The Tang warships accelerated forward, sailed out of the Qiantang River estuary, and rushed towards Yuezhou Water Village, this fire, Yang Lian didn't need to look at it much, no matter how many people Wu Yuejun burned to death, it didn't matter, as long as Wu Yuejun's battleship was burned, this battle was already won. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

A personal soldier walked up to Yang Lian's side and said with some fear: "Qi Yang Jiedu, the news came just now that all the warships of Wu Yuejun were burned down, and none of them remained. ”

Yang Lian nodded, this was what he expected. This battle was too strange, and he was lucky, he carried a sack with the boat, and the sack was full of soil, and Yang Lian also prevented Wu Yuejun from using round beans and grass ash, after all, this battle mode was created by Wu Yueren.

After using the sack to block the fire boat, Yang Lian thought of counterattacking, so there was the scene just now. After waiting for a while, Lin Renzhao, Zhu Qi and others all used the sampan to come over.

"Yang Jiedu!" Lin Renzhao and Zhu Qi bowed their hands, with smiles on their faces, after this battle, the Qiantang River was left to the Tang Army's naval division, and Wu Yuejun's large warships were probably less than ten, and they had no strength to fight.

"Let's go! Talking in the cabin. Yang Lian waved his hand, fought for a while, and was roasted by the fire for a long time, sweating, and thirsty.

The three of them entered the cabin and sat on the ground, and Yang Lian first spread out a map of Hangzhou on the desk. A soldier brought a kettle to boil water.

"In today's battle, Shao Keqian steals chickens and rice, and the elite of Wu Yueguo's sailors has been lost, and there is no possibility of a war. Our army's naval division should take the blockade of the Qiantang River as its main responsibility, and as for attacking Hangzhou, I think the time is not yet ripe. Yang Lian said.

Zhu Qi said: "Yang Jiedu, what do you mean?" ”

"Controlling the Qiantang River is equivalent to pinching the lifeblood of Hangzhou, and the sailors south of the Qiantang River cannot rescue Hangzhou at all. What I mean is to send a part of the sailors to go up the river to Muzhou, and if possible, to get in touch with Cha Wenhui, who is attacking Chuzhou. Yang Lian said.

The upper reaches of the Qiantang River are not conducive to the movement of large warships, so they can only be small warships, and Yang Lian does not have many troops, so the support he can provide is limited.

Lin Renzhao observed, shook his head, and said, "Yang Jiedu, I think it's not appropriate to divide the troops. ”

"Huzi, tell me about it." Yang Lian said that this was originally a small military meeting, and Yang Lian naturally had to listen to Lin Renzhao's opinions, and if he listened to it, he would be clear and biased, and Yang Lian understood this truth.

"Yang Jiedu, although our army has won now, its strength is insufficient, if it is still divided, I am afraid it will be difficult to capture Hangzhou." Lin Renzhao said, he still didn't say one thing, that is, he was unwilling to capture Hangzhou The credit was taken away by Zhou Zong, this time to destroy Wu Yueguo, it is mainly divided into two branches, one is Yang Lian's Dengzhou Naval Division, Haizhou, Chuzhou and Yanzhou, Yunzhou part of the army as the main backbone, the other is the Tang Dynasty Forbidden Army as the backbone of the army, the commander is Situ Zhouzong, as for Cha Wenhui, they can only be regarded as partial divisions, which have a certain impact on the war situation, but not enough to change the situation.

"Go on." Yang Lian felt that Lin Renzhao didn't finish his words.

Lin Renzhao hesitated slightly, glanced at Zhu Qi, and said in a deep voice: "Yang Jiedu, I have been following Yang Jiedu for a long time, and I naturally hope to be able to make great achievements in the south and the north." For me, I don't want to be a high-ranking official, but to leave a name in history. The credit for destroying Wu Yueguo must not be robbed by Zhou Zong. ”

Zhu Qi also said: "Yang Jiedu, I think General Lin is reasonable. That Zhou Zong was a treacherous villain, so he had to be guarded against. If he robs the credit, the power of King Yan's party will inevitably increase greatly. ”

The dispute between King Yan and King Qi is a well-known thing, Yang Lian has a close relationship with King Qi, which means that he is the enemy of King Yan, not to mention that Yang Lian once fought King Yan, once Li Hongji gains power, he will definitely not spare Yang Lian. Now the battle with Zhou Zong, the essence behind it is the dispute between the king of Yan and the king of Qi, and whoever has made the greatest contribution to the destruction of Wu Yue will further expand his power.

Don't say that King Qi did not ascend the throne as the emperor, even if he ascended the throne, if there is a real power faction to support King Yan, everything is difficult to say.

Yang Lian coughed and said: "Although Zhou Zong has many soldiers and horses, in fact, it is impossible for him to capture Hangzhou, don't worry, I will definitely take you to take Hangzhou in the future." No one can take away the credit for destroying Wu Yueguo. ”

Lin Renzhao and Zhu Qi looked at each other and smiled, with Yang Lian's affirmation, the two of them were much more confident.

The topic shifted to the capture of Hangzhou, Yang Lian believed that Zhou Zong had tens of thousands of troops, most of which were forbidden troops, with complete armor and combat effectiveness, but Zhou Zong's ability to lead troops was not strong, so he would only send troops to harass the Quartet.

Yang Lian also plans to send troops and stationed them in the east of Hangzhou, so the next step, Yang Lian is to take Yuhang, which is closer to the sea than Hangzhou, even if the war is unfavorable, it can be retreated at any time, and the supply is also very convenient.

When the three of them were discussing, the soldiers brought hot water, and Yang Lian took matters into his own hands, brewed a pot of tea, filled it for the two, and pushed it to the two.

Lin Renzhao arched his hand, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said: "Yang Jiedu, Zhou Zong has many soldiers and horses, and he has a chance to take Hangzhou, but he will definitely not cooperate with us." And we are not enough troops, I am afraid it will be difficult to take Hangzhou. ”

Zhu Qi nodded and said, "The big war is coming, and the defense of Hangzhou City must be very strict, and it is impossible to sneak into Hangzhou secretly." ”

Yang Lian smiled and said, "This matter is not in a hurry, let's see how Zhou Zong handles it first." ”

In Hangzhou, Qian Hongyu stood on the city wall, looking at the sky-high fire in a daze, with a depressed expression.

The sky had darkened, but in the light of the fire, it was like day. Qian Hongyu clenched his fists, and his body kept shaking.

Zheng Guogong Wu Yanfu stood aside, his face was also very ugly, and after sighing in his heart, he turned around, arched his hand, and said, "The king ......"

Qian Hongyu waved his hand weakly and said, "Uncle, the sailor has already lost, I'm afraid this Hangzhou city will not be able to hold it." ”

Wu Yanfu shook his head and said: "Great King, although the water division failed, the Tang army and the water division could only control the Qiantang River and could not attack Hangzhou City. There is enough food in Hangzhou, and there is no problem in supporting it for two years. ”

"If you can only stay in Hangzhou, what can you do?" Qian Hongyu said that at this time, he felt very tired and tired.

Wu Yanfu said: "King, the Tang army is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is categorically unable to support it for too long, I do have an idea, maybe I can repel the Tang army." ”

"Uncle, please speak." Qian Hongyu said.

"Zhongwu Jiedu made the town guard Suzhou, although Suzhou was beaten by Zhou Zong, but finally held, Zhou Zongbu wanted to transport grain and grass from the Tang Dynasty, the best way is to take the Grand Canal. The king can order Suzhou to attack and rob the grain of Zhou Zong's department, if Zhou Zong is short of grain and grass, the army will inevitably be unstable. Wu Yanfu said.

Qian Hongyu squinted his eyes and thought about it, Zhou Zong's route for transporting grain and grass, in addition to the one his uncle said, there is also one from Xuanzhou, but this road is by land, far less fast and convenient than water and land, and from Xuanzhou, it has to pass through the Huzhou area, at present, the Tang army did not besiege Huzhou, so Zhou Zong transported grain from Huzhou, which is not very reliable.

"Yang Lian has a bad relationship with Zhou Zong, if Zhou Zong is short of food, Yang Lian will definitely not take out food to help him, if Zhou Zong retreats, Yang Lian will not have enough troops, and he will retreat." Wu Yanfu said again.

Qian Hongyu thought for a while, and finally nodded, this method seems to be good.

When the two said this, someone hurriedly ran over, and by the light of the fire, Qian Hongyu saw Wu Cheng, the secretary of the military department, and Shao Keqian, the commander of the Hangzhou Navy Division.

"The king, the command of Weichen is unfavorable, so that the soldiers are lost, and the battleships are almost all destroyed, please punish the king!" Shao Keqian knelt down and wept bitterly.

Wu Cheng also knelt down on the side, burst into tears, and said, "King, please also punish the old minister." ”

Qian Hongyu knew that now was the time to employ people, and it was a taboo for soldiers to kill generals in battle, and he already knew the details of this battle, the defeat of the sailors, Shao Keqian did not have much responsibility, his design, his deception, and fire attack were originally impeccable, but who would have thought that Yang Lian's battleship would have so many sacks enough to cut off the Qiantang River?

"Wu Shangshu, Commander Shao, please get up!" Qian Hongyu said, took two steps, and personally helped the two of them.

"This battle, not the fault of the war, can only be said to be too cunning of the Tang people." Qian Hongyu said.

"Yes, Yang Lian has been too arrogant recently, but things must be reversed, I think his good luck is coming to an end!" Wu Yanfu also said.

"The king treats his subordinates so kindly, even if he dies, it is not enough to repay him!" Shao Keqian was very moved.

Qian Hongyu glanced back at the Qiantang River in the distance, the fire is still there, I am afraid that within two or three hours, this fire will be difficult to extinguish.

"Everyone, don't worry, Lone already has a way to repel the Tang Army!" Although Qian Hongyu was young, he also saw a trace of Shao Keqian's worries, so he encouraged everyone that at this time, they needed to unite as one to get through the difficulties.

In Daying, north of Hangzhou, Zhou Zong was drinking mutton soup.

"Zhou Situ, I didn't expect Yang Lian's luck to be so good." Zhou Hongzuo said that the two had passed through the scouts and learned everything that happened in the Qiantang River.

Zhou Zong smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said: "This is his luck, I'm afraid he has thought of it a long time ago, so he is fully prepared, and killed Wu Yuejun's sailors in one fell swoop." Now that all the warships of the Wu and Yue armies have been burned, Yang Lian has taken control of the water surface around Hangzhou. General Zhou, when do you think Yang Lian will enter Hangzhou? ”

Zhou Hongzuo thought for a while and said: "Curse him, Yang Lian is ambitious, I heard that Situ has arrived in Hangzhou, so he is in a hurry to attack." I thought that within two or three days, he would march into Hangzhou. ”

Zhou Zong also thinks this is the truth, otherwise why didn't Yang Lian attack early or late, but he attacked after he arrived in Hangzhou? In this way, Yang Lian is also afraid that the credit will be snatched away.

"General Zhou, since Yang Lian has entered the army, then our army does not need to waste troops, as long as we wait for Yang Lian to attack Hangzhou, our army can reap the benefits of the fisherman." Zhou Zong smiled very weirdly. In his heart, he also knew that he couldn't take Hangzhou, so he had this idea.

In this regard, Zhou Hongzuo deeply agreed. (To be continued.) )