Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Mantis Arm as a Car
"Everyone, please listen to me!" Yuan Fa, the head of the Yuan family, who was the official and respected the official department and the head of the Yuan family, shouted loudly, "Now that the Sui army in the south is dominant, and Laihu'er is a famous general in the world, I think we might as well surrender, right?" With our status in Jiangnan, even if we enter the Sui Dynasty, we will have a good career! ”
"No!"
Xie Zong, the head of the Xie family in Jiangnan, who worships Shangshu Ling, said in a deep voice: "I heard that Yang Gao appointed Zhang Juzheng as the Qingtian envoy in Jiangdu, and measured the land under him. ”
As soon as Xie Zong's words came out, the Jiangnan scholars who were still a little moved after listening to Yuan Fa's words were discouraged, and everyone in the palace knew that in troubled times, prices were soaring, and farmers had no way to keep their fields in the end, and these scholars took the opportunity to collect land at a low price, bribed officials, and used their power to facilitate the registration of these low-priced land, taking the opportunity to make profits.
And now the policy implemented by Yang Gao is undoubtedly cutting off their financial routes, as the saying goes, cutting off people's money is like killing their parents, so when Xie Zong mentioned this matter, even Yuan Fa kept his mouth shut.
"It's just that now that we have come to protect our children and committed a big offense, what should we do?" Zhang Kun, the head of the Zhang family in Jiangnan and the left servant of Shangshu, asked cautiously.
"Lord Zhang, you're too cautious, aren't you?" Xie Zong's son, General Wuwei, Xie Xiong, said loudly, "We have 100,000 troops in Jinling City, why are we afraid to come to protect the old thief?" ”
"That's it!" The head of the Shen family in Jiangnan, Shen Jian, who was stationed in the country, also said loudly: "Although Laihu'er has a prominent reputation, he is more than fifty years old this year, what can he be afraid of?" ”
"Hmph, Lord Shen has such a big breath!" Yuan Xing, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, who had always been at odds with Shen Jian, said with a sneering smile, "If the lower officials are not mistaken, a few months ago, Lord Shen led an army to crusade against your Shen family's rebellious Shen Faxing, and he returned with a great defeat, and the loss of troops was immediately 10,000. Lord Shen can't even deal with your Shen family's partial concubines, where did you get the confidence to challenge the world-famous Laihu'er? ”
Shen Jian was furious when he heard this, and roared with a red neck: "Yuan Xing, what do you mean by this? ”
Yuan Xing pursed his lips, "What do I mean, General Shen, let's understand it on your own!" ”
"General Shen is angry! General Shen is angry! Seeing that Shen Jian already had a faint urge to turn his face, Yuan Fa and Xie Zong hurriedly persuaded Shen Jian with good words.
"I think so!" Lu Li, the head of the Lu family and the general of the Right Military Guard, who is known for his strategy among the Jiangnan scholars, said: "Prepare with both hands, on the one hand, we will gather the main force to fight a few battles with Laihu'er, and on the other hand, we will send people to find Emperor Yang Gao of Sui and tell him that as long as he dismisses Zhang Juzheng, the envoy of Qingtian, and stops Qingtian, we will submit to him!" ”
"Okay, that's it!"
Lu Li's suggestion was recognized by everyone, and after confirming the policy, these people did not salute Chen Shen who was sitting on the dragon chair, and left the Jinluan Hall in groups.
Chen Shen looked at this group of bold courtiers with a pale face, and suddenly snorted coldly, "A bunch of fools, do you think that you can stop Lai'er with your wine bags and rice bags, and you still want to negotiate with Yang Gao?" How is the world of their Yang family chaotic, it is not tossed by you guys, how can Yang Gao still allow you to wantonly oppress the people? ”
As he spoke, Chen stood up from the dragon chair and said worriedly: "It seems that the so-called Nan Chen is just a moon in the water, a flower in the mirror, with these corpse vegetarian guys, Nan Chen will definitely die, I still have to find another way out!" ”
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Laihu'er led 50,000 sailors all the way north, and met Nanchen sailors who started from Jinling City and went down the river.
Knock knock knock!!
The rumbling war drums sounded, and Shen Jian, the chief general of the Southern Chen Naval Division and Shangzhu State, wore a golden helmet, a golden armor, and a red robe on his shoulders, and ordered loudly on the handsome boat: "Shen Lun, Lu Kan, you two lead an army of 10,000 to test the strength of the Sui army!" ”
"Yes!"
Shen Lun and Lu Kan, the children of the scholar clan, bowed down to receive the order, and drove the battleship to kill the Sui army.
In the forward department of the Sui army, Zheng Chenggong stood calmly on the deck, looking at the surging Nanchen Shui Division, waved the command flag in his hand, and ordered loudly: "Release the arrow!" ”
Woo Woo Woo ~ Ten thousand arrows were fired from the Sui army's warships, and the Nanchen sailors who shot them couldn't raise their heads at all.
"Don't be afraid, rush for me, rush up and knock over the battleship of the Sui army!"
Shen Lun drew his sword in his hand, roared hoarsely, and suddenly, a crossbow arrow shot in front of Shen Lun like an electric attack, Shen Lun's martial arts were mediocre, how could he avoid the crossbow arrow that came so quickly?
A scream rang out, and the crossbow arrow hit him in the chest, shooting him straight out and nailing him to the wall of the ship, and he was dead!
"Quick, get out!"
Lu Kan on the side saw Shen Lun, who was killed by an arrow, his face was as frightened as earth, he cowered under the giant shield like a mouse, and ordered to retreat in a panic.
Lu Kan gave an order, and the main ship he was on immediately turned around and left, and the other warships that were still charging forward under the rain of arrows saw that the main ship had left the battlefield, and they also turned their bows and retreated.
"Order, Zhonglang will cowardly Lu Kan avoid the battle, disturb the morale of the army, and behead him for me!"
In addition to the general Shen Lun who was unfortunately shot to death in the charge just now, the soldiers and horses that were damaged were only a few hundred, but Lu Kan was frightened by Shen Lun's death, and immediately evacuated, which greatly reduced the morale of the Southern Chen army.
After Shen Jian asked the reason, he was immediately furious, and immediately ordered his subordinates to take down the Lu Kan sacrifice flag.
"The herald beats the drums, the whole army is on the line, and I will defeat the Sui army!"
Although Shen Jian beheaded Lu Kan, the bad influence caused by him did not dissipate, and Shen Jian knew that if he tested the strength of the Sui army in batches like just now, the morale of the whole army would drop below zero in two times.
Therefore, he adopted a desperate strategy and adopted the means of taking the whole army on the line, hoping to take the opportunity to gain some upper hand and restore the morale of his army.
The flag waved, and the rumbling sound of war drums rose like thunder.
The sound of sailors' trumpets, horns, drums, and water strikes converge into a vigorous attack horn.
An army of 60,000 and nearly a thousand warships simultaneously attacked the enemy fleet in the southwest.
On the ship of the Sui army, Lai Hu'er looked coldly at Nan Chen Shuishi, who pressed up like a bee ant, and shook his head disdainfully, "The mantis arm is a car, it's just looking for death!" Summoned Zheng Chenggong, meet the attack head-on, come to the whole, you lead 3,000 elite sailors to drive a small boat from the flank of the Chen army to echo our army, and cut off their retreat! ”