Seventy-seven meeting GL

Cangshan Ferry, Ganjiang County, before the fifth watch

The moonlight was covered by the clouds, and the entire cold world seemed to be dyed a deep indigo color. The scattered trees turned into silhouettes in the thick night, making it hard to tell the distance.

In the distance, the surface of the river glows with silvery white light in the dark night. Even if it is far away, you can smell the strong water vapor and hear the soothing sound of the river waves hitting the shore.

The reeds on the bank of the river shade the river wind from the north.In the small wooden house at the ferry, an old oil lamp "creaked" and shook under the eaves, illuminating the corner of the wooden house centered on it.

The door of the cabin opened suddenly, and a figure dressed as a soldier came out, stretching slowly under the oil lamp.

"Old Ma, keep watching. I'll go back to the tent and sleep for a while." The guard on shift rubbed his shoulders and said to the night watchman. "It's almost dawn, and there's nothing to do tonight. If there's anything wrong, remember to let us know, so be quick."

"Okay, Lord Bing, don't worry!" Said the boatman surnamed Ma, and sent the guards out politely. A blackened rotten sheepskin jacket.

He didn't dare to sleep for fear of delaying his work, so he sent people away, so he huddled in the wooden house around the brazier and kept rubbing his calloused hands.

Not far from the cabin, a dozen or so large milky-yellow tents stood quietly on the grass beside the ferry. In the center of the tents, a bonfire was burning fiercely.

Three or four guards were sparsely guarding the gate of the camp, yawning non-stop.

It was almost five o'clock, it was the darkness before dawn, and it was also the time when the night watchmen were most slack.

In the reeds not far away, there was an inaudible rustling sound.After a while, the sound disappeared again, as if it were an illusion.The guarding soldier glanced twice, wondering if he heard it, he looked at it casually.In front of the Cangshan Ferry is a flat wasteland with a wide view, the guards are not too worried, and there are no people on the dirt road leading here.

The sporadic calls of crows came from distant branches.

Like an omen, suddenly, something quickly pierced through the night wind, "swish" through the air with a coolness, and ran towards the guards in front of the camp. In the blink of an eye, the guards in front of the tent The guards fell in response, and a sharp arrow pierced their chests accurately. The guards grunted in their throats and then fell silent.

"Beautiful!" Such a compliment came from the reeds, and then he revealed a dark face with a beard and unshaven cheekbones. He stared at the tent not far away, and hooked his hands behind him. "Several of you, go and block the people in the cabin, the messengers, and tell the big troops to follow up, and the rest of you will attack the camp with me!"

Hu Han lowered his voice and set out the task route. The terrain of the ferry was flat, and there were so many people that it was difficult to hide. He had to lead 100 people to make an assault, sneak over in advance, and place the rest of the troops behind a hillside [-] meters away, so as not to startle them.

After hearing the order, the young general of the messenger behind him turned his head immediately, lit a torch with a strange color, and swayed it regularly towards the mountain behind him.

Immediately afterwards, the same flame lit up on the top of the mountain, and the same sequence of actions represented the receipt of the message.

"Get ready, go!" Seeing this, Hu Han gave an order and said in a deep voice.He rushed out with a hundred people, walking quickly and quietly, trying not to disturb the quiet night as much as possible.

The Ganjiang county soldiers guarding the Cangshan Ferry had never fought a war. They were crowded into the tent and shouted loudly. They never imagined that what greeted them tonight would be a sudden nightmare.

Amidst the screams of killing, the soldiers of Qianjiang County woke up in horror, only to realize that their tents had already been breached, and the night wind was blowing in through the holes, cooling their heads.Beside them, hundreds of friendly soldiers had already been decapitated, but they didn't even wear clothes, and they couldn't find their weapons. When they were scared to death, the chief defender of Cangshan Ferry made a decisive decision and chose to surrender.

"Report—! Letter from Cangshan Ferry!" The messenger jumped off his horse and hurriedly knelt down in front of Lang Yinshi's tent.

"Come in!" Lang Yinshi was busy marking on the map, and heard the summons.

"Report to the general, General Hu has successfully obtained the Cangshan Ferry last night! He ordered the horse to hurry back and deliver the report!" The herald opened the curtain and came in to report.

"Hu Han really lived up to everyone's expectations!" Lang Yinshi raised his head when he heard the words, looked at the crowd and laughed. "He looks rough, but he is actually bold and cautious. Once he really wants to accomplish something, he can't be stopped."

Cai Ting laughed loudly when he heard the words, "General Hu's hard-line character is worth admiring."

Lan Xi got up to offer tea to everyone as a token of congratulations, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty Cai doesn't know something. Our general has always had a high opinion of Vice General Hu. At the beginning, Vice General Hu was recognized by the general's eyesight, so he deliberately dug him out from the Battle of Bucheng. 'Come on."

"So it is!" Cai Ting didn't expect Hu Han to have such a background, so he nodded slowly and said, "It seems that His Royal Highness Ye Wang employs people well!"

"Employing people is not a matter of morality," Lang Yinshi shook his head to express his praise, "If you meet a lot of people in the army, you will have some experience."

"By the way, what else did General Hu say?" Lang Yinshi turned his head and continued to ask the herald.

"General Hu also said that one of the fishing boats was seized." The herald raised his finger weakly, looking a little embarrassed, "The rest of the boats were all destroyed. Only one boat was left, just in case, for Pingjiang The county people use it themselves."

"...Only one?" Now, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing how to evaluate it.

"What... I haven't got the boat yet." Lu Yuan, who had been listening angrily to the side for a long time, said unhappily. The optimistic and sunny, thick eyebrows and big eyes rarely showed displeasure.Hearing everyone keep praising Hu Han, that reckless and stubborn guy, Lu Yuan felt very depressed.

"What's the big deal, I'll build a ferry tomorrow and show it to the general." Lu Yuan scratched his head, rather unconvinced.He has followed Lang Yinshi for many years and has experienced many battles, big and small. Lu Yuan feels confident.

Those words made Master Cai and Lan Xi both laugh. "General, these two lieutenants under your command are both talents. If you praise Vice General Hu, Vice General Lu will feel unbalanced."

Lang Yinshi smiled slightly, noncommittal.

"...He has more important tasks to do." Lang Yinshi said, and then he lost his expression, "In less than four days, Li Sitong's Zhongzhou Army will block us by the river. Our time is running out. "

"Lu Yuan, your task is to do everything you can to stop the Zhongzhou army and hold them back for as long as possible. Make sure that the large army crosses the river smoothly." Lang Yinshi pointed to the place marked on the map earlier, "This area It is the most suitable for blocking combat, you must study the map carefully and set off as soon as possible. This matter is very important, and you must not be careless!"

"Yes!" Seeing that the general valued him, Lu Yuan regained his confidence for a moment, and took the map with great enthusiasm.

Lang Yinshi's frown remained undiminished, he turned to Cai Ting and Lan Xi, and continued to explain.

"However, the premise of crossing the river is that there must be enough boats. What I am worried about now is the problem of not enough boats."

"If the ship can't be found, we will have no escape along the river bank with our backs against the natural danger. This is a matter of life and death for the Yinzi army." Lang Yinshi said with a serious face, "If this is the case, we have worked hard before, Liuhuangshan, who paid a huge price to leave, is all in vain."

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Those words instantly made the atmosphere in the tent heavy, and everyone's faces were covered with frost.

"I'll contact Ganjiang County tomorrow to see if I can find household boats for ordinary people, and gather all I can!" Cai Ting said.

"I have already bribed the local people to inquire about the remaining ships at Shanyang Ferry and Longmen Ferry. We will get news tomorrow. We can use this information to consider whether to seize these two ferries." Lan Xi said.

"Well, that's very good." Lang Yinshi nodded, looked at everyone, and said with a firm expression, "No matter what, if we want to win this last battle, it is also a last-ditch battle! This is the darkness before dawn, but no matter when, the light It's all in our hands, let's see how we can grasp it!"

The author has something to say:

Taking advantage of the fact that I can't write the paper these two days, I quickly updated two chapters.If the epidemic hadn't delayed the start of school, I might have been driven to death by the thesis.