When the great achievement was about to be completed, Jiangning sent a special envoy, announcing that he had a secret decree to be announced to the generals of the Dengzhou Navy. This news was like a thunderbolt hitting Liu Yefei's Tianling Cap, instantly making him dumbfounded.
The mood of other officials of Dengzhou Prefecture was different. They were panicked when they heard that two thousand soldiers were riding towards Dengzhou. When they heard that a special envoy from Jiangning was coming, they seemed to have taken a reassurance and hurriedly asked from Daoyu Village
The primary school student who came to report the news asked: "Did Special Envoy Jiang Ning come with reinforcements..."
"The special envoy came by boat. Except for the retinue and a dozen boatmen and sailors, there were no soldiers or horses." The small colonel who reported the message did not know that something had happened in Changyi, so he reported back the truth.
When they heard that Jiangning's special envoy had only one official ship to cross the ocean, Dengzhou officials were inevitably disappointed.
Liu Zhiyong calmed down first and gently pulled Liu Yefei's sleeve, asking him to be careful not to lose his temper too much. He asked the primary school commander who reported the news: "Who is Jiang Ning sending?"
"Zhao Sheng, the head of the Staff Department of the Ministry of War." The principal replied truthfully.
Liu Zhiyong glanced at Liu Yefei, and Liu Yefei couldn't remember that there was a person like Zhao Sheng in the Jiangning Military Department.
Jiangning reorganized the official rank of the Sixth Department into Yi, and the head of the Sixth Department has the official position of the sixth rank. There are many ordinary people in Jiangning City, and it is normal for Liu Yefei not to know them.
Although the official rank of the head of the Six Ministries is low, he has great authority. For example, the head of the Ministry of War's official division went out of Beijing with a decree to serve as a special envoy to supervise the war or handle other affairs at the local level. The key point is that Liu Yefei and the others did not know what Jiang Ning's special decree carried.
What is the content of the secret decree?
Liu Zhiyong gave Liu Yefei a wink, and Liu Yefei forced himself to calm down and said: "You go and have a rest first. After I have arranged the affairs here, I will go to Daoyu Village to meet the special envoy..." At the moment, he met with Liu Zhiyong and several other people involved.
The confidants in the matter retreated to the inner hall to discuss the matter.
"This is just a coincidence, uncle, don't be suspicious," Liu Zhiyong said, "If the news is exposed, Jiangning will definitely not be able to send just one special envoy..."
"Jiang Ning sent people here to die, we will accept them as ordered!" Liu Fang was Liu Yefei's adopted son. He was good at martial arts. Liu Yefei used him to lead troops, but his ability to lead troops was very weak.
"I heard from the primary school that Jiang Ning's special envoy brought a secret order to summon me and the navy generals to declare in person. He must have come specifically for the navy. I'm afraid something will go wrong in Daoyu Village," Liu Yefei frowned, worried.
He said, "What Chen Zhihu cares about most is the Dengzhou Navy. If something goes wrong, what should we do?"
"This is the time when Chen Zhihu faked defeat and mobilized the main force of Dengzhou Town," Liu Zhiyong said. "Hu Yu'er and four to five hundred troops were still guarding Daoyu Village. Maybe most of the people still watched.
What could be the hindrance on the ship? When my uncle went to Daoyu Village to listen to the order, he led hundreds of soldiers to strengthen the defense of Daoyu Village, believing that a powerful enemy was about to attack. This was just as the name suggests - after arriving at Daoyu Village, he did nothing.
, and without stopping, he took advantage of Hu Yuer and Jiang Ning’s special envoy to be unprepared, and chopped them all off with one knife..."
"If Hu Yu'er is killed and Daoyu Village is in chaos, what should we do?" Liu Yefei asked.
Liu Zhiyong despised his uncle in his heart, so he led hundreds of soldiers over here, and unexpectedly killed Hu Yuer and Special Envoy Jiang Ning. He was also afraid that the soldiers in Daoyu Village would be in chaos? Liu Zhiyong patiently offered advice: "My uncle said that Special Envoy Jiang Ning is
Hu Yu'er, the spy sent by Yan Hu, has been bribed by Yan Hu - as long as we can survive for one day and wait for the cavalry sent by Chen Zhihu to arrive, the situation will be settled."
Liu Yefei hesitated, worried that things would not go so smoothly, and said, "Should we send someone to invite Jiang Ning's special envoy here?"
"The special envoy from Jiangning is probably here for matters related to the Dengzhou Navy; if the special envoy is invited, my uncle will have no reason to lead troops to Daoyu Village," Liu Zhiyong said.
Daoyu Village is more than twenty miles away from Dengzhou Prefecture. At this time, the sun is about to fall on the top of the western mountain. There is still time to send troops to Daoyu Village. Until tomorrow, the cavalry sent by Chen Zhihu will arrive at the foot of Dengzhou City. The soldiers of Daoyu Village will
City gates are not so profitable.
Liu Yefei gritted his teeth and said, "Liu Fang, go and gather all the troops and bring the two battalions of infantry we can control..."
Liu Zhiyong thought that he only had three battalions of infantry when he ascended to the state capital, so he rushed to Daoyu Village with two battalions of infantry. Isn't this showing his own weakness?
Liu Zhiyong changed his mind and thought again, Chen Zhihu sent cavalry to attack. Dengzhou City is big and difficult to defend, while Daoyu Village is small and strong, easy to defend and there is a sea route to evacuate. His uncle took the initiative to bring troops to guard Daoyu Village. Dafu and his greedy life
If you are afraid of death, it is best to bring your family members with you.
Although Liu Yefei had always planned to use troops directly against Daoyu Village, it took a lot of time to lead the two battalions of infantry out of the city, and it was already dark.
Watching the two battalions of soldiers and horses coming out of Dengzhou City, the Huaidong scouts who were lurking outside the city quietly retreated to the southern foot of Danya Mountain and set fire to the two thatched sheds there. After a few breaths of air and dryness, they burned.
The thatched huts reflect the color of the hills.
Liu Yefei and others also saw the thatched huts on the top of the mountain being set on fire on the post road at the foot of the mountain. They thought it was because the weather was dry and the water was flowing away, so they did not alert them. They did not expect that the Haidong fleet had sneaked in last night and hid among the Miaoshan Islands.
, less than thirty miles away from the coast of Dengzhou...
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The person who pretended to be a special envoy and went to Daoyu Village to announce the edict was none other than Chen Enze, who had escorted Gao Zongting to Dengzhou.
Not to mention official letters from the Ministry of War, even Emperor Yongxing's secret edict, Gao Zongting could forge several copies on Huangcheng Island, making it difficult for Liu Yefei and the generals of the Dengzhou Navy to distinguish the authenticity from the fake.
Gao Zongting and others were at sea, and it was only after Chen Enze pretended to be a special envoy and entered Daoyu Village that they learned that Chen Zhihu had sent troops to attack Changyi and sent a group of cavalry from Baibu across the Jiaolai River to attack Dengzhou.
Fortunately, Gao Zongting and Zhao Hu had already prepared for Chen Zhihu to send a partial army to Dengzhou to cooperate with Liu Yefei to control Dengzhou City and Daoyu Village. Therefore, they calculated that Zhao Zhen had four days to lead the main force of Dengzhou Town out, so they sent Chen Zhihu to Dengzhou.
Enze pretends to be a special envoy and enters Daoyu Village, tricking Liu Yefei into leaving the city.
Although Gao Zongting was familiar with Hu Yu'er and other Dengzhou naval generals, since he came on behalf of Huaidong, it was actually difficult for Hu Yu'er and other naval generals to believe that Liu Yefei had surrendered the enemy.
The safest strategy is to use deception to trick Liu Yefei out of the city first.
At this time, they knew that Chen Zhihu's faction had sent troops all the way to attack Dengzhou. Gao Zongting and Zhao Hu both felt lucky that they would have at least one more night to control the situation in Dengzhou.
Calculating the time, when Liu Yefei led his troops on the road, their troops were divided into two groups. As long as they captured one of Dengzhou City and Daoyu Village before the partial division sent by Chen Zhihu arrived, the matter would be settled.
bad……
Gao Zongting looked at the two piles of fire burning at the southern foot of Danya Mountain and said to Zhao Hu: "Then we will act according to the plan. I will lead a group of people to Daoyu Village. Maybe I can persuade Hu Yu'er to open the water gate; General Zhao must do it before dawn.
Control Dengzhou City..."
Zhao Hu nodded, got off the boat, and moved closer to his command ship.
Although the troops were divided into two groups, Zhao Hu's group was still the main group, with Gao Zongting as the partial division.
Daoyu Village is directly facing the sea, and the inner pool and waterway are connected to the outer sea. Dengzhou Fucheng is still some distance from the coast.
Although the purpose of Gao Zongting, Zhao Hu and others is to ensure that Dengzhou Fucheng and Daoyu Village can be successful, in comparison, Dengzhou Fucheng is much more important.
The city of Daoyu Village is strong, but it is simply a navy station. In addition to dozens of warships stationed there, the internal dockyard is mainly used for ship repair. In Taozi Bay, southeast of Dengzhou Fucheng, there are three shipbuilding workshops, including
A government-run shipyard under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou Prefecture, it is also the largest maritime shipbuilding base of Vietnam and North Korea in the north.
Although the scale of the Dengzhou Shipyard cannot be compared with that of the Longjiang Shipyard, it cannot be left to Yan Hu. Commercial fishing boats that carry out transportation and fishing near Dengzhou mainly moor in Taozi Bay for shelter in summer and autumn.
At that time, many sailors and boatmen gathered in Dengzhou City.
In addition, Dengzhou is also the most important town in the eastern part of the Shandong Peninsula, besides Qingzhou. There are more than 10,000 households in the city, and the rich and powerful are gathered there. Most of them, including the families of many navy generals, live in Dengzhou city. If only
Controlling Daoyu Village but failing to control Dengzhou City, the Dengzhou navy generals may not be willing to cooperate with Gao Zongting, Zhao Hu and others to withdraw from Daoyu Village because of their young family.
Whether it is an infantry battle or a water battle, we are afraid of night battles. It is also very dangerous to dock at night, but what is more dangerous is to choose the place closest to Dengzhou City and choose Yedu to station.
Even if there are pilots on the shore, we don't know how many ships will be lost tonight.
But no matter how much losses we endure, it is still not as important as controlling Dengzhou City in time.
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Chen Enze pretended to be Jiangning's secret envoy, accompanied by Hu Yu'er, and stood at the top of Daoyu Village to inspect the city.
It was only after Chen Enze entered Daoyu Village that he learned that Chen Zhihu had sent a cavalry force from Baibu across the Jiaolai River to attack Dengzhou. The fire at the southern foot of Danya Mountain indicated that Liu Yefei had been lured out of the city.
Chen Enze is no longer the panicked boy who was kidnapped by pirates. Six years have passed since the eighth year of Chongguan to this year. Chen Enze, who is only 22 years old this year, already has a pair of young children at his knees and a short lip.
He looks much more mature than his actual age with a mustache. He is wearing an aquamarine official robe. Under the night light, illuminated by a horse lantern, his eyes are deep and his demeanor is resolute.
At this moment, someone came to the city to report that Liu Yefei was less than five miles away from Daoyu Village and came with two battalions of troops.
Since it was known that Chen Zhihu had sent a partial army to attack Dengzhou, Liu Yefei led his troops to Daoyu Village. Hu Yuer only thought that he was here to strengthen the defense of Daoyu Village, but she did not raise any suspicion.
Hearing that Liu Yefei was close to Daoyu Village, Hu Yuer looked at Chen Enze and said: "Master Zhao, Master Liu has already come..." What he meant was that he should at least go down to the gate of Nancheng to greet him. Liu Yefei is his immediate boss, he can't
Neglect, but I don’t know the temper of the special envoy. It is said that the special envoy’s official position is the head of the Ministry of War, and his status is much lower than that of Liu Yefei, but the special envoy represents the Ministry of War and comes with a secret order. If he does not buy Liu Yefei’s account, there is nothing he can do...