In addition to the ships guarding the dock, there are also patrol ships that operate around the clock.
Yiluhui was very conflicted. If he didn't cross the river, he would waste time.
This time the army has nearly 100,000 soldiers, and the daily food and fodder needs are not a small amount.
"This is so annoying. Where did these ships come from? Why are they so weird?"
"I don't know. It's said that they suddenly appeared during this period. It doesn't look like a Japanese ship that is specifically targeting us."
"Stay stable first, and then think of a solution. We can't rush across the river. Otherwise, if there are heavy casualties, it will be more trouble than gain."
"Yes." The deputy general had no choice but to answer yes.
The Canglan River is very wide and there is no bridge across it, so people can only cross the river by boat.
So because they were blocked by Lu Laotie and his men, the Southern Expedition Army could only watch the scenery on the other side.
Two days later, at night.
A boat tried to cross the river secretly, but was defeated.
Five days later, Yi Denghui sent someone to sneak across the border again, but he died again.
Ten days later, try again and continue with the pawn.
…
Yiconghui lost his temper and screamed in anger.
At this time, unless an immortal comes to take them over, they can only watch helplessly.
I have never fought such a frustrating battle.
Yi Lenghui had no choice but to send the military information back to the capital as quickly as possible.
They hoped that the imperial court would decide to withdraw the troops. Otherwise, even if they requisitioned food and grass nearby, they would not be able to hold out for long, at most two or three months.
In the palace, Yang Hongye was also furious when he received the military report.
He knew that it was definitely Jiang Hai who did it. The previous hijacking of the Jinshui Chamber of Commerce's ship was exactly the same as this.
"I should have known not to let that Jiang family kid go back. I didn't expect that he would go to help Lao Liu fight." Yang Hongye was annoyed.
At this time, Luo was in the hall, and he thought that since he was his brother-in-law, it was reasonable for him to help.
But he just thought about it and didn't dare to say it out loud, because if he said it out loud, he would be in trouble.
All the court officials were watching each other intently at this moment, and no one spoke out.
This situation is basically a dead end, who can break it?
"Who has a solution? Tell us what you think." Yang Hongye said angrily.
However, no one spoke for a long time.
"Your Majesty, these ships are not flying the king's flag. Can they be bribed?"
At this time, a clever guy came out and put forward a hypothesis.
"This is an idea, but I think it can be tried, but it may not work." Huang Jianmu stepped out and said.
He saw it clearly. Since they dared to mobilize the imperial troops, it would be difficult to bribe them.
"What do you think, my dear minister?" Yang Hongye asked.
Huang Jianmu stood still and bowed, then spoke in a profound manner.
"Openly repairing the plank road, secretly attacking Chencang. I think we can leave a small part of the troops behind and pretend to be trapped here.
Then transfer most of the troops to another place, cross the river from a farther place, and then come back around."
"This plan is very good. I really don't know what Yi Lenghui is doing. He has read all the military strategies but has lost them." Yang Hongye praised and criticized.
He immediately sent someone to convey this plan to the southern expeditionary army.
However, the round trip would take more than ten days. Adding the time wasted by Yi Lihui, it was almost a month.
During this period, Guo Hao's army captured four more cities.
We are already approaching the Canglan River.
Yi Lenghui received a strategy from the court, which required him to dispatch troops and take a detour.
It takes quite a while to make this trip.
In the southern expeditionary camp, Yi Denghui slapped his forehead when he received the plan from the capital.
"Why didn't I think of that?"
He was originally led out to lead the army because he was forced to do so. Now he has played such a trick. I am afraid that he will not get any credit this time, but will make a lot of mistakes.
After worrying for a while, Yi Lenghui called in his deputy general and arranged the plan.
Only 10,000 soldiers were left here, running back and forth near the dock every day to confuse the enemy.
Then the army set out upstream, preparing to cross the river upstream and then circle back.
He also gathered the wisdom of the crowd and thought that the speed of boats going upstream was slow, so it would be safer to cross the river from upstream.
On the other side of the river, Guo Hao and Wu Gong cooperated with each other and took the city step by step.
South of the Canglan River, many state capitals also realized that something was wrong.
Some state capitals began to come and seek refuge on their own initiative.
This was all expected, and naturally most people were on the sidelines at the beginning.
Now seeing that Yuezhou's Northern Expedition Army is unstoppable, it is natural for some wise people to come and surrender to the King of Yue.
What surprised Wu Gong was that the state capital north of Canglan River also sent people over.
This is great. The visitor also brought information about the deployment of the southern expeditionary force.
Wu Gong quickly contacted Lu Laotie and asked him to send boats upstream as soon as possible to intercept the enemy troops who wanted to cross the river.
When Lu Laotie heard this, he immediately got angry.
"Damn it, how come these people are even more thief than the young master."
Well, since Jiang Hai is not here, he can satisfy his craving.
He immediately called on part of the fleet and headed upstream.
The Northern Expedition Army also immediately set out and marched upstream from the southern bank of the river.
Communication is so inconvenient that Jiang Hai hasn't asked Wu Gong to get the telegraph machine yet, and electricity has just come out.
Then, a dramatic scene occurred.
The imperial army that was on the southern expedition never expected that Lu Laotie's fleet would be so fast.
As a result, only a group of the army, about 10,000 people, crossed the river before they were blocked by Lu Laotie again.
The 10,000 soldiers who had already crossed the river felt a sharp pain in their balls.
Aren’t you here to deliver the food?
That's true.
Not long after they arrived, the 30,000 troops led by Guo Hao arrived.
"I'll give you a chance. Surrender your weapons and I won't kill you."
The two armies confronted each other, then the speakers started to sound, and then a few bags of explosives were thrown out to show off their muscles.
Congratulations on getting 10,000 prisoners.
These 10,000 or so captives were dejected, dropped their weapons, and were taken away obediently.
Wu Gong knew that Jiang Hai didn't want to kill too many Darong soldiers, so he used this method to capture them first.
At least they can serve as labor. We are currently conquering cities and seizing territories, and we are simultaneously carrying out construction after each city is captured.
These captives were not as lucky as the first batch and had no chance to join the Yuezhou Army.
After being caught, they were used as free labor, just to ensure they wouldn't starve to death.
This situation had been taken into consideration before the army set out, and this would be how it would be handled later.
Their sins will not be forgiven until Darong is captured and Lao Liu ascends the throne.
Conscription will only be carried out locally after the state capital is captured.
The reason is that the families of these soldiers are also in the state capital, so their loyalty is naturally stronger than that of temporary captives.
The soldiers who first joined Yuezhou had been to Yuezhou City and knew that the treatment in Yuezhou was good.
Many of their family members have also been brought here in the past few months.
After this wave.
Yi Lenghui could only return in disgrace with the remaining troops.
As for Lu Laotie, he went back and reflected on himself, thinking that he was too careless.
They quickly arranged some small boats to expand the patrol area.
Now, it is almost impossible for Yilianhui to use this trick again.
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