Chapter 1142 The general walks this path
In fact, the message Li Shou received was incorrect.
There were only more than a thousand Liang troops who arrived outside Zhixian County. They crossed the river at night to reach the south bank, but they carried a lot of golden drum flags, which seemed to be a lot.
The purpose is to scare the defenders and see if they can scare them away. As a result, the defenders refused to run away, so there was nothing they could do, so they retreated back to the north shore.
At this time, the main force of the Cheng army navy arrived and stationed in Jiming Gorge under the city of Zhi County.
The General of Chengguo's General of the East and the Navy General Luo Heng climbed to the top of the four-story boat and looked into the distance.
Yesterday, the navy vanguard arrived at Jiming Gorge and fought with the Liang Navy. He was defeated and sank more than ten ships.
But this result did not satisfy Luo Heng, because he found that the Liang army navy grew very fast, and from the downstream to the upstream, there were no large ships, and they actually killed more than a hundred people on their side, and retreated after fighting hard.
Although I won, it seems that I am not as easy as before...
On the north bank of the Yangtze River, the Liang army had already set up camp, but did not stop and was still advancing.
Luo Heng sent the navy to observe and found that the Liang army's banners were from west to east: left Jinwu Guard, right Yulin Guard, silver spear center camp, black qiu Right Camp, right Jinwu Guard, left Yulin Guard, proton army, Wuqiang Zhenjian...
There should be still in the future, but it is too far away, and the east and west stretch for hundreds of miles, with a great military power.
It is logical that such a long food route should be easily attacked. However, it was precisely such a brilliant military force that the tribes on the north bank dared not act rashly and watched the Liang army advance westward step by step.
The next destination of the Liang army should be Yangguan, located twenty miles east of Jiangzhou City, built by Shu Han, and it is also an ancient pass. The Ba State refuted to Chu, guarding the road leading to Jiangzhou.
The General of the Conquest East gathered his troops in Jiangzhou, but in fact he fought at Yangguan.
"Det the ship, search the Liang army's naval army eastward and defeat it." After Luo Heng withdrew his gaze, he issued an order to go to the expedition.
Soon, the first warship sailed out of Jiming Gorge, followed by the second and third...
Outside Shibao City downstream of Zhi County, Liang's naval ships gathered, urging transport ships of all sizes to quickly unload their resources.
Yang Bao went ashore and sat down with a leeward place. While pounding his legs, he kept muttering: "After the New Year, I have all kinds of back pain, and I will no longer be as good as before. But the Prince of Julu was still urging me so urgently that I couldn't afford enough food and grass. I really couldn't live a peaceful life for a moment."
Huan Wen, the captain of the Xiangyang branch, sat with him, and his eyes were patrolling the Jiangpu Wharf.
Ding Zhuang, who came with the army, went back and forth like a steamer, and carried all kinds of resources to the city for reserve.
In fact, if they follow the most labor-saving approach, they should drive the ship and flow upstream and send their resources to the place where Master Lu is located. Unfortunately, the navy had just had a small blow. The prince of Julu ordered the ships coming from Jingzhou to unload goods in Nanpu and Shibao, try to stay away from the enemy's naval activity areas, and then organize manpower to transport by land.
It’s better to be harder than to feed fish and turtles with the boat sinking to the bottom of the river and feeding people and food.
There are more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry guards stationed near Shibao, and the most elite of them are the 2,400 Right Cavalry Guards, and the Yijing Zhen soldiers and the various Hu soldiers in Bingzhou are still a good match. However, many of them will travel west with the baggage troops in the past few days and will not stay in Shibao for too long.
Huan Wen listened to Yang Bao's muttering for a while, and interrupted, "Do you know what happened to the Northern Army?"
Yang Bao pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "A few days ago, he heard the news that Shangyong had turned around. The army had surrounded Xia Tao City and attacked for two days. He failed to take it lightly. He was afraid that he would mobilize Ding Zhuanghu soldiers to come up and attack fiercely."
"Her thief sent heavy troops to Xiatao City?" Huan Wen frowned.
"It should be undoubtedly." Yang Bao said, "I heard that a mountain is southeast of Xia Tao City, and the terrain is relatively flat, so I attach great importance to it. If I do not conquer this city, my retreat will always be threatened. Even if I break into Hanzhong, if there is no plunder in the wilderness, I can only retreat. Some cities are built to let you fight, otherwise I will not have to work hard to build a city if I become a thief."
Huan Wen nodded silently.
It seems that the Northern Army could not take advantage of the situation and could only fight all the way.
But thinking about it, how many years have you fought there during the Three Kingdoms? What strange trick hasn't been used? It's not new anymore. If you want to make a breakthrough, you still have to take down the enemy army steadily or wait for the Southern Route Army to make a breakthrough. They were originally just a feint attack, and the King of Julu became the main force in this way.
"Is the governor looking for the navy to fight to the decisive battle?" Huan Wen asked again.
As soon as these words came out, Yang Bao was silent. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Is there any basis for wealth in the world? Hey, I can't say that I want to fight for a thief, otherwise I'm afraid I can't explain it."
"The Navy has been in the army for more than two years, and the emperor has high hopes. If so much money is spent, if I still shrink to avoid the war, I will look down on myself. After the Navy goes west, Yuanzi is more careful when walking on the river. You are transporting troops, but not the Navy after all. If you encounter a thief, you may be unable to resist it, so you should do it yourself."
"But if the front line is short of food, no matter how difficult or dangerous it is, we must dispatch it and do everything possible to deliver the food. The Lu army has no shortage of food, and it is not worth mentioning to become a thief. If the Lu army is forced to retreat due to shortage of food, no one can escape the punishment of the emperor, remember."
"I've received the teachings." Huan Wen bowed and said.
Seeing him so serious, Yang Bao laughed and said, "Don't worry, the North has fought for more than 20 years, are you still afraid of becoming a thief? Don't worry, at the latest, you can stay in Xiangyang and get together with Princess Jingfu at mid-next year."
When talking about his wife, Huan Wen suddenly missed her.
In a few months, their baby will be born. Huan Wen really wants to make some contributions so that he can straighten his waist in front of his wife and children in the future.
Unfortunately, he has no chance to go to the front line to make contributions. Everyone advised him not to worry, he was only twenty years old and there were opportunities.
But are there really many opportunities? He didn't know.
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On the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Huan Wen led his fleet back to Nanpu.
This is not the planned mooring, but the fleet of the Chengguo Navy appeared on the river. In order to avoid being caught by the enemy, these unfavorable water warships were all pulled into the inland port to avoid it.
Huan Wen had no choice but to temporarily extinguish the idea of returning to Jiangling and even Xiangyang.
Nanpu is now also a large army camp.
Nearly 20,000 Hu and Han soldiers from the Bingzhou counties gathered here, making them extremely noisy, waiting for the next order.
Looking at the thin mules and horses, Ding Zhuang with exhausted faces, and the soldiers who were placed outside the city due to injuries, Huan Wen could only sigh. It is not easy to fight anywhere. War itself is a very tiring, dangerous and cruel thing. Even in a brilliant victory, there are shadows in the corners under the light.
In the evening, the soldiers caught two turtles by the river, and Huan Wen asked someone to clean up and cook soup.
At this moment, the soldiers who went out to pick wood came back. As soon as they arrived at the river bank, they shouted, "Hu Laosan caught two turtles. When we went out to chop some firewood, we even caught a few 'turtles'."
The soldiers squatting on the deck saw the dusty prisoners and laughed, "I have eaten it before, but it's not delicious, but I haven't eaten meat for a long time. Kill it and roast it, just take your brain."
When the prisoners heard this, they looked like they were sieve, because these Liang people didn't seem to be joking, they might have eaten human flesh.
"Have you reviewed it?" Huan Wen stood up and asked.
The soldiers also stopped talking and laughed, only looking at a few people on the shore.
"Captain, I've beaten up on the road, but they refuse to tell the truth." Sergeant Qiao Cai replied.
"What did they say? Take it up." Huan Wen asked.
The soldiers rushed forward and took the three prisoners into the cabin.
"Captain, they said they were from the Gong family of Banyan, Brazil. There was a man named Gong Qing who lived in Dangqu for generations and came to surrender to Daliang." said the soldier Qiaocai.
Huan Wen frowned and looked at the few people carefully.
One of them was excited when he saw Huan Wen wearing military uniforms or a lieutenant, and shouted loudly: "Captain, I am Gong Qing. My brother Gong Chun has led his army to Hanfeng. I have seen on the way here that Hanfeng has almost no guards, so he can easily take them. Once Hanfeng is lost, Banfeng will come straight to Nanpu, and the lieutenant—"
"What?" Huan Wen's brows frowned even tighter.
Before the war, he learned about the Sanba clan. For example, he knew that there was a Ba leader named Xu in Qunin County, Badong County. He was once heavily bribed by Wuqiu Ao and sent troops to help defend Badong.
The Banyan Man of Dangqu is headed by the Luo family, and the Gong family is also very powerful and should not be underestimated.
If this person is really from the Gong family and is sincerely obedient, that would be amazing.
"What I said is true." Gong Qing said anxiously.
After saying that, maybe he thought of something and said loudly: "Captain, dare you lend me a dagger?"
"What do you want to do a dagger?" Huan Wen asked.
"I cut off my ears and the captain will believe me." Gong Qing replied.
Huan Wen laughed in anger.
In the past, Zhang Jun sent an envoy to meet Sima Mo, the King of Nanyang, for fear that others would not believe it, so he cut off his ear and put it in a plate, asking if you believe me or not?
Sima Mo believed it...
It seems that this deed is widely circulated.
"Let me tell me how I took this road." Huan Wen asked replies without answering.
"First from Xuanhan to Hanfeng, there is a mountain road, and there is a supply to the Baihuyi tribe along the way." Gong Qing said: "After getting Hanfeng, you will go to Nanpu and go to Nanpu without siege. You will cut off the road and burn the food and grass. The navy launched a large move on the river and pressed the grain ship back, and the army would have to retreat in a hurry. Once this retreat, the morale will decline and you will be chased by the tail, but you don't know when you will be able to recover your vitality."
Huan Wen looked at Gong Qing quietly and thought to himself.
This person is very serious and doesn't look fake. Although the cutoff path he imagined was a bit too optimistic, this plan could definitely pose a huge threat to the Prince of Julu.
In addition, Huan Wen also thought of one thing: if Banhuaman could take this road and go directly to Nanpu, then they could also go directly to Xuanhan and Dangqu from Nanpu.
Is what he said true or false?
"Captain Captain..." The military academies also realized the seriousness and looked at Huan Wen together.
Huan Wen waved his hand and said, "Take the person down first and give him food, and do not humiliate him."
The soldiers quickly took the three of them away. The Gong Qing turned around frequently and said loudly: "The captain believes in me. If you ignite thousands of elite soldiers and go straight to Xuanhan, you will definitely win a great victory."
"Go away!" The soldiers pushed and took the three of them to the back cabin to detain them.
"Go to find the envoy of the Imperial Household, ask if there are any familiar merchants or barbarians, and ask for some information." Huan Wen said.
At this time, Viaqiuo was in Nanpu, visiting various barbarian chiefs and asking them to send their families and grain.
"As for the order." After Huan Wen gave the order, someone immediately got off the boat, found a horse, and galloped away.
Huan Wen sat down and rubbed the dice on the table.
Everyone looked at him steadily, and Huan Wen seemed to be like an old monk entering into meditation, closing his eyes without any reaction.
After a long time, just when everyone thought he was asleep, Huan Wen suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed the dice with both hands, and rubbed it for a long time.
With just a few "slams" sounds, all the dice fell on the table.
Everyone stared at them with wide eyes.
All five sons are black! Lu!
(This chapter ends)