First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 277 Landing in Yidu
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It has to be said that Xiao Mian's move of "suspending troops to garrison the fields" is really ingenious. Firstly, it can relieve the military power of the kings, and secondly, it is also convenient for Li Tang to unify Jingchu.

"After Yidu is broken, go to Qingjiangkou as soon as possible, and you must be ahead of King Zhaojun."After a pause, Gao Chong said with a serious expression on his face.

"Youzhi, are you worried that King Zhaojun will rush in?" Jiang Baoyi asked.

Gao Chong was noncommittal, "I hope he can listen to Mr. An Lu's words."

Jiang Baoyi was startled, and then suddenly realized that Xu Shao's words were intended for King Zhao Jun. At that time, Jiang Baoyi had slandered from the bottom of his heart when he heard it. It should be Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhao Jun, who can't rush in lightly. After all, Li Xiaogong lost It is a well-known fact that commanding power is dissatisfied.

After all, Gao Chong underestimated the power of the turbulent river. The five-tooth warship was tall and heavy, so it was fine. However, those small boats fluctuated with the waves, and many of them capsized. Fortunately, when Li Xiaogong was training the navy, he chose all He is a fisherman who is familiar with water.

As soon as a ship capsized, the surrounding ships quickly rescued it, and there were not many casualties.

Gao Chong held on to the railing tightly, and his face was a little heavy. The feeling of sailing in this turbulent river was really uncomfortable. Jiang Baoyi couldn't hold it anymore, and felt that his stomach was churning like this river. Shaking makes people dizzy and chest tight.

On the other side, Li Xiaogong sat on the horseback and kept urging the march. The general beside him, Liu Zhi, saw this and said, "Your Majesty, if you march in such a hurry, even if you reach Qingjiangkou, you can't fight right away. Why don't you rest for a while?" .

Li Xiaogong's face was serious, and he immediately reprimanded: "Soldiers are expensive, and Gao Changshi and the others sailing in the rough waves are even more dangerous. One day earlier, the chances of winning will be more."

Although Liu Zhi is a martial artist, he is not bad at being a Hussar General. When he figured it out, he thought it over and said: "My lord, the river is so fast, we must be taller than Chang Shi." The waterway is slower."

Li Xiaogong's eyes froze when he heard the words, and then he said: "They still want to attack Yidu City, so it will definitely delay some time."

Liu Zhi remained silent.

At this time, Yidu City, which both land and water were paying attention to, behaved as usual.

As the setting sun approached, the large flag with the word beam on the top of the city was fluttering in the wind, and the city guards were leaning weakly on the city wall, on duty for a day, and they were exhausted right now, eagerly looking forward to going to duty soon.

Yidu City is adjacent to the Yangtze River, with convenient water transportation, connecting Bashu to the west and Jingchu to the east. Relying on its superior geographical location, there are an endless stream of merchants coming and going from east to west.

There is a three-story restaurant in the east of the city, which is full of luxury. At this time, the third floor of the restaurant is full of wine and wine, which is very lively.

"General Lin, I heard that Tang Jun is coming. Is this true or not?" It looks like a wealthy businessman who is not short of money.

He is the largest timber merchant near Yidu and even Yiling. Relying on his fleet, he transports precious timber from Bashu to Jingchu for sale. contacts.

Seeing that this person finally spoke, everyone else in the room stopped talking consciously, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

"Liu San, what you said is extremely ignorant." Lin Zhisong curled his lips when he heard the words, and said disdainfully, "Others don't know, how can you, Liu San, who has been sailing all year round, not know, now that there is a flood, how many of the Tang army are there?" If you have the guts to come by boat, keep it and turn it over as much as you want.”

Hearing this, Liu San's eyes lit up, and he immediately said in surprise: "What General Lin said is very true, I actually forgot that the river is so high that it is difficult to sail."

Lin Zhisong put down his wine glass and said nonchalantly: "So, you can do whatever you want, don't worry about it, even if the Tang army is coming, it will have to wait for the flood to pass. At that time, all my troops will be assembled ".

Speaking of which, Lin Zhisong chuckled, "Daliang has more than 40 soldiers and horses, and they have already rushed from Jiangnan and Lingnan. What are you still worried about?"

Everyone was immediately relieved when they heard the words, and raised their glasses frequently.

These people here are merchants who have been walking in Jingchu all year round, and they are worried about the arrival of the Tang army not because of how loyal they are to Xiao Liang.

It's just that Xiao Liang's ups and downs are rotten now, and few of the merchants present are engaged in serious business. People like Lin Zhisong accept bribes. As long as the money is in place, they will teach him to bring the Yidu navy to him It is not impossible for Liu Sanyun to use wood.

"Gao Changshi, we will arrive at Yidu five miles ahead," the navy scout boarded the ship to report.

"Is there a hidden place to dock?" Gao Chong asked.

The scout shook his head in embarrassment when he heard the words, "The river in Yidu is wide and straight, and there is no place to hide."

Gao Chong frowned slightly when he heard the words, and after thinking for a while, he punched the railing, "If there is no hidden place to land, then we will land outside Yidu City and attack by force."

Jiang Baoyi looked astonished, and hurriedly said: "If the enemy army is prepared, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties if they force their way to the shore."

"It's because he was not prepared for the fight," Gao Chong gritted his teeth and immediately ordered, "The whole army will speed up and land outside Yidu City before dark."

The whole army accelerated, and there were forty long oars on the left and right of the five-tooth warship, and two huge sculls at the stern, which required dozens of oarsmen to operate.

There is a transverse bulkhead at the bottom of the battleship, and there are multiple longitudinal beams in the transverse bulkhead. Earth and rocks are filled between the beams and wood, and wooden planks are laid on the earth and rocks. This is the first combat platform.

The bottom is filled with earth and rocks, which is very thick, so despite everyone's full strength and full speed, the huge battleship is still very stable.

Gao Chong vaguely saw Yidu City from the fifth-floor attic, and even ordered to dock. At this time, Gao Chong was already wearing his armor. During the boat, Gao Chong was not wearing armor. This was just in case. Unfortunately falling into the water, and wearing heavy armor, even a person who is proficient in water will sink to the bottom like a weight in this surging river.

First sent scouts to land for reconnaissance, and then Gao Chong was surprised that when the fleet arrived at the shore, Yidu City was as indifferent as a blind and deaf person to such a big commotion.

"Youzhi, this is not right," Jiang Baoyi said in amazement: "They have already docked, why is there no movement from Liang Jun?"

Until all the Tang troops landed and assembled, there was still no movement in Yidu City, and Gao Chong was in shock.

This must be abnormal. Gao Chong was already prepared to forcefully land, but now he is so quiet.

"Gao Changshi, the enemy is about to close the city gate," the scouts rushed to report.

It was getting dark and it was time to close the door. Gao Chong's expression changed. Jiang Baoyi held his spear tightly and waited quietly for orders. Gao Chong finally made up his mind, "Straight mother thief, I bet he is defenseless, brothers, follow me." .

(End of this chapter)