Chapter 376: Night Attack (Part I)
- Haizhou
The city walls of Haizhou were already full of purple-black patches of blood clotting, and standing on the city walls, you could smell a rushing smell of corpses, which was the smell of corpses that had fallen under the city walls.
Zheng Wancai was wearing battle armor and holding a sword, surrounded by a group of guards, who were inspecting the city wall.
This is already the seventeenth day of the siege of Haizhou City.
Haizhou City, which turned out to be tens of thousands of defenders, had already suffered three or four thousand casualties at this time.
Of course, the Goryeo officers and soldiers who fell under the city were as high as nearly 10,000.
The main reason for this is that the main combatants on both sides are not trained armies, but farmers and fishermen who have just picked up swords and guns.
Those specially trained sergeants, both sides are used as the main force and firefighters, and they are distressed not to lose any of them, but although they are trying their best to avoid such sergeant casualties, they are also suffering a lot of losses under the sword and gun.
"If only the second master could rush down the mountain, our losses would be much smaller."
"Isn't it, I don't know what the hell is in here, and it's not us little soldiers who are unlucky in the end?"
"I think the second master probably wants to descend, if you want me to say, let's just lower it, no matter what, it's much better than death."
The conversation between the two creeps hiding in the corner made Zheng Wancai's footsteps stop. The guard next to him shouted, "Who was talking just now, come out for me!" β
Naturally, no one will come out to look for death, Zheng Wancai squinted at the corner where the voice had just come out, and with a wave of his hand, naturally a guard rushed up to arrest someone.
Two infantrymen dressed in civilian clothes were kicked out, and one of them hurriedly kowtowed when they saw Zheng Wancai and said, "Master, I am a servant of the Zheng family, spare me this time, I don't dare to talk nonsense anymore." β
The other was even more frightened and trembling, afraid to speak.
"Since I came out of my family, I should know the rules..."Zheng Wancai looked around and shouted loudly, "I, Zheng Wan, am the one who is ordered by the heavens, Wang Yu is mediocre, forbidden to disturb the people, I will wait with him, and I will never die!" Who dares to speak up again, like this man! β
Before the words fell, white light flashed, and a human head rolled to the side with a grunt, and blood spurted from the neck of the sergeant begging for mercy, and the blood stained Zheng Wancai's war knife red. Zheng Wancai stabbed the sergeant who didn't dare to speak to the ground again, and then wiped the war knife on the corpse and inserted it back.
When everyone saw Zheng Wancai like this, they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to say anything.
"Report! General, Jeju Island is here to see you! It's in the harbor at this time. A person hurriedly ran over and whispered in Zheng Wancai's ear.
Cheju?
Zheng Wancai's eyes rolled twice, and then said with a smile, "I know that I am a person who is ordered by heaven, and my life should not be broken, take me quickly!" β
Zheng Wancai came all the way to the port in the west, and saw that there was indeed a ship under the banner of Jeju Prefecture, this was the first time that a ship from other forces came to Haeju after the war, no matter what, this represented a signal.
"Let them come into the city, and say that I will hold a banquet in the house and wait for them."
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Zheng Wancai's mansion at this time was the Haizhou County Guard's Mansion, and the original county guard had been driven into his cell.
He waited for a long time before he saw a man with pale blond hair walking in under the escort of several Goryeo sergeants, and he frowned and asked, "Who are you?" β
The man said, "I live in Duanjing, Lower Jeju Island, and I came to see the general by the order of the commander of my family. β
"Commander?" Zheng Wancai asked, "Isn't the prefect of Jeju Island Wu Yong?" Who are your commanders? β
Duan Jingzhu smiled and said, "The commander of my family is the lord of Mr. Wu Yong, as for who it is, with all due respect, His Excellency the general is not qualified to know for the time being." β
"Presumptuous!" "Bold!"
Duan Jingzhu looked at the few Goryeo generals who stood up, his face did not change at all, and he had to say that Duan Jingzhu, who had gone through a lot of wind and rain, was no longer the leader of the smuggler dealer.
"I'm not eligible?" Zheng Wancai was also a little angry: "Then who is qualified?" β
Duan Jingzhu bowed again, "My family's commander is noble, no matter what, I have to talk to a living general, not a general who is about to die, right?" β
"Fanatics still dare to talk nonsense!" A Goryeo general pulled out his sword, Duan Jingzhu quickly counterattacked, "Haizhou City has been besieged by the official army for more than half a month, there are no reinforcements outside, and there is little grain and grass inside, doesn't the general know that this battle will be defeated?" β
"Nonsense! We still have a strong army located in Shouyang Mountain, and there are sailors to protect us and other back roads, how can we be defeated? Someone immediately shot back.
"Officers and military tactics! The army on Shouyang Mountain is disheartened! As for the sailors, after the destruction of Haizhou City, I don't know how many people are willing to drift into the ocean as thieves! Duan Jingzhu said again.
Zheng Wancai only felt that the thing he was most unwilling to face was said, he took a big breath and said, "Duan Jingzhu, did you Jeju Island send you here just to mock the general?" β
Duan Jingzhu took out a letter from his bosom and said, "This is a handwritten letter from the commander of my family, the general is trapped in the lonely city, and the time has changed, the king of Goryeo Wang Yu is mediocre, spoiled prostitutes, tyrannical, arbitrary, profligate, large-scale construction, unauthorized use of swords and soldiers, and cruelty to Zhongliang, as a superior position, does not care for the people, but forbids the sea to disturb the people, I Jeju Island has long been dissatisfied with it, and I want to raise the banner of righteousness with the general, pacify the people, and eliminate the tyrant!" β
Zheng Wancai stood up suddenly, hurriedly got down and took the letter in Duan Jingzhu's hand, opened it and saw that it was the same as Duan Jingzhu's residence, and he immediately said happily, "Great, when can you send troops?" β
When the other generals saw Zheng Wancai say this, they knew that it was true, and they also cheered happily, after all, no one liked the isolated battle, and their eyes when they looked at Duan Jingzhu were a lot better.
"Our army still has some time to prepare, but some materials have been prepared, such as arrows, grain and grass, as long as the general pays for it, it will definitely be sold at a low price!" Duan Jingzhu stretched out two fingers to make a money gesture and smiled.
"What? Still want money? Zheng Wancai said with some dissatisfaction.
"Your Excellency General, we Han people have a saying, called brothers, settle accounts, not to mention that we are just friendly troops." Duan Jingzhu said indifferently, "But in order to show our sincerity, this time we specially brought 10,000 arrows and 100 loads of grain and grass as gifts." β
The siege of Haizhou City was originally sudden, Zheng Wancai didn't hoard too many weapons at all, and Duan Jingzhu's gift really scratched his itch.
After getting the good news and materials brought by Duan Jingzhu, Zheng Wancai rewarded the three armies as soon as possible, let the upper and lower levels have a full meal, and improved some morale, Tuo Junjing outside the city found that the morale of the defenders in the city had improved, and he was puzzled, and once again increased the intensity of the siege.
On the twentieth day of the siege, the morale of the Haizhou army was quickly exhausted in the long siege battle.
On the 21st, the Haizhou army on Shouyang Mountain tried to rush down the mountain again, but was forced to retreat by Shen Caihao by attacking his camp with a strategy.
On the 22nd day, there was a precedent among the defenders of Haizhou City who fled by sea boat, which greatly reduced the morale of the city, and many generals thought about how to escape by sea ship as soon as the city was broken.
"Duan Jingzhu! Where the hell are your reinforcements on Jeju Island! Zheng Wancai shouted with red eyes and tugging at Duan Jingzhu's clothes.
A trace of panic flashed in Duan Jingzhu's eyes, he clenched his fists, forced himself to calm down, and said slowly, "My family commander thought that His Excellency the General would be able to support him for at least a month, but didn't he expect that it wouldn't work now?" β
"Who said I can't do it!" Zheng Wancai pushed Duan Jingzhu away and said, "Let me tell you, if I finish Haizhou, you Jeju Island will not be able to run, don't forget, your commander's letter is still in my hands!" β
Duan Jingzhu straightened out his clothes, nodded and said, "This is natural, you and I are both damaged, please hold on." β
Duan Jingzhu returned to his residence, and said to the deputy next to him, "Haizhou is almost unable to hold on, the next few days are the key, once Haizhou City is broken, we must send the information out as soon as possible, otherwise we can't afford to delay the big event!" β
"Rest assured, battalion commander, we have already bought off many low-level generals in the Haizhou army, once the city is about to break, we will definitely know it as soon as possible."
ββJianghua Bay opens Beijing Port
Kaegyong is located on the seaside, so as early as when the city was built, it became an important gathering place for Goryeo sailors, and at this time there were more than 200 large and small ships gathered here, which are the heritage of Goryeo sailors, you know, all the sea ships in Goryeo are only five or six hundred.
With the sound of drums, the ships slowly sailed away from the harbor, and they would gather on the surface of the sea and pounce on Haizhou.
Wang Mata, who was on the high pavilion of the port, watched all this with a telescope, and couldn't help but nod, this telescope was bought by him at a high price from Jeju Island.
"Wow, in this way, the rebels in Haizhou will be destroyed, and the people around them will also stop." Wang Yu let out a long breath, this Haizhou rebellion had spent a lot of his savings for many years, and he had no way to fight another big war that affected the whole country.
A person beside him smiled and said, "A hundred ships are stubborn, and ten thousand armies are treacherous." The king will win this battle, and the world will be peaceful, this is a grand event, why should the king sigh for a long time. "Just look at this person's black scarf and crane, more than 30 years old, with a beard under his chin, and his appearance is graceful, which makes people amazed.
"A hundred ships are stubborn, and all armies are treacherous. What a poem! I'm afraid Brother Guo's literary brilliance is also expected in the south. Wang Yu stretched out his hand and grabbed the man's hand and said, "The matter is over, why don't you and I call Li Zixuan to go to Linglong and Jiyun to have a fun together?" β
This person's name is Guo Yu. It is the son of the minister Guo Shang, who retired to the mountains and forests soon after entering the office, Wang Yu recruited him to his side when he was the prince, and was highly favored, Li Zixuan is Li Ziqian's brother, but unlike his brother, he is obsessed with fame and fortune, he only loves calligraphy and painting, and is known as a famous family in the world.
And that Linglong and Ji Yun are famous prostitutes in the world, I have to say that this Wang Yu and Zhao Ji have a fight in many aspects, if these two are together, they may be very good friends.
The sailors of Goryeo still knew that they should pay attention to secrecy, but a few miles away, a flying dragon was floating high in the air, as if someone was looking here, I am afraid that the first reaction was to bow down.
"The Goryeo sailors are dispatched, quick! Return! The lookout post on the airship shouted loudly after seeing the ship departing through the binoculars.
"Okay, haha, this dragon is really amazing, with this thing, there are hundreds of scouts on top!" A dark-skinned man applauded, and jumped up and down in the depths of his love, and it was a shame that the airship was big enough, otherwise something might have happened.
"If you jump up again, I'll drop you!" The officer in charge of the airship watched the big man jump and jump and shouted loudly.
The big man nodded hesitantly, not daring to speak again.
He was the son of Eli Ganhao, who saw the airship in the last great war, and was shocked by the artifact, and when he learned that the artifact was piloted by a human, he immediately begged his father to speak, and thought of being a soldier on the airship.
Yili Ganhao also wants to find an opportunity to have a good relationship with Liang Shanjun, and sending his son to join the army is nothing more than the best sincerity.
Yili is also angry, whether it is cultural lessons or practical operations, he is very quick to learn, and at this time he has become a team leader of this airship.
Of course, there are also special reasons why he can become a squad leader.
After all, the world is not fair in the first place.
- Jeju Island
"Report! Emergency military intelligence! β
A sergeant panted and handed a piece of information to Zhu Wu, Zhu Wu looked at it and handed it to Jiang De, and then said, "Commander, the naval division of the Goryeo official army has set off from Kaijing Port, and now there are less than thirty warships in Kaijing Port, which is extremely empty, and they are going to sea at this time, they must be preparing for a general attack tomorrow, and the fighter plane is tonight!" β
Jiang De immediately replied, "Order Huang Da and other generals to fight!" β
Jeju Island has been completely martial law at this time, all ships are allowed to enter and exit, all ships are requisitioned to transport military supplies, merchants from various countries are stunned to watch groups of armor soldiers walk up to the ships, they do not know where these armor soldiers are going, but they understand that no matter where these armor soldiers rush, it means that the pattern of the surrounding countries is about to change dramatically.
- Qingyuan Mansion
The location of Gyeongwonfu is actually the Incheon of the later generations, but unlike the situation faced by MacArthur in the later generations, the Inchon that MacArthur faced was a fortress that had been heavily defended, while the Yangsan army was faced with a port that had been warless and unguarded for hundreds of years.
Qingyuan Mansion does not even have a naval division of the Goryeo official army, but it does not mean that there is no water armed here, the water armed here is the private army of the Li family, and there are twenty or thirty large and small ships.
In the dark night, even the moon was hidden, and in the howling sea breeze, ships were advancing rapidly.
"It's Qingyuan Mansion in front, commander, please see, there's a lampstand there." Wu Yong pointed not far away and said.
Jiang De picked up the binoculars and glanced around, and saw that the other party's water village was really unguarded, nodded and said, "Let Brother Zhang Shun take someone to touch it first." β
Zhang Shun's breath-holding kung fu in the water is first-class, so after joining the water division, he led the water ghost team, these water ghosts wore tights, held short weapons such as water splitting spurs, took a small boat, and touched the water village.