Chapter 447 Insights
On the Lan River, the ships of King Zhao's army were densely packed. King Zhao, who had always ruled only on land, had actually secretly trained a powerful navy!
Sheng Ze's expression was also very serious. Judging from the battle with Prince Zhao's army tonight, Prince Zhao's strength was even stronger than in his dreams. He wondered if the Hubei Northern Army could withstand it.
Just now, King Zhao's army organized three attacks, each one more difficult to resist than the previous one.
Fortunately, the Hubei Northern Army was truly forged through various battles of varying sizes, and with the defensive fortifications previously arranged by Liang Cheng, and the calm and composed Coach Deng and others commanding the battle, although the Hubei Northern Army suffered heavy casualties, they were able to ultimately block the surprise attack of Prince Zhao's army.
But afterwards they will inevitably face a brutal and bloody battle, which may even turn into a stalemate.
While Sheng Ze was thinking, Liang Cheng and Zheng Shicheng also came over.
Everyone around saluted them. Liang Cheng and Zheng Shicheng stood on the temporary high ground that had just been built, facing the wind and looking at the Lanjiang River shrouded in mist.
"Sir Zheng, what do you think we should do next?" Liang Cheng asked, staring at the front.
Zheng Shicheng also looked ahead. He didn't answer immediately after hearing this. Instead, he looked at Sheng Ze and asked, "What do you think, nephew?"
Sheng Ze's identity could not be revealed yet, so Zheng Shicheng and Liang Chengdu treated him as the orphan of their former colleague, and there was nothing wrong with this name.
"The enemy is coming with great force and is well prepared. We were unable to break through on the front battlefield just now. Next time, they will probably feint an attack from the front and then break out from the flank. We must strengthen our defense." Sheng Ze expressed his opinion.
Zheng Shicheng nodded and was about to speak when he heard Sheng Ze say, "Besides that, passively taking a beating will definitely not increase our chances of winning this battle. We have to think of other ways, such as the decapitation operation last time, but this time we can choose Shanshui."
Liang Cheng and Zheng Shicheng looked at each other when they heard this. They didn't expect that this prince, in addition to being skilled in martial arts, could have such insights after just getting started in actual combat. He was indeed worthy of being the legitimate son of the late emperor.
"Tonight is crucial, General, please keep a close eye on it," Zheng Shicheng said. "As for what my nephew mentioned, we will make arrangements later."
Except for those who were injured and unable to get up, no one in the Hubei Northern Army was idle at this moment. They were all consolidating the damaged fortifications and preparing for the next battle.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, Liang Cheng naturally had to stay here to take charge.
Sheng Ze, Ling Yun and others were called away by Zheng Shicheng.
"General Liang is truly a man of great talent," Zheng Shicheng said as he led a few men towards a tent. "When we sent Coach Deng here, we asked him to select men from the army who are good at water sports. They've been training by the river for quite some time."
He only learned about this matter when Liang Cheng talked about it on the way here. When Sheng Ze mentioned it just now, he naturally thought of these people.
All I can say is that Liang Cheng made preparations in advance, and it came in handy at this moment.
Ling Yun whispered to Sheng Ze: "Master, do you think I can go directly and take the head of King Zhao?"
Sheng Ze looked at him expressionlessly and asked, "Where do you think King Zhao is right now?"
"Isn't it on the river?" Ling Yun looked at him strangely.
Sheng Ze's mouth twitched, "If he were here, do you think he would have retreated just now?"
Although he had never met the King of Zhao, he had heard his father mention the fighting style of the King of Zhao's lineage before.
Given the situation just now, if King Zhao were still here, he would never retreat. Instead, he would risk everything and fight to the death with the Hubei Northern Army.
Ling Yun was dumbfounded, rubbing his nose and saying awkwardly: "I just want to take him down as soon as possible."
Sheng Ze ignored him and followed Zheng Shicheng into the tent.
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