Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 200 Jay Yu's Miracle Plan (4K4)

As night fell, bonfires were lit in the camp of the Lu army.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Ji Sunsi, Mengsun Heji, Yang Hu and others gathered together, and the flickering fire light shone on their faces, reflecting their complexions from time to time.

They gathered at a square table made of wooden boards.

On the table was a topographic map made up of several sheepskins, which was jointly drawn by more than a dozen Lu army scouts.

On the map, the positions of the Qi army's infantry and the range of activities of the Qi army's navy are marked one by one.

According to the information collected by the scouts, the number of infantry of the Qi Army stationed near the Reed Swamp is about 2000 to 3000, while the Qi Army navy wandering in the Great Wild Marsh has more than 5000 large-wing ships. And some other boats, the number is conservatively estimated to be more than [-] people.

In addition, it is also necessary to take into account the Guoxia Army who are still collecting grain in Yangzhou and Yanggu at this time.

If they put aside the grains and headed straight for Mount Liang, they would be able to arrive in about five days.

At this time, the army of the Lu army gathered at the foot of Liangshan also reached more than [-] people.

But what is fatal is that the more than 1 people in the Lu army are all chariot soldiers and apprentices, and there is no boat division that can rival Qi.

The Qi army's large-winged warships were all equipped with heavy crossbows. During the day, most of these large-winged warships were docked near the Qi army's camp to assist in defense.

At night, they will leave the camp of the Qi army and spend the night on the big wild lake to prevent them from being destroyed by the night attack of the Lu army.

Yang Hu had previously tried to attack the Qi army's camp during the day, but whenever the Lu people approached, these big wings would use heavy crossbows to beat the Lu army's chariots one by one.

There are mostly swamps near Onozawa, and most of the places that are not swamps are also muddy.

Driving under such harsh road conditions, the chariot's running is naturally not as smooth as on flat ground.

In addition, the Qi army had Da Yi's help, so dozens of Lu army's chariots were overturned before they got close to the Qi army's camp.

Without the cover of the chariot, the soldiers of the Lu army would not have the courage to face the rain of arrows from the Qi army.

Faced with this situation, Yang Hu could only grit his teeth and order to retreat, and as soon as the Lu army withdrew, the bridge boats of the Qi people rushed forward.

A bridge boat is a small boat that can only be carried by a few people. Although it is not as intimidating as a big wing, it is light, flexible and extremely fast.

In addition to being equipped with a long axe, which is a conventional weapon of the Qi army's navy, the soldiers on the bridge ship generally carry two scorpions.

To put it bluntly, it is a short spear that is only three to five feet long, and it is a weapon used for close combat.

Its use method is probably similar to the Emei thorns of later generations, and it is also held one in each hand.

When the navy is at war, after the Qi army boards the enemy ship, they can use these two guns to directly perform a chaotic dance.

And if you can't board the ship, just throw the short javelin as a javelin.

When the Qi army chased and killed the defeated Lu army, this kind of throwing weapon showed great power, killing and injuring many deserters.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Yang Hu personally led the army to cut off, and ordered the Lu army's archers to fire back. This drove away the bridge boats of the Qi people, stabilized the morale of the army, and prevented the expansion of losses.

The Guoxia army, who was hundreds of miles away, was obviously encouraged by the news, so they did not hurry to join Gao Zhang, but continued to harvest the grains of the Lu country leisurely.

Judging by his posture, it is obvious that he wants Gao Zhang to hold back the Lu army and buy him more time so that he can get more "leeks" from the Lu state.

And Gao Zhang didn't have any dissatisfaction with Guo Xia's actions, he showed ten to ten patience during this time, and was not at all eager to fight Yang Hu.

When Yang Hu came to attack, he would fight.

If Yang Hu didn't come, he just huddled in the camp, and didn't intend to take the initiative to attack.

The reason why Gao Zhang can sit still is very simple, he has no shortage of food to eat.

Not to mention that the Qi army has just harvested new grains from several cities in the west of Lu State, even if it is the fish and shrimp in the wild lake, Qi people can't finish it!
Dayeze, also known as Juyeze, is an ancient nine lakes juxtaposed with Daluze, Leize, Mengzhuze, Penglize (Poyang Lake), Yunmengze (Dongting Lake), Heze, Zhenze (Taihu Lake) and Xingze. one.

It is said that the tribes of Emperor Yan and Chiyou originated from here.

The waters of Onozawa are wide and mighty, as wide as hundreds of miles.

Because of the large water area, the vicinity of Onozawa is naturally rich in products and resources.

It connects to Leize in the west, Heze in the south, Jishui in the northeast, Huangshui in the southeast, enters Heshui, connects to Sishui, connects to Huai River, and directly enters the East China Sea.

Although the country of Lu is suffering from drought this year, Dayeze is nourished by hundreds of rivers, so the fish and shrimp here can grow as they should.

Yang Hu was in the tent every day anxiously getting angry, his mouth was foaming, and his urine turned yellow when he urinated.

Gao Zhang is good. He usually takes a bridge boat to go fishing on the lake, and cooks a chicken and drinks some wine every now and then. His life is the same as a spring outing.

After listening to these military introductions, Zai Yu couldn't help frowning.

The situation seems to be more serious than he thought!
The Lu army is obviously fighting in the local area, so why did it have the effect of an expedition by laboring teachers?

And the people of Qi are obviously going abroad to fight, so why are they waiting for work at leisure?

If you want to say leave Gao Zhang alone, go to Yangzhou and Yanggu for the Guoxia decisive battle. Once the Lu army leaves, Gao Zhang will dare to leave Jishui and enter Wenshui tomorrow, and threaten several cities all the way east. An important town in the northeast of Lu State.

There is a worse situation than this, that is, they go directly south to pass through Cao Guo, and then enter Qufu through Surabaya.

All in all, if you have to choose between Gao Zhang and Guo Xia, don't care.

It is better to ignore the main force of the Qi army in Guoxia than to ignore the arrogant Qi navy.

Thinking of this, Zai Yu finally understood why Lu Guo was so aggrieved this time.

The problem is all with Gao Zhang's navy.

Although the state of Conglu cannot be said to have dense water networks like Wuyue, most of the cities in the country were built along the flow of major rivers such as Surabaya, Wenshui, and Jishui.

This way of building the city is to meet the water demand for agricultural cultivation.

However, Lu State did not establish a decent boat division. In this way, it will be more convenient for the people of Qi State to fight.

And even if the State of Lu concentrates its strength on the development of the navy, it is estimated that it will not be able to catch up with the State of Qi in a while.

Because when Zaiyu was looking through historical materials in the library, he had seen a naval battle between Qi State and Wu State that was about to take place.

The Qi Bao clan killed Duke Mourning of Qi.When King Wu heard about it, he cried outside the gate of the army for three days before attacking Qi from the sea.When the people of Qi defeated Wu, the king of Wu led his troops back.

——"Historical Records Wu Taibo Family"

The time when the Wu Qi naval battle broke out was more than ten years later.

And the fact that the people of Qi can deflate the navy of Wu, which has repeatedly defeated Chu and Yue, is enough to show the strength of their navy.

You know, at this time, Wu Guoke was in the heyday of fighting for hegemony.

And just before being defeated by the Qi State Navy, Wu State had just wiped out tens of thousands of Qi troops in the Battle of Ai Ling.

However, the land battle was won, and the people of Wu turned around and were able to lose to Qi in their best water battle.

This cannot but be said to be a magical story.

In other words, most of the people of Qi country have selected the wrong skill tree. If they are allowed to continue for hundreds of years in a stable manner, it is still uncertain who will start the era of great navigation.

Zaiyu thought about it, maybe next time he sees Qihou, he can enlighten him more.

Your goal should not be to win the Central Plains, the stars and the sea are your journey!

Always thinking about what is going on with our three-acre land in Lu country?

Want the wealth and wisdom left by Duke Huan?If you want, you can give it all to you, go find it!
I heard that Duke Huan put all his treasures on Penglai Xiandao in the depths of the East Sea, where there is a kingdom of gold and silver.

Whoever finds it will start a new era and become the new overlord of the world!

Zai Yu was thinking about how to fool Marquis Qi when he suddenly heard Ji Sunsi calling him.

"Zaizi, what do you think?"

Only then did Zaiyu come back to his senses, and replied: "I still have the previous point of view, and I also agree with Yang Ziye's attack on Gao Zhang, but I don't agree to do it immediately.

If the intelligence of the scouts is correct, the Qi army is not seeking a decisive battle with our army, and Guo Xia has no plans to join Gao Zhang for the time being.

But the Qi army camp is lax in defense, I guess it is probably Gao Zhang's trick to lure you to attack him.

Our army lacks the support of the boat division, so it is difficult to attack the Qi army's camp.

But correspondingly, it is impossible for the navy under Gao Zhang to abandon the advantage of the warship and fight us on foot.

That's why they showed their flaws several times, hoping to lure our army to fight in Daze by the water, but you must not fall for his tricks! "

When Ji Sunsi heard this, he sighed and said, "Why don't I understand this truth, but when the army is dispatched, you can't just watch it here?"

Zai Yu replied: "If you want to defeat Gao Zhang, you must first eliminate the threat of the Qi Army's navy. According to the current Qi Army's tactics, it is absolutely impossible for them to leave the water's edge."

Yang Hu pondered after hearing the words: "That's true, but how should we approach their warships? The wings float on the water, and the range of the rockets can't reach them at all.

Moreover, judging from my testing these days, Gao Zhang is extremely cautious in using his troops. Once he finds our army's bows and crossbows approaching, he will immediately release bridge boats to harass him and order Da Yi to stay away.

I heard that the Wu and Yue countries approached Da Yi with fast-moving small boats, and then locked them with long poles, hooks and sickles, and then destroyed and burned them.

Small boats and boats can be made by cutting wood in the mountains, and soldiers who are proficient in water can also be recruited in the army, but where should we find the long-stem hook sickle that is unique to the Wuyue region? "

When Zaiyu heard this, he replied: "Among the soldiers under my command, someone knows how to make a device that can throw stones and fire pots.

The range of this kind of equipment can reach more than [-] steps. If we can lure the Qi army navy to this range, then we can break the Qi army. "

"Oh?" Yang Hu said happily: "Is there really such a miraculous weapon?"

Zai Yu just nodded slightly, as if a little displeased: "In this battle, I have pledged my life to the king, and I will definitely defeat the Qi army.

Yoko, do you think I'll take my life as a joke? "

As soon as Zaiyu said this, there was an uproar in the big tent.

Mengsun Heji said in surprise, "My son, you really took..."

Ji Sunsi also laughed twice: "The heart of Zaizi, God has mercy on me!"

But Chufu Gonglian and Tomai were also shocked by him and didn't know how to respond.

Gong Lianchu's father half-opened and half-closed his lips, and finally sighed unavoidably: "You are indeed a student taught by Confucius!"

Tom Yi also praised: "I am dedicated to the public and serve the country with my life. I am like a butcher!"

At this moment, Yang Hu hurriedly apologized to Zai Yu.

He has always been able to bend and stretch, not to mention that Zaiyu is now his only hope to defeat the Qi army, so of course he should be more polite.

"My son, don't misunderstand me. I didn't question your meaning. As long as you can make the kind of equipment you mentioned, Ji Zi, Mencius and I can provide you with any kind of help you need."

Zai Yu bowed to Yang Hu and said, "Ji Zi, Mencius, and Yang Zi trust me so much, and I will live up to their trust."

Speaking of this, he was not too vague, and directly began to ask them: "First of all, I ask you to order that all the soldiers in the general who are familiar with carpentry work be handed over to me to dispatch, and mobilize the soldiers to cut down trees.

In addition, I asked to be separated from the Chinese army, and to lead the army alone in Shanyin to prevent the news of manufacturing equipment from leaking out.

In addition, I hope you can order the former army to camp near the reed marsh.

The location of the camp should not be too close to Onozawa to prevent it from being attacked by the Qi army's navy, but it should not be too far away so that scouts can be sent to find out the terrain around Onozawa.

Please also order the construction of flying towers in the camps of each army, so that you can climb up to look out and carefully observe the abnormal situations in the front, back, left, and right sides.

Weeds, reeds, and trees around each military camp must be cleared in order to prevent the Qi army from setting fire to attack at night.

Lastly, I need your help in finding some reliable local woodcutters whom I have some questions to ask. "

After Ji Sunsi and others listened to Jae Yu's discussion, they couldn't help but rely on him a little more in their hearts.

It's reassuring to listen to such a thorough consideration.

However, they can understand the others, except for the last one, which everyone can't understand.

Mengsun Heji couldn't help asking: "My son, what do you want to do with the local woodcutter?"

Tomai frowned and said, "Could it be that you want to explore the mountain trails that only local people know?"

Chufu Gonglian shook his head: "The Qi army camped near the reed marshes, and we camped at the foot of Liangshan Mountain. If we want to find a path in the mountains, it is the Qi army who is looking for it. What's the use of us finding it?"

Everyone was puzzled and asked Zaiyu questions one after another.

But Zaiyu simply replied: "I said earlier that there are five things in using soldiers: morality, timing, location, generals, and military law. The woodcutter is the prerequisite for obtaining timing and location."

"A woodcutter equals the right time and place?"

After hearing this, everyone felt a little ridiculous.

They opened their mouths one after another, intending to get to the bottom of it.

At this moment, Yang Hu waved his big hand, clapped the table and shook his voice, and said with angry eyes.

"Since it is a miracle, how can you tell others at will?

You are also leaders for many years, how can you not understand such a simple truth!

Zi I am the one who guarantees victory to the king with my life, do you think he will talk nonsense? "

As soon as Yang Hu finished speaking, the voice of questioning disappeared immediately.

And Yang Hu stared at the crowd present, then turned his head to look at Jai Yu: "My son! Our army has gained morality, now you should try your best to take advantage of the right time and place.

General, although Ji Zi and I are not as high-spirited, with your help, at least we can not fall behind.

As for the military law, it's on me! "

Yang Hu slowly drew out the sword at his waist inch by inch, the shadow of the sword reflected his big face with Chinese characters in cold light.

"Your gentlemen are here to swear with me. Today's discussion must not be passed on lightly to others. If there is any violation, it will be the same as this case!"

After saying that, Yang Hu slashed down with one blow, and the cases in front of him split into two and fell to both sides, splashing a cloud of smoke and dust.

Ji Sunsi and Mengsun Heji were frightened and quickly nodded their heads in agreement.

Gong Lian Chu Fu and Toma Yi pursed their lips, as if they wanted to say something.

But when the words came to their lips, Ji Sunsi and Meng Sun Heji stopped in front of them together with a tacit understanding.

Therefore, they had no choice but to bow their heads and accept: "Accept Yangzi's order."

Yang Hu looked at everyone present one by one with fierce eyes, and only after confirming that no one disobeyed, did he walk up to Jae Yu, and put the saber horizontally in his hand.

"My son, you go ahead and do it. If it doesn't work, I will share the guilt with you!"

　Never let the reader know what you are thinking.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)