The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 539 Preliminary Exploration of the Yellow River
It was the first time that Xin Ming led the army alone, and he was very excited to lead the army out, thinking in his heart that 'Hebei Jade Qilin' and 'Hebei Four Court Columns and One Beam' would probably be the same as usual.

This person enjoyed this feeling very much, which made the march a lot slower, and it took ten days to reach the edge of the Yellow River.

Just like all the squads sent by Fengji before, there was no trouble from Yingchuan to Yanjin Ferry on the edge of the Yellow River. In this case, as long as they reach the other side of the Yellow River safely, the task of marching to Yecheng will be completed.

The ships that need to carry 5000 people are still quite a small fleet. Thanks to Yuan Shao's several trips to the south, he has prepared a lot of ships that can upload and leave people at once. In order not to startle the enemy, these ships Gan Ning and Jiang Qin did not sink them.

Maybe it was Xin Ming's bad luck that day, or something else. It was originally a sunny day, but after boarding the boat, it began to rain lightly, and it was getting worse.

"This terrible weather! It's really bad luck! Brothers, work harder! We are resting on the other side!"

"General Deling!"

Xin Ming cussed God, but the soldiers heard the general's words very comfortably. Xin Ming asked people to speed up the boat. It is not a good omen to sail on a big river on a rainy day. The weather changes rapidly. If a storm hits, it will be destroyed risks of.

"General, why is there a fleet over there, such a big ship?"

"Mother, it's really a big ship. My lord has such a big fleet?"

Before long, a sharp-eyed soldier saw a large fleet ahead. The most eye-catching thing was the large ships several feet high. In front of those large ships, these ships were Sun Tzu!This made Xin Ming very confused!
However, the heavy rain made the visibility very low. Even if Xin Ming and his soldiers stared wide-eyed, they could only see some outlines. They didn't know the specific flags, let alone where the fleet came from.

"The eight-ox crossbow shoots short spears, and everyone shoots arrows!"

With a roar, the eight-ox crossbow installed on the building boat revealed a towering cold light, and the short spears shot out the target in an instant.

"Ah! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The sound of heavy rain covered the roar and the sound of arrows piercing the air. At least Xin Ming didn't hear anything, but saw the direction he was staring at. The short black spear shot towards his own fleet.

In an instant, everyone on board was in chaos!When did they come from Hebei see this scene?For them, boats are a means of transportation across the river, and they never thought that they would encounter attacks on the river.

Even Xin Ming, who is the chief general, thought that after crossing the river, he might be attacked or ambushed, but he didn't expect that there would be an attack on the Yellow River.

A wave of arrow rain and short spears did not make Xin Mingjun wait any longer, and sent many people to the west sky directly. Some were trembling with fright and hid in the corner of the boat.

The soldiers in the chaos caused Xin Ming's boats to perform all kinds of magical operations, such as those who did not turn around in place, some who continued to charge forward, some who turned around and ran backwards, and some who capsized themselves due to improper operation. Yes, there are all kinds.

As for Xin Ming's expression of bewilderment, although he is much better than other soldiers who can't swim, he can't fight in water either!
"Hurry up, rush over!" Xin Ming pretended to be calm, and chose a way he thought was the best to charge forward.

Some people want to ask why not flee back?
Because fleeing backwards, you have to turn the bow of the ship, which is a technical job!It's very troublesome in a safe situation, let alone the situation of being attacked now.

It was Gan Ning who was in charge of patrolling the boat today, and he laughed out loud looking at the chaotic Yuan Shao soldiers.

As a Jiang thief!No, as the leader of Lu Heng's navy!It's such a blessing to bully these northerners who have no experience in water warfare and probably can't even swim!

That's right, today Xin Ming met Gan Ning, the Jinfan bandit, it was luck and misfortune.

Fortunately, as mentioned above, the ships of the Jinfan Battalion are relatively backward. Of course, even so, the combat power is not comparable to that of the soldiers in the north. As for the misfortune, it will be announced later.

The Jinfan Battalion and the Shenshui Battalion take turns patrolling the Yellow River every day. The Henghe Iron Lock has been completed, and the two naval forces are much more relaxed.

Under this interpretation, the Cross River Iron Cable does not mean dividing the Yellow River into two parts with an iron chain, even if it is only the section from Huai County to Puyang.

Instead, build hidden piles and iron cones in many easy-to-navigate locations to allow ships to sail and they will be punctured.

Where it is not easy to navigate, small boats such as 艨艟 are used to patrol back and forth nearby.

Because the volume of navigation in these places is very small, it is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Unless those adventurers who are in a hurry, no one will choose such a route.

So now on the Yellow River, only part of the river route is left, so that the two water armies can sail.

In this way, Gan Ning's Jinfan Battalion and Jiang Qin's Haijiao Battalion took turns intercepting and killing countless messenger ships.

Both of them are betting privately, guess who will meet the large-scale naval army in Hebei!

Apparently Gan Ning had better luck, this time he encountered a large-scale investigation army from Yuan Shao.

Looking back on the Yellow River, following Xin Ming's roar, everyone seemed to have a backbone, paddling forward desperately. This is a matter of life and death, and most people on the boat can't swim.

"Dangdang! Click! It's leaking!! It's leaking!"

"What should I do! Help!", "I surrender! I surrender!"

The boat sailing forward suddenly felt as if it had hit something, and then heard a click on the bottom of the boat, and the Yellow River water began to pour into the hull.

The ship sailing forward naturally bumped into the iron chain and made a crisp sound of "Dang! Dang!", and then there was a "click" sound. This is the sound of the iron cone piercing into the ship!

I believe everyone knows what the flooding of ships on the river means. The already flustered Xin Mingjun became even more flustered. Some were at a loss, some shouted loudly, and some surrendered loudly.

Seeing this situation, Xin Ming knew that the first time he led an army independently was over, but there was no chance, as long as he brought this information back to Mr. Fengji, he might also make a contribution to the crime!Because originally this army was an investigation army!
During the panic, no one cared about Xin Ming, the chief general. He took off his armor and dropped his weapon, leaving only his sword for self-defense, and then jumped into the Yellow River with a "Plop!"

Xin Ming struggled to swim back. There were not many people who could swim back on the Yellow River. Although they were all northerners, there were soldiers who could swim. It all depended on the water quality!

"Puff! Puff!"

Unbeknownst to Xin Ming, many figures on the boat jumped into the Yellow River.

The first person has excellent water skills, and his speed seems to be born in the water. He quickly surpassed everyone and chased Xin Ming in a straight line.

(End of this chapter)