Chapter 3115 What is the people’s will?
The Yangzhou side did not send ships to the river to fight, but waited for them to land and attack.
This is a completely passive tactic.
Seeing this, Zhu Chengjin immediately had a smug smile on his face and said, "See? Yangzhou is completely powerless to resist. As long as we land, we can kill them without leaving a single piece of armor."
On the other side, Li Chen and Fang Zhen on the boat were happy but also a little disappointed.
They were all ready to fight a big battle tonight, but they didn't expect that Yangzhou didn't even send out a single ship, and they were just passively defending on the shore. Although the victory was easy to come by, it also left people feeling a little unsatisfied.
But no matter what, victory is victory.
Fang Zhen stood on the bow of the boat, laughing and saying, "Look, look, these are the imperial court's troops. They don't even have the courage to fight us on the water. With these people, do they still think they can defend Yangzhou City?"
His voice was loud and rough, and it sounded like a gong in the night. The pirates who had followed them out of Xingluo Lake on the surrounding boats all heard it, and everyone shouted in unison.
Fang Zhen said, "Look, on the shore is the prosperous city of Yangzhou!"
"There, there are merchants as wealthy as those in Jinling City, beautiful women with delicate skin and tender flesh, and more gold, silver and jewelry than you can ever rob!"
The pirates waved their torches and howled loudly.
In such a fanatical mood, only Li Chen still maintained a little clarity. He squinted his eyes and looked at the river bank which was already close at hand. There were indeed quite a few soldiers on the bank, and the defense seemed to be tight. However, just deploying troops on the river bank, no matter how tight it was, was a form of passive resistance. Once they landed, a bloody battle was inevitable.
He couldn't help but whispered, "Where's the boat?"
Fang Zhen was originally shouting loudly to the people below, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at him: "What?"
"Boat,"
Li Chen said, "In the two previous battles, although we sank many large ships on the Yangzhou side, judging from the number of their fleets before, they still have at least a few large ships and even more small ships."
“…”
"But why is there not a single boat on the river now?"
“…”
"Where are the ships?"
Fang Zhen also took a look. Indeed, there was not a single ship to be seen in the camp on the Yangzhou side. He could only see that the soldiers on the shore had drawn their swords and were preparing to resist.
He thought for a moment and immediately said, "They've been badly damaged in the two previous battles, and those ships are probably too damaged to be used."
“…”
"Besides, since they're only defending the shore, what's the point of sending out boats? Won't it just get in the way?"
Hearing this, Li Chen looked at him.
Fang Zhen laughed and said, "Alright, Old Li, after this battle, whether we return to Xingluo Lake or retire to Yangzhou, we'll be able to live comfortably and spend the rest of our lives like the emperor. Why are you still thinking so much?"
After hearing this, he saw that the people he brought with him were extremely excited, staring at the Yangzhou City in the distance with their eyes red.
Li Chen also laughed.
Said: "That's right, after this battle, we have nothing left, hahahaha!"
Listening to those people's voices, Nan Yan frowned slightly.
She was fine, but when she turned around, she saw Dragonfly, who had been standing in the corner and had not said a word since she got on the boat. Her face was as pale as a piece of paper in the night, and especially after hearing what these people said, she lowered her head. Even the torches in the hands of the guards beside her could not illuminate her eyes, which were as dark as a bottomless pool.
However, Guo Mi and his companions felt relieved after seeing the defenses in Yangzhou City, but they couldn't help but frown when they heard the voices of these people.
Guo Mi leaned close to Zhu Chengjin's ear and whispered, "Sir, are they going to plunder the city again?"
Zhu Chengjin glanced at him.
Guo Mi hesitated and said softly, "Sir, we have occupied many places. We must pay attention to the people's sentiments and not indulge them too much. Otherwise, they will retreat to Xingluo Lake in the future, but the people in these places will hate us."
Nan Yan heard this from the side and gave Guo Mi a cold look.
After hearing this, Zhu Chengjin seemed to have thought of something.
But he immediately said coldly, "What's the public opinion? When I was in power, I was sympathetic to the people's feelings, but have these people remembered me in the slightest over the years? Aren't they still groveling at the feet of others and shouting 'Long live the king'? In my opinion, these people should suffer."
"Young Master..."
"No need to say more,"
Zhu Chengjin waved his hand coldly and said, "So what if they hold a grudge? People only have one life. When I enter Yangzhou City, if they dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, I will chop off their heads. I don't believe that there will be endless rioters to kill."
At this time, a gust of wind suddenly blew from upstream.
Although the wind was a little hot, Guo Mi inexplicably felt a little chill when he heard these words. Looking at the cold look in Zhu Chengjin's eyes, he dared not say anything anymore and took a step back with his head down.
At this moment, the small boat ahead had reached the shallows.
The first group of pirates couldn't wait to jump off the boat and jumped into the water which was more than half a person deep. Although it was still summer, the river water was icy cold. However, these people didn't care at all. The blood in their bodies was boiling. In the waves that were more than one person high, these people waved their swords and rushed to the shore howling.
“Kill!”
At this time, the general on the shore gave an order: "Form a battle line and resist the enemy!"
The soldiers who had been prepared were now lined up in an orderly manner. They spread out horizontally, with the left and right wings moving forward to meet the bandits who had rushed onto the riverbank.
Goose formation.
When she saw this formation, Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly again.
Although Li Chen and Fang Zhen were bandits from Xingluo Lake, they had fought against Emperor Gao in the past and were familiar with the tactics. When they saw the goose-shaped formation, they immediately burst into laughter.
Li Chen said: "Using this formation, it seems that there is really no one in Yangzhou City."
Although the goose formation is a roundabout encirclement formation, its weakness is that the defense in the rear is weak, which is obviously a manifestation of insufficient manpower.
What's more, the roundabout encirclement - these people came from the river, and they couldn't encircle the river surface. The goose-shaped formation used here has completely lost its meaning.
But Zhu Chengjin didn't pay attention to these things.
His eyes, like a night owl in the dark, stared at the general who was giving orders on the shore. Finally, he saw the man's face in the firelight.
He suddenly burst into laughter.
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