Nighttime is Dongning's specialty!
Not to mention the special forces squad members, of course they wouldn't miss it!
From midnight to dawn, members of each squad took turns harassing Wu Junsheng's troops.
More than a dozen grain wagons were destroyed in the grenade bombardment.
Wu Junsheng's eyes were still bloodshot and his face was somewhat gloomy until the next morning.
Wu Junsheng is used to it now!
In fact, after receiving this task, Wu Junsheng had already anticipated what would happen.
However, he just didn't expect it to be this difficult!
"keep going!"
Wu Junsheng gave the order in a deep voice.
Despite his anger, he knew that leaving this place as soon as possible was the most important thing.
After a long day of effort, Wu Junsheng's troops finally left the muddy official road area.
However, nearly half of the tens of thousands of bushels of grain were lost, and some grain carts were also damaged.
Wu Junsheng felt somewhat helpless about these things.
After leaving the muddy official road, Wu Junsheng's troops increased their speed, eager to reach the Yuguan front as soon as possible.
However, when they arrived at the Yinma River, Wu Junsheng was stunned to see the small bridge collapse with a crash.
"this……"
Wu Junsheng's expression changed drastically. He never expected that those despicable rioters would blow up the bridge.
There is only this small bridge over the Yinma River near Changli County, which is also the only way to and from Changli County.
Now that the small bridge has been destroyed, how are they supposed to cross the river?
Although the river is not very full now, how can we transport tens of thousands of bushels of grain across the river?
For a moment, Wu Junsheng felt both angry and helpless.
General Wu,
A captain approached and said, "I heard there's a small bridge about thirty miles south of Changli County that we can cross. Let's take a detour to cross the river!"
"That's the only way."
Wu Junsheng nodded and replied helplessly.
Immediately, Wu Junsheng led the grain transport team along the riverbank, heading south.
After leaving the official road, the road became difficult to travel, and there was another area ahead that had also been affected by yesterday's floods.
However, the advantage of walking along the river is that it can reduce the pressure in one direction, and at least they won't encounter rioters near the river.
Their pace slowed, and the frequency of attacks by the rioters increased.
It took them more than 30 miles to walk there, and they didn't arrive until noon the next day.
However, looking at the damaged bridge, Wu Junsheng was on the verge of tears.
"It's numb!"
Wu Junsheng cursed several times, but still could not quell his anger.
A small river, Yinma River, has become the biggest problem now.
"Are there any other bridges that can be used to cross the river?"
Wu Junsheng asked sternly.
The soldiers around him remained silent.
An aide approached and said, "General Wu, those rioters have blown up two bridges in succession. It seems they couldn't have destroyed just those two. I'm certain that all the bridges over the Yinma River in the vicinity have been destroyed."
"Um?"
Wu Junsheng was stunned for a moment, then he understood.
Since those rebels wanted to intercept their supplies, they naturally wouldn't let them cross the Yinma River safely.
Therefore, it is possible that the entire bridge was destroyed.
But how do we cross the river after the bridge is destroyed?
Wu Junsheng frowned and said in a deep voice, "Find a boat immediately and cross the river as soon as possible!"
Nowadays, the only way to cross the river is by boat.
Although it's slow, it's still much better than being stuck on the west bank of the Yinma River.
Yinma River is not large, but it is a natural barrier.
After searching for several days, Wu Junsheng's troops found a dozen or so small boats. With the wood they found, Wu Junsheng's troops used the small boats to cross the river while also building a pontoon bridge on the other side.
With the pontoon bridge built, crossing the river will be much easier.
However, this news also reached the ears of Gu Shisan and his group.
"Oh?"
Gu Shisan was taken aback and asked, "You mean Wu Junsheng and his group are building a pontoon bridge? They've gotten smarter, haven't they!"
"Heh, so what!"
Li Wenxuan sneered and said, "Building a pontoon bridge isn't something that can be done in a day or two. Besides, they still have hundreds of thousands of shi of grain and fodder; it will take time for them to cross the river using a pontoon bridge!"
Let's give them a little surprise!
"right!"
Zhou Tieniu nodded and said with a simple and honest expression, "Let me go. Many people in our team can swim. We'll dive across the river and blow up their pontoon bridge. Let's see how they cross the river then!"
"Alright!"
Gu Shisan nodded and said, "Let's do it this way. Go quietly at night, blow up the pontoon bridge, and leave. Be careful!"
Don't worry!
Zhou Tieniu nodded and agreed.
Immediately, the teams sprang into action once again.
In the latter half of the night, Zhou Tieniu led several team members to secretly cross the river and tie several hand grenades to the pontoon bridge.
With a series of loud "booms," the wooden pontoon bridge was destroyed.
Upon hearing the news under the cover of night, Wu Jun stomped his feet in anger.
During this time, he had witnessed too many of the tactics of those rioters. They were like flies that he couldn't get rid of, so annoying!
However, Wu Junsheng had no choice.
He could only continue building the pontoon bridge and cross the river little by little.
However, after some grain carts crossed the river, they faced harassment from the militia.
Wu Junsheng's troops were trapped on both sides of the Yinma River, and their situation became even more critical.
On the east bank of the Yinma River, more than a dozen grain carts were even robbed!
After paying a heavy price, Wu Junsheng's troops not only failed to cross the river, but also lost a large number of soldiers.
Left with no other option, Wu Junsheng had to ask Zhang Fuchen at the front lines for help.
...
Frontline camp.
When Marquis Yongchang, Zhang Fuchen, learned of the news about Wu Junsheng's troops, his face turned ashen, his expression so grim it seemed almost dripping with water.
After a moment, Zhang Fuchen shouted sternly, "This Wu Junsheng is a pig! He can't even handle this simple matter! What use is he?"
"My lord,"
One of the advisors spoke up, "My lord, please calm down."
"The supplies are crucial; our top priority is to send men to escort them back as soon as possible!"
"Then let Zhang Jun go!"
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Fuchen said, "Have Zhang Jun take more men, 20,000 of them, and make sure they safely escort this batch of grain over!"
Zhang Jun was his cousin. He had followed Zhang Fuchen in many battles over the years and had accumulated a lot of military achievements, making him a reliable general.
It was also Zhang Fuchen's main force used to attack Yuguan City.
Now, Zhang Fuchen has actually deployed this main force to escort supplies, which shows how important supplies are!
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