In the East China Sea at night, the waves are calm.

Under the influence of ocean currents and breezes, thousands of boats of various sizes headed towards the shore.

Among these boats, the largest is more than ten zhang long, and the smaller one is only three or four zhang. Under the moonlight, you can vaguely see the ship full of armored soldiers, and the lower deck of the large ship is loaded with various ordnance and war horses.

None of the boats were lit, and three bonfires were lit on the shore in the distance, which stood out in the night.

On a large boat in the middle, the soldiers on the lookout shouted to the bottom: "General Qiqi, we are still three miles from the shore, the fleet is on the right course, and we will reach the landing point in half an hour." ”

Yin Falcon was wearing a set of dark armor and said in a deep voice: "Send a signal to each ship and land on the beach in the established order." ”

"Yes!"

After a while, Yin Falcon landed among the first to be surrounded by a group of generals, and dozens of figures flashed on the shore, and the first one knelt down on one knee: "Subordinate Meng Lin, I am here to greet General Yin on the order of Yuan Xingbang, the helmsman." ”

Yin Falcon nodded and asked, "There are no Southern Mountain Thieves around, right?"

"No, it's safe. Meng Lin replied: "Five days ago, in the name of inspection, Lord Yuan ordered all the aborigines in this place to move out, and also arranged no less than 100 secret sentry posts around it to ensure absolute safety. ”

"That's good. Yin Falcon put a hanging heart back in his stomach, he only learned that he was going to attack Nanshan by sea before leaving the training camp. No wonder he sat on a rocking boat every day, it turned out to be to adapt to the requirements of riding a sea boat.

This way of marching was the first time for him, and it was also the first time for the Han army. Both the Han and Qin did not pay much attention to the construction of naval armies, and although both countries had long coastlines, they had a longer land border between them, and there was no need to cross the ocean to attack each other.

The Han Empire consisted of only one or two hundred thousand coast guards, with hundreds of medium-sized patrol ships under its command, tasked with dealing with pirates entrenched everywhere.

Among the thousands of troop carriers this time, these patrol boats played the main role, plus the merchant ships and fishing boats that were temporarily recruited, the large ships could carry 3,500 people, and the small boats could only carry a few dozen people.

Transporting 50,000 people by ship to the eastern line of Nanshan was an idea that Ye Yunyang came up with, and the emperor and the crown prince felt that this plan was feasible after rigorous argumentation, so they mobilized so many ships to carry out the task together.

To be honest, it is very risky to do this, first of all, the Han Empire has no experience in transporting troops at sea, once it encounters rough weather, the troop transport ship is easy to capsize, and the reason why it took so long to send a fleet is to wait for the arrival of good weather.

Secondly, it is difficult for such a large-scale troop transport to easily expose the target, once the thieves are informed, they will arrange a defensive line in the shortest possible time to prevent the Han army from landing on the beach, and the Han army with no landing experience will suffer a big loss.

These 50,000 people were carefully selected by the emperor from hundreds of thousands of southern troops, each of whom was proficient in water, and most of them had experience in boating, and in order to ensure the safety of sea navigation, they were specially trained to sail at night.

Buzzing......

There was the sound of flying wings in the sky, and a few seconds later, a medium-sized flying wing slowly landed, led by Wu Qinglin, the master of the Heavenly Kingdom, and his three disciples.

Yin Falcon hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "The last general will meet with the Master of the Heavenly Kingdom and meet the three national teachers. ”

Wu Qinglin waved his hand: "General Yin doesn't need to be polite, this time the old man is your subordinate, if there is anything to send you, just say it, the old man and the three apprentices don't dare to disobey." ”

Yin Falcon said politely: "The national teacher is serious, Your Majesty sent you four to serve as overseers, and the last general has the bottom in his heart, your task is to deal with the thieves and other masters, and don't worry about other things." ”

"Wu Qinglin listens to the order!" Wu Qinglin said solemnly.

The master has set an example, not to mention the three apprentices, and they also solemnly said: "Obey General Yin's dispatch!"

Yin Falcon nodded and said: "First of all, I want to trouble the four of you, the person in charge of the joint said that it is very safe here, but the general still can't let go of it in his heart, I hope you can scout nearby, after all, we are 50,000 people alone, and it will be troublesome if we are discovered by the enemy." It takes a lot of time for people, horses and supplies to be transported from the ship to the beachhead, and it is necessary to ensure safety. ”

Wu Qinglin nodded and said: "General Yin, don't worry, just leave the vigilance task to our master and apprentice, and don't dare to guarantee anything else, if there is any wind or grass within a radius of five miles, we will find out as soon as possible." ”

"There are four laborers, and the last general is grateful. Yin Falcon said in a sincere tone.

The figures of the four masters and apprentices disappeared into the night in a flash, and with their four masters in charge, Yin Falcon could indeed rest assured.

It turned out that his worries were unnecessary, not to mention that there was no shadow of the enemy within a radius of five miles, that is, within fifty miles.

He received the order to continue to garrison the Eastern Front, and received instructions from Chen Muyang, the Second Army Division, asking him to select a suitable landing ground for the Han army, and to achieve absolute safety, and to be absolutely safe, responsible for guiding the Han army to go ashore safely.

In addition to this, there is also a mission, which is to open a road for the Han army to lead to the city of thieves, clear all obstacles on the road, and ensure that there are no accidents on the way.

Don't look at Yuan Xingbang's only 5,000 men and horses, but on the undefended eastern front, he is simply the emperor of the soil, and with just one order, all the aborigines around the landing site must be moved.

Two hours later, the army landed smoothly, and under the command of Yin Falcon, 50,000 horses followed the joint to the west.

Because there were people leading the way, and there were four masters of the national division level guarding from the side, the march speed of the army was very fast, and it ran dozens of miles before dawn, and at this speed, it could be under the city before dusk.

After daybreak, in order to ensure safety, Yin Falcon ordered to slow down the march.

But even so, he could still walk dozens of miles per hour, and he was amazed that His Majesty the Emperor had a fierce eye and arranged everything so well, if there was no guide to guide him, the 50,000 army would have been lost in the complicated terrain.

By noon, Yin Falcon met Yuan Xingbang.

Looking at the majestic Han army, Yuan Xingbang was excited, and said: "With this majestic army, the City of Thieves is at your fingertips, General Yin, I will personally lead my subordinates to guide you the way." ”

Yin Falcon frowned: "What, you also want to go to the City of Thieves?"

Yuan Xingbang nodded and said, "I have already discussed with my brothers, they are all willing to take refuge in the Han Dynasty, the Second Army Division ordered us to go ahead, and deceive the east gate of the royal city tonight on the grounds of guarding, and then General Yin will lead the crowd to rush in." ”

Yin Falcon nodded and said, "This is very good, our army can avoid unnecessary casualties." In fact, we are ready to storm the city, although everyone is confident that we will break through the City of Thieves, but it will definitely cause a lot of casualties. ”

Yuan Xingbang said: "The Second Army Division and the envoy took this into account, so they made such a strategic adjustment. When it gets dark, you can rest assured that you will be bold and bold in following my team, and you will not be suspicious of the defenders. ”

Yin Falcon expressed his admiration for such a strategy and asked, "Who is the envoy?"

Yuan Xingbang shook his head: "I haven't seen it, because I don't belong to the direct leadership of the envoy, but I heard from the Lord Ge Duo that the envoy is a very talented young man, and even the second army division praises him, and His Majesty the Emperor trusts him very much." ”

Yin Falcon frowned, he thought about who the envoy was, but he hadn't been able to figure out why he had come up with it until now.

At this time, the City of Thieves was in a peaceful state because of its strong defensive line, and no one noticed that danger was approaching.

The gate of the Great Army Master's Mansion was closed, Zhuge Hao sat in the courtyard, and the servants shuttled back and forth, each with an anxious expression on their faces.

Just half an hour ago, he ordered the whole family to pack up their things and be ready to evacuate the royal city at any time.

Except for Zhuge Yingqi, no one knows what medicine is sold in his gourd, doesn't it mean that Wangcheng is safe, it is impossible for the Han army to break through the strong defense line outside, why should he leave?

Zhuge Haotang didn't explain much, but just told everyone not to leak the news, and no one was allowed to leave the mansion without his order.

Zhuge Yingqi walked over with a relaxed face, and the old man didn't wait for her to speak, so he took the first step and asked, "Have you packed up your things?"

"Nothing to pack. Zhuge Yingqi replied: "When I came to the City of Thieves, I came empty-handed, although I have purchased a lot of things in the past two years, none of them make me feel nostalgic, so I don't want to bring anything, and I came empty-handed and left, isn't it good?"

The old man smiled bitterly: "I knew that this was the case, I shouldn't have bought you those things in the first place, it cost me so much money." ”

The beauty immediately gave him a blank look: "I didn't expect you to be a person who loves money! I can't figure it out, why should we run, is it possible that Ye Yunyang and Chen Muyang dare to be unfavorable to us?"

The old man said with a straight face: "You are stupid, they are quite kind, they shouldn't do anything to us, but what kind of virtue is the Han army that came in, do you know? Even if we are partners, we can't get rid of the antagonistic relationship after all, the Han Dynasty has hated Daqin for thousands of years, and the grudge between the two sides is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea, how can a small cooperation be resolved?" Don't fantasize about how good it will be for us after the Han army occupies this place, it's more reassuring that our fate is still in our own hands, and besides, why should all the benefits be taken away by the Han army, we have also contributed, shouldn't we benefit?"

Zhuge Yingqi suddenly realized: "You mean the more than 200,000 troops on the southern front, right?"

The old man smiled: "Those who know me, Yingqi also! Chen Muyang's men control more than 100,000 thieves, these people will definitely surrender to the Han army, the old man has been operating in Nanshan for so many years, he will not fall behind him, right? I am already very kind, I just want to take away hundreds of thousands of people on the southern front." ”

"You are both shrewd old foxes. Zhuge Yingqi gave a very pertinent evaluation, and without waiting for the old man to get mad, she quickly changed the topic: "It's just that I doubt it, although the defense of the East Gate is not high, but it is not something that can be broken in a while, can the Han army enter the city smoothly? Don't be busy for a long time, and finally they are blocked out of the city wall, let's not clean up in vain!"

The old man frowned and said, "Ye Yunyang, that kid never fights unprepared battles, and with Chen Muyang giving him advice, how can he not capture the City of Thieves." What did you say just now, who is the old fox...... Yingqi, stop for me and explain the words clearly!"

Zhuge Yingqi said as she ran: "I suddenly remembered that there are still things that have not been packed, so I will not accompany you." Don't be idle, there are so many valuable things in the study, hurry up and put them away. ”

The old man raised his eyebrows: "Hmph, I need your reminder, I have already cleaned it up." ”