The Chronicles of Longevity on Liaozhai Road

Chapter 664

Zhou Cheng, who was on the opposite side, felt a little disdainful when he saw that the Song army dared to charge towards their water army. The leading general opposite seemed not familiar with water warfare.

So he ordered the big boats he swung down to form a row and rush towards the opposite water army.

At this point, let's talk about the warships of both sides.

Due to time constraints, it was really too late for Yang Heng's side to build large warships, so the warships on Yang Heng's side, apart from some requisitioned merchant ships from rich merchants, were some newly built small warships.

If a general with rich experience in water warfare leads a fleet of small warships to face the opponent's large ship attack, he must use the advantages of his small warship's speed and flexibility to deal with the opponent.

But Sun Xing is just a half-baked guy after all, he is still fighting land warfare now.

He believed that as long as the soldiers under his command were well-trained and fought bravely, they would be invincible.

Therefore, not only did he not retreat in the face of the rushing big ship, but he directed his own small warship to confront the opposite large warship.

It's fun to watch this time.

The small warships on Yang Heng's side were knocked into pieces before they approached the larger ships. The soldiers on those warships fell into the river without even swinging a knife.

Immediately afterwards, the archers on the big ships drew their bows and set their arrows, only to see countless locusts shooting down.

This time, the soldiers of the Song Army below were miserable.

Due to the height of the warship, they have no way to fight each other hand-to-hand. Now they can only hook the side of the opponent's ship with a hook and then climb up.

But this is above the water, which is different from being on land. In addition, these people are really not familiar with water, so even though the hook hook hooked the side of the opponent's boat, it took a lot of effort for them to climb up. Energetic.

Before these people climbed up, the archers above shot them into the water with a row of arrows.

What followed was a brutal massacre.

The sailors on Yang Heng's side were killed by the gangsters.

But above this river, where can they escape, so in the end these people have no choice but to jump into the river to survive.

But here comes another problem. Although these northerners say they can swim, facing the wide Yangtze River, they probably don't have the ability to swim to the other side.

In the end, if it weren't for the soldiers under his command to rescue him desperately, Sun Xing might not have survived.

When Sun Xing hurried up the river bank under the protection of the crowd, when he looked back again, the 2 people he brought with him were now completely wiped out.

Seeing this scene, Sun Xing couldn't help feeling sad. He knelt down by the river and wept loudly at the struggling soldiers on the river.

These are all men from the Three Jin Dynasty brought by him, and almost every one of them is an elder from his hometown.

Now that these people have all died here, how can he go back to his hometown to meet those folks.

At this time, Yang Heng, who was standing on the hill, was also pale.

If it was just now that Yang Heng still had the idea of ​​using the other party to weaken Sun Xing's power, then this idea has long been thrown out of the blue by him.

He also didn't expect that the navy on the opposite side was so powerful.

In Yang Heng's imagination, they were not as proficient in swimming as the other side, but with their large number of people and excellent training, they could still fight the other side equally.

But what was the result?It's just that the [-] elite Jin army was completely annihilated by the opponent.

According to this situation, even if he sent the elite of his own headquarters, he would not be much stronger than Sun Xing.

After thinking of this, Yang Heng suddenly woke up. No wonder the northern army would not pass through the water of Yangzhou in the past when they were fighting for the south. Instead, they would go to Xiangyang, Jingzhou, or Sichuan to make a big circle.

Presumably, the water surface on this side is too wide, which is conducive to water warfare, and the soldiers in the north are indeed opponents in the south for water warfare.

Do I have to make a big circle and attack Jiangnan in a detour?

Yang Heng quickly dismissed this idea.

I don't have the time to attack a strong city like Xiangfan.

But my hundreds of thousands of troops are indeed blocked by others, on the edge of the Yangtze River, what should I do next?

Thinking of this, Yang Heng only felt a headache for a while. Finally, he rubbed his temples, and led the generals back to the central army camp helplessly.

Just as Yang Heng sat down firmly, a pawn came to report outside, and Sun Xing begged to see him.

Yang Heng frowned for a moment, then immediately with a smile on his face, he turned out from behind the Shuai case, took three steps in parallel, and came outside the big tent.

Here I saw that Sun Xing's helmet was crooked, with bloodstains on his body, kneeling outside the handsome tent, weeping secretly.

Yang Heng hurried forward to help Sun Xing up, and then, tears flowed from his eyes.

"It's all my fault. If it wasn't for my unexpected, I wouldn't let the soldiers suffer such a big setback."

Sun Xing raised his head and saw that Yang Heng's face was flushed with tears streaming down his face.

So hastily tidied up his armor, then lowered his head and replied: "Where is it your Majesty's fault? It's all because the last general didn't use his troops properly, so he has been defeated so far, and please punish him."

Yang Heng sighed and did not speak. He personally pulled Sun Xing into the big tent, and after placing Sun Xing in his left hand, he sat down again in the handsome position.

"Everyone, everyone has seen today's water battle. What is your plan to defeat the enemy?"

When the people below heard Yang Heng's question, they all lowered their heads and began to think hard.

At this time, Wang Hua, who had been following Yang Heng and served as the chief bookkeeper, stood up.

This Wang Hua was originally the father who kept the precepts, and Yang Hengwei took the heavy responsibility to take charge of the world's political affairs.

This time, he didn't need to follow Yang Heng to the south, but he thought that he would be squeezed out by Yang Heng's cronies because he was in the court and held a high position without making any achievements, so he asked Yang Heng to follow him several times. The army went south.

And Yang Heng also felt that he lacked a counselor by his side, and Wang Hua was a man with some skills, so he agreed to his request and let him be a chief bookkeeper in the army.

Wang Hua, who has been silent these days, after listening to Yang Heng's words just now, turned his eyes a few times and found a reasonable solution.

And Yang Heng nodded in satisfaction when he saw Wang Hua come out of class.

"Wang Aiqing has something to say."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, our navy is indeed inferior to them. If we want to confront them, we may not be able to complete the training of the navy in a short time."

"That's what worries me."

"Your Majesty, since we can't break through from the front, it's better to act from the side, which may cause the opponent to collapse from the inside. At that time, we will be able to surrender without fighting."

"Oh, if you have any clever ideas, tell me quickly."

Wang Hua nodded proudly, and then I said: "Although the opponent's navy is powerful, if there is no food and grass, their hundreds of thousands of navy will collapse immediately."

Yang Heng smiled wryly, and then said: "There is no way to save someone's life, and nothing to hate him. I also know this truth, but the place where the other party's food and grass is stored must be on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and it is strictly guarded." , with our little naval force and combat capability, I'm afraid we won't be able to break through the opponent's water village."

Wang Hua smiled, and then said: "Whether it is necessary to attack the opponent's water village, as long as His Majesty uses the method in Jin Province again, then the south will definitely be a mess."

Yang Heng's eyes lit up after listening, this is a way.

Moreover, those cultivators have suffered from their own luck, so now it's time for them to contribute.

"Okay, I see."

After finishing speaking, Yang Heng ordered the tents to be scattered, and then hurriedly ran to the back camp.

There is a place behind the camp that is tightly guarded, and the so-called soldiers are all female soldiers.

These female soldiers did not stop Yang Heng's arrival, so Yang Hengshun came to the big tent in the middle smoothly.

When he got here, Yang Heng didn't rush at you anymore, but shouted loudly: "Is the fairy still there? Yang Heng has something to ask."

As soon as Yang Heng finished speaking, there was a ringing sound from inside.

Immediately afterwards, a woman, like Chang'e from the sky, landed in front of Yang Heng.

Yang Heng's mind was in a trance for a moment, and soon he kept his reason and took a step back.

And this woman is none other than his old acquaintance Fairy Qinglian.

Fairy Qinglian came to Yang Heng, gave him a slap in the face, and then led Yang Heng into the big tent.

After arriving here, the two sat down as guests and hosts, and then a maid served fragrant tea.

Yang Heng picked up the teacup and took a sip, only feeling that his articulate mouth was fragrant, which was much better than the tea he drank in the palace.

"Your Majesty is not in charge of military affairs, why come to me?"

Yang Heng put down his teacup and glanced at Fairy Qinglian, then said angrily: "The whole camp has heard about today's defeat, I don't believe you haven't heard of it?"

Fairy Qinglian smiled slightly, and then said: "Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. Don't worry about it, Your Majesty. Please rectify the troops before fighting against him."

Yang Heng shook his head and said, "Southerners ride boats, and northerners ride horses. They really deserve their reputation. In this water battle, I am far behind these people in the south. I'm afraid I won't win for a while."

"Then what is your majesty's plan? Do you want to just go back to the north?"

"Haha, I led an expedition of several 10 people and arrived at the riverside. How could I give up halfway?"

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Yang Heng had already stood up at this time and came to Fairy Qinglian. Afterwards, he bowed to the ground, "Please help me, Fairy."

Fairy Qinglian was so frightened that she quickly stood up from her seat, hid to the side, and then gave Yang Heng a blessing, and then said:

"Your Majesty has something to say, there is no need to be so polite, it breaks the path."

Only then did Yang Heng straighten up, and then said solemnly:

"I would like to ask the fairy to help me contact other sects, cut off the food and grass of these southern navy forces, and let them destroy themselves from the inside."

Chapter 665 Resolve

After listening to Yang Heng's request, Fairy Qinglian thought about it, and felt that it was not a difficult matter.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. I will send a message to all sects and factions to let them continue to disturb Jiangnan. I think the food and grass on the other side will be short soon."

Yang Heng heaved a long sigh of relief when he heard this.

Afterwards, the two talked about some ordinary family matters, and then dispersed.

Fairy Qinglian wrote a letter immediately after sending Yang Heng away, and then folded it into a paper crane.

Then he put the paper crane in his hand and blew a breath of fairy air, and the paper crane immediately flew into the air like it was alive.

After that, Fairy Qinglian had a thought, and the paper crane seemed to have received instructions, and immediately flew out of the tent and disappeared into the night sky.

Following this letter from Fairy Qinglian, Jiangnan became chaotic again.

The withdrawal of support by various sects and factions some time ago has troubled these anti-kings for a while.

However, for the anti-kings, these supports did not come to an immediate disintegration, so they quickly settled down.

But this time it was completely different.

Those local tyrants and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have now started to collectively fight against grain.

These anti-kings are now very angry, but they dare not take any action.

That's because many of the generals and staff under their command are the children of these gentry.

If this really broke out, I'm afraid those gentry haven't had anything wrong with them, and their anti-kings have already lost their heads.

Therefore, there is no way, these people can only step up their search for ordinary people.

This visit to Jiangnan really caused them to stir up public grievances.

With the rise of public grievances, riots broke out in many places, which made these anti-kings who were already stretched out even more exhausted.

Therefore, after such a commotion, the military rations for Li Qi on the edge of the Yangtze River gradually decreased.

This Li Qi is also a veteran for many years. After learning about the situation in the rear, he immediately realized that it must be Yang Heng who caused trouble.

So he wrote a memorial to Wu Wang Li Xian overnight.

The content of the memorial is very firm, that is to tell King Wu not to be merciful now, but to suppress these "unruly people" immediately.

In addition to this, he also told King Wu that it was no longer time to look forward and backward, and it was time to have a showdown with those local tyrants and evil gentry.

After Wu Wang Lixian received this memorial, he still couldn't make up his mind after thinking about it.

Because if he persecutes him too much, I'm afraid Jin Wang Wang Zhen will be his end.

But if he didn't do this, as the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River continued, they would have no extra food and grass to support the front line.

At that time, if Yang Heng were to fight across the Yangtze River, he would still not be able to save his life.

In the end, Wu Wang Li Xian really couldn't make up his mind, so he could only find his own think tank, Zhou Yan.

This Zhou Yan was the only person beside King Wu who was not born as a gentry.

When King Wu first started his career, there were more than a dozen think tanks beside him.