Defeating the water master of Yan Guo has never been Wen Yi's ultimate goal, and this battle is enough for him to establish his prestige in China.

But it is simply not enough to see abroad.

Yan is not good at water warfare, and it is difficult for the five thousand sailors who defeated them to attract everyone's attention, and the biggest possibility is that everyone complains: Tang people are quite bold.

And then there was no then.

If you want to establish the majesty of the Tang State and make other countries look at them differently and be afraid of them, you must achieve greater results.

For Yan Guo, this loss is not painful at all.

There are tens of millions of people under their rule, whose family foundation is too thick, and the loss of 5,000 soldiers is just a few hairs.

Compared to the loss of 5,000 soldiers, the loss of face is more important.

In order to save his face, Yan Guo will definitely retaliate frantically, and Tang Guo's trade routes will still be cut off at that time.

The best thing to do is to slaughter or steal the chicken that Yan Guo hatched the water army.

The more than 10,000 people, craftsmen and other logistics personnel of the Bohai camp are the chickens, as long as they are in the Yan Kingdom in a few months, they can build a sizable sailor.

If this chicken is stolen, even if the Yan country has a thick foundation, it will be impossible to establish a powerful sailor in a short period of time.

The reason is simple, the south ships the north horses.

There are not many people in the north who know how to build ships, and the Xianbei Murong family is from a nomadic family in the north, and they are very good at land warfare, and water warfare is completely a layman.

Most of the people they can rely on are Han Chinese.

The Central Plains has been fighting for years, and a large number of Han people have fled south, and the already underdeveloped shipbuilding industry in the north is close to abandonment, and there are even fewer people who know how to build ships.

More than 10,000 people who know how to build ships have been looted from all over the country.

If these people are removed, it will be difficult for Yan Guo to organize such a large-scale shipyard.

Even if Murong Jun didn't give up, the environment at home and abroad would not allow him to invest too many resources in fighting a meaningless war.

Although the momentum of the Yan Kingdom is like a rainbow and has the momentum to annex the world, on the other hand, they are also enemies of the world.

The Jin Kingdom, the Dai Kingdom, the Liang Kingdom, the Qin Kingdom, and the Baekje Kingdom, as well as the nomadic people in the north, are all enemies, and they must deal with any change in any country.

Wen Yi remembers very well that in a few months in history, Huan Wen would go on a northern expedition and fight all the way to Luoyang.

When the Jin Kingdom returned to Luoyang after more than forty years, the entire north would be shaken.

I don't believe that Murong Jun still has the energy to fight Tang Guo's idea in this situation.

The point is that this is destined to be a protracted war of attrition, with nothing to gain from winning and heavy losses from losing.

As long as he wasn't stupid, he wouldn't do that.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Murong Jun is crazy and has to get back this face, Wen Yi is not afraid.

snatched away the chickens that hatched their eggs, and when they rebuilt a powerful sailor, Tang Guo estimated that they would have already taken off.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Wen Yi's real goal was the Bohai battalion, first deceiving the 5,000 sailors out and annihilating them, and then taking advantage of the emptiness and defenselessness of the other party to launch a night attack.

Originally, he was afraid that the general of Yan Guo was a cautious person and did not dare to pursue, but who knew that people were more fierce than he thought, so he jumped into the trap without hesitation.

After defeating Cao Biao, he took advantage of the night to come to the Bohai camp and first touched the enemy's clippers patrolling the sea.

Then the soldiers divided into two routes, Liu Meng, Ma Yibai, Li Zhong and others led three battalions of soldiers to quietly land in the distance and come to the shore, detour back to the back of the Bohai camp to cut off the escape route.

The fifty cavalry, which had just been formed, was also pulled over and acted as a mobile force.

Everything was ready, the battleship sailed into the dock, and the crossbow bolts fired like a lethal shot. The catapult launches a canister of fire oil, and the rocket ignites...... After a while, the Bohai camp was in flames.

The rest of the matter was simple, all the fleeing shipwrights and rout soldiers were stopped and driven together, and there were only more than 8,000 people.

Where did the remaining three or four thousand go...... Just look at the sea of fire enemy camps.

Just when Wen Yi was about to lead the army to leave, Lin Hong didn't know where to touch it: "Minister Lin Hong greeted the lord of the country and congratulated the lord of the country on his victory over the Yan State Water Division, your prestige in this battle will be famous all over the world." ”

Wen Yi looked at Lin Hong by the light of the fire, his hair had already grown to his shoulders, even if he walked on the street, it was not obtrusive.

He was also wearing fine silk, his skin was fair and polite, and he didn't know that he thought he was the son of a big family.

It is the erratic gaze, which gives people a sense of frivolity.

Thinking back to some rumors about him, at this time I was already sure that it was true.

However, just after winning this war, Lin Hong also had merit in providing information, and it was not the time to pursue it, so he smiled and said:

"The information provided by this Battle Forest General Banner is also very important, and you also have a share of the credit. During the Spring Festival, I will reward the ministers, but you must come back to participate. ”

"Thank you, Lord Guo, this is all within the minister's duty." Lin Hong's happy mouth immediately opened.

Wen Yi nodded and said, "I heard that you like to go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion?" The girls there are not clean, don't get sick, I'll give you a few handmaidens when I go back. ”

Lin Hong's legs were weak and he almost fell to his knees, covered in cold sweat: "National ...... The lord of the country spares his life, I ...... I don't dare anymore. ”

Wen Yi pretended to be surprised and said: "What are you doing, Qinlou Chu Pavilion is a good place to inquire about news, I know that you must be going there for business." ”

"It's just that you should pay attention to your body in addition to official business, once you get sick in that place, there is no cure, not only to yourself but also to your family and grandchildren."

"When you go again in the future, you have to be careful, master a good degree, and don't get sick that you shouldn't have."

"Yes...... Be...... Xie Guozhu cares, the small one must be ...... Be sure to take care of yourself. Lin Hong stammered.

Wen Yi said with relief: "Well, it's good to know, you are the minister of my Tang Kingdom, I don't want anything to happen to you." By the way, what is the matter with you coming to me at this time? ”

Lin Hong was amnesty, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, there is a town five miles north of the sailor camp, and there are more than 3,000 families living in it. ”

Wen Yi said in surprise: "More than 3,000 households? Are you sure it's a town? ”

It is estimated that there are only so many people in a smaller county, and although the Central Plains is rich, it is not so exaggerated.

Lin Hong said: "Originally, there were only 100 families in this town, but after Yan Guo built the Sailor Battalion, he moved many craftsmen's families here and settled them in this town. ”

"And this town is hardly guarded, and the lord of the country only needs to send a detachment to capture all these people."

Wen Yi didn't send troops immediately, but asked, "Are there any Yan garrisons around, especially cavalry?" ”

Lin Hong replied: "In the past, there was a battalion of Yan troops stationed here, and after the completion of the naval battalion, it was moved to thirty miles away, and there was no other garrison within a radius of a hundred miles. ”

Thirty miles away with a garrison? Wen Yi became hesitant.

This distance is not far away, but it is not close, and if the enemy comes to support, I am afraid that there will be waves again.

Although there are many of them, this is the home of the people, and it will be troublesome if they are dragged down.

He Fang, who had not spoken, saw his hesitation, and said: "Lord, the minister thinks that Lin Zongqi's plan is feasible. ”

"Oh, why?"

He Fang said: "Not to mention whether the Yan army of that battalion can find the abnormality here, even if they find out, they will definitely not dare to send troops to support at night without any intelligence." ”

"Instead, they will keep the camp gates closed to prevent a sneak attack, and wait until dawn to send scouts to check the situation and respond."

"It's just time to enter Yin, and it's still an hour and a half before dawn, which is enough for us to take all the people in this town with us."

"Most of these people are the families of craftsmen, take them away, and those craftsmen will be willing to serve my Tang Kingdom."