Updated: 2013-10-04

Within Wu County, the generals and schools of the Jieyi Army gathered together. The victory of the naval army this time played a very key role for the Jieyi army. To put it more broadly, if you take these water bandits, you can ensure the safety of Wu County, Songjiang Mansion, and Yuhang Mansion on the western line. As far as the immediate situation is concerned, the operation of the navy has made Wu County worry-free. Even if more Qi troops attacked, the Jieyi army in Wu County would be able to evacuate this place smoothly without being besieged by the Qi army.

"Hu Duwei, this big victory does not mean that it is over, what we have won is only a part of the eastern waters, and we have not even accounted for one-third of the waters of the eastern Taihu Lake. However, General Ben believes that sooner or later, the waters of Taihu Lake will be the world won by our righteous army. So, Hu Duwei, I'm looking forward to Hu Duwei becoming General Hu. Gu Shan said to Hu Le with a smile.

Hu Le was overjoyed, whether it was a lieutenant or a general, it needed Zhao Guo's permission. In other words, these positions are all registered within Zhao Guo. Born as a water bandit, he naturally hopes to become a general of the navy one day.

"General Gu rest assured, in this battle, we have captured not a small number of warships, plus the captured bandits, as long as we train strictly, in a few months, our Jieyi Army will have a real general. As for the reserves, there will be more. Of course, it is also hoped that the general will send some more naval officers, and there are more non-commissioned officers below, and the officers needed and the personnel who train them are also in short supply. ”

Gu Shan nodded and said: "You can rest assured of this, there are already arrangements above, and after half a month, a large number of sailors and some shipbuilders will come here." By the way, this time you also need to separate the shipbuilders and other craftsmen from the captives, these people are more important to us than ordinary soldiers. ”

After that, Gu Shan's face suddenly showed a sinister face, and he said to Xu Jianyou: "Xu County Order, this time we can attract this water bandit to act, and those wealthy families and some people in the city have made a lot of efforts. With the captives, we naturally know which people in the city are connected with these bandits, and we must not tolerate these people after they are found out. They are not only harming us, but also the people around the waters of this Taihu Lake. ”

Xu Jianyou nodded yes, he also understood that there would definitely be internal responses and contacts of the Qi army and water bandits in the city, and of course, there were many remnants who were exterminated by the Jieyi army. These people are all enemies of the Jieyi Army, and he naturally will not let them go. Especially now that he knows that the Jieyi Army is a branch under the command of Zhao Guo, he naturally wants to follow the Jieyi Army closely. Xu Jianyou is not a stupid person, he can naturally see that the general trend of the world is Zhao. With the emergence of the Jieyi Army, the territory of the Qi State has begun to be bitten by the Zhao State, and with the development and growth of the Jieyi Army, the Qi State will be swallowed by the Zhao State one bite at a time.

"General, mark the situation of the various water bandits in the waters east of Dongshan Island from the mouths of these surrendered water bandits, although these water bandits did not act this time, but they are an obstacle to the east waters of our Jieyi Army. Therefore, I thought that we could directly send someone to persuade us to surrender. Taking advantage of this big victory, we will definitely be able to get a lot of results. ”

Gu Shan nodded and said: "The three major water bandits in the eastern waters, one surrenders and one is destroyed, and the rest are small groups of water bandits who are weaker than these three water bandits. However, they should not be underestimated. They did not take action this time, one is that they are afraid of our Jieyi Army, and in addition, it also shows that some people see that the action of our Jieyi Army to transport materials this time is just a 'baiting' bait. So, it's not easy to deal with them. However, what you said is beneficial to us and it, and this is also our previous plan, but this war, I think that no water bandits in the eastern waters will dare to provoke us. So, is this going to continue to recruit other bandits, or is your navy the most right to speak, and what are the opinions of the other captains? ”

Qin Shouyi, the deputy lieutenant of the navy, said in a deep voice: "I also agree with the opinion of the captain, through the capture of the navy, we have learned that this water bandit operation, it seems that there are people from the Qi army involved, but it was rejected by the leader of the water bandits in Songling Town." It can be seen that the Qi army is also concerned about the situation in the waters of Taihu Lake. ”

This shows that among the Qi army, some people have also noticed the impact of the waters of Taihu Lake on our righteous army and their Qi army. Although the Qi army did not know that we had established a naval division to win over the bandits, it was also to plunder our supplies and pull the bandits onto their warships to attack us. But after this battle, the Qi army must also know about our situation in the waters of Taihu Lake, and maybe there will be people from the Qi army in the Taihu Lake who will appear among the other bandits in Taihu Lake, promising benefits and winning them over against us. ”

"Therefore, now we have to take advantage of the big victory, strike first, and take down these water bandits first, so as to prevent them from falling to the Qi army, or with the support of the Qi army, they will become our enemy."

Listening to Qin Shouyi's words, Gu Shan and the others all nodded secretly. Qin Shouyi said that it is indeed what the Jieyi Army needs to pay attention to now, these water bandits are not so easy to succumb, although the Jieyi Army has won a big victory before, but if there is an opportunity, these water bandits will definitely not surrender obediently. In the Taihu Lake, it is definitely more difficult for the Jieyi army to take down the other party than on land. If these water bandits had the ability to confront the Jieyi army, they would never bow to the Jieyi army because of the defeat of the two large water bandits. They are not even afraid of the Qi army, how can they be for the righteous army that is still fighting against the Qi army?

"Our big victory this time is an opportunity for us to 'force' these bandits. If we let the Qi army make a move, it will be very disadvantageous to us. At this moment, I am afraid that the water bandit forces in the eastern waters of Taihu Lake are panicking, running up and down, and contacting each other to deal with them. It would have been much easier for us to do it now. In addition, by occupying the waters of Taihu Lake, we can not only protect the security of the territory under the jurisdiction of our Jieyi Army, but also attack and harass the territory of the Qi Army in various places along the western part of the Taihu Lake Basin. Therefore, we will never let go of this good opportunity to win over the Taihu water bandits. Ji Tong looked at the dense roster and said excitedly.

Gu Shan said in a deep voice: "Well, what you said is good. We can't give the Qi army a chance, we must take down these water bandits as soon as possible, so as to expand the strength of our Jie Yi army's water army, and we must control the entire Taihu Lake waters. With that, he squeezed his right hand tightly. He immediately said to Hu Le: "Captain Hu, do you have a good candidate?" ”

"These bandits, each of them is an unruly character, if you don't send strong people, I'm afraid it won't be easy to solve. The time has dragged on for too long, and I am afraid that I will not be able to descend a few families," Hu Le said with a frown, "Therefore, the people sent must not only be strong enough, but also have strong pressure and sufficient identity on the other party." Therefore, I thought that I would go to this matter personally. ”

"It's too dangerous for you to go, besides, you are the captain of the navy, how can you go out in person." Gu Shan shook his head and said.

Hu Le said in a deep voice: "Time is very important to us now, we can't delay it for too long, as a general of the navy, my status is enough, and in addition, I, Hu Le, used to be the leader of the three major water bandits in the Eastern Waters, which is enough to suppress them." So, no one is better suited than us. In addition, as long as they don't want our righteous army to be wiped out, they will definitely not dare to attack us until they have the ability to resist our righteous army. So, there is not much danger in this trip. ”

"If the time drags on too long, let the Taihu Lake bandit forces all be pulled by the Qi army, I am not reconciled. Now the navy is being reorganized, and several lieutenants are in charge of the navy training, so they should not worry. Therefore, it is most appropriate to mark down and act in person. ”

Gu Shan thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't agree with you going in person, but what you said also makes sense, your personal action is of great benefit to these water bandits." In that case, it's up to you to do it yourself. Remember, your safety is the most important thing. These water bandits, even if they are unwilling to surrender, they will be eliminated in the future, and since the rise of our righteous army, will they still be afraid of them? ”

When the Jieyi Army and the Water Army were operating, the Qi Army that Wu County had become did not stop. Especially before the completion of the manufacturing of siege equipment, the Qi army also launched night attacks from time to time, wanting to raid or 'disturb' the Jieyi army in Wu County. For Shen Tuxiong, the chief general of the Qi army, this Wu County is very important to him, and he must not watch the Jieyi Army gain a firm foothold and stabilize here. In particular, he knew that more than half of the Jieyi army in the city were new soldiers, and there was information from the city that the Yanjie Yijun was training soldiers. Therefore, Shen Tuxiong ordered an attack to harass, wanting to make the Jieyi army stationed in Wu County have no time to stabilize the people's hearts, no time to train the army, and make the Jieyi army in the city tired, so that they can come to Japan to attack the city.

But such a night attack also gave the Jieyi army an opportunity to train. More than half of the Jieyi army were new pawns, but it was in this back and forth battle that they gradually matured and gradually walked with the old pawns.

In addition, because he learned that the Jieyi army in the city was not easy to deal with, and there were more than 20,000 Jieyi soldiers on his flank, Shen Tuxiong hoped that the border army of Liyang Mansion could contain the 20,000 Jieyi army, and it was best to support him. Therefore, for three consecutive days, he did not attack in a big way, but launched a small-scale sneak attack, and even the West Gate, which had not been attacked head-on, was used by him.

Naturally, it was not successful, and the only time was that five hundred soldiers were infiltrated from the west. However, after they entered, there was not the slightest movement. Shin Tuxiong didn't even know if those people were in the wrong place. Or maybe they just ran away quietly. When it approached the city wall and prepared to attack the city, countless righteous soldiers suddenly appeared on the city wall, and they were all waiting for it, forcing it to give up.

It was not until the third day that Shen Tuxiong was convinced that the Jieyi army in Taicang and Jiading was firmly pinned down by the border army of Liyang Province and "forced" to retreat from the Jieyi army, that he was ready to act. However, at this moment, he got the Jieyi Army to form a water division, and occupied the eastern waters of Taihu Lake in the past two days, so that Wu County and the rear of the Jieyi Army could be trained together, so that Wu County could get a steady stream of support from Songjiang Mansion through the waters.

"Damn! How can there be a water army in the Jieyi army? How could they possibly have? Shen Tuxiong, who heard the news, was taken aback. After the eastern waters of Taihu Lake were occupied by the Jieyi Army, which connected Wu County with Songjiang Mansion, Shen Tuxiong knew that with the current strength of more than 10,000 people in his hands, he could no longer take Wu County. Even, even if he doubled his troops, it would be difficult to conquer Wu County. Because of the connection of waterways, the Jieyi army can mobilize a large army from the rear at any time to support, whether it is troops or food and grass materials.

At this moment, Shen Tuxiong somewhat understood why the 20,000 Jieyi troops in Taicang and Jiading would retreat, not because they were afraid of the border army in Liyang Mansion, but because after they retreated from Songjiang Mansion, they could enter Wu County through the water at any time, and even enter the territory of Suzhou Mansion, so that the Qi army in the northern provinces of Taihu had to move at the pace of the Jieyi Army.

Therefore, now Shen Tuxiong is a little unable to advance or retreat. Keep attacking, he can't beat it, he can't take Wu County, even if he fights all the men and horses in his hands, he can't defeat the Jieyi Army in Wu County. If you don't fight, he can't 'hand' the problem of Wu County's loss to the top.

As a last resort, Shen Tuxiong retreated to Weiting and continued to build siege equipment and train soldiers. While giving a return to the King of Qi, the Yanjie Righteous Army formed a water division and occupied the waters of Taihu Lake. And there is no naval army under his command, so he is defeated by the righteous army. Therefore, it is hoped that the King of Qi can mobilize the border army of Liyang Mansion and the army of Suzhou Mansion to assist him and jointly counterattack the Jieyi Army.

When King Qi received Shen Tuxiong's report, he was also furious. In his plan, the Qi army was in danger of conquering the 'chaotic' army in the southeast of Yangzhou and the eastern part of Jiangzhou, and after pacifying the 'chaos' in the south, it would be the Jieyi army. But now, the Jieyi Army has taken the lead. This made Murong Cheng extremely angry, because the Jieyi army moved like this, which put the Qi army in a dilemma.

Go ahead with the original plan, this festival is a scourge. Attack the Jieyi army, and the 'chaotic' army in the south will inevitably grow. It's not that Murong Cheng is unwilling to go out on both sides, but whether it is the 'chaotic' army in the north and the south, it can get in touch with the Zhao army, and if one is not good, the 'chaotic' army in the north and south will grow.

Needless to say, the 'chaotic' army in the north relied on the Zhao army to develop and grow. Moreover, the evidence is clear. Although the Jieyi Army is not directly connected with the Zhao Army now, it is absolutely impossible for the Jieyi Army to become what it is now, without the 'interference' of Zhao Jun.

As for the 'chaotic' army in the south, although they have not yet set up with the Zhao army, they are very close to the Zhao army occupying the southeast of 'Jiaozhou' and the Zhao army occupying the main island of Liuqiu, especially the large island of Liuqiu, which is too close to the 'chaotic' army in the south. If there is a connection between them, then the entire eastern region of the Qi Kingdom will be completely eroded. If one is not good, the army of Qi will be dragged down by these 'chaotic' troops, allowing the Zhao army in the north to take advantage.

However, Murong Cheng is not easy to fool, the reason why Shen Tuxiong lost Wu County is naturally known through the secret guard, but he does not blame Shen Tuxiong too much for losing Wu County. After all, this also has something to do with his original arrangement. The Jieyi army went north to Liyang Mansion, and Shen Tuxiong waved his army to intercept it, which was also the military order he set for the defenders of Wu County. As a result, it was used by the Jieyi army, and Wu County was taken down with one move. In addition, Murong Cheng also knew about Shen Tuxiong's efforts to attack Wu County, so he did not blame Shen Tuxiong at this time. Of course, a reprimand is inevitable.

After discussing with his subordinates, Murong Cheng still decided to let the Qi army 'drawn' from the west continue to move south and attack the 'chaotic' army in the south. And in the land of Wu County, also move the border army of Liyang Mansion to see if Wu County can be recaptured. Of course, Murong Cheng still has the idea of defeating the Jieyi Army at this moment, and at the worst of all, he will let the Jieyi Army retreat south, take down the northernmost area of Yangzhou, and cut off the connection between the Jieyi Army and the Zhao Army. The Jieyi army occupies Songjiang Mansion, which is too close to the land of Xuzhou in the north, and it is easy for the Zhao army and the Jieyi army to train together, so this time Murong Chengcai is ready to take this opportunity to let the border army go south.

In addition, after occupying the waters of Wu County and Taihu Lake, it not only made the western defense line of the Jieyi Army more stable, but also posed a great threat to the territory under the jurisdiction of the Qi army along the Taihu Lake. Therefore, Murong Cheng also gave an order to the Suzhou Prefecture to let them collect the Taihu Lake water bandits for their own use, and at the same time form a water division to fight against the Jieyi army.

After receiving the military order of the King of Qi, the northern border of Liyang Mansion suddenly began to mobilize, and the 30,000 border troops of Liyang Mansion were ready to go south, converging with Shen Tuxiong's department, preparing to 'approach' Wu County, and at the same time, the 10,000 garrisons of Suzhou Mansion also began to march eastward, preparing to join Shen Tuxiong and take Wu County. The gains and losses of Wu County also have a great impact on Suzhou Prefecture.

And Zhao Xun in Luoyang also got information about the movement of the Qi army from the secret guards. Of course, he also knew about the occupation of Wu County by the Jieyi Army and the formation of a sailor division in the eastern waters of Taihu Lake.

After hearing the news, Zhao Xun was also very happy, and couldn't help but sigh on the spot: "I didn't expect that the impact of this righteous army on the Qi army is so great now, it is really beyond the expectations of this king!" It seems that the effect of this hand is extraordinary! ”

Situ Liang laughed and said: "The impact is indeed very great, not only for the Qi army, but also for us, and the benefits it will bring in the future are also extraordinary." However, at this moment, Murong Cheng must be angry to death. ”

The development of the Jieyi Army has exceeded his expectations so far, although he has been very helpful to the Jieyi Army, and in addition, the secret guard system has also helped a lot. However, Zhengzhen decided that the righteous army had come to this point was still the generals and colonels he sent.

After learning that the Jieyi Army had formed a naval division and asked for help from him, Zhao Xun immediately transferred a group of officers from the Naval Department of the Military Branch of the Royal Academy in Youzhou to the south, and at the same time, he also let some of the sailors enter Songjiang Mansion by boat at night and join the Jieyi Army to help the Jieyi Army form a naval division.

In addition, Zhao Xun also ordered the Zhao army in Xuzhou to make preparations to go south, especially the water division, and prepare to cross the Huai River in the west and attack Jiujiang Mansion. The Zhao army in the eastern part of Xuzhou was ready to cross the Yangtze River and move south to join the Jieyi army. Moreover, Xuzhou Zhao Jun also made a big publicity.

As a result, before the Qi army in Liyang Mansion began to move south, the Zhao army in Xuzhou in the north began to act. Especially in the southeast of Xuzhou, which is very close to the Jieyi army, if the Zhao army goes south, the Jieyi army will converge with the Zhao army, and the eastern part of Yangzhou will be directly connected with the Zhao army.

Therefore, the border army of Liyang Mansion had to stop moving south, prepare for defense on the spot, and report the situation to the King of Qi. When Murong Cheng heard the news, he didn't understand that Zhao Jun was deliberately using an attack to 'force' himself to stop his actions against the Jieyi Army.

Although I know that Zhao Jun will not go south at this moment, although I also know that Zhao Jun in Xuzhou is going south at this moment, and it is still himself who has the advantage. However, Murong Cheng couldn't let the Zhao army go south, because the existence of the Jieyi army would make the situation in Yangzhou a little unpredictable. Therefore, as a last resort, Murong Cheng had to order the border troops of Liyang Mansion to continue to defend on the spot and stop moving. Of course, the garrison of Suzhou Prefecture continued to converge with Shen Tuxiong. In addition, Murong Cheng also mobilized the garrisons of other prefectures and counties to go to Shentuxiong to rendezvous, preparing to take back Wu County. Let the Jieyi Army withdraw from its original territory, and let the waters of Taihu Lake not become the western defense line of the Jieyi Army.