Xie Ming

Chapter 302 Nine bends of the Yellow River and thousands of miles of sand

Qinghe County took a day off and the troops were reorganized!

June 7th, afternoon!
The army was reorganized and set out again, heading straight for Linqing County and entering the western border of Shandong.

After a journey of more than fifty miles, we all arrived near nightfall!

There were no permanent garrisons in Linqing County, and Xiao Lang also felt that the city was too small, so he ordered his troops to set up camp in the north of the city.

During dinner in the evening, they discussed with Zhizhong that they still needed to send more people as soon as possible to continue to explore the situation in Jinan Prefecture and its surrounding areas in the east as soon as possible, so as to know ourselves and the enemy and have a targeted approach!

The next day, on the morning of the eighth day, the army continued its march eastward, and by evening, it entered Gaotang County.

At dawn the next day, Xiao Lang was leading his army and was about to set out to catch up with his journey when news suddenly came from the east.

The current Jinan Prefecture is in chaos!

In order to seize the base, the generals of the four towns led their troops to stir up trouble in the city. They allowed their soldiers to cause chaos and openly robbed the people of their food and property, and committed arson, murder, rape and cruelty. The situation became more and more serious!

The four towns were in such disharmony that Huang Degong, who was ordered to guard Jinan Prefecture, could not be persuaded!

So in the past few days, it seems that there are signs of military action and street fighting!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang also became anxious. After gathering the generals and Zhi Zhong for discussion, he decided to lead the cavalry battalion himself, guard the prince and Zhi Zhong and go east first to calm the situation, so as to prevent the four towns from causing unrest and the subsequent situation from getting out of control.

This is Gaotang, which is about 200 miles away from Jinan Prefecture by flat road.

So, Xiao Lang gave the order, and Hu Chen's cavalry set off quickly, following him in front, and headed straight for Jinan!

In the rear formation, Sun Peizhong, Li Hongsheng, Liu, and Gong He's troops were all infantrymen with relatively slow pace, but they also chased along the way.

Ma Minglu was in charge of transporting military supplies, and Xu Jizu led his own soldiers to protect him. They took a southern route and concealed their whereabouts. They temporarily sent troops to the south of Jinan City and stationed them in the dense forest of Qianfo Mountain. They did not stay in the city in order to conceal the eyes and ears of the Jiangbei Army.

Once the order was given, the entire army began to act separately!
By the evening of that day, when the red sun was setting in the west, Xiao Lang and his Hu Chen cavalry had already marched to the beach of the Yellow River!
From here, cross the river and head southeast for more than 20 miles, you will enter the city of Jinan!
"Uu——"

"Haha, two months have passed since we broke out of the capital. We have circled the city at the foot of the mountain, expanded our strategy to the southwest, and are now heading towards Shandong!"

"Today, we finally reached the bank of the Yellow River!"

Xiao Lang led the vanguard generals and Zhizhong, and rode their horses to the beach of the river bend. He reined in his horses and sighed.

"The Yellow River has thousands of miles of sand in its nine bends, and is tossed by waves and wind from the end of the world."

"What a beautiful country! Ah? Haha." Xiao You sighed and recited a poem.

But Hu Chen, who was standing beside him, heard the general's words and just smiled foolishly in defense.

"hey-hey!"

"General, you and Mr. Qiu, you are both scholars!"

"What the hell are you seeing? They all like to play with words!"

"If you take a photo of me, the scenery of the Yellow River is very ordinary!"

"If you don't believe me, take a closer look. The water is yellow, even yellower than our urine!"

Hu Chen's words spoiled the fun and were very practical. As soon as he said them, he caused a burst of laughter from the people around him.

"Hahahaha!"

"Okay, okay, Hu Chen, you can do it!"

"I really lost to you!"

"Okay, you're right!"

"It's yellow! Ah, it's too yellow!" Xiao Jingchuan came to hold it with a crazy smile.

After a burst of laughter, some serious conversation began in the hall behind.

"Hey, General!"

"Should we cross the river first tonight?"

"I was just on my way down the army, and I saw a little smoke a few miles to the southwest. I thought it might be a fishing village."

"If you organize a team to cross the river tonight, I will go with Death Star to check if there are any usable boats!" Changting reported.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang tilted his head, paused, and then spoke again.

"kindness"

"Haha, there's no rush!"

"It's getting late today, and the situation on the other side needs further investigation!"

"Let's not rush across the river, lest we run into trouble and be cut off from our retreat."

"Oh, yes! Tiger Minister!"

"Go, go and give the orders yourself!" "Tonight, the troops will camp on the north bank of the Yellow River, by the water!"

"Let's tell the soldiers to rest for the night. I think the horses should rest after a day of galloping."

"Feed more concentrated feed!"

"Tomorrow morning, when it is still dark, we will take advantage of the darkness to cross the river, and then head straight to Jinan!" Xiao Lang ordered.

"Okay, I understand!" Hu Chen accepted the order, clasped his fists, turned his horse's head, and went to do it immediately after returning.

Xiao You turned around and looked at Hu Chen riding his horse back to the team. He suddenly thought of something else and asked Zhi Zhong.

"Feiyu, is the prince all right?"

"We've been traveling very fast today. Is everything alright?" Xiao asked.

"Haha, don't worry!"

"It's nothing serious, but the carriage was shaking so much that he and Wang Zhixin are probably about to be shaken to pieces!"

"I just came over and saw the two of them supporting each other and resting at the back!" Zhizhong said with a smile.

"Well, since you've ordered us to set up camp here, I won't stay here with you!"

"You go ahead and do your thing. I'll go check on the prince."

"But if there is an emergency, just call me anytime!"

Zhizhong saw that there was no emergency, so he didn't stay any longer. The prince's matter was important, so he and Xiao Lang looked at each other, then turned their horses around and returned to the battle formation!

In response to this, Xiao Jingchuan nodded in agreement and said nothing more.

After Zhizhong turned around and left, Xiao Lang breathed a sigh of relief. He had a rare moment of leisure, so he dismounted his horse, strolled toward the water, and came to the shore.

One of them twisted the scabbard at his waist, leaned over, and scooped up a handful of river water.

The water in front of me was rumbling and rushing rapidly.

Xiao Lang scooped up a pool of water with his hands and let it sit for a long while, waiting for the sand and gravel to sink and reveal the bright yellow water before he moved forward.

He actually gulped down a few big mouthfuls!
With such behavior, people like Changting and the star of death who were standing on their horses behind him could not help but gloat over the misfortune and watch the fun.

After drinking, Xiao Lang frowned and walked back, but his expression suddenly changed, his face turned bitter, and he spat.

"Bah! Bah!"

"Oh, good fellow!"

"This water is really muddy, and the sand makes my teeth ache! Ah, haha." Xiao tasted the river water and made the comment.

Hearing this, everyone in front of him laughed.

"Hahaha, General!"

"This Yellow River water is not good to drink like this!"

"You need to calm down for a while, and then think about it after you're done!" Chang Ting said with a teasing tone.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang was not annoyed, but just grinned and smiled.

A few moments!

Xiao Jingchuan got back on his horse.

"Haha, alright!"

"We are not destined to be idle!"

"Let's go! Today's matter is not over yet!"

"Changting, didn't you just say there seemed to be a fishing village a few miles southwest?"

"Come on! I'll go take a look with you guys!"

"After all, this battalion has thousands of heads, not to mention the horses."

"How to cross the river is a big problem!"

"Tonight, I think we must find some fishing boats and hire some civilians to lead the boats!"

"The Yellow River is fast-flowing. It would be difficult to cross it without experience!" Xiao Lang said casually.

"Yes! Yes!" After receiving the order, Xiao's personal guards responded.

After saying this, everyone rushed out and left the shore.

After Xiao Lang, Gu Changting, Sang Menxing, Liu Erye, Qin Jing and others all protected him nearby and ran to the southwest with him!

(End of this chapter)