Chapter 536 Crossing the Yellow River North

In April 197, Liu Ye personally led an army of 50,000 people to the north to Bingzhou, and this task was completed by the newly formed imperial navy.

"Bo'an, how is the formation of the navy going?" Liu Ye stood on the ship and asked Gao Chong beside him.

Gao Chong replied: "Now our navy already has twenty warships, more than a hundred sailing boats, and more than four thousand sailors. In time, it will not be a problem to sail across the Yangtze River."

Liu Ye nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, Bo'an, you have to continue to work hard. I will continue to recruit men who are good at water warfare from the army. In the future, when our army goes south to drink from the Yangtze River, your navy will have to say less." There are more than 10,000 people.”

Gao Chong was naturally delighted when he heard this. As the commander of the navy, the more navy the better.

"Captain, our army is about to dock."

A boat drifted over, and the soldiers on the boat shouted.

Gao Chong responded: "I know, get ready to dock!"

A combined fleet of more than a hundred ships and boats slowly moved towards the opposite bank. The carrying capacity was not enough to transport 50,000 soldiers across the river in one go. It was divided into three times to transport all 50,000 soldiers to the river. The other side.

But as soon as he landed, Liu Ye got bad news.

Xu Huang, who acted as the vanguard, said with a gloomy face: "General, the Jizhou Army is setting up defenses at Xingxingkou this time. It may be difficult for our army to break through for a while."

"Xingxingkou?" Guo Jia said thoughtfully: "Xingxingkou is the key point of Bingzhou. Once the Jizhou army blocks Xingxingkou, our army will pay a heavy price for forcing a breakthrough."

The terrain of Xingxingkou is complex, with many corridors, but the final exit is fixed. In other words, when the Liangzhou Army enters it, they will eventually have to fight their way out from a certain caliber, while the Jizhou Army only needs to wait for work and there will be no problem. .

When Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, Han Xin led his troops to conquer the State of Zhao. Li Zuoche, the king of Guangwu of the State of Zhao, suggested that the commander-in-chief Chen Yu lead his army to block Xingxingkou to block the Han army. However, Chen Yu relied on his 200,000 troops and had no need to fear Han Xin, so he finally advocated a decisive battle with Han Xin.

Han Xin, on the other hand, led the Han army's light cavalry in a last-ditch battle. As a result, the 200,000 Zhao army was defeated. After Han Xin heard about Li Zuoche's plan, he immediately became a guest of honor. Even Han Xin, who was known as the Immortal of Soldiers, admired Li Zuoche's strategy so much, which shows that Li Zuoche's strategy was indeed a mature one.

Liu Ye frowned: "Who is the enemy general blocking Xingxingkou?"

"The chief general is Wen Chou, and the deputy general is Qu Yi."

"Wen Chou, Qu Yi?" Liu Ye thought for a while and said, "I heard that Wen Chou and Yan Liang were the most powerful generals under Yuan Shao's command. Qu Yi even led the soldiers to defeat the white horse Yi Cong. It seems that he wants to break through this time. Traveling to Xingkou is difficult."

"That's right." Jia Xu nodded and said: "Xingxingkou is a strategic location. It will be difficult for our army to break through forcefully. I'm afraid we need to find another way."

"But Xingxingkou is the shortest way for our army to break through Bingzhou. If we don't go through Xingxingkou, our army can only go through Heishan." Xu Huang frowned and said, "Will Zhang Yan agree?"

Liu Ye and Zhang Yan can be regarded as a pair of enemies. The grudge between the two people first started during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Later, they fought fiercely for many times and asked Zhang Yan to make concessions to the Liangzhou Army. It was really...

"No matter what, you should give it a try." Liu Ye looked at Jia Xu and said, "Wen He, I'll leave this matter to you."

Jia Xu nodded calmly: "No, don't worry, General."

"What? Liu Ye wants to borrow the road from Black Mountain?"

Zhang Yan sat carelessly on the main seat and said with a sneer.

"Haha, what Zhang Pingnan said is exactly what he said." The envoy sent by Jia Xu said with a flattering smile: "The general wants to go north to rescue Bingzhou, and I hope Zhang Pingnan can do it conveniently. The general will definitely be grateful when the time comes. "

Zhang Yan pretended to be puzzled and said: "But there are many ways for the general to go north to Bingzhou, why does he have to go through Heishan?"

"I'm afraid that instead of going north to rescue Bingzhou, the general will fake the road to destroy Guo, right?" Zhang Yan sneered: "I'm afraid that if I borrow this road, my Black Mountain will cease to exist by then, right?"

The envoy was sweating coldly and said with a fake smile: "What did Zhang Pingnan say? The general has promised that as long as Zhang Pingnan is willing to give up a road, the court will not hesitate to reward him, and Zhang Pingnan does not need to mobilize an army, just Just give way."

Zhang Yan stood up and sneered: "Forget it, doesn't the General always have great powers? I am still worried that the General has other agendas, so I would like to ask an envoy to report back to the General."

"Zhang Ping is in trouble! Please think again!"

"Send off guests!" Zhang Yan said coldly.

The Black Mountain sergeant stood up, walked to the envoy, stretched out his hand and said: "Envoy, please."

The envoy sighed and wanted to persuade Zhang Yan, but was taken away directly by the Black Mountain soldiers. After the envoy retreated, Zhang Yan's expression turned completely cold.

"Hmph! Liu Ye really deceives people too much." Zhang Yan said coldly: "He had a series of battles with me in Heishan before, and I don't know how many soldiers were killed or injured. This time he actually wants to borrow a passage from me in Heishan?"

Yang Feng said cautiously: "But Commander, if our army does not give Liu Ye a way out, what if Liu Yuqing becomes angry and attacks me in Montenegro?"

"Then fight him!"

Zhang Yan chuckled: "Yang Feng, do you know why Liu Ye has to grovel this time and come to ask me for help in Montenegro?"

Yang Feng shook his head: "I don't know, my subordinates. What does the commander have to say?"

Zhang Yan smiled coldly: "Yuan Shao attacked Bingzhou, so Liu Ye wanted to bring troops to help. However, now that the Jizhou army has taken control of Xingxingkou, Liu Yuqing had to borrow a way from our army."

"Oh, this is a good thing." Yang Feng said excitedly: "If Yuan Shao can occupy Bingzhou, then he will completely occupy Hebei, and he will be able to rule separately from Liu Yuqing, and even threaten Liu Ye, and our army will be relaxed."

Zhang Yan nodded: "Yes, not only that, our army is not only unable to lend the road to Liu Ye, but also has to send troops to block it."

Yang Feng was startled when he heard this: "But Commander, the Liangzhou Army has always been invincible. If our army sends troops to blockade Heishan, what if Liu Ye raises troops to attack us?"

Liu Ye came with a fierce momentum this time, bringing an army of 50,000. Although the Black Mountain bandits had a lot of troops, their equipment was backward and their morale was low. It was undoubtedly a fantasy to compete with the elite Liangzhou Army.

After Zhang Yan heard this, he smiled coldly: "Don't worry, Yang Feng. Liu Ye's main purpose of going north this time is to rescue Bingzhou. Time is of the essence. There is absolutely no way he will waste time competing with our army."

Yang Feng saw Zhang Yan looking determined to win, so she had no choice but to hold back her objections.