The next day, Cui Yuanyong and Xue Canghai each set out eastward and soon arrived at the river bank.
Xue Canghai's talk about the night attack on the city yesterday proved why he was challenged by someone above his level. He has been here for so long and didn't know what happened to the other side across the river...
The reason why Puyang became a stumbling block for the Wang family's westward advance was because there was a wide river between them.
It's called the Yellow River.
It is not a tributary… It is the main trunk of the Yellow River, which is shaped like a right hook, heading northeast and upward, straight out of the East China Sea. So the Yellow River does not necessarily mean north and south, but can also mean east and west, such as Puyang and Juancheng on the west bank.
At the beginning, everyone was from the Daxia Prefecture, and no one would deploy heavy troops on the river bank to defend the other side. The rebels crossed the river without any pressure and soon reached Puyang. When the war subsided for a short time, both sides deployed water forts and heavy defenses on the river bank. Now it is not so easy for either side to cross the river.
It is winter now, the wind and waves are not strong, and the river is not frozen, so it is possible to sail.
Zhao Changhe stood on the shore and looked into the distance. He could vaguely see the densely packed water forts and ships on the opposite bank, with flags everywhere.
The other side obviously knows what is happening here. The ships are now being moved, and from a distance they look like a group of ants lined up.
Zhao Changhe glanced at Xue Canghai. Xue Canghai, who was known for attacking the city on a snowy night, had a red face. He turned his head to scold his subordinates: "The armor is worn crookedly, upside down, and it's embarrassing for me!"
subordinate:"?"
Cui Yuanyong had no experience in how to fight the battle of crossing the river, and Xue Canghai was even more clueless. Both of them were looking at Zhao Changhe, wanting to know what he meant by "making the biggest noise the better". They couldn't risk the lives of their own soldiers to make a big fuss.
Zhao Changhe turned around and asked Cui Yuanyong: "Who is the other side's commander? This should be an important general of the Wang family, right?"
"It is Cao Boping who is ranked 19th on the Human List. He was originally a General of the Imperial Household and a veteran general who can fight."
Zhao Changhe nodded. Apart from other things, the former Great Xia court had quite a few names on the Heaven and Earth List. Just talking about the Human List, there were Lü Shiheng from Xiangyang, Zhai Muzhi from Bashu, and this Cao Boping, as well as Zhang Ximeng who was replaced by Cui Yuanyong before. They were usually unknown in the martial arts world and were actually serving as officials, so naturally they had no reputation in the martial arts world... In addition, there were the strong men from the Demon Suppression Division, the backbones of the major families, and so on. They had a lot of names, and as a whole they were much stronger than the people from the martial arts sects.
It is common sense to learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor. However, they are nameless and scattered, so it seems that there are not many of them.
"It's fine as long as it's on the list." Zhao Changhe didn't say much, and suddenly raised his breath and asked, "Is General Cao here?"
Across the entire Yellow River, the sound was clearly transmitted to the water fort on the other side, and everyone felt as if they heard someone talking in their ears.
Both sides were shocked. The power of this Shura King was indeed unfathomable. Legend has it that he defeated an ancient demon god in the Cui family and gained the Cui family's loyalty. Originally, people thought that this was the Cui family's way of saving their own reputation, but it seems that this may not be impossible.
Cao Boping waved his hand to stop the chaos of the surrounding generals, and said calmly: "The so-called defeat of the demon god is not credible. The chaotic world list ranks him second on the earth list, which is to give him some calculations, that is, the end of the heaven list, and on par with Cui Wenjing in his early years. Two armies are facing each other, and thousands of people are fighting. It is not possible for such a strong man to decide everything, especially this is a battle to cross the river, and he can't fly. Why are you panicking?"
The commander's calmness at least made the surrounding officers feel more at ease. To be honest, if it was a land camp, everyone would be really weak. If such a strong man were to attack as a spearhead, it would completely determine the outcome. It was not as easy as General Cao said. But fortunately, this was the Yellow River, which did give people a lot of peace of mind.
Cao Boping left the gate and tried to respond, but he had no confidence in his own strength, so he walked closer and closer, climbed onto the bow of the front ship, and then began to shout: "What do you think, King Zhao?"
Even though we were so close, the river breeze blew so far that the other side could hardly hear anything.
Only a limited number of strong men could barely hear it. Zhao Changhe asked Cui Yuanyong: "Is it this idiot?"
Cui Yuanyong listened to it and felt like he was drinking fine wine: "Yes, it's him... Hey hey hey? What are you doing?"
Everyone watched as Zhao Changhe took out a golden bow, put on a golden arrow, and aimed at the other side of the river. Everyone was stunned. What are you doing
How far is this distance? Even if you are extremely strong, what kind of bow can support such a force
Besides, it's so far away that people can't see clearly, and with the north wind howling, how can you find the target accurately? Are you kidding me
The people on the other side seemed to have seen Zhao Changhe drawing his bow and arrow. Cao Boping laughed dumbly: "If the King of Zhao wants to vent his anger, he might as well shoot the bird at his own crotch, which will be more accurate."
The surrounding soldiers burst into laughter, and this time the laughter could be heard as far as the other side of the river, making the Cui family soldiers so embarrassed that they covered their faces.
Cao Boping himself grinned widely and laughed wildly towards the sky, feeling that this would greatly boost morale.
With a "bang" sound, the golden light penetrated into the mouth, and pierced through several soldiers behind him. It still rushed into the cabin with a loud bang. The air was suddenly quiet, and the north wind blew past, and there was silence on both sides of the river.
"Bang!" Cao Boping fell backwards, and only then did a burst of snowflakes spurt out of his mouth like a fountain.
The sky flashed with golden light.
"At the end of November, it is Minor Cold. Wan Dongliu's troops marched out of Xiapi and headed north to Langya; Cui Yuanyong's troops marched out of Puyang and confronted Cao Boping on both sides of the Yellow River."
"Zhao Changhe shot an arrow across the river and killed Cao Boping several miles away, shocking both sides of the river."
"Nineteenth person on the Human Ranking fell, and the replacement is appointed..."
Everyone looked at the sky with their mouths open.
It really became a big deal, known to the whole world, and it was impossible not to know about it.
No one has ever thought that the Book of Chaos could be used for this kind of propaganda. The other party is on the Human List, and their death must be reported, which is reasonable... By the way, Wan Dongliu's movements are also reported to the world. In the eyes of the Book of Chaos, those who belong to the same battle are often narrated together, which is also reasonable.
This time the momentum was clear, the Cui family and the Cao Gang attacked Langya from both sides, and the whole world was paying attention.
But even if someone thought about it, no one could do it!
When other people shoot arrows, the unit is "one hundred steps" or "two hundred steps", but you are counting miles!
Who can shoot across the Yellow River to a distance of several miles and actually pierce the throat with one arrow? Is this a human archery skill
This is pure divine and demonic power, which is beyond the reach of the Heavenly Rankings that people know of. With such power to influence the battle situation, ordinary wars in the human world really don’t need to be fought...
Zhao Changhe looked around and said, "Why are you still standing there? You don't need me to lead the river crossing operation, right?"
"Damn it." Cui Yuanyong shouted as he boarded the boat, "The enemy's morale has been taken away, their hearts have been broken, and they don't even have a general to command them! If we can't cross this river, let's all jump into the river! Start the boat!"
Zhao Changhe added: "Remember to help pick up my arrows. They are one less each time I use them. Don't throw them away!"
Cui Yuanyong: “…”
Hundreds of boats were sailing in unison, heading towards the other side in a huge crowd.
The people on the other side stared in shock for a while, then suddenly there was a loud shout, and everyone abandoned their boats and ran for their lives, and the water fort was instantly in chaos.
What's the point of playing with your life for a few taels of military pay! If there's a god on the other side, I'll beat your mother!
Unless Huang Yang came out to fight Zhao Changhe, there would be no suspense in this battle. But would a great god and devil come to participate in a river crossing battle? He had never even thought about it.
Let alone gods and demons, even the Heavenly Rankings don’t do this. Apart from Zhao Changhe, there is probably no other strong person in this world who doesn’t think of himself as a master. He doesn’t even care about his face...
But at this moment, no one felt that Zhao Changhe had lost all his face. This arrow was too terrifying. It pierced everyone's defenses, and even those who read the battle report were terrified.
A true arrow that shocked the world.
South of Langya, Wan Dongliu looked up at the golden words in the sky fading away, and suddenly smiled, waving his whip and pointing at the small town ahead: "The other side's defenders must have no desire to fight at this moment. The first one to reach the top will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold!"
In Guanlong, someone received a secret letter from Snow Eagle. While they were hesitating, the report of the Book of Troubled Times blinded people's eyes.
"It seems that this is true... The Cui family and the Cao Gang are attacking the Wang family from both sides, so it is difficult to win quickly. It is only natural for the capital to send troops to participate in the war."
"The capital is empty at this moment. If you don't take the gift from heaven, you will suffer the consequences!"
(End of this chapter)