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Chapter 487: Pontoon Bridge

It is said that after Cao Wenzhao built a pontoon bridge on the north bank of the Yellow River and connected it to Hezhou in the middle of the river, the commander-in-chief officer Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang couldn't help but said in admiration: "It's Cao Zongbing who has a way, no matter how cunning and fierce that thief You can only rule the roost on the road. Now that the pontoon bridge is connected, the thieves can only look at the ocean and sigh!"

Cao Wenzhao was also quite complacent, but he still said modestly: "Where, where! It all depends on the efforts of the two of you. I guess the cannon seconded by Zhang Zongbing will arrive soon due to Zhang Zongbing's face. Relying on Mu Zongbing The Hongyi Cannon seconded for the sake of face should arrive in seven or eight days at most."

"At that time, use cannons to defend the river island, and use red cannons to bombard the opposite bank. The officers and soldiers will take the opportunity to cross the river, and they will be able to defeat the enemy in front of them in one fell swoop and regain Luoyang City!"

Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang were overjoyed, and quickly boasted: "The little things we two did are just icing on the cake. Presumably with the prestige of Cao Zongbing, it is easy to borrow some artillery. Just rely on the river Thanks to Cao Zongbing, he was able to figure out the idea of ​​building a pontoon bridge on the continent."

"That's not true," Cao Wenzhao said with a smile, without taking credit for it. "Originally, there was this pontoon bridge connecting the Yellow River, but it was destroyed later. If the county magistrate of Meng County hadn't given me advice before, I wouldn't have done it." know about it."

"Now I'm just imitating the ancients. It's just a day or two before the artillery arrives. You'd better be careful, and don't let the thieves find an opportunity to destroy this bridge."

Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang quickly responded: "Don't worry, General Cao. We have recruited nearby fishermen and boatmen to set up boats to guard the left and right sides. But if a thief comes to attack, he will never return!"

It turns out that Meng County, on the other side of Mengjin Ferry, is also a place where fishing boats and ferries flourish.There is also a shipyard on the north bank of the Yellow River. Cao Wenzhao and others took the opportunity to expropriate all related industries and personnel on the north bank of the Yellow River.

The shipyard also had no time to build new ships, so Cao Wenzhao and others ordered them to build wooden planks to serve as the deck of the pontoon bridge.

The rest of the conscripted ships will be incorporated into the army and temporarily used as navy to deal with the rebels who have not yet shown their water capabilities.

Cao Wenzhao owed everything to Dongfeng, but he didn't expect that Zhang Shun had Huang Shoucai and three hundred sailors under his command.

Although the training and equipment of this team were crude, it was still much better than the fisherman boats that were forcibly conscripted by the officers and soldiers.

It is said that Zhao Lizi received Zhang Shun's order, and just called his former playmate, the boy, and said loudly: "Since ancient times, there is no greater achievement than Conglong, and no wealth is greater than princes and generals. Now I, Zhao Lizi, have to meet A real dragon, just like a carp jumping over a dragon's gate, has been reborn."

"Look at my armor, which is hard to find; look at the sword in my waist, which cuts iron like mud; and look at the spear in my hand, how many dog ​​officials and slaves have been killed!"

"If you have a bit of ambition and come with me, you don't dare to talk about glory and wealth, at least you don't have to worry about food, clothing and housing, you can earn some silver, and marry a charming wife!"

When all the young men saw Zhao Lizi, they couldn't help being jealous.This guy grew up wearing crotch pants with us. He has two eggs and one stick. How much more capable can he be than us?People like this can eat delicious food and drink spicy food, so why not us?
With this in mind, wherever Zhao Lizi went, all the teenagers immediately joined in.It's not that Zhao Lizi refuses all comers, among them the timid and weak ones are all picked out and rushed out.He spent two days working hard, and finally recruited more than two hundred people.

Some daring ones even stole the fishing boats at home and brought them to join the army.Zhang Shun made a windfall now, but he also sent it away, and paid silver taels for the price.

Seeing the real money, these teenagers were even more jealous, clamoring to make Cao Wenzhao look good.

These teenagers all carried some harpoons and Changhao as weapons, Zhao Lizi saw how poor they were, so he asked Zhang Shun for weapons, and Zhang distributed the spears captured by the officers and soldiers to them by the way.

Zhao Lizi disliked Zhang Shun's stinginess, so he complained: "I heard Mr. Zuo say, 'If you don't teach civil warfare, you call it abandonment', do you mean people like you?"

Zhang Shun couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words, he laughed and scolded: "I asked someone to teach you how to read, did you ask you to scold me by citing scriptures?"

"These people you recruited, it's okay to cheer and shout. If you expect them to attack officers and soldiers and burn down the pontoon bridge, I'm afraid they will be paid for nothing."

"I sent people to Luoyang City earlier to recruit Huang Shoucai's navy, and walked the Yiluo River to Mengjin. Although the waterway is far away, it should arrive today."

While Zhang Shun was talking, he suddenly heard a commotion outside the tent, and then heard Wukong report: "Master, that Huang Shoucai has arrived, come to see him."

Zhang Shun quickly stood up and went out to welcome Huang Shoucai into the tent.Zhao Lizi and Huang Shoucai were also quite familiar with each other, so they met quickly and said, "Brother Huang, long time no see, he looks better now."

When Huang Shoucai saw that it was Zhao Lizi, he was also very happy. He hurriedly stepped forward and held Zhao Lizi's hand tightly and said, "Thanks to my brother Zhao's hard work, I, Huang Shoucai, am here today. The kindness of saving my life is unforgettable." .”

"After I was released from prison, I was appointed as a naval officer by the lord. I couldn't come to thank you in person for a while. I never thought that I would meet again in the lord's camp and be worshiped by Huang!"

After speaking, Huang Shoucai wanted to kneel down and thank him.This Huang Shoucai is well-known and respected among fishermen and boatmen, how can Zhao Lizi be willing to be worshiped by him?
He hurriedly helped Huang Shoucai up, and said with a smile, "Brother Huang is so polite, and now my younger brother is going to work under my elder brother's command. If my elder brother wants to thank me, I might as well take care of my younger brother."

Huang Shoucai was taken aback when he heard the words, then turned to look at Zhang Shun.Zhang nodded by the way, and said with a smile: "Since I invited you here, and let you take the opportunity to bring sulfur and oil, I think you can guess a thing or two."

"That's right, Cao Wenzhao, an officer and soldier, built a pontoon bridge at night to connect the north bank of the Yellow River with the Hezhong Island. I was worried that the officers and soldiers would stand firm, so I wanted to use this to cross the river."

"The so-called 'long guard will lose', I want to preemptively send you and Zhao Lizi to lead the navy to burn down the pontoon bridge and cut off the connection between Hezhou and the north bank of the Yellow River. What does the 'River God' think?"

When Huang Shoucai heard the words, he quickly asked, "I don't know how the imperial navy is doing. Can our army win the battle?"

"The officers and soldiers who came to attack were the frontier soldiers Cao Wenzhao, Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang. If you are talking about horseback riding and archery, you can't keep up with these three. If you are talking about boating and wading, the three of them plus one are not half as good as the 'River God' .”

Huang Shoucai reassured this time: "So, please rest assured, my lord, I will lead the navy to burn this bridge tonight."

Zhang Shun said happily after hearing this: "It's very good, I'll wait for the good news from you two in the account!"

(End of this chapter)