Haidong's attack on Liaoxi was the first attempt to attack both land and water.

On the one hand, the infantry army of Li Ye and others launched the main attack from Huihe with the cooperation of Yiju in the east. On the other hand, Liu Yang's sailors also launched an offensive from the sea against Hongluo Mountain and Ruizhou Governor's Mansion in the hinterland of western Liaoning. And there is a special advance team, all small boats, passing through the confluence of the Xiaoling River and the Bohai Sea, along the river against the west to harass along the border, the farthest depth can reach a hundred miles.

These victorious soldiers and strong soldiers, corresponding to each other and matching each other, have caused great pressure on Daning, where Shijiabao is located, and formed the trend of Mount Tai to the top.

There is an interesting phenomenon, with the expansion of Haidong's territory, Shijiabao's official position is also rising with the tide, and now he has sat down to the left prime minister of Mengyuan Liaoyang Province.

In fact, this is also reasonable. Although Shijiabao is not the so-called self-respecting thief, he is alone in the responsibility of guarding Liaoxi, and in the face of the aggressive Haidong, his status naturally becomes more and more important, and it is not surprising that he is promoted to an official. However, that's all the Yuan court can do.

As early as before the defeat of Huihe last time, Shijiabao had repeatedly written to the Yuan court three times, asking Emperor Yuan, one for reinforcements, and the other for weapons. However, apart from lighting artillery and firearms, Emperor Yuan could not give him anything. Even the military salary had to be arranged by himself.

Although Shijiabao is far away in the northern Xinjiang, he has also heard that the war in the world is so chaotic that the DPRK and China are still fighting endlessly, and the Qi family and the crown prince are trying to force the Yuan Emperor to give in, and the battle with the Taiping, Lao Sha and other imperial parties has become almost white-hot. And the local powerful factions, such as Chahan and Polo, are arrogant and domineering, supporting the army and respecting themselves, not to mention "listening to the tune but not listening to the announcement", and even even the "tune", there is a vague sense of disobedience.

Above the temple, the rotten wood is the official; Between the palaces and majestys, birds and beasts eat Lu. wolf-hearted dogs, rolling in the road; The servants and servants have been in power. It is difficult to protect the country without seeing it, and what you want is nothing more than profit. The world will fall, and no one thinks of the country. Thieves are everywhere, and the courtiers are mercenary. What is there to say about the erosion that has come to this?

The family treasure is pure and loyal, what should be done, anyway, it has been done, and now for him, it is nothing more than thirteen words, "do your best, obey the destiny of heaven, and report to the king when you die."

To be honest, in fact, after the defeat of Huihe, Shijiabao almost lost confidence in Dayuan's country. Li Ye used only one or two thousand people to resist his army of tens of thousands, and a small Huihe city blocked him from taking a single step. The flagpoles on the head of the city and the dense crowd of human heads left a deep impression on him. The image of Haidong's soldiers who are not afraid of death, tenacious and good at fighting, and fierce as wolves not only destroyed the fighting spirit of the Yuan soldiers, but also destroyed the belief of Shijiabao.

But ordinary people, every time they encounter a serious setback, they either rise up more and more, or they become discouraged. Sagarbao used to be the former, and now he has chosen to become the latter.

Strictly speaking, what he was afraid of was not the combat effectiveness of the Haidong soldiers, but the internal strife of the Mengyuan court. There is a saying that you are not afraid of god-like enemies, but only of pig-like teammates. Therefore, Haidong's large-scale attack this time basically did not cause half a point of panic to his heart.

He was very calm, even when he was informed of the defeat of the front, and he had a commanding demeanor.

"Hongluo Mountain has fallen? Oh, I see. ”

"What? Ruiyun Mountain has also fallen? Okay, you step down. ”

"Xingzhong Prefecture is gone? Okay, let the defeated soldiers come back. Bringing the generals to ask me for guilt? No, tell them, it's hard work, go and rest. ”

"Jinzhou fell into the hands of red thieves? Oh, because the Red Thief is caught on land and water, so it can't be resisted, right? Understandable. Will the defender die? Oops, what a pity. The reason for his death was that the lieutenant surrendered and sold the city to the Red Thieves? It doesn't matter, just go down. ”

"Li Yebing's arrival in the city? It's time for him to come. Are our reinforcements coming? Oh, not yet. Didn't the reinforcements arrive at Yongping Road a few days ago? The garrison is not moving, is it? What about the Polo Army? Just out of Yixing Prefecture? Haven't reached Wuzhi Mountain yet? Someone, write a letter to Marshal Polo for me, saying that Daning is about to be lost, and his reinforcements should be returned. ”

In less than eight days, Li Ye, Liu Yang, and the three heroic divisions of the Yizhou Army converged under the city of Daning. Legend has it that eminent monks often know when the limit is coming. That's what Saga Treasure looks like now. He is strong, he is strong, and the breeze caresses the hills. He is horizontal, and the bright moon shines on the river.

Haidong Tiger Ben Company, known as 50,000, took over the banner, and the head of the camp was densely packed, and hundreds of cavalry marched in groups to show off their martial arts, and raised their prestige under the city. Shi Jiabao didn't even wear armor, dressed in soft clothes, lazily leaned on the Hu bed, sat at the head of the high city, looked peaceful, watched for a long time, looked up at the sky, the sky was high and the clouds were light.

After a long time, he let out an inaudible leisurely sigh, and an ancient poem quietly entered his heart: "I don't see the ancients before, and I don't see the comers after." Thinking of the world and the world, I was alone and wept. ”

The generals of the Yuan army on the left and right were all rude and uneducated, who couldn't understand and looked at each other. Shi Jiabao recited the poem over and over again for a long time, and suddenly felt something, smiled, looked at everyone meaningfully, and said: "What I see is not the red thief, what I see is loneliness." ”

Then, he turned to the west, and tens of thousands of Mengyuan reinforcements stopped at Yongping Road and stationed outside Wuzhi Mountain, all of which did not move. Then, he turned to the east, and a flock of geese formed a herringbone shape, shuttling through the clouds, flapping their wings and flying high. Sometimes they change formation, sometimes they spread their wings and sweep low, they fly over the cities, they fly over the mountains, they fly over the Daling River, they fly over the Xiaoling River.

The air gradually turned from summer heat to coolness, and the land came to an end, and the waves of white flowers lapped against the islands, and on the turbulent sea, in clusters in the east and west, countless warships were moored and gathered.

A small boat, swift and swift as it passed between them, finally docked on the edge of a floating island in Laizhou Bay. There were very few people on board, only about twenty sailors. A middle-aged man dressed as a servant squire, stooped out of the black canopy, put his hands on the pergola, and took a picture in all directions.

The area of the floating island is not large, hundreds of meters in size. The cliffs on both sides of the northwest are steep, the terrain in the southeast is gentle, there are forty or fifty miles away from the shore, and there are only ten miles away from the nearest Diao Longzui. When Liu Yangping was in the middle of the war, he used this place as a supply point. At this time, looking far away on the boat, the blue sky and clear water, in the smoke waves, the island is like a little green snail, green and lovely.

There are two theories about the name of the floating island, one is called the floating island because it floats alone on the sea, and the other is called the mayfly island because it is like a mayfly.

The servant attendant looked around for a moment, then turned his head to the canopy and said, "General, it seems that the person who has made an appointment to answer has not yet arrived,......。 Before the words fell, I saw that under the cliff on the north side of the island, three or two boats turned out, one of which was larger, under the banner of the Haidong Naval Division. The other two boats were small boats, riding the wind and waves, and soon approached.

On the bow of the boat stood three or four people, three Confucian scholars, one in simple leather armor. The eyes of the person wearing leather armor are bright, burning like the sun, and he is dazzling, but who is Ju Sheng, who is not one of the three friends of Yidu? On his left was a short young man with a calm face, and on his right was a thin senior man, who couldn't help but be weak. These two are the other two of the three friends, the young man is Li Yi, and the thin middle school is for the country.

In front of the three of them, there was a thin scribe in his forties, the sea breeze blowing his clothes, his long sleeves fluttering, quite fairy, it was Yan Zhixi.

The two-box boats approached, Yan Zhixi and the others lifted their robes and jumped onto the canopy boat. The servant who had come out stood on one side, and another man came out of the cabin. He is not very old, short makeup, beard under his chin, and a pair of bright and deep eyes, although he is not as dazzling as Ju Sheng, he has a calm and heroic bearing, which is incomparable to others.

Yan Zhixi took the lead in bowing down, and shouted in his mouth: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Yan." ”

"Gentlemen, please get up." Deng She stepped forward, smiled and helped everyone up, this was the first time he met with the three friends of Yidu, he looked at the three of them enthusiastically and abruptly, and said with a smile, "Yidu Sanyou, Mei Lanzhu, who has admired the name for a long time, saw it today, and got his long-cherished wish." ”

Yan Zhixi wanted to be introduced, but Deng She waved his hand to stop and said, "Wait, wait for me to guess." "Look at Ju Sheng, praise," the three friends are called Ju Sheng, although the words are soft, the people are really heroic, and their eyes are as bright as the sun, and they are aggressive. If my expectation is right, this one will definitely be Mr. Ju Yirou. ”

Ju Sheng arched his hand and said: "King Yan is a hero, in front of His Royal Highness, how dare you comment on the word heroic?" Shame shame. ”

Deng She laughed, pointed at Li Yi again, and said, "Lijin Li Yi, cherish words like gold." Read poetry and books, humble and gentlemanly. This one must be Mr. Li Yi and Mr. Li Shouqian. Li Yi waved his hands and said: "You don't need to seal the marquis of ten thousand households, but I hope to know Deng Haidong." I am not talented, I am fortunate to be able to meet King Yan and meet His Royal Highness at sea today, I am very lucky! ”

"Yidu Guoshi, the eunuch scholar. Tired of a clear name, the reputation is passed on. This old gentleman must be Mr. Guoyong An Guobangjie. ”

Guoyongan was terrified, knelt down for the second time, and said: "The prestige of King Yan is all over the world. The world's scholars are praised. Heroes at home, run and return. With An, Yidu cloth, now I can see His Royal Highness, it is already an undesirable request, 'clear name and reputation', I really dare not be. Panic and fear. ”

"Haha. The old gentleman is also very polite, please get up quickly. Ladies and gentlemen, the sea is windy, and follow me into the cabin. ”

Entering the cabin, Deng She glanced at the sailor's big ship that was parked not far away, frowned slightly, and whispered a few words to the attendants. The attendant went and gave orders to the ship to go far away, and not to stop near to the left. The ship was too conspicuous for anyone to see, and the wind would not have leaked out.

It's not bad at all, Deng She came to Yidu coastal this time, and this micro-service traveled. The war on the western side of Liaoning, although there was a banner of Deng Zishuai, was actually just a cover. As the so-called "bright plank road, dark Chen Cang" is also. Dunshe, this is called a drunkard, and he doesn't mean to drink. Dancing the sword of Liaoxi, its meaning is good to fall in Yidu.

Everyone got into the cabin and sat down.

Compared with Ju Sheng, Yan Zhixi and Deng She are acquaintances. He spoke first and said: "Your Highness's white dragon fish suit, not stingy with danger, pro-boat and far-away, bold and heroic, really admired by your majesty." ”

The Bohai Strait is now all under the world of Deng She's sailors, and he came by boat, what is the danger? But then again, the son of a daughter can't sit down. In order to seek the benefit of the capital, Deng She added this time, and entered Lu twice in person, if you talk about the courage of the strong, Yan Zhixi's boast is not wrong.

Deng She smiled slightly, thinking: "How can you spare yourself to do big things?" His idea was exactly the same as what Ju Sheng had said to Yan Zhixi. The attendants served tea, Deng She diligently persuaded tea, and after greetings, he got back to the point, and asked, "It's been half a month since I last left." What is the situation in Yidu? Is there any difference? ”

"His Royal Highness's heroic teacher has been frequently reported in Liaoxi. At the urging of Tian Feng and the order of His Royal Highness, Wang Shicheng had already summoned the generals five days ago, ordered the three armies, and two days ago, sent out the vanguard troops and drove to the direction of Hejian Mansion. His Highness should already know this news. ”

Dunshe nodded. The reason why he returned to Yidu for the second time at this time was precisely because Wang Shicheng had already begun to go out into the army.

"This time out of the army, Wang Shicheng originally wanted to take his step-ancestor as the commander, but because of the persuasion of Ji Zongzhou and other staff ministers, he decided to go out in person."

Ji Zongzhou's argument to persuade Wang Shicheng to personally conquer was: The Northern Expedition to the capital is really a rare event in several years. If he wins, the commander who leads the troops will definitely be famous in all directions, and if he uses his successor as the commander, he is afraid that he will be in danger of high achievements in the future. Take 10,000 steps back, even if it fails, this time the army is not on the side of Yidu, the three kings of the north have their share, and the initiator is not Yidu, but Haidong, so there is no need to worry about the damage to reputation. If you win, you will be advantageous, and if you lose, you will not be damaged.

Wang Shicheng is as good as a stream, and when he heard the words, he was naturally overjoyed, and immediately decided to stay with his ancestors to guard Yidu, and he personally led the three armies to conquer the front line.

In addition to leaving the heir ancestor to guard Yidu, Wang Shicheng also left Tian Jialie. There is also Gao Yanshi patrolling thousands of households in the city for the Yidu army and horses, and Chen Yutou was transferred to serve as the deputy of the successor. ”

Tian Jialie is Wang Shicheng's mastermind, Wang Shicheng did not take him to the front line to fight, but stayed to sit in Yidu with his successor, which is probably nothing more than Yidu is his fundamental place.

Of course, if you want to say that this assistant is a task, Ji Zongzhou and others can actually fill it. So, why did he leave Tian Jialie behind? After careful study, there may also be a sense that he was bored with Tian Jialie, so he simply left him and didn't take him away, out of sight and out of mind.

No matter what he meant, leaving Tian Jialie in Yidu caused Deng She a lot of trouble.

If you are not afraid of bravery, you are afraid of wisdom. The generals of Xu Jizu, Chen Yutou, and Gao Yanshi are brave and brave, but they are all resourceful, and Deng She wants to benefit from the capital, and they are by no means opponents. Now that there is one more Tian Jialie, it is a little tricky. Deng She groaned and asked, "When will Wang Shicheng's main force leave the city, has it ever been decided?" Do you know how many horses are left in the city? ”

These are all military secrets, and Ju Sheng and the others naturally don't know about them. Yan Zhixi knows. From the day his family was sent to Haidong, Deng She was completely relieved of him. Not long ago, Li Shousheng had been ordered to connect with Yan Zhixi, and he came to meet Deng She this time, bringing Li Shousheng's secret report.

According to the informant, the day when Wang Shicheng's main force left the city was set for three days later, and that day was an auspicious day for the zodiac. He left behind a lot of military horses in Yidu, about 10,000 people. ”

Fortified city, brave generals, masterminds, more than 10,000 garrisons. This is all the advantage of Wang Shicheng's home field, the identity of Deng She's guest army, far from the sea, has not occupied half of the city on the coast, how will he use his strategy, after the hard work to finally transfer Wang Shicheng away from the mountain, the surprise army wins?

This question is not only hovering in Yan Zhixi's heart, but also the three friends of Yidu are all puzzled.

You must know that although Deng She told Yan Zhixi a set of overall plans to outwit the capital, in fact, that set of plans has long been abandoned and has long been eliminated. Moreover, later Deng She also told them clearly, and due to the change of the situation, the plan also changed. What will be the changed plan?

Seabirds fly high and waves surge. With the waves, the boat rippled slightly. Gusts of sea breeze rushed into the cabin, rolling up the curtains, and rattling. Many people in the cabin were speechless, waiting for Deng Shefen to speak.