At dusk on the second day of the first lunar month of the 10th year of Chongguan, the dead Cangnan land was covered with snow. Gradually, at this moment, the silent land began to tremble faintly. The birds and beasts foraging in the snow were frightened, and flew east and west, disappearing in an instant.
After everything was cleared, there was only an old crow sitting on the dead body pecking at the frozen meat, looking hesitantly towards the setting sun, not knowing whether to stay and continue to enjoy the food under his feet, or to get away first.
A cavalryman in brown armor suddenly emerged from the horizon over there, appearing in the setting sun, as if wearing a cloud coat. The old crow was frightened, spread his wings and flew into the clear sky, only to see that the horizon was pushed away, exposing more cavalrymen.
Coming out, thousands of troops and horses came slowly, like a dark-brown tide in the snow, and the old crow fled in a hurry towards the sea.
The two wings and outposts quickly deployed, and Donghusu Guard Commander Nahe Xiongqi rode an extraordinary white-maned horse. Surrounded by dozens of horse guards, he galloped across the sea pond, frowning and looking at
Looking at the battlefield where more than a thousand Donghu men died in the battle eight days ago, all the eyes could see were corpses with their heads cut off and frozen solid.
The abominable Jiangdong Zuojun dared to treat Dong Hu's body like this. Na He Xiongqi, who had always been mature and prudent, was filled with a resentment that was difficult to vent. Some military attachés were even so angry that they drew their swords and hacked and chopped indiscriminately to vent their hatred.
The whole of Cangnan was deserted.
It has not snowed in Hejian Prefecture since December 24th.
The snow in the north is difficult to melt after being blown by the dry and cold wind. Even in continuous cold and sunny weather, the entire Yanji Plain is still covered with white snow.
The traces left by people and animals in the snow cannot be concealed. It can be clearly seen that after the war on the 25th and 26th, the villagers of Cangnan gathered in Xiaobotou Village, and then Xiaobo
Depart from Touzhai and go to Linzi Prefecture in the south.
Sentinel cavalry who sneaked into the south of Yangxin captured and interrogated local hunters. The farmers also confirmed the fact that a large number of horse and infantry troops were threatening the villagers crossing the border on the 30th.
"Xiongqi, what are you hesitating about?" A bearded armored warrior strode over and shouted to Nahe Xiongqi, "If the Jiangdong Left Army is allowed to flee to the south of Linzi Prefecture, how will we deal with Ye Ji?"
Erhan confessed?" He poked the ground with his scabbard to express his dissatisfaction with Nahe Xiongqi's hesitation.
"What a nonsense, except for your Xinjue family, there are no heroes in the world," Na He Xiongqi raised his eyebrows and cursed at his deputy, suppressing his arrogance, "The Xinjue family are all heroes, that post
Mu'er, come and tell me, why did Jiangdong's left army keep fleeing south?"
"I see that you have been fighting for so many years, and the more you fight, the more you shrink. What's so hard to guess? Jiangdong's left army is afraid of the wrath of our Donghu cavalry who will counterattack. Besides fleeing south in a panic, what other choice do you think they have?"
Xinjue Timur said unconvinced.
"Arrogant and ignorant fool!" Na He Xiongqi taught his deputy unceremoniously, "If you dare to go to Cangnan to ambush Ye Jinyan, wouldn't Ye Jinatu's Jiangdong Left Army have the ability to defend the city and fight?
Courage? It is true that most of the Southern Dynasty soldiers we met when we went south were weaklings, but if you think that the Southern Dynasty soldiers are all weaklings, then you are a complete idiot!"
Xinjue Timur was rude, scolded Nahe Xiongqi a few times, and then softened his attitude and said: "How could the Jiangdong Left Army not flee south? All traces show that a large group of troops passed through Yangxinnan.
, as long as you keep chasing, you will naturally know the result..."
"King Khan taught us that we need to use our brains in war," said Nah Xiongqi. "Why did Ye Jinyan's entire army be destroyed and only a few dozen people escaped? Ye Jinyan was a fool just like you. He was wrong.
They thought that there were only eight or nine hundred Jiangdong Zuojun who were with them in Yangxinbei, but they did not find that Jiangdong Zuojun had already divided its troops and hid its main force in Cangnan in advance and set up a trap... The first part of Jiangdong Zuojun and
Ye Jinayan spent several days in Yangxinbei. In such a harsh environment, the Jiangdong Left Army used infantry to fight with our elite cavalry in the wild for several days. Isn't this doubt obvious enough? Ye Jinayan
You are a fool, you didn't see such a big doubt. Now the Jiangdong Left Army has no reason to flee south in a hurry, but it flees south in a hurry. Isn't this doubt obvious enough? "
"Then where can they hide? It's impossible to dig a hole and bury themselves, right?" Xinjue Timur asked unconvincedly after being taught a lesson that completely lost his temper.
"There will be traces in the snow, but the ripples left by the ship passing by on the sea will not be visible when the wind blows!" Na Hexiong Qi pointed to the sea outside the seawall.
Xinjue Timur looked at the vast sea outside the seawall. The water was clear and blue, not far from the coast, and there were some islands scattered among it. He asked doubtfully: "Will the Jiangdong Zuojun be hiding on the islands? Is there anything like hiding there?
He looks like a human being..."
"Who knows?" Na He Xiongqi spread his hands and said. He didn't look like there were any troops hidden on the island, but he couldn't understand why the Jiangdong Left Army, which had just won the victory in Cangnan, needed to flee south in a panic? What if the other party...
A cowardly army, Ye Jina Yan, Ye Jina Tuzhen would not have died at the hands of the Jiangdong Left Army.
Before leaving, Yezir Khan specially called him over, analyzed with him all the doubts in the Cangnan battle, and asked him to pay attention to the cunning of the Jiangdong left army general and not to be blinded by resentment.
Of course, He Qixiong would not forget Yezier Khan's teachings as soon as he arrived in Cangnan.
Nahe Qixiong asked his retinue to summon several counselors and deputy counselors to discuss the matter. He stationed all the ministries on the spot, strengthened their vigilance, and sent people to collect the headless corpses of Donghu men all over the ground. There were no ships nearby to go to sea.
Nahe Qixiong asked his subordinates to cut down some big trees and clear the land to build canoes, and then went to the island to look for traces of the Jiangdong Left Army.
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On the island opposite Xiaobotou Village, Lin Fu, Cao Zi'ang, Ge Cunxin and others stood in the bushes with withered leaves, staring at the direction of Xiaobotou Village. The thousands of horsemen who came were not confused and followed the traces.
He pounced south and chose to camp on the spot.
"The general who leads the team is not someone who can be easily flirted with..." Lin Fu said softly, then turned and walked towards the east of the island.
"If they don't chase south, then I will lead the second battalion to take a boat south at night, and send cavalry ashore in Yangxinnan or Bincheng County to intercept and kill their outpost rangers," Cao Ziang said, "See if they can
How long can you hold on without wavering..."
Lin Fu stopped and looked at the tall masts erected on the east side of the island. Several large sailboats and more fast paddle boats were hidden behind the island, and said: "Then do it, but you have to remember, you can't
After fighting greedily, annihilating and driving out their outposts, we must quickly retreat so that they cannot figure out the deployment of our Jiangdong Left Army..."
Since the beginning of winter this year, with the northern border of Hejian Prefecture as the boundary, the surface of the Bohai Sea to the north has been frozen since the beginning of winter. It often extends for dozens of miles from the coast and is frozen solid, making it possible to walk, walk, and drive.
, but the Bohai Sea to the south is not frozen, and boats can still dock.
As early as four days ago, after the villagers of Cangnan evacuated south by land and sea in two ways, Lin Fu also led the main force of Jiangdong's left army on sea ships and hid behind the island, monitoring every move around Xiaobotou Village.
Seeing that the thousands of cavalry who were counterattacking were not confused by the illusion of retreating southward, Cao Ziang decided to lead the fourth battalion to take a sea route to Yangxinnan, intercept and kill the cavalry outposts in Bincheng County, and continue to confuse the cavalry.
The outer sea area to the south of Bincheng County belongs to what is often called Laizhou Bay in later generations. It takes a detour of nearly 300 miles by sea, which is nearly a hundred miles farther than taking the land route. However, the north wind prevails at this time, and sailing south by sailing ship is much faster than galloping horses.
It’s fast, the sea journey of 300 miles can only take one day and one night at most.
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Whether it is Changshan Island, Prison Island, or Xisha Island, the development of power around these three islands is inseparable from ships. Lin Fu's eyes have long been on the Yangtze River waterway and the wider outer sea, and he even did not hesitate to give up the Jiangning River Estuary.
Most of the benefits are to obtain a more sufficient excuse to develop the fleet under Jiyunshe's name.
In addition to the early three thousand-stone ships "Dongyang", "Jiyun One" and "Jiyun Two", Lin Fu even cooperated with the Longjiang Shipyard under the Jiangning Ministry of Industry in the name of Jiyun Society as early as May last year.
Two five-masted ships with a carrying capacity of 5,000 shi were ordered, and these two 5,000-kou ships were completed and launched as early as early November.
However, southeasterly winds are extremely rare after winter, which is not conducive to sailing boats traveling north.
Although the two five-thousand-stone ships are each equipped with eight large oars for easy maneuverability, these eight large oars are only used for short-range maneuvers. If Lin Fu wants to use the five-thousand-stone ship as a warship, he cannot rely entirely on wind power. But
Even if it is empty, it is impossible to travel thousands of miles by sea from Jiangning to Hejian Cangxian County entirely by manpower.
Under Lin Fu's influence, the Lin family also ordered four thousand-stone ships for their warehouses.
Lin Fu led his troops north to King Qin, which was closely related to the interests of the Lin family. After the two five-masted ships were built, the great Loach Master Ge Cunxin returned to Jiangning with Lin Fu's letter. With the help of the Seventh Lady, he directly transferred the new ones from the Lin family's hands.
The four large ships created were also borrowed, forming two five-masted ships and seven three-masted ships, and towed a large fleet of more than a dozen other medium-sized ships to sail from Xisha Island in Chongzhou.
When there was no wind, we rowed the oars, anchored when the wind was against us, and sailed with the wind. However, the north wind prevailed after winter, so we stopped and walked. It took us almost a month and a half to reach the sea area of Hejian Prefecture and Linfu.
Convergence.
Nearly 2,000 old, weak, women and children who were unable to walk in the four villages of Cangnan were carried away by sea. It was a bit hard to squeeze them in, and only two thousand-stone ships were needed. The remaining ships were mostly for loading horses, and the space occupied by the horses was
It is much larger than people, and people can squeeze it, but horses cannot.
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The two five-masted ships on the east side of the hiding island are twenty feet long from front to back, four feet wide, and the main mast is twelve feet high. There is also a cabin for hiding soldiers above the bottom cabin, with small windows that can be used as spear holes or arrow holes.
, and above it is a solid and flat combat deck, surrounded by a chest-high parapet.
Each one costs more than 19,000 taels of silver, which is four to five times more expensive than a conventional five-masted sea-going ship. However, both the materials used and the structural strength are far higher than those of conventional sea-going ships.
Transferring to the five-masted ship by oar boat, Lin Fu stepped on the deck that was swaying slightly with the waves and said to Cao Ziang: "The thieves are stronger than the cavalry. A thousand miles of land travel is like the wind, and a frontal charge can shake as much as a mountain. But with the sea wall as a
In Xinjiang, no matter how powerful the bandit cavalry is, there is still no room for them to exert their strength. Our vision is deeper than the Eastern barbarians who came down from Bren Mountain, and the battlefield should not be limited to land."
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