Ni Liang led the order to attack Fancheng. He took advantage of the darkness to send the cavalry brigade to use the floating bridge that exposed the water to cross the river, strengthen the defense on the other side, and expand the guard circle to ensure the safety of crossing the river. Then he ordered Tian Zhong, the commander of the first brigade of the guards, to lead the first regiment, and the second regiment crossed the river, seized the commanding heights, and established a defensive position five miles away from the river embankment, and opened the landing ground. At the same time, he ordered the rest to gradually, except for the personal guard regiment to stay in the camp, the rest of the engineering teams drawn to strengthen the pontoon bridges.

Zhao Bing smiled and did not agree to Ni Liang's arrangements, so he turned around and went back to the tent to sleep. His arrangements were pretty normal. Although they seemed a little stupid, they did not leave any opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of. There were also many clever ones. Horses were the most timid and were easily frightened, even trained war horses.

During the day, the war horses were afraid to see the shaking floating bridge. The turbulent river water was so scared that they dared not go up the bridge. However, in the dark of the night, the horse could not see clearly, and was deceived by the master. Moreover, the vision was not good at night, and the situation was unclear, and the enemy did not dare to attack at night. If they had more lanterns and torches as suspicious soldiers, they could arrange everything safely.

The next day at dawn, Zhao Bing stood up and the other side of the ferry was already in its infancy. There were cavalry guarding the river upstream and downstream. A floating bridge that was more than 20 meters wide was spread across the river surface, which was wide enough for chariots to pass through. Military soldiers were already leading carriages on the floating bridge, carefully sprinting the bridge to test the traffic capacity. The camp had also been packed up, and they only had to wait for the meal to cross the river.

"Your Majesty, you slept well last night, didn't disturb Your Majesty?" Ni Liang saw the emperor coming out of the tent and came over to pay tribute to you.

"Fortunately, I heard a few shots from afar!" Zhao Bing said with a smile while moving his body.

"Last night, an enemy cavalry explored the camp, was discovered by our army's detective cavalry, and fired a few shots to drive them away." Ni Liang replied with a silly smile.

"Well, how about water?" Zhao Bing asked again.

"The river water is leaking quickly and has recovered as before. You can cross the river!" Ni Liang replied.

"Is there any reaction from Fancheng?" Zhao Bing asked again.

"Our army's reconnaissance cavalry approached Fancheng ten miles and did not find any abnormal movements in the enemy. They just frequently sent small teams of cavalry to try to explore the camp, thinking that they were worried that they would be attacked by our army and Zhang Ba's troops when they made a large move, so they did not dare to move arbitrarily." Ni Liang analyzed.

"Has Zhang Ba sent someone to contact me?" Zhao Bing nodded.

"No, have we sent someone to contact us?" Ni Liang shook his head and said.

"Hmph, we have reached this point of marching thousands of miles away. Even the enemy army knows to come and take a look. Not only does he not lead the army to greet him, but he pretends not to know. Do I still have to go up and see him? I want to see when he can wait!" Zhao Bing snorted coldly.

"Zhang Ba is neglecting Your Majesty, and his subordinates are willing to go and scold him in person!" Ni Liang said with politeness.

"No need!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and asked, "We marched thousands of miles away, and we were trapped in battle. Are we sure we could seize Fancheng?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Guardians are the first strong brigade of our dynasty. The First Brigade is the most powerful army in the world. How can the Little Fancheng block our footsteps?" Ni Liang replied seriously.

"Oh, you have learned to brag too, you are very bold!" Zhao Bing looked at him and joked.

"Your Majesty, I am not bragging about this. I will defeat Fancheng within two days!" Ni Liang blushed and promised.

"Well, I believe in you. This battle is under your command. Just let go of your hands and don't let the Jingxiang army underestimate you!" Seeing that he was ignorant, he also reminded him seriously.

"Yes, please cross the river after having a meal!" Ni Liang nodded heavily...

After the hour of Mao, the entire army began to cross the river. From Zhao Bing, everyone got off the car and crossed the river in batches. In order to avoid overwhelming the pontoon bridge, each workshop opened a distance and crossed the bridge in sequence. The cavalry brigade further expanded the guard circle and searched for warning along both sides of the main road. The infantry occupied the commanding heights along the way, controlled the intersections, and set up defenses step by step to prevent the enemy from launching a sudden raid.

By noon, nearly a thousand chariots were safely crossing Baishui, and Zhao Bing also landed with the army, and there was no situation where the enemy attacked halfway. After a while, the chariots were reorganized and advanced towards Fancheng. On the way, the enemy troops sent a small group of cavalry to harass them, no decent battle occurred, allowing them to reach Fancheng smoothly.

Shi Bi's uncontrollable army made Zhao Bing very strange. Is it because he was determined to be a turtle in order to preserve his strength, or is it because our army has a tight defense and no chance to take advantage of it? If he was afraid, it would not make people believe that this old turtle dared to kill three in and three out of the army alone, and he might not know how to write the word "fear". After so long, they did not make a surprise attack while they were still stable, and even allowed themselves to camp with peace of mind.

"Contempt, this is the old man's contempt for himself!" Zhao Bing smiled at this festival. The old turtle used this attitude to show his contempt for himself, the emperor. After all, he was an old senior. He beat Xiangyang down back then, so he naturally had the determination to defend it.

Zhao Bing naturally did not make any provocation at the enemy's "stagnant and obedient" at this time. Instead, he led a team of people to quietly go out of the camp, searching for a high place to check the terrain, and seeing where Shi Bi's confidence came from.

Zhao Bing climbed high and looked into the distance. In the camera, Fancheng was clearly visible from the left and right. The city was built during the reign of King Xuan of the Western Zhou Dynasty. From a distance, it looked like a ship, relying on the Han River and relying on the opposite bank of Xiangyang, connected to a floating bridge floating on the river. However, compared to Xiangyang City opposite, it looks more like a little brother, and does not have a strong and majestic city wall and a wide moat.

"This is really worthy of being a paper-made Fancheng!" Zhao Bing couldn't help but sigh after seeing it briefly. The east, west and north sides of Fancheng City are plains, just like a small boat floating in the Han River chasm. It's true that the soldiers come and there is no danger to defend, and the water floods the whole city.

The walls of Fancheng are not tall and are made of rammed earth. They look like a torn garment that is slit from a distance. From a distance, you can see that the color of the rammed earth in the city wall is different, which is obviously consistent with the repeated destruction of the city walls by wars and floods, and have been rebuilt many times. Fancheng has experienced many fierce battles in the past century and the city walls are seriously damaged, but no one thought that they would push it to reconstruction. They just use the headaches to treat the head and feet.

As the first barrier of the city, the moat was pitiful, only more than three meters wide. Zhao Bing wondered why there was no dynasty or generation that had been digging this small river. It was too difficult for Fancheng to divert water from the Han River from it, but everyone was so use it, comparing each other to see who was lazy and who was frugal.

"Our army is afraid of flooding the city, why are the enemy not afraid?" Zhao Bing turned his face and asked Zhang Jin.

"Your Majesty, although Fancheng is often threatened by floods, it is not a disaster every year. Everyone who lives here for a long time knows that the first person to flood the water during the flood season is Yuliangzhou; the water level rises again and floods Jiawa; the rises again and threatens Fancheng; the rises again and floods Tanxi, and the people can determine whether they need to avoid water." Zhang Jinyao pointed to several locations and returned to the road.

"In addition, the Xiang River section has not built a river embankment, and floods can spread to the two sides of the ground, thereby reducing the impact and damage of floods on the city. Therefore, although the Han River has water news every year, the water level rises are always limited. There can still be people living and living on the sandbanks in the river. Without a major flood, the city can be safe."

"Well, so that's it!" Zhao Bing nodded and asked again, "Fancheng is said to be in the east and west, connecting the south and north. It connects Chongqing and Shaanxi in the west, Jianghan in the east, Hunan and Guangdong in the south, and Wanluo in the north. It is a thoroughfare of Hubei, Henan, Sichuan and Shaanxi. Why can't boats be seen on the river?"

He knew that the ancient Xiangyang, which had more than 2,000 years of history of city construction, had actually been rushing to the water as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and gradually had the function of a ferry crossing. By the Spring and Autumn Period, it was already the key to the Chu people entering the Central Plains. At that time, there were two ferry crossings "North Jin" and "East Jin", which achieved the career of the five hegemons and seven heroes. During the Warring States Period, the water and land docks in Xiangyang were even more prominent. Cai Yong recorded the Xiangyang docks in "Hanjin Fu" as follows: "The three prefectures in the south were supported, the Kyoto in the north was gathered, the Long Di was controlled on the top, and the Jianghu were connected to the lower land. The materials were transported and freight was transported, and whether there was a Mao move."

After Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he went through the water transport terminals along the rivers of the Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, and Xiangyang and the transport of vehicles and horses on land. During the Song Dynasty, he was also the only place to go north for tea and silk in the south. He was transported north by mules and horses, passing through Luoyang, crossing the Yellow River, and entering the southern desert and the Western Regions. Later, he set up a courthouse with Jin and Meng here, where goods from north to south intersected here.

"What Your Majesty said is true. When ships traveled day and night on the Han River, Xiang and Fan cities could reach a thousand ships on the river docks. After our army entered Jinghu, it controlled the Han River. The water routes to the north were cut off, and the ships to the south could only reach Xiangfan. The commercial routes were cut off, and the merchant ships suddenly decreased, which was much more depressed than before." Zhang Jin replied.

"Has the navy troops on both sides ever fought?" Zhao Bing looked at the river with only a few small boats cruising, but there were no warships coming and going. It was really not like a battlefield where hundreds of thousands of troops gathered on both sides, and asked curiously.

"As far as my subordinates know, most of our inland warships were assigned by Jiang Zheng to the 10th Imperial Army to carry military troops and transport supplies. The remaining warships appeared when they first attacked Fancheng. The Mongolian Yuan gathered all the ships along the river at the docks of Xiang and Fancheng. Some of the large ships were converted into warships and small ships and fire ships. Although the two armies had fought, they all retreated at once." Zhang Jin replied.

"Oh, so that's it!" Zhao Bing frowned, feeling a little unhappy. When the Mongolian Yuan attacked the Iron Lock in Xiangyang, he set up a village to block the waterway to cut off enemy aid. He looked across the river and looked across the roads outside the Xiangyang City, with a green patch. It was obvious that even the farmland outside the city had not been destroyed, and I don't know how to deploy this battle.

"Then is the Xiangyang cannon on Fancheng?" Zhao Bing asked when he saw several tall machines placed on Fanchengcheng.

"That is, according to the old man in the city, the Mongolian army attacked the city by relying on these broken cities, and then placed it on the top of the city for more than ten years!" Zhang Jin replied.
Chapter completed!