Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 347 Login to Huaizhou
Chen Mo has transferred all elite weapons to Linzhou.

After occupying Linzhou, Chen Mo ordered the construction of two large granaries in the north and south of Linzhou, with each granary storing 500,000 shi in order to prepare for the invasion of Jiangdong and Huaizhou.

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be in danger of hundreds of battles.

Chen Mo likes to analyze from two aspects: advantages and disadvantages.

What are the advantages of the Huai Army?
He has more combat experience and has been through blood and fire more times. He may have been in the army for more than ten or twenty years, and he has been fighting recently. In terms of experience, he is definitely better than Chen Jun, who was only established a few years ago. .

What are the advantages of our army?
They are well-equipped with powerful weapons such as divine arm crossbows and clay bombs.

In addition to seizing the opportunity, Chen Mo had Liu Ji, who knew about King Huai's defense deployment. Secondly, for now, Huaizhou's soldiers and horses did not know that Chen Mo was going to attack Huaizhou.

Another major advantage is that the troops have been training together for a long time and are relatively familiar with each other.

What are the disadvantages?
The navy and infantry coming from the Wu family have not yet adjusted with Chen Jun.

In addition, the Wu army has been stable for too long and rarely fights on the battlefield. The overall combat effectiveness may not be as good as Chen Mo's trapped guards.

Afterwards, Chen Mo ordered the boatmen who were rocking oars and sailing on the deck to wear ordinary linen clothes without armor. He asked Sun Meng to dress up as a businessman and set off along the river to Huaizhou.

Afterwards, Chen Mo asked Sun Meng to spread the news that Linzhou's troops were gathering in Qiantang.

Tianjiang Chen Mo has been blocked by people to prevent the news of his marriage to Wu Mi from spreading.

As a result, the two armies began to conduct high-intensity training for several days.

In addition, Chen Mo had people gather all the merchant ships in Linzhou and berth them on the south bank of Linzhou, and asked Nangong Wen to convert some of the warships into merchant ships.

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When Chen Mo returned to Linzhou, he temporarily stopped the caravan from Linzhou to Huaizhou, causing the originally large-scale trade to stop for less than half a month.

You must know that the overall size of a merchant ship is no less than that of a warship, and its space is even larger than that of a warship, but its speed and sturdiness are not as good as that of a warship.

Therefore, even if the current situation is relatively urgent, Chen Mo cannot immediately lead a large army to attack Huaizhou. He must also conduct targeted training on the integration of the two armies.

Chen Mo asked Wu Jun to join the training of the Five Guards (Shenyong, Shenwu, Trap, Fish Scale, and Xiaoqi), and Lu Tong readily agreed.

June 24, the 10th year of Xuanhe.

Chen Mo took the personal barracks to Xunwang City, an important town on the south coast of Linzhou, and asked the personal barracks and five thousand brave guardsmen to board the merchant ship and ambush in the cabin.

Of course, time was urgent, and Chen Mo couldn't let them train all the time. After five days of high-intensity training, they were already getting used to it. All the military orders were in good order. The operation of the whole army might be a little stagnant, but it was already very good. .

Chen Mo ordered the army to rest for two days. During the two days of rest, Chen Mo asked the people below to kill pigs and sheep, so that all the soldiers in the army could eat meat to satisfy their hunger.

In addition, as the boatmen on the ship, Chen Mo used acquaintances from the caravan, so that the patrol posts in Huaizhou along the way did not arouse alert. Instead, all the sentries, including the sergeants on guard, were "contained."

Regarding this point, Chen Mo actually wanted to thank King Huai.

In order to prevent himself from being alert and knowing that he was going to attack Qingzhou, King Huai did not interrupt the commercial activities between Huaizhou and Linzhou. Even though it was June, the two states were still trading. Therefore, this resulted in the defenders of Huaizhou knowing nothing about Chen Mo's huge military operation.

On June 25, it stands to reason that the ship was going to dock in "Huainan County" where the water was deep and a dock was built.

But Chen Mo asked the fleet to change its route and went to "Xiaotian Town."

On the deck, Liu Ji held a cane and said to Chen Mo: "Huainan County and Xiaotian Town are both riverside counties on the north bank of Huaizhou. All merchant ships coming from the north and going to Huaizhou must arrive at the dock in Huainan County. Due to the depth of the water there, Huainan County has gradually become an important town for safety reasons. Although I don’t know how many troops are stationed in Huainan County, as long as King Huai is not a fool, he will definitely send heavy troops for defense.

Lord Marquis, although you have successfully crossed the river now, it is impossible to capture Huainan County quickly with this small number of troops. In addition, once Huainan County is attacked, neighboring counties such as "Wuguan" and "Beiwu" can rush to help immediately. But Xiaotian Town is different. It is in a remote location, surrounded by shoals, with gentle water flow. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is small in size, with only about 300 households. The walls of the county town were still built by the previous dynasty, and now only an earthen rampart remains. , the city gate is just a gap, there is no door beam, it is the most suitable to capture
Even if there are soldiers and horses stationed there, there won't be too many people. "

After Chen Mo finished speaking, Sun Meng said, "Since it's a shoal, our ship can't reach the shore."

"It is true that ships cannot reach the shore, but people can. The water flow in Xiaotian Town is gentle. Once it gets dark, you can get off the boat and swim directly. If you go into the mountains and forests on both sides, you will not be able to spot the sentries on the shore. Once everyone has reached the shore, , we can easily capture Xiaotian Town." Liu Ji said confidently.

Chen Mo didn't say anything. Hearing is false and seeing is believing. Only when he sees the topography of the scene with his own eyes can he be sure.

The result was just as Liu Ji said. In order not to be discovered by the sentry on the shore, Chen Mo went to investigate alone.

I found that the terrain around Xiaotian Town is in a concave shape, and the location of Xiaotian Town is exactly in that concave shape.

It was night and there was no moon in the sky.

The fleet stopped in a deep place on the river outside Xiaotian Town.

"Puff thump thump."

More than ten soldiers with excellent water skills jumped out of the boat and headed towards the mountain forest on the right side of Xiaotian Town.

Among these soldiers, two were qualified warriors. Each of them held an extremely long hemp rope in his hand, and one end of the hemp rope was tied to the ship's mast.

After landing on the shore and entering the forest, they tied the other end of the hemp rope to a tree trunk, then made a torch and lit it.

In the silent night, especially under the cover of the nearby trees, the light of a torch would not be noticeable at all.

On the bow of the ship, Chen Mo saw a flash of fire in the distance and waved his hand: "Get into the water."

"Go into the water." Sun Meng and a group of soldiers passed on the order in turn.

"Puff thump thump."

A famous soldier took off his armor and jumped into the water from the boat.

The soldier who didn't know how to swim quickly sank to the bottom of the water the moment he fell into the water, but he quickly floated up. Under the care of his companions who knew how to swim, he grabbed the hemp rope on the river and followed the hemp rope. Swim towards the location where the fire is shining.

It was not until midnight that all the soldiers on the ship docked.

Finally, a raft was made and the armor was transported there.

(End of this chapter)