Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

Chapter 250 Navy dock is on standby

Luoyunhou Mansion in the capital,

We have already started packing our luggage and supplies, preparing to pack the truck, and then start transporting them to the two large ships at Anhu Pier.

Including the Dongcheng camp, they also started to pack up their weapons and supplies. The two thousand men and horses in advance had already moved their crossbows and arrows to the two ships.

Zhang Jinyu also began to arrange for the sergeants who needed to stay behind in various places, including maids and servants from the east.

Just when Zhang Jinyu went to live,

A huge fleet arrived at Anhu Pier, including the navy dispatched by the Governor of Water Transport, eighteen large ships, and thirty fighting ships. The emperor secretly ordered Shen Xueshi to collect the navy ships of the Guards and sent them there. Anhu Pier is on standby.

After receiving the secret order, Governor Shen Xueshi of the Canal Transport Bureau immediately sent an order to the commander of the Water Transport Guards in the northern, middle and southern sections of the canal, and immediately led all the main building ships and naval vessels to assemble in Fuling County. In violation of the order, The person shall be dealt with by military law.

Because they were well aware of the corruption of the Canal Guards, the flat ships were divided into three sections of the canal, with ten main battleships and thirty fighting warships. The flat ships could carry 2,500 people and the fighting ships could carry 300 people. Combat ships respectively control the safety of three sections of the canal.

Is it true that the long-term military pay of the Guards and the corruption of its lieutenant generals have caused many ships to be in disrepair, leaking, and corroding? It would be better if only half of the navy's ships could be guaranteed.

After the order was issued, the commander of the third section of water transport took the remaining ships to Fuling County Camp. When they arrived at the camp, they rushed to the Governor's Mansion non-stop, crying in front of Shen Xueshi.

Shen Xueshi did not tolerate them, and took the guards to the camp to inspect the ship in person, and asked them to follow him.

Fortunately, the navy ships that came here were well maintained. Calculated, Yidong had more than half of the capital ships. For simple cleaning and repair, Yidong sent all of them, including the escorting fighting ships.

Looking at the three commanders in front of him, apart from Li Cong, the commander of the Eighth Route Army who had already surrendered to him, and the commander of the northern section who had already taken refuge with him, the last remaining commander in the south of the Yangtze River was Yan Cong.

"Li Cong, I really don't want to accept that rebel traitor!"

"No, Lord Governor."

While several people were stunned, Li Cong drew out his knife and slashed Yan Cong's leg. A commander of the Jinling Guards in the southern section of the Langzhou Canal Transport fell to the ground and wailed.

The personal guards brought by Shen Xueshi were also directly dealt with by Shen Xueshi's personal soldiers. Dong Zuofou was merciless and frightened the one in the north to break out in cold sweat. He had a good heart and contacted the Governor early.

Looking at the kind face of the Governor, he could not be so cruel without eating.

"Shen Xueshi, I'm crazy. I've harmed the Dong subjects like this. Can the court spare me?"

Yan Congye was on the ground and shouted loudly.

With some intention of clinging to death, Shen Xueshi sneered and said to Yan Cong;

"General Yan, I have repeatedly tried to get me to surrender to the Governor. Can I not take this Governor seriously? Do I know there will be a bright moon?"

This person has been disobeying the instructions and not listening to the propaganda. He is not clear with the Jiangnan big family. Is it true that he is blocked from controlling the river transportation? Is it really a serious problem? If it is clear, can he achieve more with one stone?

Yan Cong was also sweating profusely and looked like he couldn't walk, but he was also laughing.

"Master Burnt Governor, you are awesome. You have such a good excuse to harm the Dongbu people like this. Don't you have a living in Dongbu? Commander Lu, aren't we all the same? There is also General Li who promoted you to the Governor." Yes, isn’t it clear that we should eliminate dissidents?”

After hearing this, Lu Yi, the commander of the Caoyun North Guards Army, turned red and cursed in his heart. Then he walked over and knelt to the east.

"Lord Burnt Governor, General Lu Yicuo, can you be loyal and loyal? Have you been arrogant before? General Yan will never dare to disobey your inspection. Does General Yan obviously have different intentions? Who doesn't know that the rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are fat and oily?

It's a water transport center. It's easy to make a living, but if you say that, then it will be in the north, so I won't starve to death."

"I, I, I actually spit on people."

Yan Cong couldn't believe that a colleague who used to seek favors would act like this.

"I am who I am. I can learn from my humble position and my loyalty. This time, Your Majesty Dong ordered me to lead all the naval forces to the governor's camp. The general did not dare to delay. I cleaned up the Dong camp battleship and led eight tower ships and ten fighting ships. There are

Two battleships were damaged and have not been replaced. The remaining battleships, about ten, are used for patrolling the canal."

"That's not true. I didn't expect that the Eastern Navy under my command was quite complete and thoughtful."

"My lord, I have learned this lesson, and I will never be ashamed of it."

Commander Lu also knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up. The Governor's heart is bright."

"Thank you, sir."

Lu Yi stood up and stood aside while wiping his sweat. When Yan Cong saw this, he had to roar for the first time;

"Master Shen, please think about it carefully. Is there someone from the Zhen family of Jinling standing behind me? Don't tell me that you can't think of it?"

Shen Xueshi also took a deep look at Yan Cong and said softly;

"No, the Zhen family has deep roots in the south of the Yangtze River, with big trees and luxuriant leaves. Can it be bigger than the imperial court, bigger than the emperor, and even a grasshopper after autumn? I would like to ask the governor if he can no longer control the water transportation. Dongci will say no.

My head is missing and I don’t dare to slack off in such a serious disaster, you know? Hmm?”

After Shen Xuese finished speaking, he slowly asked again,

"Looking at all the hard work I've done in water transportation, I have some last words."

Yan Cong was so frightened that he could not speak coherently.

"My lord, my lord, you can't kill him, you can't."

Shen Xuushi shook his head and said;

"Li Cong, go to Ladong."

"No sir."

Li Cong personally led his troops to pull the strict commander out of the camp, and the screams suddenly stopped.

Then Li Cong came in covered in blood and replied;

"Lord Burnt Governor, the traitor has surrendered."

"Okay, Li Cong continues to train the governor's guard camp."

"No, my lord."

After Shen Xueshi finished giving his instructions, he saw General Lu huddled aside and said with relief;

"Lu Jiangjun, I will immediately lead all the naval forces to the Anhu Pier in the capital and wait for the order from Marquis Luo Yun. Remember that everything is subject to Marquis Luo Yun. Don't ask for mistakes. Of course, Xiao Xiaobuyan, his little brother, won't say that.

Something like that. Do you remember it?"

"Sir, I remember my humble duty. Everything is based on the orders of Marquis Luo Yun."

"Very good, let's leave immediately."

"No sir."

Then, General Lu Yi walked out of the camp tremblingly, unsteady on his feet, and immediately ordered the entire army to set sail for the Anhu Pier in the capital to wait for orders, and then boarded the ship, not wanting to stop here for a moment.

Soon we arrived at the Anhu Pier in the capital city overnight, where we camped and made rice on the east bank.

He also sent someone to the Marquis' Mansion in the capital to report the news.

Zhang Jinyu of the Hou Mansion was lazily thinking about what to do in the east of the Yangtze River that time. He must not make a red trip. When he got there, let alone Zhuangzi, such a good summer resort should be marked out. As for accompanying the Imperial Guards,

Not to mention Zhao Si's people, there are 5,000 troops in the First Guard, and there are at least 30,000 guards left in the old palace, so they can't get rid of their damn legs.

As for the Jiangnan camp, it can be considered the decisive force in Jiangnan. It has 50,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, and 5,000 auxiliary troops, totaling 60,000 people. According to the nature of Dawu's garrison outside the pass, it was first cut in half, which is almost 30,000. If there are less than 20,000 people showing up, it is not a big concern, but it is better to keep them in their legs, so let’s do the surgery at Jiangnan Camp first.

After thinking about it, I became motivated and kept urging the people in the government to start loading the ships.

"Everyone, please be quick. Please pack up the boat tomorrow night and set off at any time tomorrow."

"No, Lord."

Everyone in the house speeded up their progress. Suddenly, Ning Bian ran over from the door and said;

"Master Marquis, the Pier Guards and Navy are here. The Ye Yi 18 search ships and thirty fighting warships have all arrived. Each ship can transport two thousand troops. Can we transport horses? Each ship can transport a thousand soldiers." Just people.”

Zhang Jinyu also stood up and asked in surprise;

"Why did it come so fast? Who will lead the army?"

Yingbyon repeated the words of the navy messenger outside the door,

"Going back to the Marquis, would you like to send Lu Yi, the commander of the northern section of the Guards, to come here to await dispatch on the orders of Governor Shen Xueshi? I heard that the Governor has dispatched all the main ships of the three sections of the North, Central and South Guards. They will be on standby at Anhu Wharf tomorrow. ."

"Damn it, Brother Shen is so interesting. How do we arrange our camp in Ningbian?"

"Leave five hundred soldiers of the vanguard battalion in the Hou Mansion, five hundred soldiers of the vanguard battalion in the main camp outside the city, and the remaining 12,000 troops plus horses in the Hou Mansion to guard the 500 people all east of the Yangtze River."

Ningbian also told his initial plan, and he wanted to keep the place where Dongcheng would stay. Zhang Jinyu also knew what Ningbian meant, so after thinking about it, it didn’t matter, so she nodded and said;

"I will arrange for people to go to Daying to report to Duan Hong. The transportation will start tomorrow night. Then I will mobilize 3,000 people and go to the dock immediately to stand by. He will arrive soon."

"No, Lord Marquis."

After Ningbian agreed, he immediately returned and left the Hou Mansion to communicate.

Zhang Jinyu is also cautious. After all, there is no land in the river. If it catches the road, everything will be over. Although there is a lot of water in the east of Laoying, is it definitely better than those floating in the river all year round? People, after thinking about it, they are not stable.

He took his cloak and walked out of the attic, called the guards and left the Marquis' Mansion, preparing to go to the dock. As soon as he left the mansion, he saw that Ningbian had prepared horses. He didn't waste any time. Once the horses were there, he galloped out of the city. .

"Drive. Drive!"

Running all the way.

At Anhu Pier, Lu Guangju also brought the guards from the Capital Pier over to help bury pots and make rice, and he and Commander Lu Yi squatted in an open space and started eating.

In those days, Lu Guangju also received a letter from the Governor-General's Office reprimanding him. Fortunately, he was not punished. Isn't he lucky?

Seeing Commander Lu with a gloomy look on his face, he was eating food and drinking water sullenly, wondering if he had touched any of the jar of good wine in front of him.

Lu Guangju naturally didn't touch him, so he tried to ask;

"General Lu, why are you so depressed? Is it possible that you despise your position and provide poor hospitality?"

"Hey, it's okay. The food here is very good, but the water transportation situation has changed. Is it wrong? Do you know what happened to the Marquis of Luo Yun in the capital?"

Lu Jiangjun asked casually after taking a bite of food. General Lu's expression changed as soon as he heard this. He looked around for no one before speaking in a low voice.

"General Lu, it would be better if you be more careful. Can the Marquis of Luo Yun be the sure winner, and can he and the Governor become sworn brothers?"

"What!"

When General Lu Yi heard this, he was so frightened that the rice bowl in his legs dropped to the ground, and he shouted in shock.
Chapter completed!