the army will not be able to cross the river for at least a month or two. The Zhang family's Liang army is constantly gathering on the north bank of the Yellow River. A good cross-river blitz strategy can only remain on paper, waiting for the center's reply regarding the deployment of Rouran. Before the Shan troops could reply, it was time to turn their heads and have a good fight with the Jincheng defenders.

A trailing sound of "Report——" was shouted from the tent, and someone came to report to the big tent of the Chinese army, saying that the banners of Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi had been found on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Important figures will have their own flags, not only to show their status, but also to boost morale and make the generals have someone to follow.

In the direction pointed by the famous general's flag, the generals under his command will attack with deadly force.

The commander-in-chief's flag can even play a role in stabilizing the sea. In times of crisis, as long as the commander-in-chief is not in chaos, the morale of the army can actually be stabilized.

Xie An tidied up and stood up first: "You can take a look."

The camp of the Han army is on the east side of Jincheng, and it is actually about ten miles away from the Yellow River. During this period, it has to go around the city wall of Jincheng.

"Prefect, the flag of the chief general of the Han army appeared near the city defense!" Suo Fu has been reused recently, and immediately found Zhang Chong when he found out the situation: "As soon as the general and the leader of the central army arrive, the Han general must be on the side of the Yellow River, why not..."

The banners of Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi appeared on the north bank of the Yellow River. In fact, Jincheng also discovered it. There was a cheer early in the city.

Zhang Chong came to the north of the city to watch in person. Because of the arrival of Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi, the earlier nervousness was also slightly relaxed.

"Yes, a great opportunity!" Yi Chuai took Suo Fu's words, and Biao said, "Why don't you send troops out of the city to intercept and kill them?"

The military flag of the chief general of the Han army is actually very recognizable. There is a big "Han" character in black on a red background, and the official position is written on the side of the flag. For example, Xie An is "Han, Zhengxi Zhonglang General, Xie An".Therefore, it should be a Han general who is qualified to hold the flag. You can tell how big an official is from the words written on the flag.

Zhang Chong narrowed his eyes, and said unhurriedly: "The leader of the Han army is only less than 500 people."

"That's why we went out of the city to intercept and kill him!" Suofu ignored Yi Chuai and yelled very urgently: "What a perfect opportunity!"

"The leader of an army, with so many generals and schools accompanying him, it's unreasonable to bring only five hundred guards." The corner of Zhang Chong's mouth twitched, as if mocking: "This kind of trick is to set up an ambush to lure our army out of the city."

Sophie froze.

Yi Chuai started to look at his eyes, his nose and his heart.

"However..." Zhang Chong came to change the subject: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. He makes small profits and forgets big things. Xie An is the chief general but uses his body as a bait. This prefect can be fulfilled by him."

In fact, there are no Zhang Liang troops stationed outside Jincheng. Only when necessary will Zhang Liang troops go out to fight. If it weren't for some undiscovered tunnels that can send some people to harass from time to time, Jincheng is actually It has become an isolated city.

Sofu got his wish, he got Zhang Chong to allocate [-] cavalry, although most of them were still from the Western Regions, but they were the largest attack in Jincheng in recent times.

A city has more than four gates. The bigger the city, the more gates it has. This is because the city wall is too long, and the required entrances and exits will inevitably increase.

As a city with a strong military presence, it actually has more gates. Otherwise, if there is only one gate in each direction, how slow would it be to send out troops from within the city?At the same time, if there are regular city gates, there are also some emergency passages for dispatching troops. Generally, they are blocked with thick iron gates or steel gates and blocked from the inside. They will be opened when needed.

Xie An rode on horseback, heard the sound of war drums in his ears, and bursts of shouts came from the direction of Jincheng. He turned his head and saw three gates opened. Much smaller dwarf holes.

The cavalry kept pouring out of the city, and they walked around the area where the fortifications could ride horses. Before people got out of the fortifications, there were already shouts of killing.

Almost at the moment when Jincheng troops left the city, a desolate horn was blown in the camp of the Han army, and cavalrymen poured out of the gate wide open.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, the sound of drums and horns came from a distance, and they also saw the movement on the other side from a long distance.

"Prefect Zhang sent troops to fight." Song Qin was somewhat surprised: "The last general stayed on the north bank for nearly half a month, and this is the first time seeing Prefect Zhang take the initiative to attack."

Zhang Tianxi said in confusion: "Is Zhang Chong so greedy for life and afraid of death?"

"Is there a strong city that is not defending?" Zhang Zuo glared at Zhang Tianxi unceremoniously, and asked, "Do you want to give up the land to fight the Han army?"

Zhang Tianxi was not convinced, and pointed to the place where the acropolis should have been: "The sub-cities outside the city were swept away by the Han army one after another, but Zhang Chong did nothing."

That's the thing. It took less than half a month for the Han army to turn all the acropolis outside Jincheng into ruins. The number of troops guarding the city has reduced casualties. It seems that it is not unreasonable to say that they are afraid of war.

"That..." Song Qin felt the need to share what he had seen and heard: "It seems to be no wonder Zhang Taishou? The Han army's siege equipment is extremely sharp, and the bow and crossbow are also extremely strong. Most of the army is infantry..."

Zhang Tianxi sneered, and said gloomyly: "Brother came, he was brave? But he didn't take the lives of soldiers as his own."

Compared with Zhang Tianxi who seemed to be upset, Zhang Zuo looked cheerful.

In fact, Zhang Chong is not from Zhang Zuo's faction, nor is he from Zhang Tianxi. Seriously, Zhang Chong is a royalist faction, and whoever is the king of Liang will take orders from him.When Zhang Chonghua was around, Zhang Chong took orders from Zhang Chonghua, the justifiable king of Liang, as a matter of course.Waiting for Zhang Chonghua to be captured, and then Zhang Zuo became the representative of Zhang's Liangguo, Zhang Chong has been acting according to Zhang Zuo's order, then Zhang Tianxi will think that Zhang Chong has taken refuge in Zhang Zuo.

"This..." Song Qin didn't belong to anyone, so he could only whisper, "Then the winner hasn't been decided yet..."

Suo Fu led the army out of the city, they had not approached Xie An and other generals for two miles, and they ran into the cavalry of the Han army who came to fight as soon as they left the field fortification circle of the city.

The battle site was near the Jincheng field fortification circle. When two cavalry armies were at war, some bold people would still want to help their allies, but they didn't dare to run out of the fortification at all, just holding bows and crossbows Take a cold shot and shoot an arrow.

"Bring in a strong crossbow." Xie An frowned, "Cover it."

Zhang Chong sent troops to fight in order to show Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi who had just arrived that Jincheng's morale was guaranteed and that he was not afraid of fighting the Han army.

Xie An came over to look across the river with Zhang Zuo and others, first to observe the incoming Liang army of the Zhang family, and second because he intended to demonstrate to them.

A battle to show morale and military power soon became bigger and bigger. As the Han army organized a large-scale arrow formation, more and more Han troops were called out to approach Jincheng. At one time, people wondered whether the Han army was going to Official siege.

(End of this chapter)