Chapter 2063: The Eighth Route Army (Part 2)
Zhou Yu actually didn't quite understand why his lord agreed to this plan. Although the results that could be achieved if it succeeded were great, the risks involved were too great. He didn't think Xuanyuan could make a detour under the eyes of the Manchus. Go to Luron.
After hearing what Zhou Yu said, Gongsun Xuanyuan smiled lightly, and then took out a blueprint from his arms.
"This was given to me by the King of Qin before the division of troops. It not only marks the distribution of Qing troops in Liaodong, but also the distribution of Qing troops in Liaoxi County."
"hiss……"
Zhou Yu suddenly took a breath of cold air. How did his spies find out about such secrets?
Zhou Yu took it and took a look. Although he couldn't tell whether it was true or false, since it was thought by the Lord, it was unlikely to be false.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Yu said: "With this map in hand, I can get around it. But just in case, after General you land, I can lead the navy to pretend to attack Liaoxi County to attract the attention of the Qing army in western Liaoning. This is to ensure the safety of the landing force."
Gongsun Xuanyuan was immediately overjoyed. He grabbed Zhou Yu's hand excitedly and said, "The governor of Zhou is Gao Yi. Xuanyuan admires him."
Zhou Yu's mission this time was just to transport troops. After transporting Gongsun Xuanyuan's 20,000 troops to Liaodong, all subsequent actions had nothing to do with him. However, he volunteered to lead the navy to pretend to attack Liaoxi and help Xuanyuan attract firepower. There is no doubt that there is Taking great risks.
You know, in order to prevent the Qin navy from taking the retreat, Nurhachi not only turned from defense to offense, but also divided his troops between Youbeiping and Liaoxi counties.
The current distribution of Qing troops in the two counties is: 200,000 troops in Youping and Beiping, and a total of 100,000 troops in Western Liaoning and Eastern Liaoning.
The Qing army has laid a dragnet in western Liaoning, and is waiting for the Qin army to land in western Liaoning, and then in one fell swoop, the Qin army will be surrounded and annihilated.
If Zhou Yu feints to attack Liaoxi County with his navy at this time, although it can attract the attention of the Liaoxi defenders, it will be equivalent to taking the initiative to send someone to their door, and the risks involved are obvious.
Zhou Yu could have completed this mission safely and there was no need to take risks for Xuanyuan, an unrelated person, but he took the initiative to put himself in danger. This behavior really made Gongsun Xuanyuan admire him.
Zhou Yu was a little unaccustomed to Xuanyuan's enthusiasm. He took out his hands that were held by Xuanyuan and said with a dry smile: "Zhou Yu just did what he should do."
"The Governor of Zhou is Gao Yi. If we win this battle, it will be the Governor who takes the lead."
"It's a must..."
Zhou Yu quickly refused. Although it was dangerous for him to pretend to attack Liaoxi with his navy, compared with Xuanyuan who was deep behind enemy lines, it was completely dwarfed and there was no possibility of comparison.
Zhou Yu was just feigning an attack. As long as he avoided a complete Qing encirclement, jumped out of the encirclement, returned to the ship, and evacuated by sea, it was impossible for the Qing cavalry to chase Zhou Yu to the sea.
Once Gongsun Xuanyuan's traces are exposed, he will be surrounded by enemies from all directions. Except for a few of the world's top warriors who can fight with their own bravery, the soldiers accompanying him will not be able to escape even if they want to. At that time, the only option is to annihilate the entire army. An end.
The landing army took such a big risk, how could Zhou Yu take away their military glory?
After a night of chatting, Zhou Yu and Xuanyuan both had a very good impression of each other, and the subsequent cooperation was naturally extremely harmonious.
Early the next morning, following Zhou Yu's order, the Qingzhou navy fleet immediately left Tianjin Port and headed for Liaodong County hundreds of miles away.
Among Gongsun Xuanyuan's 20,000 elites, whether they were the Qin army or Gongsun army, the vast majority were landlubbers, and few could even cross the river by boat, let alone go to sea.
However, having no experience means that it is new, so when they just went to sea, the soldiers were obviously very excited. They ran to the deck to look at the scenery on the sea. After being scolded by the captain, they reluctantly returned to the cabin.
Of course, this excitement didn't last long. After just one day, they felt the malice of the sea.
On the second day after leaving for Liaodong, there was a heavy rain on the sea. Coupled with the violent storm, the hull of the ship was shaking violently. How could a landlubber who had never been on a ship stand this?
Seasickness soon appeared in the army, and the number was quite large, accounting for half of the total. Many soldiers were even unable to eat because of seasickness, because they vomited immediately after eating.
Among those who suffered from seasickness, the most unexpected thing was that Sun Lingming, the most powerful person in the army, also suffered from seasickness.
The sea doesn't recognize people. No matter how strong you are, you will still get seasick.
This heavy rain weakened the Qin army's combat effectiveness by at least 70%. However, good and evil depended on each other. With the heavy rain as a cover, the Qing army naturally could not detect the Qin army in the western Liaoning sea area.
Under the leadership of Zhou Yu, the Qingzhou navy sailed against the storm. After another day of sailing, the fleet finally passed through the heavy rain area.
At this point, the combat effectiveness of the landing army was only 20-30%, but the fleet also entered the Liaodong Sea and was not far from its destination, Pingguo County.
On the plywood, Sun Lingming was lying on the armchair, looking depressed and hopeless.
He had been on a ship before and had never experienced seasickness before, so he thought he would not get seasick, but he obviously overestimated himself.
Crossing a river by boat inland and going to sea are obviously different concepts. Sun Lingming doesn't get seasick while taking a boat inland, which doesn't mean he won't get seasick at sea.
The past few days of sailing almost cost Sun Lingming his life, but it tortured him to death and made him secretly swear in his heart that he would never go to sea again.
"My old Sun was not defeated by Luo Shixin, nor was he defeated by Yuan Hong. In the end, I was defeated by a mere wave. I really lost all my wisdom." Sun Lingming said weakly.
When Jia Fu, who was not seasick, heard this, he laughed with a look of schadenfreude and joked: "Sun Lingming, you don't know a lot of Chinese characters, but now you can use idioms? But the word wise is lost is really good. "
If this were normal, even if Jia Fu was the lord's cousin, Sun Lingming would teach Jia Fu a lesson in the name of a written examination, but he was in no mood to pay attention to Jia Fu's teasing.
Seeing that Sun Lingming ignored him, Jia Fu felt a little unmotivated. After looking into the distance with a telescope, he quickly patted Sun Lingming on the shoulder and shouted: "Look, look quickly."
"Want to lie again? I won't be fooled by you."
"Who lied to you? It's true this time. It's the mainland. We have arrived in Liaodong."
Seeing that Jia Fu's expression didn't look like he was doing anything, Sun Lingming was suddenly excited. He quickly stood up and grabbed the telescope. When he saw it, he found that it was really the mainland, and he howled excitedly.
"Finally we can disembark."
Second update, still owe 5 chapters
(End of chapter)
