The unreasonable raid of the imperial navy fleet led the way, successively breaking through the three military port bases of Jiangling, Shishou, and Hemingzhou, destroying more than 300 ships of various types of rebels, and burning countless grains and grasses.

He didn't expect in advance that Yang Li was so powerful, he didn't care about the big battle that was about to break out downstream, and directly poked into his soft underbelly, taking advantage of the lack of rebel troops, to sweep the upper reaches of the river.

If it weren't for Zhu Hailin and the others who reacted in time and resisted hard, I am afraid that even Yue Yang would have fallen into the hands of the other party.

However, the nightmare did not end with Yang Li's withdrawal of troops.

The rebels who are waiting to ambush the imperial fleet at Cehu Lake are in danger at the same time!

As soon as Bao Yuchun received an urgent battle report from the upstream, the Qinglong Army near Cehu Lake began to launch a fierce attack on the rebel sailors in disguise. The area of Cehu Lake is not too large, only a narrow waterway connects the river, and the Blue Dragon Legion uses trebuchets to attack rebel warships from a long distance, while scuttling temporary requisitioned merchant ships and civilian ships in the waterway, preparing to completely block the waterway and catch turtles in the urn.

Bao Xinyan, who was in charge of leading the command, saw that the situation was not good, and immediately reacted and led his subordinates to rush outward. He is a general with rich combat experience, and his command is an elite soldier who has been following for a long time, and after a fierce breakthrough, Bao Xinyan finally broke out before the Qinglong Army completely blocked the Cuihu waterway.

However, Rao was quick to react and command properly, but he still paid a heavy price, and more than 30 elite warships were finally left behind in Cehu.

Originally, he was going to ambush and attack others, but now he was calculated by the other party, Bao Xinyan was shocked and angry, and when he returned to the camp, he didn't even care about the injuries on his body, and went straight to his uncle to ask the reason.

When he listened to Bao Yuchun tell the ins and outs, he couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.

Yang Li ...... Have you suddenly become so smart? Bao Xinyan is a little difficult to understand this.

"I'm afraid there is a master behind my back." Bao Yuchun said depressedly: "I have a feeling that Li Jiangyao should be involved, although the Zhenjiang Army did not appear, whether it was Yang Li or Murong Xue, they were secretly receiving his orders." ”

Bao Xinyan's eyebrows tightened: "According to what you say, isn't Li Jiangyao the commander-in-chief of the front line?" ”

Bao Yuchun nodded depressedly: "It's really nameless." In the minds of all the generals of the imperial court, Li Jiangyao's status is increasing day by day, and more and more people are willing to obey his command, which is also expected sooner or later. Alas, the old man has been on the field for many years, but he didn't expect to be played with by a doll in the end. ”

Bao Xinyan sighed and asked, "Uncle, what should I do next?" The next move of our army, and how will the King of Jin explain it? ”

"Ye Rongcheng is estimated to be stealing fun again," Bao Yuchun shook his head: "This Xuanniao operation was originally to let the people of the Xuanjia Department cooperate and cover, and our navy will sing the leading role." But now that the drama is not sung well, but has suffered heavy losses, with Lao Jianhua's mentality, he is bound to rely more on the army. I'm afraid our life is not easy. ”

Bao Xinyan originally asked his uncle how to act in the future, but he didn't expect Bao Yuchun to pour bitter water first and talk about the people and things of the Xuanjia department, which shows that the heart of this famous general on the battlefield is already a little messy.

Bao Xinyan had no choice but to persuade: "Uncle don't worry too much, if you want to protect the barrier of the Dajiang Defense Line and protect the safety of the entire south, in the end, you have to rely on our broad sea army and rely on you to control the overall situation." This point, the Xuanjia Army is useless, King Jin and Lao Jianhua know better than anyone else. ”

Bao Yuchun nodded discouragedly: "What you said is right, the Dajiang defense line must be carefully defended, otherwise everyone will be finished together." Yan'er, what do you think we should do next? ”

Bao Xinyan replied without hesitation: "I suggest that you change your previous defensive strategy and take the initiative to attack!" Uncle, blindly sticking to it is not the way, but will give up his greatest advantage. ”

Bao Yuchun was silent for a while, and said coldly: "You mean to say that you should concentrate your forces to fight a decisive battle with the other party?" ”

"Exactly!" Bao Xinyan said: "Before, Lao Jianhua was worried that the main force of the imperial army would cross the river to fight, especially the Zhenjiang army, so he strictly ordered our water division to defend in sections and defend the waterway. This originally violated the fundamental law of water warfare and violated the taboo of soldiers. Now that we have no way out, we simply ignore his bullshit orders and give it a go! ”

After listening to his nephew's words, Bao Yuchun thought for a moment again and hesitated: "Will this annoy him?" After all, our supply support depends on ......"

"As long as we can win the battle, Lao Jianhua will bow to us after all!" Bao Xinyan waved his hand and said loudly: "Uncle, don't hesitate any longer. If this continues, Yang Li in the upstream and Nie Xianzeng in the downstream will eat us bite by bite sooner or later! ”

Bao Yuchun thought to himself: Yan'er's words also make sense. In several successive encounters, the navy army was defeated, and the main reason was that the overall strategy went wrong.

The method of segmented defense made his broad sea army fight separately, which was not only difficult to exert its joint force, but also exhausted and extremely passive, which gave Li Jiangyao and them opportunities again and again.

On the other hand, Ye Rongcheng's Xuanjia Army, with only one surprise attack, succeeded repeatedly, and instantly played a high morale.

This just shows that the best defense is to concentrate on taking the initiative to attack, and listening to Lao Jianhua's intrigues and tricks, what kind of suspicious tactics can only be laughed off by the enemy in the end.

And Yan'er also said that he is right, only by winning the battle will his position in the south be more stable, otherwise the situation will become worse.

Thinking of this, Bao Yuchun raised his head and asked, "Who do you think we should focus on fighting first?" ”

Bao Xinyan responded: "Since Yang Li has attacked many of my water villages, then let's take him first, immediately launch a counterattack, and destroy Yiling in one fell swoop, so that the enemy knows that the broad sea army is by no means easy to mess with!" ”

Bao Yuchun got up and came to the map, staring at the river: "Do you grasp it?" ”

"Odds out!" Bao Xinyan said loudly: "I already know him very well, as long as I concentrate superior forces, I will be able to win!" ”

"Good!" Bao Yuchun made up his mind: "Gather the fleets everywhere!" From now on, Lao Tzu will stop defending and take the initiative to attack! Kill the imperial court army first, and then turn around and defeat Li Jiangyao's tenth army, and at that time, Dajiang will still have the final say! ”

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The great victory of the imperial court sailors surprised the imperial capital. What was originally a cautious defensive battle was turned into a momentum sweeping across the river by Yang Li, which once again made Li Bing feel that the rebellion could be quelled.

He ordered the military department to reward the meritorious soldiers, and at the same time, he also specially praised the household department for providing a large number of supplies to the navy in a timely manner, ensuring the success of the continuous raid operations, which made Wei Zixuan not know whether to be happy or worried.

At the same time, Li Bing also issued a special order to Yang Li, encouraging him to continue to work hard, strive to take Yueyang as soon as possible, and once again hit the rebels' water power.

However, Yang Li, the governor of the navy who had made great achievements, was not happy. On the contrary, the taciturn young general felt that great pressure was looming over Yiling.

The intelligence department of the Zhenjiang Army sent the latest news, the rebel fleet has begun to move frequently, and all signs are showing that Bao Yuchun is not willing to lose, and may plan to completely change the previous style of play, and make a desperate bet and launch a decisive battle.

And the enemy's preferred target is precisely him.

In terms of Bao Yuchun's strength, once he decides to fight with a hard knife and a hard gun, he no longer needs any tactical deception. The so-called one force will drop ten, and any strategy will be greatly ineffective, and only a solid fight remains.

Yang Li knew very well in his heart that the combat power in his hands was not yet able to compete with his opponent. Even if the two sides exchange one for one, or even two for one, the rebels can completely destroy the Yiling fleet.

The haze of defeat shrouded the imperial court sailors again.

In the midst of the crisis, Yang Li thought of Li Jiangyao again. He hurriedly wrote a letter and sent someone to the front line in Luzhou to ask how to deal with the enemy.

Li Jiangyao was also studying the new changes in the rebels at this time. After Bao Yuchun's uncle and nephew suffered a big loss, they decided not to implement Lao Jianhua's strict defense, but instead wanted to concentrate their forces to find an opportunity to fight, destroy the water power of the imperial court in one fell swoop, and regain absolute control of the river.

This situation is both reasonable and unexpected.

The Intelligence Department reacted that Lao Jianhua was very opposed to Bao Yuchun's idea, but Bao Yuchun overrode public opinion and insisted on his own opinion, and would rather quarrel with Lao Jianhua and break up unhappily, but he must also launch an attack.

In this way, Lao Jianhua had no choice but to temporarily back down and agree to try it.

Therefore, Yang Li's worries should soon turn into reality.

The current news is that except for the rebel fleet in the Jinling area, which has not moved and continues to stay where it is to monitor the Kunpeng Tenth Army, the main forces of the rest of the Kuohai Sea Army are all gathering upstream, and the total strength may exceed 1,500 ships.

There was even news from within the enemy that Bao Yuchun would personally serve as the commander in charge of the battle, and his nephew Bao Xinyan would lead the warships under his command to carry out a surprise attack as the vanguard of the whole army.

Uncle and nephew join forces, and they are determined to win.

"Jiang Yao, what are your plans?" Xu Youchang put down Yang Li's letter for help and asked in a deep voice.

Li Jiangyao did not answer him in a hurry, but stared at the map and was silent in thought.

Nie Xianzeng, who was sitting on the side, hesitated for a moment and tried to ask, "Do you want us to prepare reinforcements to assist Yang Li and Wen Lie?" ”

Xu Youchang looked at Li Jiangyao's back, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not." There are still enemy warships on the Jinling side, and they won't let you go upstream to participate in the battle easily. ”

Nie Xianzeng also understood this truth, and nodded silently.

At this time, Li Jiangyao suddenly spoke: "I'm afraid that reinforcements will not help, and I can only give Bao Yuchun a chance in vain." In my opinion, it's better to take advantage of the trend and have an early rehearsal of the battle across the river, what do you think? ”