After destroying more than a dozen enemy fireships, he lost two Mengchong ships first. Wang Chang felt somewhat ashamed on his face and looked at Li Xingchen involuntarily.
Speaking of which, this was the first time that he commanded such a large-scale naval fleet in battle. This was Li Xinchen's trust in him, so Wang Chang, who felt ashamed of Li Xinchen, had a burning face.
Li Xingchen didn't really want to blame Wang Chang. The hydrology and terrain in the upper reaches of the river were very different from those in the lower reaches. Especially in this narrow waterway, it was easy to defend and take things by surprise. Therefore, Li Xingchen didn't expect to be able to
Easily fight all the way to Bajun City.
Calculating, the enemy only has such an organized naval fleet in Bashu. It would not be a bad thing to have some resistance and allow Li Xingchen to train his navy in order to facilitate his next attack on Luzhou and Shu County.
"Retreat the troops and repair." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, "We don't need to panic."
Wang Chang nodded hurriedly and ordered the troops to retreat.
The fleet that had already stopped began to retreat slowly. A few ships were rushed forward without retreating, monitoring the entrance of Tongluo Gorge, and beware of the enemy's fire ships - but this was just out of caution. Two batches of fire ships achieved this goal.
With little success, it is unlikely that the enemy will foolishly repeat his old tricks.
After all, when the Nanchen Navy first arrived, they attacked with fire ships and could not achieve any big results. Now that the Nanchen Navy is fully focused, it will naturally not give the Bajun Navy another chance.
Wang Chang led the team of building boats to leave first, while Meng Chong retreated under cover and retreated to the Wild Boar Rock. Just in case, Wang Chang left several Meng Chong ships at the entrance of Tongluo Gorge to warn.
The strength of the enemy's navy was simply not enough to break the blockade of several Mengchong ships, so Wang Chang's actions were somewhat overkill.
But for Nanchen Navy, who is unfamiliar with the place where he lives, such security measures are still necessary.
Li Xingchen didn't care about how Wang Chang arranged the fleet - Wang Chang was more experienced than all other generals in this regard - he just subconsciously turned his head slightly and looked at Laoya Mountain, which was still in the clouds and mist.
Before the news came from Bian, there was no need for him to advance so fast, otherwise he would be easily surrounded by the enemy.
Now Li Xingchen only has this amount of power at his disposal, and it won't be fully replenished in the short term, so he has to be more cautious.
"Boqing, the focus is not on Laoya Mountain or Tongluo Gorge, but on you." Li Xingchen couldn't help but murmured, "Don't let me down."
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Cheng Feng felt that either he was crazy or the Xiao Shilian in front of him was crazy.
After taking Fuling without any blood, Xiao Shilian did not stay, leaving three hundred soldiers to defend the city - in fact, these three hundred men were much more powerful than the four to five hundred soldiers who were stationed under Cheng Feng before - and he personally led the army.
He and Cheng Feng, the local "leading party", marched hurriedly for a day and a night to reach Mount Huangshan on the south bank of the river.
This Huangshan Mountain is not that Huangshan Mountain. This is a peak among the Nanshan Mountains across the river from Bajun. This mountain is hidden among the mountains. It is not very high, but it has a unique flavor. And from the location of Huangshan Mountain, you can see the other side.
Bajun City.
Due to years of battles and clearing out the wilderness, the villages and towns on the south coast were basically deserted. Therefore, although Xiao Shilian kept sending out scouts along the way, he found nothing and arrived here safely.
Originally, Cheng Feng thought that running all the way to Nanshan was shocking enough, but when he saw these guys starting to cut down bamboo to make bamboo rafts, Cheng Feng no longer knew what to call these guys.
They wouldn't be really crazy and want to attack Berkshire directly, right?
Thinking about the achievements of General Fenwei and General Dang, Cheng Feng felt that this was not impossible.
"Brother Shuyuan (Cheng Feng's cousin), come and take a look." Xiao Shilian, who was not far away, seemed to be in a good mood and waved to Cheng Feng.
And Cheng Feng didn't dare to neglect. No matter what this madman wanted to do, at least he had to cooperate now. Otherwise, it would not be the defenders in Bajun City who would suffer first, but him.
"General." Xiao Shilian was polite to Cheng Feng. Cheng Feng didn't dare to take any arrogance. He was now a surrendered general. It was considered good that Xiao Shilian didn't take off his seal and ribbon as a prefect. Cheng Feng didn't know that Xiao Shilian had no idea.
There was no suitable candidate to serve as the prefect - so he still treated Xiao Shilian respectfully.
Xiao Shilian was of course in a good mood, because he would undoubtedly be the protagonist in this battle. Li Xingchen did not hesitate to give him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds this time. According to the latest battle report, Li Xingchen and Chen Zhishen had already advanced to Laoya Mountain to Tongluo Mountain as planned.
Arriving at the front line of Tongluo Gorge, he is fighting steadily, and the next surprise attack will depend on him.
"Brother Shuyuan, do you know anything about Bajun?" Xiao Shilian didn't look at the map at all and pointed directly to the city in front of him down the mountain and on the other side of the river.
Cheng Feng did not dare to neglect: "My subordinate once served as the captain of Bajun for five years, and then was transferred to Fuling County as the prefect, and also served as the captain of the field."
Xiao Shilian glanced at Cheng Feng in surprise. This sentence was clearly telling him that the Fuling prefect in front of him obviously knew Bajun very well. It could even be said that he knew the surrounding mountains and terrain well.
Xiao Shilian was worrying about the fact that Dai Cai, the only one who was familiar with the situation in Bashu, was following Li Xinchen. He could only cross the river by feeling the stones, but he did not expect that the captain of the army, who looked much older than his actual age, also had such a background.
In an instant, Xiao Shilian even understood why Li Xingchen asked him to take a detour to Fuling. It was definitely not just to occupy the city at the side and rear. I am afraid there was also a certain reason because of Cheng Feng.
Li Xinchen's method of attacking Bashu has gradually emerged in Xiao Shilian's mind. It is true that his troops are sufficient, but when facing the majestic pass of Bashu, no matter how sufficient the troops are, they may be wiped out after a battle, so Li Xinchen
From the beginning, there was no plan to attack by force with a large army.
Rather than saying he is attacking, it is better to say he is attacking the heart.
Dai Cai from Baidi City, Tang Yishun from Wanchuan County, and Cheng Feng from Fuling County actually all have their own weaknesses, especially those who are full of complaints and dissatisfaction with the fact that they are about to die of old age in Bashu but cannot be reused.
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This time Cheng Feng mentioned his previous experience in Bajun, and the resentment in his words was obvious and not concealed at all.
Thinking about it, being transferred from the captain of a large county to a small county with no more than a thousand households in the mountains as a prefect is not a promotion at all, but a dispatch. Thanks to Cheng Feng's ten honest people, otherwise others might
Just put the seal on it, seal it with gold, and walk away.
However, the clay figurine still has a certain amount of anger. He dared not express his anger before, but now that the city has changed hands, Cheng Feng certainly cannot hide his resentment.