Chapter 398: Surprise Attack at Sea
Because of the merit of cooperating with Ning Ze to ambush the Liang army and killing Zheng En, the general of the enemy's Erpin Town Army, the Yan family was finally exonerated and saved from extermination.
At the same time, Ning Ze promoted Yan Yu to be the chief official of the Taiwei Mansion and transferred him to be a subordinate official under himself. Yan Fang was transferred to Chu Meiren to serve as the Taichang Commander.
The main purpose of this is to show the outside world that taking refuge in China can be reused, regardless of identity, only ability.
Even the father and daughter of the Yan family, who were originally assigned by Sima Fa with the intention of murdering Empress Yuanxi, can be reused, let alone others?
There is a shortage of talents in China, as long as there is a strategy to absorb talents, they will not hesitate to offer it.
Yan Yu was flattered, since he assisted Ning Ze to kill Zheng En, it was impossible to return to Liang State. To be so reused, of course, is to serve Huaguo with one heart.
After Zheng Eun's death, the body was taken back to Yuan County for safekeeping. Ning Ze sent an envoy to Hongshui County to meet Sima Fa. First, the Liang army was required to retreat a hundred miles from the border. Second, he reprimanded Sima Fa for bribing the Yan family with the intention of murdering Empress Yuanxi Liu Yuanxiang, and must compensate 500,000 gold for this, otherwise he would not want to retrieve Zheng En's body.
The envoy arrived at Hongshui County and conveyed Ning Ze's meaning.
When Sima Fa heard this, he was so angry that he almost made people kill the envoy of Huaguo on the spot.
The civil and military officials below were also excited and angry.
Ning Ze accused them of bribing the Yan family with the intention of murdering Empress Yuanxi, and the forces of all parties were hostile to each other, and they had exhausted their means. What's more, he betrayed Liang Guo, cooperated with Ning Ze to set a trap to kill Zheng En, and made Liang Guoping lose tens of thousands of elite soldiers, why are you embarrassed to bite back?
It is too deceitful to ask the Liang army to retreat a hundred miles and compensate 500,000 gold in exchange for Zheng En's body!
Lu Yuan and Zhou Hao said on the spot that they hoped to personally lead troops to attack Yuanjun and recapture Zheng En.
In fact, it is just angry talk, everyone knows that Ning Ze personally guards Yuan County, and it is impossible to defeat Yuan County. Especially the Empress of Yuanxi, Liu Yuanxiang, drove the expedition in person, and the guarding force on the border of China must be greater.
The army retreated a hundred miles from its own border, and the other side would definitely send troops to enter and advance decisively. It is equivalent to giving up the country, which is simply unacceptable, not to mention the compensation of 500,000 gold!
This side is designed to deal with Empress Yuanxi, which is a hostile force, which is normal. It was as if Huaguo had not designed to deal with this side, and Ning Ze sent an envoy over purely as a provocation, and he never thought that Liang Guoguo would do it.
After all, Sima Fa did not let the envoy of Huaguo kill him, but arranged for him to rest first, and said to the military and civil forces accompanying the army: "This time I made a mistake and killed General Zheng! Although I really wanted to retrieve General Zheng's body, Ning Ze's requests were all provocative, and he wanted to deliberately provoke our army to send troops. At this time, we need to be calm, and we must not fall for the other party's strategy! It is impossible for our side to take a step back, let alone compensate a single gold coin. Now most of the fine works lurking in Yuanjun have been captured, and the words have also rebelled. Although I am sorry for General Zheng, I can only wronged him to stay in Huaguo. Wait until you defeat Hua Guo in the future, seize the land of Yuanzhou, and then welcome him back to Daliang!"
"Ning Ze is bullying people too much, can we just endure it like this?" Lu Yuan's eyebrows were raised.
"Empress Yuanxi drove the expedition in person, Ning Ze deliberately provoked, and the other party tried to provoke our army and lure our army to attack the city. Sima Fa said, "You must endure at this time! Ning Ze is scheming, and there must be no such thing as General Zheng again." ”
After careful discussion with the civil and military officials, Sima Fa resummoned the envoys of the Chinese state, and sternly refused to withdraw troops from the border and the demand to redeem Zheng En's body with gold coins. Let the messenger go back and tell Ning Ze that this Qiu Liang Guo remembers, and sooner or later he will get it back!
The envoy returned to Yuanjun to report to Ning Ze, and Ning Ze smiled: "As expected!"
It turned out that he deliberately let the envoy go over to provoke, and it was expected that the other party would sternly refuse, and he would not be fooled, let alone take the initiative to send troops to attack.
Since Zheng En was designed by Ning Ze, Sima Fa's side would be more cautious. Ning Ze didn't provoke, and the other party might send troops to attack when he learned of this matter to avenge Zheng En. But Ning Ze deliberately went to provoke and showed a very arrogant appearance, but the other party suspected that this was a trap and would not attack rashly.
This is also in line with Ning Ze's thoughts, he wants to be as high-profile as possible, and to avoid a real large-scale war on Yuanjun's side, anyway, it is to contain Sima Fa, attract the attention of major forces, and provide cover for Wang Wei's side.
The result was very successful, and the posture he displayed made Sima Fa suspicious and did not dare to send troops at will, lest he encounter another trap. It also attracts the attention of all parties.
The most important thing is that Ma Jian heard about the whole thing, and decisively increased troops on the border and beware of Jiangzhou.
With an urgent report from the north, Ning Ze led a large army to attack Tang Niu and burned down the opponent's granary and won a complete victory.
It is also reported that Ning Ze set a trap on the border of Yuanzhou and booby-trapped Zheng En, the general of the Liang Guozhen army, which was extremely provocative to Sima Fa.
Both pieces of news are shocking and confusing.
Which one is really Ning Ze? or both are Ning Ze?
Since he can appear in two places at the same time, and launch a strong offensive against Zhou and Liang, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not appear on the border of Jiangzhou, and take advantage of his own not being attacked.
To be on the safe side, the main army was transferred to the border to guard it.
In this way, Ning Ze needs to achieve this effect.
The main army of Nancheng was transferred to the border of Jiangzhou for defense, and the rear was naturally empty.
Generally speaking, the Ning Ze army wanted to attack Ma Jian, and Jiangzhou was the most important passage. Or storm and take Yanzhou and march south.
It is difficult to think of marching from the sea and making a big circle to launch a surprise attack on the back of the south.
Among all the forces, the Nancheng Navy is the strongest, and the climate changes in the sea are extremely risky, so I can't imagine that Ning Zejun will take such a big risk.
For a variety of reasons, even Feng Qiao didn't think of this possibility, and decisively followed Ma Jian to the border of Wuzhou.
Due to the cover of Ouyang Chun and Ning Ze, they successfully attracted the attention of Zhou Guo, Liang Guo, and Nancheng, and Wang Wei's army made a detour from the sea, and successfully arrived in the southern sea area of Nancheng after hardships and dangers, and headed straight to Wubao County, Wuzhou.
Wubao County is the capital of Nancheng, where Ma Jian built the imperial palace and his family members are all here.
If he can capture this place and take the palace, it will undoubtedly be a hammer for Ma Jian.
If you can capture the wives and children of Ma Jian and Nancheng's civil and military officials, you may be able to make the other party lose the will to resist, and even take down this force in one sentence.
Because of the activity of Ouyang Chun and Ning Ze, Ma Jian transferred the domestic army to the border to guard it, and the defense of the belly and back of the land was weakened, and the chance of taking it down was still very high.
The fleet of warships was about to arrive in the waters of Wubao County, and Wang Wei was ready to defeat the Nancheng Navy directly head-on.
Chu Wenxiu persuaded him: "The strength of the Nancheng Navy is strong, and it should not be underestimated! Although the general is good at naval forces, this is the enemy's home field, so we need to be cautious! We might as well let the cargo ships in the rear take the lead, pretend to be caravans, and falsely claim to be being pursued by pirates." The Nancheng Navy will definitely fall for the plan, let the cargo ships pass, and meet our main force head-on. You can hide the navy in the merchant ships, wait for the Nancheng Navy to turn around, launch a surprise attack from the rear, and outflank the army before and after!"
"This is a wonderful plan!" Wang Wei couldn't help but nod.
So Huang Shao led a large number of sailors to hide in cargo ships, temporarily separated from the main army, pretending to be a caravan chased by pirates, and quickly approached the Nancheng Sea.
The main warship on Wang Wei's side disguised itself as a pirate and followed closely.
When the Nancheng Navy saw the merchant ship coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to interrogate.
Huang Shao's subordinates pretended to be merchants and said anxiously: "We are all members of the caravan and came to Nancheng by sea to do business. Unexpectedly, I encountered pirates on the way, please help the general!
The admiral of Nancheng was named Liu Xu, and when he saw that these cargo ships were full of supplies, his heart moved.
Usually when a cargo ship comes, it will give him filial piety. Now that the other party is being chased by pirates, as long as he repels the pirates, he can ask him for more filial piety and make a lot of money! Exterminating the pirates can make a meritorious contribution and kill two birds with one stone!
Liu Xu is very confident in himself, and all the pirates in the Nancheng Sea are not in his eyes.
So the "caravan" was allowed to pass first, and they were asked to wait at the dock. He led the fleet to meet the "pirates".
Who would have thought that the "merchant ship" had just fled to the back, and when Liu Xu led his troops to meet the "pirates", he suddenly turned around and attacked, and countless rockets shot towards the Nancheng Navy like a torrential rain.
Wang Wei's side also took the opportunity to launch a strong attack, and all the warships rushed to the Nancheng navy, outflanking them in front and rear.
Liu Xu was stunned and couldn't figure out the situation.
Under normal circumstances, he might not have lost, but in the face of the sudden outflanking of the "merchant ships", and he showed amazing combat effectiveness, coupled with the fierce offensive of the naval army on Wang Wei's side. Caught off guard, a number of large ships caught fire, causing panic among the soldiers.
Liu Xu also had some ability, and immediately appeased the soldiers, asking everyone to calm down and follow the order to launch a counterattack.
It's just the sudden chaos that makes many soldiers disobey orders, or it is difficult for orders to be communicated.
In the fierce battle, Wang Wei led his troops to rush to the vicinity of the main ship of the Nancheng Navy, used a zipline to hook the opponent's ship, and began to forcibly board the ship.
Liu Xu hurriedly led his troops to stop it and cut ropes everywhere.
Chu Wenxiu commanded in the rear, and the ship's ballista salvo covered Wang Wei.
This battle was fought fiercely, and although the Nancheng navy fell into chaos, under the command of Liu Xu, it still caused huge casualties to the Nancheng army.
However, Chu Wenxiu's command and Wang Wei's level 7 water training played a great role, and the Huaguo soldiers finally boarded the enemy ship, and Wang Wei also rushed to Liu Xu smoothly, and the two main generals met.
"Ghost Face General!" Seeing Wang Wei wearing a ghost face mask, Liu Xu suddenly reacted.
As a general with a fairly high appearance rate around Ning Ze, and with a unique shape, he always appears in the form of a ghost mask, and the title of Wang Wei's ghost face general is already known to the other three forces.
Liu Xu had never seen Wang Wei, but he had also heard of the name of General Ghost Face. Seeing the opponent's ghost mask head-on, and after the enemy warship approached, he could tell that it was not a pirate at all, but a Huaguo dragon flag. Immediately reminiscent.
Wang Wei stepped forward with a gun and shouted: "The enemy will be killed!"
Liu Xu hurriedly drew his sword to meet the battle and fought with Wang Wei.
The soldiers of the two surrounding countries also stood on the deck and fought inextricably, and the voices of Jin Ge came and went.