C255 (1/2)
”Are we going to be stopped just like that?” Zhang Fei shouted angrily as he stabbed his pike into the ground fiercely, ”We haven't had a chance in a few years, and finally got a chance. But we were blocked by a river. Pan Feng, Yu She, Yan Liang, Wen Chou calmed down their emotions, and saw that they were about to take down Gaoguanli s yet again, and was truly angered to death by me! ”
”Brother Zhang Fei, don't worry, this river can't stop us.” Xun Yu laughed and said confidently: ”Although the West Gorge River's water flow is very fast, it is not very wide. As long as we stick to the wooden raft, we can easily cross the river.”
”Now the question is, how are we going to seize the beach on the other side?” Xun You shook his head, raised his hand and used the whip to point at the Gaoguellian on the other side, and said: ”Look, the army of the Gaoguanli is increasing, and these soldiers are all wearing civilian clothes. If my expectations are not wrong, the Gaoguanli King must have already been conscripting for young and strong men in the country. These Gaoguellian are all hunters with exquisite archery, they occupy an advantageous terrain, and will bring us many casualties by crossing the river. ”
Since the time Xun Yu and Xun You followed Yang Lin, in order to avoid the imperial government's pursuit, they had not revealed themselves, and they did not have the chance to gain merits. Now that they had attacked Gaoguanli and met him, it was the time for them to show off their skills. The Uncle and Nephew would definitely not miss this chance.
”Mr. Xun You is right. However, as a West Gorge River that is hundreds of kilometers long, I do not believe that there will not be a single flat spot. ” Guan Yu nodded his head, looked at the rushing West Gorge River and said: ”Immediately give the order, the army will start plowing the trees, scout will search along the river bank to see if there is any suitable place for us to cross.”
West Gorge River. An army of ten thousand people were slowly walking towards the river. Looking from afar, they were all dressed in black sackcloth, with a grass rope tied around their waist, a bow and arrow on their back, and a hunting knife hanging from their waist. A few of them even had wood shield s in their hands, obviously, these were the soldiers that the King Gaolong Gaolimu Gaolimu had gathered together temporarily.
The leader was a young man dressed in armor, holding a large blade in his hand. He was riding a fiery red warhorse, and he looked rather valiant. With a single glance, one could tell that this was the young master of a certain tribe's leader.
”Reporting, I will report Li Yi to His Royal Highness.” The young master walked into the commander's Big Account and shouted.
”It's good that you're here. Sit over here.” The commander of the western army of Gaoguanli waved her hand, allowing Li Yi and Generals to sit together. He swept her eyes across the crowd and said excitedly: ”The King has already sent a huge army of one hundred thousand to us, and another fifty thousand soldiers will arrive immediately. He wants us to protect the flow of the West Gorge River and not let the Han army cross the West Gorge River. I hope that all of you understand, that once the Han army passes through the West Gorge River, we will no longer have any danger, and the Han army can go straight to our Imperial City. So, even if I die, I die near the West Gorge River. ”
”Yes sir!” Generals from the Big Account stood up and roared.
”Reporting...” ”His Royal Highness, the Han army on the other side of the river have already set up camp, and all of them have gone downstream to Anling Ferry. They are currently tying up the wooden gangs to cross the river.” A herald shouted and rushed into the Fifth Prince's Big Account.
”Just as I expected!” Gao Yuanli waved his hands, allowing the herald to leave. He turned his head, his opponent's Generals saying: ”The Han troops are all cavalry, they will definitely look for a flat place to rush across, and the Anling Ferry is precisely the ideal place for them. Now, I order the army to move towards An Ling Du, and focus on defending the Anling Ferry. ”
”His Royal Highness, you have to be on your guard.” Without waiting for the generals to stand up, Military Advisor Li Liang suddenly raised his hand and said loudly: ”His Royal Highness, the Chinese are always cunning and often attack from all directions. We better be careful.” If all our forces are concentrated at Anling, what will happen to the Han army if they cross the river from somewhere else? ”
Li Liang is the advisor that the King sent to Fifth Prince, so the Fifth Prince did not dare to be careless. Thinking about it, he had his reasons, and could not help but have a headache: ”West Gorge River is hundreds of miles long, there are many places to cross. If we were to set up defenses everywhere, how many troops would we need?”
”His Royal Highness, don't worry.” Li Liang nodded his head and said loudly: ”Although the West Gorge River is very long, but there are not many places that can cross the river within a distance of one hundred Li. Furthermore, the Han army is all cavalry, and there are only five crossings that can allow cavalry to cross. His Royal Highness can focus on guarding the An Ling Du, other places are dangerous, each crossing can be guarded by a ten thousand people. ”
”We'll do as the advisor says.” Fifth Prince stood up, waved his hand at the generals, and ordered loudly: ”Li Yi, your men will stay here and defend Tiger Leaping Gorge.
On the opposite side of An Lingdu, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were currently ordering the entire army to tie up the wooden platoon. The sound of them chopping down trees could even be heard on the other side of the river, so much so that the defending Gauzeli soldier could hear them clearly. It seemed to be telling them that the Chinese army was going to pass through here and see what they could do!
But, Xun Yu and Xun You did not stay idle at all. At the same time, they sent a large group of scouts to completely investigate the movements of the Gaoguellian on the other side of the river. A few scout s even rowed across the river from a remote place and grasped the situation of the Gaoguellian's defenses.
”Hahaha …” These damned Gaoguellian were finally fooled, their main force had gathered in An Ling Du. We will rush to Tiger Leaping Gorge tonight and cross the river there tomorrow. ” Hearing scout's report, Zhang Fei laughed loudly.
”You can't!” Xun Yu promptly waved his hand and stopped Zhang Fei, ”Tiger Leaping Gorge is less than a hundred kilometers away from An Ling Du. Once Gaoguellian discovers that our real destination is Tiger Leaping Gorge, they will be able to arrive in half a day. Can you guarantee that you can occupy the Tiger Leaping Gorge for half a day? Even if we manage to take over the Tiger Leaping Gorge in half a day, if the cavalry cannot be used or maneuvered in the Tiger Leaping Gorge, we will be forced to use up all our energy fighting the Gaoguellian! And we only have three ten thousand people s, but Gaoguellian has 150,000, can we afford to bet? ”