Volume 10 Chapter 442

Chapter 442 After seeing Backwater Bay, Tang Yin thought that this place was very good and could be used by his side to sneak across to Zhenjiang without even having to fight a water battle.

The purpose of fighting is to avoid one's shortcomings and promote one's strengths. It would be best if we could avoid water battles and directly fight land battles with the enemy across the river.

On the way back, Tang Yin said to the old mayor: "The backwater bay introduced by the old gentleman is excellent. To express my gratitude, I will arrange some soldiers to guard the old gentleman's mansion. During this period, the old gentleman will try his best to Please avoid going out, food and supplies will be provided by our army.”

He wanted to put the old mayor under temporary house arrest. Since Backwater Bay is to be used as a stowaway place, the information must be kept secret. It is necessary to control the old mayor and his family first.

The old mayor was a sensible person and naturally knew Tang Yin's purpose. He just asked, "Is this too much trouble for your army?" Hearing Tang Yin's answer that it was okay, he said nothing more.

After bidding farewell to the old mayor, Tang Yin immediately asked Cheng Jin to send an order to the nearby soldiers to surround the mayor's house. They were only allowed in and not allowed out. If anyone was allowed to let go, he would be punished according to military law.

Cheng Jin personally issued the order. How could the Fengjun dare to neglect? The Fengjun general responsible for guarding Yingjiang Town immediately dispatched a large number of his men to surround the old town mayor's mansion. They said it was for protection, but in fact they were under house arrest.

After Tang Yin returned to the military camp, he immediately called for Letian and Ai Jia and asked them to send people to the backwater bay to investigate carefully to see whether there were any defenses on the other side and whether there were ambushes.

According to the simple sketch drawn by Tang Yin, Letian and Ai Jia led their respective subordinates to easily find the backwater bay.

They lurked here for a full day and night. Through observation throughout the day, they could confirm that there was indeed no defense on the opposite side, and only patrolling soldiers occasionally passed by during the day.

As for whether there was an ambush, they couldn't see clearly because there were mountains and forests on the other side. If they wanted to find out, they would have to send people to swim to the other side. But the problem is that the current here is too fast, and whirlpools can be seen on the river from time to time. If someone swims across it, there will be no return out of ten. At this time, Ai Jia thought of another good idea. She let the falcon go to the other side and looked down from above. If there were indeed a large number of soldiers ambushing them in the forest, they would definitely not be able to hide it from the falcon's eyes.

The falcon is useless in the hands of others, but in the hands of those loyal hunters who have lived with falcons since childhood and can even understand the language of falcons, it is too practical.

Through the observation of the falcon, the ground network personnel could confirm that there was no ambush in the mountains and forests opposite.

Lotte has already learned about Falcon's soul. Since the ground network confirmed that there is no problem, it should be correct. After a day and night of patient observation, Letian and Ai Jia returned to the coalition camp and relayed the investigation information to Tang Yin.

Tang Yin was overjoyed after hearing this. This was really a piece of cake that fell from the sky, allowing him to find such a place where the enemy had no defense. He summoned all the generals from Fengyu and Yu's armies and showed everyone the location of Huishui Bay on the map.

The generals of both Fengyu and Yu armies were overjoyed after hearing this. They avoided water battles and crossed the river secretly. In this way, they could not only fight land battles that their own sides were good at, but also catch Mo's army by surprise and surprise. Then Mo Du It's like a cyst on your own side.

All the generals believed that troops were valuable and quick, so they should take advantage of the backwater bay to cross the river as soon as possible without further delay.

Only Baili Tu frowned at the scene and poured cold water on everyone: "Don't you think it is too easy for His Highness Feng Wang to grasp this information? Moreover, the defense lines of the Mo army on the other side of Zhenjiang extend to hundreds of miles away. , how could the backwater bay be missed? In my opinion, this matter should be investigated more carefully, and we must not act hastily, otherwise it will be too late to regret it if we fall into the enemy's trap. "

After hearing this, everyone sneered. Ai Jia was even more indignant. He stepped out of the queue and said in a deep voice: "We have already investigated and found out that there is no defense or ambush on the other side. Where is the trap? General Baili doesn't trust him. My Fengjun’s spy report?”

Even though Ai Jia is a female, she is the person in charge of the underground network and has an unusual status. Even Baili Tu would not dare to provoke her. He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Of course I don't mean this. I just think this matter is strange and should be considered in the long run."

Seeing that Ai Jia was still arguing, Tang Yin waved his hand to her to signal Ai Jia to calm down. Then, he asked Baili Tu: "How does General Baili think we should take a long-term approach?"

Baili Tu straightened his face and said: "Reporting to His Royal Highness Feng Wang, the general thinks that now we should immediately arrest the mayor of Yingjiang Town and all his family members, torture him for confession, and ask him whether he has anything to do with Mo Jun on the other side. Collusion and deliberately setting up this trap.”

Tang Yin listened carefully and was silent for a moment thoughtfully. He nodded first and then shook his head. He first affirmed: "General Baili is right to be cautious." After a pause, he changed the topic and said: "But according to my opinion, it is unlikely that the mayor and Mo Jun colluded. I am. The king went to Yingjiang Town on a temporary basis. He could not have known about it in advance, nor could he have planned it in advance to lure me into the trap. "General Baili, your concerns are a bit unnecessary."

How could Bailitu dare to argue with Tang Yin, and what he said was reasonable, so he naturally had nothing to say. In fact, the reason why he proposed not to cross the river immediately was because of his selfish intentions.

With the current high morale of the Fengyu coalition, once they cross the river, they are likely to capture Modu within three to five days. And now Yu Wang Lingshuang is still on his way. If they capture the enemy capital in the absence of their own monarch, they may lose many practical benefits that can be fought for. This is what Baili Tu is most concerned about. As for the fear of falling into the trap of the Mo army, that is just his excuse.

Under Tang Yin's statement, Baili Tu dared not stand up and sing the opposite tune. Seeing that no one objected, Tang Yin made a final decision and said: "Well, our army will use Huishui Bay to cross the river."

At this time, Nie Ze stood up and reminded: "My king, if you want to cross the river in Huishui Bay, our navy ships must not be used. As long as our ships move, the other side will notice it and follow them. They will find out that our army intends to use Huishui Bay to sneak across."

The generals nodded one after another, saying that Nie Ze was right, and Tang Yin also secretly said that it made sense. Nie Ze continued, "Didn't the king see the rafts in the backwater bay? Our army can use this time to rush to make rafts, and then use them to quietly cross the river."

"General Nie is right!" Xiao Muqing said, "As long as our army builds enough rafts for 50,000 people to cross the river first. As long as our 50,000 soldiers can reach the other side safely, the next crossing of the river will be easy."

Tang Yin nodded as he listened, and when the two of them finished speaking, he smiled and raised his head to say to everyone, "According to your opinions, generals, do this. After returning, supervise your subordinates and rush to build rafts immediately."

At his command, the Fengyu army and the whole army moved together to build rafts. As long as there is enough wood, it is still easy to make rafts. The Fengyu coalition has nearly one million people, and it is not difficult to build thousands of rafts.

In just three days, the Fengyu coalition quietly rushed to build more than 3,000 rafts, so many rafts, enough to transport 50,000 people across the river at once.

That night, the sky was dark and dark.

Under Tang Yin's instruction, the main force of the Fengyu coalition almost went out in full force, leaving only a small part of the Fengguo navy, the Ninth Corps and 100,000 soldiers who were not suitable for sneaking in the barracks. The other soldiers, carrying rafts and baggage, quietly left the camp and headed straight for Huishui Bay.

It took more than two hours to rush to the distance of sixty or seventy miles. The Sky Eye and Ground Network personnel who went to investigate first continuously sent back intelligence from the other side of Huishui Bay. The intelligence was almost the same, calm and safe.

After Tang Yin led the army to Huishui Bay, he left a large number of soldiers in the mountains and forests to hide, sent the Hundred Battles Army to lead the way, and let 50,000 soldiers of the Hundred Battles Army cross the river first.

Nie Ze was not vague and took the order and left. Zhenguo is not an inland country, and it is also close to the sea in the south, so there are many people in Zhen who are familiar with water. Nie Ze selected five corps and ordered them to take rafts and cross the river first.

Soon, under Nie Ze's orderly command, the soldiers of the Hundred Battles Army dragged the rafts into the water one after another, and then a large number of soldiers quickly boarded the rafts.

I don't know if Nie Ze had foresight and foresaw that his Hundred Battles Army would take the lead. In short, many people in the Hundred Battles Army carried leather bags.

These leather bags were made of pig skin, horse skin and cow skin. They were inflated and bulged. They were tied around people's waists. Although they were not big, once drowning, those soldiers who didn't know how to swim would not sink to the bottom of the water all at once.

The Zhen people were famous for not caring about their lives in battle, but they were really careful in normal times and tried to avoid casualties in non-combat situations.

It can also be seen from the leather bags that people carried that Nie Ze cared for his soldiers from the bottom of his heart. As long as he could think of rescue measures, even if it was a little troublesome, he would try his best to do it.

In this regard, Nie Ze is probably better than many commanders. He is supported by the Zhenren soldiers, so he has his own strengths.

When all the soldiers of a corps boarded the raft, Nie Ze immediately ordered to paddle to the other side as quickly as possible. Then, he arranged for the soldiers of the second corps to board the raft.

The soldiers of the Baizhan Army boarded the rafts one after another, and the rafts also paddled to the other side one after another.

Tang Yin and others who were standing on the shore and watching had their hearts in their throats, staring at their own soldiers who had already entered the river without blinking.

The farther you go to the center of the river, the more turbulent the river water becomes, and the more undercurrents and whirlpools there are. The rafts are not as easy to control as boats. The soldiers of the Baizhan Army on them paddled the wooden boards in their hands desperately to control the direction. Even so, many rafts were washed off the direction. .