At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were millions of warriors, and there were all kinds of people.
There are those who end up in the imperial court, and there are those who are ambitious. Some are upright and some are cunning.
Naturally, there are also some strong men who are truly good at fighting and capable.
Yang Xingmi, the military governor of Huainan, was one of them.
This military and political strongman who historically supported Zhu Wen's march southward and founded the Kingdom of Wu received support from many forces and tried his best to resist Li Yunze's southward march in the Jianghuai area where water networks were spread.
Yang Xingmi, like many other heroes in the late Tang Dynasty, was a rebel.
After being recruited by the imperial court, he performed well and suddenly became a big shot guarding the side.
Huang Chao failed to break through Chang'an City, but was wiped out in advance. This change caused history to be deflected.
Here in Lianghuai, what is shown is that Gao Pian, who had a secret agreement with Huang Chao, lost power.
Gao Pian, whose subordinates betrayed him one after another, soon lost his power and life.
After that, all the heroes in the Huaihe River area came together. It was not until Li Yunze began to control the Xuanwu Army that Yang Xingmi emerged among the heroes and became the new boss.
Yang Xingmi was very capable. Not only did he quickly integrate many forces, he was also able to effectively use the geographical advantages of mountains and rivers to fight against Li Yunze's powerful army.
Whether it is armored cavalry or countless soldiers, it is difficult to perform in this geographical environment.
The geographical environment more than a thousand years ago was different from the modern world. Especially the south was not as developed as the north. It could be said that the land was covered with thorns and swamps.
Yang Xingmi set up defenses in key areas, and cooperated with the navy's ships to isolate all kinds of attacks, which indeed brought trouble to Li Yunze.
On the shore of Huai River, Li Yunze looked at the fleet of ships gradually retreating on the water, with a hint of fire in his eyes.
'Dog thief! You bullied me too much! '
Yang Xingmi kept using navy to launch attacks, which made Li Yunze very angry.
He doesn't dare to face himself head-on and only dares to play these conspiracies. It's really despicable!
Taking a deep breath, Li Yunze asked the generals behind him, "What did Shi Pu say?"
"The Wuning Army did not reply, but instead gathered its troops in the Suzhou area."
After hearing this, Li Yunze laughed and said, "I'm looking for death."
Shi Pu, the military governor of the Wuning Army, had colluded with the brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin to attack Li Yunze. After a lucky escape, he was afraid of being attacked and offered to surrender.
Now, it is obvious that he has once again joined the anti-Li Yunze network.
A general came forward and suggested, "The Huai River is difficult to survive. How about destroying the Wuning army first?"
After Huaixi Town was wiped out, the two Huaihe areas fell into the hands of Yang Xingmi. He has a powerful navy that can be quickly transferred from Yangzhou to Huai River through the Grand Canal to prevent Li Yunze from crossing the river.
The Xuanwu Army, which lacked naval forces, was blocked on the north bank of the Huai River.
Li Yunze, who was looking at the mountains on the other side, suddenly asked, "Is there Bagong Mountain across the way?"
The generals were puzzled, but they still hurriedly responded, "It is indeed Bagong Mountain."
"Yang Xingmi wants to be a junior, but I am not Fu Jian!"
"Throwing a whip to cut off the current is nothing, look at me throwing iron across the river and there is no one like me in the world."
Li Yunze waved his hand, turned around and issued a military order, "Everyone, be prepared. We will cross the river in a few days."
All the generals looked at each other, and first accepted the order, and then raised doubts, "Jiedu, our navy cannot defeat Yang Xingmi."
"You will be able to defeat them soon." Li Yunze laughed, "This section will open your eyes to what an ironclad ship is!"
Early the next morning, a strange boat suddenly appeared in a lake connected to the Huai River near the Chinese Army Camp.
The strange thing about this boat is that it has no sail or oars.
How does a boat move without sails or oars? If it can't move, why is it called a ship?
When we looked closer, something even more shocking happened. This ship turned out to be an iron ship!
It's really strange that such a heavy piece of iron didn't sink when thrown into the water.
Li Yunze ignored those curious guys. He took a group of specially trained people on board the ship and spent a few days getting familiar with the operating procedures of their respective positions.
Needless to say, you know that this is a large fishing boat purchased by Li Yunze from the modern world.
In order to operate the ship, Li Yunze broke down the tasks that one person was responsible for into several people to do each task.
Although the manpower was increased, the operation steps were simplified, which was most suitable for people from the Tang Dynasty who had never been exposed to these things.
Moreover, this fishing boat was sent to the shipyard and spent money to have it specially modified in the dock.
Not only has the strength of the hull been specially strengthened, but also a collision angle has been installed on the bow, and moon blades made of alloy steel have been installed under the waterline of the sides of the ship.
The moon blade, which is close to the length of the ship's hull, extends outward by more than a foot.
When it crosses an enemy ship, it will pass by and it will be disemboweled immediately.
In order to cope with Yang Xingmi's fire attack, gang fighting, pole shooting and other attack methods, the deck was directly welded with iron sheets, and soldiers were stationed inside.
After the temporary crew members gathered barely adapted to their work, Li Yunze immediately steered the ship himself and drove the large iron ship toward Shouzhou City on the other side, escorted by a group of navy's wooden boats.
Without the slightest surprise, nearly two hundred ships of various sizes quickly came out of the water village on the other side and headed straight for the Xuanwu Army Navy in a menacing manner.
The Xuanwu Army also had more than a hundred wooden ships, but they lacked qualified sailors, so previous confrontations always ended in defeat.
But it was different now. When the opposite fleet came out, the Xuanwu Army navy quickly moved to both sides, revealing an ironclad ship without sails and oars!
According to the level of ships of this era, this fishing boat is enough to sweep across.
Li Yunze, who was personally at the helm, kept accelerating towards the opposite side.
Powerful power, solid hull, sharp ramming angle and moon blade.
The armored ships were like tigers rushing into a flock of sheep, sinking one by one and breaking into pieces. No matter whether you are a big ship or a small ship, as long as you encounter it, the result will be the same.
The powerful naval forces of the two Huai armies were directly blindsided at this moment.
They had never seen anything like this before, and it looked like a complete monster.
The monsters are not scary. What is really scary is that the two Huai navy divisions tried their best and used all kinds of tricks, but they couldn't defeat them at all.
Not to mention fighting, you can't even catch up.
In this era, the maneuverability, firepower, and protection of the fishing boat battleships all belong to the Zentraedi level. After several back and forth attacks, the two Huai navy divisions were quickly defeated.
Immediately, a large number of Xuanwu troops crossed the river in boats and arrived at Shouzhou City.
Li Yunze planned to wait for the subsequent soldiers and horses to cross the river and then surround the city. In this case, he could use mining medicine to break through the city and kill all the defenders in the city.
But what surprised him was that the defenders did not defend the city at all, and directly launched the entire army to attack the Xuanwu Army who came ashore.
A fierce battle broke out between the two sides on the river beach.
The Xuanwu Army fought in vain. If Li Yunze hadn't arrived with fishing boats and battleships, they wouldn't even be able to cross the Huai River.
But the soldiers of the Xuanwu Army who came ashore were in full swing.
The Xuanwu army formed a formation with their backs against the water and resisted the onslaught of the defenders.
When the second batch of reinforcements transported across the river by the navy arrived from the other side, the two Huai army troops were ordered to withdraw their troops.
What is even more exaggerated is that the two Huai armies did not return to Shouzhou City at all, but retreated directly along Bagong Mountain.
Li Yunze's armored cavalry were on the other side and had not come over. He could only watch the two Huai troops run away as he was unable to pursue them.
After the war, the prisoners were interrogated and it was learned that Yang Xingmi had been commanding operations in Shouzhou City before.
As for why they did not defend the city, the prisoners said that the Xuanwu Army would summon thunder and the city could not be defended, so Yang Jiedu said that he would not defend the city.
I have to say that Yang Xingmi is indeed quite difficult to deal with. If we don't defend the city and fight guerrilla warfare with him, we can really fight in this geographical environment.
"There is no simple person who can leave his name in history books."
Facing Yang Xingmi's guerrilla tactics, Li Yunze could only choose to fight.
The response tactic he chose was to occupy various state capitals and counties first. Dispatch the defenders and supplies and wait for Yang Xingmi to take the initiative.
Guerrilla warfare in this era is not as easy to fight as imagined. If the regular army loses the city, it can easily become stragglers.
Among other things, various daily necessities cannot be provided by rural areas.
Li Yunze blocked the traffic arteries between the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, and after occupying the salt field, Yang Xingmi could not even replenish the salt.
But surprisingly, after almost two months of blockade across the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, Yang Xingmi was still able to keep his composure and only attacked the logistical troops, but not the city.
Li Yunze, who was stationed in Yangzhou with armored cavalry, once again used his money power to bribe a group of talents. He learned that it was Zhou Bao of the Jiangnan Town Navy who secretly provided material support to Yang Xingmi.
There is nothing much to say. The fishing battleship appeared again and led the navy ships to block the river. He also sent envoys to threaten Zhou Bao, "If you don't obey, I will beat you next time." '
Zhou Bao said that he was not scared and was still providing support to Yang Xingmi.
However, the fleet was rammed and sunk one after another, and Li Yunze even personally drove a fishing battleship into the naval camp in Zhenhai Town and wreaked havoc. He burned his water camp on fire, which curbed his rampage.
Jujia Cavalry took the initiative to attack, constantly sorting out and driving away, compressing the scope of activities of Yang Xingmi's troops.
Yang Xingmi's army was short of supplies and was disheartened. As a last resort, he could only forcefully besiege the county town, trying to break through the city and plunder supplies.
As a result, a small county town was besieged for several days and could not be defeated. When Li Yunze personally arrived with armored cavalry for reinforcements, he defeated it in a single battle.
Yang Xingmi fled in embarrassment and crossed the river to join Zhen Haijun.
Li Yunze, who had captured the land of Lianghuai, began to appease the place.
However, Weibo Town in the north sent an envoy at this time to ask for more money, food and materials from Li Yunze.
Li Yunze also doesn’t include lakes, so he can give him as much as he wants.
Things that can be solved with money are no big deal.
Li Yunze was really laughing that he could use money and food to buy a hundred thousand troops from Weibo Town to serve him.
Zhaoyi, Heyang, Pinglu, Lulong, Yichang, Hedong and other towns in the north were all restrained by Wei Bo Town and could not go south to attack Li Yunze.
They also sent envoys to try to persuade Wei Bozhen to let them understand what it means to have cold lips and teeth.
But Wei Bozhen's response was very simple. If we want us to fight the Xuanwu Army, we can just spend more money and food than what the Xuanwu Army gave us.
Not to mention that they can't afford it, even if they can afford such a large amount of money and food, they still have to satisfy the appetites of the warriors under their command.
If you don't satisfy the appetite of the warriors under your command, take it out and give it to Wei Bozhen?
I really thought that only the tooth soldiers from Weibo Town could kill my Jiedushi in this world!
