It was nearing the end of November, and although the heavy snow fell for two or three days and then stopped, the temperature in Xihe still dropped as sharply as falling rocks from the sky. The Yellow River in the lower reaches of Henan is said to have been covered with ice. However, the Xihe River section is the most turbulent up and down the river. The river flows through Xihe County. There are cliffs on both sides of the river, and there are more than ten gorges and waterfalls. Since the Yellow River is frozen, it is the latest here, about a week away.
Once the river freezes, the natural dangers that the Baibo Army considers as a barrier will become a shortcut for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress them. Of course, there were many people in later generations who spared no effort and forcibly recruited people to dig ice and restore the river in winter. However, this kind of project is still too huge for the current Baibo Army. Even if it succeeds by luck, they cannot bear the attrition caused by frostbite. So after deciding on a strategy, Guo Dayang Feng took the time to select five thousand elite soldiers, wear them with cotton-padded clothes and leather armor, and then mobilized five thousand war horses. After a little tidying up, they set off at starry night.
Yang Feng has checked the information he got from Mei Ji three times. Not only Yang Feng, but informants of Guo Da and Han Xian also got the news later, which was exactly the same as what Yang Feng said: Chen Chong, the governor of Xihe, went to Meiji to buy cattle and sheep with a lot of money, and he has been in Meiji for five years now. On the same day, another three hundred guards were transferred to drive the sheep across the river crossing the day after tomorrow.
To attack 300 people with 5,000 cavalry, to be honest, this is no longer a lion fighting a rabbit, it can even be said to be a giant elephant crushing an ant. Yang Feng himself suggested that only a thousand cavalry would be sufficient, but Guo Da was conservative and believed that Chen Chong had a commanding reputation and it was unlikely that he would only have 300 guards for such an important matter. He was careless, so he increased the number of men and horses in the raid to 5,000. Even if something unexpected happened during the battle, 5,000 cavalry would be enough to deal with it.
Yang Feng is capable of leading more people. After all, the original purpose of this battle was to capture Chen Chong alive. The more men he had, the greater the chance of capturing him alive. He led the army to go eastward along the Wanshui River first, because the environment on both sides of the Wanshui River was similar to that of a large river. Both sides were also covered with high mountains and cliffs. Only the tidal flats on both sides of the Wanshui River were relatively gentle and suitable for cavalry to advance.
There are mountains and mountains along the way. Whenever the water has to draw a curve along the foundation stone, you can see a village sitting on a tidal flat. This is also the norm in the entire Xihe River. All harvests come from the tidal basins formed by the impact of mountains and rivers. Thanks to this, the attack and defense of Xihe are also very clear. Attack the tidal flat basins along the river. Once you master the entire river, you can create your own. One lineage, uncomfortably restrained.
Yang Feng led his troops and galloped to the junction of Yuan River and Dahe River. This was the most important pass for the Baibo Army, known as Washi. The exit can accommodate up to ten people entering and exiting at the same time. Guo Da deployed more than 7,000 people here. Zhang Yi led his troops to attack several times. It was here that he lost the most troops and generals. It can be said to be the life and death pass of Yuan River. However, after the Yellow River freezes, the effectiveness of the depressions will be greatly reduced, and Guo Da has already planned to withdraw some of his troops.
To the north of Washi, it was basically the territory of the Xiongnu. The Baibo Army and the Xiongnu had a private agreement. As long as they did not plunder the Xiongnu army's garrison, their actions had nothing to do with the Xiongnu. Yang Feng then listened to the sound of the surging river and went north along the river. Finally, he stopped at Shamao, dozens of miles away from the Hequ ferry, and escaped into the mountains and forests. While sending scouts to investigate, Yang Feng waited for Chen Chong's arrival.
The reason why we chose to cross the river to attack was because we fully considered the attitude of the Huns. Nowadays, the Xiongnu garrison is surrounding Meiji, with more than 50,000 people. Once Chen Chong is attacked halfway, Chen Chong can flee to the Xiongnu army to seek refuge. It is impossible for the Baibo army to attack the Huns to claim Chen Chong. The Hequ is different. After negotiation between the government and the Xiongnu, both sides are not allowed to garrison in a hollow area. The Baibo Army can attack openly, and attacking halfway across the river is in line with the law of war. Therefore, if the Baibo Army wants to capture him alive, he can only There is an option to attack Hequdu.
After waiting for a day, the scout came back to report. After all, a flock of tens of thousands of sheep is a very big target. You can see it from a distance, and you don't have to worry about being discovered by others. The scouts reported that Chen Chong and his party stayed at the nearest Meiji Xiongnu army for half a day and set off two hours ago. They were expected to start crossing the river at night. They may have worried that the target would be obvious during the day and would not be easily discovered when crossing the river at night.
Yang Feng agreed with the scout's opinion and said with a smile: "This is also a good thing. The view is indeed worse at night, but they can't find us. Please help us go down and don't light torches after leaving the forest at night. We are all familiar with this road. , there were no stones, and we raided the ferry in the dark at night!"
Wait until Youshi, while there is still the last bit of light in the sky. Yang Feng led the army out of the forest, and a bright moon gradually broke through the sky. Under the cover of the surging river, the five thousand troops held their breath and calmed down, and began their long-planned action towards the ferry.
He meander ferry is a huge tidal flat. In Xihe County, either only the east bank is tidal flat, or only the west bank is tidal flat. He meander is the only ferry with such gentle both sides. This is all due to the heavily blocked mountains on both sides of the river, forcing the river to slow down and meander back and forth. But I am also proud of these jagged rocks. In the south of the river bend ferry, a huge protrusion blocks the view of the northern part of the ferry. It is impossible to know what is behind the tidal flat on the other side. It is simply natural. Surprise attack location.
Yang Feng issued an order as he moved forward: use a force of 2,000 men to attack the ferry directly, seize all the ships, and then send a force of 2,000 people to the west to seize Huikou, which is the only mountain road from the ferry to Meiji. , so moving east and west, Chen Chong and his party will have no way to escape. If he brings a thousand people to surround them, he does not even need to rush to kill them. In such a desperate situation, Chen Chong can surrender without a fight.
The front is right in front of you. If you go around the cliff in front of you, it will be a great victory! Thinking of this, Yang Feng felt heroic in his chest, and his blood was boiling. He suddenly let out a long roar, and the roar was like the clouds turning to the sun. Then he opened his mouth and said loudly: "Brothers, follow me into the battle! Take down Thief Chen." winter!"
After rounding the cliff, it suddenly became clear that the snow-white moonlight was shining on both sides of the meander. The White Wave Knights were seeing sheep all over the ground crowding back and forth at the ferry. This was not the first time they saw tens of thousands of sheep, but they were able to rob them like this. Many flocks, to them, still belong. Chen Chong was not an unfamiliar name to them, but it was far less fitting than the live sheep in front of them. The white wave knights were overjoyed and echoed: "Charge! Charge!"
The charge of the five thousand knights was like a flash flood, out of control. Chen Chong saw them rushing into the ferry from a distance, and saw them divided into three groups, all the way to the east, all the way to the west, all the way towards him, he Almost only the three hundred guards from before could be gathered together, and before they could give any more orders, the way forward and the way back were already blocked.
There was no room for escape, both Chen Chong and Yang Feng made the same evaluation. So Chen Chong simply stood in the middle of the sheep, silently watching the Baibo soldiers act randomly in front of him.
Yang Feng watched his men achieve their goals perfectly, thinking that even if Guo Da came to take command, they could only go so far, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud. After most of the knights completed their goals and saw that Chen Chong and others among the sheep were motionless, they dismounted and snatched the outermost lambs. This was also the leader's previous promise. However, these things should have been considered after returning to Yuanyang, but Yang Feng saw that even so, Chen Chong had no way to escape, so he let his men give up.
He took off his helmet and brought hundreds of his direct descendants with him. From the crowd, he saw that the person carrying the silver medal and green ribbon was Chen Chong, so he walked slowly towards Chen Chong with his hands on his hips. However, he heard Chen Chong shout loudly through the flock of sheep: "I don't know who the general is. Which one of the five commanders of Bai Bo? I heard that the only three people in your army who can command elite cavalry are Yang Feng, Yang Shuai, Han Siam, Han Shuai and Guo Da. Although you and I are enemies, Chen Chong has always yearned for heroes. Hero, please don’t take it personally, general.”
When Yang Feng heard this, he stopped and said with a smile: "Chen Fujun is very inquisitive. Yes, I am Yang Feng, but Chen Fujun made a mistake in one sentence. It's not right for you to do things with great fanfare like Chen Fujun." There is no need for me to wait for the fifth commander, even one of my village commanders can capture you alive."
"Oh" Chen Chong couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "How could Yang Shuai say such words of belittling Chen Chong? Can't Chen Chong commit suicide?"
Yang Feng laughed loudly after hearing this, as if he had heard some big joke. After a long time, he wiped his tears and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen is joking. Yang has not seen many Fujuns, but Yang has seen many County Lords." There are quite a few, but none of them talk about death like Mr. Chen. Besides, if Mr. Chen wants to die, why are you still here talking nonsense to Yang? Do you still want me to take action? "
Chen Chong couldn't help but look gloomy when he heard this. He lowered his head and sighed: "It is really difficult to be a good official if you are greedy for life and afraid of death." But he cheered up, faced the moonlight, raised his head and said to Yang Feng: "But Yang Shuai was wrong. Thanks to me, Chen Chong, I can now talk and laugh with you, Yang Shuai, naturally because I have set an ambush and can turn defeat into victory."
When Yang Feng heard this, he raised his head and looked around. The moonlight was clear, allowing him to see clearly in the distance. There was no one on the other side of the ferry, and the Huikou leading to the mountains was also occupied by him. There were only tens of thousands of sheep between him and Chen Chong. Is there any ambush somewhere?
He couldn't help but laugh and said: "If Mr. Chen is right, he almost made me think it was true. It's just such a dragnet. Even if you have an ambush hundreds of miles away, what can you do?"
He took two steps forward and said with a smile: "You are in the palm of my hand, I have nothing to worry about."
Before he finished speaking, a hand suddenly stretched out from the gap between the mutton legs, grasped Yang Feng's ankle with lightning speed, and yanked downwards.
Yang Feng fell down in response.
In the chaotic scene, a figure suddenly stood up among the sheep. They were covered in sheepskins, and their faces were covered with wet sand and their expressions could not be seen clearly. Under the clear moonlight, the figures seemed to be dancing like ghosts.
Chen Chong ordered the three thousand soldiers who had smuggled in: "Block the pass they came from and capture them all for me."
