Episode 10 Chapter 438

Chapter 438

When Dong Sheng was alive, Shao Fang was upset when he saw him. Now that Dong Sheng died in front of him, Shao Fang felt sad again and rarely cried out loud. People are so strange.

The latter did not discard any of the three suggestions Dong Sheng put forward for Shao Fang, but accepted them all.

First, he burned the denunciations and memorials to stabilize people's hearts, so that the civil and military ministers in the DPRK would no longer have any worries and could unite to deal with the outside world. Then, he re-activated Nan Yan, reinstated his official position, and continued to serve.

Commander-in-chief of the Huben Army, he was granted the title of Marquis, and ordered Nan Yan to lead the Huben Army southward to attack the An and Huan armies in the south. Next, he urgently recruited Gao Hang and named him Marshal of the Zhenjiang Navy to guard Zhenjiang.

Gao Hang was originally Xu Lengzhi's lieutenant. He was not very old, but he was quite talented. He was deeply appreciated and reused by Xu Lengzhi. If the Donghai Navy had not needed someone to take charge of the overall situation, Xu Lengzhi would definitely take him with him.

Go to Haowan County to resist the wind army.

Of course, thanks to Xu Lengzhi not taking Gao Hang with him, otherwise the latter would have died with him in Bufeng City.

Zhenjiang is the northern barrier of Mo's capital. There are 100,000 Mo's permanent naval forces stationed here. When Gao Hang was recalled to the capital, the East Sea Navy was also recalled. Mo's East Sea Navy has ten

There are as many as 50,000 people, and they often participate in water battles. Both in terms of combat strength and actual combat experience, they are far superior to the Zhenjiang Navy. If the East China Sea Navy arrives in Zhenjiang, it will undoubtedly be an insurmountable obstacle for the Fengyu Allied Forces to move south.

barrier. After all, neither the Feng Kingdom nor the Jade Kingdom are vassal states that are good at naval warfare.

The only good thing is that it will take a long time for the Donghai Navy to reach Zhenjiang. Gao Hang only needs to go overland by horseback or carriage from Donghai County to the capital, but the ships of the Navy cannot travel by land.

It has to start from Donghai County, bypass the coastal area, enter the Zhenjiang estuary, and then go upstream along Zhenjiang and cross two counties to reach the capital. Even at the fastest speed, the Donghai Sea is so far away that

The teacher will have to travel for at least two months.

Therefore, as far as Mo is concerned, as long as their Zhenjiang Navy can hold on for two months, they can wait for the strong reinforcement of Donghai Navy, giving it an absolute advantage in water warfare.

Similarly, for the Fengyu Alliance Army, they have to strive to defeat the Zhenjiang Navy within two months before the Donghai Navy arrives and transport the main force of the entire army across the river, so as to ensure the success of the battle to destroy Mo

conduct.

After Gao Hang returned to the capital, he accepted Shao Fang's conferment and took office immediately. He began to deploy defenses in the south of the Yangtze River and trained and deployed the Zhenjiang Navy. Gao Hang was only in his thirties, handsome and had a baby face.

She looks much younger than her actual age.

However, his style is not as weak as his appearance. He is resolute and firm. As soon as he took office, he launched a drastic rectification of the Zhenjiang Navy and formulated a series of assessment systems. Those who are capable are promoted and those who are mediocre are demoted.

Generals who embezzle money, violate the law, or neglect their duties will be severely punished.

The Zhenjiang Navy is a typical young army in the Mo country. The place where the uncles were raised has never fought a war since its establishment. It also neglects training on weekdays. Most of the generals in the army are not familiar with water warfare. Ten of them

One of them was a playboy from a noble family. He came to Zhenjiang Navy just to get gold plating and earn some military qualifications for future promotion.

For such a navy army, Gao Hang also had a headache. One move would affect everything. Fortunately, Shao Fang gave him great support and gave him full trust. This allowed Gao Hang to conduct a series of

The measures are implemented.

If we talk about land warfare, Gao Hang is definitely an amateur, but he is an expert in water warfare. Looking back to four generations of his ancestors, who have been navy generals for generations, Gao Hang can be regarded as a veritable naval family.

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Not long after Gao Hang became the commander-in-chief of the Zhenjiang Navy, he had already achieved considerable results. A large number of capable young nobles were promoted by him to hold important positions in various parts of the army.

However, Gao Hang also has his limitations. No matter how much he values ​​talents, the generals he promotes and reuse are basically all from noble backgrounds. Those soldiers who are talented but come from civilians are still excluded from the core scope of his power.

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At this point, he is far inferior to Tang Yin.

As for the situation on Mo Country's side, the Fengyu Allied Forces have a clear understanding of the situation through the secret agents of Tianyan and Diwang. Feng Country's war against Mo Country this time is all based on the army. Now they are going to attack Zhenjiang, and they will finally use it.

To the navy.

In fact, Lao Feng State (the Feng State before annexing Ning State) did not have a navy. It was not until Feng State annexed the eight counties of Ningbei that it took over the navy that originally belonged to Ning State.

A navy that is powerful but not weak either.

The navy of the Feng Kingdom is in Ningdi, and there is no water area leading to Zhenjiang. It seems unlikely that the navy of the Feng Kingdom will appear in Zhenjiang.

However, this view is completely wrong. As early as when the Feng Army went south to attack Mo State, the naval forces of Ningdi began to move eastward and entered the territory of Feng State. Then, on the advice of the Military Government Hall, the Feng State navy

Go to Zhenjiang by land.

The Feng Kingdom first made huge wooden boards and fixed the ships on them. Then the logs were used as rollers, and the bottom wooden boards were pushed and pulled by manpower to move the ships on land. The Feng Kingdom's naval army numbered 100,000, and there were no less than 100,000 ships of all sizes.

Two hundred ships were all transported on land, so one can imagine the scale of the project.

Not counting the 100,000 naval officers and soldiers, the levied labor service alone amounted to more than 200,000 people. They went all the way south from the Feng Kingdom, passed through half of the Feng Kingdom, passed through the five counties of Northern Mo, and then traveled through half of the smaller Mo Kingdom.

Arrival in Zhenjiang. The cost was huge, and Feng Guo also spent a lot of money.

It was a lot easier when this dry land fleet entered the territory of Mo Country. At least it no longer required labor from the country. All the labor was replaced by prisoners of the Mo Army. This saved Feng Country a lot of expenses. Of course,

The Feng people treated these Mozhi prisoners no differently than they treated slaves. On the way to transport the fleet, countless Mozhi prisoners died of exhaustion halfway.

In any case, not long after the Fengyu Allied Forces stationed themselves on the north bank of Zhenjiang, the navy of the Feng Kingdom was forcibly moved from the mainland of the Feng Kingdom to Zhenjiang. The commander of the navy of the Feng Kingdom was Feng Ren, named He Yi, and the deputy commander was Ning Ren.

, respectively Sun Bing and Xu Yan.

In that era when the army was king, the navy was never taken seriously in the Feng Kingdom. Although there were 100,000 people and there was a legion, it did not have a legion number and was not included in the Feng Kingdom's Central Army Corps.

Most of the commanders of other legions are generals, or at least lieutenant generals, but He Yi's military rank is only one level higher than the corps commander, while the two deputy commanders, Sun Bing and Xu Yan, are half a rank higher than the corps commander.

After the navy ship arrived in Zhenjiang, Tang Yin personally met with He Yi, Sun Bing, and Xu Yan.

He Yi was born in a military corps directly under the Central Government and did not know how to engage in water warfare, while Sun Bing and Xu Yan were serious naval generals. Their combination was a typical layman's leadership.

The reason why this happened was because Tang Yin trusted Feng Ren in the early stage and ensured that Feng Ren would occupy a dominant position in the army. In addition, the navy army was never within the scope of Tang Yin's attention, so he kept making mistakes like this.

After He Yi, Sun Bing, and Xu Yan paid tribute to Tang Yin, he asked He Yi if he had any plan to defeat the Mo Navy.

He Yi used to serve as the commander of the regiment in the direct army and was directly under Tang Yin. He has not seen the king since he became the commander of the naval army. Now he is inevitably a little excited.

Without even thinking about it, he loudly replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, our army is determined to die on the battlefield and confident of defeating the enemy. If our army attacks, we will definitely be able to defeat the Mo Navy in one go!"

After hearing this, Tang Yin looked up and smiled. He admired He Yi's high fighting spirit, but the plan seemed a little rough. Should he just go straight through it?

He laughed for a while, then Fang asked softly: "Hey, according to our investigation, the new commander-in-chief of Zhenjiang Navy in Mo is Gao Hang. This man is very familiar with water warfare. Water battles are the most common in Mo.

There are many scenic spots in Donghai County, are you confident that you can defeat him?"

Gao Hang? He Yigen had never heard of this name. He hesitated for a long time, scratched his hair and said: "As far as the general knows, the Zhenjiang Navy has loose military discipline and lacks combat power. It should not be a match for our army."

After hearing this, Tang Yin shook his head and said: "The information you got was from the past, and the situation now is very different from before. Since the change of commanders in the Zhenjiang Navy, most of the inactive generals in the army have been replaced.

Gao Hang has been replaced, a large number of generals who are proficient in water warfare have been promoted, and the entire army has been diligent in training, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. Don't you know this?"

Hearing the dissatisfaction expressed in the king's mouth, He Yi hurriedly lowered his head and stammered: "The last general has been on his way, so he doesn't know about some news."

"I wonder, don't you know how to ask?" Tang Yin frowned and said, "You know clearly that a war is coming, but you don't even care about your opponent, so what are you caring about all day long?"

This was originally a reprimand from Tang Yin, but He Yi actually replied seriously: "General Mo will supervise the transportation of the fleet and cannot let the ships suffer any losses on the way. Otherwise, even if General Mo has ten heads, he will bear the responsibility."

I’m sorry!”

Tang Yin was so angry that he couldn't laugh or cry. How could He Yi be so stupid? How could he be chosen as the commander of the navy in the first place?

Of course, he must have forgotten that it was Wuying who recommended He Yi, but he signed the approval himself.
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