Chapter 1031: Nothing Seen
King Zhao took a deep breath and said decisively, "Pass the order down, and engage in full-scale battle!"
Considering the momentum of Shengze, this time it is impossible to just fight a small fight, and the Zhao Wang army must not give in easily.
"But Your Highness, we still have 30,000 people in Linzhou, and they can't come over in a while. I'm afraid the troops in Chenzhou can't stop the Hubei Northern Army." The subordinates looked at King Zhao in fear and trepidation.
Linzhou's troops are essential to prevent the imperial court from counterattacking. If they withdraw their troops now, what will happen if the imperial court takes the opportunity to retake Linzhou?
King Zhao looked at him coldly, "I have raised you for so many years, do you think I have to make the decision on such a small matter?"
Warfare is all about deception. The art of deception is what makes it hard to defend. He had been planning for years, but if he couldn't even handle Shengze, it would be best to withdraw his troops and return to Jinzhou.
Seeing that King Zhao was angry, the man had no choice but to agree and hurried down to pass on the order.
In the next two hours, military reports continued to be collected in the hands of King Zhao. When he saw that Liang Cheng led 20,000 people to attack Caojun County in the upper reaches of Lanjiang River, he finally could not sit still.
"Prepare your horses! I will immediately go to Lanjiang to supervise the battle!"
Shengze is in Lanjiang, and this is the front line of the battle. As long as Shengze is held back, Liang Cheng and the others will be captured!
At the same time, Niu Manzi was leading his men on a rapid march towards the lower reaches of the Lanjiang River.
"Boss, how long will it take us to get to the destination?" Niu Manzi's deputy general was named Ma, and held the title of Qianhu, so he was commonly called Ma Qianhu in the army.
Niu Manzi was a man of bad temper. Hearing this, he angrily said, "Just hurry up and get on with your journey, why are you asking so many questions?"
Only he and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew the crossing point in the lower reaches of the Lan River this time, in order to prevent the King of Zhao from having spies in the army and leaking the news.
Captain Ma immediately shut up and turned around to shout, "Hurry up and catch up, everyone behind!"
Their team of 10,000 people is a surprise force. If they want to achieve a surprise victory, they must take the enemy by surprise and win the battle quickly. The task is indeed arduous.
After walking for another half an hour, Niu Manzi suddenly stopped and pointed to the riverbank, saying, "We'll cross the river from here!"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had sent people to explore this location a long time ago. The river is not the narrowest part, but the water flow here is slow, the water is shallow, and it is far away from the villages on the river. No matter how big the noise is, it is not easy to be discovered. It is the most suitable place for the army to cross the river.
At Niu Manzi's command, the soldiers in the team who were carrying simple bamboo rafts immediately gathered at the riverside. In less than a quarter of an hour, they turned the simple bamboo rafts into two thousand bamboo rafts, each of which could bear the weight of six to seven adults.
These 10,000 people were all infantry, but every squad of ten people was equipped with a musket, and every 50 people were equipped with five rocket shooters. Although the firepower was far inferior to that of the front battlefield, it was enough to deal with ordinary soldiers.
"Cross the river!" Seeing that everything was almost ready, Niu Manzi gave orders again, and the team of 10,000 people began to cross the river in an extremely orderly manner.
Two thousand bamboo rafts, carrying ten thousand people, crossed the river together. The scene was quite spectacular.
Unfortunately, it was late at night and most people were still asleep, so no one saw it.
Oh no, a father and son who wanted to go fishing at night saw it.
"Dad, look! Are there a lot of people coming on the river?" Shuiwazi rubbed his eyes and asked in disbelief.
When Old Man Shui saw what was happening, he immediately lost his composure and grabbed his son and ran back, "Go home! We didn't see anything!"
He's not stupid, he can tell from the looks of it that the Hubei Northern Army is coming!
But why did he tell Zhao Wangjun that they had promised to feed and clothe the people, but what happened?
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