Chapter 106: Appetizers

The fish caught in winter in the Weihe River basin is fat and delicious, and is deeply loved by the locals, whether it is braised and steamed or made into dried fish, it is a delicacy to treat guests during the Spring Festival, so the period approaching the Chinese New Year is the busy harvest season for fishermen.

Huang Laohan got up early today, thinking that he would earn more money by making two more nets, and he could also save two more wives for his uncompetitive son. But I never expected that not long after this net was cast, I saw countless huge warships suddenly appear on the river, and it was full of armor soldiers, which frightened Huang Laohan is soul and didn't even want the fishing net, for fear of colliding with some military masters, and running away with the fishing boat.

The surface of the river is cloudy and foggy, like a fairyland, but the visibility is extremely low. The combined forces of Fangzhou and Anzhou are not serious sailors, only a small number of sailors, all of whom are temporarily trained and can only be used to build ships.

Baling stood at the bow of the boat, and said with some worry, "Master Horse, it's foggy this day, we can't see anything clearly, and we are not familiar with this water. Wait for the fog to clear before we move on, beware of ambushes. Besides, many of our soldiers are seasick, so take advantage of the rest now. ”

Fang Yiai nodded and said, "That's very good." ”

All the warships temporarily anchored and hovered above the river, and hundreds of warships could not be seen at a glance, crawling on the river like dragons crossing the river, waiting for an opportunity to move. The soldiers shuttled back and forth, all helping the seasick soldiers, and some were still vomiting, it seemed that these ducks were choked by seasickness. No matter how powerful the 10,000 enemies are, they can't withstand the three bubbles, and seasickness is also a reason.

Fang Yiai is calm on the surface, but in fact, he has always been quite bottomless in his heart, and this mutiny is also a last resort. After all, his old father is also the founder of the country, one of the twenty-four ministers of Lingyan Pavilion, and such an act is simply a shame on the ancestors and a corruption of the door. But all this is to blame for Gao Yang's shameless stinky mother-in-law, who has never taken me seriously all these years, carrying Lao Tzu everywhere with watery poplars. actually messed around with the bald donkey of the debate machine, I thought that His Majesty Taizong could suppress his domineering temperament, but this was not only useless, but made her even worse. Now that Taizong has returned to heaven, this mother-in-law is becoming more and more unscrupulous, and what is the first three thousand, it is rumored in Fangzhou, and he can only endure a seven-foot man for life, and he has to take care of the royal face, and he dares to be angry in the face of his wife Hongxing out of the wall, how unfortunate and sad.

Now there is a strong King Jing in the lead, and several other powerful assassins follow him, and he is willing to gamble his life for a fight. When he became famous, he was crowned the king and worshiped the prime minister, and completely got rid of the woman. If it doesn't work, it's better to have a head fall to the ground, than to wear a green hat and steal a living, and suffer from the stinky woman's bird gas all day long.

The mist on the surface of the river slowly dissipated over time, revealing the rippling blue surface of the river. The soldiers also received a good rest, the symptoms of seasickness improved slightly, and the flotilla began to move on.

The Jichuan sailors at the Hexi Wharf waited for work, laid a net and waited for the Fangzhou coalition army to come. Of course, as Fang Xuanling's second son, Fang Yiai is not a fool, so he naturally considered the possibility of Zhao Xianlong's failure, and had already sent scouts to inquire about the news. As early as a day ago, 10,000 men had been sent to land in Weinan, and they would be stationed in Tongxian for a day on the way to prevent the enemy from Shangzhou from going south to support Tai'an, and then go straight to Chang'an by land overnight, although the time would be one more day, but it would not hinder the overall situation. The remaining 20,000 main forces are here to deal with the Jichuan Naval Division, if they can break through the defense and go north to Chang'an, then they will be able to deter Chang'an even more, and the certainty of victory will be greatly increased.

Fang Yiai stood on top of the tall building boat, and saw the floating platform blocking the road in the river from a distance, knowing that once the speed slowed down, it would definitely be attacked by both sides of the strait.

Baling is not a military general, he has never led soldiers, but he has made a thorn history with the merits of his father, but he wants to be crowned the king and worship the prime minister, and he still looks down on Fang Yiai, the horse master, and the green hat is almost as big as Lishan. But it was smooth sailing along the way, no one dared to jump out to stop it, and the confidence was even more inflated. But now I see that the way is blocked, and I am a little overwhelmed.

Looking at Fang Yiai in front of him, he asked, "Master Horse, what should I do now?" ”

Fang Yiai beckoned behind him and said, "Call the Ironback Army, the Shenji Battalion, and the Angry Horse Army all landing, and we must ensure the safety of both sides of the strait." ”

As the name suggests, the Ironback is a more defensive type of troops, wearing heavy armor and holding shields. Of course, this time it was mainly for siege, so he wore light armor and shields. The Shenji Battalion is the Bow and Crossbow Battalion, and they are all one in a hundred sharpshooters. The Angry Horse Army is the former cavalry army, and like the Ironback Army, they all dismounted and used as infantry troops to attack the city, and they are all violent creatures.

The lieutenant behind him hugged his fists and said, "Order." ”

Although Baling didn't know how to fight, he also knew that more than 5,000 people could send back the news in the face of various ambushes, so he was relieved.

Liu Wei and Chen De, who were in the mountain behind the Hexi Wharf, were looking at the gourd mouth, and Liu Wei said, "Brother Chen is really like a god, otherwise Shang Zhou would have been exposed." ”

Chen De said with a smile: "Fang Yiai followed His Majesty Taizong to Goguryeo back then, and he still has a lot of experience in water warfare. ”

Liu Wei nodded and said, "That's natural, it's a pity that this kid is ashamed of his father." ”

Chen De waved his hand and said, "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and I know what it tastes like." ”

The fleet received the order, and the three battalions of soldiers and horses went ashore one after another, searching and advancing all the way, and did not let go within a radius of ten miles. They really found several teams of soldiers and horses in ambush, but they all fled at the touch of a button. The Fangzhou army did not dare to pursue it easily, for fear that it would be a trick to lure the enemy. The main task is to ensure the safety of the fleet, and there is no rush to make contributions.

After receiving the news of the security of the two sides of the strait, Fang Yiai decisively ordered to move forward at full speed and crash into the floating platform. At this time, dozens of Jichuan Navy warships docked in the Hexi Wharf suddenly appeared on the other side of the floating platform.

The river where the Jichuan Water Division is located is several times wider than Anju, and from this point of view, the Jichuan Water Division has a huge advantage.

The war between the two sides was about to break out, only to hear a loud noise, the huge building boat of Fang Yiai hit the floating platform, and for a time the huge waves rolled, and dozens of fishing boats that built the floating platform were smashed to pieces, and the iron chain was also broken by the huge force. Under the huge inertia, several soldiers who did not stand firm fell directly into the icy river. The ship was no better, the bow of the ship had been knocked out of a huge depression, and if it weren't for the strong iron plate covering it, maybe the ship would have been destroyed by now.

The Jichuan sailor stretched out his bow and arrows, and took the opportunity to throw arrows at the opponent frantically. The vice general on the building boat danced the flag, and the ironback soldiers on the shore rushed to the pontoon platform under the rain of arrows and began to frantically dismantle the pontoon.

The mouth of the gourd is a figure-of-eight forked terrain, and the two warships of the Jichuan Navy Division are hiding in that position, which cannot be attacked by the Anzhou Navy Division. Before the opposing infantry army arrived, he frantically output to the ironback army.

There were screams on the floating platform for a while, but there was a shield to cover it, and the injuries were not fatal.

After the Shenji battalion arrived, the Jichuan sailors inexplicably took the initiative to retreat and gave up a favorable position.

Fang Yiai suddenly said, "Order the fleet to divide into two routes, march to Chang'an respectively, ignore the attack of the Jichuan Naval Division, and the three armies on the shore still follow the army down the river." ”

Baling was a little confused and asked, "Master Horse, why is this?" ”

Fang Yiai said, "We don't want to lay down Tai'an, we just have to pass by here." If they chase after them, then they can destroy them, and if they know that they are invincible and let us pass, it will not save a lot of effort. ”

Baling nodded, gave a thumbs up, and flattered, "Master Ma is worthy of being a man who conquered Goguryeo." ”

The fleet suddenly divided into two ways and fled at great speed, and the Jichuan Navy Division was unexpected, but there was no one in the warships behind them, only empty ships remained, and the speed was naturally incomparable in comparison. The fifty or sixty warships behind each formed two barriers, cutting off the path pursued by the sailors. I have to say that Fang Yiai is still very talented in commanding, and this renunciation is very exquisite, which can be regarded as a lesson for Liu Wei.

At this moment, there were sudden drums from the Hexi Wharf, and Fang Yiai was shocked when she heard it, is there anything else that can't be ambushed? As soon as I thought of this, hundreds of iron chains suddenly appeared on the surface of the river, stretched straight, and hundreds of people on the other side struggled to pull the chains and fix them on the iron stakes.

These two iron chains are naturally vulnerable under the huge force of the building ship, but hundreds of iron chains can completely stop the advance of the warship, and now they have completely become fish and shrimp in the pond, and people can catch them as much as they want.

The speed of the warship was too fast, and it was useless to slow down, so I could only watch the warship in front of me crash into the iron chain, and a dozen or so immediately broke apart, and the huge elastic force made the iron chain like a leather whip drawn out, the force was incomparable, and the sound of a sonic boom was produced. Several rebels who were extremely unlucky were immediately hit by chains with their heads blown off and some with their legs broken.

The warship behind couldn't stop, so it had to still hit the warship in front, and this layer upon layer was extremely powerful. The hull of the warship in front of it stiffened the iron chain to cut a long hole, and the boat behind hit a lot of big holes, and the river water continued to pour in, and there were countless people who fell into the water.

The iron-backed army on the shore also noticed that something was wrong, and there was a faint tremor on the ground, as if thousands of cavalry were rushing towards it.

Baling had just almost been planted in the river, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he said worriedly, "Master Horse, how is this good, you should think of a way."

Fang Yiai listened to this crooked chatter and didn't fight anywhere, and shouted "Shut up"

Seeing his annoyance, Baling was silent.

Fang Yiai said to the adjutant general, "Pass the order down and capture the dock at any cost." ”

Compared with the desperate situation of the two, Liu Wei was beaming. smiled at Chen De and said, "Brother Chen, this iron lock blocking the river is really earth-shattering, crying ghosts and gods, worthy of the name of Mr. Water Ghost, junior brother admires and admires, the tens of thousands of horses in this house really can't stand your toss." ”

Chen De smiled and said, "Go and clean up the mess, don't have some twists and turns." ”

Liu Wei laughed and left, and after a while, the ground trembled, and the 10,000 Shangzhou iron horsemen who were ambushed twenty miles away quickly killed. Although limited by the terrain and unable to exert all their strength, it was still easy to deal with a few rebels who had no morale at all.

In less than half a day, Fang Yiai and Baling's 20,000 troops were defeated, the two were captured by Liu Weisheng, and the news of Tai'an's victory spread far and wide.

(End of chapter)