Wanli 1592

Chapter 842 Hands on!

When Li Hualong searched the guards for hiding soldiers everywhere, Jiang Dahai was not idle, and he took the initiative to attack Yangzhou three times in a row.

Every time, the coastal defense positions that Yangzhou government worked so hard to build were completely destroyed. When they attacked for the third time on October [-], they broke into the inner canal and went straight to the city of Yangzhou, and once again brought the whole city of Yangzhou martial law.

Now Li Hualong realized that he didn't have time to leisurely prepare for the army. He could only rush back to Yangzhou City. On the night of October [-]th, Li Hualong held an important military meeting.

He planned to sneak attack on the navy on the other side on the night of October [-], and use the advantage of the night to destroy the navy, so as to give full play to the superiority of the imperial army in numbers, retake Zhenjiang Mansion and Nanjing in one fell swoop, and open up the grain road.

Because Chai Guozhu was the leader of the attack, Chai Guozhu was fortunate to attend the meeting. Of course, he had no right to speak or make decisions. Everything was discussed by Li Hualong and other civil officials. Furthermore, it was Li Hualong who made the decision alone.

"At night, the rebellious sailors can't see things, can't give full play to their advantages in vitality and combat effectiveness, and can't give full play to their strengths. This is the time for our army to break through. There is only one chance. The bandit navy will definitely take strict precautions, and we really can only wait for death, so this attack is of great significance, it is related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty, everyone must be careful, and there must be no mistakes!"

Li Hualong said very seriously: "If our army loses this battle, I, Li Hualong, will be the first to kill myself to thank the world! And you may not die, but you will be scolded for not working hard at the beginning!"

The officials expressed tremblingly that they understood.

At the end of the meeting, Li Hualong saw Chai Guozhu sitting at the end.

"Chai Zongbing, do you know what you should do?"

When Chai Guozhu heard Li Hualong calling him, he stood up quickly.

"The general will know! The general will lead the army across the river at night to attack the rebellious navy, and the rebel navy will be defeated in one fell swoop, and the Zhenjiang mansion and Nanjing will be restored. If not, the general will kill himself to thank His Majesty!"

Li Hualong is quite satisfied with Chai Guozhu these days, at least he is very honest, doesn't talk nonsense, completes the tasks as much as possible, and usually doesn't have any complaints, he is still very willing to use such a general.

This battle could also test his loyalty to the imperial court. If there were no problems, Li Hualong decided to trust him and began to discuss military plans with him.

"Okay! I hope you can do what you say and live up to the kindness of the court and His Majesty!"

Li Hualong encouraged Chai Guozhu.

Afterwards, he personally went to rectify those crooked guard soldiers, selected [-] people who could be regarded as combat power, and spent most of the day equipping them with armor and weapons, which somewhat increased their chances of victory .

Then Chai Guozhu was asked to select 5000 Jizhen soldiers and horses who could already adapt to water battles, adding up to [-] people.

Li Hualong handed over [-] small boats such as wooden rafts, small fishing boats and small merchant ships that he had collected to Chai Guozhu, and asked Chai Guozhu to use these small boats to load soldiers, and then sneak across the river to approach Zhennan when the night was dark. The army sailor battleship, and then boarded the battleship to attack the opponent's sailors, and set fire to their warship.

For this reason, Li Hualong also prepared almost [-] cans of fire oil tanks for Chai Guozhu to use, and asked Chai Guozhu to set fire to their warships after they approached the warships of the Zhennan Army Navy.

In short, Li Hualong did everything he could. For Chai Guozhu, his request was to fight desperately.

At night on October [-]th, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and there was not even a single light on the canal section on the north bank of the Yangtze River. On the south bank of the Yangtze River, there were dots of fire, which seemed to be the torches of soldiers who were patrolling the night.

The north bank of the Yangtze River is not without people, on the contrary, there should not be too many people.

More than [-] people gathered here at this moment, and more than [-] small boats also docked on the bank of the river in the dark, waiting for the order of the supreme commander, and they will rush to the south bank to fight to the death with the Zhennan Army Navy .

Li Hualong personally supervised the battle. He said that no matter what, he had to watch this scene with his own eyes to see whether the destiny was with the Ming court or with the rebels. Eye.

He stood on the bank of the river, overlooking the dotted lights on the south bank.

Then he turned around and faced Chai Guozhu who was ready to go.

"Chai Zongbing, tonight's battle is related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty. If it wins, the court will have something to look forward to. If it loses, the situation will take a turn for the worse. The governor doesn't know what will happen in the future. The governor doesn't know about his safety.

As officials of the imperial court, we are living on the salary of the Ming Dynasty, so we naturally have to do our best for the Ming Dynasty. I don’t ask you anything, I just hope you can do your best, even if it’s just to weaken the rebellious sailors so that they don’t dare to come easily If you commit a crime, you win! "

Chai Guozhu cupped his fists.

"The last general was greatly favored by the imperial court, and he was able to grow from a small army leader to a town's chief soldier. It was all due to the imperial court's promotion. The last general has nothing to repay, and he can only die after death!"

Li Hualong nodded, then took a bowl of wine from his side and handed it to Chai Guozhu, and then he picked up a bowl of wine himself and touched Chai Guozhu's bowl.

"The governor has nothing to say. Thousands of words are contained in this bowl of wine. I hope that Zong Chai will win the battle and everything will be good. Don't let the governor, and don't let the court down."

Chai Guozhu took a deep breath.

"The last general will fight to the death, never let the governor, the court and His Majesty down!"

"it is good!"

Li Hualong drank the wine in the bowl.

Chai Guozhu also drank the wine in the bowl.

The atmosphere became heroic.

Then Chai Guozhu turned his head and looked towards the other side.

"Governor, do you know what kind of person Xiao Jixin is?"

Li Hualong was stunned for a moment, but he didn't care, and then he said: "Famous general, but his mind is not right, he did something that a general should not do, no wonder there will be today, if not, he should be the pillar of the Ming Dynasty. "

Chai Guozhu turned his head and looked at Li Hualong again.

"Governor, it's not that Xiao Jixin has evil intentions, on the contrary, it's Shen Yiguan who has evil intentions!"

Li Hualong frowned, opened his mouth, and before he could speak, Chai Guozhu spoke again.

"Xiao Jixin just wants to do something for His Majesty. As a courtier, what's wrong with doing things for the emperor? Why should he be treated as a rebel? Shen has always been a courtier who deposed the emperor. Isn't it wrong? Just because He is a civil servant, so you think he is right and Xiao Jixin is wrong?"

Li Hualong was shocked.

"Chai Zongbing, what are you talking about..."

Before Li Hualong finished speaking, Chai Guozhu pulled out the sword from his waist with a bang, put it on his shoulder, and pressed it against his neck.

"Do it!!"

A group of soldiers around Chai Guozhu suddenly shouted in unison, and then started to move.

Chai Guozhu remained motionless, holding his sword and looking at Li Hualong.

(End of this chapter)