Chapter 1318: To Each His Heart
Chen Jisheng's face turned a little dark, the sharpest thing in Xuzhou's soldiers was this firecracker artillery, I thought that by taking advantage of this crisis, the other party would also loosen up, but I didn't expect to not give an inch, Chen Jisheng glanced at Zhao Song and Luo Chen, and said in a muffled voice: "Then thank you for the kindness of Leader Zhao and Mr. Luo, and I will arrange someone to carry it later." ”
After saying this, Chen Jisheng turned his head and left, took two steps, Chen Jisheng turned his head again and said with a sneer: "Chen hasn't been to Guannai for a long time, it turns out that the righteousness of Guannai is so weak." ”
"There is righteousness, your righteousness is your righteousness, and mine is mine." Zhao Song replied that he did not give an inch in his words.
Waiting for Chen Jisheng to leave, the door of the firm was closed, Zhao Song and Luo Chen climbed to the top together, looking at the busyness of the outside of the firm, Luo Chen said in a low voice: "Yingzheng, Dongjiang Town's approach is a little wrong, the strength on the island should be enough to defend the country, even if it is not enough to defend the house, there is no reason to ask us for help, then Mao Wenlong is very wary of us." ”
Zhao Song didn't answer Luo Chen's question, but just said in a muffled voice: "If the wind and water are smooth, it will take three days for the ship to arrive in Dengzhou, and it will take three days for the fast horse to transmit the message in Dengzhou, the fastest and fastest, and we will have to know the news after twelve days, if Shandong and Xuzhou want to do something, I am afraid it will be twenty days later, and in this period, we can't relax." ”
The two walked down from a high place, but Zhao Song noticed that the faces of the five subordinate Lian Zheng were not quite right, and he immediately understood what the other party was thinking, Zhao Song was only recently promoted to Yingzheng, and he was also one of the oldest qualified Lian Zheng in the Zhao family's army, and he knew the most about the thoughts below.
"Do you think you should hit the Tartars?" Zhao Song walked over and asked.
Hearing that his heart was broken, even the Zhengmen did not hide it, and one of them said in a rough voice: "Yingzheng, the officers and soldiers of Dongjiang Town are not all the way with us, but we should help such a thing as fighting Tartars, and isn't it a good thing to fight Tartars?" Go back and tell Jin Ye that Jin Ye will also praise us! ”
Luo Chen's brows furrowed, he wanted to speak but was stopped by Zhao Song, Zhao Song said with a smile: "You entered the Zhao family army later than me, you haven't experienced Jin Ye's personal training, he told us all day long about Yue Wumu's defeat of the Jin army, and later told everyone how Salhu failed, how Liaoyang and Shenyang were taken down, I, like you, also want to fight Tartars, and Jin Ye also wants to!" ”
"But don't just think about going to fight the tartars, have you forgotten all the foot drills to school? How many people can be called a phalanx, what can be called a phalanx, more than 800 people can form a phalanx, and a quarter of the bows and arrows and firearms must be covered, the conditions are indispensable, what do we have? Zhao Song's tone was not stern, but he talked eloquently.
The expressions of several Lian Zheng began to be serious, and Zhao Song continued: "The Tartars are different from the official army, they are good at shooting with bows, they dare to fight and dare to rush, haven't you heard it when you were in the school, the Jianzhou Jurchen and the grassland Mongolia are two roads, the Jianzhou Jurchen is ten times the elite, the officers and soldiers who advance and retreat, if our hundreds of people are rushed over, how long can your more than 100 firearms withstand it, as long as the opponent's archers are close to the shot, can you stop it?" Our companies, even if the other party hits me with a knife and axe, how many waves can you withstand? ”
Luo Chen's face has fluctuated, he didn't expect so much at all, Luo Chen used to be an errand in Jinyiwei, and he had seen a lot of officers and soldiers in other provinces in the Beijing Division, no matter how elite the head of the military camp was, he couldn't do it like this, the small leader in charge of a hundred people could know what was going on on the battlefield and why it was true, Zhao Song said very deeply, but even the Zhengmen actually understood.
Speaking of this, Lian Zheng already had a look of shame on his face, Zhao Song smiled, lowered his voice and said: "There are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers on Phi Island, and all the young and strong people who can move are afraid that there are 20,000 together, what are our hundreds of people in this sea of people, I'm afraid they will be scattered and collapsed before the battle, what should we do then?" ”
These words had a different meaning, and even the faces of the Zhengmen changed color, and one of them hesitated, but still asked: "Yingzheng, if the Tartars really want to fight, don't we care?" I'm afraid I won't be able to leave when the time comes! ”
"Just these two ships, how do we go, we still have to take care of it, but now across the sea, there are so many ships in Dongjiang Town, and the Tartars are not familiar with water warfare, why is the situation critical?" Zhao Song asked rhetorically.
Dongjiang Town here to cross the river and cross the sea, to contact Denglai Town, Shandong, to support the Jinzhou area in southern Liaoning, there are still a lot of ships, although not as good as the tonnage and quality of Xuzhou's fleet, but there is no problem with the use, before coming to this island, Zhao Song and the company are all trained, and understand that the Jianzhou Jurchen is not good at water warfare, so Zhao Song has said this.
The distance between the northern end of Phi Dao and the southern end of the land is about four miles at high tide, and more than two miles at low tide, this width is really nothing, and although Phi Dao is a hilly terrain, there are no cliffs and cliffs along the coast, and it is a completely gentle beach, which is the most suitable for the enemy to grab the beach and land.
The generals of Dongjiang Town naturally understood this truth, so they built fortifications and low walls on several coastal beaches closest to the land, and arranged defenses there, both the soldiers and the people on the island were not lazy at this moment, everyone worked hard, everyone had experienced the tragic situation of being destroyed by the Tartars and then chased all the way, and they all knew what kind of hellish scene would be if they were taken to the island by the Tartars, which was closely related, and no one dared to be ambiguous.
At this time, you can already see the dusty coast of Tieshan County in Goryeo opposite Phi Island, with flags waving, and the flag representing the belonging of the Jurchen Eight Banners is clearly visible, and you can also see the Jianzhou Jurchen soldiers and horses over there setting up camps, cutting down trees, and you can see the opposing generals riding horses on the seaside.
"Tartar who doesn't know whether you live or die, let you run rampant on the land, do you think that the sea is also your world?" Mao Wenlong stared at the opposite side and said with a hideous expression.
Someone on the side shouted, "Lord Chen is back", Mao Wenlong's spirits lifted, and he quickly turned his head to look over, Chen Jisheng shook his head like water, Mao Wenlong's face also darkened, Chen Jisheng walked to him, lowered his voice and said: "This group of Xuzhou people are stingy, unwilling to help, and unwilling to borrow our firearms, subordinates feel that they may have seen something." ”
After saying this, Chen Jisheng hesitated and said: "It may also be that the ears and eyes of their arrangement know the secret, after all, it is impossible for our reserve soldiers not to leak the news at all!" ”
"These bastards who don't distinguish between inside and outside!" Mao Wenlong scolded bitterly.
However, Mao Wenlong did not continue to lose his temper, he immediately regained his composure, and said: "Their two hundred firearms are not of much use, the firearms in our hands are enough, this time we will hit the Tartars, and then go to the Jingshi side to report the merits, the imperial court will not let us go to the battalion leaders who can fight." ”
Li Jiucheng, who was supervising the work on the beach, came here and interjected: "It's a pity that these Xuzhou thieves cut off our connection with Denglai Town, and the artillery and Franco gunners who said they gave can't come, and Xuzhou doesn't lend us artillery, otherwise, the Tartars crossing the sea will be meat targets!" ”
Mao Wenlong shook his head and said: "What's the use of talking about this now, withdraw the prepared soldiers, be on guard everywhere, don't worry about the port over there in Xuzhou, there is a sea over there, the Tartars can't bear to come around in such a big circle, this time there is going to be a big battle!" ”
The order was issued, not long after, in a village a few hundred steps north of Yunshan, more than 1,000 Dongjiang Town soldiers withdrew, under the leadership of the general, to go elsewhere, and at the north end of the nearest Phi Island from the land, Dongjiang Town had already put down the boat and sent a good boat operator to get closer to Zhang, don't look at the Jianzhou Jurchen army has set up a lot of rafts, but in the sea to give the ships time to react in time, it is impossible to catch up with the rafts.
"Dashuai, the Tartars have caught a lot of nearby Goryeo people to work, and they are cutting down trees, I'm afraid there are no less than 5,000 people coming this time, looking at the flag, it should be a red flag."
"The Tartars are well guarded on the shore, the cavalry patrols along the coastline incessantly, and the land where they can land is guarded"
Plundering the common people and servitude is a common means of Jianzhou Jurchen, everyone is not surprised, Phi Dao can use nearly 20,000 young and strong forces, the other party came more than 5,000, Dongjiang Town military generals did not feel any ease, 5,000 real Tartars are extremely strong and powerful, if it is a land field battle, it is the 5,000 Ming Dynasty's personal guards, with the remnants of the island to contain the defeated generals, not an opponent at all.
But the generals of Dongjiang Town are also confident, because the Jianzhou Jurchens don't know anything about naval warfare, and there are no suitable vehicles, if they use boats and rafts to fight, they still fight at sea, how can Dongjiang Town take advantage, so Mao Wenlong wants to kill two birds with one stone, in addition to fishing for war merits on the Tartars, he also wants to do something for Yunshan Xing, in the past, those guys in the trading house were not as good as their eyes, but now, there are weapons and armor of 500 people and enough sophisticated firearms and ammunition, if you eat it, There will be two thousand guards in his hand immediately, if he can digest the hundreds of Xuzhou soldiers, he can even set up a new army, and at that time, Mao Wenlong will not be the commander of Dongjiang Town, even if he is placed in the provinces of Guannai, he is also a real commander.
"Marshal, my lords, the weapons supported by the Xuzhou Commercial Bank are here, the knives and guns are all good, the blades are new, the armor is also new, and an additional twenty bows and four hundred arrows have been given!" I could hear the excited voice of a young man, Mao Wenlong and the others, who were gathering together to discuss, looked over and found that it was Mr. Kong Youde, who was all smiling, as if they had picked up a big bargain.
Mao Wenlong shook his head with a smile and sneered: "It's really shallow." ”
"Dashuai, the Xuzhou business house sent more than a dozen people out, saying that they wanted to help us everywhere, and they should be looking for news everywhere." Someone came over to report that although the whole island was busy preparing for war at this time, there were many people staring at Yunshanxing.
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