Chapter 291

"Is it possible for the Jin army to land on the north bank?"

"The number of Jin troops on the other side should be about 18000? Their naval forces have gathered in large numbers to check whether they have loaded combat materials."

"What about the rest?"

"Our spies conducted in-depth investigation and found no sign of transporting baggage in the rear of the Jin army."

There may be some omissions in the investigation of scouts crossing the river, but the investigation of the logistics line is absolutely the most careful. Indeed, it is not found that the Jin army has increased the transportation of baggage.

It does not rule out the possibility that the Jin army has already prepared relevant materials, but the scouts cannot get close to the Jin army's material storage points. They can only monitor the location and roads of possible Jin army material storage points as much as possible, and pay attention to the number and times of baggage teams.

Compared with the night singing on the South Bank of the Yangtze River, the North Bank of the Yangtze River is a sign of vigorous preparation. The fleet brought 3000 troops for landing operations and easily captured a place where they could stand. Corresponding to the plan, troops rushed from the Jianghuai region.

There were originally 10000 troops from Jianghuai, but when it comes to the rapid march, it must not be possible for all the troops to arrive. In fact, only 9432 people from the large army arrived, and the rest were left behind.

It's just a hasty March. If you force the army, there must be more soldiers who can't keep up with the taxis. It's normal to rush all the way and fall behind some people. Usually, they can only catch up with them by themselves. During this period, there will be a large number of missing people. The reason for missing may be eaten by wild animals, lost or deserting.

LV Tai was the one who led the troops. Of the original 10000 troops, 3000 were from Koguryo, Baiji and Silla. Those who left behind were the troops of these three countries, accounting for about 70%.

Ji Chang had no vocal music to entertain LV Tai, but only a serious face and some necessary details of the war.

Once again, LV Tai, as the chief General of the army, is sang Yu. Their troops will only rest for one night in Jichang. After dawn, they need to go to attack Jiangshui temple and Jiangdu.

Jiangshui temple is one of the main river defense fortresses of Shijie Zhao state in Yangzhou. It is built near the river. At the same time, urban defense is also built on the other three sides. That is because the water army of Shijie Zhao state is completely weak in the competition with the water army of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. However, the war in Jiangshui temple is actually a water land offensive and defensive war.

Like Jiangshui temple, Jiangdu is the Jiangfang fortress of the state of Zhao on the North Bank of the Yangtze River. May the strategic significance of Jiangdu be more important than Jiangshui temple? That's because there are a few naval ships in Shijie Zhao state stationed in Jiangdu. At the same time, Jiangdu is the only place for the Yangtze River to enter Hangou.

What is Hangou? In fact, it is a canal connecting the Yangtze River waterway and the Huaihe River. It was dug by the state of Wu in the spring and Autumn period. It was highly valued in the Eastern Han Dynasty and has been combed and repaired for many times. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the princes fought in a scuffle, the canal was gradually abandoned, especially when Cao Wei and Sun Wu fought. In fact, the canal was no longer unobstructed. It was only in the period of the two Jin Dynasties... That it was managed again. Unfortunately, it had little effect because of national strength.

For the Han Army, it is inevitable to attack the Jiangdu first and then enter the Jiangshui temple. This will also be the first joint cooperative operation between the water and land forces.

Since it was the first land and water coordinated operation, Ji Chang was not absolutely sure that he could go down with one drum. LV Tai was also cautious about it. They had to worry about whether the Jin army would cross the river. After all, if the Jin army stepped in, the problem would not be a small problem.

Looking from the location of the Han Army's camp to the South Bank of the Yangtze River, of course, the Jin army that erected the camp is closer. The camp looks quite large, and the campfires at night gather like stars. Looking deeper, there are occasional scattered flames in some places, but they appear extremely bright at the foot of a mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, of course, are some nobles and officials of the Eastern Jin Dynasty who are singing, but Ji Chang and LV Tai absolutely don't know. They just think they are burning something, such as the rotten bodies of people or animals?

The praiseworthy place in the Han Dynasty is not the color of dogs and horses, or the strength of the military. It comes from the abundance and richness of food.

After they entered the camp, they were first led to their camp to identify the location, then they went to line up for the necessary grooming, and then they lined up to receive hot food.

There are many kinds of hot food, such as steamed buns, steamed buns and steamed buns made of wheat, millet and chestnut; There is only one kind of vegetables caused by conditions, which is pickled dried wild vegetables; Meat includes sheep, cattle, horses and all kinds of fish; Naturally, there is no shortage of soup.

The soldiers at the headquarters of the Han Army are OK. They have long been very used to waiting in line to get them. They slowly take turns to get them one by one. Familiar soldiers will talk in a low voice, almost everyone who says anything. The topic will be relatively relaxed because of the smooth war.

Those soldiers from Chaoxian Peninsula are not used to waiting in line. They always eat fast and slow. If they don't get it, they can rob others. They are restrained only after they come to the Han Dynasty, but they are only limited to waiting in line to get food. Whoever is robbed in the back will not be seen as long as no one complains.

Koguryo, Baiji and Silla's soldiers are not from the same country, and their blood feuds with each other are still a little big. Before, they were able to hold each other together due to the regional nature of leaving their hometown, but later it was found that they had not suffered serious discrimination. Perhaps there were deliberate actions of the Han ministry, and the hatred in the hearts of the soldiers of the three countries seemed to be awakened again? This has led to constant friction between Baiji, Koguryo and Silla, which are relatively powerful on the Korean 1 peninsula.

Under enough campfires, there was no problem in the light. Soldiers with armbands tied on their arms walked back and forth between the lines. The armbands of those people read the word "picket", which is actually the gendarmerie, but now it's not that name, it's the name of inspection point.

Don't you mean restraint and prudence? Although Pu Yi sounded a little confused, it was really in place.

If in the rear, the Han ministry allowed Koguryo, Baekje and Silla from the Korean Peninsula to fool around and come to the war zone, it would not be possible.

Han soldiers still distribute food according to the level of the 20th rank and position. If they have badges representing skills, they can also get extra preferential treatment.

The soldiers of the Three Kingdoms from Chaoxian Peninsula did not have any titles or badges. They received the most common level of Han soldiers.

Since the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms on Chaoxian Peninsula are guests from afar, why not give them preferential treatment? In other words, they are just mercenaries. Whether they are sent voluntarily or forcibly, they belong to their own non Han people. They are employed in the Han Dynasty. They can leave 10% of their capture on the battlefield. In advance, the Han Dynasty has also paid compensation to the courts of three countries. Then the contract that should be performed by both parties has been completed. The soldiers of the Han Dynasty are distinguished because of their meritorious deeds. Why should they be treated differently in non own people?

"Gongsun Hong has been complaining." The man mentioned by LV Tai is the son of Gongsun leopard and the highest officer of Baiji mercenary. He sneered: "after being rejected by us, he said that we have no tolerance to be a Chinese."

Don't get me wrong. Gongsun Hong's reference to one person in one country refers to the central country, not anything else.

In the eyes of the countries of Chaoxian Peninsula, the vast Shijie state of Zhao could not touch them. Murong Yan state retreated after one fight, but the reputation of zhengshuo in the Eastern Jin Dynasty tended to be weak. They may know that the Han Dynasty only occupied Qingzhou, but the Han Dynasty has fought endlessly since it landed on the Chao1 Xian peninsula. It can either beat Koguryo, or teach Baiji, who thinks he has been promoted to the boss of Chao1 Xian Peninsula, that it is a fact that he has been beaten obediently after a long friction.

What does the army rely on to maintain order? Military law and military law without any human touch. No matter the headquarters of the Han Army or the mercenaries from the Chaoxian Peninsula, there is no face to speak of. People who dare to disobey military orders have been caught several times and slaughtered. No one will defy the law.

"Let those mercenaries take the lead tomorrow." Ji Chang took it for granted: "they are used to do this."

LV Tai replied without hesitation: "just so."

The next day, there was a fog around the Yangtze River, resulting in a worse vision when the two sides were closer to the waterway.

Under the thick fog, if there are ships crossing the Yangtze River at this time, we can only judge how many and from which direction from the sound of the water.

The Han Army had just arrived at the edge of the long sword, but it was not unaware that there would be a thick fog in the morning. You know, there are all kinds of people in the Han Dynasty. Since the army came here, how could it not collect intelligence in advance?

The two armies are doing the same thing, setting up a sufficient number of sentries along the Yangtze River. As long as there is a slight disturbance on the river, they will make a sound inquiry. If they don't answer, they will definitely summon crossbow men to follow the sound.

The sunrise in the East has not yet risen. Under the sky as white as a fish belly, bursts of drums sounded first in the Han Army camp, and then not long after that, the Jin army camp also sounded the sound of war drums.

In this way, there is no mistake. The laws of when the Chinese civilized army should greet soldiers to wake up from their sleep are similar.

As the sky became brighter and brighter, the fog became thinner and thinner under the sunlight. It didn't take long for the fog to disperse in an all-round way. The sentinel bilateral soldiers on both sides of the Strait could face each other across the river from a distance. Most of them looked at each other curiously, but no one made a fool of shouting hello.

Perhaps due to the serious influence of water and gas, there will be a lot more smoke when burying a pot for cooking and burning a fire than usual. There are a lot of cooking smoke rising to the sky in the camps on both sides of the Strait. At the same time, the water mist has just dispersed, but there is a layer of cooking smoke.

At that moment, Ji Chang and Yu Bing were standing on the bank. They didn't notice each other's existence.

Ji Chang was watching the early morning scenery of the Yangtze River and felt that the rivers and mountains were picturesque.

Yu Bing looked at the barracks of the Han army with complex eyes, and sometimes looked at the anchored ships.