The Nameless of the Common Clans

The confrontation between the Jingzhou navy and the Jiangdong army has gradually entered a full-scale confrontation. From Xiakou to Chaisang, there are small-scale naval battles every day, and the atmosphere of war has gradually become tense.

In the Xiakou Water Fort, on the high watchtower, Chen Mo looked out over the river, his eyes looking far to the east.

"According to the time, Yu Sheng and the others should also leave." Chen Mo said inexplicably.

Behind him, Xun You nodded: "According to the time, the king's edict should have been transmitted to the East China Sea long ago. Zang Ba's Qingzhou army has arrived in Guangling and can leave at any time. Your Majesty, this battle should be over."

"Yes, it should be over." Chen Mo nodded, glanced at Xun You and smiled: "I just don't know, after this battle, can the world really be peaceful?"

Xun You smiled and said: "I believe it will be."

"I hope so..." Chen Mo sighed and said nothing more. Peace in the world... This is his hope since he was young, but it is difficult to really do it.

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The border of Xuzhou, Guangling, and Hailing County is an endless ocean, where the river flows into the sea. Although Chen Mo has begun to focus on the development of sparsely populated areas in recent years, Hailing has not yet developed. The population is sparse, and there are very few houses to be seen within a hundred miles. However, a place that was rarely visited in the past has recently been stationed with a large number of troops.

"General, why did we suddenly come here to station?" After inspecting the camp, Sun Guan came to Zang Ba to report and asked about his doubts. They have been stationed in Hailing for more than a month. For 40,000 troops, daily food and drink are a huge expense. Of course, they also have expenses when they are not here, but just sending food here is a considerable expense. What are they doing?

"The king has ordered, you and I will do as he says." Zang Ba put the map on the table and looked at Sun Guan and said, "Why? You are not willing to stay here for free food and drink?"

"How can that be?" Sun Guan shook his head, "I just don't understand what the king means?"

"Of course, we are here to attack Jiangdong." Zang Ba laughed.

"Jiangdong? This river is difficult to cross. I sent people to confuse fishermen to inquire. There are heavy troops stationed at the ferry on the other side. This river is at least 20 miles long. How to cross it?" Sun Guan shook his head and said.

"The king has his own ideas." Zang Ba shook his head. He didn't understand it too well.

While the two were talking, the alarm suddenly sounded outside the camp. The two people's faces changed and they hurried out of the camp. They saw Wu Dun and Yin Li walking towards them.

"What happened?" Zang Ba frowned and asked. There would be no enemy troops in this place where no one lives, right?

"General, a large number of ships have appeared on the coast. Our soldiers are giving warning signals. The enemy seems to have no intention of stopping and is approaching the shore!" Wu Dun frowned.

"Let's go and have a look!" Zang Ba took the reins handed over by his personal guard, got on his horse, and led everyone out of the camp and came to the coast. The fleet was approaching. From a distance, a huge ship could be seen. It was hard to tell how big it was at the moment, but from a distance, it looked like a small mountain approaching the shore. Around the huge ship, there were 12 warships. Although they looked much smaller visually, they were also much larger than ordinary ships. They just looked much thinner around the huge ship.

Further out, the densely packed ships were so numerous that it was impossible to count them at once. When you got closer, you could see that there were crossbows on the ships, which made people's scalps numb.

"General, this is our flag!" Sun Guan suddenly pointed at the other side's flag and shouted.

Zang Ba looked over when he heard that many ships had big flags with the Chinese characters "Ming" on them, which made Zang Ba feel relieved. However, just in case, Zang Ba still sent someone to take a boat to confirm the other party's identity.

But before the ship went out to sea, a speedboat was already speeding towards this side.

"Don't do it!" Seeing that many soldiers subconsciously raised their bows and arrows, Zang Ba shouted hurriedly.

When the warship approached the shore, Zang Ba found that the warship, which seemed quite inconspicuous on the sea, was three feet long and about one foot wide when viewed from close up. There was a cabin inside, and the crossbow on the board was not small. More than ten people stood on the ship and it felt quite spacious.

"I am Zhao Qian, a lieutenant under the command of General Zhengdong. I am here to hand over the order to the Hailing garrison!" A general jumped off the boat, took out a document from his arms and looked at the people around him and said, "I wonder if General Zang Ba is here?"

"I am!" Zang Ba motioned everyone to make way, and a personal guard stepped forward to take the letter and handed it to Zang Ba.

Zang Ba opened the letter and confirmed the seal before reading the document. The document was written by Chen Mo, and all actions of the Hailing garrison were commanded by Yu Sheng.

"That's right." Zang Ba nodded, accepted the document, looked at the fleet approaching in the distance, and asked, "Is General Yu Sheng on the ship?"

"Yes, we will stop here for a day in the near future." Zhao Qian bowed and said.

Zang Ba nodded and asked people to start cleaning the port so that Yu Sheng's fleet could dock.

A quarter of an hour later, the mighty ships began to dock at the shore. Zang Ba finally understood why such a huge ferry was built in this remote place. Ordinary ferry could not accommodate these ships, especially the largest one. When approaching, the ship hull that was taller than the city wall made Zang Ba intuitively feel what it meant to be small. How could such a big ship exist in the world?

Soon, Yu Sheng and Liu Yi got off the ship with their guards. Zang Ba hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I am the General of the Central Army Zang Ba, who is responsible for fighting against the enemy. I am honored to meet you, General!"

"General Zang, you don't have to be polite." Yu Sheng extended his hand to support him and said in a deep voice, "I came here on the orders of the king to defeat the Eastern Wu. The soldiers under General Zang's command must obey my orders. Are you willing, General Zang?"

"Can you please show me the king's edict?" Zang Ba bowed.

Yu Sheng nodded, took out Chen Mo's appointment and dismissal documents from his arms and handed them to Zang Ba. After Zang Ba confirmed it again, he bowed and said, "I will obey your order!"

"Very good, general, follow me." Yu Sheng said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Zang Ba agreed and followed Yu Sheng to board the main ship. After boarding the main ship, Zang Ba looked down and still couldn't help but sigh. He felt that with just this ship, he could knock over all the damn Jiangdong Navy.

The group came to the cabin. This palace-like cabin also made Zang Ba's eyes go straight.

"General, with this ship, the Jiangdong Navy is not afraid, but as far as I know, there are many hidden stakes along the river ferry. Although this warship is good, it may be difficult to dock." After Zang Ba was polite, he expressed his doubts.

"It seems that General Zang has also explored Jiangdong during this period of time, which is good." Yu Sheng smiled with satisfaction. He likes to be rigorous in doing things. Whether it is fighting or other things, he will consider everything that can be considered. Yu Sheng admires Zang Ba's attitude.

"General, you are too kind. This is the duty of a general." Zang Ba said modestly.

"Let's not talk about polite words. This time we are not going to go to the ferry along the river, but to go by sea." Yu Sheng signaled to the lieutenant general beside him, and the lieutenant general immediately spread out a sea map.

Yu Sheng took a bamboo stick and pointed at the map and said, "This time our army will not only break through Jiangdong, but also occupy Jiangdong as a whole and stop Sun Quan's counterattack. Therefore, the lord has not only prepared 100,000 naval forces, but also mobilized the general's troops here. Now most of the Jiangdong troops are concentrated in the Chaisang area. Although there are deployments along the river, our army will not go through the river ferry, but will go directly to Kuaiji by sea. The general will immediately mobilize his troops on board and familiarize themselves with the environment on the ship tonight. Tomorrow morning, they will set off for Kuaiji. We are going to stop in Juzhang. The general's troops should break through Juzhang as soon as possible, and then quickly go north to capture Shangyu and Guling, with these three counties as the base. Spread to all sides, the defenders along the river will definitely come to rescue. I will lead the navy to attack the ferry crossings in Wujun and Danyang while they are rescuing Kuaiji. Once successful, there will be 30,000 soldiers from Jiujiang who will cross the river and land. At that time, you and I will cooperate to wipe out the soldiers from the three counties, and then meet in Panyang if everything goes well! "

Zang Ba took a breath of cold air when he heard this. There are 30,000 soldiers from Jiujiang, 40,000 soldiers here, plus 100,000 navy soldiers, there are 170,000 troops here alone. If you add the 100,000 soldiers and horses that Chen Mo has in Jingxiang, Chen Mo actually mobilized nearly 400,000 troops for this southern expedition to Jiangdong, which is almost the whole country's strength.

Zang Ba suddenly felt a little sad for Sun Quan. He gathered all his strength to fight Chen Mo, but he didn't know that the soldiers and horses that Chen Mo brought were just to attract Jiangdong's attention. The real killer move was behind him!

"I obey your order!" Zang Ba said in a deep voice.

"Remember, after occupying these cities, defend first and then attack. Don't be careless. Jiangdong's generals are not mediocre. This battle is related to whether the king can pacify the troubled times. Be extremely cautious!" Yu Sheng instructed.

"General, rest assured, I understand!" Zang Ba bowed and saluted.

At that moment, Zang Ba got off the ship and asked the soldiers to board the ship. At the same time, Yu Sheng also arranged for the soldiers on the ship to rest and recuperate, leaving only the soldiers who would sail tomorrow.

There was no conversation overnight. The next morning, the mighty fleet began to move forward again, but the main ship did not set sail. It was not necessary to dispatch all the ships to transport 40,000 soldiers. Thousands of warships slowly left the coast, bypassed the garrison of Jiangdong at the estuary, and headed towards Kuaiji.

In the rear of Jiangdong, the defensive forces were mostly in Wujun and Danyang. He Qi and Quan Cong could never have dreamed that the enemy would suddenly appear in the hinterland of Kuaiji County in the rear. Although Juzhang, Guling and Shangyu were the cities of Zhong Yao, there were not many defenders, and they had never thought that the enemy would appear here. So when Zang Ba led the Qingzhou army to land and the mighty Ming army appeared here, Juzhang was easily captured by Zang Ba without any resistance. Shangyu and Guling even opened their cities and surrendered before the arrival of the Ming army. After the three cities were captured by Zang Ba without bloodshed, Zang Ba did not continue to the north, but quickly organized a defense line and counted the supplies. At the same time, based on the three cities, he quickly gathered the surrounding cities, relied on the terrain, and began to organize defense, waiting for the Jiangdong army to attack. On the other hand, after the fleet returned, Yu Sheng also began to send people to spy on the other side of the river, ready to march out and attack Jiangdong at any time...