please make me king

Chapter 486: Pontoon Bridge

In the morning of the next day, Zhang Shun counted the men and horses, only to find that only [-] or [-] soldiers had been lost, while the war horses had lost [-] or [-] horses.It turned out that most of the losses were caused by horseshoes broken during night marches and night charges.

Cavalry horses are different from ordinary horses.These war horses are hard to come by, many of them were snatched by Zhang Shun on the spot from Xuanda Governor Zhang Zongheng.Losing so much all at once made Zhang Shun's heart ache.

Although it was said that a lot of horses were lost when Cao Bianjiao was attacked last time, more than [-] horses were seized from the officers and soldiers to supplement them.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Quanchang did not carry the horse across the Yellow River this time. As a result, although Zhang Shun captured a large number of elite officers and soldiers, he was not able to capture a single horse.

Although nearly a thousand officers and soldiers were captured in the two battles before and after, how dare Zhang Shun organize them into the team now to fight against Cao Wenzhao?

He had no choice but to order the injured He Yilong and "King of Troubled Times" to lead [-] infantry to escort the [-] or [-] captives back to Luoyang City for detention.

As for Cao Bianjiao, Zhang Shun didn't dare to let He Yilong and "King of Troubled Times" take him back to Luoyang.Now I lead all the elites here to stop Cao Wenzhao, and Luoyang City is weak.

If these brave generals find an opportunity to lead the captives to cause chaos in Luoyang City, no one will be able to cure them, and they will lose their roots.

After that, the rebels and Cao Wenzhao confronted each other at Mengjin Ferry for several days.Just when Zhang Shun thought that Cao Wenzhao's donkey skills were poor, he did not expect that one morning, Wukong opened the curtain of Zhang Shun's big tent, ran in and yelled, "Master, it's not good! The officers and soldiers have to cross the river." gone."

Although Zhang Shun knew that this guy liked to bluff, he didn't have to be afraid of anything but just in case.He hurriedly led his guards to the river to have a look, only to see the waves of the Yellow River, and there was no boat on the water.

Zhang Shun scolded angrily: "How can there be any officers and soldiers? They will be beheaded for lying about the military situation!"

Wukong quickly pointed to a river island north of Mengjin, and said, "Master, look!"

When Zhang Shun saw it, he couldn't help being surprised. At some point, a pontoon bridge extended from the north bank of the Yellow River and was connecting to the river island.

Zhang Shun quickly ordered someone to call Zhao Yutou, Zhao Lizi and others.When local snakes Zhao Yutou and Zhao Lizi arrived, Zhang Shun hurriedly asked, "Where is this? The officers and soldiers want to use this to cross the river?"

Seeing this, Zhao Yutou couldn't help being dumb, and quickly responded: "This place is Guojiatan, so Zhongyu is located."

Seeing that Zhang Shun was confused, Zhao Yutou quickly explained: "I wonder if my lord has heard of the three cities of Heyang?"

"According to the old legend, Meng County was not called Meng County a long time ago, it was called Heyang. The county seat of Heyang is not located in today's Meng County, but is close to the north bank of the Yellow River, and it is called Beizhong City."

"To the south of Beizhong City, there is a beach in the middle of the Yellow River, called Zhongyu. The imperial court built another city on top of Zhongyu, called Zhongyu City."

"On the south bank of the Yellow River, another city was rebuilt and called Nancheng. The three cities faced each other across the river and were connected by bridges. I don't know when it will be destroyed!"

"Now it seems that this Cao Wenzhao wants to imitate the old wisdom of the ancients, and wants to use Guojiatan as a springboard to cross the Yellow River." Zhang Shun couldn't help his tooth ache when he heard that, this Cao Wenzhao was going to fight himself.

The surface of the Yellow River in the land of Mengjin is about one mile wide in the dry season, and two miles wide in the wet season.According to the season, the flood season of the Yellow River can be divided into four types:
Generally, in March and April, when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, it is called peach flood; in July and August, when heavy rain falls suddenly during the dog days, it is called Fu flood;
In September and October, the weather is slightly cooler, and it is autumn. If there is a flood, it is called autumn flood;

Now it is September and October, although there is no flood, it is still in the flood season of the Yellow River.The river is wide and difficult for officers and soldiers to cross.

If Cao Wenzhao were allowed to occupy the middle of the river, only about one mile away from the south bank of the Yellow River, the officers and soldiers could try to cross the river anytime and anywhere, and the rebels would be unable to defend against it, which would be a difficult task.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun thought of something, and quickly asked: "Generally, the river beaches and islands in the river are mostly muddy and sandy, can the officers and soldiers stand?"

Zhao Yutou knew what Zhang Shun meant, and quickly replied: "The river beaches and islands here are different from other places. They are all formed by the accumulation of rocks washed down by the river since Sanmenxia. Although there is floating soil on it, aquatic plants and shrubs can grow. In fact, the foundation It is particularly strong. This is also the reason why Zhongli City was able to be built on it.”

Zhao Yutou was talking, when his grandson Zhao Lizi suddenly interjected: "My lord, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Speak!" Zhang Shun was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.Zhao Yutou was talking vigorously, but was interrupted by his grandson.He couldn't help being somewhat dissatisfied, and glared at his grandson, but he didn't say anything.

When Zhao Lizi saw his grandfather's eyes, he felt a little scared.However, he still pouted his neck and said: "In my opinion, defense is worse than offense. This Cao Wenzhao has a great reputation, but he has been defeated by the lord. It must be mediocre!"

"Bastard!" Hearing this, Zhao Yutou couldn't help blowing his beard and staring, and scolded, "I think you are very brave. You are still young and dare to speak wildly. If the lord hadn't made a decisive decision this time and fate favored you, you would have As someone else, I don’t know how many times I died back and forth. How can I still have your share in the conversation?”

Zhang Shun knew that Zhao Yutou wanted to protect his grandson, but it was justifiable.He still cooperated and said: "Old man, if he just said that and I just listened to it, what is it worth? It's up to him to say it or not, and it's up to me to listen or not!"

Only then did Zhao Yutou stop talking, but unexpectedly, his grandson Zhao Lizi made a face at him instead.The old man was so angry that he stretched out his hand to take off the straw sandals on his feet and wanted to whip him.

Zhang Shun quickly stopped him, turned his head and said to Zhao Lizi seriously: "If you don't tell me, then I won't listen!"

Then Zhao Lizi said hastily: "I was thinking about it. Although Cao Wenzhao is a cow, he is still a landlubber. He is not as good as me, a fisherman from Mengjin, who lives on the water all the year round. My lord, why don't you recruit the fishermen and boatmen on the river to attack the pontoon bridge of the officers and soldiers?"

Zhang Shun was happy when he heard the words, and thought: Why did I specially summon your grandparents here?Isn't it just to use your prestige and reputation to recruit these people!
So, he smiled and said, "You have the heart, so I will entrust this matter to you. Within two days, you will recruit two hundred heroes for me, all of whom must be brave and good at water. I will burn this pontoon bridge , Trapped the officers and soldiers on Guo’s Beach to death!”

Zhao Lizi frowned when he heard the words, and said, "It's too late, can you spare a day?"

"The military situation is like fire, and there is no room for it!" Zhang Shun laughed, "If the delay is long, the officers and soldiers are building the pontoon bridge across the south bank, I am afraid that no matter how many sea heroes are recruited, it will not help anything!"

(End of this chapter)