Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 65

Suzhou.

Suzhou is Wu Nan's first line of defense.The King of Wu learned the painful lessons of Cheng Shouyu in Yincheng, dispatched troops, and deployed a large number of troops in Suzhou. In addition to dispatching a large number of troops from Guangling, Jinling, Hailing, Runzhou, and Suzhou, he also strictly ordered the Suzhou Navy to The troops are on standby at [-] hours a day, and they must not be taken advantage of by the Dongying people.The root cause of Yincheng's defeat was that the county guard Ning Zhiyuan was hard to convince the masses, and the military orders were not implemented enough, but Suzhou was different. His Royal Highness Murong Tong personally commanded, and all armies and banners obeyed his supreme command.Murong Tong believes that Suzhou has been forged into an impregnable fortress under his command, and he is also ready for naval battles at any time, and is even more determined to live and die with Suzhou.

On this day, news came from Yuhang that the Dongying people were trying to destroy Wuzhou in three months and wanted to enjoy the peach blossoms in Guangling in March.

Murong Tong heard the words and held a meeting immediately.

The sapphire military masters from various cities in the central army camp were angry and wanted to laugh when they heard the news.

Yu Xiong laughed exaggeratedly and turned backwards and forwards, "These little Japanese people are really blind and arrogant. I'm not that group of sissies in Yuezhou. After fighting for a month or two, I don't know what the enemy looks like. They If the Japanese want to come, one hundred thousand people will come and one hundred thousand people will die, I have to beat them out."

Having said that, the soldiers were extremely serious, because they knew that the Dongpu people should not be underestimated.Yuebei, known as a million-strong army, was defeated in just three months. Yu Xiong said this to encourage himself, so as not to be replaced by depression.A general clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, when will the reinforcements arrive?"

Murong Tong said without hesitation, "There are no reinforcements."

"No reinforcements?"

Even Yu Xiong, who has always been carefree, was taken aback.

"Yes, there are no reinforcements." Murong Tong's eyes were as calm as water. He received a secret letter from his father, and learned that the old fox Xi Shen stood still and planned to commit crimes. Now Suzhou is equivalent to an abandoned son. What he can do is to maximize Annihilate the invaders.

Finished.

There was an eerie silence in the big tent, and there was no sound.

Without reinforcements, these four words were like a sharp sword sticking straight into their chests, making them breathless.If there is no reinforcements, how about a few shots... Some generals want to swear, but then think about it, where did the reinforcements come from?The whole of Wunan, after the military reform, has only 20 soldiers and horses, while Suzhou, including the Navy, has 6 soldiers and horses, which is already a solid line of defense.

Murong Tong's face sank like water, and he said coldly: "Generals, there is no reinforcements or supplies, only a deadly battle. I don't mind making it clear that we are all people with lofty ideals, and we should die to serve the country. Behind me, That is, Guangling, Jinling, Hailing, Suzhou, and Runzhou are your hometowns. There are your wives, children, parents, your family property, yours, and mine. I don’t care how powerful the enemy is. There is only one military order, and that is to stick to Suzhou, never take half a step back, no matter what the price is, you must defend Suzhou for me."

silence.

In the past, some generals thought that His Royal Highness's personal expedition to Suzhou was just going through the motions, fighting how to fight or how to fight, and withdrawing if he couldn't fight, but it doesn't look like that now?

What Murong Tong said was right, they had no way out.

Where can I retreat to?

Yu Xiong and His Royal Highness are close and have a good relationship, so he bit the bullet and asked: "Your Highness, how do you think this battle should be fought?"

Suzhou has only 6 troops, how can it resist hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops?
"The bloody battle will not end until death!" Murong Tong's eyes were burning with flames of war, and he said loudly: "Order all armies, all ministries will convene a pledge meeting at any time, and we will live and die with Suzhou, order the city to be closed, and everyone in the city, old and young, must wear weapons , go to battle with me to kill the enemy, and defend Suzhou to the death."

When everyone heard this, they all felt chills in their backs.

Murong Tong is not a fanatic advocating war. He has already determined to fight the Dongying people with the determination to face death as home. He would rather bear the infamy of the ages, but also stick to Suzhou and refuse to retreat.

On December 23, the 31rd year of Tai'an, Suzhou was under martial law, and the Drum Tower rang a dull and melodious bell. For a while, the flames shot up into the sky, and countless well-trained soldiers came out of the camp to assemble.

"Report to Your Highness, the Dongpu Fleet has been discovered."

As soon as the son woke up from his sleep, he heard his subordinates come to report. The whole Suzhou was awakened, and the sound of drums was harsh. While putting on his armor, he issued a military order: "Immediately transfer the Suzhou navy to stop the attack."

"As ordered."

After they were dressed neatly, as soon as they got out of the military tent, they saw General Yu Xiong and other generals in armor and helmets approaching solemnly, and a group of people slowly climbed up the tower. The boat appeared, and the Suzhou Navy Corps slowly moved out of the port to block the Japanese fleet.

Naval battles, to put it bluntly, are arrow battles.

The bow and crossbow crafts of the two sides of the competition, soaked in kerosene, lit torches, and fired with bows and crossbows. The bows and crossbows equipped by warships are very powerful.Ordinary human bows and arrows have a range of only [-] steps, but in fact, it is generally only [-] steps that can be lethal; while the bows and crossbows armed with archery towers in the city have a range of [-] steps, and they have super lethality within [-] steps; The warships of the navy are equipped with special bows and crossbows with a range of [-] steps, and they are lethal within [-] steps.

"Beat the drum, be mighty!" Murong Tong ordered.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"..."

The compact and murderous drum sounded.

A strange scene appeared on the blue sea. I saw the flames soaring into the sky, and countless rockets streaked across the night sky, forming a beautiful landscape.

The first wave of naval battles has already begun.

In the vast picture, there are densely packed Japanese warships. In comparison, the Suzhou Navy has only [-] warships in service, which is very pitiful.

Soon, someone discovered the clue.

"Why is the range of our crossbows insufficient?" Murong Tong frowned.

He found that the warships of the Suzhou Navy could not reach the enemy. It was nothing at all. After all, the first wave of rockets was only used to cover and deter the enemy. The bow and crossbow equipped on it can reach the Suzhou navy, and the effective distance is twice as far as the crossbow of the Suzhou navy, and its lethality is amazing.

Murong Tong had an ominous premonition.

He seemed to know how Yincheng's navy was destroyed.

Perhaps, the lack of vigilance of the Yincheng navy that day was one reason, and the more important reason was that the bows and crossbows armed by the Japanese warships had a very long range.

In an instant, Murong Tong had countless thoughts in his mind... The warships of the Wuyue Navy are almost all built by the Dongying people. Have they mastered more advanced craftsmanship?Have they been planning for this day?Murong Tong's face was gloomy and terrifying.

The battle continues.

There are a large number of warships in Japan, and the bows and crossbows have a long range, which is almost equivalent to playing the Suzhou Navy like a dog.Seeing that several battlefields were destroyed in the sea of ​​flames, but none of the Dongpu warships were lost. The general commanding the battle discovered the problem and cursed the Dongpu people for their insidiousness and cunning. For landing battles or fortified battles at close range.

"Boom"

Another warship was buried in the sea.

The fire blazed into the sky.

Yu Xiong's eyes were red, at this critical juncture, what else can he do other than scold the Dongying people for being shameless?
On a huge Suzhou warship and treasure ship, an old general in silver armor saw the situation and roared angrily: "The Japanese of the dog day, tampered with my warship, passed on my military order, the whole army rushed to kill, cover with fire, Fight desperately with the Japanese!"

Then, the old general ordered the flag to be hoisted, commanding the warship to ram it and fight bloody battles with the Japanese warships.

The Suzhou navy ordered to go forward with all their strength, and to die with the Dongying warship at all costs, but the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.Often out of five warships, four would be sunk during the march and be buried in the sea of ​​flames, while the other one would struggle to hold on, and under the cover and firepower of the four warships, it would be able to launch a counterattack in front of it and slam into the Japanese warship. Boat.In short, the fierceness of the naval battle was beyond imagination, and those Japanese warships did not evacuate the sea until the belly of the fish appeared in the sky.

In one night, the entire army of the Suzhou Navy was wiped out, and all 37 warships and warships in service fell into the sea.

Murong Tong's lips turned black, he felt powerless, heartbroken, and he felt hopeless after witnessing the tragedy of the navy's destruction.

Thick smoke rose from the vast sea.

You can see the wreckage of warships floating on the blue sea, and there are many corpses floating on the waters, which is shocking.

"Your Highness..."

Murong Tong tilted his body and almost passed out. Fortunately, he was supported by two generals and managed to stand still. On the eve of Murong Tong's coma, he cried out in grief and indignation: "General Deng Yang..."

Deng Yang, the commander-in-chief of the Suzhou navy, with the rank of sapphire, was the one who ordered the sea battle at night to deal a painful blow to the Dongying people regardless of the consequences.

In this battle, the entire Suzhou Navy was wiped out, with about 25700 officers and soldiers killed.The Japanese navy lost 4 warships and about 3000 officers and soldiers were killed.

Fiasco.

The next day, January 24st, [-]th year in Taian.

A group of Japanese envoys arrived at the port by boat and were captured by the Suzhou army. The representatives of the envoys took out documents and wanted to see the highest commander in Suzhou.As soon as they saw these Dongying people who looked like dogs, Yu Xiong and the other generals' eyes immediately turned red, and their emotions collapsed immediately.

The envoy didn't change his face, and he didn't show any fear.

"Presumptuous!" Murong Tong slapped the table and scolded, "Back off!"

Yu Xiong and the others were still angry, so they could only retreat indignantly, but their murderous eyes were still staring at the group of Dongying people, wishing to tear them up and feed them to the dogs.

The envoy nodded slightly. When he came, he also heard that Kenshin Fujino ordered the envoy to persuade Lu Chen to surrender, but he was slaughtered by Lu Chen and tortured to death by Ling Chi. The envoy was still a little worried, but he who believed in "Bushido" never Knowing that I regretted it, I came here resolutely.Now, seeing Murong Tong's attitude, he was relieved, and at the same time felt that persuading him to surrender was hopeful.

Yesterday's great victory in the naval battle, the complete annihilation of the Suzhou navy at a minimal cost, boosted the morale of the army. It is presumably now that the Suzhou army must be decadent, and it is a good time to persuade them to surrender.

If you can win Suzhou without bloodshed, why not do it?

"Meet His Royal Highness." The envoy bowed slightly, neither humble nor overbearing, and the etiquette was in place.

Murong Tong stared at the envoy, and said with a sneer: "You Dongying people, you don't come here to persuade this prince to surrender, do you?"

The envoy nodded and said, "Your Highness, you are a smart man. Right now, the entire territory of Yuezhou has fallen into the hands of our Dongying Allied Army. In yesterday's battle, His Highness must have seen the bravery of our Dongying Army. There is an old saying in Great Liang It's called "He who understands current affairs is a hero". Your Highness has read poems and books, understands the general principles, and if you are willing to submit to my Majesty the Great Dongying Emperor like Yue Wang Juquan, and surrender to my Dongying Military Mansion, you are still the son of Wu Nan, oh no , you may be the heir apparent of the entire Wuzhou. If you insist on resisting and sticking to the end, then the result of waiting will be the same as Yuezhou Mucheng Shouyu."

"Bullshit!" Yu Xiong yelled angrily, and threw out his military sword with a "swish", "Cheng Shouyu and his like are worthy of being compared with our King Wu? Put your mother's shit, if you dare to talk nonsense, I will kill you for drinking."

The envoy shrugged.

There was also a general who was full of righteous indignation and said angrily: "What bravery, you Dongying people cheated, raped and cheated, and sold us the warship of the Suzhou navy, which made me suffer a big loss. If you are really capable, why waste your tongue? Do you dare to fight with us for real?"

The envoy smiled sinisterly, still bowing his knees: "Generals, my commander-in-chief is kind and generous. He knows that Wu Nan is an outstanding person, and he has made heroes. He has heroes who cherish each other. At present, Da Liang is corrupt and treacherous. Abandoned sons, you are all heroes in this world, are you willing to shed blood and sacrifice for nothing for such an imperial court?"

"You Dongying dog country, a tiny place, dare to covet my Wuzhou Sheji?" Some generals sneered.

"No, generals, that's the same sentence. My family's commander-in-chief cherishes his talents, but he just doesn't want to see the people being ravaged by war. I guarantee that if the generals put down their weapons and surrender, and transfer power peacefully, bloodshed and sacrifice will be avoided. If not, it is just a pawn for the people of the court. The generals are all good men, all have families, wives and children. It is really not worthwhile to work hard for such a decadent dynasty. It is the best destination for you all." The envoy still said with a smile on his face.

"Bullshit!" Yu Xiong couldn't take it anymore, he stepped up and stepped on the envoy's cheek, and said viciously: "Don't try to deceive the public with your gossip, you little Japanese, as short as a mouse, dare to talk about me Wu State hero?"

The envoy's face turned cold, and he said gloomily, "Is this how you treat guests?"

Murong Tong waved his hand, signaling Yu Xiong to let him go, but Yu Xiong was reluctant to back down, his eyes spit fire.

Murong Tong looked at the unconvinced envoy, and said, "You are wrong. Although we are the people of Daliang, first of all, we are the people of Wunan. You Dongying Japanese are ambitious, with soldiers and horses and weapons. Intend to invade our homeland, trample on our land, and enslave our people. This enmity is irreconcilable. Go back and tell your commander, I am guarding Suzhou, you Dongying Japanese, if 10 people come to 10 people die, I will count it It is death, and you will have to pay a heavy price."

(End of this chapter)