Chapter 15: Opportunities (Part II)

Since Lin Zude and other "moderates" took the initiative to keep silent, the decision to "punish" the Huai'an Army was decided within the Pujia family in Quanzhou as quickly as possible. Immediately, the son-in-law of the head of the family, Nabena, began to dispatch troops. First of all, the left and right Yisi Baxi armies under the family were all transferred to Xinghua County to standby. Then, he sent an order to the arrows, requiring the Xia family, the Sun family, the Jin family, the You family, the Yan family and the Lin family, who were attached to the Pu family, to lead the two thousand elites of each clan to Xinghua to assemble. Anyone who fails to do so, or who indiscriminately fills the number, will be punished as apostasy!

When Pu Shougeng slaughtered the Zhao and Song clans and the wounded soldiers of Lianghuai in Quanzhou, Xia Jing, the commander of the Wuwei Left Wing Army, Tian Zhenzi of Zhizhou, Yan Bolu, the regimental training envoy, and Sun Shengfu, You Yongxian, Wang He, and Jin Yong, all of whom contributed a lot. Therefore, the descendants of these families are also afraid that Han Lin'er, the king of the Song Dynasty, will turn over the old accounts, and wish that the Pu family would divide Jiangsu and Zhejiang to build a country, so after receiving the generals, they are all enthusiastic to follow it.

Seven or eight armies combined, the number of soldiers and horses exceeded 100,000 at once. Combined with the people who were forced to transport grain and grass for the army, the total number of people has exceeded 200,000. With such a large team, of course, it is impossible to set off at the same time. Therefore, Nabena exercised the power of the commander again, and ordered the Great Food Wanhu Saibuddin to lead the left army of Yisba Xi as the vanguard, abandon the heavy weapons such as whirlwind cannons and Greek fireballs, set off lightly, and rushed to the city of Huai'an along the official road. If you can take Huai'an City by surprise, it is the best, if the opponent has already taken precautions, then set up camp under the city to block external support.

After Sabadin received the order to prepare, Na Urna quickly grabbed the second arrow and handed it to the head of the right army of Yisba Xi, Wanhu Amiriddin, and ordered him to lead his troops and horses, with 200 whirlwind cannons, 500 carriages, and 4,000 Greek fire bombs, to support the left army. Once Saibuddin attacked Huai'an unfavorably, the right army of Yisi Paxi fired Greek shells with whirlwind cannons, burning the entire Huai'an county along with the defenders and civilians inside. Uproot the stronghold of the Huai'an Army on the south bank of the Minjiang River as quickly as possible, and remove interference for the next move of the Pujia Army.

For the third arrow, he gave it to the second elder Xia Yangou, asking this person to lead the private soldiers of the Xia, Sun, Jin, and You families to take the seaside smuggling path to Changle. As long as Huai'an's side caught fire, he immediately went all out to kill the Huai'an army fort outside Changle City, and seized or blew up the heavy artillery at all costs to avoid it from posing another threat to the Pu family's maritime power.

As for Na Wu Na himself, he commanded the 10,000 descendants of the Pu family, as well as the remaining private soldiers of the Lin family, the Tian family and the Yan family, escorting the people, grain, grass, and military supplies, and slowly followed up. And always ready to provide support to the other two.

The dispatch of men and horses was inevitable, and the armies were immediately dispatched. For a while, the smoke and dust were billowing and the murderous aura rushed straight to Xiaohan. Fortunately, it was early winter, and the fog was thick from morning to midnight, and the farmers rarely worked in the fields anymore. Therefore, the whereabouts of the army will not be exposed in advance.

However, foggy weather has both advantages and disadvantages. The whereabouts of the group were indeed not easy to expose, but the water droplets carried in the mist quickly penetrated the armor, and the surface of people's bodies quickly became wet and sticky. Especially for the generals in iron armor, the process of marching is simply torture. Condensed dew seeped down the neck and chest guards, back to the crevices, and everywhere possible. It sends the cold all the way to the depths of the human bone marrow, and makes the soul and limbs feel great pain together.

The first day was okay, supported by the desire to kill and loot, and the Pujia army could still encourage support. As a result, the fog became heavier the next day, and the excitement quickly decreased, and fatigue and coldness quickly enveloped the heart.

"This, in such weather, even if you can rush to the city of Huai'an, it is estimated that the Yisi Ba Xi Left Army will not be able to fight!" The third elder, Tian Dingke, had always been cautious, and found an opportunity to come to Na Na's side and reminded him worriedly.

This was already the second day of the march, and according to the plan, the left army of Yisi Baxi, as the vanguard, would be able to launch an attack on Huai'an City in the early morning. However, delayed by the morning fog for two consecutive days, I am afraid that it is still unknown whether the left army has now arrived outside the city of Huai'an. Even if it is barely reached, the combat effectiveness will inevitably drop significantly.

"It's okay, there are few people around Zhu Thief, and it is impossible for those who stay in Huai'an to exceed five hundred!" The U Na was also distraught by the heavy mist, but he stubbornly waved his hand gently, "There are 30,000 warriors of the true gods in the left army, and as long as one of them is firm in faith, they can send all the unbelievers in Huai'an City to Hell!" ”

"Well, that's true!" Tian Dingke thought about it and nodded worriedly. The higher you go, the less devout your belief in the true God becomes. However, he knew how crazy the warriors of the true gods below were in their belief with the doctrine. They are more enthusiastic about going to heaven to enjoy the seventy-two virgins than the fine clothes and food of the world. Of course, the fine clothes and food in the world usually don't have their share!

"The key to this battle is a quick word!" Seeing the third elder Tian Dingke's unruly appearance, Na Wuna couldn't help but add in a low voice. "You must not give Zhu Butcher enough time to react! Otherwise, once he transfers Fu Youde back, it will be difficult for us to successfully take Fuzhou. And Chen Youding, you also know, has never been all the way with our Pu family. Now that he is surrounded by the Huai'an army, he has to fight to the death. In case Fu Youde, who is blocked in his back road, is evacuated, I promise, if he refuses to follow Hu Dahai again, he will immediately retract back to Jianning! ”

"Well, the one who has no faith should have been thrown into Hell a long time ago!" The fourth elder, Pu Tianliang, stepped forward and nodded in admiration.

Chen Youding and the Chen family behind him have always been the biggest obstacle to the Pu family's usurpation of control of Hokkien Dao. The Pu family's previous delay in pulling the flag and rebelling was also because of the fear of the Chen family's power. Therefore, by using the foreign knife of Huai'an Army to cut off Chen Youding and the Chen family behind him, the interests of the Pu family in Quanzhou are most in line with the interests of the Quanzhou Pu family. And saving Chen Youding to return to Jianning safely is counterproductive.

"So you might as well take this fog as the favor of the true God!" Seeing that someone was cheering him on, Na Urna smiled and spoke more and more confidently. "Without this fog, those kaffirls along the way will inevitably report to the Zhu butcher. And with the cover of this fog, even if the left army of the forward moves slowly, it is enough to catch the opponent off guard! ”

"God forbid!"

"The kingdom of heaven and earth is the true God's, who created what he wanted. The true God is all-powerful in all things! ”

"The true God sends down a thick fog to confuse those kaffirs. The believers of God walked up to them and cut their throats with knives! ”

"Kill all their men and turn their women and children into slaves. Take everything from them and burn down their temples. Then enjoy the glory of the true God! ”

All around, there was another pious chanting. A pair of red eyes full of fanaticism.