The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 402 Naval Marines

However, Kong Yanzhou was unaware that while he was leading troops out of his town and fighting against the Northern Song army in a wave-like battle,

An army had been lying in ambush in the Da Sui River, north of the town, for a long time.

The general leading this army was none other than Li Bao.

Li Bao, the only naval general of the Northern Song Dynasty!
Li Bao, who used to be a terrible swimmer, is no longer the same Li Bao he once was after a long period of hard training.

Several hours before the battle began, Li Bao led an inland naval force from the Huai River into the Da Sui River, then secretly followed the tall grass along the riverbank and quietly entered the village without firing a shot.

They sneaked around like cats and dogs until they reached the riverbank not far from Tonghai Town.

The entire fleet hid among the seaweed, remaining silent and still.

Only when he heard the sound of muskets in the distance did Li Bao leap out of the water plants and shout, "Fastest speed, advance, target Tonghai Town!"

At his command, more than a dozen oars suddenly extended from both sides of his boat.

The sailors on the ship gave a call and started rowing at the same time.

At that moment, the spirits of the Guangdong landlords seemed to possess them. The centipede boat on the water was instantly transformed into a shrimp-catching boat, and with zero frames, the centipede boat shot out like an arrow in the blink of an eye.

Dozens of centipede boats suddenly burst out of the water plants!

The fishermen and merchant ships at the Tonghai Town dock were terrified. They only glanced at the speed of the centipede boat and knew that their own boats couldn't outrun it no matter how hard they tried, so they had no choice but to abandon ship and jump into the water.

They didn't actually need to do that; the Northern Song ships weren't targeting them at all.

The warships of the Northern Song Dynasty rushed past the fishing boats and merchant ships without even touching them, and quickly arrived at the dock.

A group of Kong Yanzhou's men were guarding the dock. They had just drawn their weapons and hadn't even made a move when they heard a series of "bangs." The musketeers on the ship had fired, and Kong Yanzhou's men on the dock fell to the ground instantly.

Li Bao, steel saber in hand, leaped off the boat and pointed at the town wall beside him: "Charge!"

Several genuine sailors who had enlisted in Yancheng were taken aback: "General, we're the navy, we're not good at attacking cities..."

Li Bao grinned: "Damn it, I'm a genuine army general."

Sailors: "???"

Li Bao didn't explain much, waved to his old brothers, and laughed loudly, "Charge!"

Several hundred of his soldiers were veterans of the uprising during the Jingkang era. Before joining the navy, many of them had never even been on a boat. They were truly genuine army soldiers, no lie!

After learning how to operate a boat and swim, this group of people became the "Marine Corps".

Once ashore, the group was even more energetic than on the ship, roaring as they charged toward the town wall of Tonghai.

An old soldier rushed to the foot of the town wall, ducked down, and assumed a horse stance.

An old soldier rushed over from behind, lightly leaped, and placed his foot on the knee of the man who had been there before, then stepped on his shoulder. With a sudden leap, he grabbed the town wall with both hands, and the people below pushed upwards, allowing the man to flip over and climb up.

The town's guards were alarmed and rushed to meet them, brandishing their swords.

But then Li Bao's soldier drew a steel knife and with a few swift strokes, sent the guards fleeing in terror.

In the blink of an eye, at least a hundred people had climbed up the town wall.

These men were all fierce, wielding knives and chasing after Kong Yanzhou's guards on the city wall, hacking wildly.

The newly arrived sailors from Yancheng were dumbfounded: "Are we really a navy?"

At that moment, the battle outside the town also ended...

Kong Yanzhou's troops were defeated and ran towards Tonghai Town, only to see Li Bao standing on the city wall, baring his teeth and brandishing his knife at Kong Yanzhou: "Come here, let me chop off your dog's head."

Kong Yanzhou was suddenly startled: Oh no, the town behind him had been attacked. He turned to look behind him and saw Ma Sheng and Zhang Weijun chasing after them. Looking ahead, he saw Li Bao standing on the city wall, swaggering around.

This is crazy...

Where to go?
Kong Yanzhou quickly shouted to Li Bao on the city wall, "Stop fighting! I surrender! I surrender!"

He spread his hands, showing that he didn't want to fight anymore, walked to the foot of the town wall, and showed his submission to Li Bao.

Li Bao grinned: "It's good that it's lowered, it's good that it's lowered..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly leaped off the town wall, raised his steel blade in mid-air, and slashed fiercely.

Using the momentum from jumping down from the wall, the strike was incredibly powerful, slicing across Kong Yanzhou's shoulder and severing half of his body.

Blood splattered, and Li Bao scoffed, "Don't think we'll take any trash. What use are you to someone who indiscriminately kills innocent people, forcibly demolishes their houses, and forces his own daughter into marriage?"

When Kong Yanzhou died, his men panicked and scattered in all directions.

Li Bao shouted at the top of his lungs, "The ringleader has been killed. The rest of you, lay down your weapons and you may live."

But his strike was so powerful that none of Kong Yanzhou's men dared to surrender, fearing another blow. All the enemy soldiers were still running around in disarray.

Li Bao was both amused and exasperated: "Damn it, I killed a scumbag, what are you all afraid of? I'm a good guy."

The shouts were ineffective; the enemy continued to flee.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a cannon fired, and hundreds of Ma Sheng's men shouted in unison, "Whoever runs will be blasted by the cannon! Stop and surrender and you'll live!"

That was very effective!

The enemy soldiers, who were running, dared not run anymore, fearing that a shell would fly from behind. Although they knew that the cannons had a low hit rate, what if, what if they were unlucky? It was best not to test their luck.

A large group of enemy soldiers knelt down and surrendered...

Ma Sheng stepped forward, greeted Li Bao, and laughed loudly: "General Li Bao, you have made a great contribution!"

Li Bao laughed loudly: "I fucking love making contributions the most."

Ma Sheng: "Injured? Covered in blood."

Li Bao grinned: "It's all Kong Yanzhou's blood, hahahaha."

"Then why don't you go wash up quickly?"

"Hahaha!"

The Northern Song army easily entered Tonghai Town.

At this time, none of the houses in the town had doors, and the thicker wooden wall panels had been removed. Many people's houses were drafty and had no doors to shelter them.

When the Northern Song army entered the city, the people could only huddle in fear inside their doorless houses, terrified that the lack of doors would attract soldiers to loot them...

But they heard Northern Song soldiers outside saying, "These houses have no doors anymore, how tragic!"

"There are hardly any trees for miles around, so we can't help them build a door."

"This is how to do?"

"Are there any enemy shield wagons that haven't been burned yet? Go and dismantle them, at least get them a few doors."

The common people were astonished when they heard these words. Huh? The soldiers of the Northern Song Dynasty seem to be different from the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty, and the puppet Qi Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)