Chapter 494: Robbery by the Would-be Bandits
"Wait, Dong Zhuang, I always feel that it's not a matter for our sailors not to go to sea." Qin Wu didn't want to care about this matter, but with a thought in his mind, he changed his mind again, "We have tens of thousands of sailors, but we don't even have serious sea vessels, and if there is such a thing in the future, we are still helpless." I plan to let the Fire Dragon King take people out to sea, even if I can't beat the Dongying people, it's good to accumulate some experience. ”
"It's a good idea, but didn't the general say it, we don't have a sea ship."
"It doesn't matter, Jin Li doesn't want us to help them fight the Dongying people, the sea ship is provided by them. Moreover, I plan to build a shipyard on Changxing Island to build sea vessels for us. They also provide the corresponding technical personnel, and you go back and tell them, yes, I guarantee that their cargo ship is safe and sound. No, they will solve the matter themselves. ”
"The general wants to march into the sea?" Hearing Qin Wang's order, Dong Zhuang said in surprise.
"Yes, you have also seen the advantages of shipping, why can Nanchu become rich in the world? Their strong sailor is a very important reason. And I heard that the country of Dongying is rich in silver, what do you say will happen if we destroy this country that should not exist? ”
"Isn't that okay? In the end, it is a matter of destroying the country, and the Dayan Imperial Court will not agree. And although Dongying Kingdom is only a small country, after all, there are still millions of people, hundreds of thousands of sailors, and we can't eat it. Qin Wang's ambition startled Dong Zhuang.
"The Imperial Court?" Qin Forget sneered, "Don't you know about our imperial court?" As long as there is enough interest, they will not care what you do. As for Dongyingguo, I'm not in a hurry, take my time. But we now have to ensure the safety of the route from Changxing Island to the north to Kuyi Island. ”
"General, why do you want to ensure the safety of this route?" Dong Zhuang was very strange, "This route has always been a route for merchants from the Central Plains to smuggle to the Khitan Kingdom, and it is really useless for us." ”
"It didn't work before, but now it does." Qin Forget smiled slightly, "This incident reminds me that we can't support Yang Xuan on the land route, but we can on the water route." We could have loaded our weapons and supplies on Changxing Island and then north through Kuyi Island until we reached the territory of the Murowei people, where we could unload our goods. In this way, the energy will continue to support Yang Xuan. ”
"That's right, then General Yang won't have any problem." Hearing Qin Wang's idea, Dong Zhuang was overjoyed and said approvingly.
"But the premise is to get rid of those pesky Dongying people. This matter will be done as I say, and there will be military expenses for sending troops, and they will also be paid a golden gift. Qin forgot to clapp.
Dong Zhuang nodded and agreed.
"How's the war going in NSW?" Thinking that the war in Xinzhou had been going on for more than a month, Qin Forget asked.
More than a month ago, Qin Wang secretly sent Liu Yang's First Army, Huang Wushuang's Begging Army, Su Dingnan's Archery Army, and 10,000 troops each under Jianli and Xue Zangfeng, totaling 30,000 troops, to support Liu Jian. In this way, count Xu Shijun's 10,000
Infantry, 2,000 cavalry, and Liu Jian's 15,000 sailors, a total of more than 50,000 horses. It is more than enough to deal with the 300,000 rabble under Wang Gan.
"It went well." There was a hint of joy on Dong Zhuang's face, "As soon as the army is gathered, it will be commanded by General Chengcheng. Immediately launched an attack on the Blood Lotus Army. The opponent is our old friend, Feng Shi, this guy was defeated by General Cheng and fled. Now we have occupied a small half of the land in Yingzhou, and Fufeng City, an important town in Chen Bingying Prefecture. ”
"So fast?" Qin Wangxiao was slightly surprised, "Wang Gan's Blood Lotus Army is so vulnerable? ”
"Naturally not, the reason why it was so smooth at the beginning was entirely because General Cheng and they were caught off guard by the Blood Lotus Army. Now the Blood Lotus Army has reacted, and has gathered more than 100,000 elite Blood Lotus Army in Fufeng. Looking at this posture, it seems that he wants to fight to the death with General Cheng and them. ”
"Okay, it's best to fight to the death. We can't afford to spend it with them. Qin Forget laughed.
"By the way, General, Qin Hu's little guys are very good at cashing in." Yang Xuan said with a smile, "They have reorganized three thousand five hundred recruits from the bandits in New State, and these little guys each brought a battalion, and used these recruits to sweep away the bandits in the entire New State. Yingzhou battle, they also followed. Now under the jurisdiction of the generals, they have performed very well, and the generals at all levels are very satisfied with them. ”
"Yes, these little ones have finally grown up." Thinking that the previous little brothers could be on their own, Qin Forget was also very happy, "I just joined the army to catch up with this big battle, and I don't know if it's their luck or misfortune." ”
"Lucky, of course." Dong Zhuang said affirmatively, "After this war, these little guys can grow up at the fastest speed, and the future will definitely be bright." There are also a few brave generals among those Xinzhou bandits, in addition to the Liu Heita who the general knows, there is also a mountain tiger named Shanhu, who is Liu Heta's sworn brother. In addition, there were old farmers, big bears, Fang Dashan and others, and General Cheng wanted to ask if he could give them official positions. ”
"Tell the establishment, he decides for himself. I will not be subject to the foreign monarch's order, and I absolutely believe in him. ”
Fufeng is just a small county town in Yingzhou, and its name is not well known. But now it has become the focus of attention of the entire Dayan. For no other reason, nearly 300,000 troops were gathered here.
With flags waving, war drums waving, and swords and guns standing in a forest, the two armies are facing each other head-on on the vast land.
One of the two centaurs is the main force of the Blood Lotus Army, and Wang Tian is in command. With Feng Shi, Tong Zhaogang, and Zhang Yi's 100,000 elite Blood Lotus Sect soldiers as the core. Assisted by 150,000 or 60,000 rebellious people and cannon fodder, they overwhelmingly blocked the way of the Akagi Army's advance.
The other is the 50,000 Chicheng Army led by Liu Jian, with the establishment as the commander, Huang Wushuang's beggar army and Liu Yang's first army with a total of 10,000 people as the forward, the left rear is the 10,000 blue wolf army led by Feng Shi, the right rear is the 10,000 recruits who were trained by himself, and the 30,000 people are lined up in a zigzag array. In the middle of the three army formations, the whole army was concentrated
Five thousand archers came. And Xue Zangfeng's 10,000 recruits, Liu Jian's 15,000 sailors, the 2,000 cavalry of the Blue Wolf Army, and the more than 3,000 recruits led by Chen Wanchun were used as reserves.
Compared with the chaotic military discipline of the Blood Lotus Army, the 35,000 Akagi Army had strict military discipline, with a full 35,000 people, but they did not make a sound. Each phalanx was all in front with four or five thousand ironclad infantry to protect the stability of the phalanx to the greatest extent. The horizontal knife was unsheathed, the spear was pierced and pointed forward, and he waited for the Blood Lotus Sect on the opposite side to attack.
"It's such a big scene, I'm afraid you've never seen it, right?" Although the number of Blood Lotus Sects on the opposite side was large, the head coach did not look nervous at all.
"Yes, the first few battles are really not the same, the first time to fight with the Blood Lotus Army so formally, I don't know what tricks they will have." Liu Jian nodded and said.
"What else can I do?" Cheng Cheng sneered, "I must let those chaotic people be cannon fodder, and when my strength is almost exhausted, those Blood Lotus Sect soldiers will go up again." ”
Sure enough, as expected, as soon as his words fell, there was a sound of war drums in the camp of the Blood Lotus Army, and countless rebels suddenly launched and rushed towards this side.
There are more than 10,000 people, and there is no boundary. The charge of fifty or sixty thousand chaotic people looks so moving. The black crowd erupted in an earth-shattering shout, and the waves swept towards the Akagi Army.
Huang Wushuang looked coldly at the chaotic people who rushed over, without the slightest change on his face, "Prepare to fight!" He commanded loudly.
"Huh!" There was a crisp sound on the ground, and the six thousand ironclad soldiers at the front dropped their armor together, ready for battle.
"Buzz!" There was a loud bang, and the sky suddenly went dark.
Countless feathered arrows flew over Huang Wushuang's head and stabbed directly at the rebels. In an instant, it covered a large area of the rioters, directly causing thousands of casualties.
"Summoning Su Dingnan, the feather arrow can't be stopped." Seeing that the rebels had only dispatched a third of their men, they set up an order.
"General, why so? If the archers spend too much physical strength on these rebels, it will be difficult to provide long-range support when dealing with real Blood Lotus Sect soldiers. Chen Wangchun was a little puzzled and asked in a low voice.
Chengli smiled slightly, he liked Chen Wanchun and these little guys in his heart, "I know, but I have to." If these refugees can't be defeated as soon as possible, the Iron Armor Army will expend a lot of physical strength, and it will be difficult for the elite of the Blood Lotus Sect. If it were you, how would you choose? ”
When Chen Wanchun and the other teenagers heard this, they all nodded knowingly.
Su Dingnan received the order and immediately divided his 5,000 archers into three sections, continuously attacking the rebels who were getting closer and closer.
"Whoosh ......" rain-like feathered arrows with a smile of death, constantly shooting through the body, and before they could rush to the front of Huang Wushuang's army, the chaotic people fell in pieces.
The rioters soon became frightened, and the piles of corpses around them easily broke down their psychological defenses, and began to retreat on a large scale.