In the early morning of the second day of the fourth lunar month, a light rain finally fell in the sky.

In the early morning, many people got up early and planned to go to the fields to see their crops again, but when they saw the wet ground outside the house, they showed their surprise one by one, and then they rejoiced and wept with joy!

The spring rain moistens things silently, it is really an endless road! In this way, although the spring drought will cause some seedlings to die, but with the efforts of the people, it is still saved, and now with this belated spring rain, this year's harvest should still have some!

After the surprise, the people began to sigh and sigh again: If only this rain could come ten days earlier! In that case, it might be a good year!

It's certainly impossible to drop! For the people of the Central Plains, this year cannot be a good year anyway!

After the princes met the alliance, they decided to attack Luoyang in three ways, and the northern route was to attack Mengjin from Hanoi by Yuan Shao, Han Fu, Wang Kuang, and Gongsun Zhan; The eastern route was Cao Cao, Liu Dai, Yuan Yi, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Bao Xin, and Kong Ling attacked Chenggao from Suojube; The southern route was to attack Liang County from Luyang by Yuan Shu and Sun Jian.

The three soldiers and horses marched hand in hand, and agreed to meet Luoyang.

Zhuang Shaoyou was not idle in Puyang City, just finished spring plowing and drought fighting. This was followed by the renewal of the armament of the Third Infantry Division, which was reorganized after Sun Guan's surrender, as well as the adjustment of the Naval Division. At present, a naval academy has been built in southern Liaoning, and Zhuang Shaoyou is naturally the dean himself, and Mo Shui is the vice president.

The Army Academy in Puyang is already training the first batch of cadets as a pilot, and Wu Ban, the son of the late cavalry general Wu Kuang, is the first batch of cadets of the Army Academy. Zhuang Shaoyou had to constantly pay attention to the progress of the training and the reactions of the trainees, and occasionally went to the Army Academy to give lectures to the trainees.

On the fifth day of April, Zhuang Shaoyou was giving a lecture at the Army Academy, and the students were very enthusiastic.

“。。。。。。 The most important thing in the world is not gold coins, not food, but people。。。。。。。。。。。。 ”

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, Zhuang Shaoyou frowned, he never allowed people to disturb during the lecture, but now that people are still here, it is obvious that something big has happened.

Zhuang Shaoyou smiled slightly: "That's all for today!" ”

When he came outside, it was Wu Liang, the director of the Intelligence Department, who came in person, Wu Liang leaned into Zhuang Shaoyou's ear and whispered a few words, Zhuang Shaoyou was shocked when he heard the news, and immediately decided: "Go!" Let's talk about it later! ”

In the Council Hall of the Puyang City Lord's Mansion, Zhuang Shaoyou and his subordinates all had solemn faces. Zhuang Shaoyou coughed lightly and said, "This is the case, and the matter of returning to the aid cannot be delayed!" However, the Sili War was in full swing, and the princes allied with a large number of troops, and Yuan Benchu hated the general to the core, and he could cause trouble at any time. Therefore, this time I will personally arrange for the return to the division of Liaonan, and I hope that you will work together and perform your duties! ”

"But by the general's orders!"

Everyone responded in unison, Zhuang Shaoyou nodded, and then said: "This time Goguryeo and Wuhuan jointly invaded Liaodong, the incident happened in a hurry, and the situation is critical. Gongsun Taishou has to deal with Wuhuan, and he has no time to look east for the time being. Three days ago, the Goguryeo army had already engaged Xi'an Ping, and if it was fast, it might have arrived in Hongya Town by now. The military fortress of Red Cliff Town has just been repaired, many weapons have not yet been equipped, the defenders are only 3,000 people, and there are a small number of recruits, the situation is not optimistic! So we must return to southern Liaoning as quickly as possible to support Hongya Town!

Below I announce!

Order the entire 1st Infantry Division, the 3rd and 4th Brigades of the 2nd Division, the 1st Brigade of the Naval Division, and the 2nd Brigade to send two squadrons to return to southern Liaoning with the general! Le Jin, Tian Feng, Tai Shici, Sun Guan, Qiao Mao, you and others continue to stay in Puyang, and Ink, Xun You, Huang Zhong, and Mo 13 will walk with General Ben!

Order, mobilize the second brigade of the water division to help defend the river near Puyang!

Order, Taishan County Wenpin recruited 5,000 crossbowmen on the spot, pay close attention to training, and the Logistics Department will provide the corresponding armament as soon as possible!

Order, Juye County recruited 3,000 militia on the spot to protect local security!

Order, the main cities of Dongjun, Juye, and Taishan need to stock up on sufficient grain and grass, and once they are besieged, they will hold on for at least three months!

Well, that's all for now! General Ben immediately set off to return to southern Liaoning! ”

Two hours later, Zhuang Shaoyou led the army from the north wharf of Puyang City and rushed to southern Liaoning at full speed.

Two days later, the flotilla arrived in southern Liaoning, without any nonsense, and went directly back to Fuzhong to listen to the latest military information.

According to the information of the Intelligence Department, since Goguryeo completely annihilated the Buyeo National Naval Division last year, the whole country has been jubilant. At the beginning of the spring of this year, Goguryeo sharpened its knives and prepared to make a move against Buyeo, even if it could not be annexed at one time, but it would slowly encroach and gradually weaken its power to achieve the goal of final annexation.

But at the end of March, the Goguryeo king Gao Nanwu, who had been full of ambition and ready to go on the expedition, suddenly died, and the capital of the Goguryeo king, Maru, was in chaos. The battle for the heir was naturally extremely fierce, and in the end, Gao Nanwu's cousin Gao Nanxi and Prime Minister Yi Basu suppressed the royal capital and succeeded the new king.

And the first thing the new king did after ascending the throne was to attack Liaodong! Transferring domestic contradictions, killing Gao Yingying, and Zhuang Shaoyou's unforgettable hatred contributed to this military dispatch, for which Gao Nanxu even ignored the opposition of the first supporter, Prime Minister Yi Basu, and resolutely sent troops to Liaodong!

On the first day of the fourth month, Gao Nanxu succeeded to the throne and became the new king of Goguryeo.

On the second day of the fourth month, the Goguryeo army poured out of the nest and went south along the Mazi River, leaving only a small number of men and horses in Marudu to defend Buyeo.

On the third day of the fourth month, the Goguryeo army began to attack Xi'an Ping, Liaodong County.

On the fifth day of the fourth month, the Goguryeo naval division blockaded Xi'an Ping, and the army continued to move south and began to attack Hongya Town, which has been two days now.

Outside the council hall, an angry female voice came: "Let me in!" You bastards! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou's brows furrowed, listening to the voice seemed to be Gao Yingying, how should this difficult Goguryeo princess be dismissed? After pondering for a moment, Zhuang Shaoyou got up and walked out.

Outside the hall, Gao Yingying angrily slapped the two guards who blocked the way, Zhuang Shaoyou stepped forward and said, "You guys go down first!" ”

When Gao Yingying saw Zhuang Shaoyou, she immediately said, "Wow! With a sound, he threw himself into Zhuang Shaoyou's arms and cried loudly.

Zhuang Shaoyou gently patted Gao Yingying's back and comforted: "Yingying, mourning and changing!" ”

"You scoundrel! Say something cool! After detaining people here for so long, they can't go back to visit their father and mother, but now it's good that they won't see it again! It's all your fault! It's all your fault! ”

Gao Yingying slapped Zhuang Shaoyou's chest vigorously while crying, and Zhuang Shaoyou was speechless.

After a long time, Gao Yingying gradually stopped crying, got up from Zhuang Shaoyou's arms, wiped her tears, and said with a serious expression: "Zhuang Shaoyou, my father is in the prime of life, but his death is unknown, you have to help me find out the murderer and avenge my father!" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou frowned and said, "This is your Goguryeo family affair!" ”

Gao Yingying argued angrily: "But you are also a colt of Goguryeo!" ”

"Uh~ Okay!"

"If you don't want to, forget it! I'm divorcing you! Whoever avenges my father, I will marry. ”

"Ugh! ~”

At this time, Gongsun Linglong and Cai Yan came over, and the second daughter finally persuaded Gao Yingying to leave, and Zhuang Shaoyou sorted out her mood and returned to the council hall.

"Is there any specific information on the Goguryeo army?"

Hearing Zhuang Shaoyou's question, Wu Liang, the director of the Intelligence Department, hurriedly said: "General Hui, this time the Goguryeo army poured out, with a total of 70,000 people, including 10,000 cavalry, 40,000 infantry, and 20,000 sailors!" In the past two years, Goguryeo's national strength has risen rapidly, and after the annihilation of the Buyeo Naval Division, it has controlled the sea areas in the northeast, started business with the Wa Kingdom and the peninsula, accumulated a lot of wealth, and the equipment of the army has also improved a lot! It is preliminarily estimated that the Goguryeo Naval Division had at least 60 four-masted warships and hundreds of small warships, and through three major battles with the Buyeo Naval Division, it has accumulated a lot of combat experience! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou frowned after hearing this, and asked Ink instead: "Ink, how many new ships have been launched by our sailors recently?" ”

Ink paused and said, "General Hui, after the New Year, the Navy Division will launch sixteen new warships!" At present, the first brigade has 12 five-masted warships and 14 four-masted warships; The second brigade had ten four-masted warships, four of which remained in Onozawa and Puyang for patrolling, and the rest of the warships had all been assembled in southern Liaoning! In addition, there are eight four-masted transport ships, and the sailors dispatched more than 12,000 people, more than half of whom are inexperienced recruits, but the training has not been relaxed in the past six months, and there should be a certain combat effectiveness! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou pondered, the sailors were slightly inferior to Goguryeo, both in terms of number and combat experience, they were worse, and the situation was not optimistic! However, the armament of the sailors is definitely stronger than that of Goguryeo, and it may be able to make up for the lack of numbers!

After pondering for a long time, Zhuang Shaoyou suddenly spoke: "Ink, has there been any progress in the research of the six-masted ship?" ”

Ink replied: "General Hui, the six-masted ship has been researching, but the shipyard is under a lot of pressure during this time, so there is not much energy in this regard!" At present, only a small number of craftsmen are working on drawing design, and there are still several major problems that have not been broken through! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou immediately decided: "Pass the order, mobilize the craftsmen to go all out to step up the study of the six-masted ship!" The progress of the shipyard can be slowed down! After this battle, there will be no one in the Northern Naval Division to threaten us, and the warships can be stopped after completing the establishment of the first and second brigades, and in the future, the design of new ships will be the mainstay, supplemented by the construction of merchant ships! ”

"Yes, General!"

Although Ink was very surprised when he heard this, he also had a smile on his face, and he was finally able to concentrate on designing a new ship! I really want to put down the pick and draw the drawing!

As soon as the ink fell, Mo Qiao, the director of the Science and Technology Institute on the side, said faintly: "General, why did you let that Hua Shen Doctor go last time?" You don't talk about credit! ”

When Zhuang Shaoyou heard this, his scalp suddenly went numb, and Mo Shi, the giant of the Mo family, coughed lightly and said, "Sixth Senior Brother, the battle ahead is urgent, don't make trouble!" ”

Mo Qiao said disdainfully: "Hmph! You are all busy people, and you are idlers! ”

Mo Tie hurriedly said: "General, the sixth junior brother has recently designed a new weapon, and dozens of units have been trial-produced in the forge here, and they have been tested in the school field, and the effect is not bad!" ”