Chapter 2065: Eighth Route Army (Part 2)
Chapter 2065 Eighth Route Army (Part 2)
Chapter 2063: Eighth Route Army (Part 2)
Zhou Yu actually didn't understand why his lord agreed to this plan. Although the results that could be achieved if it succeeded were great, the risks involved were too great. He didn't think that Xuanyuan could make a detour under the eyes of the Manchus. Go to Luron.
After hearing what Zhou Yu said, Gongsun Xuanyuan smiled lightly, and then took out a drawing from his arms.
"This is what the King of Qin gave me before the division of troops. It not only marks the distribution of the Qing army in Liaodong, but also the distribution of the Qing army in Liaoxi County."
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Zhou Yu suddenly took a breath of cold air. How did his spies find out about such secrets?
Zhou Yu took it and took a look. Although he couldn't tell whether it was true or false, since it was made by the Lord, it was unlikely to be false.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Yu said: "With this map in hand, I can get around it. But just in case, after General you land, I can lead the navy to pretend to attack Liaoxi County to attract the attention of the Qing army in western Liaoning. This is to ensure the safety of the landing force."
Gongsun Xuanyuan was immediately overjoyed. He grabbed Zhou Yu's hand excitedly and said, "The governor of Zhou is highly righteous. Xuanyuan admires him."
Zhou Yu's mission this time was just to transport troops. After transporting Gongsun Xuanyuan's 10,000 troops to Liaodong, all subsequent actions had nothing to do with him. However, he volunteered to lead the navy to pretend to attack Liaoxi and help Xuanyuan attract firepower. There is no doubt that there is Taking great risks.
You should know that in order to prevent the Qin navy from taking the retreat, Nurhachi not only turned the entire army from offense to defense, but also divided the troops between Youbeiping and Liaoxi counties.
The current distribution of Qing troops in the two counties is: 200,000 troops in Youbeiping, and 100,000 troops in Western Liaoning and Eastern Liaoning.
The Qing army has laid a dragnet in western Liaoning. They are waiting for the Qin army to land in western Liaoning, and then they will surround and annihilate the Qin army who landed in western Liaoning.
If Zhou Yu used his navy to pretend to attack Liaoxi County at this time, although it could attract the attention of the Liaoxi defenders, it would be equivalent to taking the initiative to send someone to their doorstep, and the risks involved are obvious.
Zhou Yu could have completed this mission safely without taking risks for an unrelated person like Xuanyuan, but he took the initiative to put himself in danger. This behavior really made Gongsun Xuanyuan admire him.
Zhou Yu was not used to Xuanyuan's enthusiasm. He took out his hands that were held by Xuanyuan and said with a dry smile: "Zhou Yu just did what he should do."
“The governor of Zhou is highly righteous. If we win this battle, the governor will be the first to win.”
“It must not be…”
Zhou Yu quickly refused. Although it was dangerous for him to pretend to attack western Liaoning with his navy, it was completely insignificant compared to Xuanyuan who was deep behind enemy lines. There was no possibility of comparison at all.
Zhou Yu was just feigning an attack. As long as he avoided being completely surrounded by the Qing army and evacuated by sea on the return ship, it was impossible for the Qing army's cavalry to chase Zhou Yu to the sea.
Once Gongsun Xuanyuan's traces are exposed, he will be surrounded by enemies from all directions. Except for a few of the world's top warriors who can fight with their own bravery, the soldiers accompanying him will not be able to escape even if they want to. At that time, the only option is to annihilate the entire army. An end.
The landing army took such a big risk, how could Zhou Yu take away their military glory?
After a night of chatting, Zhou Yu and Xuanyuan both had a very good impression of each other, and the subsequent cooperation was naturally extremely harmonious.
Early the next morning, following Zhou Yu’s order, the Qingzhou naval fleet immediately left Tianjin Port and headed for Liaodong County hundreds of miles away.
Among Gongsun Xuanyuan's 10,000 elites, whether they are Qin troops or Gongsun troops, the vast majority are landlubbers. Few can even cross the river by boat, let alone go to sea. However, having no experience before means that it is new, so when they just went to sea, the soldiers were obviously very excited. They ran to the deck to look at the scenery on the sea. After being scolded by the captain, they reluctantly returned to the cabin.
Of course, this excitement did not last long. After only one day, they felt the malice of the sea.
On the second day after leaving for Liaodong, there was heavy rain on the sea. Coupled with the violent storm, the hull of the ship was shaking violently. How could a landlubber who had never been on a ship stand this?
Soon, seasickness appeared in the army, and the number was quite large, accounting for half of the total. Many soldiers were even unable to eat because of seasickness, because they vomited it out immediately after eating.
Among those who suffered from seasickness, the most unexpected thing was that Sun Lingming, the most powerful person in the army, also suffered from seasickness.
The sea does not recognize people. No matter how strong you are, you will still get seasick.
This heavy rain weakened the Qin army's combat effectiveness by at least 70%. However, good and evil depended on each other. With the heavy rain as a cover, the Qing army naturally could not detect the Qin army appearing in the western Liaoning sea area.
Under the leadership of Zhou Yu, the Qingzhou Navy sailed against the storm. After another day of sailing, the fleet finally passed through the heavy rain area.
At this point, the combat effectiveness of the landing army was only 20-30%, but the fleet also entered the Liaodong Sea and was not far from its destination, Pingguo County.
On the plywood, Sun Lingming was lying on the armchair, looking depressed and hopeless.
He is a person who has been on a ship and has never experienced seasickness before, so he thought he would not get seasick, but he obviously overestimated himself.
Crossing a river by boat inland and going out to sea are obviously different concepts. Sun Lingming does not get seasick while taking a boat inland, which does not mean that he will not get seasick at sea.
These days of sailing almost cost Sun Lingming his life, but it tortured him to death and made him secretly swear in his heart that he would never go to sea again.
"My old Sun was not defeated by Luo Shixin, nor was he defeated by Yuan Hong. In the end, I was defeated by a mere wave. It's really a loss of wisdom." Sun Lingming said weakly.
Jia Fu, who was not seasick, laughed gloatingly when he heard this, and joked: "Sun Lingming, you don't know a few Chinese characters, but now you know how to use idioms? But the word wise is lost is really good."
If this were normal, even if Jia Fu was the lord's cousin, Sun Lingming would still teach Jia Fu a lesson in the name of a competition, but he really had no intention of paying attention to Jia Fu's teasing now.
Seeing that Sun Lingming ignored him, Jia Fu felt a little unmotivated. After looking into the distance with a telescope, he quickly patted Sun Lingming on the shoulder and shouted: "Look, look quickly."
“Are you trying to deceive people again? I won’t be fooled by you.”
“Who lied to you? It’s true this time. It’s the mainland. We have arrived in Liaodong.”
Seeing that Jia Fu's expression didn't seem to be fake, Sun Lingming was suddenly excited. He quickly got up and grabbed the telescope. When he saw it, he found that it was really the mainland, and he howled excitedly.
“It’s finally time to get off the ship.”
Second update, 5 chapters still owed
(End of this chapter)