Chapter 565: Iron Chain Across the River
Xuzhou, Guangling County, Dongtai County
The guards stationed there were all soldiers with excellent eyesight and hearing. They saw from afar several small dots on the river surface approaching them rapidly.
The young general called over a clever soldier, "Hurry up and tell General Yue that a boat is coming."
At the same time, the guards have begun to be on high alert.
Yue Shu soon appeared at the dock.
"Look at that bright red flag, it's one of us!"
They saw that the flag flying on the leading ship was indeed the flag representing their Pingzhou.
At this time, a scout with good hearing vaguely heard a few short flute sounds.
The scouts reported all these situations to Yue Shu one by one.
As a talented general, Yue Shu has an extraordinary keenness in understanding battle opportunities. "Jintai troops, listen to my orders!"
When Yue Shu's order was passed down, the bearded Lu Dayou had also heard about the situation at the dock and was running towards them, pulling Meng Jingfeng and Feng Shuo on his left and right.
"Lu Da Huzi, let me go!"
"How can three grown men be so disrespectful as to tug at each other?!"
Meng Jingfeng and Feng Shuo were both skilled in martial arts and quickly broke free from Lu Dayou's control.
Lu Dayou: "You two are really something. Didn't I just want you to hurry up? You're so slow that you can't even eat hot shit!"
Meng Jingfeng and Feng Shuo looked at each other and said in unison, "We don't eat that stuff. If you want to eat it, hurry up." They don't have that hobby.
Lu Dayou choked. Wasn't he anxious? After arriving in Guangling, Xuzhou, they'd fought only two small battles and hadn't moved since.
You should know that before they set out, Sixth Master picked out the best group to follow him. This group of people was also the first to set off, including Chen Jinlong, Gao Lei and others.
The remaining Jintai troops could only bear it and set off with their brothers from other camps, including him.
Lu Dayou failed to catch up with the first batch and felt very wronged. Obviously, his skills were among the top few in the Jintai Army, so why didn't Sixth Master take him with him?
Lu Dayou firmly believed that he must have been implicated!
"After all, you two were among the smartest people in our place. You should think of a way to let your brother show his face in front of Sixth Master! Don't let Chen Jinlong, Gao Lei and others have all the glory!" Lu Dayou said with disgust.
Mentioning this, Meng Jingfeng and Feng Shuo fell silent. They were indeed unwilling to accept it. Didn't Chen Jinlong, Gao Lei and the others surrender earlier than them? Moreover, these despicable guys even used them as a merit!
Just such a short period of time has widened the gap between us and them!
Although the three of them were arguing, they did not slow down their pace at all.
Soon, they arrived at the dock. Seeing Yue Shu, Lu Dayou was the first to rush out, "We're here, General Yue, is there a war?"
Yue Shu: "As expected, it must be your Sixth Master who needs your support."
Lu Dayou was extremely surprised when he heard this. He immediately turned around and shouted, "Feng Shuo, you old bastard, hurry up!"
Hearing this nickname, the others tried hard to hold back their laughter.
Feng Shuo came over with a sullen face, "Lu Da Huzi, shut up! If you keep on talking nonsense, I'll make sure there's not a blade of grass growing on your chin!!"
When Lu Dayou heard this, his eyes widened. This was too much. He actually used his beard to threaten him!
Meng Jingfeng ignored the two of them and called the soldiers under him, "Assemble, assemble!" No matter what kind of support Sixth Master needed, they should be prepared first.
In just a short while, the ships far away on the river changed from a few small dots to large ships.
"It's Sixth Master!"
"Quick, Master Liu, let us provide support!"
Qin Sheng faced the river breeze, stood in the most conspicuous place of the lead boat, waving a large flag with both hands.
At this time, there was a rare fog on the river surface. Yue Shu, Meng Jingfeng, Lu Dayou, Feng Shuo and others who were standing in the front could still see the flag signal raised by Qin Sheng, and also saw the pursuers behind.
Looking at the soldiers who had already lined up, Lu Dayou said proudly, "Men, show me some strength later. We have to show our strength in front of Master Liu this time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the leading large ship rushing towards the dock, gradually slowing down.
"Two hundred people come up!"
The large ship was forced to stop quickly. Before it had completely stopped, the gangway on the ship had been extended. As soon as the other end landed on the ground, Lu Dayou stepped onto the gangway and was the first to rush onto the ship. The soldiers behind him followed closely.
Once there are enough people on board, the people on the boat will pull out the gangplank and the ship will immediately set off.
Then the next one came!
"Eighty people come up!"
Feng Shuo immediately brought his men on board.
"Ninety people!"
Meng Jingfeng quickly boarded the ship, and the soldiers behind him followed.
The cycle continues like this, and each ship needs to replenish a different number of people. Once the number of people replenished is enough, it will set sail immediately.
After Qin Sheng and his crew had replenished their ship, they chose a direction and headed towards the Wave Gang's fleet.
After replenishing their troops, the ships behind, led by the lead ship, sailed back to fight back!
When the two sides fought, Wang Juntao was old and was protected.
"Will this work?" Wang Juntao was worried as he looked at the reinforcements.
Although these soldiers are strong and spirited, fighting on land is different from fighting on water.
Their Sixth Master had already started fighting with the enemy. Chen Jinlong took the time to answer him, "These are all water troops. What do you think?"
"Navy?"
After he reminded him of this, Wang Juntao remembered that when Pingzhou was training the navy last year, he did ask the Cao Gang to lead them, but did they bring out so many navy?
"Godfather, we must trust Pingzhou's arrangements." Lin Shan comforted him.
Suddenly, Wang Juntao saw two people on the boat and couldn't help blinking. "Chen Wei, Leng Feng, why are you here?"
These two were rising stars of the Cao Gang, and had once been registered with him. Now who would tell him that they were not on vacation in Pingzhou? How could they appear here, wearing Pingzhou military uniforms?
After hearing this, the two men repelled the enemy and turned back with a grin, "Boss, Deputy Boss, hey, let's not talk about this for now. The brothers are here, let's teach that bastard Xiang Zhanyuan a lesson!"
Brothers? Wang Juntao had a bad feeling in his heart, "What's going on?" he asked Lin Shan.
Lin Shan was also confused, he didn't know either.
Wang Juntao called his old friend Bi Xie over, and the two of them stared at the Pingzhou navy in battle, pointing and talking.
They all looked very familiar. There were hundreds of skilled fighters like Chen Wei, Leng Feng, etc., but they were all wearing Pingzhou military uniforms.
The two looked at each other.
Wang Juntao seemed to see a big hole dug in the corner of his house.
In the end, he sighed resignedly, never mind, they had just raised the flag of Pingzhou, it made no difference whether the members of the Cao Gang surrendered to Pingzhou early or late.
On the other side, Ran Shanlong and Xiang Zhanyuan also realized that the Cao Gang drove the ship to the Dongtai County wharf in order to replenish their fighting force. At first, the two did not take it seriously.
After the Pingzhou reinforcements boarded the ship and demonstrated their impressive combat capabilities on the water, Ran Shanlong and Xiang Zhanyuan realized that Pingzhou had actually trained a group of naval forces!
They fought on the water for nearly an hour. In the end, both sides won and lost, and neither could do anything to the other.
Ran Shanlong and Xiang Zhanyuan discussed it and decided to lead the fleet to retreat northward and voluntarily withdraw from the waters of Dongtai County.
The Langchao Gang wanted to retreat, and Qin Sheng and Lin Shan did not order to pursue them.
During the evacuation, Ran Shanlong and Xiang Zhanyuan felt extremely regretful. If they had not had the reinforcements from Pingzhou, they would have been 70% to 80% sure that they could have taken down the Cao Gang.
Eventually, the ships of the Wave Gang retreated to the Beihai and Donglai waters of Qingzhou, blocking the river.
After the battle, the young generals from Pingzhou assisted Manager Bi in cleaning up the battlefield.
Qin Sheng, Yue Shu, Lin Shan, Wang Juntao and others returned to the shore.
The personnel from both sides took a short rest and moved to the conference room after about half an hour. At this time, Qin Zhao and Guo Chong had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as Lin Shan sat down, he thanked him, "General Qin, thank you for your reminder, otherwise..." They would really be caught off guard.
Lin Shan and Wang Juntao never expected that Xiang Zhanyuan would betray the Cao Gang.
Qin Sheng: "It's just a small favor, no need to thank me."
Lin Shan immediately told them what they had just decided, "General Qin Xiao, General Qin Zhao, my adoptive father and I have discussed and decided to bring the Cao Gang to join Pingzhou."
The Pingzhou generals present all smiled and said, "Welcome, welcome."
"After the war in the East China Sea is over, Lin Shan and I will go to Pingzhou to meet Governor Lu in person." Wang Juntao stated.
Qin Zhao: "There's no rush for this." There's no rush.
Now the Langchao Gang has set up an iron lock across the river, with the goal of stopping the Cao Gang, cutting off their connection with Pingzhou, and most importantly, cutting off their supplies.
At this time, Guo Chong asked Lin Shan, "Deputy Gang Leader Lin, please forgive me for being so presumptuous, but how much grain did the Cao Gang rescue?"
Speaking of this, Lin Shan was also worried. They didn't rescue much food in such a hurry.
Lin Shan reported a number and expressed his concerns. Now the Cao Gang and Pingzhou are grasshoppers on the same rope, and he never thought of eating alone.
He and his adoptive father had just analyzed the situation privately. The Cao Gang was in great danger this time, as their base had been raided.
So what if they still have hidden gold, silver and jewelry?
The entire coastal area, except Pingzhou, is the territory of the imperial court. Who would allow the Cao Gang to dock?
If the Cao Gang doesn't flee to Pingzhou, they can only find a small island as a base of survival. But the Langchao Gang, backed by the imperial court, will not let the Cao Gang go.
It can be said that this time it was the Cao Gang that chose Pingzhou, and it was also Pingzhou that gave the Cao Gang a way out.
After hearing the number reported by Lin Shan, Qin Zhao, Guo Chong and others looked at each other. This number was not large. If it was only for the rations of the Cao Gang members themselves, it would be enough to eat for a month. If it was to cover the rations of the Pingzhou expeditionary force, hehe.
In response to Lin Shan's concerns, Qin Zhao patted his shoulder and said, "That's good of you. Don't worry too much about the food and fodder. Everything will work out in the end."
Lin Shan and Wang Juntao were puzzled, but after hearing this they decided not to ask any more questions.
Guo Chong stroked his beard and said, "Xie Zhan attacked the Cao Gang with the intention of obtaining food and fodder."
"General Qin Sheng, General Qin Zhao, should we send someone to tell the King of Jin to take good care of the food supplies?"
Qin Sheng couldn't help but ask, "No way? Mr. Guo, with your suggestion, does Xie Zhan think that King Jin will share the food and supplies with us?"
Everyone present laughed.
"In Xie Zhan's opinion, the Prince of Jin and us in Pingzhou are probably in the same boat. He must be afraid that the Prince of Jin will suddenly have a brain attack and divide the food and supplies among us."
After all, the King of Jin has already given two cities to Pingzhou, so it is not surprising that he also gave some food and fodder.
Qin Zhao couldn't help laughing, "Okay, I'll send someone to remind them." What if?
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