Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 527 Unexpected Attack in the Rain
The twenty-ninth chapter unexpectedly braved the rain to attack

The heavy rain is pouring, and the rain curtain unites the sky and the earth.The officers and men of the Zheng Army on the wall of Yanshi City looked vigilantly at the Tang Army camp in the distance, but the sight was not wide enough. Only a hundred steps away, there was a vast expanse of whiteness, and the ears were filled with the sound of wind and rain. Voice.

Since the whole army rushed to Yanshi with light clothes, the tents of the generals of the Zheng army were not enough, and most of them built a straw shed to make do with it. Under this heavy rain, not to mention the grass shed, there were not many tents that did not leak.The drainage facilities in Yanshi City are not good, and not all the barracks are set up in high places in the city. Some places are flooded, and most of the soldiers have not slept all night. The camp was already in chaos, and it was a bit lucky not to bomb the camp on the spot.It rained heavily all night, and almost everyone's clothes were wet, especially the rain-wet armor, which was cold and sticky, making them very uncomfortable.

The generals of the Zheng army standing on the city wall looked enviously at the Tang army camp outside the city, but there has been no movement so far.The camp of the generals of the Tang army was built on a shallow hill. Although the rain was heavy, they would not be able to flood them. Moreover, their tents looked brand new, so there was no need to worry about rain leakage.

Indistinctly, thick smoke has risen from the Tang army camp, making the vision even more blurred.A lieutenant of Zheng Jun scolded angrily: "Damn it, our brothers are destined for this. You see, he sleeps comfortably and eats deliciously..."

At this moment, there was a clang and clang in the rain, and all the generals of the Zheng army stood up in awe. Not long after, Wang Shiyun brought his personal guards to the gate tower and asked, "Is there any movement in the Tang army's camp?"

The captain hurriedly reported: "Reporting to His Royal Highness King Qi, there is no change in the Tang army's camp. Seeing the smoke rising, they should be making breakfast!"

Wang Shiyun nodded and said: "Order the generals in charge to change shifts every hour!"

The soldiers of the Zheng army were so moved that they wanted to cry. After being exposed to the heavy rain for an hour, they were as cold as their bones. Standing on guard for two hours is simply not human work.

Wang Shiyun always felt that something was wrong, but it was a pity that the vision in the rain curtain was too poor to see clearly the movement of the Tang army's camp.Wang Shiyun thought for a while and said, "Hang a few people down with a hanging basket, and go to the Tang army camp to have a look!"

More than a dozen soldiers of the Zheng army who were dispatched got into the hanging basket cursingly and slowly fell into the city. They moved towards the Tang army camp anxiously, and entered the Tang army camp within a stone's throw.

A soldier of the Zheng Army holding a knife handle said to the leader, "Han Tou, let's really go scouting!"

The leader said: "Do we brothers have a choice? It's not like you don't know how ruthless the Wang is. Dong Liuzi from the front camp just made a few complaints and was beaten to death. Listen to Cao Dazui Say, Dong Liuzi doesn't have a whole body of good bones!"

Hearing this, the surrounding soldiers of Zheng Jun were so frightened that they felt like urinating.

"Even if we go, I'm afraid we will be chopped down by Tang Jun!"

"I'm afraid, who's food is not for food?" The gang leader said: "Tang Jun can't shoot arrows now. Watching them raise their knives, we will surrender!"

All the soldiers moved forward timidly, and finally reached the gate of the Tang Army's camp.The gang leader saw that the soldiers of the Tang army standing in front of the battalion turned out to be scarecrows, wearing leather armor and holding knives and guns.

"Hey... Tang Jun is so fucking generous, even standing guard is fake!"

"Han Tou, there seems to be something wrong. These Tang Juns really fell asleep, right?"

The face of the gang leader surnamed Han changed slightly, he bent down to pick up a piece of mud, kneaded it into a ball, and threw it into the camp. Unfortunately, except for the sound of rain, there was still no movement.

Mr. Han said: "Tang Jun may have escaped, so go in and have a look!"

All the soldiers hurriedly moved away the rejected horses and rushed in.Ruoda’s big camp of the Tang Army had already been emptied by people, and many tents were surrounded by mud to form stoves, and the wheat straw and straw laid by the soldiers were placed in the stove in the center of the tents to burn.

In some tents, there are still pots hanging from the stove, in which large pieces of bones are boiled, and the pot still emits an attractive fragrance.

When Wang Shiyun learned about the reconnaissance situation, he was shocked and screamed: "What? The Tang army's camp is already empty?"

Chief Han nodded emphatically and said: "Reporting to His Royal Highness, if there is even half a word of lies in the humble position, you will cut off my head!"

As far as Chen Ying is concerned, he really never thought that his troops would cross the river directly to the city of Luoyang.

Originally, when Sun Jingchu died, there were only dozens of tank boats, and all of them were small boats with hundreds of stones. If he was transporting luggage, he could barely transport three to five thousand stones.

However, Chen Ying never thought of it.Sun Jingchu actually pulled in more than 1000 boats at once, and there were fifty or sixty thousand-stone square boats.

With the opening of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal by Yang Guang, along with this Grand Canal, a new industry - Water Transport - was born.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are struggles. Gradually, a circle that lives by water transportation has formed.In the nascent industry of water transport, most of them are actually controlled by the government and family clans. However, in addition to the larger water transport fleet controlled by the clan, there are also some, such as Sun Jingchu, who own one or more water ships. Earn some hard-earned cash on shipping.

However, with the great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the 36 roads rebelled against the king, and the 72 roads dusted and smoked. They controlled one or more sections of the canal, and this waterway also came to a standstill.These canal workers themselves had no arable land, lost their work in water transport, and their lives were also in trouble.

It wasn't until three months later that Sun Jingchu, who was about to become a trouser, suddenly became rich. Many boat bosses came to Sun Jingchu to fight the autumn wind. Only then did they know that Sun Jingchu was originally a disciple of the Hou Mochen family. Resurrected, Hou Mo and Chen Qian will become the Tang Guanglu doctor, Chen Ying will become the champion general of the Tang Dynasty, the guests of the East Palace Prince, especially Chen Ying, if Chen Ying does not make mistakes and Li Jiancheng ascends the throne in the future, then Chen Ying With his qualifications, he should properly become one of the prime ministers.

Sun Jingchu is also a very ambitious person. He wants to become the leader of water transportation and command tens of thousands of fleets in the canal.When Chen Ying sent a notice to use him, he spread the hero post and called on the boss of the good ship to come and help.

Originally, it was risky to transport military supplies for Chen Ying, but Sun Jingchu couldn't stand him. He was so good at bragging. According to him, Chen Ying became an omnipotent person, and he could also become a boy who spread wealth. As long as he helps Chen Ying this time, Chen Ying will return the favor. Theirs will be a benefit that they will not be able to use for a lifetime.

Originally, the boat bosses, who had been unable to solve the problem at home for a long time, sent three or five boats and corresponding boatmen with half-belief and suspicion.Who would have thought that Sun Jingchu would reject these boats unceremoniously, and Sun Jingchu let people out, and Boss Long Kang and Liu would bring people and boats over immediately, so they shouldn't be ashamed.

Boss Liu of Longkang was originally the son of a doctor in the Ministry of Industry of the Sui Dynasty. The Liu family of Longkang was also a big family of Longkang. When he entered the water transport industry, he also ordered more than [-] water transport ships at one time, becoming a well-known water transport business.

The bosses of the boats didn't know about Sun Jingchu's direct lineage. Seeing that the Liu family planned to intervene in this water transportation, they felt very safe and there should be no problem.Many ship bosses carried gifts and begged Sun Jingchu for help with a smile on their faces. Just like that, Sun Jingchu managed to lure thousands of large and small tank boats to transport supplies to the Tang army with just one mouth.

When Chen Ying learned that there were so many tank boats, he immediately changed his plan and decided to bypass Wang Shiyun and land at Mengjin, Luoyang, and take Luoyang directly. At the same time, he also ordered Liu Tong and Xunxiang to lead the newly reorganized The refugee army joined forces under the city of Luoyang.

Taking advantage of the lack of visibility due to the heavy rain, the generals and soldiers of the Tang army went hand in hand to Fotantou Ferry in the dark. By dawn, the entire Tang army was empty.

Chen Ying's more than [-] men and horses took more than [-] large and small tank boats, and marched towards Luoyang mightily.

Chen Ying and Li Xiuning boarded a large ship with a square stern of thousands of stones. In order to prevent accidents, Chen Ying also deployed more than a hundred soldiers of the Modao Army on this ship. There was a whistling noise from the wind.

The rain is slightly lighter and the wind is not weak. It is actually very dangerous to sail under such conditions.Chen Ying asked everyone else to evacuate into the cabin, and he and Zhou Qing stood under the awning and looked outside.

At this time, Li Xiuning finally believed that Chen Ying had spared no effort to rescue Li Shimin. Even if the imperial court came forward to organize more than 1000 tank boats, it would take a lot of effort.Chen Ying actually completed such a big transfer without making a sound.

Li Xiuning felt guilty that she had misunderstood Chen Ying. Seeing that Chen Ying's armor was already wet by the rain, she used the red clay stove on the boat to cook a bowl of hot ginger soup for Chen Ying.

Li Xiuning brought ginger soup to Chen Ying and said, "Chen Lang, drink some soup to warm your body!"

Chen Ying looked at Zhou Qing and said: "There is still an hour at most. Order the ships to disembark first with the right guard of the Eastern Palace as the vanguard, and occupy the tidal flat first, followed by the Modao Army!"

A small sentinel boat approached the big ship slowly. At the bow of the boat was a sturdy young man in a short cardigan. In other words, General Chen is busy with military affairs now, I really don't know if I have time to see you!"

There is a saying that there are people in the court who are good at being officials, and in fact it is the same in doing things.If there is no strong backer, it is really difficult to do things, especially those who run water transport, and the various government offices along the canal have torn them down. The water transport ships controlled by those aristocratic clans are not only exempt from inspection, but also do not need to hand over Taxes, not only save time and effort, but also don't have to worry about being made things difficult by those tricksters.

But they were born in a humble background, even if they wanted to hold their thighs, they had no chance, and those aristocratic clans saw the huge profits of water transportation, and wished to swallow them up with their boats.

At this time, Sun Jingchu pointed out a bright way for them to take refuge in Hou Mochen's family.Although it is said that the Hou Mochen family is no longer as distinguished as it was in the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties, as a veteran Guanzhong nobleman, the Hou Mochen family still needs to be looked up to like a mountain in their eyes. The difference between the six generals.

In fact, Chen Ying was not among the top sixteen Wei generals in the Tang army at this time.But under the sixteen guards, there is still not enough his champion general, there is also a hussar general, and after that is the champion general.In fact, in terms of military status, Chen Ying could barely enter the top [-] at this time, belonging to a senior general with a surname.

The boat approached Chen Ying's boat, and Sun Jingchu revealed his identity nervously. At the critical moment, Guo Luo appeared, and Guo Luo said very politely: "Commander Sun is here, and I'll show you the way."

When the bosses of the boats heard that Guo Luo called Sun Jingchu the commander-in-chief, they knew that he was still an official, and he looked not small.Sun Jingchu did not point out that his official was from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and was not recognized in the Tang Dynasty at all. Moreover, this official was actually the seven-life military officer in charge of one hundred people, equivalent to the little brigade commander in the Tang Dynasty.

Guo Luo led the people up the deck along the rope ladder, and looked at the soldiers of the Modao Army standing on the deck like javelins. Chen Yingdao in the upper cabin: "That is my great general..."

Sun Jingchu looked over to Chen Ying, and saw Chen Ying in black armor, standing in front of a group of generals, with his hand on the hilt of a horizontal knife, giving orders. He pulled out the horizontal knife, used the tip of the knife as a pen, and wrote instructions on the deck with strokes and gestures. He only asked others to understand his intentions before letting them do things.

Chen Ying is much younger than expected; Chen Ying has just passed the weak crown, but his deeds and prestige will give others the illusion.Even though he is so young, the way he tells others to listen carefully makes him look very authoritative. In fact, being guarded by more than a hundred Modao soldiers, even the stupid son of a landlord's family will feel Very prestigious.

Sun Jingchu noticed that someone next to him mentioned that Chen Ying should look this way, he hurriedly saluted, reported his family name, and said: "Sun Jingchu, my servant, pays homage to the Lord..."

"Oh, I thought you guys would come here a few days later. Was the journey peaceful?" Chen Ying walked over and held Sun Jingchu's arm, asking him not to make such a big salute.

"How dare Jingchu delay the Lord's military affairs?" Sun Jingchu said, looking around.

"Let's go in so we can talk..." Chen Ying smiled and said, "You really helped me a lot!"

Facing the boss of the boats, Chen Ying did not put on airs as a champion general, thanked everyone for their help in a very peaceful manner, and promised everyone that Hou Mo and Chen Ying would ensure their safety on the canal in the future.The bosses of the boats left with a thousand thanks.

At this time, Meng Jindu also arrived.

I don't know if it was because of the weather or because of negligence.There was no Zheng army guarding the Mengjin Ferry. Instead, Luo Shixin and Zhang Shigui led more than [-] hooked and spear cavalry to form a tight defense line ten miles away from the ferry.

The soldiers of the Tang army disembarked one by one and braved the rain to board the ferry. They formed a combat formation directly at the ferry and advanced one by one.Chen Ying and Li Xiuning went ashore in the first wave. Chen Ying didn't wait for all the troops to go ashore, but waited for the Donggong Youwei to disembark before the Modao army went ashore. Chen Ying slowly put on the metal hood and straddled his horse. , reining in the reins with one hand, pulling out the saber with the other, roaring: "All generals, Chen Ying and you will go forward together, kill the king's thief, and restore Luoyang."

Swing a knife to issue an marching order.

The sound of war drums resounded through the ground, and the cavalry with hooks and spears advanced slowly. Generally speaking, after the main general of the fish-scale formation was in the center, Chen Ying commanded the battle between the two square formations on the second floor, moving forward with the formation. The front line was blocked, and Chen Ying himself was about to meet the enemy.Although dangerous, it also aroused the high morale of the generals.

"Dong dong..." The war drum resounded through the earth, as if God was stimulated by the war drum, and the rain became more urgent, lightning and thunder flashed in the sky from time to time, and the sight was even worse.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and it seems to have a tendency to pour down.At the foot of Mang Mountain, Zheng Jun hadn't realized that the danger was approaching, and the lightning and thunder became the best cover for Chen Ying's army.

A lieutenant of Zheng Jun vaguely felt that something was wrong. He rubbed his eyes, trying to see through the scene behind the rain, but a flash of lightning illuminated the sky, and the dense army of black armor and black armor was sweeping down like a black torrent.

"Enemy attack...Enemy attack!"

"Pfft..." A cold light flashed, and Douda's head rolled to the ground like a ball, and the cry stopped abruptly.

PS: The two updates are [-] words, do you want to add more tomorrow?

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