Chapter 68: The Sailor Arrives in Licheng

Xiao Chen led Da Zhuang, Wang Ping, and Luo Cheng to Xiping Pass, not to mention the shock of the more than ten miles of company camps, just mentioning the countless grain and grass materials piled up in the pass, which was enough to scare people. Standing on the top of the gate, looking at the hundreds of tall granaries in the large gate, I could only sigh at the army's war strength.

Looking at the countless warehouses, Xiao Chen was also nostalgic. Now hundreds of thousands of troops are not worried about the problem of food, thanks to those slaves. It is their hard work and obscurity for the army that has made today's Beichen's domestic grain reserves reach an incredible level.

Now, it is not easy to continue to work hard to clear the snow on the road for the army. Why don't you treat them to a little more food next month?

Entering the pass, both sides of the road are full of soldiers patrolling back and forth. After all, the entire pass is stored with the grain and grass needed by hundreds of thousands of troops. If any bastard accidentally catches fire, the big guy will go hungry. Therefore, the number of soldiers patrolling the customs has reached more than 10,000. These 10,000 people, all of them are sticking to their posts, and everyone who walks by them has to stare at them for a while.

Xiao Chen got goosebumps all over his body, special wood, you are still staring so closely when the master comes. I'm the boss of Beichen Kingdom, do you know what the boss is? It is because of me that you have the opportunity to obtain such a casual profession of caretaker, without having to train all the time like the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the gate.

Besides, the war launched by the master, do you think I will burn the grain and grass of my own army with my own hands to play! Hmph, look at it again, labor and management really set fire. Looking at the guarded eyes of the soldiers around him, Xiao Chen thought unhappily in his heart.

Entering the City Lord's Mansion that was currently being cultivated in the Guancheng, Xiao Chen and several generals behind him finally avoided the eyes of the countless soldiers. But now everyone has nothing to do, and the army is training hard in faith, and it's not good to disturb them yourself.

Moreover, Xiping Pass, as the westernmost barrier of the Beichen Kingdom, has no people living in the city at all, and all the big-headed soldiers are guarding it. There is really nothing to do in the city, and even drinking wine has to be imported from Donglin County, not to mention any kilns, casinos and the like.

So, a few people had to sit idle, and one person had a whole cup of tea and began to talk about the tea ceremony.

Speaking of the Beichen country's naval army garrison, 40,000 servant troops, led by Bruce, came to the side of the water village. Behind were 10,000 archers led by General Eugene, and General Lin Hu, who was the president's 50,000 infantry.

Li Ancheng was already waiting for the arrival of the 50,000 infantry troops outside the naval division camp, and looking at the slowly approaching infantry brigade, Li Ancheng hurriedly greeted him.

Coming to Lin Hu, Eugene, and Bruce, Li Ancheng smiled and bowed his hand and said, "Welcome to the three generals!" ”

"Haha, General Li is polite, the three of us still have to rely on General Li's sailors!" Lin Hu said with a smile.

"What do you rely on or don't rely on, everyone is their own person, and we have to help each other more in the future!"

"Yes, yes. We're all family, haha."

Li Ancheng also laughed out loud, and then said, "Three generals, please!" Let's go into camp and talk! ”

"Please!" Lin Hu also gestured and said.

After the four of them came to the Chinese army's tent, they began to discuss how to transport soldiers and horses.

In the past two days, in order to think about how to transport 50,000 troops, Li Ancheng's hair has turned white. There is no way, there are nearly 200 warships under his command, but they are combat ships. As for the troop carriers, there are only ten medium-sized troop carriers, which are still under the formation of their own hands just a few days ago.

Each medium-sized troop carrier could only carry 1,000 infantry, and 10 ships together could only transport 10,000 troops at a time. But now there are 50,000 troops waiting to be delivered, and it is not possible to tie a few large sampans with ropes behind every ship and let the infantry sit on them.

In that case, it is estimated that within a short time of going to sea, all these infantry will disappear, and you may not even be able to find the sampan. Without a clue, Li Ancheng almost wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the sea.

However, now that the three commanders of the infantry army are here, let them find a way to cross the sea for their men. Who knows, the problem of transporting troops, which had bothered Li Ancheng for a long time, was actually solved by Bruce at once.

Bruce said that his infantry didn't need a good environment, and they could squeeze into the warship, as long as they could cross the sea.

Such a sentence suddenly made Li Ancheng pause. It is easy to squeeze and manage, and the five building ships in his hands alone can be stuffed with 15,000 soldiers. If you count the other ships, 50,000 people are a small matter.

It is important to know that each ship has a place to accommodate the largest combatants, and there must also be a room for the sailors to sleep and rest. Each building ship has 3,000 combat personnel, plus the room where 3,000 sailors sleep in the attic, it is completely possible to add 3,000 people, at most it is a little crowded.

The rest of the ships are the same, they can carry double the number of people in a crowded situation. And there were already 50,000 people under his command, that is to say, to stuff these 50,000 infantry into it, there was no problem at all. Big deal, let the sailors stay on combat posts during the day, and the infantry sleep. At night, the infantry gave up their beds and let the sailors sleep.

As for the army of Li Cheng. According to the news leaked by the boss, Li Cheng sent at most 20,000 soldiers to take the waterway. In this case, as long as the soldiers of Li Cheng are squeezed on the troop carrier, they will be stuffed.

In this way, the most difficult problem of transporting troops has been solved, and the next thing is to load those 50,000 soldiers into the ship.

So, the 50,000 soldiers went on the warship one by one with great displeasure. Obviously, there is a transport ship, why is it not allowed to sit, and I have to squeeze with the sailors on the warship. Although the mood of the soldiers was not very good, they were forced by the orders of the four generals to get into the rest room of the sailors on the warship one by one.

After waiting for all the 50,000 troops to be loaded in, Li Ancheng gave the order to set off. Huge warships began to slowly sail out of the sailor's camp and headed for the ocean in the distance.

On the vast sea, warships emerged from the coastline. The wide sails completely obscured the figure of the warship behind him. Countless long masts towered over the clouds, like enlarged versions of spears, dense as a forest.

The sun rose in the east, just above the fleet. Countless warships cast large shadows in the sea, and the entire fleet seemed to be bathed in golden light.

The bow of the warship sailed in the sea, stirring up layers of waves. The fish in the sea in front of them had already been frightened away by these countless ancient beasts. A sturdy soldier standing atop a warship. Countless Changge stood together, and there were countless swords, shields, bows and arrows, rackets, and flags.

Li Ancheng walked onto the superstructure of his flagship, feeling the shaking of the warship under his feet, and his heart was still full of majesty.

When I was young, I grew up by the sea. Every time, when I look at the blue sea, I am very fascinated by it. Once, every day I fantasized about what the depths of the ocean really were. Each time, I want to explore the most mysterious deep sea there.

Today, he has become the commander of hundreds of warships. Looking at the countless figures of warships behind him, the appearance of the tall warships had already been deeply imprinted in his mind.

Before, I was lost in the sea with this fleet. Until one day, I had a strange dream, and I dreamed that there was a strange person who said to me: "Sail to the western ocean, where there are continents, and there is a country where you have fulfilled your dream." This country allows you to explore the ocean between heaven and earth everywhere. ”

A strange dream made me sail to the west. I don't know why, maybe it was the mysterious man's words that moved me. So he came to this continent, and here, he got the news of the establishment of the Beichen Kingdom, and also took refuge in the Beichen Kingdom.

Simply enough, now I am starting my journey to the ocean. Again, it's about transporting infantry, but next time, maybe it's about transporting infantry. However, as long as the country continues to expand, its own sailors will keep walking on the ocean.

Sooner or later, one day I will fulfill the dream in my heart and travel all over the world for home!

Standing behind the female wall, the salty sea breeze blows. Li Ancheng suddenly remembered what the king said to himself a few days ago: sail against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat.

Regarding this hint from the king, I thought about it for several days and didn't understand what the king meant. It wasn't until one day when I was standing on the beach and looking at the sea that I suddenly woke up. I always thought that my king was really encouraging me, but when it was the same, I found that the king was really warning me.

Sailing against the current, the meaning of the word reverse is needless to say, the water refers to the king, and the boat is himself. All of them are connected, and sailing against the current is to disobey the king's orders. The first four words understand the meaning, and the meaning of the next four words follows.

If you don't advance, you will retreat, and if you don't escape from the palm of my hand, you'll die. When I figured it out, I could only smile helplessly and bitterly.

If you don't obey orders, you either don't go, or you don't die. The key is that even if you go, where can you go? Without supplies, his own sailors will starve to death on the sea sooner or later. Without supplies, will those sailors still listen to themselves?

Besides, the entire 50,000-strong sailor division is now only one of its own generals, and the rest of the generals are all transferred to Annan County to garrison.

However, I don't seem to have the heart to keep being the boss right now. We are just unhappy with letting our 100,000 troops obey the orders of a foreign general, and we will not mutiny.

Moreover, it is indeed not the same thing for one's own 100,000-strong army to be commanded by one of the generals of the Allied forces. Li Zhaoliang? I haven't even heard of it, although my land combat ability is not very good. But in the court, there are still many generals who are familiar with land warfare. Why bother with an unknown Allied general to command a large army?

In fact, it's not just Li Ancheng who hasn't heard of Li Zhaoliang, but even many people in the court don't know who Li Zhaoliang is. Needless to say, those original generals of the Beacon Fire Continent, and Luo Cheng, Wang Ping, and Xun Yu lived in a special era, and they didn't know the Song Dynasty at all.

If it weren't for the old wolf telling him about Li Zhaoliang's attributes, maybe even Xiao Chen wouldn't know. There were not many famous generals in the Song Dynasty, and Xiao Chen also knew about Yue Wangye's family, and that Han Shizhong and his daughter-in-law, as well as the Yang generals. The rest, I don't know. Without mentioning these, Li Ancheng looked at the ocean in the distance again, and he could already vaguely see the land. Li Ancheng knew that that was where his ally Li Cheng was. Then, reluctantly, he walked down the attic and came to the cabin.

Looking at the infantry soldiers who vomited and diarrhea one by one, Li Ancheng's head was big for a while. This is also too ruthless, there are more than 50,000 people, just a few hundred people do not get seasick, and the rest almost vomit bitter water comes out.

When I came to the second floor, as soon as I entered, I heard the sound of Eugene and Lin Hu vomiting. Alas, even the generals spit like this. It seems that when they arrive at the landing site in the future, if they don't have a good rest day, the army of 50,000 is simply more fragile than sheep. At least, 50,000 sheep still know how to escape, and these 50,000 soldiers probably don't even have the strength to run.

poured a glass of water for Eugene and Lin Hu, and looked at the two of them who were uncomfortable to death even drinking water. Li Ancheng had no choice but to pat Bruce on the back with one by one, in fact, Li Ancheng could also wonder why Bruce didn't get seasick.

It's very uncomfortable to take care of people, at least that's how Li Ancheng feels. But fortunately, when I came down, I could already see the coastline of Licheng, and it was almost time to arrive after thinking about it.

Sure enough, after a while, Li Ancheng heard the cheers of the sailors on the warship. So, too, I walked out, and when I saw that not far ahead, a simple and huge harbor had appeared.

arrived, a two-hour flight to Licheng.

At this time, Li Zhaoliang stood on the tower of the camp, looking at the black and oppressive warship in the distance, and couldn't help but feel worried in his heart. It was too powerful, looking at the huge warships, Li Zhaoliang could feel that there were 20,000 soldiers under his command, and in front of these giant beasts, they were like grass mustard.

Moreover, such a huge sailor is not far from him, as if he has a knife next to his pillow, which can pierce his head at any time. Donglin City is too close to Licheng, and it only takes two hours for the sailor to come directly to the north of Licheng, and he can completely destroy Licheng in one morning.

But no matter how worried you are, you still have to go forward now, after all, everyone is still an ally!