Chapter 369: Furious Yue Tuo, Wang Dengku's plan to kill two birds with one stone
"Yueto, our navy has finally arrived!"
Manggurtai, the leader of the Zhenglan Banner, pointed at the large fleet that was rapidly approaching from the sea level and said to Yuetuo with a smile, "But isn't Dahai too impatient?"
"The large fleet he led has already entered Lingshan Bay, only 20 to 30 miles away from the big dock. It will soon dock. Is it necessary to drive the ship so fast?"
"what?"
He soon discovered something. "Those three top-quality treasure ships at the front are the best navy treasure ships I've ever seen, but why are there so many more treasure ships?"
"Could this fellow Dahai have robbed so many treasure ships on the way here?"
"There are more than 300 treasure ships in this fleet, and there are also several super-large treasure ships. They look like they should be top-grade treasure ships!"
"Yuetuo, are there so many top-quality treasure ships along the coast of the Ming Dynasty? Dahai has obtained several top-quality treasure ships in one go."
After he finished speaking, he did not hear Yuetuo's response, and turned around to look at him in confusion.
Yue Tuo's eyes widened, as if he had discovered something incredible. Then, his face changed drastically and his mind was fully focused. He shouted to the Tartar soldiers at the big dock, "Something happened to Dahai's navy. This large fleet is not our navy!"
"Quick! Form a group to meet the enemy immediately!"
However, the large fleet that was speeding over had already entered a distance of twenty miles. The muzzles of the high-raised guns on the treasure ships of all levels exploded with a bang, and a series of hot psychic energy shells were fired towards the 800,000 Tartar soldiers at the big dock!
Even though Yuetuo woke up early and reacted quickly, it was too late!
"boom!"
"Boom!"...
Hundreds of psychic energy artillery light balls exploded on the large dock like lightning carrying thunder, raising a sky full of blood mist and smoke!
The Later Jin Tartars and Mongolian Tartars who failed to activate their military defense in time were subjected to such a powerful volley of fire, just like the soldiers of the Fuxing Army practicing target shooting, every shot hit the target, and the damage caused was astonishing!
More than 50% of the Tatar soldiers who were hastily forming a battle formation were blown apart on the spot, resulting in extremely heavy casualties!
According to conservative estimates, tens of thousands of Tartar soldiers were killed in this round of salvos from the Renaissance Army’s hundreds of psychic cannons!
What's even more terrible is that while those huge treasure ships are rapidly approaching the big dock, round after round of psychic cannon firing is being launched continuously!
Those Tartar soldiers on the big dock, forget about forming a battle formation to launch a counterattack now. The more than one million frightened spirit beasts and horses, running around in panic on this huge dock, have already turned the area of dozens of miles into a mess!
"quick!"
"All soldiers, listen up! Immediately evacuate thirty miles from the dock and avoid the enemy's artillery fire!"
Yuetuo was unlucky enough to be hit by a cannonball and was blown away dozens of feet on the spot. Fortunately, he was protected by the protective qi and was not injured after landing. In his rage, he used all his mind to transmit his voice to the ears of the soldiers as much as possible.
"drive……"
"Quick! Get away from the big pier!"
"Do you want to die? Why don't you run away quickly?"
"Oh no! The enemy has started firing crossbows!"...
When the scene was in chaos, the large fleet of the Fusion Army quickly approached within ten miles of the large dock, and countless spirit crossbow carts began to concentrate their fire on the attack!
"Woooo..."
Those crossbow arrows that came like a rainstorm hit the big dock and achieved much greater results than the psychic cannons.
Moreover, the firing speed of the spiritual crossbow cart is several times faster than that of the spiritual cannon. Wave after wave of arrows rained down on this area. The closer the Tatar soldiers were to the big dock, the heavier the losses they suffered!
Fortunately, most of the Tatar soldiers were not within the range of the crossbows, so they were able to escape the disaster safely.
Even so, after ten waves of crossbow arrows were fired, at least 100,000 Tatars in the Body Refining Realm were shot dead on the big dock.
Tens of thousands of Tatars were seriously injured and nailed to the ground by crossbow arrows, wailing incessantly.
Combined with the results achieved by several rounds of volleys from the psychic artillery, after the end of this round of concentrated fire attack by the Renaissance Army, at least hundreds of thousands of Tatar soldiers were killed.
Even the big Shanxi merchant groups standing in front of the big dock were the first to be hit, and most of their thousands of servants, guards and family members were killed!
Only more than a thousand people were lucky enough to escape from this huge dock area which was like hell on earth. Each of them looked pale and terrified.
"it is good!"
Wan'er saw that her raid had achieved great results, and her face was immediately filled with smiles. She waved her hand and ordered, "All treasure ships make an arc turn and immediately move away from the dock!"
"Wait until we are ready again, and see if there is another chance!"
I have to say, this one-sided raid battle is really fun.
More than 20% of the Tartar soldiers were killed in one fell swoop, and a satisfactory result was easily achieved. Not only Wan'er, but all the naval soldiers of the Restoration Army were cheering.
The officers and soldiers operating the treasure ships did not remain dazed. The habits formed by strict military discipline and regulations made them suppress the excitement in their hearts. They operated the treasure ships with great skill, quickly bypassed the large dock, and quickly left in the direction they came from.
"what!"
"Damn Dahai! What on earth did he do? He even annihilated such a huge fleet of ships?"
"Even our Houjin navy's three top-quality treasure ships and some mid-quality fleets have fallen into the hands of the enemy!"
"It was all because of him that we were caught completely off guard and were ambushed by the Restoration Army's fleet!"
Seeing the enemy fleet sail away after the lightning raid, while his own soldiers suffered heavy losses, Yue Tuo almost went crazy!
"Luckily, Dahai and Kong Youde are veterans on the battlefield. The large fleet they led was wiped out by the enemy in a short period of time. The enemy took advantage of this opportunity and successfully launched a sneak attack on us!"
Manggurtai on the side was also very angry and yelled, "If Dahai and Kong Youde are not dead, I will kill them both with my own hands!"
"These two guys who are more likely to cause trouble than help have caused our Later Jin clan and Mongolian soldiers to lose at least 150,000 elite soldiers!"
"When did our Houjin clan suffer such a great loss?"
"Even nearly twenty years ago, when we fought against the Qi Family Army and the White Spear Soldiers, only 100,000 soldiers were killed."
"The enemy hasn't lost a single soldier, but we have lost 20% of our troops. How can we explain this to the Khan when we return?"
In the past, Manggurtai was not very afraid of Huang Taiji, but when the army was resting in the Khorchin tribe, Huang Taiji broke through to the sixth level, and Manggurtai finally expressed his submission to Huang Taiji.
When Manggurtai thought about being punished by Huang Taiji if he returned to Liaodong this time, he felt terrified.
However, this time he was obviously worrying too much.
The Western Army led by Huang Taiji personally made a long-distance attack on Qin territory and fought a decisive battle with Li Dingguo's Fuxing Army. The result was much more tragic than that of their Eastern Army.
Huang Taiji didn't even have time to punish himself, so how could he possibly vent his anger on the other two armies?
If he did that, he would surely lose the support of all his soldiers.
"Yueto, what should we do now?"
Manggurtai was good at fighting, but when it came to strategy and command, he was far inferior to Yuetuo.
Being self-aware, he would naturally not act on his own. It would be the best decision for him to let Yue Tuo decide on his next actions.
"It's too late for us to form a battle array and fight back against the enemy. Their fleet has already turned around and left the dock. We can't catch up at all."
"Although the military killing array is powerful and the speed of the attack is very fast, it can never compare to the great treasure ship moving at full speed."
Yue Tuo didn't have time to think, and said, "For now, let's wait for the large fleet of Shanxi merchants to arrive before making any plans."
"According to Wang Dengku, the large fleet of these Shanxi merchants gathered in the Jiaozhou Bay area had more than a hundred large treasure ships."
"If we squeeze in a little, we can transport our current 600,000-plus troops to Lingshan Island at once."
What else can be done now?
Retreat without a fight?
Not to mention Yuetuo who couldn't swallow this humiliation, the same was true for Manggurtai.
Both of them suffered great losses at the hands of Li Dingguo.
This time, the two of them led the army into the pass and launched this round of long-distance raids. Because they were in a hurry to get there, they burned, killed, and looted along the way, but they did not achieve much. If they were to retreat now, not only would the soldiers definitely not agree, but Manggurtai and I would not be able to swallow our anger.
"Well, that's the only way."
Manggurtai nodded after hearing this, but then he thought of something, "Yuetuo, the large fleet of the Fuxing Army that just withdrew will not cause trouble for the large fleet gathered by the Shanxi merchants, right?"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. His face changed drastically as he looked at Yue Tuo and said, "Even the 100,000 logistics soldiers led by Dahai and the 100,000 Han Army Three-Flag Firearm Battalion can't stop the Fuxing Army's fleet. If they go looking for trouble with the Shanxi Merchants' fleet, won't it be easy to capture them?"
"According to the intelligence provided by the Jin merchants, there are at least three level five spirit birds among the Renaissance Army stationed on Lingshan Island."
"Under the surveillance of this top-level spiritual bird, how could the Jin merchant fleet possibly escape the surveillance of the spiritual bird?"
"Da Hai, Kong Youde and others were wiped out by the Restoration Army's naval fleet in a short period of time. It's probably because those level 5 spirit birds had already discovered our naval fleet."
Yuetuo naturally understood the problem that even Manggurtai could think of. His face changed and he looked at Wang Dengku who was not far away and looked terrified. He shouted, "Wang Dengku!"
"Hurry up and find a way to contact the large fleet you gathered. Tell them to be careful and not get ambushed by the enemy's large fleet again!"
"Hurry up, I hope there's still time to remedy the situation!"
Yuetuo was not stupid. He had even guessed in his heart that the large fleet assembled by the Shanxi merchants had most likely been attacked just like the Later Jin navy.
Since the unknown commander of the Lingshan Island Restoration Army was able to lock onto the whereabouts of Dahai and Kong Youde's fleet, it is impossible that he would not send out a level 5 spirit bird to search for the large fleet gathered by the Shanxi merchants.
The restoration army on Lingshan Island must have deployed a large number of spies in Jiaozhou Bay so that they could learn of the arrival of the Later Jin navy in time and plan to launch an encirclement and killing.
This means that the generals of the Fuxing Army knew all the news about their army's entry into the pass, including the allocation of troops.
These big Shanxi merchants are making such big moves in the Jiaozhou area, it would be strange if their action plan is not discovered by the enemy.
"what……"
The faces of the more than 1,000 Shanxi merchants who survived, including Wang Dengku, changed drastically. They looked at each other, and Wang Dengku, who looked pale, said to Yuetuo, "Even if we release the spirit pigeons now, they will most likely be hunted down by the opponent's level 5 spirit birds. It's useless."
"If the Restoration Army wanted to attack our large fleet, they would have already done it by now."
These Shanxi merchants are certainly not stupid, as they have been able to build such a large business.
What Yuetuo and Manggurtai could think of, they would naturally think of as well.
"Then how are we, the grassland warriors, going to attack Lingshan Island?"
Yue Tuo said angrily, "Hurry up and figure out how to gather another large fleet!"
"Otherwise, do we have to fly hundreds of thousands of troops across Lingshan Bay?"
He was really pissed off.
This is before the war with the Restoration Army even begins!
Bad news keeps coming one after another, it would be strange if he didn't get angry.
If there weren't a powerful enemy at the doorstep, he would have wanted to chop these Shanxi merchants, who were always causing trouble but not accomplishing anything, into pieces one by one!
What bothered him the most were the enemy's level five spirit birds. Now, no matter what actions his side took, the enemy would quickly learn about it and launch targeted actions.
This made Yue Tuo lose interest in his original plan to order his soldiers to form several teams of 10,000 people to go and plunder the surrounding valleys.
He dared to conclude that once he did so, the soldiers he dispatched would soon be intercepted and killed by the enemy's superior forces.
As for himself and Manggurtai, did they send out at least 100,000 troops to burn, kill and loot everywhere?
That’s possible, but just sending out an army of 100,000 is not enough.
According to various intelligence obtained by these Shanxi merchants, the Restoration Army founded by Li Dingguo on Lingshan Island has no less than 300,000 warriors and soldiers.
This Fuxing Army entrenched in Lingshan Island has been formed for nearly two years and has long been well-trained. They should not look down on the other side with the same eyes as they look at the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
The enemy must have a level five expert, maybe even a late level five expert, who would have the courage to come and raid our army.
"Master Yuetuo, now only if you send out your army to Langye Mountain and Xiahe Village to intercept the large and small fleets of those wealthy southern merchants, can you quickly gather enough treasure ships of all levels for your army to use."
Wang Dengku was forced into a corner by Yuetuo. His eyes rolled and he immediately came up with a bad idea.
With the idea of "better death than death for my friend", he immediately thought of a way to kill two birds with one stone. "In the Nanlong Bay area where Xiahe Village, Langye Mountain, and Zhaitang Island are located, there are often large fleets of the Southern Merchant Alliance passing by."
"Those wealthy merchants in the south are very rich, at least much richer than us Shanxi merchants. Almost every one of their major forces has at least a dozen large treasure ships, and some even have top-quality large treasure ships."
"In terms of the number of treasure ships, we Shanxi merchants can't even compare to them."
"According to my guess, you, the leader of the Yuetuo Banner, only need to lead the hundreds of thousands of troops here to the area around Nanlong Bay as soon as possible, and you will be able to easily seize hundreds of large treasure ships."
"If we're a little luckier, we might even be able to rob one or two top-quality treasure ships, which would be much more convenient."
"As long as we have a top-grade treasure ship, with the help of its powerful defense and attack capabilities, our army of hundreds of thousands can smoothly cross the sea to attack Lingshan Island."
"At that time, we can even directly attack the protective formation of Lingshan Island and force the other side to come out to fight!"
"In that case, Master Yuetuo, you can order all the Level 5 generals to form military formations and launch an attack on the Lingshan Island's protective formation, making it difficult for the Renaissance Army soldiers entrenched on Lingshan Island to advance or retreat."
"Faced with a large army of hundreds of thousands besieging Lingshan Island, the enemy's island defense formation is powerful, but it is destined not to last for three days."
"Once our army breaks the island protection formation, the enemy's warrior recruits who have never experienced any large-scale wars will not be able to withstand the attack of our army of more than 600,000!"
Seeing Yuetuo and Manggurtai nodding their heads repeatedly, Wang Dengku was secretly delighted.
Obviously, this conspiracy of killing someone with a borrowed knife has a great chance of success.
And he's right.
Those wealthy and powerful people entrenched in the eastern part of Jiangnan are really too rich.
Each of these wealthy southern merchants has a number of treasure ships.
Now, the Ming Dynasty Jiangnan Merchants Alliance is having a huge conflict with these Shanxi merchants. This time, it would be most appropriate to use the sharp knife of the hundreds of thousands of Later Jin troops to severely damage some of the enemy's large fleets.
"it is good!"
"Wang Dengku, you really are worthy of being the head of the Wang family. You are so smart that you came up with such a good solution so quickly."
"Just do as you say!"
"Mang Gurtai, Shuotuo, the two of you go and immediately join forces with the soldiers of the Zhenghong Banner and Zhenglan Banner. Half an hour later, together with my soldiers of the Xianghong Banner, lead the soldiers of the three Mongolian Banners to quickly head south and head straight to Nanlong Bay where the Langye Mountain is located!"
"In order to make the next war against Lingshan Island go more smoothly, we must rob at least one top-quality treasure ship!"
"Don't worry about who owns those treasure ships. Once we, the warriors of the Later Jin Dynasty, see them, they are ours!"
"The aftermath work here will be left to you Shanxi merchants to complete. If anyone fails to do it well, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship!"
Yuetuo did not have much good feelings towards those greedy southern tycoons and wealthy people. It was no big deal if he offended them.
Let’s first deal with the mortal enemy, the Fuxing Army, entrenched on Lingshan Island.
"Yes!"
Yuetuo's younger brother Shuotuo and Manggurtai took the order and left in unison, ordering their soldiers to quickly organize the troops into formation.
This time, Daishan, the leader of the Zhenghong Banner, did not come, but stayed in Shengjing City to guard his old nest. The Zhenghong Banner was led by Yuetuo's younger brother Shuotuo.
As expected of the well-trained Tatar soldiers, in less than half an hour, the Tatar army had formed its battle formation.
Following Yuetuo's order, about 650,000 soldiers of the Manchu-Mongolian coalition, each riding two horses, led by Wang Dengku himself, galloped towards the direction of Langye Mountain...
(End of this chapter)
