There was an uproar today. The soldiers captured an enemy spy in the Chuan army. However, the man refused to recognize him and was executed secretly by Xie Feng.
Not long after, Xie Feng sent an order to break camp, which could be regarded as supporting the news.
Execution was undoubtedly a good thing for Song Bing. Everyone had no worries and began to pack their luggage.
Military Aircraft Department.
All the Song army and navy generals gathered around the sand table to listen to Xie Feng's explanation of combat operations.
"First send 20,000 sailors to encircle Hezhou along the waterway." Xie Feng inserted several ships on the blue Gebu representing Heshui.
"Hezhou is besieged, and the Lord of the Southern Han Dynasty will definitely send troops to rescue him." He said, placing the enemy ships on the sand table.
"Then, our army pretended to retreat twenty miles and set up an ambush in Nanxiang County." Xie Feng moved the warship to an island.
"The enemy does not know that our army is setting up an ambush in Nanxiang and will neglect its defense. Our army will then mobilize with all its strength and use heavy fire oil and powerful crossbow formations to attack the reinforcements!"
After finishing speaking, Xie Feng waved his big hand and all the rafts and oars fell down.
At the end of September, a hundred thousand troops advanced into Hezhou.
At dawn in the morning, a layer of cold mist arose on the He River. In this mid-autumn season, it spread like white dusk clouds to the entire river surface.
Several ships looked like towers in the lingering fog, sailing silently across the river, occasionally revealing their fluttering war flags in the thick fog.
——Chen Yan, the naval commander of Prince Xing’s Mansion of the Southern Han Dynasty, led his troops into battle.
When the battleships were getting closer and closer to Nanxiang County, at this moment, the waves on the dull water surface surged, and ten fighting ships suddenly broke out of the water.
The countless oars danced very fast, roaring with lightning, and rushed toward the enemy's heart like giant beasts on the sea.
Chen Yan stood on the high platform of the building. He was not surprised when he saw the Song army attacking. He raised the bright red flag in his hand and waved it several times.
Seeing this, the deputy general below immediately ordered the soldiers to join the battle.
The powerful horn sounded, accompanied by the sound of drums like a rainstorm, like thousands of troops shouting in unison.
Li Bing, the commander of the Jiangnan Navy, stood on the bow of the opposite ship. Following Xie Feng's instructions, he ordered the crossbowmen guarding behind the female wall to attack the enemy with kerosene.
Following his order, ten battleships, thousands of crossbows, and the power of fierce fire leaped into the sky almost at the same moment!
The scene in an instant was like stars falling, with sparks flying everywhere.
Countless clusters of flames shot across the Nanhan Tower Boat, some hit the deck, some hit the parapet, and some fell into the water. However, the fire became more intense when it met the water, and even connected into a line, heavily surrounding the Tower Boat.
The Jiangnan Navy kept raining arrows until the cold mist on the river gradually dispersed, and the air was filled with the strong smell of kerosene.
I don't know when the beating of drums stopped. The Jiangnan navy put down their crossbows one after another, looking at the vast water and feeling secretly surprised.
They attacked by force, but no enemy troops came out to fight?
Navy Commander Li Bing dispatched a reconnaissance boat to check the situation.
The reconnaissance boat was no bigger than a small boat. The sailors rowed the boat close to the enemy's building ship and climbed onto the deck, only to find that there was no one inside the main battleship, which could accommodate thousands of people.
There is fraud!
Just as the Jiangnan navy realized this, a group of ships suddenly rushed toward the water. Those ships were light in hull and extremely fast. They were actually small warships known as "Red Horses in the Water".
Each Red Horse boat can accommodate more than twenty people, but the advantage lies in its large number. It is usually used as the main force for landing on beaches or sneak attacks on enemy ships.
Li Bing's face changed slightly when he saw this. He raised a small white flag and shouted: "Withdraw——"
withdraw?
Is this asking everyone to surrender without a fight?
The soldiers under his command were surprised, but still followed the commander's instructions and escaped from the cabin one after another and jumped into the water.
"Did you see it? Did you see it? The Jiangnan navy is all a bunch of cowards!" Chen Yan smiled at the deputy general next to him, "I just used a little trick to scare them out of their wits!"
The Xingwangfu navy successfully recaptured the building ship, and everyone stood on the deck, shouting to the Jiangnan navy in the river: "Go back, go back, go back..."
On the other side, Xie Feng received reports from soldiers.
"It seems that the spies in the army did come from the Southern Han Dynasty."
That night, Xie Feng urgently summoned Liu Ruyan and Dong Qingxian because they had performed well recently and had successfully won Xie Feng's trust.
In order to prevent further leaks of military information, Xie Feng directly ordered, "I, the general, order you two to lead a group of crossbowmen to attack the enemy camp at night and take the head of the opponent's commander Chen Yan."
"Assassination?" Liu Ruyan did not expect Xie Feng to make such a ruthless move, but this was the best time for her to find the Xuan Kun Seal.
At the same time, this new plot-Assassin Action was successfully triggered.
That night, Liu Ruyan took advantage of the darkness to sneak into the enemy camp with Shen Yanchu, Dong Qingxian, and hundreds of elite soldiers.
All the crossbowmen were ready, and following Liu Ruyan's order, they used black gunpowder and crossbow arrows to create chaos near the enemy camp.
The night is getting dark.
The rocket hit the tent, and the white round tents suddenly burst into flames several feet high.
The soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty suddenly launched a night attack, but they were also well-trained in fighting with swords.
When the Song Army's crossbowmen saw the opponent dispatching, they ran away without saying a word, running faster than rabbits.
Taking advantage of the chaos, she, Shen Yanchu, and Dong Qingxian took the opportunity to change into the enemy's clothes. Using their agility, they evaded patrols and guards and sneaked all the way deep into the camp.
Several people cooperated tacitly, and Shen Yanchu and Dong Qingxian separately eliminated the sentries and successfully arrived outside the coach's account.
At this time, the enemy commander Chen Yan had not received the battle report. The candles in his camp were not lit and the surroundings were dark.
Chen Yan was sleeping soundly. Suddenly, his mouth and nose were covered by someone, and then his neck felt cold, and he lost consciousness again...
Dong Qingxian saw Liu Ruyan take off the head, wrap it tightly with black linen, and then...then she handed the head to herself!
Dong Qingxian was stunned.
"Hold it for me, I have other things to do right now."
Glancing at Shen Yanchu who was standing outside the account, Dong Qingxian silently took the head.
As soon as Liu Ruyan freed her hands, she opened the couch where Chen Yan slept and searched for the whereabouts of the Xuan Kun Seal inch by inch.
She didn't miss any corner, and until the end, she still didn't see anything suspicious.
At this time, she found a clever mechanism in the bookshelf, which looked like a hidden compartment. "Wait a moment -"
Shen Yanchu narrowed his eyes, "It's too late!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an envoy came from outside the tent to deliver a report.
"Report——"
"My camp is recruiting Song troops for a sneak attack. The deputy general has sent troops to pursue it. I wonder what the general's instructions are?"
The soldiers knelt outside the camp, waiting for Chen Yan's orders.
After a while, a man's voice came from inside: "Beware of fraud, you all must guard the military camp carefully!"
When the soldiers heard the instructions, they bowed and sang.
The footsteps gradually faded away. In the darkness, Liu Ruyan finally unlocked the secret compartment and pushed open the drawer. There was something inside.
Liu Ruyan took out the object from the secret compartment, and with the help of her night vision function, she could see that it was a token for mobilizing troops. This object could mobilize thousands of troops, but it was of no use to her.
In the end, it was all in vain.
Fortunately, the assassination operation went smoothly. In addition to the reward points, she is currently ranked as "Venerable Indifferent" and can sign a concentric contract with four people.