"Your Highness, why don't you let this Weiyuan ship raise your flag?" A man wearing a first-class marquis of the Ming Dynasty said to the person next to him while looking ahead with clairvoyance.
"I'm not the commander of this battle. I'm just casually watching. What's the point of raising the flag of Gu?" The person he called His Highness was not wearing a prince's attire, but was wearing a third-grade commander's uniform. Government. This man also raised his clairvoyant eyes and looked ahead and said.
"If they knew that there was a prince from the Ming Dynasty on board the ship fighting with them, it would definitely boost their morale." The man added.
"Haha, forget it. There are soldiers on your ship who were exiled to Guangxi by Prince Qi's palace. If they knew that the prince was an orphan, they would probably want to cut him into pieces. How can they not talk about boosting morale? A mutiny before the battle would be good." The prince said with a sneer.
This prince is Zhu Xianchang, who is now named Prince Pu, and the man wearing marquis attire is He Rong. They set out from Haikangsuo on November 11th, and after three days of sailing, they had reached the coast of Annan. It's very close. It's about half a day's journey to the Annan Sea and we can land on the shore.
He Rong listened to Zhu Xianyao's words and was about to say something when suddenly a man came from behind and said loudly to him: "Master Hou, there is a signal from the left string. The guard station starting from Haikou Port has arrived within a distance of our fleet." Less than ten miles away.”
"I understand. After the guard station coming from Haikou Port meets up with our army, you notify Zhang Xiaodong and others to come to this flagship. I have something to discuss with them," He Rong said.
"Yes, Lord Marquis." The man agreed, bowed and left.
After he retreated, He Rong breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhu Xianyao: "Fortunately, we successfully met up with the navy from Haikou again. Now the three navy are gathered together in one place. I can finally feel relieved."
For this landing battle in Annan, Yunxi adopted an unprecedented method to assemble the navy. In order to reduce the burden of supplying the army in one place, he dispersed the navy fleet in Haikou, Haikang, and Hepu. , let them set sail on the same day, rendezvous at sea, and land somewhere along the coast of Annan after rendezvous.
This is a very risky way. In coordinated operations since ancient times, even in the modern era of telegraphs and telephones, it often happens that a certain army loses control, not to mention the ancient times when communication methods were backward; and with land In contrast, there are no landmarks on the sea except some islands, making it extremely difficult for the two fleets to meet up.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty already had a way to measure latitude, and everyone could agree to meet at the same latitude; in addition, they already had clairvoyance, and their observation range at sea was greatly increased, so Yunxi was able to make up his mind to implement this gathering. The way of the navy.
But this was an unprecedented thing after all, and it was somewhat of a fluke that they could successfully meet up. So He Rong was fortunate to talk to Zhu Xianyao about this at this time.
"He Rong, after the battle against Annan is over, Gu Ke will take a few sailors back to Puluozhong." Zhu Xianyao said. His fiefdom is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is almost an island. People and goods are basically transported by boat. Sea route, if he masters this method, it will be of great use.
"His Royal Highness King Pu, this can only be achieved if His Majesty agrees." He Rong said.
"Of course I know, but since you are the commander-in-chief, I naturally want to tell you and ask what you mean," Zhu Xianyao said.
"Your Highness, of course this minister has no objections."
"That's good." Zhu Xianyao said with a smile: "Then we'll have to persuade the emperor. But the emperor is not a stingy person, so he shouldn't refuse."
The two of them chatted for a few more words, and the man who had just informed him came over and bowed and said: "Master Marquis, Zhang Tongzhi, Commander Li, Commander Fang and other generals have arrived at the Weiyuan and are waiting in the meeting hall."
"I understand." He Rong said to the person who informed him, and then said to Zhu Xianyao: "Your Highness, can you go with me to discuss the matter?"
"No need. Those people don't know that Gu is on the fleet. If they see you, you have to salute each other. It's very troublesome. I just enjoy the scenery here and won't discuss military strategies with you. But when you have time
If you want to make a decision, let me tell you." Zhu Xianyao knew that He Rong wanted to test, so he said this in order to show that he would not interfere with the command.
As expected, He Rong breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had Yunxi's secret decree: if King Pu Zhu Xianyao wanted to seize military power, he could be put under house arrest; he also knew that the emperor did not like Zhu Xianyao, and he would not offend Zhu Xianyao to anger the emperor. But
He was a little worried about this. "Fortunately, Your Highness understands me," He Rong said in his heart.
He then said goodbye to Zhu Xianyao and headed to the meeting hall.
After a while he walked to the door of a spacious cabin; as soon as he walked in, the generals who were already waiting in the room immediately stood up and bowed and said: "I have never met General He."
"We are all old acquaintances, why do we need so many courtesy?" He Rong said as he greeted them with a smile.
Everyone also smiled and exchanged a few words with him. He Rong sat on the main seat. They divided the water divisions according to their respective assignments and official positions, and the land divisions sat down in turn.
He Rong didn't waste any words: "According to the sailors who often travel between Leizhou Prefecture and Annan, our navy will arrive at the coast of Annan in less than half a day, that is, in the evening."
"The task assigned to us by His Majesty this time is to land on a coast in Annan and block the escape route of the Hu family and his son from the Shenglong of the Annan people to the south of the Western Capital City. Do you have any good strategies?"
No one spoke immediately. After a while, they heard someone say: "General He, since you want to block the Hu family's father and son's escape from Thang Long and Xidu, they can only land south of Thanh Hoa. The last general
I thought it would be best to land in Yi'an."
"Comrades, please take a look," the man said, pointing to the giant map placed on the table: "The Western Capital City is located in Vinh Loc District, Thanh Hoa Province. If they land in Thanh Hoa, the soldiers left behind by the Hu family and his son in Thanh Hoa can
Rush to support quickly. If our army has a weak foothold and fights the Annan people, the outcome will be difficult to determine. If we can capture the city of Yi'an without fighting the Annan people at the beginning of the landing, we can gain a firm foothold in Annan and fight steadily thereafter.
Must win."
"Moreover, looking at the terrain of Annan, it is a long and narrow land. By occupying Yi'an City, the territory of Annan can be divided into two sections. Attacking the Annan people separately will not only ensure victory, but also reduce the casualties of our army."
"What's more, the general also knows that there is a place not far from Yi'an City, which is a natural harbor and is suitable for landing the army. Therefore, the general thinks that it is best to land at Yi'an."