Zhou Yu actually didn't understand why his lord agreed to this plan. Although the results that could be achieved if it succeeded were great, the risks involved were too great. He didn't think Xuanyuan could make a detour under the eyes of the Manchus.
Go to Louronce.
After hearing what Zhou Yu said, Gongsun Xuanyuan smiled lightly, and then took out a blueprint from his arms.
"This was given to me by the King of Qin before the division of troops. It not only shows the distribution of Qing troops in Liaodong, but also the distribution of Qing troops in Liaoxi County."
"hiss……"
Zhou Yu suddenly took a breath of air. How did his spies find out about such secrets?
Zhou Yu took it and took a look. Although he couldn't tell whether it was true or false, since it was thought of by the Lord, it was unlikely to be false.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Yu said: "With this map in hand, I can get around it. But just in case, after General you land, I can lead the navy to pretend to attack Liaoxi County to attract the attention of the Qing army in western Liaoning.
This is to ensure the safety of the landing force."
Gongsun Xuanyuan was immediately overjoyed. He grabbed Zhou Yu's hand excitedly and said, "Gongsun Xuanyuan admires Gao Yi, the governor of Zhou."
Zhou Yu's mission this time was just to transport troops. After transporting Gongsun Xuanyuan's 20,000 troops to Liaodong, all subsequent actions had nothing to do with him. However, he volunteered to lead the navy to pretend to attack Liaoxi and help Xuanyuan attract firepower. There is no doubt that there is
Taking great risks.
You must know that in order to prevent the Qin navy from taking the retreat, Nurhachi not only turned from defense to offense, but also divided his troops between Youbeiping and Liaoxi counties.
The Qing army's current strength distribution in the two counties is: 200,000 troops in Youping and Beiping, and a total of 100,000 troops in Western Liaoning and Eastern Liaoning.
The Qing army has laid a dragnet in western Liaoning, and is waiting for the Qin army to land in western Liaoning, and then in one fell swoop, the Qin army will be surrounded and annihilated.
If Zhou Yu feigned an attack on Liaoxi County with his navy at this time, although he could attract the attention of the Liaoxi defenders, it would still be equivalent to taking the initiative to attack Liaoxi County, and the risks involved were obvious.
Zhou Yu could have completed this mission safely without taking risks for an unrelated person like Xuanyuan, but he took the initiative to put himself in danger. This behavior really made Gongsun Xuanyuan admire him.
Zhou Yu was a little unaccustomed to Xuanyuan's enthusiasm. He took out his hands that were held by Xuanyuan and said with a dry smile: "Zhou Yu just did what he should do."
"The Governor of Zhou is Gao Yi. If we win this battle, it will be the Governor who takes the lead."
"It's a must..."
Zhou Yu quickly refused. Although it was dangerous for him to pretend to attack western Liaoning with his navy, compared with Xuanyuan who was deep behind enemy lines, it was completely dwarfed. There was no possibility of comparison.
Zhou Yu was just feigning an attack. As long as he avoided a complete siege by the Qing army, did he jump out of the encirclement? Just return to the ship and evacuate by sea? It was impossible for the Qing army's cavalry to chase Zhou Yu to the sea.
And once the traces of Gongsun Xuanyuan are exposed, he will be surrounded by enemies from all directions. Except for a few top generals in the world who can fight out with their own bravery, the soldiers accompanying him will not be able to escape even if they want to. At that time, the only way is to annihilate the entire army.
An end.
The landing army took such a big risk, how could Zhou Yu steal their military glory?
After a night of chatting, Zhou Yu and Xuanyuan both had a very good impression of each other, and the subsequent cooperation was naturally extremely harmonious.
Early the next morning, following Zhou Yu's order, the Qingzhou naval fleet immediately left Tianjin Port and headed for Liaodong County hundreds of miles away.
Among Gongsun Xuanyuan's 20,000 elites, whether they are the Qin army or the Gongsun army, the vast majority are landlubbers. Few can even cross the river by boat, let alone go to sea.
But if you haven’t experienced it before, it means you have a sense of freshness, so when you just went to sea, the officers and soldiers were obviously very excited. They ran to the deck to look at the scenery on the sea. After being scolded by the captain, they reluctantly returned to the cabin.
Of course, this excitement did not last long. After only one day, they felt the malicious intent of the sea.
On the second day after leaving for Liaodong, there was a heavy rain on the sea. Coupled with the violent storm, the hull of the ship was shaking violently. How could a landlubber who had never been on a ship endure this?
Seasickness soon appeared in the army, and the number was quite large, accounting for half of the total. Many soldiers were even unable to eat because of seasickness, because they would immediately vomit after eating.
Among those who suffered from seasickness, the most unexpected thing was that Sun Lingming, the most powerful person in the army, also suffered from seasickness.
The sea doesn't recognize people. No matter how strong you are, you will still get seasick.
This heavy rain weakened the Qin army's combat effectiveness by at least 70%, but luck and misfortune depended on each other. With the heavy rain as a cover, the Qing army was naturally unable to detect the Qin army in the western Liaoning sea area.
Under the leadership of Zhou Yu, the Qingzhou navy sailed against the storm. After another day of sailing, the fleet finally passed through the heavy rain area.
At this point, the combat effectiveness of the landing force was only 20-30%, but the fleet also entered the Liaodong Sea and was not far from its destination, Pingguo County.
On the plywood, Sun Lingming was lying on the armchair, looking depressed and hopeless.
He had been on a ship before and had never experienced seasickness before. He thought he would not get seasick, but he obviously overestimated himself.
Crossing a river by boat inland and going out to sea are obviously different concepts. Sun Lingming doesn't get seasick while taking a boat inland, but that doesn't mean he won't get seasick at sea.
The voyage these days cost Sun Lingming his life, but it tortured him to death and made him secretly swear in his heart that he would never go to sea again.
"My old Sun was not defeated by Luo Shixin, nor was he defeated by Yuan Hong. In the end, I was defeated by a mere wave. I really lost all my wisdom." Sun Lingming said weakly.
When Jia Fu, who was not seasick, heard this, he laughed with a look of schadenfreude and joked: "Sun Lingming, you don't know a lot of Chinese characters, but now you can use idioms? But the word "wisdom is lost" is really good.
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If this were normal, even if Jia Fu was his lord's cousin, Sun Lingming would teach Jia Fu a lesson in the name of a written examination, but he was in no mood to pay attention to Jia Fu's joking.
Seeing that Sun Lingming ignored him, Jia Fu felt a little unmotivated. After looking into the distance with a telescope, he quickly patted Sun Lingming on the shoulder and shouted: "Look, look quickly."
"Want to lie to people again? I, Sun, will not be fooled by you."
"Who lied to you? It's true this time. It's mainland China. We've arrived in Liaodong."
Seeing that Jia Fu's expression didn't look like he was doing anything, Sun Lingming was suddenly excited. He quickly got up and grabbed the telescope. When he saw it, he found that it was really the mainland, and he howled excitedly.