"Servant Han!"
When Tang Shengzong and Han Xizai boarded the upper boat, Fu Youde took a step forward and held his hands slightly.
With a smile on his face, Han Xizai glanced at the offensive and defensive battles that were going on in the distance and said: "General Fu, you are polite! I have heard that the general is good at fighting. In less than ten days, he successively captured seven water fortresses of the Sui army and captured all of them. Wan, it’s admirable!”
"You're welcome, Minister Han!"
There was a faint smile on Fu Youde's face. He was not a cold, strong or unreasonable person. His personality was more straightforward. He would respond to others' attitudes toward him.
Like Han Xizai, if he speaks politely and respectfully, he will reciprocate the favor.
If someone showed unkindness to him, Fu Youde would not be polite. In the original history, even Zhu Yuanzhang dared to fight against him, and it was normal to kill a few subordinates who disobeyed military orders.
Of course, Fu Youde has a good reputation and is a real top warrior. No one dares to be presumptuous in front of him.
Han Xizai stood on the deck and looked towards the water village in the distance.
"This village will soon fall into the hands of our army. It seems that I came at the right time."
Fu Youde smiled and said nothing more.
After capturing this stronghold, the Huai Army Navy also lost some men and horses, but these losses were nothing compared to the entire Navy.
In the eyes of senior Huai army officials such as Fu Youde and Han Xizai.
Ordinary battle losses of soldiers have become a series of numbers.
While the two were talking, Tang Shengzong retreated far away with a wink.
He is also a first-class general, with sharp ears and eyes, and can hear sounds from very far away, but his identity is only a guerrilla general of the Huai Army. Without permission, he cannot participate in the strategic affairs of the Huai Army.
This time Han Xizai, the Minister of War, took the risk and came by boat. He must have something important to do.
He didn't want to get in trouble at this time.
"I wonder why the minister is here? What are your orders from the king?"
After chatting for a while, Fu Youde changed his tone and got down to business.
Han Xizai's expression calmed down slightly and he said in a deep voice: "The general must have read the intelligence sent by the Military Intelligence Department a few days ago!"
"seen it already!"
Fu Youde nodded and his expression moved slightly. As a naval general of the Huai Army, whenever there was a major event in the army, a messenger would quickly send him the news to let him know.
This is the right of the top generals of the Huai Army.
Especially as a general, you must always pay attention to the surrounding situation.
"Chen Baxian is attacking Yangzhou and has already approached Jiangdu City... Will the king make a quick decision and defeat the Sui navy as soon as possible?"
Fu Youde's voice was solemn.
He is not just a reckless man who only knows how to rush into battle. He is very proficient in commanding an army, surveying the overall strategic situation, and observing the situation. He has a detailed understanding of enemy troops and potential enemies.
After just listening to Han Xizai's words, he realized the king's decision.
Han Xizai nodded and said: "The general is so clear-eyed. The spies have sent news that Chen Baxian has two generals, Wu Mingche and Xiao Moke, under his command. They are aggressive and aggressive. Lai Hu'er and Yang Yichen may not be their opponents!"
"In order to prevent Jiangdu from falling into the hands of Chen Baxian, our army must capture Gaoyou Lake as soon as possible... Shanyang Camp on the North Road must also capture Baoying as soon as possible!"
In the past few days, the spies of the Military Intelligence Department tried their best and lost dozens of spies, and finally found out about Chen Baxian's general situation.
Chen Baxian was originally in the south of the Yangtze River, competing with other heroes, intending to seize Jinling as a base.
It's just that Jinling has always been in the hands of the Ming army, and Xiao Yan's Liang army is still a competitor. Moreover, Xiao Yan's Liang Jun was particularly at odds with him and wanted to defeat him first...
Chen Baxian and Xiao Yan were the strongest princes to the west of Jinling, while Taiping Mansion and Ningguo Mansion to the south were the sphere of influence of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The most important place in the south of the Yangtze River is Jinling.
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All the powerful princes who aspired to unify the south of the Yangtze River set their sights on Jinling.
The Ming army in Jinling was in the same situation as Yang Guang now, with enemies on all sides. However, the Ming army was very tenacious. After Li Wenzhong appeared, they first defeated Xiao Yan in a melee west of Jinling.
Then Chen Baxian was defeated one after another, and he had no choice but to cross the river and retreat to Liuhe.
The west of Jinling was settled.
Chen Baxian was the founding king of Nanchen, Wu Mingche was a famous military general, and Xiao Moke was the reincarnation of Guan Yu... But against one of the six founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty, he still couldn't stand it.
However, Chen Jun could not gain a foothold in the south of the Yangtze River, but he became a strong force in the north of the Yangtze River.
At least it was a strong force in front of the Sui army.
"I see!"
Fu Youde sighed slightly. After knowing the details of Chen Baxian, he knew that Yang Guang was in danger.
Whether Yang Guang dies or not is none of the Huai army's business, but Jiangdu City must not fall into Chen Baxian's hands.
"Please serve me and report to the king. I will not let him down. We will find out within seven days!"
Fu Youde gritted his teeth and said.
Han Xizai nodded and said nothing more. There was no need for him to say anything more at this time.
"Send the order, all the warships in the Hekou stronghold are ready, let all the navy generals, as well as the vanguard Mu Chun and Wang Xiongdan, come and listen to the order!"
Fu Youde shouted sternly with an evil spirit in his voice.
The guards around him didn't hesitate at all, immediately took the command flag and quickly took the speedboat back to the camp.
Fu Youde is only a navy general in name.
However, if the Chinese army led by Wang Jing, as well as the soldiers and horses of Du Fuwei's command, and the newly trained soldiers and horses from Deng Qiang's captured soldiers, wanted to go into battle, they could only board warships and conduct water battles on Gaoyou Lake. war.
In any water battle, Fu Youde's orders must be followed.
In other words, Fu Youde at this time held the title of naval officer general, but actually did the work of naval commander.
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The main reason is that Wang Jing is in charge of Jinhu. Without Wang Jing's prestige, even if Fu Youde has great power, he would not be able to mobilize Mu Chun and Wang Xiongdan of the forward army in the name of a mere navy commander.
Han Xizai watched from the side as he continued to give orders.
Looking at the scene left after the fighting in the lake in the distance, as autumn gradually approaches, the gentle breeze blowing on the water seems to be a little more desolate and chilling.
A trace of blood in the lake indicates that a brutal fight is about to come.
"I don't know how many soldiers and horses will be lost in this battle..."
Han Xizai thought to himself.
If the Huai army has time, it can advance step by step according to Fu Youde's command to remove the enemy's nails in the lake and wait for a while, so that its own losses can be controlled to a certain extent.
But time waits for no one.
Any further delay will only give opportunities to other princes.
Regarding the decision discussed by the king and Bu Zhi, he also felt that it was necessary after learning the news about Chen Baxian.
For the great cause of the king.
Even if Gaoyou Lake is dyed red with blood, he will not hesitate.
At this time, a flag was raised on the building ship, telling the navy that captured the water village to camp on the spot. Fu Youde quickly returned to the Hekou village with his own warship.
He must immediately make arrangements to send out a large number of troops.
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