Chapter 744: One Person Can Be One Hundred Thousand Soldiers (2)
It wasn't until daybreak the next day that everyone was able to clearly see the chaos on the land and water in Wuchang: because there was no one to put out the fire because they were busy fighting, most of the camp had been burned down. After the fire subsided, the veterans went to rescue some clothes and came out of the tent.
Smoke and dust were flying everywhere, like snowflakes, falling on everyone's heads.
Things were not much better in the water. Yang Xiong's tribe, who wanted to cross the river to Xiakou, was attacked by a fleet that suddenly arrived and was cut off.
In addition to Yang Xiong, Xin Yi and other generals who escaped in small boats, nearly four thousand people were stranded in the river. These troop ships full of soldiers were very heavy and heavy, and they were caught by the flexible sterns and could not escape. They turned over, were destroyed, and the ships were wrecked.
Left in shallow water, there were still many corpses floating there.
After being attacked, some of the soldiers on the ship jumped into the water and tried to swim to the other side. But how could everyone cross the Yangtze River? Most of them died in the middle of the river. Most people wisely returned to the south bank and chose to surrender.
"Be honest, take off your armor and throw your weapon on the ground. Don't wait too long, hurry up!"
Deng Zong, a native of Ruyin, was very proud. He was promoted to "Hundred Chief" because he prevented some fellow countrymen from Ruyin from fleeing with Ge Ying last night. His boss, who was said to have an old relationship with Marquis Wu Zhong, was from Shaxian.
Now there are five hundred masters.
A few days ago, the veterans of the Southern Expedition were treated like thieves, but now it was the other way around. It was their turn to arrogantly hold spears in hand to intimidate the Qin soldiers who had fallen into the water and had to climb ashore to surrender.
However, General Wei had an order: "Don't treat them harshly. They were just deceived by traitors and traitors. When the truth is revealed, they will still be brothers of Paoze."
Not only did Hei Fu spare the lives of those Qin soldiers, Hei Fu even ordered people to distribute dry clothes and let them gather to warm themselves by the fire.
Among the four thousand prisoners, there was some peace of mind. Among them were Nanjun soldiers stationed in Xiakou and the lieutenant army from Guanzhong. The former had heard about Heifu's reputation for a long time and saw that Wu Zhonghou was really kind to him, and there were many soldiers from Nanjun in his army.
People, many people gritted their teeth. Anyway, they have committed the crime of "rebel". Even if they don't die, they will be punished as prisoners. They just follow Wu Zhonghou!
The Guanzhong soldiers were worried, worried about whether their family members in Guanzhong would be implicated after they surrendered...
At this time, Bo Lujia, the leader of Marquis Wu Zhong, came over and began to tell the captives the story of how Zhao Gao and Hu Hai killed the king and the "Belt Edict". The plot was full of twists and turns, which made them stunned.
Looking at this scene from a distance, Hei Fu nodded and said:
"Given time, these prisoners can become our new source of soldiers after being slightly transformed."
Heifu naturally had a purpose in treating the prisoners well. In his opinion, although he was the most righteous person in the world, he was not fighting to overthrow the Qin Dynasty, let alone the revenge of the six countries on the Qin people, but like a... civil war.
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It is now late February. According to Xia Wuji, more than half a month has passed since the death of Qin Shihuang. Calculating the time, Zhao Gao and Hu Hai should have arrived at Sanchuan County and will soon arrive at Hangu Pass...
As for Heifu's main force, he was still in Changsha County. Even though he had annihilated and captured 5,000 people, there were still more than 30,000 people from the Feng family and his son waiting for him in Jiangbei.
There is no way to prevent the other party from entering Guanzhong. The war cannot be accomplished overnight, but must be prepared for a protracted war. Therefore, he must win over everyone he can!
At this time, everyone also discovered that Wu Zhonghou's so-called "one hundred thousand army" was not one hundred thousand at all, only two thousand, driving dozens of ships, that's all...
After the victory, the atmosphere was relaxed, and no one planned to escape like Ge Ying. Among the veterans of the Southern Expedition Army, a brave soldier asked loudly: "Your Majesty, it's dawn, why is the army of 100,000 so late to arrive?
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"An army of one hundred thousand? Isn't that what it is?"
Heifu smiled, gave a thumbs up, pointed at himself and said:
"When they saw my flag, they fled in confusion and looked southward in haste. The remaining one person can be a hundred thousand soldiers!"
These words made everyone stop joking and stand in awe. More than 20,000 people all bowed to Mr. Hei:
"The presence of Marquis Wu Zhong is like the presence of the officers and soldiers of the three armies of the Southern Expeditionary Army!"
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He asked Dongmen Bao, Wu Chen and others to reorganize the soldiers of Wuchang camp, while Heifu met the great hero who came to help last night, Gong Ao's eldest son, Gong Wei, who was only 17 years old.
Gong Ao is about the same age as Hei Fu, but he couldn't bear to get married early and his son is now an adult.
Last year, Gong Ao asked Gong Wei to come to Lingnan and serve as a personal guard beside Hei Fu. This was considered as a son replacing his father to protect the safety of the monarch.
For his own people, Lieutenant Gong had learned martial arts, and Heifu did not hesitate to promote him, so that Lieutenant Gong quickly reached the position of five hundred masters. When he went north this time, he ordered Lieutenant Gong to stay in Changsha Camp, waiting for the "post-operation" prepared by Heifu.
hand".
"You little boy."
When the captain came to pay his respects, Heifu happily patted the junior on the head:
"The tiger father has no dogs. If you hadn't arrived in time, they would have all run away. We wouldn't even be able to keep a boat or a person alive!"
It turned out that in December, under the pretext of exploring the waterway to the Western Queen Mother State, Heifu sent Ren Xiao, the general of the Louzhou fleet, to go westward. He also sent Weiyang and Xu Fu to place him under house arrest in Hepu, seizing control of the boat division.
Then, the liar Ying said that Ren Xiao was dead and could not take over the military affairs of Lingnan. It was better to transfer Zhao Tuo to Panyu to take charge.
This was a plan to kill two birds with one stone. Zhao Tuo had no choice but to arrive in Panyu alone. He was stared at by Heifu's cronies and ordered not to leave the city. He was like a puppet.
On the other side, Gong Ao led his people north from Yulin, held Heifu's military order, took over the military affairs of Guilin County, and served as a false general.
When Heifu faked his death and quietly headed north, he ordered Gong Ao to mobilize the Lingqu Boat Division and sail the fleet to Changsha Camp to standby in the name of transporting grain from Changsha County to Lingnan.
After Heifu learned about the death of Emperor Qin Shihuang, he sent Li Cang south to report the news and received the order. Lingqu Marine Corps immediately took action and picked up the Gongwei and a thousand short-handed personal guards there. Then, they went down the Xiangjiang River again,
Straight into the Dongting, Yunmeng didn't care about stopping the ship for inspection and cleared the customs. He worked day and night. After several days of sailing, he finally caught up with Heifu and the others...
Thinking of this, Lieutenant General was also a little scared: "Junhou, most of the Lingqu fleets are grain transport ships and there are only a few stern boats. What's more, the end of the strong crossbow cannot penetrate the silk. If we really have a head-to-head confrontation with the Xiakou fleet, who will win or lose?"
I don’t know, but luckily it happened by chance and caught them off guard!”
But Heifu only smiled mysteriously: "Everything is as I expected."
He felt that all he needed was a feather fan.
Although he pretended to be confident on the surface, in his heart, Hei Fu knew that winning this battle was a fluke.
"In many wars, it's not about who is braver or better at using soldiers, but who is more timid or who fights worse..."
"Also, who is more lucky!"
This is Heifu's summary of last night's "battle". Both sides had fatal flaws. The one side improvised and thousands of people fled before the battle, while the other side was too timid and suspicious and was frightened by Heifu's name.
Missed opportunity.
Although it was a game of novices pecking each other, at least, thanks to luck and courage, Heifu still won the bet.
He asked Gongwei again: "When you are traveling up the Xiang River, will you encounter Li You's army?"
The Gongwei thought for a while: "No, it should be a mistake. The road from Wuchang to Linxiang does not entirely follow the Xiang River."
Hei Fu nodded and asked again: "When you set off, will Han Xin be in Lingbei?"
"I haven't heard any news..."
Heifu breathed out: "I don't know if the battle in Changsha has started or who will win or lose, but we have no time to care about it and can only fight on our own!"
At this time, Dongmen Bao, Wu Chen and others also entered the camp. Hei Fu said that he did not intend to go back and cooperate with Xiao Tao. Han Xin attacked Li You, so they all asked:
"Your Majesty, where should we go next?"
"Do you need to say more?"
Heifu smiled, and it could be seen on the faces of his subordinates where they most wanted to go next!
"Go back home!"
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ps: The second chapter has been updated. I will go back to my hometown for a wedding starting tomorrow, so there will only be one chapter per day from the 26th to the 30th (there may not be one on the wedding day on the 29th). Please be patient ^_^, and normal updates will resume on 31st.
This time I also invited a reader to pick him up. m.
