Section 63 Southern Expedition (1)
In the evening, Zhao Yue saw Xiao Jiasui returning from the battleship wearing naval armor and full of energy, and knew that he had integrated into the new collective and threw himself into it.
"Second son, Sui found his feelings and passion here, and he hated that he couldn't change the world today. Let me taste the taste of a new life for the Han nation. ”
Xiao Jiasui is not a person who talks much, but he is talking excitedly in front of him.
Zhao Yue was infected by his passion and said with a smile: "Then let's start working tomorrow." ”
"Yes, do it, do it hard."
Xiao Jiasui clenched his fist and waved, "Fresh water can be replenished today." ”
Xu Guanzhong was found, and the three of them discussed the arrangements for the new generals and discussed the battle plan.
When he was sleeping, Zhao Yue returned to his military tent, and sure enough, he saw that the little demon was there.
He let the little one sleep first and began to complete the basic exercises of the day by himself.
I don't want the little demon to be practicing at a glance next to me, and it's in a state.
At first, she was just curious and wanted to please Zhao Yue, and followed the comparison.
Zhao Yue didn't care, but the master once casually said that the little girl has good physical fitness, is smart, and can be highly focused, which is suitable for practicing this mastery, but unfortunately she is a female doll. Zhao Yue suddenly got up.
It's not that I want to train a female master.
In Zhao Yue's opinion, it is better for women to stay away from cold weapon wars.
The beauty of basic skills is to enhance physical fitness, improve energy, and prolong life.
Zhao Yue hated that his relatives and friends could practice, and he always felt regretful, the little demon was suitable, how could he not teach.
After practicing, Zhao Yue looked at the little guy in surprise: "Little demon, have you practiced?" ”
The little guy nodded, and his rounded little face showed the pride that a normal child should have.
Her performance of this is to make Zhao Yue happy and like her more
In the big tent, Zhao Xin, Zhao Yue, Cheng Gui, Qu Yuan, Qiao Zheng, Xie Fu, Shi Wei, Yang Lie; Deng Tianbao; Wang Dashou, Shi Jin, Ma Ling, Wu Neng, Xu Jin, Deng Fei, Xue Yong, Wang Dingliu, Li Kui, Fan Rui, Bao Xu, Xiang Chong, Li Gon, Teng Ji, Teng Huan, Yuan Lang, Sheng Ben, Cao Hong, San Ruan, Zhen Xianglin, Zhen Dayi, Zhang Shun, Zhang Heng, Shen Bo'er, Fei Bao, Bu Qing, Ni Yun, Di Cheng, and other old and new heroes, as well as the main generals of the ships of the land and sea armies, were chatting.
I only heard the guard at the door report: "The second son and the military advisor have arrived." ”
After a while, Zhao Yue, Xu Guanzhong, and Xiao Jiasui walked in.
The generals stood up with a bang, stood upright, and waited for the three of them to be in place, and saluted the lord together, and greeted him loudly: "Marshal." ”
Zhao Yue returned the salute, seeing the flickering eyes of Zhejiang Silong's face, he didn't dare to look at himself, knowing that the four generals had taken refuge in the eldest brother and were timid to him, so he deliberately smiled at them kindly.
Cangzhao is a standard political bloc, not a force that needs to be united by righteousness in the form of a grass bandit. People are realistic, and politically they can't demand that all righteous people put righteousness first like Li Junsan and Ruan Zhang Shun.
Zhejiang Silong is a veteran of the navy, has many military exploits, is loyal, and does not compare with Zhao Xin, Zhao Yue, Liu Wu, but in recent years, with the addition of Liangshan heroes, Zhao Yue is deliberately balanced, their power is constantly weakened, their status is challenged, and they will naturally find a strong backstage to ensure the future.
Big Brother is undoubtedly the best choice.
Zhao Yue did not object, or even resented them for doing so.
The choice of the four dragons is normal. With the four admirals, the eldest brother's heart can also be more stable.
Zhejiang Silong understood the meaning of Zhao Yue's smile, and his heart was suddenly relieved, but his face turned a little red.
It is said that people are only in awe of the mysterious, and the familiar is not inferior.
They were group old men, but the more they understood Zhao Yue, the more they were in awe.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today we have another military advisor in our group."
Signaling in the direction of Xiao Jiasui, "This is Xiao Jiasui, a senior official." The vast majority of you here must have seen his strong skills, ability to do things and character, the group has such a talent to join, it is a great fortune, this time as the former military division, and I are sitting in the two armies of Sanruan and Erzhang respectively. Xu Junshi was the general army division of the southern expedition, because there were people who needed to be guarded, and he commanded the rear army. ”
With a snap of his hand, "Sit down." ”
The generals sat down with a bang.
Zhao Yue didn't bother to say, and then announced the temporary appointment of the new general.
Fan Rui, Yuan Lang and others were assigned to various ships to serve as army trainee commanders to enhance the strength of fierce generals in close combat. Red Whisker Dragon Fei Bao, Curly-haired Tiger Ni Yun, Taihu Jiao Gao Qing, and thin-faced Xiong Di Cheng, in groups of two and two, were assigned to Sanruan and Erzhang as deputies and trainee marines in chief.
Er Teng's smuggling salt dealers will be able to water, except for a few henchmen who stayed by Er Teng's side as assistants at Er Teng's request, the others have been assigned to the navy. In order to facilitate the new generals to familiarize themselves with the situation as soon as possible and to start their work quickly, Zhao Yue arranged Yuan Lang and other familiar guards as his assistants.
Then the battle plan was announced.
Hanging the map of the South China Sea, Zhao Yue pointed to Haitan Island in Fujian Province and Macao and Hong Kong.
According to reconnaissance, many of Li Heng's subordinates are entrenched in these two places, and the two pirates are responsible for blocking the sea at all levels, controlling the southern maritime trade, and plundering the mainland, and their strength is not weak. We are asking for a stream, first of all, we must hit Haitan Island, one is to grab a boat, and go to the island to replenish fresh water. The second is to subdue these water powerhouses as much as possible. Third, in order to find out Li Heng's old background, formulate the next combat plan. ”
"Boats, we have better technology and the strength to build, but what is lacking is time. The occupation was followed by a large number of immigrants. We need pirate ships to replenish capacity in a timely manner. ”
"In special times, we cannot blame people for perfection. Pirates are hateful, but many of them were forced to go to this ** after being robbed by the government or Li Hengqiang. The vast majority of them are Han Chinese, except for those who are as evil as beasts and are desperately loyal to Li Heng, the others who have not died in battle can be subdued and reorganized, which can enhance our strength in attacking and plundering the islands in the South China Sea. Our navy is strong, but it is not enough to conquer the South China Sea. We need these people who are familiar with the South China Sea and have combat experience to join us. ”
"The pirates in this area of Haojing Ao are not on the way to our attack, so let them go for the time being."
"Now the generals are back in place, familiarize themselves with their posts on the way south, and mobilize the soldiers into a wartime state. Depart in an hour. Meeting. ”
The mother was adamant not to go back. Zhao Yue had no choice but to accompany Zhang Shun's battleship, arrange accommodation, and order Lu Lu's second guard to cooperate with Luo Qingnu, the female guard, to strengthen protection.
Wang Nianjing and Li Wenshun, who have gradually liked their new identities and see the future, although they still don't know the truth about the poison, they no longer worry about being abandoned and dying tragically, and they settle down and temporarily act as Zhao Yue's guards.
Putuo Island, which had been lively for half a month, was empty in a blink of an eye, and it returned to a calmer state.
Zhao Yue stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the magnificent sea, silently praying not to encounter typhoons and tsunamis.
In this backward era, there is no doubt that it is a big gamble to sail and fight for a long time on the moody vast sea without satellite communication and navigation, weather forecasting, earthquake prediction, and without ironclad giant ships that can withstand strong winds and waves.
All the way to the mainland, I didn't encounter a navy patrol ship of the imperial court.
It's not that these sailors have gotten better and no longer come out to make a windfall as pirates in official clothes, but they are afraid to come out because they are killed by real pirates who are becoming more and more rampant.
This can also prove that the weapons and equipment of Li Heng's subordinates are not inferior to the Song army, and they are indeed strong.
However, they unexpectedly encountered several groups of maritime trade fleets that came back or departed, and they did not seem to be embarrassed, and it seemed that there were no pirates blocking and infesting, and they had nothing to lose.
These fleets discovered the secret, and naturally they could not let it go, and they were all captured.
As soon as he asked, Zhao Yue learned that Li Heng was now the founder of the country and became king, and felt that his identity was different, and he changed the pirate style of blindly looting and killing and wantonly destroying maritime merchants in the past, and in order to make lasting money and a little long-term income, he became a forced "tax" like the maritime government.
After the pirates treated the thieves more ferociously, but "treated the merchants honestly and kindly" to pay taxes, in order to continue to have huge maritime trade interests, the maritime merchants of the Great Song Dynasty paid tolls and protection fees according to the requirements of the Henghai Demon King, with various commodities and money that the island did not produce but needed.
In order to pay less tolls and protection fees, the powerful maritime merchants actively colluded with Li Heng, took advantage of the official advantages of their families to provide government information, and even secretly trafficked the people of the Great Song Dynasty by various means such as kidnapping and coaxing, and of course they sold talents with special skills such as scholars and craftsmen.
Ordinary people, Li Heng asked his subordinates to find opportunities to grab them along the coast, how could they "spend money" to buy them.