The most arrogant in history

Chapter 354: Riding on the face and scolding.

"What are you thanking me for? You didn't do anything wrong."

Ye Kun chuckled: "Besides, we are a family, we should love each other and not attack."

Gongsun Erniang knew that Ye Kun meant no good, so she rolled her eyes at him.

Inside the central military tent at Longquan Mountain, Ye Kun, Zhuge Feng and others first analyzed the situation by comparing it with the map, and then deployed their troops.

First, a carrier pigeon was sent to inform Huangfu Lin to use the latest gasoline-solidified incendiary bombs to launch a surprise attack on Jiangdong's North and South Water Fort camps in Jiangxia, in order to take the initiative and severely damage his naval forces.

Order Yan Liuhai to launch a surprise attack on Changsha City and cooperate with Huangfu Lin's navy.

He ordered Ma Botao, who was in charge of the three counties of Shangyong, to march out of Fenghuang Mountain, lure the enemy deep into their territory, annihilate them in the mountainous area, and then defend the three counties of Shangyong to the death, using guns, artillery, and powerful crossbows to consume the enemy's manpower.

He ordered the Xiongnu Xiaoxian King to strengthen the defense, defend but not attack, and consume the Xiongnu Tianxian Chanyu's food and grass. At the same time, He Zhongshu was dispatched with 30,000 troops to rush to the aid of Xiaoxian King to prevent Maoquan Chanyu from rebelling;

Order the Jieting defense line to dig trenches, pull barbed wire, form a deep defense line, focus on long-range attacks to consume the enemy's energy, and look for opportunities to fight penetration battles and annihilation battles.

Ye Kun personally led an army of 30,000 from Hanzhong to the three counties of Shangyong, preparing to join forces with Ma Botao's army, directly take Xiangyang, and advance into the heart of the Central Plains.

Other garrison troops, such as Gongsun Shangfei, Xue Ju, Wu Xuan and others, were required to defend their territories and not to move rashly.

In addition, Tan Bamao was responsible for logistics and recruited 100,000 militiamen and civilians as backup troops to transport food, fodder and weapons to support the various armies.

The entire territory of Yizhou was under martial law, and all checkpoints and merchants from all directions were strictly checked.

With carrier pigeons and a complete militia organization, Ye Kun was able to mobilize quickly.

Five days later, everything was ready.

Ye Kun personally led the army, with Lu Kaijiang and Zhou Xuanwu as the vanguard, and marched to Hanzhong.

Qin Erwu stayed in Chengdu with 3,000 soldiers and 3,000 city defense troops to prevent any accidents.

At the same time, Huangfu Lin also sent out two death squads of a thousand men, who took advantage of the night to break into the water fort in Jiangdong, using powerful crossbows to launch rocket incendiary bombs to attack the north and south naval camps in Jiangxia.

The chariot crossbow can launch missiles with a range of more than one thousand meters.

Incendiary bombs are made with gasoline, triggered by gunpowder fuses, and have explosive properties.

On the night of the 27th day of the first lunar month, flames rose from Xiao Dequan's Jiangxia North and South naval camps, illuminating the surface of the river red.

Huangfu Lin was upstream, looking into the distance through a telescope.

When he saw the enemy's main camp on fire, he personally led 500 new warships, using bamboo rafts and fireboats to clear the way and sail downstream.

Huangfu Lin's wife Cherry changed into a beautiful military uniform and personally beat the drum at the bow to encourage the troops.

Huangfu Lin raised his sword and shouted: "In today's battle, we must destroy the Jiangdong navy vanguard, serve the King of Hanzhong, and avenge General Shangguan Jifu!"

The soldiers shouted in unison: "Serve the King of Hanzhong and avenge General Shangguan!"

Naval warfare is different from land warfare. Once the fighting starts, you have nowhere to escape.

This is a real life-and-death situation.

If you want to survive, there is only one thing to do - when two armies meet, the brave one wins.

At the enemy's water stronghold, some escaped and escaped into the river, but were surrounded by bamboo rafts and fireboats lowered from upstream and immediately caught fire.

Jiangdong warships are all wooden ships, and they like to build large ships. The wooden boards are soaked in tung oil, which makes them very easy to catch fire.

The new warships built by Ye Kun emphasized maneuverability. There were no large ships, but only small or medium-sized ships with high speed and good balance. The decks at the bow and stern were covered with iron sheets.

Such warships are low-cost, have good maneuverability, strong attack power, and are fireproof.

In Huangfu Lin's eyes, the large warships of Jiangdong were like bulky targets on the river.

That night, Huangfu Lin won a great victory. After taking over the north and south camps of Jiangxia, he continued to take down three enemy water strongholds in succession and almost reached Jingzhou, where he confronted Xiao Dequan!

Overnight, tens of thousands of Jiangdong naval forces were captured, as well as hundreds of warships and countless military equipment and supplies.

Because the warships of the two large camps in Jiangxia were all burned, not many warships were looted.

Huangfu Lin was very cautious and decided to withdraw his troops immediately, stationing in Jiangxia and switching from offense to defense. Jiang Laowu, the deputy commander of the navy, arranged for the spoils and prisoners.

Yan Liuhai also sent troops overnight, and an army of 20,000 launched a surprise attack on Changsha City. They destroyed the city gate with a barrage of artillery fire, cleared the way with a burst of incendiary bombs, and charged into the city.

Wei Kang, the defender of Jiangdong, was stationed in Changsha City and fled overnight, leaving behind all the people in the city and countless food and fodder.

Ye Kun's intention was to let Yan Liuhai completely destroy Changsha City and then withdraw to Shuangya Mountain, so as to make Jiangdong retreat while he saw an opportunity.

However, when a general is away from home, he may not obey the orders of the king.

After Yan Liuhai captured Changsha, he found that the Jiangdong soldiers were too cowardly, so he took over Changsha, repaired the city defenses, and put further pressure on Jiangdong.

At the same time, a carrier pigeon sent a letter to Hou Qi, requesting Hou Qi to mobilize the militia forces in Chongqing to cross the river as rear support.

Hou Qi knew that the military situation was urgent, so he notified Ye Kun and sent more than 10,000 militiamen and laborers to strengthen the defense forces of Xiping Mountain and Pingye County.

Two days later, Ye Kun received the good news from Huangfu Lin and Yan Liuhai and was overjoyed.

After the great victory in the southeast, Xiao Dequan was frightened and his own pressure was relieved a lot.

Worried that Yan Liuhai was too impetuous, Ye Kun wrote back, asking him to proceed steadily and not to rush into anything recklessly, but to defend Changsha first and then look for an opportunity to defeat the enemy.

At this time, Ma Botao's army had already fought three major battles with the enemy in Xiangyang.

The killing was so intense that corpses were everywhere.

Ma Botao lost the Phoenix Mountain defense line, but with the help of the terrain and defense line, he fought and retreated, and with minimal casualties, he inflicted a heavy blow to the enemy and killed more than 20,000 enemies.

Xiahou Chang's troops crossed Phoenix Mountain and approached the three counties of Shangyong, but paid a heavy price.

Ye Kun urged the army to march more than a hundred miles a day. On the first day of February, they arrived at the front line and joined forces with Ma Botao.

In the central army tent, Ma Botao clasped his fists and pleaded guilty: "King of Hanzhong, I lost the Phoenix Mountain defense line, I am willing to accept the punishment!"

"You have done nothing wrong, how can I punish you?"

Ye Kun laughed and said:

"We have lost our territory, but our brothers are still here and can take it back at any time. If you defend your territory to the death and kill all your tens of thousands of brothers, then our country will be destroyed and all our territory will be lost. Pass on my order to reward all the soldiers of Ma Botao's army!"

Ma Botao breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully: "The King of Hanzhong is so kind and righteous. The three armies should repay you with their lives!"

Ye Kun waved his hand and asked about the military situation.

Ma Botao reported: "My men have suffered very few casualties, and we still have 21,000 combatants. However, the hard battle at Phoenix Mountain consumed too much of our weapons, and we only have half of our heavy arrows and ammunition left."

"Don't worry about that. I brought a lot of food to keep Xiahou Chang full!"

Ye Kun chuckled and asked, "How many troops are there in the Xiangyang defense line? Who is leading them?"

"The total force is no less than 100,000, led by Liu Dai and Xue Changfeng. Liu Dai is one of Xiahou Chang's Five Tiger Generals, and he once led his troops to Liaodong and killed Xuanyuan De. Xue Changfeng is a Confucian general who is good at deploying troops and attacking with surprise attacks."

"Let's not worry about whether he has any special forces or not. Our armor and weapons are superior to his. We should fight him to the death, fight a stupid battle, build a strong fortress, and advance step by step!"

Ye Kun decided on a tactic and said, "Send troops tomorrow, set up camp in an open area, and engage in a head-on battle to dampen the enemy's morale first."

On Ye Kun's side, there are now 50,000 troops gathered in the three counties of Shangyong. They have cities to rely on and sufficient food and grass, so they don't take the other side seriously at all.

Gongsun Erniang followed Ye Kun to the battle and asked, "General Ma, how is the morale of your men now?"

"I was a little tired at first, after all, we fought hard in Phoenix Mountain for several days. But with the King of Hanzhong coming to the front line, morale is no longer a problem!"

"Brother, morale and military spirit are crucial to success or failure. I taught you this in the military seminar. How come you have forgotten the professional knowledge?"

Ye Kun patted Ma Botao on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Come with me to the army, I will personally boost your morale."

Ma Botao was overjoyed, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Ma Botao follows the King of Hanzhong. What I learn in one day is a lifetime of luck!"