As soon as he stepped out of the cockpit, Wang Zheng looked up and saw that the deck was already crowded with soldiers.
The captain of the soldiers stepped forward and scolded: "Get out of the way, what is it like to be so noisy? Have you forgotten the military discipline that the general has always emphasized?"
The gathering Heavenly Army heard the sound and immediately moved out of the way, revealing several soldiers who were surrounded by the crowd just now and were returning from the sentinel ship.
When several soldiers saw Wang Zheng showing up, they immediately came forward to greet him, half-kneeling and saluting: "General, the lights in Hefei City ahead are brightly lit, and it seems that there is a war going on."
Wang Zheng heard the words and looked ahead. At this time, the coast could be seen clearly. However, it was still some distance away from Hefei City after landing. Even if he was as strong as him, he could only vaguely see some faint lights in the distance. In fact,
Unable to get any more information, Wen Yan looked around at the kneeling soldiers and asked, "Did you only see the lights?"
"Are there any other gains?"
Several soldiers looked at each other for a while, and the leader swallowed his saliva and said: "General, in addition to the lights, we also saw some broken ship planks in the water, and..."
"What else?" Wang Zheng looked sideways at Shi Chang.
"There are also some corpses floating over. Judging from their armor and clothing, they should be soldiers of the Yangzhou Army."
Are there dead bodies floating over?
Wang Zheng's eyebrows raised immediately. He walked to the boat and immediately started to check. The chief thought that Wang Zheng wanted to check what was going on, so he quickly added: "General, those corpses are floating not far from the shore. I'm afraid they are floating over here."
It will still take some time.”
Wang Zheng ignored it and just stared at the water surface attentively. At this time, there were only some fallen leaves and branches floating down the river. While watching, he felt his pulse and counted silently in his mind.
In this moment, one of the branches floated from the bow to the stern of the boat, and his pulse jumped about seven times.
Under normal circumstances, a normal adult's pulse will remain between 60 and 100 times a minute. When converted into an hour, it is about 7,000 to 10,000 times. However, because Wang Zheng's current physique is far beyond that of ordinary people,
Each pulse can provide more energy, so his pulse rate is only about 5,000 times in an hour.
The total length of the Mie Wu ship is nine feet and five feet. The current speed of the ship is close to thirty miles per hour. Deducting the ship speed, the current speed of the water is about ten miles per hour. From Hefei City to the shore, it is about 10 miles per hour.
Twenty miles, a dead body can float here, that was two hours ago...
Siege is the most damaging of all forms of warfare, so the art of war says, "Attack the city first, attack the heart first." However, when there is really no way to attack forcefully, unless you have to break the city at sight.
, otherwise it is rare for a wave of offensive to last for two hours.
It's already night now. It would be okay if the lights in Hefei City are brightly lit to prevent enemy night attacks. But if the war continues...
This shows that either Sun Cejun believes that victory is in sight, so he is unwilling to give the defenders any time to breathe and recover, or the general does not care about casualties at all, let alone the cost!
but...
This seems somewhat unreasonable.
Thinking of this, he suddenly changed his mind and immediately changed his mind and said to the captain of the soldiers: "Go and use flags to inform the Tianzhu camp who are exploring the way ahead, so that they must not rush in, and they must always pay attention to the distance from the ships behind them and go ashore.
Be sure to observe carefully before proceeding.”
"Here!"
At this time, Wang Xiong also came behind Wang Zheng. Wang Zheng glanced at him and suddenly asked: "Wang Xiong, what do you think of the current situation in Hefei City?"
"General, I'm not sure now." Wang Xiong listened attentively and just said: "But general, can you see the lights in the city clearly?"
Wang Zheng shook his head: "I can only see a little bit. Although the light is quite large, the illumination is not very high."
Wang Xiong thought for a while after hearing this, and said: "Then I think Hefei City should still be safe for now!"
"Oh?" Wang Zheng looked at Wang Xiong with interest: "What's the basis?"
"The general's eyesight can't see clearly, which proves that the light is just the light of torches and candles at most." Wang Xiong said: "If Sun Ce's army is on the offensive, how can they not use fire to attack the city in summer? At this time,
Fire will inevitably break out inside and outside Hefei, so these lights will reach straight into the sky, and the general will be able to see them clearly!"
Hearing this, Wang Zheng smiled slightly and looked at Wang Xiong with admiration: "Yes, I think so too. We heroes have the same view."
How could Wang Xiong dare to answer this and said hurriedly: "How can a reckless man dare to compare with the general?"
"Heroes don't care about their origins. If we talk about their origins, hey, I was just a captain two years ago. I'm not as good as a captain like you."
Wang Zheng waved his hand and said immediately: "There is probably a war in Hefei City, but if we just go to the rescue, we would be afraid of falling into Sun Ce's plan of encirclement and reinforcements. Besides, although our soldiers are brave, after all, they have traveled a long distance, and
After enduring the bumps on the water for many days, rushing forward blindly will not help the situation, but will only hinder the defenders in the city."
"In long-term planning, it is better to be prudent. Take each step step by step, and always let people explore the way ahead..."
Having said this, Wang Zheng's eyes were full of confidence, and he looked at Wang Xiong and said categorically: "As long as we are careful and don't mess up the position, I will personally be under the control. I only need two thousand tigers to go ashore, and it is under the city of Hefei."
If there are ten thousand enemies, what can they do to me?"
These words were said with such domineering force that Wang Xiong's heart surged when he heard it. He immediately nodded his head: "What the general said is absolutely true!"
"If our army had not been good at water warfare, how would we have allowed the previous group of thieves who boldly came to rub the tiger's beard to escape unscathed?"
After these two years of fighting, both Wang Zheng and Wang Xiong are full of confidence in the combat effectiveness of their own armies. Not to mention 10,000 people, but 20,000 people. If they can't defeat them, why can't they break through?
This is actually the greatest confidence that Wang Zheng still takes the lead even now that he no longer needs to personally conduct military campaigns, and even though Guo Jia and other advisers often advise him!
In this era, top military generals have extremely exaggerated survivability. Coupled with the protection of a group of system soldiers, it can be said that except for sharp archers like Huang Zhong and some death places that are easy to enter and difficult to escape, they are very dangerous in the eyes of others.
For Wang Zheng, it may be an exaggeration to say that it is like entering a deserted battlefield, but it is no problem to advance and retreat freely.
Of course, Wang Zheng actually had another thought in his heart. What did it matter to him whether Hefei City was lost or not?
If the original plan was followed, Wang Zheng would naturally not sit back and watch Hefei suffer losses, and would allow Sun Ce to advance straight in and gain the upper hand.
But now that the two battles have been fought, Wang Zheng is certain that Sun Ce has received the news of the Heavenly Army's reinforcements in advance. If he were Sun Ce, if he were Sun Ce, as long as he could distinguish the more important and the lighter, there is a high probability that he would first think about how to defeat the Heavenly Army.
Let’s talk about elimination.
In this case, Wang Zheng's current consideration is only to try to preserve his own strength first. If this is not possible, after Wu Sheng's group of people has arrived, he will take back one of the nearby cities such as Hefei, Chengde, and Lu'an as a base point.
Just counterattack!
...
Just as the fleet was about to dock, the sentinel ship in front sent a signal again, but a boat was approaching them.
One ship?
Wang Zheng was startled. This person couldn't possibly be coming to attack them. It seemed more like he was coming with a messenger. He didn't know whether it was from Hefei City or from Sun Ce's army. After thinking for a while, he let the fleet on both wings open a little.
Enter their formation from the small boat.
Then the ships on both sides sent several more signals. Not long after, the small boat sailed close to the water and headed towards the Mie Wu. At this time, the soldiers had received the news first and came over to report: "General, this is Hefei City."
People who come out.”
Wang Zheng nodded and watched the ship quickly approach the Mie Wu. Then a man jumped on board impatiently. The first thing he said after getting on the deck was: "The last general is Sima Tang, the captain of the city of Hefei. Excuse me."
Is this the army of General Mu Wang of Xuzhou?"
Wang Zheng saw that Sima Tang was short in stature but had a very alert face. He waved his hand and the soldiers guarding him led him in front of him. As soon as Sima Tang came over, he gave a big salute and then said hurriedly: "Wangzhou Mu
, you are finally here, if it were a few days later, I, Hefei City, might not be able to survive!"
Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows, looked at Sima Tang for a few times, smiled lightly and said, "This general is quite surprised by Colonel Sima's words."
"From what you said, it seems that you already knew that our army would come to Hefei in the near future?"
"Exactly." Sima Tang nodded when he heard this: "Four days ago, Sun Ce's army launched a surprise attack on our Hefei. Fortunately, Huang Zhong, the general under Zhou Mu's command, happened to be passing by. Otherwise, if the traitor succeeded, the consequences would be disastrous!"
"We also learned from General Huang that Wangzhou Mu will arrive soon with his troops."
Raid...
Not a strong attack?
Wang Zheng nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Can Huang Zhong assist you in defending the city now?"
"No." Sima Tang raised his head and glanced at Wang Zheng, and shook his head with a wry smile: "The county prince and we have tried to persuade General Huang to stay several times, but he said that he had to go to Linhu under the order of the Prefectural Mu General, but it was
Totally disregarding the safety of the people in our city, we led our troops to Linhu three days ago..."
"Zhou Mu, do you still have to think about which one is more important, Hefei or Linhu?" At this point, Sima Tang finally did not hide his inner dissatisfaction: "General Huang..."
"This is really disregarding the overall situation."
Wang Zheng was noncommittal when he heard this. In terms of strategic significance, Hefei was indeed better than Linhu. He knew this, and Huang Zhong must have thought about it. If the city of Hefei was in danger, or the threat posed by Sun Cejun was indeed great,
Wang Zheng also believed that Huang Zhong would definitely stay in Hefei, or send a letter to inform him, waiting for his decision.
Since Huang Zhong did not make either choice in the end, the truth is actually already coming out...
The situation in Hefei City is not as bad as Sima Tang said.
However, Wang Zheng didn't take this idea seriously. He just smiled at Sima Tang's complaint and asked Sun Cejun about the specific situation of this attack on the city.
According to Sima Tang, the enemy has mainly attacked the southeastern gates in the past few days, but they have not attacked forcefully. Instead, they have advanced and retreated suddenly. Sometimes they launch attacks at dawn, and sometimes they launch surprise attacks late at night. The timing and length of launches are never fixed. The only rule is that
It must happen once a day, and it will never be missed. Although the attack has lasted for more than five days, it has not caused any actual threats, such as climbing to the top of the city, but it has dragged down the soldiers in the city to exhaustion.
Sima Tang came to greet Wang Zheng and others this time. He also received the news and wanted them not to go ashore directly. It would be difficult to enter Hefei City because this land route was already the enemy's frontal defense line. According to Sima Tang,
The fleet can enter the city from the north gate of Hefei City under his leadership.
The north gate of Hefei is the water gate, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is directly connected to the port and the dock. In the original history, the Soochow army invaded Hefei several times. No matter how many troops they led to guard against the deadlock, they were never able to capture Hefei.
First, as long as Hefei's north gate and Wei's waterway support cannot be blocked, Hefei will always have a way to survive. It will not become an isolated city, and there will always be a steady flow of supplies from the rear.
Wang Zheng nodded. Since Sun Ce's army was blocked on land, there was no problem in advancing to Hefei City. So under the leadership of Sima Tang, the Heavenly Army fleet changed its course again, and soon arrived at the north of Hefei.
Door.
They ordered everyone to park the ship in the dock, and then the entire army disembarked one after another. Wang Zhenggang and Sima Tang walked to the dock and heard a burst of cheers from the front.
Are the people of Hefei so enthusiastic?
Wang Zheng paused for a moment, then subconsciously adjusted his clothes slightly, and then squeezed out a smile that he thought was very friendly and kind. Just when he was about to show off his style, he suddenly realized that... the cheering voice didn't seem to be directed towards him.
Was it sent?
At this time, Sima Tang had walked to his side and said in a low voice: "Wangzhou Mu, the county prince He Ang has come with the officials in the city to greet you."
Wang Zheng realized that he was being sentimental, so he laughed dryly, quietly put down his half-raised hand, and then said with a smile:
"It seems that this Lord of He County is quite capable and has a good official reputation. He is so loved by the people. It's rare, it's really rare."
"Well, actually it's not..."
When Sima Tang heard this, he had a strange expression on his face, and he was hesitant to speak.
Wang Zheng did not notice this. Although a position like the county magistrate is difficult for him to take seriously now, the county magistrate does not need to pay attention to it, but the person in charge must be given some face. If there is no accident, the heavenly army will be responsible for it in the next period of time.
The logistics of the logistics required a lot of cooperation from the Hefei County Magistrate, so naturally he would not overdo it and immediately greeted him with a smile on the other side.
As soon as He Ang arrived in front of Wang Zheng, he immediately bowed his hands and made a big salute: "My Majesty He Ang, the magistrate of Hefei County, pays homage to Wangzhou Mu. I am disappointed to welcome him from afar, but I still hope to atone for my sins."
Wang Zheng went up to help He Ang up personally, looked at him for a moment, and then said with a smile: "He Ang is famous, and his government is also like thunder. I am deeply honored to see him today."
He was so polite on his lips, but secretly he was complaining. He was tall and average-looking, and he didn't look like a talented person. But the cheers from those people just now couldn't be faked, tsk...
As expected, people cannot be judged by their appearance!
Just when this idea came to my mind, when the tiger's eyes were patrolling, it suddenly stopped when it came to the left side of He Ang!
Standing there was a young man in his early twenties, handsome in appearance, with broad shoulders and a slim waist, tall and tall, dressed in rich clothes and with a long sword at his waist, giving him the impression of being a talented man in both civil and military fields.
But what caught Wang Zheng's attention the most, apart from the twinkling eyes of the wind, was that he once again felt some extremely unique charm in this young man.
The kind of charm that makes people feel good, close, and even trust without reason!
The last person who made Wang Zheng feel this way was named Liu Bei!
It turns out that the cheers just now were because of this person...
His heart was beating wildly, but Wang Zheng remained calm on the surface. He just held He Ang's hand slightly and said, "There are so many talented people in Jiangdong. Mr. He, can you introduce to me who this wise man is?"
"
He Ang looked at Wang Zheng with a look of surprise on his face and couldn't help but admire him: "Zhou Mu has really good eyesight. He actually recognized our Lujiang True Dragon at a glance. This person is..."
"Mr. He, I'd better do it myself."
But he saw that the young man had already taken the initiative to step forward, clasped his fists and said, "Hefei County Prime Minister Zhou Yu, pays homage to Wang Zhoumu."
Such a simple movement, performed by him, was indescribably graceful and graceful.
Zhou Yu?
Zhou Gongjin!!!
Wang Zheng was immediately shocked when he heard this name!