After crossing the Yellow River with his troops, Zhang Chi ordered all the ferries that could be used to be brought to Maojin Village, and all the unusable ferries were scuttled. He led his soldiers to form a formation in front of Pinglu County to guard the river bank. Because there was a ferry in the north of Shaanzhou City, It's just that it's much smaller, so I don't dare to be careless at all.

Until noon, Balisu tried to send troops out of the city twice more, but they were beaten back. He knew in his heart that it was impossible for the army to leave the city during the day.

Wo Ze arrived at the top of the city, watched for a while, and said to Ba Lisu: "Lang Jun, why didn't the Song army attack the city? Seeing as their cannons are so sharp, the city wall may not be able to block it."

Ba Lisu sighed: "If my guess is correct, the Song army outside the city should be waiting for news about Lingbao. When we withdraw westward, we must pass Lingbao. If the Song army captures Lingbao County, it will be completely blocked. We are on the way to retreat to the west. Zheng Jianchong is in Hucheng and only thinks about his own safety, but he has caused great harm to us!"

Wo Zi was taken aback and said hurriedly: "According to what Lang Jun said, does the Song Army want to annihilate us all?"

Ba Lisu said: "As soon as the Song army arrives, they will seize the ferry first. Don't you understand? In my opinion, it is impossible to retreat to the west. There may be a chance of survival to the north. Shaanzhou City is adjacent to the Yellow River. No matter how powerful the Song Army's artillery is, , and cannot be put into the river for use. For the current plan, we can only leave the city from the north and cross the river to capture Pinglu County! As long as we capture the ferry, most of the soldiers can leave the city at night and escape."

Wo Zi said with enthusiasm: "Lang Jun, as long as you give me two thousand soldiers, I will capture Pinglu County!"

Ba Lisu said: "Two thousand? Nephew, you underestimated the Song army on the opposite side! I think they crossed the river with about three thousand people, occupying a favorable location. If they want to take back Pinglu County, two or three thousand I'm afraid it won't work. Don't be impatient, just wait until night and then think of a solution."

Zhang Yin took the telescope and looked at Shaanzhou City. He said: "Ba Lisu can endure it. After attacking several times, he didn't leave the city. No matter how fast Shao Ling's soldiers moved, it would still take two days." Only time can capture the Lingbao. There is no other way but to let Ba Lisu survive for a few more days."

Xu Changxing said: "Deputy Commander, if the Jin army leaves the city at night, I'm afraid we won't be able to intercept them."

Zhang Yindao: "What's not easy to intercept? Let the army prepare dry firewood and light a fire in front of the city at night! We can outrun them!"

Xu Changxing promised and went to make arrangements.

Seeing that the Jin army did not attack, Zhang Chi arranged for the two largest ferries to transport two cannons across the river. It was very troublesome to transport the one thousand kilogram cannons without tools. Being able to transport two cannons across the river in one day was considered very good.

Ba Lisu did not go down to the city for a whole day, paying close attention to the movements of the Song army, and could see everything clearly. It was almost evening, and he said to Wo Si: "You have selected elite soldiers and generals, a total of five thousand soldiers and horses. Today, early in the morning Rest. Tomorrow, we will go down to the city from the north of the city. There are still sixteen ferries outside the city, and they will all cross the Yellow River at Yinshi. No matter how much it costs, we must capture Pinglu! Once we capture Pinglu, we can cross the river and head towards Retreat north. No matter how strong the Song army is, there is nothing they can do!"

Wo side crossed his hands and said yes. He went down to select his troops and rest early.

Yuan Ji was on duty for the first half of the night, and Zhang Yin went to rest early. At midnight, Zhang Yin got up and took over from Yuan Ji.

Guarding a lone lamp, Zhang Yin sat on his seat and rested in silence. Suddenly Yu He, the staff officer on duty at night, came in and said: "Deputy Commander, the Jin army has left the city!"

Zhang Yin stood up suddenly and asked: "Which city wall are you coming from? Where are you going?"

Yu He said: "Looking at them from the north, they want to cross the Yellow River."

Zhang Yin couldn't help frowning after hearing this. He said: "Zhang Chi has occupied Pinglu County and has not moved for a day. How can he cross the river in the middle of the night? The ferry over there is windy and rough, and it is not as good as the Shaanxi-Tianjin ferry. Jin Bing did not

Are you familiar with the properties of water, and aren’t you seeking death?”

Yu He said: "Shao Ling's soldiers and horses have not captured Lingbao County, and the road to withdraw from the west has not been blocked, so why bother crossing the river at all costs?"

Zhang Chi thought for a while and said: "Either this guy was using a false shot, or he knew in his heart that retreating to the west is impossible. I think the latter is more likely. Send someone to tell Zhang Chi that the Jin army will be blocked tomorrow.

If necessary, I will send reinforcements!"

Yu Hecha said yes, turned around and walked out quickly.

Zhang Chi did not garrison the city, but near the ferry in Shaanzhou City. The soldiers set up tents slightly behind to rest. Two battalions of troops took turns on duty at night, always paying attention to the movements on the river. When they saw the Jin army crossing the river, the entire army immediately

Array.

The moon had already set, and the sky was dotted with stars. Commander Cao Shun, who came over from his shift, felt tired and sat on the bank and dozed off. Suddenly, the soldiers beside him shouted: "Commander, look, there are Jin soldiers in the river.

Boat!"

Cao Shun suddenly jumped up. He saw many shadowy boats in the river, riding the wind and waves towards the shore.

"Array in formation -" Cao Shun suddenly pulled out his sword and ran to the front of the team.

In the starlight, Jin Bing's ship slowly revealed its outline, and it could be seen that it was crowded with people.

Cao Shun took a deep breath and shouted sharply: "Fire the arrow!"

Following the words, the spearmen in front squatted down, the crossbowmen behind stood up, and shot crossbow arrows into the river like raindrops.

Wo stood in front holding a shield and loudly ordered the boatman: "Don't stop! Even if there is only one person left on the boat, let him get ashore!"

Two soldiers held up large shields and stepped forward to protect the boatman's body. The boatman had no choice but to continue rocking the oar desperately.

The drums of the Song Army sounded, and with the sound of the drums, the order of the military formation stabilized. With one drum beat, the gunmen squatted down, and the crossbowmen fired arrows. With two drums, the gunners stood up, and the crossbowmen sat down and stepped on the strings. The cycle repeats.

This is the standard fighting method of the Song army, but Wang Xiao's hunting army has practiced it very well.

Under the powerful crossbow, Jin soldiers fell into the water from the boat from time to time, and soon disappeared into the Yellow River. Wo Zi didn't care at all, but just held up his shield and forced the boatman to keep moving forward. He was wearing heavy armor, even if he occasionally

Even if the arrow fell on him, he wouldn't be seriously injured.

Seeing that the shore was getting closer and closer, before reaching the shore, Wo Tie held a waist knife and jumped off the boat with a loud shout. Most of the soldiers on the boat had been lost, and the rest followed Wo Tie ashore, regardless of their safety.

This stretch of river bank was filled with shouts of murder.

Zhang Chi stood on the high ground behind, looking coldly at the battlefield in front. The Song army clearly had an advantage in numbers, and was well-disciplined and skilled in tactics. The Jin army fell in large numbers. However, ferries kept coming to the shore from behind, and the Jin soldiers on the shore were getting more and more.

Come more and more.

In just two sticks of incense, Cao Shun's camp in front suffered heavy casualties, losing more than a hundred people.

Zhang Chi said to the soldiers around him: "Let Yu Hai's battalion come forward and Cao Shun's battalion withdraw and rest as soon as possible! The Jin army landed. I don't know how many people there will be. Each battalion must not exhaust its strength! And

, order the artillery to prepare, the artillerymen come over!"

The soldier agreed and left quickly.

Not long after, two artillery captains came over and made a promise to Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi pointed to the river bank and said: "The suitable place for landing on the river bank in this area is less than fifty steps. The place where the artillery fires is at those fifty steps. It is a hundred steps away from the river to the shore. Take a look, the artillery fire

Where is the right place to install it?”

The two gunners agreed and surveyed the surrounding terrain.

A streak of fish-belly white appeared on the horizon, and you could roughly see it clearly. The two captains observed and discussed. After a while, they said to Zhang Chi: "It is best for our guns to shoot flat and rise slightly, otherwise it will be difficult to load. This area
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