At the turn of spring and summer, the humidity on the Baigou River is very heavy. Every morning, a thick layer of white mist ripples on the surface of the Baigou River. The vast white mist shrouds the former boundary river between Song and Liao in a hazy state.
Everything around him was quiet, and he could only hear the water of Baigou River flowing eastward.
Liu Wu, wearing a helmet and holding a buffalo horn bow, had been guarding the dock of a fishing village on the south bank of the Baigou River all night. Although he was sleepy to death, he still did not dare to slack off. He still kept his spirits up and stared at The river surface shrouded in morning mist.
And beside him, there were more than 200 other warriors like him, wearing armor, holding horned bows, and hanging knives, hammers and thunderbolts on their belts!
In front of these soldiers, there was a long row of wooden boats tied to the pier of the fishing village. There were always twenty or thirty boats.
These boats were collected by Chen Wu's cavalry general from the banks of the Baigou River with great effort. Yue Fei's 100,000 troops wanted to cross the river and head north as soon as possible, but they were pointing at them!
And the gold thieves on the north bank of Baigou River seem to know the existence and importance of these ships! Last night, several waves of people were sent either by boat or by swimming across the river, trying to seize or burn these boats, but they were all repelled by Liu Wu and his colleagues!
The merit points earned this night alone were enough for Liu Wu to be promoted to sergeant!
When you become a sergeant, you can increase your land by 100 acres, and you will have more opportunities to be promoted to an officer.
Thinking of such a good thing, Liu Wu's sleepiness immediately disappeared by 70%.
By this time, the fog had dissipated somewhat, the sky was getting brighter, and the visibility on the river had increased a lot, and we could vaguely see the situation on the other side. Some gold thieves' cavalry could be vaguely seen, but there were no boats or rafts on the river.
This means that the gold thieves on the other side will no longer cross the river and die... With the current visibility, trying to swim across the Baigou and the river to sneak attack is simply to die!
Although it was a pity that the gold thief couldn't beheaded, the spirit that had been tense before was relaxed, and the soldiers guarding the dock began to talk in low voices.
"These gold thieves are becoming more and more insusceptible. In order to cut off one of their heads, at least one of us had to die and injure the other. But now we are killing a whole group of them, but we are not injuring a few!"
"Those are not real Jurchens, they are just Khitan, Bohai, and Han armies..."
"Even the Khitan, Bohai, and Han armies are weaker than they were a few years ago! It seems that this time we can still earn the credit for our efforts!"
"Why have they become weaker? It's obvious that we have become stronger! How could there be so many war horses in the past? Are there such good war horses in the past? There were no thunders in the past! And our martial arts have also become amazing in the past few years... .... Now we eat well, practice more, and we all look stronger!"
"That's right! And now there are more of us, there are no vacancies, they are all real numbers! No one can deduct our wages, and no one can use us as slaves..."
Was it difficult to kill Jurchens in the past? Was it really that miserable to serve as a soldier for the officials of the Song Dynasty in the past? Liu Wu, who joined the army too late and had not caught up with the Jurchens to defeat all the invincible opponents in the world, naturally would not participate in such discussions. As a junior, he should just be an honest listener on the side!
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Of course the Song Army is very strong now!
There are many reasons for the Song army to become stronger. One of them is that the relationship between monarch and ministers is relatively harmonious. Officials do not doubt the generals and grant full power during war. And the generals are also willing to work hard for the officials, especially Yue Fei, the head coach of the Southern Route Army of the Song Dynasty. He is simply a famous general that is rare to find in the history. He is not afraid of death, does not love money, and does not like women. He wholeheartedly serves Zhao Kai. Conquer the world.
As the saying goes, a thousand armies are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. It is even harder to find a famous general like Yue Fei!
And Zhao Kai was willing to let go of Yue Fei, not only giving him the six strongest armies, but also granting him full authority over the Hebei battlefield!
Yue Fei can decide how to fight the battle in the upward direction of Hebei Province. He does not need to ask Zhao Kai for instructions, nor does he need to listen to the Luoyang court. Even the battle plan drawn up before the start of the Northern Expedition was only for the reference of Yue Fei, the commander of the field... As the commander of the field, Yue Fei had the right to act expediently and make decisions on the spot.
So now he has labeled the "Southern Route Army" as the "Eastern Route Army", and there is nothing wrong with it, and no gold medal will fly over and smash him back. Not only were the Hebei Yingtian Envoys, Privy Council, and Ministry of War offices not qualified to criticize Yue Fei, they also had to fully cooperate with Yue Fei without any constraints.
Therefore, Yue Fei's army, which has full power, no constraints, and the cooperation from all sides, is now moving extremely fast.
The Xiongzhou and Ansu troops were captured on the first day of April. On the second day of April, one army unit (Niugao's Fifth Army) arrived at Baigou Station and prepared to cross the river. A few days before this, a cavalry general (Liu Wu's general) had been sent to the Baigou River area to prepare for the army to cross the river.
Yue Fei himself, with a small number of staff and soldiers, came up after Niu Gao's Fifth Army, arriving at Baigou Station only one day later than Niu Gao. After arriving at Baigouyi, he learned from Niu Gao that the cavalry general of the Fifth Army had collected many wooden boats and could launch a river-crossing operation.
Yue Fei did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered the river crossing operation to begin, and continued to walk at the forefront of the army, following Niu Gao's troops to the fishing village next to Baigou Post.
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Liu Wu was standing on the pier, staring at the Baigou River where the fog was gradually dissipating, when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind. Those who were still discussing how Song Jun became stronger just now stopped and just turned their heads and looked back. There was both nervousness and confusion on their faces - there should be several sentries behind them, and no one should be able to steal them, right?
But who knows what happens on the battlefield?
"Turn around...one platoon draws their guns and forms a formation! The second platoon draws their bows! The third platoon goes to grab the horses!"
The captain of Liu Wu's cavalry team had already reacted and quickly shouted orders.
Liu Wu was the commander of a platoon. When he heard his superior's order, he immediately put away his bow and arrows, then shouted to his brothers to turn around and run towards the entrance of the village where the line gun was inserted. When they arrived at the place, they immediately drew out their spears, formed a horizontal formation, and together with three other warriors, blocked the road. Another row of soldiers rushed over with bows and arrows. Instead of forming a formation behind Liu Wu and the others, they spread out and occupied the houses on both sides of the entrance - either relying on the wall, entering the house and relying on the window, or going up to the entrance. high place.
All in all, everyone behaved extremely well-trained and took their time.
They had just prepared their arrangements when they saw dozens of cavalry rushing over without even raising a flag. But looking at their military uniforms and armor, there is no doubt that they are Song troops.
However, Liu Wu and the others still did not dare to relax. Liu Wu, who was standing in the front row with his brothers, shouted: "The Song Dynasty has artillery!"
This is the password!
Someone from the opposite side immediately shouted: "Raise the artillery!"
That’s right, he’s one of our own!
But the array still couldn't disperse... It wasn't until the cavalry arrived that Liu Wu and the others recognized that the leader was their cavalry general Zhang Yong, and then they raised their spears and saluted.
Just after Liu Wu finished his salute, he suddenly saw that following Zhang Yong were Commander-in-Chief Yue Fei and Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Niu Gao.
Liu Wu and others hurriedly moved to the side of the road and watched Yue Fei and Niu Gao pass through the village entrance and head towards the dock.
Everyone's hearts are on fire!
The commander-in-chief and the military rulers are coming up... This means that the battle across the river is about to begin!
They guessed correctly, Yue Fei and Niu Gao came here to fight across the river. They came to see the terrain. After seeing the terrain, they would immediately start crossing the river - the two infantry troops would be ready. The artillery team following these two generals has also come up. As long as Niu Gao gives an order, the artillery will be set up on the south bank of the Baigou River to suppress the Jin soldiers on the other side with firepower to support the infantry crossing the river.
As long as the infantry crosses the river, they will deploy the Moon Quenching Formation, and then the engineers can follow up to build the bridge and build the bridgehead.
The fishing village where Liu Wu and the others were located was the bridgehead on the south bank of the Baigou River!
"Not bad, we grabbed so many ships!"
Yue Fei kept a straight face the whole time and didn't speak like this. Now when I see the boats at the fishing village pier, I finally have a smile on my face.
Niu Gao smiled and said: "Commander Xuan, there are only some cavalry on the other side. It seems that the Jin people have no intention of stopping us from crossing the river!"
Yue Fei said: "The gold thieves are luring the enemy deep, so of course they won't stop us from crossing the river... But after crossing the river, there will definitely be a fierce battle! Boyuan, among the generals of the Southern Route Army, you and Li Consort are the only ones. If you can stand alone, I want to leave this ferry and the nearby Baigou Station to you, can you ensure that everything is safe?"
This fishing village ferry was the retreat route for the army, and the nearby Baigou Station was a place to store grain. As long as these two places are in hand, Yue Fei's army can advance or retreat and remain invincible.
"Don't worry, Commander Xuan. With Niu Gao here, the ferry and Baigou Station will be safe!" Niu Gao assured Yue Fei, patting his chest.
His Fifth Army had more than 17,000 people marching to the Baigou River, and there were more than 30 cannons and 2,000 pretty good cavalry. How could they not be able to defend the ferry and Baigou Station?
Yue Fei nodded and said to Niu Gao: "Then let your artillery come up. First fire a few shots to scare away the gold thieves cavalry on the other side, and then start crossing the river...crossing the river to Yanjing!"
As he spoke, Yue Fei walked to the other side of the Baigou River, thoughtfully.
This is not the first time he has crossed the Baigou River! He had been a Hebei warrior in his early years and followed Tong Guan's Northern Expedition across the Baigou River, but the result... is really hard to describe!
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of artillery soon rang out, kicking off the battle between Baigou River and Qigou Pass. At the same time, it also startled Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Xiebao who were observing the situation of the Song army on the north bank of Baigou River.
"The Song people are about to cross the river!" Wanyan Zongbi hurriedly got off his horse, then supported the horse and looked south, "They are coming so fast!"
Wanyan Xiebao asked: "What kind of cannon is this? It shoots so fast..."
