Bian Yuanheng is training the soldiers in martial arts in another phalanx.
When the three Wangs came over, he held up his hands and said: "Thank you three generals for your kindness, but I have been recruited by Marshal Shan to join the Southern Expedition Army in Tongzhou!"
Wang Dali said anxiously: "There are so many generals under Shanzhu that you won't be able to make a difference even if you go there! Moreover, their troops specialize in water fighting, and you won't even be able to show off your martial arts skills!"
Bian Yuanheng said loudly: "Ji Bu has no second promise, Hou Yingzhong said it. Life is a matter of spirit, who can comment on fame."
Although Wang Da had never read a book, he heard that the poems Bian Yuanheng read were related to promises. He felt very depressed and turned around and left. Monkey and Geng San had no choice but to leave too.
Next, the three of them approached brave generals such as Zhao Desheng, Liang Rong, and Sun Hu. Without exception, they had all been transferred to the two southern expeditionary armies, and they refused to follow Wang and the others no matter what.
The three of them returned to the monkey's camp, and Wang said angrily: "These people must think that they can't win the battle by following us, so they don't want to go! I don't think there's any need to look for it anymore. Just the three of us can conquer Zhenjiang!"<
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The monkey was also aroused with pride and raised his head and said: "In this battle, we must impress everyone!"
So the three of them stopped looking for the generals and trained their own soldiers in the military camp as usual, quietly waiting for the opportunity to come.
Two days later, Shan Zhu led an army of 50,000 people towards Tongzhou, and one day later, Xu Baisheng also led another 50,000 troops towards Hezhou.
The opportunity to cross the river predicted by Liu Bowen seems to be getting closer.
On this day, the three of them were training soldiers in the military camp when they were suddenly called to the commander's tent by Qin Lingjun.
Qin Lingjun was seen sitting behind the case with a serious face, which made the three of them feel a little uneasy.
"I heard from the king about the plan of you three to attack Zhenjiang. I called you here because I wanted to ask, did you come up with this plan yourself?"
The three of them lowered their heads and did not dare to answer.
"Raise your head and look into my eyes!" Qin Lingjun scolded.
The monkey hurriedly raised his head, and when he met Qin Lingjun's majestic eyes, he felt panic in his heart.
"No, it's not... we asked Liu Yushi to help plan it..."
After the words fell, he fell to his knees.
"Please convict the princess!"
Wang Da and Geng San also knelt down.
Qin Lingjun said: "Get up and speak!"
The three of them stood up quickly.
Qin Lingjun glanced at the three of them one by one and said slowly:
"You are all people I brought out with my own hands, and I know your abilities best. Monkeys are more alert than calm. Kings are brave and fearless, but don't like to use their brains. Geng is careful and cautious, but lacks decision-making."
All three of them lowered their heads.
"Look up! You do have shortcomings, but it's no big deal! As long as you can get rid of these shortcomings, you can still become independent generals!"
The three of them raised their heads together, with surprise on their faces.
Qin Lingjun continued: "Actually, you have made great progress now compared to when you were in the village. As long as you are motivated, I believe you can continue to grow! Seize this opportunity, your Majesty and I are waiting for good news from you.
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The three of them said in unison: "Yes!"
"Okay, let's go!"
After the three people left, Qin Lingjun hurried to the tent next door. In the tent, Zhang Yangquan was sitting on a small stool reading a book.
"How is it?" He raised his head and asked.
Qin Lingjun sat down next to him and said with a smile: "They all admitted it. I encouraged them according to your wishes."
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "That's good."
Qin Lingjun hesitated for a moment and said: "Are you really going to let them lead the army alone? After all, they didn't come up with this plan. I'm worried that it will be difficult for them to deal with emergencies!"
Zhang Yangquan put down his book and said slowly: "The plan is indeed not what they thought, but if they had no ambition, this plan would not have appeared in front of me! Since they are unwilling to fall behind others, we should give them a chance
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In the 14th year of Zhengzheng year, on June 17th, Xu Baisheng of Hezhou finally began to lead the navy to attack the Yuan army's defense line on the other side after a long period of preparation.
The largest landing point for crossing south from Hezhou was at Caishi. The Yuan army set up a water fort in Caishi and assembled more than 50,000 naval troops, led by the famous Yuan army general Manzi Hague.
Although Xu Baisheng has an army of 50,000, his warships are limited, only more than 50, so he can only dispatch more than 15,000 naval troops at a time.
Jiangdu navy and Yuan army fought several battles on the Yangtze River.
Every time, Jiangdu's army was able to gain an advantage. However, as soon as the Yuan army began to become chaotic, Barbarian Hague would immediately lead his troops back to the water village on the coast.
The purpose of Barbarian Hague is obvious. He wants to take advantage of his military strength to slowly consume the effective strength of Jiangdu Army, and at the same time consume the vigor of Jiangdu Army.
The Jiangdu Army has the advantage of artillery range, so it stands to reason that it can directly attack the Yuan Army's water stronghold.
However, Barbarian Hague set up two more small water villages on the left and right sides of the main stronghold, using small warships.
Every time Jiangdu's army pursues victory and attacks the main stronghold, the left and right water villages immediately dispatch small boats and adopt a roundabout way to outflank Jiangdu's navy.
Jiangdu's naval forces were not as numerous as their opponents, so they had no choice but to retreat.
The Yuan army relied on the three water forts to support each other, but Jiangdu army found it difficult to open up the situation for a while.
After discussing with the generals, Xu Baisheng decided to adopt the strategy of capturing the thief first.
The next day, Jiangdu's navy was dispatched again, approaching the Yuan army's water stronghold, and the Yuan army's navy also came out in large numbers to attack.
After the two armies fought fiercely on the river for an hour, Jiangdu's fleet began to be confused and quickly retreated.
The barbarian Hague would never miss an opportunity and quickly ordered a pursuit.
When they chased them to the river area on the north bank, they suddenly saw dozens of small fishing boats running from the upper reaches, like arrows, thrusting into the Yuan army's main ship.
A general stood on the bow of the ship with his gun drawn across the bow. It was Chang Yuchun.
The Yuan army quickly attacked with artillery and arrows. However, the Jiangdu army on the boat all held heavy and large iron shields. The arrows were almost useless and the artillery was ineffective.
A general asked for orders: "Commander, the enemy's iron shield is strong and the arrows cannot stop them. Why not attack them with rockets and set their boats on fire?"
Barbarian Hague angrily yelled: "Idiot, the wind is blowing from the northwest now. If we set fire to the enemy's boat, when they rush over, we will be the ones burned!"
At this time, the Jiangdu Army's small boat had inserted into the gap between the Yuan Army's fleet. Barbarian Hague immediately ordered the small boat to be released from the big ship and intercepted it in close combat.
However, Chang Yuchun led a carefully selected death squad, and every soldier was unstoppable. The Yuan army on the boat was completely unable to withstand it.
After a while, Chang Yuchun's boat was already close to Manzi Hague's main ship.
The soldiers inserted the iron hooks into the Yuan army's large ship, allowing the small boat to be tightly connected to the large ship. Then, each holding a claw buckle for climbing the wall, they climbed up towards the Yuan army's main ship.
At the same time, Xu Baisheng also led the Jiangdu navy to counterattack, with rumbles and artillery fire pouring towards the Yuan army outside the enemy's main ship.
Chang Yuchun took the lead and was the first to climb onto the main ship of the Yuan army. He restrained a large number of Yuan troops on the deck. Other soldiers took the opportunity to climb onto the ship.
The barbarian Hague was forced to escape in a small boat, and the main ship of the Yuan army was captured. The fleet was in chaos, and finally returned in defeat with heavy losses.
After this battle, the Yuan army clung to the three water villages where the quarries were located, stepped up the deployment of fortifications, and refused to engage in battle with the Jiangdu navy on the river.
At the same time, Barbarian Hague sent an order for 10,000 naval troops from Zhenjiang to rush over for reinforcements.
Monkey, Wang Da and Geng San had been waiting for a long time in Jiangdu, and finally waited for this moment.
On the second night when the Zhenjiang navy marched westward, Wang Dabian led 10,000 navy troops and crossed the river overnight to attack Dantu Town in the north of Zhenjiang.
Although the Dantu Town port is also fortified, without the cover of 10,000 navy troops, the defense line is not strong at all!
Moreover, the Yuan army did not expect that Jiangdu's army could cross the river. Under the sudden attack of Wang Da's 10,000 navy troops, they retreated in panic. Dantu Town fell into the hands of Jiangdu's army.
Later, more than a thousand warships made two trips back and forth, and another 20,000 troops led by Geng San and Hou Hou also crossed the Yangtze River.
It was already dawn, and the three of them set up camp in Dantu Town, and then sat in a private house in the town, all looking a little excited.
"We just crossed the river and won the first prize?" Geng San looked at Wang Da and then at the monkey, feeling a little unbelievable.
Wang Da laughed and said proudly: "Let me tell you, we just lack opportunities. Xu Baisheng and Shanzhu have ships and cannons, but we got the upper hand. This shows that we are no worse than them!"
The monkey said angrily: "Don't get carried away! We were able to cross the river smoothly, thanks to Mr. Liu's clever calculation and Marshal Xu's cooperation!"
Wang coughed and said, "Aren't I trying to boost morale? Now that we are less than sixty miles away from Zhenjiang, we might as well just attack and defeat him. What do you think?"
The monkey glared and said: "You fought in Dantu Town, wouldn't the Yuan soldiers in Zhenjiang know about it? What a surprise attack!"
Geng San hurriedly said: "Yes, let's follow Mr. Liu's strategy and deal with the 10,000 navy troops!"
Wang Daqian smiled and said: "Okay, I can listen to you!"
The monkey said solemnly: "Without further delay, quickly put the gunpowder under the plywood of the boat. Judging from the time, the enemy should be back tomorrow night!"
Wang DaDao: "You go ahead and do this. I will lead the troops to guard the west side of the town to prevent Zhenjiang's troops from sneaking up on us!"
So the three of them worked separately and worked all day long. Finally, they stuffed the more than 5,000 kilograms of gunpowder they had brought under the plywood of the boat, and spread the gunpowder powder on top.
Everything was arranged properly, and the army was lying in ambush in the woods near the port, just waiting for the Zhenjiang navy to return.