Chapter 374 Pocket

Zhang Yang took the letter and opened it. There were only a few words.

Chen Youliang's water army is ready to attack Taihu Lake by surprise. Please be careful.

"Is the messenger there?" Zhang Yang asked.

"The letter was sent, and the child ran away before I noticed it." Luo Guanzhong said. What's wrong? "Lord?"

Zhang Yang handed the letter to Luo Guanzhong.

When Luo Guanzhong took a look, his face suddenly changed: Who gave it? How did he know so clearly?

"Lord, this messenger seems to be a kind reminder. Will it be Chen Youliang from the army?" Luo Guanzhong asked.

"Chen Youliang's person? I don't think so." Zhang Yang said, "Only Zhu Yuanzhang can do this kind of thing."

Zhu Yuanzhang? Luo Guanzhong was very surprised.

In Zhang Yang's heart, he suddenly clarified these ideas. Chen Youliang is Xiaoxiong, and so is Zhu Yuanzhang. Although the two have cooperated, I'm afraid that everyone is thinking about how to eat each other.

Chen Youliang cheated Zhu Yuanzhang and asked him to attack Ying Tianfu to attract his attention. He took a path and was ready to attack his rear.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not a vegetarian. How can't he see the key? Zhu Yuanzhang will never do this kind of cannon fodder. He secretly stabbed Chen Youliang's care to himself, then his attention will be in the rear, and Zhu Yuanzhang will have a chance.

Take down Ying Tianfu? It is estimated that Zhu Yuanzhang does not have such a great ability. The lesson he gave him last time is deep enough. Zhang Yang knows that Zhu Yuanzhang is a very cautious person. He has not been out of Chuzhou for half a year, but he is accumulating strength. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has come out, there must be a bigger conspiracy.

"Let Mr. Shi and Shi Wenbing pay attention and pay close attention to the movement of Zhu Yuanzhang's army." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, Lord." Luo Guanzhong replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang, what on earth are you doing?

Zhang Yang doesn't have the energy to think too much about these things. At present, what he needs most is to kill Chen Youliang's water army. The other party's navy is a problem for him.

In Yingtianfu City, the prepared army has been fully launched into the predetermined war zone.

Zhang Tianqi's army was all riding big horses and thongs. In his team, there were some horses and scattered cannons, and he walked proudly in the front.

Following is Chang Yuchun's cavalry. Most of them are also carrying Tianque, and a few of them are holding spears. Chang Yuchun is dressed in red armor and holding a long gun. Although Tianque has been popularized, Chang Yuchun still likes to use this kind of weapon. The feeling of the tip of the gun poked into the human body, making his blood spurt and shooting with Tianque, there was no pleasure.

Following is the infantry. Half of them took the sky and half of them took spears and trotted all the way. The order given by the king of Yan was to let them run and keep up with the cavalry!

If they had just joined the army, they would have scolded half to death in their hearts, but now no one has complained. They know that they must keep up.

The king of Yan said: In order to reduce the load of the infantry brothers, they only need to carry weapons. The dry food these days is all carried by the cavalry brothers.

The meaning of this sentence is that if anyone can't keep up with the cavalry brothers, there will be no food to eat!

Fortunately, they have been used to it for a long time. For them, running at this level is just an appetizer before eating. Chang Yan's training is much more ruthless than this.

Yixing.

The terrain of Yixing is high in the south and low in the north. The south is a hilly mountainous area, the northern part is a plain area, the eastern part is the Taihu Lake District, and the western part is a low-lying area. Yixing Mountain belongs to the remnants of Tianmu Mountain and has the three highest peaks in southern Jiangsu Province. Among them, Mingling Grape Ridge is 611.5 meters above sea level, which is the second peak in Jiangsu.

Although the water network is everywhere, the largest river is separated from the water in the south.

Chen Youliang's navy, if he wants to pass through Yixing, then he must go to the south of the water, and there are mountains on both sides of the water. This is Zhang Yang's pre-designed ambush position.

Although the mountain is not very high, not as good as the apes on both sides of the land of Bashu, and the light boat has passed thousands of mountains, but the layers of mountains are already very sinister.

This is definitely a good place to ambush!

However, the horses of the cavalry can only stay at the foot of the mountain that deviates from the river. They carry the sky on their backs, carry heavy cannons, and begin to go up the mountain.

Although the scattered cannon is relatively light, it is an iron pimple after all. The four people tied the front and back sides of the scattered cannon barrel with two ropes, then stuffed it into a wooden stick and carried it up the mountain.

Even the scattered cannons are so difficult to move, not to mention the God of War cannon. Even Zhang Yang did not know how Xu Yi, who was stationed in Wucheng, used to set up the God of War cannon on the top of those mountains.

From there, condescending, you can have a panoramic view of the whole river.

Because the range of the cannon is close, it is arranged halfway up the mountain and all aimed at the center of the river.

Along the mountainside, a variety of natural rocks are used to artificially build many positions for shooters to shoot.

In various low places of the mountains, Chang Yuchun arranged his troops here. At that time, they will take on the task of encircing the navy of the other side.

In the rear, behind the mountain, the cavalry forms a second line of defense, so that once there is an enemy leaking the net, it can be chased back at any time. No matter how fast the enemy is, it is faster than the horse.

This tough march of the new army shocked Zhang Yang. With two legs, the infantry completely kept up with the cavalry. You know, this is hundreds of miles, and each of them has become a god-like person who is more awesome than a marathon runner.

There are all kinds of generals and soldiers. Zhang Yang is very satisfied with Chang Yuchun's training.

A huge pocket has been arranged, waiting for the other party's navy to come and complete the final song.

On the other side of Ying Tianfu.

"Brother, the detectives we sent have been investigated. Now the interior of Yingtian Mansion is very empty, and their troops have been dispatched." Hua Yun said, "Look, are we going to cross the river and take down Ying Tianfu again?"

Ying Tianfu is a piece of fat meat. If possible, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to take a bite. However, he knew that if he really opened his mouth, the fat would immediately turn into a stone and lose a few of his teeth.

To fight with Zhang Shicheng, he must have absolute certainty. At present, he is not very sure.

On the contrary, another strategy that has been prepared for a long time, he is very confident that he can achieve strategic goals.

"Are you ready for the ship?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Yes, brother, we have collected about 500 boats in total, which is enough for tens of thousands of us to go." Xu Da said.

"Well, let's go upstream according to the plan!" Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.

"Brother, if we attack Ying Tianfu, I'm afraid we are 50% sure." Xu Da also felt a pity.

"Xu Da, don't you want to listen to my orders?" Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was a little cold.

In the past six months, Xu Da has been in charge of military power alone. Will he become unruly?

"No, brother, Xu Da is willing to listen to your instructions and go through fire and water." Xu Da heard the eldest brother's dissatisfaction and said quickly.

"Xu Da, Hua Yun, we must not be confused on the surface. Although Zhang Shicheng's army has left, his artillery is still there. Look at the head of the city. How many of us are not enough to fill the invincible hole. We have suffered too much. We can't always do what we can't do anymore." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We have to do what we can and accumulate strength step by step. Ying Tianfu, we will definitely come back, but now, we need to go to Jiangzhou first to collect Chen Youliang's left-behind troops for our own use, and talk about the army and expanding the scale of the army. No one is better than Zhu Yuanzhang.

"All right, big brother." Xu Da said.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the tall wall of Yingtian Mansion on the other side, and a strange feeling surged in his heart: "Yingtian Mansion, my Zhu Yuanzhang's flag will still be planted in the head of the city!" Now, I'm going to collect the remaining forces of Xu Shouhui, which is also a revenge for Emperor Xu. Zhang Yang is full of confidence, Zhu Yuanzhang is full of confidence, and Chen Youliang in the river is even more confident.

The river is getting narrower and narrower. If you are unfortunate enough to catch the headwind, because the river is Taizhai, you can't take the zigzag route against the wind, you can only lower the sail and shake the oars, and the speed will be greatly reduced.

These days, it has always been windy, so his fleet hardly needs paddle moves. It only needs to row a few times occasionally to help the helmsman change direction.

Due to the rising water, the river is wider and deeper than before, and there is no need to worry about the danger of stranding caused by the reef at the bottom of the river. His luck is simply extremely good.

Moreover, although the area he passed still belonged to the sphere of influence of the imperial court, no tars noticed the passage of his fleet at all. The tartars' navy was already weak, and there were not many tars stationed in a few small places nearby. They were not able to manage things on the river at all.

In this way, Chen Youliang's navy, as a victor, marched towards the predetermined destination: Taihu Lake.

When you enter Taihu Lake, you can go straight to Pingjiang. With a sudden surname, you can take Pingjiang City in one fell swoop, and then Hangzhou. As long as you take these two places, these places will almost be in your own pocket. As long as you destroy the reinforcements rushed by Yingtianfu on the middle of the way, looking at the south of the Yangtze River, I'm afraid they are all your own. It's the territory.

With the south of the Yangtze River, the next step is to the north. Liu Futong has played for several years, but he has not achieved any results. He personally commanded the army all the way to fight to most of them!

After a few days, the fleet has arrived at the mouth of Taihu Lake. Near Yixing, both sides are full of mountains and rivers, which makes Chen Youliang's mood particularly good.

Although it is all water, the scenery here is obviously more beautiful than that in Jiangzhou. In the future, it will be better to build a palace on the edge of Taihu Lake.

Chen Youliang walked out of the cabin and stood on the deck, looking at the beautiful scenery on both sides.

(to be continued)