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It looked like Feng Army was going to attack Ning Army Camp from the front. While in the dark, the Feng Army had already secretly moved the wooden raft that had been rushed out to a location twenty kilometers south of the main camp, where a large army was also quietly gathering.
Just as Le Tian and Ai Jia had investigated, they saw that the surface of the river was not wide, and the water flow was also calm. When they looked towards the other side, they could see a verdant and dense forest, with no end in sight. Tang Yin had personally come over to check. He squatted on the In Grass and narrowed his eyes, looking at the other side, silently making his judgement.
Although Zhang River were named as the name of the river, it was actually around the same width as the river. The river usually was between two and three kilometers, and in this place, the width of the river was only around one and a half kilometers at most. Furthermore, the water current was not very turbulent, so without any hindrances, Tang Yin estimated that it would take at most twenty minutes for the wooden raft to reach the other side.
Thinking about this, he turned his head and said: "Muqing!"
Xiao Muqing leaned in close to Tang Yin and said in a low voice: "Present!"
Tang Yin asked: "How many rafts do we have in our army?"
Xiao Muqing did a brief calculation and said, "There should be no less than five thousand of them."
Tang Yin nodded his head, with five thousand wooden rafts, it wouldn't be a problem to transport fifty thousand soldiers to it. With his own two hundred thousand strong army, it would take four to five hours to completely cross Zhang River. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the dense forest on the other side, asking the generals on his left and right, "What do you think of this place, everyone?"
Xiao Muqing answered first, "This place can be considered the best location for the Secret Crossing Zhang River!"
Liang Qi and Zi Ying also nodded in agreement. Now, the two of them could see the hope of their side winning. If he really could cultivate Zhang River without anyone knowing, then he would definitely be able to catch the army off guard. Zhangsun Yuanhong was also severely injured, so over a hundred thousand of his Ning Country s were simply not enough to make him afraid.
could tell that the fighting spirit of Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi and Zi Ying had already been raised. Tang Yin was overjoyed, the three of them had confidence that this battle would work, so it undoubtedly proved that it was indeed feasible. Tang Yin looked around and spotted Le Tian. He waved to him and asked: Le Tian, have the brothers that were sent to the other side returned?
Le Tian shook his head and said, "For the sake of secrecy, I have not sent many people. It will take some time to investigate such a large forest. I think we will reach the end of the afternoon or evening."
"Yes!" Tang Yin rolled his eyes, then said to Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Zi Ying, and Gu Yue: "Gather all the soldiers here, as long as there are no ambushes on the other side, our army will immediately cross the river."
"Yes!" "Great King!" Even if Tang Yin did not say it, the main force of the Feng Army was quietly gathering towards this place.
The more Feng Army that rushed over, the more gathered there were. Fortunately, the plants on the shore were around half the height of humans, so when Generals And Soldiers of Feng Army squatted in the grass, he could not see anything with a cold gaze. Time passed slowly, but the other side of the river was still and quiet all the time, not even a single person could be seen, not to mention any trace of the Sky Eye Scout s.
Tang Yin appeared to be relaxed on the surface, but his heart was already starting to become anxious. He knew very well the principle that there was no time to delay, and if things kept delaying, who knew when a group of the Ning army would come and see through their movements? If they missed this opportunity, it would be extremely difficult to find such an excellent position to attack.
He had never felt such a long time. Gradually, the blazing sun in the sky turned into the setting sun. Two hundred thousand Feng Army s were waiting at the shore for more than six hours. There were several times when Tang Yin wanted to order an attack without waiting for Sky Eye Scout, but he immediately suppressed the impulse in his heart and reminded himself that he should not take the lives of two hundred thousand soldiers as a joke.
The sky was getting darker. While the people were patiently waiting, the sound of water splashing could be heard from the shore. Soon after, a wet man in black walked out of the river.
"There's someone here!" Tang Yin, who was standing at the edge of the river, had sharp ears. Le Tian's spirit was lifted as he hurriedly said, "Great King, I'll go take a look."
"Hm!" If any of the brothers from the investigation are back, bring them to me right away. "
"Yes!" "Great King!"
Le Tien crawled through the weeds and headed for the river. Not long after, Le Tian returned with a black-clothed youth following behind him. He quickly returned to Tang Yin's side, and at the same time, waved to the young man behind him. He was extremely excited, and said to Tang Yin in a low voice: "Great King, the brother that this general sent to investigate has returned!"
"Oh?" Tang Yin's eyes lit up, he raised his gaze to look at the black clothed young man standing behind Le Tian. He was in his early twenties, not too tall, with a sturdy build, and muscles bulging out of his body. As Tang Yin looked at the young man, he suddenly felt a sense of d?j? vu, but he could not remember where he had seen him before. He asked Le Tian, "Is this brother from your Sky Eye?"
"That's right!" His name is Wang Hai, he was the first group of brothers to establish Sky Eye! " Le Tian first responded, then asked: "What? Does the King feel that something's wrong? " As he spoke, he once again took a glance at Wang Hai.
"Nothing wrong." Tang Yin smiled as he waved his hand. Since he was an old man from the Sky Eye, then it was normal for him to have met before. He asked: "Wang Hai, have you investigated everything when you went to the other side? Are there any enemy troops ambushing the forest with Ning Country? "
"No!" Wang Hai shook his head like a rattle drum, and said with an incomparable certainty: "My brothers and I have carefully investigated that forest. Let alone ambushing, we didn't even have a sentry from the Ning Army."
"Are you sure?" Tang Yin's eyes were sharp like a torch as he stared straight at Wang Hai.
Wang Hai's face revealed a lost look, he nodded his head and replied in a daze: "Of course, my King, I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Yes!" After Tang Yin heard this, he no longer hesitated. He waved towards Wang Hai and said, "Little brother, you've worked hard.
To be called a brother by the King, Wang Hai was overwhelmed by the favor. He knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "I will take my leave!"
After Wang Hai left, Tang Yin clenched his fist, waved his hand, summoned his generals, and ordered them: "We have just received news that there are no hidden troops on the other side of the forest. Our troops will cross the river immediately!"2
"Yes!" Great King, this lowly general will pass down the order right away. " Xiao Muqing and the rest were already waiting for Tang Yin's order, right after he finished speaking, everyone cupped their hands and replied, just as they were about to leave, they suddenly remembered something, and asked Tang Yin: "King, which army is to cross the river first?"
Tang Yin thought for a while, then said to Guan Tang: "General Guan, I will lead the new army to the Zhang River. There are less new soldiers, so we can bring some more supplies and food there."
Guan Tang's face turned serious, he interfered and saluted: I obey!
With Tang Yin's order, the new troops, led by Guan Tang, crossed the river first.
Hearing the order, the thirty thousand soldiers of the New Army all stood out from the In Grass, and moved the raft that was hidden in the grass to the river side. The five thousand rafts spread out, and when they looked out, they would see a black mass on the shore, with Feng Army like that of ants, either walking onto the raft, or carrying loads of supplies, shuttling back and forth, it was extremely busy.
Just then, Tang Yin and the rest stopped hiding their traces, they all stood up and walked to a high ground, and watched their movements while crossing the river.
Not long after, the first batch of wooden rafts quietly left the shore and quickly went to the other side.
The speed at which they glided across the river was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they had moved more than ten meters ahead of them. Following that, it was the second batch of rafts, and just like the first batch, there were also tens of thousands of people on it. The wooden rafts behind them were mainly made up of war horses, heavy transport supplies, and food.
Although the new recruits had only just been recruited, the majority of the new recruits knew to be underwater. Standing on the swaying raft, they did not panic in the slightest, nor did they lose their footing.
As he watched his soldiers get on their wooden rafts and go across the river in batches, a smile slowly surfaced on Tang Yin's face. His eyes were so bright that they seemed like they were about to shoot out light, and right now, his heart was both nervous and excited.
Time flew by quickly, and the first batch of rafts were getting closer and closer to the west side of Zhang River. People squinted their eyes and clenched their fists tightly, borrowing the dim light of the evening to stare fixedly at the opposite side.
After an unknown period of time, the first batch of rafts finally arrived at the West Bank. He let out a long breath, and then, he couldn't help but smile towards the sky. He said to the people on his left and right, "Tomorrow morning, our army will set up camp!"
"Haha ?" When everyone heard this, they all started laughing loudly. Xiao Muqing said to the deputy general behind him: "Pass down the order, let our soldiers prepare to cross the river!"
"Yes!" "General!" The deputy general replied in excitement as he turned and ran away.
In the eyes of Tang Yin and the rest, as long as they could smoothly pass through Zhang River, up to the West Bank, then most of the war would have been won. But no one would have thought that the new army that had passed through Zhang River would actually become cannon fodder.
Just as Pingyuan Army was lining up the battle formation by the river and was waiting for his wooden raft to return from the other side, suddenly, he heard a sharp and ear-piercing whistling sound coming from the forest on the other side. Everyone who had experienced much in the battlefield were extremely familiar with this sound, it was the sound of an arrow being used to transmit orders.
Everyone's body stiffened as they revealed looks of surprise. Their eyes widened as they looked towards the other side.
A dense, starry flame suddenly lit up in the forest on the west bank of the Zhuo River. Before anyone could figure out what was going on, the flame shot out at the same time. It was a rocket burning with tarpaulin.
Feng Army who had just come ashore was currently moving the ship's cargo and grain on the wooden raft downwards. They weren't on guard at all, and were completely caught unprepared by the sudden arrows. The new army had only been formed for three days, and they hadn't even had the time to do systematic training, so people wouldn't fight. Facing sneak attacks, and not knowing how to deal with them, the Feng Army on the shore and on the raft immediately became like a living target, and the long riverbank instantly became hell on earth.
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