Soon, as evening approached on the afternoon of November 17, the Ming Dynasty's navy carrying 150,000 land troops also arrived at the outer sea of Annan's An'an Province, where land could be seen.
He Rong knew very well the importance of military speed and the fact that since the land could be seen here, people on the land would definitely be able to see the fleet, so he ordered Zhang Xiaodong to command the naval warships that did not carry the land division to hunt down the Annan people.
At the same time, he commanded the fleet carrying an army of 150,000 men to rendezvous with the warships that had been patrolling here for these days, and used it as a guide to sail to Pingzhang.
After arriving at a place six or seven miles away from the shore, we could already see layers of ripples on the sea surface here, and they were divided into sections. He Rong knew that this was the place where the Annan people had laid down the wooden stakes, so he hurriedly ordered
The fleet stopped here, allowing the first group of soldiers to land to board the boat, and the second group of soldiers to land to gather and prepare to board the ship.
Soon, the two Han army guards commanded by Lu Xian, and the vanguard army composed of 5,000 wolf soldiers, 5,000 Yao soldiers and 5,000 native soldiers all boarded the ship and sailed towards Pingzhang; the first army led by Cao Tai
Two groups of landing soldiers are waiting to board the ship.
He Rong stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the landing vanguard force composed of various ships that had set off. Suddenly, a voice came from beside him: "He Rong, I see there are more than twenty people in each ship, and you ordered
The vanguard army has a total of 25,000 people. It would take at least a thousand ships to carry them all. Where did they come from so many small ships?"
He Rong turned his head and said to Zhu Xianyao: "Your Highness, after learning that the Hu family and his son had ordered many wooden stakes along the coast to guard against enemies coming across the sea, I, Zhang Xiaodong and others discussed it and decided to build a hundred wooden stakes along the entire Guangdong coastal area.
We bought dozens of small boats with money, and we bought nearly 700 boats in total. Together with the original navy boats, we had enough boats to carry these soldiers."
"One hundred guan per piece? Those boats can only be regarded as larger fishing boats. The wood is not easy to dry. The rest don't cost much. You can buy it with thirty or fifty guan. It's so high.
The price." 7 said with some surprise.
"Your Highness, weren't you in a hurry? You were about to leave soon, so you offered such a high price. According to Your Majesty's wishes, after the war is over, we will sell it at an average price of thirty guan per vessel," He Rong said.
.There is no use keeping these ships in the hands of the navy at ordinary times. They will naturally be sold after they are finished.
"Thirty guan?" 7 raised his eyebrows and said, "When the battle is over, I will pick out a few boats that look good and buy them for 30 guan each and take them back to Puluozhong."
"Okay," He Rong agreed: "Why don't you talk to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to reward these ships to His Majesty?"
"This is not good." 7 smiled and said: "Although the emperor's brother is quite generous in his assistance to us, he calculates the money one by one very clearly. If I go to ask your majesty alone, the emperor will definitely agree, but he will also
The price of these ships is one hundred guan as aid to me, so I will suffer a big loss. It is better to buy them back for 30 guan."
He Rong smiled and said nothing, just looking at the thousands of boats heading to the shore in front of him. After a while, the sun had set to the west, and He Rong said: "The fleet will land soon."
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When he landed, Lu Xian was very nervous. Although he had discussed it with several people who were good at fighting, everyone agreed that Pingzhang had no military value and it was impossible for the Hu family and his son to be here.
How many troops should be deployed? Although before landing, he saw through his clairvoyance that there was only one beacon tower, and there were a dozen little Annamites on it who were about to light the beacon tower with panic on their faces, but he was still worried, worried about them
When they first landed, countless Annan soldiers suddenly appeared from nowhere, howling incomprehensible words, and rushed towards them.
'It would be great if the Jinyi guards sent here could continue to deliver the news. Unfortunately, the Hu Dynasty ordered the closure of Yi'an City. Entry and exit required an entry and exit certificate issued by the guard general, and all the people in this area were moved away.
The Jin Yiwei are all trapped in the city and cannot come out.' Lu Xian thought.
But when he led his army to land, nothing happened. The dozen Annamites guarding the beacon tower had long since run away, and no one came out from anywhere to attack them.
Lu Xian calmed down and took command. "Niu Qianhu, immediately lead your troops to extinguish the fireworks on the beacon tower; Feng Qianhu, look around to see if there are any oil, gunpowder and the like. If there are any, destroy or move them immediately.
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He finally said: "The rest of the soldiers will rest here for a while and set out to seize the natural port in a quarter of an hour."
"Sir Lu, the Annan people who stayed here have lit the beacon tower. Reinforcements from Yi'an and other places are coming soon. It is better to set up a camp first, even dig a few tunnels, to prepare for Annan reinforcements.
Luo Shenzhen, commander of the Elephant Guards, said.
When Lu Xian heard this, he thought it made sense, so he ordered: "In Luoshen Town, you take two thousand households from your headquarters to cut wood nearby and build a short fence; send another two thousand households to dig a trench here.
, to prepare for Annan reinforcements."
"But you don't need to participate in the subsequent attack on that natural port. You will stay here to join the second batch of landing troops led by Commander Cao Tai."
"Yes, sir." Luo Shenzhen breathed a sigh of relief and said. Everyone felt that there must be an Annan garrison somewhere in that port. If he rushed to attack, he might suffer heavy casualties. Although he wanted to make a great contribution to redeem himself.
It's a sin, but I don't want to risk my life rashly.