Chapter 99: The Wei River is like blood
Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Long Sen quickly called the workers to evacuate, and the unloaded goods were sealed. Now is not the time to compete with this group of ruffians, and if you lose your reputation, you can stand up again, but if this person falls, there will be no chance.
The other piers and ferries are not much different, all of them are controlled and guarded impermeable, and they can only go ashore and cannot sail. There are many dark posts set up on both sides of the riverbank, and as long as there is wind and grass, it will definitely be discovered.
In the camp of the Jichuan Navy Division, Liu Wei looked at Chen De's letter with a solemn expression, this matter is not as small as the last drill, this time it is a real knife and a real gun, which is not trivial. But Chen De is his best friend, and he can naturally trust it. It's just that this rebellion is extraordinary, and it's not a joke.
Liu Wei said, "Chen Fang, you take a rest first, and I will send troops to block the Wei River." ”
Chen Fang smiled and said, "Uncle is the most important thing, just change a horse for me, and I have to go somewhere else." ”
Liu Wei thought for a while and said, "It's better for your father to think about it, that's okay, you can go, be careful on the road." ”
The strength of the Jichuan Navy Division alone could not stop the southward march of the Anzhou rebels, but with the cover of the troops of the other two states, the rebels would definitely be able to intercept the rebels on the Wei River.
Liu Wei was worried about Chen Fang's safety, and he was even more worried about inviting those old guys from Shangzhou, and he also sent his own cronies and deputy generals to go with him.
Although the Jichuan Naval Division is called a Naval Division, it is completely incomparable with the Naval Divisions in the coastal areas, and the warship is several laps smaller than others. This is also something that cannot be helped, there are several larger rivers around Chang'an, and there is not even a slightly larger lake. The role of the sailor has been greatly weakened, so the Jichuan sailor has only 3,000 people, including logistics.
Knock knock... The earth-shattering drums sounded in the camp, and all the soldiers gathered in formation. Liu Wei was wearing armor, and shouted from the high station, "Soldiers, now my Tang Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. But some people not only do not cherish today's peaceful days, but instead support the army and send troops to Chang'an, intending to seize the world. Today, it is finally my turn to make a contribution to the Jichuan Navy, and you must defend the Wei River and stop the rebels. ”
In recent years, the Jichuan sailors have not done anything else except to catch bandits and smugglers on both sides of the Wei River, and they have long been suffocated to death. When I heard that there was an opportunity to fight this time, everyone was high-spirited, as if they had fought a chicken.
Although the number of sailors is not large, it accounts for the light of the Beijing division, and there are indeed many warships, and the main ship is still a two-story building ship, which is extremely rare in Chang'an. The other ships were also well-armed, with thick iron armor wrapped in the bumping horns of the bow, and the horns on them were dark and shiny, apparently cast from a single piece of steel, which was daunting, and ordinary ships would be destroyed at the first impact. Although the other warships are not large, they are unusually well equipped, regardless of the size of the ships, all of them are equipped with hard elm made of slapping rods, and when the rod goes down, people will turn over on their backs, and the hull can smash a big hole.
The soldiers brought food and weapons, boarded the warships one after another, formed a battle formation, and sailed towards the Wei River valley.
Although Long Sen has been in the city since he was a child, he does not learn and has no skills in fighting, and he can't read half a pocket of big words. But he still understands the truth that literati rebel and fail in ten years. Besides, Chen De knows the county, and he has no soldiers and no right to make a fart. If you can overturn the country by playing tricks, then I don't know how many rounds this dynasty has changed.
Wrapped in a mink coat, Long Sen walked through the alley and knocked on the door of Tran Tak's mansion.
Chen Degang asked the handyman to dispose of the corpse when he heard someone knocking on the door and was a little puzzled. Now there are rumors all over the city that I Chen De has rebelled, who would dare to come to the door. Squeaky opened the door, Chen De wondered, "Who are you looking for?" ”
Long Sen took off his hat and said, "Lord Chen, you don't remember me, Long Sen from Hexi Wharf." ”
Chen De smiled and said, "Why don't you recognize it, Han Xiaofeng's brother." If you don't dislike me as a thief, come in and sit down and have a cup of hot tea. ”
Long Sen said, "I won't go in, I'm not afraid that adults will affect me, it's just that my brother Liu's dock was requisitioned by the city guards, and a lot of soldiers were stationed." According to their captain, you rebelled, and in order to prevent the Jichuan Navy Division from entering Chang'an, I felt strange, so I came to tell you. ”
Chen De was moved in his heart, and held Long Sen's hand and said, "Thank you so much Brother Long for trusting this official, thank you so much." ”
Long Sen smiled, "Lord Chen is a good official, I can still see this." Okay, I'll go first, the dock workers are all a mess, and I have to go back to pay them, sad. ”
Chen De stroked his white beard, "Hehe... Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. ”
Zhao Xianlong was so eager to occupy the wharf, obviously in order to meet the Anzhou army, and when the time came, the soldiers would divide into two ways and kill them all to Chang'an, which was a stab in the heart, piercing the heart. The Hexi Wharf divides the Wei River into two like an awl, one flowing through Chang'an and the other through Weizhou. Therefore, the Wei River has become a battleground, and whether Chang'an can be preserved depends on this move.
The Jichuan sailors formed a long snake formation, slowly advancing from east to west, and the scouts on the shore marched in tandem with it. Speaking of these teams of scouts, I really have to thank Han Xiaofeng, it was his peerless battalion that made Liu Wei truly realize how big the killing force of this team was.
Fortunately, it was just a drill last time, otherwise it would be a bloody lesson, and Liu Wei learned from the pain after going back. Although he is a naval division, his geographical location determines that he still inevitably needs to fight on land. It took a lot of effort to make a major adjustment of the troops. Five scout brigades were established based on the eliminated Wushuang Battalion soldiers, although the combat power was not as good as Han Xiaofeng's, but it was more than enough to deal with ordinary soldiers.
The reason why the fleet chose a long snake formation is because the vegetation on both sides of the Wei River is abundant, and the winter is foggy, which is the most suitable for ambush. This formation is suitable for dealing with these ambushes on the shore, the killing area is large enough, and the formation is flexible and changeable.
Zhao Han on the shore was very excited when he saw that the Jichuan sailors were really marching towards Tai'an, and he said in his heart General Zhao really expected things like a god, this Liu Wei is really here, and now this credit has arrived properly, and hundreds of archers on both sides of the strait can shoot you into a hedgehog after a few shots. He didn't know that there were already seventy or eighty scouts behind him, all of them were extremely fierce, full of weapons, and the original Wushuang Battalion took the same road, and what he wanted was comprehensive.
The scout leader made a gesture to spread out the formation, and the others understood, and quietly crept forward.
Zhao Han saw that the fleet was within range and shouted for arrows. All the archers had barely stood up straight, and before they could draw their bows and arrows, they heard a series of crossbows behind them with a few muffled pops. An arrow burst out of the archer's heart, and hot blood flowed from it, and it was steaming white, but it was cold in an instant, and the corpse fell to the ground with a thud, smashing into a puddle of snow.
Zhao Han saw that the situation was wrong, turned his head and saw that his liver and gall were split, and dozens of people came behind him, where did these people come from, and he didn't feel it at all.
The other city guards reacted, threw away their useless bows and arrows in melee combat, drew their swords and rushed away. What was supposed to be a good situation of flanking others turned into being trapped, and the archers on the ship used the city guards on the shore as targets, and they were strangled after a few times. I wanted to make other people's dumplings, but now I have become dumpling filling, and the war between the two sides of the strait stopped in less than a quarter of an hour.
(End of chapter)