Suddenly receiving an urgent appointment from the imperial court, Li Jiangyao felt a little surprised.

The sailors were defeated, and Yiling was besieged. Nearly 1,000 warships and tens of thousands of sailors were beaten by the enemy and were powerless, so they could only hide in the water village to avoid the battle. At this time, let him be on top, there is really no other good way.

Xu Youchang asked Li Jiangyao if he could politely refuse the decision of the imperial court. After all, the Zhenjiang Army also needs him. The big war is coming, and the manager is leaving, which is unreasonable.

Li Jiangyao thought about it carefully, showed Dong Tianxing's letter to Xu Youchang, and then said what he thought.

"There is no need to talk about the national righteousness and national responsibility, let's talk about something real. First of all, the upstream sailors must not collapse, otherwise the Kunpeng Tenth Army will be unlucky. ”

Xu Youchang nodded silently.

"Secondly, if more than 1,000 warships are destroyed by Bao Yuchun, he will be able to disperse his forces again and block the entire river, and we will not be able to successfully cross the south."

Xu Youchang continued to nod.

"Third, once the morale of the army suffers a heavy blow, it will not only affect the imperial court in the end, but also all legions, including us, will be greatly impacted."

Li Jiangyao said calmly: "In this case, how can I refuse to serve as the governor of this navy? ”

Xu Youchang worried: "The combat strength of the imperial court sailors is not strong, and they are completely unfamiliar troops to you, in case they don't listen to the command, or if they are not effective in combat, your situation will be very dangerous!" ”

Li Jiangyao bowed slightly: "The problem you said does exist, and I must be cautious." But then again, wasn't my mission to Yiling to help the sailors regain their strength and make them better at fighting? The two are inherently the same thing. ”

Xu Youchang understood Li Jiangyao's intentions and suggested: "Then you can't go to work alone." Bring the men of the Tenth Army with you, they can become the core force of the new water division. ”

"We both think the same." Li Jiangyao said with a smile: "I plan to take Wang Wenlie with me, plus fifty middle and lower-level officers of the Kunpeng Army. With them around, I can easily watch the excitement again. ”

Xu Youchang nodded and said, "In addition to them, you also have to bring a white-robed army, at least 10,000 elites, and you can't lower than this standard." ”

Li Jiangyao was surprised: "Why are you doing so much?" The white-robed army is cavalry, and there is no place for the river battle. ”

Xu Youchang pretended to be angry and said, "You don't pretend to be confused with me." Who said that the white-robed army would only fight in cavalry? They dismounted, and they were still the strongest army in the world! Jiang Yao, listen to me, bring the most loyal guards with you, and speak with confidence. ”

Li Jiangyao couldn't resist him, and agreed with a smile: "Okay, okay, then do what you want." 10,000 white-robed troops and 50 naval officers, follow me to Yiling! ”

Three days later, Li Jiangyao, the new governor of the Shengtang Tianxia Naval Army and the general of Yunlu, set off from Luzhou and galloped all the way to the upper reaches of the river.

Li Jiangyao knew that the Yiling Sailor Division was in danger and could not afford to delay for a minute, so they completed the normal journey of more than ten days in only seven days, which can be described as a noble and fast soldier.

As soon as they heard that most of the powerful Zhenjiang troops were coming, the imperial court sailors who were trapped in Yiling suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Hongjiang, the deputy governor, led all the generals to welcome out of the water village and wait for the new commander.

Li Jiangyao didn't talk nonsense, just a few words of greeting, and then went straight to the handsome tent and listened to Gu Hongjiang's introduction of the current enemy situation.

"Grand Duke, the current situation is ...... Alas, it's not good. Gu Hongjiang said: "As of yesterday, the rebels have launched a total of 11 large and small attacks on me, destroying 73 warships and three shore fortresses, and suffering nearly 4,000 casualties. We can only rely on the two water villages in the east and west of Yiling and try our best to defend. ”

Li Jiangyao asked: "What is the strength of the enemy and us?" Who's directing on the other side? ”

Gu Hongjiang hurriedly replied: "Our army currently has one hundred and four building ships, five hundred and nineteen light fighting ships, two hundred and two sterns, and about one hundred and fifty other types of ships. There were 46,123 sailors, of whom 8,000 were sergeants and 6,000 were marksmen. ”

"The situation on the enemy's side is not much different from ours. There are between 780 and 800 fighting ships and various types of warships, with a strength of about 50,000, and the main will be Bao Yuchun's nephew Bao Xinyan. ”

"Bao Xinyan?" Li Jiangyao was slightly stunned: "This name is so familiar." ”

Gu Hongjiang responded: "Governor Dadu, remember that you are the special martial arts department of the Imperial Capital of the Holy Tang Dynasty in 820, right?" It's the same as General Murong. That Bao Xinyan is the same time as you, a sailor and a student. ”

Li Jiangyao suddenly realized when he heard this: "Oh, I remembered. Yes, yes, we did have him in that issue! It's just that the Sailors Section rarely interacts with us, and only meets us a few times. ”

Gu Hongjiang nodded: "After Bao Xinyan graduated from the Yanwutang, he went directly to Kuohai and served in his uncle's army. This person can fight well and make great achievements, and before the mutiny, he had been promoted to the position of general Dingyuan. ”

Li Jiangyao smiled: "I really didn't expect to meet my classmates." You're right, Bao Xinyan himself is quite talented, and it is by no means as simple as relying on nepotism. When he was acting in Wutang, he was quite famous, and he belonged to the kind of good seedlings who were quite loved by the teacher. Compared with me, Murong Xue and Xu Youchang, I don't know how many times stronger. ”

Hearing this, Gu Hongjiang smiled helplessly: "Now he is not simple." We retreated to Yiling, and before we had time to rest and breathe, Bao Xinyan chased here. In eleven battles, he won them all, and we were miserable. ”

Li Jiangyao asked curiously, "What kind of fighting habits does this guy have?" What is the style of play? ”

"Bao Xinyan has obtained the true biography of his uncle Bao Yuchun," Gu Hongjiang sighed: "Its water combat is flexible and elusive, especially good at surprise attacks and chiseling, often a lone army can easily penetrate behind our fleet, and carry out two-sided flanking attacks, which cannot be stopped." ”

Wang Wenlie next to him couldn't help but ask: "Lord Gu, when you say interspersed with lonely troops, do you mean fifteen to twenty three-sail fighting ships, whose sides are covered with iron sheets, specifically when the two armies are facing each other, rushing forward and rushing straight behind our formation?" ”

Gu Hongjiang bowed slightly: "That's true." This tactic, Bao Xinyan has succeeded more than once. ”

"Then it's no wonder." Wang Wenlie turned his head to Li Jiangyao and said: "Dadu Hu, the tactic that Lord Gu said is officially called 'Ling Bo Flying Cavalry', which is the new tactic that Bao Xinyan created when he was studying in the Yanwu Hall. Although it was not included in the navy textbook of the martial arts hall, since he graduated and left, many of our generations of martial arts students have read it. ”

Li Jiangyao was surprised: "So powerful? When he was studying, he created a new method of warfare, and he was really a good student. ”

Wang Wenlie couldn't help but smile and said, "Dadu Hu, you are also a good student." The cavalry's special martial arts are much more difficult than sailors. ”

Li Jiangyao waved his hand: "Don't hold me, it's easy to float." Wen Lie, since you've all read the content of the Limbo Flying Ride, there must be a way to crack it, right? ”

Wang Wenlie said modestly: "I don't dare to say that I can crack it, at least I understand some principles." Bao Xinyan is a prodigy in water warfare, and his tactics are often flexible and changeable according to the battlefield situation, not necessarily just according to what he wrote. ”

Li Jiangyao nodded in agreement: "In this way, you go back and sort out a list of tips and characteristics about Lingbo Flying Rider, and teach everyone to pass on the experience." Not only this item, but also other things related to Bao Xinyan can be written. ”

"Obedience!"

Li Jiangyao turned his head to look at Gu Hongjiang: "Where is the enemy garrison at present?" How far is it from us? Once a few days on average? ”

Faced with a series of questions from the Metropolitan Governor, the veteran Gu Hongjiang replied seriously: "The enemy fleet is divided into two routes, one team is stationed in the area of Linzigang thirty miles downstream of the river, and the other team is in Shipai upstream, which is almost twenty or thirty miles. There were six military forts built along the coast of the two places, which were well guarded. They will attack and harass in about three to five days, and if we do not meet the battle, we will attack the burning water village, probably to attrition our army to a certain extent, and then choose the opportunity to launch a general attack. ”

Li Jiangyao asked again: "How many warships come each time?" ”

"That's not necessarily," Gu Hongjiang thought for a while: "When there are few, there are dozens, when there are more, there are hundreds, and the most recently, about two hundred." Governor, is there any way to this? ”

Li Jiangyao nodded: "The tactics of attacking and harassing the tired enemy are usually not arbitrary actions of the main general. Who to send, how many people to send, when to go, and how to control the rhythm may be easier for ordinary generals to deal with, but for those who are good at fighting, there must be deeper considerations. ”

He paused slightly, and continued: "For example, if Bao Xinyan sets the time of the general attack on a certain day, then by extrapolating backwards, he will try his best to let his troops carry out rotational battles before that day comes, constantly familiarize themselves with the situation on the battlefield, improve the morale of the personnel, and complete some specific destruction goals. It can be said that every action has a specific purpose. ”

Wang Wenlie listened very seriously, and suddenly said: "So, every time you record the enemy's attack in detail, you can find out their laws and detect their hidden intentions, right?" ”

Li Jiangyao bowed slightly: "That's right." Which enemies have come? What did you do? Summing up these situations and then analyzing them carefully, you can often see through the thoughts of the opposing general. ”

"Oops! I'm so confused! Gu Hongjiang slapped his thigh and said with annoyance: "The previous beatings were all in vain, and I didn't remember anything!" ”

Li Jiangyao smiled freely: "Old general, I just said it casually, don't mind." There are still many battles ahead, so let's take our time. Let's go, you accompany me to the riverside. ”

With that, Li Jiangyao stood up and walked towards the outside of the tent. Seeing this, the generals hurriedly followed him and accompanied him to inspect the Shuizhai River Defense.

Unexpectedly, it doesn't matter if he doesn't look at it, it suddenly makes his heart cold at first. The situation of the Imperial Court Sailor is really too bad, a hundred times more serious than the worst situation he imagined before!