Chapter 614

Under Tang Yin's instruction, the Feng Army put out all the small boats they had collected and moored them on the shore. It looked like the Feng Army was going to attack the Ning Army camp from the front. In secret, the Feng Army had secretly moved the rafts they had hurriedly built to a place 20 miles south of the camp, and the army also quietly gathered there.

As Le Tian and Ai Jia had discovered, the river here was not wide and the water flow was gentle. Looking at the opposite bank, there was a lush green and dense forest that stretched as far as the eye could see. Tang Yin came to check it out in person. He squatted in the grass, squinting his eyes and staring at the opposite bank, silently making judgments in his heart.

Although the Zhang River has the word "river" in its name, its width is actually about the same as that of a river. The river width is generally between two and three miles, and the river width here is at most about one and a half miles. In addition, the water flow is not turbulent. In the absence of enemy obstruction, Tang Yin estimated that it would take at most 20 minutes for the raft to reach the other side.

Thinking of this, he turned around and said, "Mu Qing!"

Xiao Muqing leaned close to Tang Yin and whispered, "Here!"

Tang Yin asked, "How many rafts do we have?"

Xiao Muqing made a quick calculation and said, "There should be no less than 5,000."

Tang Yin nodded. With 5,000 rafts, it would not be a problem to transport 50,000 soldiers. The 200,000 soldiers on his side could all cross the Zhang River in four or five hours. He squinted his eyes, looked at the dense forest on the opposite bank, and asked the generals on his left and right, "What do you think of this place?"

Xiao Muqing answered first, "This place is a great place to secretly cross the Zhang River!"

Liang Qi and Ziying also nodded in agreement. Now they also saw the hope of their victory. If they could really cross the Zhang River without anyone noticing, they would definitely catch the Ning Army off guard. Changsun Yuanhong was seriously injured, and the more than 100,000 Ningguo Western Army was not to be feared at all.

It can be seen that Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Ziying have all raised their fighting spirits. Tang Yin is happy. The three of them are beginning to have confidence in this battle, which undoubtedly proves that this battle is indeed feasible. Tang Yin looked around and saw Le Tian. He waved to him and asked, "Le Tian, ​​have the brothers sent to the other side come back?"

Le Tian shook his head and said, "For the sake of secrecy, I didn't send many people. It will take some time to carefully investigate such a large secret forest. It will probably be almost done in the afternoon or evening."

"Yes!" Tang Yin rolled his eyes and said to Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Ziying, and Gu Yue, "Gather all the soldiers of the army. As long as we confirm that there are no ambushes on the other side, our army will cross the river immediately."

"Yes! King!" Even if Tang Yin didn't say it, the main force of the Feng Army was quietly gathering here.

More and more Feng Army rushed over. Fortunately, the shore was full of weeds more than half a person tall. The soldiers of the Feng Army squatted in the grass and looked coldly, but they couldn't see anything. Time passed by bit by bit, but the other side was still and calm, not even a shadow could be seen, let alone the Sky Eye scout.

Tang Yin seemed relaxed on the surface, but he was already anxious in his heart. He knew that things should not be delayed, and if things were delayed, there would be changes. If he delayed like this, who knew when a group of Ning troops would come over and see through his actions. If he missed this opportunity, it would be even more difficult to find such a great attack position.

He had never felt that time had passed so long. Gradually, the blazing sun in the sky turned into a sunset. The 200,000 Feng troops had been waiting on the shore for more than three hours, and it was almost evening. Several times, Tang Yin wanted to order an attack without waiting for the Sky Eye scout, but his reason immediately suppressed the temptation in his heart, and at the same time reminded himself again and again that he should not take the lives of 200,000 soldiers as a joke.

The sky was getting darker and darker. Just as people were patiently waiting anxiously, there was a sound of water splashing on the shore, and then a wet man in black walked out of the river.

"Someone!" Tang Yin, who was standing at the edge of the river, had sharp ears and immediately heard someone coming ashore. Le Tian was refreshed and said in a hurry: "My lord, I'll go and take a look."

"Yes! If it's a brother who came back from the investigation, bring him to me immediately."

"Yes! My lord!"

Le Tian walked towards the river with his back raised through the weeds. Not long after, Le Tian returned, followed by a young man in black. He walked back to Tang Yin quickly and waved to the young man behind him. His excitement was beyond words, and he whispered to Tang Yin: "My lord, it's the brother I sent out to investigate who's back!"

"Oh?" Tang Yin's eyes lit up and he looked at the young man in black behind Le Tian. The young man looked like he was in his early twenties, not tall, with a sturdy body, and his muscles were bulging. He looked ordinary, but his small eyes were bright and energetic. As Tang Yin looked at the young man, he suddenly felt like he had seen him before, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him. He asked Le Tian, ​​"Is this brother from your Tianyan?"

"Yes! His name is Wang Hai, and he was one of the first brothers when Tianyan was established!" Le Tian responded first, and then asked, "What? Does your majesty think there is something wrong?" As he spoke, he looked back at Wang Hai.

"Nothing is wrong." Tang Yin smiled and waved his hand. Since he was an old man from Tianyan, it was normal for him to have seen him before, and it was right to have a sense of acquaintance. He asked, "Wang Hai, have you found out everything on the other side? Are there any ambushes from the Ning Kingdom in the forest?"

"No!" Wang Hai shook his head like a rattle, and said in an extremely affirmative tone, "My brothers and I have carefully inspected the forest. Not to mention ambushes, there are no secret sentries from the Ning army."

"Are you sure?" Tang Yin looked straight at Wang Hai with burning eyes.

Wang Hai looked confused, nodded blankly and said, "Of course, Your Majesty, this is what I saw with my own eyes!"

"Yes!" After hearing this, Tang Yin no longer hesitated and waved to Wang Hai: "Thank you for your hard work, little brother, you go down and rest!"

Wang Hai was flattered to be called a brother by the king. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I'll leave you, villain!"

After Wang Hai left, Tang Yin clenched his fist, waved his hand to call the generals, and ordered: "We have just received the news that there is no ambush or hidden sentry in the forest on the other side. Our army will cross the river immediately!"

"Yes! Your Majesty, the general will give you the order right now." Xiao Muqing and others have been waiting for Tang Yin's order for a long time. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone responded with their hands in hand. When people were about to leave, they suddenly remembered something and asked Tang Yin said: "Your Majesty, which army will cross the river first?"

Tang Yin thought for a while and said to Guan Tang: "General Guan, I will lead the new army to cross the Zhang River first. There are few new soldiers, so I can bring more baggage and food and grass."

Guan Tang's face straightened, he stepped in and saluted, "General, I will obey your order!"

Tang Yin gave an order, and the new army led by Guantang crossed the river first.

After hearing the order, 30,000 New Army officers and soldiers stood up from the grass and moved the rafts hidden in the weeds to the river. Five thousand rafts were unfolded. Looking up, the shore was covered with darkness and there were many wind troops. Like ants, they were either walking on the raft or carrying luggage, shuttling back and forth, extremely busy.

At this time, Tang Yin and others no longer concealed their presence, straightened up one after another, walked to a high ground, and watched their own crossing of the river.

Not long after, the first batch of rafts quietly left the shore and rowed quickly to the other side.

These more than a thousand rafts were filled with wind troops, at least more than ten thousand people. They were gliding on the river very fast, covering more than ten meters in an instant. Then came the second batch of rafts, and The first batch was the same, with more than 10,000 people on it, followed by the third and fourth batches... The rafts at the back were mainly made of war horses, baggage, and food.

Although the new army is all new recruits who have just been recruited into the army, most of them are familiar with water. They did not panic at all while standing on the rickety raft, and no one fell into the water. This is better than the Pingyuan Army, Sanshui Army, and The Sky Eagle Army and the Directly Affiliated Army are too strong.

Watching his own soldiers rowing to the other side on rafts in batches, a smile gradually appeared on Tang Yin's face, and his eyes were so bright that they were about to shine. At this time, his heart was nervous and excited at the same time. He did not expect that the war would It's actually progressing so smoothly.

Time flies by, and the first batch of rafts are getting closer and closer to the west bank of the Zhang River. People squint their eyes, clenched their fists, and stare at the other bank in the dim light of dusk. Now everyone has their hearts in their throats. Eyes, pray silently, don't let any accident happen at this time.

After an unknown amount of time, the first batch of rafts finally arrived at the west coast with everyone's eager anticipation. Clearly seeing his own soldiers pouring from the raft onto the river bank like a tide, Tang Yin's beating heart finally calmed down. He let out a long breath, then couldn't help but smile up and said to everyone on the left and right: "Tomorrow. Early in the morning, our army will set up camp in Ningying!"

"Haha——" Everyone laughed loudly when they heard this. Xiao Muqing said to the general behind him: "Send the order and let our soldiers prepare to cross the river!"

"Yes! General!" The general responded excitedly, cupping his hands, turning around and running away.

In the eyes of Tang Yin, Xiao Muqing and others, as long as they can successfully cross the Zhang River and reach the west bank, the war will be more than half successful. But what everyone never expected was that the new army that crossed the Zhang River first would really succeed. Became cannon fodder.

Just as the Pingyuan Army had formed a battle formation by the river and was just waiting for their raft to return from the other side, they suddenly heard a sharp and piercing scream coming from the dense forest on the other side. In response to this sound, the battle-hardened people were shocked. It looked so familiar, it was the rattle arrow used to send orders.

Everyone froze, with surprised expressions on their faces, eyes wide open, and looked towards the other side.

The woods on the west bank of the Zhang River suddenly lit up with firelight as dense as stars. Before people could figure out what was going on, the firelight shot out at the same time. It was a burning rocket wrapped in oilcloth.

Feng Jun, who had just landed, was carrying the baggage, food and grass from the raft downwards. He was caught off guard by the sudden array of arrows without any precaution. The new army had just been established for three days and had not yet had time to undergo systematic training. The people did not know how to fight. They did not know how to respond to the sneak attack. As the arrow array flew in, the wind troops on the shore and on the rafts suddenly became live targets. , the long river bank instantly turned into a hell on earth.