Invincible son

Chapter 1218 1219 [Hanging directly on the cloud sails to help the sea] ([-])

While the navies of the two countries were fighting fiercely on the Tiancang River, hundreds of miles to the south, the battle situation was completely opposite.

The Chengbei Camp in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, as a powerful army personally trained by Fang Xie Xiao, the Duke of Zhenguo, has been undertaking the important task of defending the Beiliang army for more than ten years.After the great war two years ago, in the face of frequent raids by the Liang Army on the South Bank, the Chengbei Camp remained firmly in place after paying a considerable price, providing some valuable information to the ministers of the Zhou Dynasty on the negotiating table. support.

However, this time, they had to continue to retreat.

Cai Qian led [-] elite troops in the front, and Zhuang Xia led [-] solid base troops in the rear. After defeating the Chengbei camp, they continued to go south, and finally arrived in front of Xuyang Pass in the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

This is the first pass of the three lines of defense in the northern border of the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

The siege began immediately.

Fifty miles to the west, a large army marched forward with no flags and no drums. The commander in the formation was an old man with white beard and hair.

More than forty miles to the east, another large army marched at an accelerated speed, and the commander in the formation was Fang Xie Xiao, Duke of Zhenguo.The vanguard of the former army is the Pingjiang camp that was once defeated by Zang Fengwei and then re-established. The leader is General Fang Yun, the third son of Fang Xiexiao.

Behind Xuyangguan, there are densely packed troops all over the mountains and plains, and there is a nine-pointed dragon flag in the formation.

Emperor Qingyuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty had slightly white temples, slightly closed his eyes, listening to the howling wind from the far north.

I don't know how long it took, and there was a cry of killing on the pass in the distance.

Prince Chen Xu respectfully said: "Father, the Liang army has sent troops to knock on the pass."

Emperor Qing Yuan opened his eyes, his eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "Wait a little longer."

Chen Xu bowed his head and said, "Yes."

An hour later, Emperor Qingyuan breathed out lightly, and said word by word: "Beat the drums, march in!"

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On March 22, in the city of Puqi.

The atmosphere in the Shuai Mansion Festival Hall is extremely dignified. This is because the Dingzhou Navy suffered heavy losses. Although the officers and soldiers of the Navy fought bravely and feared death, causing great casualties to the Southern Zhou Navy, the final outcome could not be changed after all.

Perhaps it was because of the big victory two years ago that the frontier generals forgot the difference between the two countries.

Before Pei Yue was born, Liang and Zhou fought each other on land. The Zhou army once attacked Qinzhou, and the Liang army also stepped on the south bank to approach the heart of Zhou.Generally speaking, because Wang Pingzhang and Gu Liang took command of the army successively, Daliang was better in the land battle, but the naval battle situation was completely different.

The reason why the Southern Zhou Dynasty was able to stop the Liang army with the help of the great river and the natural moat was that they had the strongest navy in the world, and they had a deep background in shipbuilding and sailor training.Two years ago, the Wufeng navy suffered a loss at the hands of the Dingzhou navy, but they quickly replenished their warships to restore their strength, and they were able to rebuild a strong navy on the southeast coast.

The Southeast Navy had indeed exhausted the foundation of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and the result in exchange was to severely damage the Daliang Dingzhou Navy, and then completely control the Tiancang River.

In other words, the two cities of Jiangling and Hanyang on the south bank became isolated cities, unable to receive support from the army on the north bank.

What's more terrible is that at this moment, the South Bank army is attacking the heartland of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. After they receive this news, it will inevitably affect the morale of the army.

Zhang Qixian, the head coach of Qi Nian's camp, changed his usual calmness and paced back and forth in the festival hall.

Xiao Jin sat on the main seat, her face was gloomy, and her eyes were slightly out of focus.

"Report!"

A scout leader strode into the festival hall, his chest heaving violently.

Xiao Jin stood up suddenly, her gaze shot at this person like an arrow.

The scout felt that all the generals in the room were staring at him, and he hurriedly said: "Reporting to the right military aircraft, news finally came from the south bank. After our naval division was defeated, the Jiangling defenders immediately sent someone to notify the Marquis of Baoding and General Zhuang. However, at that time, they had already been encircled by the army of Nansanzhou Road, and finally returned home in a big defeat!"

There was no trace of blood on Xiao Jin's face, and he supported the armrest with his right hand.

The scout tremblingly said: "Fortunately, the Marquis of Baoding took precautions in advance, so our army could retreat to the north, and then fought and retreated, and finally returned to Jiangling City. However, our army suffered heavy casualties in two consecutive days. Seriously injured, still in a coma!"

There was a dead silence in the hall.

Xiao Jin swayed, then fell backwards.

"Master Military Aircraft!" Panicked voices sounded from all around.

Guo Xing strode forward to support Xiao Jin, only to see blood dripping from the corner of the right soldier's mouth, he held his hand and said, "Quickly fix the book and tell the capital!"

Guo Xing was filled with sorrow and sorrow. He and Zhuang Xia were life and death friends. How could he be indifferent to hearing the news now? At the same time, he was worried that there would be leaks everywhere in the southern defense line.

But he is a veteran in the battlefield after all, and he knew that he must not panic at this time, and after agreeing to Xiao Jin, he sternly said to everyone: "Everyone, please remember that today's matter must not be spread to outsiders!"

Everyone naturally understood the importance of the stakes, and nodded in response.

Xiao Jin was just furious, and now he has come to his senses, he glanced at Guo Xing gratefully, and then said: "The two big defeats, this Marquis bears the unshirkable responsibility, you don't need to worry, this Marquis will bear it all on your shoulders .”

He suppressed the grief in his heart, and immediately began to rearrange the defensive line along the river to prevent the Southern Zhou Dynasty from taking advantage of the situation to expand the results of the battle.

But everyone in the hall knew that it was impossible for the You Junji to continue to serve as the coach of the Southern Army.

More importantly, how can we reverse the difficult situation of the Confederate Army?
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Daliang, Kyoto.

In the Jianzhang Hall of the Imperial City, the atmosphere was slightly heavy.

Now that the war in the Western Territory has not yet been decided, the Southern Zhou Dynasty took advantage of the situation and frequently attacked Sizhou and Yaozhou and other places by taking advantage of the navy. Moreover, according to the latest military report of the Southern Army, the Marquis of Xiangcheng seemed to be putting all his eggs in one basket. Intend.

When Liu Xian received this memorial, he even doubted his own eyes. In his impression, Xiao Jin was conservative and prudent, so Emperor Kaiping entrusted him with the important task of guarding Hucheng for ten years without any mistakes.

According to his and Pei Yue's analysis, the Southern Zhou Dynasty should not send out the whole army. They do not have the strength to conquer the city. There are two reasons for the current frequent attacks. Then you can go north to get a share.Even if Western Wu returns without success and even loses, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Zhou Dynasty can use this kind of pressure to seek benefits, such as taking back the two strong cities on the south bank.

"Is the right military plane too eager?" Liu Xian asked with a frown.

The important ministers in the hall were silent, and Luo Ting, who was in charge on the left, looked at Pei Yue who was standing at the head of the martial arts, and couldn't help sighing in his heart.

He can probably guess the reason for Xiao Jin's change in style this time. Xiao Jin's past achievements are obviously not enough unless he wants to secure his position in the right military plane and replace Gu Liang and fight against Pei Yue in the army in the future. Leading the army in the southern border and winning a complete victory is enough to establish his position in the army.

Seeing that no one spoke, Luo Ting responded: "Your Majesty, the right army is at the border, and has a clearer understanding of the battle situation. Since he judged that the Southern Dynasty was setting up suspicious positions, it is a better choice to take the initiative. Then the DPRK and China should support his decision."

Liu Xian nodded and said: "I understand, and he has already issued a commander's order. I am afraid that the army on the south bank has already begun to attack the city, and I can't stop it. It's just—"

He turned his head to look at the dignified Pei Yue, and continued, "Pei Qing, if the army on the south bank is not progressing smoothly, will it affect the river defense line on the north bank?"

Pei Yue raised his head, nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

At this moment, an internal eunuch walked into the Jianzhang Hall with small steps, saluted and said: "Qi Zuo Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation in the southern border."

Liu Xian nodded slightly, and Hou Yu, the junior supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, stepped forward to take the memorial from the internal supervisor, and then respectfully handed it to His Majesty the Emperor.

The officials looked at Liu Xian with different expressions.

"boom!"

The young emperor finished scanning in a hurry, and suddenly slapped the memorial on the imperial case, with the evil look in his eyes undoubtedly.

Pei Yue's heart tightened, and he asked first, "Your Majesty?"

Liu Xian said word by word: "The navy of Dingzhou was defeated by the navy of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and the [-] troops on the south bank were defeated by the front of Xuyangguan. What a right army plane, what a marquis of Xiangcheng!"

The officials were dumb, and the hall was dead silent.

(End of this chapter)