Chapter 605 Li's goal is different from that of you, General
Chapter 605
Lai Zheng stood at the bow of the ship, staring blankly ahead. He had been on this ship disguised as a grain transport for nearly half a month.
Only at night can you have the opportunity to go ashore and stretch your legs. During the week, you can only stay on the boat.
Even if he is standing on the bow of the ship now, he can only pretend to be an ordinary citizen.
"Come on, general, how long do we have to stay on this boat?" Next to him was Liu Wuzhou, a burly man from the northwest.
I was almost going crazy during this period of time. I just stayed on the boat in a daze all day long, looking at the almost unchanged scenery.
"It's almost time. We entered Xingyang yesterday. If the weather is good, we can reach the canal dock in Xingze County at the latest at dusk tomorrow."
"That's good, brothers have been on this boat so long that they are almost sick..." Shan Xiongxin couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his arms, and moved his stiff limbs.
"When we arrive at Xingze Pier, we only have two days to rest. After two days, we will cross the river and go straight to Hanoi County.
Generals, please be sure to restrain your officers and soldiers. During the period of disembarkation at Dexingze Pier, if you dare to leave without permission or leak military information, you will be killed!"
Upon hearing this, all the generals shuddered and solemnly agreed.
Laizheng nodded slightly and signaled the generals to disperse, but he continued to stand on the bow of the ship, his expression full of expectation.
This time the suppressing Fu army came to the west, Xu Shiji was in the Ming Dynasty, but the entire army was in the dark.
Almost half of the 30,000 Zhenfu troops commanded by Xu Shiji were recently surrendered soldiers.
Lai Zheng was led by the most elite veterans of the Suppression Army.
The Shan brothers under his command, Wang Junkuo, Liu Wuzhou and others, are all fierce generals known for their bravery and proficiency in battle.
Just to hide it from Li Mi and Dou Jiande, Xu Shiji led his army back to the west with great fanfare.
When they came to the whole headquarters, they secretly went all the way south, marched to Pengcheng County and boarded the ship through Bianshui River, then went all the way north, arrived at Junyi County in Xingyang County, turned into the canal, and continued to quietly cross west.
In order to deceive others, we were very careful all the way.
After getting enough information and baggage at Deyingze Wharf, he would personally lead these elites to cross the Yellow River at night, and then go straight to Hanoi County via Qinshui River.
But now, everything needs to wait until Xingze is confirmed and the information will be confirmed before making a decision on the spur of the moment.
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Time passed quickly, and at dusk on the second day, I stood on the bow of the boat and finally saw the pier in front of me.
After the light boat leading the way quickly approached the pier, the lights on the pier came on.
An imposing middle-aged man, Li Jing, who was supposed to stay in Luokou Cangcheng, was standing on the pier, looking here with eagerness and expectation.
Before the boat could stop, he was the first to jump onto the pier and walked quickly towards Li Jingji.
"General Li, why are you here?"
Li Jing returned the salute and said with a smile, "Li also came here to join the general on the order of the lord."
"By the way, General Xu's army arrived at Luokou Cangcheng early yesterday morning. With him guarding there, Li can leave Luokou Cangcheng with peace of mind and come to join General Lai."
After leaving the dock and walking for about a few miles, we reached a low-lying land that has now become a military camp.
More than 10,000 elite people who got off the ship also came here to enjoy the steaming food.
While Laizheng and others were dining, they watched Li Jing pointing at the map hanging high in the tent.
Yang Qian's order was very clear, that is, the main force came to capture Hanoi, and what Li Jing wanted to do was to clear out the soldiers and horses of Wagangzhai on the north bank of Jishui River and burn the three pontoon bridges on Jishui River.
"Li's targets are the ancient Wen City, the soldiers and horses of Wagangzhai on the north bank of Jishui, and Qishan between Jishui and Qinshui."
"As long as we can destroy the pontoon bridge in time, we can then defend Qishan.
Then, it will be difficult for the Wagangzhai soldiers and horses stationed on both sides of the Yellow River to retake Hanoi County and open up connections with Ji County and Wei County..."
"General Li, Father Yang Song is here..." As he was speaking, a greeting came from outside.
Just when Laizheng and others were a little confused and didn't understand who Yang Song was, they saw Li Jing getting up and walking outside the tent.
"Old man, why are you here in person? Please come in quickly..." Li Jing personally helped Yang Song into the tent.
"This is Yang Song, the steward of the lord's mansion. He has been serving the Yang family for decades, and he has been a member of the lord for three generations."
As soon as these words came out, the group of people who just looked confused didn't dare to neglect this person, and they all stood up and saluted.
The butler, Uncle Song, was quite impressed, but he still returned the favor and smiled.
"Generals, don't try to offend me like this. I'm just here to deliver a message. I can't trust it if it's left in someone else's hands, so I came here in person..."
"The Yang family in Hanoi is already ready. In addition, everything about how to contact and how to contact each other has been recorded here..."
Li Jing took a stack of rice paper covered with handwriting from the butler, Uncle Song, and after reading it hastily, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and bowed to the butler, Uncle Song, again.
"Thank you, old man. With this item, our strategy to seize Hanoi County will be smoother."
Li Jing distributed the information to the generals. Everyone looked at it and asked questions from time to time. Uncle Song, the gray-bearded butler, had a good memory and answered in an orderly manner without any confusion.
After staying for half an hour, the housekeeper, Uncle Song, was escorted out of the military camp by Li Jing and others.
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At the same time, Yang Sixing, the son of steward Song Shu, was staying in a secluded house near the east gate of Hanoi City.
At this moment, he is here anxiously waiting for the return of his companions.
Yang Sixing, he originally took his father's surname, but a few years ago, he and his father changed their surname to Yang.
During these days, he was under a lot of pressure following his father's busy schedule, but fortunately, he was always cautious in doing things and had a good father to guide him.
Finally, there is no business trip, and this time, the Zhenfu Army's strategy to seize Hanoi County, Hanoi City is the top priority.
He volunteered and finally got this opportunity. I remember that when his father heard that he was coming here to lurk, he couldn't calm down for a long time.
In the end, he nodded and agreed. After all, although father and son had served the Yingze Yang family for a long time, their affection was far beyond that of others. Since they were the Yang family, how could they not contribute?
"Steward, Brother Six is back." There was a knock on the door outside the house.
Yang Sixing stood up and opened the door, and saw Yang Laoliu, whom he had been waiting anxiously for a long time, happily walking over.
Yang Sixing let Yang Laoliu into the house, nodded to the Yang Mansion guard guarding the door, closed the door and asked impatiently.
"How about it, things are going smoothly."
"Of course it's no problem. In addition to a hundred pairs of leather armors and thirty pairs of iron armors, Prefect Wang gave us a dozen crossbows..."
"I just want to give these ten crossbows to the old brothers for use. They will be more effective in their hands."
"That's great." Yang Sixing couldn't help but feel happy, and raised his hand to give Lao Liu a light slap.
The sixth child was also the bodyguard of the Yang family. He used to travel with Yang Qian all over the country. Later, due to injury, Yang Qian simply asked him to return to Xingze to recuperate. At the same time, he brought a group of old brothers back to take care of the family.
And this time to seize Hanoi County, he also went deep into dangerous areas with Yang Sixing...