The ancients often said that speed was important in war, but they did not know that on the water, it was not as good as on the shore. If they were not careful, the boat would capsize. The tributary of the Yellow River was also turbulent, let alone entering the Yellow River and crossing the river. For the first time, Zhang Fei felt that there was something that he was powerless about. If only he had a troll army! Zhang Fei thought in his heart, but it was just a thought. The navy was not as easy to build as the army. Not to mention that ships were difficult to build, those marines were also difficult to train. The people of the north were not familiar with the water. In this water, they were like dragons swimming in shallow waters. They did not have much ability.
Fortunately, Lu Meng's methods were inherited from Lu Fang. Under Lu Meng's dispatch and control, this medium-sized ship sailed for a day without any danger. On both sides of the shore, there were still some sparse Yellow Turban soldiers. There was a yellow belt wrapped around their heads as a mark. It was just that their equipment was really poor, and they did not have any discipline at all. Not to mention that there were men and women, old and young, among the Yellow Turban soldiers, but there were very few who had iron bars in their hands. Presumably, Zhang Jiao occupied so many cities because of his large number of people. Zhang Fei looked at the Yellow Turban soldiers from afar, feeling very upset. How were they rebels? They were just some hard-working people. The imperial court was actually so cruel, forcing the people to such a state. However, now was not the time to pity the state of the universe and the people. Zhang Fei and them were enemies. When the time came, he would not hesitate to stab the eighteen feet Snake Spear in his hand into the chests of those people.
"Milord, the Yellow River is just ahead. When the time comes, please be careful and let the surrounding ships close in.”Lu Meng observed carefully. He knew that it was impossible to support all five thousand people to the other side of the Yellow River by relying on technology. If the boats were close together, they could barely cross the Yellow River. Otherwise, everyone would be fed to the fish. Zhang Fei knew that Lu Meng was in trouble, so he said,""On the water, you just have to do what you want. You don't have to ask me.”Everyone was impressed by Zhang Fei's calmness. Guan Yu and Zhao Yunxin thought that Zhang Fei was really magnanimous. He didn't mind his own shortcomings at all. He even said that he was inferior to others in front of others. This was very rare. There were many arrogant people in the world. They always thought that they were the best in the world. However, when it came to the real situation, they would put on a bad face. They were not like Zhang Fei. When he was humble, he was naturally humble. However, when he had to take responsibility, he would also take on the responsibility and hold the fort alone.
The brothers in Lü Meng stockade village were quite capable. After each boat lit a lantern, they all approached Zhang Fei's boat. Because it was night, the night wind started to blow on the Yellow River. The waves rolled up, and the vast expanse of whiteness could be seen from afar. A creaking sound could be heard coming from inside the ship, as if the ship would fall apart if it was hit by the waves again. Northerners didn't like to go by boat, so many people got seasick. Zhao Yun's white face was even paler now. Guan Yu was fine. He had to travel by land and water to make a living. Although the boat shook badly, he didn't feel uncomfortable. Naturally, the five brothers of the Zhang family were not afraid of this scene. They had been ravaged by Zhang Fei when they were young, and they were already impervious to fire and water. Such a small trick was not enough to catch their attention.
"When should we ask Zhang Shiping to ask Elder Hua to make some medicine for seasickness?”Zhang Fei thought that the seasickness of the northern soldiers was really a headache. At the moment, he was also thinking about how to build a large-scale navy. Otherwise, if he wanted to fight with the Yellow Turban army in Jizhou and Yuzhou in the future, it would not be enough to fill the gaps between Zhang Jiao's teeth.
"Lower the sails and use the oars!" Lu Meng shouted from the bow of the ship. At this moment, most of the ships had already approached. After hearing Lu Meng's words, the people on each ship knew what Lu Meng wanted to do. The wind was strong at night. It was indeed faster to sail with a sail, but they had to cross. With such a strong wind, who knew where it would blow in a night? Although it was difficult and unrewarding to paddle with manpower, it was the only way to ensure that the landing point was not deviated in this windy and stormy night. Lu Meng was very good at controlling the bow. At least, that was what everyone on the ship thought. A few times when huge waves hit the ship, Lu Meng had to adjust several times to avoid the danger of the ship tilting. After half an hour, there were already three batches of people paddling. This task was indeed strenuous. Zhang Fei was afraid that everyone would have no strength when they reached the shore.
It wasn't until morning when they saw Venus in the sky that everyone let out a sigh of relief. Finally, they could see the other side. After a whole night, the 5,000 soldiers felt as if they had died once. Those soldiers who were on the ship for the first time actually cried at this time. Anyway, everyone had all kinds of expressions. They all looked like they had escaped death. Zhang Fei was very angry when he saw this.
Zhang Fei saw that the men were actually so cowardly, so he went forward and shouted," Are they all girls?!" When everyone saw Zhang Fei suddenly shout, they all looked at him. Zhang Fei continued,"I, Zhang Fei, think that our brothers from Anping are all first-class good men. They are true heroes who are fearless." Today, I, Zhang Yide, was blind and made a mistake! A night of bad winds and small waves has scared you to this extent! Is this still the man I want? If everyone was so cowardly, even if they were to go to the rescue, there was no need to go. Everyone could just commit suicide here. It would save him the trouble of becoming the laughing stock of the day when he was defeated and died. All the heroes in the world knew that this land of Jizhong was full of good-for-nothings. You actually cried when you crossed the river by boat!" Zhang Fei said angrily, and the people who heard it were also ashamed. Some of the brothers who followed Zhang Fei out earlier had already turned red. Although Zang Hong and the others were still vomiting the acid in their stomachs, they still struggled to stand there. They panted heavily and said,"Daren is right. It's our subordinates who are cowardly. From today onwards, the army will be cut off from the army.”All the soldiers had their heads lowered. They were physically and mentally exhausted from last night. Now that they heard Zhang Fei's words, they were very annoyed. Why did they lose their usual imposing manner, but they were frightened by that brainless storm.
"Do you have anything to say?" Zhang Fei shouted again and looked around at everyone. Everyone raised their heads and said with a sharp gaze,"Your Excellency is right! In the future, we will definitely not be those cowardly Bear people who retreat. If we don't fight to the death, we will die in battle!”Killing intent! Absolute killing intent. The front and back of the formation were filled with killing intent, and the sky and the earth were filled with invincible courage. Zhang Fei's eyes narrowed as he pointed the Snake Spear in his hand at the sky and asked,""What should I do if I violate this oath?"
"Heaven's Punishment!" This time, the entire army roared. Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and the others also bowed to Zhang Fei. The scene was really like a tiger and wolf army. Looking at the gradually receding tide and the weakening wind, it was unknown whether it was originally like this or was forced back by the aura around them.
Zhang Fei stabbed his Snake Spear into the ground and said,""I believe it. After defeating the bandits, we will reward them according to their achievements!”The five thousand men were still about one mile away from the planned landing point. However, this was already quite good. Zhang Fei was really afraid that Lu Meng would not be able to handle such a huge storm. However, he now believed that Lu Meng was really a brave general on the water. His future was really limitless.
Although they were not physically strong, they still walked for more than a mile before they were stationed outside Cang Pavilion. Cang Pavilion had not been occupied by the Yellow Turban because it was so small that it was no different from a village. The officials inside had long fled, and the garrison generals were nowhere to be seen. Only two hundred soldiers were left there with nothing to do. Because Zhang Fei was not an official of Yanzhou, he did not have the power to take them in. So he only asked the two hundred soldiers to be his army's grain guards, which also saved Zhang Fei some manpower to look after the grain. This time, there were also two hundred warhorses and two ships of grain. Zhang Fei knew that this battle would not be easy to fight. Unless it was a sudden attack, the Yellow Turban Army would not be of much use once they were prepared.
Everyone only rested for a morning before rushing back to Changyi. Along the way, they were all refugees from the wasteland. When they saw Zhang Fei's team, they only stayed far away and did not dare to go forward. Zhang Fei heard from the soldiers of Cang Ting that those were the families that were afraid of being robbed by the Yellow Turban soldiers. Those Yellow Turban soldiers were originally ordinary people. They had no choice but to follow Zhang Jiao and raise the flag to rebel. However, they did not expect that after the rebellion, they would be like those unscrupulous corrupt officials, looting property everywhere and making the people live in poverty. This made Zhang Fei furious and only wanted to kill.
After noon, Zhang Fei's troops had already arrived 50 miles away from Changyi City. They saw a forest and hid inside, letting Zhang Feng and Zhang Ping go up to check the arrangement and movements of the Yellow Turban Army outside Changyi City. Dong Zhuo only knew how to defend the city. The 20,000 troops had managed to defend the small Changyi city. If the Yellow Turban Army outside the city were not so poorly prepared, they would have taken down such a small city long ago. Zhang Feng and Zhang Ping quickly circled around the Yellow Turban Army. The sheepskin in their hands kept marking the arrangement of the Yellow Turban Army, marking a big circle on the position of the central tent. He looked at the movement in the city. From afar, he could not see anything. However, he saw that the army was in an orderly formation. It seemed that the morale in the city was not weak. The two brothers turned around and entered the hidden forest again. They ran for fifty miles and handed the sheepskin in their hands to Zhang Fei.
"Is there a small forest here?" Zhang Fei pointed at a small dot and asked. Zhang Feng said,"There's one that can hold about three hundred people. It's here that Third Brother and I didn't get discovered by the Yellow Turban Army! However, I noticed that the soldiers in the city are very neat. It seems that their morale is not low.”
"Oh? You can see it clearly." Zhang Fei asked seriously. Zhang Ping continued,"Although it's a bit far, I can see it clearly. It's the banner of the Great Han Army. The banner with the word 'Dong' floating on the city wall must be General Dong's banner.”
"Does the Yellow Turban Army not have scouts?" Zhang Fei asked. Zhang Feng added," It must be the Yellow Turban leader. He thought victory was in his hands, so he didn't send any scouts." Third brother and I went all the way there and came back, but we didn't see anything at all. I've also marked the location of the main tent, it should be useful!”Only now did Guan Yu believe that Zhang Fei's ability was enough to defeat Zhao Yun. With just his two brothers, this entire 50 miles, a round trip was a 100 miles journey, but they only needed an hour to make a round trip. He, Guan Yu, was naturally arrogant. He also knew that it was not an easy task. Moreover, he had to draw a map. This was extremely difficult. He remembered that Zhang Feng had once said that the abilities of these four brothers were all taught by Zhang Fei. How powerful was Zhang Fei? He didn't dare to imagine that Zhao Yun was truly not a match for him alone.
"Humph! I already have a plan. When the time comes, everyone will act according to the plan!”Zhang Fei held the sheepskin in his hand and thought of a good plan to defeat the enemy. He could not help but reveal an evil smile on his face. When Zang Hong, Guan Yu and the others saw this, their faces turned cold. They respectfully said loudly,"I respectfully accept your orders!"
The five thousand troops silently marched forward. The battle was about to begin!
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