(The first update is a bit late, the second update will not be until the early morning!)
After abandoning the defense at the northern foot of the camp, Su Tingzhan led his troops to retreat into the dense forest at the northeastern foot of Jinji Mountain. Relying on his familiarity with the terrain of Jinji Mountain and the Eastern Peninsula, he still had a few days of rations to support him, and was not worried about the current situation.
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Before nightfall, Chen Huawen led his troops to Daheng Island to unite. Lin Fu and Chen Huawen switched defenses and used the Haiyu Township Camp to defend Daheng Island. He used the main force of Jiangdong's left army to board the ship and intended to go north. Su Tingzhan was in the mountains.
Seeing clearly, he naturally guessed that the overall situation in eastern Zhejiang had been decided, which forced Lin Fu to rush to mobilize elites to stabilize the situation around Chongzhou.
Although Su Tingzhan is not sure whether the Second Young Master has made any progress in the main attack on Changshan Island on the northern front, compared to the overall situation, the Northern Front is just a side branch. If the progress of the Northern Front goes smoothly, the Second Young Master can just open up the situation on the northern front; if it does not go well,
The second young master will always be in the shadow of the eldest young master - it will not have a big impact on the She family as a whole.
The beacon smoke was lit at the Beiya sentry post as a warning. Su Tingzhan was observing the movement of the main force of the Jiangdong Left Army's boat division on a protruding cliff. He was also the first to see the fleet headed south led by the Second Young Master.
Even though Su Tingzhan hoped that the second son would suffer some setbacks on the northern front, he did not expect that he would be so unlucky. He happened to hit the fleet of the Jiangdong Zuo Army fleet along the North Beach, a moment earlier or later.
He will never be so passive for a moment.
Of course, She Feihu intended to penetrate the Jiangdong Zuo Army's fleet and land on the beach, but from Su Tingzhan's perspective, he saw the Second Young Master commanding the fleet to attack the flank of the Jiangdong Zuo Army's fleet at full speed.
The Jiangdong Zuo Army's naval fleet was launched with the intention of heading eastward along the Beitan waters. The fleet's flanks were extremely thin, and an encounter was unavoidable. She Feihu's entire division attacked the Jiangdong Zuo Army's naval division's flank, which was undoubtedly the most correct strategy.
Even though they were at a disadvantage on the warship, Jiangdong's left army was defeated miserably even if they wanted to win.
Su Tingzhan subconsciously grasped the saber, secretly thinking that as long as the Second Young Master can be determined to defeat the main force on the northern front and consume the Jiangdong Left Army's mobile combat power at sea, there will be no force that can compete with the She family on the East China Sea. Pingjiang Mansion
, Hailingfu, Jiangkou, Huaikou, and the two Huaiyan areas will all be under the threat of the She family's military front.
The great strategic advantage will shake the court's foundation in the southeastern counties to the greatest extent, and will also reduce the She family's overall pressure on occupying the two Zhejiang and Jiangdong areas to the greatest extent...
Soon, Su Tingzhan realized that he had misunderstood: the main force on the northern front was fighting, and the second young master's own life could not be saved. The second young master would take the overall situation into consideration, but he was not the kind to sacrifice himself and die generously for the overall situation.
Apparently, the Second Young Master saw that Jiangdong Zuojun's navy had a weak flank and wanted to quickly penetrate its formation and seize the beach to land on the island.
Su Tingzhan cannot accuse the Second Young Master of not being courageous. If it were him, he would probably make the same choice. Even though the Second Young Master was determined to seize the beach and land on the island to preserve his strength, the arrangement of the Jiangdong Left Army seemed to see through this, and Su Tingzhan frowned.
, secretly said that the second young master was in danger during this battle, but he had to lead the remaining troops down the mountain to meet him.
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A beacon fire was lit on the northern cliff of Jinji Mountain. In the clear morning light, black smoke shot straight into the night sky, and eight or nine piles of beacon fires lit up the dark sky at the top of the mountain.
Yuan Jinsheng, Miao Shuo and the others took a boat only 11 or 12 miles away from the mouth of Jinjishan Bay. Naturally, they could see clearly. After waiting for a while in surprise, the sky became brighter, and they could faintly see the sailing ship heading south quickly in the east.
The huge fleet, almost in the blink of an eye, the outpost of the fleet came into contact with the flank of Jiangdong's left army's ship formation on the North Beach - the encounter was so sudden and violent.
Yuan Jinsheng looked at the young soldier and asked, "Cousin, do you want to watch the battle?"
The young soldier nodded slightly and said: "Yan Nan achieved four victories in four battles. Some people say that he was lucky enough to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and become famous. If you have the opportunity to watch the battle, you shouldn't miss it!"
This young man in scale armor is about thirty years old, tall and strong, but he is the son of Zheng Guogong Liang Xi, the nephew of Queen Mother Liang, General Qinyang, and the captain of the cavalry Liang Chengyi. He was also knighted in the weak year and was granted the title of Guancheng
Bo, he is two levels higher than Lin Fu's Jinhai County man.
The Liang family has been a distinguished member of the military for more than two hundred years. When Emperor Qingyu was assassinated, the Empress Dowager Liang and the Liang family supported Emperor Delong and succeeded him to the throne. They had the merit of supporting the establishment, and their power was even greater. At its peak, the Liang family was full of one male and two male members.
The Fifth Uncle Hou and the Guyuan Cao family are also incomparable.
After Jingan Hou Suhu, the Liang family actually controlled the Jiliao border army for ten years.
In the battle of Chentangyi, 200,000 frontier troops collapsed, and all the territory in Jiliao was lost to the enemy. The Liang family's power collapsed. Zheng Guogong Liang Xi and Changxiang Marquis Liang Chengchong were forced to resign from their posts and return to Qinyang Guanyun to live in seclusion.
Even so, the Liang family actually controlled the military power of Biyang Military Town, had a great influence on the northern Henan region, and was closely connected with the palace. It could rise again at any time, making it a first-class wealthy family in the Dayue Dynasty.
Liang Chengyi was the person who was promoted to represent the Liang family after his father, brother Liang Xi, and Liang Chengchong were forced to retire. No one expected that Liang Chengyi would be in Yudong Palace at this time. Of course, Liang Chengyi did not want to let anyone
People know he is here.
The imperial capital is in Yanjing, and Qinyang is closer. However, if the capital is moved to Jiangning, Yudong's geographical advantage will be much more obvious than Qinyang (northern Henan Province) in the far north of Henan Province.
The situation in eastern Zhejiang collapsed, and Yu Dong was directly threatened by the She family. Only with the help of the Jiangdong Left Army to establish a defense line on the Shengsi Islands, could Yu Dong be at ease, so Yuan Jinsheng and Miao Shuo hurriedly came to see Lin Fu. Liang Chengyi was not worried.
Others knew him and wanted to see Lin Fu, who was famous for his battle with Yan Nan, so he disguised himself as Yuan Jinsheng, and Miao Shuo and his two guards came with him.
Hearing that Liang Chengyi was interested in watching the battle, Yuan Jinsheng ordered the sailor to turn the boat's bow and sail to the windward direction southeast of the battlefield.
Yuan Jinsheng and his three ships were waiting to sail to the north entrance of Qingshi Bay. Chen Huawen also personally led more than a thousand soldiers and horses from the Haiyu Township Camp in more than 20 warships to go out of the bay, intending to sail to the north beach if Lin Fu needed it.
Helping in sea battles.
Although Jiangdong Zuojun's naval division had the advantage of warships, when the two armies encountered each other, the ship formation was too far apart and the flanks were thin. Soon, the main fleet of the East China Sea Koubei line was rushing south at full speed, leaving almost no probing.
With his actions, a large sea battle involving tens of thousands of people broke out in the waters off the northern beach of Daheng Island.
After falling into a melee, Jiangdong Zuojun's naval fleet was quickly divided into east and west sections. The situation seemed to be more unfavorable, and the fleet intercepted on the east side was in a downwind direction. It would be extremely difficult to turn around and counterattack.
Yuan Jinsheng, Miao Shuo, Liang Chengyi and others frowned when they saw it. Miao Shuo said: "It's such a pity that I gave him three good ships in vain."
"It seems that the name does not live up to the reality!" Although Liang Chengyi is not good at water warfare, the principles of water warfare and land warfare are the same. If the flank of the infantry formation is hit by such a sharp blow, it will be broken into two pieces and separated from the ground.
Collapse is not far away, and the water battle may be better, but it is obvious that the Jiangdong Left Army's naval division is at a disadvantage.
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Lin Fu stood on the deck of the stern cabin and engaged in a hasty battle. Impact from the flanks was unavoidable.
The ship array was cut into two pieces, and Lin Fu was not too surprised. He just said to Zhao Qingshan beside him: "Okay, the first water camp will be commanded by you now!"
"Driving the ducks to the island?" Zhao Qingshan asked.
"I don't mind She Feihu fighting a war of attrition with me in the Beitan waters," Lin Fu said with a smile, "I also want to test the Jinghaihai Battalion's combat effectiveness against the enemy at sea, but She Feihu didn't do anything for it.
If you are determined to sacrifice yourself for the overall interests of the She family, then send him to the island!"
After the encounter, it looked like chaos. The Jiangdong Zuojun naval division was cut into two sections and was at a disadvantage. In fact, it was not the case. Before the hasty encounter, Lin Fu decisively adjusted his deployment, causing Ge Cunxin to lead the second water battalion to adjust the direction.
Heading northward, they extended their flanks to meet enemy ships; the first water camp headed eastward at full speed.
The place where the entire naval division's flank is penetrated is actually the connection point between the first water camp and the second water camp - the first water camp is intercepted in the east and downwind; the second water camp is intercepted in the west
, the interception is in the upwind direction.
During the forceful attack on Daheng Island, the soldiers of the First Water Battalion suffered too many casualties, and the battle loss ratio exceeded 30%.
Although some of the local braves were recruited to replenish the troops, the number of combat auxiliary troops in the First Water Battalion, which was the backbone, had dropped to less than a thousand. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Lin Fu would not send the First Water Battalion to fight tough battles, lest the First Water Battalion
It won't be possible to regain combat strength for a long time.
When Lin Fu planned to attack Changshan Island, he planned to use the Second Water Battalion as the main force. The nine good ships obtained from the Haiyu Township Camp and Yudong Miao Shuo also strengthened the Second Water Battalion, with the former elite combat auxiliaries as the backbone.
Replenishing the local braves, the force expanded to more than 2,000 people. Since encounters were unavoidable, it was natural to use the Second Water Battalion as the main combat force.
At the same time, Zhou Tong and Zhao Hu led the soldiers of the Chongcheng Infantry Battalion and some local warriors to land on the island before She Feihu and establish a beachhead position. Because there were outer warships separating them, She Feihu could not see it at all.
The steps to land on the island here.
The situation looked chaotic, but in fact it was very orderly. The second water battalion still used a relatively complete formation to windward on the west side to let go of the front formation of the pirate ships rushing to the beach, directly suppressing its flanks and rear; Zhao Qingshan commanded the first
Shuiying adjusted the sail and mast, heading east-north, to break away from contact.
She Feihu only wanted to seize the beach and land on the island to preserve as much strength as possible. He had no determination to fight at sea, and he completely failed to see through the layout of the Jiangdong Zuojun Navy.
, in fact, exposed its flanks to the front of the Second Water Battalion, and its front formation was eager to seize the beach, but did not take care of it to coordinate the flanks and rear formations.
Although there are only thirty warships in the Second Water Camp, there is one Jinhai-class warship, five Jiyun-class warships, and nine warships received from Haiyu Xiangying and Yudong Miaoshuo.
The sea loach ship, which was superior to the main warship of the East China Sea Kouyi, broke in from the flank and ran rampantly behind it, killing the Kou ship and routing it to pieces.
After the formation was completely dispersed, hooks and pallets were used to connect the shipboards to annihilate the enemy pirates on the scattered ships. The first water camp to break away from the contact was to go east first and intercept the escape route of the scattered ships.
At this time, the participating pirate ships were forced to rush to the beach and land on the island in order to survive.
At the same time, Zhou Tong and Zhao Hu led more than a thousand people to land on the island at Beitan to attack the bandits rushing to the beach.
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Yuan Jinsheng, Liang Chengyi, and Miao Shuo were also stunned. They originally thought that Jiangdong Zuozhou Division was at a disadvantage. How could they have imagined that the main ship formation on the Koubei line in the East China Sea would be so fragile?
At this time, they also saw that the main intention of the East China Sea pirates on the northern front was to seize the beach and land on the island. But why could Lin Fu see it early and make such an arrangement? Even if the East China Sea pirates had no intention of naval battle, their side and rear ship formations were too fragile.
, almost no decent resistance was formed.
In a battle involving tens of thousands of people, both sides had equal strength. The outcome was decided almost as soon as the battle began. The sun had not yet risen from under the sea. The situation seemed to collapse too quickly.