The five-masted warship broke through the huge waves of the Cangjiang River and set sail from the Qinzhou Pier. Cao Xinyu personally took command. Crossing the river at night, and when the river water surged, he did not dare to take it lightly. The person sitting on his ship at this moment was the North Island No. 1

number one

, Wang Yunzhao of the Northern Conquest, and Minister Han Zhong and others. There were four other warships escorting Cao Xinyu's flagship. Although it was not too far from Qinzhou Pier to Jingzhou Pier, Cao Xinyu still showed his full driving posture.

The security is tight.

The river breeze at the beginning of spring was still biting, and the cabin was tightly closed. The halo of light from the lantern fixed on the table clearly illuminated the map on the table, on which Yun Zhao had made many marks.

"Is Zhou Guangyi still in Tengchong?" Yun Zhao turned to ask Wu Fan, the commander of the personal guards on the side.

"Yes, Your Majesty, since Zhou Guangyi came out of Xingqing, his 20,000 troops have been stationed in Tengchong." Wu Fan affirmed.

"As soon as we cross the river, let Cao Xinyu go upstream and meet Zhou Guangyi's army in Tengchong. The navy of the Northern Expeditionary Army will be sent out to deliver Zhou Guangyi's troops to Xiangcheng, Yuzhou in the shortest possible time." Yun said.

Zhaodian pointed out a black spot on the map, "After Zhou Guangyi came ashore, he robbed Xiang City as quickly as possible, then penetrated directly into Baokang County, cutting off the connection between Xie Zhao's troops and Yuzhou City, and dividing Xie's army into two."

Geng Chong nodded while quickly writing down Yun Zhao's orders.

"Tune the 10,000 cavalrymen of Tuoli's troops of the Mongolian army back to Jingzhou, of which 5,000 will be stationed in Lichuan, and the other 5,000 will be led by Tuoli himself. We must seize Huai'an County in ten days and squeeze Xie Zhao's troops to the vicinity of Kangping County.

."

"Order Huo Zhenting's troops to gather Jamuka and Malihan to launch an attack on Jiangling, leaving Xingshu no time to consider our plan to encircle and annihilate the Shu army!"

"Understood!"

"Send an order back to Xingling to mobilize Zhang Wei and Jiang Xu's 7,000 Mod Swordsmen team. I will see them in Jiangling in one month."

"Send an order to conquer Beifu and announce to the whole of Northland that our general offensive has begun. I hope everyone can grit their teeth and fully support this battle. If there are people and money, we will work together to overcome the difficulties. Victory is here.

Right in front of you!"

"yes!"

Xie Shilin was pinned down in Yuzhou City by Lin Qi. Xie Zhao led 40,000 Shu troops out of Yuzhou. The initial two battles went extremely smoothly. The Northern Expedition Army garrisons in Huai'an and Kangping fled. The garrisons in these two places were not originally

There were only more than a thousand men each. Xie Zhao attacked in two groups, each with more than 20,000 men. The defenders in both places had no room to resist, so they abandoned the city.

The success of the first battle also made the Shu army's fighting spirit suddenly rise. Perhaps as Lynch's intelligence showed, almost all the main forces of the Northern Conquest Army gathered near Jiangling to confront Xingshu. The interior of Jingzhou was extremely empty.

There simply aren't many available troops.

"Major General, this is a God-given opportunity!" Xie Shuyi, the general of the Xie family, stared at the map. From Kangping and Huai'an to Jingzhou City, it was almost blank. Except for some small military stations, there was no obstacle.

"The Northern Expeditionary Army was careless and thought they had reached an agreement with us. We would just sit back and watch their decisive battle with the Southern Dynasties.

However, we did not expect that we would send troops at this time. Jingzhou City is completely empty. We can march straight in and capture the empty Jingzhou City. Going forward, we can form a pincer attack with Jiangling's Xingshu on the Northern Expeditionary Army.

If done properly, Jiangling's Northern Expeditionary Army can be completely wiped out and we can regain control of Jingzhou."

Xie Zhao was also excited, "The Northern Expedition Army has many cavalry in Jiangling."

"That's why we must be quick with our troops. We must not hesitate at all and attack immediately. Before they can react, we will arrive at Jingzhou City and capture it again. As long as we enter the city, what can the cavalry do to me?"

Taking control of Jingzhou City will cut off the logistics of the Northern Expeditionary Army near Jiangling. The Mengqi are powerful, but they consume a lot of money and rely heavily on logistics. At that time, we will not be allowed to take whatever we ask for!" Xie Shuyi's face was red.

"What's more important is that in the southern battlefield, Tongzhou battlefield, and Jiangling battlefield, the Northern Expeditionary Army has almost left its nest. There are no more troops to mobilize in the north. We have no worries about our retreat. If we can defeat the enemy in the direction of Jiangling,

By conquering the Northern Army, we can not only satisfy the imperial court's requirements, but also regain control of Jingzhou. Only then can we bargain with both parties based on the overall situation, and we may be able to get more."

Xie Zhao stared at the map, slowly gathered his hands from Kangping and Huai'an, and clapped his palms suddenly, "That's it. Attack and capture Jingzhou City, Shuyi, you will lead five thousand elite troops, march under the stars and night, with the ultimate goal

Run towards Jingzhou City as fast as possible, Xie Sen and I are on the left and right to support you."

"My subordinate understands!"

Yun Zhao had arrived in Jingzhou City for several days, and the three thousand soldiers from the accompanying guards camp had died down. Except for a very few people, almost no one in Jingzhou City knew that the King of the North had arrived in Jingzhou City. Within the Jingzhou Government Office, Yun Zhao

Zhao looked at the huge sand table in the room, and the signs on it were being moved to new locations one by one under the movement of the soldiers.

"What a huge appetite!" Looking at the direction of the Shu army's advance, Yun Zhao laughed and said, "Xie Zhao actually wants to capture Jingzhou City. This is not to contain our Northern Army, but to devour us in one go."

The army in the direction of Jiangling will retake Jingzhou."

"I don't know whether to live or die!" Wu Fan chuckled.

"Since they think so, then as they wish, they informed Tuoli to slow down the pace. The cavalry to capture Huai'an delayed their action for ten days. Lichuan also gave up and asked Tuoli to lead another 5,000 cavalry directly to the vicinity of Jingzhou City.

We will lay an ambush and ask Xie Zhao to come down to Jingzhou City. We will annihilate them in one fell swoop at the foot of Jingzhou City." Yun Zhao clapped his hands and stood up. "Let him.

Let us be proud for a few more days! After all, Xie Zhao is not Xie Shuyi. He sees the immediate benefits but forgets the huge crisis hidden behind. Hahaha, there are often fatal poisons hidden in delicious food. Xie Zhao still doesn't have it after all.

Understand this truth. Zhou Guangyi's vanguard troops should have landed in Xiangcheng. When they capture Baokang, I would like to see Xie Zhao's expression."

Everyone laughed. At this time, except for Yun Zhao's personal guard camp, there were indeed no other soldiers and horses in Jingzhou City. But with these three thousand people, Jingzhou City was as stable as Mount Tai. What's more, when Xie Zhao arrived at Jingzhou City

time

, suddenly found that Mongolian cavalry belonging to the Northern Expedition Army appeared in Lichuan, Huai'an, and Kangping. Xiangcheng was also captured by the Northern Expedition Army. The 40,000-strong army had been cut off from support and was surrounded on several sides. He still had the intention to attack Jingzhou.

City?

"Now it depends on whether Zhou Wenyi's troops can successfully penetrate Baokang and cut off the connection between Yuzhou and Jingzhou? If Xie Shilin had reacted in advance, then this battle would still be fought." Yun Zhao patted the wood of the sand table.

Along, road.

Just when Yun Zhao's thoughts turned to Zhou Guangyi's headquarters, dozens of five-masted warships and hundreds of auxiliary warships of various types from the navy of the Northern Expedition Army were already moving along the Cangjiang River, all the way to Xiangcheng along the river.

Area, no coincidence, the landing place chosen by Cao Xinyu is exactly the same as the landing place chosen by Li Hongchao a few days ago. The first phase of delivery

Zhou Guangyi's Seventh Battalion's 5,000 vanguard troops and all the required military supplies arrived. This was the first batch of troops to arrive. Next, Cao Xinyu had to make several round trips to deliver all the 7th Battalion's more than 20,000 troops.

Xiangcheng, Yuzhou, Xie Zhao took away 40,000 Shu troops, Xie Shilin still had 30,000 Shu troops and more than 10,000 Yuzhou town troops, and still had certain strength.

"General Zhou, I wish you a safe journey." On the flagship, Cao Xinyu clasped his fists and saluted Zhou Guangyi, "After you occupy Xiangcheng, Xie Shilin will definitely attack crazily. Before we arrive for the second time, your life will be very difficult.

of."

"Don't worry, Xie Shilin is a coward, and the general is brave. If the general is like this, how strong can the soldiers below him be? Just see how I teach them a lesson!" This time Zhou Guangyi couldn't wait to lead the vanguard troops to seize the item.

City, since returning to Yunzhao, this is the first time that his 7th Battalion has taken on such an important task. He secretly made up his mind to perform well and let other troops in the Northern Expedition see that the 7th Battalion is not a weakling.

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Watching the battleship slowly sailing away from the shore, Zhou Guangyi turned around and shouted loudly: "Zhou Bin, Zhou Bin!"

Zhou Bin was his son. Hearing his father's call, he rushed over, "Father."

"You, lead two thousand elites, carry only dry food and necessary weapons, and go straight to Xiangcheng as quickly as possible. Before I arrive here, I want to see the flag of the Northern Expedition Army flying above Xiangcheng. Xiangcheng

We are still fifty miles away from Baokang. After you capture Xiangcheng, you will immediately attack Baokang."

"My son understands!"

"The key to defeating this battle lies in whether we can block the rest of Xie Shilin's troops in Yuzhou. As long as we block their reinforcements, the prince will be able to completely annihilate Xie Zhao's troops in Jingzhou. Once Xie Zhao is destroyed, Xie Shilin's main force will be gone.

I can only live in despair."

"Yes, son, set off immediately!" Zhou Bin nodded, turned around and left quickly. A moment later, a force of two thousand people left lightly and attacked Xiangcheng directly. Zhou Guangyi led three thousand soldiers and horses with various baggage.

Then advance.

As soon as Cao Xinyu's huge fleet sailed into the main channel of the Cangjiang River, a shrill alarm sounded in the fleet. Cao Xinyu, who was just about to take a good rest, jumped out of the cabin in a few steps. In the direction of Bazhou, a

The vague shadow of the fleet appeared in the field of vision.

"Turn the entire army and prepare to meet the enemy!" Cao Xinyu ordered loudly. Needless to say, this is the fleet that Li Hongchao escaped from by chance. In the past two years, there has been no trace of this fleet. Unexpectedly, it will be found now.

It took no effort to get it, and it was an unexpected encounter. This was the last bit of naval power in the Southern Dynasty.

Cao Xinyu was so happy that even the door panel couldn't stop his luck.

When the navy of the Northern Expeditionary Army discovered Li Hongchao's fleet, Li Hongchao's troops also discovered the huge fleet on the Cangjiang River. Unlike Cao Xinyu's ecstasy, Li Hongchao was as if he was mourning for his heir, and he kept issuing orders.

As soon as the order was issued, the entire fleet turned around and fled.

With only a few five-masted warships left, compared with the navy of the Northern Conquest Army at this time, he was like a weak ant meeting a strong elephant, with no room for resistance at all.

Running became the only thought in his mind at this time. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users
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