The wind is howling, the waves are rolling on the Luo River, and the grain ships are making difficult progress.
Due to bad weather, the grain ship departed from Yiyang half an hour early and had not yet entered the water at nearly noon.
Ten grain ships were lined up on the river, miles apart. Tu Anhu, as the general who escorted the grain, was on the first ship.
The captain of the grain transporter was more than six feet long and about two feet wide. It was a captured merchant ship. It could carry more than 2,000 dan of grain and fodder at one time. Ten ships were more than 24,000 dan, which was enough for an army of 50,000 people and 80,000 servants for three days. required.
Tu'anhu was a Qiang man. He followed the emperor in east and west expeditions. He lost three fingers on his left hand and was awarded the title of general to sweep away bandits due to his merits. This time Qi Gong Yao Chong led his army to Luoyang. He was stationed in Yiyang City to transport grain and grass.
Although there is no need to fight on the battlefield to transport food and grass, it is not easy. Tu Anhu is well aware of the importance of food to the army, and personally escorts the food every time for fear of losing it.
Listening to the howling river wind outside the cabin, Tu Anhu wrapped his fur tightly and walked out of the cabin and asked the soldiers on the boat: "Is there anything abnormal? Where are you?"
The soldiers on the boat were shaken by the biting river wind and shouted: "General, there is nothing unusual. Hejiacun is ahead."
Tu Anhu could see the look of expectation on the soldiers' faces. The river wind blew all over their bodies and made them feel cold. It had been more than an hour since they set out from Yiyang. The soldiers could not go into the cabin to take shelter from the wind, they were cold and tired. :
"Let's go to Hejia Village to buy some food and let everyone rest for a while." Tu Anhu ordered.
Hejia Village is located at the corner where Luoshui River flows into Shenshui River. Because of its strategic location, the government built a wharf and checkpoint here, but it was later abandoned due to the war.
Refugees lived together here, and ships often came here to supply supplies. It gradually developed into a village with hundreds of households. No matter which court took over, they all paid taxes to eliminate disasters.
The village is surrounded by mountains on three sides and by water on one side. Yang Anxuan and others are hiding in the mountains and forests to the west. When he sees the grain ship docked at the dock, Yang Anxuan's heart tightens. Whether he can seize the ship depends on his next action.
The Qin army's grain ships were separated by several miles from bow to stern. Yang Anxuan pointed at the last grain ship and said, "Qian Lei, Chen Yu, you try to capture that ship. If that doesn't work, you have to attack forcefully."
There were more than 300 people hiding in the forest, and there were 600 or 700 Qin troops on the grain ship. There was little chance of taking the ship by force, so Yang Anxuan pinned his hopes on Qian Lei and others.
Qian Lei and others took the order and left with fifty people. There is a small river fork at the foot of the mountain, with small fishing boats hidden inside. Qian Lei and Chen Yu led five small fishing boats and quietly sailed towards the grain ship.
The wind on the river was strong, and Tu Anhu asked each ship to send people off the ship to buy hot food in the village, and then he went into the cabin to take shelter from the wind.
It has been almost two months since I delivered food from Yiyang, and there has never been an accident, and Tu Anhu has also relaxed.
After the general left, the soldiers would not stand stupidly on the boat blowing the wind. They would hide in the shelter built by the grain piles and chat, waiting for Pao Ze who bought food to come back.
The fork of the river was three miles away behind the grain boat. Qian Lei controlled the small fishing boat, swimming nimbly on the water like a fish in the wind, and quickly approached the grain boat. Everyone's minds were raised to Noise Eyes, if Being discovered by the Qin army on the ship, the chance of seizing the ship was slim.
Approaching the grain ship, Qian Lei carefully brought the fishing boat close to the side of the grain ship, and soon the boats of Chen Yu, Huang Fu and others also came close.
Yang Anxuan sat on Qian Lei's fishing boat and raised his hand to signal. The rope hook was thrown out, and with the knife in his mouth, Yang Anxuan pulled the rope and climbed onto the boat.
The ship was filled with grain bags. Qin Jun was leaning on the grain bags and laughing, not realizing that there were dozens more people on the ship.
Yang Anxuan's body is like lightning, and his attacks are ruthless. Wherever the sword flashes, his body is separated. Qian Lei and others knew that they could not let the Qin army on the ship send a distress signal, otherwise all their efforts would be in vain.
The Qin soldiers in the waiting cabin heard some noise outside and went out to check. Yang Anxuan had already blocked the door of the cabin. In the time of half a stick of incense, all the sixty-two Qin soldiers on board fell into a pool of blood.
Yang Anxuan ordered the Qin soldiers' bodies to be dragged into the cabin and the blood stains were temporarily covered with grain bags.
The Qin soldiers who got off the ship to buy food returned to the ship and were captured by Yang Anxuan. He briefly asked about the situation and found that there were six more corpses on the ship.
Everyone put on the Qin army uniforms, Yang Anxuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the first step of the danger was finally completed.
Qian Lei and others climbed down to fish again
Ship, take away the corpses on the ship, and transport the fire starter.
When the first grain ship set off, there were dozens of straw bags on board, stuffed with saltpeter, sulfur, rosin and other fire starters.
At Shenshi, the grain ship arrived at Kuai Township, and servants gathered on the dock to carry the grain bags on the ship into the granary not far away.
Kuai Xiang was originally a market town without city walls. After it was requisitioned by the Qin army, a large camp was built with a fence to store grain.
It was getting late and dark clouds were rolling in. Tu Anhu ordered the soldiers on the ship to help transport the food, which was exactly what Yang Anxuan wanted.
There were Qin troops guarding the fence and the archery tower. However, Yang Anxuan and others were dressed in Qin army uniforms and got off the grain boat. No one suspected the messy scene.
Carrying two bags of fire-igniting straw bags, Yang Anxuan followed the Qin army into the camp, with Qian Lei and others following closely behind him.
The grain bags were piled high, almost ten feet high. People were walking around in the alleys separated by the grain bags, and someone greeted them to guide them. Yang Anxuan was secretly happy. Once a fire broke out in a densely packed granary, it would be difficult to put out the fire.
Grain and fodder were stored separately. After Yang Anxuan and others entered the silo, they placed fire-igniting straw bags everywhere. The guarding soldiers shouted loudly and were greeted by the shining light of swords.
While Yang Anxuan was killing the guarding Qin soldiers, he loudly ordered: "Light the fire quickly."
The igniting objects were processed and ignited when they encountered sparks. They soon ignited the fodder in the fuel storage, and the fire broke out in a short time. The north wind was blowing fiercely, and the sparks blowing the forage spread all around.
When the soldiers on the lookout tower saw the fire, the gong sounded like exploding beans as a warning, and ordered the soldiers to go put out the fire.
Yang Anxuan and others shouted, "The Jin army is coming to kill" and "Oh no, run away quickly, or you will be burned to death", and slashed at the Qin army with their swords.
The Qin army was incomprehensible and was in chaos. Everyone was in danger, and they didn't know whether Pao Ze around them was an enemy or a friend.
In an instant, the fire had spread, and raging flames soared into the sky, shrouding the granary in flames.
Fire and water were merciless, and the Qin army scattered in all directions. Yang Anxuan led his men to attract a few more fire spots, and then ran towards the dock.
Tu Anhu stood on the bow of the ship and saw the fire in the granary. Hearing from the dispersed soldiers that a group of Jin army women had sneaked into the granary to kill people and set fires, he was thinking about whether to take a grain boat to avoid being affected by the fire.
Yang Anxuan went straight to the ship and reported loudly: "General, the fire is too fierce. I'm afraid it will affect the grain ship. Leave quickly."
While he was talking, the wind brought a stream of sparks falling from the sky, and Tu Anhu quickly ordered "Sail the boat."
Yang Anxuan boarded the first ship, and Qian Lei and others boarded the other ships according to the prior agreement. At this time, the ship was also in chaos. Many soldiers carrying food had not returned yet, and they did not know each other, so they barely held on to the ship. Depart Kuaixiang Pier.
The ship sailed a few miles westward, and five stern ships appeared on the river. Tu Anhu was shocked. They were warships of the Jin army.
Beima Nanzhou, Qin, Wei, Yan and other countries did not pay attention to the navy, and the number of warships was not large. Most of these stern ships were stationed on the Yellow River. No navy was dispatched to attack Luoyang this time, and most of the ships transporting grain were caravans captured from the Jin people.
There were not enough soldiers on the ship, so Tu Anhu braced himself and shouted: "The ship is docked, archers, pay attention to defense."
Yang Anxuan stood beside Tu Anhu and saw Liu Zhong appearing with the stern ship, knowing that the overall situation was decided. He drew out his knife and chopped it in half towards Tu Anhu. Tu Anhu was focused on the stern ship and did not notice the plot beside him at all, and was hacked to death on the ground.
The Qin army on the ship was dumbfounded. Several of Tu Anhu's guards drew their swords and slashed at Yang Anxuan, but they were killed by Yang Anxuan and others.
When the stern ships approached the grain ships, the fighting soon subsided, and ten grain ships fell into Yang Anxuan's hands.
After a little discussion, Yang Anxuan decided to take the grain ship westward and try to burn down the granary in Yiyang.
In Luoyang, the horns were low and the sound of killing was loud. Yang Fosong was urging the Qin army to attack the city. At the top of Jinyong City, Xin Gongjing led his soldiers to fight hard.
The Qin army climbed continuously along the ladder towards the top of the city. The city trembled when they charged and hit the city gate. The city gate was blocked by stones, and sand and gravel kept rolling down.
The sky was gloomy, the north wind was howling, the fire in Kuaixiang reflected the sky red like rays of light, and the inside and outside of Luoyang city were illuminated by the flames.
Yinghong. Yang Fosong looked towards Kuai Xiang in shock. There was a fire in the granary.
The horn sounded, and the Qin army retreated like a tide. At the top of Jinyong City, the Jin army officers and soldiers looked at the fire in the west, looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements.
Three thousand Qingqi galloped out of the Qin camp and headed towards Kuai Township. In just one stick of incense, Yang Fosong arrived in Kuai Township. He could feel the heat from far away, and the entire granary turned into a torch soaring into the sky.
While organizing the fire fighting, Yang Fosong also called the generals guarding the granary. They learned that a Jin army soldier was on the grain ship and entered the granary to light a fire. Yang Fosong hurriedly asked about the whereabouts of the grain ship.
"The grain ship left the dock two-quarters of an hour ago and disappeared without a trace." A soldier reported.
Yang Fosong was horrified. Kuai Xiang had half a month's supply for the army, while Yiyang City had more than 300,000 stones of grain and grass, which could supply the army for one month. If the food and grass in Yiyang are also burned, then even if the army captures Luoyang, it will be unable to stand due to lack of food.
Yiyang is more than a hundred miles away, and it will take Qingqi several hours to get there. I'm afraid it will be too late. A dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor, so Yang Fosong immediately sent out 1,500 light cavalry, one man and two cavalry, to Yiyang City.
In Luoshui, ten grain ships changed their owners. Yang Anxuan led the grain ship first, followed by five stern ships. The remaining grain was overturned from the ship, and the ten grain ships were filled with fire starters carried by the stern ships.
Yang Fosong asked people to build a watchtower on the slope of the Luoshui River. If there was any abnormality, a beacon fire could be set off to report the situation. Ten ships of grain often came and went. Yang Anxuan and others on the ship were all wearing Qin army uniforms. The defenders on the watchtower did not notice anything unusual.
At You hour, the sky darkened, and Yiyang City appeared in sight. The Qin army set up a water fort outside Yiyang City Pier, set up ballistas, and dozens of walking boats patrolled back and forth.
A watchtower stood at the gate of the water village. When the soldiers saw the grain ship returning, they waved their flags and shouted questions.
The captured Qin soldiers on the boat were pushed out, with steel knives pressed against their backs. The Qin soldiers had no choice but to accept their fate and waved their flags in response. The people in the stronghold did not notice anything strange, so they opened the gates and ten grain ships filed into the stronghold.
Yang Anxuan learned from the prisoners that in order to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass, the Qin army built a large number of granaries on the docks to facilitate shipping and transportation, so there was no need to sneak into the city and set fire to it.
Looking at the dock from the boat, we can see rows of bamboo shacks, and there are cars and horses on the dock constantly transporting grain to the warehouse.
There were Qin soldiers waving flags and commanding the grain ships to dock. Yang Anxuan deliberately wasted time to buy time for the stern ships led by Liu Zhong behind him to attack.
As soon as the ship approached the dock, the horn sounded suddenly. The stern ship led by Liu Zhong was spotted by the watchtower along the way, and beacon smoke arrived.
The cry of "enemy attack" sounded, and there was a panic on the dock. The Qin army rushed towards the water stronghold, piers and archery towers.
Now it was a matter of competition. Seeing that no one was paying attention to the grain ship, Yang Anxuan ordered him to stay on the ship and wait.
A quarter of an hour later, trumpets sounded all over the sky, and the sound of crossbow arrows was heard, indicating that the stern ship had arrived.
When the time came, Yang Anxuan ordered the fire starter to be burned in the cabin, and then led everyone to disembark from the ship carrying straw bags containing the fire starter before the fire started.
There was a mess on the dock, and no one asked them about it. The Qin army's attention was attracted by the attack of the Jin army in front of the water village.
More than 300 people sneaked into the granary on the dock and scattered the fire starters. When the fire in the granary started, the fire on the dock also ignited.
It was agreed in advance to gather in the west, and Yang Anxuan led more than 300 people to the west while wielding swords to kill those who put out the fire. At this time, it was no longer distinguishable between the Qin army and the people, and there would be no mercy when the war came.
Arriving three miles west of Yiyang City, Yang Anxuan was relieved when he saw the fire rising into the sky, with a smile on his face. The Qin army's rations were burned, the siege of Luoyang was successfully resolved, and he changed history.
