Yuzhangnan, Yangtze River, Sangluozhou.
He Wuji was wearing a general's robe and armor, with his hands behind his back, standing on the bow of the Crossing River Dragon. Next to him was a fleet of more than 140 Huanglong warships. All the ships had deep drafts.
, almost half of the ship's side was not in the water. That's because there were not only more than fifty fully armed Beifu Army soldiers and more than ten boatmen on the ship, but also about a hundred stones of rice and grain per ship. That's how many members of this army.
Where is the food and fodder for the moon march?
Yin Chan's beard was fluttering in the wind. He looked at the sandbank in the middle of the river in the distance and said with a smile: "Zhennan, it was here that you defeated He Danzhi's main force of the Chu navy. From then on, Jingzhou's
The door is open, and Huanxuan is left with only the isolated city of Jiangling. I didn't expect that today we set out to Nankang to pacify the demon thieves, and we passed by here again. This is a sign from heaven that you will make another immortal contribution to Zhennan."
There were echoes around him, but He Wuji remained expressionless, as if everything around him had nothing to do with it.
Zhang Shao's brows were furrowed and he remained silent. He Wuji looked at him and said, "Zhang Canjun, what are you thinking about?"
Zhang Shao curled up his lips and said: "This time, all the army will board the ship and set off, instead of going by land. Isn't it too risky? The demon thief has always been good at water. If we meet him on the water, then it will be the same as what I think.
Short, attack the enemy's strong point."
He Wuji shook his head: "Then we have to let the demon thieves get a boat first. Let's put it this way, it is difficult to travel on land. From Yuzhang to Nankang, there are mostly muddy roads, and there are more than ten rebel bandits entrenched around it.
They also divided their troops to mow down the remaining Huan Chu party members. This not only slowed down the march and dispersed the troops, but also made the demon thieves prepared. If they united with these rebels, they would not even fight head-on, but just harass them.
Our army's subsequent supplies of food and supplies can also greatly delay our army's march."
"This battle is fought suddenly, and what we want is to recapture Nankang as quickly as possible. Now our army has an advantage in strength, but in another month, the army of demon thieves will leave Lingnan and enter Jiangzhou.
and the Shonan area, it will be difficult to drive them back by then. Since we have chosen to counterattack Nankang, we must use the fastest speed."
Deng Qianzhi said: "What Zhennan said is very reasonable. This battle cannot be too stable. What's more, we have no fleet left in Nankang. There are only fishing boats and ferries there. It is impossible to use them as warships, even if they are demon thieves.
No matter how powerful we are, we can't let their warships in Guangzhou fly over, so we don't have to worry about too many obstacles on the waterway."
Zhang Shao said solemnly: "But even if the demon thieves collect fishing boats, there can still be dozens or hundreds of them. Our army's current warships are all filled with food, have deep drafts, and do not move fast. If we encounter a large number of enemy canoes to attack,
, if you attack our warships with fire, the consequences will be disastrous."
He Wuji smiled slightly: "Zhang Canjun's worries are very reasonable. You should learn more from Zhang Canjun. Instead of looking at the situation here all day long, you should think more about the difficulties and the enemy's possible tactics. In this way
, in order to be able to respond well. Yin Canjun, those wonderful articles reporting your victory were written for the imperial court, but in my case, you should use less beautiful words."
Yin Chan's face blushed slightly and he said: "Zhennan is teaching me a lesson, but I don't want to boost everyone's morale. After all, Nankang is newly defeated, we..."
He Wuji waved his hand: "Okay, let's not talk about this. Let's go back to the issue of Zhang Canjun. In fact, I have already considered what you said. When we defeated Huan Chu Navy's tall battleship, we relied on it.
The light boats and small boats approached to seize the enemy He Danzhi's flagship, but the monster thieves did not have big ships, only small boats. Even if we encountered them, we only had to guard against their tactics. This time I divided the fleet into two parts, the front and rear.
I personally led thirty warships in front, and now my flagship, the Guojiang Dragon, was in the middle of the former military fleet. I also sent the Hunjiang Dragon, which was about the same size as the Crossing Dragon, to attack my
The banner of General Zhennan is located at the forefront, pretending to be the Dragon Crossing the River."
Yin Chan's expression changed: "Oh, is this really the case? Is Zhennan a warship to prevent the enemy from raiding our army? So we set up a bait?"
Zhang Shao said seriously: "He Danzhi was like this back then. He deliberately set a bait in the front army and disguised it as his own ship. As a result, it was captured by our army with all our strength. However, his subordinates did not know the plan and thought that the flagship was captured, so they immediately collapsed.
Has Zhennan forgotten this?"
He Wuji laughed: "I personally used this tactic back then. How could I make the same mistake? I have already told the captains of each ship that the one in front was just the Hunjianglong, which was used to lure the enemy.
The bait for the attack was that without me, He Wuji, there was only more than 10,000 kilograms of sulfur and saltpeter on the ship. What I wanted was for the enemy's elite main force to desperately attack the ship, set it on fire, and make everyone join in the attack.
All the demon thieves who seized the ship were buried in the sea of fire together with the Hunjiang Dragon!"
Everyone suddenly realized, and Deng Qianzhi sighed: "It turns out that Zhennan has made such an arrangement. The thieves thought we were transporting grain and rice, but they didn't know that the boat was loaded with gunpowder. You have long been prepared for the thieves to attack by water."
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He Wuji nodded: "If the demon thieves don't go by water, then these sulfur and saltpeter will be used in the land battle when attacking Nankang. If the demon thieves' navy meets us, then we can lead them to attack Hunjianglong with all their strength.
At the same time, all the warships of the former army threw away the food and grass in the cabins and fought with them lightly. If there were no hundreds of stones of food stored in them, the speed of our army's ships would not be slower than those of the fishing boats and small boats. It would only rely on the thirty-sixth force of the front army.
One warship is enough to wipe out all the demon thieves’ navy forces in Nankang.”
Yin Chan blinked: "But if all the food is thrown away, even if the demon thief's navy is eliminated, what will we eat later?"
He Wuji turned around and pointed at the more than a hundred Huanglong warships behind him: "I just threw away the food for the thirty warships of the front army. The central and rear armies have not changed. If there is a real fight, they only need to use the food at the same place."
Just use bows and crossbows to support the front army. If the war is really unfavorable, then the warships of the Chinese army and the rear army will quickly dock and set up camp for defense. We can still go to land and decide whether to advance or retreat."
Zhang Shao's brows finally relaxed: "Zhennan is indeed a famous general in Beifu. All these unexpected situations have made you think of it. Now, my subordinates are really relieved. I don't expect those demon thieves to dare to
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Before he finished speaking, he heard the lookout on the mast yelling: "An enemy fleet has been spotted ahead!"
This chapter has been completed!