Chapter 50: The Burning of the Yangtze River (Part 1)
Just when the Ming army and the Mengyuan naval division were fighting on the Yangtze River, the signal was also seen in Yangzhou City.
The boundless camp outside the city suddenly poured out 5,000 elite cavalry, and these cavalry escorted dozens of people to the high place on the north bank of the Yangtze River to observe the water battle in the river.
Among these people, there were bald old men with thick muscles and bones, two men with a cold aura, and more than a dozen lamas and monks wearing monk's robes. and the head of the Western Regions......
At the core, there are two imposing Mongolian Han men and a middle-aged Han man with long sleeves and wide robes. These three people are the heads of the Dragon Elephant Sect, the King Kong Temple, and the Iron Palm Sect respectively. The three of them are the top masters in the rivers and lakes, and the one who is protected by them is an old Mongolian man with frost and snow on his beard.
"The Ming Thief Water Master has only been established for half a year, and he dares to fight against our Dayuan Water Master, which is really self-defeating!"
"Hahaha, the thief's foot cavalry is still a bit powerful, but the navy still forget it, actually use the big ship as the wings, the small boat as the vanguard, and I don't know who the general of the thief is in charge of the sailor? After this battle, if this person is lucky enough not to die, I must go to Your Majesty and leave this person's life!"
"Yes, yes, this person is the hero who helped my Dayuan defeat the Ming thief, but he can't be killed!"
Several Mongolian generals saw the scene in the river in the distance, couldn't help laughing, and mocked, they are all generals with cavalry, proficient in the art of war, although they don't know how to fight, but it is expected that the combat of the naval division and the cavalry are not far apart, they are both wings cover, and the center breaks through. Straight Enemy!
And the thief in front of him has to do the opposite, isn't this self-defeating?
The leader of the Iron Palm Gang is a middle-aged Han man with long sleeves and wide robes, he is about forty years old, when he saw the scene in front of him, his brows furrowed, in addition to practicing martial arts, he has also read some books, and heard many examples of battles throughout the ages. The rise of the Ming army in Jiangnan is enough to prove that they are by no means an ordinary chaotic party.
"Prime Minister! The thief is so abnormal, there must be a conspiracy, you can't be careless!"
The leader of the Iron Palm Gang arched his hand and said to the Mongolian old man in the center of the crowd. This old man is the ruling prime minister of the Mengyuan court!
He overthrew his uncle Prime Minister Boyan, who had just become the most powerful person in the Mengyuan court, but suddenly heard that Mingjiao had raised troops in Jiangnan. The momentum was like thunder, sweeping across the south of the Yangtze River, and the rivers and mountains of the Great Yuan Dynasty were instantly reduced by a small half.
Tokhtar suddenly couldn't sit still, and personally led the army south to Yangzhou, preparing to personally exterminate the Ming Sect and the rebellious party. I heard that there are many masters in the Ming Sect who raised troops this time, and they also deliberately let the heads of the King Kong Temple, the Dragon Elephant Sect and the Iron Palm Gang accompany them, as well as a group of guest masters who took refuge in the imperial court.
In order to prevent the Mingjiao masters from assassinating. At the foot of Xiangyang City, Guo Jing blocked the Mengyuan army for more than ten years, and the Mengyuan court never dared to forget this bloody lesson.
Hearing what the leader of the Iron Palm Gang said, his brows moved slightly, and before he could speak, he heard the general Arutu beside him say: "The naval army fights, and it is not a foot horse, you can set up an ambush on the water, up and down the Yangtze River, at a glance, what other conspiracy can the thieves have? I think the Qiu gang leader is too worried!"
The man surnamed Qiu shook his head and said: "It is indeed difficult to set up an ambush in a water war, but you need to be careful to prevent fire attacks! I remember that when Cao Cao went south to Chibi, he was burned down by a fire!"
Fire attack?
Whether it is the prime minister, a few Mongolian generals, or many masters around, their hearts are all in their hearts when they hear this.
Arutu looked a little hesitant and said, "I'm a Dayuan sailor, the big ship is strong, even if the thief attacks with fire, he shouldn't be able to help us, right?"
However, what he said was very unconfident, after all, he was not a general who was proficient in water warfare.
At this time, the head of the Dragon Elephant Sect, a Mongolian man with his hair, his face changed, and he said: "Not long ago, the Five Elements Banner of the Ming thief rushed to Zhenjiang, and everyone knows the news...... I heard that near the Kunlun Mountains in the Western Regions, there is a kind of fire oil that does not be extinguished when it is exposed to water, and it will be burned to ashes if it is stained with a little!"
"This kind of fire oil is the weapon of the fire flag, it has brought great losses to the imperial court over the years, if the thief is ready to attack, this fire oil must be guarded against!"
Toto's face sank, and a sense of crisis suddenly surged out of his heart, his eyes contained anger, and he immediately shouted: "Why do you say such important information now?"
He hurriedly called a few guards in front of him and asked them to pass on the order, so that the barbarian Hague must not go to battle, and he must stick to the water village to prevent the fire oil as the head of the Dragon Elephant Sect said!
But it was too late for him to order.
The barbarian Hague was gearing up in the water village, preparing to make the first contribution to the southern expedition in front of the prime minister! He laughed and ordered: "The navy will attack, first defeat the middle of the Ming thief, and then outflank the main force of the two wings!"
"Summons Kang Maocai, let him entangle the thief ship!"
With a smile on his face, the barbarian Hague personally led the main force of the sailors upstream, preparing to smash all the small ships in the center. At this moment, the herald beside him suddenly exclaimed.
"Marshal, look, the prime minister's banner! seems to signal that we can't fight!"
The barbarian Hague was shocked, his heart chuckled, and he hurriedly turned his head to look in the direction of Yangzhou, only to see a hillside, several cavalrymen holding bright flags, shaking and signaling. This is the banner of the army to collect troops and return to the camp during the battle.
"What's going on? Why did the prime minister order to return to the camp, this is a good opportunity to break the enemy! Could it be that the prime minister has discovered some conspiracy of the thief?"
The barbarian Hague was puzzled in his heart, but he didn't dare to disobey the prime minister's order, so he hurriedly gave orders to his sailors. However, he had just given the order to attack, and now he had ordered him to return to the camp, and the order was changed day by day, and the inconsistencies were inconsistent, which suddenly made the sailors chaotic.
At this time, Kang Maocai, who was facing the enemy in front, suddenly thought of something, and his heart was cold when he saw the flagship of the Ming army with small ships and small ships like moths to a fire, rushing towards the big ship and giant ship of The Barbarian Hague.
"The small boat is the vanguard, and the big ship follows closely, this is the tactics of the Eastern Wu to break Cao Cao's 200,000 naval army back then! The small boat must be loaded with firearms, and the thieves are going to attack with fire!"
After thinking of this, Kang Mao immediately ordered more than a dozen big ships under his command to slowly retreat, and the strategy of fire attack can only be used as a surprise soldier, and after being recognized, the power effect is not so great.
The Dayuan Naval Division is temporarily defensive, ready to shoot the pole to prevent the boat from approaching, and then use the bow and arrow to resist the enemy army's attacking sailors, which can be easily dealt with.
It's just that the order of the barbarian Hague made Kang Mao scold angrily, first give the order to attack, and then immediately give the order to retreat, is this not a matter of taking the order of the army seriously?
"Stupid, really stupid! This guy has hurt me now!" Kang Maocai was full of regret in his heart, he knew that these grassland barbarians were best at riding and shooting, and they didn't know anything about the navy. At the beginning, the Great Yuan went south to unify the Central Plains, relying on the Han army as the main force.
And now, the top leaders of Dayuan are basically Mongols, and in the army, whether it is infantry, troops or sailors, they are also led by Mongols. Regardless of their abilities, just ask for their identity!
If he knew this, even if he was sick, he would not have come to Yangzhou!
With a wooden face, he watched Chang Yuchun lead the big ships and small boats, and finally rushed to the front of the barbarian Hague. At this time, Meng Yuan Shui Shi was a little confused due to two consecutive opposite orders, and he did not react immediately. A beat slower.