Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 382 Ah, how fragrant!

On the coast, I saw a large-scale fleet approaching in the distance, with white sails covering the sky and the sun, and the Yunlong flag fluttering and fluttering on it, showing the identity of the people.

It is Yun Guo Navy!

The warships escorted an astonishing number of troop transport ships, heading towards Zhu County Wharf.On the pier, soldiers of the Xia army who stayed behind also saw it, and repeatedly exclaimed in alarm.

Zhu County is under the rule of Leizhou.Its west is adjacent to Qinzhou, one of the four prefectures ceded to Yunguo by the Li Dynasty, Hechi County to the north, and Chenchuan Mansion, which connects Leizhou and Shaoyang County and is the place where supplies and grass are transshipped, is guarded to the east.

After Qinzhou and Hechi counties were all owned by Yun Country, this Zhu County became the only barrier before Yanchuan Mansion!

In such an important place, when the situation between the two countries was at its most tense, tens of thousands of Xia soldiers were stationed there.The Leizhou navy also has dozens of warships deployed here to prepare for the cloud army's attack.

It's just that after Di Qing's troops captured Hechi County, they obviously didn't take Leizhou as the main target of conquest. After leaving a partial division to garrison, they led their troops to Guizhou, and their troops pointed directly at Yongzhou, an important town on the southwestern defense line.

In order to deal with the Yongzhou offensive, Xia Guo was unable to transfer more than half of the troops stationed in Zhu County.

The Leizhou Navy, which was originally stationed here, not long ago also gathered the main force to gather in Leizhou for a decisive battle with the Yunguo Navy, leaving only a dozen or so warships here to defend.

Thousands of soldiers and more than ten warships.With such strength, it can also be used to guard against the Yunguo partial division and local county soldiers stationed in Qinzhou.But when faced with the attacking Yunguo navy with all its strength, it appears extremely vulnerable.

Xia Jun's soldiers ran and shouted, and hurriedly responded to the battle.The warships in the pier had just set sail, and when they were about to attack, arrows shot from the sky.

Even on the warships of Yunguo, trebuchets threw earthen jars filled with kerosene, smashing them on the ship, and the kerosene stained the deck.The rockets rushed towards them, and a raging fire ignited on the ships at the pier.

Xia Jun on the boat wailed and screamed, and most people had no choice but to jump into the sea to save their lives.

Yang Dayan stood on the boat, looking at the land not far away, his somewhat sluggish eyes finally recovered a bit of spirit, full of excitement, he suddenly drew out his saber, pointed forward obliquely, and shouted violently:

"Follow me and kill him!"

The exciting sound of military drums sounded, and the navy ships rushed into the Zhuxian wharf.

Yang Dayan took the lead, leading a group of soldiers around him, jumped off the deck, and killed Xia Jun who was in a panic on the pier.

A group of soldiers of the Yun army, at this time, the commander Yang Dayan personally led the team to charge and was infected, and they were fed up with the suffering of drifting at sea.

The Xia army who stayed behind had no time to form enough resistance, and the cloud army broke through the army formation, and the scattered teams were surrounded, but within half a day, they were completely wiped out.

Leizhou ruled Xiazhu County, but it was completely taken down by the Yun Army at this time!

Yang Dayan flicked his cloak, pointed to the direction of Chenchuan Mansion in the east of Zhu County, and shouted:
"The army is rushing to seize the Chuanchuan Mansion and cut off the land connection between Leizhou and Xiaguo!"

When the generals heard the words, they immediately cheered up and shouted:
"As ordered!"
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Forty to fifty feet long, nearly twenty feet wide, and a huge treasure ship with nine masts and twelve sails, lay across the sea.On it, Yunlong flags are planted all over, fluttering with the wind, hunting and hunting, and the power is terrifying.

A group of tall warships, which could be called giants, surrounded and guarded this treasure ship at this time, and they were rendered extremely small and inconspicuous.

This treasure ship is the flagship of the Yun Kingdom Navy today.

Wang Zhi, who was wearing full armor and with a dark complexion, quickly walked up to the deck, knelt down on one knee in front of Zheng He, clasped his fists and said:
"Last General Henghai Colonel Wang Zhi, see father-in-law!"

Although Zheng He was only an eunuch in the palace, he is now in charge of the navy under the order of Xiao Cheng.Wang Zhi is now a lieutenant of Henghai, and belongs to the command of the navy, and it is not a violation of the system to treat Zheng He as a subordinate.

Looking at Wang Zhi in front of him, Zheng He couldn't help but take a second look.

It's nothing else, but the school lieutenant in front of him has the same name as Wang Zhi, the chief eunuch who has won the trust of His Majesty in Beijing and is now in charge of the East Factory.

Putting aside the strange thoughts in his heart, Zheng He coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty has decreed that if you want to destroy the Leizhou Navy, you have specially ordered Lieutenant Henghai to serve under our command temporarily!"

After finishing speaking, Zheng He motioned to the soldiers around him, took out the secret decree from Beijing and handed it to Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi in history was a great pirate who ruled the world and called himself the King of Hui.

Based on the idea of ​​making the best use of people, Xiao Cheng followed the old practice of privately plundering permission, gave him a team of people to allow him to develop on his own, and specially ordered the rest not to restrain himself.

This Wang Zhi is quite competitive, relying on the back of the Buri Prefecture camp, there is no shortage of armored warships, and in just half a year of going to sea, he has occupied several islands, recruiting fishermen, Yan Ding abruptly developed his Henghai Camp to a force of three or four thousand people.

He even had a wave of cooperation with Zheng He before, taking advantage of the emptiness of Leizhou to attack the Leizhou camp, and burned countless supplies.

Now, the decisive battle between the Yunguo navy and the Leizhou navy is imminent, in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, Xiao Cheng specially ordered Wang Zhi to temporarily serve under Zheng He's command.

Looking at the secret decree of His Majesty today, Wang Zhi bent down to salute without hesitation, saying:
"Little general, please listen to your father-in-law's orders!"

Zheng He nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"General An Dong has led [-] troops. He marched from the sea and captured Zhu County, the key point of Leizhou by surprise, and approached Shaoyang County's Chanchuan Mansion. Once this place is captured by our army, Leizhou will be cut off from the territory of Xia by land. The ordnance and supplies needed by the Leizhou Navy must be transported by sea.”

"Lieutenant Henghai occupies the islands on the sea, and the soldiers of the Henghai battalion are familiar with the sea routes, so they can come and go easily. Our family wants you to plunder the Xia Kingdom's supply fleet, so as to help the main force of our navy attack Leizhou and destroy the Leizhou navy! "

When Wang Zhi heard this, his eyes lit up.

Now his Henghai camp has a lot of people under his command, but most of them are gathered for profit.It is naturally not a big problem to let them rob merchant ships.But if they are led to face the main force of the Xia Guo Navy, I am afraid that not many people will be willing to fight to the death!
Wang Zhi, who was still faintly worried about this, finally heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Zheng He asked him to plunder the supply ships of Xia Kingdom.

"Please don't worry, Eunuch, the final general will do his best to repay His Majesty's kindness!"

Zheng He nodded slightly, raised his head and looked around, seeing the tall warships surrounded by them, and the generals gathered on the deck, he suddenly felt proud and said loudly:

"I also hope that you will do your best to destroy the Xia army and occupy Leizhou directly. Make great achievements and spread the world."

All the generals clasped their fists in unison, and responded proudly. The sound of excitement echoed above the blue sea and blue sky.
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Dejiang County, Tianmen Mansion.

The military tents stretched for more than ten miles, and the flags were flying, and the huge camp spread across the Tianmen Mansion.The sound of shouting and killing spread throughout the practice, and Xia Jun's spy, who was watching from the side, felt terrified.

After Wu Zixu personally inspected the barracks as usual, he led a group of soldiers back to his command tent.

At this time, in the commander's account, several generals were already waiting there.

Seeing Wu Zixu walk into the tent, he hurriedly bowed his hands and said:

"I have seen Hou Ye!"

Wu Zixu nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"How's the battle going?"

Several generals heard the words, and immediately replied one by one:
"The last general led the army to attack Cili County, Xia State, and broke through the Xia Army's Hongzhushan camp along the way, and pulled out the two military strongholds of Huanglongguan and Sanwangpo. It was not until the outskirts of Cili County that the army turned back."

"The last general was ordered by the Marquis to send troops from the Jingzhu Mountain Army Stronghold. He led three thousand cavalrymen. All the way, he pulled Niu'erjian, the Xia Army Camp on Yunwu Mountain, and approached Jinfeng Mountain. Looking at the Wuling Mansion City in the distance, the Xia Army guarding the city was waiting in full force. After mobilizing all the troops, immediately retreat back to the camp."

"Our soldiers and horses marched towards Taoyuan County, Wuling Prefecture. The army besieged the city. After Xia's reinforcements came, they waited for work. They broke through Xia's three reinforcements. There were more than 1 people in total. They killed more than a thousand enemies and returned with a big victory!"

"..."

Since the arrival of the domestic reinforcements, Wu Zixu has [-] troops under his command, and there are so many generals who can be dispatched. He can even divide his troops into several groups, and the battle arrangement for attacking Wuling Mansion together has been arranged!

The several generals in the tent were all ordered by Wu Zixu to lead the troops to Wuling Mansion.

But the strange thing is that these soldiers and horses either had no intention of fighting, and they retreated immediately after the Xia army was ready to fight.Or they don't attack the important towns of Xia's army by force, but attack the Xia's reinforcements who are coming to support them.

At this time, some generals couldn't bear the confusion in their hearts, hesitated for a while, and then cupped their hands and said:
"May I ask Lord Hou, today the Taoyuan County defenders are about to collapse, and when we leave the city to fight to the death, why did Lord Hou order me to retreat instead of attacking by force?"

Hearing the doubts of his generals, Wu Zixu said in a deep voice:

"Although Taoyuan County is the southern barrier of Wuling Mansion, if we attack Wuling Mansion from now on, there are still several big rivers separating it. Xia Jun can use this to protect the southern border of Wuling Mansion, but our army won it, but it is not too important for the overall situation. What a benefit! Chicken ribs, it’s a pity to eat them and throw them away, so why waste the lives of soldiers?”

Wu Zixu is now a famous general who has shaken the world, his prestige is in full swing, most of the generals admire him, but they are still puzzled by the military orders issued.

Seeing that Wu Zixu was willing to explain his intentions to the generals under his command, all the generals immediately wanted to ask for advice, and continued to ask cautiously:

"How dare you ask Lord Hou, when our army encounters Xia Jun's small stronghold and small town, we will lead the troops to attack and destroy it. But if we encounter Xia Jun's heavily guarded military stronghold, we must retreat immediately, and we must do it with great fanfare. The attack on the city of Wuling Mansion caused Xia Jun to be amazed and panicked all day long, why?"

"This is a plan to exhaust the enemy! When the time is right, it will be the day to send troops." Wu Zixu said concisely.

When the generals heard the words, they suddenly realized, and showed respect to Wu Zixu, who was above the commander-in-chief.

Wu Zixu noticed the reverent eyes of the generals, felt a little guilty, and couldn't help coughing lightly.
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Under the rule of Xia Guowuling Mansion, Taoyuan County.

Within the territory of Wuling Mansion, there are many large and small rivers.And in Taoyuan County, it is most obvious!The city was built on the Yuan River, and the two sides of the city were close to the river, which greatly reduced the number of soldiers needed for defense.

The most important thing is that in Taoyuan County, there are many small rivers and lakes formed by the tributaries of the Yuanjiang River, which are extremely unfavorable for the deployment of the army.

Even if Taoyuan County fell, there would still be a Jiangxin Continent in the Yuanjiang River to the east of the county seat, where the remnant soldiers could retreat.

It is also because of this that this place has become the most important place in the southern border of Xia Jun's Wuling Mansion.

At this time, in the county seat of Taoyuan County, a group of soldiers were cheering and celebrating, ecstatic that they and others had repelled the Yun army.

Well, that's right!

Although the soldiers and horses of the Yun army who attacked were recalled urgently by Wu Zixu, in the eyes of the defenders of Taoyuan County, it was their brave soldiers who did not fear death. military.

A group of generals surrounded Liao Gu in the center at this time, all clasped their fists and bowed down, gratefully saying:

"If Lieutenant Liao hadn't led the troops out of the city to fight to the death at the critical moment, I'm afraid that we would either be killed by the Yun army, or be captured and humiliated by the Yun army!"

"I admire the captain's bravery! On behalf of the entire army, thank you, Captain!"

"Before I heard rumors, I had a lot of negligence towards the captain. I never thought that today the captain would ignore the previous suspicions. It really makes me feel ashamed!"

"Today I can see the fierceness, loyalty and bravery of the captain, and I know that the words of fools in the world can't be trusted."

Liao Gu quickly waved his hands and said modestly:

"I am a person who deserves a crime. Fortunately, His Majesty took pity on me for my hard work and never pursued it. He ordered me to serve in front of the battle. Naturally, I will swear to serve to the death and live up to Your Majesty's grace!"

"Hey, why is this necessary for the captain! Isn't the conclusion of the battle of Rongzhou in the past? The cloud army relied on the vision of the luck of the army to lower the morale of our army and lose the morale of the army. It can be said that the victory is invincible! "

"That's right, that's right! The captain was able to hold on to Rongzhou City for more than ten days under the attack of the Yun army and ensure that the soldiers under his command would not disperse. He is already a famous general in the world!"

Surrounded by all the generals, Liao Gu heard all kinds of sincere or false compliments, and suddenly felt numb and numb in his heart, feeling extremely comfortable.

Previously, Liao Gu had the reputation of being the elite of the Southwest Frontier Army who died in World War I, which made his reputation in the army almost infamous.

There are even some generals who have the dark idea of ​​stepping on this former military commander, and even speak out contemptuously and jokingly in front of his face.

He hadn't experienced such a thing of being surrounded and complimented by everyone for a long time.

Thinking of this, Liao Gu slightly opened his eyes and subconsciously looked to the side.

Then I saw several guards at the sticky pole dressed as soldiers, standing aside at this moment, watching Liao Gu quietly.

Today, Liao Gu was able to lead the troops out of the city at a critical moment, obviously because he was guided by the stick.Coupled with Wu Zixu's cooperation, such a credit for repelling the cloud army and defending the city fell on Liao Gu's head.

And at this moment, the sound of hurried horseshoes suddenly sounded outside.

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw several elite soldiers, holding command flags, galloped into the camp, and shouted loudly in front of all the soldiers:

"Lieutenant Liao Gu fought the enemy bravely, repelled the cloud army, defended the city, and made great contributions to the country. Following the order of General Jingwu, he was promoted to General Yi to control the troops of Taoyuan County and resist the cloud army!"

After the soldiers in the camp were quiet for a while, they all clapped their hands in response, then turned their heads to Liao Gu with a smile and congratulated repeatedly.

"Congratulations, general, repeat the position of general today!"

Liao Gu suppressed the joy in his heart, and quickly leaned over to accept the order.

Regardless of how unwilling he was to work at the sticky pole before, but at this moment in his heart, he just said silently: It smells so good!

(End of this chapter)