Xie Ming

Chapter 432 Heading to the Southwest
Bahana and Shi Tingzhu had different opinions and they just parted ways in front of Jihe City!
Two days later, a part of the Ba Army was sent to the southwest to successively capture the cities of Chiping and Dong'a, and to search for boats, with the intention of crossing the Yellow River!

Shi Tingzhu, who was stranded on the spot upon hearing the news, saw the situation develop in this way and felt that it was out of control.

So he came in a hurry, with some concerns in his heart, and finally he could no longer sit still, so he had to passively follow the phase change formation!

So, on the evening of the fourth day, he implemented the strategy of secretly crossing Chencang, quietly dispatched troops to withdraw from the camp at the west gate of Jihe River at night!

Only two thousand Han troops were left to continue the siege to prevent Xiao's garrison from escaping and causing trouble!

Most of the troops and horses were sent over, but they were divided into two groups, east and west!

A group of them hurriedly marched in the middle of the night, heading eastwards, heading for Jiyang!

Intending to emulate Bahana's actions, they collected boats and rafts along the way and made preparations for the army and horses to cross the river!

After all, in the current situation, Bahana has already made a move to cross the river. If his troops remain idle, they will realize the situation too late and will not consider advancing southward.

If the Pakistani army really crossed the Yellow River in one fell swoop and occupied the city of Jinan!
Then, all this great achievement of coming south will be of no concern to me at all!
Are they really willing to lag behind and provide logistical support to friendly forces? !
It is difficult for Shi Tingzhu to be happy!
Hence the method of advancing eastward!
And the next action is even more sinister and not very authentic!

That means Shi Tingzhu will personally lead the majority of the remaining troops and head to the southwest!
He also fled to Chiping and Dong'a!
So come on!
On the surface, it is for the purpose of consolidating the northern line!
This will prevent the enemy from blocking or disrupting the Bahana army's subsequent supply lines, and help with coordination!
But what about the reality?

They openly took over the two cities of Chiping and Dong'a, intending to stop the Ba army's advance!
If you want to go south, I have to care about you!
But this is the lifeline of logistics supply. I will have my men block it for you!
As the saying goes, hit the snake at its most vulnerable part!

No matter how reckless and noisy you are, as long as this line is blocked, the supply and life and death of the Pakistani army will be in our hands!
Go forward alone and fight to overcome all obstacles to become the strongest!

But Shi Tingzhu took the initiative and with this treacherous move, the fate of Bahana and his ilk became clear before their eyes!
August 5th!

To the east of Dong'a, on the west bank of the Yellow River, facing Tongfei City across the river, there is a tiny county called Kecheng!
On this day, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up, the sun rose again, and the rare scorching sun scorched the earth warmly!

Bahana led an army and attacked the southwest for many days. On the fifth day, the vanguard troops stationed in this tiny city of Shell City and rested for more than a night to reorganize the army!
It was not until half past si in the morning of the fifth day, when the sun was already high in the sky, that Bahana finally woke up from his hangover and climbed out of his bed!
After the servants had dressed him and he had finished his breakfast, he sent out two teams of personal guards and went to the west bank of the Yellow River in person to investigate the water situation.

But this cannot be seen unless you go to the Yellow River, and it is difficult to see clearly unless you go to the shore!
It has rained heavily in recent days, and the original shore line has long disappeared!
The water level of the river rose high, and a long section of the yellow soil in front of the bank turned into muddy water!
Bahana rode his horse forward and looked around until there was no way to go any further. Then he simply dismounted and took some tentative steps to continue moving forward!

I vowed to go to the shore and test how to sail down the river, so as to prepare for the next journey to the east!
But he had never expected that the mud was so soft that he had to dismount from his horse. He took only a few steps forward when suddenly, there was a "poof" sound!
Feet deep in the mud!

There was no need for him to react in any particular moment. In a flash, most of the boot shaft that he had just put on when he got up was completely gone!

Seeing this, Bahana was horrified!

He quickly pulled back!
With a fierce pull, both feet were gradually pulled out of the boots!
Bahana looked embarrassed and retreated with his legs tightly together!

When he turned back to the horse, he finally calmed down a little. He put on a straight face and cursed to cover up the embarrassing situation!
"Fuck!"

"It's all because of this damn weather!"

"There's mud everywhere, it's fucking disgusting!"

Bahana lowered his head and frowned, looking at the empty space under his feet, feeling very uncomfortable!

Upon hearing this, the bondservants who followed behind immediately rushed to the place where the boot had just sunk!

When he was three or two steps away, four or five servants grabbed his hands and held him up, then they let him stick out his butt and pulled the boot out with great effort!

Later, seeing that the boots had been found, the man did not dare to be negligent. He pulled the hem of his jacket on the front, wiped the mud off, and ran back with a flattering smile. He knelt down in front of Bahana and helped him put on his boots!

And he also spoke slowly and smiled.

"Hehehe"

"Master is right!"

"Who says it isn't?"

"This heavy rain has been following us for days!"

"To be honest, my lord, the soles of the feet of the soldiers in the army have been soaked in water recently!"

"No more sunny days!"

"I'm afraid everyone in the camp will suffer from beriberi!" The bondservant served attentively.

"Humph!"

"Being a soldier and fighting in wars!" "You can't feel so comfortable everywhere! Huh?!"

"Now you are just talking nonsense. Wait until we cross the river and occupy Jinan City!"

"There's gold and silver all over the place. By then, my legs and feet should be pretty damn good!"

Bahana, with his big belly, looked into the distance. When he heard what the servants said, he didn't care and replied casually.

"Yes Yes!"

"Master is right!"

A servant has a servant's nature. No matter what Bahana says, he seems to be willing to flatter him!

A few moments!

Putting the boots back on his feet, Bahana glanced down, stomped his feet left and right, jumped on his horse, and suddenly changed his tone and gave orders.

"Cough cough."

"Okay!"

"I see, the water level on this bank is rising quite a lot!"

"Looking at the section near the water, there must be at least 20 meters of muddy ground! Huh?!"

"go with!"

"Herald, return to Shell City immediately and pass on my orders!"

"Tell the two teams in the front camp to take down everything you can see in the city, including door panels, tables, chairs and benches, and bring them here!"

"This afternoon, we must build a passageway here for vehicles and horses to go down the river!"

"When I get back at noon and have a good nap, we'll join forces and cross the river here before the sun sets!"

Bahana Quyan looked at the city wall of Feicheng near the other side of the river and just released the order!

But at this moment, when he heard the order, the adjutant who was accompanying him had doubts about it!

"what?!"

"Du, Dutong wow!"

"You, you want to set off today?!" the adjutant said timidly, fearing that he would be whipped if he was not sure about a word!

Upon hearing this, Bahana turned around and stared at him!
"kindness?!"

"What's wrong?!"

"What the hell are you hesitating about?!"

"Soldiers are expensive and quick!"

"We finally got rid of that old guy Shi Tingzhu!"

"When he finally realizes what's going on, who knows how he'll stab me in the back!"

"By then, I will be too busy to do anything!"

"Stop talking!"

"Go and pass the order quickly!"

"Cross the river today!"

"Occupy Feicheng on the other side by force!"

Bahana did not allow any explanation and just handed the task over with a glare.
(End of this chapter)