Although Wang Shichong was forced to hand over the last ten large ships to Beihai County in the previous negotiations with Zhang Xuan, it did not mean that he was devoted to the idea of ​​Qi County and Beihai County from now on. Wang Shichong immediately collected more than a hundred ships from nearby counties and prepared to serve as a tool for crossing the river to the next time he went south.n∈n∈,.

Not far from Gaotang County, there is a big river connecting the Yongji Canal and the Yellow River, called Qingshui, also known as Qinghe. Qinghe County is named after this big river. About fifty miles west of Gaotang County, there is a depression covering an area of ​​thousands of acres, with a changing field. Thousands of years have turned this depression into a sway, and the Qinghe passes through this sway.

Reeds grow in the water storm, but there is a small military camp on the north bank of the water storm, with two or three hundred people stationed. The reason why Wang Shichong garrisons here is because there are more than a hundred ships moored in the water storm.

This was also the arrangement that Wang Shichong had before he went to Jiangdu. It was not to prevent the raid of Zhang Xuan's ships, but to collect these ships with great effort, which was very important to him.

He needed to use these ships to transport soldiers across the Yellow River, and he also needed these ships to transport military rations for him.

Although the ships were very hidden in the water, they were discovered by the scouts of the Sui army. A small group of soldiers stationed on the shore betrayed the secret of the lake.

Three warships loaded with Beihai County soldiers rushed into the clear water silently under the cover of night. At this time, Wang Shichong was still on the way back to Qinghe County from Jiangdu. There were not many soldiers in Gaotang County, only more than 3,000 people, and were basically stationed in the city.

There are no troops on both sides of Qingshui, and it is deserted. There are some lonely trees on the shore and abandoned villages in the distance, which seem quite desolate and dilapidated.

The warship had been walking for dozens of miles and the river surface became wider. A scout pointed at the water swing in front and whispered: "Captain, there is the entrance to the water swing in front."

This time, Liu Guilin was ordered to sneak attack Qinghe County. He had a very ridiculous feeling. Although both sides were Sui troops, they did so secretly. It was as if they were sneak attacking the enemy. But he also knew that as long as Wang Shichong had a ship in his hand, the threats suffered by Beihai County and Qi County would not be lifted. Only by removing firewood from the cauldron and completely destroying Wang Shichong's water transport ability can he destroy Wang Shichong's wolf ambitions.

The fleet sailed into the water, which Liu Guilin imagined was completely different. It was not a water village. It was just a lake covered with reeds, with no patrol soldiers around, and no water sentry boats. It seemed that Wang Shichong's army would never have imagined that the Sui army on the other side would attack them, and there was almost no defense.

"Captain, there!"

The scout whispered in a low direction to point to the northwest.

Liu Guilin also saw a mast above a reed. Judging from the height of the mast, it was at least a medium-sized cargo ship of about 500 stones, which could transport cargo and sail in the Yellow River. Of course, small boats could also drive in the Yellow River, but they did not carry capacity, so it was meaningless.

The battlefield directly rushed out of the dense reeds and sailed into a wider water surface. The water surface was full of more than 100 ships, about half of which were medium-sized cargo ships of about 500 stones, and the rest were small ships of about 100 stones. These were cargo ships on the Yongji Canal. They were forcibly requisitioned by Wang Shichong.

"Captain, let's do it!"

The soldiers found that there were no one on the ships, and they were moored in the water, as if they were a group of lambs to be slaughtered. The soldiers began to be excited and rolled up their sleeves to do a big fight.

Liu Guilin received the order to destroy all the ships, but at this moment he suddenly had a new idea. He brought 350 naval soldiers, all of whom were good at driving ships. He had enough manpower to tow these 500-stone cargo ships back.

"No!"

He smiled and shook his head, pointing to dozens of five hundred stone cargo ships and said, "Tow all these cargo ships back, concentrate the boats and burn them!"

"But this will be discovered by the other party!" several soldiers said worriedly.

"Burn the ships, they will find that the key is that they have no way to deal with us. Take the time to drive the ships out."

The soldiers jumped onto the ships, and a cargo ship of five hundred stone was sailing towards the water storm. The remaining dozens of small boats were gathered together. The two soldiers lit the ships with a fire and then dived away.

Liu Guilin still ignored an important detail. The boat was just moored in the water covered with reeds. When dozens of small boats burned, the entire reed marsh was also affected.

In the middle of the river, all the soldiers stared at the huge fire that was lit in the distance in a daze. The fire was so terrifying and thrilling that the endless burning fire seemed to swallow the entire earth, and thick smoke covered the sky and the sun.

At this time, even if the soldiers stationed on the shore issued an alarm signal, it would be meaningless. The defenders of Gaotang County had already discovered the fire burning dozens of miles away.

A rapid alarm bell rang out from the city, and a team of soldiers rushed out of the city and rushed towards the Qingshui River under the leadership of the chief general Wang Renze. Wang Renze looked furious and he had realized that something had happened to the ship in the water.

"General, there!" the soldiers pointed to the middle of the river and shouted.

Wang Renze stared at the fleet coming towards him a hundred steps away. In the front was a large ship of Thousand Stones. Dozens of Sui soldiers stood on the side of the ship and laid bows and arrows, looking vigilantly at the soldiers on the south bank of the river. Behind the Thousand Stone warship was a dense 500-stone cargo ship, with as many as 60, and was controlled by several soldiers. In the end, two Thousand Stones ships were overwhelmed. Liu Guilin stood on the last big ship, looking at the panicked Wang Shichong soldiers on the south bank with contempt.

"Shoot me the arrow!" Wang Renze waved his sword and shouted loudly.

Thousands of soldiers shot arrows at the fleet sailing on the river, and the arrows shot into the night sky like rain, but all fell into the dark river water.

Qingshui River is one mile wide. Although it cannot be compared with the magnificent Yellow River, it is also a big river. Boats are sailing on the north bank and are hundreds of steps away from the south bank. Where can arrows be shot?

After shooting only two rounds of arrows, the soldiers on the South Bank stopped shooting meaninglessly and stared blankly at the fleet and gradually moved away. Wang Renze was so angry that his eyes turned black, but he had no choice but to watch the last big ship sailing away. He suddenly screamed and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Just as the Beihai County Navy took away Wang Shichong's warship, Zhang Xuan led 3,000 troops to Dong'an County. These 3,000 soldiers were the troops that Zhang Xuan originally used to guard Beihai County. In fact, in addition to the 1,000 soldiers guarding the Beihai County Pier, Zhang Xuan had mobilized all soldiers including Beihai, Gaomi and Donglai County, a total of 10,000 people.

Among them, three thousand troops were led by Yuchi Gong to guard Mengyin Fort, and the remaining four thousand troops were led by Pei Xingyan and Luo Shixin, respectively, stationed in Dong'an County and Yishui County. In addition, there was a garrison in Dong'an County, which was the three thousand troops led by Qin Yong, including five hundred armored infantry.

It was these three thousand troops that made Zhang Xuan feel a little favor towards Pei Renji. Pei Renji was ordered to march westward to Wagang, and he could have transferred these three thousand troops back, but Pei Renji still left this army to Zhang Xuan, which fulfilled his previous promise.

Of course, Pei Renji also knew that Zhang Xuan was short of military strength and it was difficult to compete with the two bandits of Langya County. Once Zhang Xuan was defeated, Wang Bo would first kill back to Qi County. Pei Renji did not want Zhang Xuan to be defeated by Wang Bo.

Although Beihai County was empty for a while, Wei Yunqi was already recruiting new recruits. Moreover, the people of Beihai County were at peace and even bandits could not cause trouble, so there should be no big problem in safety.

After half a month, Zhang Xuan led his army to Dong'an County again.

"See General!" At the city gate, Pei Xingyan bowed to welcome Zhang Xuan's arrival.

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Is there any movement in the thief army?"

"There has increased significantly in the past two days. There were actually three spies this morning, each team of about five or six people. Their fucking cavalry is hard to catch up!" Pei Xingyan said hatefully.

Zhang Xuan's heart moved, and he suddenly realized something? Wang Bo must have known the news that Pei Renji had fought in Wagang west. Did he want to take the initiative to attack?

At this time, he urgently needed to understand the movements of Wang Bo's army. Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan smiled at Pei Xingyan and said, "I have brought the cavalry too. Do you want to let out a sigh of anger?"

Pei Xingyan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Chapter completed!