Hu Xiaotian's words were so loud and impassioned that not only Li Yongfu's blood was boiling, but even Yu Tianxing and Liang Dazhuang, who were listening, also felt their hearts swaying, Li Yongfu said: "My lord, we must not be a turtle with a shrunken head, and after I go back, I will unite the generals to ask the Admiral to fight."
Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "Zhao Dengyun will not agree to your fight." ” Yu Tianxing on the side said: "General Li, is the Admiral asking you to strengthen the vigilance on the south bank?"
Li Yongfu nodded.
Yu Tianxing said: "Although he does not agree with you to fight, once there are Dayong soldiers landing on the south bank, you will have a reason to deal with them. ” Li Yongfu was slightly stunned, Tang Boxi's attack this time was Dongliang County, how could it be possible to land on the south bank There are more than 30,000 Dakang water troops stationed on the south bank, Tang Boxi should not want to fight on both sides.
Yu Tianxing said: "After we defeat the Yong army, there will inevitably be a part of the Yong army fleeing to the south bank, General Li only needs to lay an ambush on the opposite bank, and once the Yong army is found to be retreating, he will block the coast." ” Li Yongfu secretly thought in his heart, this scholar was confused, and in the face of the Yong army ten times their size, they still wanted to win, he still nodded and said: "If the war starts, the defense line on the south bank will inevitably become the top priority of our army, and we will never let the Yong army land from the south bank." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "There is another thing, recently there are refugees who have been evacuated to the south bank one after another, and I hope that General Li will go back to help coordinate this matter and persuade Lord Zhao to agree to the refugees entering the city." ” Li Yongfu said: "Okay, I will do my best in this matter." ” The city of Kangdu was cloudy, Qiqi hurriedly came to the Qinzheng Palace, but was stopped by Wang Qian outside the door: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the emperor is discussing a big matter with Mr.
Hong, please wait." ” Qiqi said angrily: "Get out of the way, what can be more important than the battle situation in the northern Xinjiang" She strode forward, and Wang Qian didn't dare to stop her.
I could only say helplessly: "Her Royal Highness Princess, Her Royal Highness Princess" Long Xuanen and Hong Beimo had already heard the movement outside, and Hong Beimo smiled and said, "The princess is here."
Long Xuanen sighed and said, "It must be for the affairs of Dongliang County." ” Hong Beimo nodded, at this time Qiqi had already come to them, and he didn't care about saluting the old emperor, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Dayong Tang Boxi, is preparing to attack Dongliang County.
Why didn't Wuxing County send reinforcements?"
Long Xuanen frowned and said: "Where did you get the news that we and Dayong are friends, how can they send troops to attack Dongliang County?"
Qiqi said angrily: "I just received an urgent battle report, Tang Boxi, the commander of Nanyang Water Village, gathered his water division to launch an attack on Dongliang County at any time, Dongliang County was in an emergency, and Zhao Dengyun, the commander of Wuxing County's water division, refused to send troops in the face of a request for help. ” Long Xuanen said: "There is really such a thing" Qiqi Dao: "It's true" Long Xuanen said: "You step aside, this matter is free to counteract." ” Qiqicai didn't believe that he would have a countermeasure, and said loudly: "I implore the emperor to immediately send an order, so that Zhao Dengyun can lead the sailors to support Dongliang County and jointly resist the invasion of Dayong." ” Long Xuanen sneered: "Do you want to start a war against Dayong?"
Qiqi said: "Your Majesty."
Everyone else has already been killed at the doorstep, shouldn't we resist?"
Long Xuanen said: "I said, I have my own countermeasures for this matter, so you don't have to bother. ” Qiqi said: "But" Long Xuanen's face turned pale: "It's nothing, but in the future, without my permission, you must not trespass here, otherwise I will cure you for the crime of disrespect." ” Qiqi bit her lip and stomped her foot in anger.
She knew it would be useless to keep talking, so she turned around and walked away angrily.
Long Xuanen looked at Qiqi's departing back. couldn't help but shake his head and said, "This Nizi is really spoiled by me." ” Hong Beimo said: "It was Tang Boxi's own idea to attack Dongliang County, and he wanted to take Dongliang County and give it to the new monarch Xue Daohong as a gift for his enthronement." ” Long Xuanen said: "Dongliang County was originally forced to me by them, take it away, take it away."
A wicked smile appeared at the corner of Hong Beimo's lips: "The minister only now understands why the emperor sent Hu Xiaotian to Dongliang County, and the emperor's wise ministers can't do it." ” A look of pride appeared on Long Xuanen's face, and he smiled and said, "Qiqi should have fallen in love with that kid, if Hu Xiaotian abandons the city and flees."
I will cure him for the crime of escaping, and if he sticks to the city, he will surely end up in ruin. ” Hong Beimo said: "I heard that Hu Xiaotian has broken the kettle and is ready to have a hard-fought battle with Tang Boxi's sailors. ” Long Xuanen said disdainfully: "The mantis arm is a car, and he always doesn't know whether he is alive or dead." ” Hong Beimo said: "His luck has always been good, maybe this battle may not be lost." ” Long Xuanen laughed: "How can it be that Dongliang County doesn't even have a decent team.
Just by virtue of him and those people, he can win the well-trained Dayong Water Master" He shook his head and said: "No possibility, no possibility" Qiqi walked out of the palace gate and met Zhou Ruiyuan, the prime minister who came to meet the saint, Zhou Ruiyuan hurriedly saluted her and said: "Weichen see the princess Chitose Chitose" He noticed at first glance that Qiqi's eyes were a little red, and secretly guessed that this princess should have just been wronged by the emperor.
Qiqi said: "Prime Minister Zhou, you came just in time, you go and help me persuade the emperor, so that he can immediately order the Yongjiang Water Division to send troops to help Hu Xiaotian defend the city." ” Zhou Ruiyuan frowned, sighed and said, "Your Highness, don't you understand the emperor's true intention of sending Lord Hu to Dongliang County until now?"
Qiqi gritted his teeth and said: "I know, of course I know, but I didn't expect him to be so ruthless." ” Zhou Ruiyuan looked around, lowered his voice and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, this is not a place to talk, let's talk in another place." ” The two came to Zilan Palace together, Qiqi was concerned about Hu Xiaotian's safety, and said anxiously: "Lord Zhou, you must help me this time, Dayong Tang Boxi wants to take Dongliang County, Hu Xiaotian's subordinates are short of major generals, how to compete with Dayong Water Division" Zhou Ruiyuan said: "This battle can't be fought, if Lord Hu doesn't fight and abandons the city and flees, then the emperor will inevitably condemn him, flee from the battle, and give up the country, no matter which one is a capital crime." ” Qiqi said: "But if he stays there to defend the city, it will be a dead end, how can he fight alone?"
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "So Master Hu has only one way to live. ” Qiqi sighed and said, "I'd rather he descended, at least he could save his life." ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Lord Hu has always been very lucky, maybe this time he can turn evil into good fortune." ” Qiqi said: "A person can't be lucky every time." ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The old minister thinks that Lord Hu is by no means a brave person, since he decided to defend the city, he may have a way to deal with the Yong army, the princess is now in Kangdu, and she can't mobilize the Dakang army, even if she is in a hurry, it is useless." ” Qiqi said: "If something happens to him, I will never spare Zhao Dengyun." ” The full moon is in the sky, the moonlight illuminates both sides of the Yongjiang River, the west wind is howling, Dayong Nanyang Water Village, fifty warships are lined up in a neat array, raising their sails, going down the river, the warships are waving flags, and there are soldiers with bright armor standing on the deck, Tang Boxi personally commands an army of 30,000, and he wants to take a hearty victory as a gift to the new monarch.
Tang Boxi stood at the bow of the warship, the blue-black iron armor revealed a deep reflection under the moonlight, the west wind rolled up his red cloak, wrapping his burly body like fire, Tang Boxi's face was slightly raised, looking at the bright moon in the sky, his right hand was raised, the nail leaves on his body rustled, and the thick fingers of the bones gently stroked the black beard under his chin, his heart was full of high fighting spirit, he waved his hand vigorously and said: "Let's go" Liu Yuncai came to Tang Boxi's side, hugged his fists and said: "General, I just received the latest battle report, Hu Xiaotian laid three pontoon bridges west of Xiasha Port for the evacuation of refugees, and the pontoon bridges were connected by fishing boats, it seems that they want to evacuate." ” Tang Boxi sneered: "Is it too late to withdraw now?"
Liu Yuncai said: "The three pontoon bridges are strung with iron chains, and they should use this method to block the advance of our army." ” Tang Boxi said disdainfully: "The mantis arm also dares to block the car" His eyes fell on the three armor-breaking ships at the front of the fleet, these three armor-breaking ships are the invincible weapons of Nanyang Water Village, the five-zhang length of the giant blade in the bow can easily break through the enemy's hull, Tang Boxi has been training in Nanyang Water Village for many years, and this time he took 30,000 sailors to attack Dongliang County It is really a bit of a knife to kill chickens.
But even if the victory is in hand, you can't underestimate the enemy, Tang Boxi secretly reminded himself that underestimating the enemy is a taboo in battle, and this battle must be won beautifully.
The flag hunted sounded, Tang Boxi looked up and found that the wind direction had suddenly changed, and the original west wind suddenly turned to the northwest.
Liu Yuncai said in a low voice: "The wind direction has changed" Tang Boxi nodded, no matter how careful the plan was, there would still be various unpredictable factors in the actual battle, such as the change in the direction of the wind in front of them, which would affect the speed of their fleet, and the desire to reach Dongliang County before dawn might be frustrated.
However, in the face of overwhelming absolute superiority, these small situations have no impact at all.
Liu Yuncai said: "The general should go and rest, and the subordinates of Dongliang County will wake you up." ” This night was a sleepless night for Hu Xiaotian's side, and the reports from the front had confirmed that Tang Boxi led fifty warships and more than 30,000 elite naval officers and soldiers from Nanyang Water Village, and according to their process, they could arrive in Dongliang County by tomorrow morning at the latest.
Yu Tianxing accompanied Hu Xiaotian to stand on the high post, two trebuchets had been arranged around them, a total of ten trebuchets were arranged on the high ground along the Yongjiang River, and the craftsmen who operated the trebuchets were all appointed by Hu Zhongyang, the wealthy merchant of Dongliang County spared no effort to help Hu Xiaotian in this battle to defend the city.
At this time, Xiong Tianba came to the two of them, turned over and dismounted, and said, "Third uncle, everything is ready" Hu Xiaotian nodded, and came to the Dianjiangtai below with Yu Tianxing, and Hu Xiaotian invited Yu Tianxing to sit on the Dianjiangtai.
Everyone looked at this young scholar, and they already understood from his position that Hu Xiaotian had already taken him as his military advisor, and this battle was under his full command.
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