Soon, the Han army's temporary navy was dispatched. In addition to the dozen or so ships that were ordered to perform guarding, patrolling, and reconnaissance missions within several miles of the river, the remaining twenty warships, large and small, all sailed to the center of the river and discharged.

A wild goose formation with both offense and defense was formed.

Two groups of archers and crossbowmen on land were already in place. They occupied various dangerous places on the ferry and were in a tight formation. The entire formation was similar to an inward concave arc. This arrangement was enough to block attacks from any direction.

In addition, there are a thousand infantry and two thousand fine cavalry behind the arrow formation. The entire defense system of the Han army can be said to be impregnable. There is almost no need to fear an invasion by Yan and his five thousand Wei troops.

However, both Qi Hu and Feng Chong understood that water has unpredictable shapes and troops have unpredictable forces. Although their own side has a favorable geographical position and is more than 80% sure of holding the south bank of the Wei River, there is no guarantee that the other side will not come up with some strange tricks. If they underestimate the enemy and fall into the opponent's trap

If it affects the entire war situation, then they will have no face to go back to see Yang Qing.

Therefore, the two of them did not need to remind each other. They knew to stay vigilant and kept looking to the other side, hoping to see clearly the strength of the Wei army at the first time so that they could respond early.

However, the heavy fog still filled the surrounding areas. No matter how hard Qi Hu and Feng Chong opened their eyes, they could not see what was happening on the other side. They could only let the drums of the Wei army disturb their minds.

Fortunately, the tight formation of our own army gave Qi Hu and Feng Chong a certain amount of confidence, which allowed them to maintain their air of calm generals in front of everyone.

"General Qi, General Feng, our sentinel boat is back." At this moment, Zhu Zhao on the side suddenly pointed to the river and said.

Qi Hu and Feng Chong looked along his gesture, and sure enough they vaguely saw a speedboat rushing out of the thick fog in the distance. After a while, the ship had docked, and the sentry above saw

After Zhu Zhao waved, he quickly ran in front of Qi Hu and the others.

"What's the situation on the other side? Are the Wei troops gathering troops? Are they going to press forward and launch a strong attack?" Qi Hu asked hurriedly.

The sentry bent down, clasped his fists and replied: "General, the Wei army has been prepared for a long time. They knew that we would go over to investigate, so they arranged for bows and crossbows to be brought forward to stop us. In addition, there is heavy fog blocking the view. It is

Since we were unable to get close to investigate, we could only take a rough look from a distance."

"Well, that's about it. Just say whatever you find out and don't have to worry about it." Qi Hu said.

The sentry responded yes, and then replied: "As the general expected, a large number of Wei troops are gathering towards the shore. When we came back, almost five or six hundred people had gathered on the north bank, and the Wei military camp was also crowded and noisy.

, soldiers kept coming out of the village gate."

"So that's it. It seems that the Wei army is really going to forcefully cross the river."

Qi Hu nodded, pondered for a moment and then said to Feng Chong: "Brother Feng, what do you think of this matter?"

"From what we have learned so far, it seems that the Wei army is indeed preparing for a strong attack across the river. However, with their small number of troops and ships, it is a fool's errand to break through such a tight defense line of our army. As long as our army is well prepared, we don't have to be afraid of them coming.

." Feng Chong said.

Qi Hu said: "Yes, last night the scouts reported that the Wei army sent two teams to search for ships upstream and downstream, but almost all the ships, large and small, within a radius of dozens of miles were taken away by us. Even if there were some fish that slipped through the net, they could let them

After all, you won’t find much.”

"Brother is absolutely right." Feng Chong frowned and said, "But what worries me is that since we all know that storming Taiping Ferry is as difficult as climbing to the sky, don't Yan He and the others know that?

They know that a frontal attack on our defense line will most likely fail, but now they are still gathering a large army to kill us. Brother, I suspect there is a trick here."

Qi Hu nodded and said: "I also have this doubt, but currently Chang'an is besieged by the main force of our army and is in danger. The situation is so unfavorable to the Wei army. Cao Zhen must have issued a military order urging Yan and them to quickly return for reinforcements.

Our army occupies a favorable location and is well-defended. Yan He has no other choice, so it is understandable that he chooses to attack head-on."

"Having said that, brother, I am still a little worried. The Wei army's tactics may not be that simple. They may have other tricks, and we must guard against them." Feng Chong said.

Qi Hu said: "Well, my brother is right to remind us, but the fog has not lifted yet and it is difficult to know the enemy's situation. We should not act rashly or mess up our position.

I think so, please ask me to add a few more groups of scouting horses to the other three ferries to shorten the time for transmitting military information, in case the Wei army makes a surprise attack on us and suddenly transfers to other ferries."

"Okay, I'll pass the order now. But I not only need to add more detective horses, but I also need to order these sentries to expand the scope of their investigation. They can't just stare at these ferries. They also need to be vigilant in the gentle river sections downstream.

." Feng Chong said.

Qi Hu smiled and said: "This is naturally better. I am indeed an old man who has followed Yang Junhou for many years. He is really thoughtful and thoughtful, and I am not as good as my foolish brother."

"Haha, thank you for your praise, brother." Feng Chongqian said.

The two of them had discussed and decided to return to their headquarters to take command. At this time, Sima Hequan of the Wei army on the north bank also received a report from his sentinel. He was slightly relieved to learn that the enemy troops on the opposite side found nothing unusual.

He Quan put his heart in his stomach and looked to the east. Although it was impossible to see the situation at Wang's ferry more than ten miles away, he still couldn't help but pray: "It's going well here, now it's up to the general."

, I hope they can break through the ferry quickly."

On the north bank of Wangjia Ferry, more than two hundred Wei soldiers were tiptoeing onto the boat under the cover of heavy fog. Although the Han army on the opposite side had not noticed their arrival, they still tried their best to move as softly as possible and reduce the noise to ensure the success of the raid to the greatest extent.

.

After a while, all the 230 Wei troops boarded the ship smoothly. This time, there were 23 Wei troops sailing to Wangjiadu. Since they were all sampans and small boats, Yan He only sent more than 200 sergeants to act as the attackers.

The vanguard, each with ten people in a boat, was led by the school captain Yan Chao.

Now that the navy was well prepared, Yan He in the forest behind did not hesitate. He waved the flag in his hand and gave the order to attack.

When Yan Chao saw this, he waved the flag in his hand three times, and the twenty-three warships quickly left the shore. The four strongest sergeants moved the oars with all their strength, and the warships rushed towards the south bank like sharp arrows.

Heavy fog filled the air, blocking the view. It was not until the Wei army's warships rushed forward that the Han army on the south bank noticed anything.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack..."

The Han army on guard sounded the alarm, and Captain Fang Jing, who was stationed here, rushed to the shore immediately and ordered the only eight warships to immediately attack and intercept.

The response of the Han army was not unreasonable. It took only a moment for the eight warships to leave the shore and rush towards the Wei warships.

However, the Wei army came too quickly, and the Han army's warships were far fewer than the opponent's. After only one round of fighting, most of the Han army's navy was lost, five warships were destroyed, and three warships were surrounded and trapped.

"Kill!"

Without the obstruction of the Han warships, more than a dozen Wei warships successfully arrived at the south bank. Yan Chao jumped off the ship first, wielding a sword and killed a group of Han troops in front of him. He was closely followed by more than a hundred people.
Chapter completed!