Chapter 319: I've Been Waiting Here for You to Come
Now that he has changed his strategy, of course Jin Wushu will not sit back and wait for another tough battle with Han Shizhong and fight a way back, he issued an order overnight, and all the warships approached Jiaowang Island in batches, gradually forming a situation of encirclement. He thought very clearly, relying solely on the battle between warships, he was at an absolute disadvantage, but his advantage was also obvious, that is, the superiority in numbers. Even if he traded twenty ships for one of Han Shizhong's big ships, he would be the final winner.
Another point is the most crucial, he calculated that Han Shizhong would not dare to leave Jiaowang Island too far, because that important person was on the island, and he had to ensure that person's safety at all times. So his strategy is one: at all costs, go to the island and take people!
But this price must also be within a controllable range, he has to wait for the naval reinforcements on the north bank to come, even if he can't kill it, he can contain Han Shizhong's main force at the mouth of the Zhenjiang River, so that he will be foolproof if he acts again.
He thinks so, and the prince thinks the same way.
Early the next morning, the sailors on the island noticed that the formation of the Jin soldiers had changed, and began to move closer to the island in a fan shape, but General Han had an order to ignore any changes in the enemy as long as he did not take the initiative to attack.
The Jin crew on the river only stopped advancing a few miles away, and the huge fan surrounded Jiaowang Island "far away", Jin Wushu stood at the bow of the ship, raised his eyes and looked out, among the countless big flags on the island, there was a bright red king flag flying high, which was embroidered with several dragon gold characters: Imperial Overseer!
What a "Royal Overseer"! Jin Wushu was secretly happy in his heart, along the way, although he had collected a lot of gold and silver treasures, he could not compare to holding a Song prince. There was a faint joy in his heart, this time would be an important opportunity for him to successfully reverse his position, and at that time, Taishi Zonghan and Brother Zongwang would not dare to disrespect him anymore. You took two Song emperors. There is another one here, and I will arrest his son again, and the people surnamed Zhao will almost gather in northern Xinjiang, hahaha!
The Golden Vulture burst out laughing!
A gust of river wind blew, choking him back with unbridled laughter, and the golden vulture coughed violently. His face turned red, but at least half of the blush was due to excitement and joy!
It was almost noon, and twenty tall sailing ships came from the direction of Zhenjiangkou and merged into Jiaowang Island. So far, the number of Song army naval divisions on Jiaowang Island has reached nearly sixty.
Jin Wushu is very beautiful in his heart, and his task now is to drag these ships until the reinforcements from Jiangbei come over, and he can start it.
It was as if there was a tacit understanding between the two sides, and they kept an absolutely accurate distance from each other. No one moves.
One day, two days, three days......
Ten days have passed, and the situation has still not changed.
However, this kind of business as usual is only a faΓ§ade, and the Golden Vulture has received news that the sailors of Jiangbei have set off under the leadership of Tatara and Er Chiyi.
And Han Shizhong's side was not as calm as it appeared on the surface, and under Liang Hongyu's repeated insistence, he secretly mobilized the Zhenjiang defenders. Rushed to make iron hooks and cable chains overnight, according to what Liang Hongyu said. These things will be a sharp weapon against the reinforcements of the Jinren.
Han Shizhong is indeed a little stubborn and self-serving, but he is obedient to this Mrs. Anguo, so the prince asked Liang Hongyu to arrange negotiation affairs, which can be regarded as finding the right person.
On the evening of the thirteenth day, the Song army on the island finally made a move. Jin Wushu's exploration of the horse reported that the Song army's sailors drove away more than 30 warships overnight. Urgently returned to Zhenjiangkou.
The Golden Vulture was overjoyed, and according to the time, it was time for Tatar and Er Chiyi to arrive. He immediately ordered all the men and horses to prepare for battle and move towards Jiaowang Island at full speed.
Spicy tartary. That is, that Liu Chengjin and Xiao Erchiyi did arrive at Zhenjiangkou, but they encountered sniping thirty miles east of Zhenjiangkou, and they returned without even seeing what Zhenjiangkou looked like.
In fact, this can't be blamed on the incompetence of the two of them, they are really forced to do so.
Originally, I got the news that the main force of the Song Army's naval division at the mouth of the Zhenjiang River had moved to Jiaowang Island, with only a dozen warships and less than 10,000 people guarding it, and Liu Chengjin and Erchi each had more than 10,000 men and horses, and a total of more than 20,000 people, which should be more than enough to deal with less than 10,000 defenders, right?
But they miscalculated an important problem, and this was on water, not land. The ships in their hands were not as behemoths as the Song army's sailors, so when twenty mountain-like Song army warships appeared in front of them, although they were absolutely superior in number, they still panicked "slightly".
But soon their "small" panic turned into a rout on all fronts.
With the advantage of being tall, the Song warships condescended, and shot at the "little ones" below, and then rushed into their queues unscrupulously, and one by one the rope chains with iron hooks were thrown out of the big boats, hooking their boat gangs and pulling them casually, and their "small" warships turned over on their backs, and even the people and boats fell into the river.
So this battle was an asymmetrical war from the beginning, and there was no suspense at all.
When the tiger enters the flock, what can the sheep do but run away?
Therefore, after a short struggle, Liu Chengjin and Erchiyi made a decisive decision, leaving behind nearly half of the sunken ship and soldiers, and fled back to the north shore in panic.
The Song army's sailors did not force them to pursue, and more than 20 warships floated on the river like ghosts, which completely dispelled the idea of forcibly breaking through again.
And for all this, the golden vulture on the other side knows nothing.
The dozens of warships that went north from Jiaowang Island overnight were actually just a trick, otherwise how could Jin Wushu make up his mind to land on the island?
The dozens of warships traveled far north until there was no shadow in sight, and then they turned their bows and copied them towards the Jin soldiers' backpacks.
Jin Wushu was also a cautious person, he sent spies to follow a long distance, and found that those big ships really had no intention of turning back, and they were gone, so he relieved himself and ordered all the ships to move forward at full speed, and launched a full-scale onslaught on Jiaowang Island.
The huge red flag is still there, so the mood of the Golden Vulture is also the same as the red flag that always flutters in the wind, flamboyant and heroic, and a little nervous in addition to excitement.
When there were still two miles to Jiaowang Island, the Song army's sailors suddenly launched, and they set sail and quickly rushed towards the Jin soldiers.
However, no matter how powerful the two sides were, the difference in numbers between the two sides was too great, and after losing hundreds of warships, the Jin people still rushed into the reef with an unstoppable momentum.
In the rain of arrows, Jin soldiers continued to fall to the ground with arrows, but Jin Wushu gave a death order, and he would occupy Jiaowang Island at all costs and not let anyone on the island go.
In the past, the advantages and disadvantages of large ships and small boats were once again revealed. Small boats are nimble, while large boats are very difficult to turn around. When the sailors of the Song army rushed straight through the Jin people's fleet and wanted to turn the bow of the ship, they had to sail a few more miles, and the Jin Wushu also took advantage of this to make a time difference, before the big ship turned around and came back, all the soldiers abandoned the ship and landed on the island except for the personnel, so that they had no time to return to help.
However, the sailors of the Song army did not seem to be in a hurry to return to help, and the movement of the warship turned around extremely slowly, if it were not for the very stubborn resistance encountered on the island, and the difficulty of each further line, the Golden Vulture had every reason to suspect that they had never thought of coming back at all.
Now it's up to us to see who is faster, and of course the Golden Vulture knows that there is only one goal, and that is the Jiaowang Temple, because this is the only place on the entire island that can hide people.
Tens of thousands of people landed on the island at the same time, making this small island suddenly crowded, and because of this, the hidden arrows constantly fired by the defenders on the island posed a great threat to them, and almost every moment there were golden soldiers killed.
Jin Wushu's eyes were wide open, and his heart was anxious, now he was not only racing against time, but also gambling with the lives of his own men.
The defenders of the island fought and retreated, and soon retreated behind Jiaowang Temple.
That's right, it's after Jiaowang Temple!
There was a moment of distraction in the Golden Vulture Technique, wasn't that person in Jiaowang Temple?
He ordered his men to stop, each finding suitable cover to avoid the flying arrows, and staring at the quiet Jiaowang Temple with burning eyes.
The big crimson flag was planted at the top of the temple.
A strange feeling came to mind, Jin Wushu gritted his teeth, now he is desperate, there is no turning back whether he succeeds or not, seeing that there are not so many stray arrows on the opposite side, he ordered to attack at full speed and occupy Jiaowang Temple.
The golden soldiers cautiously walked out from behind the rocks and approached Jiaowang Temple.
"There! Get them! Jin Wushu suddenly saw a group of young people running out from the other side of Jiaowang Temple surrounded by hundreds of naval soldiers, one of them was wearing a red battle robe, not tall, but his eyes were extremely keen, he glanced at him from a distance, showed a strange smile, and then fled quickly without looking back.
The golden soldiers suddenly came to their senses and chased after those people like a tide.
Jiaowang Temple to the north of one or two miles, is a high cliff, Jin Wushu smiled in his heart, this is a dead end!
Those people seemed to realize that this road was not working, ran to the edge of the cliff and looked down, and turned around in unison.
Jin Wushu's eyes were cold, staring at the group of young people.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the fourth prince of the Dajin Kingdom has asked to see Yan Zongbi!" Jin Wushu waved his hand to stop his soldiers, and took two steps forward and said in a deep voice.
"I've been waiting here for you to come! Don't beg, Lao Tzu has seen you! Zhao Tianci laughed and said, "Lao Jin, you didn't come up so excitedly, didn't you ask for a few corpses that had no value?" β
Jin Wushu was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "Of course! Please return north with me and make a pilgrimage to my emperor! β
Zhao Tianci shook his head, "I'll go, but not now." β
Jin Wushu sneered, "You don't have a choice! β
"Really?" Zhao Tianci's face did not change and said, "If I jump from here, will your scheming be in vain?" β
Jin Wushu laughed, "Interesting! You are really different from your emperor daddy. β
Zhao Tianci also smiled, smiling proudly.
"Lao Jin, why don't you look behind you, just chase forward, this is a dead end for us, and it's the same for you!" (To be continued.) )