The Southern Route Army that entered Mizhou was composed of Li Ting and Qiu Huiluo, who were usually stationed in Dengzhou and Ninghai Prefecture. After the two troops assembled in Laiyang, they advanced by land and water along the Zhanshui River.
This time the Dinghai Navy suddenly invaded Shandong. What they wanted to seize was the opportunity created by the chaos in the Red Coat Army after Yang An'er's death. Therefore, the military government specifically requested that the march should be concealed, and the attack should be sudden and violent, and the attack should be sudden and violent.
, the cities will be taken within three days, and the troops will be at Moqi Mountain in Juzhou within five days.
Therefore, the two generals urged the army along the way.
After they arrived at Yifeng Town, the river that followed became wider and wider, and there were newly renovated and consolidated roads on both sides of the river. In some areas, trees were transplanted for shade. In addition, because of the maritime merchants supported by Ding Haijun,
The army has always used Yifeng Town as its base, so after receiving the military order, the town prepared more than ten large and small ships in advance.
These were ships that could sail on the sea, and were larger than the sampans that had been conscripted before. Therefore, the soldiers marched faster. It only took half a day to approach the watery entrance.
This section of the river downstream of Zhanshui is deep and fast, and seawater often flows in. It is not only the boundary river between Laizhou and Jiaoxi County, Miss., but also the joint management area of Jiaoxi Qingchang.
A few months ago, a caravan affiliated with Ding Haijun built a warehouse and dock here. Later, because the Red Coat Army's Mizhou capital Tongguo Jie'er did business with Ding Haijun here, other merchants gradually moved in here, gradually forming a
There are many docks on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and business is booming.
As the scale of business gradually expands, it is inevitable that there will be unscrupulous merchants who create trouble for the people, and most of those maritime merchants are fierce people who can transform into pirates at any time and plunder with knives.
Therefore, the Red Coat Army and the navy agreed to build military forts on the north and south sides of the river, stationing three hundred troops respectively to jointly maintain public security in the forecourt.
The military fortress on the Dinghai Navy side has already been built.
Li Ting then ordered the army to stay in the forest ten miles north of Guechang, and all the troops were silent. He, Qiu Huiluo and others, entered the military fort at dusk, took over the defense with tiger charms, and observed the situation of the red-coated army defenders in the south.
This military fort was built mainly for public security, so it did not insist on being very strong. Most of the building materials were wood, with only a small amount of masonry.
But as soon as Li Ting entered the fortress, he knew that the fortress was very easy to defend and difficult to attack. Because of its architectural specifications, it was not the usual number of roads in the army. The roads inside and outside and the walls were irregular, and they were divided into two parts: inside and outside.
Circles are all shaped like twists and turns depending on the terrain.
Under this structure, even if the enemy invades the camp, they will be blocked and intercepted by the defenders in sections. It will be difficult to quickly control the entire camp, let alone block the defenders from sending beacon signals. Li Ting thought to himself, if he
Leading 300 men to garrison in person, it was enough to withstand an attack of 1,000 or 2,000 men in a short period of time.
Obviously, the person responsible for building this military fort is a good man.
With this thought in mind, Li Ting did not hesitate and climbed directly to the masonry watchtower on the south side of the fortress. Although it was almost dusk, the view from here was excellent. He could see from a distance that in the military fort where the Red Coat Army was stationed on the other side, there were dots of firelight.
The security is very tight.
The specifications and size of the military fort are similar to those of the military fort where the Dinghai Navy is stationed. The officers on duty on the city wall patrol back and forth, and the team is quite dense. Various defensive equipment along the city wall are also complete, and there are watchtowers every ten feet.
And the horse's face is raised.
Looking outside the city wall, there is a wide water trench that brings in water. Beyond the water trench, there are also faint deer villages and horse pits.
Li Ting can be frivolous at times, but when it comes time to take on important responsibilities, he is also reliable. He was not in a hurry to speak at the moment, and just lay by the window and watched for a long time.
After a while, Qiu Huiluo came over from the other side of the military fort.
"The military fort opposite is very tightly guarded. I estimate there are always two hundred people."
Qiu Huiluo said: "The ferry below the military fort is guarded by about fifty people, some of whom are soldiers. In addition, there are also fifty people stationed at the ferry upstream of the river."
"A military fortress, two ferries, a total of three hundred people, it is quite tight." Li Ting smacked his lips and sneered: "The Red Coat Army has always been loose, but it has left such a decent force on the border. It seems that for the Aren’t we completely defenseless?”
The wooden ladder sounded behind him, and someone came up in a hurry.
The guard at the military fort leading the way quickly said: "General Li, this is our General Gaodu."
Li Ting was one of the few important generals in the Ding Navy. He had just entered the military fort with a tiger talisman and summoned the guards to meet him on the spot. This was all because Wang Shixian had specially introduced him, saying that the general stationed in the military fort was a local hero in Mizhou. , very useful.
Unexpectedly, the guard said that my family was going to have a banquet with friends. We went to look for him immediately, but we were not allowed to come for the time being.
Li Ting was a little unhappy at the time.
They were all about to arrive at this moment. Li Ting glanced back and saw that this man was handsome. He was wearing a finely carved brocade half-armor and a jade belt around his waist. Let's not talk about it for now. The jade belt, just this piece of clothing, can't be bought without three or five guan of money.
As for this kind of gorgeous and luxurious clothing, Li Ting saw it a lot when he was a young knight-errant in Zhongdu, but he never brought this style to the army. What's more, these are not only luxurious clothes, but also vaguely carrying The smell of alcohol made Li Ting even more unhappy.
He did not greet the general, and continued to say to his enemy Hui Luo: "In this case, it is best not to let the enemy spread the news, so as not to affect our subsequent attack on Mizhou. The three hundred people in front of us are not difficult to deal with, but the difficult thing is to quietly."
He thought for a while and suggested: "Assemble two hundred-man troops, find a remote ferry upstream to cross the river, then sneak into the military fort, capture the beacons first, and then cross the river with the main force."
Qiu Huiluo was more cautious and stared at the opposite side for a long time: "Where is the beacon, I can't find it. How will the two Centuries move after crossing the river? Besides, how do you know what method the Red Coat Army used to send the message? What if they don’t use beacons and wolf smoke, but use specific bonfires?”
He turned around and smiled kindly at the garrison general: "This..."
"My surname is Gao, from Jiuxian Mountain Gao Xin."
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Gao Xin had already guessed what Qiu Huiluo wanted to ask, and said bluntly: "The red coat army on the opposite side was not so defensive originally, but a few days ago, the news of Yang An'er's death spread among the red coat army, and the merchants going to and from Denglai... There is also news that our army has made emergency arrangements and will take action. Therefore, the defenders are particularly energetic."
"This is a bit troublesome." Qiu Huiluo shook his head.
Gao Xin strode forward, stood by the window and pointed: "There is indeed a beacon inside their military fort. It is located in the northwest corner. If you break in from the inside of the military fort, you have to go through three gates. If you break in from the outside of the military fort, you have to go through three gates.
Climb a steep slope three feet high."
Li Ting murmured a curse and looked up at the gloomy night: "Then let the fleet go directly down the river. The two of us will attack together and take it in half an hour. Then we will go to Zhucheng at night... delay
Nothing happens!"
Qiu Huiluo hesitated for a moment, and was about to ask Gao Xin what he thought. However, he found that while the two were calculating, Gao Xin ran to the other side of the watchtower and took from the soldiers the money Li Ting had provided when he entered the city.
Military literature, get the silver medal.
At this moment, he was holding a pine torch and inspecting it carefully: "It turns out that Jieshuai is really going to take action."
"Nonsense, if it hadn't been for the commander-in-chief's orders, what would we be doing here with our troops?" Li Ting replied impatiently.
Gao Xin laughed, turned around and left the watchtower.
This move was too rude. Li Ting and Qiu Huiluo looked at each other and waited for a long time, but they didn't see the general coming back.
What do you mean? Is he unhappy? Or is he going to do something?
"Look, this is the person Lao Wang recommended to me! He also said that this person is known to Commander Jie and is the most useful! Is this what he looks like?"
Li Ting opened his mouth to complain, but before he could finish his words, he suddenly heard someone shouting in surprise in a room below the building, and then there was the muffled sound of a sharp knife piercing flesh.
The sound was very weak, but both Li Ting and Qiu Huiluo were veterans, so how alert were they? Immediately they pressed their hands on the hilts of their knives, and Qiu Huiluo scolded: "Go two people and ask what's going on!"
As soon as the two soldiers ran out, Gao Xin stepped up another wooden ladder and threw a corpse in his hand in front of Li Ting.
It was obvious that he had just done it, and blood surged out like a fountain, immediately seeping down along the cracks in the floor of the watchtower.
The subordinates of Li Ting and Qiu Huiluo below all exclaimed, and someone rushed up to see them. They were relieved to see that the two generals were fine.
Qiu Huiluo stepped forward and took a look: "General Gao Du, what is this?"
"This man is the commander-in-chief of the Red Coat Army garrison opposite. In the name of dispelling the misunderstanding, I have been treating him to food, drink, prostitution and gambling every day in the past few days... Well, since the commander-in-chief is about to launch a large-scale military campaign, there is no need to be polite anymore.
Yes. I will take the credit first."
"Hey!" Li Ting came up and looked at the shocked and twisted face of the corpse: "They are all going to die. What about the military fort opposite? Do you have any ideas?"
Gao Xin stretched out his hand to his side: "Wine."
His subordinates quickly offered the jug of wine, which they had just drank at the banquet with the red-coated guard general.
Gao Xin turned the wine bottle over and poured it on his body. At the same time, he said to Li Ting: "I am used to going to and from the military fort opposite. Thirty percent of the 300 defenders opposite have been bribed by me a long time ago, and one of them is my subordinate.
You two, stay here for a while, I will go and capture the military fort and the ferry. When the time comes, use the torch circle as a sign and ask the two armies to directly arrange their troops to cross the river."
Li Ting and Qiu Huiluo watched dumbfounded from the watchtower.
They watched him put on a drunken look, holding two guns in his arms, and leading several followers as he staggered across the river in a boat.
As he watched his boat dock, he killed a few defenders who got close to him and asked the other defenders to follow him in the dark, while he continued to stagger to higher ground.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and further back, the two could no longer see clearly. They could only vaguely hear the sound of screams or the crisp sounds of weapons clashing from across the river between the tides.
After a while, people fighting each other appeared on the wall of the military fort opposite, and the winner of the fight was quickly determined.
General Gao, who was specially recommended to Li Ting by Wang Shixian, sat on a high place on the city wall with a pine torch and began to draw circles. Under the light of the fire, the backs of his finely carved brocaded arms almost shone.