Zhao Shan quickly returned to Xiazhi County with Fang Weihu, called Qi Yuanjing, and ordered: "Yuanjing, please arrange two things immediately."
Qi Yuanjing said: "Please give me your Majesty's instructions."
Zhao Shan said: "First, arrange sentinels on the water to investigate the departure of Zhao Gou's warships on the river; second, collect a large number of boats, wormwood, kerosene and other materials for fire attacks."
After listening to all the orders, Qi Yuanjing first agreed to them all, and then asked: "Your Majesty arranged this to prepare for a fire attack on Zhao Gou? Could it be that the stalemate between the two sides has given rise to an opportunity for a fire attack?"
Zhao Shan explained in detail what he had found out.
After hearing this, Qi Yuanjing felt excited, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I promise to complete the mission."
After saying that, Qi Yuanjing left in a hurry.
Zhao Shan, Fang Weihu and others still stayed in Xiazhi County to prepare for the subsequent war. At the same time, Zhao Shan arranged for a few soldiers to clear away the horses and iron caltrops on the official road from Xiajie County to the ferry in preparation for the attack on Zhao Gou.
While Zhao Shan was actively preparing and cleaning up the caltrops, Ju horses and antlers, the news that the Ju horses had been cleared also reached the ears of Gu Xianxiong at the ferry.
Gu Xianxiong came to the flagship to see Zhao Gou. He seemed very excited and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I just received the news from the sentinel. Zhao Shan has arranged for soldiers to clean up the caltrops and horses."
Zhao Gou's eyes lit up and he asked: "Do you mean that after Zhao Shan has cleared away the horses and iron caltrops, he will attack us?"
"should be!"
Gu Xianxiong answered firmly.
Zhao Gou said happily: "As long as Zhao Shan's army is willing to come, as long as Zhao Shan comes, we will block it for a while, then pretend to be defeated and retreat to Chaisang."
"After thinking about it, I feel that even if we evacuate directly, it will have no impact. I am just worried that Zhao Shan will not attack immediately and will not be able to achieve the effect of luring the enemy deep."
"For now, let's pretend to retreat while Zhao Shan comes."
Zhao Gou said in a deep voice: "Zhao Shan won two consecutive battles. Only with a proud and arrogant attitude did he underestimate the enemy and enter the Chaisang area."
Gu Xianxiong said: "Your Majesty, Shengming."
Zhao Gou continued to ask: "How many of the equipment and armors stored at the ferry have been sent away? Have our soldiers made arrangements in advance to evacuate part of them?"
Gu Xianxiong replied: "The equipment and armor sent away so far are not even 20%. After all, there are too many supplies stored at the ferry. Because there are too many supplies, it will take time to evacuate."
"In order not to leak the news, the army never evacuated. Once the soldiers were sent away in advance, they might be discovered and the plan would be leaked."
"This is unthinkable."
Gu Xianxiong said confidently: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that our troops will evacuate safely and we will definitely lure Zhao Shan to take the bait."
Zhao Gou waved his hand to signal Gu Xianxiong to retreat.
When Zhao Gou was preparing to retreat, ships carrying armor, equipment, as well as grain and grass kept leaving one after another. There were so many boats, so densely packed, that they left the Yangtze River ferry in Xiazhi County and headed eastward into Chaisang territory, heading straight for Chaisang Water Village.
When the densely packed ships arrived at Chaisang Water Village, they began to unload quickly and moved the loaded grain, armor and equipment off the ship.
Because there are so many ships, the types of ships are also complex and diverse, including walking boats, sterns, large warships, and many large ships. Only by using many warships together can the transportation of supplies be made slightly faster.
Precisely because there were too many warships and they were too complicated, the navy arranged by Qi Yuanjing could quietly sneak into them in small boats. As they approached the water village in Chaisang, they saw the unloading situation from a distance.
After discovering that the cargo was being unloaded, the navy spies quietly evacuated.
The news was sent back to Xiazhi County and reached Qi Yuanjing's hands.
Qi Yuanjing was very anxious. He came to the tower to pay homage to Zhao Shan and saluted: "Your Majesty!"
Zhao Shan asked: "How is the information gathering going?"
Qi Yuanjing replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the reason why Zhao Gou's warship left was to carry food, equipment and armor back to Chaisang Water Village. It seems that Zhao Gou is already ready to retreat."
A flash of light flashed across Zhao Shan's eyes, and he said: "Sure enough, he really waited for us to attack on purpose, and then retreated directly back to Chaisang. He wanted to lure us into fighting in Chaisang, and to restrict Modao Camp and the Xuanjia Army cavalry. .”
Qi Yuanjing said again: "The soldiers I sent to prepare the boats, wormwood and kerosene have all returned, and all the supplies are ready. What I want is for your Majesty to attack the ferry at Xia Pheasant County, and these boats will enter the river to prepare for the battle."
Zhao Shan asked: "How is the cleaning up of Juma and Tiejia?"
Qi Yuanjing scratched his head, feeling helpless.
Too much!
The more than ten miles away from Xiazhi County were roads covered with water networks. The roads were narrow and winding, and they were too slow to clear, which slowed him down.
Qi Yuanjing thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, it is estimated that the cleanup will not be completed until the morning of tomorrow."
Zhao Shan nodded and said: "Speed up the speed and order the army to prepare for war. After clearing up the day after tomorrow, the army will head towards the ferry and force Zhao Gou to retreat."
"As you command!"
Qi Yuanjing turned around and left.
Both Zhao Gou and Zhao Shan are preparing for war and waiting.
In the blink of an eye, it came to the morning of the war.
Qi Yuanjing came to Zhao Shan's room and reported that the horses, caltrops and antlers had been cleaned up. Zhao Shan directly ordered the dispatch of troops and set off with the army to leave Xiaji County and head towards the ferry.
The army was dispatched in great force.
There is the Xuanjia Army.
There is Modao camp.
Although the official road leading to the ferry was narrower, the cavalry still had to be used, and they had to go all out to paralyze Zhao Gou.
As Zhao Shan led the army all the way to the ferry in Xiazhi County, the news that Zhao Shan sent troops reached the ears of Zhao Gou at the ferry.
Zhao Gouren was on the deck, wearing a dragon robe and crown uniform, looking high-spirited. He looked at Gu Xianxiong on the side and said, "Gu Qing, Zhao Shan's army is coming. Have you sent orders to all the families?"
Gu Xianxiong replied: "Report to the king, the arrangements have been made. In fact, our main force is already on the boat and can retreat at any time. Some of the soldiers on the shore are used by various families to break up the rear and block the attack."
A smile appeared on Zhao Gou's face.
It’s finally done!
The plan finally started.
Zhao Gou didn't wait long when he saw the sound of horse hooves coming from far away from the ferry. Because the official road is narrow, although there are many cavalry, they cannot attack side by side in a large area. They can only attack in twos and threes, or in a wide area, more than ten cavalry can march side by side.
Although the sound of killing was loud, it could not be densely packed all over the mountains and plains, and it became a long queue.
There are cavalry, Modao camp, and a large number of infantry.
All the troops are here.
Zhao Gou waited for Zhao Shan's army to approach, and without any hesitation, he directly ordered a counterattack.
The archers came forward, and even assembled catapults threw stones to block the attack. The defense and blocking of the ferry were very strict, and there were many trenches within the ferry defense line, which were specially used to block the pursuing troops.
Zhao Shan's army still attacked fiercely.
There were shield soldiers at the front who rushed in despite the rain of arrows, causing the army to approach the archers in an orderly manner.
Nearly two-quarters of an hour later, Zhao Shan's army entered the ferry area. The soldiers rushed up one after another and spread out to fight with Zhao Gou's army. The Modao camp also spread out to attack. Although the Modao camp could not form a full force, they formed groups of three to attack in small groups.
Under the fierce offensive, the Yangzhou soldiers experienced the unbearable memory of being dominated by Modao Camp.
Zhao Gou put on a show and ordered a fight to the death.
After resisting for half an hour, Zhao Gou no longer hesitated and decisively ordered a retreat. At the same time, he arranged for the soldiers to shout for the Dog Emperor to retreat fiercely.
When the news spread, the soldiers on the ferry shore quickly evacuated and boarded the ship.
A large number of soldiers boarded the boats that had been prepared and left quickly with the swing of the oars.
Zhao Gou's side evacuated. From a distance, they could see densely packed warships sailing on the river.
In order to provoke Zhao Shan, Zhao Gou shouted while evacuating: "Zhao Shan, do you think you can defeat me? I have been slowly preparing to evacuate, and today I happened to be able to evacuate them all. If you want to kill me, just dream." "
Countless soldiers shouted this sentence.
The sound reached the shore and reached Zhao Shan's ears.
Zhao Shan looked very relaxed. Not only was he not angry at the provocation, but he had a sense of expectation. Zhao Gou's army finally left by boat.
It's time to attack!
