"According to the secret report sent back by the detailed report, Song General Han Qing only had more than 3,000 grain men under his command, which barely still had some combat effectiveness. The remaining more than 20,000 people were all side soldiers." Guessing Cai Renyuan's idea again, the forward squadron commanded all
Cui Rong added loudly, "It is at least 156 miles from Dengzhou to Jiaoxi. If our army appears near Dengzhou, it is impossible for him to send grain rations to Jiaoxi. And the warships go to Jiaoxi from the sea.
Bay, it only takes two hours!"
"Even if he notices our army's intentions and moves his supplies there, he will be exhausted on the way. By then, we will be able to join him in a siege and reinforcements!"
"The commander-in-chief can arrange for a group of suspected soldiers to wander around Dengzhou on a warship to attract Han's attention and prevent him from thinking that our army has gone to Jiaoxi!"
Che Li and Huangfu Gong also added their supplements one after another. It was obvious that they had already determined that Cai Renyuan would definitely agree to his plan!
"Well -" Cai Renyuan muttered repeatedly for a long time, then nodded slightly, "Since the three of you have already made a plan, I will lead my brothers to capture Jiaoxi City."
"Commander is wise!" Cui Rong, Che Li and Huangfu Gong looked at each other and felt relieved.
They came here to make achievements, not to fight the Song army. Knowing that Dengzhou has become a hard bone, how could they be willing to continue to chew on it?
And if you choose another place where it is easier to chew, you can still make achievements. Anyway, Dengzhou and Jiaoxi are both cities in the Song Dynasty. If you send the good news back to Goryeo, who will care about what Jiaoxi and Dengzhou have?
different?
"Then I'll trouble you three to go back and make preparations. The army will set off immediately after sunrise tomorrow!" Cai Renyuan sighed and continued to give instructions.
"I obey the commander's orders!" Cui Rong, Che Li and Huangfu Gong suddenly remembered that Cai Renyuan was the commander of this army, and they all stood in awe and held their hands.
Cai Renyuan felt unhappy and was too lazy to talk to the three of them. He waved his hand and ordered the three of them to leave on their own. Then, he stared at the map in silence for a while, until his eyes were filled with tears, and then he returned silently.
Your own sleeping tent.
He had vomited blood once when he was frustrated in battle during the day, and was forced to make a new battle plan by Cui Rong and others at night. He was so exhausted that he started fighting in less than twenty snaps after getting into bed.
Snoring.
At dawn, Cai Renyuan had a nightmare. He dreamed that he took Cui Rong, Che Li, Huangfu Gong and others to conquer Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty.
Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty in the city, as well as more than 700,000 gentry and common people, knelt on both sides of the road, holding incense in their hands and kowtow to thank the king for relieving the people. He felt so happy that his great revenge had been avenged. He just wanted to say something to comfort him.
However, they suddenly discovered that Cui Rong and others drew their weapons and attacked the entire city, men, women, old and children. In the blink of an eye, they killed everyone in Bianliang City and the blood flowed into a river! They killed everyone into a river of blood.
"Stop, what are you going to do? They have all surrendered!" Cai Renyuan was so anxious that he shouted at the top of his voice to stop him.
"Master, I want to avenge you!" Cui Rong walked towards him with a white-haired head covered in blood. With every step, blood dripped down the hem of his armor.
"Yes, Marshal, we are waiting for you!" Che Li and Huangpu Gong also put all the responsibility for the massacre on him.
"I, I..." Cai Renyuan didn't know how to respond, and his eyes almost burst.
In order to take revenge, he worked hard for twenty-six years.
But now, the family feud was finally avenged, but he found that he couldn't feel any joy in his heart. Intuitively, he felt a stronger hatred, rushing straight to the top door.
Someone pushed him from behind, and Cai Renyuan staggered. Immediately afterwards, he found that all the blood on the ground was on fire, and like a flame, it swept through the entire Bianliang City.
In the blink of an eye, the ground began to burn, and the pavilions, towers, mountains, rivers, sun and moon all began to burn. From the sky to the earth, no one put out the fire.
The sky began to fall, turning into large balls of flames.
At this moment, there was also a fire in heaven, and the gods must have been extremely busy. They couldn't care less about the tragedy in the world, and they had no ability to care about it!
"Commander, Commander, wake up quickly, you're in trouble, you're in trouble-!" Someone pushed his shoulder again and pushed him into the fire pit. In an instant, Cai Renyuan felt that there was pain everywhere in his body.
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He struggled to get up, struggling to open his eyes, trying to see who had killed him, but he saw the anxious face of Cai Liang, the soldier's head.
Behind Cai Liang, the window of the temporary sleeping tent had turned orange-red by the fire. The rich smell of burning fish oil came in through the window with the night breeze. In an instant, Cai Renyuan realized that he was not in Bianliang at the moment, but
On a desert island near Dengzhou!
"Commander, wake up, wake up. General Song has led his troops to attack Salmon Island! The fire over there has already burned half the sky red!" Seeing that Cai Renyuan could not regain his composure, the soldiers were all dizzy and anxious.
Sweating profusely, I hugged his shoulders and shook him wildly.
"Salmen Island -" Cai Renyuan spent a little effort before he finally remembered where Salmen Island was. At the same time, he finally remembered that his Central Squadron, half of the ships and officers, were on Salmen Island tonight.
Temporarily parked there.
He immediately jumped out of the window and ran out without even putting on his boots, "Here comes someone, beat the drum and gather together. Go to the rescue immediately, go to rescue Salmon Island immediately!"
"Commander, only the Chinese army is here. The four squadrons of left wing, right wing, forward and rear guard are all docked next to other islands!" Cai Liang hurriedly chased after him, holding Cai Renyuan's arm to prevent him from being careless.
Falling down. He whispered a reminder in a hoarse voice.
"Yes, yes, there is only the Chinese army, only the Chinese army. Then beat the drums and summon the officers and men of the Chinese army. Then send people on sentry boats to give orders to other squadrons, asking them to stop where they are and not move, so as not to give more trouble to the Song army.
An opportunity!" Cai Renyuan finally regained some sense and continued to give instructions while panting.
"If we are to put out the fire, it is better to go directly to the flagship to beat the drum and gather the generals. At least it will be faster!" At the critical moment, Cai Liang did not care about saving face for the commander, frowned, and decisively corrected him at the side.
"Yes, yes, go to the flagship, go to the flagship. Beat the drum and summon all the generals and colonels to go to the flagship." Cai Renyuan was stunned again, and accepted Cai Liang's suggestion with a blushing face.
Cai Liang saw that he was running too slowly, so he simply picked him up and ran all the way to the flagship. The messengers who were not qualified to rest on land heard Cai Renyuan's instructions and immediately ran to the bow of the ship to beat the war drum that was half a man high.
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Immediately afterwards, the sound of the conch horn also sounded, quickly spreading Cai Renyuan's orders to the various squadrons across the sea. Immediately, sentry ships were also dispatched one after another, risking capsize in the middle of the night, and shuttled between islands at high speed, once again sending Cai Renyuan's orders to the various squadrons.
Confirm the order with Cui Rong and other generals.
When Cai Renyuan was finally deployed and commanded more than 40 warships to arrive near Salmon Island, the Song army that attacked in the middle of the night had already drifted away on fishing boats.
The night was dark, and he was not as skilled in hydrology as the fishermen of the Song Dynasty. Although Cai Renyuan was furious, he did not dare to pursue the Song army. He could only organize people to extinguish the fire while counting the losses.
The results were quickly counted.
The number of the attacking Song army was small, and their tactics were hit and run. Therefore, only a dozen or so Goryeo warships anchored near Salmon Island for shelter were burned by the incoming Song army. There were also more than a dozen warships.
While escaping hastily, it hit a rock on the shore and the bilge leaked. It was impossible to continue sailing without urgent repairs.
Because most of the Goryeo soldiers went to the island to rest. Therefore, the number of soldiers who died in the attack at night was far lower than the number of soldiers who died in the attack on Dengzhou Port during the day.
For the entire Goryeo Navy, this loss was far from devastating.
However, Cai Renyuan could not bear to be humiliated by the Song generals again and again. After counting the losses, he immediately announced that he would fight Han Qing until death. Then, he ordered the Central Squadron to reorganize their forces and wait until the daylight comes.
Liang, we will pounce on Dengzhou again.
Secretly, he secretly dispatched his confidants and sent Cui Rong and others an order, "Leave the matter of attracting the enemy's attention to me, and you can lead your troops to attack Jiaoxi and give it a try!"
