Chang'an is good

For Maro Fujiwara, he has waited and watched long enough.

In the past few months, he had personally supervised the battle and saw with his own eyes the warships, weapons, and fighting methods of the Dasheng Navy.

As Yoshimi Fu said before, these Shengjun still use the same old things left by Li Xiao more than ten years ago.

Do these ignorant people think that Li Xiao defeated their Japanese army with this method more than ten years ago, and if they copy it, they can win again and again?

How stupid and naive!

Not to mention these incompetent troops, even if Xuance Army and Li Xiao came in person this time, they would never be able to defeat Fujiwara Maro again with these old formations and weapons.

Dasheng has existed for a long enough time, and it’s time to change the owner of that vast and lush land!

This time, he wants to get back all the things that he failed to get more than ten years ago... and make Da Sheng repay his blood debt!
  After the matter is completed, he will personally go to Li Xiao's tomb to "pay homage" and have a good chat with this old friend!

That night, Fujiwara Maro summoned his generals and military advisors to discuss the next strategy for conquering Sheng.

Different from the previous guerrillas, this time they needed to lead a heavy attack, so where to open this hole was crucial.

There are many things that need to be considered. In addition to the strength of the Sheng army's defenses, the water conditions and whether the geographical location is advantageous should also be considered. If the troops need to be withdrawn, whether the rear can be protected, etc.

The Japanese army's camp had begun to prepare intensively for the gathering of troops, and the lights in Fujiwara Maro's tent stayed on all night.

On the other hand, Chang Sui Ning's army was in a different situation.

In the past seven or eight days, Chang Suining has only done two things in the rest of her time: eating and sleeping.

Chang Kuo took the lead in taking care of all the chores in the army. With everything in order, Chang Suining often went back to his tent and fell asleep with his head covered when the sky darkened.

This happened for seven or eight days in a row. Chu Xing saw it in his eyes and finally couldn't help but ask Chang Kuo: "... Do you even want to learn this?"

When conditions permit, before the war, he changed his normal routine of busy life and death and concentrated on eating, sleeping and recharging his energy. Isn't this the former habit of His Highness the Crown Prince?
  Some people sharpen their weapons in the face of battle, while others run away in the face of battle. The late prince likes to catch up on his sleep in the face of battle...

Get the most sleep and fight the most beautiful battles - this is a joke that His Royal Highness the late Crown Prince often told in the past.

The girl imitated the former prince's marksmanship and also imitated the former prince's sword. Even Liuhuo was brought to Jiangdu. Now the girl's war horse is the descendant of Liuhuo... Now she even has to learn the habits of the former prince before fighting?

"What's wrong with learning? Don't let people learn good things anymore? Isn't it necessary to recharge your batteries before going to war!" Chang Kuo was dealing with military affairs. He didn't even raise his head and said casually: "We must learn in the future. There are still more..."

Hearing this statement, Chu Xing was speechless, but the strange feeling in his heart became more and more serious.

Those who have been sleeping seriously recently are not only Chang Sui Ning, but also the soldiers and sailors who have been training hard every day for the past six months regardless of rain or shine.

In addition to basic defensive patrols, their training time has recently been reduced by half, and the diet of some elite sailors has also been adjusted to ensure that they have sufficient physical strength and a clear and full mind to the greatest extent possible.

Compared with the rigorous training in the past six months, everything has been relaxed recently, but no soldier has slacked off because of this. On the contrary, they can learn from this "abnormality" without anyone explicitly telling them. Feeling a sense of impending war...

Everything seems to be a peaceful recuperation, but in fact it is dormancy and accumulation of strength before the storm.

After late autumn arrives, it gets dark earlier and earlier.

On this day, when the sky was getting dark, Chang Sui Ning had just put down her official duties, and Chang Kuo, who was discussing matters with her, was about to leave with Lu Xiucai when Wu Jue suddenly came over.

Wujue is wearing a fake bun and a gray-white Taoist robe. Because his body has become rounder recently, his small eyes are even smaller. He often puts his hands in his sleeves and wanders around with his belly puffed out. It can be said that there is no trace of Taoism. The feeling of bone immortality, all this fell into the eyes of many soldiers who did not know the details, and they only felt that their coach was most likely to have met a charlatan.

Moreover, this liar was also very greedy. He was caught several times simply by sneaking into the kitchen camp to look for food.

At this moment, this greedy liar quickly stepped into the coach's tent, his eyes were bright, and he lowered his voice and said: "...Coach, within three days, there will be a northwest wind on the Yellow River!"

Chang Kuo's face straightened and he immediately asked: "How is the wind?"

Wujue: "Be on the stage, be sensible, and be controllable!"

This is a commonly used description in the past. In his case, winds are divided into three categories. The breezes that "cannot reach the surface" are those that have no effect; hurricanes or currents with changeable wind directions are called irreducible. Control the "wind of madness".

"Sensible and controllable" means that the wind direction and wind strength are just right.

Chang Kuo looked excited and subconsciously turned his head to look at Chang Suining, who was sitting cross-legged behind the table.

At this time, an emergency call suddenly sounded outside the tent.

The urgent sound soon reached the account.

"Commander, deputy commander, the Japanese army once again led an army to attack our defense line. This time is different from the past. The Japanese army gathered more than [-] naval forces and jointly attacked the Runzhou defense line in the south. The offensive was particularly fierce! The situation is dangerous. Please give me instructions, commander. Down!"

Runzhou is close to the coast, south of Yangzhou.

Runzhou was also occupied by Xu Zhengye, and the military and political affairs were severely damaged. But this spring, it was Runzhou fishermen who first discovered the traces of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army, which had been dormant for many days, suddenly launched a fierce attack this time, aiming directly at the Runzhou defense line. It seemed that they could not attack the Yangzhou defense line for a long time. On balance, they wanted to temporarily abandon the more prosperous Yangzhou and land in Runzhou instead——

However, Yangzhou cannot be lost, and Runzhou cannot make any mistakes.

Although Chang Sui Ning was the governor of Yangzhou, she was responsible for the post of marshal in the fight against the Japanese. She once "browed to the court that Haikou" would never allow Japanese troops to invade Dasheng's territory.

Therefore, this time the Japanese army wanted to capture Runzhou. When the urgent report was sent to the governor's office of Runzhou, it was also sent to Chang Sui Ning. She would ultimately need to make a decision on how to defeat the enemy.

Chang Sui Ning had already stood up after committing the crime and raised his hand to take the armor from Xi'er.

After several months of planning, now the wind has arrived, and the enemy's patience has been exhausted. She has prepared both of them, and it is time to set sail to kill the enemy.

On the tall warship, the huge sail was stretched in the wind under the rotation of the winch. Together with the flag with the word "Chang", it fluttered over the boundless ocean. The ships sailed together, and the flag fluttered in the wind. It seems to have the potential to reach heaven.

The boat had been sailing for half a day when a sudden wind came over the sea.

Although the current speed of ships is slightly improved compared to the previous dynasty, it is still affected by the weight of the ship's hull, seasonal changes in sea areas, and the topography of the shoals. The daily travel of warships is mostly close to but less than a hundred nautical miles.

Therefore, since ancient times, the word wind direction has often played a very important role in water battles. With the help of wind, the original sailing speed can be increased by two to three times, greatly shortening the time of water march.

Chang Suining personally led his troops to support the Runzhou defense line this time. Thanks to the wind, he was able to arrive early.

As the emergency report said, the Japanese offensive was particularly fierce this time. By the time reinforcements arrived, the Runzhou defense line was already in danger. As reinforcements joined the war, the situation was temporarily stabilized.

However, the Japanese army did not retreat easily this time. They once again sent an additional [-] naval troops to attack. Under the attack of [-] Japanese elite naval forces, the battle situation once again fell into crisis.

Most of the Japanese people make a living by fishing, and almost everyone among them is familiar with the nature of water. At this moment, among these Japanese soldiers, in addition to ordinary warriors, there are also conscripted Japanese bandits. They often carry out plunder at sea. Their familiarity with this sea area and their adaptability on the water are far from ordinary. People are comparable.

Only one or two out of ten of the Dasheng navy who were fighting against them had previous experience at sea, and most of the rest had only had time to practice for half a year.

Half a year is the maximum deadline that Chang Suining can delay.

After ten days of hard fighting, the blood almost dyed the ocean red.

The Japanese army seemed to have made unprecedented determination this time. They refused to retreat and sent more troops several times. When their companions were killed, they threw the bodies into the sea and immediately replaced them with others.

It wasn't until a rain came down and rain and fog arose on the sea that the Japanese troops retreated temporarily.

Chang Suining stood above the deck, looking at the hazy sea surface. The blood mixed with the sea water, creating a different kind of fishy and salty smell, which floated in the air with the fog.

Throughout the day, casualties were counted on each ship.

But no one dared to relax at all. The soldiers responsible for patrolling and guarding were all watching the thick fog on the sea with vigilance. Behind the fog, water ghosts who want to seize the land behind them may appear at any time.

On the sea without the protection of the sun, night falls earlier.

The rain has stopped, the chill has invaded the body, and the lingering mist is floating in the air, torn out of form by the wind.

Behind the commander's ship, dozens of light ships were quietly assembled under the cover of tall ships. Each ship was filled with soldiers wearing black armor and sabers.

Looking at the tall girl who was also wearing a black robe, Chu Xing looked particularly worried: "...the girl really wants to lead her army on a night march?"

"Yes, Uncle Chu, I will leave this place to you and General Bai for the time being."

Chu Xing still didn't dare to let go: "Girl, you are going to be in many dangers... and the sea is different from the land. Once the trace is discovered, there is no way to hide it. The girl only leads two thousand navy, how can you do it?"

"It is precisely because we need to hide our traces that we should not go there with a large army, but instead travel in small boats at night." In the night wind, the girl looked confident: "Besides, two thousand soldiers are enough for this trip to the place I plan to go."

Chu Xing sighed: "But this girl's move is too risky. If the general were here, he would never agree..."

"No, Dad will agree." Chang Suining looked at the undulating sea and said: "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. The enemy is strong and we are weak. Even if we are just standing on this vast ocean, we are already taking risks. . Those soldiers who were injured or killed will keep their lives here forever. As the commander-in-chief, I cannot let the dead die in vain, nor can I let the living die in vain."

The so-called unnecessary death refers to unnecessary losses.

Chu Xing finally fell silent.

According to the hierarchy of the Chang family, he is the subordinate, and the girl in front of him is the daughter of the family. According to the rules of the army, he is a general and the girl is the commander.

Now that the words have been spoken, he has no room to stop her, whether in public or private matters.

Two thousand navy troops were assembled, riding the wind in the night, but were quickly engulfed by the fog and disappeared without a trace.

In a war that is destined to be protracted, it is extremely risky to hang an army deep into the enemy's territory. It will restrict oneself and is not conducive to the supply of materials in the rear.

Chang Sui Ning is not yet arrogant enough to regard this sea area as her home field. Whenever she leads her troops to the sea, she sees the troops penetrating deeply.

On this vast and helpless ocean, the soldiers need a "foothold" as the most basic guarantee.

As far as she knew, Fujiwara had this "foothold" from the beginning, so the Japanese army could always move extremely quickly at sea.

What the Japanese army has, her soldiers must also have.

Since there wasn't one, she wanted to grab one.

Not only did she want to grab it, she also wanted to grab the best one.

The place she chose was not only convenient as a foothold on the sea, but also had other uses.

Sailing in the fog is never a good choice, but on a life-and-death battlefield, there has never been any room for the best option.

Fortunately, Chang Suining was familiar with this sea area, and she was accompanied by Wu Jue who was good at observing the weather and the position of heaven and earth, so she was able to block most of the unknown dangers and disadvantages.

Two thousand people, as inconspicuous as ants on this vast and foggy sea.

But even so, someone still has to go forward and explore the way.

If you go further, you will be within the patrol and surveillance range of the Japanese army. You should be very careful as if you are snatching food from the mouth of a snake.

The sea area is vast, and even a cunning Japanese army would not be able to patrol in the night mist without any negligence.

The Japanese army was focusing on the defense line of Runju at this moment, and they could not easily have expected that there would be [-] Daesheng navy going in the opposite direction to Runzhou, heading quietly towards the northeastern sea.

And in the process of exploring the road, Chang Suining and his party gradually discovered something was wrong.

"...Strange, how could the Japanese army's surveillance here be so weak?" Yuan Xiang, who was following Chang Sui Ning, lowered his voice: "My subordinates suspect that there is fraud."

Could it be that the Japanese army set a trap to lure them deeper and then catch them all in one fell swoop?
  Chang Suining stood at the bow of the boat, staring ahead, and shook his head: "It shouldn't be a scam."

"In other words, the deception is not here."

She looked back in the direction of Runzhou: "The patrols here are relatively weak. This is because the Japanese soldiers are gathering their troops to the maximum extent, so the number of Japanese soldiers wandering and monitoring everywhere has been reduced by most."

"But Runzhou only has more than [-] Japanese troops, so it shouldn't be..." Yuan Xiang stopped abruptly in the middle of his words. For a moment, his expression was slightly shaken: "The commander means... The Japanese army pretended to attack Runzhou's defense line, but in fact Just pretending to attack the east and attacking the west? The more than [-] Japanese soldiers in Runzhou are not the real main force they have assembled?!"

Yuan Xiang has always been keen in his understanding of the art of war, and every time this happens, it makes him a lot smarter.

But the realization at this moment made Yuan Xiang unable to appreciate himself. He suddenly became extremely wary: "Coach..."

If the Japanese army really gathered a large number of additional troops, where would they plan to attack? ! (End of chapter)