The torrential rain is like a note, the wind is roaring, and the white waves on the Yangtze River are rolling. When the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Great Song Dynasty and Mongolia were about to start a bloody battle. This river, which has nurtured tens of millions of Han people, seems to have been infected with this murderous aura, churning like an angry dragon!

In the rain, on the shore of the river, the soldiers on both sides were busy in the rain.

About 50 miles away from Fuzhou, a place called Nantuochang now seems to have become a huge construction site, and countless shirtless people and soldiers are working as if they are crazy. They were the soldiers of Chen Dexing's Perak Army and the people who accompanied the army.

On the banks of the river, the outline of a camp has been built, and one wooden fort after another has been erected. On top of the wooden fort, a three-bow bed crossbow was erected from Jiangling and even Yangzhou. These bed crossbows are powerful weapons capable of firing thunder arrows! This shot will blow the whole ship to pieces!

In the middle of the river, ten large vehicles and boats dragged by it have been divided into two columns, nailed together from end to end, and stranded on the river beach at one end, connecting the camp that has just been built, forming a simple water village. Twenty three-tiered oared warships are moored here.

Although Chen Dexing is not lacking in bravery, it does not mean that he is brave, and it does not mean that he will fight to the death at any cost. There are more than 100 miles of waterway from Fengdu to Fuzhou, and if you want to row there in one go, the consumption of the oarsman's body can be imagined.

Therefore, Chen Dexing built a camp in Nantuochang with great fanfare, which was used as a stronghold for the army to attack. Anyway, Chen Dexing didn't have any idea of a sneak attack - looking at the outstanding achievements of Niu Lu in the Battle of Sichuan, you know that the sneak attack is no fun at all. Fighting with this kind of famous general, a steady and stubborn battle is the best policy!

Most of the generals of the Perak Navy Army were shirtless and running among the soldiers and civilians to cheer them up, and everyone seemed to be high-spirited, and they didn't seem to regard the Mongol Tatars dozens of miles away as some invincible enemy - even if the Mongols were awesome, they were awesome on horseback, not on the deck!

Chen Dexing, like a bunch of vulgar generals under his command, was shirtless, wearing a pair of pants, revealing large and strong muscles, standing on a high place like an iron tower, supervising the construction. From time to time, he also asks questions or gives orders to the staff around him.

"Tell the men of all departments to prepare hot water and soup in strict accordance with the regulations, eat must be cooked, and the fish and shrimp must be fresh and cooked thoroughly. Tonight, we will add vegetables and meat, and the rice will be full. ”

"Tell all the generals and subordinates that if there is a sick number, they should immediately report it to the military guards, especially those with diarrhea and vomiting should be immediately sent to the military hospital for treatment, and the clothes and cooking utensils of the sick number should be sent to the hospital together."

"Tell the chief medical officer of the army that the wounded and sick must be placed separately, and the food for the wounded and sick must also be prepared in accordance with the regulations, and there must be no mistakes!"

Chen Dexing is concerned with trivial matters that seem to have nothing to do with warfare, but these details related to medical and health care can often determine victory or defeat in ancient wars. In ancient times, the military has always been a place where diseases are easily transmitted, especially in the middle of summer, and there are many cases of sick service in the army due to unclean diet, mosquito bites, etc. At this time, the Song army already had certain epidemic prevention measures, and Chen Dexing made some reinforcements, turning the unwritten rules into regulations that must be strictly enforced. He set his sights on the ocean early on, so he naturally knew the significance of epidemic prevention and sanitation to the Great Voyage and Great Colonization, so how could he not pay more attention to it?

Wang Weilin, one of the brothers of Qionghualou, walked over like a chicken in soup, and before he had time to report his preparations for fire reconnaissance, he wiped the rain on his face and complained: "Big brother, what are we delaying here?" It will be a few days horizontally and vertically, and if you can't beat Fuzhou, it's a big deal to return to Fengdu. What is the use of the stockade here? ”

Chen Dexing's expression didn't move, he just asked coldly, "How are your people preparing?" When can I go? I'll go with you! ”

Wang Wei frowned and said, "Big brother, don't you believe me?" ”

Chen Dexing shook his head, his thick eyebrows tightened: "It's not that I can't believe it, but I have to see it with my own eyes!" Old Seven, when you lead an army by yourself in the future, you will know how heavy this burden is. ”

Wang Wei was stunned, he was a second-tier figure in Chen Dexing's system, not as good as Monk Liu, Land Rover, and Gao Da, and even worse than Huang Zhishen and Ren Yijiang, who joined later. There is also a chance to lead the army alone? How many troops should there be under Chen Dexing?

Chen Dexing smiled and said, "What? Don't want to lead your own army? Still don't believe my brother's words? ”

"No, it's neither."

Chen Dexing waved his hand: "Brother, when did I deceive my brother?" What is it to lead an army alone? I know your Wang Wei's ability, even tens of thousands of troops can lead it! Prepare well, and when the wind and rain subside, we will set off together to see what the pontoon bridge of the Tartar looks like. ”

First sneering and slapping it coldly, and then giving a big pie - this method of manipulating people's hearts is very simple, but the effect is very good. After all, Chen Dexing's rise is a myth in itself, and everyone has won the official position with one vote to follow his brothers, so what else is there not to believe? Wang Wei, who was still a little depressed, was already high-spirited when he left Chen Dexing.

……

At the same time, in Fuzhou Lin City. On a high slope on the bank of the river, a stout figure was sitting on a bed with a large umbrella cover above his head to protect him from the wind and rain. From time to time, this man also passed orders for his guards to rush to the camp under construction at the foot of the hill to supervise the speedy progress.

This stout figure is none other than the Mongol Khan Meng Ge, whose 80,000 troops have been combined with 15,000 people in New Zealand, a full 95,000 army, and is now placed on the bank of the river in the vicinity of Lin City, Fuzhou.

With so many armies gathered in one place, the most important thing is, of course, to set up camp. It's just that the scale of the camp here is many times larger than the one in Nantuochang, and the progress of construction is naturally much slower. Now only a sloping area has been sorted out, tents have not yet been erected, and the trenches, fences, watchtowers, and wooden forts do not know where they are.

The Mongolian Great Khan's brows were tightly furrowed, and his face was much more ugly than Chen Dexing's. It was raining endlessly, and the losses that would be inflicted on his army would definitely be no less than a confrontation.

Think about the 100,000 people drenched in the rain, there is no dry firewood to live and cook, they all rely on raw water and raw food to fill their stomachs, and there are so many mosquitoes, snakes and ants around them that they are dying.

Some people died because of the epidemic, which had long been in Meng Ge's plan, but it was difficult for people to accept that they would die too much. He looked at the Yangtze River with heavy eyes, and it was better to go down the river as soon as possible, and live in the city of a few Han people in Jinghu.

In the midst of the rain, suddenly dozens of horsemen galloped over, found Meng Ge's Nine Tours of Baixu, and rushed over.

These knights were Mongol horsemen, and the rain drenched their armor and leather robes, and each of them had a tired face on his face.

These dozens of horsemen were quickly stopped by Meng Ge's cowardice, and the hundred households leading the team strode up to Meng Ge and bowed down heavily.

"Great Khan, the Southern Barbarian Naval Army is here! Stopped at Nantuochang, more than 50 miles away, camping! ”

Meng Ge suddenly got up and slapped his palm hard.

"Okay, good to come!"

I1153