Chapter 586 Zhou Fashang's younger brother, Zhou Faming, led the army to vote
Chapter 586
Yang Qian stood on the south bank of the Yellow River, looking far ahead at the wide water surface of the Yellow River with its turbid waves.
In the distance, you can faintly see the camp on the other side, and there are many boats patrolling the river bank.
Of course, these ships are all warships belonging to the Xia Kingdom. Although they are damaged and broken, many of them are even converted from fishing boats.
But at least they can move on the Yellow River. Xia King Dou Jiande has already deployed Xia's nearly 200,000 troops here.
Strictly guard the line from Gaotang to Ande to Dihe to prevent the Suppression and Fu army from crossing the river north.
Next to Yang Qian, Xu Shiji pointed to the north bank of the Yellow River in a state of laughter and laughter.
"Dou Jiande sent his troops to the north bank of the Yellow River. He has destroyed many docks and filled up many river beaches with rocks. He wants to use this method to prevent our army from crossing the Yellow River."
"I really don't understand what he is thinking. Doesn't he know that in addition to the elite troops on land, our troops on the water are also equally powerful?"
Du Fuwei smiled casually and looked at the looming war flags on the other side of the river with disdain.
"This is normal. In Dou Jiande's eyes, using the navy to fight is just a cunning plan rather than a correct way of war."
This is normal. After all, in this era, the role of the navy is more to carry out surprise and sneak attacks, rather than being the main force in military operations.
Even when the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo in the north, they adopted a strategy of one attack and one surprise, with the naval force crossing the sea as the partial force. The million-strong force was used to attack the Goguryeo force in Liaodong head-on as the main force.
Therefore, the partial force attacked Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, and succeeded in capturing its leader and achieving a complete victory, but in the eyes of a considerable number of soldiers.
He believed that this was just a lucky victory. Even if the Suppressing Army encircled and suppressed Yu Wenhua and the rebels, they landed the navy in Donghai County and captured Donghai County.
In the eyes of all the heroes in the world, it was just another surprise attack. Even within the Suppressing and Fu Army, many people had this view.
Of course, there are also discerning people who recognize that the Navy, or the Navy of the Suppressing Army, does have the ability to win a battle on its own.
Today, the Zhenfu Army Navy has been renamed the Zhenfu Army Navy. It has a total of more than forty large warships, each of which can carry 500 fully armed elite Zhenfu Army personnel for half a month's voyage.
In other words, if fully loaded, these more than 70 warships alone can transport at least 20,000 elite Suppressive Army troops one to two thousand miles away at one time.
In addition to more than 40 large warships, there are also about 150 medium-sized warships.
These battleships have been equipped with watertight compartments, and their durability and anti-sinkability have been improved many times compared to previous ships.
If we really want to carry out a landing operation, nearly 50,000 troops can be sent directly to Xia's rear at one time. However, this method of fighting is too risky unless we have detailed intelligence on our side.
"If we want to carry out a landing operation, we need a lot of intelligence. After all, Dou Jiande and his men are considered to be battle-hardened, otherwise he would not have defeated the heroes of Hebei in a row and established a country here.
If you are slightly negligent, you may suffer a loss at the hands of Xia Jun, which can easily affect the morale of our army."
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Changsun Wuji deeply believed that this was true.
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. This can be regarded as the first battle in which I suppressed the Fu army and changed the military trumpet.
If we fail to win or even encounter setbacks, it is likely to affect the future situation."
"How long have the envoys been sent?" Yang Qian turned around and asked Changsun Wuji.
"I've been here for two days. I wonder if I've seen Dou Jiande yet." Changsun Wuji tilted his head and said.
Zhang Gongjin, this is a capable minister and official recommended by Li Yuan. When Li Yuan blocked the Wagangzhai army in Xingyang in the past, Zhang Gongjin frequently performed meritorious service and was favored by Li Yuan.
He transferred him to his own command, and this time he came to join the Suppressing and Fu Army. Yang Qian was naturally happy to collect famous generals.
After all, this person is also one of the twenty-four heroes in the future. Naturally, Yang Qian will not let him go, and this time he goes to the north to conquer Dou Jiande.
Yang Qian adhered to the principle of courtesy first and then fighting. Zhang Gongjin volunteered to stand up and went to persuade Dou Jiande to surrender. Of course, everyone knew that surrendering was impossible.
But it at least represents the attitude of the Zhenfu Army. I'll talk to you carefully first, and if you don't want to listen, then don't blame me for taking action.
Yang Qian looked towards the north again, frowning.
"General Zhang is going here with great fanfare. With Dou Jiande's usual behavior, I think he will not be harmed."
"It's just that I don't know if Dou Jiande can listen to his advice..."
"I don't know about this. After all, Dou Jiande is the master of a country. No one can say whether he can listen to it or not."
While he was talking, a horse came galloping towards this side and told Yang Qian a piece of news.
Zhou Fashang's younger brother Zhou Faming led his army to surrender...
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Yang Qian returned to the camp and soon saw Zhou Faming. However, Zhou Fashang's younger brother looked really embarrassed.
Zhou Faming, whose clothes and armor were scattered and dusty, led four of his subordinates into the tent and quickly fell to the ground.
"The criminal general Zhou Faming has come here to serve His Highness the King of Tang on the orders of my brother. I also ask the King of Tang to take him in."
Yang Qian stood up and came over to help him up with his own hands and said with a smile.
"It doesn't have to be like this, please get up quickly. Your brother and I have a close friendship, and you can listen to his words and come to me. What crime are you guilty of?"
"By the way, where did General Zhou take office before? I don't know what the situation was like there."
"Reporting to the King of Tang Dynasty, the general was previously serving as an edict in Zhending County, Hengshan County. Not long ago, Dou Jiande, a thief, raised an army to invade. The general was really no match for him, so he had to retreat while fighting..."
"A few days ago, I received a letter from my brother in Wu'an County. I learned that the King of Tang Dynasty was planning to expedition to the north, so the last general came here to join..."
Yang Qian nodded with a look of astonishment on his face, and patted Zhou Faming's shoulder happily. "So, it's so gratifying that General Zhou came thousands of miles to join us."
"Well, General Su, you go ahead and make arrangements so that General Zhou and his subordinates can have a resting place to take a good rest..."
Hearing these words, Zhou Faming finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly saluted Yang Qian. "General, no, I thank my lord."
Yang Qian waved his hand, comforted them, and signaled that they could leave. Before Zhou Faming could leave the tent, the subordinates behind him suddenly said something.
"Your Majesty, let's..."
Zhou Faming's face immediately turned green, he turned his head viciously and glared at this bastard subordinate.
"If you continue to talk nonsense, I will deal with you. Lord, those subordinates are not very smart and are rude..."
Zhou Faming led these subordinates away quickly in great embarrassment, leaving behind a group of civil and military officials with strange expressions.
"..." Yang Qian opened his mouth, but finally felt that he really didn't know what to say.
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