After crossing the Yellow River with his troops, Zhang Chi ordered all the ferries that could be used to be brought to Maojin Village, and those that were not usable were all scuttled. He led his soldiers to form a formation in front of Pinglu County and guard the river bank. Because there is a ferry in the north of Shaanzhou City, but it is much smaller, so I don’t dare to be careless.
Until noon, Balisu tried to send troops out of the city twice more, but they were beaten back. He knew in his heart that it was impossible for the army to leave the city during the day.
Wo Ze arrived at the top of the city, looked at it for a while, and said to Ba Lisu: "Lang Jun, why didn't the Song army attack the city? Seeing as their cannons are so sharp, the city wall may not be able to block it."
Ba Lisu sighed: "If my guess is correct, the Song army outside the city should be waiting for news about Lingbao. When we retreat westward, we must pass Lingbao. If the Song army captures Lingbao County, it will be completely blocked. We are on the way to retreat to the west. Zheng Jianchong is in Hucheng and only thinks about his own safety, but he has caused great harm to us!"
Wo Zi was taken aback and said hurriedly: "According to what Lang Jun said, does the Song Army want to annihilate us all?"
Ba Lisu said: "As soon as the Song army arrives, they will seize the ferry first. Don't you understand? In my opinion, it is impossible to retreat to the west. There may be a chance of survival to the north. Shaanzhou City is adjacent to the Yellow River. No matter how powerful the Song Army's artillery is, , and cannot be put into the river for use. For the current plan, we can only leave the city from the north and cross the river to capture Pinglu County! As long as we capture the ferry, most of the soldiers can leave the city at night and escape."
Wo Zi said with enthusiasm: "Lang Jun, as long as you give me two thousand soldiers, I will capture Pinglu County!"
Ba Lisu said: "Two thousand? Nephew, you underestimated the Song army on the opposite side! I think they crossed the river with about three thousand people, occupying a favorable location. If they want to take back Pinglu County, two or three thousand I'm afraid it won't work. Don't be impatient, just wait until night and then think of a solution."
Zhang Yin held the telescope and looked at Shaanzhou City. Said: "Ba Lisu could not hold back. After attacking a few times, he did not leave the city. No matter how fast Shao Ling's soldiers moved, it would take two days to capture Lingbao. There was no way but to let Pull away and live a few more days."
Xu Changxing said: "Deputy Commander, if the Jin army leaves the city at night, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to intercept them."
Zhang Yindao: "What's not easy to intercept? Let the army prepare dry firewood and light a fire in front of the city at night! We can outrun them!"
Xu Changxing promised and went to make arrangements.
Seeing that the Jin army did not attack, Zhang Chi arranged for the two largest ferries to transport two cannons across the river. It is very troublesome to carry a thousand kilogram cannon without tools. Being able to transport two doors across the river in one day is pretty good.
Ba Lisu didn't go down to the city for a whole day. He paid close attention to the movements of the Song army and could see everything clearly. It was almost evening, and he said to Wo Si: "You have selected five thousand elite soldiers and horses. We will rest early today. At midnight tomorrow, we will sail down from the north of the city. There are still sixteen ferries outside the city, and they will all cross the Yellow River at Yinshi." . No matter how much it costs, we must occupy Pinglu! Once we occupy Pinglu, we can cross the river and retreat north. No matter how powerful the Song army is, there is nothing we can do!"
Wo side crossed hands said yes. Went down to select our troops and rest early.
Yuan Ji was on duty in the first half of the night for the Song army, and Zhang Yin took an early rest. At the end of the day, Zhang Yin got up and took over from Yuan Ji.
Guarding a lone lamp, Zhang Yin sat on his seat, shut up and rested his mind. Suddenly, the staff officer Yu He who was on duty at night came in and said: "Deputy Commander, the Jin army has left the city!"
Zhang Yin stood up suddenly and asked: "Which city wall are you coming from? Where are you going?"
Yu He said: "From the north. Judging from their appearance, they want to cross the Yellow River."
Zhang Yin couldn't help frowning after hearing this. Said: "Zhang Chi has occupied Pinglu County, and Ba Lisu has not moved for a day. How can he cross the river in the middle of the night? The ferry over there is very windy and rough, and it is not as good as the Shaanxi-Jin ferry. The Jin soldiers are not familiar with the water, are they seeking death?"
Yu He said: "Shao Ling's soldiers and horses have not yet captured Lingbao County, and the road to retreat to the west has not been blocked, so why bother crossing the river at all costs?"
Zhang Chi thought for a while and said: "Either this guy was using a false shot, or he knew in his heart that retreating to the west is impossible. I think the latter is more likely. Send someone to tell Zhang Chi that the Jin army will be blocked tomorrow. If necessary, I will send reinforcements!"
Yu Hecha said yes, turned around and walked out quickly.
Zhang Chi did not garrison in the city, but near the ferry in Shaanzhou City. The soldiers set up tents slightly behind to rest. Two battalions of troops were on duty at night, keeping an eye on the movements on the river. Seeing the Jin army crossing the river, the entire army immediately formed a formation.
The moon had already set, and the sky was dotted with stars. Cao Shun, the conductor who came over from his shift, felt tired and sat on the shore and dozed off. Suddenly, the soldier beside him shouted: "Commander, look, there is Jin Bing's boat in the river!"
Cao Shun jumped up suddenly. I saw many shadowy boats in the river, riding the wind and waves towards the shore.
"Formation--" Cao Shun suddenly pulled out his sword and ran to the front of the team.
In the starlight, Jin Bing's ship slowly revealed its outline, and it could be seen that it was crowded with people.
Cao Shun took a deep breath. He shouted sternly: "Fire the arrow!"
Following the words, the spearmen in front squatted down, and the crossbowmen behind stood up, shooting crossbow arrows into the river like raindrops.
Wo stood in front holding a shield and loudly ordered the boatman: "Don't stop! Even if there is only one person left on the boat, let him get ashore!"
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Two soldiers held up large shields and stepped forward to protect the boatman. The boatman had no choice but to continue rowing desperately.
The drums of the Song Army sounded, and with the sound of the drums, the order of the military formation stabilized. With the sound of a drum, the gunner squatted down and the crossbowman fired an arrow. With two drum beats, the gunner stood up and the crossbowman sat down and pedaled to cock the bow. And so on.
This is the standard fighting method of the Song Army, but Wang Xiao's hunting army has practiced it very well.
Under the powerful crossbows, Jin soldiers fell into the water from the boats from time to time and quickly disappeared into the Yellow River. Wo Tie didn't care, he just held up his shield and forced the boatman to keep moving forward. He was wearing heavy armor, and even if an arrow occasionally fell on him, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Seeing that the shore was getting closer and closer, before reaching the shore, Wo held a waist knife in his side and jumped out of the boat with a loud shout. Most of the soldiers on the ship had been lost, and the rest followed Wo Si ashore regardless of their own safety. This stretch of river bank was filled with shouts of murder.
Zhang Chi stood on the high ground behind, looking coldly at the battlefield in front. The Song army clearly had an advantage in numbers, and was well-disciplined and skillful in tactics. The Jin army fell in pieces. It’s just that there are more and more ferries docking behind, and there are more and more golden soldiers on the shore.
In just two sticks of incense, Cao Shun's camp in front suffered heavy casualties, losing more than a hundred people.
Zhang Chi said to the soldiers around him: "Order Yu Hai's battalion to come forward and Cao Shun's battalion to withdraw and rest as soon as possible! When the Jin army lands, I don't know how many people there will be. Each battalion must not exhaust its strength! And , order the artillery to prepare, the artillerymen come here!"
The soldier agreed and hurried away.
Not long after, two artillery captains came over and made a promise to Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi pointed to the river bank and said: "The suitable place for landing on the river bank in this area is less than fifty steps. The place where the artillery fires is at those fifty steps, a distance of a hundred steps from the river to the shore. Take a look, the artillery fire Where is the right place to install it?”
The two gunners agreed and surveyed the surrounding terrain.
A streak of fish-belly white has appeared on the horizon, and you can roughly see it clearly. The two captains observed and discussed. After a while, he said to Zhang Chi: "It is best for our guns to shoot flat and slightly upward, otherwise it will be difficult to load. The terrain in this area means that the guns are best fired on the flat ground on the roadside, in these two places."
