In the first year of Wude, on August 25th, Yang Yan, the prime minister of Zhongshu Province, and Jinluan Palace, counted the ten major disloyals of Li Jian, the Marquis of Danghai, the rebellious offender, and the criminals were monstrous, and asked the Son of Heaven Xiang Chi to revoke all the titles of the Marquis of Danghai, Shen Cong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Lu Fei, Xu Ping, and Ji Yun of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Xiang Chi officially ordered to deprive the Marquis of Danghai of all titles and honors, and ordered the Jinyi Guard to arrest the Marquis of Danghai and enter Beijing.

On August 30, Yu Guang, the newly appointed governor of the navy, sent three warships to the Penghu naval base to investigate, but was warned by the Baozhou naval army with archery, and the war broke out completely.

On September 3, Xiang Chi took back the surname Li given by Taizu, which was surnamed Li, and ordered Lu Fei, the governor of the western left, to be the generalissimo of the expedition to the sea, and Xu Ping, the governor of the southern left, to be the deputy marshal, and to lead 100,000 troops to conquer Baozhou.

The first large-scale war of the Wude Dynasty officially broke out.

About five days later, Lü Fei and Xu Ping commanded an army of 100,000 troops to Yangzhou, which was close to the sea and had a natural harbor, which was an excellent place for naval troops to be stationed.

On this day, on a vast flat land not far from the sea, a stretch of tents appeared in front of me, and a huge military camp was being set up rapidly, densely packed with soldiers coming and going.

At this time, in the tent of the barracks, the civil and military forces were divided into two rows, and Lu Fei, who was dressed in a beast-faced head-swallowing chain armor, sat on the main seat with a more majestic and domineering appearance.

"Marshal, after urgent construction, at present our Yangzhou Navy has 31 bird ships, 25 double sailing ships, 8 large building ships, and 7 huge vehicles and ships, and 30 warships with Jiang Ling's two veterans, a total of one hundred and one," Yu Guang, the commander of the navy, reported in the center of the tent.

Lu Fei frowned, "This number is too small, Ben Shuai remembers that there are more than two hundred ships in Baozhou!" ”

"Really, and Baozhou's navy is well-trained, far surpassing my Yangzhou navy," Yu Guang nodded.

"If that's the case, how can you win" I saw Xiang Jie, who also came to participate, said solemnly.

"Yes, if the navy can't win, no matter how powerful and brave my 100,000 army is, it won't be able to cross the vast sea" Xu You, the commander of the Blood Tiger, also came.

"Yu Guang, if you step up manufacturing, can you catch up" Xu Ping, who was standing in the first place among the generals, asked seriously.

"Governor Yudu, the current craftsmen are already working overtime, but no matter how fast it is, it will take at least a month to be basically on par with the naval army of Baozhou, but even so, in the same equal situation, the subordinates feel that the chances of winning are still not big" Yu Guang said.

Lu Fei's eyes froze, he turned his head to look at the queue, and then said a little gently: "Jiang Ling, two old generals, what suggestions do you have?"

I saw that the two veterans who had turned white on their sideburns immediately stood up, officially Jiang Cheng and Ling Zhen, who had always been loyal to Da Chu, and now they had been given the body of an earl.

"Marshal, the last general agreed with Yu Dudu's suggestion, fighting on the river already requires a lot of experience, not to mention at sea, the current, the wind direction, and even the natural climate will become one of the factors for victory in the war, and the navy of Baozhou, which lives on the sea, is familiar with the coastal sea all the way to my Yangzhou navy, which is not relying on the benefits of warships, so much, it can be filled" Jiang Cheng, who was slightly taller, hugged his fist.

"Yes, in addition, there are big waves on the sea, and there must be strict training for soldiers, for example, if you shoot arrows on land, maybe you will hit a hundred shots, but it will be different when you reach the sea, although the marshal is commanding an army of 100,000 people, but most of them are northerners, if they fight on land, they will naturally run thousands of miles, but the sea is different, many soldiers are not even water, if they fall into the ocean, then they will directly wait for death" Ling Zhen said.

Lu Fei nodded and said, "What the two old generals said is very true! The key to this battle is also the naval army."

"Marshal, so in combination with all this, the last general suggested that the east and the west be attacked" Yu Guang said at this time, he must first explain the difficulties clearly, so that everyone can understand the difficulties of this battle, and then he can be cautious.

"How to make a sound," Lu Fei said immediately.

"You kid, if you have an idea, hurry up, you want me to beat you" Xu Ping scolded with a smile, Yu Guang was his old subordinate, and he recommended him, so he could naturally scold directly.

But this scolding suddenly made some generals happy, and the atmosphere in the tent immediately relaxed a lot.

"Forgive the sins" Yu Guang was a little embarrassed, and then said outside: "Bring in the chart"

"Yes"

Soon, two personal soldiers walked in with a huge map of Baozhou and stood on the ground.

"Marshal, Governor, you see, the key to capturing Baozhou is Penghu, Penghu is the throat of Baozhou Sida, the domain of the outer guards, take Penghu first, then the victory is already half" Yu Guang pointed to an archipelago composed of many small islands not far below Baozhou.

Lu Fei stood up, got a little closer, and nodded: "Yes, Penghu is indeed a hub."

"Marshal, after a month or two of exploration in Baozhou, the main force of the Python Sword's naval army is concentrated here, commanded by Liu Xuan, the general with the highest prestige in Baozhou, and his subordinates feel that Baozhou should be taken steadily and steadily, and the policy of gradual advancement should be taken, first take Penghu, and then collect Baozhou"

"How are you going to take Penghu?" asked Lu Fei.

"If we attack forcibly, our army has little chance of winning, because his subordinates suggested that Jiang Ling, two veteran generals, lead most of the naval army to arch the west island of Penghu, and then the last general personally led a section to seize the lax defense of Babao Island, Maoyu Island, and Huayu Island, which are the landing sites of our naval army," Yu Guangdao said.

Xu Ping looked at it carefully for a while, and said: "Yu Guang, although Babao Island, Maoyu Island, and Huayu are a little lax, but after they find out, if they take defense as their work and build a camp, it is estimated that it will be very troublesome to attack it."

"Du Du is right, if they defend, our army is thin and difficult to capture, but the subordinates have carefully investigated, stationed on these three islands is Li Ren, this person is Li Jian's cousin, this person has an impulsive personality, has always thought that the Baozhou Navy is the first in the world, and is also a person who strongly supports Li Jian's rebellion, if my expectations are good, once our naval warship appears, he will definitely go to war, trying to destroy our army" Yu Guangdao.

"But even so, the two old generals also said just now that the naval soldiers of Baozhou are far ahead of our army in their ability to fight at sea, are they sure of a head-on battle?" Xu You said.

Yu Guang raised his eyebrows, glanced at Xu You carefully, and said with a smile: "Whether it is a river or an ocean, the most important thing in water warfare is the direction of the wind, so if you want to implement this plan, the timing must be accurate."

"What is the timing of what you said," Lu Fei asked.

"South wind, as long as the south wind blows on the sea, then our navy warships will use the wind to run rampant for thousands of miles, and the enemy army is against the wind, if in this situation, the subordinates have eighty percent certainty, can take these three places as a foundation, and as long as they are taken, the distance between the islands will be ignored, although Baozhou is strong, but the infantry army has personally inspected, it is completely a decoration, if the land battle, our army can be ten times better than him" Yu Guang said loudly.

Hearing this, the generals looked at Yu Guang, Jiang Cheng, and Ling Zhen with some admiration.

"Okay, okay, the third brother told me that day that Yu Guang will be the general of my first water army in Dachu in the future, I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that this is the case, Yu Guang obeys orders" Lu Fei shouted,

"The Last Will Be"

"From today onwards, you will be solely responsible for all plans for landing on the island," Lu Fei announced.

"Yes, Marshal"

"Generals Obey Orders"

"In"

"At all costs, assist Yu Guang to complete the landing operation, eliminate the rebel thief python sword, and recover Baozhou," Lu Fei shouted.

"Yes"