The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 614 Soldiers enter Taihu Lake
Yang Yong's men and horses took down Piling without bloodshed, and then there was Taihu Lake, and Huzhou and Wujun were surrounded by Taihu Lake.

Huzhou is the old nest of Shen Faxing, and Wujun is today's Suzhou, located in the east of Taihu Lake, which is the site of Wujun Wang Wenren Suian.Don't look at the Wenren Suian, who is known as the king of Wujun, his sphere of influence is very small, with only 3 people under his command, and his territory is limited to Wujun, which is far from Huzhou King Shen Faxing. in the eyes.

After discussing with the five beautiful wives, Yang Yong decided to attack Huzhou first, completely wipe out Shen Faxing, and treat Wenren Suian coldly.Therefore, Yang Yong's men only rested for one day in Piling, leaving the female general Luo Shiying with 16 troops to defend Piling, while Yang Yong and the four beauties came to Huzhou with an army of [-].

After a journey of more than 200 miles, it took less than three days to reach the boundary of Huzhou.Along the way, in the villages, towns and counties they passed, they did not encounter any resistance, not even a single soldier from Shen Faxing, and some of them were ordinary people who welcomed the rebels.

Yang Yong was very moved. It seems that his policies are still popular among the people.At the same time, Yang Yong felt strange, the Huzhou soldiers had been undefended, were they really driven away or there was some conspiracy?Oh, I see, in the battle of Runzhou, Shen Faxing's Huzhou soldiers suffered a great loss. He has limited troops, so he must shrink his troops and wait in Huzhou to fight himself to the death.Hmph, if this is the case, Shen Faxing will be exhausted, leaving only a lonely city, do you still want to revive it?The king's army of [-] to [-] will crush your Huzhou as soon as they pass by!
Thinking of this, Yang Yong felt a sense of elation.When it was more than forty miles away from Huzhou City, a detective came to report, "My lord, there are no soldiers of Shen Faxing in Huzhou City, only ordinary people. The Shen family has all moved away, the house is empty, and the city is within a hundred miles. No soldiers from Huzhou were found either."

"Huh?" Now Yang Yong is not calm, looking at the four beautiful wives, "What is this guy doing? Is he playing with me?"

Yang Yuling and Simei also couldn't figure it out. Huzhou is Shen Faxing's old nest, and he doesn't even want his home?What kind of play is this called?
Princess Yujing said: "My lord, soldiers never tire of deceit, there must be some mystery in this, we can't enter the city, or we can't all enter the city, lest we fall into Shen Faxing's tricks."

Nangong Saihua said disdainfully: "Trick? Shen Faxing only has 6 troops in total, and his territory is limited to Piling and Huzhou. We chased Piling, but he didn’t dare to continue the battle but abandoned the city and fled to Huzhou. Are the six armies still afraid that he won't succeed? Your lord, we should enter the city in a big way."

Yang Yong looked at Li Wan'er: "Wan'er, you are proficient in the art of war, what do you think we should do?"

Li Wan'er was a little flattered, she pursed her lips and smiled, "My lord, I think I can enter the city, but I must be cautious, and I can leave some people outside the city to prevent accidents."

Yang Yong nodded, "Yi Wan'er, come here, pass on the king's order, fifty thousand sailors will choose a favorable location to station on the shore of Taihu Lake, and the rest of the troops will follow the king into the city. In addition, we will strengthen the investigation of the whereabouts of Huzhou king Shen Faxing. If there is news, let me know as soon as possible.”

"No." The messenger promised and left.

As Yang Yong has already found out, Huzhou City is on the edge of Tai, about ten miles away from the shore of the lake, 11 naval troops are stationed on the shore of Tai Lake, and [-] troops are stationed in Huzhou City. If there is any change, both inside and outside the city can handle it. .

In the evening of the same day, Yang Yong's brigade marched into Huzhou city mightily.Treating the Shen Mansion as a temporary royal mansion, the first thing Yang Yong did was to go out to comfort the people, enforce military discipline, and publicize the policy of the rebel army.The next day, Yang Yong ordered the opening of warehouses to release grain to relieve the refugees.

Seeing that Yang Yong loves the people so much and that the rebels did not commit any crimes, the common people rushed to tell each other and praised Yang Yong, needless to say.

For two days in a row, Huzhou City was safe and sound, but there was no news of Shen Faxing.

Now Yang Yong couldn't sit still in the mansion, damn it, what the hell is this Shen Faxing up to?He gave up Piling first, then Huzhou. He gave up all his territories. He was so arrogant in Runzhou. Could it be that he was really scared by Lao Tzu's battle and went to join other warlords?Then the closest to here is Wenren Suian, the king of Wujun, and Lin Shihong, the king of Chu in southern Jiangxi. He should not go to Li Zitong in Jiangzuo. Not to mention across the Yangtze River, Xu Maogong is leading an army of 10,000+ to attack Li Zitong and Fu Gong Er, it is reported that these two guys are already in danger, hiding in the city like turtles, not daring to fight, Shen Faxing will not throw himself into the trap.

If this is the case, Lao Tzu will send troops to Wu County in the next step. If Shen Faxing is really there, he will put them both together.

On the third day after occupying Huzhou, Yang Yong raised his account, and just when he was about to send a military general to attack Wu County, the small school who reported the incident ran in from outside: "Report to the prince to learn that we found Shen Faxing's whereabouts, all in the reeds in the southeast of Taihu Lake. It’s hidden in the dangling, more than 130 miles away from here.”

"Oh? Reed Dang, how many people are there?" Yang Yong asked excitedly.

"Anyway, there are a lot of them. They are very guarded, and the villains dare not get too close." The reporting school replied.

"My lord, he doesn't have many people. In the battle of Runzhou, Huzhou soldiers lost more than 3 soldiers, and at most there were only more than 2 troops left. No wonder he abandoned Piling first, and finally even Huzhou. Now, how could he defend the city with this little force and fight with us? This is a refuge. We happened to advance by land and water, and we wiped them all out in one fell swoop." Li Wan'er interjected.

Yang Yuling calmed down and thought: "My lord, fighting on the shore, with the supernatural power of your lord, we are not afraid of so many soldiers, no matter how many enemies there are. We are just fighting in the reeds, and we need to beware of the enemy's ambush. It is best for us to be familiar with it." Let’s talk about the terrain there.”

Yang Yong nodded, "What Ling'er said is true." Then he took out the military map. Yang Yong was no stranger to Taihu Lake. He had studied geography before crossing, and knew that it was one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. With an area of ​​more than 2000 square kilometers and a circle of seven or eight hundred miles around the lake, this large area of ​​water is so big that it has no boundaries.

However, the Taihu Lake in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was completely different from the 21st century. From the map, the water area is larger, the terrain is complex, and the surrounding rivers are criss-crossed. There is an island, and there is a lake in the island. Among other things, the reed marsh in the southeast has a radius of dozens of miles.It is difficult to find tens of thousands of soldiers and horses hidden here.

After reading the map, they asked the locals to inquire. After studying the reed marsh for a day, Yang Yong and the four beauties came up with a plan, which was to advance by land and water, surround them on all sides, and wipe them out in one fell swoop.Yang Yong secretly made up his mind that this time Shen Faxing must be completely wiped out in this reed marsh.

After the plan was finalized, Yang Yong divided his troops into generals and ordered Princess Yujing to lead [-] troops to set up an ambush on the shore near the reed marsh. Deceit, smack east and west, and then kill back.I, Yang Yuling, and Nangong Saihua led [-] sailors to attack the reed marsh from three sides.

On the day of the operation, Yang Yong's men made meals at the fourth watch and set off at the fifth watch.At dawn, warships, big and small, were all over the lake, and they were pressing down on the reeds...

(End of this chapter)