Yang Luo frowned: "Now that the archery technique of the archery army has just been practiced, let Peng Man leave at this time, it will be easy for them to abandon the archery technique again." ”

"I found a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy in Pengman. Do you still remember Zhang Shun, the guard of Dahong Mountain? The Governor's Mansion has already placed him under the jurisdiction of the Jing'e Deputy Metropolitan Division, of course" Zheng Yunming smiled: "Also included in are Dai Yanwu, the leader of the Dahongshan Volunteer Army, and five hundred nominal brave crossbowmen. With these two brave generals who are proficient in archery, they will not go wrong with archery. ”

He turned to Zhang Boe: "So everything is up to Zhang Gong, when can I start practicing?" ”

Yang Luo said on the side: "You have to wait until the new ship is built neatly."

"No, no, no," Zhang Yu said with a smile: "Our subordinates have ships, it is enough to deal with the training first, and we will all wait for a day, and when the three thousand people are selected tomorrow, we will immediately practice." ”

When Zheng Yunming looked at Liu Tingmei out of the corner of his eye, he found that a strange look flashed on his face.

Among the local tyrants in Jinghu, he had a close relationship with the government, and his younger brother Liu Tingfu served as a commander in the army. He thinks that his own land assets are not inferior to the downstream group of heroes, and he has been faintly regarded as the leader of Jinghu for many years.

But the first of the powerful to be used by Zheng Yunming was indeed the Zhang Chambers of Dongting Lake, and it was inevitable that Liu Tianzhu would not be able to hang his face.

He just didn't know. In the next few years, he will still rely on this veteran for a long time, and he does not want to give Liu Tingmei the status of the No. 1 powerhouse in Jinghu so early.

He smiled and grabbed Liu Tingmei's arm: "Liu Weng, everyone would rather drink Jianye water than eat Wuchang fish." It's still early today, how about let's go to the market in Yuezhou to taste Wuchang fresh fish? ”

Although Zhang Yu claimed that it would only take one day to complete the recruitment, the recruitment was far from being as simple as he imagined, and it took two days to complete a complete set of procedures, and it was not until the early morning of the third day that all the three thousand Ezhou sailors gathered on the docks in Yuezhou, and all of them changed into brand-new recruiting clothes, all of them were beaming. Zheng Yunming's name They have heard the old shipowner, and it is also their new commander, I don't know how many times, today I saw him standing on the dock brocade robe and silver armor, heroic appearance, and they were all secretly glad in their hearts that they followed the right general.

But today's Zheng Yunming, although he is the main general, is only a supporting role. The real protagonist is the black, thin, black-armored marksman standing on a high wooden platform.

Peng Man's voice was still a little hoarse, but it was not lacking in strength: "Everyone is begging for a living on the water, and it goes without saying that I don't need to teach you how to float the boat, but I'm afraid that my kung fu in the water is not as good as you." ”

"But what I'm going to teach you is how to fight on the water, and I'll hear it all!"

"The most important thing in water warfare is a brave word! Without courage, there is no troll! The guys on the shore are scared, they can hide in the fortress of the city, they can hide in the deep mountains and dangers. But being a coward on the water is a dead end! If you lose, your only fate is to fall into the water and feed the turtles! Don't be afraid! Fighting when you see the enemy, attacking when you see the ship, is the motto of the navy! The blade of the Ezhou Navy is only allowed to move forward! Anyone who dares to step back an inch will be killed by the whole ship! Got it! ”

The 3,000 people in the audience said in unison: "Half an inch back, you are not a man in Dongting!" ”

Peng Man shouted: "It's useless to say with your mouth, whoever wants to smear oil on the soles of your feet on the battlefield, I will let his head fall to the ground first without waiting for the commander to give the order!" ”

"The second point that this army wants to emphasize is discipline! Zheng Yunming's subordinates, the head of the camp, do not disturb the business travel, do not frighten the people, some people take every grass and tree from the people, and some people who ignore the orders of the generals are immediately beheaded. You've all heard of it. Don't think that if you are on the water, you can not abide by Zheng Dutong's set of military law, for the navy, the military law will only be stricter, put the words here in advance today, when it comes to the punishment for violating the military law, don't complain that the punishment is too severe! ”

The crowd shouted, "Do everything you command!" ”

"That's good!" Peng Man shouted: "You must remember today's promise! Flag head, sing the victory song of the water army! ”

Sixty flagheads stood up and sang aloud.

"The first army has secured the whole of Jinghu Lake thanks to the sailors and ships. The ship must be clean, and no offense must be made to the gods.

The god of water and the god of fire are worshipped, and the incense and ashes are swept frequently. The ships docked separately, and the thieves did not suffer a loss when they came to attack.

The brigade is also sparse in battle, crowded into a mass and difficult to move, the weapons must be corrected, and the shipboard is not allowed to have the slightest mud.

The oars are hung with a cowhide ring, it is not difficult to prevent thieves from shooting arrows, wet the water to seal the medicine box, and I don't panic when people shoot rockets.

The navy army should be quiet, and shouting and shouting should be strictly prohibited. Don't be shocked by the bombing of the camp in the middle of the night, and first listen to the situation clearly.

The navy should be brave in the battle, the ships only charge the enemy formation, the enemy ships use crossbow arrows when they are far away, and the enemy ships are close to the gang jumping.

On weekdays, there is nothing to do, and there are many exercises, bows, arrows, long spears and short knives. The oars should be fast, the rudder should be steady, and the boat's orders should be listened to carefully.

Don't be greedy for victory, the Hu people are the best at returning the horse gun, and the generals will share their rewards after the war, and the law is not tolerated if they are greedy for money and misdeeds.

The navy was not allowed to go ashore, and only one person could do anything on a boat. The rest are on guard on the ship, and the shift is required to wear armor.

The firearms on the ship must be carefully hidden, and the fireworks are not allowed to approach the medicine cabin. ”

"If they can really do what they sing in the song," Zhang Yu leaned closer to Zheng Yunming and whispered, "Then why bother me?" It must be a team that can fight. ”

Zheng Yunming just smiled and nodded, not at all relaxed in his heart.

The current Song army sailors can certainly be called powerful. When the Mongols first entered Jinghu, they did not have time to build boats, so they dared to cross the Han River with only improvised rafts, bamboo rafts, and leather rafts made of whole sheepskins, claiming to cross the Yangtze River. This is apparently due to their lack of experience in the area of the water network.

The next time they come, the preparation won't be just that. Sentinels in the north have found out that the enemy is building ships day and night in Dengzhou, Tangzhou and Zaoyang for the purpose of attacking Jinghu in the autumn.

And Zheng Yunming thought that they had found the key to defeating the Song Army's sailors, who were far more powerful than themselves.

In the invasion that began last autumn, the Mongol army fought with the Song Dynasty naval divisions in many places. They explored a set of water and land coordinated tactics to deal with the warships of the Song Dynasty. That is, a certain number of ships were used on the surface to contain the ships of the Song Navy, and then trained archers were deployed on the shore to support them. Once the naval army of the Song Dynasty easily engaged, it soon fell into the trap of attacking from three sides. With this innovative method of warfare, the Mongols won several water battles in the first time they invaded the Jinghu region, which was crisscrossed by the water network.

In order to completely destroy this innovative method of warfare of the enemy, it is necessary to have a field force that can compete with the Mongol cavalry. Of course, it is difficult to do this with the current Jinghu defenders.

Then at least find a way to disrupt the enemy shooter array on the shore, so that they cannot support their companions on the surface without any scruples.

What should we do?

When Zheng Yunming returned to Xiangyang Mansion to pay homage to the new pacification envoy, he was still thinking about this problem.

Zhao Kui acted very quickly to appease the system, and rushed to Xiangyang after receiving the letter of appointment from the imperial court.

As soon as he arrived in Xiangyang, he did several things.

First of all, he summoned several major generals of the Northern Army who remained in Xiangyang City, not only held a banquet, but also swore to them one by one that he would never betray any of the Northern Army in Jinghu. This is naturally a psychological relief for the tens of thousands of Northern troops who are still uneasy after the situation has settled down. Although Xiao Zheng Guanren is not necessarily so harsh and difficult to get along with, after all, he personally suppressed the rebellion of the enemy army, and also incorporated all the troops of the enemy army. Now that Xiao Zhao Zhizhi has taken office, Zheng Dutong, who has too much power, is naturally a constraint, and it is no wonder that all the generals of the Northern Army have actively stated that they want to work together with Zhao Zhizhi to live up to the trust of the imperial court in the Northern Army.

Secondly, he met with Li Bodu, the ill Jinghu transport envoy, and personally took over the power of the Xiangyang treasury from him. There are also 1.5 million yuan in money in Xiangyang City, 24 arsenals of weapons, and countless gold, silver, cloth, and silk, all of which were originally in the hands of Zheng Yunming, the new deputy commander of Jing'e. But Zhao Kui only used a short sentence to force Li Bodu to hand over all the accounts and keys to manage the treasury.

This is actually a very simple thing, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, although I dare not say that there has been no warlordization of local marshals, but no marshals have dared to openly resist the financial handover. It's almost an open rebellion.

So even if Zheng Yunming is not there, Lu Xunzhi, as the acting commander, has to hand over power. After Zhao Zhizhi counted the accounts, he did not comment on the deficiencies in the accounts, and it was already quite a credit to be able to protect Xiangyang City under the fire, and the imperial court would never account for such a small amount of money and grain that was lost.

Subsequently, Zhao Kui set up another army of 5,000 soldiers from Zheng Yunming's army allocated by the Governor's Mansion from Zheng Yunming's army, called the Loyal and Righteous Army, with Hu Xian, a veteran of Xiangyang's prestige in the past, as the commander of the capital, as the defense force of the Yasi.

Not only that, but he even seconded Qin Wu and Bi Zilun to serve in the Loyal and Righteous Army with Jing Ejun, which can be regarded as taking Zheng Yunming's arm in disguise.

Subsequently, the Ministry of Dispatch issued a proclamation throughout the city, officially announcing the appointment of the envoy to the 47,000 people of Xiangyang.

Less than three days after taking office, Zheng Yunming had completely seized the benefits he had gained in the Xiangyang Rebellion. Whether it is money and food, soldiers or ordinary people, the newcomer Zhao Zhizhi has firmly grasped Xiangyang in his hands, and it is not determined that it is just a relationship with the Jing'e army stationed in Xiangyang.

In his busy schedule, Zhao Kui also interrogated the spy Li Bingying from the tightly guarded prison of the Xiangyang Establishment Envoy Division, and obtained a lot of information that Zheng Yunming did not get. Zheng Yunming, who is young and knowledgeable about intelligence work, is obviously still too simple, and Li Bingying's secrets hidden in his belly are far more than what he interrogated in a few words. But this can't hide from Zhao Kui, who has been trained in the military since childhood.