Yu Qing is a greedy person for money and wine, when he heard Lin Renzhao agree, he was immediately overjoyed, fifty percent of the profit was already a lot, at least every time he went to sea, he could get a sum of money, and he didn't work without effort, Yu Qing laughed out loud and walked out of the door with Lin Renzhao. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the camp of the water division, the soldiers of Wu Yueguo were killing sheep, and some soldiers couldn't wait to cook the rice, and the camp seemed very busy. After a while, the smell of rice wafted in the camp, as well as the smell of yellow sheep, Wu Yuebing made a lot of vegetables and put them into the big ding, and soon, a pot of chowder appeared.

Yu Qing smiled, set up a banquet in the hall to entertain the soldiers above Yu Hou, gathered more than 50 people, it looked very lively, a large piece of boiled yellow mutton was served, in the army, the emphasis is on eating and drinking, the taste is naturally a little worse.

Jars of fine wine were served, the mud seals were lifted, and the smell of wine quickly spread through the hall, and the soldiers who were waiting on the side picked up the crockpots and filled the crowd with wine.

"Brothers, today this brother has sent wine and meat to reward the three armies, and you can toast more to express the gratitude of the three armies." Yu Qing said.

Immediately, several big men immediately stood up and wanted to toast Lin Renzhao, who was not small in drinking, so he smiled, took the wine bottle, and saluted one by one. Yu Hou, Du Tou and others all felt that Lin Renzhao could drink, although he was a businessman, it was very suitable for their taste.

A group of people drank and drank, drank for more than two hours, everyone was dizzy, Lin Renzhao was also drunk, and rested in the barracks for a day, until the next day, everyone woke up, Lin Renzhao said goodbye and left, on the occasion of parting, Lin Renzhao secretly sent Yu Qing two pieces of gold cakes, saying that the merchant ships were going to sail in the next few days, hoping that Yu Qing could be convenient and convenient.

Yu Qing took the gold cake, naturally very happy, and said that if Lin Renzhao set sail, he would definitely open the door of convenience.

Lin Renzhao left satisfied, and the yellow sheep and wine left in Wu Yue's army were all laughed at, and Yu Qing naturally ordered the three armies to kill the sheep and drink wine and eat a full meal. Anyway, on the side of the Shengsi Islands, Yu An, Shao Keqian and others were fighting fiercely with the Tang army, and as for Cha Wenhui's Fuzhou Naval Division, the strength was insufficient, and it had to pass through Wenzhou, so the threat was not great.

Yu Qing is relieved to eat and drink boldly, the three armies have to kill a lot of yellow sheep every day to satisfy their appetites, I don't know if they drink too much wine, or eat too much meat and greasy, the soldiers pulled up their stomachs, and even Yu An ran more than 30 times in one day, and his legs were numb.

Yu Qing felt that something was wrong, what was going on? Yu An thought a little uneasy, although the doctor in the army prescribed medicine, it would not work for a while, and the soldiers in the army were all pulled into prostration, and they were weak one by one, and they walked step by step.

Just when Yu Qing felt strange, the patrol boat suddenly returned, the mast on the ship was broken, and there were more than a dozen corpses on it, which was very embarrassing. As soon as the ship docked, a team member almost rolled off the boat, he mustered up his strength, went straight to agree, and said as he ran: "Oh no, the Tang army is coming." ”

The voice was a little weak, but it was enough to make people hear clearly, Wu Yuejun's soldiers were stunned when they heard it, how did the Tang army kill? How is this possible? Aren't they north of the Shengsi Islands? Could it be that they defeated the Zhoushan Water Master?

The soldiers of Wu Yuejun suddenly panicked, some people rushed to the dock to observe the situation, and some people were preparing to board the ship to defend against the enemy, the situation was chaotic, Yu Qing heard the voice, hurriedly ran over, and shouted: "What happened?" ”

"Dutou, the Tang army is here!" A soldier hurried over to give a message.

"What?" When Yu Qing heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat, he grabbed the soldier's chest and shouted, "What did you say? Say it again! ”

"Dutou, Tang, Tang Jun is here!" The soldier stammered.

Yu Qing only felt that his head was "buzzing", it sounded, he hurriedly ran to the dock, to observe the situation, due to his weak body, he fell several times along the way, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, Yu Qing couldn't take care of it, Zhoushan is fundamental, there must be no loss, if it is lost, how will the sailor gain a foothold? Moreover, if Zhoushan falls into the hands of the Tang army, Mingzhou will be directly exposed to the Tang army's eyelids, and with the current strength of Mingzhou, it will be difficult to resist the Tang army's attack.

Yu Qing had just arrived at the dock, as soon as he raised his head, he was immediately shocked, on the seaside, although the Zhoushan Naval Division fought hard, it was not the enemy's opponent at all, the battleships of the Tang Army were extremely strong, the battleships of the two armies collided, and it was often the battleships of the Wu Yue Army that were broken, and the battleships of the Tang Army had nothing to do.

Coupled with the difference in numbers, there is almost no suspense in this naval battle, Yu Qing's first thought is to block the Tang army with foot soldiers, the water battle seems to be lost, and only by trying to protect the city of Zhoushan can we avoid defeat. Yu Qing didn't hesitate too much, and rushed towards Zhoushan City with his soldiers.

Wu Yueguo Naval Division lacked unified command, soon lost, after the Tang Army's advance troops landed, quickly controlled the dock, and then, Yang Lian led the main force, occupied the dock in Zhoushan, looking at the intact dock, Yang Lian smiled, he immediately let Zhang Wenyi, Zhang Wenying brothers stationed on the south side of the dock, in case of the sailors from Wenzhou, as for the north, facing the direction of the Shengsi Islands, the Dengzhou Sailors were on standby. More than a dozen warships patrolled around Zhoushan Island.

Seven thousand foot soldiers went ashore, although it was all the way to the road, but Yang Lian decided to take advantage of Zhoushan's defenselessness, and captured Zhoushan in one go, Zhang Wenyi's brother sailors patrolled the sea, beware of situations that appeared at any time, Yang Lian also left the Dengzhou sailors to garrison the wharf, and he personally led the main force to Zhoushan County.

The county seat of Zhoushan is on a large island, the terrain is relatively flat, and the army rushes all the way over. When the people of Zhoushan saw it, they all took refuge, Yang Lian waved his troops and drove straight to Zhoushan County, and when he arrived in Zhoushan County, the city gate had been closed, and only 500 foot soldiers were guarding the city, looking at the Tang army that suddenly appeared with a solemn face.

The reason why there are so few foot soldiers in Zhoushan County is because the enemy he faces can only come from the sea, so its naval division is very strong, and the strength of the army is much smaller, but as Yu An led his troops north, the strength of Zhoushan and Shui divisions was further weakened, so it gave Yang Lian a favorable opportunity.

Seeing the sparse number of defenders at the head of the city, Yang Lian unceremoniously issued an order to attack, the Tang army rushed up, five hundred soldiers to defend the city, there was a large gap, the Tang army was able to calmly attack the city, Yu Qing and the captain of Zhoushan mobilized troops and horses, and struggled to resist, but at this time there was a sudden change in the city, Lin Renzhao led dozens of people to kill the head of the city, drove away the defenders at the head of the city, took advantage of the situation to open the city gate, and the Tang soldiers swarmed in, which meant the loss of Zhoushan County.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the county commander left early and rushed to Mingzhou by boat. As soon as the ship set sail, it was seen by the battleship of the Tang Army, the boat was shaking, it was knocked over by the battleship, and the county order fell into the sea.

Zhoushan County is almost bloodless to take, Yang Lian did not get carried away, Zhoushan County around, there are Putuo, Peach Blossom Island and a series of islands, although there are not many garrisons, but it is also a threat, especially Putuo, there are mountain peaks in it, which belongs to the highest point in this area, if you occupy this place, you can see the mountains at a glance, even if you get military information.

After occupying Zhoushan County, the sailors attacked everywhere, seized the outer islands, and established the barrier of the island, and soon, Putuo, Peach Blossom Island and other relatively large islands fell into the hands of the Tang army, Yang Lian ordered Zhang Wenyi to guard Putuo, Zhang Wenyi to guard Peach Blossom Island, and Zhoushan County Island as horns for each other.

Zhoushan County hoarded a lot of grain, Yang Lian laughed at it, especially the main island, the terrain is relatively flat, the number is scarce, Wu Yuejun has cultivated a lot of fertile land, and now the wheat ears are golden and ready to be harvested at any time.

Yang Lian actively prepared for war, especially against the main force of the Northern Zhoushan Water Division and the naval army of Mingzhou, if Yu An got the news, he would definitely not give up Zhoushan. After discussing with Lin Renzhao and other generals, Yang Lian decided to brake quietly and wait for the Zhoushan Water Division to come back.

Zhoushan was lost, and the sailors of Mingzhou soon got the news, and although they did not know the reason, the officials of Wu Yueguo quickly transmitted the news back to Hangzhou.

At this time, the king of Wu Yue was named Qian Hongyu, he was still young, but twenty-three years old, he liked Buddhism, was a filial piety, and attached importance to brotherhood. But Hu Jinsi had a lot of power, and Qian Hongyu finally took advantage of the opportunity of Hu Jinsi's young son being captured by the Tang Army and survived him.

Now Qian Hongyu is in power, and he still serves the Central Plains Imperial Court as the main one, and is the enemy of the Tang Dynasty. What made Qian Hongyu depressed was that Wu Yue and the Tang Dynasty had been competing for several years, and they did not take much advantage, especially when Fuzhou was seized, which made the south lose its danger, and Wu Yue was surrounded by three parties, and the situation was very critical.

After the establishment of the Great Zhou, Wu Yueguo accepted the canonization of the Great Zhou, and now the Great Zhou was attacked by the Khitan and Hedong Liu Chong, and the lips were cold and the teeth were cold, Wu Yueguo did not hesitate to spend his blood in order to attract the attention of the Tang Dynasty, and the main force attacked Changzhou. As long as the big week is not enough, Wu Yueguo will not fall.

However, the battle of Changzhou was inconclusive for a long time, and Cha Wenhui of Fuzhou led his troops north, and Wu Yueguo was attacked on all sides, which made Qian Hongyu even more worried.

Qian Hongyu sat in the study, suddenly sighed, and put down the urgent report in his hand. This urgent report was sent from the Great Zhou, and as the suzerain, the Emperor of the Great Zhou told him a strange thing. If there is a big chaos today, the Quartet mobilizes troops, Datang and Wu Yue are fighting in Changzhou, it is reported that the soldiers and horses in Datang County are frequently mobilized, and the soldiers and horses in Hongzhou, Jiangzhou and other places frequently advance eastward to support the war in Changzhou, but there is an extremely calm place, which is very unusual.

This place is the name of the Han Dynasty, which is actually ruled by the Tang Dynasty, and Yang Lian, the Shuntian Festival envoy who is the vanguard of the Tang Dynasty, actually seemed very calm at this time, did not send troops to support the war in the south, and did not take advantage of the opportunity of the Great Zhou to go north to resist the enemy to make trouble, which is even more unusual.

According to the conjecture of the Great Zhou Tianzi, even if Yang Lian does not send troops, at least he will make trouble in the Central Plains and Shandong, which is his strength at all, but Yang Lian did not, Yunzhou under his rule is very calm, and the Great Zhou Tianzi sent a secret agent to infiltrate Yunzhou to inquire. After some hard work, Da Zhou Tianzi got a shocking news that Yang Lian was not in Yunzhou, nor was he in various parts of Shandong.

As for Jinling, his adopted son Guo Rong said very clearly that he was ready to assassinate Yang Lian, but there was no shadow of Yang Lian so far, so the plan was repeatedly put on hold.

Yang Lian is not in these places, so where will he be? Khitan? Obviously impossible, then there is only one answer, and that is Wu Yueguo. The Great Zhou Tianzi suspected that Yang Lian was very likely to secretly lead his troops south, or to Changzhou, or from the Jiangyin area, along the sea, to Huating County, and attack Xiuzhou.

This plan is not impossible, the terrain in that area is flat, although Wu Yueguo also set up a county to manage that area, but on the plain of a flat river, it is impossible to rely on only one city to block the enemy army.

The war reached this point, Qian Hongyu knew that it was impossible to withdraw, and if he took a step back, he was likely to lose, and Wu Yueguo would no longer exist. Qian Hongyu thought about it, he could only grit his teeth and go all out to fight the battle of Changzhou, he believed that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty would definitely be able to defeat the coalition army of Khitan and Liu Chong in Hedong, and then, as the letter said, the main force of the Great Zhou Dynasty attacked Shandong and Lianghuai, even if it could not destroy the Tang Dynasty, it could only relieve the urgent need in May.

Alas, at this time, I can only fight, Qian Hongyu thought in his heart, Huating is a small county, you can give up, but Xiuzhou must be guarded to ensure the smooth flow of the canal, and the back road was cut off by the Tang army, not only Suzhou is dangerous, but the tens of thousands of Wu Yueguo troops in Changzhou will also fall into crisis.

When Qian Hongyu was thinking carefully, suddenly, Wu Cheng, the new secretary of the military department, walked in quickly, without even knocking on the door, behind him, followed by a soldier with a sweaty face.

"King, something is wrong!" Wu Cheng said.

Qian Hongyu frowned and said, "Wu Shangshu, what's the matter?" ”

Wu Cheng turned sideways slightly, pointed to the soldiers behind him, and said, "King, this is a messenger sent by Mingzhou. ”

The messenger wiped his sweat, gasped, and said, "I have seen the king in my humble position. ”

"Long story short, no need to be polite." Qian Hongyu was also anxious to understand and said busily.

The envoy took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Qian Hongyu, and said at the same time: "King Qiyu, Zhoushan fell into the hands of the Tang Army yesterday!" ”

"Ahh Qian Hongyu was taken aback, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly opened the letter and looked at it carefully.

In the letter, the Mingzhou Assassin reported the situation in detail, and yesterday the Tang Army suddenly appeared in Zhoushan and unexpectedly took Zhoushan County, and the dock also fell into the hands of the Tang Army. Mingzhou got the news and sent warships to inquire about the news, but they were intercepted and killed by Tang warships, Mingzhou battleships only have a dozen, and they are not the opponents of the Tang army at all, and it is impossible to know the specific situation of Zhoushan, but one thing is certain, the number of Tang warships in Zhoushan is not expensive.

Qian Hongyu hurriedly finished reading, his heart sank to the bottom of the water like a stone, and he suddenly realized that the Tang army that captured Zhoushan was very likely to be Yang Lian. Because the Tang army unexpectedly captured Zhoushan, just like he unexpectedly captured Fuzhou back then, Yang Lian is good at surprise.

"King, Zhoushan is the foundation of the sailor, once it is lost, Mingzhou will inevitably not be protected, Weichen suggests that the sailor set off immediately to recapture Zhoushan!" Wu Cheng said.

Qian Hongyu nodded, Zhoushan was lost, he knew the importance of the matter, so he said: "Since this is the case, let Yu An return to the division immediately, no matter what the price is, you must recover Zhoushan!" ”

Wu Cheng thought for a while and said, "King, the number of Tang troops in Zhoushan is unknown, do you send Hangzhou sailors to support?" ”

Qian Hongyu lightly knocked on the case, although Shao Keqian thwarted the Tang Army's naval division that invaded the south, but the Tang Dynasty naval division is strong, Runzhou, Guangling, Jinghai are not weak, and Hongzhou, Jiangzhou and other places, there are also Tang naval divisions, maybe they are waiting in Jiangbei, if the naval divisions in Hangzhou Bay are emptied, I am afraid they will take advantage of the weakness.

In addition, Qian Hongyu also took into account one point, this Tang army can capture Zhoushan, there should be a small number of people, otherwise how could it hide the reconnaissance of Zhoushan Division? As long as it is dealt with properly, the Zhoushan and Shui divisions led by Yu An should be enough.

Thinking of this, Qian Hongyu shook his head and said: "The sailors of Hangzhou Bay can send more than a dozen fighting ships to observe the situation in Jiangbei, as for Zhoushan, let Yu An'an return to help, and be sure to recover Zhoushan in the shortest possible time!" (To be continued.) )