"Wulong County?" Gao Wengui said the place name subconsciously.

Wulong County was originally named Wulong County. It was established in the first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (618 AD). In the tenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Wulong County was merged into Pengshui County. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, it was restored and "Long" was changed to "Long", and renamed Wulong County, which was under the jurisdiction of Fuling.

Wulong County is on the north bank of the Wujiang River, one hundred miles away from Fuling downstream.

"Make a feint to the east and attack in the west!" Li Dingguo acted like a shrewd man.

"Early tomorrow morning, I will lead the army to Wangjiang Pass to confront the Ming army and attract their attention."

"You will personally lead the Tianwei Army to cross the mountains and ridges by land and directly capture Wulong County. After taking Wulong, seize the Ming Army's warships in Wulong County, go down the Wujiang River, and unexpectedly appear between Fuling and Wangjiang Pass, cutting off the connection between the Wangjiang Pass defenders and Fuling City, and attack the Ming Army's navy together with me."

"After destroying the Ming navy, the army besieged Fuling. Without the navy, Qin Liangyu!"

Gao Wengui's first reaction was not excitement, but worry. Starting from Fengdu County, he traveled over mountains and ridges to Wulong County.

The road is long and difficult!

"General Li, the map shows that Fengdu County and Wulong County are at least three or four hundred miles apart. The mountain road is rugged, and there are insects, snakes and ferocious beasts all the way. The most important thing is that we cannot carry siege equipment. Even if we can barely reach Wulong County, we will be exhausted and it will be difficult to capture Wulong." Gao Wengui looked solemn.

Li Dingguo smiled faintly and asked, "Why do you need to bring siege equipment?"

Gao Wengui was stunned: "How can we capture Wulong without weapons?"

Li Dingguo reached out and pushed a box out from under the table and opened the lid in front of Gao Wengui.

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Two days later.

Li Dingguo personally led the army as the vanguard from Fengdu County to Wangjiang Pass.

Zhang Xianzhong brought the baggage and family to the rear.

The navy finally set out, with hundreds of ships of all sizes setting sail, heading upstream along the Yangtze River.

When they reached Wangjiang Pass, the turbulent river water made it impossible for the warships to move forward, so they had to drop anchor where they were.

After some observation, the Dashi army used small boats to transport the tow ropes to the river bank.

After the Dashi Army soldiers on the shore grabbed the rope, the warship weighed anchor and moved upstream under the pull of the soldiers.

Whoosh whoosh!

A sound of breaking air suddenly sounded in the distance.

First, the Dashi Army soldiers on guard were shot by arrows, and then the soldiers pulling the boats were shot one after another.

In the dense forest not far away, countless figures flashed and disappeared.

"It's the Ming army. There are Ming troops here! They are fleeing to the west." The soldiers on the shore who were not hit by arrows shouted.

The commander of the Dashi Army was the Left Admiral Wang Fuchen. He sat on the second warship and took a look at the shore with his clairvoyance. Then he shouted to the messenger, "Send flags to tell all the naval forces to stop marching and wait for General Li's infantry to catch up before moving forward."

"General Wang, there are many good archers in our navy. Why don't we send troops to pursue them and get a good start?" asked a general.

Wang Fuchen rolled his eyes at him and said, "Those Ming soldiers are wearing barbarian clothes and rattan armor. They are obviously Qin Liangyu's Xidong soldiers. Even if there is no ambush, our navy is no match for them in the mountains and forests. Don't worry about the ground matters, General Li, we just need to fight the naval battle."

The general nodded in sudden realization and continued to stand on the deck looking at the two banks.

Less than a day later, Li Dingguo's vanguard troops, led by General Jin Tongwu, arrived with 5,000 infantry and cavalry.

The Dashi Army was similar to the Ming Army in organization, but also different. The army was divided into several battalions, and anyone who entered a battalion was a volunteer. At its largest, there were 120 battalions, each with a general.

The generals of each battalion took direct orders from Zhang Xianzhong.

In terms of position, above the general is the governor-general, and above the governor-general is the general.

Normally, the governors and generals could only command the troops of their own battalions. Zhang Xianzhong would give them the command of other battalions only during joint operations.

Jin Tongwu's camp was Li Dingguo's direct line, so naturally it became the vanguard force.

With Jin Tongwu protecting on the shore, Wang Fuchen's navy set out again.

The north bank of the Yangtze River was crowded with soldiers. They walked on the road with one foot deep and one foot shallow, staring vigilantly at the dense forests and rocks nearby, fearing that they would be the next to be hit by an arrow.

Compared to the rugged and bumpy land routes that sometimes require detours, water routes are much smoother.

Pulled by the trackers, the warship quickly passed the first rapids.

The soldiers on the ship had just adjusted the sails when they saw the infantry in front waving flags and sending a warning signal.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" the sailors on the deck shouted at the top of their lungs.

The soldiers of the Dashi Navy immediately picked up their weapons and looked forward.

I saw two sand ships, one medium and one small, coming from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The high-hanging sails looked particularly abrupt on the river.

Shachuan is the name of the ships used for inland shipping in the Ming Dynasty. Because of its shallow draft and small resistance, plus its multiple masts and sails, it can sail against the wind or even against the water, so it became the main ship for inland navigation.

The disadvantages are large water-receiving area and slow speed.

Due to the empty treasury before, there were almost no warships built specifically for the navy in the eastern Sichuan area, and most of the warships were converted from civilian ships.

These two sand ships are typical examples.

Zeng Ying stood on the bow, holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand, sneering slightly at the pirate ship that had just rushed through the rapids.

The river is so wide and the shore can only accommodate a limited number of soldiers. Even if Zhang Xianzhong had ten times the number of naval forces, he could only pass one ship at a time.

Now is a good time for an ambush!

He ordered his soldiers to operate the sails and rush diagonally towards the first warship of the Dashi Army from the middle of the Yangtze River.

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