"Don't worry, General Fang. You still know what I, Luo Qian, am capable of. As long as I am here, it is absolutely impossible for the Qin Navy to enter the Jinling Water Port." Luo Qian patted his chest and assured with great confidence.
To be honest, Fang Shouke still believed in Luo Qian's leadership ability.
After all, the two of them know each other very well after working together for so many years.
After explaining the matter, Fang Shouke went to the palace overnight. The State of Qin has arrived in the waters of Yangzhou, and he does not dare to delay in such an urgent matter.
Fang Shouke went straight into the palace and entered the side hall.
"Report! Your Majesty, General Fang Shouke, has urgent news. Please come to the palace to report it." The eunuch's voice came in from outside the door.
At this time, Dongfang Yin was preparing to go to bed when he heard the eunuch's call.
"Fang Shouke, what is he doing here?" Dongfang Yin muttered, pushing the concubine in front of him aside. He stood up immediately and put on his clothes.
"My beloved, please rest first. I'll be here soon." Dongfang Yinmei said softly, and his big tongue couldn't help but lick his lips.
"Um!"
Princess Chu's mouth came out with a coquettish voice, which seemed to be charming.
Dongfang Yin left the dragon bed, pulled down the bed curtain, walked to the table far away, and poured a cup of tea.
"Let him come in!" Dongfang Yin said.
"promise!"
moment! Fang Shouke hurriedly walked into the house after the eunuch pushed the door open.
"Greetings to your Majesty!" Fang Shouke quickly knelt down and bowed.
Dongfang Yindu glanced at the latter and said in a calm tone: "Fang Aiqing is so late, what's the point of meeting Gu?"
It could be heard that Dongfang Yin's tone was a little unhappy.
Fang Shouke said immediately: "Your Majesty, the navy of the Qin Kingdom has entered the waters of Yangzhou. More than 300 warships are coming towards Jinling with great momentum."
"The general is here to ask your Majesty to strengthen the defense of Jinling's coastal artillery to prevent the Qin army from making a sudden attack! Otherwise! By the time we wait until that moment, it will be too late to regret it."
What?
After listening to Fang Shouke's words, Dongfang Yin, who was originally in a good mood, immediately stood up from his chair.
He looked at the latter with an uneasy expression.
"Fang Aiqing, is this news accurate?" Dongfang Yin frowned and asked anxiously.
He originally thought that the Qin army would not be able to invade the Chu state no matter what, with the governor Xiao Huangqi guarding the front line to resist the Qin army. Now it seems that he still underestimated the Qin army.
"This matter is absolutely true, don't you dare to believe it? Moreover, when the news reached me, it had already been delayed for two days. Therefore! I think it is very likely that the navy of Qin State will attack me within one or two days." Jinling Port, launch an attack."
"It's best to prepare for this kind of thing early in the morning so that you're prepared for any eventuality." Fang Shouke said.
But at this moment, Dongfang Yin gave the next instruction without waiting. In the direction of Jinling Ship Port, bursts of shelling suddenly started, and the huge sound was directly transmitted to Jinling Royal City.
boom! boom! boom!
The firelight made half of the sky in Jinling Water Port extremely bright.
Dongfang Yin and Fang Shouke were immediately confused. Without waiting for Dongfang Yin to stand up, Fang Shouke looked directly at the place where the sound of the cannon came from.
Suddenly! He had a bad premonition in his heart, and his panicked eyes reminded him of the Qin navy heading east.
"No, how could Qin's navy arrive so quickly?" Fang Shouke exclaimed inadvertently.
"Your Majesty..."
Dongfang Yin seemed to be in a panic, and said quickly: "In this case...General Fang, you will return to Jinling Port immediately and command the three armies. In addition, I will have 10,000 troops stationed in Jinling Coastal Artillery immediately to help the general defend against the enemy."
At this time, the number of troops stationed in Jinling was only 20,000, and together with the 20,000 Jinling Navy, it was difficult to be Qin's opponent.
"promise!"
Fang Shouke bowed solemnly and backed away slowly.
Immediately, the horse raced towards Jinling Port.
"Send the order! Let all the civil and military officials come to the palace to discuss strategies to defend against the enemy!" Dongfang Yin said hurriedly.
Now, he didn't care that the fragrant couch was soft, so he quickly put on his dragon robe and hurried to the main hall.
And this time.
Yu Haoming's sudden attack and fierce artillery directly caused heavy losses to the Jinling Navy. Even the Chu soldiers who were preparing to fire on the fort were also knocked down by the cannon and exploded in all directions.
"Instruct the three armies to maintain this offensive so that the Chu army will not be able to organize a counterattack!"
"promise!"
Qin's artillery fire was several times that of Chu's army, leaving Chu's navy with no chance to leave the port. The newly launched battleship was torn into pieces shortly after leaving the port.
Even Luo Qian had his eyes widened and couldn't believe what he was seeing. The artillery fire from more than 300 warships actually produced the power of 600 warships' artillery fire.
Oh my gosh! Qin's warships are not only large, but also equipped with artillery fire.
Half an hour later, the Jinling Navy, which had hundreds of warships docked, had half of its warships immediately destroyed.
At this time, the transport ship at the rear of the battleship immediately landed ashore. The 10,000-strong army, like wolves and tigers, rushed towards the Chu army.
It was originally thought that the Qin navy, no matter what, would not be able to show up with the Chu soldiers in the rear of the Chu army. At this moment! Really panicked.
Looking at the Qin army coming to kill them, they were killed by the latter in less than one round of fighting. In the dark, Qin Shan quickly occupied the Jinling Fort.
Taking advantage of these opportunities, another wave of soldiers from the transport ship also came down from the deck and cooperated with Tan Shang to occupy the entire Jinling Fort.
Luo Qian, the general of Chu State, saw that the situation was not good. In order to retain the main force of the navy, he led 12,000 soldiers and immediately headed towards Jinling City.
actually! Lian Luo Qian was still confused at this time. In the first encounter with Yu Haoming, he and Fang Shouke had a slight advantage. But in tonight's battle, not only did they not gain the upper hand, they were also crushed directly and crazily by Yu Haoming's huge artillery fire.
Not even the slightest ability to fight back.
But for Xiao Huangqi, after Qin completely occupied the Huaichuan River, it would not be a good thing for the entire Chu army.
If Qi Lanyin occupied Xichuan, the 300,000 Chu troops would really have no way to escape.
"General, you will lose Jinling Port like this. When you go back! Will General Fang and the king blame us?" The soldiers around Luo Qian asked anxiously.
However! It's not that Luo Qian hasn't thought about this issue, but he decided to abandon Jinling Port after weighing the pros and cons. Because it is better to preserve your vitality than to die.
"It doesn't matter. All responsibilities will be borne by me alone and have nothing to do with you." Luo Qian said.
By chance, I met Fang Shouke who was returning to Jinling Port.
After seeing Luo Qian's defeated army, Fang Shouke felt as if there was a bomb hidden in his chest, and he was about to explode with anger.
"Luo Qian, your uncle, how did you promise me! In less than an hour, you lost Jinling Port. How do you want me to go back and meet the king?"
