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Chapter 343 Crossing the River

Shi Kefa took a few steps back, and his whole body shook his mind and almost fell. He shouted: "The thief has crossed the river, the thief has crossed the river, the general trend has passed, the general trend has passed!"

Zanhua also had a pale face on the side. Seeing this, he hurriedly supported Shi Kefa and said, "Don't be shocked. Although the rebels have crossed the river, they will not attack Jiangning and counterattack Longtan. This means that there are not many rebels crossing the river. There is still room for recovery!"

He also said anxiously: "Only the current plan is the key to quickly rescue Longtan. As long as the Fujian Navy is protected, the Yangtze River will not be lost. The Yangtze River will not be lost. Most of the rebel soldiers will not be able to cross the river. Only a weak force, even though they are strong, they may not be able to defeat them."

When Shi Kefa heard this, he was panicked and said, "Yes, yes, it's important to rescue the navy!"

Then I drank: "Come!Come!"

"Gather troops! The troops are sent to the Dragon Pond!"

He also said: "Come on my name and report to Jiangning urgently, and ask the Duke of Wei to reorganize his army and be ready to fight at any time!"

At this moment, a loud shock came from the distant river bank, and the sound was like thunder. In an instant, the city of Dashengguan was silent.

Shi Kefa trembled and said, "Shuizhai...is a waterzhai!"

He shouted: "Come here, go to the water village to check it out!"

Jiangning Water Village is different from Longtan and Dantu. The water village here is not a soldier of the Fujian Navy, but a navy from Yingtian Mansion itself - that is, the Dongting Navy in the early Ming Dynasty. But now, it has long been abolished.

Just like the Denglai Navy, the Dongting Navy had only ten thousand men, only a hundred warships, all of which were broken, all old and weak. Even though they knew that the enemy was in front of them, a group of old ministers in Jiangning did not reorganize the Dongting Navy.

First, there was not enough money and food, or the old ministers themselves had money and food, but the small court of Hongguang's fake emperor had no money and food. Second, the time was too short and there was nothing we could do if we delayed it.

However, the small court of the Hongguang pseudo-Emperor trusted the Dongting Navy and guarded the Jiangning Water Village without using Zheng Zhilong. It was because he really could not absolutely trust Zheng Zhilong.

Jiangning Water Village is located on the riverside outside Dasheng Pass and is a strategic location to block the water surface of Jiangning Yangtze River.

Zhou Li's troops were ready for war. At the time of the Mao period, they received news that Zheng Wu Navy and two generals who had crossed the river had attacked Longtan. Zhou Li did not hesitate and immediately launched the battle to cross the river!

The two main lieutenants of the Jiangnan War Zone stationed on the riverside outside Jiangpu River were 24,000 soldiers and horses began to cross the river with Zhou Li's order.

Many ships were collected, and twenty warships sent by Zheng Wu's navy during the attack on Longtan were able to transport two general-level troops at one time.

In the night before dawn, under the faint water vapor, twenty naval warships were the first, and ferries and fishing boats of all sizes carried the first batch of 6,000 elite soldiers and hundreds of tiger squatting cannons, running towards Jiangning Water Village.

Zhou Li was the pioneer and stood on the deck of the warship. Soon, Jiangning Water Village was already in sight.

"According to the information discovered by the Black Guard, the original Dongting Navy guarding Jiangning Water Village was the original Dongting Navy. The number of people was about 12,000, and there were hundreds of broken warships. However, the defense facilities of the Water Village were very complete. On the river outside the Water Village, there were many iron chains and dragon pillar obstacles. The big ship could not pass, so only small boats could attack." Zhou Li said lightly: "There are also artillery batteries on both sides of the Water Village, with nearly 100 large and large artillery pieces, and the firepower is not small."

A general of the navy army heard this and said, "Governor Zhou, the brothers of the Black Guard had made great efforts before attacking the Danzeng before. I guess this Jiangning Water Village is exactly the same?"

Zhou Li shook his head: "Jiangning Water Village is not Dantu Water Village. The Fujian Navy has just arrived, and the supply of materials is complicated, so the Black-clothed Guard can easily lurk in. But Jiangning Water Village is not the case. It has long been a precedent, and it is difficult for the Black-clothed Guard to touch it. The general of the Dongting Navy is also a elm-headed man. He only followed Shi Kefa's orders and failed to surrender. Instead, he was shocked and alerted him. Therefore, the Dantu incident could not be repeated here."

Upon hearing this, the general of the navy could not help but say, "In this way, we must attack hard."

Zhou Li smiled and said, "It is necessary to attack here. The emperor said that if it is not necessary, it is best not to damage the ancient capitals of Jiangning, just like the capital. If it is not necessary, it is better to attack here. I cannot make progress too fast. I must lead all the masters and soldiers in Jiangning City to catch them all, so as not to attack Jiangning for time and destroy the Feng Shui of Jiangning."

The general of the Navy Department couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that the governor has made a decision."

"This is natural." Zhou Li smiled and said, "Once the master soldiers of Jiangning leave the city, I will tell him not to go back to the city."

After the ferry fleet arrived at the river surface outside the river beside the river bay of Jiangning, its speed dropped sharply. The large ships did not enter, and the fishing boats crossed the large ships, like dense fish, and rushed towards the water village. The small and exquisite tiger squatting cannon showed its power.

After entering the range, the artillery on the boat first launched artillery bombardment on both sides of Jiangning Water Village according to the combat plan.

It was this first round of artillery bombardment that shattered Shi Kefa's only slight fantasy.

At Dasheng Pass, Shi Kefa looked at the messenger with a smoke on his face and almost fell down the city wall.

"The traitors are attacking in a big way and have come outside the water camp!"

...

"What?!"

Xu Wenjue was thirty years old and quite cunning. When he heard emergency news outside the city, he got up from the hot quilt and had a calm face. Before he could scold him, he was shocked.

"The Xia thief is attacking?!"

He grabbed the soldiers who delivered the letter and shouted, "Tell me quickly, what's going on!"

The soldiers blushed and said, "Duke, the rebels in Jiangpu have crossed the river in a large number. The Shige tribe ordered the villain to report urgently, and asked the Duke to send troops quickly to rescue Longtan!"

Xu Wenjue threw away the soldiers and took a deep breath: "What's going on in Longtan?"

The soldiers said: "Before the Jiangpu thief crossing the river, Longtan asked for help urgently. The rebel soldiers and horses crossed the river and were attacking Longtan. The Gemen originally wanted to send troops to rescue him, but the Jiangpu thief suddenly crossed the river and attacked Jiangning Water Village. The Shigemen said: The Fujian Navy should not be mistaken, please ask the Duke of the Kingdom to rescue Longtan. Once the Fujian Navy is defeated, there will be no natural barrier in the Yangtze River. The general situation will be put to rest!"

When Xu Wenjue heard this, he said, "You go down and wait for the news from me first."

Then he shouted: "Come!"

"I pass on the orders of our country's Duke's Office to quickly reorganize troops and prepare for war. I also hold my famous letter, please come to the palace to discuss decisions!"

In a moment, Jiangning was already in a panic.

Soon, Ruan Dacheng, Zhang Shenyan, Lu Daqi and other old ministers of the pseudo-eunuch court rushed to the Duke of Wei's mansion.

"What happened? The Duke of the State actually asked us to wait for the night?! The soldiers and horses in the city were moving in an unusual manner. Could it be that something big happened?!"

Ruan Dacheng asked.

Xu Wenjue had no time to silence him and said directly: "The thief is launching a large-scale attack!"
Chapter completed!
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