Cai Renyuan, the commander of the Goryeo Navy, stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the lush fields on the shore, feeling a surge of heroic spirit in his belly.
Although Cui Rong, Huangfu Gong and Che Li worked together to persecute him a few days ago and forcibly took away half of his soldiers and battleships. However, after the three left, his control over the remaining brothers increased significantly.
With his ability, as long as his brothers are willing to carry out his orders conscientiously, it is actually not that difficult to win the battle.
In the past few days, although he failed to successfully break into Dengzhou Port, he has dispatched capable generals to separately capture Sanshan Island, Furong Island and Hengdao Island, killing the Song Xiang soldiers stationed in these three places.
Flee in despair.
Although these three islands are not enough to serve as a long-term anchorage for the Koryo Navy, they are sufficient as a springboard for further attacks on land.
Especially for Furong Island, after the tide recedes in the middle of the night, there is a sand bar in the west of the island that can be directly connected to the land. The Korean soldiers repaired on the island during the day, and could walk across the sand bar at night and go straight to Ye County, which is thirty miles away.
The reason why Cai Renyuan did not do this immediately was because he lacked large-scale siege equipment, such as catapults, battering rams, etc., and was not sure that he could capture Ye County in one go.
And the number of soldiers under his command was not enough to besiege Ye County for a long time.
Therefore, he still needs a few days to wait for the craftsmen on board the rearguard squadron to build the catapult and battering ram before he can start working on it.
In addition, he also needed a few days to send scouts to restore contact with the agents who had sneaked into the Song Dynasty in advance, to find out the specific situation of the defenders in Ye County, and to try to know ourselves and the enemy.
So far, all tasks are going smoothly.
The rear guard fleet originally carried a large amount of materials and wood for ship maintenance. In the abandoned barracks of the Song army on Sanshan Island, Furong Island and Hengdao Island, beams, pillars and other objects can also be removed to serve as key parts of the battering ram.
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Although the Goryeo works in Denglai and Denglai were severely cracked down by the local government some time ago, there are still a few survivors lurking.
In order to avenge their colleagues who were captured and killed by the Song Dynasty officials, these detailed operations were carried out at any cost, and they quickly discovered the situation of the defenders of Ye County.
There are only more than 3,000 soldiers, 70% of whom are still Xiang troops lacking combat effectiveness. The remaining 30% are grain cadres who have some experience in suppressing bandits, but their combat effectiveness is also lackluster.
The only thing that Cai Renyuan needs to pay attention to is that the defender of Ye County is Han Chonggui, the former military capital of the Song Dynasty.
Not only was this man rich in combat experience, he was also the direct grandfather of Han Tixing, who had caused great losses to the Koryo Navy in Dengzhou a few days ago.
If the Goryeo navy fails to attack Ye County for a long time, Han Tixing will definitely lead the Dengzhou garrison to come to support!
"He doesn't have the guts to come over at sea, otherwise I will kill him directly at sea." Standing on the bow of the boat, Cai Renyuan couldn't help but muttered to himself, "If I come over from land, I won't take Ye County, but just give it to him."
I'm afraid it would be better to lay siege to the city and fight for reinforcements than to capture Ye County! It's just that——"
An uneasy feeling quickly arose in his heart. He stopped talking to himself and shook his head quickly.
It was too smooth and too simple. The combat experience of attacking Dengzhou a few days ago told him that if the victory was secured very smoothly and very simply, it meant that one foot had already stepped into the opponent's trap!
There must be some place he hadn't thought of, or even an ambush hidden somewhere. Cai Ren tried to raise his head and looked around, as if by doing so, he could clearly see the ambush on the land.
However, he didn't see even a ghost in the land direction. Instead, in the corner of his eye, he saw a sentinel ship rushing towards his ship at the fastest speed!
"What's going on?" The feeling of uneasiness in his heart increased tenfold in an instant, but Cai Renyuan forced himself to remain calm and slowly turned his head in the direction of the sentry ship chasing after him.
The general who chased him on the sentinel boat was named Cai Dingsheng. He was a junior member of the family whom he had trained. He indeed had some true inheritance from him. He actually remained silent and did not make any calls.
In the blink of an eye, the sentinel boat caught up with Cai Renyuan's ship and walked side by side with the latter. Cai Dingsheng lowered the cable from the ship's deck with one hand and climbed up.
When he arrived in front of Cai Renyuan, Cai Dingsheng finally couldn't hold it any longer. When he opened his mouth, tears streamed down his face, "Commander, Cui Rong, Cui Rong and the others were attacked by Song troops when they were anchored in Jiaowan two days ago.
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"Go into the commander's cabin!" Cai Renyuan frowned and interrupted in a low voice. Then he turned around and strode towards the commander's cabin inside the ship.
Cai Dingsheng staggered to follow, trying hard not to cry out and shake the morale of the army. He finally managed to endure it until he entered the commander's cabin, and immediately lost the strength to continue to control. He lay on the ground and howled loudly, "Commander, the forward and the left and right wings are divided."
The fleet is all over, all over. Cui Rong and the others attacked Jiaoxi to no avail, and stayed at Jiaowan at night. The Song army blocked the port with thousands of fishing boats and set fire to everything..."
"Shut up, don't cry. Men don't shed tears easily. Where are Cui Rong and the others? Are they dead or alive now?" The anger on Cai Renyuan's face far exceeded the shock. He scolded and ordered Cai Dingsheng not to elaborate.
Battle details.
He expected that Cui Rong and others would suffer heavy losses. Moreover, from the moment Cui Rong, Che Li and Huangfu Gong failed to show their gratitude to their master and joined forces to force him to divide his troops, he no longer considered the three of them
Treat people as disciples.
Therefore, the news of the defeat of Cui Rong, Che Li and Huangfu Gong did not have a big impact on him. In his opinion, the three people walked around when they saw the hard bones, trying to pick the soft persimmons. Originally,
It goes against the rules of being a military commander. Defeat is inevitable sooner or later, and it is not surprising at all.
Cui Rong, Che Li and Huangfu Gong could only understand that commanding the navy in battle was not as simple as they thought only after a bloody encounter.
Only then can we understand that without their mentor Cai Renyuan, the three of them are nothing.
Furthermore, the three ungrateful bastards will come back obediently and obey his orders. They no longer feel that their wings are strong enough to fly solo.
"Cui Rong, Cui Rong and the three of them, there is no news!" Cai Dingsheng was affected by Cai Renyuan, and he regained some composure. He sniffed and continued to report in a low voice, "I followed your order to stay in the Great Xie garrison.
More than an hour ago, I saw a large number of broken warships escaping on the sea, and then I learned the news that Cui Rong and the others were defeated. Then I quickly stopped the commanders of several warships for questioning, and then I learned the reason for their defeat.
Generally speaking. However, all the soldiers who have escaped so far have not seen Cui Rong, Che Li and Huangfu Gong. Some people also said that they saw the three people's ships being set on fire by the Song army, and the sampans were in the glue.
You can save lives within the bay, but you will be overturned by wind and waves immediately outside the sea!"
"Damn it!" Cai Renyuan's face turned livid and his teeth chattered.
I had long expected that Cui Rong and others would suffer heavy losses. However, I did not expect that Cui Rong and others would even lose their lives.
This is a problem. Cui Rong, Che Li and Huangfu Gong all came from the eight wealthy families of Goryeo. Huangfu Gong in particular was the nephew of the empress dowager who is currently in power in Goryeo.
These three people died together at the hands of the Song army. Even if Cai conquered Denglai and Denglai states for Goryeo, it would be difficult for him to take away his merits!
"I heard from the defeated soldiers who escaped that the Song army also used a thing that could make thunder. As long as it was thrown on the boat, it could blow both the people and the boat into powder!" Cai Dingsheng did his duty and rubbed his redness.
eyes and continued to report in a low voice.
"It's a fire and thunder bomb, not that powerful. At most, it will blow a hole in the deck, and the area will not exceed five steps!" Cai Renyuan, who is well-informed, frowned and explained, "The Liao Kingdom has sent relevant information to you.
Korea. Our own detailed work has also sent back relevant news. It is not that powerful. Otherwise, when we attacked Dengzhou a few days ago, the defenders inside would not have huddled in the port and could not get out."
After the words fell, he was keenly aware that something was wrong. He glanced at Cai Dingsheng and his voice suddenly became louder, "Have the commanders who escaped said how many soldiers and horses the Song Army dispatched? Who is the general? What did you just say?
Say, there are more than 10,000 fishing boats?”
"The commanders reported that in the middle of the night, they could not clearly see who the leader of the Song Army was. However, before they were about to rush out of Jiaowan, they were intercepted by the Song Army's navy, with thirty or forty large ships and countless
Pick a small boat with the flag Denglai Navy and the word "Han"!
"How is it possible? Han Qing was clearly blocked by me in Dengzhou! I haven't seen a Song warship for so many days!" Cai Renyuan was shocked and retorted with his eyes wide.
If it was Han Qing who set fire to Jiaowan and defeated Cui Rong and others, then who was the general who confronted him in Dengzhou Port in recent days?
The Denglai Navy has long been ruined by Yang Xingyan and his gang of adult traffickers, so how can it still have any fighting capacity?
Even if there are still dozens of large ships, when did they escape the surveillance of the Korean navy and go to Jiaowan without anyone noticing?!
"Perhaps he is a member of Han Qing's clan. I heard that the Han family was also a general in the Song Dynasty!" Cai Dingsheng didn't know whether the general named Han who appeared in Jiaowan was Han Qing himself. After thinking about it, he tried to explore
guess!
"No, no, I've been fooled!" Cai Renyuan's face was sinking, and he gritted his teeth and shook his head, "I've been fooled by him. He blocked the port with iron chains during the day and didn't let any ships in or out. At night, he took advantage of my absence.
Pay attention, but you can sneak out of the port secretly on a warship. The sailors on their side are all locals. Even if you sail at night, you don’t have to worry about running aground on the rocks or going in the wrong direction. But on my side, I don’t dare to act rashly at night!”
After thinking about the cause and effect, his eyes immediately flashed coldly, "Dengzhou Port is empty! Han Qing is not in Dengzhou right now. As long as I find a way to break the three iron ropes, I can rush into the port again and send the sampan."
The board will carry the warriors directly to the water gate of Dengzhou City!"
"Commander..." Unexpectedly, the bad news of the squadron's defeat could bring such strong inspiration to Cai Renyuan. Cai Dingsheng was startled and instinctively wanted to speak out to dissuade him.
Before he could think of his words, another sentry ship rushed towards him.
The generals on the ship raised their heads and shouted without waiting for the rope to be lowered on the ship, "Quick, go and report to the capital commander." Prince Che and Mr. Huangfu have returned. At this moment, they each carried thorns on their backs and are waiting at the Great Siege garrison camp.
