Chapter 1636: Go to sea
Chapter 1636 Going to the sea
Chapter 1634: Going to the sea
This third pursuit battle was easily won by the Qin army.
There were only a few dozen casualties in total, and only a few hundred enemies were killed. The remaining 8,000 enemy troops all surrendered.
In addition, the Qin army also achieved the victory of killing the Northern Han general Ju Wuba and capturing Zhou Yafu and Shajuanlian alive. It can be said to be a great victory.
“Your Majesty, our army has searched all over the area for more than ten miles, but we still cannot find Wang Mang’s whereabouts.”
Hearing this, Li Jing frowned slightly. Before he could say anything, Qin Ming said first, "Then where can Wang Mang run? Can he still get wings and fly to the sky?"
Li Jing was so thoughtful. Hearing what Qin Ming said, he instantly guessed where Wang Mang was going.
“Wang Mang can’t go to the sky, but he can go to the sea.”
A hint of trouble flashed in Li Jing's eyes, and he frowned and said: "Wang Mang should have gone to Qi State with Zhu Tianpeng by sea and land. I never expected that Wang Mang would let Ju Wuba act as bait."
Hearing this, Jin Tai immediately said angrily: "The thief Wang Mang's thoughts are too vicious. Ju Wu Ba could have saved his life, but he so decisively asked Ju Wu Ba to die for him. It's so cruel."
“If Wang Mang had meant it, he would not have colluded with Yuan Meng in the first place.” Tai Shi Ci said calmly.
"What should we do now? Should we just let Wang Mang escape?" Lu Junyi asked with a frown.
"What else can we do? It's too late to chase him now." Huang Feihu said helplessly.
“No, it’s too late.”
A strange look flashed in Li Jing's eyes, and he sneered: "It's not that easy for Wang Mang and Zhu Tianpeng to return to Qi by land and sea."
Taishici saw Li Jing's expression and knew that he must have made arrangements in advance, and immediately said in surprise: "Master Taishou, did you expect it in advance?"
Li Jing shook his head and explained: "I didn't guess that Wang Mang would take the sea route, but I guessed that Zhu Tianpeng would definitely return by sea and land.
Zhu Tianpeng came to Beihai by sea before, and caused our army to suffer a big loss. How can I not take precautions this time? Therefore, he ordered General Zhou Yu to lead the army to intercept in advance.
The navy of Qi State can travel by sea, and our warships are even more powerful than those of Qi State, so they can certainly travel by sea and land. "
At this point, Li Jing's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said calmly: "Zhu Tianpeng wants to escape back, so first ask General Zhou Yu if he agrees."
At the same time, Wang Mang's and Zhu Tianpeng's naval forces, totaling more than 10,000 people, were gathering in two groups. After converging, they headed towards Qi State by sea and land under the command of Zhu Tianpeng.
Neither Wang Mang nor Zhu Tianpeng knew that Li Jing had sent Zhou Yu to lead the Yellow River navy to intercept them in advance, nor did they know that the Qin army's new warships could withstand the wind and waves at sea.
Of course, even if he knew, Zhu Tianpeng might care, but Wang Mang didn't care at all, and he had no time to care, because Wang Mang was facing a rebellion at this time.
"Wang Mang, today I will make you pay back the humiliation you gave me a thousand times."
Song Yu laughed wildly. His face, which was originally beautiful and flawless, became extremely distorted due to hatred.
Looking back at the beginning, the relationship between the Liangshan Army and the Qin Army was extremely close. As long as they submitted to the Qin Army, they would definitely get the title of Duke of the State.
Originally, it was basically a certainty that Liangshan would surrender to the Qin army, and almost all Liangshan generals thought so.
But just when he was about to make a decisive move, Wang Mang appeared and used his empty title as King of Liang to seduce Song Yu's eldest brother Song Jiang, making Liangshan completely an enemy of the Qin army. The outcome of opposing the Qin army was undoubtedly extremely miserable. Liangshan was defeated one after another, and even Song Jiang died directly in the battle.
Originally, as long as Liangshan surrendered to the Qin army, everyone would have a better future, but all this was ruined by Wang Mang
Having paid such a high price, Song Yu thought that at least he would get the preferential treatment he deserved, but he did not expect that Wang Mang turned his back and directly annexed the remaining Liangshan Army. This made Song Yu hate Wang Mang even more.
In the past, Wang Mang was so powerful that Song Yu could only suppress the hatred in his heart, but now Wang Mang was defeated miserably by Li Jing, and all his troops were lost. The only remaining naval forces were from the Liangshan Army, which also made Song Yu Thoughts of revenge arose in my mind.
The reason why Liangshan took refuge with Wang Mang was just to seek protection and prevent revenge from the Qin army. Now Wang Mang could not protect himself, and the troops he controlled were not as many as Song Yu's. So why did Song Yu continue to follow Wang Mang?
Song Yu has been harboring resentment for a long time, and now it breaks out. He is ready to kill Wang Mang in one fell swoop, and then lead his army to defect to Zhu Tianpeng.
Song Yu believed that with the five thousand navy as a bargaining chip, Zhu Tianpeng would definitely accept and protect him. After all, the value of a dead Wang Mang was not as good as that of a living five thousand army.
After finalizing his decision, Song Yu began to prepare to launch a rebellion, and suddenly launched an attack when the two armies were about to converge. He was very successful and surrounded Wang Mang and Chen Qingzhi in one fell swoop.
“Wang Mang, Wang Mang, you have today too, hahaha.”
Song Yu laughed happily. Ever since he took refuge with Wang Mang, he had lived a life of fear, fearing that Wang Mang would directly give him a glass of poisonous wine in order to take full power. But now he could finally feel at ease.
Wang Mang, however, had no consciousness of being a prisoner at all. Surrounded by everyone, he remained calm and composed, and asked: "Song Yu, I treat you well, why did you betray me?"
Song Yu's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said with a funny look: "Not bad? If it weren't for you, how could I, Liangshan, be where I am today?"
You, a thieves, have made me miserable in Liangshan, but you have not fulfilled any of the promises you made. In the end, you even want to **** my remaining military power. Do you think this is a bad thing? "
Song Yu shouted the last sentence directly, which clearly shows the depth of his resentment towards Wang Mang.
Wang Mang calmly wiped away the saliva that Song Yu sprayed on his face when he was excited, and said calmly: "Listening to what you said, I found that I am not very kind to you, but after all, I don't mean to take your life, so I still ask you If you show your noble hand, you must spare my life.”
“Save you a life?”
Song Yu's eyes were full of ridicule, and he sneered: "How can anyone sleep peacefully until you are such a scourge? If I, Song Yu, kill you today, I will treat it as getting rid of the scourge for the people of the world."
"hehe…"
Wang Mang sneered without warning, and then said indifferently: "There are many people who want to kill me, and you, Song Yu, are far from qualified."
Song Yu was not an idiot. Wang Mang was so confident that he had a bad feeling.
“Go ahead and kill him quickly.”
Song Yu started to drink violently, but no one moved. Instead, a group of soldiers holding swords surrounded Song Yu.
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