Mu Jing decided to take the water route, because in the south, the water route is faster than the land route, there are too many mountain roads by land, and there are too few gallop roads, which is not conducive to the march of the army, and the speed is naturally much slower.

As the most important tributary of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Jinsha River covers the entire southwest region, and it is also the most important water flow area in the two counties of Qianwei Yizhou.

From this river to the south, continuous, can go straight into the Dianchi City of Yizhou.

Dianchi Lake is the county seat of Yizhou County, and it is also the nest of Yonghong, the nest of the wealthy families of Yizhou County, and the most important main city of the entire Yizhou County.

"The suitability of this two-tooth warship is good!" The sky was high and crisp, Mu Jing was dressed in a strong suit, standing on the deck, facing the wind, the cloak behind him was hunting, his eyes swept ahead, and he said with a smile.

Beneath his feet was the Twin Tooth Battleship.

The double-tooth warship is currently developed by the Minghou Mansion, the most novel warship, between the building ship and the fighting ship, larger than the fighting ship, the building ship is small, and in terms of applicability, it is very suitable for some river operations.

"Lord, the Twin Tooth Warship is currently the most important warship of our Jingping Naval Division!" Gan Ning replied: "Its applicability on the river is actually comparable to that of the building ship, of course, in terms of combat effectiveness and operation, it is still not as good as the building ship, but it is flexible, this double-decker fighting ship, has a great impact, and is equipped with a small trebuchet, whether it is a bed crossbow or a bow and arrow, it is very good, if it is a combination of three ships, it will be able to compete with the building ship!" ”

"How many two-toothed ships do you have equipped now?" Mu Jing asked.

Not long after the development of this kind of warship, when it was launched in Jiangzhou, Mu Jing happened to be in the Jiangzhou Military Workshop to inspect, but it was only a matter of time, and he was not able to visit the launching ceremony.

It was also the first time he had seen a two-toothed warship.

"There are only three of them at the moment!"

When Gan Ning heard this, he suddenly said with a wry smile: "The construction of this double-toothed warship is very difficult, the Armaments Department has repeatedly urged, and the ordnance shipbuilding workshop has rushed to work, and we can build three warships in such a short time, we are already very satisfied, of course, at present, our warship has not yet been tested on the battlefield, and the strength of the double-toothed warship is still unknown!" ”

"Even if the Military Industry Department wants large-scale production, it must be this kind of warship through the reaction of the warship, and they dare to produce it on a large scale!"

"That's right!"

The pasture nodded: "The opponent of Jingping Water Master is not here after all!" ”

In the southwest, how much can I say about the navy, even if there are warships, there are very few, and the use of the Jingping Naval Division is actually just to buy an insurance to ensure that both waterways can go hand in hand, instead of letting the enemy take advantage of the loopholes.

"You have done a good job in the training of the sailors and soldiers!"

Mu Jing swept over, compared to the previous time when he went north to inspect, the spirit of the sailor was much more sufficient, and he also found a detail, these soldiers have begun to have some obedience to Gan Ning.

Gan Ning is an airborne general, he has no foundation in Jingping Water Division, and there are not many people who serve him below, and he can subdue a group of generals in a short period of time, which is also his ability.

At least it proves that Mu Jing did not look at the wrong person, this is a general.

"The last general can't do enough!"

Gan Ning smiled bitterly and said: "At present, the combat effectiveness of the Jingping Water Division is actually only five or six percent, after all, it is our first time as the commander of the army, and many matters are not very familiar, and this is also my first time on the expedition, I am in a hurry, and I have affected the morale of the army with the main general, and I can't make the soldiers absolutely trust!" ”

"There is a process for everything, you have to believe in yourself, as long as you believe that you are the strongest, that's enough!"

Mu Jing smiled and comforted.

"Yes!"

Gan Ning nodded.

"Marching map!"

Mu Jing let out a low sigh.

"In!" Gan Ning said to the soldiers around him, and directly took out a marching map from the cylinder on their backs and spread it in front of Mu Jing.

"Where are we now?"

Mu Jing asked.

"Here!" Gan Ning pointed a finger: "The marching speed of the sailor division is not fast, we have walked for a day, and we have entered Nanguang, and we are advancing in the direction of Hanyang, and when we enter Hanyang, we are close to Yizhou County!" ”

"The waterway is spacious, will there be an enemy?"

"Where there is a way, there will be thieves!" Gan Ning said: "As far as I know, Yizhou County does not have the strength of the water army, but there should be some water gangsters along the road!" ”

"Then practice your hands!"

Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "You should also do something good for the people, sweep away all the water along the road, and there is no one left!" ”

"No!"

Gan Ning summoned two water divisions and two battalions, each led a double-tooth warship, five soybean milk, and more than 50 ships, and began to open the bow left and right, all the way south, and all the thieves on the waterway were swept away.

Because of this, the trip was delayed.

Along the way, they attacked frantically, sweeping away the water gangsters who were begging for food on the Jinsha River, and the largest of these water gangsters was only two or three ships, and some basically used fishing boats as warships to attack the caravans back and forth.

After this battle, the water in Qianwei has been swept away, and even if some fish have slipped through the net, they dare not eat on this river.

When they arrived in Hanyang, it was already five days later.

"Repay the Lord!"

As soon as the sailor set up camp, Jing Wusi's messenger had already come to the door: "Have you discovered the movement of the soldiers of Yizhou County?" “

"Say!"

"To the east, we are heading towards the Monkey!"

"Towards the Muller?"

Mu Jing squinted: "It seems that the news of the defeat of the Qiqi has not yet reached Yizhou County!" ”

"In the territory of Qiqi, General Huang Zhong ordered that the whole county is closed and no one is allowed to enter or exit, even if someone wants to ventilate and report the news, they basically can't get out, and now General Huang Zhong is still rectifying the troops, but the vanguard war tiger battalion has been out of the Qiqi and is moving closer to the lord!"

"Good!"

The pastor nodded: "Order the four counties and towns of Jingwusi Nanzhong, always pay attention to the news of the soldiers of Yizhou County, and report any news immediately, without delay!" ”

"No!"

Jingwu ordered the envoy to take the order and leave.

"Gan Ning, what do you think?" Mu Jing asked Gan Ning, during this period of time, he and Gan Ning got along day and night, but he knew a little about Gan Ning, in history, Gan Ning was born as a thief, but he did not trace his earlier origin, he was originally a disciple of the scholar clan, and he was forced to be helpless, whether it was in the art of war, or in the ability of martial arts, he was one of the best.

"Lord, at present, on the edge of our Yizhou County, there are only two battalions of the main force of the Dongzhou Army on the front line, and they are regarded as dead by the barbarian army, and they cannot be turbulent.

Gan Ning carefully analyzed: "Yizhou's strength cannot be underestimated, they are the head snake after all, and the news outside is not necessarily better than ours, but here, their news may not be behind, as long as we deploy troops into Yizhou on a large scale, they must be aware of it!" ”

"What you mean is that if I want to ambush this army soldier, there is basically no hope!"

"Not either!"

Gan Ning shook his head: "On the contrary, I think there is a great opportunity, the waterway is just the weakest place in Yizhou, we can ambush them along the waterway, as long as they get out of the Yizhou army, between them entering and leaving Yizhou and Qiqi, hit them by surprise, even if they can't eat them all, they can also be hit by a big injury!" ”

"Good!"

Mu Jing laughed: "I will leave this battle to you to deploy, and I will be responsible for personally supervising the battle!" ”

"Thank you for your trust!"

Gan Ning's eyes were bright and bright, and he arched his hand and said: "The last general will never let the lord down!" ”

Gan Ning rebelled against Bajun at the beginning because of the Gan family, and Mu Jing happened to plot against Yizhou, which was an instant hit, but no matter what you say, he is a traitor and returned to the Ming Marquis Mansion, like his background, even if he uses it, he can't use it easily.

But Mu Jing does not have the slightest mustard, he is really serious about him, and he dares to entrust him with heavy responsibilities, which is how much trust he has.

You must know that the commanders of the seven battalions of the Seventh Army of the Pastoral Army are not in vain, especially the commanders of the Seventh Army, no matter which one they are, they are all generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time and have led more than 10,000 soldiers to fight countless times.

He is the only one, just a thief, joining the army for the first time.

Death for a confidant.

He must prove one thing to the people of the world that Mu Jing did not see the wrong person, his achievement is Mu Jing's knowledge of people, and his failure is that Mu Jing's knowledge of people is unknown.

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A force of about 8,000 men and horses was on a rapid march.

"Captain, after the front, you are about to enter the light finger!"

"Take a break!"

"No!"

When the soldiers heard the military order, they began to rest on the spot, and after most of the day's journey, they were all tired, and they closed their eyes back to back to save their physical strength.

"Captain, why do we want to reinforce the Captain?" The adjutant suddenly asked Yonghai.

"We are in the same vein, this is a matter of cold lips and teeth, even if it is Lord Taishou, we have to send troops to reinforce, otherwise many people will be cold, how can we unite to fight against the enemy who invaded our hometown!"

Yonghai is not very old, in his early thirties, he is a young man, he is not very strong, and he looks even more elegant and elegant, like a scholar.

But he is indeed the head of the three major generals under Yonghong's command.

Since childhood, he has been familiar with military books, and at the age of ten he began to enter the military training of Yizhou County, and spent 12 years of time going through a small soldier, a captain, a captain, a general, a military marquis, a military master, a military horse, and a captain.

At the age of twenty-two, he was in charge of the Yizhou County Army, which was Yonghong's biggest reliance on Yongchang in Yizhou.

"Marching map!" After Yonghai sat down and rested for a while, he recovered a lot of physical strength, and then let out a low sigh of the marching map sent by the pro-soldiers next to him.

"Referring to the past, it's Yelang, who wants to enter the territory of Qiqi, but there is still no news back, and I feel a little uneasy!"

Yonghai looked at the marching map and said.

"Uneasy?"

More than a dozen military marquis glanced at each other, and they rarely saw such a hesitant look on the face of the main general.

"It stands to reason that since the Muqi has been besieged by the herdsmen, at this time, some scouts who asked for help have broken through, but we haven't encountered half of them, isn't this very strange, and the most important thing is that my scouts have been released for hundreds of miles, but they have not found any trace of the herdsmen!"

Yonghai said: "If they attack Qiqi and Lan, they will not guard against us, I am worried about ......"

"Worried about what?"

The adjutant asked.

"I'm worried about whether the war has ended at this time!"

"It's impossible, ask for help from the Muqi, we will send troops immediately, in just a few days, the Muqi can't stop it, the herdsman army is so strong!"

"You can't underestimate the soldiers and horses of the Central Plains!"

Yonghai said.

"Could it be that Ji Lan has already surrendered to the Ming Marquis Mansion?" A military marquis said suddenly.

"It shouldn't be!"

Yonghai shook his head a little: "Zhu Bao, I've seen it once, he doesn't look like a person who will surrender directly, the Minghou Mansion is too strong, and the momentum of the southern expedition has been made clear, that is, to take the four counties of Nanzhong, the head of the family also said, they are not so easy to compromise, Zhu Bao will not fail to recognize this, he dares to surrender, which is equivalent to giving up the Qiqi!" ”

"So what do we do?"

"Reinforcements should be needed, reinforcements must be needed, but ......" Yonghai said, "We need to be ready!" ”

Yonghai pondered for a while, and said: "Our soldiers are divided into two ways, front and back, the speed can be slow, never urgent, if there is any accident, respond immediately, so as to better ensure the safety of the march!" ”

"No!"

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Night, quietly.

Linjiang water, this is not a very big river, it is regarded as the oblique flow of Jinsha River, which comes out from the southern suburbs of Hanyang, goes down along the river, and runs through the county between Qiqi and Yizhou County.

"Shouldn't there be a bridge here?"

Thousands of troops stood on the shore and looked at the river.

"That's how the scouts of the pathfinder returned!"

"Damn, where is the river!"

"It's Yelang on the other side, what are we going to do now, do we want to take a detour?"

"Cross the river, the lieutenant said, before dawn, meet at Yelang!"

The main general is the military Sima of the Yizhou County Army, and also the deputy general of Yonghai, named Chen Song, he is a barbarian, but he grew up in the Yongjia family, is a retainer of the Yong family, and has outstanding martial arts since he was a child, and is as brave as a tiger.

"Cut down trees to build rafts, cross the river, this river is not big, it shouldn't take a long time!"

"Yes!"

Thousands of soldiers quickly got busy, and there were woods nearby, and they moved quickly.

When it was daybreak, there were more than twenty small rafts on the bank, and they began to prepare to cross the river, which was not very wide, and in an hour they could complete the crossing, and there was not much danger.

However............

Just when the soldiers of Yizhou County began to cross the river, warships suddenly appeared on the left and right sides of the river, and these warships came quickly and rushed violently.

"Shoot the arrows!"

A rain of arrows covered it.

"Ahh

"Enemy attack!"

"Defend quickly!"

"Get ashore, get ashore quickly!"

The soldiers of Yizhou County reacted quickly, and a group of people who were crossing the river suffered heavy casualties, but the people on the bank quickly defended.

"How can there be a trolls?"

Chen Song's pupils changed color, and he also reacted quickly: "Quick, retreat, retreat quickly!" ”

Then he shouted again: "Light the wolf smoke and inform the lieutenant that there is an enemy attack!" ”