Chen Zhongxiao was anxious to take office and ran to the Watergate Pier every day to look around.
This move was so angry that I complained. Can't I stay with my daughter for a few more days?
The navy fleet did not return until the ninth day.
This sneak attack on the Datong Basin was unexpected.
Chen Lin misjudged it.
The Liao army on the North Bank did not lose its footsteps because of Li Guangli's harassment. The Danshui line was strictly guarded and defended for a long time.
A few days after the Anding Navy evacuated, the Liao army also dispersed.
What surprised Chen Yun and others was that these Yingzhou troops, who were scattered, did not really return to their original garrison.
They seemed to have gathered in Datong.
"Sir, the situation is not good!"
"We have explored many areas at night."
"At least 100,000 Liao army light cavalry gathered."
"In other words, two-thirds of the army in Yingzhou came."
Chen Zhongxiao, who was listening, said decisively: "It cannot be all the troops of King Yelu Dayue of Yingzhou."
"What a joke?"
"How can he defend the Jiang defense for more than a thousand miles?"
Even if the Liao Dynasty Secret Spies Department was as elusive as ever, even if they found out that Li Guangli had led his army south to suppress the bandits, the 20,000 Anding Navy left behind might not be able to harass the North Bank again.
But, it can only be maybe!
Such a vast area is really defensive.
Let’s not talk about the Standalone Navy.
Chen Lin would be moved.
The 10,000 troops under his command can dispatch at least six or seven thousand men, and their men and horses are armoured.
Among them, heavy riders can account for half of them.
They are all elites in a hundred battles.
There are ten iron ships and eight five thousand-dens of transport ships being modified.
With such a transportation volume, where can’t you go?
Once you reach the empty north shore, the Iron Army has a broken crossbow and a phosphorus and fire bomb to help you, and it is no problem to conquer the city and land.
Therefore, Chen Lin did not believe that the King of Yingzhou would be so careless.
"You have brought back more than a thousand war horses, more than 30,000 carrying grain, and a lot of silver."
"Is this robbing someone's baggage force?"
Chen Yun nodded slightly.
"The Liao army in Datong is too abnormal. We dare not take action easily, for fear of alarming the enemy."
"But I also want to find out what the Liao army is going to do?"
"So we chose a secret place and waited for four days."
"The robbery is a coincidence, I just want to capture a few powerful prisoners."
Zhou Shangfu said excitedly: "Old Chen has no one else's courage."
"That evening, the sentry ship we sent finally discovered a Liao army baggage team."
"The person in charge of escorts is the Ministry of Revenue!"
"Your Iron Army is really brave and powerful enough."
"Five hundred lights, heavy cavalry raided and charged, and defeated thousands of Liao cavalry and fled."
"Haha, our water troops are tired and sweaty just by carrying supplies."
The second son Zhou Shangji couldn't help but pursed his mouth.
"You've been happy all these days."
"Sir, Brother Chen."
"Thousands of war horses and food are trivial matters."
"We intercepted the salary of others, a total of 250,000 taels."
"If you don't say anything else, the morale of these sailors is now overwhelming."
"Everyone is clamoring to go to Dengzhou to continue making a fortune!"
It's totally understandable.
According to the combat practice of the Great Zhou army, half of the spoils were handed over to the court, and officers at all levels who went to fight were divided into 20%.
The remaining 30% will be divided equally.
But this time the harvest was too great. Chen Lin took half of it, and even 30% could be converted into tens of thousands of silver.
Each soldier got five or sixty taels.
Officers at all levels were given more, and the captains all had to pay a hundred taels of silver.
But there is a silver on the ship to divide it.
What a good guy, I haven’t opened for three years, I’ll eat for three years!
These five warships can be handed over to friendly forces when they arrive at Dongping Lake.
The money in the hands of officers and soldiers can also be sent home through large money houses or inns.
The Great Zhou's death penalty was only 40 taels, which was enough for a family of three or four, and saved some food and drink, and had been persisting for many years.
In other words, it is worth it even if everyone sells their lives to the King of Qin.
The income from this first robbery is far more than the pension, right?
Who would rather go back to the capital and nod and bow every day?
For a monthly salary of one or two, I just waited to die?
Chen Lin’s prediction was correct. Once these people opened their eyes and saw blood, they had their first harvest, and there was no turning back.
The inner desires are aroused and only expect more.
Of course, for such soldiers, how high the quality and combat effectiveness do you expect them to have.
Absolutely impossible.
Chen Lin would not want such a soldier who is simply for money.
But when the King of Qin first arrived in Dengzhou, he needed it extremely!
After all, these navy soldiers are all experienced.
Only by following the King of Qin closely can they pursue the best interests when they leave their hometown.
Chen Lin doesn't care about spoils or anything else.
He asked in a deep voice: "What result did the interrogation come from?"
Chen Yun's expression also became solemn.
"We captured three hundred households and one deputy thousand households."
"After separate interrogation, the information obtained is very troublesome."
"The Liao army secretly contacted a large number of smugglers and cargo ships."
"At the latest three or April, they will raid Taiyuan Prefecture."
"And, the Yingzhou army only dispatched 50,000 people this time."
"But 150,000 came from the Great Liao Pishi Army."
hiss!
Everyone present took a breath of cold air.
God, the Liao army really intends to make a desperate bet?
No...not right.
If it is a raid.
Their first target is the Taiyuan Navy.
Only a large number of warships were seized and a group of surrendered troops were captured.
The entire Huangjiang section of Taiyuan will be completely controlled by the Liao Kingdom.
Chen Zhongxiao's hands shook, and several of his beards were broken.
His face turned pale and his voice was a little hoarse.
"Bad trophy!"
"That little silver war horse is compared with the safety of Taiyuan Prefecture."
"Lighter than a feather!"
"Chen Lin, find a way to inform Taiyuan Prefecture to be on guard!"
"Yeah... I have to report to the court in an urgent manner."
Chen Lin leaned on the chair and spread his hands helplessly.
"Uncle, it's too late."
"It's already alerting the enemy!"
Wu Qi asked in disbelief.
"Chen Yun, what do you mean by Lao Zhou and the others robbing you? The Liao army was forced to launch an attack in advance?"
Chen Yun was also a little depressed: "After I finished the interrogation, I realized that the matter was serious."
"But I was walking too fast at that time, and the fleet had already run over 200 miles."
"I had to send a few Chen Hu, a hundred-family family, to the South Bank to report the news."
"I don't know if it's still time?"
After saying that, he blinked at Chen Lin.
Chen Lin understands it in seconds.
Chen Hu is an old man, so he will definitely go to Luchajiao to report the news.
I believe that my father-in-law Chen Tianhao will not stand idly by.
After that, it depends on how they spread the news.
This is a last resort.
Chenjia Village has been standing for so many years, and there must be hidden threads buried in Taiyuan Prefecture.
They don't need to report to the government, and the government won't believe it.
The only way is to spread rumors and describe the results of the interrogation as if they were both nose and eyes.
Believe it or not, it depends on the bureaucrats and military generals of Taiyuan Prefecture.
At that time, even teammates of pigs should know how to do it.