The fighting did not stop.
Wow!
At nightfall, the South Bank suddenly became noisy.
Dozens of teams holding torches rushed toward the dock.
Ren Ning raised his head and glanced at the sky.
When they left Yingshan Camp, it was the second day of February when the dragon raised its head, and fourteen days had passed.
As the saying goes, the fifteenth moon is sixteen round.
At this time, the moon in the sky was big and round, and its bright moonlight filled both sides of the Xian River.
There is no thick fog around again and the view is good.
After riding Zhui Feng up a hill, Ren Ning took out his binoculars and looked across the river.
Soon, he frowned.
A full 20,000 soldiers came from the opposite side, all carrying gleaming weapons and shields.
There were even countless cows and horses pulling heavy equipment further back.
Ren Ning could see clearly that there were forty huge trebuchets and ballistae among them.
He looked carefully a few more times before putting down the telescope.
It seems that Nanfeng is preparing to set up a defense line on the dock, hoping to block all Zhennanguan's baggage and food at sea.
"General, what should we do?" The two commanders also saw the other party's intention and were so anxious that they could not sit still.
Fortunately, there is a lot of food and grass in Huchou Pass, which can be transported by land.
But if there are not enough siege equipment, it will not be easy to conquer a small city. What's more, the enemy's capital is still to be attacked, let alone that.
But across the wide Xian River, with only the bows and arrows in their hands, they could do nothing but watch the other side approach.
Sure enough, after the soldiers from Nanfeng arrived, they ignored the clamor on the north bank and instead built fortifications in a fan shape.
All of a sudden, the lights were brightly lit across the street, and everyone was bustling with excitement.
Ren Ning looked at this scene and smiled slightly, "Don't be anxious. Everyone, stay back to avoid being hurt by hidden arrows."
The Huchou Pass has been broken, and the trebuchet and ballista in front of them are probably Nan Feng's last assets.
As long as the 110,000 soldiers from Zhennanguan and Baihua counties cross the Xian River, they will attack directly from the rear. More than 20,000 people are like turtles in a urn with no way to escape.
The so-called fortifications are naturally self-defeating.
In Ren Ning's opinion, it might be better to throw sandbags into the river to directly block the waterway.
"Come here!" Ren Ning called to the two messengers, "Go and inform Zhennanguan of the situation here."
Although there have been no major wars in the past few years, minor frictions with Nan Feng have occasionally occurred. The generals at Zhennanguan have been on the battlefield for a long time and naturally know what to do.
But just as the messengers left, some people on the other side of the river had already flocked to the Xian River and started collecting soil and bagging it again.
Depend on.
Ren Ning smacked his lips regretfully.
This is troublesome. The opponent is planning to grab both hands hard.
Phew!
Seeing that the Nanfeng people had entered the shooting range, arrows from here were fired one after another.
Clang!
However, they were prepared early and quickly put up their shields to tightly block the soldiers who were digging soil and sand.
Ren Ning narrowed his eyes: "We will also use sandbags to build a few high platforms along the river bank."
Liang Rushi and the two elders looked at each other and quickly understood what Ren Ning meant.
Building a high platform can protect your own soldiers, allowing them to hide behind and fire arrows with confidence.
Secondly, there is the advantage of being condescending. The shield on the opposite side cannot protect everyone all the time. As long as you seize the opportunity, you can kill those Nanfeng people who throw sandbags.
However, there were regular troops on the opposite side, so they could not get out of the firing line even if they were slightly injured. Unlike the common people before, as long as a few were shot, the others would cower and dare not come closer.
Therefore, this approach only uses a few personnel and will not have much effect.
What really works is that we have to cross the river as soon as possible, and the real thing is to surround and annihilate this group of people.
But this kind of attack is still somewhat effective, at least the opponent is much more timid.
Tap!
At this moment, the sound of rapid horse hooves sounded from far to near.
Xiao Gang, who was sent to deliver the message before, finally came back sweating profusely.
"Have you found the people at Zhennanguan?" Ren Ning handed him some water.
"Of course we found it." Xiao Gang drank the water in one gulp. "Their leading team has rushed to the broken bridge with materials and tools."
"It's just that when I passed the broken bridge just now, I saw a large number of Nanfeng people setting up formations on the other side of the river. They were densely packed with bows and arrows, and there were even a few trebuchets. I guess it won't be easy to repair the bridge."
As he spoke, he glanced at the situation on the other side and said, "It's almost the same as the other side."
Ren Ning cursed secretly and quickly opened the map and looked at it carefully by the firelight.
On the map, the Xian River is a winding line that directly divides Nanfeng into two. Except for the broken bridge, there are no other places to cross the river marked.
"Lei Er hasn't come back yet?" he asked.
"Go back to General, Lei Er hasn't come back yet." Liang Ru shook his head.
Ben Lei is very fast. It's just that Lei Er wants to go near the capital of Nanfeng, and he probably won't be able to find a place to cross the river for a while.
Ren Ning nodded and subconsciously glanced at the cloud-piercing arrow on the bodyguard.
If the cloud-piercing arrows they brought were fired, even if the main force of Xingluo didn't come to the rescue collectively, they would probably send spies over to check out the situation.
By then, they will be able to know the situation here when the pipeline is flat...
Ren Ning pondered for a while, then shook his head silently.
Doing so is likely to cause the main force to change its fighting methods or goals, and eventually fall into heavy siege.
He raised his head: "How many of us are familiar with water properties?"
Liang Rushi and others were shocked.
"General, there is a big river in Xingluo County, but most of the soldiers are landlubbers. Crossing the river in a prison is probably not feasible."
They all glanced at the river in front of them.
Although the river workers in Nanfeng just now were locals, most of them disappeared as soon as they jumped into the water. Only a few swam over.
Ren Ning smiled: "Of course I'm not asking everyone to hold the water together, but ziplining."
"Zipline?" Xiao Gang, who came from the imperial capital, looked confused.
Liang Ru explained to him: "It's similar to the rappelling of the Fifth Battalion in Huchou Valley. Someone pulls a rope across the river and finds a place to fix it. One end is higher and the other is lower, and then the soldiers slide along the rope."
It is suitable for small-scale elite soldiers to pass through rivers or canyons that are not very wide.
You can even use several ropes together to make a rope bridge. It's just that they are light cavalry and don't have many tools on hand, so they probably won't be able to set them up.
Xiao Gang finally understood.
He pointed at the flying hook taken out by the soldier next to him, "Why do we need to cross the river with prisoners? Just use the crossbow to shoot the flying hook."
Liang Rushi shook his head and pointed around: "This is the only plain in Nanfeng, their most precious grain-producing area."
There are fields on both sides of the river, but you may not be able to find trees or big rocks to catch the flying hook.
After all, the crossbow has limited power and rope length.
Xiao Gang finally reacted.
"General." He looked at Ren Ning eagerly: "In that case. How about I go upstream now and find a place suitable for ziplining or crossing the river directly?"
Ren Ning patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead. The situation is urgent and I can't help you make another trip."
Xiao Gang laughed and said, "What's wrong with this? Just remember to record your merits for me after you capture the capital of Nanfeng."
After saying that, he hurriedly left with Flying Hook and two soldiers.
Liang Ru looked around and said, "It's a pity that few of us know Nanfeng language. Maybe we can arrest a few people around and ask them if they know..."
Just saying.
call!
A sharp sound of wind sounded.
When Ren Ning and others heard the sound, they saw densely packed boulders flying towards the opposite side, targeting the hillock at their feet.
"It's really a narrow road for enemies." Someone on the south bank said through gritted teeth: "It turns out that the Starfall Army is on the opposite side, and the general leading the army is named Ren. He is the guy who made the sneak attack on Huchou Valley."
"Aim all the trebuchets and crush them to death."
