Cheng Yiyi suddenly smiled and said, "We are both like this now, and we can't serve you well once before you leave." ”

Xu Lang said in a low voice: "It's okay, Annan has a flower girl." ”

Cheng Yiyi twisted it fiercely: "Isn't it uncomfortable for you not to take advantage of it." ”

Xu Lang smiled: "Then I can't do anything now except take advantage of it." ”

A cloud floated over in the sky, covering the moon, Xu Lang looked up: "The dark clouds will always disperse, and the moonlight is still bright." ”

"Go up to the west building alone without a word, and the moon is like a hook. Lonely Wutong deep courtyard lock Qingqiu. Cut constantly, the reason is still messy, it is sorrowful, don't be a general taste in the heart. ”

This time, Zhao Zhiruo did not sing, but gently recited this song "Seeing Joy" by Li Yu.

On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, the last group of soldiers boarded four warships.

Xu Lang stood on the port side of the flagship in military uniform, saluted the crowd below, turned around and gave an order: "I order, lift anchor, and set off." ”

The four warships pulled up their sails and sailed out of Yulin Bay.

Xu Lang stared at Yulin Bay farther and farther away for a long time, and did not turn around until he could see nothing anymore.

"Sir." A young ensign stood behind Xu Lang, and Xu Lang returned a salute, "Junzhe, how does it feel to wear this military uniform?" ”

"Report sir, it's very handsome."

This young second lieutenant is none other than Xiao Junzhe. Xiao Junzhe will be 20 years old after this Spring Festival, but he has not been out since he came to Yulin Bay. After graduating from Yulin Bay School, he went directly to the Industrial Bureau to take up a position. Xiao Junzhe's parents are both from science and engineering, and they have been working in the Industrial Bureau since they crossed over, and they haven't changed places for seven or eight years. Originally, Xiao Junzhe hoped to go outside, even if it was to Qiongzhou and Guangzhou, but his parents resolutely kept him by their side and said that they would not let this baby son go.

The rejection of Xiao Junzhe's proposal to form a political party at the last time-traveling conference dealt a huge blow to the enthusiasm of the nineteen-year-old. Saying that he didn't work in the Industrial Bureau, he had to join the army. And repeatedly stated to his parents that only the army can hone himself into a man. Ye Zhan and Gao Chen are not a few years older than themselves, and they are both from the Ming Dynasty, but Ye Zhan is already a colonel and deputy division commander, and Gao Chen was also promoted to major this time, and he no longer wants to be confined to Yulin Bay.

His parents had no choice but to find Zhang Guodong. Zhang Guodong felt that it was nothing, Xiao Junzhe's willingness to join the army was also a good thing, and the army also needed fresh blood to replenish it.

But Xiao Junzhe just wants to start as a recruit and wants to be an ordinary big-headed soldier, his parents resolutely disagree, just the training of the recruit company can toss this baby son badly. In the end, Zhang Guodong came up with an idea, let him stay in Wang Hua's military academy for a few months, awarded the rank of second lieutenant, and was assigned to the General Staff as a staff officer.

Xu Lang didn't want to take Xiao Junzhe to Vietnam this time, and his parents would definitely not let him go. But Xiao Junzhe himself insisted on going with the New First Army, which frightened his parents, and went to Vietnam to fight, not to go on vacation. Xiao Junzhe was locked up at home and was not allowed to go anywhere, and the only place he could go to was the Martyrs' Shrine, where Deng Zhaohui's spiritual seat was located. My parents used Deng Zhaohui as an example to persuade them to a long time, but it didn't work, but Xiao Junzhe used a hunger strike to fight, and if I wasn't allowed to go to Vietnam, I wouldn't eat.

After all, being a father and mother feels sorry for their son, Xiao Junzhe's parents found Xu Lang and repeatedly begged Xu Lang to protect his son. Xu Lang had no choice, so he could only agree in the end, and promised that Xiao Junzhe would never leave him half a step, and his scope of activities would be strictly limited to the military headquarters of the New First Army.

"Jun-cheol, go back, it's windy at sea." Xu Lang called Xiao Junzhe and returned to the cabin.

"Uncle Xu, tell me about the Battle of Annam, the first time you went to Vietnam." When there were no outsiders, Xiao Junzhe called Uncle Xu Lang, "I heard that it was Ye Zhan who became famous in that battle." ”

Xu Lang quietly looked at the child in front of him: "Junzhe, Ye Zhan's fame was earned in exchange for his life, and every step we took in Yulin Bay was at the cost of life and blood. ”

Xiao Junzhe didn't seem to understand Xu Lang's words, Xu Lang patted him on the shoulder: "Junzhe, let me ask you a question, do you dare to kill someone?" ”

Xiao Junzhe was asked, and thought carefully for a while: "I don't dare." ”

"Mark my words." Xu Lang suddenly said solemnly, "When you arrive on the battlefield, when you see blood, you see dead people, and when you see the brother who was talking and laughing with you just now turned into a hard corpse in the blink of an eye, you dare to kill." This is also the common idea of me, your Uncle Jiang Beiming, and all of us who participated in the Battle of Annam. Didn't you always want to grow up to be a man, when you experienced the baptism of war, when you dared to kill, you really grew up. ”

On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, Xu Lang arrived at Jinpu.

Li Fuqiang and Wang Zhaoxing had already led the Guangdong and Fujian to Puliange. According to the amount of water in the Red River, these two thousand-ton ships could not reach Thang Long Mansion now, so they were simply sent to Puliange, and Jinpu only left four 500-ton warships. Li Fuqiang had already told Han Wantao and Zeng Guangxian before leaving, and Zheng Jie's agreement to go south. Nguyen Qi and most of his army have already been drawn from Thang Long Province, which is currently empty of troops, and it is the best time to attack. Moreover, Mu Suide has also strengthened the new Daming Chamber of Commerce, according to the current situation, even if Zheng Jie wants to attack the Daming Chamber of Commerce, Mu Suide should be able to hold on for seven or eight days.

Everything seemed to be going well, and after Xu Lang arrived, Han Wantao held a meeting of officers at and above the division level.

"The situation is already clear to everyone." Han Wantao said, "Now I give the battle order. Zeng Guangxian, you led three warships north along the Red River and demanded to reach Thang Long within three days. Regardless of the situation of the army, after arriving, they began to attack and drag down the forces of North Vietnam. ”

"I understand." Zeng Guangxian replied.

"He Chaoyong, you lead your third division as a reserve to temporarily station in Jinpu. You have only one task, to defend Jinpu and do a good job of communicating with Thang Long Mansion and Yulin Bay. It is necessary to take into account all possible scenarios and must not allow Jinpu to become a second Nampo. ”

"Yes, sir." He Chaoyong replied with a salute.

"Lin Zhaolong, your second division and my first division will attack Thang Long Mansion as the main attack force. Our march route is to go north along the Red River and strive to reach Thang Long Province within seven days. ”

"Yes, sir."

Han Wantao finished arranging, and looked at Ye Zhan again: "Ye Zhan, you are now the deputy commander of the First Division and the commander of the First Step. I will now give you a task to lead your first regiment to fight the vanguard. Your regiment is full of veterans, and I'm more at ease. But keep in mind that you can't be too far away from the big army, no more than ten miles at most, and keep the cavalry in contact at all times. ”

"Yes, sir." Ye Zhan was very excited when he received this order.

Han Wantao looked around for another week: "Who else has any opinions that can be put forward immediately." If not, everyone went separately to prepare, and we set off on the first day of the first month. ”

No one has any more opinions, the plan is well thought out. After the meeting, everyone went about their own business. Han Wantao and Xu Lang left Ye Zhan alone.

"Ye Zhan." Xu Lang said, "I have personally inspected our march route, and there are basically no Annan troops along the way. But there's one place you should pay special attention to, because it's easy to set up ambushes. ”

"Chief of Staff, where is it?"

Xu Lang pointed to the place on the map and said, "This is it, when you pass by, you must first send the scouts out to reconnoiter to ensure safety before passing through." You also participated in the Goryeo Operation, so I won't talk to you more about the importance of it. ”

"Yes, sir." Ye Zhan replied, "The subordinates will pay attention." ”

There were only two people left in the conference room, Han Wantao and Xu Lang, Xu Lang asked: "Wan Tao, have you explained to He Chaoyong, once the fight starts, you must control the Vietnamese in Jinpu." ”

"This has been explained, He Chaoyong knows what to do."

Xu Lang didn't speak again, took out a cigarette and smoked it silently.

"What do I think of you?" Han Wantao asked, "You can't think of anything again, do you?" ”

"Nope." Xu Lang smiled and waved his hand, "We are very well prepared this time, especially your first division, each rifled gun is equipped with thirty rounds of ammunition, which should be enough." I was thinking about what to do after the Thang Long Mansion was defeated, whether we should kill Zheng Jie and replace him or continue to use him. ”

Han Wantao said with a smile: "It's useless for you to ask me about this, I just have to fight it down, and you have to ask the committee what to do after that." ”

Ye Zhan returned to his regimental headquarters: "Ding Jun, the order of the army commander has come down, and our regiment will serve as the vanguard." ”

"Great, sir." Ding Jun was also very excited, "It's time for us to show our faces this time." ”

"Don't be too happy." Ye Zhan said, "Make all the preparations, the commander and I have another cavalry platoon as a scout and liaison soldier, you have to arrange it." ”

"Understood, sir."

"And." Ye Zhan thought about it again, "Inform the baggage team and the medical team to bring more supplies and medicines." It's okay if we don't meet the enemy, but once we do, it's a vicious battle. ”

"Yes, sir."

On the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, Zeng Guangxian's fleet set off first. Soon, the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the New 1st Army also advanced in the direction of Thang Long Province one after another.

Ye Zhan's first regiment did not encounter any resistance along the way, and it marched smoothly. After two days of marching, they approached the place called Zhi Ai that Xu Lang said. At this time, Zeng Guangxian had also bypassed Halong Bay and went upriver along the Red River, and was about to arrive at Thang Long Mansion.

Zeng Guangxian stood on the bow of the flagship, holding a telescope and looking at the scenery in the distance. It's the first month of the year, and the journey from Halong Bay to Thang Long is against the wind and water, and the three warships are sailing very slowly. But again, there was no obstacle, and at this speed, it would take another half a day to reach Thang Long Mansion.

Zeng Guangxian put down the binoculars and stretched out for a long time, this time it went so smoothly, Zeng Guangxian is now imagining what it would be like to bombard the Shenglong Mansion.

Suddenly, the flagship's hull thumped, as if something had been touched at the bottom of the ship, and the battleship stopped.

"What's going on?" Zeng Guangxian shouted, "Hurry up and see if there is a reef or something." Signal the ships behind them to slow down and stop. ”

The two battleships behind slowly stopped, and after a while, the first mate came to report: "Sir, something is wrong. We didn't run aground, but the entire bottom of the river was blocked by chains, and our warships couldn't get through. ”

Zeng Guangxian grabbed the first mate: "How many chains are there?" ”

"About twenty or sozen."

Zeng Guangxian did not hesitate any longer: "Everyone is ready for battle, and all cannons are loaded with loose shells." ”

Zeng Quang Hyun immediately understood what was going on, and the Vietnamese were prepared, so they placed iron chains here to block the shipping lane.

If this is the case, and the Vietnamese know that they are coming, then they will never put their chains and be done, they should have entered their encirclement.

Zeng Guangxian secretly regretted it in his heart, how could he be careless again. Obviously, he has already learned the lesson of Operation Goryeo, but now he is still fooled again.

"The order goes down, all the ships are redirected, and we retreat."

As soon as Zeng Guangxian's order was issued, thousands of Vietnamese ran out of the woods on both sides of the Red River, carrying a small boat and hurrying towards the Red River.

"All artillery fires, shotshots."

More than 70 guns on three battleships spat out projectiles, and the Vietnamese on both sides fell. But more Vietnamese poured out of the woods one after another, carrying small boats into the dead end of artillery fire.

More than 100 small boats were released into the Red River, and the Vietnamese jumped into the boats and began to row desperately towards the three warships.

Zeng Guangxian's heart was nervous for a while, the Vietnamese were going to fight hand-to-hand with themselves, and they wanted to take the ship. If you let them climb the battleship, you will suffer a big loss.

"First mate." Zeng Guangxian shouted, "Order the battleship to continue to turn around and retreat, everyone prepare firearms and axes, and never let the Vietnamese climb up." ”

The three battleships were slowly turning direction, and the cannons on the left and right strings were constantly adjusting their angles to bombard the boats on the river. The rest of the sailors stood on both sides of the deck with machetes and hatchets in their waists, and flintlock pistols in their hands, ready to strike at the Vietnamese who were climbing the ship.

The sound of cannons and gunfire on the river surface became one, and the whole river was filled with gunpowder smoke and white mist.

"Sir, sir." The first mate suddenly pointed ahead and shouted.

Zeng Guangxian raised his binoculars and looked over, dozens of small boats loaded with fire-starting objects were going down the river upstream, and at this time, the three warships had just turned ninety degrees, and the entire hull was left for these fireships.