Chapter 598: Sinister
"Chen Changshi."
In late June, several "merchant ships" from the coast of North Korea docked at Xi'an Ping at the mouth of the Yalu River.
Chen Ping is the closest person to their family except for Zhang Cang, Wei Yang knows that the middle father values Chen Ping very much, and if he stays, he will guard, and if he leaves, he will be an envoy, and his status is far beyond that of others.
"It's a little more tanned at sea."
Chen Ping and Wei Yang spoke, also in a familiar tone, he smiled: "With the monsoon, the new route is really far better than the old route, I have only been in Xi'an for a few days, but you have circled this sea twice and come back." ”
That's right, following the first voyage in early May, Wei Yang has already experienced two more voyages, the second time, their ship passed by Chen Ping's grain ship at the mouth of the Yalu River, only to say hello, this third time, specially docked in Xi'an Ping, but there is news of Jiaodong to hand over to Chen Ping.
Wei Yang presented Heifu's handwritten letter, Chen Ping opened it in front of him to watch, the content of it, in addition to asking Xi'an Ping about the current situation, whether Chen Ping was connected with the Fusu army, is to describe the next plan of the Jiaodong Boat Division......
After Chen Ping finished reading, he laughed: "This is indeed what the county monarch will do, don't frighten the monarch of the Kei clan in North Korea!" ”
Putting the letter in his arms, Chen Ping asked Wei Yang: "How did you get from these two voyages?" ”
"Once raw and twice ripe."
Wei Yang said confidently: "The first time I only went to three ships, the second time there were five, this time it is already seven, we are more and more familiar with the cross-sea route, even if Father Zhong orders the boat master to sail away, I can also guide the way." ”
Compared with the first direct disappearance of a ship, the last two times were not dangerous. The second time, a ship was blown off by a strong wind and its mast was repaired by Lushun, and this time, a ship leaked and stopped in a sweat.
"The latitude of various places, we have also secretly measured it, and the suitable anchorage points along the coast have also been found out one by one, but it is just ......"
Wei Yang gritted his teeth, unwilling: "It's just that the missing three hundred boats, the hundreds of robes whose whereabouts are unknown, still don't know the news." ”
On these two voyages, the fleet specially divided two ships to patrol near the coast where the 300 Hu boat might have wrecked, and Wei Yang even took the initiative to ask for help to find it. But they walked along North Korea's barren coastline for a long time, and even climbed a few unnamed islands to check, but they still found nothing, not even the wreckage of the shipwreck.
This was unusual, Xu Fu guessed, or the ship had broken its mast and the rudder had failed, and it had been swept further south by the sudden northwesterly wind.
The coast of North Korea winds for hundreds of miles, and further south, after rounding a large promontory, leads to a vast bay. It was the land of Hao, and the shore was full of uncivilized tribes, and the scenery was similar to that of southern Liaoning.
The city-state of "Canghai Jun", whose reputation spread to the Central Plains, was located on a large island in the bay a few miles from the mainland, and built a city, gathering thousands of people, and there were even anti-Qin scholars from the Six Kingdoms who came to vote, so they became a hegemon......
In this way, what needs to be worried about is not only the life and death of the hundreds of sailors, but also the risk that the soldiers will not be able to withstand torture and reveal the Qin Dynasty's intentions after being captured!
In this case, there is no other way but to speed up the pace of war.
"Who let this battle, Jiaodong and Zhoushi must be partial divisions, and they must not steal the limelight from General Gongzi?"
Chen Ping was so slanderous in his heart, the small state of the sea, with the Jiaodong Boat Division, took advantage of the southwest wind to cross the sea and suddenly attack, even if they could not be completely annihilated, they could also be severely damaged. But smart people can see that this battle must be handed over to Gongzi Fusu to fight, and if anyone is in a hurry to grab the credit, it will be blind.
"But when that prince arrived at Canghai City with the expeditionary division, Canghai Jun, maybe he had heard the news, abandoned the city with his troops and fled, tens of thousands of troops were tired and traveled far away, exhausted the money and food of several counties, and finally pounced on nothing, that is really a joke......
Chen Ping had some contradictions in his heart, he hoped that this battle could be settled once and for all, so that Jiaodong would no longer have to go on an expedition. But I hope that Canghaijun can run away, in that case, Heifu will be able to "raise Kou self-respect" and keep Jiaodong in Jiaodong!
A month ago, when he first passed by, it was just an ordinary coastal town, with a wide Yalu estuary where the water flowed slowly and boats could trace in.
Nowadays, this small town has been widened a lot, the wharf has doubled, and a simple outer wall has been added outside, between the inner and outer walls, there are all mountains of granaries, from here, the supply of the army will be borne by Jiaodong.
To the west, people from Jiaodong are cutting down trees to open up an open space for the army to camp, and to the east, craftsmen are visually surveying the width of the river, and with the help of a fleet, they are ready to build pontoon bridges.
Under the command of Chen Ping, everything was carried out in an orderly manner, and he was worthy of being Heifu's chief adviser.
The only fly in the ointment is that the army of Fusu has not arrived for a long time......
Chen Ping sighed: "According to the scouts who arrived first, more than half a month ago, Gongzi led his troops to leave Xiangping, and now more than 20 days have passed, but they have not seen each other. ”
Xiangping City to Xi'an Ping, nearly 500 miles of road, there is no gallop road, only the path that people and beasts trample out, there are also undulating "thousand mountains" in the middle, it has thousands of peaks and peaks, extending from the west bank of the Yalu River to southern Liaoning. In Liaodong in May and June, it was also a rainy time, and tens of thousands of people braved the rain to climb the mountains and mountains, overcoming thorns and thorns, and it was not surprising that they were delayed for a long time.
While he was talking, a crisp golden sound came from the wall!
The sound of drums and trumpets of enemy attacks, and the sound of gold means the arrival of friendly troops.
"It's the boy's army that has arrived."
Wei Yang was very happy, so that he could go back to Jiaodong to report to his father, saying that the Fusu army had arrived.
"It's finally here."
Chen Pingshang also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but in his heart, he had some regrets.
A moment later, when Chen Ping led people out of the city to greet him, he saw the team in the distance that was pulled into a long snake and slowly walking, but there was a trace of sarcasm on his face.
"This is the invincible Qin army."
"This is clearly a group of chaotic troops who have been improvised and sent to a foreign land to die!"
……
As soon as that army approached, Chen Ping could see that there was something wrong with them.
At the front were the solemn sergeants of Guan, although their steps were slow and their faces were full of tiredness, but the queue was still neat, maintaining a basic morale.
The rear army is also the pawn of Guanzhong, the same neatness, the banner of Gongzi Fusu was proudly held high, and he was still wise, and he was in the rear to prevent the soldiers from fleeing.
But the nearly 10,000 people who were caught in the middle were different, they should have been soldiers temporarily recruited from the land of Yan and Zhao, one by one depressed, and their clothes and shoes were also damaged. After all, it was in the old forest infested with wild boars and bears in Liaodong for twenty days, and it was really hard, and the estimated number of people was at least a thousand fewer than when it was estimated! I don't know if I'm going to die or flee.
Chen Ping has read the art of war: during the march, leaning on the weapon, standing weakly, is a manifestation of the hunger of the three armies; If the flag is not neat, it is a manifestation of the confusion of the command; Serving food and fighting with each other is a sign that order has been shaken......
This expeditionary force, especially Yan and Zhao Zhishi, almost hit all three points.
Chen Ping asked people to deliver food and water immediately, but it caused a commotion, because the chaos caused by the scramble for water and food did not stop until Gongzi Fusu's car drove from the rear army to the front.
The majesty of being a general still exists, and as the herald shouted, the Yan Zhao soldiers stopped fighting for food and retreated one after another, leaving a few unlucky people who fell to be caught by the military judge.
Fusu came on foot, and the chariot was destroyed as early as when it crossed the thousand mountains, and along with the loss of a lot of carts and the grain on it.
"Childe ......"
The military judge stepped forward to ask for instructions, and Gongzi Fusu looked at several Yan Zhao soldiers who were snatching food, gritted his teeth, and waved his hand:
"According to the law, those who snatch food and mess with my ranks will be killed!"
In the cry for mercy, these people were beheaded on the spot and beheaded for public display!
This made Chen Ping, who was watching from the sidelines, surprised, compared to when he was in the Northland, this son was more than a little hard-hearted!
He immediately stepped forward and saluted:
"Shi Chenping, the head of Jiaodong County, was ordered by the prison army to cross the sea to supervise the grain here to welcome the son!"
Fusu had seen Chen Ping in the north back then, and immediately helped him up and said: "It turned out to be Mr. Chen, who infiltrated the Huns and made miraculous achievements, I haven't seen him for a long time, please hurry up." ”
When he raised his head, Chen Ping found that compared with the last time they met, Gongzi Fusu had lost a few points and tanned a lot, his face was more angular, and in his eyes, there was deep distress, and there were some bloodshots that had not faded.
"I've seen Childe."
Chen Ping bowed again, squinted his eyes and looked left and right, except for Fusu's staff and guards, but he didn't see a single figure, so he asked: "I don't know where the deputy general Yang Lao is?" Ping also met with him. ”
Fusu sighed and said regretfully:
"Yang Duan and the old general...... Ten days ago, when I was climbing the mountain, I had a heart attack and passed away......"
"How can it be! It's really the star that has fallen, and Daqin has lost another general! ”
Chen Ping was shocked and said deeply: "Son's Day mourns! ”
But his drooping face did not show any sadness, but showed a sinister smile!