Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 287 The Navy Asks for a Battle 【Subscription】

After such a stalemate for five or seven days, Lu Qian "sit and watch".Seeing that the troops of Yang Wen, Xiang Yuanzhen, and Liu Menglong entered the middle of the east bank of Liangshan Po along the canal, there was a name called Shigou Town.The warships sailed from the canal into Liangshanshuipo.

The officers and soldiers of the South Road, the Water Village and the Lu Village, stood on the shore of Shigou Town for several days, with three flags fluttering in the wind, as if they were afraid that Liangshan Po would not be able to see them.At the same time, the allied forces of Yannan, Yi, and Mi began to attack Yanzhou Prefecture and went north to Gong County, but they had to go to Laiwu along the Wen River in Gong County.

Wenshui flows from the Taiyi Mountains, passes through Laiwu County, turns to the southwest at Jingfeng Town, flows through Gong County, then enters Yuncheng, and then enters Liangshanbo.

It has been a while since Liang Shanbo withdrew from Yanbei, but the situation in Laiwu County still hasn't improved at all.

Perhaps it was because in the past, there were too many supervisory departments, and the officials and field owners were too greedy and contemptible. Once they were detonated, they would be like thieves and bandits.

Not long ago, Liang Shanbo spent a lot of time in Yanbei, and was ridiculed by local officials for not knowing the general situation, but now they can no longer laugh.The imperial army was just about to use its troops, but the Laiwu Rebellion completely removed one arm of the Eastern Route Army.

Otherwise, whether the coalition forces of the three places flow into the South Route Army commanded by Xiang Yuanzhen, Yang Wen, and Liu Menglong on the east bank of Shuibo, or go straight to Yuncheng to join forces with the Ma Zhengbu, they will all be able to play a role.Participated in the battle to eradicate Liangshanbo.But now it is used to calm the chaos in Laiwu.Compared with Liangshanbo, it is like the light of fireflies competing with the bright moon.

However, in the overall situation, these are trivial details and should not be used.

Lu Qian was in the mountain stronghold when he heard the scouts coming from all over the place to report that the South Route Army had entered the middle of the east bank, and there were only seventy or eighty miles left from Liangshanbo.Gao Qiu's banner remained motionless, but all the soldiers and horses under his command were marching towards Hecai Town.

There is also Liu Zhen in the northwest, who has already joined forces with the Zhang Kai Department of the North Route Army, and Ma Zheng of the East Route, who also brought water and land soldiers from Dongping Mansion to Pingyin, Jeju, and Yuncheng is only one east away. A county.

"This Gao Qiu is really good at calculating." Lu Qian looked at the series of official and military symbols on Liangshanbo North Road, and laughed out loud.

The north line of defense is very weak, but Gao Li still left [-] land and water elites in close proximity to Liangshan Dazhai, which added an extra layer of protection.Unless Lu Qian wanted to abandon Liangshan, it would be difficult for him to defeat the North Route troops of the official army while leaving enough troops to defend the Liangshan Great Village.

The same is true for the Ministry of Horse Affairs in Pingyin.

"Looking at it this way, if you want to feel comfortable in the Shanzhai, you must first defeat the [-] water army here." Otherwise, it would be like holding a dagger in his belly, making him dare not use any force.

In the Juyi Hall, all the leaders looked towards the official and military camp in the middle of Shuibo East Road.More than one person proposed that the sunken ship block the place, but it was rejected by Lu Qian.He didn't think it was necessary.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't believe in the so-called elite soldiers and horse gear.In the whole of Middle-earth, apart from the Western Army, there was no other army that could make him look at him seriously.The imperial court assembled elite soldiers trained by Shijiedu, but it was not the one hundred thousand troops transferred from the Western Army in the northwest, he was afraid of a woolen thread.

If it weren't for the Liangshanbo navy already formed an army, and the shipyard and stockyard [timber] were right by the water, there would be no loss.He even dared to go ashore at ten knots, then close the door and beat the dog.Just do it like in the original work.

You must know that in the depths of Liangshan Moor, there is a vast expanse, full of reeds and reeds, densely covering the branches of Dinggang.In terms of location, the cottage has the upper hand.Is it difficult to win an ambush battle by laying ships in ambush in the reeds?

But he has a reason.Lu Qian was scared, very scared.In this case, if a fire is lit in the reed marsh, and the wind blows again, Liangshan Po will become a pile of ashes.

As a perennial plant, Lu Qian did not know the growth cycle of reed in later generations.He only knew that in the current season, the large areas of reeds outside Liangshan Po are still withered and yellow, and it will take another month for the emerald green reeds to completely replace the current golden yellow.

Lu Qian has never tried whether the reed marshes connecting Liangshanbo to the sky can be burned down, but he is afraid.Liang Shanbo under him doesn't have the Rising Cloud Dragon who can call wind and rain like in the original book. If a fire starts in a big battle, he won't be able to find a timely rain.

Don't blame him for worrying about it.In fact, arson is too harmful to Liangshan Po. The green and juicy reed leaves are very popular feed for livestock, and it has cast a veil of mystery on Liangshan Po.

Even he was afraid that after this fire, Liangshanbo would not only end up as a pile of ashes, who could guarantee that people and animals would be safe?

Rockets and cupping tanks are precisely the two magic weapons that water warfare cannot do without. [It's strange that Liangshan defeated Gao Qi three times in winter, and the reeds should be all withered and yellow, and they are extremely flammable.If a few rockets go down, I am afraid that a fire will be ignited.Didn't Mr. Shi think of it? 】

"Big leader, the more than 3 people in the South Route Army are people who are proficient in water skills. Yang Wen's army is close to the Yangtze River, and Xiang Yuanzhen's army is adjacent to the Huaihe River. Most of his soldiers are capable of fighting on boats." Zhu Gui stood up and introduced. With these two soldiers and horses, it can be seen from the Intelligence Department's investigation during this period that most of the soldiers under the command of the two Jiedushi there are capable of fighting on land as well as on water.Although Liu Menglong has only 1 troops, can the combination of [-] navy and [-] land divisions be the same as the combination of [-] navy and [-] marines?

"Don't underestimate the Dengzhou Navy." The official army is not just a navy. The Dengzhou Navy is far from a threat to Liangshanbo. Lu Qian can even call out the Dengzhou Navy with just one order. The Dengzhou navy was stuck in Jishui, in a dilemma.Therefore, this navy seems dispensable.

In the past few days, Lu Qian had discussed the war situation with Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi and others more than once. He had a feeling that Gao Qiu's idea was to use 3 people from the South Route Army to fight Liangshan Bokui.

As long as Liangshanbo's newly established naval force can be defeated, no matter how heavy the loss of the 3-strong Southern Route Army is, Gao Qiu, who is in charge of the Dengzhou Navy, can lock Liangshanbo to death.

If there is no navy, this mighty Liangshan Po will no longer be an obstacle in the eyes of the officers and soldiers, but will become their most effective helper.

Gao Qiu probably has no plans to land in Liangshan in the short term, and besieging Liangshan's people tightly is his first priority.Of course, this was because they were afraid that Liangshan's army would leave this small depression and go south, west, east, and north.At that time, it will not be inferior to the dragon returning to the sea and the tiger entering the forest.

"Brother. Regardless of whether Gao Lian really planned it that way, so what if we wiped out those [-] soldiers."

Ruan Xiaoer stood up and said.Their navy has devoured a lot of food since last year, but they have not made much military exploits, and they have been sent out every time, only for later transfer.The three heroes of the Ruan family have been holding their breath for a long time to make meritorious deeds, and they were Lu Qian's earliest team members.

Looking at the other people back then, Zhu Gui's ranking was always in the top ten in Juyi Hall, brothers Liu and Tang were a little behind, but they were also in the top [-].Only the three of them have been held back, and now they are all in their thirties.

Seeing that little girl Hu Sanniang was chasing after her, the three brothers felt ashamed.It was Ruan Xiaowu who had the idea of ​​going to work off the coast of Dengzhou.And now there are more Langli Baitiao Zhang Shun, Hunjianglong Li Jun and Tong Wei Tong Meng brothers in the cottage, these four members of the water generals.In this way, the positions of generals of the two battalions have always been vacant in the navy, and they will be settled.It also made the Ruan brothers, who have always been the dominant family in the navy of Liangshan in the water, also feel a sense of crisis.

Ruan Xiaoer started, Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi naturally followed.Even Zhang Shun, Li Jun, Tong Wei and Tong Meng brothers who just went up the mountain also called for the battle.This battle is of great importance, isn't it the time for them to make meritorious deeds?
Even if Li Jun led people to Liangshan, it was a speculation out of helplessness.But if Liang Shanbo could really accomplish something, he would naturally be willing to help.

"How many large and small warships are there under the navy? How much is it different from the Jinling Navy?" Lu Qian asked.

"Our navy's warships are not much inferior to those of the Jinling Navy. Earlier, we were limited by the lack of soldiers, but now the transfer department has many auxiliary soldiers who can swim and swim. As long as they board the warships, they can all fight and fight."

There was a flash of heat in the eyes of the Ruan brothers.How many days and nights have their sailors been training endlessly, so what they are after is also to show off their demeanor one day?

Liangshanbo's army repeatedly conquered the city and defeated the enemy, but their navy was dragging its feet?For more than a year, compared with the glory of the Army's repeated defeats of the official army, the Navy was too gloomy.If the Ruan brothers could still be calm as the commanders of Liangshan Navy, they would not have followed Lu Qian into joining Liangshanbo in the first place.

Lu Qian also remained silent for a while, and then generously agreed.

Since there is a reason why the army and navy cannot afford to take the initiative to attack, it might as well be a pre-emptive strike yourself.

It has been more than a year since the formation of the Navy, from the lack of manpower and ships at the beginning, to the present warships and personnel.Everyone in the village can see how much effort Lu Qian put into it.

Now that the decisive battle is approaching, it is naturally time for the navy to serve Liang Shanbo. "Raising soldiers for thousands of days and using them for one hour. Now that the officers and troops are coming in a large scale, it is the autumn of my life and death in Liangshanbo, and the people in my cottage should serve everyone."

Now when I asked Fan Rui again, it wasn't to ask the Secretary of Xuanzheng under his leadership to exert his strength, but to ask about the recent wind and rain in Liang Shanbo.There is a saying that the wind wins against the wind, and the current wins against the current. Among the many essentials of water warfare, the weather is very important.As early as when Fan Rui went up the mountain, Lu Qian told him to pay attention to the wind and rain in Liangshan Park, so that it would be useful for marching and fighting in the future.

In the past, astronomy and weather had little to do with it, but now it is necessary to ask about water battles.

"So that my brother can rest assured. I look at the sky, and it will be sunny and sunny in the next few days." The battle in the inner lake is not like a sea battle. A sea battle depends entirely on the wind. It's hard to arrive in ten days.However, in the battle of Neihu, rivers and rivers, in addition to wind and water, it relies more on human paddling.

Lu Qian felt relieved, so he ordered the land and water troops and sent them to Shigou Town together.At the same time, he secretly summoned Shi Qian and ordered him to do this and this.

The movement of the Liangshan Army's water troops and horses could not be concealed from Shigou Town.Yang Wen, Xiang Yuanzhen, and Liu Menglong gathered together, led by Yang Wen, because this Yang Wen came from a famous family, although he was from a remote family, he was at least a descendant of the Yang family.But Xiang Yuanzhen was much more ordinary.

I just asked Du Niang to find out that Yang Wen had a storybook [origin], like Wang Huan and Xu Jing. "The Story of Yang Wen's Roadblock" is also the earliest published storybook "Qingpingshantang Storybook" A famous piece in the collection of novels.Early storytellers had detailed settings for the character of Yang Wen: a native of Hedong, born in Bianliang, and the distant brother of Yang Zhi, the green-faced beast after Yang Linggong.His grandfather, Yang Wensu, was a cousin of Yang Wenguang, and his father was Yang Chongli. He was the eldest son and was known as Yang Sanguanren. He was nicknamed "Blocker" and had strong martial arts skills.

And what about Xiang Yuan Town?Xu also has a background and a reputation, but Du Niang doesn't take him in, so the author doesn't know.Then he was ranked under Yang Wen.Although this guy was one of the four generals who broke through the siege in the original book, Yang Wen was captured.

I heard that the detailed reports came to report that the Liangshanbo army was operating, and a cavalry army came ashore from the Lijiadao crossing.The three raised their spirits.

Those soldiers and horses sent out the sentry boats, so that at dawn the next day, none of the bandits at Liangshan Po was found, but the three of Yang and Wen received the police call from the back road first.But the canal channel fourteen or five miles south of Shigou Town was blocked by people overnight.

Liu Menglong jumped up and down in anger, cursing that Jeju was full of traitors and they should all be punished.Yang Wen and Xiang Yuanzhen also looked pale.

The canal waterway is one of their retreats. If Liangshanbo's water battle is unfavorable, it would be a good idea for them to retreat into the canal to rest.

Don't think that this is the Southern Route Army seeking death. In fact, the warships entering the canal can become the Great Wall on the water.This warship is a city, a fortress, a chariot and a horse all rolled into one.If you fight bravely, if you defend yourself firmly, if you chase with speed and if you charge with strength, then you will be a good warship.Although the water surface of the canal is narrow and the warships are afraid of being set on fire, as long as the troops of Yang Wen and Xiang Yuanzhen are properly arranged on the shore, they will wait for Ruoyi City to meet the enemy.The water in the canal is shallow, the embankments on both sides are low and tight, and the warships are lined up like walls.But if it were the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, it would be the most ridiculous joke in the world.

They only need to retreat inward to the vicinity of Rencheng County, separate a group of soldiers and horses to guard Rencheng, and another group of soldiers and horses to prepare for battle in the canal, forming horns of each other, how can they be defeated by the enemy?
Yang Wen and Xiang Yuanzhen are both conceited people, but they don't think that the elite soldiers under their command will be inferior to a gang of bandits.Xiang Yuanzhen also fought against Xu Ning's troops that day, but Xu Ning was afraid of having too many soldiers and did not dare to fight hard, which made Xiang Yuanzhen feel a little contemptuous.

In addition, it is to fight and retreat, and retreat to Jeju City.This is also a method;
Another method is to ask Liu Menglong's troops to retreat to Jeju City alone, and Yang Wen and Xiang Yuan's troops to retreat to Rencheng.

The three generals are full of self-confidence, thinking that their own soldiers are not inferior to others.Now I suddenly heard that one of the back roads has been cut off, and the fight is yet to come, isn't it because the bandits are plotting against them and want to wipe out their own army?
Everyone was furious, thinking that their family was underestimated by the thieves.

(End of this chapter)