After a few more days, Dang Shixiong returned to Jeju, and the last army, that is, Yang Wen's army from the Jiangxia Lingling Jiedu, finally had a whereabout, but only a whereabout. Of the 130,000 troops mobilized by Gao Yu when he left Beijing, less than 80,000 arrived in Jeju, ten Jiedu envoys, three were missing, one was seriously injured, and only six were available. Gao Yu was furious, but also deeply felt that this Liangshan could not be underestimated, so he had no choice but to write to the court again to ask for additional people.

And in the Liangshan Manor, with the return of the armies from all walks of life, everyone fell into a busy situation again, and the four-way army brought back nearly 30,000 captives, of which the main ones were brought to the mountains by Xu Jing's 8,000 troops, and the others were all screened, and 10,000 people were selected in the manor to stay these days, and the other 20,000 people were all sent to the resettlement documents and travel expenses, and were immediately sent to Dengzhou for temporary resettlement.

On this day, Gu Haotian was meeting Fan Rui, Li Gon, and Xiang Chong in the Zhonghua Hall, but he saw an urgent letter hurriedly sent by the intelligence department, and he opened it to see that it was a message from Zhao Neng. However, it was the prefect of Jeju who said in front of Gao Yu, saying that the Lijia Road Crossing was actually a bazaar opened by Yangsan, and now there are many merchants with great wealth, and if it is taken down, it will definitely be dealt a heavy blow. And Gao Yu is quite moved by this, and may send troops to attack in the near future, so he has made preparations in the manor.

"The Li family can't escape this catastrophe after all!"

Gu Haotian looked at the letter paper in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

"What! Gao Yu wants to attack the Li family crossing? Gongsun Sheng sat aside and asked in surprise.

"No, you see."

Gu Haotian handed over the information, and at the same time asked people to invite Wen Huanzhang, Zhao Ding and others over.

When Fan Rui and the others saw that something was going on here, they got up and said goodbye, but before leaving, they said:

"Although we are newcomers, if there is a useful place in the manor, the petty officials can just order it."

"Ladies and gentlemen, you won't be polite in the manor, it's just that Brother Xiang Chong is injured, so it's better to recuperate in peace."

"The little officials can rest assured, since they took the three patches of medicine from the soothing doctor, they are now very good."

Xiang Chong saw that Gu Haotian was worried about his injury, so he hurriedly patted his chest and said.

"That's good, the three brothers can rest in peace first, and then if you are in trouble, you will be invited."

Gu Haotian said as he sent the three of them out of the door with Gongsun Sheng. Soon, Wen Huanzhang, Xu Guanzhong, Zhao Ding, Wu Yong, Zhu Wu and others came over, and after everyone read the information, there were not too many surprises, because since the beginning of the establishment of the Li Family Daokou Market, everyone has thought of this problem, and now it is nothing more than how to deal with it.

"This battle will be fought sooner or later, just to minimize the losses, Director Zhao, the merchants and materials over there must be notified and transferred immediately."

After Wen Huanzhang read the information, he immediately turned his head and ordered Zhao Ding.

However, the Civil Affairs Office had already prepared, and Zhao Ding immediately replied when he saw the question: "Sir, rest assured, this matter has been prepared for a long time, before the arrival of the imperial army, the Civil Affairs Office has already transferred the important materials over there to the manor, and now it is only necessary to notify the merchants and relevant personnel to leave." ”

"The intelligence department is closely monitoring the movements of officers and men, and the staff office must immediately put forward a combat plan, and this time the officers and men have the help of the Jiankang Naval Division, and it is possible to come by water and land, and both sides must be fully prepared."

Anyway, the situation was already very clear, and Gu Haotian didn't let everyone discuss it, he left Xu Guanzhong to take the lead in formulating the battle plan, and he pulled Wen Huanzhang and Zhao Ding to the Li family crossing.

After nearly a year of development, Lijiadaokou is now the most prosperous market in Jingdong, from material storage, commodity trading, goods delivery, capital deposits and loans, etc., all trading links have been transported

The turn is very smooth, and large businesses from all over the country have moved in, and at the same time, restaurants, tea houses, green buildings and other entertainment venues are also flourishing. Especially in the industry of selling jokes, since Zhang's mother opened Linhu Xuan, some people in the industry in Jeju, Yunzhou and other places have heard about it. After Han Jiangping asked Gu Haotian, he was allowed to open his business, and now the businessmen at the Li family crossing no longer have to worry about having nowhere to have fun.

The news of the arrival of the imperial army is not a special news for the merchants of Lijia Daokou, the imperial court has requisitioned Liangshan Manor several times in the past year, but Lijia Daokou is unharmed, coupled with the deliberate propaganda of the market management office, people have determined that the guards of Liangshan, the officers and soldiers can not defeat at all, and the important materials of each person have been transferred, and the management office has also promised to compensate for the loss of other property according to the price, and they have put their hearts in their stomachs. Therefore, when the market management office reminded the officers and soldiers that they were going to invade the market this time, everyone did not pay much attention, and many people even wanted to stay and watch the excitement.

After Gu Haotian and others took a turn at the Lijia Daokou, they convened a meeting of Yuan Lang, Zhang Shun, Han Jiangping, Pei Xuan, Liu Yuan and others in the management office.

"This time, Gao Yu is determined to attack the Li family crossing, how to fight, whether they can stop the officers and soldiers from fighting outside, the staff office is formulating a combat plan, and it has not yet been finalized, but you must prepare as soon as possible, first of all, all unrelated personnel must be withdrawn first......

"The petty officials are still allowed to come in and fight, the fortifications at the Li family crossing are already very complete, and our regiment has been waiting here for a year, so we can't let our people have a meal here."

Yuan Lang didn't wait for Gu Haotian to finish speaking, he spoke desperately, after he guarded the Li family crossing, he rarely had the opportunity to go out to fight, so he was anxious.

Gu Haotian saw this, but his heart was suddenly touched, and an idea immediately popped up, but it was inconvenient for him to say it suddenly, so he just let everyone quickly withdraw the irrelevant personnel and went back to Liangshan.

That night, the lights in the Zhonghua Hall were lit until late at night, and the next day, the 1st Infantry Battalion received an order from the General Staff Office and entered the Lijia Road crossing to assist in the defense. At this time in Jeju City, Gao Yu also made a decision to attack the Li Jia Dao Pass.

On this day, the two armies left the east and west gates of Jeju respectively. The road to the east gate is the Jiankang Water Division Liu Menglong and the Forbidden Army General Dang Shi Xiong led the Ten Thousand Five Great Army, and they are taking the waterway. On the other hand, there were 20,000 troops led by Wang Huan, the envoy of Henan and Hebei Jiedu, and Mei Zhan, the envoy of Runan Jiedu in Yingzhou, but they took the land route.

It is said that the imperial court sailors rushed to the waterway for a day and a night, and came to the waters of the northeast of Yuncheng County twenty or thirty miles in the early morning, and the tall Liangshan Mountain in the distance has already revealed a vague outline in the eyes.

Liu Menglong and Dang Shixiong stood on the foredeck of a boat together, he stared at the mountain shadow in his eyes, but his heart was very confused, with what he saw along the way when he came south, the Liangshan Shan Army was nothing more than some inconspicuous boats, but what was puzzling was that the fifty or sixty big ships he sent to pursue disappeared out of thin air, if it weren't for the broken boat stranded on the shore, he thought that his men had escaped. What kind of strength is this Liangshan Water Army?

"Commander Liu, you see that there seems to be a fleet coming over there!"

When Liu Menglong was entangled in his heart, the party master who suddenly heard it exclaimed. He hurriedly turned his head to look, but saw a large fleet of ships approaching the channel in front of him.

"Liangshan thieves are such a strong sailor!"

Looking at the tall war ship that was cleaving the waves, Liu Menglong couldn't help but exclaim.

"Control, those who come are good, and it is better to make arrangements early!"

Seeing that Liu Menglong was stunned and at a loss, Party Shixiong hurriedly reminded.

Liu Menglong woke up from a dream at this time, and hurriedly issued a series of orders, and then the fleet slowly formed a battle formation.

Soon the unknown fleet approached the imperial navy, the tall mast hanging the flag, it was the four armies of the Liangshan Water Army, I saw that they suddenly changed formation on the water more than ten zhang away from the imperial warship, and the more than ten ships in front of them instantly turned to the left ninety degrees, and all of them aimed their side at the officers and soldiers, and then next to some devices similar to stone throwers on the deck, many soldiers were busy in an orderly manner.

"Are they going to throw rocks at this time, but the stone thrower is too small!"

When Liu Menglong was puzzled, he saw many canister-shaped objects flying from the air. In an instant, he suddenly remembered the boat that burned and sank on the riverside on the Bianshui, and an ominous omen suddenly rose in his heart, so he hurriedly pulled Dang Shixiong into the back cabin. Then a series of thunderous explosions sounded between the fleets of the sailors, and many ships were hit on the spot, which immediately exploded and caught fire. Liu Menglong's ship was tall and sturdy, and although a bomb fell on its foredeck, it did not cause much damage, but he was really apprehensive about this terrifying and unfamiliar firearm, and quickly ordered the sailors to turn around and retreat. And this act of his immediately infected all the ships, and when the second round of fire cans was thrown, no one dared to stay in its range, and hundreds of boats fled in unison towards the reeds on the shore.

The chaotic fleet of officers and soldiers gave the Liangshan Shan army an opportunity to take advantage of, and the more than ten ships that were originally in front quickly dispersed, and the black and oppressive fleet behind immediately inserted in rudely.

Gu Haotian and Xu Guanzhong, Wu Yong, Zhu Wu, Meng Kang, Ling Zhen and others were standing on a boat behind them, and the new weapons of the firearms workshop were used for the first time in actual combat, so they naturally wanted to see the effect on the spot, and the performance that Ruan Xiaoer had just commanded made these people excited.

Gu Haotian was not satisfied, he thought that it would be great if he could install the artillery, but he also understood that this matter could not be rushed, so he asked:

"What do you see missing?"

"Fuze! I just looked carefully, some of the bombs exploded in the air, and some of them didn't explode immediately when they landed on the deck, these are all fuse problems, and I have to think about it again when I go back. ”

Ling Zhen, a firearms idiot, immediately saw the problem.

"The stone thrower should also be improved, and a turntable should be added to the base in the future, so that it can be aimed in all directions independently."

Meng Kang has been in charge of supervising the construction of warships since he went up the mountain, and the stone thrower is also his masterpiece, and he also sees the shortcomings.

While a few were discussing, Gu Haotian suddenly interjected: "Have you ever thought about replacing the stone thrower with artillery, if you can do this, our warship can be truly invincible in the world." ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then their eyes became hot. Then Gu Haotian took the opportunity to popularize the artillery science of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the later generations, and Ling Zhen and the others immediately immersed themselves in it after listening to it.

While everyone was talking about artillery, the imperial navy had been completely defeated. The sailors of Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu drove large boats to outflank the left and right behind, while the ships trapped in the reeds were besieged by countless boats of Ruan Xiaoqi and Fei Bao's two battalions.

As soon as Liu Menglong's boat entered the river on the shore, he was immediately targeted by his old acquaintance Ruan Xiaoqi, and he immediately commanded more than ten boats to surround him, but when he boarded the boat, he found that Liu Menglong and Dang Shixiong were gone.

The fourth battalion of sailors was in charge of the waters in the south, Ni Yun led a fleet of ships in the reeds, searching for fish that had slipped through the net, and when he passed through a dense reed, he suddenly found a small boat hidden inside, but when he approached the past, he found a burly man sitting on the deck of the bow of the ship in a daze, with a pair of eyes hollow like clay sculptures.

Ni Yun's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he shouted proudly:

"Straight lady thief, I didn't expect to catch a big fish!"

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