Chapter 674: Triumph (I)
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Half a month ago, Weihai, Shandong.
After carefully interrogating Tong Li and making sure that he really did not know the pirate den, Lu Zhen asked some relevant people who had been attacked at sea but escaped and returned to the official office to be carefully interrogated.
After some of the crew members who were already familiar with the sea area carefully recalled and recounted, Lu Zhen marked the location of their attack on the sea map he had drawn. Although the cartographic ability of the Ming Dynasty may not be really accurate, the general orientation will not be too bad.
After that, Lu Zhen locked himself in the room alone, and pondered about this simple chart for a whole day, but no one received him. His abnormal behavior made his subordinates confused, but also a little worried, and they didn't know what he wanted to do.
Until he walked out of the door, and asked people to call Ye Changfei and other generals who had just received the order to Weihai, and pointed to an area marked by him on the sea map and said: "This time, send the elite straight into this area, there should be an island near here where the pirate's lair is located!" Later, everyone realized that their adults had trapped themselves in the house to find the thief's lair on the map.
They didn't know that as a person who was quite attentive when he first read and was quite interested in history, Lu Jin's attainments on the map were not shallow, otherwise he would not have presented a fine geographical sand table to the imperial court a few years ago. Although many years have passed, he has forgotten a lot of what he has learned before, but Lu Zhen still has a hazy impression in his heart, so he can find the location of the island from this completely unfamiliar sea.
Because of this, everyone looked at the governor with some disbelief: "Your Excellency...... What is the basis for this? "Sending a large army out to sea to suppress bandits is not a trivial matter, and they naturally want to ask for clarification.
Lu Zhen didn't think it was wrong, and explained slightly: "According to those who escaped from the attack, they had something to do in the waters of this area......" Lu Zhen drew a circle somewhere on the surface of the map, "And those pirates mostly take small boats that cannot travel long distances at sea, so it can be seen that their departure place is near this area." If this official expects it to be true, this is the island where they are hiding. ”
Of course, there is some truth in these words, but everyone still has a doubt, how can the governor set the location of the thief's lair in a smaller area? He had never been to sea before, so how could he have a clear idea of the location of an island in the sea?
In the face of everyone's question, Lu Zhen quickly gave a fairly reliable statement: "This official has seen the maritime map left by the former Song Dynasty back then, so he has some impressions of this piece, which should be very similar." ”
Because of their reverence for Lu Jin, after having such a reasonable explanation, everyone finally stopped raising doubts, and then Ye Changfei personally led the elite of the Shandong official army to take more than a dozen ships and set off according to Lu Jin's previous arrangement.
His arrangement was to take advantage of the fact that the pirates didn't know that Nei Ying had been found out, luring their main force out of the lair first, and then letting Ye Changfei and them take the opportunity to sneak attack the island.
The next development of things really happened as Lu Zhen planned, allowing him to truly win a decisive victory thousands of miles away in the strategy!
When Ye Changfei's fleet quietly circled from the other side to the sea area where the destination was located, and really saw a small island with signs of pirate entrenchment, everyone admired Lu Jin, who was still waiting for news in Shandong, and at the same time greatly strengthened everyone's belief in victory.
Without hesitation, they sailed up while it was still the darkest before dawn. At this time, because the main forces on the island had already left with Xie Jingyuan, and it was the time when people were most sleepy and relaxed, they quickly landed on the island without any obstacles, and then they split up and attacked the pirates and their families who were still asleep.
This is a war of extermination without any suspense. One side is gathering momentum and is a surprise attack, while the other side is completely unprepared and hastily meeting the enemy, and most of the old, weak, sick and disabled people are left behind, and the disparity in combat power makes the battle doomed at the beginning.
Even if there are still many Japanese ronin warriors on the island who have defected to help resist, these swordsmen with high personal martial arts can only be shot on the spot when they face the rain of arrows from the official army. By daybreak, except for a few pirates who took advantage of the terrain to hide, the others were either killed or captured, and their lair had completely fallen under the control of the great official army. As for the price paid by the officers and soldiers, it was no more than a hundred casualties, which can be regarded as a complete victory!
After the great victory, Ye Changfei did not dare to slack off, on the one hand, he sent some men and horses to continue to search for the escaped pirates, and on the other hand, after collecting the pirates' belongings and weapons, he ordered the army to rest and prepare to meet the enemy. He knew that it wouldn't be long before the main force of the pirates would be back after hearing the news.
Everything went smoothly, and the elite officers and soldiers soon occupied strategic positions on the island, and at the same time, a huge airship was also released into the air. Since it was Lu Zhen who led this battle, he naturally wanted to use the best things.
With this airship, the sea area of dozens of miles outside the island is under the control of the officers and troops, and as long as the enemy arrives, they can be ready to meet the attack at the first opportunity.
Under such circumstances, the anxious Xie Jingyuan finally rushed back with the tired division. When he saw that there was no more fighting on the island, he knew that something was wrong. But at this time, neither he nor his subordinates could give up the nest that they had worked hard to run for many years, so they could only bump in.
At this time, it was sunset, and the pirates thought that they might be able to use their own way to treat them, and also launched a sudden night attack on the officers and soldiers who were still on the island, and killed them by surprise. Unbeknownst to him, his movements had been clearly seen by the officers and soldiers on the airship, and they had transmitted them to the ground.
Therefore, when Xie Jingyuan ordered people to attack the island from all sides at night, the officers and troops on the island had already made corresponding preparations, and as soon as they landed on the island, they had already stepped into the encirclement of the officials and troops.
The already terrified pirates were even more panicked when they found out that they had fallen into the trap of the official army. And they haven't rested much since they left this place yesterday, and they have been hurrying and fighting, and they are already at the end of their crossbows. On the contrary, the officers and troops on the opposite side, because they had rested for a long time, were the active side, but their fighting spirit was great, and the battle between the two sides then showed a one-sided posture.
Seeing his subordinates being pressed back step by step by the officers and soldiers, and people were constantly being stabbed to death, Xie Jingyuan's eyes were red. He finally couldn't bear it anymore, roared, and personally swung his knife towards the officers and soldiers.
Seeing that their leaders had personally rushed to kill them, the morale of those pirates and pirates was also boosted, and they immediately followed with a scream. With this momentum, they not only withstood the oppression of the officers and soldiers, but also advanced a distance towards the island.
Faced with this situation, Ye Changfei was naturally quite dissatisfied. If he is still killed by these thieves when the time and place are favorable, and the people are all advantageous, how can he have the face of the provincial capital? Therefore, he immediately dispatched a group of crossbowmen to rush to the aid of this side, and mercilessly used the bow and crossbow to harvest the lives of the pirates who continued to kill the former pirates.
When the sharp arrows broke through the air, and when the more than a dozen fierce ronins who rushed to the front were shot like hedgehogs by random arrows and screamed to death, the sharp spirit that the pirates had finally gathered was finally completely dispersed.
Seeing this, Xie Jingyuan was even more anxious. But just as he was about to take the lead again, a stray arrow flew diagonally, and hit him in the shoulder, causing him to stumble and almost fall to the ground.
After seeing the leader hit by the arrow, the pirates, who didn't know how injured they were, immediately panicked, and as soon as their fighting spirit disappeared, they retreated straight back.
Seeing the enemy retreating, the morale of the officers and soldiers soared, and Ye Changfei directly drew his knife and pointed straight ahead, and issued the order for a general attack: "Attack, kill all these dog-mother-raised beasts for me, avenge our fellow villagers in Shandong, don't let them run away and harm others!" ”
The encouraging effect of these words is quite useful. At this time, most of the troops were native to their hometowns, and they naturally had the idea of defending their homeland in their hearts. They had long been full of resentment against these pirates, and when they heard this, they were all like fierce tigers, and they rushed at the retreating enemy, hoping to slay them all under their hands.
Xie Jingyuan, who was already injured, finally calmed down at this time, knowing that there was nothing to do. Now, the wisest choice is to get out quickly, as long as you escape to the sea, with your familiarity with the sea and sea navigation in this area, you will definitely be able to get rid of the pursuit of the official army.
"Brothers,! Stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood! After dropping these words, Xie Jingyuan ignored the piercing pain in his shoulder, and immediately turned around and ran out of the island. And the others, at this time, followed their leader, and Saya fled for his life.
Seeing this, the officers and soldiers immediately pursued with all their might, constantly cutting down the pirates who fell behind.
But because Xie Jingyuan and the others didn't press the island too deep just now, it was only a matter of a moment to escape to the sea at this time, even if the officials and soldiers chased after them tightly, there were still some pirates who grabbed the big ship, raised the sails quickly, and wanted to leave.
And it was only at this time that Ye Changfei realized that he had made a big mistake, in order to lead the enemy to the island, he actually dragged his own ships to the island before. At this time, it will take a while to chase after you.
Could it be that this time it will fall short after all, and let these cooked ducks fly away like this?
Half a month ago, Weihai, Shandong.
After carefully interrogating Tong Li and making sure that he really did not know the pirate den, Lu Zhen asked some relevant people who had been attacked at sea but escaped and returned to the official office to be carefully interrogated.
After some of the crew members who were already familiar with the sea area carefully recalled and recounted, Lu Zhen marked the location of their attack on the sea map he had drawn. Although the cartographic ability of the Ming Dynasty may not be really accurate, the general orientation will not be too bad.
After that, Lu Zhen locked himself in the room alone, and pondered about this simple chart for a whole day, but no one received him. His abnormal behavior made his subordinates confused, but also a little worried, and they didn't know what he wanted to do.
Until he walked out of the door, and asked people to call Ye Changfei and other generals who had just received the order to Weihai, and pointed to an area marked by him on the sea map and said: "This time, send the elite straight into this area, there should be an island near here where the pirate's lair is located!" Later, everyone realized that their adults had trapped themselves in the house to find the thief's lair on the map.
They didn't know that as a person who was quite attentive when he first read and was quite interested in history, Lu Jin's attainments on the map were not shallow, otherwise he would not have presented a fine geographical sand table to the imperial court a few years ago. Although many years have passed, he has forgotten a lot of what he has learned before, but Lu Zhen still has a hazy impression in his heart, so he can find the location of the island from this completely unfamiliar sea.
Because of this, everyone looked at the governor with some disbelief: "Your Excellency...... What is the basis for this? "Sending a large army out to sea to suppress bandits is not a trivial matter, and they naturally want to ask for clarification.
Lu Zhen didn't think it was wrong, and explained slightly: "According to those who escaped from the attack, they had something to do in the waters of this area......" Lu Zhen drew a circle somewhere on the surface of the map, "And those pirates mostly take small boats that cannot travel long distances at sea, so it can be seen that their departure place is near this area." If this official expects it to be true, this is the island where they are hiding. ”
Of course, there is some truth in these words, but everyone still has a doubt, how can the governor set the location of the thief's lair in a smaller area? He had never been to sea before, so how could he have a clear idea of the location of an island in the sea?
In the face of everyone's question, Lu Zhen quickly gave a fairly reliable statement: "This official has seen the maritime map left by the former Song Dynasty back then, so he has some impressions of this piece, which should be very similar." ”
Because of their reverence for Lu Jin, after having such a reasonable explanation, everyone finally stopped raising doubts, and then Ye Changfei personally led the elite of the Shandong official army to take more than a dozen ships and set off according to Lu Jin's previous arrangement.
His arrangement was to take advantage of the fact that the pirates didn't know that Nei Ying had been found out, luring their main force out of the lair first, and then letting Ye Changfei and them take the opportunity to sneak attack the island.
The next development of things really happened as Lu Zhen planned, allowing him to truly win a decisive victory thousands of miles away in the strategy!
When Ye Changfei's fleet quietly circled from the other side to the sea area where the destination was located, and really saw a small island with signs of pirate entrenchment, everyone admired Lu Jin, who was still waiting for news in Shandong, and at the same time greatly strengthened everyone's belief in victory.
Without hesitation, they sailed up while it was still the darkest before dawn. At this time, because the main forces on the island had already left with Xie Jingyuan, and it was the time when people were most sleepy and relaxed, they quickly landed on the island without any obstacles, and then they split up and attacked the pirates and their families who were still asleep.
This is a war of extermination without any suspense. One side is gathering momentum and is a surprise attack, while the other side is completely unprepared and hastily meeting the enemy, and most of the old, weak, sick and disabled people are left behind, and the disparity in combat power makes the battle doomed at the beginning.
Even if there are still many Japanese ronin warriors on the island who have defected to help resist, these swordsmen with high personal martial arts can only be shot on the spot when they face the rain of arrows from the official army. By daybreak, except for a few pirates who took advantage of the terrain to hide, the others were either killed or captured, and their lair had completely fallen under the control of the great official army. As for the price paid by the officers and soldiers, it was no more than a hundred casualties, which can be regarded as a complete victory!
After the great victory, Ye Changfei did not dare to slack off, on the one hand, he sent some men and horses to continue to search for the escaped pirates, and on the other hand, after collecting the pirates' belongings and weapons, he ordered the army to rest and prepare to meet the enemy. He knew that it wouldn't be long before the main force of the pirates would be back after hearing the news.
Everything went smoothly, and the elite officers and soldiers soon occupied strategic positions on the island, and at the same time, a huge airship was also released into the air. Since it was Lu Zhen who led this battle, he naturally wanted to use the best things.
With this airship, the sea area of dozens of miles outside the island is under the control of the officers and troops, and as long as the enemy arrives, they can be ready to meet the attack at the first opportunity.
Under such circumstances, the anxious Xie Jingyuan finally rushed back with the tired division. When he saw that there was no more fighting on the island, he knew that something was wrong. But at this time, neither he nor his subordinates could give up the nest that they had worked hard to run for many years, so they could only bump in.
At this time, it was sunset, and the pirates thought that they might be able to use their own way to treat them, and also launched a sudden night attack on the officers and soldiers who were still on the island, and killed them by surprise. Unbeknownst to him, his movements had been clearly seen by the officers and soldiers on the airship, and they had transmitted them to the ground.
Therefore, when Xie Jingyuan ordered people to attack the island from all sides at night, the officers and troops on the island had already made corresponding preparations, and as soon as they landed on the island, they had already stepped into the encirclement of the officials and troops.
The already terrified pirates were even more panicked when they found out that they had fallen into the trap of the official army. And they haven't rested much since they left this place yesterday, and they have been hurrying and fighting, and they are already at the end of their crossbows. On the contrary, the officers and troops on the opposite side, because they had rested for a long time, were the active side, but their fighting spirit was great, and the battle between the two sides then showed a one-sided posture.
Seeing his subordinates being pressed back step by step by the officers and soldiers, and people were constantly being stabbed to death, Xie Jingyuan's eyes were red. He finally couldn't bear it anymore, roared, and personally swung his knife towards the officers and soldiers.
Seeing that their leaders had personally rushed to kill them, the morale of those pirates and pirates was also boosted, and they immediately followed with a scream. With this momentum, they not only withstood the oppression of the officers and soldiers, but also advanced a distance towards the island.
Faced with this situation, Ye Changfei was naturally quite dissatisfied. If he is still killed by these thieves when the time and place are favorable, and the people are all advantageous, how can he have the face of the provincial capital? Therefore, he immediately dispatched a group of crossbowmen to rush to the aid of this side, and mercilessly used the bow and crossbow to harvest the lives of the pirates who continued to kill the former pirates.
When the sharp arrows broke through the air, and when the more than a dozen fierce ronins who rushed to the front were shot like hedgehogs by random arrows and screamed to death, the sharp spirit that the pirates had finally gathered was finally completely dispersed.
Seeing this, Xie Jingyuan was even more anxious. But just as he was about to take the lead again, a stray arrow flew diagonally, and hit him in the shoulder, causing him to stumble and almost fall to the ground.
After seeing the leader hit by the arrow, the pirates, who didn't know how injured they were, immediately panicked, and as soon as their fighting spirit disappeared, they retreated straight back.
Seeing the enemy retreating, the morale of the officers and soldiers soared, and Ye Changfei directly drew his knife and pointed straight ahead, and issued the order for a general attack: "Attack, kill all these dog-mother-raised beasts for me, avenge our fellow villagers in Shandong, don't let them run away and harm others!" ”
The encouraging effect of these words is quite useful. At this time, most of the troops were native to their hometowns, and they naturally had the idea of defending their homeland in their hearts. They had long been full of resentment against these pirates, and when they heard this, they were all like fierce tigers, and they rushed at the retreating enemy, hoping to slay them all under their hands.
Xie Jingyuan, who was already injured, finally calmed down at this time, knowing that there was nothing to do. Now, the wisest choice is to get out quickly, as long as you escape to the sea, with your familiarity with the sea and sea navigation in this area, you will definitely be able to get rid of the pursuit of the official army.
"Brothers,! Stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood! After dropping these words, Xie Jingyuan ignored the piercing pain in his shoulder, and immediately turned around and ran out of the island. And the others, at this time, followed their leader, and Saya fled for his life.
Seeing this, the officers and soldiers immediately pursued with all their might, constantly cutting down the pirates who fell behind.
But because Xie Jingyuan and the others didn't press the island too deep just now, it was only a matter of a moment to escape to the sea at this time, even if the officials and soldiers chased after them tightly, there were still some pirates who grabbed the big ship, raised the sails quickly, and wanted to leave.
And it was only at this time that Ye Changfei realized that he had made a big mistake, in order to lead the enemy to the island, he actually dragged his own ships to the island before. At this time, it will take a while to chase after you.
Could it be that this time it will fall short after all, and let these cooked ducks fly away like this?