One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 319 Night Battle

On the north bank of Taogu Crossing, Qin Yi and Yang Feng's soldiers were busy breaking out of camp.Except for Qin Yi, Yang Feng, and Xu Huang, everyone else didn't know the details and thought they were really going to break camp and withdraw their troops. Therefore, they worked very hard.

It has been three days since I came to Taogudu, and I have to go to the bank of the river every day to wait to fight with Hua Xiong, but the fight has never been successful.Not fighting is a good thing for the soldiers, but if they are not afraid of thieves stealing, they are afraid of thieves thinking about them, but the soldiers have to be on guard all the time, ready to deal with Hua Xiong's sudden crossing of the river to attack, this kind of life is also very uncomfortable.

Tonight is finally going to retreat to the city, so I don't have to live this kind of life of fear.Therefore, even if the officers are not urging, the soldiers work quickly.

In order to lure Hua Xiong to take the bait, Qin Yi intentionally took back the scouts he had released, leaving only one or two scouts by the river to observe.After the scouts of Hua Xiong's army crossed the river and approached for reconnaissance, he sent scouts to the opposite bank to observe the movements of Hua Xiong's army.

Not long after, the two scouts sent by Qin Yi came back.They reported to Qin Yi what they had overheard about the conversation between Hua Xiong and Li Su.

"The fish is hooked." After listening to the scout's report, Qin Yi smiled slightly.

"Brother, since Hua Xiong is going to cross the river elsewhere, I don't think we can just wait here for him to attack. Why don't we move the battlefield?" Yang Feng said.

Qin Yi nodded and said: "Brother Yang is right, Hua Xiong certainly didn't expect us to know his actions, if we can lay an ambush at the place where he crosses the river, he will be caught off guard."

"But where will they cross the river?" Yang Feng asked again.

Qin Yi thought for a while and then said: "Brother Yang, you are more familiar with the terrain in Xiangling than I am. Can you deduce the place where Hua Xiong crossed the river?"

Yang Feng thought for a while, then suddenly called a soldier, and said: "Go, call Niu Laoqi."

"promise!"

The soldier responded and immediately went to find someone.

"Who is Niu Laoqi?" Qin Yi asked Yang Feng in surprise.

Yang Fengdao: "Niu Laoqi is a gang leader in a certain tent. He is a native of Xiangling and has been a boatman on the Fen River for half his life. No one is more familiar with the Fen River than him."

"Oh, Brother Yang's tent is really crouching tiger, hidden dragon!"

"Haha, that Niu Laoqi is neither a tiger nor a dragon, he is just a simple and honest farmer." Yang Feng said, "He originally made a living by ferrying boats on the Fen River. Later, Dong Zhuo forced the court to move the capital to Chang'an, and the people in the southern part of Hedong County also They were all forcibly relocated, and the land was almost empty, and there were fewer people coming and going to and from the Fenhe River. Niu Laoqi lost his business, so he joined a certain subordinate and became a gang leader."

While the two were talking, the soldier came over with a man in his forties.

When the man saw Qin Yi and Yang Feng, he just bowed his hands and moved his lips a few times, with a shy expression on his face, as if he wanted to speak but didn't know what to say.

"Niu Laoqi, do you know any other places near Taogudu that are convenient for crossing the river?" Yang Feng knew Niu Laoqi's character well, so he asked directly without talking nonsense with him.

As soon as Yang Feng asked about this, Niu Laoqi immediately opened up the conversation box and said: "The upstream of Taogu Ferry is very fast, and there is no way to cross the river. Go downstream, ten miles away from here, and the Fen River turns south. The section of the river two miles away is called Niujiaowan, the terrain on both sides is flat, and the current is very slow, although crossing the river on foot may not be stable, but if you ride a horse, it will not hinder you."

As soon as Yang Feng heard this, he said to Qin Yi: "It seems that Hua Xiong will definitely cross the river at Niujiaowan."

Qin Yi nodded: "Hua Xiong wants to attack us at night, so he definitely won't choose a place too far away from us to cross the river. It should be Niujiao Bay."

After speaking, he said to Niu Laoqi: "In a moment, you will be the guide and lead the army to Niujiao Bay."

"promise!"

Turning his head, Qin Yi said to Yang Feng: "Hua Xiong only has [-] cavalry. We are going to make an ambush, and [-] cavalry are enough."

Yang Feng thought for a while and said: "Then let Zhao Yun and Yang Sui, who are hiding in the ambush, go out, together with a thousand cavalry under a certain command. The rest of the people are still here pretending to break out of the camp. At the same time, take precautions to prevent Hua Xiong from entering the camp. Attack across the river from other places."

"That's exactly what I thought."

Yang Feng suddenly smiled: "Brother Qin, why don't you stay in the barracks and lead the troops to ambush Hua Xiong."

Qin Yi said: "Brother Yang is worried that XX will let you stay behind, right? Don't worry, XX has already made up his mind to let Captain Xu stay in the barracks, and XX will go with Brother Yang."

"Haha, it's the best!"

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Hua Xiong and Li Su returned to the military camp. After some discussion, Li Su led 500 people to stay in the military camp. Hua Xiong led 500 people and quietly left the military camp.

The place Hua Xiong chose to cross the river was Niujiaowan.After his army arrived at Peach Valley Ferry, Hua Xiong sent out scouts to reconnaissance the terrain twenty miles upstream and downstream of Peach Valley Ferry.Hua Xiong is also well aware of the location near Taogu Ferry that is conducive to crossing the river.

In order not to alert the enemy on the other side, Hua Xiong marched at a very slow speed. The distance of more than ten li took half an hour, almost no different from walking.

After arriving at Taogu Ferry, Hua Xiong first sent scouts across the river and went to the other side to reconnaissance.

The scouts came back and reported to Hua Xiong that everything within four or five miles of the opposite bank was normal.Hua Xiong was relieved and ordered to cross the river.Since this place is only ten miles away from Qin Yi's military camp, Hua Xiong crossed the river in the dark, not daring to order the soldiers to hold torches as a precaution.

Hua Xiong divided the soldiers into five echelons and crossed the river in batches.

At this time, Qin Yi, Yang Feng, Zhao Yun, and Yang Sui led their respective armies and had assembled two or three miles outside the military camp.

In order to prevent being discovered by enemy scouts, they did not go to Niujiao Bay immediately.But Qin Yi also sent scouts to secretly monitor Niujiao Bay.

When it is dark at night, one or two scouts will not be discovered as long as they do not encounter enemy scouts.

Although Qin Yi and Yang Feng's troops had not yet reached Niujiao Bay, they were not afraid of delaying the battle.Crossing the river is not a march, and the speed is slow. Even if Qin Yi and Yang Feng marched towards Niujiaowan after Hua Xiong's army started crossing the river, there was still time.

When the scouts reported that Hua Xiong's army had begun to cross the river, Qin Yi immediately ordered the army to march towards Niujiaowan.

At first, they slowed down their horses and marched slowly. After advancing three or four miles, the scouts came back and reported that more than half of Hua Xiong's army had crossed the Fen River.

At this time, Qin Yi and Yang Feng's troops were only four or five miles away from Niujiao Bay, and the cavalry could arrive with a single charge.

Qin Yi immediately ordered to set up a battle formation and charge towards Niujiaowan.

As soon as the army charged, the sound of rumbling horseshoes could be heard for miles.On Niujiao Bay, Hua Xiong had already crossed the Fen River, and when he heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, he immediately turned pale with fright: "No, we've been exposed, retreat!"

"Captain, don't retreat, the enemy army is approaching in no time, we can't retreat at all." An officer said to Hua Xiong.

Hua Xiong was startled, and immediately changed his order: "Hurry up, form an formation, and meet the enemy!"

However, at this time Hua Xiong's soldiers also heard the sound of horseshoes, and they panicked.Only a little more than half of the number of people on our own side crossing the river, but listening to the momentum of the enemy army, it seems that there are thousands of people.At this time, our side has not yet formed a battle formation and is defenseless, but the enemy has already launched a charge. No matter how you look at it, you are waiting to die!

There are timid soldiers who turn their horses and go back.The officers stopped yelling and shouting, and most of the soldiers rode around indiscriminately, and people called the horses to neigh, and the chaos became a mess.

Officers at all levels tried their best to suppress them, and after a while of chaos, finally half of the soldiers formed a defensive formation.However, the armies of Qin Yi and Yang Feng also arrived at this time.The war is imminent.

(End of this chapter)