At the turn of spring and summer, the moisture on the Baigou River is very heavy. Every morning, a thick layer of white mist ripples on the surface of the Baigou River, and a vast white area enveloped the boundary river between the Song and Liao countries in a hazy state.

Everything around me was quiet and I could only hear the water of the Baigou River flowing eastward.

Liu Wu was wearing a helmet and armor, holding a buffalo horn bow in his hand, and had been guarding the pier of a fishing village on the south bank of the Baigou River for a night. Although he was so sleepy that he still dared not slacking off. He also forced himself to look at the river surface shrouded in the morning mist.

And beside him, there were more than 200 other warriors like him, wearing armor, holding horn bows, and a hand knife, hammer and thunder hanging on his belt!

In front of these soldiers, there were a long row of wooden boats tied to the fishing village pier, with 20 or 30.

These ships were collected by the cavalry general where Chen Wu spent a lot of effort from the Baigou River. Yue Fei's 100,000 troops wanted to cross the river north as soon as possible, but they just pointed at them!

The golden thieves on the north bank of the Baigou River seemed to know the existence and importance of these ships! Last night, several waves of people were sent to ship, or swim across the river, trying to steal or burn these ships, but they were all repelled by Liu Wu and his comrades!

The merit value earned this night alone is enough for Liu Wu to be promoted to Sergeant!

Once you become a sergeant, you can increase your land alone by 100 acres, and you will have more opportunities to be appointed as an official.

Thinking of such a good thing, Liu Wu's sleepiness disappeared immediately.

At this time, the fog had dissipated a little, the sky was brighter, the visibility on the river surface increased a lot, and you could vaguely see the situation on the other side. You could see some cavalry of the golden thieves in a daze, but there were no ships or wooden rafts on the river surface.

This means that the golden thieves on the other side will no longer cross the river and send people their heads... With the current visibility, it would be a death to swim across Baigou and the river to attack!

Although it was a pity that I could not cut off the head of the golden thief, the spirit that had been tense before was relaxed, and the soldiers guarding this pier began to whisper.

"The golden thieves are really becoming less and less irresistible. In order to cut off one of their heads, we had to die at least one of them, but now we are slaughtering one of them, but we are not hurting a few of them!"

"Those are not the real Jurchens, they are just Khitans, Bohai, and Han army..."

"It's even the Khitan, Bohai, and Han army, that's weaker than a few years ago! It seems that we still have some money to make a fortune this time!"

"Where are they weakening? It's clear that we have become stronger! How could there be so many war armors in the past? There were such good war horses in the past? There was no thunder in the past! And our martial arts have been amazing in the past... Now we eat well, practice a lot, and look strong!"

"That's right! And now we have too many people, there are no vacancy, they are all real numbers! No one can deduct our food and pay, and no one can treat us as slaves..."

Was it difficult to kill Jurchens in the past? Was it really that miserable to serve as a soldier for the Song Dynasty? It was late for the army and failed to catch up with the Jurchens invincible fights all over the world at that time Liu Wu naturally would not participate in such a discussion. He, a junior, was just to be a listener!

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Of course, the Song army is very strong now!

There are many reasons for the Song army becoming stronger. One of them is that the relationship between the monarch and the ministers is relatively harmonious. The officials do not doubt the generals and grant full power during the war. The generals are also willing to work for the officials, especially Yue Fei, the commander of the Southern Army of the Song Dynasty. He is simply a famous general who is hard to find in history. He is not afraid of death, does not love money, does not like women, and is devoted to conquering the world for Zhao Kai.

As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find, and a famous general like Yue Fei is even harder to find!

Zhao Kai was willing to let go of Yue Fei, not only giving him the six strongest troops, but also granting him full power to the Hebei battlefield!

Yue Fei can make the decision on how to fight the battle in Hebei. There is no need to ask Zhao Kai, nor do you need to listen to the Luoyang court. Even the combat plan formulated before the start of this Northern Expedition is only for the reference of Yue Fei's head coach... As the head coach, Yue Fei has the right to act cheaply and make decisions in the face of the battle.

So now he has labeled the "Southern Route Army" as the "Eastern Route Army", and there is nothing wrong with it, and there is no gold medal that will fly over and smash him back. The Hebei Yingtian Envoy Department, the Privy Council, and the Ministry of War are not only not qualified to say that Yue Fei is not, but also have to cooperate with Yue Fei with all his strength and cannot be restrained.

Therefore, Yue Fei's army, which has full power and no constraints, can obtain cooperation from all parties, is now moving very fast.

The Xiongzhou and Ansu army were occupied on the first day of April, and on the second day of April, an army unit (Niugao's Fifth Army) arrived at Baigou Post to prepare to cross the river. A few days before this, a cavalry general (the general where Liu Wu was) had been sent to the Baigou River area to prepare for the army to cross the river.

Yue Fei himself, with a few aides and personal soldiers, came up with the Fifth Army who was chasing Niu Gao, and arrived at Baigou Post one day later than Niu Gao. After arriving at Baigou Post, he learned from Niu Gao that the cavalry of the Fifth Army had collected a lot of wooden boats and could launch a battle across the river.

Yue Fei did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered the river crossing to begin, and continued to walk at the forefront of the army, following Niu Gao's troops and came to the fishing village next to Baigou Post.

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Liu Wu was standing on the dock and staring at Baigouhe where the fog was gradually dissipating, and suddenly he heard the dense sound of horse hooves coming from behind. Those who were still talking about how Song Jun became stronger stopped and turned around and looked back. There were both nervousness and doubts on their faces - there should be a few guard posts behind them, and no one could steal it, right?

But who knows what is happening on the battlefield?

"Turn around...the first row draws the guns in a row! the second row draws the bow! The third row grabs the war horses!"

The cavalry team where Liu Wu was located was already reacting and quickly yelled and ordered.

Liu Wu was a row of soldiers. When he heard his superior's order, he immediately put away his bow and arrows, and then shouted to his brothers and turned around and ran towards the entrance of the village where the line gun was inserted. When he arrived at the place, he immediately drew out his long spears and formed a horizontal array, and together with the other three soldiers, blocking the road. The other row of soldiers rushed over with bows and arrows. Instead of forming a formation behind Liu Wu and the others, he spread out and seized the houses on both sides of the mouth - either relying on the wall, entering the house and relying on the window, or going up to a high place.

In short, everyone is very well-trained and not panic.

As soon as they set up, they saw dozens of cavalry coming over, without placing a banner. However, looking at their military uniforms and armor, there was no doubt that it was the Song army.

However, Liu Wu and the others still dared not relax. Liu Wu, who was standing in the first row with his brothers, yelled: "There are cannons in the Song Dynasty!"

This is a password!

Someone shouted immediately on the opposite side: "The cannon is rising!"

It's your own person when you meet it!

But the array still couldn't disperse... Until the cavalry arrived, Liu Wu and the others recognized that the cavalry leader Zhang Yong, who was leading the team, and then raised their spears and bowed.

After Liu Wugang finished his tribute, he suddenly saw that the ones following Zhang Yong were Xuan Shuai Yue Fei and Niu Gao, the commander of the Fifth Army.

Liu Wu and others hurriedly dodged to the side of the road, watching Yue Fei, Niu Gao and others passing through the village entrance and heading towards the dock.

Everyone's hearts were hot!

The rule of the commander Xuan and the army have come... This means that the battle between the river is about to begin!

They guessed right, Yue Fei and Niu Gao came to fight to cross the river. They looked at the terrain. After looking at the terrain, they would immediately start crossing the river - the two infantry generals were ready. The artillery teams following these two generals had also come up. As long as Niu Gao gave the order, the cannons would be mounted to the south bank of Baigou River, suppress the Jin soldiers on the other side with firepower to support the infantry to cross the river.

As long as the infantry crosses the river, they will unfold the moon formation, and then the engineers can follow up to build bridges and build bridgeheads.

The fishing village where Liu Wu and his friends are located is the bridgehead on the south bank of Baigou River!

"Not bad, I got so many ships!"

Yue Fei had a stern face all the way and didn't say that. Now when he saw the boats beside the fishing village pier, he finally showed a smile.

Niu Gao smiled and said, "Sir Xuan, there are only some cavalry on the other side. It seems that the Jin people have no intention of stopping us from crossing the river!"

Yue Fei said: "The Jin thieves are luring the enemy deep, so of course they will not stop us from crossing the river... But after crossing the river, there will inevitably be fierce battles! Boyuan, among the generals of the Southern Army, only you and Mr. Li can stand alone. I want to hand over this ferry and the nearby Baigou Post to you. Can you ensure that there is no harm?"

This fishing village ferry is the retreat of the army, and the nearby Baigou Post is a place to stockpile grain. As long as these two places are in hand, Yue Fei's army can advance or retreat and remain undefeated.

"Don't worry, with Niu Gao at the Ferry and Baigou Post Station, there will be no accidents!" Niu Gao patted his chest and assured Yue Fei.

His Fifth Army had more than 17,000 people driving to the Baigou River, and there were more than 30 cannons and 2,000 quite good cavalrymen. How could it be that they could not defend the ferry and Baigou Post?

Yue Fei nodded and said to Niu Gao: "Then let your artillery come up, first fire a few shots to scare away the Jin thieves cavalry on the other side, and then start crossing the river... crossing the river and going to Yanjing!"

As he spoke, Yue Fei went to the other side of Baigou River, thinking about something.

This is not the first time he has crossed the Baigou River! He was a brave soldier in Hebei in his early years and also crossed the Baigou River with Tong Guan's Northern Expedition Army, but the result is... it's really hard to describe!

"Boom boom boom..."

The cannon sounded quickly, opening the prelude to the Battle of Baigou River - Qigou Pass, and also shocked Wanyan Zongbi, who were observing the situation of the Song army on the north bank of Baigou River, and Wanyan Xiebao and the others were shocked.

"The Song people are going to cross the river!" Wanyan Zongbi hurriedly got off the horse's back, then held the war horse and looked south, "It's coming so fast!"
Chapter completed!