When the sky gradually darkened, in the Gaotang City Government Office on the south bank of Shanghe, a general wearing armor, calm temperament, about thirty years old and with a national face, was sitting in the inner hall for dinner. He was really Hua Yan, the general guarding the Gaotang.

After taking a few bites, Hua Yan suddenly turned dark and gently put down the bowls and chopsticks, his eyes full of worry.

At this time, a series of footsteps suddenly sounded, and several generals walked in anxiously from outside. Hua Yan frowned and his face instantly showed a majestic look.

"General, no, Jiao Chu's army began to build a floating bridge again and prepare to cross the river. It was quite large in scale and seemed to be attacked in one fell swoop," said a general with a thick beard anxiously and worriedly.

"What a panic? They have not built it before. They immediately sent an order to General Ma Jing to lead the naval warships to move, block them from the river with bows and arrows, and then burn the floating bridge." Hua Yan immediately stood up and ordered seriously.

However, hearing this, the generals showed a hint of hesitation on their faces.

"What's wrong?" Hua Yan's face froze.

"General, the second prince inherited the order of the lord, defeated Cao Cao, and captured Xu Du. The emperor personally issued an edict to be the king. He has occupied the three continents and has hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command. Although we can stop it because of the help of the navy, we should know that because the second prince's army did not expect that there would be a navy in Qingzhou. Once he woke up, he could order to build hundreds of warships in an instant, and all of them came to the west. With the current situation of the headless dragons in Qingzhou, it is impossible to stop this battle. Is it meaningful to continue this battle?" A man with a low figure and a little thin man whispered in a low torture.

"Yes! The eldest son has been captured by the second son. Are we a guarantor or a rebellion? No matter what, the second son is also one of the old lord's legitimate sons, and he is the King of Yan who is legitimately enthroned by the emperor." A general with a round face also said with low fighting spirit. If Yuan Tan is there, they might still be able to fight to the death. However, now Yuan Tan is gone. Who are they fighting for? Is it the fantasy that the eldest son may come back as someone else?

"It's not just that, the soldiers don't want to fight anymore. They have long known that the eldest son is gone. If they win this battle, there will be no reward. If they lose, they will lose their heads." The former General Nongsu looked at Hua Yan with a sigh.

Hua Yan was not angry when he heard these words, but smiled bitterly and said, "You are all old brothers who follow me. What you can think of can be thought of, but being loyal to us is based on loyalty and righteousness. The eldest son is so deep that we swear to be loyal to the eldest son and help him as the prince and the lord of the north. Now that the second son is in power, the eldest son does not know life and death, we will surrender immediately. What do the people in the world view and how do we deal with ourselves?"

The generals of the "General" were all a little ashamed.

"You don't have to do this. For the generals, I want to have a future. Remember, if Jiao Tu's army really crosses the river, I, Hua Yan, take all the responsibilities alone, and have nothing to do with you. But now we must continue to do our last thoughts for the eldest son, pass on the orders, and let Ma Jing go out immediately." Hua Yan's expression became firm.

After looking at each other for a few glances, the generals sighed and clasped their fists and said, "No!"

Not long after, more than a dozen warships rushed out in the naval camp on the south bank, and then accelerated upstream against the wind.

After seeing this scene, a scout on the other side of the river immediately got on his horse and headed downstream quickly. Soon after, he came to an empty river bank. Sima Yi and Cheng Erhu were leading more than 3,000 soldiers familiar with water, waiting here.

"General, Gao Tang's warship has been dispatched," said the scout excitedly.

"Did you see the scale clearly? What kind of ship is it?" Sima Yi did not immediately be happy, but asked seriously.

"It's a fighting ship, definitely the main force," the scout said.

Sima Yi smiled just now, and at this time, a soldier pointed to the other side and said, "General, General Li and the others have succeeded."

Sima Yi turned his head and looked at the lit lights of fire on the other side. He knew that the whistle that was placed on the other side had been resolved, and immediately said: "Brother Erhu, set off immediately."

After Cheng Erhu nodded, he waved his head gently to the soldiers behind him. The soldiers immediately carried bows and arrows, or knives, and pulled some horses into the river.

"Tell the general that after two hours, our army will immediately seize the warship after taking the naval camp. He will remind him in the form of a fire in the sky, and ask him to organize his troops and build a floating bridge again," Sima Yi said.

"promise!"

After Sima Yi finished giving the order, he immediately took a group of personal guards and walked towards the river step by step. Fortunately, it was as hot as it was today, and the river water temperature was also very suitable. If it was winter, even if it swam over, it would be frozen.

On the spacious Shang River, Sima Yi rowed the water with his hands. Cheng Erhu followed him. After swimming for a while, he said with concern: "Zhongda, although there are too few ships, you can take a boat to go there."

Sima Yi smiled and said, "Soldiers all wade through the river. As the temporary commander, how can I not set an example? Brother Erhu don't worry, I am good at water, so I should compare speed."

Cheng Erhu showed a hint of admiration on his face and grinned, "Okay!"

After swimming for about half an hour, all of them finally arrived on the other side. Sima Yi said to a general: "Count the number of people immediately and remember that no one can be missing."

"promise!"

After a while, the general came over and said, "General, you are all here."

"Okay, set off immediately along the river bank, archers are in front. If you find a whistle, shoot and kill immediately." Sima Yi said with a cold expression.

"No!" the general responded.

"Starting" Sima Yi, Cheng Erhu immediately got on the horse and led the army to quickly move towards the water army camp.

At this time, at the upstream position, I saw a small boat as the foundation and wooden boards as flat ground. On the bank of a floating bridge one fifth of the width of the river, Jiao Chu looked at the warship coming from below, stroked the beard on his chin, and smiled at the corner of his mouth, saying, "Do the order, the golden drums sounded, the archers fired arrows to attract the enemy, all the soldiers built were withdrawn, don't do unnecessary casualties."

"promise!"

Then Jiao Tu looked at the other side expectantly and murmured: "Zhongda, it depends on you."

When the battle to defend the floating bridge in the upstream broke out, Sima Yi was riding a horse and rushed towards the direction of the water army camp with a large army. He shot three whistles again along the way and kept their whereabouts. An hour later, a crescent-shaped water army camp with bright lights and a large area appeared in front of him. Sima Yi waved his hand, slowly got off the horse, and whispered: "Stay on the spot."

"promise!"

"Send someone to check immediately, how is the guards in the village?" Sima Yi ordered.

"Yes!" A scout immediately rushed out in the darkness. Soon after, the scout ran over again and said excitedly: "General, the gate of the village is wide open, I guess their attention is in front of you."

Sima Yi's eyes flashed with a gleam and he said cautiously: "How many people are there?"

"A maximum of a thousand people," the scout nodded.

"Okay" Sima Yi stood up with a loud bang, with a hint of evil spirit on his face, slowly pulling out the sword from his waist, looking at the soldiers behind him with anger, and said, "How can a mere Shanghe stop our Iron Guard army and kill!"
Chapter completed!