Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1363 Jingping Navy II

On the magnificent sea.

The warships of the Wu Army were linked together by huge iron chains, and despite the howling waves, they were always as stable as the ground. On the largest building boat, He Qi, who was tall and somewhat gentle, was gazing into the distance.

"Has the scout ship not found it yet?"

He Qi frowned, he was ordered to suppress the bandits, and fought all the way from Jiaozhou to the north in circles, starting from Dongzhi City to fight against pirates, there were more than twenty battles, big or small.

It is precisely because they have fought against each other that they can truly feel that these pirates are extraordinary.

It's definitely not ordinary thieves.

These people looked lazy, but they fought in an orderly manner. Whether it was arranging troops or responding from head to tail, they were obviously not those bandits who gathered to fight and retreat.

It definitely looks like an elite soldier.

But here is the East China Sea.

Although Jiangdong can't cross the sea, Jiangdong's warships are the best in the world, and he has absolute control over the coastline, especially the large docks that have been established in Wujun and Kuaiji in recent years.

Except for the elite navy led by Zhou Yu in Neijiang, most of the warships were supplied to him, and he formed a naval combat force on the sea line by himself.

Generally, most of the people who sail at sea are those daring maritime merchants. Some go to North Korea, some go to Japan, and some go to Liaodong, which communicates by sea, to communicate with each other.

Most of these are mainly from the Jiangdong aristocratic family, and only they have the ability to form a sea transport team.

But these people, when they encounter warships, they can only flee, and it is impossible for them to dare to fight with the Jiangdong navy.

As for the pirates who can plunder Kuaiji, so far, He Qi has not figured out the origin, but in his heart, there is a guess that even he can't believe it.

This guess comes from Jiaozhou.

In the past, people in Jiaozhou had rumors that there was a navy force in the south of Jiaozhou. It is not clear where they came from. Some people said they came from outside the region.

It is also said that it was the soldiers and horses of Shi Xie, the prefect of Jiaozhi who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

But it has always been just rumors and has not been confirmed, and they have not conducted a raid on the eastern part of Jiaozhou, so they did not investigate this army.

It wasn't until these two years that a group of powerful pirates suddenly appeared in the East China Sea area, capable of plundering cities in Jiangdong, and He Qi began to investigate.

But the more I searched, the more I felt that this wave of pirates was unfathomable.

"General, the waves have been fierce these two days, and more than one-fifth of the scout ships released have been damaged. There is no way to expand the scope of the current investigation, and there is no news at all!"

A general stood beside He Qi and answered with cupped hands.

This general was named Lu Dai.

Lu Dai, styled Dinggong, was born in Hailing, Guangling. He joined Wu State because of the chaos in the south, and then followed He Qi to attack Changsha. Although he lost the battle of Changsha, he was favored by He Qi and promoted to the rank of captain and took charge of the first battalion. main force.

"Continue to release the scout ship!"

He Qi gritted his teeth, now he has no better way to find these people, he knows that the West Sea Bandit should be among the islands in front of him.

But the range is too large, and his strength is not enough to carry out a large-scale raid on this island.

And he dared not divide his troops.

Because in the waters outside Dongzhi City, he suffered a loss once. Although he didn't lose much of his strength, he was indeed caught off guard once by these pirates.

So be careful.

"promise!"

Lu Dai nodded.

"Report!"

While they were discussing the strategic deployment, a scout waved his troops: "General, in the southeast direction, in the sea area eighty miles away from our army, a pirate was found!"

"How many troops?"

He Qi's eyes lit up suddenly, and he asked.

The purpose of his invitation to fight against the bandits is to eliminate the troubles in the southeast sea. He will never let any bandits go, so if there is any discovery, he will destroy it.

"There are about [-] warships, most of which are fighting ships, and there is also a building ship among them!"

"what?"

He Qi's pupils narrowed slightly. In the previous annihilation battle, although he had entangled with the main force of the pirates, he only found some battleships and no large ships.

There are not many princes in the world who can build warships of the same size as building ships. The princes in the north do not have such technology, and in the south, I am afraid that only Jingxiang has been captured and Jingxiang is built. The workshop fully accepted the Southwest.

"General, this group of water bandits may not be easy!"

Lu Dai said in a low voice.

"No matter what, we have to destroy them first!" He Qi took a deep breath: "Nowadays the great man has lost his deer, and the whole world is chasing after him. It will inevitably drag the main force of our Wu army here, which is not conducive to the general situation, so even if we pay casualties, we must destroy them!"

His eyes were firm: "Here's an order, the whole army will attack, and this bandit will be suppressed!"

"promise!"

The generals took the lead.

"woo woo woo woo!!!!"

The horn is blowing, and the warships of all ministries are starting...

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Eighty miles away, by the pier of a small island.

Huang Zuai did not hesitate to hold the binoculars in his hands, staring ahead, scanning seascapes one after another, and finally put away the binoculars with a sense of satisfaction.

Then open the pocket watch.

Pocket watches are military supplies, and they will be given priority to the generals of the Wu army. At present, generals above the military marquis will have a pocket watch in their hands, this is to ensure the coordination of combat time.

"Sir General, news has been sent from the scout ship that the main warship of the Wu army has indeed started, and it is now heading towards us. Based on the current wind direction and sailing speed, they will appear within two hours at most. Here we are!"

A lieutenant came up and reported.

"It's so good, lest I go to provoke them again, I immediately sent an order to the various ministries to prepare to board the ship and anchor. After two quarters of an hour, the main force of our battalion will go south!"

Huang Zu squinted his eyes and said: "Order to go on, all warships must follow the building boats, the speed should not be too fast, they must be held back!"

His goal is to lure the enemy.

He has only one main battalion.

But for this strategy of luring the enemy, Gan Ning gave him a total of fifteen double-toothed battleships.

You know, there are only about ten fighting ships in the first battalion, and there are two or three fighting ships in Neijiang, most of which are warships.

But at sea, fighting ships are the main force, and warships cannot withstand the waves, and it is very difficult to fight. Most of them are mainly auxiliary warships and scout warships.

And at sea, unlike Neijiang, the main force of a battalion must have a building boat as a standard to ensure navigation. If there is no building boat to press the bottom of the tank, I am afraid that a wave will come and wipe out the entire army.

This time, in order to let them complete the strategy of luring the enemy, Gan Ning also gave them some battleships from each battalion, there were fifteen battleships, one building boat, and six or seven warships.

With such a scale, it is no problem to equip two battalions, but they are mainly to lure the enemy and reduce the weight of the hull in order to be faster.

"promise!"

The military princes of all ministries bowed their hands and took orders.

"Jiangdong Navy, after I finish the task, I will compete with you!" Huang Zu smiled coldly, turned his head and entered the cabin of the building boat.

It was a foregone conclusion that he surrendered to the Southwest, not to mention that Jing Xiang was unable to stand up now, even if Liu Biao was resurrected, I am afraid that it would not shake his mood. The establishment of the Ming Kingdom gave him hope.

The strength of the Ming country made him even more confident in the statement that the Ming would replace the Han.

For the Jiangxia Huang family, he needs to make contributions.

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Zhoushan Islands, north.

Gan Ning is reading a book, reading books on military affairs, he was born in a country gentry, but he is in the world, he didn't like to read books before, he likes to be with a group of rangers, and enjoys friendship and enmity.

But ever since he became the captain of the Jingping Navy, he has picked up books.

Most of the time, I read military books to make up for my previous laziness and insufficiency, and to enrich my knowledge of the art of war. Only with more sufficient military knowledge can I support myself in this position.

"Master Zhonglang, the news from General Huang Zucan has begun to lure the enemy, and they have already left their camp and headed south!"

The scout entered the cabin and reported with hands folded.

"Ok!"

Gan Ning responded indifferently: "Explore again!"

"promise!"

"Immediately order someone to invite General Cai Mao, Sima of the right army!"

"promise!"

When Cai Mao walked into the cabin, his heart beat a little faster, the general was about to open it, Huang Zu received the task, but he was held down all the time.

Jingzhou is dead.

Cai Tu has risen in the Cai Clan, and his influence as the head of the family has been weakening day by day, which naturally makes him unwilling. Since he has served Mu Ming, what Cai Tu can do, he can also do.

He also needs to build a career.

"Cai Sima, sit down!"

Gan Ning respected Cai Mao very much.

At the beginning, he invited Jingping Navy to Cai Hao and Huang Zu, a group of very important generals from Jingzhou, but he abolished many favors, and even handed over two Zhang Yuns.

He recognized Cai Mao's ability very much. A general who was able to command the main force of the Jingzhou navy was a famous general who was absolutely proficient in water warfare.

"General Zhonglang, you don't need to be polite!" Cai Mao said in a low voice: "What happened in the past is in the past, and today's Mao is a general under the command of General Zhonglang, but there is a military order, so there is no way to resist!"

"Cai Sima, when I invited you out of Yudu due to the overwhelming pressure, I naturally believed you!" Gan Ning said, "Jingping Navy is the Ming army's number one water combat force. My task is arduous, so I need the help of Zeiss Ma!"

"General Zhonglang, please give the order!"

Cai Hao's eyes lit up, he stepped back half a step, and stood by.

Although he used to be the governor of Jingzhou to unify countless naval forces, but now he can clearly recognize the fact that now he is just a military commander.

If Gan Ning trusts him, he will have the ability to develop and have the opportunity to make contributions. If Gan Ning doesn't trust him and leaves him idle, he will never be able to get ahead.

He absolutely does not want to float on this sea for the rest of his life.

"I have heard a lot about Cai Sima's ability, so in this battle, I ask Cai Sima to be the vanguard!"

Gan Ning stood up, walked to the battle cabin, looked at the huge sand table: "We must first go north, then take down the Yangtze River Estuary, and then fight from the Yangtze River Estuary to Jianye City."

"Two requests!"

"First, keep secret. It is best to avoid the guard posts that can be avoided, and march at night and day. If you encounter them, you must annihilate them all, and no one can leak the news!"

"Second, speed!"

"We don't have much time. Although the Violent Bear Navy has helped us attract all the attention, Wu Guo has ruled Jiangdong for many years, and his roots are deep-rooted. His eyes are all over the world, even on both sides of the Yangtze River. There are many fishing boats fishing. There are many people. The opportunity we finally got, must not be exposed because of these problems!"

"so!"

In the end, Gan Ning concluded, "We need to divide our troops into two groups!"

"The soldiers are divided into two groups?"

Cai Mao frowned: "Once the troops are divided, how can we ensure that we advance and retreat together?"

Without going out of the inland, he would never have discovered that the sea is so magnificent, and the sea is too magnificent, which is also a problem.

Distinguishing directions and delivering messages are all problems.

At present, there are not many solutions to these problems, which also led to the fact that Jingping's navy is only half a bucket of water at sea. Otherwise, with their soldiers coming, they would have directly dealt with He Qi in the first place.

"No need to advance and retreat together!"

Gan Ning said: "Our strategic deployment is to attack in two groups. You lead the first battalion, the second battalion, the third battalion, the fourth battalion, and the main force of the fourth battalion. The main force of the ship will be postponed, and it is not going to board the ship from Jianye, but to land on Jiangcheng east of Jianye!"

"But isn't our purpose to beat Jianye City?"

Cai Mao frowned.

The task Mu Jing gave them was to encircle Wei and save Zhao, to attack Jianye, no matter whether they could get through or not, they would eventually recruit Jiangdong soldiers and horses to help, and King Qin would reinforce Jianye.

At that time, the main force of the Wu army who is still attacking Wu will retreat without fighting.

Based on their strategic deployment, when the whole army is approaching Jianye City, it is best to join forces with the Violent Xiong Navy, and then storm Jianye City. In this way, the mighty momentum will surely shake the country of Wu.

But if the main force hadn't landed from Jianye City, all the impact would be different.

As a result, it was somewhat inconsistent with their initial strategic deployment.

"wrong!"

Gan Ning raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Cai Sima, we have seized this opportunity with great difficulty. You think we are just pretending to frighten Jiangdong and let them withdraw the troops that attacked our Ming country. Is that enough?"

"What does General Zhonglang mean?"

"To come and not to go is to be rude!" Gan Ning said in a low voice with an indomitable momentum, "Since we have already reached Jianye City, I want to break this city!"

"This one……"

Cai Mao couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air.

He didn't expect that Gan Ning's ambition was so strong that he wanted to break through Jianye City. Although the main force of the Wu army is gone in Jianye, Jianye is the capital of Wu after all.

Jianye's defense is not weak.

Once they are unable to capture Jianye, what awaits them will be besieged by the main force of the Wu army and die. At that time, it may be too late to retreat, and the entire army will be wiped out under the city of Jianye.

"Cai Sima, you are a surrendered general, and so am I. Although I surrendered earlier than you, in the eyes of many direct descendants, I am the same as you!"

Gan Ning looked at Cai Mao, if it was a few years ago, he would not even have the qualification to talk to Cai Mao, but now, Cai Mao is his general, and he is the chief general, he has the qualification to be condescending and motivate Cai Mao.

"If we don't have a record, we won't be able to gain a foothold in the Ming Kingdom!"

"We are hanging overseas. It's okay that His Majesty still trusts me now, but if one day His Majesty forgets about us, is there any meaning for us to exist?"

Gan Ning said softly: "If we have no record, we have nothing. If we want to gain a foothold in the Ming Kingdom, we must take a risky battle and make a great impact. Who in the world would dare to underestimate us, even if it is a direct descendant of the Ming Kingdom. Who can despise us!"

His sound aroused Cai Mao's inner fighting spirit.

People are always unwilling to be mediocre.

Especially a person who was originally born noble will not allow himself to become mediocre. He will not be willing to spend his whole life in mediocrity. Only his achievements can make him stand up again.

"Does Zhonglang have confidence?"

Cai Mao asked.

"I don't have confidence, but I have determination!" Gan Ning said calmly, "If I don't succeed, I will become benevolent. If I want to die in battle, I will be the first to die in Jianye City!"

"Based on this sentence, I trust General Zhonglang!"

Cai Mao cupped his hands: "I would like to fight!"

"it is good!"

Gan Ning laughed loudly: "Now the main force of the Wu army has taken the bait, and General Huang Zu has already attracted them. At this time, it is best for us to leave this island. The strength of your four vanguard battalions will disappear after nightfall." , Immediately pull out the camp and set off. After the vanguard enters the river, I will arrive later. After your soldiers arrive at Jianye, you don’t have to wait for our soldiers to directly attack the moat around Jianye. You must attack fiercely to attract all their attention , As for the rest, leave it to me, the day my soldiers come, is the time when Jianye breaks the city!"

(End of this chapter)