The heavens start from saving Daming

When Gongsun Ao sent troops, he only had more than a thousand people with him.

Most of these were sergeants from the south of the Second Army of the North and the South, and some of them were young people from the Habayashi Army who followed them to be gilded.

But what is unbelievable is that the number of militiamen behind them is so large that it makes one's scalp tingle.

Just when they left Chang'an City, more than a thousand people followed behind them.

By the time they reached Hangu Pass, there were already thousands of people following him.

These Guanzhong men who are eager to gain rewards and enter the Second Army through military exploits are mainly local rangers, sons of middle-class good families, and sons of noble officials.

Most of them are brave, and their families have considerable assets, which can afford weapons, horses, and travel expenses.

In fact, there are more people who want to follow, but these people have no horses and no money. After chasing for a while, they can't catch up, so they can only return home with regret.

The Han family is all soldiers, and all adult males have to serve for two years.

It's just that after the service period expires, most of the people go home separately and find their own mothers.

Only those who are extremely outstanding will be selected into the Second Army of the North and the South, and become a standing army, so that they can eat the real imperial food.

Not only can they eat enough, but they can also obtain titles through military exploits, thereby improving their social status and obtaining generous rewards. This is the real reason why many people would rather serve as militiamen at their own expense than follow the court to fight.

If it was the same at the end of the Song Dynasty and the end of the Ming Dynasty, there would be no such thing as Tartars.

It's a pity that at that time, the Confucian civil official group occupied almost all the interests, and refused to give others a single sliver. If there was no benefit, no one would be willing to sacrifice their lives, and the result was naturally predictable.

When Gongsun Ao went all the way east to the river bank and arrived in Kuaiji County after crossing the river, the militiamen from all over the country even followed tens of thousands.

This number is too much, and Gongsun Ao can't let them act at will, because it is very likely to cause harm to the local area.

He mobilized manpower to temporarily incorporate these militiamen and provide supplies, food and grass, but he did not have any salary.

As for Zhengbing, all the counties surrounding Mitsukoshi have been assembled before.

At this time, there were more than [-] county soldiers assembled in Kuaiji County.

"Captain Li."

Gongsun Ao found Li Danghu and asked, "How is the preparation of the navy and ships?"

"General." Facing Gongsun Ao, who has been worshiped as the later general, Li Danghu is very respectful. "The navy has 23 large ships of 49 materials, and [-] small sea ships of [-] materials."

Gongsun Ao asked again, "How many soldiers and horses can be transported?"

Li Danghu was stunned, "Isn't it transporting grain?"

In his impression, unless it is fighting with the opponent's navy, isn't the role of the navy just to transport food and military supplies?
"Someone already has calculations in his heart."

At this time, there were only two real generals named by the big man in the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies. One was Wei Qing who stayed in Chang'an City as a deterrent to deter the Huns, and the other was Gongsun Ao.

Under such status, Gongsun Ao is inevitably a little arrogant, and his words are not as polite as in the past, "The Dongou Kingdom asked the court for help, saying that the Minyue rebels had already attacked the city of Dongou (Wenzhou). A certain Use sea ships to transport troops directly to Dongou City and attack Minyue
People were caught off guard. "

Li Danghu's eyes lit up, and he immediately praised, "This is a good way!"

In this era, there has not been a large-scale amphibious landing operation, so the Minyue people definitely did not expect that the Han army would come from the sea.

There is no doubt that this will achieve the suddenness of the arrival of the army on the battlefield.

Li Danghu's role as the commander of the navy for more than a year is not in vain. He has worked hard to study, summarize and analyze, and he already has a considerable understanding of the navy.

It was like calculating the loading capacity of each sea-going ship, he quickly calculated in his mind, and soon got the answer.

"General."

Li Danghu saluted and said, "We are going to Dongou now. We will have a guide who is familiar with the sea route to lead the way. If there is a favorable wind, we can get there in five days, but no more than ten days at most. Counting the food and military supplies carried, a large sea ship can carry 250 soldiers, and a small sea ship can carry 150 soldiers." It can carry [-] troops. It just needs to be squeezed
A squeeze. "

Calculated in this way, more than 1 horses can be transported in almost one trip.

It's just that Li Danghu said it was a squeeze, but in fact it was very crowded, because the sailors on the ship, food, fresh water and other daily necessities, food and grass, weapons, armor, and even horses accompanying the army were also counted. Estimated to be comparable to the most fifteenth century
Profitable shipping business.

Of course, like Li Danghu and Gongsun Ao, the living environment is naturally not so rigid.

"Okay."

Gongsun Ao nodded in satisfaction, "As long as more than ten thousand elites can be sent outside Dongou City, they will definitely be defeated!"

They all have absolute confidence in the fighting power of the Han army. If more than ten thousand elites suddenly appear behind the battlefield, they will surely win a big victory.

In theory, this statement is correct.

But in fact they have forgotten one thing, that is seasickness.

Although most of the men and horses concentrated in Kuaiji County are county soldiers from the southern counties, and they are mainly Lou Chuanshi.

But rivers and lakes are different from the sea. The rolling waves of the sea are incomparable to calm rivers and lakes.

This is still sending troops in winter and has not been affected by the typhoon.

If it is summer, once encountering a typhoon, it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out, and they will all sink to the bottom of the sea to feed fish and shrimp.

When the more than ten thousand elites who were carefully selected got on the boat and went all the way to the sea and south along the big river, seasickness began to appear continuously.

He was obviously a strong and strong man of seven feet, but he was throwing up and down and his face was pale, as if he would die in the next moment.

In such a situation, Gongsun Ao, who was accompanying the army, was really anxious to death.

"General."

Li Danghu saw that it was not a problem, so he had no choice but to step forward and say, "Why don't you go to the shore?"

Ships in this era go to sea basically along the coastline. Because of the lack of technology and instruments, going deep into the sea will lead to disorientation. Walking along the coastline can use land as a reference.

At this time, the fleet is not far from the coastline, within sight.

Gongsun Ao, who frowned tightly, asked in a deep voice, "How long will it take to recover from this situation?"

"After going ashore, maybe three to five days." Li Danghu thought for a while and responded, "No matter how serious it is, it won't take ten days."

"No."

Hearing this, Gongsun Ao immediately shook his head, "I don't have so much time, I don't know how long Dongou can last, if Dongou is breached, it will be troublesome."

The Dongou Kingdom could not defeat the Minyue Kingdom, and now the capital of Dongou was under siege. If it was conquered, the siege battle would be difficult, and it would take human lives to fill it up.

"Speed ​​up and arrive at Dongou City as soon as possible."

Faced with this order, Li Danghu had no choice but to comply.

Sailing in the sea depends entirely on wind and ocean currents. This is not something that the general can do by just saying to speed up.

Fortunately, they were lucky. After spending six days, the fleet finally arrived in the sea off Dongou.

Next, is to log in.

For landing operations in this era, there are no well-equipped seaports to use, and all of them are connected by small boats.

After the big ship anchors and draws its sails and stops, the small sampan carried by the ship is put down, and the personnel and materials are put on the small sampan, and sent to the tidal flat to land by paddle.

Using such an extremely inefficient method, it would take at least several days to send more than ten thousand troops and many supplies ashore.

Gongsun Ao turned around anxiously, "Can't you lean over?"

"General."

Li Danghu patiently explained, "Forcibly landing on the shore will either run aground or be tentacled. The ship will be destroyed directly, and it is not sure that it will be able to go ashore directly. If the ship capsizes, it will be all over."

Gongsun Ao nodded, expressing his understanding.

These sea ships are expensive to build, and the people on them also belong to the navy.

Although he got the tiger talisman to command the navy from the emperor this time, it was only effective in the war against Mitsukoshi.

In essence, he has no direct affiliation with him.

If the situation is urgent, naturally nothing can be taken care of.

But the scouts sent after landing reported that although Dongou City was under siege, it seemed that it could last for a while, so there was no need to forcibly rush to the beach.

"We will build a harbor here in the future." Li Danghu observed the environment on the shore and said, "At least a few plank roads that go deep into the sea and can dock ships."

"good."

Gongsun Ao nodded in approval, "The location is close to Dong'ou City. Whether it is transporting people or grain and materials, it is convenient for sea transportation. Building a seaport can effectively strengthen the imperial court's control over this place."

Both of them supported the construction of a seaport, but they did not mention the cost and manpower of the construction.

They are soldiers, and they only care about the war, how to build the harbor and so on are all ordered by the emperor, so naturally someone will do it.

After several days of hard work, the soldiers and supplies were finally sent ashore.

Gongsun Ao didn't dare to delay, so he left behind a group of soldiers whose symptoms had not been relieved, and led tens of thousands of horses to rush towards Dongou City dozens of miles away.

But Li Danghu, who stayed on the shore, was inspecting the environment of the harbor, and planned to build a road from the harbor to Dongou City.

It's really hard work and love. Li Danghu has now fully entered the role of the captain of the navy, and he thinks about building the harbor wherever he goes.

The sudden appearance of the Han army was beyond the expectation of the Minyue Kingdom.

They naturally knew about the gathering of soldiers and horses by the Han army on the outskirts, but they had already divided up their troops to blockade various places before. Even if those Han troops came over the mountains and ridges regardless of losses, they wouldn't even think about it in a few months.

A few months is enough for them to break through Dongou.

Because of this, the soldiers and horses of the Minyue Kingdom who besieged the city had no intention of guarding the rear at all.

When Gongsun Ao launched the attack, the soldiers and horses of Minyue Kingdom were beaten to collapse without accident.

There is nothing to say about the battle process, just as the Han army defeated countless enemies.

After winning the battle, Gongsun Ao sent someone to call the door, and after confirming that it was indeed the Han army, Dongou Kingdom opened the door to welcome them.

After a group of people came out, Gongsun Ao saw that they were all dressed in mourning.

It turned out that Ou Zhenming, the king of Eastern Ou, had died in battle before, and now his son Ou Wang was in charge.

Ouwang was fed up with the continuous war with Minyue, and when he saw Gongsun Ao, he proposed to join his family.

Gongsun Ao, who was ecstatic in his heart, pretended to refuse to persuade one or two, and then patted his chest to promise, "This matter is on someone's body, so I will send someone to deliver a letter to the emperor, and I will definitely not treat you badly."

The Han army continued to divide its troops to attack the Minyue soldiers and horses that blocked the intersections leading to Kuaiji County. The outer Han army gradually arrived outside Dongou City.

The captured Fujian and Yue prisoners were escorted to the seaside and began to build seaports and plank roads to provide logistical support for tens of thousands of troops by sea.

While waiting for the emperor's reply, Gongsun Ao's gaze had already turned to the south.

Having tasted the sweetness of amphibious operations, he plans to do it again.

The target this time is Dongye, the capital of Minyue Kingdom, which is Huzhou City in Hujian Province.

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