PDLP Chapter 496: Wading Across the River
Chapter 496: Wading Across the River
There is also a heavy armored battalion, and it is impossible for them to cross the river fully dressed.
They could only take off their armor and cross the river, which would be the enemy's best opportunity to attack.
As for how many troops the other side has, Wei Bao has not yet reported.
Lin Feng discovered that according to the map, there were two places in Jinjiang where one could enter the water and cross the river.
The water flow in these two places is gentle, the river is shallow, and the mudflat slope is relatively gentle.
One is about three hundred miles away from him, and the other place is far away, about five hundred miles away.
Our team has a lot of baggage, so if we cross the river 500 miles away, our safety will be guaranteed.
However, the round trip of more than a thousand miles would take a lot of time.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and looked at the only river crossing point on the map. He knew in his heart that King Fu's army would probably be waiting for him on the other side.
The purpose of destroying the bridge is to force oneself to take this only path.
If Prince Fu sent a large army over, they would attack from both sides while the Zhenxi Army was crossing the river, and there would indeed be a danger of destroying the Zhenxi Army.
However, we cannot avoid crossing this river.
This put Lin Feng in trouble for a while.
The team is still moving forward, winding its way through the boundless wilderness.
Another day and we arrived at the Jinjiang mudflats, the only place where one could cross the river on foot.
At this time, the vanguard Wang Qian had already led 5,000 troops and 2,000 engineers to the place where the river was crossed in advance.
It is said that this is where the Jinjiang River flows the slowest and the water level is the shallowest.
But the water was still flowing rapidly and the river was wide. It seemed that the distance to the other side of the river was more than two hundred feet.
Looking from afar, there is a vast expanse of smoke and rippling water.
Whirlpools appear from time to time.
There are not many soldiers in the Zhenxi Army who can swim, and most of them are landlubbers.
Looking at such a vast expanse of water, I felt dizzy.
Wang Qian was also in trouble for a moment. No matter how brave the soldiers were, they could only feel their own insignificance when facing the power of nature.
Is this the place that the Weibao Intelligence Camp said is best for hiking and wading?
No matter how you look at it, it seems to be much wider than the river in other places.
The king sent out several teams to search for ferries.
Then they selected soldiers who could swim and went into the water to detect the depth.
Because they were afraid of undercurrents underwater, the soldiers who went into the water tied ropes around their waists to prevent accidents.
After doing all this, Wang Qian could only wait for the results and had no way forward.
Until Lin Feng led his troops to arrive, Wang Qian had collected all kinds of intelligence and sent them to the carriage that Lin Feng was riding in.
Lin Feng looked at the various information in his hands.
This place is called Erliji, and it is indeed the only place in the upper and lower reaches of Jinjiang where you can cross the river on foot.
The river here is nearly two miles wide, and the water flow is indeed the slowest in Jinjiang.
The water is more than nine feet deep, and the river bottom is two and a half feet of silt, mostly aquatic plants, sand and gravel.
The ferry boats within a radius of hundreds of miles have been cleared out, and not a single one can be seen.
Lin Feng pondered, judging from these aspects, even though there was no ferry, it was not difficult to wade across the river on foot. The problem was, where were King Fu's troops now?
If we really want to set up an ambush, it would be quite troublesome.
"Have Wei Bao's cavalry expand their detection range to see where the enemy is hiding."
Lin Feng gave the order casually.
The soldiers who had received the order earlier rode out on horseback.
"Have the engineering battalion prepare more ropes. Stretch ten ropes in the middle of the river and reinforce both banks."
"The vanguard camp in front of the king took off their armor and rode on horseback, using ropes to cross the river and set up camp a mile away on the other side of the river for defense."
"The baggage took half a year to cross the river in several batches."
One order after another, four or five messenger soldiers galloped on horseback and went in different directions to deliver the orders.
Lin Feng brought 3,000 engineers this time, so crossing such a river was not too difficult.
As long as we grasp the location of King Fu's army, we can safely cross Jinjiang.
A soldier who could swim swam to the other side with a rope and began to fix the rope.
The engineers also began to organize the baggage carts and were busy preparing to cross the river.
Shen Jun and Lai Weisheng, according to the planned strategy, started to rush to their respective locations.
Based on their experience, both of them felt that if they were a hundred miles away from where the Zhenxi Army crossed the river, they could avoid the enemy's scouts.
Unfortunately, they underestimated Wei Bao's cavalry detection capabilities.
In the battle with the Tatars, Wei Bao's cavalry troops could often advance about three hundred miles.
The movements of Shen Jun's Fu Wang troops and Lai Weisheng's Black Scarf Army, which were nearly two hundred miles away, had already been discovered.
In less than two or three hours, the news reached Lin Feng.
The rebel army consisted of 20,000 men, 3,000 cavalry, and 17,000 infantrymen. They had marched 150 miles due south.
The Black Turban Army consisted of 10,000 men, 2,000 cavalry, and 8,000 infantry. They were heading northwest and had reached a distance of 180 miles.
In addition, 5,000 infantrymen of the Shanglin Prefecture Army have reached a distance of 120 miles from the Shanglin Prefecture City.
The Sanjiang Prefecture City Army, with 5,000 infantrymen, rushed from the north bank of the Jinjiang River to a distance of 130 miles.
The number of people and distances of each unit were recorded in great detail.
Lin Feng couldn't help but praise it.
"Looking at this data, these guys want to kill me."
Zhao Shuo sometimes rode on Lin Feng's carriage. Because he was worried about the safety of Kyoto, he always paid attention to Lin Feng's action plan.
His identity is special, according to the level of the Dazong Dynasty.
In the Zhenxi Army, Zhao Shuo has the highest title.
However, he was also Lin Feng's chief guard, and the relationship between the two could not be sorted out for the time being, so they just stayed like that.
"Brother, there are 30,000 on the other side and 5,000 on this side. Let me go and kill these 5,000 government troops. They don't know their place."
"Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Let's cross the river slowly. After the king's first 5,000 cavalry, let Lin Qiaomei's second group pass."
Zhao Shuo was puzzled: "Brother, what should we do with the 5,000 people here?"
"I don't bother to pay attention to them. They are just farmers who are half-military and half-civilian. We will have to rely on them to produce food in the future."
Lin Feng looked down at the map.
"The five thousand cavalrymen in front of the king defeated the twenty thousand rebels. Lin Qiaomei's troops went to destroy the ten thousand Black Turban soldiers."
He thought for a moment and said, "Let Hu Jincai's troops disperse the 5,000 government troops here."
Zhao Shuo glared: "Brother, you are right, right? Disperse?"
"Yes, that's right, just disperse it."
"There are still 5,000 people in the Lin Mansion on the other side of the river?"
"Don't worry about it. When they see the rebels are dispersed, they will be scared away."
Zhao Shuo nodded. "Brother, I noticed that you were quite kind to the rebels, but you were very rude to the Black Scarf Army. Why?"
Lin Feng looked up and glanced at Zhao Shuo.
"The Black Scarf Army has been brainwashed and is very stubborn. Keeping them around will cause trouble."
He pondered for a moment and said, "As for the rebels, they are just soldiers who obey orders. They will obey whoever gives them money and food. There is room for them to reform."
Zhao Shuo smiled: "Brother, you have great foresight and have been planning for the development of the Dazong Dynasty for a long time. I admire you."
"Okay, go and watch out, don't let anyone drown."
Shen Jun and Lai Weisheng agreed to launch an attack when half of the Zhenxi Army had crossed the river.
A spy reported that the Zhenxi Army had already crossed the river with a force of nearly 10,000 men.
We are now urgently transporting supplies to the river.