Chapter 392: Attacking Dengzhou City by Sea, Yang Wenyue is Furious
The next day, just as the morning hour arrived, outside the west gate of Laizhou City, at the large dock on the Yeshui River, 190,000 soldiers of the Fuxing Army gathered.
Under the command of generals at all levels, the soldiers boarded the ship in an orderly manner.
The Yeshui River is not long and has no other tributaries, but it is the only outlet from Laizhou City to Laizhou Bay.
It is precisely because of the convenience of Yeshui that Laizhou City was built here.
This attack on Dengzhou City was different from all previous sieges in Laizhou area.
The reason is not for any other reason, but because among all the capital cities in the entire Qi and Lu regions, only Dengzhou City is built on the seaside.
In this way, in order to save time in capturing Dengzhou Prefecture, it became the best option for the soldiers of the Fuxing Army to board the treasure ship and launch an attack on Dengzhou Prefecture by sea.
Dengzhou City is not far from Laizhou City. It is located at the easternmost edge of Laizhou Bay. If you take a big treasure ship at full speed, it will take less than ten days to arrive. Water and land transportation are very convenient.
This central army was naturally accompanied by a large fleet, which was responsible for transporting the soldiers of the Restoration Army and logistical supplies. There were more than 200 large treasure ships of various levels, including two top-grade large treasure ships and nine high-grade large treasure ships.
Such a large fleet is enough to easily transport 190,000 soldiers of the Restoration Army at one time and quickly arrive outside the city of Dengzhou.
Since the army led by He Lijing and Xiao Shitou had two level five peak goshawks accompanying them, during the previous battle to capture Laizhou City, they hunted down all the spiritual birds of all levels in the city that flew up from the sky and wanted to send messages to the outside world. Therefore, the information about the fall of Laizhou City would not reach the ears of the government troops in Dengzhou Prefecture so quickly.
This laid a solid foundation for the subsequent sea raid on Dengzhou City.
The Dengzhou government troops were originally far weaker than the Fuxing Army, and without adequate preparation, they were unable to stop the sneak attack by the soldiers.
What's more, this attack on Dengzhou City was led by Li Dingguo himself, which was enough to ensure that it would be foolproof.
"Brother, it looks like our plan to retreat and take the Xiantian Superior Spiritual Tea to strive for further breakthroughs will have to be postponed for a month or two."
Wan'er stood on the big dock and said goodbye to Li Dingguo, "Given the current war situation, we must split up and go to one of our armies to take charge."
"Only in this way can we ensure that there will be no accidents in the current offensive against Denglai and Lai states."
Yesterday, He Lijing reported to Li Dingguo and Wan'er that she had recently been unable to command this large army.
It's not that He Lijing and Xiao Shitou are not talented, but that they lack the skills and experience in large-scale wars. Facing the resistance army composed of aristocratic families, wealthy businessmen and tycoons, they do not have the strength to crush them.
These hostile medium and large forces have no shortage of Qi Refining masters, no shortage of money, food and supplies, and no shortage of warriors and soldiers.
In the two huge states of Deng and Lai, there are hundreds of such medium and large hostile forces.
Once they fight hard and form a large coalition army, they will pose a great threat to the three armies of the Restoration Army.
The battle of Laizhou City that ended just yesterday proved this point.
If it weren't for the well-trained soldiers of the Renaissance Army and the help of two level five peak spirit birds, they would most likely not be able to capture Laizhou City and would even likely be defeated by the enemy's coalition army.
The military situation was urgent. After discussing with Li Dingguo, Wan'er decided to act separately. She planned to go to Laiyang City to meet up with the eastern army led by Liang Liping, and be responsible for capturing the southern area of Dengzhou City.
"Well, there is no rush for the two of us to take the innate top-grade spiritual tea and retreat to make a breakthrough."
Li Dingguo nodded and said, "Anyway, there are no other level 6 practitioners in the two states of Denglai now, so conquering the two states first is the most urgent task."
Li Dingguo was thinking about more than just these, there were deeper reasons.
He was well aware that the goings-on in recent years had changed dramatically, becoming increasingly different from established history, and that this was most likely closely related to him.
It was precisely because of his accidental time travel and rebirth in this world, with the help of the golden finger, that he had a great impact on the established history of this big world.
Especially since the Renaissance Army he founded has grown rapidly, this change has become more and more drastic.
He was even a little worried that once he quickly broke through to the middle stage of level six, it would likely cause another huge change in the destiny.
At this time, it might be better to slow down the speed of your own cultivation breakthrough.
The Fuxing Army is growing rapidly, and the most important thing is to lay a solid foundation first.
After all, in all the territories captured by the Renaissance Army, there is still a lot of work to be done in order to completely stabilize the order and create a rear base that is unshakable to the enemy.
To this end, delaying the time for his own breakthrough in cultivation in order to gain time for the rapid development of the Renaissance Army is more in the interests of himself and the Renaissance Army.
He then said to Wan'er, "After the battles in Denglai and Laizhou are over, for the sake of safety, the two of us should return to the island in the middle of the lake outside the pass and make a breakthrough in our cultivation. This will be more cautious."
"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be more difficult to break through from the early sixth stage to the middle sixth stage than from the peak fifth stage to the early sixth stage."
“If we hadn’t relied on the help of the Five-Colored Divine Tree on the island in the middle of the lake, even if it was just the two of us, there would be a high chance that we would fail to break through, which would cause our foundation to be severely damaged, and we would regret it too late.”
This mysterious feeling has only appeared in recent days. Li Dingguo dare not ignore it. He feels it is necessary to warn Wan'er.
"Also, we received intelligence from Mo Xiaoyong of the Military Intelligence Department last night, and learned the general situation of the new pirate force entrenched in the area around Tianheng Island in Laoshan Bay."
"I never expected that this rapidly rising pirate force was actually created by Geng Jingzhong and Geng Zhongming, father and son, together with the remnants of the Jia family, after they escaped from Lingshan Island!"
"Kong Youde, who escaped from you nearly two months ago, has also joined this pirate force!"
"We are worried that we can't find these three traitors!"
"Now, they are causing trouble in the Laoshan Bay area without knowing the consequences. We can just wipe them out in one fell swoop!"
Li Dingguo then told Wan'er, "These three traitors were able to escape from the hands of the two of us one after another. Obviously, their own luck cannot be underestimated."
"To be on the safe side, after I personally lead this army to capture Dengzhou City, before I ride on the Great Jin to join you, do not take any action against them for the time being!"
"Wan'er, after you join up with the Eastern Army led by Liang Liping, you will first focus on capturing the towns in the east and south of Dengzhou Prefecture."
"After completing these important tasks, we will find some time to lead our troops to the coastal islands outside Laoshan Bay and destroy the pirate forces created by the three traitors Geng Jingzhong, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde in one fell swoop."
"Don't worry that the other party will flee first after learning about our Renaissance Army's actions against Denglai Prefecture."
Li Dingguo explained his plan, "I will send Daqing, the peak level 5 Great Goshawk, to find Mo Xiaoyong first and cooperate with him to closely monitor Geng Zhongming and the others. We will not let them hide again and prevent us from finding them soon."
There is no doubt that these traitors who colluded with the remnants of the Jia family were definitely mortal enemies. Li Dingguo naturally had no intention of letting this kind of enemy go.
Even if the other party has betrayed Huang Taiji and the Later Jin Tartars, he is still an unforgivable criminal.
"Okay, brother, I'll remember that."
Wan'er nodded her head and said, "In that case, big brother, after you complete the capture of Dengzhou City, you must quickly come and join me!"
"Don't worry, I'll help Sister Liang Liping and we'll capture all the towns in the southern part of Dengzhou Prefecture very quickly."
She is full of confidence now, and she is not bragging.
Wan'er has three life-saving artifacts on her, and her cultivation is at the early sixth level. In the land of Qi and Lu, no enemy strong enough to contend with her.
Wan'er is not an ordinary master, but a veteran warrior on the battlefield. Over the past four years, she has experienced countless battles and is totally incomparable to a rookie coach like Liang Liping.
She led an elite force of 200,000 warriors, and even if she went into battle head-on with the 200,000-strong army led by Huang Taiji himself, she had a 50% chance of winning.
The ragtag army composed of the aristocratic families, wealthy merchants and tycoons in Deng and Lai states could not be a match for the army led by Wan'er even if their number of warriors and soldiers increased several times.
The two discussed for a while, and then Wan'er said goodbye to Li Dingguo and jumped onto the back of Xiaoqing, a level 5 goshawk waiting on the side.
Da Meng is still escorting the large fleet heading south and is not staying with Wan'er for the time being, but Wan'er is very familiar with the two big goshawks here. She has no problem riding them at will or even following orders.
"Chirp!"
Xiaoqing neighed, and after receiving Li Dingguo's order, it flapped its wings and flew high. In an instant, it reached a height of thousands of feet, and flew rapidly towards Laiyang City in the southeast direction, and soon disappeared.
Another level five peak spirit bird, the Great Goshawk Daqing, also received Li Dingguo's orders. It flapped its huge wings and flew towards Laoshan Bay in the south.
Daqing was heading to Laoshan Bay to meet up with Mo Xiaoyong, the head of the Military Intelligence Department, to monitor the pirate force of Geng Zhongming and Geng Jingzhong, father and son, and keep a close eye on their whereabouts.
When the war in Dengzhou City is over, the end of these big traitors will come.
It would have been fine if Li Dingguo didn't know about this huge hidden danger, but since he knew that the other party was causing trouble right under his nose, he certainly wouldn't sit idly by.
The only correct way is to destroy the opponent as soon as possible.
This kind of traitor who obviously possesses great luck must not be left alone.
Otherwise, it would very likely cause great trouble to himself and the Renaissance Army in the future.
At this time, a figure flashed over and reported to Li Dingguo, "Commander-in-chief, the soldiers have boarded the ship, we can set off."
The person who came was Xiao Shitou.
He and He Lijing commanded 190,000 soldiers of the Fuxing Army to board the ship and come to report.
In the city of Laizhou Prefecture, a group of government affairs personnel specially trained by the military took over, and a group of 10,000 warrior recruits were left behind to handle subsequent affairs.
They want to implement the routine development and governance model that the Fuxing Army has already formed in order to restore order and people's livelihood as soon as possible.
"it is good!"
Li Dingguo nodded and waved to Dajin who was standing on the ground waiting. He took it and Xiao Shitou and flew towards the flagship treasure ship near the big pier.
"Dudu..."
A moment later, with an order from Li Dingguo who had already boarded the ship, the unique horn of the navy's treasure ship sounded, and this huge fleet began to set sail.
After the large fleet had moved away from the large dock, they quickly formed into two columns and headed rapidly towards the eastern direction of Dengzhou City.
The speed of the treasure ship was getting faster and faster, and soon it disappeared at the end of the sea level.
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Dengzhou Prefecture, Governor's Office, and meeting hall.
Yang Wenyue, who had just been promoted from the post of Right Provincial Governor of Shanxi to Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief and Governor of Denglai Prefecture last year, angrily said to his staff member Wu Jieyou, "Has Liu Zeqing not returned to Shandong yet?"
"This bastard ignored the overall situation and was transferred to northwest Shanxi by a transfer order from Duke Zhu Chunchen of Chengguo. It has been so long and he still hasn't returned!"
"It doesn't matter if he left, but he took away all our Shandong elite soldiers!"
"Then Li Dingguo's Fuxing Army launched a swift offensive against Denglai Prefecture. What can we use to resist it now?"
Yang Wenyue is considered one of the few capable ministers in the current Ming Dynasty.
He and Lu Xiangsheng had similar personalities, both were high-ranking civil officials who were loyal to the royal family.
If it weren't for the fact that when he took over Denglai Prefecture, the two places had been devastated by the rebels Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and Li Jiuchen three years ago, they could have recovered quickly.
Unfortunately, after being ravaged by the rebels, the two prefectures of Denglai were filled with refugees. In addition, those aristocratic families, wealthy merchants and tycoons wantonly annexed land and amassed wealth, making the entire Denglai area a mess. How easy is it to quickly restore stability and order?
Over the past year or so, Yang Wenyue has done his best, but has only managed to stabilize the chaotic situation and build a 30,000-man inspection camp.
However, these mere 30,000 warriors and soldiers had never experienced any large-scale wars, and had only cleared out some bandits and thieves.
How could a force like the Du Biao Camp be a match for the ferocious and powerful Fuxing Army?
More than two months ago, the Fuxing Army, which easily defeated Yuetuo and Manggurtai's million-strong army, is now famous throughout the world and can be described as extremely powerful.
Although Yang Wenyue was a capable official, he was also unable to cook without rice.
If Shandong General Liu Zeqing were still here, it would naturally give us more confidence.
The problem is that this guy was urgently dispatched to northwest Shanxi by Duke Cheng Zhu Chunchen to fight against the Fuxing Army more than half a year ago. Now there is no news from him, which makes Yang Wenyue very anxious.
The two prefectures of Deng and Lai, which were wreaked havoc by the rebels led by Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming three years ago, have not yet recovered. How can they contend with the aggressive Fuxing Army?
(End of this chapter)
