The night was very dark and dark. The evening wind gently slapped the lake surface, and there were sounds of "plop, plop, plop", but the fish jumped out of the water one after another, breathing oxygen.
The fleet arrived silently at the shore. Several scouts in black jumped ashore nimbly, skillfully climbed to a nearby high point, carefully surveyed the nearby terrain, and then returned to the ship to report.
"Tell the two generals that there is nothing unusual nearby!" the scout captain said after entering the cabin and holding up his hands.
Fang Yuan nodded, ordered someone to light a candle, spread out the water map, searched for a while, and pointed to a certain place.
"We should be here, about two miles away from Pulukou."
Li Erdao: "Hurry up and send someone to Pulukou to meet with the people from the Military Intelligence Agency!"
This time the naval attack was led by two people, who took Yu Tonghai and Fu Youde with them respectively.
The purpose of the navy this time is to attack the grain road. However, if you want to succeed, you must first know the detailed information of the Yuan army's grain transportation.
At present, we only know that the Yuan army would have countless convoys transporting grain and grass from the north to Baoying every day, and then every few days, Baoying would send a grain transport team to Gaoyou and Xinghua respectively.
Zhang Yangquan has ordered the Military Intelligence Agency to do its best to find out the enemy's food transportation information, and asked the navy to meet directly with the Military Intelligence people at Pulukou after arriving at Gaoyou Lake, thus saving time.
The scouts sent out came back not long after and brought back a military intelligence scout.
It turned out that Geng Si's side had completed the task ahead of schedule and had the scouts waiting at Pulukou.
The scout was none other than Yang Baihu. After entering the cabin, Li and Li bowed their hands and said, "Tell the two generals that we have found out the route and time of the Yuan army's food transportation!"
Fang Yuan said happily: "Well done, did they take the land route or the water route?"
Yang Baihu said: "Waterway!"
Fang Yuan nodded. Generally, when there is a waterway to go, the transportation team will choose the waterway. They have already guessed this, so using the navy to attack the food transportation team is the best choice!
Li Er asked: "How many days do they transport grain and grass?"
Yang Baihu said: "Once every five days, 15,000 shi of food, 5,000 shi of fodder, and nearly 1,000 shi of siege equipment and wound medicine are delivered at a time!"
Fu Youde suddenly said: "How much food does the Yuan army outside Gaoyou City still have?"
Yang Baihu hesitated for a moment and said: "The information in this area is very complicated, and we can't tell whether it is true or false."
Fu Youde nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Li Erdao: "When did they last ship a grain shipment?"
Yang Baihu said: "Today or tomorrow around You time, we will pass by the Pulukou area!"
"How many people are there to protect the grain transport team?"
Yang Baihu said: "Every time there are 10,000 troops, 3,000 naval troops and 7,000 infantry troops, and the naval forces ride on large cargo ships for transportation."
Li Erxi said: "Very good, tomorrow we will enter the canal from Pulukou and destroy this grain transport team!"
Fu Youde said: "General, if we destroy them directly, the Yuan army will respond immediately. In at least three days, there will be another grain transport team heading towards Gaoyou, which will have little impact on them!"
Li Er frowned and said: "We can continue to attack the grain transport team then!"
Fang Yuan said: "I understand what Brother Fu means. Our first raid is the easiest. The second Yuan army will either be prepared to prepare carefully or take land routes to avoid us. In short, it will not be easy to succeed!"
Li Er was silent for a while and said: "This is inevitable. As long as we attack the grain transport team once, the Yuan army will definitely strengthen its defenses. Let's think of other ways then!"
Fu Youde added: "In fact, there is a way to prevent the grain transport team from going to Gaoyou without causing them to react too much immediately!"
Li Er hurriedly asked: "What method?"
A sudden flash occurred in Yu Tonghai's mind, and he interrupted: "Let them hit the rocks!"
Fu Youde glanced at him and said with a smile: "Of course!"
Yang Baihu said: "I'm afraid it won't work. The Tatars always have a navy ship in front as a guide ship. Even if it hits a rock, the guide ship will be the first to hit the rocks, and the ships behind will stop immediately."
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Fu Youde said: "It doesn't matter, it's impossible to let them all hit the rocks, as long as it can be delayed for a while!"
Li Erdao: "The Yuan army was accompanied by 10,000 people. Even if they fill in the rocks and create reefs, they can clear the river in a day or two without spending too much time."
Fu Youde smiled and said: "Just let them hit the rocks a few more times!"
Fang Yuan laughed and said: "Even if you delay for one more day, you will still make money. This method should be used twice. After hitting the rocks twice in a row, no matter how stupid the Tatars transporting food are, they will know that someone is dealing with them!"
Fu Youde smiled and said: "If we use some means, it is possible to let them hit the rocks three times!"
Pulukou is seventy miles away from Baoying and eighty miles away from Gaoyou. It is one of the six estuaries connecting Gaoyou Lake and the "Gaoyou-Baoying" canal.
That night, Li Er and Fu Youde led 5,000 people to disembark at Pulukou, and took advantage of the night to reach the mouth of the canal section ten miles upstream of Pulukou.
First send a few people to detect the depth of the water, then select the highest section of the river bed and throw a large amount of large sand and stones into the river. Stop filling the stones when the top stone is less than seven feet from the water surface.
At the end of the next day, scouts came to report that the Yuan army's transport team had arrived faster than expected and was heading towards Pulukou.
Far away, Li Er was afraid of being discovered by the Yuan army, so he sailed the fleet westward and stopped five miles away from the port.
Not long after, a scout came over in a small boat to report that the Yuan army had indeed run aground on the rocks where they set the trap yesterday, and the army was clearing the river.
Late that night, Jiangdu's army repeated its old trick and set up a trap by filling rocks five miles upstream of Pulukou.
This time, because they were only five miles away from the Yuan army, Li Er and Fu Youde were extra careful and sent several scouts to keep an eye on them.
In the end, the reef was set up without any danger. Fu Youde poked a wooden sign on the shore, carved a few lines of words on it with a short knife, and then left with the army.
At noon the next day, Tai Buhua received a report from his subordinates, saying that the canal had been dredged and that ships could sail. However, the general in charge of dredging said something that made him frown.
"The stones under the water have sharp angles and are all arranged in a certain section of the river bed. They do not look like natural formations, but more like man-made ones." The general said.
This gave Tai Buhua a bad feeling in his heart.
But now that the matter has come to this, we can’t switch to the land route just because of doubts. After all, the land route is two days slower than the water route.
Tuotuo's food supply is already very tight, and he will never be allowed to do this.
So Tai Buhua took a chance and ordered the team to move on.
There are four fleets transporting supplies, each of which is a large cargo ship of six thousand stone.
The navy was riding a two-thousand-stone cargo ship. There were originally six ships. One ship ran aground and was docked on the shore, waiting for repairs. Only five ships continued to escort the grain ship forward, and each ship was far apart.
There are three thousand cavalry escorting each side of the left and right banks, and another thousand cavalry are exploring the road ten miles ahead.
This arrangement is foolproof. As long as they don't encounter the main force of the rebel army, no one can rob this transport team.
Taibuhua was standing on the deck of a navy ship in front. The wind on the deck was very strong, and the little locks on Taibuhua's forehead were blown back and forth.
At this moment, Taibuhua seemed to hear something.
Following the sound, I saw a naval warship in front of me shaking violently. Soldiers on the ship shot loud arrows. Other ships urgently lowered their sails and anchored to an emergency stop.
Tai Buhua looked gloomy, and first ordered people to go into the water for inspection, and then asked people to tie the boat that ran aground with ropes, and asked the cavalry on the shore to pull the boat to the shore.
After completing the inspection, a general came over to report.
"Prime Minister Zuo, we have checked clearly. The situation is exactly the same as yesterday. It is obvious that someone deliberately created a reef!"
Tai Buhua said coldly: "I know even if you don't tell me, running into rocks twice in a row, how could there be such a coincidence in the world? Someone must be playing tricks on us!"
The general asked: "Is it possible that the rebel army in Xuzhou came here to cause trouble?"
Tai Buhua shook his head and said: "I have wiped them all out. Only a few dozen of them escaped. They are no longer able to fight against us!"
The general asked: "Could that be a bandit nearby?"
Tai Buhua sighed and said: "It's okay if it's a bandit, but I'm afraid it's Jiangdu Army or Haozhou Army..."
The general was surprised and said: "How could Jiangdu Army and Haozhou Army appear here?"
Tai Buhua was silent, secretly wondering whether to report the matter to Tuotuo.
At this moment, a general came over carrying a wooden sign and reported: "Prime Minister Zuo, this wooden sign was found on the shore!"
Tai Buhua raised his eyes and saw a few lines of words written on the wooden sign.
"I am Li Longwang of Mashou Mountain. You Tatar dogs don't know the rules. You pass by the foot of my mountain every day and you don't know how to respect grandpa. You are limited to sending a thousand stones of food here within one day, otherwise grandpa will let you
Sink another ship!"
Tai Buhua ordered someone to call the marching leader and said expressionlessly: "Is there a place like Mashou Mountain nearby?"
Guide Xiang said: "Yes, there is a group of bandits on the mountain less than twenty miles away from here."
Tai Buhua pointed at the general who came to resist the wooden cards and said coldly: "Zhe Milie, you lead a thousand cavalry and kill the Ma Shou Mountain bandits for me!"
The general accepted the promise and left.
A civil official said: "Prime Minister Zuo, do you want to tell the Prime Minister about this?"
Tai Buhua glared at him: "Do you want the Prime Minister to think that we can't even deal with a bandit?"