Chapter seven hundred and eighty second fish in troubled waters
Seeing that they had a good attitude, the brigade commander nodded and asked, "What kind of goods are you transporting?"
"It's cotton that's shipped!"
"Ha! This is a good thing! It's a hot item. It seems like you're going to make a fortune this time."
Cotton is not considered a strategic material and is allowed to be transported to Hebei and sold in the Central Plains. Rich and wealthy families have a new idea. It is very popular and sells very well.
Although cotton is selling well, the price of cotton is not high. After all, its comfort level is not as good as that of kapok. Even with the price of kapok, it cannot surpass it.
"It's just a small business. How can we make big money? The general is joking."
The brigade commander ignored him. He stretched out his hand and hooked his index finger, "Five taels of silver!"
A businessman's face changed, "General, five taels of silver is too high!"
Another businessman said urgently: "Give me money! Give me money! Stop talking nonsense."
He hurriedly took out five taels of silver from his arms and handed it over. The brigade commander snatched it away and snorted: "You know what you are doing!"
He glared at the businessman just now and said, "Next time you bargain, I will double the price!"
After saying that, the brigade commander waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
The mule team entered Fukou Pass in a mighty manner, passed through Guancheng, and walked down the hillside...
At the same time that the Jin Wei Mansion began to investigate Mingzhou and Huaizhou, the war in Huaixi was also in full swing. An army of 150,000 Zhu Si launched attacks on Luzhou and Shouzhou from the east and west sides at the same time.
In addition, General Pan Yannian led an army of 20,000 to attack Zhongli County in Haozhou. Hundreds of warships of the Huaixi Army were parked along the Huaihe River in Zhongli County. Hundreds of warships among them were Qianshi warships. Zhu Si valued them very much and ordered him to
Liu Sigu wanted to seize the warship at all costs.
But what Zhu Si didn't expect was that he was not the only one who had the idea of warships. The moon was dark and the wind was high, and the river was rippling, constantly beating against the big rocks on the shore. In a river called Gooseneck Bay, there were hundreds of boats moored.
Several large warships and hundreds of warships are parked in three places. This is just one of them, but the most important one is the hundreds of thousand-stone warships.
The warship was guarded by two thousand soldiers of the Huaixi Army. The soldiers were stationed in a large camp on the shore, surrounded by camp fences.
At the first watch, a dense mass of nearly 10,000 black figures appeared beside the woods a mile away. This was Zhu Si's eight thousand elite army, led by General Liu Bao. At this time, a scout rushed over and knelt down on one knee.
The next report: "General, the ships are tied together with iron chains and will not be sailed away by the enemy!"
Liu Bao was considering whether to kill the enemy first or seize the ship first. Since the ships were tied together with large iron chains, he didn't have to worry. He could annihilate all the enemy troops first, and the ships would naturally fall into his own hands.
He immediately ordered: "Attack the entire army and annihilate the enemy!"
Liu Bao led eight thousand elite troops to kill the enemy camp one mile away...
At the same time, several small boats appeared on the water. There were more than ten people on the boat, all wearing black tight-fitting night clothes. It could be seen that all of them were strong masters. Each of them carried a small boat full of kerosene.
's skin.
The leader was a young woman, with a tall and plump figure, protruding front and back, and extremely hot. Several boatmen did not know whether they were alive or dead, and they all stared at her round and peach-like lower body behind her without restraint, and secretly smiled ambiguously. This woman was the succubus.
Tou Yingcaihe had just arrived in Chang'an and before she could stand firmly on her feet, she was sent back to the Huaihe River by Guo Song. This time she brought a dozen elites from the Jin Wei Palace with her, and her mission was to burn down the Huaixi Army's thousand-stone warship.
Ying Caihe felt the greedy gazes of the seven boatmen and heard what they were talking about. She was furious, but it was not the time to fall out, so she held back for the time being. She had to complete her master's mission.
Of course Guo Song also hoped to sail a hundred warships back to Chang'an, but in fact it was impossible. These ships could not withstand the wind and waves if they took the sea route, and would definitely be intercepted if they took the land route, so they could only destroy them and not let Zhu Si succeed.
Ying Caihe stared at the shore for a moment and said to everyone: "They have already taken action, and we have started to take action too!"
She jumped up into the air with her feet, grabbed the two-foot anchor rope, jumped into the air twice in a row, and climbed onto the stern of the ship. As soon as she got on the stern of the ship, she heard a sudden cry of murder from the shore.
Zhu Si's army rushed into the Huaixi Army's camp. The shouts of killing also alerted the defenders on the ship. Several soldiers got out of the cabin, but were killed tragically on the spot by Ying Cai and one sword.
The men climbed onto the stern of the ship one after another. They quickly dispersed to each ship, sprayed kerosene, and then lit it with fire sticks. They acted very quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, all the ships were on fire.
Ying Caihe was massacring the soldiers on the boat. Her figure was as fast as a ghost. Wherever she passed, the soldiers on the boat were all killed with one sword.
"retreat!"
Ying Caihe shouted, and fifteen of his subordinates rushed to where they came from, climbed out of the boat along the anchor rope, and Ying Caihe jumped lightly, jumping off the ship several feet high, like a leaf.
Landed on the boat.
She immediately ordered: "Go to the other side!"
When several boatmen saw her extreme martial arts skills, they were all shocked and secretly gasped. They put away their blasphemies and rowed the boat to the other side of the Huaihe River.
The boat had just docked, and Ying Caihe's sword was like a sharp light, stabbing the seven boatmen in an instant. Just when it was about to pierce the heart of the first boatman, Ying Caihe remembered her master's warning to her not to kill innocent people indiscriminately.
She raised her hand and sliced off one of the boatman's ears with her long sword. The sword was as fast as lightning. No one could react. The boatman's ears were cut off one after another, his face was covered with blood, and he covered his ears and screamed.
Everyone was shocked and looked at her in confusion. Ying Caihe said coldly: "I kill people like crazy and never survive under the sword. This time I gave them an advantage."
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The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and it was impossible to put out the fire. Although the fierce battle on the shore was over, it became meaningless. General Liu Baodun beat his chest, but there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as more than a hundred warships were engulfed in flames.
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It was getting daylight, and only the remains of more than a hundred warships were left on the river, burned to black charcoal.
Liu Bao stared blankly at the wreckage on the river. He was extremely frightened. How could he explain to his military advisor that the emperor had to kill him?
At this time, a soldier came forward and reported in a low voice, "General, what should we do with the prisoners of war?"
This sentence ignited the anger in Liu Bao's heart. It was these bastards who wasted his time. He suddenly turned around, pointed at the more than a thousand surrendered prisoners of war and shouted: "Behead them all, leave no one behind!"
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At the same time that Liu Bao failed to seize the ships, another general Deng Lin led an army of 5,000 to seize more than 200 medium-sized ships at the second docking station, but his mission also failed.
The 500 elite scouts sent by Li Na struck first, seized more than 200 medium-sized warships, and sailed towards Surabaya.
At the third docking station, Zhu Si's army finally succeeded and captured more than 170 medium-sized cargo ships. At this point, the Huaixi Army's 500 ships were burned and robbed, and Zhu Si's army only got the smallest share.
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On the frontal battlefield, Zhu Si's Qin Army and Huaixi Army fought extremely fiercely. Seventy thousand Qin Army and thirty thousand Huaixi Army fought fiercely in Chaoxian County, Luzhou. Although the soldiers of Huaixi Army were brutal, their combat effectiveness was very strong. The Qin Army
After three battles and three defeats, at this moment, tens of thousands of Qin troops came from the west and invaded Shouzhou. The defense of Shouzhou was empty, and Wu Shaocheng's hometown Shouchun was captured.
When the news came, the morale of the Huaixi Army was shaken and deserters kept appearing. Liu Sigu took the opportunity to order the army to counterattack. The Huaixi Army was defeated and countless people were killed. Wu Shaocheng committed suicide in despair.
Since then, the Huaixi Jiedushi were attacked and destroyed, and the vast area north of the Central Plains and the Yangtze River became the territory of the Qin State.
But Zhu Si was furious because he failed to seize the warship and ordered Liu Bao to be executed. He also sent people to ask Li Na for the warship. Li Na not only rejected Zhu Si's rude request, but also took the opportunity to send 5,000 troops to occupy it.
to Haizhou.
Haizhou is located to the north of Chuzhou, which is today's Lianyungang. It does not belong to Huainan Jiedu Prefecture geographically, but it has always been controlled by officials appointed by Chen Shaoyou. After Zhu Si captured Yangzhou, he did not pay much attention to Haizhou.
Several state and county officials were sent, but no troops were sent to garrison. Li Na seized the opportunity and sent troops to occupy Haizhou.
The officials sent by Zhu Si to take office in Haizhou were also driven out of Haizhou by Li Na. Zhu Si was furious and accused Li Na of breaking the treaty between the two parties. Li Na showed no weakness and also accused Zhu Si of being unfaithful and appointed Wu Shaocheng as Huaizhou.
The Western Jiedushi envoy sent troops to destroy him. He went back on his word and was not worthy of being the leader of the world.
Although no war broke out between the two sides, the seeds of mutual dissatisfaction were sown.