The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 432

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Suiyang Ferry has been covered with thick snow.The river was already frozen, and the warships had long been padded with wood, standing on the ice like castles.

"General, this winter is much colder than previous years." Feng Liu said to Di Cang.

"Sixth, Xuzhou is so cold. How cold is our hometown?" Di Cang said thoughtfully.

The hometown in Feng Liu's memory is covered with ice and snow for thousands of miles every winter, and the villagers seldom go out throughout the winter.Shrunk at home, burning the kang.That was the best memory, except for the landlord who came to collect the rent at the end of the year, that day was really nostalgic.

"The imperial court divided the land of the rich man's family, so there will always be some surplus food for the festival. It's much better than in previous years, and it won't be the end of the year." Feng Liu said with a sigh.

His elder sister was starved to death in a disaster year.

Di Cang patted him on the shoulder and said: "Let's fight hard and slaughter those rich and unkind landlords. Distribute their land to the people so that more people from poor backgrounds like us can live a good life. "

"Hmm! The general is right." Feng Liu agreed with him very much.

"Good! Well said! Our troops are born from common people, fight for the common people, and serve the common people." Liu Hao's voice came from not far away.

"The last general pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Di Cang saluted Liu Hao with the soldiers guarding the ferry.

"Get up. General Di, what's the matter?" Liu Hao asked while looking at the ice.

"In the past few days, a small group of rebels came to investigate, and we killed them all." Di Cang said with his hands clasped.

Liu Hao nodded: "We must strengthen patrols, and we must not give the rebels an opportunity."

"Yes, the general must keep it in mind." Di Cang said.

In the past few days, the rebel army would send teams ranging from a dozen to dozens of people every day to investigate from the ice. If it weren't for Feng Liu and a few veterans with excellent marksmanship to take charge of the sniping, it would be really difficult to deal with them.

When the river thawed and the warships were able to advance along the river, it was the beginning of the war.

Originally, Du Yu wanted to take advantage of the ice on the river to lead the cavalry to blitz the rebels' material center in Sucheng.However, the rebels built a large number of bunkers on the river bank of Sucheng, and the scouts they sent suffered heavy casualties, so they had to give up.

Fortunately, some local people pointed out the trail. After the spring of next year, they can cross the river from the ferry, and then go straight to Sucheng from the trail.Therefore, the ferry has strategic significance, and Liu Hao decided to send Di Cang to guard it personally.

"General, the enemy is approaching again!" The patrolling officer shouted at Dicang.

"Get ready to fight, sixth son, it's up to you!" Di Cang shouted.

The soldiers quickly entered the fortification, and Feng Liu led a dozen soldiers into the shooting positions that had been prepared long ago.The new-style rifle in his hand shot at the rebels who touched the ice. Just one round of shooting killed more than a dozen people.More than half of the rebels suffered casualties, and they fired a few shots at the ferry fortifications before retreating.

"Damn, come here three times a day, I really want to rush over and kill them all." Di Cang said angrily.

"There will be a chance, so keep calm." Liu Hao said.

The rebel army on the opposite bank was commanded by Tan Hong's younger brother Tan Zhang. He kept sending small groups of troops to harass them in order to detect the firepower configuration at the ferry.To prepare for the next battle, he has mobilized [-] troops and set up camp on the opposite bank.

The warships of the rebel army were much worse than those of the official army. If they didn't take advantage of the freezing of the river to find fighters, they would have to be beaten passively after it thawed.

Tan Hong is not a fool, he also knows that there is only one chance.Therefore, they were very cautious. For this reason, they also placed the most elite cavalry in Ruyin, intending to attack from the south of Suiyang, involving the main force of the government army.

"Hmph! Don't look at them being so bullish now, let's rush over and chop off their heads the day after tomorrow!" Tan Zhang shouted looking at the soldiers who had fled back.

In order to prevent exposure of the news, he concealed the purpose of sending soldiers across the river from his opponents.He just told them that he was going to harass them. The spies of the government and army in Qiaocheng had caused huge damage. It was hard to guarantee that his subordinates would use spies, so he had to be careful.

After two days like this, Liu Hao visited several strategic locations, condolences to the officers and soldiers on the front line, and adjusted some defensive deployments along the way.

In the Suiyang Prefect's Mansion, Liu Hao brought Wei Maoshi and Wang Yuan together with Guo Huai to discuss the next deployment. Li Cunxiao had already occupied three counties in Pengcheng and suppressed the rebels of the Kong family near the county seat of Pengcheng.

"Your Highness, the rebels suddenly attacked the ferry. General Di Cang's troops have been fighting fiercely with the rebels for half a day. Should we send reinforcements?" Li Zhou, the general on duty, said.

"How many people?" Liu Hao asked.

"There are no less than 4 people, and there are rebels everywhere on the river. If it weren't for the artillery support of the big ships, the ferry would have been captured." Li Zhou said.

"Let General Du Yu attack and cut off the rear of the rebels from Pengcheng," Liu Hao said.

"Your Highness, [-] elite cavalry from the rebel army appeared in Nangou of Suiyang. The defenders suffered heavy casualties. We request reinforcements." Lu Yi, another general on duty, said hastily.

"Hmph! Wang Yuan, lead the troops to attack and defeat this group of cavalry." Liu Hao ordered.

"The last general takes orders!" Wang Yuan cupped his hands and said.

The cavalry came and went like the wind, and their mobility was too strong, and it was unrealistic to wipe them out.But their troops attacking the ferry can still be eaten.Du Yu's [-] cavalry are worthless, as long as they can block the retreat of the rebels.Then use artillery to blast the surface of the river, and I don't believe that this group of rebels can still escape.

"General, the kidnapper's mouth is ahead." Chi Taining said to Du Yu.

"Okay, speed up, you will arrive at Kang Village after crossing Guaizikou, within an hour, you must take Kang Chengxiang!" Du Yu said, lashing the black horse under his seat with a whip.

Kangcun is close to the river bank, where the rebels built fortifications, and Tan Zhang's headquarters is also here.He asked his deputy Wang Luanzhi to lead people to attack the ferry, while he drank with the labor envoys sent by Tan Hong in Kang Village.

"General, it's not good, the cavalry of the official army is here!" His personal soldiers pushed the door and shouted.

"What? Where did they come from? Why didn't the troops at Guaizikou report?" Tan Zhang said in horror.

Originally thought that the official army was restrained at the ferry, and he could sit back and relax in Kangcun, but he did not expect the cavalry of the official army to attack.He still has [-] troops by his side, relying on the fortifications, he is not afraid of Du Yu, but he is a timid person, and he is still terrified when he hears that the army is attacking.

His subordinates were all waiting for him to give an order. He picked up the wine on the table and drank it: "Try to stop the officers and soldiers, and I will send the labor force envoys away!"

"Yes!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Du Yu led the cavalry to rush into the position before the rebels entered the fortifications, and blasted a gap with explosives.The rebels were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, mercilessly massacred by [-] cavalry.

(End of this chapter)