Duke's Mansion
The Marquis of Jibei looked at the folded paper in front of him, his face changed drastically, he slammed it on the ground, and roared: "Incompetent, it's all incompetent."
When he was angry, his body became a little hot, so he untied some of his clothes. On that day, he offered sacrifices to the heaven and earth, and established himself as the Duke of the country. He was always a little uneasy, as if he had lost something important, and his face turned pale.
Shen Zhi also had a bad look on his face and said, "My lord, since the last time I offered sacrifices to the heaven and earth, there has been an earthquake, and there have been unfavorable rumors among the people."
"Our army is a little tired after repeated attacks. The enemy counties and counties are unwilling to fight in the field and are holding on to the ground, and it is difficult to capture fighter opportunities. Unless the generals are unwilling to fight, we cannot blame them too much."
"However, our state headquarters has recruited 50,000 people for training. Once they are trained, they can break the blockade."
"That's right, the army is the foundation. As long as the 50,000-strong army is trained, it will be as powerful as a bamboo." The Marquis of Jibei murmured, and a kind of fatigue emerged in the heart of the Marquis of Jibei. He sighed: "Yes. It can only be this way."
Shen Zhi looked at it and felt a little uneasy, so he secretly comforted him: "Fifty thousand troops have been trained. This is when the prince of the country has a flying dragon in the sky. How can he be flustered?"
sea surface
"Hoo, hoo" the wind kept blowing the sail forward, waves of cold water hit the side of the ship, splashing out waves, and the layers of dark clouds in the sky kept moving with the wind, rapidly changing colors, and they were dark. Looking gloomy.
"Pah, pah, pah"
Rain fell in the dark clouds and hit the deck continuously. Outside the conference room, there were two rows of armored soldiers guarding them with swords. The sailors had bright eyes, and they could tell at a glance that they were elite soldiers and strong generals.
Indoors, the specially-made conference room is very spacious even on a ship. The windows are not big and appear dark. The prince is sitting in the middle, with Pei Ziyun on the left and Uncle Zhongqin on the right. In front of him is the map of Yingzhou, which was originally going to be a sand table. , but the sea was bumpy, so I had to give up and use the map.
The map was hung on the wall of the conference room. The ten generals sat in three rows behind the three people. Several candles were lit in the room, illuminating the room brightly.
A young captain stood under the map and reported. He held a straight wooden stick as thick as a finger and kept tapping the map. He said: "Recent information shows that Chenglin County has successfully resisted the bandits, as well as Dongping County and Huyuan County. The garrison defense also prevents the enemy from further expansion."
"According to the order of the real person, the three states behind these counties have rhythmically mobilized their troops to the frontline counties, and there is a layer of defense behind them."
"After being blocked, the Marquis of Jibei did not attack again."
We were no more than a hundred miles away from Yingzhou, and intelligence kept coming in. This method of introduction was requested and designed by Pei Ziyun to clearly let the general understand his intentions.
Prince Chengjun was young and didn't know much about military affairs. He listened without saying a word. Uncle Zhongqin didn't have much scruples. He stared at the map for a while and then said: "It seems that the one with more temples will win. This is the plan of the real man." Wonderful, now that the enemy's front has weakened and the Marquis of Jibei has been trapped, as soon as the imperial army arrives, it can sweep them away."
When Uncle Zhongqin said this, the three rows of generals behind him were startled. They looked at each other, and they all raised their hands and said, "The Marquis of Jibei will surely be destroyed if he is such a great talent."
Pei Ziyun didn't care and glanced at the map. Judging from the current situation, the Marquis of Jibei was trapped. Although he was not an imperial envoy, he had received the king's order and might be able to watch.
Opening his eyes, he looked at the map hanging on the wall. His eyes blurred, as if a prison made of iron bars appeared on the map. He thought to himself: "The Marquis of Jibei is locked."
"The tiger is trapped, and it's time to fight." Pei Ziyun said calmly: "The Marquis of Jibei rebelled, and it was originally a mantis's arm acting as a chariot. It was only after Ping Yuanbo's defeat that things got a little worse."
"The emperor is at the ninth level, the prince is always paying attention to us, and with the mobilization of labor troops from three states, we cannot fight for a long time. Now that we have formed an encirclement, we can proceed to the next step."
Uncle Zhongqin was startled, thought for a moment, and thought to himself: "Although the land is besieged, there are still Yingzhou naval forces in the waters. If we attack by force, we will probably fail."
He immediately stood up and said, "Pei Zhenren, the Marquis of Jibei has become a trapped beast, and the Yingzhou navy is still free. We are attacking now, for fear of hidden dangers."
Uncle Zhongqin paused when he said this: "Master, isn't it the time for a decisive battle? If we want to fight, we must first deal with the Yingzhou Navy."
Pei Ziyun looked at Uncle Zhongqin and said coldly: "Of course it's not a decisive battle. There is no reason to become fat after one bite. It will only choke to death."
Pei Ziyun swept through the crowd and saw that the generals were confused. He stood up and stood in front of the map. He took the baton from the captain's hand and pointed the counties around Yingzhou on the map: "The defense of each county has been completed."
As he spoke, he drew a circle on the map and circled the area in front of him: "This is the encirclement of our imperial court. I call it the Iron Curtain, but our army has arrived, and the counties cannot simply defend."
Prince Cheng looked at the map following Pei Ziyun's words, and Pei Ziyun said: "The original intention was to form an iron curtain, and to allow the prefects and even the county captains to truly understand the gap between the enemy's and our forces, as well as the value of defense. and benefits, I believe they all realized it after this battle."
"With this understanding, we can allow the attack. We can order the county generals to lead the elite to attack the bandit areas, and the soldiers take turns to go out to fight for training. But the rule is that no matter which part goes out to fight, the civilian officials should rate 60 to 70 percent to defend the city, and the military generals should rate 30 to 40 percent to attack. Never put the cart before the horse."
The baton circled the place on the map, and the circles became smaller and smaller. Pei Ziyun said coldly: "This battle is not about blooming in all directions, but relying on the stronghold of the city to encroach on all sides. It must put the enemy under heavy pressure and be unable to draw out any mobile troops. .”
"When the enemy attacks, some of our counties and counties are holding on, as if they are stuck in their throats. If the enemy is defending, some of our counties are taking the opportunity to attack. This is so-called being surrounded by enemies on all sides. They cut flesh and bleed with knives, which makes the enemy's troops exhausted and unable to spend their spare time on repairs and production."
As Pei Ziyun spoke, there was silence in the conference room. Everyone was surprised, and Prince Cheng was even more thinking.
"You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to fight one step at a time. As for the main force of our army, the first battle is not the rogue navy, but Liujin Island!"
Pei Ziyun used his baton to draw a circle in an area on the map: "Our army has been going down for a month and is very tired. It must be repaired. Before repairing, our army needs a must-win battle to boost morale. Just think of it as a warm-up!”
As soon as he said this, everyone nodded. In reality, the most taboo thing in marching is "stagnant water". A victory in a small battle may not seem like much, but it actually has a great effect on the overall spirit.
When Pei Ziyun saw this, he said: "Generals, you can prepare. There are only a few hundred people on Liujin Island, and we can attack them in one fell swoop. As for the other tactics, we will discuss them later after they are refined."
"Yes!" The heavy rain poured down, hitting the sea water, splashing water, and then disappeared with the waves.
Liujin Island
Several people on the island were looking into the distance from the observation deck. Suddenly they saw a black spot appearing on the sea in the distance. The person was startled: "Did they send a ship?"
The number of black spots in the distance continued to increase, and gradually became clearer, turning into hundreds of large ships heading towards Liujin Island. These large ships were all large in scale, and they looked like flag towers when they came over.
Looking at the face-to-face team, the soldiers who were guarding the high platform looked frightened. Cold sweat fell on their foreheads, but they could not make a sound. After a long time, they panicked and shouted: "No, run away. The imperial army is coming. Run away." ah."
"What? The imperial army?" In the military camp, the garrisoned soldiers were all lazily at first. At this time, they all came out in alarm. When they looked at each other, they saw that the fleet was approaching. There were soldiers in armor among the banners and flags on the big ship. Thousands of them, these soldiers' legs suddenly became weak.
"Get off the boat and get into formation!"
Pei Ziyun stood on the high platform and looked from a distance, and saw that the ship dropped anchor in a moment, and the bridge fell down, which was three people wide. Following an order, those who initially disembarked were divided into formations. The troops were in good order, and it was initially estimated that there were 1,500 people.
Horses were even pulled out on the deck. In front of the army were cavalry sentries roaring towards Liujin Island. The area of Liujin Island was less than 200 square kilometers. After a while, the sentries saw the situation clearly and rushed back to report. In the blink of an eye, most of them were rolling in. Go, the flags are gathered together at the military camp.
The enemy's army camp was well established, but when they saw the court's 1,500 people, they still looked panicked.
"Kill, kill, kill!" These people all shouted in unison, resounding throughout the sky.
There were several former members of the Marquis of Jibei in the camp. They looked at the incoming army and shouted: "Kill, kill the thief, kill the thief quickly."
But as soon as the battle started, within a few moments, the camp was broken with a "boom". This was because many people saw the power of the imperial army and did not dare to resist.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!" When this slogan was shouted, more people surrendered. Only a small group of people loyal to the Marquis of Jibei resisted, and they were killed in the blink of an eye.
"Tie these people up and cut down the trees to set up camp." A captain came down from the boat and ordered loudly.
The crowd swarmed down and took these people captive.
At this time, a Taoist took refuge in the forest, took out the talisman and opened it with trembling hands.
Yingzhou · Navy
The ship was parked along the coast, and heavy rain fell from the sky, hitting the deck.
Chen Ping stood wearing a raincoat, looking into the distance with a livid face. The sea water was constantly churning in the view, and the battleships were on alert, relying on Yingzhou, ready to go to war at any time.
"General." A team was walking hurriedly in raincoats, but they were a little unsteady as the ship swayed.
Chen Ping turned around, looked at the person in front of him, and said coldly: "Why are you panicking?"
This man rushed to the front: "General, the imperial army is raiding Liujin Island!"
"What?" Chen Ping was startled, and then felt relieved. He followed the Marquis of Jibei, oh no, now he is the Duke of Jiguo, and the Duke of Jiguo generously allowed him to expand his army.
Originally there were 6,000 soldiers, but now they have been expanded to 10,000. The navy, unlike the army, needs ships, and it takes one or two years to produce warships - so expanding the army to 10,000 is almost the limit.
However, these four thousand new recruits were certainly not as good as the previous veterans, so when they learned that the imperial court also had ten thousand naval troops, they couldn't help but feel a drum in their hearts. When they heard that the imperial navy was not coming, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"But the imperial army will be exhausted after traveling for a month. If they fight me in a decisive battle, I might be able to seize the opportunity to win. Now that I have gone to Liujin Island, that idea is absolutely impossible."
"Hey, we can only see what we can do. It's hard to think about getting off the pirate ship once we get on the pirate ship." Chen Ping couldn't describe how he felt. He felt regretful and confused.
(End of chapter)