Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 204 Darkness Chencang (please subscribe!)
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"What exactly does this group of Song Jun want to do?"

Looking at the tragedy on the battlefield, as well as the blood-stained pier and sea water, Zheng Zhichang said angrily!

After fighting for five days and five nights, seeing the god arm crossbow and bed crossbow, if they still can't guess that the enemy is not the Japanese army but the Song army, then their IQ is really worrying!

While watching the fighting on the battlefield, Wu Yanchong seemed to be making up his mind.

Seeing that no one answered his question, Zheng Zhichang knew that this group of Qiuba just didn't care about fighting, no matter why they were fighting, so telling them these things was like playing the piano with the cow.

Zheng Zhichang came to Wu Yanchong's side and said: "Old General, this battle can no longer be fought like this. It has been five days and five nights. Our casualties are nearly ten collars, and we are still the main army, but we have never been able to land. This continues. , I will definitely return without success..."

Wu Yanchong pointed to the Liangshan army on the opposite side and asked Zheng Zhichang: "Has the marshal seen it?"

Zheng Zhichang was startled, and then looked in the direction of Wu Yanchong's finger.

After watching for a long time, Zheng Zhichang was not too sure: "Could it be...they are not as good at fighting as they were in the previous two days?"

Wu Yanchong asked without answering, "Do you know why?"

Zheng Zhichang thought for a while, and said, "Their veterans have suffered too many casualties, and they recruited new recruits, so their strength has declined?"

Wu Yanchong said: "Not only did they recruit recruits, they also recruited a lot of untrained farmers."

Zheng Zhichang thought of a possibility, and said, "Are they running out of soldiers?"

Wu Yanchong nodded and said, "There is such a possibility."

Zheng Zhichang said happily: "Does that mean that we can get through here soon, then go to the island, and then wipe out this group of Song troops?"

Wu Yanchong was silent for a while, then shook his head, and said: "I don't know what's going on with this group of Song soldiers, but their will to fight is extremely tenacious, even the supplementary civilian husbands are like this. It is possible, don’t forget, there are 10,000+ people on this island, that is to say, they can get a steady stream of supplements.”

Even the veteran of hundreds of battles said that, Zheng Zhichang couldn't help panicking, and said: "Then... what should I do? Continue to grind meat with them in this flesh and blood mill?"

Wu Yanchong said: "Marshal, do you remember that I told you that there are three landing places on this island?"

Zheng Zhichang reacted for a while, and then said: "Could it be that the old general wants to meet the luck of that narrow escape?"

Wu Yanchong looked at the brave and fearless soldiers in Liangshan who were fighting back against the Gaoli arrow rain, and said: "I'm afraid it will be impossible if you don't collide. Although the military quality of this group of Song soldiers is not as good as that of the Jurchen elite, their fighting will is The old are only seen in their lifetime."

Zheng Zhichang agreed: "This group of Song soldiers are indeed brave, and they are not afraid of life and death at all. I really don't know how their commander trained them." Xingweiwei's main army is not bad, with such heavy casualties, they are still able to fight, it really deserves to be the army started by Taizu."

Wu Yanchong didn't answer Zheng Zhichang's words. Wu Yanchong, who knows the army better, has already seen that the infantry of the left and right guards and Xingweiwei are almost at their limit. There is no need to fight more. Fight with this intensity for another day and night. If you still can't see Seeing the hope of a breakthrough, these two elites will collapse in all likelihood, which is one of the reasons why Wu Yanchong is ready to take the risk of hiding Chencang from Lishui and Mokpo.

Wu Yanchong said: "Marshal, the key to the victory of this battle is to cover Chencang secretly from Lishui and Mokpo tonight. I want to command in person."

Zheng Zhichang asked cautiously: "Is the battle here suspended?"

Wu Yanchong shook his head and said: "Not only can't stop, but the intensity has to be increased." After a pause, Wu Yanchong explained for Zheng Zhichang: "The more violent the attack here is, the more likely it is that we will successfully covert Chen Cang."

Zheng Zhichang asked nervously: "Then... who will command the battle here?"

Wu Yanchong said: "Naturally, you, the Marshal, will command."

Hearing what Wu Yanchong said, Zheng Zhichang waved his hands again and again and said, "I can't! I can't! Let General Jin or General Han take command!"

In fact, Wu Yanchong didn't want to hand over the command to Zheng Zhichang, but Zheng Zhichang was the marshal after all. Besides, the generals of the left and right guards and Xingweiwei, that is, Jin Shang and Han Shang, were completely equal in rank and did not belong to each other. People still have some personal grievances, and it is appropriate to give the command to any one of them. In addition, and most importantly, through getting along with each other these days, Wu Yanchong can see that although Zheng Zhichang doesn't know about soldiers, he still has a sense of proportion, so Wu Yanchong Only then did he hand over the command, no, it should be returned to Zheng Zhichang.

Wu Yanchong said: "Marshal, don't worry. If there is no major incident, Marshal will be the same as before. Generals Jinshang and Hanshang will arrange how to fight."

Hearing what Wu Yanchong said, Zheng Zhichang felt a little relieved.

However, Zheng Zhichang still persuaded: "That... old general, or else... let's not make a fool of ourselves, the chances are too slim. If you always make a mistake, we will not be worth the loss. Otherwise, we will continue to attack like this for two more days. Maybe they won't be able to hold on in two days, and by then, we can drive straight in and break through the city on the island in one fell swoop."

Wu Yanchong couldn't afford to lose, or even delay.

Wu Yanchong knew too well those senior officials in the court who only knew about party struggles. If he couldn't get a decent record, those senior officials would definitely dismiss him and replace him with someone else as the deputy marshal based on the current battle situation.

He is almost sixty, and he can't wait for the next opportunity. Once this opportunity is lost, he will never even think about leading troops in his life, let alone going back to the Northwest Army to seek revenge from the Jurchens.

Therefore, Wu Yanchong said: "I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on here first. Although we still have nearly [-] guaranteed victories on our side, there are only less than [-] of the main army, and the rest are all hopefuls. The main army is guaranteed to win." More than half of the casualties have exceeded the critical line of defeat. They can continue to fight because they are the most elite army in Goryeo. However, they have also reached the brink of collapse. If they fight for another day or two, they will be defeated. If we fight again, we have to let Wang Jun win the battle, can they fight this battle of meat?"

"This……"

Even though Zheng Zhichang didn't care about warriors anymore, he also knew that Wangjun's treatment was not 01:30 worse than that of the main army. Naturally, it was impossible for him to have such a strong will to fight like the main army.

Wu Yanchong added: "Besides, it's the high tide now, and the possibility of successfully hiding Chen Cang from Lishui and Mokpo has increased a lot. In addition, the defenders are not strong enough. They should not invest too much defensive force in Lishui and Mokpo. There are no defenders at all, I think we should give it a go, Marshal, do you see?"

Hearing what Wu Yanchong said, Zheng Zhichang, who had no confidence and no assertiveness, could only say: "Then... just follow the old general's words and use the strategy of stealth."

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(End of this chapter)