Chapter 69: The Mouth of the Lake

"Report to the king, General Zhang has sent news that there is a great victory ahead, more than 1,000 beheaded, more than 10,000 captured, and the baggage weapons are still being counted." Zheng Chenggong took the news from outside the big tent and came back to report to Luo Rucai.

When Luo Rucai heard this, he was first overjoyed, and then frowned and said, "What's the matter?" How is it so little? ”

Zheng Chenggong didn't speak for a while, but Luo Rucai didn't understand anything, and shouted: "Let Zhang Yingyuan come over to see me." ”

Beheading more than 1,000 people and capturing more than 10,000 is certainly a big victory. But it also depends.

Zuo Liangyu had an army of more than 100,000 in Wuhu, and it was not so easy to retreat. The ships carrying more than 100,000 troops are even more astronomical. For a while, Shen Tingyang couldn't get together, so Zuo Liangyu retreated by land and water, so Luo Rucai judged that the troops retreating from the road were at least tens of thousands, that is to say, Zhang Yingyuan either just bit the other party's tail, or fell into the other party's tail to survive.

In either case, the left army brigade was let go.

And Zhang Yingyuan still wants to play tricks with Luo Rucai, how not to make Luo Rucai angry.

However, before Zhang Yingyuan came, there was good news that made Luo Rucai restrain his anger a little.

It is that the city of Huizhou has been captured.

A box was placed on top of Luo Rucai's long case, and Luo Rucai opened it, but it was a dead head, gray hair, revealing the box, and a pair of eyes stalemate and glaring. It's none other than Jin Sheng.

Jin Sheng is a famous Confucian, and it is precisely because of this fame that he has responded to every call in Huizhou, and Luo Dai can't attack it.

Luo Dai is certainly a little reckless and unwilling to use his brains, but he still deserves the word fierce.

Jin Sheng's ability to block Luo Dai's offensive is actually not bad. It's just a few places, how can it stop the encirclement and suppression of the army, and the attack from two sides?

"Okay." Luo Rucai said with a smile: "Pass on my order, reward Luo Dai, and let him go south to attach to Zhang Xuan." Ordered Zhang Xuan to ignore the enemy in Nanchang and go to Jiujiang. ”

"Yes." Zheng Chenggong recorded the order.

Then an order went to Huizhou.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door, and Zhang Yingyuan said: "Minister Zhang Yingyuan pays a visit to the king." ”

"Come in." Luo Rucai's voice saw no joy or anger, and smashed the military report on Zhang Yingyuan, saying, "Is this the big victory you gave me?" ”

Zhang Yingyuan said honestly: "The minister----, the minister ----."

"I don't care what your situation is." Luo Rucai said: "Catch up with me immediately, no matter where Zuo Liangyu runs, you have to bite me, otherwise the two crimes will be punished together, and you will look good." ”

"Yes." Zhang Yingyuan was reprimanded by Luo Rucai, but he had spirit, of course he knew that the previous battle seemed to be won and lost, and he was worried about Luo Rucai's punishment, and now Luo Rucai,

Given the processing results, Zhang Yingyuan only felt that a stone had fallen to the ground.

Luo Rucai reprimanded Zhang Yingyuan, and after Zhang Yingyuan went out, he immediately sent troops to chase after Zuo Liangyu, chasing after him.

And Luo Rucai was not idle, the army advanced by land and water, stretching several roads, the flags were unfurled, and the smoke and dust were noisy, even if it was a few miles away, it could be seen that more than 100,000 soldiers, plus the conscripted people, were so powerful that it was a rare military operation in the south of the Yangtze River.

Such a big momentum, coupled with Zuo Liangyu's subordinates, fled in embarrassment.

The prefectures and counties naturally know how to choose.

Almost everywhere you go, you can see the wind falling.

Just when Luo Rucai was moving westward, it seemed that there was constant news, such as Luzhou City was captured by Yuan Shizhong, and Yuan Shizhong and Li Rugui joined forces to besiege Anqing Mansion. And Luo Ru arrived in Chizhou Mansion, and the two came to meet.

Luo Rucai summoned them separately for a while to appease the generals, and at this point, the Jiangbei Army and the main force converged.

And Zhang Xuan's department also converged with Luo Dai, Zhang Xuan left the capital Jinhua army to guard, Guangxin, Raozhou two prefectures, led 40,000 troops, and also came to Hukou.

However, before Zhang Xuan came to Hukou, Zheng Zhilong had already arrived first.

Along the way, Huang Fei also fought with Zheng Zhilong two or three times.

Zheng Zhilong also suffered a few small losses.

The reason is that the difference between the two types of ships is that the sand boat is flat, while the Fu boat is pointed bottom, so the sand boat can sail in a shallow draft, while the draft of the Fu boat is deeper, and in some places, the sand boat can sail, but the Fu boat cannot sail, which is the reason.

It was on this basis that Huang Fei formulated tactics to engage Zheng Zhilong and was immediately defeated. Maybe it wasn't a deception, Huang Fei's department couldn't defeat Zheng Zhilong's department in the first place, and then introduced Zheng Zhilong's department into shallow water, a sandy place, and let Zheng Zhilong's ship run aground.

Once grounded, attack it with small boat fire.

Zheng Zhilong lost several large ships.

Zheng Zhilong didn't have the idea of sacrificing too much for Cao Ying, so he restrained his subordinates' desire to attack. Just defeat the officers and soldiers, don't chase too closely.

Very often, the two sides looked at each other from a distance, and the fighting was not fierce.

However, there are some places that have to be stormed.

"This is it." Zheng Zhilong said.

Shi Lang stood on the bow of the boat and said, "Exactly." ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at the mighty Yangtze River, which was collected into a bundle here, and the turbulent water rushed out of the river, slowly slowing down, and when he arrived at his boat, he said, "Have you tried it yet?" ”

Shi Lang said: "I have tried, there are forts on both sides of the strait, depending on the situation, it should be Hongyi cannons, there are probably dozens of them, if you break through, you will definitely suffer heavy losses." Therefore these adults decide. ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded slightly, satisfied with Shi Lang's measures, and said, "Yes, attack."

It is not too late to attack, not now, and after King Wu comes, it will not be too late to attack. ”

In any case, Zheng Zhilong also has to put this strength in the light, so that King Wu can see it clearly.

Anqing City spent some effort on the army, and by the time the army arrived at Dehukou, Zhang Xuan had already arrived.

Hundreds of thousands of troops lined up on both sides of the Yangtze River.

Zuo Liangyu also had no way to retreat, and the two sides bet on the Yangtze River.

Zhang Xuan came to see Luo Rucai with his own soldiers, but saw dozens of cavalry galloping back and forth, either other than heralds from all over the country. Yuan Shizhong was ready to divide his troops all the way from Jiangbei to the front line of Hubei, but was blocked by Zuo Liangyu on the line of Susong.

First, there are many lakes and rivers here, which is conducive to water warfare and not conducive to land warfare, and the army is behind, Yuan Shizhong does not dare to break into too deep, lest he be eaten by Zuo Liangyu.

As the main waterway, the Yangtze River is also the most important baggage transportation route.

If the Yangtze River is not opened, the war will be stalemate.

Luo Rucai saw Zhang Xuan coming, and said, "You came at the right time, General Zheng is about to storm Hukou, you can follow me to take a look." ”

"Yes." Zhang Xuan said.

Luo Rucai took Zhang Xuan out of the camp on horseback, there were hundreds of horsemen left and right to guard, and there were flags waving in the distance of Nengdao, it can be seen that the hundreds of horses Zhang Xuan saw were just the last layer of protection, and there were many people on the periphery to protect them.

Zhang Xuan followed Luo Rucai to a mountain, where the Yangtze River in the northwest direction was encompassing, Luo Rucai took out a clairvoyant mirror to look over, and asked Zhang Xuan: "How is the situation at the mouth of the lake?" ”

Zhang Xuan understands that the mouth of the lake that Luo Rucai said is not the mouth of the lake.

The Hukou before, to be specific, should be the mouth of the Yangtze River Lake, but now the Hukou mentioned by Luo Rucai is the county seat of Hukou.

Zhang Xuan said: "The child is incompetent, and Hukou County has not been captured. ”

"Why?" Luo Rucai said.

"Hukou County is not difficult to attack, but Hukou City is close to Poyang Lake, and reinforcements come across the lake every time, so the child falls short, so the child will let it go first, come to see his father, and then deal with it is not too late." Zhang Xuan said.

Zhang Xuan's meaning is very clear, Hukou City is no longer a small city, but a key node in this big war, so whether Hukou City should be attacked, and to what extent, Zhang Xuan must ask Luo Ru before making a calculation.

Luo Rucai said: "Let's see, whether Zheng Zhilong is playing tricks today." ”

Zhang Xuan will understand that now that Zheng Zhilong can break through the fort here, then the sailor can enter Poyang Lake and cut off the connection between Hukou and the west of Poyang Lake, so that Hukou City will not be attacked, if not, it will have to find another way, and the importance of Hukou City also needs to be reestimated.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan took out a clairvoyant mirror and looked at the Yangtze River, only to feel that the battleship was like a cloud, and the battle was about to start.

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