Horse on the World

Chapter 609 The Sailor Comes
Along the mouth of the Tuojiang River and up the river for dozens of miles, you will find the gateway to the Tuojiang River, the Tuojiang Water Village.The site selection of the water village is very ingenious. The Tuojiang River is here, and there is almost a [-]-degree right angle bend. The water village is built on this right angle, across the river, and the water village is built entirely of giant trees. Standing tall, and on the shore, there are fortress-style military camps.Now the water village and the fort on the shore are no longer flying the flag of the Zeng family, but the flag of King Ning's Southern Army.

Zheng Zhiyuan stood on a thousand-material warship, stroking the flag of the Dingzhou Navy in his hand, his heart ached. Driving out of this water village, they were all buried on the Tuojiang River.Staring at the water gate of the water village rising slowly, a sneer appeared on the corner of Zheng Zhiyuan's mouth, "It won't be long before I will set you on fire.

According to the agreement between Li Qing and King Ning, Li Qing will withdraw the Dingzhou army that is still active in the Liaoshen area. Chen Zeyue, Tang Hu and his party were still there.

Standing on the boat, one could vaguely see the flashing cold light of the crossbow above the water village, and the wide-eyed soldiers watching him and his party vigilantly. Zheng Zhiyuan raised a middle finger at them contemptuously, Then flicked his sleeves, turned and walked into the cabin.

Although the Tuojiang Water Village has hung the banner of King Ning, Pang Jun’s navy has not yet entered in large numbers, but only sent some naval officers to enter here symbolically, and began to implement management. It is necessary to coordinate with the Dingzhou navy. Until now, Deng Peng's huge navy is still blocking the coast of Liaozhou.The war situation against Liaozhou has not been lifted.

As a result of the negotiation between Pang Jun and Deng Peng, Deng Peng took it back on the grounds that he had not received the order from Marshal Li. On the far sea, the navy sent by Pang Jun was blocked by the Dingzhou Navy. pass.

"Commander Deng, I have fully demonstrated our sincerity, and it's time for you to give me a good word!" Pang Jun, with fluttering white hair, was on board the Qiyuan stationed on the far sea at this time, and in one of his On the side, Deng Peng, the commander of the Dingzhou Navy, stood.

Although the Dingzhou army still imposed a blockade on Liaozhou, Pang Jun still ordered the Tuojiang water village to open the gate to the Dingzhou navy, allowing the opponent to go upstream to pick up the Dingzhou army at Baimadu, in exchange for Dingzhou water. The division let go of the water channel and lifted the blockade of Liaozhou.

"Now our two families are friends rather than enemies. No matter how many grievances and grievances the Zeng family had with Dingzhou in the past, now that they have surrendered to King Ning, they can be regarded as King Ning's subordinates!" Pang Jun said to Deng Peng, leaning on the side of the boat.

"Our department has received the order from Dingzhou. After the Baimadu army is brought back, the Dingzhou navy will all evacuate!" Deng Peng stared at Pang Jun with no smile on his face and said, "General Pang, the Zeng family trapped tens of thousands of people in Dingzhou." When the army died, it was my Dingzhou navy, and thousands of people died here without any precautions. The heads of father and son, I will not give up!"

Pang Jun smiled, "Commander Deng, let's talk about what happens in the future. Since the Zeng family belongs to King Shunning, they are my Pang Jun's allies. If Commander Deng wants to settle accounts with them in the future, I'm afraid he will have to pass me first. "

"It's an honor for me, Deng Peng, to be able to fight against General Pang!" Deng Peng said with a smile, "I'm afraid that our two sides will not be on the same order of magnitude by then. Don't say that I bully you, old general!"

Pang Jun laughed, "Wait and see!" Although his face was relaxed, Pang Jun's heart was not at all relaxed. Deng Peng's threat was not empty words. , still maintains a chain blockade of the entire coast, with Lianshan Island and other large offshore islands as bases, so that the Dingzhou navy has an inherent advantage before the two sides have fought, and, according to intelligence, the second ship in Dingzhou Wanliao's large ship has been successfully launched for sea trials, and will soon be incorporated into the navy.

Looking at the behemoth under his feet, Pang Jun frowned slightly. The Dingzhou Navy has owned the huge ship for almost a year. I believe that with Deng Peng's ability, he has figured out some tactics. Qing got a full set of construction blueprints in his hands, but in the southern shipyard, the keel construction of the entire ship has just been completed. It will take at least half a year to launch, and it will take almost a year to form combat power. .

Unexpectedly, Li Qing, a commander who was born as an army general, would attach so much importance to the construction of the navy. The development of the Dingzhou Navy has already left the Southern Army Navy, which used to dominate the sea, far behind. I am afraid that for a long time, the South Generals can only focus on offshore defense, and it is impossible to go to the open sea to compete with the opponent.

At Baimadu, the Dingzhou army has shrunk from tens of thousands of people at the peak to less than 5000. The more than 2000 Dingzhou troops brought up by Chen Zeyue and Tang Hu only had more than 500 people, except those who were injured and disabled and could no longer fight. Of the thousand Dingzhou veterans under Jin Chao who were originally stationed at Baimadu, there are only more than 2000 left, and Liu Yuan's troops have less than [-] people who can participate in the battle. The loss is not insignificant.

After the siege of Baimadu was broken, Nafu and Lu's troops withdrew, but Zeng Yifan still left about [-] troops stationed at Baimadu to blockade the Dingzhou army.This made the situation even more difficult for the army on the mountain.Fortunately, Liu Yuan had quite ample reserves in the past, so that combat soldiers could eat one dry meal a day, while other non-combatants could only eat one meal of porridge a day, just to survive.Fortunately, there is a shortage of everything on Baima Mountain, except for firewood. Otherwise, it would be hard to say how many wounded people would have survived the icy and snowy land last year.

And what makes the steadfast personnel on Baimadu even more determined is that from time to time there will be intelligence personnel lurking up from the bottom of the mountain to inform them of the latest battle situation. Everyone firmly believes that as long as we persevere, there will always be a day when the clouds and mists will be cleared and the sky will be seen.

The troops blocking the mountain were decreasing day by day. By February, there was only one battalion of about 3000 soldiers left, which was even smaller than the troops on the mountain. It's a battle.The surrounding area of ​​Baimadu is sparsely populated, and it is impossible to raise the food and grass needed by the army. Chen Zeyue will not risk going down the mountain, and victory is in sight. Now the combat power of the army on the mountain is almost equal to zero.All the soldiers are starving and skinny, starving for a long time and lacking in nutrition. Soldiers who can hold weapons are considered very good, but what worries Chen Zeyue even more is that almost all soldiers have acquired night blindness. blind.If Zeng's army came to attack at this time, Chen Zeyue really couldn't guarantee that he would be able to hold the position.

Fortunately, the commander-in-chief's victory frightened the opponent. Since February, Baimadu has never been attacked again.

In the blink of an eye, it was March, the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming. The snow covering Baima Mountain had long since melted, and the forest slowly regained its vitality. This gave the soldiers a new task every day, going up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, The edible wild vegetables that have just sprouted out are almost all picked, and if they can occasionally catch a prey, it will be a windfall.

Chen Zeyue sat on a stretcher and was carried to the top of the stronghold of Baimadu Fortress. Since yesterday, the army at the bottom of the mountain suddenly started a large-scale retreat. Today, the original camp has disappeared, leaving only the ground full of people. In a mess, Chen Zeyue caressed his broken leg, watching the torrential Tuojiang River rolling down, the joy in his heart couldn't help but reflected on his face.

"Finally free!"

"General, why are you so happy today?" asked the soldiers carrying him.

"We're going home!" Chen Zeyue said, "Did you see that, the enemies are all gone, our navy must be coming, we're going home!"

"Go home?" The voices of these veterans were a little choked up, "Are we really going home?"

"Old Chen, why did you come here?" Tang Hu's characteristic loud voice rang out behind Chen Zeyue, "Hahaha, Old Chen, I was so lucky that I found a blind bear in the mountains Mom, but it’s still skinny, Lao Tzu and a few soldiers took a lot of effort to clean him up, mom, if it was before, I would have beaten him by myself!" Tang Hu walked happily Come over, "Today we have a good meal. I left four bear paws, and the soldiers dragged the rest to make soup, and everyone also dipped some meat."

Tang Hu, who had a hulking back and waist, was also so thin that his face was sunken, showing his one eye more and more.While rubbing his hands excitedly, he ran towards Chen Zeyue.

"You guys, carry Lao Chen up, let's go back and get bear's paws to eat, mother, let's smell the fragrance first!" Tang Hu said with a hoot.Chen Zeyue couldn't help but feel that Tang Hu, no matter what kind of desperation he was in, could always maintain an optimistic attitude.Several soldiers lifted the stretcher and prepared to go back.

After walking a few steps, a soldier turned his head inadvertently, but suddenly froze. On the Tuojiang River, patches of white sails appeared.

"Boat!" He murmured, and when he let go of his hand, the stretcher suddenly tilted, and the unsuspecting Chen Zeyue rolled over and fell to the ground with an oops.

"Boat!" The soldier suddenly shouted hoarsely.

Tang Hu turned his head, and even Chen Zeyue, who fell to the ground, turned his head to look at the Tuojiang River at the foot of the mountain. It was getting closer, getting closer, and he could already see the flag flying on the boat, Dingzhou Navy, that was Dingzhou Navy.

Tang Hu didn't know where the strength came from, and when he bent down, he pulled Chen Zeyue up, and with a wave of his hand, he actually put Chen Zeyue on his shoulders, "Old Chen, the boat is here, the navy is here, we will survive until the end!" Yes, hahaha!"

On the Tuojiang River, Zheng Zhiyuan stood on the prow of the first ship, looking at the white horse mountain with piercing eyes, the Dingzhou military flag fluttering high, but somewhat broken.

On the mountain, there was thunderous cheers, and countless Dingzhou soldiers who were lying in the house in order to save energy and reduce consumption rushed out cheering, all the way down Baima Mountain, and rushed to the river beach.Soldiers who were disabled due to injuries supported each other with tears streaming down their eyes.

(End of this chapter)