Yunzheng was relatively wealthy and had a boat to ride on, but Yang Wenguang, as Di Qing's vanguard, set out from Bianliang City in Tokyo on a starry night and pushed hard toward northern Guangxi along the ancient road.
Cross the Han River from Laohekou and finally reach Yingzhou, then cross Jingmen and take Dangyang Trail to barely reach Jiangling Mansion on Jinghu North Road. Finally, take a boat from Huarong Road to Dongting Lake to go upstream along the Xiangjiang River and meet Yunnan River.
Just like Zheng, we had to take a boat to Xing'an and cross the Lingqu Canal before we could reach Guizhou. It was very hard. Even if we were as strong as the Western Army, marching in the hot weather in May would be very difficult.
Not to mention that when he arrived at the Dongting Lake, he found that he had no boat to sit on. This made Yang Wenguang, a warrior, furious.
Gulouzhai is the largest ferry at the exit of Huarong Road. When Yang Wenguang's five thousand troops arrived, they found that this bustling ferry was empty. There were only a few small fishing boats fishing on the water, and not a single larger boat could be seen.
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"Dian Envoy Yang, all the ships in Gulou Village have been booked by a wealthy merchant from Yuezhou. I heard that they all went to Xiangyin to transport troops and horses. If you want ships, you can only get them after the free ships come back.
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Yang Wenguang, the commander in front of the palace, was about to burst with anger. Knowing that he could not get angry, he suppressed his anger and asked: "The merchants can only use merchant ships. Could it be that your Dongting Lake navy has also been hired away by others?"
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The official said with a smile: "The commander does not know that the Dongting Navy belongs to the Hanyang Army. Your Majesty's decree is issued to the Hanyang Army, so the warships of the Hanyang Army will come to Gulouzhai to pick up the commander and cross the lake.
Then we will follow the Xiang River and cross the Ling Canal and finally deliver you to Guizhou. The Hanyang Army will not miss this date no matter what."
Yang Wenguang gritted his teeth and said: "Where are the warships of the Hanyang Army now?"
The official heard Yang Wenguang's harsh tone, but he was not angry and still smiled and said: "Of course I set out from Hanyang Prefecture to pick you up, but the army wants to travel, which cannot be done in a short time. According to the official, you
It is more practical to wait until there is news from Xiangyin and there are extra ships to move forward than to wait for the Hanyang army to arrive."
"The military situation is extremely urgent. The battle on Guangnan West Road is in full swing. I lead an army of five thousand and march through the stars and nights without a moment's slack. You actually want me to wait? Is it not disadvantageous to bully me with the sword in my hand?" The beard under Yang Wenguang's chin moved automatically without wind.
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But the official lowered his face and said: "No matter how sharp your sword is, it can't cut off my head. Although our Dongting Lake Navy is a subordinate of the Hanyang Army, it is directly under the jurisdiction of Yuezhou Prefecture. To be honest, the Dongting Lake Navy has been here for a long time."
Ten years ago, it became a mainly commercial fleet. Since you are a large army, you should naturally use warships. Since it is a merchant ship, you have to discuss the price. The imperial court's strategy of selling off has long been implemented in Yuezhou.
, as long as you can afford the price, I can still find a way to send your five thousand troops to Guizhou for you.
Commander, you are here early. It’s not that the Hanyang Army is out of date, but it is indeed not easy for your Xiang Army to rush to Dongting Lake with the Forbidden Army. Look at your subordinates. It’s time for a good rest. It’s time to rest.
The officer is scaring you. Guangnan West Road has been beaten to pieces by Nong Zhigao. The two generals Zhang Zhong and Guangnan East and West Road have been killed. How can a Xiang army like you still fight?
Can you beat Nong Zhigao?
The Forbidden Army led by General Yun is my good opponent. General Yang, you Xiang troops should not join in the fun. It will be good for you to stay in Gulou Village for a few more days."
Yang Wenguang looked back at his majestic Huanzhou Army and gritted his teeth and said: "We are the Forbidden Army, and the Xiang Army led by Yun Zheng is the Xiang Army."
The officials of Gulouzhai laughed and said: "I understand, I understand. This is a trick of the imperial court. They call the Forbidden Army the Xiang Army and the Xiang Army the Forbidden Army. This is to catch Nong Zhigao off guard."
Ah, how wonderful it is!"
Yang Wenguang was confused. He could tell that the official was really praising, not sarcastic, but the difference between the Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army was too big. Couldn't this fool not see it? The Xiang Army had so many horses,
Such good armor, such a majestic warrior?
Just when he was about to continue his accountability, a tall man in full body armor came out from behind him and bowed and said: "Commander, if the person leading the army over there is Yun Zheng, the commander of the Wu Sheng Army, we can't fight. Anyway, there always needs to be someone."
A large army is going to Guizhou first, and there is no difference between them going and us going."
Yang Wenguang continued to ask, but saw his subordinate Ma Jinhu, the governor of Huanzhou, winking at him. Then he stopped and ordered the entire army to set up camp and wait for the warships.
"Ma Jinhu, what's going on? Why are we, the Forbidden Army, mistaken for the Xiang Army by others?" Yang Wenguang asked Ma Jinhu immediately after leaving the dock.
Ma Jinhu smiled bitterly and said: "Commander, we are indeed the Forbidden Army. This is just a comparison with other armies. If compared with Wu Shengjun, we can't compare. Whether it is equipment or money, we look more like the Xiang Army.
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Yang Wenguang calmed down. Ma Jinhu was Zhong'e's favorite general. The reason why he came to fight with the Huanqing Army this time was purely for Di Qing's sake. Yang Wenguang himself had long known Ma Jinhu's reputation.
He is unrivaled in battle, and has few opponents with a large ring sword. He is not the kind of rat who exaggerates other people's ambitions and destroys his own prestige. Since he said that Wu Shengjun is not bad and can shoulder the important task of raiding Guizhou, he can't say anymore.
What.
"Commander, you know that Beizhi is a straight-tempered person. There are not many generals in the Song Dynasty who can admire Beizhi, but Yun Dujian is definitely one. Whether it is commanding or fighting, he is a first-class expert. Beizhi also
I have been under his command for several days, and it was this man who commanded the bandits in Kongtong Mountain."
"It's a pity that our ship hasn't arrived yet, and the army doesn't have any extra money to hire a big ship. Otherwise, we would have to compete with this legendary figure of the Song Dynasty in Guangyuan Prefecture." Yang Wenguang shrank his left hand and moved his chair.
The armrest was ripped off...
"Eat more, you must eat more. It will be difficult to eat hot food after getting on the ship. When you get to Guizhou, why are you just waiting to drink blood water? A bunch of bastard officials all ran away, leaving the people behind.
The local government does not care about the local government, and the local government does not work. We brothers went to Guizhou to suppress the bandits. We killed all the bandits like Nong Zhigao, and the people of Guangnan will have a better life. We went to Guizhou to suppress the bandits and we
The suppression of bandits in Sichuan is the same, but there are just a little more people. Don't worry, no matter how high Nong Zhigao's martial arts skills are, he will turn into pieces of meat if he is thrown over by fire and thunder bombs. Are there not enough bandits killed by brothers?
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The military leader kept walking around in his own team with his rice bowl in hand. After eating two mouthfuls of rice, he had to boost the morale of the soldiers. This was already a normal situation in Wu Shengjun. After years of discipline, I will be the best in the world. Sooner or later, I will cultivate it.
Arouse the arrogance of these low-level soldiers.
Just like this time on the boat, Yun Zheng knew that Yang Wenguang's army was approaching Gulou Village, but he did not make any concessions because this person was a person he admired very much. When marching outside, he was very unreasonable!
Cui Da is not that fat anymore. In the past six months or so, he has traveled the road from Shuzhong to Guizhou twice, just to open up the food route for Wu Shengjun on this road.
Although Wu Shengjun had the habit of feeding on the enemy, he could only honestly arrange his own food and grass on the territory of the Song Dynasty. Cui Da did this kind of thing.
He is also one of the few people who knows what Wu Shengjun is going to do. Yunzheng's army is attacking from the front, so he needs to quickly and effectively transport Wu Shengjun's loot back to Shu, or cash it in several Tongdu cities. This is
Wu Shengjun's means of survival cannot be missed.
Cui Da also had 200 Wu Shengjun under his command to pick out the remaining soldiers. Veterans who had been on the battlefield and survived accounted for more than half of them. Their role was to ensure Cui Da's safety and the safety of supplies.
Xiangyin is a node, one of Cui Da's carefully selected nodes, because Xiangyin is just downstream of the Xiangshui River, and a little further forward is the vast Dongting Lake. Less than 150 miles to the west, the waterway will
Arrive at Yuezhou and go north along the Jingjiang River to reach Jiangling Prefecture. Jiangling controls Bashu to the west and Xianghan to the north. It borders Jianghu and Wu and Guangdong. It is the key link between the Central Plains and Lingnan, and is known as the "Southeastern Important Town".
Although it is more convenient to place the node in the metropolis, both Yun Zheng and Su Xun rejected Jiangling and even Yuezhou. Wu Shengjun could never make things so obvious and put it in an important but inconspicuous place.
The place is good.
Cui Da, as a wealthy businessman in Sichuan, sent out a message, and people who relied on boats to make a living on Dongting Lake flocked to the lake. There was a big difference between the boats in Sichuan and the boats in Dongting Lake. The boats on the Yangtze River had a deeper draft and could not sail.
The relatively shallow Xiangshui River, especially the section of Lingqu Canal, is even less likely to carry heavy ships, so we have to use flat-bottomed boats suitable for shallow water navigation.
Wu Shengjun's personal combat power is not high, so he relies heavily on weapons, especially fire and thunder bombs, which are weapons that stabilize the military's morale. Wu Shengjun's soldiers attach great importance to them. Generally speaking, as long as they hold fire and thunder bombs in their arms, a person can
He was not afraid of big insects. Everyone had two of these things in his arms, and the sergeants loved them as if they were their own lives.
With more weapons, there will be more supplies, not to mention the food for Wu Sheng's army. A combat team of 10,000 people can carry more supplies than Di Qing's entire army. It can be regarded as the richest army in the Song Dynasty. No wonder those
People would think that Wu Shengjun was the Forbidden Army, and the Huanzhou Military Xiang Army led by Yang Wenguang. It was definitely not only businessmen who looked at people's clothes and food, but also the confused officials of the Song Dynasty.
If the official in Gulouzhai knew where Yang Wenguang came from, he would be scared to death. He would be so arrogant because he thought they were Xiang soldiers. (To be continued)