Song Wuke didn't say anything. He knew that Song Junlin really didn't want to lead his army south, but he had no choice.
After the battle with the Qinchuan Li family, although the Song family gained huge economic benefits, the sanctions imposed on the Song family by various forces within Qingfeng brought great trouble to the Song family, especially after restricting various
After the circulation of goods, there were even more complaints within the Song family territory. Therefore, from an economic point of view, the Song family now urgently needs to ease relations with the empire.
In terms of strategic situation, the Song family absolutely cannot tolerate the appearance of a powerful enemy force next to their own territory. When the Hetao was just rising, the Song family took advantage of it twice. And if Dahu Road completely fell into the hands of Jinhua Mitsukoshi or Ji Le
In the hands of the Holy Cult, with their ambition and appetite, the South Yunnan Road Yingyizhou under the control of the Song family will definitely become their next target, and then it must be the Yizhou Road area with the title of Land of Abundance. Therefore, now
The purpose of sending troops was to avoid having to send troops in the future. Both the Song family and his son calculated this very clearly.
Although the Dahu Road has always been in the hands of the imperial court, with the strength of the Dahu Road, self-protection is slightly insufficient, let alone expanding to the surrounding areas. The situation is different for the Bliss Holy Sect and Jinhua Mitsukoshi. Besides, more than half a year ago, the Jinhua Road was defeated by the Jinhua Road.
Hua Sanyue used it to drive away the wolf and swallow the tiger, and the Song family really couldn't swallow it if they didn't come back together. However, the Bai'er Army is the most elite army of the Song family after all, and Song Junlin really couldn't bear to drag it here.
sniper.
However, what King Dingxi said made sense. He came out this time to show the military power of the Song family and let the surrounding forces see the tyrannical strength of the Song family's army, so as to prevent them from having unrealistic ideas. Therefore, Song Junlin finally decided to
agreed.
Although the people did not know that An Yongchang was a Japanese spy, at least the three major families knew it. The Song family sent troops south, so An Yongchang would not be aware of it, and Yizhou Road was painstakingly managed by the Song family.
For a hundred years, not to mention An Yongchang, even the influence of the imperial court could not extend into it. It is naturally not difficult to hide from An Yongchang's informants.
This is Song Junlin's current plan to cripple Pu Zhicheng's coalition forces, disable his ability to move north within a few years, and force his forces to withdraw from southern Yunnan.
When the Song family's army was sniping vigorously in Dayao Mountain, the war was raging at Shunfengjin Ferry at night.
Cheng Xianqing was still obsessed with Hongzhou, so even though Haotian and Zhang Cangxiong's nearly 200,000 coalition troops plus tens of thousands of naval troops were fighting against Shunfengjin, Cheng Xianqing still did not give up his plan to conquer Hongzhou. In his opinion, a
The Minghui Army was enough to hold off the Hetao coalition while occupying the beachhead.
The full strength of the Minghui Legion is 100,000, but after so many days of attrition, there are now less than 70,000 left. Fortunately, the Towa Navy Division of Kawamomo Shinoda is still fully assisting, so it is temporarily blocked.
The attack on the Loop.
"Gather all the civilian and merchant ships and gather them all at Shunfengjin. I don't believe that the dragon can't cross the river under such circumstances." Zhang Cangxiong raised his thick eyebrows and said to Xiao Bolong beside him.
"Your Majesty, all the large and small ships in Pingzhou have been gathered together by my subordinates. I have calculated that they can ferry at least five thousand soldiers at a time." Xiao Bolong said quickly.
Zhang Cangxiong nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, it seems that your position as the governor of Pingzhou has not been in vain. After the army crosses the river, I will mark your merits."
Xiao Bolong did not speak, but stood aside honestly. The three major aristocratic families have always paid attention to blood, and it is almost impossible for people who are not direct lineage to get ahead in the three major aristocratic families. Among the Huaishui Zhang family, Xiao Bolong and the military Han Feidao are
There are only two senior officials who are not direct descendants of the Zhang family. However, even though they have the support of Zhang Cangxiong, Zhang Jishi and other direct descendants of the Zhang family are still not very satisfied with them.
"A woman will look good to please herself, and a scholar will die to be a confidant. Your Majesty treats me with openness and sincerity, and I have the kindness to know you, so why should I care about other people's opinions?" Xiao Bolong thought quietly in his heart.
"Let General Zhang Keliang lead his 50,000 soldiers to approach Shouzhou and put pressure on the guards in Shouzhou City. The cavalry from Hetao Fengjing is circling near Shouzhou. The two of them join forces to fight against the Japanese.
The Navy should not dare to leave Shouzhou so unscrupulously." Zhang Cangxiong said methodically.
The messenger hurriedly left. Zhang Cangxiong continued without raising his eyelids: "Order Qinchuan Navy Li Fengcheng's Department to intercept the Dongwa Navy Division in Sichuan Baixintian as much as possible. Well, just tell Li Fengcheng this way.
The king asked him to guard against the harassment of the Eastern Japanese Navy, but let him rest assured that the 20,000 naval forces led by Anning Hou Aibin are still behind them, so even if he is broken through by the Eastern Japanese Navy, it won't matter."
Haotian couldn't help but smile. Among the three vassal kings, Song Zhengfeng was sinister and cunning, Li Tieming was scheming, and Zhang Cangxiong was hot-blooded and heroic. But now it seems that his old father-in-law is not a fuel-efficient lamp. When Li Fengcheng heard this sentence,
It was impossible not to try his best. After all, the three major aristocratic families had always fought openly and secretly, and he would never let Zhang Cangxiong see the joke here.
"Order An Ninghou's 20,000 naval troops to carry sufficient arrows, stones and bullets, and prepare to force the crossing after two cups of tea. At that time, Anning Hou must use sufficient medium and long-range weapons to open the way forward for the soldiers behind. All the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army gathered immediately,
As the main force of the first round of attack, Long Zhishan and Lu Zhen of Hetao each led 20,000 soldiers, ready to follow up at any time. Ananda Wangmei's 10,000 cavalry served as the third round of attack force, waiting for our army to seize a stable position on the other side.
After the formation, we still need the powerful penetration ability of the Scarlet Cavalry to tear through the opponent's defense line!"
"What about the two ten thousand cavalry teams of Tis and Green?" Haotian asked on the side. With fifty thousand cavalry on the Bloody Plateau, Xuesha and Dugu's southward division took away Ubanzhu and Ciliu Zengdan, while Ananda
Wangmei's three thousand cavalry detachments are all the cavalry in his hands. The cavalry from the Hetao headquarters is currently cruising on Yuzhou Road and the east of Huai River to prevent accidents.
Zhang Cangxiong shook his head: "They have other tasks. I have asked people to prepare a batch of ferries in Qingjiang County, Pingzhou, forty miles to the west. They will take advantage of our troop mobilization to go to Qingjiang at full speed later and take the opportunity to cross the river.
.Although the ferry on the Qingjiang River is not as good as Shunfengjin, as long as there is a ferry on our river, it will not be worse than the ferry on the river."
Haotian nodded and stopped talking. He had authorized Zhang Cangxiong to take full charge of the battle across the river, so naturally he would not say much. Although the Hetao army was powerful in combat, it did not have such combat experience in beach landings. The only one that can be justified.
It was the time of the Battle of Hukou, but at that time Cassimbas deliberately let the Hetao army cross the river and did not send troops to intercept it on the way, so naturally he did not experience it.
This is not the case with the Huai River army. They have been stationed in the Huai River area, which has a geographical environment that is not much different from the Jiangnan Great Lakes area. It can be said that they are familiar with crossing the river. Therefore, under Luo Xiang's suggestion, Haotian did not hold back.
He handed over all the soldiers under his command to Zhang Cangxiong.
After a period of silence, the north shore of Shunfengjin became noisy again. Dozens of huge warships slowly sailed out of the ferry. The midday sun shone on the flying double dragons playing beads flag on the tall mast, reflecting a faint
The golden light was such that the Donghai Tengjiao flag, which was only a little shorter than the Shuanglong Xizhu flag, was eclipsed. Behind the fleet, there were countless large and small ships, covered with Huaihe flags wearing yellow scarves and khaki light armor.
water soldier.
At the same time, dozens of warships sailed out from below the ferry, their bows pointed toward the lower reaches of the river, obviously to prevent the Japanese navy from disrupting the situation.
With a dull horn, the naval battleship on the opposite side moved slowly. The battleship was not moving very fast, but it seemed to have an indescribable domineering power, which made the soldiers of Paradise on the south bank of the river tremble with fear.
Minghui was not wearing a helmet, and his long hair kept fluttering in the river wind. From time to time, a strand of hair would get blocked between his eyes, but Minghui didn't care about it at all. His eyes were always staring straight ahead.
He was watching the Qingfeng battleship approaching slowly, his resolute face full of determination to fight.
"All soldiers withdraw from the fifty-foot area of the ferry to prevent accidental injuries from the other side." Minghui said slowly.
Minghui didn't know much about the navy. Like the cavalry, the navy was a high-consumption technical unit, and the navy's consumption was higher than that of the cavalry. Although the Holy Sect of Paradise was able to raise an army in a short period of time,
An army with considerable combat effectiveness, but they still do not have a real navy. Cheng Xianqing originally formed a model navy at the beginning, but in the battle between Jiangzhou and He Huairen, the entire army was almost wiped out. In view of the water
Due to the huge consumption of the navy, the Holy Sect of Paradise never formed a navy again. Of course, a mature navy requires at least several years of preparation, and the Holy Sect of Paradise did not have this time.
However, Minghui has been dealing with the Eastern Japanese Navy for a long time, and he still understands the power of some naval battleships. The Qingfeng fleet in front of him is obviously the remnant of the Jiaolong Legion back then. The slings and crossbows carried on the battleships, among others
The power is far greater than the trebuchets used in sieges. Moreover, the arrows and stones that can be carried on the warships are far more powerful than horse-drawn carriages. Therefore, when dozens of warships sweep the area near the ferry with all their strength, their side
Simply unable to resist.
When the Qingfeng battleship was about a hundred meters away from the ferry, it suddenly stopped in an orderly manner. The cable was lowered, and dozens of boats were slowly lowered onto the river. There seemed to be something connected between each boat.
After looking at it for a long time, Hui vaguely guessed that it should be a specially woven fishing net.
"Commander, what are they doing?" Min Chengdong, the military supervisor, asked in confusion.
Minghui didn't answer. He only knew that it was in vain that he specially asked people to stab the hidden piles buried at the bottom of the river while it was dark. Originally, he planned to rely on these spiked hidden piles to destroy some Qingfeng warships.
Then he could concentrate all the trebuchets in his hand and take the opportunity to destroy the opponent's injured warship that had lost its mobility. But the opponent's caution was beyond his expectation. It seemed that the opponent was not mediocre.
In fact, Aibin is not as powerful as Minghui thought. Zhang Cangxiong specifically told him this before boarding the ship. After all, Zhang Cangxiong is a tyrant who has dominated the Huai River for more than ten years. He has Aibin's fledgling experience in water warfare and landing warfare.
Experience that young people do not have at all. As expected by Zhang Cangxiong, Minghui did indeed arrange hidden stakes along the river.
Zhang Cangxiong is now on one of the battleships, but this battleship does not belong to Qingfeng Navy, but is the vehicle of his Weiyuan King Zhang Cangxiong. This battleship, named Jianghuai King by Zhang Cangxiong, has a displacement of more than 4,000 tons, and the deck
There are more than ten trebuchets and five large crossbows on it. Although it is one size larger than an ordinary battleship, due to the addition of hundreds of oar positions, when rowing at full strength, it is larger than an ordinary battleship.
A few minutes faster.
"My lord, haven't you given the order to attack yet?" Lieutenant General Zhang Shanhe asked cautiously from the side.
Zhang Cangxiong shook his head: "Well, there is no need for me to give orders. The current commander of the navy is An Ninghou Aibin. Haha, I also want to see what the rising star of the empire can do."
This is the first time that Anning Hou Aibin has commanded a battle. Although he had a tragic military career in Xuzhou, that time it was under the command of Tie Zhen and others. But this time is different.
He was the one who independently commanded the battle. He also understood that his victory or defeat in this battle was related to whether the Hetao army could cross the river in time and the safety of Hongzhou, so he had to go all out.
"Master Marquis, all underwater obstacles have been removed, and warships can now pass safely." Navy Vice Admiral Liu Zhensheng ran up and said.
Aibing nodded with satisfaction and said: "Well, this battle has a lot to do with it, and we must be careful. Although the preparations ahead are a bit boring, we are prepared. If there is an accident here, it will be difficult for the army to cross the river.
.”
Liu Zhensheng also nodded. He was considered to be a member of the royal family. Although his bloodline was a little distant, his feelings for the empire were still very deep, so he eagerly hoped that the empire could be revived.
Aibing took a few steps forward, stood at the front of the battleship, carefully looked at the south bank of Tongfeng Ferry, and then said loudly: "Prepare the trebuchet, use all tung oil. In our first round of attack, we will attack
All obstacles at the ferry were burned down."
After Minghui arrived at the ferry, he had completely destroyed all the facilities near the ferry and set up many obstacles near the ferry.
Although Aibin is not as good as Zhang Yue Wanhe Bugui, a regular water warfare general with a naval background, he is also a well-organized commander, and his troops can win by surprise. Aibin knows that his battlefield experience is not as rich as his opponent, so he adopts
It is an upright way, slowly advancing from the front.
On dozens of warships, hundreds of trebuchets were all ready. This time, all clay pots filled with tung oil were used. Following Abin's order, hundreds of clay pots suddenly poured down like hail from the sky.
When the pot fell to the ground, it immediately broke into pieces, and the tung oil inside also flowed everywhere.
After the clay pot, there was another round of rockets. Suddenly, the south bank of Shunfengjin was plunged into a sea of fire. Looking at the raging flames, Minghui secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, all the soldiers had been evacuated just now.
Otherwise, under such a fire, I am afraid that few of the soldiers who were ambushed at the beginning would be able to escape.
The fire burned for about two cups of tea and began to slowly diminish. However, at this time, the obstacles set up by Minghui near the ferry were almost destroyed. Aibing ordered the soldiers below to temporarily stop the trebuchets and start dousing the shore with water hoses.
The remaining flames. The fleet slowly approached the shore, and the trebuchets and large crossbows on the battleships began to extend towards the interior of the ferry.
Zhang Cangxiong looked at the messy south bank of the ferry and just sighed softly: "This Marquis An Ning's military use is quite satisfactory, but he just lacks consideration. The ambush of the Holy Sect near the ferry was destroyed by him, but
Isn’t it just as difficult for us to land?”
Han Feidao laughed and said: "Hasn't the prince already prepared? If not, how can we show the strength of our Huai River army?"
Zhang Cangxiong nodded. Among the three legions of the three major families, the Yellow Turban Legion is the weakest in combat effectiveness. This is everyone's consensus.