Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1800 The Battle of the Yangtze Estuary

"Sun Zhongmou?" Gu Yong's pupils became brighter, and the way he looked at Yiji changed a lot: "Your Ming court is really calculating!"

"We're just helping people!"

Yiji grinned.

He is well versed in the way of communication, the thicker his skin, the more fearless he is, shameless, invincible, these words are not just casually said.

"In the name of Sun Zhongmou, aren't you too insidious to mess with our state of Wu's government!" Gu Yong said darkly.

"The way of the two countries has never been so-called insidious!"

Yiji said calmly: "I suggest that you must be willing. Why are you willing? You know in your heart that as long as Sun Bofu sits in that position for a day, you will not be allowed to turn over!"

This is the interest, and only when it is in the interest of both parties will it be possible to continue the talks.

Otherwise, Gu Yong should turn his face at this time.

"If there is no skin, there will be no hair!"

Gu Yong clenched his fists tightly: "You are asking me to tear down Jiangdong's country, doesn't that mean you are also letting us lose the way of Jiangdong's aristocratic family!"

"That's not necessarily the case. The Sun family's country does not represent the future of your Jiangdong family. The Jiangdong family has stood in Jiangdong for many years. How many people have been in charge of Jiangdong, but it has become a thing of the past, but your Jiangdong family has always been able to stand!"

Yiji said with a sneer: "It is said that there are only a thousand-year-old family, but no thousand-year dynasty. You should understand this better than me!"

Hearing this, Gu Yong was a little silent, and his eyes became a little bit dark.

This is true.

It's just that for those from aristocratic families like them, it's somewhat ironic.

"Master Gu, for the future of the Gu family, you should need a favor from our Daming, and also for the continuity of the Gu family, you also need to stand in line!"

Yiji said calmly: "Where to go, you can decide, but time waits for no one, opportunities will not always wait for you, and Jiangdong is not just the Gu family!"

Gu Yong gritted his teeth, he knew that what Yi Ji said was not a threat, but he still couldn't make up his mind, this decision was not easy to make.

First of all, his Gu family has been based in Jiangdong for too long, long enough to scare everyone, including Sun Ce, who has been suppressing them all these years.

They themselves have not been too good.

The road has come to an end.

Sun Ce will continue to be the master of the house. Jiangdong cannot tolerate their Gu family, nor the Jiangdong family. Sun Ce is too strong, and many conflicts can no longer be reconciled. Perhaps it is the best choice to let Sun Quan take the position...

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!!"

At this time, the sudden knock on the door made both of them vigilant.

Yi Ji stared at Gu Yong.

Although he thought it was impossible for Gu Yong to hand himself over to show his loyalty at this time, he still had to guard against this possibility.

Gu Yong, on the other hand, is much calmer, because this is Jianye, and this is Jiangdong territory. In this place, even if the imperial court wants to move him, they have to think about it.

"who?"

Gu Yong asked calmly.

"Patriarch, just now there is news from outside that the gate of the city is closed, and all the Jin Wuti rode out. It seems that they are searching for someone. In addition, traces of fighting have been found in the east and west of the city!"

A hoarse voice sounded.

"understood!"

Gu Yong said calmly: "Tell the people in the family that no one should make any changes. Without my order, no one can mess around!"

"Yes!"

The figure disappeared and the voice fell silent.

"Are you showing your traces?" Gu Yong asked Yi Ji.

"It should be a little exposed!" Yiji thought for a while, and said, "Others are easy to fool, but Zhou Gongjin, one of Jiangdong's double walls, is too smart and can deduce some things from clues, but I have already done it. If he is the second hand, he should be able to lead him out of Jianye!"

"If Zhou Gongjin becomes suspicious, even if he leaves Jianye Capital, he will leave behind the layout. It's not because I'm self-effacing. To put it bluntly, if I compete on the same stage, I can still resist a little bit, but He is in charge of the court of the Wu Kingdom, and we don't have enough ability to compete with him!"

Gu Yong said coldly.

As Sun Ce's confidant, Zhou Yu's power in the court of Wu State is that one person is below [-] people, and he can mobilize most of Wu State's resources.

Such a smart person can still mobilize so much power, it really collides, and the Jiangdong family will suffer a lot.

"So if you want to accomplish something, you have to be quick, don't give him too much reaction time, and within five days, I promise, he must leave Jianyedu!"

Yiji said in a low voice.

"it is good!"

After all, Gu Yong's balance was tilted towards the Ming court.

The lesser of two evils.

Now the Jiangdong family's road, in fact, there is not much to go on. If they continue to be under Sun Ce's wings, they will end up in a dead end sooner or later.

But to change the way, let's not talk about the future, first change Sun Quan back to preside over the government, so that the Jiangdong family will have a greater advantage and can calmly deploy in Jiangdong.

As Yi Ji said, if they were given ten years to manage Jiangdong and set up Jiangdong, then even if the Ming court ate Jiangdong in the future, they would still have the power to bargain.

It's not like now, the power that is getting weaker and weaker, whether it is in the army or in the court, has lost a lot of influence, so it is not qualified to negotiate terms.

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The sea is endless.

An unnamed island stands in an unknown direction. Around the island, there are tall buildings and ships. On the top of the buildings, there are battle flags of the Ming Dynasty flying in the wind.

The young man in white clothes holds a lupine in his hand, but his image is not very refined, he looks like he is eating and sleeping in the open.

At sea, adrift is too long.

Whether it's skin or hair, it looks like a tramp.

"Is there any news that the scout ship has returned?"

The youthful voice sounded.

"not yet!"

A middle-aged man walked out beside him.

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly, staring ahead, looking at the majestic waves, he felt a touch of emotion in his heart, his feeling was that, for so many years, it was like living in vain.

I have never seen the magnificence of the sea.

The waves of the inland river are already spectacular.

Now seeing the endless waves, the intoxicating seascape under the blue sky and white clouds, he seems to feel that this life is worth it.

"Where's Master Jing Ping?"

The young man is Zhuge Liang, the general of the Great Ming Violent Bear Navy.

The two main naval divisions, the Violent Xiong Navy and the Jingping Navy, both confronted the Wu army in the East China Sea of ​​the South China Sea. After the war broke out, the navy marched all the way from the South China Sea to the East China Sea.

Jiangdong's navy still has an advantage inland, but at sea, they should be beaten directly by them.

The entire East China Sea has been occupied by the navy of the Ming army.

Moreover, Jiangdong's naval forces are all suppressed in the Yangtze River Estuary.

The Ming army can completely land and fight, but the most regrettable thing is that the main force of the Ming army is insufficient, so they can only land in Kuaiji with small-scale troops and occupy counties.

Although it can affect the Wu state, it cannot deter the overall situation.

Only by attacking the waterway of the Yangtze River can the country of Wu be completely suppressed. The danger of attacking the waterway of the Yangtze River is too great. The warships of the Ming army navy are very large and suitable for maneuvering across the sea. However, entering the waterway of the Yangtze River may not be unparalleled.

After all, inland waterways are prone to run aground.

Once stranded, it is tantamount to being a target.

So Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning can only attack Jiangdong along the East China Sea, but they have always been spying on the mouth of the Yangtze River, and they will attack whenever they have the opportunity.

"General Gan Ning withdrew from Dongzhi and went straight north. However, the two battalions of the Jingping Navy stayed in Yizhou. Currently, Yizhou is doing well, enough to become our naval base in the East China Sea!"

It was Cai Mao who answered Zhuge Liang: "So we need strong guards. In addition, we need warships to transport people not far from Qiongzhou into Yizhou, so leave two battalions of combat power to protect Yizhou and ensure our combat logistics in the East China Sea. !"

Cai Mao was dispatched to the East China Sea, and he was a little unwilling at first, but after spending a long time at sea, he has a more and more sense of belonging to the navy of the Ming army.

Compared with the Jingzhou army he led back then, this Ming army navy is the real navy.

"It's getting colder and colder, and our chances are running out!"

Zhuge Liang said in a low voice: "Although the big river in the south is unlikely to freeze, the water level has dropped, and it is difficult for our big ships to enter the inland river, so the speed should be fast. You ask the scouts to inform the Jingping Navy and tell them that we must do it as soon as possible." Go north and fight the last battle this year, otherwise we will have to wait until next spring to have a chance!"

As long as the water level of the inland river is lowered, it is basically impossible for these big ships to enter.

"Yes!"

Cai Mao nodded, and immediately sent someone to deliver the order.

"Recently, He Qi, did you provoke us?"

Zhuge Liang asked suddenly.

"Several times!"

Cai Mao smiled wryly: "He seems to know that we are hesitant to attack the Yangtze River estuary, so he sent warships to keep provoking. The main purpose is not to fight us decisively, but to train troops. This guy's water warfare tactics are becoming more and more incomprehensible. , is a prodigy in water warfare, and as long as he can make his soldiers more and more adaptable to our big ship tactics, then he can restrain us in inland rivers, so he will continue to test us and let our big ships attack the mouth of the Yangtze River !"

"He Gongmiao is a terrible person!"

Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes, and there was a hint of fighting intent in his eyes: "This person is not easy to deal with, and the background of the Jiangdong Navy is still very strong. Wu Guo can stand tall in Jiangdong, relying on their naval combat power. In fact, they are the strongest. He Qi is the naval division, but we tricked him once in the past, let us capture Jianye and kill Sun Wentai, He Qi has a deep hatred for us, so he fights with us, every time he fights, he goes crazy, and the fight is desperate Yes, this has disadvantages, but it also has advantages, and it is not very difficult to plan against him, but..."

It wasn't He Qi who was worried about him, He Qi was good, but in the face of absolute strength, He Qi couldn't stop their footsteps.

All he was worried about was that this place was located in the mansion of the State of Wu, and the State of Wu would definitely pay attention to it. He Qi would not be the only one. As long as he dared to attack the mouth of the Yangtze River, the State of Wu would do everything in its power to fight a war against him.

It was already a disgrace to the Wu people that Jianye was captured at the beginning, and they will not give the Ming army a second time.

"Report!"

"Say!"

"General Zhonglang, another battleship is approaching our base!"

"who?"

"The flag belongs to our own people, but it should not be from the two major navy divisions. Our own communication ship is not like this!"

"Come on!"

"Yes!"

Soon the guards brought him up.

"Ye Zihan?" Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man.

He had worked with Ye Yong before, and as the banner envoy of Jianye Town of the Daming Jingwu Division, Ye Yong had given them absolute support so that they could successfully break through Jiangdong Jianye City.

"Meet General Zhuge Zhonglang!"

Ye saluted with a smile.

"Where are you from?"

"The goal of Lou County is too big, and it has been martial law. I come from Haiyan, and there are many salt dealers in Haiyan who smuggle the boat!"

Ye said with a smile.

"You came, is there any news?" Zhuge Liang knew that Ye Yong came in person, there must be some news he must know, otherwise he would not take such a big risk.

"Ok!"

Ye Yong nodded.

"Two pieces of news, one is to convey the battle situation in the northern border. The current battle situation in the northern border has been suppressed. Because the Shangdang has entered the winter early, the Wei army has suppressed the eldest son city with its army, but it has not been able to attack. At present, everyone Maintain a confrontation, but our army's logistics food road has been cut off, and now we are fighting for the food road!"

"God help me Ming Dynasty!" Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief. He was far away from the East China Sea, but he was also worried about the battle in the northern border.

"The second thing is that the main force of the Jiangdong army is suppressing the main force of our army in Ruzhou. This is not good for our battle situation in the north. In order to liberate our main force in Yuzhou, the court hopes that our Jiangdong army will force it to return to the army!"

Ye said in a low voice.

This plan is not the mind of one or two people. If Chaotang directly expresses this intention, then these people will start to exert their own efforts.

This game of chess in Jiangdong has been laid out for a long time. They have already begun to plan for today's event since they broke through Jianyedu back then.

"If you can force Sun Bofu to return to Jiangdong, it will relieve your majesty's pressure!" Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up.

He looked at Ye Yong and asked, "You must have done a lot in Jiangdong, how do you need our army to cooperate?"

"Strongly attack the Yangtze River Estuary, it is best to tear He Qi's defensive front!"

Ye Yong said.

"Even if our army breaks through the Heqi battle line, they may not dare to go in. You know very well that the dry season will soon come. Most of our warships are built-up ships. The built-up ships are too big, and they are easy to run aground when entering the Yangtze River!"

Zhuge Liang thought about it and said.

"The purpose of attacking He Qi is to force Jianye's Wu Guochaotang to respond, and even lead Zhou Gongjin, one of the Jiangdong double walls that Sun Bofu relies on most, out of Jianye Capital!"

Ye Yong said softly: "In this way, we can successfully support Sun Zhongmou to take the throne. When Wu's civil strife occurs, Sun Bofu will face what to do. Unless he doesn't care about the throne, he must return to Jiangdong." !"

"Hahaha!"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "You guys made a good move in chess!"

The strongest fortress is broken from the inside.

They are fighting against each other here, fighting life and death. In fact, as long as there is a problem with Wu Guochaotang, then all of this will be solved.

"It's not what we thought. His Majesty ordered us to find a way to lobby the Jiangdong family and help Sun Zhongmou. From this point of view, His Majesty already has a long-term plan!"

Ye Yong said softly.

"Your Majesty, taking one step is already three steps. The main force of Jiangdong is going north, so that the main force of our army's Yuzhou front is suppressed on the Ruzhou battlefield!"

Zhuge Liang said in a cold voice: "It's time for Jiangdong to try it now, it's a dilemma!"

He took a deep breath and said to Cai Mao beside him, "Cai Sima!"

"exist!"

"Send an urgent messenger ship to find the Jingping Navy and tell Gan Ning that I only wait for him for three days. Once the three days are over, our army will attack the Yangtze River Estuary with all our strength!"

Zhuge Liang knew very well that speed is the most important thing in soldiers, and there was no time for hesitation at this time. He had to be fast, the sooner the better.

"Yes!"

Cai Mao nodded and said, "I will go and communicate with General Gan Ning personally!"

"No, let the right officer go!"

Zhuge Liang said: "In this battle, you are the vanguard, leading the first battalion, the second battalion, and the third battalion. You have a day and a half to reach the mouth of the Yangtze River and face off against the He Qi warship. Give him a little pressure first! "

There won't be many chances for wars and sneak attacks, because both sides have scouts, and if there is a problem with the scouts, it will arouse vigilance.

He Qi is not a person who is easily careless.

So Zhuge Liang never thought of a sneak attack.

Moreover, in real fights, most of the time, battles are fought openly and aboveboard. Strength is compared and tactics are fought. Strategy is of course important, but when confronting each other, tactics can determine life and death.

(End of this chapter)