Everyone was shocked and went south without waiting for the new news to come back. This was expected. After all, the risk of leaking the news was too high. But tonight, we were going south overnight, which was a bit too hasty.
You must know that the Liaodong Army has just arrived and needs to take a breather at least. It will leave this evening and there will be little time to rest and recuperate.
Feng Ziying's eyes fell on Mao Wenlong, "Zhennan, only give your people half a day's rest and leave in the evening. Master Sun's army is moving south along the canal. I'm worried that it will be difficult to cover up the movement along the canal. Once Chen Jixian gets to Jizhen
The news that the army is marching south will definitely arouse suspicion, and it will be associated with the unusual movements of our Denglai Navy, so I do not intend to take this risk, and I am not willing to give Chen Jixian a chance to prepare. I will only have to work hard for your sons."
Mao Wenlong stood up and clasped his fists with emotion, "Don't worry, sir, my sons will have no problem walking in the ice and snow for a day or two. Although it is a bit uncomfortable to go south by boat, we can still persevere and ensure that we set off on time."
"Okay, I'm just waiting for your words. Wenzhao, Renlong, is there no problem with you here?" Feng Ziying asked Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong again. "No problem, you can board the ship at any time." Cao Wen
Zhao and He Renlong also stood up and obeyed the order solemnly.
"Okay, let's board the ship after dinner at the scheduled time and order each fleet to keep a distance. When we arrive at Chongming, wait for a while outside the Chongming brigade and send two ships to Chongming Shasuo. The latest news is there.
Report it over." Feng Ziying nodded: "By then, if there are no major changes, we will have to act according to the plan."
At 1:00 a.m., ships at sea outside the East China Sea Center came into the port one after another and began to load people.
The Denglai Town troops who had had dinner were the first to board the ship. Nearly 20,000 troops were divided into 80 ships of different sizes. An hour later, they all boarded the ships one after another and began to set out to sea.
At the same time, more than 40 other ships also entered the port one after another, followed closely by Mao Wenlong's Liaodong Army boarding the ships. At this time, the fleet of Denglai Navy and Marine Battalion were already waiting offshore.
It wasn't until Xuzheng that more than two hundred ships of various colors began to form a dark and beautiful scenery and move south along the coastline.
If nothing goes wrong, we will be able to enter the sea off Xinghua, Yangzhou during the day tomorrow. It is expected that we will be able to reach the vicinity of Liaojiaozui by tomorrow night. We will enter the Yangtze River Estuary the morning after tomorrow, and the Chongming Sand Station will be in sight.
According to estimates, including two battalions of sailors, Mao Wenlong's Liaodong Army has about four battalions and more than 12,000 men. Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong's Denglai Town troops have more than 20,000 men. The total number is close to four.
Ten thousand people, to say such a huge force is not small, there are also several thousand Denglai navy, but they cannot land and can only fight on the water.
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Feng Ziying boarded the Chongming Sand Station accompanied by Hou Chengzu.
Chongming belongs to Suzhou, but Chongming County cannot control the Chongming Desert on Chongming Island. It is under the direct control of Denglai Navy.
It is slightly smaller than the one in the East China Sea. There are more than a hundred troops stationed on it. There is also a small dock that can be docked. Only small boats can dock. Large ships transporting the army and naval warships cannot dock, or they can only dock.
We can only stop in the middle of the river, put down the boat and dock.
There were already several people waiting on the shore of Shasuo. Hou Chengzu was quite familiar with the hundreds of households in Shasuo, but the other two people must be Mr. Feng's personal belongings, so he wisely did not go to inquire about it. He just pressed the knife with the other few people.
A group of guards stood behind Feng Ziying.
Feng Ziying was not very familiar with the visitor. Wu Yaoqing had extremely deep connections in Jiangnan, especially with all three religions and nine streams, so Feng Ziying did not know who the visitor was.
But just knowing the situation is enough.
One of Chen Jixian's pro-army troops was stationed in Guazhou Town for unknown reasons. This news shocked Feng Ziying.
Because the geographical location of Guazhou Town is so important, and the army chose to land in Guazhou Town, you must know that the original intelligence is that there is only one inspection department in Guazhou Town, and the inspection department has been bribed by Wu Yaoqing in advance.
In other words, it was originally possible to land directly from Guazhou Town and then launch an attack directly to Yangzhou, but now there are actually Chen Jixian's soldiers stationed in Guazhou Town. Did Chen Jixian take precautions?
"What's going on? Why did Chen Jixian's troops settle in Guazhou? How many people are there?
What is their purpose? This is a question we need to figure out."
Feng Ziying was anxious, but she couldn't show it on the surface. She still looked calm and composed.
There are many places to land in the entire south of Jiangdu, but the most suitable one is Guazhou. In addition, the Guazhou Inspection Department has been contacted through Long Jinwei and will assist the army to land and start operations quickly. However, I did not expect that Chen Jixian’s personal arrival at this time
The soldiers will be stationed.
Encountering some problems was to be expected. It is impossible for such a huge war to be won smoothly and effortlessly. That would be unrealistic.
Just encountering such a problem right away made Feng Ziying secretly murmur in her heart. It was so smooth in the early stage, but she must not go into trouble at the critical moment.
"It's not very clear now, because the Huaiyang army stationed in Guazhou is also in a bit of chaos. I originally thought that they would board a ship and cross the river to go to the south of the Yangtze River. Through inquiries from people close to them, it seems that they are indeed going to the south of the Yangtze River, but
I don’t know why, but I still haven’t set off after a whole day, so we were very anxious, so we came over immediately to report..."
The person who came here also knew that the matter was of great importance and tried to explain the problem clearly in the simplest language.
"You mean they are definitely going to Jiangnan, but they are just stranded in Guazhou for some unknown reason?" Feng Ziying was a little more open-minded. If this is the case, there is still room for maneuver.
"It should be so. They should have come on foot. Logically, they could have taken a boat directly in Jiangdu, but it is said that the dock in Jiangdu is too crowded, and there are a lot of supplies transported to Suzhou, and the local authorities are not very cooperative, making it very messy.
, so I waited there for a long time and couldn’t get on the boat, so I simply moved to Guazhou..."
"It's more than thirty miles from Guazhou to Jiangdu City, so you just come to Guazhou to take a boat?" Feng Ziying found it unbelievable. Now Yangzhou is in such chaos?
It seems that the news about the discord between Chen Jixian and the Yangzhou government is true, or the Yangzhou government feels that since Chen Jixian is leaving, it will not be so enthusiastic, otherwise it would not be too lazy to deal with it to save face.
"Well, the soldiers who had been away for a day were very tired and very angry, so they made a big fuss in Guazhou Town. Some soldiers also looted two wealthy families in the town, and those two families had already gone to Yangzhou Prefecture.
I went to file a complaint and it turned into a mess..."
Feng Ziying was slightly moved, and it was a mess, which meant that the military discipline was loose and lacked fighting spirit. Under this situation, it was difficult to say how much combat effectiveness there was, and if the Jiangdu side was also said to be in disarray due to the discord between the government and Huaiyang Town, the move
There's chaos in town, so this seems like an opportunity?
Thinking of this, Feng Ziying was greatly moved.
Since we are going to fight this battle, if we always have the mentality of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, we will inevitably worry about gains and losses, and may even lose the opportunity to fight. Now the intelligence feedback comes back that the entire Huaiyang Town is leaving Yangzhou and moving to Suzhou.
On the eve of the chaos in Hangzhou, even Chen Jixian himself could not control the thoughts of his subordinates, thinking that they would leave anyway, and military discipline also began to become chaotic. In this situation, vigilance and defense are at their weakest.
After waving the messenger to leave, Feng Ziying asked Hou Chengzu: "Huaiyu, you just heard the report. I think the chaos caused by the upcoming move of Huaiyang Town is a perfect opportunity. Even if Gua
The state is under its control, but its control is not for defense, but for some unknown reasons. If we rush into Yangzhou at this time and land in Guazhou Town according to the original plan, what do you think?"
Hou Chengzu's face flushed, he was extremely excited, and he saluted suddenly: "Your Excellency, please leave the first battle of the landing to our Denglai Navy Marine Camp. At this time, whether it is Chen Jixian's personal soldiers or other troops, their minds should not be on fighting.
, they may even be fantasizing about how to live a new life after going to Suzhou and Hangzhou. It is the best time to give them a hard blow. It can be said that the more they gather at this time, the more likely they will be defeated in one blow.
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Feng Ziying nodded fiercely, "That's it, we'll get back to the ship immediately and set off overnight!"
Back on the ship, Feng Ziying communicated the information obtained with Shen Yourong, Cao Wenzhao and Mao Wenlong. Everyone agreed on this point, that is, since they are going to fight, they should no longer be timid and let go, no matter who is in the way.
In the front, no matter what the situation is, go all out, so that you can risk your life and survive.
After reaching an agreement, Feng Ziying immediately ordered the fleet to set sail immediately and march into the Yangtze River. After making the decision, Feng Ziying calmed down.
There are still 600 miles of waterway from Chongming to Guazhou, but the Yangtze River waterway is no stranger to the Denglai Navy. Even before the North-South War, the Denglai Navy often traveled to and from the Yangtze River for drills, but the North-South confrontation
After that, the Denglai Navy suspended drills on this front line.
Probably the biggest advantage for our side is that there is no navy along the Yangtze River. To be precise, the coastal defense north of the Yangtze River estuary belongs to the Denglai Navy, while the coastal defense south of the Yangtze River estuary belongs to the Fujian Navy, while the inland areas of the Yangtze River have always been
There is a very small river water defense division only in Nanjing, but it is more than a water division. In fact, it mainly protects the line from Nanjing to Yangzhou from being harassed by water bandits, and basically does not have very strong combat effectiveness.
From Chongming to Guazhou, if everything goes well, it may take three days and three nights, but during this period, you can travel close to the south bank of the river. Currently, the wind on the river is northerly, but large ships with Western-style sails have been used on a large scale.
Generally speaking, the north wind is good. As long as it is strong, it can bring huge power.
This chapter has been completed!