Chapter Eighty-Seven: Surprise Attack on Estuary Town
"Quick! Fast! Fast! It's time to sail! ”
On the edge of the ferry in Shuangheba Village, villager Niu Geng kept recruiting and waving and shouting to the two fellow villagers who were rushing towards this side. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
On the river next to the ferry, several villagers were already seated on a small ferry boat several meters long, and the boatman was already holding the oars and preparing to start the boat.
Like Niu Geng, these villagers are preparing to take a ferry to Yangjia Village in Fengning Township, on the other side of the Changxi River.
This ferry only goes to Yangjia Village a few times a day, and if they miss it, I am afraid that they will not be able to go today.
"Why are you so inked! The boatman almost sailed! ”
Soon, the ferry finally left after waiting for Niu Geng's two partners, and Niu Geng complained to the two.
"You can't blame us, I heard that this Fengning Town is going to fight again, my father and they won't let us go, according to Uncle Gong who came back in the morning, this battle is very strong, and the troops of Chengtai Town and Hekou Town have been dispatched!"
One of them gasped and explained to Niu Geng, who had an unhappy face.
"Yes, yes! My uncle said the same thing! Another person also voiced his support.
"War? Could it be that the Yangwu army is calling? Why don't we join the army too? Resist this brutal army! ”
Hearing what they said, Niu Geng's face was shocked, and he couldn't help but suggest.
In order to block the expansion of the Yangwu army, whether it was Zhao Wencheng's Fengning Town, or Zhang Fan and Du Gang's Chengtai Town and Hekou Town, they all instilled a lot of brutal deeds of the Yangwu Army to the people in the town.
In the hearts of a simple young man like Niu Geng, the Yangwu Army has faintly become synonymous with evil forces, and when he thinks of the invasion of the Yangwu Army, he can't help but resist.
"Whew! A bunch of kids, what do you know! ”
On the ferry, a man dressed as a merchant sneered when he heard this, and said sarcastically to Niu Geng.
This man is a merchant and peddler who has been walking in various villages for a long time, although his status is not high, he has come into contact with many merchants from Yangwujun, and his understanding of Yangwujun is far better than that of these villagers.
"What did you say?"
It was how the strong-blooded Niu Geng could withstand such an agitation from him, and looked at the man with a red face.
"You don't know anything about the Yangwu army and think they are vicious, this is just a trick played by these rulers above!"
Looking at the people on the boat looking at him one by one, the man tilted his head and said in a tone of disdain for his company.
"Tell me there?"
Niu Geng was not convinced, and asked without showing weakness.
"Humph! Then I'll tell you about it! ”
The man became even more smug when he heard this, and swept around the people on the boat.
"This Yangwu army rules the four counties of Jumei County, Qilin County, Chenshi County, and Zhongba County to the east, with millions of people and hundreds of thousands of troops, and it is one of the best forces in Yongzhou. This Yangwu general Sima Yu is a rare master, widely benevolent government, the people under his rule do not know how rich they are, not at all as brutal and unkind as those officials preach, you just look at the merchant ships of those Yangwu army merchants in the past! General Yangwu has conquered all the way to the Quartet, overcoming everything, and has never lost a battle, how can our three towns resist it. If nothing else, let's just say that the largest warships of our naval army in Hekou Town are only some small merchant ships, and they can carry dozens of people at most. It is said that some of the warships taken by the sailors of the Yangwu Army are as high as tens of zhang, and a warship can carry hundreds of people. ”
The man showed off to everyone on the boat.
"You, are you talking about that kind of warship?"
By this time, the ferry had almost reached a third of the width of the river, and one of Niu Geng's companions listened to the man's words and whispered in the direction of the lower reaches of the Changxi River.
"What?"
The man didn't hear the words clearly, and couldn't help but look in the direction of Niu Geng's partner's finger, and suddenly he was stunned like him.
Looking from afar, they saw a huge black shadow on the surface of the Changxi River heading towards them.
At the front of the black shadow, a huge warship more than 10 zhang high and 30 zhang long was breaking through the water, gradually enlarging in the dull gaze of the people on the ferry.
On the top floor of the battleship, a flag engraved with the word "Yu" was displayed wantonly in the river breeze, and the side of the ship below was full of flags painted with the word "Yangwu".
"Really called? Quick, quick, go back! ”
The man looked at the huge group of ships in a daze, and after a while he came back to his senses, and hurriedly urged the boatman who was holding the oars.
The man's cry finally woke up the stunned boatman, and he hurriedly began to shake the oars to sail the ferry.
The rest of the boat also recovered from their shock, and one by one they urged the boatman with a look of trepidation, hoping that they would land immediately. Niu Geng was the only one on the ship who did not make a sound, looking at the huge fleet that was constantly approaching in a daze.
On the mighty group of naval warships, a solemn, vast, and indomitable momentum rushed towards him, and the compelling aura made Niu Geng involuntarily believe the man's words just now.
If it weren't for the Ming Lord, how could there be such a powerful and mighty army under his command. If he can also become a member of such a water army, how good it would be, Niu Geng couldn't help but yearn for it.
"Bell Bell Bell ~"
The village of Shuangheba on the shore has already sounded the alarm bell and made a mess.
"General, we are only less than 10 miles away from Hekou Town, and I'm afraid the news is about to leak out!"
Looking at the noisy Shuangheba Village on the west bank of the river, Sima Xu Yi of the Beiying Army of the Water Division spoke out to Yu Dayou.
The naval army in front of him is the 5,000 naval division led by Yu Dayou.
In order to avoid the leakage of the news of the North Camp of the Sailor Division, the town of Hekou was prepared, and they would send small groups of men and horses to control the villages on the shore along the way. Not long ago, Yu Dayou ordered all these advance teams to be taken back, and now Shuangheba Village is in chaos, and they can't control it if they want to.
"It doesn't matter, Du Gang and they are probably already fighting with the lord and them now, now we just need to take Hekou Town directly, and then controlling the news will only delay our time, pass the order, speed up the voyage, we have to rush to Hekou Town before noon!"
Yu Dayou waved his hand indifferently and ordered to speed up.
"Whoa!"
Xu Yi promised when he heard this.
Immediately, the Beiying Fleet of the Navy Division ignored the chaotic Shuangheba Village, and all warships set sail with all their might.
"Pedal Pedal ~"
"My lord, it's not good, the North Camp of the Sailor of the Yangwu Army is coming!"
A quarter of an hour later, in the water village outside Hekou Town, a soldier hurriedly came over to report to Fan Yuanyi, the commander of the water division of Hekou Town, who was left behind.
"What?"
Fan Yuanyi, who was taking a nap and resting timidly, immediately stood up when he heard this, and exclaimed in disbelief.
Isn't the sailor of the Yangwu Army riding the army of the Yangwu Army to the mud dragon, how did he come here!
"My lord, I just received news from the front that the fleet of the North Battalion of the Navy Division is coming to us, with no less than five thousand people, and I am afraid that it will only be a quarter of an hour before it arrives!"
Seeing that Fan Yuanyi didn't seem to believe it, the soldier anxiously reported again again.
"Bayou Town is finished! Summon, assemble the whole army! ”
After receiving a definite answer, Fan Yuanyi couldn't help but take two steps back and muttered in a low voice, and then ordered loudly to the herald.
"Yes, my subordinates will gather everyone to prepare for battle!"
When the herald heard this, he immediately prepared to leave and gave orders.
Soon, dozens of ships, large and small, were assembled, carrying the 600 sailors who remained behind and were ready to fight.
"The mantis arm is a car! Offensive! ”
When Yu Dayou led the water division to the outside of Hekou Town, and when he saw the Hekou Town Navy in front of him, he smiled coldly and immediately ordered.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
One by one, huge slings flew towards the remaining estuary town naval ship formation, some fell on the surface of the river, splashing countless splashes, and some directly hit the enemy ships, knocking these small boats overturned.
Although the courage and loyalty of Fan Yuanyi, the commander of the naval army left behind in Hekou Town, was commendable, he ignored the huge difference in the strength of the naval army of Hekou Town and the northern battalion of the Yangwu Army.
This estuary town naval army, which could only make a small fuss in the upper reaches of the Changxi River, was powerless to fight back in the face of the attack of the northern battalion of the water division, and was almost completely wiped out under the attack of several waves of ship-borne catapults, and the scattered ships that escaped were also frightened.
"Assault!"
When Yu Dayou ordered the fleet to quickly assault forward, before they could launch a melee attack, the remnants of the frightened Hekou Zhenshui warships hoisted their white flags one after another and surrendered to the Yangwu army.
"Occupy the water village! Take Bayou Town! ”
After controlling the situation, Yu Dayou kept moving, commanding people to occupy the camp of the water army in Hekou Town, and personally leading more than 1,000 elite water army to start killing in the direction of Hekou Town.
"Greetings to the General!"
When they arrived at Hekou Town, Yu Dayou, who thought there was still a fierce battle, unexpectedly saw that the gate of Hekou Town had been opened, and Cao Zifei, the guard general who was left by Du Gang to guard Hekou Town, directly asked Yu Dayou to surrender.
In less than a quarter of an hour after the battle between the North Battalion of the Yangwu Army and the Hekou Town Water Army, the Hekou Town Water Army was completely annihilated, and this amazing combat effectiveness made Cao Zifei lose the will to resist.
At present, the navy is destroyed, the Changxi River is controlled by the north camp of the Yangwu Army's water division, and the 3,000 troops who went out to Fengning Town with Du Gang have become a lone army, and Hekou Town has no foreign aid, and the city is only a matter of time before it is broken, Cao Zifei is not a foolish and loyal person, fortunately, he surrendered directly, and he can also save Hekou Town from a war.
"Immediately order the transport fleet, speed up, and make sure to reach the town of the estuary tomorrow"
After successfully taking Hekou Town with one blow, Yu Dayou immediately gave an order to the herald.
On this trip, they were followed by a huge transport fleet of the North and South Battalions of the Naval Division, and under the full force of the transport fleet, the 20,000 troops of the three battalions of the Tiger Battalion, the Xiaocai Battalion, and the Feiyu Battalion were rushing to Hekou Town with all their might.
Like the North Battalion of the Water Division under the command of Yu Dayou, these three battalions were originally aimed at the army of the mud dragon, but after a false shot, they had already quietly turned around and turned to the Changxi River towards Hekou Town.