However, Zhang Zong'e pondered for a moment and lowered his head and said: "The Yellow River is no better than other large rivers. Especially when drifting down like this at night, the risk is extremely high. Even if there is a piece of wood holding it, it is very likely that some brothers will encounter mishaps." Du Cheng said: " The brothers followed the eldest brother out. They all knew the dangers of this trip. Even though this method was risky, it would always result in fewer casualties than a head-on charge with Shi Bin's cavalry. Brother Zhang might as well gather the brothers to discuss and use the waterway or the dry road. Let everyone make their own choice and settle down with their destiny."
Zhang Zong'e said: "That's fine, let's gather the brothers to make a decision now." Fang Jinshi said, "Wait a minute, there is one more thing that needs to be done immediately." Zhang Zong'e said, "What's the matter?"
Fang Jinshi said: "I would like to ask Brother Zhang to send some people to strengthen the wall immediately and dig the horse pit in front deeper." Du Cheng said strangely: "We didn't say we were going to evacuate at night, but we also repaired it. What are those for?" Fang Jinshi smiled and said, "It is precisely because we are leaving that we need to repair it."
Du Cheng didn't understand what he said for a moment, but Zhang Zong'e said to a subordinate next to him: "Find some brothers to do what Brother Fang said, and the noise will be bigger."
Fang Jinshi said: "It is best to send some brothers to ride fast horses along the river bank to check where to go ashore, so as to make some preparations."
Du Cheng had been thinking about why Fang Jinshi built those horse pits. It wasn¡¯t until this moment that he figured it out. After hearing Fang Jinshi say that he wanted to send his brothers to check the river, he stood up and said, ¡°I¡¯ll arrange this right away.¡±
Zhang Zong'e said: "It would be best if there is moonlight tonight. Fortunately, the water in this section of the Yellow River is gentle and there are no rapids." Fang Jinshi asked: "How long is this gentle section of the river?" Zhang Zong'e said: "There are three or four Ten miles.¡±
Fang Jinshi said: "That's enough. Let's go ashore thirty or forty miles away." As soon as he arrived, he only sat there for a short while. Things that seemed very difficult to solve suddenly became very easy. Zhang Zong'e couldn't help but feel With this feeling, this young man doesn't seem to be anything special on the surface, but between talking and laughing, he can always come up with some seemingly ordinary, but very useful methods.
The night gradually got darker. Although Fang Jinshi could swim, he didn't want to go into the water and swim downstream, and he was also a little timid about swimming in the Yellow River. He took Liang Cuirong and Huang Jinmian on the largest boat filled with weapons. , go down by boat.
Zhang Zong'e stood in the first row of 3,000 strong men. He said in a deep voice: "Brothers, let's set off now." He said no more, walked forward, and together with several of his subordinates, took a stick. He lifted up the long thick log, strode towards the river, threw the log into the water, then jumped into the river, climbed the log with his left arm, raised his arms and shouted: "Come on." Pan. Follow the wood down the river.
Thousands of strong men from Huimeng Mountain carried the wood and jumped into the water in order. Fang Jinshi stood on the bow of the boat and looked at this rather spectacular scene. He felt very interesting and even regretted not participating in it. But if he wanted to At this time, I jumped into the water and swam with these strong men, but I didn't dare.
Under the bright moonlight, the Junhe River and the Yellow River meet here. The water here is gentle and the calm river flows slowly. More than 2,000 strong men from Huimeng Mountain, including ten people and a log, and three or four people climbing a log. , drifting along the water, with only black heads exposed on the water. On the river bank, there were only a few hundred strong men who could not swim or were unwilling to walk by water, carrying weapons and dry food. Du Cheng's cavalry wrapped the horses' hooves with cloth, and the horses He took off the bell and quietly evacuated downstream along the river bank at night, throwing away everything he couldn't take with him. In the end, only an empty village was left.
Fang Jinshi sat on the bow of the big ship, took off his shoes, smiled and turned to Liang Cuirong, who was standing behind him, and said, "What do you think of my plan?" Liang Cuirong smiled and said, "I know you are the most capable. How can such a small thing be difficult for you?" Fang Jinshi felt proud when he heard her praise, and smiled: "Am I really that powerful?" Liang Cuirong whispered: "Of course it is true."
Fang Jinshi laughed, reached for her hand, pulled her to him and whispered with a smirk, "I'm so smart, reward me." Liang Cuirong hurriedly turned around to see if anyone was paying attention, but she was already there I hugged him hard and kissed him, feeling happy and helpless at the same time.
Suddenly they heard footsteps walking away not far behind them. The two of them turned around, but there was no figure behind them. Liang Cuirong said: "It's Miss Huang." Fang Jinshi said: "Did you see clearly?" Liang Cuirong said: "No. I guessed it based on the footsteps." Fang Jinshi Fu hugged her again and said, "Never mind her, she's disturbing a good thing again for no reason."
Huang Jinmian didn't go far. How far could she go on this boat? She just wanted to take a breather at the bow of the boat, but she accidentally bumped into Fang Jinshi hugging Liang Cuirong and kissing her. Then she turned around and left. She hid in the back of the cabin. Leaning against the board wall filled with weapons, he couldn't help but cursed secretly: "Shameless!"
she alsoKnowing that they were an official couple and that she had made it happen by herself, she felt a life-long hatred in her heart. She raised her head and looked at the moon in the sky. It was passing through the flickering clouds in the sky. What is that person doing under the same moonlight? Is he asleep or reading and writing? Maybe the smart and lovely Miss Xing was playing chess with him. Thinking of this, Huang Jinmian couldn't help but feel extremely depressed. He turned around and punched the cabin wall. The iron on the wall The nails tore the back of her hands, but she didn't even notice.
This big boat was moving down the river. From time to time, the fleet had to rescue some brothers from Huimeng Mountain who had lost strength or lost their way and drifted into the middle of the river. Therefore, they were controlled not to go too fast, and they traveled more than thirty miles. At this time, after turning a corner, someone had already lit a fire on the river bank. Although they were strictly ordered not to speak loudly, there was still some noise. This is the place to go ashore. The brothers from Huimeng Mountain floated these three After more than ten miles, many people were extremely tired. Some people who had rushed there had already cooked food. Some people would salvage the wood and put it on the shore. Some people would abandon it and let it go down the river. Zhang Zong'e stood on the shore in person. I ordered people to call the brothers ashore and count the number of people. I didn't dare to stay here for a long time. After a short rest, I immediately sent the men and horses to get ready and rush to Huangfeng Mountain.
By the time it was dawn, all the hundreds of people who came on foot had safely arrived at the landing place, and only a few people were missing. Zhang Zong'e did not dare to delay at all, and everyone must move forward quickly no matter what, and rush there. Only at Yinma Beach near Huangfeng Mountain can the goods be put ashore.
Fang Jinshi stood on the bow of the boat and yawned in the morning breeze. Today's weather was still very good. The sun slowly spread its rays on the river. Looking at the scenery by the river, overnight, the sun that dredged the river had changed. After entering the mouth of the Yellow River and drifting to the Yinma Beach, the waterway for the next few dozen miles was relatively difficult, but I didn't have to look after the strong men swimming, so the speed was much faster.
He looked at the other side. There was no one or a boat on the grassy embankment. Fang Jinshi was a little worried. He was not worried that Zhang Zong'e would not be able to get here. The overnight march was enough to throw away Shi Bin's army. Even if he had cavalry to chase him, it would take some time. More importantly, several thousand men and horses from Jin Tongda were rushing over. Although the remnant army led by Xiao Kuohai was small, they were all cavalry. Very threatening.
What he was worried about was the more than 300 Jurchen cavalry he saw that day. At this time, there was no news about where these cavalry went. What he was most worried about was how to ensure that once these things came ashore, they would not fall into the hands of the Jin people. Therefore, he did not dare to unload the things on the ship to the shore. On the one hand, he sent spies to inquire about the news, and on the other hand, he waited quietly for Zhang Zong'e to lead his troops.
It wasn't until Fang Jinshi had eaten lunch and slept for half the afternoon that Liang Cuirong came in and called him: "Zhang Zong'e's people are here." Fang Jinshi hurriedly rubbed his eyes and walked out of the cabin. As expected, there was a lively scene on the shore. Zhang Zong'e led the extremely exhausted people. Arriving at Yinma Beach, Fang Jinshi knew that he could not stay here for long. He did not dare to rest until he had to defend the dangerous place of Huangfeng Mountain. He got off the boat and went to the shore, and arranged manpower with Zhang Zong'e. Zhang Zong'e said: "Chen Laoer brought people to rush When we arrived, I asked him to find a suitable mountaintop to prepare. Once we entered the mountain, I felt much more at ease."
Fang Jinshi smiled and nodded. The Yinma Beach is at the foot of Huangfeng Mountain. Huangfeng Mountain is high and densely forested, so Shi Bin's cavalry has no advantage. Moreover, there are many hills here, which is conducive to defense. After climbing over the mountains and taking a long way, you can reach Long Valley directly. Guan Herou conquered the county seat.
After listening to Fang Jinshi's arrangement, Chen Lujun also prepared some large vehicles to come over. As soon as the Huimeng Mountain people he brought and the people led by Zhang Zong'e met, they were all overjoyed. There were even female soldiers from the female camp who hugged their relatives and cried bitterly. , Chen Lujun was already very impressed by the other party Jinshi at this time. This was an extremely difficult task, but he allowed him to solve the problem gently with a few tricks.
Regardless of the hard work, these people hurriedly unloaded the goods from the ship and loaded them into trucks. Four thousand people and horses worked together to transport these things to a high mountain.
Zhang Zong'e sent many spies to inquire about Shi Bin and Jin Tong's people. He always felt that others had helped him a lot and could not ignore Jin Tong's people. The spies reported back several times. Shi Bin was extremely angry. He tried his best Zhang Zong'e tried his best to trap him. Three thousand people and dozens of boats suddenly disappeared from under his eyes, which made him very angry. Wu Jialiang led his cavalry to drive Xiao Kuohai to the foot of Yunneizhou City, and turned around step by step. Force Jin Tongda's troops.
Jin Tong did not want to be his enemy. When he heard that Zhang Zong'e's troops had safely evacuated, he turned around and headed towards Huangfeng Mountain again.