The atmosphere in the back hall of the Leizhou General's Mansion was a bit solemn, and Ali Hague also frowned. Since the end of last month, he transferred the General's Battalion to Leizhou to prepare for the attack on Qiong. Before the war came, the two sides had already fought more than ten battles in the straits. From the initial small-scale conflict between the sentry ships, it gradually evolved into a large-scale battle. Yesterday, both sides dispatched more than 200 warships to launch fierce battles, but it was still difficult to gain an advantage in the water battle. Instead, a large number of warships were damaged, killing and injuring more than 2,000 people.
"Chen Wanhu, when will you defeat the Qiongzhou Navy?" Ali Hague glanced at the generals on the lower throne and asked Chen Yi with the right hand.
"Bizhuo, it's almost done. The last general has figured out the enemy's tactics and the hydrology of the strait. In two more battles, he will surely annihilate the enemy's navy and help the infantry land!" Chen Yi stood up and saluted.
"Chen Wanhu, you have said this several times. Every time you say you can win in two days, but why do I always see you go out with more warships and few warships coming back?" A Meng general with the lower left hand of the coach asked with a smile.
"General Wulu is not a nonsense, but a naval battle, not a water battle. It is because the enemy is too cunning. He lurks outside the port with the cover of heavy fog. He suddenly launched an attack after our warships left the port. Although our army suffered a slight loss, it also reduced its repulsion." Chen Yi defended himself.
"Oh, so that's it!" Wulu seemed surprised as if she suddenly realized the truth and turned her face to the person sitting next to her, "But when I remember that when I was in Ezhou, Chen Wanhu once said that he could defeat the Qiongzhou navy with just one battle. Isn't he also timid?"
"Well, I remember. Chen Wanhu once said in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, but he said that he wanted to completely annihilate the Qiongzhou naval army and capture the remnant King of Nie Guang alive." Yiqilie was thinking about it and thought for a while.
"Haha, yes, that's what I said. But why did Chen Wanhu fail to win more than ten consecutive battles, but he still want to go next time!" Wulu looked at Chen Yi and teased with a smile.
"Don't joke, two generals, it's because the enemy's blockade of the strait is too tight. Whenever our warships approach, a large number of enemy warships arrive, so they are often outnumbered." Chen Yi said with a wry smile, and looked at the deputy commander Auruchi as if asking for help, hoping that he could help him to rescue the siege.
"Don't say it again. This expedition to Qiongzhou is a cross-sea battle, not just by relying on the speed of horses and sharp swords, but we can't cross the sea. Our Jinghu Navy's warships are mostly lake ships, and there are not many sea ships. The sea is windy and waves, and the lake ships are swaying, and it is difficult for soldiers to adapt. In addition, the enemy's firearms are sharp, so our stone throwing machine is difficult to control. The defeat in the battle is not all Chen Wanhu's fault. Now that he has figured out the tactics of the enemy's navy, why don't we wait a few more days!" Oruchi turned his face and glared at the two generals and said.
"Thank you, the deputy commander, for your righteous words. At first, Beiyi wanted to use the entire army to conquer the enemy Baisha Water Camp in one fell swoop after the smuggling. Their warships were blocked in the port so that they could not go out to sea. Then, they could burn them all by firing golden juice cannons by rock-throwing machines. As long as we land on land, several generals would be able to strait Qiongzhou." Chen Yi saw Auruchi excused himself, and quickly explained, "Who knew that the Chameng province had to launch an attack, attracting the enemy's attention to us, so as to cover them across the sea, so that all the plans of Beiyi would be put into Dongliu..."
"Chen Wanhu, you've said too much!" Ali Hague shouted sternly at this time. He thought to himself that these southerners were best at defending themselves and used sweet words to relieve themselves of their crimes. Auruchi still retained the simplicity of men and did not have the evil intentions of the southerners. But Chen Yi actually leaked the secrets of the two armies for himself. This guy is really hateful.
"You are handsome, you are wrong!" Chen Yi quickly saluted, his face full of humility, but he was secretly happy. He knew that these words were wrong, but he had to say them even if he didn't let them say them, otherwise he would have to take the blame himself, otherwise the Tartars would have to treat themselves as a scapegoat one day. Now everyone knows the truth and can't even push the blame on themselves. As for a few words of scolding, it's really no big deal to lose their heads.
"They are handsome, everyone know that the Qiongzhou navy is difficult to deal with, and if you want to attack Qiongzhou, you must defeat them first. It would be fine if you don't help, but you also want us to be bait. If you can't capture Qiongzhou, we will still be punished if the Khan blames you!" The thousands of soldiers of Qinzhou marching were furious and stood up and shouted.
"Yes, everyone is handsome. Liu Shen was defeated by Qizhouyang and was scared to death. But he couldn't implicate our plan to attack Qiong!" Qi Rongzu, a ten thousand households of Lianzhou marching, was also deeply dissatisfied.
"Stop talking, how can you let the major military and national affairs be discussed!" Ali Hague expressed dissatisfaction when he saw his two subordinates, and hurriedly stopped him.
"Suo must have made up his mind to plot against us!" At this time, Wanhu Zhalaer, a marching army in Jinghu, suddenly slapped his thigh.
"Don't talk nonsense. Thanks to the cooperation of Suodu, we can successfully transfer Leizhou!" As soon as this wave was suppressed, the wave started to rise again, Aoluchi waited for him to say.
"Hongjila, you also saw it when we were transiting in Guangzhou. The soldiers of the Fuguang Province all claimed that they wanted to conquer Chammen and made a big fuss, fearing that the world would not know it. Wouldn't this tell the enemy that they were not attacking Qiong, so as not to be intercepted by the Qiongzhou navy?" said another Wanhu next to Zalaerlala.
"Yes, yes, not only Guangzhou, but also Jiangnan, probably knew that they were going to conquer Cham City. At first, they thought it was to cover our army's advance. Now I think it was planned to take us into a dangerous place, so that they could safely cross the Qizhou Ocean to Cham City." Hongjila Lian claimed that he was.
"Yes, yes!" Seeing that he had already provoked a dispute, Chen Yi could escape from the successive failures, and then he looked bitter and said, "As far as the Beizhi Navy knows, the Qiongzhou Navy has tens of thousands of troops and thousands of warships. If they do their best to stop our army from crossing the sea, they are afraid that the Beizhi Navy's navy will not be able to ensure safety. Unfortunately, our army has missed the opportunity to annihilate it, and can only fight and resist, alas..."
"Chen Wanhu, what are you sure if you cross the sea under this situation?" Tuwen Buhua sat opposite him shook his head and sighed. He was very unhappy when he saw him shook his head and sighed. However, he also knew that crossing the sea needed the assistance of the navy, so he frowned and asked.
"Not in 100." Chen Yi replied without thinking. He had thought about it. Only by dragging everyone into it can he be at peace and avoid being held responsible for defeating the generals.
"You...what do you say this?" Chen Yi said, and everyone was shocked. Tuowen Buhua didn't expect his answer to be so straightforward, and he stuttered and asked again.
"It's very simple. The deceased Song has always been known for his navy and is better at defending by risk. Qiongzhou also has Zhang Shijie, Liu Shiyong, Jiang Jin and Jiang Jin, who are good at water warfare, and their navy forces and warships are not inferior to ours. But our navy has to be responsible for fighting against the Qiongzhou Navy and escorting the army to land, and also carries each army across the sea. In this way, it is inevitable that one will lose sight of one and disperse its troops, so how can we win?"
"Chen Wanhu is too long and others are so powerful? Although we don't know how to sail, we have never been afraid of anyone in the battle between the two sides. Could it be that they just sit on the boat and eat rice, and as long as they get close, they can board the enemy's boat to fight." Tuowen Buhua said, patting his chest.
"I have no intention of underestimating the general!" Chen Yi waved his hand and smiled, "When I first arrived, I thought our army had more than a thousand warships and tens of thousands of invincible warriors. It was not difficult to capture the remnants of the country across the sea and trampled on Qiongzhou. But we fought with him for several formations, and they only used meteor cannons or giant crossbows, and they would not meet in close contact at all. Even if the ship was sent to attack in close proximity, they would use the iron-backed ship to collide."
"And this iron-backed ship is surrounded by thick plates, covered with cowhide, the roof is even more inlaid with iron plates, and the tree is covered with iron cones. Even dozens of kilograms of stone bullets are difficult to hurt. Attacking it with a bow and crossbow is even more like itching. But if a soldier passes the ship, it is either nowhere to climb or be assassinated by an iron cone. Once it is approached, it will often run with all its might. The person being hit will either overturn or sink in an instant, or water enters the bottom cabin, which will be difficult to move."
"What Chen Wanhu means is that when we get on the boat, we are all waste? Don't forget that we are in Jiaoshan or Xiangyang, we are the ones who kill the generals and cross the Yangtze River." Tuowen Buhua said angrily after hearing this.
"General, don't be upset. I don't mean to be contemptuous. I just tell you the truth. Please remember that the Yangtze River is not the sea, how did the Zhang brothers die? Why is Liu Shen so afraid of the Qiongzhou Navy!" Chen Yi was secretly happy when he saw that he was angry. With these people coming forward, he gave him a favor and bowed his hand and replied.
"You..." No matter how stupid Tuwen Buhua was, he could hear that Chen Yi said in disguise that he was a waste when he got on the boat. In a hurry, he stood up and pointed at him and shouted, but he didn't know how to tell him.
"Sit down, what Chen Wanhu said is true!" Ali Hague glanced at Tuwen Buhua and said coldly. Although he had not fought directly with the Qiongzhou Navy, the navy he mobilized last year was completely wiped out by him in the battle of the East China Island, and all the warships docked in the port were destroyed, which led to the delay in the attack on Qiong until now, and forced himself to secretly transfer his troops this time.
"Chen Wanhu, how can I cross Haiding Island?" Oruchi asked for a moment of pondering.
"Report to the deputy commander, as long as the enemy ships from Baisha Water Village in Qiongzhou can be transferred to the outer sea, even if you fight to the death, you will send the troops to the shore!" Chen Yi stood up and bowed with fists.
"It's not easy, right?" Aoluchi said in embarrassment, "Baisha Water Village is the key place in Qiongzhou. If its empty gate is wide open, our army can approach the capital city. It is where the palace city of the remnant Song Yuanni is located. How can we give up!"
"Chen Wanhu, if you can transfer the navy from Baisha Water Village, how sure are you?" Ali Hague suddenly asked.
"Report to the commander of the capital, he is 80% sure of his humble position. The cavalry will send him to the beach. He also issued a military order in court. If he cannot, he will be willing to be the military law!" Chen Yi immediately stood up and bowed and said solemnly. But he did not agree. If he captured the city of the capital, the cavalry and the cavalry would quickly control the entire island along the post road. The navy can be said to be the only reliance of Qiongzhou, and no one would evacuate easily, so he concluded that even if he spoke it out, it would be difficult for him to do it.
"Well, how do Chen Wanhu want to fight against the enemy?" Ali Hague asked.
"Bi Du Shu, if the enemy naval army evacuates Baisha Water Village, Bei Yi can concentrate all warships to form a barrier on the west side, intercept the enemy Chengmai and Changhua battalions, and cover the transport fleet to land." It is impossible to transfer the enemy Baisha Navy. Chen Yi had no slander, but he was alert in the reaction and said for a moment.
"If the enemy Baisha Navy learned that we were attacking and returned to the rescue immediately, how would Chen Wanhu deal with it?" Ali Hague asked again.
"Supervisor, although the enemy has set up a floating city in the strait and expanded the inspection scope and number of times, they still dare not approach the north shore ten miles. If they were still able to see through the day, they were also blind at night. The whistleboat often returned to the floating city first to hide after being attacked. If they found that our army was still pursuing, they would ask for help from their water camp." Chen Yiluo thought for a while.
"We used the night to avoid the enemy ships set up in the seas of Chengmai and Changhua, and concentrated the warships scattered everywhere on the seas of gratitude, and immediately went out to sea after being organized. At that time, even if the enemy floating city could find us, it would be difficult to resist the attack of our thousands of warships. Even if we issued a warning signal, it would take two hours to send a warship from the nearest Chengmai Port, but our warships were already halfway through."
"This is the time when the tide rises, which is conducive to our ship sailing. It only takes more than an hour to reach outside Baisha Port. At this time, the sky is bright and the tide has reached its highest level, which is also conducive to rushing to the beach. At the same time, Beishi can send a team of warships to fight the enemy naval army, prevent it from attacking, blocking the transport fleet, and gain time for the generals to land. At that time, even if the enemy Baisha naval army was informed of the return of assistance, we were afraid that our army had begun landing operations, and Beishi had completed the escort mission and had no worries. We could lead the navy to fight the enemy decisively."
"Deputy Commander, if the ship docks, how long will it take for you to climb to the beach?" Ali Hague asked instead. Obviously, he still has some concerns about whether the Jinghu Navy can defeat the Qiongzhou Navy.
"Bendu is handsome. As long as the ships dock, the last general can capture the beach in only two hours, and send half of the troops ashore in four hours. In one day, Baisha Water Village will be captured and the entire army will reach Qiongzhou." Aoluchi was still cautious. Based on his experience in crossing the river and fighting, he calculated for a while before giving a relatively relaxed answer.
"Well, the two generals have a careful plan, and I am very pleased." Ali Hague nodded and said, "I wonder what's going on with you who are leading ten thousand families?"
"Brother Du Shu, our army has already had enough in that harbor and river bank. Not only can we not go ashore every day, but we also have to endure the attack of snakes and insects. As long as Du Shu Shu said the order, the army will immediately go to battle, so as to move to Qiongzhou!" Tuowen Buhua immediately said after hearing this.
Chapter completed!