Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 164 Impulse, Intercept Plan
Youtu returned to Yunzhou from Haizhou, and told Shi Ming's conditions in the court hall.

Emperor Zhou Cheng agreed almost without saying a word: "Isn't Shi Ming just worried that Haizhou will be in danger after Ozu Island is given to Dongbo? I promised him that I would send [-] soldiers from Yunzhou to help him defend the various areas. coastline."

"Your Majesty Shengming—"

All the officials said in unison.

Zhou Cheng looked at Youtu with a smile on his face: "You Aiqing is worthy of being my humerus! You have made great achievements this time, and I must reward you well. Tell me, what do you want!"

Youtu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, everything I do is for Da Zhou, for Your Majesty, I dare not covet rewards."

"Haha, why did You Aiqing decline! I will reward you with Shang Fang's sword!"

The corner of Prime Minister He Zhongping's mouth twitched when he heard the words, is this rewarding Shang Fang's sword?

Youtu himself didn't expect such a reward, he was stunned for a moment before he said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He didn't even want to be polite, Shang Fang's sword can cut first and play later.And except for the emperor, anyone can be beheaded.

Perhaps this sword will never be used, but it is a direct manifestation of the emperor's power, and the subjects who can get it are equivalent to sharing part of the emperor's power.

Even though Zhou Cheng, the emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, has limited influence on the country, he is the orthodox emperor after all, and he is the real emperor in terms of legal system.

Even if the governor of Bazhou in the south doesn't take him seriously, his attitude is perfunctory, but he still dare not openly confront him.No one wants to be labeled as a "rebel".

Unless it's like Su Yuan - if the emperor says you're rebelling, then you better really be rebelling.

Zhou Cheng's goal was achieved, and he was in a very good mood.

He said with a smile to the officials: "Loves, after we have reached a cooperation with Dongwo, it is hopeful that we can regain Jiangbei. Although Dongwo suffered a small setback earlier, it was because of a little underestimation of the enemy, and that Su Yuan was mean and shameless. .Once Dongwa gets serious, Su Yuan's shabby ship will be unstoppable!"

"..."

All the officials put a big question mark on this statement.

They thought to themselves, maybe the emperor's words had some truth, maybe Su Yuan was really weak in the navy.After all, his soldiers are all northerners, and they are not good at water.

But people's land battles are fierce!
Even if the Eastern Japanese can take advantage of the naval battle, how can they land in Jiangbei and help the Southern Zhou seize territory?

Once the Eastern Japanese landed on land, the Bei'an Army had to beat them until Mom didn't even recognize them...

Many people are thinking about this, but no one dares to say it in front of the emperor.They could only praise and agree to Zhou Cheng.

And there are some inconspicuous officials standing at the end of the line.

They didn't say a word, but silently recorded everything that happened in the hall.

What the emperor said, what minister said... They silently memorized it, and after they came down to court, they copied it down and handed it over to the Jiangnan family who supported them behind the scenes.

These aristocratic families who bet on both ends, received the information, and sent people to take the secret route to Jiangbj City with ease.

Su Yuan first received a letter from Chu Changning.

As he expected, Xuzhou was easily taken down, and the Chu Changning Department only suffered less than a thousand casualties.Winning a state with less than a thousand casualties is dazzling enough anywhere.

For this reason, Chu Changning, who was not satisfied, also asked for a fight again in the letter, hoping that Su Yuan would allow him to continue to lead troops to fight Qinzhou.

Su Yuan was not as anxious as Chu Changning.

First of all, the situation in Qinzhou and Xuzhou is very different.

The reason why Xuzhou was captured so quickly was also related to the fact that Xuzhou had sent half of its troops to support the capital. In addition, Song Qian ran away early and civil strife broke out in the state, so he was so weak that he was easily captured by Chu Changning.

But Qinzhou soldiers are very complete.

At the beginning, Qinzhou came to Qinzhou King's Corps. After arriving in Xuzhou, they found that the capital had fallen, so they went back again. There was no loss in soldiers.

How many people are there in the Qinzhou Corps?Judging from the summary of various informants, there are about [-].

Not too many, it is related to the population and landform of Qinzhou.

Qinzhou is located in the south of Mozhou and the west of Xuzhou. It is a state surrounded by mountains and mountains. The environment is very closed and the roads are extremely scarce.

In this kind of place, it is almost difficult for large troops to enter, so they can only slowly advance in a long line.But in this way, if the enemy is ambushing in the mountains and forests, pushing down the stones can smash your army to pieces.

If Chu Changning was rashly sent to fight with troops, if Qinzhou had a strong will to resist, Chu Changning's troops would definitely suffer heavy casualties, which Su Yuan didn't want to see.

It is inevitable to bleed to death in war, but it is better to have fewer deaths, so he does not intend to agree to Chu Changning.

He wrote a reply letter, telling Chu Changning that he would not go to Qinzhou for the time being, and asked him to stabilize first and manage Xuzhou well.At the same time, pull up the defense line on the Qinjiang River.

The so-called Jiangnan and Jiangbei, the river that divides the north and the south is the Qinjiang River.

The nearest to the north of the Qinjiang River is Xuzhou, and the nearest to the south of the Qinjiang River is Yuzhou.

If Su Yuan wanted to go south, he had two choices.

One is to go due south, that is, take a boat from the Xuzhou Ferry, cross the Qinjiang River, and land in Yuzhou.

The second is to go east from the ferry in the capital, go around in a circle, then go south and west, and land in Haizhou.

That is to say, he can choose to cross the Qinjiang River, or he can choose to take the East China Sea. Both routes can lead to the south.

If you look at the straight-line distance, it is natural that crossing the river is closer. For this reason, the Southern Zhou court will definitely guard the banks of the Yuzhou River and deploy a large number of defensive forces.

If you take the East China Sea detour to Haizhou, you will not only have to face the risk of enemy defense, but you will also have to face the rough sea waves and the monsoon and other weather factors.

Su Yuan intends to make two-handed preparations. For this reason, the capital ferry will spend time building warships and a navy.The Xuzhou Ferry also needs some construction work.

Compared with spending a lot of time and energy to fight Qinzhou, which is located in the "turtle shell" of the mountains, Su Yuan is still more inclined to make the ferry well.This can also better deal with the naval power of the Eastern Japanese and Southern Zhou.

As for fighting on two fronts, it's not impossible, but Su Yuan doesn't like to do that very much.His current strength is not large enough to be able to bloom in all directions and attack in eight places.If he summoned a few more times and could summon a large number of troops, he might think about it.

Everything is developing step by step, the construction inside the city and the training outside the city are very orderly.After a few days like this, the Jiangnan informant sent information, and Su Yuan was very annoyed after reading it.

In the Yamen Mansion of the Ministry of War, Su Yuan, Zhou Shu, Zhao Yun, Lu Wuyou, and Qi Jiguang gathered together.

Su Yuan showed them the information, and said coldly: "This cowardly imperial court in the Southern Zhou Dynasty really wants to give Ozu Island to Dongwa. Mu Shiming of Haizhou Prefecture also agreed. If there is no accident, the two sides will have to hand over in the next few days. .”

"This is troublesome..." Lu Wuyou shook his head, "It's not a good thing for us to let the ambitious Dongwa get Ozu Island."

The Bei'an army is definitely not afraid of any Eastern Japanese, but if they get Ozu Island and then the land of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the situation will become very complicated.

Zhou Shu frowned slightly, and suddenly suggested: "We must prevent this from happening."

Su Yuan looked at her: "You mean, we intercepted Dongwa's ship halfway?"

Zhou Shu nodded, and said a word that surprised several people: "This is one of the methods. If we don't do this, we can take the first step and snatch Ozu Island."

To snatch Ozushima in advance?
The four of them thought for a moment when they heard the words, and their eyes gradually lit up.This is indeed a good idea.

Ozu Island's strategic position is so high, if it can be taken in advance, it will be very beneficial to the Bei'an Army.Moreover, the Bei'an Army is good at land warfare. After seizing the island, they don't have to worry about other people coming to snatch it back.

Whether it is the Southern Zhou Dynasty or the Eastern Japanese, it is almost impossible for them to seize the territory already occupied by the Bei'an Army.

"I agree with this idea." Qi Jiguang said.As the current naval officer in the Bei'an Army, Su Yuan also specially summoned him to participate in this discussion,
Qi Jiguang continued: "We have fifty Dongwa small boats in our hands. Our soldiers can use them and pretend to be Dongwa ashigaru to go to Ozu Island. If the guards on the island are careless, we can easily launch a surprise attack and take the island occupied."

When Su Yuan heard it, he couldn't help clapping his hands and said, "Good idea!"

Several other people also nodded in agreement.

The previously captured [-] small boats are now in use, followed by some new multi-oared warships, which can dispatch as many as a thousand troops at a time.

This scale is naturally incomparable to the army, and it cannot give full play to the strength advantage of Su Yuan's [-]-floor pawns.But it is enough to capture an Ozu Island.

According to some information, there are not many Haizhou soldiers stationed on Ozu Island, because the island is not too far away from Haizhou, so Haizhou past dynasties did not send too many guards to the island.Anyway, the distance is enough. In case of danger, just send a ship from Haizhou to reinforce in time.

Such an idea undoubtedly provided an opportunity for someone like Su Yuan who had the idea of ​​a small island.

Su Yuan made up his mind and said, "Let's take the island first!"

Qi Jiguang said: "Then we will go to the ferry to prepare immediately."

From the ferry in the capital to Ozu Island, the journey is not close, and the situation at sea is complicated, so more preparations must be made.

"Okay." Su Yuan said, "I will also go to this island battle."

When he said this, several people were shocked.

"My lord, are you going too?" Zhao Yun immediately expressed worry, "Will it be dangerous?"

Lu Wuyou also shook his head: "No, no, my lord, how can you take such a risk with your golden body? The sea is not like land, and there are too many unstable factors. If there is a sudden strong wind and capsizes the ship, won't the lord not into a very dire situation.”

"Master Lu and General Zhao are both right." Qi Jiguang also said, "The last general is willing to lead the sailors to take Xiaojin Island for Sir!"

Although Zhou Shu didn't say anything, it could be seen from her eyes that she didn't agree with Su Yuan going in person.

Su Yuan was very moved, how many people cared about him so much.But he decided to go in person, for his reasons.

"Guys, I'm not acting impulsively." He explained, "It may not be difficult to seize the island, but it is not easy to hold it after the island is seized. When Haizhou finds that Ozu Island has been captured, it will definitely send a large number of ships to carry soldiers to try to Take it back. We only have a thousand people, and there are no extra warships to transport troops to reinforce it. It may not be easy to hold it. When the time comes..."

The Bei'an Army is indeed good at land warfare, but the premise is that Su Yuan is present.Holding a military talisman in his hand, he can create infinite possibilities.If he's not here...

"Then you shouldn't take any risks," Zhou Shu said.She looked very serious, and her bright eyes were full of determination, "It's a matter of time to capture Ozu Island. What's the matter if it's earlier or later? It's good if you can get it sooner, but if you take your life To take risks, that is the worst strategy of the worst!"

After she finished speaking, she added: "Treasure Island is certainly important, but compared with the entire country, it is far behind. Please, my lord, put the overall situation first!"

"What Miss Zhou said is also what my subordinates want to say." Lu Wuyou said bitterly, "My lord, think twice! There is no island worth your lord's life to risk."

"..."

Su Yuan was silent for a moment after listening to the words of the two.

After a while, he smiled helplessly: "Okay, listen to you, I just don't go."

Hearing this, several people breathed a sigh of relief.

They were really worried that Su Yuan would go his own way and take risks for an island.

Su Yuan thought about it carefully, and actually understood this truth.As long as he develops steadily, he will conquer the world sooner or later, so why rush for a while?

He thought about the reason why he wanted to go. In the final analysis, he still had feelings at work.Due to the selfishness of the traveler and the memory of the original owner "Su Yuan", in his eyes, the entire Great Zhou country is his, the land is his hometown, and the people are his compatriots.

With this kind of feeling, he didn't want his hometown to be taken over by Japanese pirates from the Eastern Kingdom, so he became a little radical on this matter.

Fortunately, Zhou Shu and others strongly opposed it, so Su Yuan calmed down.He said just now that he was not impulsive, but in fact he was really impulsive.

"Since that's the case, then instead of seizing the island, intercept Dongwa's warship."

Su Yuan changed his combat strategy. If he didn't go to seize the island, he wouldn't let Qi Jiguang go.

Because if it is dangerous for him to go, then it is also dangerous for Qi Jiguang to go.There are not enough warships at present, Qi Jiguang took people there, even if the island is captured, the capital will not be able to send people to support it.How can Qi Jiguang, without follow-up support, defend the island with only a thousand-man army?
Su Yuan said before that he was going, because he wanted to use the soldier talisman to summon soldiers continuously to guard the island after arriving on the island.Now that he has decided to give up, he will not let Qi Jiguang take this risk.

Among other things, he has only one admiral under his command, and Qi Jiguang is not only good at naval warfare, but also a naval engineer, a rare "compound talent".If something happened to him, it would definitely be a major blow to Su Yuan.

Then, longer voyages are not considered until enough warships are built.No matter how important strategic goals are, they are not as important as talents. After realizing this, Su Yuan was very clear about the strategic plan.

He will not seize the island, but he will not let Nan Zhou hand over the island to Dongwa smoothly.As long as an interception is carried out on the route from Dongwa to Ozu Island, the transaction between Nanzhou and Dongwa can be interrupted.

(End of this chapter)