Chapter 066 Everything is ready

I remember that I made a mark on a city brick at that time. When engraving this mark, I also thought that as an ordinary people, I may never see this mark again in my life. Despite that emotion, I didn't have much depression in my youth. At best, it's just a trick of an ordinary teenager.

Since I joined the army, I often crossed the river to Guazhou to do business. I may take the opportunity to go to the top of the city. Whenever I see the mark engraved in those years, I have an exciting mood.

I often sit by the river in Jingkou and look at Guazhou City. At that time, I often thought: What is the current situation in Guazhou City?

However, if you had sat on the shore under Guazhou City and looked at Jingkou City at that time, you would definitely think: What is the scene in Jingkou City?

This is the case with people. When you see a mountain, you always want to know what the other side of the mountain looks like. When you climb to the top of the mountain and look over the mountain, you often find that the two sides of the mountain are not the same. But when your eyes touch another mountain in the distance, you will still have the impulse to climb up and see the other side. After people worked hard to climb the mountains of years, they unconsciously reached the twilight.

That's how I am. After climbing countless mountains, I have climbed to my prime. Looking back on the past, I feel that my life is as plain as water and has no achievements. Whenever I hear the heroic stories of ancient heroes, I feel that they are far from them, and maybe my life will be so dull. At that time, I never thought that one day I would appear in front of the world as I am now, and I never thought that one day I would challenge the extreme power of a country with thousands of people with extraordinary courage.

What I am with is the emperor, the highest head of an empire. Although he is only a usurping traitor, he nominally holds the strongest political and military power of the empire. And I'm just a general in an army, not even the leader of the army.

Now that I think about it, isn't it the ambition set by my youth that supports such a career? Even Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, as ordinary people, can ask themselves, "Do princes have the guts to prefer each other?" Even his ancestor Liu Bang was inspired by such words to establish a 400-year foundation. I, a person with the blood of the emperor flowing in my body, even if I am ordinary, have an unyielding ambition.

As a teenager, I never thought that the opportunity would come so late.

As an adult, I never thought that opportunities would come so quickly.

Whether it's to ask for Sun En or against Huan Xuan, it seems that fate pushes me forward, not my whip to drive my fate. Maybe fate gives many people the opportunity to achieve, but different people have different insights, and in the end, many people will miss those opportunities and return to ordinary.

It is said that Cao Cao's greatest ambition in those years was to be a state herdsman or assassin, and to manage the local government with his own talents. But the current situation made him the greatest hero at the end of the Han Dynasty.

What I have encountered is exactly the same opportunity.

Yesterday, Dantu and Guangling were captured, putting the two towns of Jingkou and Guazhou under our control.

When standing at the head of this Guazhou city now, the feeling is very different from before. At that time, I was an ordinary soldier and general of the Great Jin Kingdom; at this time, although I was a general, I was not from the Great Jin Kingdom, because the Great Jin Kingdom had disappeared. Although I am full of confidence in the victory of the Jin Dynasty, the outcome is success or failure, and it will take time to learn from it.

A few months ago, we privately stockpiled some large ships in Guazhou. The appearance of these ships creates the appearance of ferries and merchant ships, but the cabin is like a pattern of warships. The person responsible for supervising these ships is Tan.

After coming down from the city, our group rode down the river for half an hour and came to a reed. After rowing incense in three small boats, he rowed to the residence of the hidden warship. Dozens of boats are placed here.

After our boat circled around the boat here, I asked, "These are all small boats. Where are the big boats?"

Tan replied: "The big ship is at the ferry of Guazhoudu and Xijindu."

"Ferry?" This surprised me.

Tan smiled and said, "Well, because it was originally built like a ferry and a merchant ship, and it is also my jurisdiction, so although it is conspicuous, it is very safe."

Everyone is relieved.

I calculated it roughly and asked, "How many boats are missing according to the original plan?" When will it be ready?"

"The small boats are ready, and there are still seven or eight large ships in the dock, and it will take about ten days to wait."

Ten days? I'm afraid I can't wait." I looked back at Liu Yi and said, "What do you think?"

Liu Yi said: "Since Huan Xuan has known about the uprising, he must intensify his preparations for war. Although our army recovered Jingkou and Guazhou in one fell swoop, after all, it was a hasty uprising and was not well prepared for everything. If everything had been ready, I'm afraid it would have been a mistake.

It's better to quickly attack Jiankang from Jingkou and Guazhou before Huan Xuan completed his preparations. Otherwise, when Huan Xuan's army in Jingzhou, Jiangzhou and other places arrives, due to the difference in the strength of the enemy and us, the victory or defeat is unpredictable.

I nodded.

Liu Yi then asked Tan: "It took a lot of time. Can you make some Mengchong small ships?"

Tan said, "Although it is fast to build a small ship, it is difficult to collect wood for a while when it is in a hurry."

Liu Yi continued: "How about recruiting some people and going to the nearby mountains?"

Tan turned around and the craftsman standing in the bow leaned over and said, "Although the Mengchong ship is not big, it still needs huge wood to make it. The heart of the giant wood must be used as the keel. It will take several days to make a Meng rush to cut wood in the mountains.

I waved my hand and said, "Let's make it with the current materials. It's just one." Jingkou and Guazhou are not far from Jiankang, and Mengchong small ships don't have to be too strong to carry people. Our purpose is to capture Jiankang City, not to take the Meng Chong ship to fight on the water. If you really can't make it, you can also find some for use along the river.

As soon as I said this, I saw Xu Xianzhi smiling with his beard on another boat. Obviously, he understood what I meant by "Auch for some".

Although Beifu is known as the first water army in the world, since Huan Xuan came to power, the water army in Beifu has been weakened a lot. Huan Xuan has always been afraid of the Beifu army in Jingkou. After eliminating Liu Laozhi, Sun Wuyu and other old generals in Beifu, he has been trying his best to weaken the strength of the Beifu army. He did not dare to disarm blatantly, but he found an excuse to move the military supplies of Beifu to Jiankang and Jiangzhou.

Since the fast ships and military building ships were requisitioned into Jiankang, the Beifu Army has only two large ships carrying troops, more than a dozen Mengchong small ships and some miscellaneous ships transporting materials. With these ships, can the navy in Beifu still claim to be the first in the world? Isn't it like a cavalry riding a donkey but want to gallop on the battlefield?

After seeing these boats, everyone boarded the ship to test the degree of water, allowing some soldiers to test the speed. Basically, it is satisfactory to us.

After inspecting Guazhou garrison, the group returned to Jingkou in the south of the Yangtze River by boat.

Half an hour later, all the righteous gathered by He Wuji gathered at the general's mansion.

This is the first formal meeting since the uprising. It was also the last meeting before attacking Jiankang. There is no need to say the importance of its significance. The participants all sat in awe.

After He Wuji read our war again, I stood up and said, "Gentlemen. I sincerely trust Liu Yuzhi and regard me as the general of the righteous army. The uprising has been planned by the righteous people of all parties for nearly half a year. During this period, there was something worried or happy about Mr. Lin. Anyway, we finally initiated the flag and the first act of righteousness.

The success of Jingkou and Guangling is the result of our planning. However, this is only the first step of the uprising. From today, our army will turn into the Battle of Jiankang. Here, the responsibilities of the righteous are as follows:

Meng Chang served as the commander of the Volunteer Army and was responsible for internal affairs, food and fodder, and recruitment. At the same time, after the Rebels set out to conquer Jiankang, he served as the two generals of Jingkou and Guangling; Tan Pingzhi served as the Sima of the Rebel Army and joined me in the position of mobiliting and fighting.

Liu Yi, He Wuji, Wei Yongzhi, Zhu Lingshi, Meng Huaiyu, Liu Daogui and others are generals. Tan Shao, Tan Ji, Zhu Chaoshi and other generals. Liu Muzhi, Xu Xianzhi, Yu Qiujin, Liu Daolian and others were the main books to assist Meng Chang in the North Mansion. The rest perform their respective duties.

There are more than 1,000 soldiers in Beifu, and more than 2,000 new soldiers and righteous men are newly recruited from the people. Therefore, the literature and martial arts are available and the water is complete.

Except for Meng Chang and Liu Muzhi and Liu's following people sitting in Beijing, all the generals and sals were incorporated into the army. The expeditionary army is divided into two armies. I, Liu Yu, am the chief general of the Beifu army, and He Wuji is the deputy general; Tan is the new volunteer and the new recruit general of the people, and Liu Yi is the deputy general. I, Tan, are the main expedition; He Wuji and Liu Yi are the main preparations. What do you have to do with this?"

This is the content that has been agreed before, and I am nothing more than officially announcing it as the main general. However, as soon as I finished my words, I heard a voice roaring: "Everyone has a duty, but I don't!"

When I heard this voice, I knew it was En even if I didn't look at him. It turned out that Yu Qiujin, who stood beside him, read the list of everyone's duties to him and found that his name was not on the list, so he was unhappy.

He Wuji said to him, "Why is there no responsibility for you? Your duty is to fight with the Lord.

"Then why is it not on this list?" Kwa En grabbed the list in Yu Qiu's hand and stood up and raised it.

He Wuji smiled and said, "How can anyone be on this list?"

Kwain was still ready to speak, and I waved my hand to stop him from saying, "It may not be a good thing to be on this list. Aren't you going to war? With my army, you will definitely be indispensable for the war.

Kuan thought for a moment and said, "Follow the general, I might as well go to Tan Sima's army."

"Oh? Why is this?

"It's not pleasant to kill with you. Before I raised my knife, you killed me first.

Everyone is smiling. I said to myself, "I don't know how many times I have told you that war is not killing. The so-called no war..."

"I know that you can succumb to others without fighting. But it would be better to kill a happy one, so I'd rather go to Tan Sima's army.

Tan listened and smiled and didn't say anything.

I said, "Don't underestimate Tan Sima. With your bravery, I'm afraid you may not be the opponent of Tan Sima.

He Wuji continued to say, "I'm afraid you don't know that Tan Sima is a famous fierce general in the Beifu army."

Kwain pulled down her head and stopped talking.