Invincible son

Chapter 568 Chapter 567 [Iron Lock Hengjiang]

There are two naval forces in Daliang, one of which is the Qinzhou Navy, which is responsible for the defense of the east coast.The second is the Dingzhou Navy. Dazhai is located in the middle of the Tiancang River, which is in response to the powerful navy of the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

Although the two are different from coastal defense and river defense, the Dingzhou navy is far superior to the Qinzhou navy in terms of warships and sailors.The reason is simple. In this era, the enemies on the other side of the raging sea have not yet been able to cross the ocean to attack Liang. What the Qinzhou Navy needs to deal with is only coastal pirates and bandits, not as much as the pressure faced by the Dingzhou Navy.

Even so, it is easy for the Qinzhou navy to deal with a thousand-dhu passenger ship.

Fifty miles to the east of Yanjin Ferry, there is a wide and gentle water area, and four flat-bottomed warships with thousands of materials are moored on the shore.

A [-]-year-old navy general stood on the shore, and after Pei Yue got off his horse, he stepped forward and saluted: "The last general Pingbowei Commander Hu Dayou, under the order of the commander of the Qinzhou Navy, came here to obey the orders of the Marquis of Zhongshan. .”

Pei Yue nodded and said, "Commander Hu is exempt."

Hu Dayou straightened up, with a slightly reserved expression on his bronzed face.

The Navy is directly under the jurisdiction of the West Mansion, but this does not mean that their treatment is comparable to that of the Beijing Army and the Frontier Army.The situation of the Dingzhou navy is better. After all, the navy of the Southern Zhou Dynasty is very powerful. If it cannot guarantee the combat effectiveness of its own navy, it will appear very passive in the overall strategic situation.In contrast, the Qinzhou navy seems to be raised by a stepmother, with only three guards below it and less than twenty warships, nearly half of which are old antique warships.

If it weren't for this, the gloomy naval commander would not let Hu Dayou personally lead the army and take four flat-bottomed warships that are good at inland river warfare to go upstream.Before leaving, the coach told Hu Dayou in every possible way, telling him to get closer to this Marquis of Zhongshan, because this person is a celebrity around His Majesty, and an upstart among the martial arts in Kyoto.If he can help to speak in the future, the treatment of the Qinzhou Navy will definitely be improved.

Hu Dayou has a hearty personality, and he can be considered eloquent at ordinary times. He is a typical Qinzhou coastal person.It's just that the navy commander who had been away from the capital for a long time didn't consider that Pei Yue was not one of those ordinary dudes in Langya City, the prefecture of Qinzhou, who carried a sea breeze on his body and acted madly and treacherously. He was personally appointed by Emperor Kaiping. The second-class marquis of the second-class country, who usually communicates with people of Mo Moyun's level.Hu Dayou was quite clever among the generals of the Qinzhou Navy, but after seeing Pei Yue's demeanor and the elite soldiers behind him, he would naturally be a little timid.

Pei Yue introduced calmly: "This is Gu Fan, the fourth son of the Marquis of Guangping, and this is the daughter of Mr. Shen's family in Taishi Taige."

Hu Dayou became more respectful when he heard the words, and quickly saluted Gu Fan and Shen Danmo.

Shen Danmo knew that he had no official position, and the other party's posture was only because of his father and Pei Yue, so he turned sideways to avoid it, and nodded slightly to Hu Dayou.

Gu Fan didn't stick to small details, and he was thinking about another matter, so he just nodded and said to Pei Yue: "Brother Yue, time is urgent."

Pei Yue responded, and then briefly explained the whole story to Hu Dayou, and then called the knight who reported the letter before, and said seriously: "Commander Hu, right now we can't confirm which ship Nanzhou Xizuo is on. You need to worry about this matter."

When he mentioned his professional field, Hu Dayou's expression became more relaxed. After thinking for a while, he said confidently: "Pei Hou, the general will promise not to let a Southern Zhou spy work go away, and I invite this noble family to follow Mo for a while. Will."

Seeing him pointing at the knight who reported the message, Pei Yue nodded and said, "It should be so."

Hu Dayou smiled and said, "Please board Marquis Pei."

Pei Yue did not refuse, and took Gu Fan and Shen Danmo to board Hu Dayou's building calmly. His personal soldiers and the hundred masters brought by Shen Danmo were scattered on the four warships. As for Gu Fan's [-] Long Xiangwei The cavalry remained on the shore, following the warships.

The weather is sunny and refreshing.

The sparkling light above the water reflects the shadows of the clouds in the sky.

Hu Dayou obviously wanted to show his hands in front of these young nobles. Under the command of the semaphore, the four warships moved in unison, and then drew a beautiful arc in the Qishui, stopping end to end on the river, like iron warships. Lock the Hengjiang River, leaving only a passage in the middle about ten feet wide.

Seeing this scene, the passing ships all slowed down, because these warships were flying the flag of the Qinzhou Navy.

The sailors took the two boats lowered, and ten people in one boat patrolled the north of the warship.Ships from east to west can pass unimpeded, but passenger ships going down the river from west to east have received orders in advance and must go through inspections before continuing to pass.

After Pei Yue boarded the ship, he didn't issue orders and handed over all the command to Hu Dayou.

He has read a lot of military books in his two lifetimes, and even now he has sorted out most of the content of Sun Tzu's Art of War and Ji Xiao's new books, but he still doesn't know anything about water warfare.

Let professional people do professional things, and as a layman, don't meddle indiscriminately. This is Pei Yue's long-standing code of conduct.

However, Shen Danmo noticed carefully that Pei Yue's face was slightly solemn.

She couldn't help asking: "Is there anything wrong?"

Pei Yue glanced at Hu Dayou who was standing on the edge of the deck, and said in a low voice: "The conditions of the Qinzhou Navy seem a bit embarrassing."

Shen Danmo looked at the large ship when he heard the words, and the sailors on board asked with puzzled faces, "Why didn't I see it?"

Pei Yue said patiently: "Although you have been to Lingzhou, you only have a fleeting look at the situation in the army, and you don't have a deep understanding. Not to mention that compared with the Beijing army, those soldiers in the border army are in difficult conditions. In terms of vigor and spirit, they are much stronger than these navy officers and soldiers. The commander of a dignified guard, the boat is just a thousand things, in fact, it is not a building boat at all."

Shen Danmo understood, and said with a strange expression: "You don't want to take these things on yourself again, do you?"

Many thoughts came to Pei Yue's mind, but he finally shook his head and said, "Even if the imperial court wants to spend money, it will take care of the Dingzhou Navy first."

Gu Fan, who had been silent beside him, suddenly said coldly: "They want to run away!"

Pei Yue and Shen Danmo were slightly startled, and when they looked up, they saw that among the passenger ships obediently waiting to be searched in the north, there was a very ordinary passenger ship that looked like a drunk. Taking advantage of the wind, the sail went down the current, and soon passed through the channel specially set aside by the navy warship.

There was an exclamation on the river.

At this time, Hu Dayou looked back at Pei Yue, and said calmly: "Please rest assured, Pei Hou, these Southern Zhou meticulous work will never escape."

Following the semaphore command, the four warships turned around and chased after the frantically fleeing passenger ship.

(End of this chapter)