The biggest difficulty in building a floating bridge in the turbulent river water is that it is difficult to fix it, and it may be washed away by the river water at any time. Huang Yueying's design focus is how to fix it. She uses the reefs all over the river as anchor points and uses two ropes to fix a point for traction. Although the floating bridge cannot be solid as a rock, it can greatly improve stability and is not complicated to operate.

Huang Yueying obviously falls into this category when truly smart people use simple methods to solve complex problems.

The craftsmen from the logistics camp and Huang Yueying had been working together for a long time and had a very tacit understanding. They understood at the glance of the drawings. Several people discussed and prepared separately.

Sun Ce brought Xu Qian and others to Gushan opposite the river to actually investigate the terrain. Although he arranged for suspicious soldiers to attract Guo Yi's attention, accidents could happen at any time. Sun Ce should be prepared to fight here and get familiar with the terrain in advance. No matter how well the model is done, it is still a model, and it is better to see the truth with your own eyes. Strategic planning can only exist at the strategic level. In terms of specific tactics, especially small wars with close combat, the terrain has an unimaginable importance.

This is the biggest gain from Sun Ce's exercise of mountain wars in Tongguan Mountain. Mountain wars are different from major wars on the plains. They are inconvenient to communicate and cannot be merciless in the formation. There will be no thousands of people fighting in a formation. Fighting for a commanding height is often only a battle of more than a hundred or even dozens of people. For Sun Ce, a well-trained middle and lower-level general was his advantage, and this small-scale close combat is very beneficial to him.

"General, I'll go and take a look from afar." Ma Chao volunteered as soon as he crossed the river. So far, taking a boat is still a difficult task for him. Every time he finished the boat, he had to find an opportunity to run around and find a balance.

"Don't go too far, be careful of the secret."

"I understand." Ma Chao responded and took Pang De and others away. Although the mountain roads were not wide, they were still galloping like flying. In terms of riding, these Xiliang people were definitely first-class, especially Ma Chao and Pang De, who were born to be suitable for horseback. However, this guy can move but not be still, and it is difficult to become a great person after all.

Sun Ce turned around nearby, compared with the map in his hand, and imagined how to deal with the war once it happened. He was so fascinated that Xu Chu pulled his arm and pointed his hand. Sun Ce looked up and saw a cavalry running from a distance, and was shocked. Ma Chao discovered the situation just after walking not far away. Did Guo Yi arrange people nearby? If this is the case, it would be a little troublesome.

Not long after, the knight rushed to Sun Ce and strangled his mount. "General, I found a team of people coming here, and I don't know the number of people."

"Do you know who it is?"

"I don't know, it's too far away, the Major General is still monitoring him, and he will send someone to report it when there is any news."

Sun Ce understood as soon as he heard it. Ma Chao was using murderous intent. If the opponent was not large in number, he would have a chance to kill the opponent with a favorable terrain and he would have a chance to wipe out the opponent. This is the case with mountain warfare. If the terrain is used well, not only can it be ambushed, but it is not a problem to win with less. He did not want to alarm Guo Yi, but if the opponent hit him in front of him, he would not be able to retreat and lose the opportunity for this sneak attack in vain.

"Go and see." Sun Ce turned over and ran forward with Xu Chu and Pang Tong. Gan Ning, Ling Cao and others were snatching the favorable terrain and preparing for battle. At the same time, they sent people to the ferry to call for reinforcements. Although there were only a hundred people in total, none of them were afraid to fight, and Sun Ce did not need to give instructions. Everyone knew what they could do and what they should do.

When Sun Ce came to the hillside, he saw Ma Chao being behind a huge rock, Pang De protecting him, and the war horse was kept by several knights, hiding deep in the woods. It was very quiet, neither neighing nor roaring.

"General, look." Ma Chao whispered.

Sun Ce bent over and walked to Ma Chao, looking into the distance. In the valley in the distance, several flags appeared and occasionally saw a few figures, but they were too far away to see the words on the flag. Sun Ce waited patiently. After a while, Pang Tong suddenly said, "General, these people are probably not from Guling."

After thinking about it, Sun Strategy passed the map in his mind and felt that Pang Tong made sense. Guling was in the north. If it came from Guling, it should be another valley. This valley leads to the east. Then walk forward for a dozen miles. Zhuji is to the south and Shanyin is to the north. If you want to go to Guling, you will go around a big circle.

The reinforcements from Shanyin are not reasonable. There are already 20,000 people in Guling, so it doesn’t make any sense to add hundreds or thousands of people.

Sun Ce couldn't figure out where the other party came from for a while, so he could only wait patiently. After half an hour, those people gradually entered their sight. The number was not large, about 300 people, but they were more refined, with swords and shields in their hands, bows and crossbows in their strings, and they looked like they were ready to fight at any time. From time to time, they could see scouts coming and going. However, the mountain roads were difficult to walk, and the warning range that was difficult to provide was limited.

Sun Ce gave Xu Chu a wink. Xu Chu understood and arranged for two Yishen to go. Half an hour later, just as the group of people were about to walk to Sun Ce's feet, the two Yishen came back, clamped a prisoner, pushed him in front of Sun Ce, and put the knife on the captain's neck.

"General, ask, we can't understand a word about his bird song."

"General?" The prisoner was stunned for a moment, stared at Sun Ce and looked again and again, very surprised. "Are you Sun Fujun?"

Sun Ce looked at the prisoners and replied in Wu language: "Yes, I am Sun Ce."

"Oh, this is great." The captive smiled and his face was swept away. "Ming Mansion, we are not enemies, we are here to defect to Ming Mansion. We came from Yuyao. The head of the family was named Dong and Xi. You may have heard of it."

When Sun Ce heard this, his brows raised. He did know Dong Xi, but he didn't hear about it in this life. Dong Xi was not that famous yet. Dong Xi was a general of Sun Wu, and like Quan Rou, he took the initiative to surrender. In the original historical trajectory, Dong Xi was Sun Ce's confidant and a loyal minister of Sun Wu. After Sun Ce's death, he had the same contribution to calming people's hearts, just because his reputation was not as loud as those two.

Although history has changed, he still comes. This is the destined iron subordinate.

"So it's Dong Yuanhua, I have indeed heard of it. Why are you here?"

Seeing that Sun Ce called out Dong Xi's word, the captain was so happy that he scratched his head. "The head of the family heard that the Ming Mansion had taken office, he wanted to come to greet him. When he walked to Gaoqianting, he heard that Guo Yi was blocking Ming Mansion in Guling. He guessed that the Ming Mansion would cross the river from here, so he came to greet him."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "What kind of virtue is my Sun Ce? How can I be treated so well by Dong Yuanhua?"

"Hey!" The captain slapped his thigh and was very excited. "The Ming Mansion defeated Zhou Xin in Niuzhu and killed Xu Gong in Wu County had long been spread to Kuaiji. The head of the family said that the Ming Mansion is different from those famous scholars. He will not only look at the portals and do not ask about his talents. If he goes to the Ming Mansion, he will definitely use it and do his best, so he will come to serve with his troops."
Chapter completed!