Bingcao's words attracted everyone's attention. Tao was the fiefdom of Wei Ran, the Marquis of Rang. This military officer was engaged in the military affairs of Marquis Rang and was his assistant in handling military affairs. Naturally, what he said was not without purpose.
At noon, Hu Yang's calf was hit by a stray arrow on the bone. Although it was not serious, it still hurt a little. He suddenly turned around and touched the wound, which caused him to frown and almost screamed. He forced himself to ask: "How far is Tao from here? What path should we take to reach it?"
Unexpectedly, Bingcao shook his head and said: "The way is unknown. In the past, I heard that the earth is close to Tao, which is quite convenient."
Just in time, someone reported that Sima Jin's army had arrived. Before he finished speaking, Sima Jin ran over by himself. He said to Hu Yang and Wang Lu: "We camped with our backs to the river, and Lian Po's troops arrived. What can we do?"
Hu Yang was startled and asked, "Zhao Jun was surprised?"
Sima Jin said: "Not yet. However, the Zhang River is more than fifty miles away, and a light army can arrive in half a day. How can it be so sudden?"
Wang Lu said: "This place is close to Ningxinzhong, where we can set up camp."
Sima Jin said: "My greatest enemy is not Ning Xinzhong of Wei, but Lianpo of Zhao. I would like to make it easier!"
Hu Yang said: "I hope the doctor will choose another place, and we will follow him."
Sima Jin said: "Let me watch." He bowed hastily and left.
Hu Yang said: "If the Sima doctor gets the land when he is young, he might as well move the camp; if he can't find it, he still stays with the doctor." Wang Hao shook his head gently.
When I was young, Sima Jin came over and said, "There is no need to go far. There is a bridge five miles below. We live between the water and we can protect ourselves from the enemy."
Wang Lu said: "If we live on both sides of the bridge and are in a hurry, the two sides will not be able to save each other. But if we are on the same bank, we will save each other from head to tail."
Sima Jin said: "If Lian Po comes, we will face the enemy with our backs to the river, and we will definitely be in trouble. It is better to defend by the river."
Wang Lu said: "We are crossing the river. What's next for us?"
Sima Jin said: "That's a small town. We don't have more than a thousand soldiers, so we don't have to worry about it. Zhao is a strong enemy, so we should defend him first!"
Hu Yang said: "Ningxinzhong rejects me, and the road to Nanyang is difficult. I may stay here for a few days, or attack Ning, or find another way. The doctor is looking for a place for the city, thinking that the army will be stationed for a long time. I will stay here tonight. , it is inconvenient to move.”
Sima Jin heard what Hu Yang meant from his tone and said: "Here! I'm looking downstream. There may be many cities. I'm going to stay there so that I can stay there tomorrow."
Hu Yang said: "Okay!" So Sima Jin left and ordered the men and horses to turn downstream and quickly cross the bridge. Wang Lu saw him leaving and said: "Jiao Zhu Gu Xi, you are so self-righteous!"
Hu Yang said: "We must move the camp one day. I have ordered Jin to do it now, so the doctor will have less work to do! He is honest and good at fighting, so we can't take advantage of him. I hope the doctor will scold the marquis from a distance and send a sentinel to him." Wang Lu then ordered all camps to be moved far away. Patrol ten miles away.
The conversation just now was interrupted by Sima Jin, and Hu Yang was very interested. He asked Wang Lu: "What can I do if I go to Tao?"
Wang He said: "I don't understand geography, so I don't dare to hear about it."
Hu Yang suddenly thought of Chen Si and thought to himself: "That guy will be able to work again." He was completely unaware of the situation and couldn't explain why, so he decided to ask someone who knew the situation first. Then he resigned and said: "The doctor is setting up camp, and I should go to the Chinese army to comfort him. We will discuss it someday." Wang Hao sent Hu Yang away and ordered the entire army to strengthen vigilance. Because Sima Jin was not in the position assigned by him, he had to take care of the safety of the Chinese army.
The camp arranged by Wang Hao for Hu Yang was in a small town. The Chinese army had many animals and suffered many injuries, so the small town was crowded. Hu Yang also discovered that if Lian Po wanted to make a sneak attack, he would be the best target: there were only one battalion of soldiers who could really fight, and they had a lot of baggage and livestock, so they would take less effort and gain a lot if they were defeated. Although Ye Ling suffered many injuries, some of which were serious, he was not counted among the wounded and was still in charge of Ye Camp. Along the way, Hu Yang arranged for Ye Ling to ride in the flag and drum car with him and did not let him walk. The management of Yeying was handed over to Zheng Anping. After setting up camp, both Ye Ling and Zheng Anping felt that the defense here was relatively weak. Although they did not know that Sima Jin had pulled the troops across the river, they were very concerned about the Chinese army's vigilance.
Zheng Anping discovered that among the injured, spearmen and halberdmen were the main ones, while crossbowmen were rarely injured. He discussed with Ye Ling and arranged the weapons: the wounded soldiers who could still fight were allowed to hold crossbows, while the uninjured soldiers were temporarily changed to shield soldiers and spearmen; the less injured soldiers held halberds and were responsible for guarding and patrolling. Zheng Anping also walked around the camp several times, thinking about various matters of defense.
When Hu Yang came back from Wang Lu's place, he found Zheng Anping patrolling the grounds, so he stopped him and asked, "What are you doing?"
Zheng Anping said: "I observe the terrain. If the enemy comes, I can know whether to advance or retreat."
Hu Yang found it very interesting and asked: "What should you do?"
Zheng Anping said: "Our army is alone in the city, with fields as far as the eye can see and a river at its back. There are troops on the left and right. I understand that there is no gap for Zhao to take advantage of. To be frightened, there are many injured and few who can fight. I have already adjusted the troops slightly and ordered The healthy ones are in front and the injured are behind, and the heavy ones are holding bows and crossbows. I still think about it, if the livestock is outside, if the enemy sneaks up, people may not notice it, but the donkeys and horses will know it early, so they will not be in trouble."
Hu Yang praised: "It's so profound, you've just thought about it! With livestock living outside, you can eat and be alerted, so you can achieve two things with one fell swoop." He ordered a stable to be set up one mile outside the town, and there would be more livestock. Thousands of heads were scattered for three to five miles, covering the entire army's approach. The old and weak people who keep livestock rest next to the stables.
Most of these wounded were injured during yesterday's battle. Ye Ying followed Hu Yang Duan's rear, harassing Zhao Jun at night, fighting with Zhao Jun in the early morning, and at night he became one of the main forces in the battle, fighting all night long, and only slept for an hour in the early morning. After waking up, they have been responsible for the defense of Wucheng until all the troops have withdrawn across the river, and they are the last batch to cross the river. After crossing the river, they assisted in transporting the wounded and marched another fifty miles. They just changed weapons and reorganized their formations, which lasted until midnight. Feeling exhausted, he fell asleep.
Zheng Anping did not dare to sleep quietly. He had been worried that Zhao Jun might attack by surprise. He told Hu Yang and Ye Ling, found a place in the stable, and lay on the ground with the old and weak people. Naturally, no fire could be lit in the stables. The coldness at night and the smell of the animals made it difficult for Zheng Anping to fall asleep. This was exactly what Zheng Anping wanted: he was afraid that he would miss something if he fell asleep. I don’t know how long it took, but while I was half asleep and half awake, I suddenly heard the sound of killing. Zheng Anping jumped up, picked up his halberd, and rushed to the field in front of the city. That flag and drum carriage is over there. It wasn't until he rushed to the flag and drum car that Zheng Anping came to his senses completely. After listening carefully, he realized that the shouts of death were not nearby, but seemed to be downstream. Listening carefully again, although the voice was subtle, the shouting was unmistakable. He quickly jumped on the flag and drum truck and sounded the alarm. Almost at the same time that Zheng Anping sounded the alarm, an alarm also sounded in Sima Jin's camp downstream. All the soldiers in the army who were still able to fight were gathered in the camp and stood firm around the camp. Hu Yang sent out sentries to the area where the shouts came from. Soon, the sentinel came back and brought back a military envoy. The military envoy reported that Zhao Jun took a boat to sneak attack Sima Jin's camp. Fortunately, Zhao Jun did not expect that Sima Jin was in Henan. They went to the north bank of the Hebei first, and were discovered by Sima Jin's patrol soldiers and called the police. Zhao Jun immediately launched an attack on Sima Jin's camp on the south bank of the river. Currently, all camps are blocked and are deploying troops to meet the attack. Please be on guard and avoid falling into the thieves' scheme! Hu Yang immediately sent envoys to Wang Lun's camp.
At this time, Wang Lu's military envoy had also arrived. He reported that the patrol posts of each battalion had not found any enemy troops, but when they heard shouts of killing, they had ordered all battalions to be on alert and issued warnings. Hu Yang asked the military envoy to report back to Wang Lu. Doctor Sima's camp was attacked by Zhao's army from the river, and he was now resisting. Doctor Sima ordered each camp to be blocked and not to fall into the enemy's trap! The military envoy took the words and left.
After Zheng Anping sounded the alarm, he immediately came to the city and brought Hu Yang and his guards to the front court of the city. Although there is an army here, there are only more than a thousand warriors who can fight. They do not live in separate camps, but live together in one town. Ye Ling was injured, so Zheng Anping had to step in and direct the assembled troops to defend at various points. He personally led the guard to the downstream side. Later, he discovered that the bridge two miles away was the fundamental link between the two camp fences, so he led fifty halberdiers and fifty crossbowmen to the bridge and established an outpost position.
The terrain of this bridge is slightly higher, and the field of view is wide. In addition, the moon and stars are sparse, and the visibility is good. The battle under the bridge can be seen clearly.
There are a large number of small boats lined up on the river, a rough count of more than a hundred. Only one or two soldiers could be seen on the boat guarding the boat, and the rest were ashore. Zheng Anping was reassured: There were only more than a thousand troops in this unit, which was not enough to cause huge losses. Moreover, with this commotion, the entire army has woken up and entered defensive positions. It is probably impossible to conduct a sneak attack from other directions.
This Zhao army did not attack the Qin army's camp gates, but ran back and forth in the gaps between the camps, seemingly looking for opportunities. However, all camps of the Qin army were heavily guarded, and they did not find any opportunities. Moreover, Zheng Anping also saw that troops from the camps that were not attacked had already been sent out to prepare for a joint attack on the Zhao army who was attacking them.
Zheng Anping regretted that he had replaced all the crossbow soldiers with sick soldiers. If he is leading a strong force now, he can go down to the river and scatter the boats left on the river. Presumably there will be chaos among Zhao Jun on the shore! But now, the crossbowmen are the more seriously injured soldiers, and the halberdiers are also wounded soldiers, but the injuries are minor. No one can act alone.
While I was thinking wildly, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. When I looked back quickly, I saw Hu Yang coming up with his bodyguards. Zheng Anping pointed down and explained in a low voice: Such as that is the Zhao army, only patrolling between the camps; such as this is the Qin army, being drawn out from each camp, preparing to encircle this Zhao army. Then he pointed to the shore and said, "If I get a hundred men and attack the ferry, the army will be in chaos."
Hu Yang looked at the situation below and said, "You can lead your personal guards there, okay?"
Zheng Anping said: "No, the situation is difficult to understand. The personal guards can only stay away a little."
Hu Yang said: "As long as I stay by the bridge, I will be fine."
Zheng Anping said: "If there is a secret attack by a small enemy, who will be safe?"
Hu Yang said: "When you go there, if there is an ambush army, you will have to come out. I will lead the army back."
